Chapter 15 2. The essence of power is the distribution of benefits, its highest level is sharing, and the biggest taboo is monopoly

The Audi car was parked in the square in front of the city hall. Du Linxiang got out of the car slowly, carrying a briefcase, and walked straight in.Mayor Lu Youshun was waiting for him in his office.Du Linxiang's decision to let Zhuang Zhiqi go to Hong Kong and stay in Hezhou by himself is not only a negotiation strategy, but also because of important matters - the exhibition of the French painter that Lu Youshun cares about will be held in Weitong in a few days. Building held. Du Linxiang knew that Lu Youshun was in a critical period of his official career. Whether he could take over as the secretary of the municipal party committee and become a member of the standing committee of the provincial party committee was still unclear, and the competition among various forces was almost fierce.There is a rumor circulating in Hezhou official circles that Lu Youshun is too strong in his work and has offended too many people, and his relationship with the current municipal party secretary Tao Dingguo is also very delicate.

The battle between Tao Dingguo and Lu Youshun over the dominance of Hezhou New City is well known in Hezhou official circles.The development and construction of Hezhou New City was originally the result of Lu Youshun's efforts to overcome public opinion. For many years, he has also served as the leader of the leading group for the development and construction of Hezhou New City.The construction of the new city was a great success, and received rave reviews from all walks of life.Lu Youshun not only included it in his record book logically, but even regarded Hezhou Xincheng as his own independent kingdom.

This situation is intolerable to Tao Dingguo, who is the leader.A year ago, there was a voice in Hezhou, saying that for the further development of the new city, Tao Dingguo, secretary of the municipal party committee, should be appointed as the leader of the leading group.The secretary of the municipal party committee stretched out his hand to seize power, but Lu Youshun couldn't resist, so he came up with a trick to retreat.At the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, Lu Youshun proposed to adjust the leadership team, and set up two team leaders, one chief and one deputy, with Tao Dingguo and himself as the respective leaders.And the post of office director in the leading group is concurrently held by himself.

The office under the leading group is the institution responsible for specific work.In the past, the head of the office was held by the secretary general of the municipal government.Lu Youshun's wishful thinking is to give up the title of team leader and hold the real power in his hands.After all, Tao Dingguo was the secretary of the municipal party committee, so it was impossible for him to do everything himself. As the only deputy team leader and also the director of the office, he was not afraid of someone making trouble. Unlike Lu Youshun's proud experience of studying at Peking University and being released as an official in Beijing, Tao Dingguo was born as a telephone operator in the township government, and climbed up to the top position tremblingly.When it comes to the ability to handle economic work, Tao Dingguo is indeed not as good as Lu Youshun, but when it comes to officialdom skills, Tao Dingguo is also a top expert.He was well aware of Lu Youshun's trick of retreating to advance, and he couldn't help sneering in his heart: You kid is too young to play this game with me!

At the Standing Committee meeting, Tao Dingguo rejected Lu Youshun's proposal, saying that Lu Youshun would still be the team leader.He spoke highly of the development achievements of Hezhou New City in recent years, and at the same time criticized certain rumors in a stern manner for creating disunity among team members. After expressing that he had no intention of being the team leader, Tao Dingguo also pointed out that with the improvement of economic strength, the strength of the leadership team must be strengthened.He proposed to add four deputy team leaders, including the executive deputy mayor, the deputy mayor in charge of urban construction, the deputy mayor in charge of industrial economy, and four city leaders who are members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and the Director of the Public Security Bureau.

Compared with Lu Youshun's retreat as an advance, Tao Dingguo's retreat as an advance is more sophisticated.On the one hand, he made it clear that he would not reach out, show his integrity, and silence everyone; on the other hand, he threw out the fat of Hezhou New City, and those who were nominated as deputy team leaders were all eager to try. With the authority of a leader and the strong support of those who shared the benefits, Lu Youshun had no choice but to agree.In the previous leading group, except for the group leader Lu Youshun, there was no deputy group leader at all. Now there are four deputy group leaders, and they are all city leaders in terms of rank. Say goodbye to Lu Youshun.

