In war, to cleanly break away from the enemy, no matter how important the baggage was, it must be abandoned immediately. Xu Chengfeng felt he had completed a very excellent retreat. Inside the car were only Xu Chengfeng's family, a not-so-large money box, and two leather suitcases containing clothes. Everything else was left in his hometown, without taking a single bit away.

Retreat was not to flee, but to rush to a new battlefield and welcome a new future. The feeling of cutting off contact with the old days made Xu Chengfeng feel relaxed all over; the new era does not need people who cling to the old era. Just as the army song sings: Forward, forward, forward.

But Xu Chengfeng didn't realize that his hasty arrival and departure still caused a little trouble for his hometown. After the local government learned that General Xu Chengfeng arrived in Chenzhou (Zhoukou), they still wanted to organize a welcome. Just as the reception work was about to be prepared, they learned that General Xu Chengfeng had left again. This caught the local government off guard, even suspecting if they had slighted him.

When the inspection team arrived the day after Xu Chengfeng left, the leading cadres of Chenzhou (Zhoukou) momentarily thought the higher-ups meant to send a punitive expedition.

This was completely a misunderstanding by the local government. Neither Xu Chengfeng nor the inspection team knew each other's itinerary. So much so that when the inspection team heard the self-criticism from the Chenzhou cadres upon arrival, they suspected whether the other party wanted to muddy the waters and deliberately involve Xu Chengfeng.

The inspection team was very experienced. Even encountering such an accident, they were not led astray. Inspection Team Leader Wen Jichang, as if hearing nothing, calmly stated the purpose of this trip, "According to the statistical report for the first half of the year, a batch of village-run factories investing government funds appeared in the counties under Chenzhou City. We now need the cooperation of the Chenzhou Party Committee and the municipal government to investigate this."

Chenzhou Mayor Wu Lingpu was stunned. He didn't expect the inspection team came to investigate this. Even more unexpectedly, the tone and demeanor of the inspection team so far seemed to hold a negative view on this matter. Wu Lingpu quickly laughed, "What's difficult about this? Since the comrades of the inspection team want to investigate, we will cooperate immediately."

Wen Jichang took out a list. "Please give us all materials related to this document. Notify the cadres related to these villages to prepare to cooperate with the investigation."

Hearing this, Wu Lingpu only felt a burst of anger rising, and his chest immediately pained, making him cough involuntarily. Wen Jichang tried to make his serious expression as gentle as possible, "Comrade Wu Lingpu, we know your body was injured in work. You don't need to be anxious; handle it according to the process."

Hearing this, Wu Lingpu's face first turned red, then white. The pain in his chest turned into sadness. "What exactly did I do wrong to make the central government criticize me repeatedly!"

Hearing Wu Lingpu about to bring out his qualifications and experience to recount, Wen Jichang said first, "The central government highly recognizes your work in land leveling and land division during the land reform. It also knows that you mobilized the masses of the whole county to build water conservancy projects, which were relatively effective in result. The central government knows all these things you did."

Hearing this, Wu Lingpu felt he did nothing wrong and asked immediately, "Then why criticize me time and again? Even if I have no credit, I have worked hard!"

Wen Jichang looked at the somewhat chubby Wu Lingpu, feeling very unhappy in his heart. But he came here not to quarrel, but to investigate the situation clearly. If the investigation result was the same as the report, this Wu Lingpu would be treated as a typical case, so Wen Jichang was not willing to let other things get mixed in at all. He handed the document to Wu Lingpu, "Comrade Wu Lingpu, this is the order of the inspection team. We now require you to execute the order after reading it."

Wu Lingpu took the document and looked at it; it clearly stated to investigate government investment in rural areas. The signature was the Ministry of Directly Administered Areas (Zhili Ministry), which was the direct superior of the Directly Administered Province (Henan). Even if dissatisfied, Wu Lingpu knew what the consequences of directly refusing the order would be, so he could only hand the document to the secretary angrily and left by himself.

Soon, Xiao Hanshan, Minister of the Zhili Ministry, received a telegram from Wu Lingpu. After reading it, Xiao Hanshan put the document aside, with absolutely no intention of paying attention to it.

Wen Jichang's investigation was carried out very meticulously. Hundreds of villages and towns under Chenzhou received financial allocations from the city and established factories. The work of the inspection team was to find out the source of funds and who was responsible. On the third day of the investigation, seeing the investigation proceeding very meticulously, Wu Lingpu finally couldn't bear it anymore. He took a train and entered the capital.

Learning that Wu Lingpu had come, Zhili Minister Xiao Hanshan thought for a moment before asking his secretary to bring Wu Lingpu in. As soon as Wu Lingpu saw Xiao Hanshan, his eyes turned red immediately, and he said loudly, "Minister Xiao, I was responsible for the land reform work in Chenzhou. To level the land, I was exhausted to the point of vomiting blood. But Minister Xiao, you personally said that I was a red flag of the Directly Administered Province."

Speaking of this, Wu Lingpu wiped his eyes and continued, "Minister Xiao, Zhoukou is a grain-producing area. What's wrong with running factories in villages? Farmers can't be too far from home!"

The more Xiao Hanshan listened, the more he regretted it. He had promoted Wu Lingpu as a typical example. But with Wu Lingpu's subsequent performance, Xiao Hanshan felt he had really chosen the wrong person. As an official, this person had too strong an element of opportunism. Now, Wu Lingpu actually meant to bite back.

Just as Xiao Hanshan thought so, Wu Lingpu wiped his eyes again, "Minister Xiao, I came here not to ask you to stand up for me. I have only one request: I want the inspection team to treat me fairly."

Xiao Hanshan snorted coldly, "I know. The work of the inspection team is responsible by a specialized department of the State Council. If there are any problems, you can complain to the State Council! If anyone wrongs you, I will definitely not agree."

Hearing that Xiao Hanshan seemed to want to back him up, Wu Lingpu immediately said, "Minister Xiao, I will report to you more often."

After Wu Lingpu left, Xiao Hanshan finally couldn't help grabbing a pen and throwing it against the opposite wall. But this didn't relieve his anger. Xiao Hanshan wanted to throw something else, but he held back and said to the secretary who walked in after hearing the noise, "Call the Premier; I request to make a report."

Wu Youping carefully examined the expression of his old subordinate Xiao Hanshan. This vigorous young cadre looked very conflicted at this time, greatly changed from his previous straightforward appearance. Xiao Hanshan asked straight to the point, "Premier, I still can't understand why we are letting those capitalists do as they please now!"

This was not the first time Wu Youping explained these problems, but there were always comrades who were very unaccustomed to the new economic policy. So Wu Youping explained again, "Capitalists refer to people who possess factors of production and rely on operating enterprises and employing laborers to obtain profits, opposite to laborers.

Small commodity economy refers to the economy in which farmers and handicraftsmen engage in commodity production with individual labor. Producers possess means of production, rely on their own labor for production, and sell commodities only to exchange for the material data they need. It is also called 'simple commodity economy'. Which kind of capitalist are you referring to?"

Xiao Hanshan stood straight, deciding to have a good talk with Wu Youping on this issue. "Premier, I know these. But we worked hard to conquer the world; is it just to let those opportunistic people make money?"

Wu Youping also wanted to have a good talk with Xiao Hanshan. Xiao Hanshan was a comrade with very good evaluation, and Wu Youping still had expectations for Xiao Hanshan, so he also asked frankly, "Minister Xiao, what you can't stand is someone making money? Or someone making money without your permission? Or is it that you care about losing comprehensive control ability?"