Chapter 20 Chapter Fourteen

The power supply bureau has an imposing three-story office building, which is the only one in the county.There is a bright and bright small cafeteria behind the office building, and a banquet in it is coming to an end.The four large round tables were in a mess.People were holding wine glasses, pointing and shouting, their faces were flushed, and they were frolicking.Cups, plates and saucers jingled.In Dian Gucheng, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Electric Power Bureau, a big man with a rough face and a burly figure was standing there with a wine glass, talking and laughing loudly with the tables: "Fill it up. Hey, you fill it up. And you, what's the point of taking an empty glass? , pour it for him. Here's the last cup, here, lift it up."

The cafeteria was filled with his loud and deafening voice. He caught a glimpse of Li Xiangnan walking into the cafeteria, followed by Xiaoli, he was startled, and put down his wine glass.Everyone followed his gaze and saw the secretary of the county party committee. "Secretary Li." Dian Gucheng greeted enthusiastically, "You can also have a drink with everyone.... Go, Xiao Liu, and ask the kitchen to add some more dishes." Li Xiangnan waved his hand. "You have to have fun with the people." Dian Gucheng laughed loudly. Li Xiangnan scanned the four tables. "What name is this?" He asked calmly, taking out his cigarette, lowering his head and lighting it.

"Director Jin of the Regional Electricity Bureau is here." Dian Gucheng explained while extending his hand to introduce, "This is Director Jin." A chunky middle-aged cadre nodded with a smile. "This is Li, the new secretary of the county party committee from our Guling." Dian Gucheng introduced again. Director Jin held out his hand politely. "Have you finished eating?" Li Xiangnan asked politely. "Eat well, eat well." "Old Dian," Li Xiangnan turned to look at the director of the electrical industry, "send a comrade to take Director Jin to rest. I want to discuss something with everyone."

Director Jin was escorted away. The people at the four tables fell silent, somewhat seeing that Li Xiangnan's background was wrong.One or two drunken people with red necks yelled and forced each other to drink, but they were persuaded to calm down, looked around in a daze, and finally looked at Li Xiangnan.Li Xiangnan glanced at the crowd, looked at Diangu City, and asked sarcastically, "Do you know what party discipline and state law you violated?" Dian Gucheng smiled embarrassingly: "I know." "Know?" Li Xiangnan smoked a cigarette without looking at the other party, "Then tell me."

"You shouldn't eat and drink too much and spend extravagantly." "You know what I said at the cadre meeting?" "I know." Dian Gucheng smiled.His attitude was neither overbearing nor humble, showing both respect for his superiors and a nonchalant casualness. Li Xiangnan looked at the other party with a trace of sarcasm.He was clearly not happy with this attitude.He raised his wrist to look at his watch, and told Dian Gucheng, "This is the arrangement: you call the county party committee office and ask them to notify the first, second, and third leaders of each bureau to come to the cafeteria of the electric power bureau for an on-site meeting, and arrive before 2:30. , Inform the leaders of the Nanguan Brigade of the Chengguan Commune to also come.”

Dian Gucheng was stunned for a moment, trying to explain something, but seeing Li Xiangnan's gloomy face, he stopped making a sound, stood with his head bowed for a while, and went out to make a phone call.The county seat is not big, and it didn't take long for all the people notified to arrive.More than a hundred people densely filled the space beside the four round tables. Xiaoli quietly watched how the play developed. "Okay," Li Xiangnan looked around the crowd, pointed to the four round tables with messy cups and plates, and said, "Let's have a live meeting while enjoying it." The participants immediately understood the content of the meeting and fell silent. "I don't need to say more about the name of the banquet. It is said that it is to receive a director of the regional electricity bureau. Isn't it?"

"Yes." Classical City replied.It was impossible for him to pretend not to care about making a fool of himself in front of so many people. "A guest needs more than 30 mouths to eat with him, how much is a table?" Li Xiangnan asked. "Not much, it's normal." Dian Gucheng replied. "Is it public funds?" "It can be counted as private money." "What does it mean to count it as private money? Are you going to pay for it?" Li Xiangnan asked as he glanced at the thirty or so people participating in the meal. "Deduct it from my salary every month." Dian Gucheng said.

