Chapter 8 Candidate for Vice Mayor

On August 1, the party building celebration meeting of the Agricultural Machinery and Hydropower Bureau. At 10:30, Hou Weidong left the venue early and asked the driver to drive straight to Lingxi. When he arrived at the Venus Hotel, Hou Weidong asked the driver to take the luggage into the room, and he waited in the lobby in person.After waiting for a while, Chu Xiuhong called: "At the entrance of the VIP elevator, Governor Zhou will be here soon." Hou Weidong often haunted the Jinxing Hotel, but he didn't know that the Jinxing Hotel had a VIP channel. He hung up the phone and saw the familiar lobby manager coming over.

The lobby manager took Hou Weidong to the hidden VIP elevator entrance, and soon saw Zhou Changquan and Chu Xiuhong. In the elevator, Zhou Changquan said, "Today is a farewell party for Secretary Meng. I contacted Director Wu." Hou Weidong was taken aback, and said, "Today is a farewell party for Secretary Meng?" Zhou Changquan nodded, showing some smiles, and said: "It's not appropriate to go into details on the phone. Today is a small-scale gathering. Director Wu specifically mentioned you, so he called you over. There are changes in the provinces and cities this time. Chen Shuguang is going to You are the director of the Department of Transportation, and you have some clues about your affairs, and you are the candidate for the deputy mayor of Shazhou."

In March 2001, when he was transferred to the Municipal Agricultural Machinery and Hydropower Bureau, five months later, things changed dramatically.Hou Weidong suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said sincerely: "Secretary Zhou, I will definitely work hard and live up to your expectations." Hou Weidong clearly remembered that when he met the director of the Shazhou Municipal People's Congress for the first time in Shangqinglin, he felt overwhelmed, excited and unable to calm down for a long time.At this time, he had been the secretary of the county party committee and had seen the world. He was no longer Wuxia Amon, but he was a little nervous when he had such close contact with Meng Haofang, member of the Central Committee and secretary of the provincial party committee. The joy of the vice mayor candidate.

Thinking about the familiar Zhu Xiaoyong and Chen Shuguang, he cheered himself up and said, "The secretary of the provincial party committee is also a human being, why should I panic?" He quietly took a few deep breaths to adjust his emotions to an ideal state. After waiting upstairs for about twenty minutes, Wu Ying accompanied Meng Haofang into the top floor.When Zhou Changquan was about to introduce Hou Weidong, Meng Haofang waved his hand and said: "No need to introduce, I met him once before. Hou Weidong is the youngest county party secretary in Lingxi Province. I, the provincial party secretary, don't know anything about it, and I don't know about it. It’s just resignation.”

Hou Weidong was familiar with Meng Haofang's appearance and voice. To be more precise, all officials in Lingxi Province with a little political acumen were familiar with Meng Haofang's appearance and voice.At this time, Meng Haofang spoke in an unexpectedly peaceful and humorous manner. Hearing this, Hou Weidong felt very flattered. Zhou Changquan smiled and said: "Secretary Meng has an amazing memory, there is public opinion. Twenty years ago, I participated in a symposium, and Secretary Meng was the host of the symposium. That symposium was our first The first time we met, after two years, you can still call me by my name."

Meng Haofang is close to Hou Weidong in height, but he looked down at Hou Weidong: "I ask you a question, how do you have the courage to reject Shengbao Group? I want to hear the truth." Caught off guard by this problem, Hou Weidong's head was running at high speed like a computer for several times, and said: "To be honest, I also want to attract investment to Chengjin County. Without foreign funds, it is difficult for mountainous counties like Chengjin to achieve urbanization and industrialization, but to attract investment The ultimate purpose of attracting investment is to develop the economy, and if it harms the local economy and affects local development for the purpose of attracting investment, the loss outweighs the gain.”

Meng Haofang stared at Hou Weidong and said, "How do you deal with the pressure from your superiors?" Before talking with Meng Haofang, Hou Weidong was still a little nervous, but when they stood face to face, he became very calm and said: "I am selfless in my heart, so naturally I don't consider my own self-interest, and the pressure from the superiors will become motivation instead of resistance." Wu Ying has always liked Hou Weidong very much, and was afraid that his words might make mistakes, so she said from the side: "Today we are together, we won't talk about business, let's talk about home affairs."

Meng Haofang pointed at Zhou Changquan, Chen Shuguang, Hou Weidong and the others, and said: "We people are working, if we don't talk about work, we will become walking dead." Hou Weidong secretly said: "Meng Haofang is a great leader after all, and he can understand the minds of his subordinates very well. The life and work of the people in the officialdom here are inseparable. The officialdom is life, and life is the officialdom. What you talk about at work The topic is people and things in the officialdom, and the topics discussed during entertainment are still related to the officialdom, except for the length of the officialdom, most things cannot attract the attention of the people in the officialdom.”

