Chapter 2 Chapter two

1 No one would have thought that a storm surge in Old Crab Bay would quickly lift the political curtain of Beilong City, followed by a shocking clean government storm. On the morning of the second day of the storm surge, the Beilong Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government received two disaster reports: Xiewan Township in Yanhua County and the Beilonggang construction site were hit by the storm surge, the newly built cross-sea bridge collapsed, and the tide-proof dam was washed away.In Xiewan Township, 1,600 mu of shrimp ponds were flooded, 70 piles of raw salt in the salt field were soaked, and houses in nine natural villages were flooded. Four people died and three people were missing.The direct economic loss amounted to 73.5 million yuan.The No. 1 and No. 2 harbor basins at the Beilonggang construction site were washed away, and two dredgers were damaged. No casualties were reported.The disaster report will be reported to the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government at the same time.

When the news of the disaster reached Beilong City Party Secretary Gao Huanzhang and Mayor Hu Yong who were far away in the provincial capital, these two top and second leaders in Beilong had already learned about it from the phone call of Yanhua County Party Secretary Chai Defa.The two of them were unprepared, and fell into a kind of worry and panic that they had never experienced before.Gao Huanzhang subconsciously held the big red invitation in his palm and crumpled it into a ball of paper.He was covered in cold sweat, and said sadly: "Oh, what an unexpected event! Let's go, we can't see Secretary Pan of the Provincial Party Committee and Governor Fu again! Go back and deal with the aftermath!"

Mayor Hu lost his mind in panic, nodded and said, "Then let's go quickly, lest Secretary Pan know we are here, and he will be furious." Sure enough, Hu Yong guessed it. Secretary Pan of the Provincial Party Committee knew the inside story somehow, and sent his secretary Zhang Lixin to call the two of them to the office.To their surprise, Secretary Pan was not full of anger, but was full of anxiety and complaints: "Did the Meteorological Department not have a storm surge forecast two days ago?" Gao Huanzhang said: "No, if there were, we wouldn't come to the provincial capital to invite the leaders! Secretary Pan, no matter what, I, the leader, will take full responsibility!"

Secretary Pan said solemnly: "Now is not the time to investigate responsibility. I want to ask, can the cross-sea bridge withstand the eight-level storm surge?" Hu Yong focused his attention on Gao Huanzhang's face: "Yes, the design and construction can defend the tenth level. Secretary Gao, is there a problem with the construction quality?" Secretary Pan thought for a while and said, "Go back first, do a good job in disaster relief, and try to minimize losses. At the same time, an investigation team will be sent to report a detailed disaster report to the Provincial Party Committee. Secretary-General Shen and I will go to Go to the disaster area of ​​Beilong!"

Gao Huanzhang and Hu Yong left with a heartbeat, Secretary Pan looked at their backs and sighed heavily. The sun was surprisingly dazzling, but reflected in Secretary Pan's eyes, it was surprisingly severe.Secretary Pan's brain was spinning rapidly. It took a long time before he picked up the phone: "Hello, the Organization Department? Has Zhao Zhentao reported to the Central Party School?" "No, he's reporting next week." Secretary Pan put down the phone confidently and walked towards the meeting room of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee with heavy steps.

When the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee decided to appoint Zhao Zhentao as acting mayor of Beilong City, Zhao Zhentao and his wife Meng Yao had just returned from their father-in-law.Zhao Zhentao has already obtained some information from the father-in-law who is the director of the Provincial People's Congress.When the father-in-law first met him, he still cheated him with a straight face, asking him if the two main crimes in the appeal letter were true?Zhao Zhentao argued blushingly: "Father, this is purely a false accusation! Mr. Spinnock, a foreign businessman, went hunting on Laozhan Ridge. The governor nodded, and the Public Security Bureau even sent people to protect him. I didn't participate at all. ;Also, I helped Secretary Gao of Beilong City and the others go to Beilonggang. Meng Yao knew that I was a beggar and went to the fifth watch. I was busy! You said, Beilong is my hometown, I can accept Is it good for others? I, Zhao Zhentao, have roots in this big issue!"

Seeing his earnest and aggrieved look, Meng Yao couldn't help laughing, and said, "Dad, don't you know that big boss in Beilong? This old guy can trick people, and every time he comes back, he will kill him at midnight." Zhentao slipped away, and what they gave me were some local products from their hometown: sesame candy, old wine, chestnuts, and dates." The father-in-law smiled and nodded, and said, "That's the way it is. As I said, if you want to get rich, you have to do business; if you want to make a name for yourself in the officialdom, you have to be poor. A gentleman loves money, Take it in a proper way. You are still young, I don't want to see you stumble!"

Zhao Zhentao nodded sincerely.Seeing him like this, the old father-in-law finally confessed to him.His father-in-law told him that this false accusation letter had no effect at all on Secretary Pan and Governor Fu, and the provincial leaders had a secret in mind.This time the province let him study at the Central Party School in order to reuse him. Zhao Zhentao let out a sigh of relief. When the couple walked to the Hualian shopping mall, Meng Yao pulled Zhao Zhentao to go inside.Zhao Zhentao was afraid of going shopping with his wife, so he stepped back and said, "Don't go, I have to visit some friends and say hello to them."

Meng Yao said unhappily: "You think I have an addiction to shopping? I want to buy some replacement clothes for you." Zhao Zhentao said: "I went to Beijing, why can't I buy anything in Beijing? Do you think I'm going to the countryside to help the poor?" The couple were arguing sentence by sentence when Zhao Zhentao's cell phone rang, and it was Geng, Deputy Director of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee.Deputy Minister Geng's voice was urgent: "Comrade Zhentao, the situation has changed a lot. You don't need to report to the Central Party School. Secretary Pan wants to talk to you." Zhao Zhentao gave Meng Yao a helpless look and hurried away.

