Chapter 865: Tacit understanding, the east attack the west

Xia Xiang saw Chen Datou and Oh, Chen was stunned on the spot. Knowing that Yang Bei's disobedience fell into their eyes, he had meaningful speculation. He didn't explain much, waved his hand to the two and got in the car.

What Xia Xiang didn't expect was that because of Yang Bei's loss of composure, the old story between him and Yang Bei was exploited by Chen Datou after learning about it, and between him and Chen Datou, because of Yang Bei's intervention, an irreversible change occurred!

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Two days later, the overpass proposal was formally submitted to the Standing Committee for discussion.

At the beginning of the meeting, the debate was very fierce. Gu Xiangguo personally went on a battle, stating his interests, exaggerating the important role of the overpass on Lang City, and proposing that if an overpass was not launched, Lang City would not have the weather that a prefecture-level city should have.

Since Gu Xiangguo lost Tu Yun, the vanguard, and with Xia Xiang's restraint in the municipal government team, he often had to go on the battlefield in person, otherwise he would not have enough weight to put pressure on other standing committee members. It has to be said that the arrival of Xia Xiang really allowed Lang City to reorganize the original balance order.

Xia Xiang did not personally serve as the main force to confront Gu Xiangguo, but Chen Zhijie took action, one-on-one to confront Gu Xiangguo. The two expressed their opinions and the argument was very fierce. On several occasions, Chen Zhijie spoke out his maneuver, which almost forced Gu Xiangguo to fight back, so Lu Hongzhan secretly sighed that it was really a turn of feng shui. Thinking about Tu Yun's aggressiveness at the time, many people were choked without saying anything. Now Xia Xiang didn't have to go out in person. Just Chen Zhijie could compete with the dignified mayor, which made Gu Xiangguo almost unable to come to Taiwan. It was really helpless.

Lu Hongzhan had to go into battle, talked about the big truth, and then argued with Chen Zhijie.

After the foreplay was full, it was finally the protagonist's turn to play. Before Xia Xiang could speak, he straightened his waist and all the members of the Standing Committee immediately became silent and their eyes were all cast. Xia Xiang's prestige, which shows this, made Lu Hongzhan even more secretly feel heartbroken.

Xia Xiang neither looked cold nor serious, but said with a smile: "Actually, with the current situation in Lang City, it is not impossible to get on an overpass..."

Hum? Everyone was shocked. Chen Zhijie was Xia Xiang's pioneer. His speech must represent Xia Xiang's meaning. Why did Xia Xiang speak the other way? Wouldn't it be that Chen Zhijie's efforts just now be wasted?

Xia Xiang just paused slightly and continued: "Lang City does need an overpass, especially in places with dense traffic in the east of the city. Having an overpass can not only greatly alleviate traffic pressure, but also greatly benefit the improvement of Lang City's urban image. In fact, I also agree to board an overpass when the conditions are right..."

Even Gu Xiangguo was puzzled. Xia wanted to play a trick. When he held the government executive meeting last time, he was passionate and listed countless factual statements. Why did the overpass suddenly change his tone? What medicine is he selling in his gourd?

Although Xia Xiang's wind direction changed, Gu Xiangguo did not have any expectations or excitement, but was even more worried because he knew that Xia Xiang must have a powerful backup plan.

Unexpectedly, after Xia Xiang finished speaking, there was no further information, but he gave the ball to Zhang Yingji: "Last time I talked about the overpass with Secretary Zhang, and Secretary Zhang put forward new insights. I benefited a lot after listening to it, so I asked Secretary Zhang to tell him his opinion."

Many people have vaguely guessed what happened. Zhang Yingji, who basically holds a neutral position in the municipal party committee, seems to be standing firmly with Xia Xiang.

As expected, Zhang Yingji calmly took out a piece of information and said slowly: "Mayor Xia and I have the same view. The overpass should be on, but not now. Why do you say it is not now? Some comrades may be clear about the specific reasons, but most comrades don't understand the inside story. I will point out the key points for everyone at the meeting. It is a planning book about the Ministry of Railways..."

