Chapter 35 Chapter Thirty-Five

At that time, Wu Mingxiong was taking a shower in the bathroom, and he answered the phone naked. Xiao Daoqing said unabashedly to Wu Mingxiong on the phone: "Secretary Wu, because the incident happened suddenly and is of great importance, according to my judgment, there may be turmoil on the water conservancy construction site, so I have also informed the provincial party committee Comrade Xie Xuedong An urgent report was made with the Provincial Political and Legal Committee." Wu Mingxiong's hand holding the microphone trembled, and he suppressed his anger. He only asked coldly, "Deputy Secretary Xiao, why do you judge that there will be turmoil on the water conservancy construction site? Are you afraid that the world will not be chaotic? Since you have directly Reported to Secretary Xie Xuedong, why are you looking for me, the secretary of the municipal party committee?!" After finishing speaking, Wu Mingxiong hung up the phone fiercely, opened the bathroom door and shouted to Ye Qing who was lying on the bed watching TV: "Secretary Ye Chief, give me the construction site of the water chief, look for Secretary Chen!"

The switchboard of the guest house hadn't connected Chen Zhongyang's phone, but Xiao Daoqing's called again, and Wu Mingxiong had to answer it, so Ye Qing had no choice but to hand over the phone to Wu Mingxiong. Wu Mingxiong asked angrily: "Deputy Secretary Xiao, what else do you want to say?" Xiao Daoqing said: "Secretary Wu, don't get angry! I did this to be responsible for the party's cause. 13,000 migrant workers went on strike. What should we do if there is turmoil? Is Comrade Chen Zhongyang, who is in charge of the water conservancy project, responsible, or me, the political and legal secretary? Are you in charge? You Secretary Wu must have an idea in mind."

Wu Mingxiong said: "I know, the purpose of your calling is to tell me that this matter has nothing to do with you, right? I understand, can you please hang up the phone? I am waiting for a call from Comrade Chen Zhongyang at the water project site .” Xiao Daoqing still did not hang up the phone, and said, "You have to listen to me. After the accident at the construction site, Comrade Chen Zhongyang asked me to send Bi Changsheng, the director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, to arrest people at the Shuichang construction site. The deputy county magistrate, Si Mingchun, and the manager of Sanshan Trading Company in Shuichang County, Fang Xiaofang. I don’t think it’s appropriate to arrest Si Mingchun. Mingchun received a bribe of 800 yuan, which is not enough to be a criminal offense; thirdly, with all due respect, the striking migrant workers demanded the arrest of Si Mingchun, who is the deputy county magistrate and project director, probably to vent their hatred for the water conservancy project itself. Dissatisfied, we arrested Si Mingchun, and the striking migrant workers are likely to make new demands. I have to maintain a high degree of political vigilance. Although I have reservations about starting the project, when it comes to preventing and suppressing unrest, I am I have a clear-cut stand and a firm stand. I told Chen Zhongyang these principles, and asked Chen Zhongyang to keep a clear political mind and do more political and ideological work with the general public. Just yelling and cursing, completely losing the minimum demeanor of a deputy secretary of the municipal party committee."

Wu Mingxiong asked: "So, up to now, your Deputy Secretary Xiao has done nothing but call to report to the higher authorities, right? Then let me tell you, I don't have this minimum demeanor, and I want to scold you." You are an inhuman stupid official!" I never thought that Xiao Daoqing would be so pestering. Wu Mingxiong hung up the phone, and within a minute, his call came in again. Before Wu Mingxiong could speak, he said first: "Secretary Wu, I know you are in a hurry. , So, I don't blame you for your angry words when you are not calm. But I want to solemnly declare that it is not that I am not doing work, but that I am unable to work. First of all, for the launching of this water conservancy project , I have reservations. The reason why I have reservations is because we did not do what we can. I am worried that there will be troubles and cause heavy losses to the party and the people. Facts have proved that troubles have continued. From the beginning of fundraising, people have complained, and then the Hetian incident And today’s water chief’s strike. By the way, this afternoon, there were farmers driving walking tractors at the gate of the city government to visit the group. It was received by Mayor Shu, and it may be for raising funds for water conservancy. Secondly, as the deputy secretary of the administrative law, I have to think about the problem from a legal point of view, and I can't act recklessly regardless of the consequences..."

Wu Mingxiong couldn't bear it any longer, and interrupted Xiao Daoqing's words sharply, and said word by word: "Comrade Xiao Daoqing, now, in the name of a municipal party secretary, I order you not to say anything, and put down the phone immediately! " The phone over there was hung up reluctantly. After a while, Chen Zhongyang's phone call came in, and he said, "Old Wu, are you in a conference call? I can't get in through my phone." Wu Mingxiong did not give any explanation, and asked anxiously: "How is the situation on the construction site? Has the scope of the shutdown and the situation expanded? According to Xiao Daoqing, there will be riots? Is the situation serious?"