After the incident ended, some elders in the officialdom commented that Tao Dingguo understood the true meaning of power better than Lu Youshun—the essence of power is the distribution of benefits, its highest state is sharing, and the biggest taboo is monopoly. In the battle with Tao Dingguo, he was at a disadvantage, and in the eyes of the provincial leaders, Lu Youshun might not have won much favor.Last week, when Du Linxiang played table tennis with Zhang Qingbo, the president of the Hongxi branch of a large bank, Zhang Qingbo told a story.According to Zhang Qingbo, a nest case broke out in the Hezhou Finance Bureau, and the director and several deputy directors were sacked.Although Lu Youshun was not involved in it, the director was recognized by the outside world as Lu Youshun's favorite general.

When the secretary of the provincial party committee came to Hezhou for investigation, he mentioned this case again, and said a few words to Lu Youshun lightly, asking him to learn a lesson.Next, he was less polite to Tao Dingguo, secretary of the municipal party committee, and criticized him in front of everyone.Zhang Qingbo was at the scene. He recalled: "Secretary Tao's face turned red and white, and he continued to criticize, but before he could say a few words, he was interrupted by the leader again." Du Linxiang was puzzled at first: "It's a good thing that the leaders of the provincial party committee showed mercy to Mayor Lu."

Zhang Qingbo shook his head: "It's not a bad thing to be scolded by the leader. It means that the leader treats you as one of his own. If the leader treats you politely, it means that you haven't entered their circle at all." Seeing Du Linxiang seemed to understand but half understood, Zhang Qingbo told an allusion.After Chiang Kai-shek's death, Chiang Ching-kuo invited his father's former bodyguards into the official residence.Jiang Jingguo is very respectful to everyone, but there is only one exception, that is Hao Baicun.Hao Baicun was not yet sixty years old at the time, and he was relatively junior among the previous chief guards.Jiang Jingguo pointed at him, saying that he did not do the right thing here, and he needed to make corrections there, and asked him to ask his seniors for advice.Hao Bocun stood there, not daring to vent his breath.

After leaving the mansion, a chief guard who received the courtesy was downcast.Others were puzzled, and he explained that Xiao Jiang regarded us as his father's people, and he was so polite because he thanked us for serving his father loyally for many years.Haobo Village is different!Xiao Jiang regards him as his confidant, so why be polite? This is true!Hao Baicun would flourish in the future and become the brightest star in Taiwan's political arena during Chiang Ching-kuo's era. After telling this story, Zhang Qingbo shook his head and sighed: "I think the leaders of the Provincial Party Committee regard Secretary Tao as one of their own. It doesn't matter if you hit him lightly or hard. As for Mayor Lu, well..."

