Chapter 9 3. The more unappreciated a person is, the more he will be grateful to the person who promoted him

After days of overcast and rainy days, Hezhou has become a wet landscape painting. The night fell, and the rain lessened.At a remote meander on the outskirts of the city, Mayor Lu Youshun lowered his hook.Du Linxiang on the side didn't have the airs of a big entrepreneur at all, at this moment he was more like an attentive attendant, busy lighting the mosquito coils around him, and carefully placed a bottle of essential oil beside Lu Youshun.When fishing at night in summer, mosquito coils and essential oils are more important equipment than fine fishing tackle. Summer night is the quietest time of the day.The heat is unbearable during the day, but at night the water temperature is suitable for fish activities, fish feel more secure, and the environmental conditions are most suitable for foraging.Therefore, fish eat a lot and have many opportunities to swallow hooks, which is a good opportunity for fishing.For Lu Youshun, there is another reason why he likes night fishing. When fishing during the day, the endless work calls will greatly disturb his elegance.

In Lu Youshun's view, the joy of fishing lies more in enjoying the peace and tranquility of this floating world alone. As for fish, they are just by-products.He especially liked Liu Zongyuan's phrase "Lonely in a boat and hat, fishing for snow in the cold river alone".If fishing is like this, of course the ambition is not to fish, but to find a shelter in the sky and the earth with a pole and a thread. Du Linxiang often listened to Lu Youshun's poems by Liu Zongyuan.Later, he asked his secretary to sort out Liu Zongyuan's life story, and studied it carefully.Looking at Liu Zongyuan and his poems, Du Linxiang has doubts in his heart—can a great talent who is ambitious but relegated, can really let go of his thoughts and thoughts when he writes the famous sentence of "fishing alone in the cold river and snow"?

For Lu Youshun, the more remote the fishing place, the better.Therefore, fishing with him is a labor-intensive job.For example, the meandering stream today is not open to traffic at all, only the field ridges are feasible. In addition, it has been rainy for days, and the path is very muddy. Du Linxiang carried fishing tackle on his shoulders, and he was already in a mess after only a few dozen steps. The scenery here is really good.The river water that has been raining for several days looks muddy yellow, making the bamboo and trees on the opposite bank more and more green.The night was thick, and the beautiful scenery gradually turned into darkness, only the barking of dogs and the crowing of ducks could be heard.In the middle of fishing, Lu Youshun, who held a fishing rod in his hand, asked, "Lin Xiang, I heard that you recently promoted someone out of the rules, what is his name Zhuang?"

Fearing that the sound of talking would scare away the fish in the water, Du Linxiang set a rule for himself every time he fished: If Mayor Lu does not speak, he will never speak.Seeing Lu Youshun's initiative to ask questions, Du Linxiang replied in a low voice: "This man is called Zhuang Zhiqi. In my opinion, he is a rare talent, especially he is very familiar with the capital market." Lu Youshun nodded: "If you are a talent, you have to be promoted exceptionally. I believe in your vision." Du Linxiang laughed at himself: "I heard that many people outside are laughing at Weitong. There is no general in Sichuan, and Liao Hua is the pioneer. The deputy director of the workshop directly became the president of the group company."

"What do they know?" Lu Youshun said, "Promoting a person is like an investment. The greater the risk, the higher the return. If you promote a person based on seniority, no one will appreciate you. The more exceptional the promotion, the more grateful, loyal dedicated." Seeing that the fish never took the bait, Lu Youshun simply put down his fishing rod, leaned back, and told a story to Du Linxiang: "The Emperor Daoguang, who suffered a complete defeat in the Opium War, did something that shocked the government and the public in his old age. He After a routine Hanzhan examination, Zeng Guofan, who was still studying as a bachelor from the fourth rank at that time, was suddenly promoted to a cabinet bachelor from the second rank, and was promoted to four levels. What is even more puzzling is that Zeng Guofan's The exam results were ranked second and fourth, not outstanding, and there was no outstanding performance before the exam. Everyone did not understand why Lord Daoguang favored Zeng Guofan so much. Years after Daoguang's death, Zeng Guofan formed the Hunan Army and fought a hundred battles. On the battlefield, for the imperial court to regain the south of the Yangtze River, when he was holding a heavy military exploit and conquering the world, he did not rebel, and became more and more loyal. Until this time, people praised Emperor Daoguang for his vision, and promoted a pillar of the country for future generations."