Gu Xiangguo's heart suddenly rose to his throat. Oh no, can someone say that his intention was noticed?

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yingji raised up high, but then put down gently, put the overpass aside first, and then changed the topic: "Before discussing whether the overpass should be launched, I want to add one more sentence, which is about the last time Mayor Xia proposed to build a paint factory with a domestic brand. I think that as a joint venture brand, Occupuncture Paint has brought economic benefits to Langshi and is also one of the leading enterprises in Langshi, but in Langshi, it has always been a monopoly route.

, which is not conducive to the long-term development in the future. Moreover, according to further research by Mayor Xia and I, many cities in the south have built new domestic brand paint factories, which has had a great impact on the local sales of paint. It can be seen that diversification of the paint industry has become a trend, so I think it is very necessary to build a new paint factory in Lang City to promote paint improvement production technology and improve marketing levels, so as to better meet new opportunities and challenges."

Xia Xiang added in time: "Secretary Zhang has a deep understanding of competition, not monopolies. Occupation of lacquer has developed a dominant style in Lang City, thinking that relying on Beijing and Tianjin can occupy the national market. In fact, in many places in the south, the market share of lacquer has dropped rapidly. Only competition can bring vitality and sustainable development."

Everyone saw it. Xia Xiang and Zhang Yingji sang together, and the two were running Gu Xiangguo together!

But many people still don’t understand why the overpass is being discussed, but suddenly jumped to the paint factory again. There seems to be no connection between the two, what mystery is hidden?

Of course there is a mystery. Otherwise, with Zhang Yingji's political wisdom and Xia Xiang's political skills, the two of them will definitely not be aimless or talk aimlessly.

Liu Yilin didn't know what inside story there was between Xia Xiang and Zhang Yingji, but she could guess that there must be an internal relationship between the overpass project and the paint factory. Her eyes flashed with questions. She first looked at Xia Xiang for a few times, and then looked at Zhang Yingji meaningfully, thinking that Zhang Yingji is a very principled person. He only starts from his position when doing things. If it doesn't fit his position, even Ai Chengwen won't give him any face. His willingness to come forward for Xia Xiang this time means that Xia Xiang convinced him.

Zhang Yingji has always been the person that Ai Chengwen and Gu Xiangguo want to fight for the most. Whoever Zhang Yingji prefers will have a great increase in strength. Unfortunately, Zhang Yingji has basically always held a neutral position and never leaned towards either side, so he let Ai Chengwen and Gu Xiangguo have no choice but to do anything to him. But Zhang Yingji's biggest advantage is that he only acts on principles and supports anything that suits the overall interests. Otherwise, he will strongly oppose it. Therefore, although Ai Chengwen and Gu Xiangguo have no choice but to give him three points, and they will also win over one or two from time to time.

In Liu Yilin's impression, it seems that Zhang Yingji never strongly supported Ai Chengwen and Gu Xiangguo, let alone cooperate secretly with one of them and sang and reconcile at the Standing Committee.

Liu Yilin admires Xia Xiang's ability very much. It is not difficult to make Zhang Yingji support his position. The difficulty is that Zhang Yingji is willing to take the initiative to play the pioneer for him.

Ai Chengwen was also surprised by the tacit understanding between Zhang Yingji and Xia Xiang, thinking that if Zhang Yingji stood together firmly, Xia Xiang's position as another force would be more stable in the municipal party committee. He felt a little worried in his heart. In addition to worrying, he was also very interested in what insider trading Xia Xiang had reached with Zhang Yingji.

Ai Chengwen also clearly understood that the two projects of the Overpass and the Paint Factory seem to be incompatible, but in fact, both Gu Xiangguo and Xia Xiang have major political interests. The difference is that Gu Xiangguo is for his own selfishness, and Xia Xiang has fewer selfish thoughts than others. At least in his eyes, it is not clear that Xia Xiangguo wanted to break the situation of occupying the paint alone in Langshi out of personal anger. Fundamentally speaking, even if a paint factory is introduced, Xia Xiang will not be profitable.

Could it be that Xia Xiang really has a selfless heart for the people?