After hearing these words, Du Linxiang couldn't help but feel his heart tighten.Lu Youshun and Zhang Qingbo not only have a close personal relationship with him, but also are two mountains that must be relied on in their careers.Lu Youshun's official career is also closely related to himself to a certain extent.Because of this, Du Linxiang had to do his best to hold this exhibition that Lu Youshun valued well. Du Linxiang has read the relevant information of the exhibition. The French painter is called Li Qing, a beautiful woman in her early thirties.Du Linxiang firmly believed that what Lu Youshun valued was definitely not Li Qing's status as a painter. The elevator door opened, and Lu Youshun's secretary was already waiting here.After shaking hands, the secretary said in a low voice, "Mayor Lu is waiting for you in the office. I blocked the others who came to report on their work. I will not let them in until you finish talking." There is no public event today, Lu Youshun's hair was not blown, he was wearing a pair of black cloth shoes, and he was reading a newspaper on the seat.Seeing Du Linxiang walk in, he put the newspaper on the table: "The art exhibition is scheduled for the day after tomorrow, how are you preparing?" "Everything is ready." Du Linxiang said, "The location is arranged in the five-star hotel in the Weitong Building. The environment is very high-end, and outsiders will not disturb." Lu Youshun tapped his fingers on the table rhythmically: "I'll be over at about 8:30." Du Linxiang said: "I am waiting for you in the underground garage. We have also specially prepared an elevator. Let's go straight up from the garage without stopping on any floor." "Very good." Lu Youshun nodded, "Have the guests' rooms been arranged?" Du Linxiang said: "It's been arranged. Painter Li, Mr. Hu from Beijing, and several entrepreneurs from Hong Kong are all arranged in the presidential suite. The rest of the entourage will stay in the business single room of the hotel." Lu Youshun said: "Arrange Hu Zong and Li Qing's suites on the same floor, the closer the better." Du Linxiang heard from Lu Youshun that Mr. Hu was called Hu Weidong, and that he and Li Qing were brothers and sisters in college. It was Hu Weidong who planned this exhibition.Du Linxiang secretly smiled in his heart: Mayor Lu, who manages a lot of things every day, is also very careful when considering problems! "What about the dinner after the exhibition?" Lu Youshun asked. Du Linxiang said: "According to what you said, don't serve a big meal and reflect the local characteristics. I will arrange it in a local restaurant in the suburbs. This restaurant tastes very good, and all the dishes are home-cooked in Hezhou. We booked a restaurant that day. , there will be no other guests." Lu Youshun crossed his hands on his chest and thought for a while: "It's good to get some home-cooked food, but it's not convenient to travel so far. Can you invite the chef over and eat it in the Weitong Building?" Du Linxiang said: "No problem, I'll get in touch right away. It's simply in the private room on the top floor of the building, which is also the place where Weitong Group entertains distinguished guests." All the details of the exhibition have been arranged, and Du Linxiang is ready to get up and leave.Lu Youshun remembered one incident and said, "Did your company put up a large advertisement at the gate of Hezhou New Airport to promote Weitong Building?" Du Linxiang didn't understand why Lu Youshun suddenly mentioned an advertisement, he nodded and said, "There is such a thing." Lu Youshun said: "Go back and change the slogan, someone has some suggestions." Du Linxiang has never been a person who plays with words. The specific content of the slogan is determined by the marketing department, and he can't remember it clearly.Du Linxiang asked puzzledly: "Slogan, what is it for?" Lu Youshun said: "The advertisement is a picture of Weitong Building, accompanied by a slogan: Hezhou, from now on I will be the center." Du Linxiang remembered: "Yes, that's how it was written. Weitong Building is the tallest building in Hezhou, and it is also a landmark of the whole city. The address is just in the center of Hezhou New City. The people in the marketing department came up with this sentence Advertisement. What, what's the problem?" Lu Youshun smiled lightly: "I don't think there is any problem, but some people who are full and support themselves have objections. They say that Hezhou is still under the Communist Party, not centered on the party committee, and should be centered on a private enterprise? " The hat was buttoned too much, and Du Linxiang was terrified and angry: "What the hell is that!" "It's really bullshit." Lu Youshun's face was very ugly, "Not only me, including Secretary Tao, but also most of the standing committee members of the municipal party committee don't take these comments seriously. But from another perspective, it's not good to change the slogan. It’s not worth causing unnecessary trouble for such a big event.” Lu Youshun added: "I'm not giving you an order today, but just a reminder among friends. Sometimes, it's better to take a step back and see the world, and it's better to have one thing less than one