"There is also that Zhang Zhidong." Lu Youshun continued, "The Empress Dowager Cixi resisted all opinions and promoted Zhang Zhidong, who was already in his forties but had no ambitions for a long time, to three ranks in a month, from the fourth rank of Hanlin According to the current official rank, Cixi's promotion of Zhang Zhidong is equivalent to directly appointing the deputy director of a national ministry as the secretary of the provincial party committee. The official system of the Qing Dynasty also paid attention to Those who have been promoted to several levels, such as Zeng Guofan and Zhang Zhidong, are special cases in the history of the late Qing Dynasty for several decades."

Du Linxiang said: "The reputations of Daoguang and Cixi are not very good. Reusing Zeng Guofan and Zhang Zhidong may be one of the few times they are proud of." Despite his poor cultural background, Du Linxiang has taken time to read some books in recent years , Talking about some historical figures, you can also catch a few words. Lu Youshun smiled. It seems that he is very satisfied with Du Linxiang's progress: "Everyone says that Zeng Guofan and Zhang Zhidong are not only talented, but also have a foolish loyalty to the Qing court. If there is an effect, there must be a cause. I think , this stupid loyalty did not come out of thin air, they were just repaying the royal family for their kindness. Looking back later, the Qing court was suspicious of Yuan Shikai and wanted to get rid of him quickly. A powerful military minister, unexpectedly You almost moved your head. After the Wuchang Uprising, asking Yuan Shikai to work for you is nothing but a dream."

"That's right!" Du Linxiang exclaimed, "The more unrecognized a person is, the more grateful he will be to those who promoted him. That's what I thought at the beginning. It's just that Mayor Lu is not as knowledgeable as Mayor Lu, who can grasp historical allusions at his fingertips." Lu Youshun said: "This is exactly your strength. You don't read much, but you already understand the truth in the book. Some people read thousands of volumes, but they don't understand the truth in it." The night is deep, the rain stops and stops, the shadows of insects are gradually decreasing, and the sound of frogs is sparse.After a few more barks, the world fell silent.Turn on the night fishing light, and a beam of blue light is directed obliquely at the float on the water.Everything waits for the fish under the water to take the bait.

Suddenly, the fish floated up with two eyes.The weight was quickly transferred to Lu Youshun's arm along the fishing line and rod, and he lifted the rod without hesitation.The quiet water surface was scratched by the unwilling fish, and the fishing line pulled the fish to draw an irregular water mark.This poor crucian carp must still be in a daze, maybe three seconds ago, it was still lucky to encounter a delicious delicacy during its unconscious parade.But now, it became Lu Youshun's trophy. Lu Youshun smiled triumphantly, took out a cigarette and lit it.Lu Youshun never smoked, except when fishing.Amidst the smog, he said, "Since we don't hesitate to recruit Zhuang Zhiqi with high salary and high salary, the next key task of Weitong is to go public?"

Du Linxiang nodded: "Relying on conventional development, the return of funds is too slow, and the near thirst cannot be quenched. It is also difficult for the bank to lend more money. Therefore, I have been thinking about the road of listing and financing." Lu Youshun said: "The skyscraper project really dragged you down. Especially at the critical moment, Wan Shunlong stabbed people in the back." Mentioning Wan Shunlong, Du Linxiang was furious, and he spat out a sentence: "This kid has done a lot of evil, and he will not be rewarded!" Lu Youshun said: "Whenever a company in Hezhou goes public, I, as the mayor, will strongly support it. Especially for companies like Weitong that have made great contributions to urban development, the government will definitely add fire to you."