Indeed, as for Ai Chengwen himself, he also knows that the paint industry is now showing a booming upward trend, and occupying paint has always been in a monopoly position in Lang City. It is not because it has the advantage of price and quality of paint, but it is indeed closely related to the local protectionism of the municipal government openly and secretly. The cooperation of Chen's underground forces has caused today's situation. To be honest, many domestic brands of paint in the south are very dissatisfied with Lang City's approach. They have repeatedly reported to the provincial party committee or industry authorities that Lang City's too strong local protectionism color, but Lang City withstood the pressure and still blocked many brands from the door of Lang City.

Xia Xiang intentionally broke the current unhealthy market? Ai Chengwen's eyes stayed on Xia Xiang's face for a moment and then took it back. If Xia Xiang had no political intentions in this move, he would definitely not believe it. Political figures cannot get rid of political appeals in every move. But where is Xia Xiang's end?

From the obvious perspective, Xia Xiang's backstage was Chen Feng and Song Chaodu. In fact, Ai Chengwen knew in his heart that Xia Xiang came to Langshi was not the work of Chen Feng and Song Chaodu, but the meaning of an important figure in Beijing. But at the same time, Xia Xiang had a complex entanglement relationship with the four major families, which made him wonder what route was Xia Xiang taking between opponents and supporters of the family power? Should he go to the left or right, or to only go to the middle route?

It will definitely not work if Xia Xiang does not stand firm and does not express his attitude of getting closer to one side, he will definitely not be able to cross the threshold of the deputy department. Because any real-time person at the department level is promoted by the provincial and ministerial officials and above to cultivate the intermediate strength, and it will definitely not allow a person who is trying to get along with the crowd.

There are not many prefecture-level cities in the country. The first and second leaders of each prefecture-level city are the reserve forces of senior provincial and ministerial officials in the future!

Originally, when Xia Xiang first came to Lang City, he clearly stated his position against the family forces in the confrontation with the Ministry of Agriculture to promote emerging agriculture. However, in the incident of the paint factory, Xia Xiang's position suddenly became blurred again. Ai Chengwen knew very well, but Xia Xiang supported the launch of the paint factory. If the reason was only a bit reluctant to break the monopoly position of the paint in Lang City, but one thing could perfectly answer Xia Xiang's motivation.

Behind the paint factory is the Wu family's intervention.

Xia Xiang supported the Wu family to interfere in Langshi affairs. Could it be that he was interested in being the first marching of the Wu family? In this way, does it mean that he was contrary to the position of the person behind the scenes who transferred him to Lailang City? Because the important figure who advocated Xia Xianglailang City at that time was a staunch opponent of the family's forces.

Xia Xiang, Xia Xiang, is really a young man who is hard to figure out! Ai Chengwen's mind has been ups and downs for a long time, but he still cannot understand what considerations Xia Xiang has done based on.

However, even if it involves the competition between the upper class, in Langshi, there must be any form. As a first-level party committee, it has great independence and autonomy. Ai Chengwen took a quiet attitude to see how Xia Xiang leveraged the interests of Gu Xiangguo. He did not have much obvious tendency in the two projects of overpass and paint factory. Of course, he was not without any bias. Originally, he was slightly biased towards Gu Xiangguo, but for political reasons, he was more willing to let Xia Xiangguo force Gu Xiangguo to make concessions again.

The lower the prestige of Gu Xiangguo, the higher his authority among the municipal party committee. In recent times, Gu Xiangguo has become much lower-key and has become much more mellow, which makes him vaguely worried that if there is no struggle between Gu Xiangguo and Xia Xiang, his reputation as the top leader of the municipal party committee will not be demonstrated.

Now, there are still irreconcilable contradictions between Xia Xiang and Gu Xiangguo.

Ai Chengwen decided to make his last speech.

"Mayor Xia and Secretary Zhang's speeches do have unique insights. I have to admit that I have not studied much about the market economy issues, so I won't say much. I will just say one thing. I support Secretary Zhang's proposal." Lu Yike is an experienced person. He has always held a neutral position in the municipal party committee. Now his relationship with Xia Xiang is getting closer and closer. Basically, as long as it does not involve his own major interests, he usually agrees with Xia Xiang's proposal.

