newbobooks Chapter 277 Nephew Ruilong, I, Zhao Anbang, am eager to make progress!
Chapter 277 Nephew Ruilong, I, Zhao Anbang, am eager to make progress!
Building No. 3 of the State Guesthouse.
The convoy slowly came to a stop at the main entrance.
Just as Zhao Ruilong was about to say goodbye and get out of the car, Su Changli called him back.
"More than half a year has passed since the beginning of the year when Handong launched its pilot program for high-quality economic development."
"What achievements have been made, and what problems are still faced? President Shen has always been very concerned about these!"
Zhao Ruilong understood instantly.
"Understood. I'll be ready when I get back to Handong."
"After President Shen returns from his overseas trip, he is welcome to come and inspect our work at any time."
Su Changli nodded in satisfaction.
His gaze fell on Zhao Anbang as he walked out of the building, and he turned back to smile at Zhao Ruilong.
"Go ahead, your cousin Zhao Anbang has been waiting for you for a long time!"
"Alright, then see you in Handong."
Zhao Ruilong hurriedly opened the door and got out of the car.
He walked around the back of the car and strode quickly toward his uncle, Zhao Anbang, who was walking slowly with a smile on his face.
It is said that the Zhao family of Handong produced two great generals who were good at managing the economy!
One was his father, Zhao Lichun, and the other was his cousin, Zhao Anbang.
Both of them are daring, enterprising, and ambitious.
Zhao Lichun dared to take out loans to build highways and dared to reduce or exempt agricultural taxes...
Zhao Anbang was no less impressive.
In the 1970s, he dared to take the lead in trying to contract land to individual households, allowing farmers to own land.
Later, in order to develop the economy, he not only raised funds to start businesses, but also allowed these businesses to engage in capital operations.
His series of bold and radical measures have yielded many achievements, but they have also resulted in numerous disciplinary actions against him.
In addition, the natural conditions and regional advantages of Hanjiang Province are not as good as those of Handong Province, so the achievements made are naturally not as remarkable as those of his father.
Ever since.
Father Zhao Lichun has firmly secured his position as the top leader of Handong.
But my cousin Zhao Anbang is currently only the vice governor of Hanjiang Province.
He has worked even harder these past two years in order to remove the word "deputy".
So much so that he didn't even go back to Handong for the Spring Festival, but only congratulated his father on his promotion over the phone.
“Ruilong!!!”
Zhao Anbang was overjoyed and greeted him warmly.
"Uncle Bang!!"
Zhao Ruilong quickly responded.
"Good lad, you've really made something of yourself these past few years!"
Zhao Anbang subconsciously extended his right hand.
I wanted to shake hands with Zhao Ruilong.
But once they got closer, they simply opened their arms and gave each other a warm hug.
Regarding Zhao Ruilong, this nephew...
Zhao Anbang has always liked it very much.
From a young age, Zhao Ruilong excelled in both character and academics, and was particularly diligent and eager to learn.
He was admitted to Handong University with excellent grades back then.
Upon graduation, Zhao Ruilong even went to Hanjiang Province to seek advice from Zhao Anbang in order to write his graduation thesis, "The Road to a Well-off Society in China".
however……
Just when everyone, including Zhao Anbang, thought that Zhao Ruilong would enter the system after graduation and rise smoothly to prominence, a car accident changed everything.
Even today, Zhao Anbang doesn't believe that Zhao Ruilong would kill someone while driving under the influence of alcohol.
He couldn't believe that a student with excellent grades and conduct, fresh out of university, would be so foolish as to drive after drinking.
But even if he doesn't believe it, what can he do?
Could it be that the person who revealed the driver was most likely his cousin, Zhao Lichun?
Does he want everyone to know that Zhao Lichun chose to have his son Zhao Ruilong take the blame in order to protect his career?
One is on the rise, the other has just graduated from university.
Opinions will naturally differ on which is more important.
From Zhao Anbang's perspective.
He certainly did not approve of Zhao Lichun's approach.
He sacrificed his son's future to advance his own career.
Is this something a parent would do?
However, despite his dissatisfaction, Zhao Anbang chose to respect the decision of Zhao Lichun's family.
After that, he gradually returned to Handong less and less, and his contact with Zhao Lichun's family also decreased.
So much so that it has been nine years since the uncle and nephew last met!
Nine years!
"Ruilong, it's been nine years since we, uncle and nephew, last saw each other!"
After the hug, Zhao Anbang excitedly patted Zhao Ruilong on the shoulder.
"I'm sorry, Uncle Bang, I should have gone to the Han River to find you after I was released from prison last year, but..."
"It's okay, I understand!"
Zhao Anbang patted Zhao Ruilong's arm and said earnestly:
“I’m usually busy with work, and you’ve just come out of school, so you must have a lot to do too. I don’t blame you for not coming to the Han River to see me.”
"Although you haven't been out for long, the commotion you've caused is quite significant!"
"Everyone says that your dad was able to rise to the top position in Handong, and you played a big part in that."
"I've spoken to your dad several times on the phone, and he's praised you more than once, saying you're very outstanding!"
……
Zhao Anbang spoke as he walked.
Hearing his praise and compliments, Zhao Ruilong was filled with doubt.
Although they were relatives, and his grandfather and Zhao Anbang's father were brothers, there was still a layer of separation between them.
Therefore, compared to Zhao Lidong and Zhao Ligen, who are the father's brothers, Zhao Anbang is clearly less likely to feel a sense of kinship with him.
Because the relationship is relatively distant, the interactions are naturally not as close.
now.
Instead of staying in Hanjiang Province and working hard to achieve political results as soon as possible, Zhao Anbang was promoted from deputy to governor.
