Chapter 15 Chapter fifteen

Although there are police cars clearing the way ahead, it is still difficult to move an inch after entering the urban-rural fringe of Pingchuan.Seeing Hirakawa right in front of him, the three Audis couldn't get in.Cars lined up next to each other on the narrow road, from the three-hole bridge in Pingchuan City to the coal mining subsidence area outside the urban area.Public Security Bureau Director Bi Changsheng was so anxious that he almost cried when he saw Wu Mingxiong. Wu Mingxiong asked: "What's going on? Is the traffic so serious?" Bi Changsheng said: "There was a car accident on the national road in front of the Sankong Bridge. A Hino truck from Henan collided with a small bread in Jiangxi. I was asking someone to push the Hino down the ditch, but Hino loaded 20 tons of cargo. , the road is blocked back and forth, and the lifting machinery cannot enter..."

Qian Xianghui frowned and asked Wu Mingxiong: "How far is it to your municipal committee?" Wu Mingxiong said: "It's not too far, about four or five stops!" Qian Xianghui said: "Then get out of the car and walk." Bi Changsheng stopped him and said, "This can't be done, it's not safe." Qian Xianghui lowered his face: "Is it safe to be stuck here?!" Wu Mingxiong immediately and decisively said to Bi Changsheng: "Listen to Secretary Qian, just walk! You let the car of the Public Security Bureau wait at the Sankong Bridge, just pay more attention along the way."

Bi Changsheng answered "Yes", and immediately ordered several traffic policemen around him to protect Qian Xianghui, Xie Xuedong and his party to walk in the direction of Sankong Bridge in the city.This method is undoubtedly the most intelligent.A group of people passed through the traffic jam that lasted two or three miles, and when they reached the opposite side of the Sankong Bridge, two police cars from the Municipal Public Security Bureau just drove over and took everyone to the gate of the Pingchuan Municipal Committee. Shu Huaru, Xiao Daoqing, Chen Zhongyang and other standing members of the Municipal Party Committee stood in front of the main building to greet them.As soon as Qian Xianghui stepped out of the police car, Xiao Daoqing noticed that the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee had a bad face. He wanted to go up to shake hands with Qian Xianghui first, but he didn't dare. Xiang Hui stretched out his hand, and then moved closer carefully.

Shu Huaru greeted and said: "Secretary Qian has worked hard all the way!" Qian Xianghui nodded without saying a word.Sun Anji, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Minister of Organization, sneered and said with a smile: "It's because of your hard work. We only come to Pingchuan occasionally, but you are in Pingchuan every day. You have to suffer this every day. It's really miserable. It's worse than coptis. Bitter! Isn’t it? Mayor Shu?” Shu Huaru blushed and said repeatedly: "We didn't do a good job, we didn't do a good job."

Xie Xuedong also criticized: "Hua Ru, your road is really outrageous. Tell me, just like this, who dares to invest in your international industrial park? If it were me, I would not come." Shu Huaru nodded again and again: "Yes, yes." Only then did Xiao Daoqing come over to shake hands with Qian Xianghui and Xie Xuedong. When shaking hands, he looked at Wu Mingxiong and said, "Secretary Wu is in charge of the work. I think this situation will change soon." Wu Mingxiong immediately said: "Secretary Xiao, didn't you put my army in front of Secretary Qian and Secretary Xie? Even if I, Wu Mingxiong, were a piece of iron, how many nails could I drive? It still depends on all of us to change this backward situation." Well!" Qian Xianghui said: "Of course it depends on everyone. However, I personally think that under China's current unique national conditions, the top leader plays a decisive role. In a sense, the appearance of the top leader determines The face of a team, the face of a region. If it is done well, you, the top leader, will be indispensable; Everything, I only ask you."

Xiao Daoqing's heart was cold when he heard this.The meaning of Qian Xianghui's words was very clear.First of all, he was very dissatisfied with Guo Huaiqiu's presiding over Pingchuan's work, and he showed it in front of so many people; secondly, Qian Xianghui valued Wu Mingxiong very much, and indeed placed great hopes on Wu Mingxiong, and also It will definitely give Wu Mingxiong a lot of autonomy.From then on, he might really have to be careful everywhere and work hard to straighten out his relationship with Wu Mingxiong.Later, guided by Shu Huaru, a group of members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee accompanied Qian Xianghui and other leaders of the Provincial Party Committee to the elevator entrance on the first floor.The elevator was too crowded, Xiao Daoqing, who was walking behind, wanted to wait for the next elevator.Unexpectedly, he was pulled by Xie Xuedong, and Xiao Daoqing got on the elevator.