It was also after Xia Xiang came to Lang City that he brought him a lot of benefits. When investigating the Tu Yun case and investigating the Long Kong issue, it was because of Xia Xiang's hands and feet that he made great contributions and also received praise from the province. The most important thing is that Lu Yike highly recognized Xia Xiang's character, and felt that Xia Xiang had principles and positions, and also had the bloodiness he deserved.

Liu Yilin hesitated for a moment. Although she did not communicate much with Xia Xiang, she also had a little tacit understanding. Generally speaking, even if there was insider trading, she would rather believe that the transaction between Xia Xiang and Zhang Yingji was more transparent and fair.

"The paint factory should indeed start the horse." Liu Yilin still had a calm and careless tone, but her attitude was very firm. "I won't express my opinion on the overpass for the time being. I always feel that it seems a bit too hasty to get on an overpass now."

Many people's eyes fell on Gu Xiangguo.

Gu Xiangguo felt uncomfortable, and others might be a little confused. Why did Zhang Yingji change the subject? He jumped from the overpass to the paint factory, but he knew that Xia Xiang and Zhang Yingji joined forces. One hid behind him and secretly fired a cold gun, and the other stood in front of the stage, clamoring for the east and west.

Yes, it is just a thriller, or threatening to him. If he does not agree to the paint factory's launch, the other party will throw out strong evidence - the Ministry of Railways' planning.

The Ministry of Railways' plan can only delay the onboarding of the overpass, but Gu Xiangguo is guilty of being a thief. He even guessed that Xia Xiang must have known his intentions. If Xia Xiang exposes it in public, even if he denies it, it will easily give people the illusion of a fait accompli.

Xia Xiang still gave him mercy, so Zhang Yingji only mentioned the Ministry of Railways' planning and did not explain it deeply. In fact, it was Xia Xiang's cleverness that gave him a chance to make a new choice.

Gu Xiangguo was tight and short of breath, and was a little breathless. He felt really uncomfortable being forced into a dead end. He hung in the air without going up or down. He didn't want to give up, but he had no way out.

Gu Xiangguo looked at Xia Xiang, and Xia Xiang looked calm. He looked at Zhang Yingji again. Zhang Yingji looked serious and flipped through the information in his hand, showing a stance of being ready to throw it out at any time.

Gu Xiangguo hesitated and was really unsure of his mind.

Now that he was on the string, he had to fire, so he had to say: "The overpass project is indeed feasible after being demonstrated by experts from the Planning Bureau. My opinion is that I hope the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee will pass the resolution."

Xia Xiang shook his head secretly. Gu Xiangguo had already fallen to the forefront and was still holding on, which made him feel very disappointed with Gu Xiangguo.

Zhang Yingji immediately said, "I don't agree with Mayor Gu's words. I have also gone through a series of research and demonstrations, and I have solicited opinions from many provincial experts. Their opinion is that Lang City does need an overpass, but it is not now, nor is it located in the east of the city. Just before the meeting, I also consulted experts from the capital. Their opinion is that mounting an overpass in the east of the city is a face-saving project that is exhausting the people and money!"

Zhang Yingji's words were very powerful and he almost didn't leave much mercy to Gu Xiangguo, which surprised many people secretly.

In fact, Xia Xiang knows that Zhang Yingji still left room for Gu Xiangguo and did not reveal the inside story.

Seeing this, Chen Zhijie knew it was time to add fuel to the fire, so he spoke again: "The news from relevant state departments is that a series of policies to regulate the building materials market will be introduced recently, so it is a general trend to launch paint factories. Also, the country has also made relevant regulations on strictly controlling political achievements and face-saving projects. Beware that the party and government leaders use their power to seek personal gain and enrich their personal pockets in large-scale engineering projects..."

Zhang Yingji also struck while the iron was hot, and held the Ministry of Railways' documents in his hand again, saying loudly: "And the overpass project hastily been proposed, and I think there is an ulterior purpose..."
Chapter completed!