more thing." As a businessman, Du Linxiang certainly does not want to take the risk of getting burned.He nodded and said, "I'll have someone change it when I get back." On the way back to the company, Du Linxiang thought of this little episode and found it both funny and annoying.But from this incident, Du Linxiang also clearly felt that after experiencing countless turmoil in the officialdom, Lu Youshun's domineering aura is no longer what it used to be.Mayor Lu, who is known for his strong style, also picked up the golden mean. On the day of the exhibition, Lu Youshun came to the scene on time.Li Qing and Hu Weidong, the protagonists of the exhibition, arrived late, and hadn't come out of the hotel suite until after nine o'clock in the morning.Lv Youshun led Du Linxiang and several entrepreneurs who flew in from Hong Kong, and looked at the front of the painting for a while.Everyone watched and praised.Du Linxiang doesn't know if other people really understand painting, anyway, he himself doesn't know shit, but this doesn't affect the countless "good" words coming out of his mouth. At half past nine, the protagonist finally appeared.Li Qing's main focus is on Western oil paintings, but today she is wearing a Chinese-style cheongsam, matching her exquisite figure, it is very decent.Hu Weidong, who was thirty-six or seventeen years old, was wearing a beige casual suit and a pair of round cloth shoes on his feet. Lu Youshun hurriedly stepped forward to shake hands with the two, and Hu Weidong said some polite words like "I'm sorry to trouble Mayor Lu for this exhibition".In the next half an hour or so, Li Qing led the crowd to walk around the exhibition hall again. Every time she came to a painting, she would give an explanation.Lu Youshun listened with great interest and would ask questions from time to time.Li Qing's answer is also very decent, especially when she smiles, the little dimple on her face is very cute. Du Linxiang doesn't know much about painting, but his ability to observe words and colors has been perfected.After walking around this circle, although Hu Weidong hardly talked with the few entrepreneurs from Hong Kong, Du Linxiang had already guessed the relationship between everyone by just relying on their body language and eyes. Let's talk about Hu Weidong and Li Qing first, Du Linxiang is 100% sure that these two are not ordinary college brothers and sisters.Of course, it is even more impossible for them to be an aboveboard couple.Is it a confidante, a mistress or a mistress?Never mind!In Du Linxiang's mind, there was no difference between these words. As for the entrepreneurs from Hong Kong, they probably didn't know Hu Weidong and Li Qing before.From the looks of it, they might be friends of Lu Youshun.Lu Youshun has worked in Hong Kong for many years and has deep connections in the local business community. After visiting the art exhibition, Lu Youshun said to Hu Weidong: "Mr. Hu, I have a meeting later, so I can't accompany you. I will be in this building at night. I will prepare a little wine, and everyone will rest when they get drunk." Hu Weidong clasped his fists and said, "Being respectful is worse than obeying orders." Lu Youshun turned his head and said to several Hong Kong entrepreneurs: "Everyone has opened their eyes today. What are your plans for a while? There are many scenic spots in Hezhou. Let's visit in the afternoon?" A Hong Kong entrepreneur said in crappy Mandarin: "No matter how beautiful the scenery in Hezhou is, it is not as beautiful as Ms. Li's paintings. Mayor Lu, go and do your work. We want to take a closer look at Ms. Li's paintings." "You really know what to do." Lu Youshun nodded, "Hezhou's scenic spots are there, and you can go there anytime. Miss Li's masterpiece is not something you can see every day." Before going out, Lu Youshun told Du Linxiang again: "Everyone is in your mansion, you should do your best to be a landlord." Du Linxiang nodded hurriedly: "It's a great honor to be able to serve you." After Lu Youshun left, the group of Hong Kong entrepreneurs walked around Li Qing's painting several times, looking like they couldn't put it down.Later, someone finally said: "Miss Li, I wonder if we can collect some of your masterpieces?" Li Qing was a little embarrassed: "It was agreed before the exhibition, it's just an exhibition, not for sale." A Hong Kong entrepreneur was still unwilling to reconcile: "For friends, you can't make an exception?" After speaking, he said to Hu Weidong in a tone of asking for help: "Mr. Hu, please help everyone beat the side drum." Hu Weidong looked at Li Qing: "Mayor Lu has shown a lot of strength for this painting. These entrepreneurs are all friends of Mayor Lu. Look..." Li Qing hesitated for a moment and said: "Since we are friends, I might as well give you some pictures." The person opposite quickly waved his hand: "These paintings are full of Miss Li's painstaking efforts. If they are given away for nothing, we will not dare to take them." Du Linxiang, who was standing on the side, smiled inwardly as he watched the two sides pushing and giving way.He exited the scene knowingly, took out a cigarette and lit it... The dinner was set at six o'clock, and Lu Youshun arrived half an hour