Li Xiangnan sneered sarcastically: "Isn't this treatment too light?" The people were silent. "I've been here in Guling for more than half a month, and I've already issued several orders and five applications on this issue." Li Xiangnan looked at the crowd with his hands behind his back, and said quietly, "This bureau, that bureau, this company, that company, as well as communes, brigades, factories and mines , Enterprises, cadres eat and drink more commonly. All kinds of names." He paused, gloomy glanced at the crowd: "Is it unstoppable with repeated orders?"

There was silence, someone accidentally touched the round table, and a pair of chopsticks fell to the ground with a bang. "The blood and sweat of the people and the spirit of hard work are gone. What should I do?" Li Xiangnan moved his eyes slowly, and finally fell on Diangucheng, "It is even more remarkable to have such an electric power bureau. The old government office is the best in the world. , Open your mouth to eat everywhere. Eat in the commune, eat in factories and mines, eat in your own home. It is still impossible to touch the ass of the electric tiger." He looked at the ancient city, "Have I talked to you?"

"Talk about it." Dian Gucheng replied with a sullen face. "How did you talk about it?" "For the first time, three months' wages were deducted, and for the second time, I was dismissed." "I haven't forgotten yet." Li Xiangnan looked at the other party mockingly, "But I thought it was just talking." Dian Gucheng lowered his eyes and remained silent.Li Xiangnan stared at him for a while, then turned to everyone: "The heads of all the bureaus are here. I will mention it here again today: In the future, apart from communicating with the outside world, this situation will be more complicated. Let's talk about it slowly. Even if you entertain properly, a guest has two It’s fine to have an accompanying guest, and no one is allowed to eat and drink with public funds within the county. What if some people don’t listen?” Li Xiangnan said slowly: “For the first time, it’s lighter. Everyone will deduct three months’ wages. This is a warning. The second time, if you commit the crime again, it's very simple, so you have to be removed. If you don't want to abide by the law, then you have to ask you to leave that position. Everyone heard it?" Li Xiangnan glanced over All the participants said, "If there are orders, they must be enforced, and if there are bans, they must be stopped. If the orders are not enough, but the bans are not stopped, what law is there? Today, the Electric Power Bureau will implement it."

