Chapter 39 Chapter Thirty-Nine

Wang Rucheng never believed that there was a so-called "Ningchuan Gang" or "Ningchuan faction" headed by Bai Ming and Zhao Anbang in Hanjiang Province.Veteran comrades who are familiar with history know that Ningchuan cadre team was built through ups and downs and blood and tears. The team can at least be traced back to the team of Qiu Shaoxiong and Shao Zexing in the late 1980s.Because of experiencing too much sorrow and suffering, Ning Chuan's current cadres and cadres going out have such a spirit of fighting for each other, which has nothing to do with Bai Ming and Zhao Anbang.He is an example.He was promoted by Qiu Shaoxiong, so he was not a member of Bai Ming and Zhao Anbang, and his initial cooperation with Bai Ming and Zhao Anbang was not pleasant.If so many things hadn't happened later, if Bai Ming and Zhao Anbang's selflessness and foresight hadn't really impressed him, he might have parted ways with these two leaders long ago.Therefore, every time he recalled the past, he always remembered Marshal Chen Yi's heroic poem for no reason, "Go to Quantai to recruit the old department, and kill Yan Luo with a hundred thousand flags."It's been cleaning up the old department time and time again, Tianming has cleaned it up, Zhao Anbang has cleaned it up, and he has done it when he was the secretary of the municipal party committee.

At the beginning of 1989, when Zhao Anbang and Qian Huiren were transferred from Wenshan to Ningchuan, he had just been promoted from the secretary general of the municipal government to the deputy mayor. He was recommended by the provincial party committee before the former secretary of the municipal party committee, Qiu Shaoxiong, stepped down.After the fund-raising turmoil, Qiu Shaoxiong had a premonition that the situation was not good, and with the cooperation of the mayor Shao Zexing and the Standing Committee team, he quietly organized a large retreat with his handsome guards and cars.Letting go of past suspicions, trying to ensure that Tianming gets through the difficulties, at the same time, he and a group of department-level cadres were brought up in a surprise attack.According to Bai Ming's suggestion, Qiu Shaoxiong also did a lot of behind-the-scenes work for Zhao Anbang to be the mayor of Ningchuan.The result is gratifying. Although both Qiu Shaoxiong and Shao Zexing stepped down, the second team headed by Bai Ming and Zhao Anbang came up as they wished. Qiu Shaoxiong may not have thought of this as the initial foundation stone laid by the fourth team.

Many years later, Wang Rucheng still remembers the scene when Qiu Shaoxiong handed over to Baiming: it was not a high-sounding cutscene at the party and government cadre meeting, but a private handover between two comrades in arms—an old squad leader who was about to withdraw from the position, and transferred to the receiving position. The new squad leader's heart-to-heart confession.At that time, Wang Rucheng felt that it was meaningful for Qiu Shaoxiong to also call him the newly appointed deputy mayor.At that time, he hadn't joined the municipal party committee team, not a member of the municipal party committee standing committee.Zhao Anbang is not yet in place, although the situation of acting mayor has been decided, but after all, it has not been announced, and the party and government cadre meeting has not yet been held.

That day, Qiu Shaoxiong invited him and Bai Ming to drink at a family banquet.There were not many dishes, but the wine was very good. It was Moutai that Qiu Shaoxiong had collected for many years. Tianming also brought two bottles of wine, but I can't remember what it was.Everyone drank very depressed, and Qiu Shaoxiong's loss and grief were obvious, and he couldn't hide it even if he wanted to. After a few drinks, he said to them with tears in his eyes: "Tianming, Rucheng, Mayor Shao and I fell into the trap of raising funds. Come on, what happens in Ningchuan in the future depends on you! Of course, there is also Zhao Anbang who will be transferred soon! Comrade Zhao Anbang is not very familiar with me, and I have some things to say, so I can only tell you, you two have a long way to go, yes The kindling of our self-funded reform in Ningchuan is also the hope of me and Comrade Zexing! You must learn from the lessons of me and Comrade Zexing, but you must not shrink back and do what you want to do!"

