Chapter 19 seventeen

When Liu Shibei, director of the Dianjiang Economic Development Zone, got the exact news, it was already past ten o'clock at night. When Chen Zhengxiang, secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, returned home, it was already past twelve o'clock at night. The house was quiet, and no sound could be heard. He suddenly shouted like a roar: "Chen Weijun! Get out!" Chen Zhengxiang's voice sounded like the sky was falling apart. He first scared his wife out, and then his second son, Chen Weijun, also stumbled out of the bedroom. "Dad, what are you doing?" Chen Weijun looked displeased, "Why are you shouting so late, Xiaojin scared you..."

Before Chen Weijun finished speaking, he was slapped several times by Chen Zhengxiang! It wasn't until Chen Weijun's newlywed daughter-in-law Xiaojin rushed over and knelt on the ground to stop him that Chen Zhengxiang's rage calmed down a little. "Chen Weijun, what did you and Wang Siji's son do without telling me?" "I didn't do anything serious." Chen Weijun muttered slowly. "Fart! Now, you are about to go to jail, and you still dare to lie to me!" Chen Zhengxiang was so angry that he almost threw the flower pot next to him. "Is it just a partnership to do some business..." Chen Weijun still muttered.

"Speak up! It's no business!" Chen Zhengxiang still acted like he was training a thief. "It's mainly about decoration, such as tiles, wooden floors, kitchen utensils, decoration materials, etc. Many people are doing these businesses, and it's not our family... and real estate, I just name it, and the legal person is not I……" "What a bastard! What are you? I don't even think about how someone would let you do real estate business!" Hearing this, Chen Zhengxiang was furious again, "What else are you hiding from me! And! Tell me!" "... There are still several projects that have won business." Chen Weijun seemed to be trying to remember.

"What kind of business is it?" Chen Zhengxiang slapped the coffee table in front of him suddenly, almost knocking the teapots and cups on the coffee table to the ground. "Say!" "It's the asphalt used for road construction. That was all last year. Didn't you know it then..." "Fart! I know? What do I know! How do I know that you purchased the asphalt! You are such a bastard! You are so brave! You dare to do such a business! Is the asphalt you purchased also called asphalt! Were you present when purchasing? Did you inspect it yourself!" Chen Zhengxiang was so angry that he could hardly speak, "Answer me! How much did you buy in this batch of asphalt?"

"...It's been so long, I can't remember clearly, let me think about it." Chen Weijun's words became softer and softer, and his voice became lower and lower. "Nonsense! How much was charged you can't remember?" "There are four or five strokes!" "How much is four or five strokes!" "Probably three to five hundred thousand." "Three hundred thousand or five hundred thousand!" "I really don't remember exactly, maybe around half a million." Boom!With a loud noise, Chen Zhengxiang finally lifted the flower pot and threw it at his son!

Chen Weijun was really shocked, because the huge flower pot was only a few centimeters away from his head! He saw clearly and felt that his father really wanted to smash him!Just wanted to smash him to death! Father really hates him! And he hates it to the bone! An hour later, Chen Zhengxiang's family finally settled down.As usual, Chen Zhengxiang would sit alone on the sofa in the living room for a long time in the dark whenever something important happened.To be honest, he never felt how good he was.In school, his grades were always average.When he was taking the college entrance examination, he happened to encounter the "Cultural Revolution", so he always felt that if it hadn't been for the "Cultural Revolution" in his life, he would definitely not be able to enter the university.And once you fail the exam, you can only go home.Fortunately, he went to the countryside to join the team and became an "educated youth", and then became the first batch of seconded cadres.

Ever since he became a seconded cadre, his fate has undergone a fundamental turning point.By the time the "Cultural Revolution" ended, he had already become the "Director of the Revolutionary Committee" of the township.By the time the batch of college students graduated in 1977 and 1978 and began to send "fresh blood" to the cadre team, he had already become the deputy county magistrate.Then he joined the Standing Committee of the county party committee, and later he was promoted to deputy secretary, county magistrate, secretary! By the time he became secretary of the county party committee, he was already fifty-two years old.

Thinking about it so far, he still feels lucky for his life. To be honest, over the years, the continuous deepening of reforms made him feel more and more lack of knowledge and lack of ability.Therefore, the only magic weapon in his leadership art is to do more practical things, listen to more suggestions and opinions, and never express his opinion lightly. Perhaps it is just like this that in his leadership positions for so many years, he has not only made up for many deficiencies and deficiencies, but also won the support and praise of most cadres and masses.When he was the county magistrate, he was named one of the top 100 outstanding county mayors in the country.When he was the secretary of the county party committee, he was also named one of the top 100 public servants in the country.