Chen Zhongyang said angrily: "According to our Secretary Xiao's method of engaging in class struggle, of course there will be major accidents. Are there any class enemies among our migrant workers? They stopped working when they couldn't bear it. They put in so much effort. Doing more than ten hours a day, Si Mingchun, the deputy magistrate of Shuichang County, dared to collude with a slut to harm our migrant workers. Can we not be arrested? As soon as I found out the problem in the morning, I asked Xiao Daoqing to take over the city. Bi Changsheng from the Public Security Bureau sent me over, and he gave me an official tone. The migrant workers stopped working, but he still ignored them. There was nothing I could do. I temporarily transferred some people from the Yunhai City Public Security Bureau to send Si Mingchun and the Fang All the sluts were pulled out of their nests, taken to the construction site of the water chief, handcuffed on the spot, and taken away with guns, that’s what happened just now.”

Wu Mingxiong said: "Okay, we dealt with it in a timely and decisive manner! How did the migrant workers respond?" Chen Zhongyang said: "The migrant workers responded very well. Many migrant workers knelt down in front of me with tears, saying that the people's government is fair and does not protect corrupt officials, and that we are the Qingtian. Now, all 13,000 migrant workers have resumed work, and they are gradually Go to the construction site, Old Wu, listen to how loud the footsteps outside the mat shed are." Sure enough, there was a burst of hurried and chaotic footsteps on the phone.

Chen Zhongyang added: "The migrant workers have expressed that they will work overtime to get back the time lost in the shutdown. Don't worry, go to Beijing for a meeting. There won't be any major problems in the water conservancy project." Wu Mingxiong was really moved, and said with a choked voice: "Old Chen, thank the comrades of migrant workers in Shuichang County on my behalf, thank them for their high level of trust in the party and the government. Tell them that their demands are reasonable and legal, and let them rest assured. The government will severely punish Si Mingchun, the deputy magistrate of Shuichang County, and the manager surnamed Fang according to the law!"

Finally, Wu Mingxiong asked again: "How is the situation of the 432 food poisoners? Are there any deaths?" Chen Zhongyang said: "So far no one has died, and it is estimated that there will be no deaths. More than 200 people have been discharged from the hospital. Most of them treated in Shuichang County Hospital are not too serious. Only 14 people are not out of danger." Wu Mingxiong said: "We must issue a death order to Shuichang County Hospital, and do everything possible to ensure that no one will die!" Chen Zhongyang said: "I have issued this order on behalf of the municipal party committee."

Wu Mingxiong finally let go of his hanging heart, and then reported to Chen Zhongyang what Xiao Daoqing had said in several phone calls, and reminded Chen Zhongyang to pay attention, maybe Xie Xuedong and the relevant leaders of the Provincial Political and Legal Committee would look for him again. Chen Zhongyang asked gloomily, "How long are we going to tolerate this Secretary Xiao?" Wu Mingxiong was silent for a long time before saying: "He is still young after all, let's take another look!" Thinking of the farmer group visit that Xiao Daoqing mentioned "by the way", Wu Mingxiong hung up the phone again and called Mayor Shu Huaru.

