Reborn as a Noble's Son-Chapter 732 - 688 Arriving in Liaodong_1

Chapter 732: Chapter 688 Arriving in Liaodong_1

After the inspection work in Liangxi City was completed, Nie Zhenbang and his team immediately traveled to other parts of Jiangbei Province.

At the same time, a series of actions in Liangxi City caused quite a stir in the Jiangbei officialdom. The rise of Nie’s faction in Liangxi City was strong. Additionally, Fan Changsheng and Nie’s faction became close, it was clear to everyone that from then on, Liangxi City was truly under Nie’s control.

When Nie Zhenbang’s team left Jiangbei Province, Chen Le, the Deputy Mayor of Liangxi City and Director of the City Public Security Bureau, was transferred to Yuzhou Province to serve as the Executive Deputy Director of the Provincial Public Security Department.

At the same time, Fan Lei, Deputy Director of the Liangjiang District People’s Government, completed a one-month training course at the Provincial Party School. However, Fan Lei did not return to his original unit, but was directly transferred to Pengcheng City to serve as a standing member of the Dongpeng District Committee, Deputy Secretary of the District Committee, and Acting District Mayor of Dongpeng District People’s Government.

Over the next few months, they completed inspections of Yanbei Province, Ludong Province, Heishui Province, and Yuzhou Province. Time had passed from the beginning of the year when the San Gong office was established to November.

During this period, the San Gong office staff naturally had some rest time. Basically, after inspecting a province, they would return to Jingcheng for about a week of rest. This rest was necessary. It was unrealistic to expect non-stop inspections. Not to mention whether the people could endure it. Considering that all the staff had families back in Jingcheng, it was impossible not to rest. After all, who didn’t have some personal business to attend to?

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During this time, the San Gong office, with its five groups, had completed more than half of the inspection work, and the overall results were quite satisfactory. According to statistics from the National Audit Department, after implementing the San Gong regulations, the nationwide reduction in San Gong expenditure each year reached 620 billion. At the same time, the quantifiable results increased the people’s trust in the Party and the government.

The inspections by the San Gong office also discovered many problems. After these were announced in the newspaper media, the responsible persons and officials were duly punished. Overall, the implementation of the San Gong regulations was quite satisfactory for now. This was highly praised by Director Shen.

In the meantime, an unexpected event happened: in Bashu Province, Nie Guowei, the Old Man, was suddenly transferred by the Central Organization Department to serve as a State Councilor in the State Council.

Presumably, this was Director Shen and fellow leader’s affirmation and recognition of his work. Clearly, this was preparing the Old Man to serve as Deputy Leader in the next term.

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The weather in November had already entered deep winter. An Eastern Airlines Boeing 747 began to descend, piercing through the clouds. As the altitude gradually decreased, the scenery on the ground slowly came into view. This time, the destination of Nie Zhenbang and his team was Liaodong Province.

The ground was covered in white snow, showcasing a splendid northern scenery. The plane slowly landed at Shenjing International Airport in Liaodong Province.

Upon their exit, they saw a striking sight at the airport exit: a large Jinlong business vehicle parked prominently, while a few men in dark wool coats were heading towards Nie Zhenbang.

The leader was about fifty-five or fifty-six years old, his hair was receded up his forehead, and he was very tall. This was characteristic of people from the north, especially Liaodong, where everyone was tall.

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“Director Nie, welcome. Allow me to introduce myself, I am Shi Jianshe. Our Secretary Huo originally planned to come in person, but he had an unexpected foreign affairs event and couldn’t make it. He specially asked me to welcome Director Nie.” The man extended his hand and greeted Nie Zhenbang warmly.

Since they came to Liaodong, Nie Zhenbang already had a certain understanding and research of the personnel structure of the Liaodong Provincial Committee.

This Shi Jianshe was a Standing Member of the Liaodong Provincial Committee and the Secretary-General of the Provincial Committee. The Secretary Huo mentioned by Shi Jianshe was Huo Siyuan, the Secretary of the Liaodong Provincial Committee.

No matter whether Huo Siyuan really had business or not, at least he had made his attitude clear. Even more so, he had organized Shi Jianshe to meet Nie’s group. Naturally, Nie Zhenbang couldn’t find any reason to question this. What’s more, Nie Zhenbang was never fond of these formalities.

Then, with a smile, he said: “Secretary-General Shi, you’re too polite. Please convey my thanks to Secretary Huo. Secretary-General Shi, I think it’s best we leave the airport now.”

Nie Zhenbang’s words stunned Shi Jianshe for a moment, then he smacked his head and laughed: “Yes, yes, you see how forgetful I am. Director Nie, this way please.”

After the San Gong office team boarded the Jinlong business vehicle, Nie Zhenbang sat in the car in front with Shi Jianshe.

The car was an old Audi model. This was also a purchase made before the implementation of the San Gong regulations, so it was not against the rules to use it now. In China, Audi and Mercedes-Benz official cars are the most common official vehicles in various places. Such a situation would probably only change after five years of implementing the San Gong regulations.