In Secretary Pan's office, Zhao Zhentao accepted an important appointment. He will be sent to Beilong City as deputy secretary of the Beilong Municipal Committee and acting mayor.At this time, he didn't know that there was a disaster in Beilong, or that Beilong Port had suffered a devastating blow.Therefore, he did not expect the appointment to be so urgent and sudden.Secretary Pan said earnestly: "Xiao Zhao, I should have sent someone to ask you for advice first, but there is no time. I just called Secretary Gao Huanzhang to say hello, and he welcomes you very much! You still have Any thoughts?"

Zhao Zhentao said excitedly: "Secretary Pan, I have no experience in grassroots work, so I'm afraid I will fail your high expectations!" Secretary Pan said with a smile: "Do it boldly. The Provincial Party Committee understands you and will definitely support you! You know, taking up the post at this time is a time of crisis. The Provincial Party Committee considers it this way. You are Beilong People, I have deep feelings for Beilong. In addition, I learned from the false accusation letter that you have been involved in the affairs of Beilonggang for the past two years. It is said that you, Zhao Zhentao, became Beilonggang. Long’s office in the provincial capital, hahaha! This is great! You have worked in the Open Office for three years, so of course you know our province’s opening strategy around the Bohai Sea: sea, land and air go hand in hand! Modern warfare is a three-dimensional war, and it is necessary to Sea, land and air cooperate to fight, and our main battlefield of economic construction must also have its own "sea, land and air". You see, Qindao Port, located in a tourist attraction, is a century-old port, and its shipping capacity has been overloaded. Moreover, it is too far away from the western half of the province. However, Huanglian Port in the west has just been surveyed and approved, so the most important thing right now is Beilong Port. The lack of ports has not only caused headaches for enterprises in the province, but also discouraged large foreign customers. .There are not enough ports open to the outside world, and the progress of reform and opening up will be difficult. Therefore, the provincial party committee proposes to build a golden bridge at sea, land and air ports! Your Beilong Port has a heavy burden!" Zhao Zhentao nodded solemnly and said, "Secretary Pan, I understand, I understand." Secretary Pan added: "This afternoon, Secretary-General Shen and I will send you to Beilong!" 2 The distant sea is gray and gray, and it is hard to see clearly.The moment the storm surge receded, Zhao Laogong staggered up the embankment like a monster.At this time, the sun had already drilled out of the clouds, rolling lazily on the far beach amidst the endless sound of rounding up the boat, and falling down lazily amidst the distant and long blunt throat sound.The gray sea currents fluttered and disappeared in front of the old man like an umbilical cord, making the old man feel the primitiveness and mystery of the sea.This was the only seascape the old man had ever seen so far.Some people say that at the moment of disaster, the sea is the most beautiful, surprisingly beautiful.The old man also saw a girl standing on the vast beach and drawing pictures. "Master Zhao, are you okay?" Apprentice Xiaoquan called him.Zhao Laogong turned his head and saw Xiaoquan walking towards him covered in blood. Zhao Laogong was taken aback: "Oh, what happened? Why are you still injured?" Xiao Quan shivered and said, "It's not good, something serious happened! Xiao Guilu, Brother Xiao, he—" Zhao Laogong panicked: "You record him, what's wrong with him?" Xiaoquan cried: "The newly built cross-sea bridge collapsed, Brother Xiao, he was crushed to death! Hmmmm——" Zhao Laogong's body softened: "My God, my God!" His old tears also came down.Both Xiaoquan and Xiao Guilu are apprentices of Zhao Laogong. When the storm surge hit, Qi Shaowu, secretary of the township party committee, came, and he brought all the cadres in the township to rescue.The village head took Secretary Qi to find people outside the village. When they found the shipyard, Mrs. Ge was not there, and neither was the third acting factory manager.He also had another apprentice, Zuo Haiming, whose daughter-in-law was ill and did not come to work. When Qi Shaowu saw his former old father-in-law, he really wanted to say something nice, but the situation was urgent, so he just smiled at the old man and left in a hurry.Zhao Laogong knew that Qi Shaowu was forcing Haiying to find Zhao Zhentao to run for him. Now that there was a storm, he had the opportunity to show off.Sure enough, Zhao Laogong guessed it, and Qi Shaowu went straight to the construction site in Beilonggang with hundreds of people, bypassing the township refrigeration factory, salt factory and paper machinery factory that were hit by the storm.He told the rescuers that it is time to test the Xiewan people. We cannot stare at Xiaojia and ignore everyone. Beilonggang is a