Why are you waiting here in the state guesthouse in Yanjing in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?
Just because they hadn't seen each other for nine years, the uncle and nephew wanted to catch up.
Although filled with doubts, Zhao Ruilong did not rush to ask more questions.
It wasn't until they followed Zhao Anbang to his room and saw the suitcase that they asked:
"Uncle Bang, are you new here or leaving?"
"If I'm leaving, it'll be on a flight back to the Han River early tomorrow morning."
Zhao Anbang pointed to the sofa, gesturing for Zhao Ruilong to sit down.
"There's something you might not know: I've been good friends with Mr. Shen's secretary-general, Su Changli, for many years."
"He knows our relationship and thought that it would be rare for us uncle and nephew to see each other, so he told me about your whereabouts. You don't mind, do you?"
Zhao Ruilong quickly shook his head.
"Why would I mind? I'm overjoyed!"
After putting down his backpack, Zhao Ruilong took out a cigarette.
However, before he could hand it over, Zhao Anbang smiled and waved his hand.
"I quit a long time ago, you can smoke now!"
Zhao Ruilong was taken aback.
"Quit it? No way! I remember you used to be a bigger smoker than my dad!"
Zhao Anbang smiled helplessly.
“I used to be a heavy smoker, smoking at least a pack a day. Until a few years ago, I developed lung problems, and the doctor advised me that I didn’t want to die soon, so I should quit smoking as soon as possible.”
“After that, I quickly quit. Now, whenever I’m in Hanjiang, I go out and climb Victoria Peak to exercise every day. My health is much better than before.”
Zhao Ruilong laughed and said, "At your age, you do need to strengthen your physical exercise. No matter how busy my dad is, he often makes time to play tennis."
Zhao Anbang said, "Speaking of tennis, our Hanjiang Secretary Pei Yihong also loves playing tennis. This sport is physically demanding, and not everyone can do it!"
"Since Pei Shuji likes playing tennis, you should also start practicing. Otherwise, once you become the governor of Hanjiang Province and you two become neighbors, are you not going to play tennis with him?"
Zhao Ruilong's smile was quite meaningful. Zhao Anbang was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said, "We'll talk about it later! Would you like something to drink? Coffee? Tea? I'll make you some right away!"
Zhao Ruilong shook his head and laughed, "I'm not drinking anymore. I've been chatting with President Shen and have drunk quite a bit of tea, but I haven't smoked a single cigarette. Now I just want to have a cigarette and satisfy my craving!"
"Then hurry up and smoke it, smoke it!"
Zhao Anbang smiled and gestured repeatedly.
After Zhao Ruilong lit a cigarette, he continued:
"I have many thoughts to share after attending this economic work summary meeting!"
"Thanks to the strong efforts of you two, father and son, Handong Province has achieved a record high in the first half of this year!"
"Whether it's the number of projects invested, the scale of funds, the number of new enterprises and jobs, or the GDP data, everything is very impressive!"
Zhao Ruilong smiled without saying a word.
Various high-tech and major infrastructure projects have successively invested more than 200 billion US dollars.
Converted into domestic currency, this is equivalent to an investment of over one trillion yuan!
With such a crazy amount of money being spent, how could Handong's economy not take off?
Zhao Anbang, whose ambition was no less than his father's, could hardly help but feel envious and jealous.
"Handong's economic development this year has indeed been quite impressive, but Uncle Bang, Hanjiang's performance hasn't been bad either!"
“Especially Ningchuan City, where you have worked for many years, is thriving. It may even reach the 100 billion yuan GDP mark in the next two years and become the strongest economic city on the Han River.”
"In comparison, Pingzhou, which you, Pei Shuji, have painstakingly managed for many years, has seen a significant slowdown in its economic development in the past two years after it started to pursue the path of becoming a culturally livable city. It may even become worse than Wenshan City in the north in the future."
Since Zhao Anbang didn't reveal his true intentions, Zhao Ruilong naturally had no qualms about it.
Such a frank remark made Zhao Anbang's smile awkward.
"Ningchuan's economy has indeed developed rapidly in recent years, and it has the potential to become the central city in the southern part of the Han River. I also plan to take advantage of this trend and build a modern urban cluster with Ningchuan as the economic radiation center."
"As for the northern part of Hanjiang Province, I plan to increase support for Wenshan City, making it the engine of the economy in the northern part of Hanjiang Province. At that time, Wenshan and Ningchuan, one in the south and one in the north, will each radiate their economies to the surrounding cities and counties, which will gradually reverse the imbalance in economic development between the north and the south!"
Zhao Ruilong took a drag of his cigarette and nodded repeatedly.
"This is a good idea. The economic disparity between the north and south of the Han River is indeed too great. We need two engines to drive both the north and south wings to take off together."
Zhao Anbang smiled.
"My idea is still just a preliminary concept, and it won't be easy to implement it!"
Zhao Ruilong smiled inwardly.
I thought to myself, what you mean by 'not easy' is just that you don't have any power, right?
If you were the governor of Hanjiang Province, you wouldn't speak like that.
"Given the current system, the top leader has absolute power. If you can get Pei Shuji's support for your idea, it won't be difficult to implement."
Zhao Anbang gave a bitter smile.
“Ruilong, that’s one thing, but if he wants to support me, he needs to have a convincing reason, right?”
"So, they say they want to support Wenshan City as an economic engine in the northern part of the Han River region, but what qualifications and conditions does it have?"
"The existing steel industry is already quite large, and the pollution problems caused by heavy industry cannot be ignored."
"If the goal is simply to boost GDP and make the data look good, is it really worthwhile to add a few million tons of steel production capacity?"
If Handong hadn't pursued high-quality economic development, Zhao Anbang wouldn't have found it difficult.