In name only, I, Gao Yuliang, will sink Handong at worst.

Gao Yuliang asked someone to help send Chen Yanshi back. He planned to go back to his provincial party committee compound No. 3 to sleep. Whether it was a crackdown on illegal oil trafficking in Handong or the demolition of Dafeng Factory, it was none of his business.

He simply couldn't sleep soundly because of those twenty tons of gasoline. Who the hell could sleep with a bomb next to them?

Just as it ended, a phone call came in. Gao Yuliang glanced at it and saw that it was Lu Zhou calling, so he quickly answered it.

"Secretary Gao, I am Wang Guangming from Luzhou. I've come to ask you about the Luzhou Airport matter."

Wang Guangming still remembered that when they were at the airport, Gao Yuliang said to him, "The new secretary has connections and ability. With his help, Luzhou might be able to build an airport."

He remembered those words. Now that the other party had come to his territory, Sha Ruijin and Tian Guofu were still here in Luzhou for inspection and had not yet returned.

Should he take this opportunity to get closer to Sha Ruijin? What wouldn't he do for the sake of the airport?

"I understand. Now, tell me your thoughts."

Wang Guangming said, "My plan is to take the planning map of Luzhou Airport directly to Sha Ruijin."

"Stupid," Gao Yuliang said bluntly.

"Even if Sha Ruijin wanted to build an airport, would he dare to approve it just because it's feasible? He's the provincial party secretary. We had to give him face during the first Standing Committee meeting; we couldn't very well reject his proposal. But are you sure he's willing to spend so many resources to help us smooth things over?"

"He's only been in office for a short time. Do you think he would spend so many resources to win over a provincial standing committee member?"

"Would he be willing to promote someone to a position he's unfamiliar with on his very first day? This Luzhou Airport project is worth at least 40-50 billion yuan. Do you think he'd be happy about it? If you take this planning map to meet Sha Ruijin, will he think it's a trap for him, or is it a genuine possibility that he might promote you?"

Gao Yuliang's criticisms hit the nail on the head. If that's the case, when will Luzhou be able to have its own airport?

Wang Guangming immediately felt dejected. He had been too excited and impulsive before, and hadn't taken these factors into account. At that time, he really thought Sha Ruijin was a sucker, but the other party might not necessarily need his vote.

But then he immediately realized that since Secretary Yuliang had said it, there must be a way. He couldn't have lied to him for no reason!

"Secretary Yuliang, do you have a solution? Just tell me what to do, and I'll do it."

"Wait, at least three to six months, until Sha Ruijin gets more and more entangled in our Handong. If he can't break through the stalemate, then the best way to break the deadlock is to spend resources to win him over."

"At that time, forge some of your little black files, make it look like you're pledging allegiance to Sha Ruijin, and then bring up the airport construction situation. He'll do it in order to win the support of a provincial party committee. You can just directly pledge allegiance to Sha Ruijin."

Wang Guangming immediately thought of what would happen if Sha Ruijin broke through the stalemate. But then he remembered Gao Yuliang's advice: the other side did have resources, but was it so easy to break through the stalemate in Handong?

Is it that easy to solve? It hasn't been long, and there's already the Ding Yizhen case, plus Chen Yanshi, Chen Hai, and others standing at Dafeng Factory.

Who knows what the future holds? Besides, since Gao Yuliang is so confident in saying these things, he must have the ability. How can you be so sure that Sha Ruijin can't break the deadlock?

Doesn't this indirectly prove that Secretary Yuliang is even more capable?

"Secretary Yuliang, how could that be? How could I possibly go and side with Sha Ruijin? Loyalty is the most important thing in life."

"They've already solved such a big problem for you, what's wrong with seeking their help? It's just a vote, right? You can't turn back later, they can approve it or they can block it."

Wang Guangming was worried that if he really went against Gao Yuliang, he wouldn't even know how he died.

If they can control Sha Ruijin, then they can definitely control themselves.

"Old boss, what about you?"

"You don't need to worry about me. I won't target you. The most important thing is for Luzhou to develop well. Besides, what makes you think I don't have any backup plans?"

Wang Guangming felt that Gao Yuliang's words contained only two words: tough! To dare to be so tough in front of the top leader, no one else could do that. Although he could get the airport this way, he didn't want to just surrender to Sha Ruijin's side.

If the person who planned all this actually succeeds, and if he still stands against Gao Yuliang, what will I do?

"Old leader, I don't want to be standing opposite you because of the airport. I think the people in Luzhou don't want that either. They'd rather not have the airport. I don't want this either, even if it's just temporary."

"I represent not just myself, but a group of people."

Zhongcheng again! Gao Yuliang has no choice but to eat this orange!

Gao Yuliang closed his eyes and said nothing. The airport in Luzhou was a source of deep concern and an obsession. In the political game, he did not feel that making choices for the greater good was anything difficult.

Before this, Gao Yuliang could only be described as a politician, not a statesman. Both sides were very clever in their political tactics and were both for greater interests. However, there was a difference between the two: one was willing to give up certain things for higher-level interests, while the other was determined to stick to his principles to the death.

Both sides remained silent.

Gao Yuliang reopened his eyes, adjusted his glasses, and then said, "If I were in charge, the airport could only be a drone airport, the kind for cargo. As for developing the aviation industry, passenger airports are probably not an option. The entire Handong Airport is already saturated. If we want to build a passenger airport, we might have to wait another ten years."

That's enough.

After chatting for a while, the two hung up the phone, and Wang Guangming then called Lü Chaoxian.

"What do you think of my decision? Isn't it a bit foolish?" Wang Guangming looked into the distance, where the lights were bright.

"I think your decision was right. If it weren't for Secretary Yuliang, I might have wasted my time in Chunye County. At that time, I had created the eighth township with an output value of 100 million yuan, and I was about to be reassigned. Secretary Yuliang withstood the pressure and kept me there for another year."

"Otherwise, how could I have made such rapid progress? He never asked anything of us. Now some people are talking about the Han University clique, but it's just a teacher and a group of poor students."