key project in our province. We must defend Beilonggang with the workers and brothers. Beilonggang will live and die together!The people in the village have opinions, but they can't say them out. What Secretary Qi said is completely reasonable. In front of the port basin, Qi Shaowu led people and workers to build a human wall.He was also the first to jump into the harbor basin and tightly hugged the wooden stakes embedded with steel plates.Everyone present was moved. Qi Shaowu worked desperately on the front line for a day and a night. When he climbed up from the harbor basin, he clutched his injured arm and thought very clearly, just with this fight and Zhao Zhentao's relationship, he is here. In the next general election, he will be sure of victory.At this time, Qi Shaowu didn't know that Zhao Zhentao had become the parent officer of Beilong City, nor did he know that the cross-sea bridge had collapsed. Zhao Laogong has no time to think about Qi Shaowu right now, the old man is in deep grief for losing a good apprentice.The old man's viscera were turned upside down, and he cried out with old tears: "God! Is this bridge made of paper? Why did it collapse when it collapsed?" Xiaoquan said with some fear: "I was just one step away from following Brother Xiao! I watched the bridge crumbling apart! There were a few armed police soldiers on the bridge! All, all of them were imprisoned." gone--" Zhao Laogong asked: "Could it be that Guilu didn't even leave a corpse?" Xiaoquan sighed and said, "Where are we going to stay? They are all swept away along the old river mouth!" Zhao Laogong said: "Get a boat, we two will look for him! Guilu has been out of the sea, he has the nature of water, maybe he is still alive, he is still alive." Xiaoquan said that there was no hope, but he still went to move the sampan that was stuck in the mud. At this moment, a car horn sounded, and the third son of the shipyard and the old lady Ge Yuqin got out of the car.Mrs. Ge looked at the shipyard that was blown down by the storm with heartache. The half-built white stubble ship was scattered by the waves and lost its shape.Her haggard face almost drooped to the corner of her mouth, her body stiffened and she took a few steps forward, nearly falling down.She smacked the tip of her tongue and snorted: "What a crime!" Seeing that the master was upset, the third child panicked and walked towards Zhao Laogong and Xiaoquan with a chubby face.His fat body looked bloated and broad.He stepped onto a pitch pine plank, which was soaked by the tide, and slipped the third child somersaults.The third child got up and yelled at Zhao Laogong: "Why do you look at the factory? You can't even keep a few white stubble boats! How many of you are just living?" Zhao Laogong remained silent, his old face shriveled and wrinkled. Xiaoquan couldn't hold back the anger anymore, and said aggrievedly: "What are you shouting about? I, Master Zhao, is the only one here. He is already so old. If he can bear it and is still alive, it's not bad!" The third child was taken aback: "He's the only one? Then you, Xiao Guilu and Zuo Haiming, where did you go?" Zhao Laogong couldn't bear it anymore, and said with a puckered mouth, "Haiming asked for leave, Xiaoquan and Guilu went to the seaport to rescue. Xiaoquan was injured, and Guilu disappeared. Who can resist this natural and man-made disaster?" !" Xiaoquan cried and said, "Brother Guilu, it's not missing, it's dead!" Both Mrs. Ge and the third child were taken aback.The third child gave Mrs. Ge a wink, and Mrs. Ge got into the car.The third child's voice softened a bit: "I really didn't expect such a thing to happen! However, our ugly words can be said first, Xiao Guilu was called by the village to rush to his death, and his funeral has nothing to do with our shipyard!" Zhao Laogong said angrily: "No one is looking for your life." The third child said: "Hurry up and tidy up the shipyard, and start working as usual tomorrow." Zhao Laogong said: "You can ignore Guilu's funeral, but you have to pay his salary, right? You still owe us three months' salary!" The third grinned and said, "The capital turnover is not enough right now. Zhang Laolan from Dahu Village bought our boat and didn't pay for it. You should take care of it first." Xiaoquan said: "Master Zhao's and I's money, it's okay to delay for a few days, but Brother Guilu is like this, you can't delay. He still has a mother, two children in primary school, how can he live?" The third child sighed and said, "Don't look at the face of the monk but the face of the Buddha, give it to him, give it to him!" The third child got into the car and left.Zhao Laogong yelled at the back of the car, and he became angry when he saw Mrs. Ge's appearance, as if he was arrogant and arrogant.Every time she came to the shipyard, she didn't speak, she just said a few words, and slowly raised her chin, just like Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance when he was emperor, his chin was so ugly.At this time, the old man felt a pain in his heart