Shu Huaru was in the Huancheng Road Engineering Headquarters, and he was overjoyed when he received the call, "What's the matter? Boss, are you worried about us wage earners? Are you going to check the post in the middle of the night?" Wu Mingxiong said: "Old Shu, don't be joking, let me ask you, did a farmer group visit happen at the gate of the city hall in the afternoon, and was it caused by water conservancy fundraising? How is the situation handled?" Shu Huaru said, "I'll take care of such a small matter as soon as I go. It's not a problem of raising funds for water conservancy, but a problem of random apportionment by townships under the guise of raising funds for water conservancy. There is a township in Quanshan County. Employment agents raised labor costs from 45 yuan per person to 85 yuan, and forced farmers to pay. Farmers knew that the city stipulated that it was only 45 yuan, and they were cheated by paying 85 yuan by themselves, so they went to the city government to ask for an explanation. Tell me, water conservancy, digging dry roots, whoever benefits will pay for it, it’s nothing to say, but it’s wrong to add more layers, our hard-earned money is hard to come by. On behalf of the city government, I answered them on the spot and called Quanshan County They want the county to refund the overcharged money for the township first, and then investigate and deal with the party secretary and head of the township. Those who should be withdrawn and those who should be replaced should be replaced. We must not watch these local emperors run rampant in the township." Wu Mingxiong reminded: "The focus is on the economic investigation. I suspect that there is a problem of corruption. If there is such a problem, it must be dealt with firmly in accordance with the law. If it should be expelled from the party, it will be expelled from the party. The innocence of the Pingchuan Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government, whoever destroys our construction, will have to pay a heavy price!" Shu Huaru said, "Okay, that's exactly what I think." After putting down the phone, Wu Mingxiong let out a long sigh of relief, and said to the Secretary-General Ye Qing who was always by his side: "This Xiao Daoqing is lying about the military situation again!" Ye Qing said: "They are politically sensitive, but they have a strong sense of policy." Wu Mingxiong snorted and said, "Then he'd better be the director of the Policy Research Office!" Ye Qing's eyes lit up and he said, "I have a suggestion. We can adjust the division of labor in our Standing Committee and let Secretary Xiao be in charge of family planning and the party and the masses. These are all highly policy-oriented tasks, and they should be Always work tirelessly. It also saves him from making mistakes when he is busy. The discipline inspection, political and legal work he is currently in charge of is too important." Wu Mingxiong pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "What work is not important? Secretary-General Ye, do you really think that family planning work is not important? This is a basic national policy, and there is a veto right. We, Pingchuan, have a thousand In a big city with a population of more than ten thousand, if the family planning work is loosely grasped, hundreds of thousands more children can be born a year, which is incredible! If Xiao Daoqing can really do a good job in this most difficult job in the world, he will be considered competent .” Ye Qing immediately said: "That's good, Secretary Xiao is the youngest member of the Standing Committee, so he should face the difficulties." Then Wu Mingxiong said: "The adjustment of the division of labor of the Standing Committee cannot be decided by me alone. In my opinion, it is better to seek the opinions of Mayor Shu, Secretary Chen and everyone." That night, Wu Mingxiong suffered from insomnia, lying in the room of the Provincial Party Committee Guest House tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep, his eyes wide open, staring at the ceiling in a daze.Later, I got up, went to the service desk to find two sleeping pills, and fell asleep for a while before dawn. The express train to Beijing departed from the provincial capital at 9 am and arrived in Beijing at midnight.Wu Mingxiong was very tired and sleepy when he stayed at the guest house of the Central Organization Department on Wanshou Road. Order wine and drink, and ask for Hirakawa Daqu. Wu Mingxiong said with a smile: "Secretary Xie, don't you think about it. It's a long way to go to Beijing for a meeting. Why should I bring Pingchuan Daqu?" Xie Xuedong pointed to Wu Mingxiong and said, "What? Didn't you take the initiative to disarm, did you? Then I will search? How much I find and how much I take away, don't feel bad!" Ye Qing hurriedly said: "Secretary Wu didn't bring any wine, I brought back two bottles for my friends, the latest antique purple sand bottle, Secretary Xie, I'm afraid you haven't seen it before." Ye Qing took out a bottle of wine, put it on the table, then took the initiative to avoid it, and went out to chat with someone. After Ye Qing left, Xie Xuedong took out a bag of peanuts from the big pocket of the gray tunic suit, opened the wine bottle, filled two empty teacups with wine, and said to Wu Mingxiong, "Come on, old Wu, Let’s have a couple of sips together, let’s just drink without taking it, it’s real.” Wu Mingxiong knew that Xie Xuedong must have something to say, so he forced himself to go to the sofa opposite Xie Xuedong and sat down.After sitting down and thinking about it, I also brought a few bags of preserved sweet potatoes with red hearts and dried sweet potatoes with red hearts newly produced in Hetian County, so I found them in the bags and asked Xie Xuedong to try them. After Xie Xuedong tasted it, he praised: "Not bad, not bad. Now people eat enough big fish and meat, and they like to eat some wild vegetables. The children in the city eat too many high-end preserved fruits and plums, and maybe they still want to eat them." Dried yams, dried yams. Old Wu, you are so smart, you can