Two vehicles, one leading the other, left the airport and headed directly toward the Liaodong Provincial Committee Guesthouse.

At this moment, inside the Liaodong Provincial Committee Office Building. The office block of the Liaodong Provincial Committee’s main complex wasn’t particularly tall, but it occupied a large area of land.

In an office on the seventh floor of the main building, the office was a spacious 200 square meters. Next to the oversized desk, there was a set of black leather couches.

The heating in the room was cranked high. Sitting on the sofas were two elderly men around sixty years old, enjoying their tea. The slightly leaner of the two looked at the authoritative figure sitting across from him and said with a laugh, “Secretary Huo, this year, the Ministry of Public Affairs and Nie Zhenbang have become the most famous people and events in the country. He is Director Shen’s favorite, the newcomer the Gang has been promoting since Mu Dingjian. Aren’t you going to welcome him?”

As the Secretary of the Liaodong Provincial Committee and also a Central Committee member, Huo Siyuan naturally possessed an air of authority and grandeur.

Huo Siyuan sneered inwardly at Cao Dingkun’s obvious ploy to probe his attitude before responding with a smile, “Governor Cao, as for this inspection of the Ministry of Public Affairs, my view is to make it grand without flattering. To show respect without causing distractions. If I show up, it would only make Comrade Nie Zhenbang feel uncomfortable. It’s best to avoid that.”

Cao Dingkun, the Deputy Secretary of the Liaodong Provincial Committee and Governor of the Provincial People’s Government. The mutual testing between them at this moment was a reflection of the unwritten rule in the officialdom: the relationship between the party committee and the government is never truly harmonious.

Cursing Huo Siyuan as an old fox in his heart, Cao Dingkun criticized his statement as pure lip service. What does “grand but not flattering”, “respectful but not distracting” even mean? In essence, he hasn’t said anything of substance. However, Cao Dingkun understood that getting any useful information out of Huo Siyuan was going to be impossible.

Changing the subject, Cao Dingkun looked at Huo Siyuan and said, “Secretary Huo, what I mean is, in honor of Comrade Nie Zhenbang’s arrival, should we host a reception in the name of the Provincial Committee and the Provincial Government to indicate our intentions?”

Huo Siyuan then looked at Cao Dingkun indifferently. What was Cao Dingkun up to? Did he want to stir up the situation in Liaodong Province by using Nie Zhenbang’s arrival? Did he think of himself as Shen Yanshuo now?

True, Shen Yanshuo’s rank in the party was one level higher than his. He was, after all, a member of the Politburo. However, Huo Siyuan had ample confidence in himself. The situation in Liaodong was different from that in Jiangbei. Nie Zhenbang had a foundation in Jiangbei, but as far as Liaodong was concerned, he didn’t have the slightest connection. Stirring things up wouldn’t be an easy task.

After mulling it over, Huo Siyuan spoke slowly, “If Governor Dingkun insists on it, then holding a welcome reception isn’t out of the question. However, I suggest not to expand the scale. Holding it at the level of the Standing Committee would be most suitable. What do you think?”

When he referred to the ‘level of the Standing Committee’, it meant that they would only invite Nie Zhenbang from the Ministry of Public Affairs. It would be a kind of high-level exchange between deputy department-level figures.

Seeing Huo Siyuan setting the tone, Cao Dingkun no longer had anything to say and nodded with a smile, “Since Secretary Huo agreed, I’ll start arranging.”

As the two top officials of Liaodong Province were discussing, Nie Zhenbang and his party had already arrived at the Liaodong Provincial Committee Guesthouse. At this time, a large red banner warmly welcoming the leaders of the Ministry of Public Affairs to inspect and guide the work in our province was already hanging at the guesthouse entrance.

The rooms for Nie Zhenbang and the others were arranged on the fifth floor of the guesthouse. There were elevators in the lobby that led directly up. There were eight rooms in total. Ten staff members occupied one of the rooms. Each pair shared a double room. Besides that, Huang Xudong, Li Jupeng, and Nie Zhenbang were each allocated a single room.

Nie Zhenbang’s single room was a suite. From this, one could see that the Liaodong Provincial Committee had indeed put thought into their arrangements. After they had put down their luggage, Nie Zhenbang picked up the phone and dialed a number. The call was quickly answered, and a surprised voice came over, “Mayor, you’ve arrived? I’m already in Shenjing. Shall I come to pick you up?”

The voice belonged to Lin Mohan. Before they set off, Nie Zhenbang had already informed Lin Mohan, who had hurried over from Gangcheng City.

Nie Zhenbang chuckled, “Mohan, no need to trouble yourself. I’ve arrived at the Liaodong Provincial Committee Guesthouse. We were picked up at the airport by Comrade Shi Jianshe from the Liaodong Provincial Committee. You can come directly. I’m in room 501.”

Hearing Nie Zhenbang’s words, Lin Mohan’s voice was filled with surprise on the other end, “So soon? Great, I’m on my way.”

Lin Mohan didn’t lie. Within five minutes, the sounds of him chatting and laughing with Li Jupeng could be heard outside the door. Shortly after, the doorbell rang.

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