when he was gouged out by something, and he thought of his apprentice Xiao Guilu.Silently, he and Xiaoquan pushed the sampan boat, and when the boat entered the water, they hurriedly rowed away. The skinny donkey-like sampan was rocked by Zhao Laogong and Xiaoquan.When they reached Haihanzi, they found that the ambulance boat from the Fishery Administration had recovered the body and returned.Zhao Laogong and Xiaoquan climbed onto the ambulance boat, saw the dead Xiao Guilu at a glance, and they jumped on it desperately. The scene of sending Xiao Guilu was very solemn, and Secretary Qi Shaowu from the village also came.Xiao Guilu was chased as a martyr together with those armed police soldiers, but Zhao Laogong still had never felt uncomfortable.The old man wrapped up the chuangzi, meter stick and jigsaw that Xiao Gui had hired.What he didn't expect was that when he was collecting wages for Gui Lu in the financial office of the shipyard, he actually forgot his identity as an elderly person, fought with the eldest son San, and parted ways with Mrs. Ge from then on. When the old man got Guilu's salary, he counted it carefully and found that the third child had deducted 60 yuan from Guilu as a night shift subsidy.Zhao Laogong asked the third child: "This is not good, you are still short of 60 yuan for the night shift subsidy! Third child, third child, you are a living person and still care about the dead?" The third child said impatiently: "Old Mr. Zhao, I treat the management equally regardless of the living or the dead. Did you forget? We have a piecework system here. If Xiao Guilu didn't complete the task, he should get less!" Zhao Laogong shouted: "Take less! Why do you say that Guilu didn't complete the task? I don't know better than you?" The third child said: "Don't yell, you have yelled at me a lot these years, but after yelling, why don't you still have to work? There are many people in the factory who don't take this subsidy. Pull out a carrot with a piece of mud, The whole area is a large area! How can I break this rule, oh?" Zhao Laogong said stubbornly: "You don't want to save face, then take my 60 yuan subsidy to Guilu's name, I don't want it!" Xiaoquan said: "Master Zhao, why are you so stupid? They should have given it to you!" Zhao Laogong waved his hand and said: "If you don't have the same knowledge as them, you will take advantage of a small loss. Let Guilu curse them in the underworld. What if you are fascinated by evil money, people are not ghosts or ghosts. of!" The third child got angry when he heard it: "Why are you such a bad old man? Do you think I'm a dead toad with legs wrapped around my legs? Tell you, don't threaten me with your little money. Your wages are still open right now." Can't come out!" Zhao Laogong bumped his head with a burst of blood: "Say it again, I can owe my wages first, but I have to make up for the sixty yuan I gave you today. If I don't make up, I won't go to work!" The third child was held back, and he stuck his neck and said, "I'm not afraid of violence, I won't make love!" In front of Zhao Laogong's eyes was the third son's big face full of horizontal flesh. Behind this face was the old face of Mrs. Ge, a sinister and cunning old face, just like the face of Lafayette Cixi!These faces became extremely blurred in an instant, blurred like a ball of flames, burning Zhao Laogong's anger to the top of his head.The old man didn't know where he got so much strength, and slapped him hard across the face: "Today is today, I, Zhao Laogong, are not afraid of being unreasonable!" The third child's face was red and his eyes were straightened. Zhao Laogong wanted to make a move, Xiaoquan quickly hugged Zhao Laogong's waist tightly, he felt the old man was trembling all over.When Xiaoquan saw that the third child had woken up, greeted his driver and his subordinates, and rushed up to him, he quickly let go of his hands. Zhao Laogong heard the third child shout angrily: "This old guy is crazy, tie him up!" The old man was so angry that he almost lost his breath, coughed a few times, and swayed backwards.The moment he was cornered by the wall, he grabbed the chainsaw in the corner, raised it high above the top of his head, and roared: "Damn it, you're so tired of working, I'm fighting with you!" Seeing that Zhao Laogong was about to fight for his life, the youngest's subordinates were shocked, and they were all dumbfounded. The third child stomped his feet and scolded: "It's his mother's lawlessness! Don't pay attention to him, let him make trouble, and let Mr. Ge deal with him later!" Then he left angrily. Seeing that the third child had lost his previous arrogance and domineering, Zhao Laogong's eyelids jumped a few times, he threw away the chainsaw, and cursed: "Shit, what the hell is Mr. Ge, isn't he the widow Ge? Don't serve her anymore!" The third child heard Zhao Laogong's scolding, and came back again: "Old Zhao, you said this! It's the same old saying, you go, and take your precious apprentices with you. Hmph, three-legged Toads are hard to