However, the more this happened, the more pressure it brought to him.So he became more and more cautious.Therefore, when Chen Zhengxiang finally chose Dianjiang as the secretary of the municipal party committee, he set himself such a principle: stand on the last post and never hurt anyone. Coming to Dianjiang is like going to the battlefield! This was something he hadn't expected at all, and even thinking about it today, he still felt lingering fear in his heart. He officially decided to go to Dianjiang to serve as the secretary of the municipal party committee. Before the leaders had a formal talk with him, cadres, large and small, from Dengjiang came to visit him at his home in Jiangyou County. batch.

At first, he was a little dazed.Later, it made him feel more and more terrified and bewildered.He couldn't imagine how these people got the news, the information was so accurate and the action was so fast. Another thing that frightened him was that almost everyone who came to his house didn't scold Xia Zhongmin!But Xia Zhongmin didn't come to see him at home!Even when he took office in Dianjiang, he didn't even make a phone call! What kind of person would a cadre who was scolded by so many cadres in Dianjiang be?As the deputy secretary of the Dianjiang Municipal Party Committee, even if he didn't come to visit him in advance, he should at least make a phone call or ask his client about the situation.No wonder so many cadres have objections to him!More than opinion, pure resentment, hatred!

At that time, the old secretary Liu Shibei moved Chen Zhengxiang the most. Liu Shibei made a special trip to Chen Zhengxiang's house in Jiangyou County before he was dismissed from his position as the secretary of the municipal party committee.In fact, Chen Zhengxiang's affection for Liu Shibei was not because he made a special trip to Jiangyou County to visit him, but before that, he had already heard the praise and praise of the old secretary from various people. This kind of praise and praise is real, appropriate and decisive.When the Haozhou Municipal Party Committee asked for the opinion of the Dianjiang Municipal Party Committee, Liu Shibei's praise and praise for Chen Zhengxiang should have played a crucial and decisive role in the organization's final decision to let Chen Zhengxiang come to Dianjiang as the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. Although Chen Zhengxiang gradually understood that the reason why Liu Shibei welcomed him was due to Liu Shibei's own thoughts and intentions.Liu Shibei has worked in Dianjiang almost all his life, so it is inevitable that there will be worries of one kind or another. Making a transition with someone like Chen Zhengxiang should be the best solution to avoid the fire in the backyard.As I get older, that is two or three years, even if I see something wrong with Dian Jiang, even if I really want to correct it, I don't have much time left.This vague feeling may be somewhat inaccurate, but under the circumstances at the time, he was really moved by Liu Shibei's recommendation. The first impression Liu Shibei gave him was also very good, simple, open-minded, peaceful, and honest, completely like an elder. When Liu Shibei talked about Xia Zhongmin, he didn't see the obvious dissatisfaction and deliberate belittling like other cadres.He appeared objective, impartial, and gracious. Liu Shibei said, if you say that Xia Zhongmin can't do it, doesn't know how to do it, has no courage, or ability, that's absolutely not true. Xia Zhongmin, a young man, what should I say?Would he be able to come without me?At that time, he was only in his early thirties. Why did I want such a young cadre to come to Dianjiang?Isn't it just to let him take over?He is in his early thirties, and I will be there soon. Could it be that he can't survive two or three years?Unexpectedly, less than a year after Xia Zhongmin came here, he would send me to the second line, and even wanted to make me a problem. Put in prison for the rest of your life and never come out. The leader of the Municipal Party Committee gave him a clear message: After going to Dianjiang, do a good job of dredging and mediating as soon as possible.At the same time, we must be mentally prepared, the task is very difficult, and we must try our best to ensure that there are no problems.The municipal party committee and relevant departments have basically finalized that you will form a team with a young comrade. The first step is to let him serve as the acting mayor first, and then convene the people's congress as soon as possible, and then formally elect him as the mayor. This young comrade is none other than Xia Zhongmin! However, he never dreamed that this young Xia Zhongmin would be dissatisfied and opposed by so many cadres! Even Liu Shibei, the old secretary who firmly recommended him to work in Dianjiang, gave him the first earnest advice, that he couldn't form a team with Xia Zhongmin! Liu Shibei couldn't have said it more clearly at the time, if you form a team with Xia Zhongmin and let someone like Xia Zhongmin become the mayor, not only will you have a bad life, but the entire cadres and masses in Dianjiang will have a bad life! It was more than half a month after Chen Zhengxiang came to Dianjiang that he saw Xia Zhongmin for the first time.Before that, he had received several calls from Xia Zhongmin.Xia Zhongmin's voice sounded crisp and powerful from the phone.Regarding his arrival, Xia Zhongmin said sincerely that he had heard about it a long time ago, was very happy in his heart, and always wanted to find a chance to have a good chat with him.Since it was at a critical stage of widening Jiefang Road, the main street of Dianjiang, it was really impossible to leave now, so he would make a special trip to report the situation to him after the project was over.At the same time, he also begged Chen Zhengxiang to forgive him for failing to arrive in time when he reported to Dianjiang.Xia Zhongmin told him that the reason was that there was a brawl in the quarry that supplied raw materials for the construction site, which caused a large-scale suspension