think of developing Hetian dried yams, you have imagination, very imaginative." Wu Mingxiong said: "Secretary Xie, you are wrong to praise. It is not me who have the imagination, but a group of new-type farmers in Daliu Township, Hetian. The development of this dried potato is made by them, and it has become a series of products. It hit supermarkets in Shanghai and Beijing last month." Xie Xuedong said: "This is always the result of your Secretary Wu's support." Wu Mingxiong smiled wryly: "I didn't support them, but I was an opponent! Last year, at the first Standing Committee meeting when I just took office, I publicly criticized Hetian, saying that they put forward the idea of ​​'starting from a potato. "Get rich by processing" is a typical small farmer's consciousness, not even a big farmer. But I, the secretary of the municipal party committee, didn't criticize or intimidate them. They continued to engage in the diversification and development of sweet potatoes, and just made a way to get rich according to local conditions. Road, I have to admit my mistakes. A while ago, the Red Heart Group in Hetian was established, and I wrote a congratulatory letter to call on comrades in poor areas to learn from them. Learn from their spiritual courage of not only striving for excellence but also seeking truth.” Xie Xuedong seemed to hear the implication from Wu Mingxiong's words. He was a little embarrassed, took a sip of his wine, and said with a smile: "Old Wu, you are quite self-critical now. Hey, did you listen to the following 5555 Did your comrades talk about the 'new three styles of work'?" Wu Mingxiong said: "Isn't it just a few words: Theories are connected to benefits, closely connected to leaders, praise and self-praise? This phenomenon does exist. For example, our Secretary Xiao pays more attention to contacting you, the old leader." Xie Xuedong smiled and said, "Old Wu, you don't know. I'm afraid I'm the one who criticized Xiao Daoqing the most. He has outstanding strengths and weaknesses. He is mature, steady, policy-oriented, and politically mature. , also honest and self-loving, self-motivated. However, after all, he is still younger, has less practical experience, and is less able to deal with prominent incidents. When encountering bigger incidents, sometimes it is inevitable to make mistakes in judgment and panic. Like yesterday There is absolutely no need to panic about what happened at the Water Chang construction site! When he called me in the middle of the night, I said that the sky would not fall. Sure enough, when I asked Comrade Chen Zhongyang, the matter had already been dealt with. When he reported to you, it was Aren't you anxious like ants on a hot pan?" Wu Mingxiong said sarcastically: "It's quite urgent. However, our Deputy Secretary Xiao is not anxious about the appearance of the water chief, but anxious to get rid of his own responsibilities. Although this comrade is young, he is indeed very mature politically. " Xie Xuedong waved his hand and said, "Old Wu, this is your misunderstanding. Think about it, he is not in charge of water conservancy projects, so what responsibility does he have for what happened to the water chief? He is worried about turmoil, so he will report to us and remind us. Let us pay attention, it is a manifestation of political responsibility, what is wrong?" Wu Mingxiong speculated that maybe because the turmoil subsided, Xiao Daoqing realized his mistake, and asked Xie Xuedong to come forward to explain, so he asked: "Secretary Xie, did Secretary Xiao call you again?" Xie Xuedong said: "It was not he who came to me, but I found him, severely criticized him, and asked him to learn from you and old comrades like Chen Zhongyang. I told Comrade Xiao Daoqing that the old comrades have learned from long-term practice. Work experience is the precious wealth of the party, which cannot be learned in any book." Wu Mingxiong said: "He has no mistakes, why are you criticizing him?" With a long sigh, he added, "We old comrades have made many mistakes. Who dares to say that they have no mistakes in their life's work? Well, I will continue to make mistakes of one kind or another in the future. Only Xiao Daoqing may never make mistakes." Xie Xuedong obviously felt that Wu Mingxiong had something to say, so he asked, "Why does he never make mistakes?" Wu Mingxiong said: "He doesn't do anything!" Xie Xuedong shook his head and said, "No wonder Xiao Daoqing said that your old Wu has a prejudice against him?! Xiao Daoqing has been the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee for so many years, and he really didn't have a job? Isn't it? Are you talking angry? You can't just because He has different opinions on the launch of water conservancy and road projects. It’s unfair for you to judge him like this. Don’t I also have reservations about launching water and road projects at the same time? Do you also think that I don’t want to work? Comrade, there are many things in Pingchuan , not only water and roads.” Wu Mingxiong didn't want to say any more. Xie Xuedong said again: "The municipal party committee team in Pingchuan must be united. As your former squad leader, I feel that I have the responsibility to remind you. Comrade Xiao Daoqing and I have talked about this issue many times and warned him again and again, asking him to respect you. The top leaders and every old and new comrade in the team must focus on principles in major matters and style in small matters. Today, I will also talk to you about this issue. If the unity of the team is not good, you, the squad leader, are always responsible. After returning to Beijing, you will hold a democratic life meeting to have an in-depth heart-to-heart exchange, okay?" Wu Mingxiong nodded and said, "Secretary Xie, your reminder is very timely. It seems that we are going to hold a democratic life meeting..." Afterwards, both sides were careful, and there was something else going on in the sky and on the ground. It was almost 12 o'clock, and Ye Qing, who was visiting, came back.Xie Xuedong chatted a few more gossips with Ye Qing before getting up to leave.