find, but there are plenty of people with two legs!" Zhao Laogong waved his hand and said, "Xiaoquan, let's go!" The third child said, "Don't scare people, just leave." Zhao Laogong left resentfully.Walking to the bridge at Laohekou, the dazzling sunlight shone on Zhao Laogong's face with evil intentions.This kind of sunlight made the old man feel that the world was dark, and his old face looked like a crumpled sea chart under the sun.He was angry just now, but now he is discouraged. The old man really feels that his body is failing, and his legs are shaking and he can't move.Xiaoquan supported the old man, and then Zhao Laogong knew that his apprentice was following him. Zhao Laogong held on to the railing of the bridge, panting and said: "Xiaoquan, don't send me away, go to Haiming to clean up our guys, don't lose the guys who eat! Alas, it's the master who dragged you down!" Xiaoquan said: "Master, don't be sad, we just don't build ships, we can still beat furniture and so on, God has eyes, we can't die of starvation!" Zhao Laogong's old face was sallow and swollen: "No, don't steam steamed buns to steam (compete) for breath, let's build a ship and compete with that old widow!" There is no place for funds, so where to build ships?Zhao Laogong didn't see his apprentice's expression, he waved his hand to let Xiaoquan go back. The small boat breathing black smoke under the bridge shuttled continuously. Looking at the back of the apprentice getting off the bridge, the old man seemed to have something stuffed in his chest and panicked.Pedestrians coming and going greeted Zhao Laogong, but Zhao Laogong couldn't see the faces of the acquaintances clearly, he could only see the heads of those people dangling like many revolving lanterns. Zhu Quande came over: "Old Gong, old Gong!" Zhao Laogong saw Zhu Quande approaching panting, he pouted his toad cheeks and said with a smile on his face, "Old Gong, my old Zhu treats you to a drink at noon." Zhao Laogong turned his head coldly and walked away with a gloomy face. Zhu Quande chased after a few more steps: "Old Gong, old Gong, you are still a master of the ship! The prime minister can hold a boat in his stomach, because my family Zhu Zhu divorced you Xiao Le, so you ignore me? I think you are not as good as a woman!" Zhao Laogong stopped his feet and scolded: "Are you like a woman, or am I like a woman? If you just say that you are retiring for no reason, you will resign? Just watch, there will be times when you will regret it!" Zhu Quande rubbed his hands as if he was justified, and was speechless.Zhao Laogong knew that Zhu Quande was an honest man, he would refuel the lamp when he said it, and kowtow when he called the temple.He heard a stiff gasp, and finally breathed out and said: "Old Zhutou, how do you know Xiaole's temper? The night before yesterday, he was trying to fight Zhu Zhu with a knife. It was Siju and Lian Zhong who gave him up." Stopped it. It's been noisy for most of the night." Zhu Quande took a deep breath: "Oh, to be honest, I really don't care about that child Xiaole, but why should I be their mother's home!" A smile gradually emerged from the corner of Zhao Laogong's mouth: "You still listen to what you said. You, Zhutou, are the only one who understands your family. Well, from now on, I will only recognize you in your family. We brothers should What's the matter. Don't drink alcohol today, I'm not happy in my stomach--" Zhu Quande's old face also relaxed: "Well, this is still what you said. Hey, my brother, you are not right!" Zhao Laogong said angrily: "I have fallen out with that girl Ge!" Zhu Quande said: "With your brother's temper, you should have withdrawn a long time ago. Who is Mrs. Ge, it's not bad if you can serve her to this day! Go, have a drink, and I will give you a smooth ride!" Pulling and pulling, he wanted to drag Zhao Laogong to the small hotel at the end of the bridge. Zhao Laogong said: "Grandma, drink!" 3 Despite a police car clearing the way, Secretary Pan's Audi was trapped at the Xiewan Township Government in Yanhua County.Xiewan Township Government is still fifteen miles away from Beilonggang, and this section of the expressway was washed away by storm surges in three places.Due to the attack of the storm surge, the original cinder road was also submerged. Qi Shaowu, the township secretary, was organizing migrant workers to scramble the roadbed. When he heard that Secretary Pan was coming, he hurried back from the construction site. He welcomed Secretary Pan into the reception room in a panic, and was very pleasantly surprised to find that Zhao Zhentao was there. He nodded with a smile and said, "Brother is here too." Secretary Pan's ears were sharp, and he shook his head and said, "What did you call him just now? Brother? He is your new mayor. You are fellow villagers, and you can't be called brothers at work." Zhao Zhentao explained with a smile: "Secretary Pan, he is my third brother-in-law, a real relative." Secretary Pan patted Qi Shaowu on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Oh, that's