of work and production. He stayed at the site to deal with the problem, so he could not rush there.Xia Zhongmin said that he had looked for him twice, but was unable to find him.Later, it occurred to me that maybe Secretary Chen had just arrived, moved, arranged a new house, so he might as well wait.So it was delayed, so Secretary Chen must forgive me. Hearing what Xia Zhongmin said, Chen Zhengxiang felt that there was nothing to criticize. He has worked in Jiangyou County for nearly twenty years, and his wife and children are almost all arranged in Jiangyou County.This time he was transferred from Jiangyou to Dianjiang, and it was impossible to return to Jiangyou.So he moved very thoroughly, including the children's work and his wife's arrangements. Everything went better than expected.The most troublesome thing is his wife's work. My wife is fifty-four years old this year, and she is the deputy director of the department of Jiangyou County Finance Bureau.Generally speaking, at this age, there will not be any receiving units.Unexpectedly, before he opened his mouth, the Dianjiang City Finance Bureau took the initiative to request that his wife's work relationship be transferred, and the job level was upgraded!The monthly salary has also been raised three times in a row!The wife was so happy that she smiled, and the atmosphere in the whole family suddenly became beaming.The eldest son was transferred to the Haozhou Planning Commission, and his position was also promoted to a higher level.The eldest daughter-in-law was originally a cashier at the Jiangyou County Cultural Center, but she was transferred to the Finance Department of the Haozhou City Procuratorate as an accountant.The eldest girl used to work in the Cultural Bureau of Jiangyou County. After transferring to Dianjiang, her working relationship was transferred to the Dianjiang City Court. One week after the transfer, she was arranged for a two-year off-the-job study in a political and legal school. .The eldest son-in-law used to work in the Personnel Bureau of Jiangyou County. After transferring to Dianjiang, he still worked in the Personnel Bureau of Dianjiang City.There is also the second girl and the second son-in-law, one is arranged in the Civil Affairs Bureau, and the other is arranged in the traffic police detachment.The work of the youngest son Chen Weijun is also quite satisfactory. Not only did he have his own house, but also the house of his in-laws who had just been transferred in the future, as well as his own son, who also got a 138-square-meter unit in the work unit! After all the excitement and relaxation gradually passed away, and after he gradually realized who had done so many complicated and difficult things for him, a feeling of being speechless slowly but heavily It grew from the bottom of his heart. Isn't it because of the power in your hands?Those who provide you with various conveniences and services, don't they also take a fancy to the power in your hands?Chen Zhengxiang felt an ominous feeling more and more clearly. Giving you a discount means that you are tied with a rope, and ten discounts are ten ropes!What kind of person would a person with ten ropes be tied around his body be?Be a prisoner!The criminal being led away! This was what Xia Zhongmin told him later.Xia Zhongmin also told him at the time, you can't let these ropes destroy you!He was indeed very angry at the time, and he really couldn't bear his deputy to say such things to him! But he was speechless, because what he said was the truth. Chen Zhengxiang met Xia Zhongmin for the first time on the night of the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month. It was raining at the time, and no one was working at the construction site.It is said that there are usually three shifts. Even at four in the morning, the construction site will be bustling with traffic. His secretary told him that Xia Zhongmin was among a large group of migrant workers under a temporary work shed on the street. He didn't want to alarm anyone, but after searching for a long time, he couldn't find it. So he asked the secretary to call out. Unexpectedly, Xia Zhongmin stood up beside him. He still remembers Xia Zhongmin's appearance clearly today. Thin, dark, hair looks like it hasn't been cut for two or three months.The clothes were dirtier and wrinkled than those of the migrant workers, covered with dust and mud.Especially the pair of leather shoes, which were covered with cement stains, and were as white as rubber shoes just out of a mud nest. Chen Zhengxiang stretched out his hand actively, because he felt that Xia Zhongmin might not have stretched out his hand because his hands were dirty. So, for the first time, their hands held together. Xia Zhongmin explained that it was the holidays and the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the migrant workers were homesick, and playing with them made them feel like home.Nothing else, just want to make migrant workers happy.Our road depends entirely on these migrant workers. You see, as soon as the rain stops, they will start working immediately.Secretary Chen, there is no way. The funds have not been in place. The migrant workers have been working here for more than half a year and have only received two months' wages. If they were put in other places, they would have quit. Just as he was talking, a migrant worker ran over with a mobile phone and handed it to Xia Zhongmin. "Secretary Xia, I got through, I got through, I got through to my family. Everyone in the family greets you, thank you, Secretary Xia." "Has everyone else been beaten?" Xia Zhongmin asked. "I've made calls, I've made calls, some got through, and some didn't." "You tell them, anyone who wants to call my cell phone can call home tonight. If you don't get through, you can come to me at any time." Xia Zhongmin said to the migrant workers with a wave of his hands. Watching this kind of scene, Chen Zhengxiang once again felt an unprecedented shock, which was completely inspired and questioned from the bottom of his heart. Why are they so afraid and hate someone like Xia Zhongmin?