Material Empire

Yanbei City Government.

As soon as Mayor Kang Weili went to work in the morning, he was notified by his secretary Wei Guoxing that Tian Qingsong, director of the 33rd Institute, was waiting in the reception room with a young man for ten minutes to see him.

"Tian Qingsong?" Kang Weili frowned, "What does he want from me?"

"I don't know. He said he wanted to talk to you about something very important." Wei Guoxing replied politely.

Kang Weili said disdainfully: "What important things can he have? Didn't he want me to help them solve some difficulties, who knows what troubles will be this time, really."

Speaking of which, Kang Weili and Tian Qingsong are quite familiar. In the early years, Kang Weili was the director of the Municipal Economic Commission before he became the mayor, and Tian Qingsong had not been promoted to the director, but was only a deputy director. At that time, they often had some business contacts, and Kang Weili seldom paid much attention to them. There are 33 institutes to help, involving things like non-staple food supply, placement of employees' families, and children's schooling. The resources in the city are far more abundant than those in the institute.

In the past two years, as the focus of the city's work has become more and more inclined to economic construction, and the funds for the 33rd Institute have become less and less, the status of the two parties has begun to differ.

This time, Tian Qingsong suddenly found Kang Weili's head directly, presumably there was something that the people below could not solve or were unwilling to solve. Such things are of course important to Tian Qingsong, but to Kang Weili, they are just watching the fire from the other side and are insignificant.

"Tell him that I have arrangements in the morning and I don't have time to see him." Kang Weili explained to Wei Guoxing in this way.

"That's what I said, but..." Wei Guoxing hesitated for a moment, as if there was something hard to say. He thought for a while, and finally said: "Mayor, Director Tian didn't say anything, but the young man he brought, he said..."

"What did you say?" Kang Weili asked casually.

"He told me to inform you, and said that I couldn't bear the responsibility." Wei Guoxing replied hesitantly.

Wei Guoxing really didn't want to tell Kang Weili what he said, but he was really afraid that he wouldn't be able to bear the responsibility. In fact, when Tian Qingsong and the others came, Wei Guoxing had told Tian Qingsong that Kang Weili was already full in the morning, and it was impossible to spare time to meet them. This was not Wei Guoxing's own initiative, but Kang Weili had already ordered that if Tian Qingsong came to visit, he would directly stop him.

After Wei Guoxing rejected Tian Qingsong in this way, Tian Qingsong did not respond, but the young man named Qin Hai he brought sneered and warned Wei Guoxing: "Secretary Wei, I advise you to report to Mayor Kang, otherwise , some responsibilities are not something you can afford."

Hearing this at the first glance, Wei Guoxing had the idea of ​​flying into a rage. But when he saw the haughty look in Qin Hai's eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little cold in his back. Anyone who can threaten a mayor's secretary like this is either a liar or really has some confidence. Qin Hai came with Tian Qingsong, and Wei Guoxing naturally knew Tian Qingsong's character, so he could also understand that Qin Hai was definitely not a liar, so there was only one possibility left, that is to say, Qin Hai was a man of great background.

"Qin Hai? I've never heard of this person. What's his background?" After listening to Wei Guoxing's story, Kang Weili asked.

Wei Guoxing shook his head and said, "He didn't say anything, but I think Director Tian is very respectful to him."

"You said he was a young man?" Kang Weili asked strangely, "Why does Lao Tian treat him so respectfully?"

"I think he is about 25 years old at most, but Director Tian is indeed very respectful to him." Wei Guoxing replied.

"In that case... let's arrange for them to come in five minutes later." Kang Weili was also a little uncertain. If something goes wrong, it must be a demon. A young man who can make Tian Qingsong behave very respectfully, dares to speak harsh words to Wei Guoxing, such a person Kang Weili dare not ignore. Anyway, it won't waste much time, so he thinks it's better to meet him anyway.

Tian Qingsong and Qin Hai were brought into Kang Weili's office by Wei Guoxing. No matter how much Kang Weili looked down on Tian Qingsong in his heart, when he met him, he still pretended to be enthusiastic, walked around from behind the desk, took a few steps to meet him, shook hands with Tian Qingsong tightly, and praised: "Old Tian, ​​what are you doing?" You haven't been here for so long, don't you remember your old friend?"

Tian Qingsong shook Kang Weili's hand helplessly, and said, "Isn't this afraid of affecting Mayor Kang's work? In a city as big as Yanbei, Mayor Kang has a lot of work every day, how can he be as leisurely as a small research institute like ours?" .”