It was terrible, the elevator had just started, and it only went up between the first floor and the second floor, and the electricity stopped. The elevator stopped moving.The dome light is out.The provincial and municipal heads of state in the elevator fell into darkness and silence. Qian Xianghui asked very unhappy: "What's going on?" Everyone held their breath, and no one dared to make a sound. Qian Xianghui was so angry that he raised his voice and asked, "Who will explain to me?" Only then did Wu Mingxiong say: "Secretary Qian, it might be because of a power outage. I was locked up once three months ago."

Qian Xianghui said: "Old Wu, since you have been victimized, please tell me how long we will be imprisoned? If the time is long, I think we can consider holding this enlarged meeting of the Standing Committee in the elevator." "Sun Anji also said: "Look, how ironic this is. The secretary of the provincial party committee, the deputy secretary, the secretary of the municipal party committee, the deputy secretary, so many bureaucrats are locked in the same elevator. The second case?!" Shu Huaru murmured, "This responsibility lies with the power sector." Chen Zhongyang said with resentment: "Mayor Shu, don't talk about it, we still haven't done a good job inside and out! If Pingchuan's economy improves and it has the strength to build a large power plant, can the power be so tight? Our Can we bear this kind of fuss?! When we were held in a meeting in the province, we were angered, and we didn’t speak to others, so our anger was cut short. At home, we were still angry. Today, even Secretary Qian followed our bad luck. What else can we say? !"

Xiao Daoqing knew that Chen Zhongyang was making use of the topic, so he wanted to speak a few words of justice for Guo Huaiqiu.Unexpectedly, without allowing him to speak, Qian Xianghui spoke in the dark again: "Yes, Secretary Chen's attitude is advisable. Let's not always blame others and emphasize objectivity. Everything is fine, and the provincial party committee wants you What are the mayors and secretaries doing?! Everyone must remember that Pingchuan is an economically underdeveloped area. The cadres of Pingchuan, first of all, you responsible cadres must be mentally prepared to sweat and work hard. Put it on!"

Having said that, the elevator moved and the lights came on, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Reaching the fourth floor, when Qian Xianghui got out of the elevator, he said to Wu Mingxiong again: "Old Wu, I have changed my mind. It seems that the old governor is right. In order to boost Pingchuan's economy, there may really be a group of Comrades are betting on their lives! Including you, the secretary of the municipal party committee." The farewell ceremony for Guo Huaiqiu's body was held after the city-wide cadre meeting.At the city-wide cadre meeting, Qian Xianghui announced Wu Mingxiong's appointment decision on behalf of the provincial party committee, and the host of the farewell ceremony was replaced by Wu Mingxiong from Xiao Daoqing.Qian Xianghui was unable to attend because he had to rush back to the provincial capital to receive a visiting American head of state, so Xie Xuedong represented him.It was a thunderous day, not too hot, with bursts of thunderstorms.Wu Mingxiong went to Pingchuan Hotel to pick up Xie Xuedong, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, and when he rushed to the Shizipo cremation site, a heavy rain hit.The rain was heavy, and the windshield in front of the car was flooded with water. The wipers almost lost their function, and the visibility was poor. The car seemed to be crawling in the water.

