In name only: I will break the chess game in Handong!

Back at the hotel, Zhao Ruilong called his father to inquire about the situation of the Vice Minister of Water Resources.

The reply he received was that the news was true, and he should not cause trouble in Luzhou.

The situation in Luzhou has calmed down, and all work is proceeding in an orderly manner, especially the bidding process. Chen Luo can't really stop all real estate developers from developing in Luzhou, but as for the price, the highest bidder wins, and they need to sign an agreement with Luzhou stipulating that the time from land acquisition to construction completion cannot exceed three years!

If the three-year period is exceeded, the Luzhou Municipal Party Committee and Government will directly reclaim the land; this is an ironclad rule!

Chen Luo didn't want some bastards like Li from Hong Kong to take a piece of land and leave it undeveloped for more than ten years.

Wait for the land price to appreciate before reselling.

I don't want some bastards like a certain large corporation to acquire land, sell houses, and then abandon the project halfway through construction.

People empty their pockets to buy houses, and Chen Luo will never back down on matters that guarantee people's livelihoods!

These regulations have made things very difficult for real estate developers who are used to being arrogant, especially those speculators who are finding it extremely difficult to carve out a piece of Luzhou.

It was Friday again, and Chen Luo returned to Jingzhou from Lüzhou.

This visit requires a Standing Committee meeting.

At 9:00 a.m., Chen Luo first went to the Political and Legal Affairs Commission office to handle some work documents. At 2:40 p.m., the Standing Committee meeting was held.

It's already January, the start of the new year, and there's only one month left until Chinese New Year.

The local government in Handong needs to make adjustments to its personnel work, with the number of provincial-level cadres being adjusted reaching over one hundred.

Some of these are at the division or deputy provincial level, so they might not need to be specifically mentioned for discussion, since not everyone has a complex background like Chen Hailu or Yi Ke. However, cases involving provincial and deputy provincial level officials require separate discussion!

"Comrades, the Chinese New Year is just around the corner. Before the New Year, our Provincial Party Committee needs to finalize the personnel adjustments for our comrades below. Based on the opinions submitted below, please take a look and see if there are any objections. If so, we can discuss them."

Sha Ruijin was referring to the personnel adjustment opinions submitted by the prefectures and cities below. Under normal circumstances, the provincial party committee would respect the opinions of the prefectures and cities below.

"Our disciplinary committee has reviewed all the personnel adjustment proposals submitted by the comrades below, and there are no problems!"

Tian Guofu spoke first.

"Since there are no objections, let's take a vote."

As soon as Gao Yuliang finished speaking, everyone looked at Sha Ruijin.

"Alright, let's vote now!"

People only raised their hands after Sha Ruijin spoke.

"Passed unanimously. Comrade Chunlin, your organization department will be busy for a while regarding the personnel adjustments for these hundred or so people."

"It's all part of my job, it's nothing."

Wu Chunlin smiled and then said, "By the way, Secretary Sha, Governor Liu, Secretary Yuliang, a few days ago the higher-level organization department recommended a new president of the High Court to Handong. Comrade Bai Song will officially retire after the New Year. This matter needs to be discussed by our Standing Committee so that I can give a reply to the higher authorities."

Everyone had already seen the recommender's information beforehand; this is just a formality.

"Yes, I know about this, but the President of the High Court should still ask Comrade Chen Luo's opinion first. After all, Comrade Chen Luo is the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission; he's a professional!"

Sha Ruijin smiled and passed the topic to Chen Luo, his meaning clear: we will not interfere in your personnel adjustments within the political and legal system.

Chen Luo smiled and nodded.

"Secretary Sha, Governor Liu, Secretary Yuliang, I am quite familiar with Comrade Huang Ming, who was recommended above."

I met Comrade Huang Ming a few days ago when I went to Beijing to report to the Political and Legal Affairs Commission.

Prior to this, Comrade Huang Ming was the full-time secretary to Elder Xu of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission and was very familiar with the work of the Commission. Therefore, I welcome the above recommendation!

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions became somewhat subtle.

Everyone knows that you, Chen Luo, have a deep relationship with Old Xu in Beijing. Now that Huang Ming has been transferred to Handong, it's obvious that he's here to help you. It would be strange if people didn't welcome him.

"Since Comrade Chen Luo also feels it is necessary, let's now take a vote."

As expected, it passed unanimously.

The reason for not mentioning Chen Luo is simply because of the words "recommended" mentioned above, and no one would disagree with that.

"Comrades, I have something to say."

Right after the vote passed, Governor Liu, who had been silent all along, spoke up.

"Just two days ago, the State Council issued a document approving the construction of a national-level industrial park in Lüzhou and adjusting Lüzhou to a second-level fiscal level. Obviously, Lüzhou is about to usher in a new era of great development. I'm sure everyone here has received a phone call during this period."

People kept coming to pull strings, asking for land and policies. As the governor, I shouldn't have said this directly, but it's related to the healthy economic development of the whole province!

I hope that all of you will strictly restrain yourselves from seeking connections or making requests in any way.

Don't cause trouble for Luzhou or Comrade Chen Luo.

"With a light burden, although our provincial party committee cannot provide economic support to Luzhou, we will definitely support it to the end in other aspects!"

As soon as Governor Liu finished speaking, Gao Yuliang's face turned ugly. Although he hadn't spoken yet, there was a veiled implication in his words.

"What Governor Liu said is very profound!"

I don't know about the situation of any of you comrades, but even I, the provincial party secretary, have received some phone calls. Those people are incredibly resourceful! Our comrades in the provincial party committee must not make any mistakes!

Sha Ruijin gave him another warning, and Chen Luo knew it was time for him to make his stance clear.

"Thank you, Governor Liu, and thank you, Secretary Sha!"

It is not easy for our Luzhou to usher in a development opportunity. As the Party Secretary of the Municipal Government, I will definitely not let those who want to disrupt the development pattern of Luzhou succeed!

A couple of days ago, a vice minister from a ministry in Beijing called me, subtly asking me to arrange some projects for his relatives. Some of our comrades are already high-ranking officials, but they are still not satisfied!

I will refuse every single one of these requests, without hesitation!

Chen Luo said all this to dispel any ulterior motives of the other provincial committee members, since they were all in the same leadership team.

If others had actually spoken up tactfully, it would have been troublesome for Chen Luo to refuse, so he simply used this method to tell everyone.

I've already scolded all the deputy ministers from various ministries, so you all should behave yourselves.

When applied to the table, the effect was quite good; at least Gao Yuliang gave up his idea.

After the meeting ended, Gao Yuliang went straight to his office and called Zhao Ruilong to report on the statements made by Chen Luo, Governor Liu, and Sha Ruijin regarding Lüzhou at the Standing Committee meeting.

Gao Yuliang had prepared himself for Zhao Ruilong to press the matter relentlessly after hearing the news, but Zhao Ruilong only sighed heavily and then said nothing more. This made Gao Yuliang very happy, glad that he didn't have to make things difficult for himself anymore.