The atmosphere of the whole lunch was harmonious, Hou Weidong was a small official and young, so naturally he was there to listen and sit with him.After lunch, Meng Haofang took a nap as usual, and after he and Wu Ying left, everyone dispersed. For this lunch, Hou Weidong had to run on the highway for more than two hours.But being able to have dinner with the secretary of the provincial party committee is too rare for a person in the officialdom, even if he runs for twenty hours, it is very worthwhile.It's a pity that Meng Haofang will be transferred away, otherwise the meal would be more valuable.

Back at the Shazhou Agricultural Machinery and Hydropower Bureau, Hou Weidong stood downstairs, looking at some old office buildings, and thought: "After all, I am a passerby in the Water and Electricity Bureau. I have been in the Water and Electricity Bureau for a few months. , did not do anything serious, ashamed." However, the cadres and workers of the Water and Electricity Bureau don't see it this way. The housing problem is a major event in life. Hou Weidong solved the wishes of the majority of employees for several years in just half a year, which made his popularity index in the Water and Electricity Bureau continue to rise.

"Hello, Director Hou." "Hou Ju is good." "Hou Ju is good." Along the way upstairs, I met several employees of the Water and Electricity Bureau, who warmly greeted Hou Weidong.In the office, before the butt was warmed up, Zhou Xiaohong, the deputy director, walked in: "Ju Hou, the bureau office sent a score sheet, please take a look." Hou Weidong didn't understand for a while, and asked, "What is the scoring table?" Zhou Xiaohong said: "Scoring table for room selection." When raising funds to build a house, the selection of the house will become the focus of attention. The house selection scoring table has become the best means to reconcile the interests of all parties. To achieve a balance, the leader must also make a fuss on the house selection scoring table. In order to achieve a certain The purpose can increase the weight of certain aspects such as position, title, and length of service. Hou Weidong has practiced in many positions such as the county party committee and the city party committee, and he is familiar with this set of things. He looked at the scoring table and said: "The weight of position is too high, and the weight of length of service is too low. Adjust it appropriately." Since Hou Weidong is a young leading cadre, when Zhou Xiaohong formulated the housing selection scoring table, in order to ensure that Hou Weidong could be the first to choose a house, he increased the weight of job points and weakened the weight of working years.Seeing that Hou Weidong proposed to reduce the weight of the position, Zhou Xiaohong said hesitantly: "Ju Hou, I discussed it with Ju Shen, and this is a better plan." "I know what you are worried about, just to let me choose the first place." Hou Weidong waved his hand and said, "Why do I have to choose the first place? It doesn't make sense. You do as I want, increase the length of service and The score of the technical title allows the old intellectuals in the bureau to give priority to choosing a house, and I still have the guts for this." After the scoring table was drawn up, although it had not been announced yet, it had already been circulated secretly. Many old engineers who had no positions in the bureau had great opinions. This made Zhou Xiaohong, the deputy director who made the policy, bear a lot of psychological pressure.At this time, when Hou Weidong said this clearly, the psychological burden was relieved. When she went out, she hummed a song casually: "The sky in the liberated area is a clear sky, and the people in the liberated area like it very much..." Shen Dongfeng happened to come over from the office of the Bureau, and heard Zhou Xiaohong humming, and said, "Why are you so happy, you found gold?" Zhou Xiaohong said in a low voice: "I just reported the score sheet to Bureau Hou. He asked for an increase in the points for length of service and technical title. This matter will be easy to handle." Shen Dongfeng clicked his tongue and said: "This is the mind and courage. The Water and Electricity Bureau is a small temple. It can't keep Director Hou. It is estimated that he will be promoted soon." He added, "Director Hou is modest and polite. In the end, if you are not at the top, you have to be in the top ten.” Zhou Xiaohong looked at Shen Dongfeng with gentle eyes, and said, "I understand this matter. Bureau Hou's attitude is high, and we as deputies must be able to handle affairs." She looked at no one on the left and right, and said, "This time the change of office, the city There must be a lot of changes in the personnel work in the village, and you still have to do some work, you are different from me, I am a woman, so it’s okay to be a deputy, you can’t always be a deputy.” "Don't talk about it here." Shen Dongfeng said softly, and returned to his office. Hou Weidong called Yang Liu in the office and said, "Is it convenient to talk?" There happened to be only one person in Yang Liu's office, and he said, "Director Hou, if you have any instructions, I am the only one in the office." "Your housing hasn't been settled yet, has it?" "Unfortunately, when I was transferred to the municipal