Xie Xuedong didn't complain. Looking at the water-drenched world outside the car window, he said with relief: "It would be great if the rain could fall through, and the drought could be alleviated to some extent. Pingchuan is afraid of drought. Old Wu, you Do you remember? The first year I came here to preside over the work, didn’t I encounter a summer drought? It’s a summer drought that hasn’t been encountered in more than ten years, and the municipal party committee has no water in hot weather.” Wu Mingxiong said: "Isn't that right! I still remember that you asked me to transfer the sprinkler truck from the Environmental Sanitation Department to deliver water from door to door for a whole week for the domestic water use of comrades in the organ. I still remember, everyone said that you thank the secretary for caring about everyone's life." Xie Xuedong waved his hand and said, "This kind of trivial matter is not worth mentioning." Wu Mingxiong said: "But I think the water problem still needs to be solved fundamentally. The South-to-North Water Diversion Project must be implemented, and morning is more beneficial than evening." Xie Xuedong said: "If we have this economic power, we will have to do it tomorrow, and we can't delay it for a day. But the question is, do we have this economic power in Pingchuan? Old Wu, think about it, a few years ago it took eight 100 million, at least 1 billion now? There are also roads, roads inside and outside the city, four national highways, and eight provincial highways. Yesterday you swore to Secretary Qian that they would be repaired and a 60-kilometer circle around the city would be built. Road, power plant, you also want to go. Okay, let me calculate for you, divert water from Daze Lake into Damo River, 1 billion yuan, Ring Road, 500 million yuan, road reconstruction in the city, less calculation, 300 million yuan, power plant will count you 2 billion, how much does it add up? 3.8 billion. My comrade, what is the annual financial revenue of our Pingchuan? It is only more than 400 million. That is to say, if you don’t eat or drink, you have to overdraw for nearly 10 years This beautiful idea can only be realized with a large amount of fiscal revenue. Is this realistic?" Wu Mingxiong smiled and said tactfully: "Secretary Xie, you only counted dead debts, and you didn't count live debts. You think, if I can revitalize the economy and introduce foreign capital, some of the funds can be used Right? Give discounts to ensure that people make money, and attract some domestic funds, right? You can also raise funds and borrow money! People always come up with solutions, as long as you think about it, there is always a way to go. Of course, I still I didn’t think about it, and I didn’t think about it.” Xie Xuedong said: "If you don't know what to do, you have to be safe. I would rather be slow than chaotic. This is not my thinking, it is the thinking of Secretary Qian, and it is also the thinking of the provincial party committee. Comrade Huaiqiu has already learned a lesson on this point. When the International Industrial Park was launched, I said it was too impractical. Comrade Huaiqiu refused to listen, and asked me to help him speak at the provincial party committee. I also hope that Pingchuan is doing well, and I want everyone to look at Pingchuan with admiration. Ruan agreed, and there was this international industrial park hanging in the air, and Huaiqiu was killed on it." Wu Mingxiong did not expect that Xie Xuedong was against the establishment of the International Industrial Park.In his impression, Xie Xuedong has always been very enthusiastic about the International Industrial Park. Last year, when the development zone was being rectified, he even played a cover for the International Industrial Park, allowing Guo Huaiqiu to pass the standard pass.Xie Xuedong sighed, and said: "Of course, Comrade Huaiqiu is relatively stable in general, and Pingchuan didn't have any major troubles. It's not easy. We can't dismiss Comrade Huaiqiu just because he is doing things safely. He is regarded as an incompetent person. I think Comrade Zhongyang has some emotional problems, and his statement at the Standing Committee is very inappropriate. It is Xiang Zhuang dancing with a sword. Such a good and diligent comrade died of exhaustion at work. What do you mean by talking about an incompetent person? It’s just using the dead to overwhelm the living, blaming the provincial party committee, blaming me! If everyone didn’t know about your old Wu’s relationship with Comrade Zhongyang, they would think you ordered it!” Wu Mingxiong said cautiously: "Secretary Xie, don't you understand Lao Chen? He has always been out of his mouth, so let's not talk about him." At this time, the car arrived at the Shizipo cremation site in the north of the city, and the rainstorm stopped. When Wu Mingxiong and Xie Xuedong got out of the car, the sky was blue and the sun was scorching hot.The two stood under the sun, covering their eyes with their hands at the same time, facing the sky?Looking forward, a look of disappointment appeared on his face. Xie Xuedong said: "It seems that God still doesn't give face." Wu Mingxiong also said: "Thunderstorms of this kind don't always last long." The two of them entered the VIP lounge one after another. Wu Mingxiong saw Shu Huaru, Xiao Daoqing, Liu Jinping and a group of desert cadres, but he didn't see Chen Zhongyang.After a closer look, none of the cadres in charge of the Yunhai Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government came. Wu Mingxiong was really upset. He didn't say hello to Xie Xuedong, so he called