right, I'm a bureaucrat. What's your name?" The director of the township party committee office introduced that his name was Qi Shaowu, and he also told a story about Qi Shaowu's moving performance in the harbor rescue.Secretary Pan was very interested in this and asked a lot about the disaster situation in the seaport. Qi Shaowu talked about the disaster in the seaport, and the director of the township party office interjected: "Our Secretary Qi, his house was flooded, the TV set and valuables were all soaked up, and he didn't have a job to direct migrant workers to build roads. go back." Secretary Pan praised and said: "Young man, you are a good cadre who gives up his family and protects everyone. You know the importance of Beilonggang in our work." He turned his face to Zhao Zhentao and said, "Zhentao, you I have a good brother-in-law. You have to tell this situation to Secretary Chai of the Yanhua County Party Committee." Zhao Zhentao smiled noncommittally. Qi Shaowu felt that his throat was blocked and the corners of his eyes were sore, so he said humbly. "Secretary Pan, this is what we should do. Let alone this critical period, even ordinary times, we also warn the folks to contribute more to Dagang and don't make trouble for Dagang! In the future, navigation will open, and we will all Beneficiaries." Secretary Pan nodded in relief. Zhao Zhentao listened calmly, and felt that Qi Shaowu was not as bad as his father and third sister said.Could it be this kid's blindfold?He remembered that Haiying ran for him, and his performance at this time did not seem to be something in his bones. He did it for others to see, and wanted to use this as a bargaining chip to defeat those two opponents in the general election. A few dark clouds floated in the sky, followed by several thunderstorms.There was a thunderstorm for a while, and Secretary Pan looked out with anxiety on his face from time to time.Gao Huanzhang, secretary of the municipal party committee who was in the harbor for rescue, called and said that a small boat would be sent around the Beiling River to take Secretary Pan and his party to the harbor and they would stay in Yanhua County at night. Please wait a while. Secretary Pan looked at his watch and asked Qi Shaowu, "How long will it take you to repair this section of the road?" Qi Shaowu said: "I can't finish repairing today." Secretary Pan asked again: "How deep is the water? How far away?" Qi Shaowu replied: "The land is three miles long, and the water is no more than knee deep." Secretary Pan stood up and said, "Let's go, let's cross the water!" Secretary Zhang Lixin said: "Secretary Pan, you are suffering from high blood pressure, and your legs are full of shoulders, so you can't get wet!" Zhao Zhentao also said: "Secretary Pan, just wait a little longer." Secretary Pan said with a confident smile, "I'm an old man who can stand up to it. I'm not afraid. What are you young people afraid of? Let's go!" These people couldn't understand Secretary Pan, so they all followed suit. Arriving at the construction site of Beilonggang, Zhao Zhentao saw Secretary Gao Huanzhang, Secretary Chai Defa of Yanhua County, Deputy Commander of Beilonggang Xiong Dajin, and Secretary General of Beilong Municipal Committee Zhai Yumin all surrounded him.Gao Huanzhang was very surprised, and rushed up to hold Secretary Pan's hand and said, "All my boats have been sent away. You see, Secretary Pan has suffered." Secretary Pan was in good spirits, and said loudly: "I don't suffer, and you don't have to. The hardest ones are these front-line workers. They didn't complain, so let's not complain! Hahaha——" Gao Huanzhang introduced the people around him to Secretary Pan one by one.Secretary Pan looked at Zhao Zhentao again and said, "Old Gao, didn't I tell you on the phone that I came back to Beilong to check the disaster situation and send you a general!" Zhao Zhentao held Gao Huanzhang's hand tightly: "Old Gao—" Gao Huanzhang withdrew his hand and punched Zhao Zhentao vigorously: "You boy, my old Gao is suffering here, and you want to go to the party school to enjoy the blessings? To hide for leisure?" Zhao Zhentao has a lot to say and wants to talk to him alone. People walk towards the harbor basin in the mud.Secretary Pan said as he walked: "Secretary Huanzhang, the adjustment of the Beilong team this time is a bit urgent. Letting Comrade Hu Yong go and Comrade Zhentao come is a normal organizational transfer. Still satisfied. However, we have nothing to hide. Comrade Xiao Hu is aggressive and courageous, but he is not very interested in the work of Beilonggang, and he has a bit of a quarrel with you—" Gao Huanzhang was a little moved: "Secretary Pan, I, Gao Huanzhang, haven't told you anything about Xiao Hu's situation, have I? My old Gao is not the kind of person who tolerates others, right? Oh, Xiao Hu, he must be calling me a slippery old man in his heart. To be honest, I was born in coal black, I am already at this age, I have nothing to do with young people, I just can’t let