Bai Tianming nodded, and said emotionally, "Secretary Qiu, let me tell you what's on my mind. I've already thought about it: I escaped death this time, and I retreated under your cover, so I'm not afraid of death." Zhao Anbang is also a good comrade who can open up the situation, don't worry, my team and I will never let you and Mayor Shao down!" A bitter smile appeared on Qiu Shaoxiong's face, "That's good, Tianming, then I will be considered as taking over early today, but you are not considered to be taking over. You are already a member of the old team, and you know the situation in Ningchuan better. You come up Finally, there will definitely be your work ideas, which is normal, I will not interfere, of course, I can't interfere..."

Bai Ming hurriedly said: "Secretary Qiu, Comrade Anbang and I will often ask you for advice on Ningchuan's work!" Qiu Shaoxiong laughed at himself and said: "What do you ask for advice? I really don't know how to be so ignorant? Just talk about it now, for your new team's reference!" After clinking glasses with Baiming, he said slowly, "Two basic points must be adhered to. : One is self-funded reform; the other is the ten-year plan. Where does self-funded money come from? We must broaden our minds and think of more ways. We can no longer do such things as fundraising. There are too many sequelae, and it is not worth making mistakes for it! Ten The annual plan has been formulated. Don’t change it easily. You can’t have one team to do the same thing. Urban construction must have inheritance and continuity. I hope that in ten years, Ningchuan will be as beautiful as Pingzhou, or even better than Pingzhou , into a garden city!"

It is Qiu Shaoxiong's dream to build Ningchuan into a garden-like seaside city. Qiu Shaoxiong studied gardening at university and took charge of the work in Ningchuan. He kept his eyes on Pingzhou and worked hard to catch up with Pingzhou within ten years.Therefore, taking Pingzhou as an example, a ten-year plan was formulated for Ningchuan. The key points of the plan are firstly the growth of the city, and the second is the garden-style urban construction.This plan has been discussed several times, and he and Bai Ming are very clear about it. Bai Tianming made it clear: "I will remember these two basic points, and I will let Comrade Anbang remember them!"

Qiu Shaoxiong talked about Pingzhou again, "So, in my personal opinion, we must continue to carry out activities to learn from Pingzhou! Pingzhou has a better foundation than Ningchuan. It was a famous seaside city in history, and now it is a window city for reform and opening up. Their good experience , we must learn with humility! The relationship between the two cities must be further improved, and we must have the determination and confidence to catch up with Pingzhou, but we must also be strategic, regardless of the gains and losses of a city or a place. Comrade with ideas!" At that time, the party secretary of Pingzhou was Pei Yihong, the current secretary of the provincial party committee.Pei Yihong and Qiu Shaoxiong are both cadres who came down from the provincial party committee. They had a good relationship when they were in the provincial party committee. But the relationship was not as tense as it was when Bai Ming and Zhao Anbang presided over the work.As far as Wang Rucheng knew, Pei Yihong was very sympathetic to what happened to Qiu Shaoxiong and Shao Zexing, and he helped Qiu Shaoxiong and Shao Zexing say a lot of good things in front of the old leader Liu Huanzhang, both openly and secretly.In making Bai Ming and Zhao Anbang come up smoothly, Pei Yihong also played a big role in private. Who doesn't know that Pei Yihong was Liu Huanzhang's secretary!

Wang Rucheng remembered that Bai Ming also expressed his position on the issue of continuing to learn from Pingzhou, saying that he not only wanted to learn from Pingzhou and catch up with Pingzhou, but also looked at the whole country and the world, and learned all the good experiences that could be used by Ningchuan. Come.Finally, when he raised his glass to thank Qiu Shaoxiong, he said sincerely and emotionally: "...Secretary Qiu, you should take Ningchuan as your base. After retirement, you will spend your time in Ningchuan Seaside Garden. Comrade with you!" Qiu Shaoxiong kept smiling with tears in his eyes, and when he was parting, he hugged Baiming impulsively.