the director of the Municipal Party Committee Office who was in charge outside the door and asked, "Why didn't Secretary Chen come? Didn't he get notified?" The director of the office said: "The notice has arrived. Secretary Chen said that he is too busy to come. He asked me to arrange the wreath." Wu Mingxiong said angrily: "Call Secretary Chen right away and tell him that I told him to leave everything in his hand, even the most important things. It doesn't matter if you come late, but you must come!" The office director responded, turned and left.Wu Mingxiong was about to return to the VIP room, but Liu Jinping, the female secretary of the Damo County Party Committee, called "Secretary Wu" and walked to Wu Mingxiong.Wu Mingxiong immediately remembered the years of fighting in Damo County, and asked: "This year's drought is so severe, is there another fight in your Quanwang Township?" Liu Jinping was taken aback for a moment and said, "It's okay." Wu Mingxiong said: "What do you mean by 'okay'? Was it beaten or not? Did anyone die? How many died?" Liu Jinping said: "I came to you for this matter. Another person died. It belonged to Shangquanwang. Our county is dealing with it. The reason is still for the water source. I discussed it with the county magistrate Huang and the standing committee members. I made a report, and I want to ask the municipal party committee to think about it, whether it is possible to make such a big decision to bring in the water from Daze Lake!" Wu Mingxiong asked, "Where is the report?" Liu Jinping said: "I handed it over to Secretary Xiao a few days ago." Wu Mingxiong asked again: "What did Secretary Xiao say?" Liu Jinping said dully, "Secretary Xiao said there is no money in the city." Wu Mingxiong nodded: "Secretary Xiao is right. There is no money in the city, and the money will not come out within three to five years." Liu Jinping boldly asked: "Then let's just watch farmers fight and die every year?!" Wu Mingxiong tilted his head and looked at the female county party secretary in front of him, and said, "Then what do you, Liu Jinping, say? You don't have money, and you have to do something, and it's such a big deal. Do you have any good ideas that will work? Think about it, think about it and talk to me." Liu Jinping was happy, and was about to talk to Wu Mingxiong about his idea of ​​self-financing, but Wu Mingxiong was pulled away by Mayor Shu Huaru.After walking a few steps, Wu Mingxiong turned around and said to Liu Jinping: "Oh, there is one more thing I almost forgot. The old governor sent his greetings to your father, Mr. Liu, and asked me to bring two bottles of 'Moutai' to Mr. Liu. Someday you will get it." Liu Jinping said, "Secretary Wu, I'll get it when I find you someday." Wu Mingxiong nodded in response, and entered the VIP room.The VIP room was full of crying, Guo Huaiqiu's wife and children had already been picked up, Mrs. Guo heard some rumors, she cried and said, "Old Guo, your death is really not worth it. There are no good words in the post! How can people nowadays talk about conscience!" Xie Xuedong persuaded from the side: "Don't say that. The provincial party committee knows about Comrade Huaiqiu, and the 10 million people in Pingchuan know about it. The organization gave Comrade Huaiqiu a high evaluation! Pingchuan was originally from our province Underdeveloped areas, no one expects them to develop all of a sudden. However, our first comrade endured humiliation and worked hard to lay the foundation, and Pingchuan will get better little by little. On that day, everyone will I deeply miss Comrade Huaiqiu." Mrs. Guo cried again and said: "Some people say that Lao Guo set up an industrial park and threw 300 million yuan into the water, which made so many factories unable to open wages." Wu Mingxiong said: "This is groundless. On behalf of the municipal party committee and the municipal government, I can responsibly say that the international industrial park and the decline in the efficiency of the factory are completely different things. The international industrial park has not been completed by Secretary Guo. Mayor Shu and I We have to keep going, and everyone will see in the near future that the 300 million that Secretary Guo invested has not been thrown into the water, and it may become 3 billion, 30 billion." Mrs. Guo was moved, wiped her tears, took Wu Mingxiong's hand and said: "I heard from Lao Guo that when you opposed going to the International Industrial Park, Secretary Wu was the only one in the Standing Committee, but those who supported him back then People have changed now, you don’t even dare to breathe, only you dare to say that.” Wu Mingxiong said: "What I opposed at the beginning was not the establishment of the industrial park, but the establishment at that time. Now it seems that since the international industrial park will be established sooner or later, it is better for Secretary Guo to do it earlier. The earlier the difficulty, the greater the difficulty. But the total investment is smaller.” No one expected that at this moment, Xiao Daoqing called out to Secretary Guo and burst into tears.Amidst Xiao Daoqing's cries, Wu Mingxiong thought that this sad day might be of historical significance. Sorrows and tears will send away the cautious old era, and a new era of opening and closing has come.If 10 million cadres and the masses can risk their lives for their future destiny and future happiness, then is there any doubt about the full take-off of the Pingchuan area? ! After a long period of difficulties, tribulations and hesitation, today, the curtain finally opened. So, let's get started...