go of this port—” Secretary Pan waved his hand and said, "Come on, come on, who doesn't know that you are a straight man. No one blames you. If anyone blames you, it's me, Pan Hongsen, and Governor Bo. We blame you for not keeping the harbor, no Keep the cross-sea bridge. If there is any trouble in the future, we will ask you and Zhao Zhentao! Zhentao, did you hear that?" Zhao Zhentao nodded: "Secretary Pan, I saw the chimney of our house, and I also saw the ax that my father used to build the boat! The ax is in front, and the sea is behind. I have no way out!" Secretary Pan laughed: "Okay, let's fight with our backs!" Gao Huanzhang said with a smile: "Secretary Pan, the house is leaking and it's raining continuously! We were short of funds in the first place, and now we have another one. The province won't watch us lose the battle, will it?" Secretary Pan stared and said, "Don't expect me to give you change, you can find a way yourself!" Gao Huanzhang sighed, "We're just throwing the pot away!" Talking and laughing, we arrived at the port basin, where hundreds of workers are rushing to repair it.The rain has just stopped, but the ground is still wet and slippery.In the cloudy weather, the sound of the waves is thin, and the turbid waves advance row by row, which looks gray.The sea seems to be exhausted now after the crazy surge. Secretary Gao asked Xiong Dajin, the deputy commander-in-chief of Beilonggang, to talk about the damage to the harbor basin.Xiong Dajin was recruited by former mayor Hu Yong from China Construction Fourth Engineering Bureau. He majored in ports in college. He was the manager of the Science and Technology Development Department of China Construction Fourth Engineering Bureau and participated in several port projects.He introduced: "Our No. 1 harbor basin project has eight berths, and No. 6 and No. 8 of the initial project are included in the 'Seventh Five-Year Plan'. It is planned that all eight berths will be completed and open to navigation within ten years. But this sudden attack The storm surge destroyed 930 meters of the shoreline of the No. 1 harbor basin, which is mainly concentrated in the No. 1 and No. 2 berths. The No. 1 berth is 39,000 tons of bulk cement. The No. 2 berth is the owner's wharf built for the Pingzhou Mining Bureau, with a class of 18,000 tons and an annual throughput of one million tons. The losses of these two berths are relatively serious. There is also No. 3 berth, which is The berths dedicated to the saltworks and soda plants also suffered certain losses. And the sand barrier was destroyed for as much as one kilometer. The overall estimate is that the direct loss can reach more than four million yuan." He said very calmly, only he knew his lips Shaking uncontrollably. Secretary Pan didn't speak, and his expression was heavy. Xiong Dajin added: "Because this is a rare storm surge, even the meteorological station did not have an accurate forecast. On the day of the incident, we organized a rescue team, and Secretary Chai of the county even sent armed police soldiers. Secretary Qi of Wan Township also brought cadres and villagers to help us rescue the emergency, which greatly reduced the loss!" Secretary Pan suddenly asked: "Deputy Commander Xiong, are you directing the rescue?" Xiong Dajin froze for a moment, his face turned pale.He is an intellectual with strong skills but little official experience.At this time, he saw Gao Huanzhang winking at him, and knew that he should be lying in good faith at this time, but he twitched his tongue in a circle in his mouth, and told the truth: "I was not here at the time, I was following Secretary Gao In the provincial capital—” Secretary Pan finally became angry: "Such a big incident happened, the top leader is not in Beilong, the mayor and port commander is not here, and even you, the vice president, are not here. What's so good about the provincial capital? Do you still have a sense of responsibility? I You are not as good as that township party secretary!" Gao Huanzhang said in a low voice: "Secretary Pan, the responsibility lies with me. I told them to go. You can punish me, Gao Huanzhang!" Zhao Zhentao said: "I know this situation. Secretary Gao and the others came to the provincial capital to invite you to participate in the ribbon-cutting of the bridge, and to introduce some construction funds. They have approached me—" Secretary Pan pulled the job back and said: "I know this is a natural disaster, otherwise, you Secretary Gao said that you need to be punished? I think it would be easy to remove you. I mean, the people will entrust us with this burden. , can not be a trifling matter, a careless move, the whole game will be lost! We must always remember to be the heroes of the people, not the sinners of history!" Gao Huanzhang turned his face to the sea and pinched his waist fiercely.His stomach hurts again. He has been having stomach pains lately.The cold sweat that broke out on his forehead was quickly dried by the sea breeze.The posture of his hands and waist showed fearlessness, but