When embracing Bai Ming, Qiu Shaoxiong never expected that this successor, whom he had placed great expectations on, would deny his dream together with the new mayor Zhao Anbang on stage!Of course, he didn't see this at the time. Bai Ming and Zhao Anbang are really two unbelievable characters, and the routine in the officialdom hardly works for them.The fund-raising turmoil was so big that it seemed difficult to resolve it safely for a while, but this hum-ha two generals settled it without showing any signs of the situation, which was basically an illegal operation.Zhao Anbang broke through in front of the stage, Tianming supported behind the scenes, coupled with Qian Huiren's desperate charge, a good result came out.Afterwards, apart from the Provincial Department of Communications issuing a notification on the misappropriation of road construction funds, no one has seriously pursued their responsibility for violations.Wang Rucheng felt that Qiu Shaoxiong and Shao Zexing were at a loss: If they dared to tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall like this, they might not be able to step down.I also felt that Tianming was not so interesting. Since I knew that the problem of fundraising could be solved by this method, I should have brought it up earlier.

Even though he thought so, Wang Rucheng didn't dare to tell anyone that his dissatisfaction with Bai Ming and his feelings for Qiu Shaoxiong could only be buried deep in his heart.The situation is very clear, the current secretary of the municipal party committee is not Qiu Shaoxiong, but Bai Ming. As a deputy mayor who has not joined the standing committee of the municipal party committee, he can't challenge Bai Ming even if he is private or public.For Zhao Anbang, he was not too convinced. Why did this comrade suddenly become the executive deputy mayor and acting mayor from the secretary of the county party committee? With knots in my heart, emotions will always be revealed, and finally exposed publicly on the issue of new plans. Why did Bai Ming betray his promise to Qiu Shaoxiong?How did this betrayal happen?How effective was the new mayor, Zhao Anbang?Wang Rucheng didn't know at all, he only knew one fact: Tianming rejected the plan that Qiu Shaoxiong and Shao Zexing worked so hard to formulate, and positioned Ningchuan as an economic center city alongside the provincial capital in the name of adjusting the plan.Leaving aside the experience of Pingzhou, the ongoing activity of learning from Pingzhou ended without a problem, not to mention the seaside garden city.The Niushan Peninsula Seaside Scenic Area in the original plan was cancelled, and it was planned to develop the entire Niushan Peninsula on the basis of the Niushan Peninsula Small Development Zone, which is equivalent to rebuilding a new Ningchuan, and the construction focus has also shifted from the old city to the new peninsula area.We are also planning to cooperate with famous design departments in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong to build a modern central international business center in Haicang, a desolate fishing village in the northeast of Niushan Peninsula. The English abbreviation is.Bai Ming said in the party and government office meeting many times: the future of Ningchuan is to engage in large-scale development, large-scale opening up, and large-scale construction. Wang Rucheng felt that something was wrong, hesitated for a few days, had a heart-to-heart talk with Tianming, and reminded him: "Secretary Tianming, you know that Secretary Qiu attached great importance to the original plan. Now that the changes are so great, do you also How about asking Secretary Qiu for his opinion? There is no harm in hearing more opinions, besides, you also said that you would ask him for advice!" Bai Ming didn't even think about it, and opened his mouth to veto it, "No need? They won't understand now! We went to ask for opinions, there will definitely be conflicts, and the future work will be difficult, so why don't we talk about it first!" He seemed to feel that the tone was a bit tough, so he added, "The planning is just an adjustment, and it is adjusted for the good and the big, which is very beneficial to the future development! Besides, we have not lost the banner of reform at our own expense!" " Wang Rucheng said something in his words: "Secretary Qiu placed all his expectations for Ningchuan on our new team. Before he left, he had a private conversation with the two of us! Besides, you and I also participated in the original ten-year plan. Yes, especially you, who was the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, the third in command, and one of the decision makers!" Bai Tianming waved his hand, and said angrily, "What kind of decision maker am I? It's not that you don't know Secretary Qiu's temper. Who can object to what he decides? Don't want the unity of the team?" The topic changed, "Okay Let’s not talk about Secretary Qiu, as long as Ning Chuan can succeed in our hands, we will be worthy of Secretary Qiu! Let’s talk about the plan