"Thank you, Mayor Lu, for your trouble." Du Linxiang said. Lu Youshun went on to say: "The government is about to issue a "Interim Measures of the Hezhou Municipal Government on Encouraging Enterprises to List". The people below have drafted several versions and are asking for opinions. Have you seen this document?" Du Linxiang said: "The government office sent a copy to the company, and I have seen it." Lu Youshun flicked the cigarette ash: "Talk about your thoughts on the drafted versions." Du Linxiang thought for a while and said: "Now there are three versions in total, the last two are not bad, and the writing is more specific." Lu Youshun remained expressionless: "You mean the first version is not good? Why?" Du Linxiang mustered up his courage: "In front of Mayor Lu, I will tell the truth. In the first version, there are a lot of empty words and formulas, and there is not much real content. The only thing that is more specific is that the company will be listed successfully, and the government will reward two million .” Lu Youshun did not respond to Du Linxiang's words, but changed the topic: "Night fishing is much more troublesome than daytime fishing. It not only tests the skills, but also needs to prepare more equipment. Just like our trip, there are not only conventional fishing rods and lines, You also need to prepare flashlights, luminous tubes, and electronic luminous floats. However, when I was in Beijing, I met a fishing master. His night fishing equipment is very simple, and he never even uses floats. According to the jargon, this is called no-float fishing. " "How to fish without a float?" Du Linxiang was surprised.Anyone with a little fishing knowledge knows the importance of fishing floats.The float is a tool for reflecting the information of the fish biting the hook when fishing. People judge the feeding situation of the fish through the ups and downs of the float, and then decide the timing of lifting the rod.According to the weight and buoyancy of the float, it can be divided into hollow float and solid float.According to the different shapes of fish floats, they can also be divided into horizontal floats and vertical floats.Due to the special environment of night fishing, many fishermen are also equipped with special electronic luminous floats. Lu Youshun said: "I have also seen others play fishing without drift, but I dare not try it myself. According to that master, fishing at night in flowing rivers, rivers, lakes, and lakes is difficult to grasp because of the priority of the flowing water. It is so clear that even with all kinds of luminous tubes and electronic luminous floats, it is often difficult to play their unique functions. In this case, it is better to try fishing without floats and fish by hand. Because the fishing line will be stretched under the push of running water. Straighter, there is a sense of pulling. As long as the fish bites the hook, its force will be quickly reflected on the rod.” Du Linxiang said "oh".Hearing what Lu Youshun said, he felt that there was some truth in fishing without floating. "I realized another point from floating fishing." Lu Youshun said, "In some complicated environments, it is the best policy not to set up so many rules and just do things by feeling." Lu Youshun continued: "Write down the specific policies in black and white, but there is no room for operation. As for empty talk, you can understand it as saying nothing, or you can understand it as saying everything. For example, the higher authorities have It is stipulated that the maximum discount rate for a certain tax does not exceed 10%. Can the documents issued by Hezhou write 15%? If it is written like that, isn’t it a blatant violation of the instructions of the superior? What if it is written to give the maximum discount? On the surface, this is not a violation. But in practice, flexibility remains." Now Du Linxiang is able to understand everything, he immediately realized that Lu Youshun was using Wu Piaodiao to explain the document that seemed to be full of empty words.For example, there is a typical empty phrase in the document: All departments at the municipal level should base themselves on reality and vigorously support the development of companies planning to go public.How to support it and to what extent it is supported are not mentioned in the document.Because of this, there is a huge room for operation.For example, the Bureau of Land and Resources, can Weitong give you a discount when acquiring land in the future?Another example is the relocation and transformation of the Economic and Information Commission and the metallurgical plant. Can they provide some funds for technological transformation?There is also the Environmental Protection Bureau, whether more flexible standards can be adopted when doing environmental impact assessment for corporate projects... If everything is written clearly in the document, it is equivalent to drawing a striking red line.It is clear at a glance what can and cannot be done. Just because the document is full of empty words, no one knows where the red line is. Even if the people below do something illegal, they can find an excuse: this is to implement the spirit of the document and support the development of local companies planning to go public.Conversely, if someone stabbed someone, and the bigger leader blamed him, Lu Youshun could justly say: "The government document doesn't say that, and