Liu Zhizhong of course understood that in a place like Great East Pot, official appointments were completely regulated and conventional.
Even though old rules and some conventions are now broken, certain things remain largely unchanged.
For instance, a position like the Executive Vice-Province is inherently very important within a province.
Without a solid accumulation of local experience, it's really difficult to rise to such a position. After all, the Executive Vice-Province ranks foremost even within the provincial committee.
Sometimes this position is the economic backbone of a province; without economic support, nothing amounts to much. Even if you make a great performance, it won't be of any use.
But Tang Zhi, appointed from the committee level, has neither local roots nor grass-roots local experience, making it virtually impossible for him to directly assume the role of Executive Vice-Province.