earlier.Du Linxiang heard from the staff of the building that several entrepreneurs from Hong Kong stayed in Hu Weidong's suite all afternoon, and it seemed that the two parties had reached a deal.Du Linxiang didn't know how many paintings Li Qing sold and how much she received, and he didn't want to ask. For Hu Weidong, Lu Youshun always showed respect and respect, and at the wine table he also introduced the development of Hezhou in recent years.Hu Weidong listened carefully, but did not speak. The atmosphere of the dinner was very harmonious, Lu Youshun and Hu Weidong even chatted about their respective childhoods.Lu Youshun was filled with emotion, saying that his family was poor and his parents left early, so he was raised by his uncle.Hu Weidong came from a family of intellectuals, his parents were both engineers in a state-owned factory, and he grew up in the factory compound.My parents retired a few years ago and now immigrated abroad. Hearing this, Du Linxiang wondered for a while: this Hu Weidong is just a businessman, he has no official position, and his parents are not powerful.With Lu Youshun's status, is it worth getting close to this kind of person? During the toast, Du Linxiang said politely: "Mr. Hu is a big entrepreneur in the capital. You are welcome to invest and develop in Hezhou. Then I will have the opportunity to ask you for advice." Hu Weidong said: "Mr. Du is the big businessman. I should ask you for advice. When it comes to business, although I didn't do much in Hezhou, I invested in a prefecture-level city below Hongxi Province. Tourism projects. Mr. Du is interested, so we can cooperate." "It's a great honor to be able to cooperate with Mr. Hu." Du Linxiang still said insincerely polite words.Hu Weidong is also a veteran of Jianghu, and he saw Du Linxiang's thoughts at a glance, so he didn't say anything more. After the dinner, Lu Youshun personally sent Hu Weidong back to the room, and the two chatted in the suite for more than an hour.Du Linxiang has been waiting outside, and he has one last task tonight - to send Lu Youshun home.When visiting the art exhibition in the morning, Lu Youshun took the secretary and the driver with him, but when he attended the dinner, he dismissed the secretary and told the driver not to wait for him. Getting into the car, Lu Youshun patted Du Linxiang on the shoulder: "This art exhibition was a success, thank you for your hard work." "Where is this talking? Mayor Lu has to take care of things that haven't been done well." Du Linxiang showed his trademark silly smile. Lu Youshun ordered: "They will leave Hezhou tomorrow. Don't worry about friends from Hong Kong, just send Mr. Hu and Li Qing to the airport. I also greeted the airport and went directly to the VIP passage." Du Linxiang was really curious about Hu Weidong's background. He tentatively asked, "What kind of business is Mr. Hu doing in Beijing?" "Business?" Lu Youshun sneered, "There's no chart, just do what makes money. Or in other words, what others do, make money." "There is still such a business in the world!" Du Linxiang was even more puzzled, "I just heard Mr. Hu say that his family has no background." Lu Youshun stared out of the window for a while before turning his head: "Lin Xiang, you are not an outsider. To tell you the truth, Hu Weidong is a good man. He doesn't have a good father, but he has a good classmate." Different from the chatter and laughter at the dinner party, Lu Youshun's expression at this moment was a bit bitter: "Hu Weidong is indeed a commoner, but his college roommate is a person with a deep background and good hands. Hu Weidong has been working in a central enterprise before, and also He didn’t make a name for himself. His roommate returned from abroad a few years ago, and Hu Weidong resigned to start a business. That roommate had a special status, and it was often inconvenient for him to show up in public, so he had to push Hu Weidong to the front desk.” Du Linxiang understood that Hu Weidong was just a pair of white gloves.Even if the white gloves can make Lu Youshun respectful, how much energy should the hand behind him have!Hu Weidong is less than forty years old this year, and his roommate should be about the same age.If a person of this age is working hard in the officialdom by himself, it is far from the time to get ahead.Du Linxiang can already guess the background of Hu Weidong's classmates. Lu Youshun didn't talk much along the way.Du Linxiang knew that Lu Youshun was still a scholar with a high heart and a proud heart, and he hated in his heart the idea of ​​being long-sleeved, good at dancing, and flattering.At a gathering like today, Lu Youshun was happy, but more helpless. There is more than one Lu Youshun who needs the support of noble people!Today's Du Linxiang has no lack of enthusiasm for climbing the dragon and the phoenix.On the way to send Hu Weidong to the airport the next day, Du Linxiang seriously asked about the tourism projects Hu Weidong invested in Hongxi, and expressed his strong willingness to cooperate. Hu Weidong laughed and said, "It's a good thing that Mr. Du is interested! I'll have someone pass on the project information to you right away. Let's think about the specific cooperation method later."