some people below have misinterpreted our meaning." In short, everyone has the benefits, but no responsibility . Du Linxiang smiled and said, "I understand what Mayor Lu means." After a while, Lu Youshun asked again: "Companies like Weitong have a bad financial situation, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to list directly on the A-share market. What are your plans? Do you want to go public through a shell or go directly overseas? " Du Linxiang holds the fishing rod in his hand, but his mind is not on fishing.He thought for a while and said: "Both ways have their own advantages and disadvantages. We are trying them all at present and have not made a final decision yet." Lu Youshun said: "Water is impermanent, and soldiers are impermanent. Let's talk about night fishing. There are also two schools. One is that night fishing is the most taboo light. When the light comes on, all the fish slip away; the other advocates using light to lure Fishing, it is said that under the light, there will be a large number of insects flying around. Once the flying insects jump into the water, they will become the prey of the fish. As long as the fish is finally hooked, it’s a good method. Night fishing is like this, so why not run a business.” Du Linxiang said: "Mayor Lu is right. With Weitong's current situation, we can only see what happens." When Lu Youshun was fishing, his addiction to cigarettes was astonishing, almost one after another.Every time he fished, he didn't have enough cigarettes, and in the end he had to rely on Du Linxiang to help him.Du Linxiang also gained experience, besides the Hongtashan he smoked, he also brought two packs of good cigarettes for Lu Youshun every time.After receiving the cigarettes from Du Linxiang, Lu Youshun said, "You can go public with your hands and feet. I will fully support you both in public and in private." Du Linxiang said gratefully: "Without Mayor Lu, I would not be where I am today. You are my benefactor." Lu Youshun waved his hand: "We are all friends, don't talk about this." Lu Youshun suddenly changed the subject: "By the way, I heard that Shunlong Group is also preparing to go public. Everyone does their own business, and it is said that they should not interfere with each other. But Wan Shunlong has a lot of eyes, so you should pay attention." Du Linxiang immediately became vigilant.In the battle of skyscrapers, he lost too badly.For Wan Shunlong's "eyes of mind", he has a deep pain. Seeing that Lu Youshun was in a good mood today, Du Linxiang also took advantage of the situation and said: "Hezhou is spreading the news now, Secretary Tao is about to retire, and Mayor Lu is the candidate for the next secretary." Du Linxiang had already tied himself to Lu Youshun's chariot, He also hoped that Lu Youshun's official career would be smooth sailing. "Do your part?" Lu Youshun snorted softly, "There is nothing to do in the officialdom. Hezhou is the provincial capital and a sub-provincial city. There are many people watching the top leaders here. Let's say those who are already members of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee For example, the head of the Organization Department, the head of the Propaganda Department, and the Secretary General of the Provincial Party Committee, they are really happy to ask them to come to Hezhou to serve as the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. And I, after all, am not a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee.” Du Linxiang said: "But you have worked in Hezhou for many years, and you are familiar with the situation here, and your ability is obvious to all." Lu Youshun shook his head: "Lin Xiang, you are also the leader now. When your company suddenly has a fat job that everyone is vying for, will you decide the successor just based on work ability?" Du Linxiang did not say a word.Let's just promote Zhuang Zhiqi out of the ordinary. Apart from his work ability, don't he also have considerations for balancing the forces of various factions?This is the case for a company, let alone the unpredictable officialdom. Lu Youshun also said: "A few months later, a French-based painter will come to Hezhou to hold an art exhibition. I think it will be arranged in a skyscraper. You should prepare it, so that you can present it with pomp and not let too many people know about it. .” Ordinary painters come to Hezhou to hold art exhibitions, and the dignified mayor will not take it seriously.Du Linxiang immediately realized that this French painter must have a lot of background.After being in the circle for a long time, Du Linxiang has also heard about some famous paintings in some art exhibitions. He tentatively asked: "What paintings are there, how about I arrange a company to buy a few?" Lu Youshun shook his head: "You don't have a lot of money, so don't worry about it. Just arrange the venue." It was already late at night, Lu Youshun stretched his waist: "Let's stop here today, I will fly to Beijing early tomorrow morning." Lu Youshun and Du Linxiang both caught a lot of night fishing tonight.These poor fish can live longer if they overcome temptations such as pie from the sky.Aitmatov once said in "The Guillotine": "Greed for money, desire for power and vanity make people miserable. These are the three pillars of public consciousness. No matter when and where, they support the unshakable The mediocre world." Humans can't do it, let alone fish?