only he knew that he was pinching both sides of his stomach. Zhao Zhentao saw something, walked up to Gao Huanzhang, and asked in a low voice, "Old Gao, you're sweating, why aren't you feeling well?" Gao Huanzhang turned around: "It's okay, I'm looking at the sand embankment in the distance." Secretary Pan came over with a smile: "What are you two muttering about? Secretary Gao, do you think I am serious? Alas, you old Gao is really unlucky. You have worked so hard, and you have the posture of going to the provincial capital to ask for credit. , but God is against you. What should you do? You have to show the arrogance of swearing to compare with the God. You are angry, and if you can’t hang on, I won’t talk about you?" Gao Huanzhang nodded naively: "Secretary Pan, my elder Gao went to the coal mine at the age of thirteen. He was not suffocated by the collapse of the mine or killed by the earthquake. His skin is as thick as cowhide. Are you afraid of saying a few words? You are right. Actually , The words you said, how many times have I asked myself in my heart, if I don’t take Beilonggang down, I will retire in disgrace, I will die with regret—” Secretary Pan nodded and continued walking. The gray beach seems to never see the sun.The sea yawned endlessly, and there was fresh air snorting everywhere.Some seagulls whined mournfully across the sky, and the sea breeze became harder and harder.The deeper he walked along the sand embankment, the more uncertain Gao Huanzhang felt, because after bypassing the sea, he would arrive at the cross-sea bridge.The collapse of the cross-sea bridge had no intention of stabbing him in the heart.When he saw the tragic state of the bridge, he shed tears, letting the tears flow with fatigue and grievances. 按着原来的设计，跨海大桥同属于海港工程，是他主张分给盐化县的。一来缓解一下海港的资金压力；二来锻炼一下县委书记柴德发。柴德发过去是他的秘书，他得意的爱将，他对他的将来是很有想法的。没想到柴德发并没有把这事干得漂亮，建桥的时候就有不少上告信捅到胡市长那里。高焕章说人正不怕影子歪，就都给压下了，这也是他与胡勇闹矛盾的一个原因。他真担心潘书记会作出什么过激的指示，借着大桥的倒塌，那些惟恐天下不乱的人会把北龙的水搅混，所以他边走边与潘书记讲解着老蟹湾历史上的风暴潮。他的用意没有被潘书记看出来，可被赵振涛看得清清楚楚。赵振涛一方面对灾害的后果感到震惊，另一方面又对这里的建设和管理产生了不满和遗憾。当初，他在省城就对高焕章说，像跨海大桥这样的工程，必须找国家一流的工程队招标，仅仅靠县里，恐怕很难胜任。高焕章兴奋地说让县里干可以节省资金，肥水不流外人田嘛。赵振涛觉得，人在情绪沸腾时是听不进降温的语言的，不在其位不谋其政，他也就不深劝了。此时，赵振涛更知道要少说为妙，高焕章是他的忘年交，过去说什么都行，眼下要在一起共事了，有些时候必须注意分寸。他静静地听着，呼吸着浓浓的海风。 高焕章滔滔不绝地说着：“我是听振涛的老父亲讲的：1938年，日本鬼子为了建设海上补给线，也拿到了孙中山先生的建港图纸，拉着大队人马就到了老蟹湾，抓民工，抢物资，拉开架势干了；防沙堤刚刚挖出个模样，一场风暴潮袭来，冲了个精光，他们就草草收兵滚蛋了。十年之后，国民党大兵云集老蟹湾，也是拿着孙先生的建港图纸，也拉开了架势，沿着当年日本鬼子的防沙堤向深处掘进，挖沙建港池；也是一场风暴潮，将他们干了一年的活计全冲平了。修整了一年，国民党还要干，可他们败了。1950年的冬天，刚刚建国啊，当时的北龙地委专员郝峰同志就顶风冒雪，到老蟹清考察，准备建港口和铁路。他派了几个专家留在这里，专门研究风暴潮，可还没研究出个眉目，就因国民经济调整而放弃了。真是几起几落呀！”高焕章本来是想让潘书记重视风暴潮的严峻，从而减轻潘书记对他这届班子的埋怨，可他没有想到，却引来了潘书记更大的责怨。 潘书记满脸庄重，双眼湿润：“你不要再讲了，你再讲我这个老头子只好往大海里跳啦！如果没有改革开放，孙中山先生的宏伟构图，还沉没在长歌当哭的波涛中。北龙港的开工，不是我们的什么功劳，是这个好时代！瞧瞧眼下这个样子，我们不也成了日本鬼子，不也成了国民党吗？我们共产党人是打硬仗的，可四十多年啦，孙先生的构图还只是个梦，我们共产党人还有什么脸面？”潘书记说不下去了，眼睛模糊了。 赵振涛发现身边的柴书记一直低着头，在潘书记跟前没说上一句话。在他的印象里，柴德发的口才是不错的。 海潮哗哗地拍打着堤岸，溅起很高的浪花。 有一片海草打在高焕章脸上，火辣辣地疼。赵振涛看见人们的鞋子都被海水打湿了，可谁也不往脚上看，谁也不说一句话，更没有人敢在这个时候开玩笑。这样问了十几分钟，不知不觉就走到了垮塌的跨海大桥的西岸。从西岸能看见盐化县城的高楼，隔了海雾看，就像神话里的海市蜃楼。高焕章很怕大桥的惨状刺激了潘书记，可又不敢阻拦，他要是阻拦一定会被潘书记骂个狗血喷头。老天这个时候帮了他的忙，大雾不算，哗的一个大浪卷来，脚下的防沙堤被冲塌了三米左右，前面没路了。赵振涛和秘书小张赶紧把潘书记扶住，搀着往回走。高焕章说：“潘书记，过不去了，您也够累的了，咱们还是先回县城吧！” 潘书记无奈地点点头。 回到盐化县城的政府宾馆，赵振涛才看出柴书记的活泛劲儿来。柴德发到潘书记屋里问寒问暖，见潘书记的腿膀了，一按一个坑，还派人请来了做足疗的医生，吃过晚饭就给潘书记做起了足疗。 潘书记是个工作狂，做完足疗，又草草洗了个澡，就把高焕章和柴德发叫进了自己的房间。他要深入了解跨海大桥倒塌和后事处理的情况。他没有把赵振涛叫进来，是对赵振涛的爱护，他不愿意赵振涛一上任就卷进这里面来。潘书记有一个预感，跨海大桥事件不会马上结束。赵振涛要在这片废墟上起步，他背的包袱越轻越好。另外一个考虑，是要给高焕章面子，高焕章是他从煤炭部许部长那里要到地方来的，他对高焕章比较欣赏，也是信任的，所以在北龙的班子配置上，他要考虑到高焕章的意图。 张秘书告诉赵振涛，潘书记让他回家看看老父亲。赵振涛心腔一热，老书记够心细的。 恭敬不如从命，赵振涛决定回家看看老爹。从这里要走十几里路才能到老蟹湾村，如果跨海大桥不塌，那就只有三里路了，他没有惊动别人，而是自己走到了县城大街上。他想在县城里走走，然后打一个的士到老爹那里。他悄悄地从政府宾馆走出来，刚到门口，就听见有人喊他：“大哥，大哥。您这是去哪儿啊？” 赵振涛扭头一看，是齐少武，他知道老爹是讨厌这个女婿的，就撒谎说：“我到街上随便走走。” 齐少武笑笑说：“大哥，我想跟你谈谈海英我俩的事。” 赵振涛说：“在省城，海英都跟我说了。你们离婚，我这个当大哥的不干涉，只是你别让海英太伤心。她要看孩子，你就让她看嘛，你连这点肚量都没有？” 齐少武检讨道：“大哥，我有错，我想求您劝劝海英，我想跟她复婚。” 赵振涛一愣，说：“复婚不复婚是你的自由，是你和海英之间的感情问题，不要因为我来了，你就改变主意。俗话说，强扭的瓜不甜嘛！我不会向你施压的。” 齐少武说：“不，大哥，我是真心的，不为别的，为孩子也应该呀！再说，海英是个善良的女人——” 赵振涛高兴地说：“既然这样，我是支持你们复婚的。海英刚从我那里回来，明天你去找她，有什么问题，我会说服她的——” 齐少武好像还有别的事：“大哥，您想到哪儿去？我来送您吧，这有车。顺便我还能给您说说盐化的问题，您这大市长得体察民情啊。” 赵振涛摇摇头：“不用啦，你先走吧！” 齐少武感到很没趣地愣着，赵振涛大步流星地走了。 走到县城的大街上，赵振涛有了一种特殊的感觉：夜风从海上来，带来许多喧闹声。小城之夜是很热闹的，灯光亮起来，闪闪烁烁一大片，像是有人故意给夜空捅出的大大小小的漏洞。夜市上有卖海货的、吃饭的、烤羊肉串的，还有算命的。他小时候在县城上高中，从没在县城住过，每天晚上都要骑自行车回家。回家要路过这条小街，那时也是这么热闹，他知道这里是老爹的领地，老爹为供他们上学，夜里还要在这儿卖海货。更多的时间里，他还知道这儿比任何地方都要宁静，因为割资本主义尾巴的运动来了，谁也不敢到这里卖海货了。他不知道今天为什么一定要到这个夜市来走一走，也许是想体会一下这里的喧哗和宁静？ 他绕过蛤蟆胡同，走到电影院后头的海堤上，他现在很想冷静地想一想，见到老爹都说些什么。白天太紧张了，是心理上的紧张，他得到回家乡任职消息的时间太短了，好多事情还没有来得及去想一想。 一蹬上海堤，粗野的海风便迎上来，他感到寒气钻到脑袋里去，啥也想不起来了，只觉得海风吹乱他的头发，抚摸他的脸颊和胸膛，风衣被海风托起来，哗哒哗哒地响着。后来整个身子都像被风用双臂热情地拥抱起来，这么亲，这么烈，像喝了一壶烧酒，是老爹派来的吧？赵振涛大口大口地呼吸着，有一种久违了的亲近感，他已经好长时间没有这么从容地享受过闲暇的乐趣了。他在心里默默说道：我来了，我来了—— 海里有回声。是欢迎，还是讥笑？你小子成气候了，你回来又能怎么样？他的脑子胡思乱想着，似乎揣着一个很沉的念想。 当他走回大街的时候，看见人群一阵骚动，有人嚷着，连喉结都吼颤了。人们纷纷往政府宾馆的方向拥去，就像当年扭花会看稀罕。赵振涛有一种不好的预感，忙问一个烤羊肉串的老头，那里出了什么事？ 烤羊肉串的老头气愤地说：“当官的，别逼老百姓撕破脸皮！你吃喝点拿点，老百姓认了。可你他娘的贪大发劲儿啦，还出了人命，老百姓可就翻脸不认人啦！” 赵振涛被老人说愣了：“大爷，到底是怎么啦？” 老人终于告诉他，听说省里市里县里的大头都在，县里盐场的二百多工人把政府宾馆围了。他们要告状，状告他们的场长李广汉建跨海大桥时贪污受贿，弄得盐场发不出工资。赵振涛不由吸了一口凉气，这都哪儿跟哪儿啊？盐场怎么跟跨海大桥连在一起啦？他急急忙忙地赶回政府宾馆门口。 黑鸦鸦的人，把大门堵得严严实实，赵振涛已经挤不进去了。