on a case-by-case basis. Do you think there is any problem with the new plan itself? If you have any questions, please bring them up. Let's study further!" Wang Rucheng didn't want to say it at first, so he had to say it at this time, and he said it very sincerely, "Secretary Tianming, we are having a private conversation today, so I will tell the truth: I think there are two problems. One is that the stall is too large. With an area of ​​64 square kilometers and surrounded by the sea on three sides, the investment in seaside scenic spots is relatively small, which is more practical. The overall development is a bit overhanging. How much money will it take to pave such a large peninsula? Tens of billions or even thousands Where did the development funds of 100 million yuan come from? Let’s not forget that Ningchuan’s reform is at its own expense! Second, while emphasizing it, we must also pay attention to the comprehensive development of the entire city. Old city reconstruction cannot be ignored, nor can ecological construction be ignored. However, we still need to learn from the experience of Pingzhou, at least the experience of urban construction planning and the revitalization of township enterprises!" Bai Ming said impatiently: "Rucheng, you have to remember a premise: what we are doing is a ten-year plan, not arranging this year's work, so there is no problem of too big a stall as you said! We just want to Concentrate ten years of energy and financial resources to turn the desolate Niushan Peninsula into a new engine for Ningchuan's economy, and shape the image of New Ningchuan and Great Ningchuan! Xinxin, what's the matter with you, comrade? Why are you so overwhelmed? Is there some emotional factor at work? You have feelings for Secretary Qiu, and I have feelings, but this does not mean that his work ideas cannot be changed. !” After a short pause, he added, “As for learning Pingzhou, my opinion is this: good experience must be learned, but you can’t follow Pingzhou’s footsteps. Ningchuan is Ningchuan, not Pingzhou! Comrades in Chuan must have ambition and have their own unique development ideas! This is also the opinion of Mayor Anbang, Anbang told me that we can strive to surpass Pingzhou within five years!" This is the unique political reality in China today. The top leader decides everything, and it is true to say that the top leader is the environment.If the top leader is capable and courageous, there will be a good work environment and investment environment, otherwise there will be nothing to talk about.Therefore, if a place is well developed and the economy is well developed, the top leaders are indispensable.If a place is messed up, the top leader will not be forgiven.The so-called unity of the leading group is basically a unity centered on the top leaders. In 1989, Wang Rucheng faced the reality that Qiu Shaoxiong, the former leader, had Qiu Shaoxiong's temper, and Bai Ming, the current leader, also had the same temper.Moreover, after Tianming became the secretary of the listing committee, his temper was no less tempered than Qiu Shaoxiong's, and seemed to be even bigger.His heart-to-heart private conversation, not only did not make Bai Ming change anything, but made Bai Ming wary of him.Later, Tianming even wanted to adjust his work division and let him, the deputy mayor with a master's degree in architecture, be in charge of culture, education and health, but Zhao Anbang did some work and stopped him. Subsequent facts proved that Tianming was not bad as the top leader, his vision, courage, and practical work ability were far superior to Qiu Shaoxiong, and the foundation of the future Xinningchuan was laid in the hands of him and Zhao Anbang.The high evaluation of Ning Chuan by the Provincial Party Committee and the Central Committee today is also his sincere evaluation of Ning Chuan.As a deputy mayor, deputy secretary, and secretary of the municipal party committee who has devoted endless efforts to Ningchuan's rise, he can hardly tolerate anyone making irresponsible remarks on Ningchuan.However, in private, he still has reservations to some extent: Ningchuan’s big road in the past ten years is correct, and it has indeed created a miracle in the reform and opening up of Hanjiang Province. Not enough attention has been paid to the construction of the humanistic environment.This became clearer later on, even though he took various measures to remedy the situation after he became the secretary of the municipal party committee, it was still unsatisfactory.Therefore, I thought more than once: If Bai Ming's work style was not so domineering at that time, and his decision-making was more democratic and prudent, maybe today's Ningchuan can compete with Pingzhou in terms of living environment. Of course, this is also a paradox. If Tianming had been truly democratic back then, there would have been a process to do the work of communicating with him and Qiu Shaoxiong. Such research and discussion might have delayed the opportunity of the battle, and there would be no brilliant Ningchuan today!