Tian Qingsong's words were somewhat resentful. Calculated by official status, he and Kang Weili are of the same rank, but their powers are vastly different. The status is not equal, so don't talk too much about old friends. Just a few minutes ago, wasn't your secretary Conway standing in my way arrogantly?

Kang Weili showed no signs of embarrassment. He laughed, let go of Tian Qingsong's hand, and said, "Is Lao Tian criticizing me? However, you are right about one thing. Our local work is indeed complicated. , it’s not as easy to manage as in your army, where orders are enforced and prohibited...By the way, is this your new leader?”

The last sentence is the key to Kang Weili. When Tian Qingsong and Qin Hai entered the door together, Kang Weili noticed the difference in their identities sensitively. To be precise, it was Tian Qingsong's vague respect for Qin Hai. This made Kang Weili confirm Wei Guoxing's statement that Qin Hai is indeed a man of great background.

"My name is Qin Hai, and I was appointed by Elder Ji to assist Director Tian in his work." Qin Hai introduced himself neither humble nor overbearing.

"Ji...Ji Lao?" Kang Wei pointed upwards with his finger, meaning to ask if it was the high-level old Ji. There is only one high-level leader with the surname Ji, and that is Ji Mingchu. Anyone can imagine this.

Qin Hai nodded and said, "That's right. But I don't work in the army. I was in charge of some equipment manufacturing in the State Planning Commission before. This is my work permit."

Having said that, Qin Hai took out a work permit from his pocket and handed it to Kang Weili. Kang Weili pretended to half-push and half-push to accept it, and when he opened the cover, his expression suddenly changed: "So it's Secretary-General Qin! I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Qin Hai is confident enough to deceive Kang Weili with such a plausible work permit. In fact, this work permit is not the official work permit of the Planning Commission, but a temporary work permit for temporary employees. If this kind of work card was shown to the old man at the gate of the planning committee compound, he would be able to recognize at a glance that Qin Hai was just a soy sauce deputy secretary-general, and his status was not as good as that of an ordinary staff member in the compound.

But Kang Weili didn't look at the door in the planning committee, so he didn't know these details. This work card had the stamp of the General Office of the Planning Commission, and Qin Hai was accompanied by Tian Qingsong, these were enough to convince Kang Weili of Qin Hai's identity. Qin Hai's job title written on his work permit is the deputy secretary-general of the secretariat of the remodeling office. It's hard to tell what level it is, but it doesn't matter. When officials from the Planning Commission came to the local area, they would basically see the third grade of the official university. How dare Kang Weili neglect it?

The host and guest sat down separately. Because of Qin Hai's presence, Kang Weili did not dare to sit back behind his big desk, but sat on the reception sofa, keeping the same position as Tian Qingsong and Qin Hai.

"Secretary-General Qin came to Yanbei this time, does he have any specific work?" Kang Weili asked cautiously.

Qin Hai said lightly: "This spring, the Planning Commission held the first material science exhibition in Beijing. Comrade Chief visited the exhibition in person and delivered an important speech. During the discussion, Mr. Ji specifically mentioned that 33 institutes are developing materials. The issue of No. 98 steel, the chief attaches great importance to it, and instructs the State Planning Commission to fully cooperate. At that meeting, Mr. Ji personally ordered and handed over this task to me, and sent me to assist Director Tian in his work and help Director Tian solve the problem. 33 current difficulties."

"Chief..." Kang Weili twitched in his heart. It's true that I don't know the official school when I don't come to the capital. The little kid in front of me is at most a deputy department level in the government office of Yanbei City. That's the result of an exceptional promotion. But as a Beijing official, talking about the chief and Mr. Ji is like talking about the old king next door. There is really no way to compare people.

Thinking of this, Kang Weili's attitude became more respectful, and he said: "What specific instructions do the chief and Mr. Ji have for the work of the 33rd Institute, and what service work we need in Yanbei City, please ask Secretary-General Qin to make it clear so that we can Carry out accordingly."

Qin Hai said: "As for the significance of No. 98 steel to the national defense security, I don't think I need to say more. Mayor Kang should have heard of it. The instructions of the chief and Mr. Ji are to solve the No. 98 steel as soon as possible at all costs." In order to use it in the construction of naval equipment as soon as possible. Mr. Ji specifically pointed out that there are some clowns in the South China Sea who are so arrogant because we lack such sharp weapons as aircraft carriers. He hopes that in his lifetime, we can see our own aircraft carrier Drive to Zengmu Ansha."