Guo Xuecai was shocked and a little puzzled.
He just wanted to find an excuse to withhold taxes from the two companies and hit them at the same time.
Why is Li Lin dragged into this again?
He looked at Yang Wanquan who looked dissatisfied and asked, "Why is Li Lin so involved? He dares to challenge the decision of the municipal party committee and government? What does this kid want to do? He is not going to turn the world upside down!"
Yang Wanquan sneered and said, "Secretary Guo, you probably don't know much about the background of these two companies! Jianghai Group and Longjian Group were both brought in by Li Lin through his connections! In order to restructure the cotton mill, Li Lin almost had his life in danger twice... It is no exaggeration to say that these two companies were obtained by Li Lin with his life! If you want to move these two companies now, can he not be anxious? Can he just sit back and do nothing?"
"Is there such a thing? Didn't he just assist Qian Lingyun at that time? How could he have exchanged his life for it?" Guo Xuecai was confused. He had heard that the restructuring of the cotton mill was full of twists and turns, but he didn't expect that the protagonist was not Qian Lingyun, but Li Lin...
Yang Wanquan looked at Guo Xuecai's dumbfounded look and said with a wry smile, "Secretary Guo! I thought you knew the inside story, but I didn't expect you knew nothing! Well, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you're so slow to realize things, it's easy for you to suffer a loss..."
For a moment, Yang Wanquan couldn't tell whether Guo Xuecai was acting or really didn't know the relationship between the two companies and Li Lin. He thought, if Guo Xuecai really didn't know, then he was too slow! How could he be a good municipal party secretary! With his ugly appearance, he could only be beaten by Li Lin!
Guo Xuecai calmed down for a moment, smiled and said, "Mayor Yang, you are a bit alarmist. Even if it is an enterprise that Li Lin has brought back, it is still our Pingyang enterprise. Li Lin, a county cadre, is so blatantly going against the municipal party committee and government. He doesn't take us, the rulers, seriously! Especially when you, Mayor Yang, went to the scene in person, he still didn't back down and didn't give you a face at all... Isn't it too arrogant and domineering?"
Yang Wanquan was not stupid either. He would not be easily angered by him, nor would he hate Li Lin because of his few words of provocation.
He smiled and retorted, "Secretary Guo, he still respects me very much... This time it was purely your decision-making error, don't blame Li Lin! He just wanted to protect the interests of the company. Besides, they made Meng Haiyi from the tax bureau pay with just one phone call, they have the capital to be arrogant! You have time to think about me, I think you should think more about yourself. Maybe Director Hu has already reported this matter to the provincial leaders, you should think about how to explain it to the provincial leaders."
Hearing this, Guo Xuecai's heart tightened. Yes, he had issued illegal instructions to the Municipal Taxation Bureau in the name of Hu Xiangdong. Hu Xiangdong would definitely ask him for an explanation. If he brought the case to the provincial leaders, he would have no way to refute it and would only be scolded!
Li Lin, ah Li Lin... I hit the jackpot by accident, how come I fell into your hands again?
Guo Xuecai sighed helplessly and thought to himself, humph, we have already fallen out anyway, I am the secretary of the municipal party committee, sooner or later I will get back at him!
Yang Wanquan was feeling depressed, so he lit up a cigarette and started smoking.
The frozen smile on Guo Xuecai's face gradually eased, and he said, "Mayor Yang, you are right. Li Lin has the support of provincial leaders and has the capital to be arrogant... But we are the top two leaders in Pingyang after all. How can we let a county-level cadre lead us by the nose? Why did I take action against Jianghai Group and Longjian Group? You should know the reason. I just want them to help lower the bid price of the Shannan Ancient City project and save some money so that Pingyang can also get some benefits from this project. But they don't cooperate, so I can only use unconventional means... Even if the provincial leaders ask me, I will explain it truthfully. Occupying our Pingyang's land and enjoying our Pingyang's preferential operating conditions, they must share our Pingyang's worries and solve problems at critical moments! Do you think I am right?"
Yang Wanquan smoked a cigarette and exhaled a puff of smoke, saying, "You are right! I don't deny that your starting point was good, but you messed up! We must reflect on this. Is it because of our lack of ability or other objective reasons? Why don't these companies listen to the municipal party committee and government?"
Guo Xuecai clapped his hands and said, "Your question hits the nail on the head. I was just thinking, why don't companies listen to us, the top two leaders? Is it really because they are having difficulties in their operations, or do they think it's unnecessary to do us a favor? Is it possible that our reputation is not as good as that of a county-level official?"
Yang Wanquan's face gradually darkened and he fell into deep thought. He knew that the county-level cadres that Guo Xuecai was referring to were Li Lin. He was also very puzzled as to why he, as the mayor, could not stand up straight in front of Li Lin.
Guo Xuecai kept instigating, trying to make Yang Wanquan resent Li Lin.
Yang Wanquan was clear-headed at the beginning and would never be fooled by Guo Xuecai and join him to deal with Li Lin.
But the last question really stabbed him in the heart. He thought carefully, yes, ever since Li Lin became the county magistrate, why did he feel that he couldn't be tough in front of him? He was the mayor, and Li Lin was just a county magistrate. Even if he had the support of the provincial leaders, he had done nothing wrong, and the leaders couldn't do anything to him, right?
However, even if he felt unhappy, he was unwilling to be used as a tool by Guo Xuecai. It was better to sit on the sidelines and watch the fight between the tigers! His foundation was not stable, so he could not rashly participate in the factional dispute between Guo and Qian.
Yang Wanquan pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Secretary Guo, this is not a matter of face at all! I am more concerned about how to get things done! Take the ancient city project for example, Lao Qian was transferred away due to the impact, and a group of deputy department-level cadres were punished! If the two of us don't do a good job this time, the consequences will not be much better. I think we should be pragmatic and think about how to start the bidding! This project can't be delayed any longer."
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