Li Xiangnan turned his attention to Diangucheng, "First, you will pay for the banquet. You can pay for it alone in Diangucheng. Second, except for the guest Director Jin, the party committee members, Director, all three months’ wages will be withheld. General cadres will be given a leniency this time, each withholding one month’s wages. You are responsible for the implementation.” More than 30 people who smelled of alcohol were shocked. Dian Gucheng raised his eyes at once, "If you want to detain it, I will be detained alone. I am the secretary of the party committee, and I should be responsible." "Secretary Li," said a thin and shrewd cadre, this is Deputy Director Li of the Electricity Bureau. If you eat and drink too much, I did it all by myself. Deduct your wages and mine.” "He committed the crime knowingly. He knew that the county party committee had warned him, so why didn't he stop it?" Li Xiangnan said. "Then it's enough to detain some of our bureau leaders, and everyone, don't detain them. The law does not blame the public." Deputy Director Li begged embarrassingly. "The law does not blame the people? Do you know how many people there are in the ancient tomb?" "...500,000." "What kind of people are you thirty people?" Li Xiangnan said, "Since it is stipulated, follow it. Only deduct your food, and those who eat and drink should thank you. If you deduct them together, they will be a little dissatisfied with you." Li Xiangnan looked at you Moving to the people who participated in the eating and drinking: "The deduction of your salary for one month is to give you an impression. In the future, you will resist eating and drinking. If you participate in the eating and drinking in the future, you will be deducted three months of wages. The secretary of the party committee of your bureau introduced you today. You are punished for coming to eat and drink." Li Xiangnan paused for a moment, then said: "You section chiefs and cadres of the Electricity Bureau are usually used to eating, drinking, and handling. Are you wronged when I say that? " No one said anything. "Has anyone from the Nanguan Brigade of Chengguan Commune come?" Li Xiangnan asked. "Here we come." A tall, slender peasant cadre in the crowd replied. "Tell me about your business." "Our brigade didn't take good care of them, and they asked for five hundred catties of sesame oil. They didn't deliver enough, so they stopped our water pumping and drought relief." "Is there such a thing?" Li Xiangnan asked Diangucheng. "I've had them check it out." "Eat and drink every time, say it every time, right?" "I didn't do my job well, and I should be responsible." "How much responsibility do you have?" Li Xiangnan looked at Diangu City, "Destruction of agriculture and drought resistance, just this one, can you afford it?" Li Xiangnan paused again, and found that Xiaoli was staring at him intently from behind the crowd .He quickly turned his attention to the crowd who held the on-site meeting: "After the bureaus go back, they will check all the food and drink bills of their units. If they can't do it by themselves, the county party committee will send a working group. The accounts will be checked and handed over to the county party committee. Whether it should be announced in the whole county, the county party committee is considering. But the principle is clear, if you do not commit a crime in the future, you will not be blamed for the past; It should be done." There was silence in the cafeteria. Li Xiangnan looked at Diangucheng: "The county party committee decided to start a trial of party consolidation in the whole county, and the Electric Power Bureau is one of the pilot units. You will be notified of this decision today." He waved his hand lightly, "Okay, the scene will end here. Dismiss the meeting." The crowd poured out of the cafeteria and out of the gate of the Electric Power Bureau. Li Xiangnan and Xiaoli went to the street together with the crowd. "I found out that you have a characteristic when you give lectures." Xiaoli said with a smile. "How do you call a lecture?" Li Xiangnan said angrily. "What kind of words are you picking? Didn't you teach the speech?" "Okay, tell me what characteristics you found?" "As soon as I pointed out the problem sternly, my face sank and I asked 'what should I do'." "Really? I haven't noticed it yet." Li Xiangnan smiled.Xiaoli's liveliness is enough to destroy any serious atmosphere. "Then there was a pause and a scan of the crowd. The rhythm was well mastered and very powerful." "Is there a problem with rhythm?" "Of course. Everything in the world has a rhythm. Music has a rhythm, sports have a rhythm, atmosphere changes have a rhythm, and people's feelings, emotions, and psychology have a certain rhythm. Different people have different rhythms." Li Xiangnan glanced at Xiaoli.This is the truth.All movement has rhythm.Military strategists pay attention to the rhythm of offense and defense, economists master the rhythm of economic movement, and politicians master the rhythm of political struggle and social development.Strategy is actually rhythm. "How do you say that different people have different rhythms?" He asked.With this girl whom he had just known for a day or two, he was always in a mood of great interest. "For example, your rhythm is relatively slow and powerful. The cadence is very clear, stable and regular. This is the rhythm of a seasoned politician." "Does this refer to my words and deeds or my thoughts and emotions?" "Both." "how about you?" "Me?" Xiaoli smiled, "I may belong to the kind of rhythm that rises and falls quickly and irregularly." "A noise curve?" "Who knows, maybe. My rhythm is completely different from yours, on the contrary." "Then we won't be able to work together." Xiaoli raised her head and glanced at Li Xiangnan: "That's not necessarily true." "It's annoying to be with a noise curve," Li Xiangnan said. Xiaoli smiled happily.After a while, she stopped laughing, and saw Li Xiangnan serious and thoughtful as he walked, so she asked, "What are you thinking about?" "Think about the rhythm." "Whose rhythm do you want?" "Think of the rhythm of the ancient tomb." "What rhythm?" "Thousands of years, hundreds of years, decades of rhythm, and the rhythm of the future that I want to master now." Xiaoli looked at Li Xiangnan, wondering why he suddenly became so serious again.She didn't like him acting like a county party secretary.