party committee, they just finished raising funds. Later, I did it once, but it was a fund-raising house at the department level and above, and I was not qualified." "The Agricultural Machinery and Hydropower Bureau will soon raise funds to build a house. In the southern urban area, dozens of acres of land have been requisitioned, and they will be repaired together with the training center of the Provincial Water Resources Department. If you want, you can use my place in the Hydropower Bureau." "Director Hou, how can you take up your quota?" "Don't be polite to me. I already have a house in Xinyuelou. If you don't want it, I'll give it to someone else." Only then did Yang Liu say: "Then thank you Director Hou, I finally have a new house." Hou Weidong said: "This time, the house selection is based on points. I guess it ranks in the top ten, and you can choose a good house." Although he didn't see the latest house plan, based on experience, he ranked the houses in the rankings. It won't be number one, and it won't fall out of the top ten. "Now Liu Kun is a popular figure in the Municipal Party Committee Office. He follows Yang Senlin closely and has been appointed as the deputy director of the Municipal Party Committee's Inspectorate Office." After Yang Liu expressed his gratitude, he promptly reported to Hou Weidong. In Hou Weidong's mind, Liu Kun had already retreated to a very inconspicuous corner. He said objectively: "Liu Kun was the mayor of Qinglin Town, and later served as the director of the Yiyang County Government Office. Deputy Cheng is also reasonable." Yang Liu didn't have a good impression of Liu Kun. She curled her lips and said, "Liu Kun has always been petty. He followed Secretary-General Yang to the municipal committee office, and only Secretary-General Yang was the only one in his eyes. Many old comrades in the municipal committee couldn't get used to it. He. In terms of ability, Liu Kun's ability is not as good as Ren Lindu's, and it's not too late for Ren Lindu to make his debut, and he's still working as a Zheng Ke in Wuhai County." Ren Lindu's cynical expression appeared in Hou Weidong's mind, and he said, "Ren Lindu's biggest shortcoming is that he can't control his mouth." He vaguely heard that Zhao Lin, secretary of the Wuhai County Party Committee, trusted Ren Lindu very much at first , Once discussing important personnel matters, Ren Lindu inadvertently disclosed the undecided personnel issues, which aroused Zhao Lin's dissatisfaction. He had been the director of the county party committee office for several years, but he still hadn't joined the county party committee standing committee. Success is also a mouth, and defeat is also this mouth. Yang Liu said again: "I heard that the city government has made a lot of adjustments. Director Hou is a strong contender for the deputy mayor." Hou Weidong said with a smile: "I am happy with the situation. I will take up whatever position the leader asks me to take." Yang Liu has been in the office for a long time, and she is very smart. Hearing Hou Weidong's words, she vaguely guessed something. Of course, she can't inquire about such important matters, so she stopped clicking. After thanking again, she hung up the phone.After hanging up the phone, the phone on Hou Weidong's desk rang again, this time it was Ren Lindu's call. Ren Lindu said: "Director Hou, you are so proud of your horseshoe disease now, try to find a way to help your brother, I am stuck in the county and can't get out." Among the directors of the county party committee in the four counties, there were three before He didn't join the standing committee, and now Gu Yunfeng from Chengjin County joined the county committee standing committee, which made Ren Lindu very unbalanced. He just learned through an acquaintance in the municipal committee office that Liu Kun would become the deputy director of the municipal committee's inspection office, and he felt even more unbalanced. Hou Weidong secretly said: "I want to work in the city government. I don't have capable people under my command. I can just send Ren Lindu to the city government office. Maybe it will be useful in the future." "Brother Ren, let me ask the truth, do you really want to leave Wu Hai?" "I can't wait to leave Wu Hai immediately, I don't want to stay here for a minute." "What does Secretary Zhao mean?" "He actually intended to let me go." Hou Weidong clarified his words and said: "The county magistrate Jiang Xiangyu of Chengjin is the secretary-general of the city government. If I talk to him, he should be able to transfer you to the city government office. You can give me an answer after you think about it." Ren Lindu said bluntly: "Don't think about it, I can express my opinion now, and I am willing to work in the city government office." Back home at night, Xiaojia cooked mung bean porridge, bought salted duck outside, prepared water spinach, and then surfed the Internet in the study, waiting for Hou Weidong to come home. At 6 o'clock, Xiaojia called Hou Weidong: "Go home for dinner?" Hou Weidong picked up a salted duck from the stewed vegetables stand, and said, "I'm going upstairs and bought a salted duck." "You also bought salted duck, I bought it in front of the building." Hou Weidong put the salted duck on the table, opened the plastic cover on the table, and saw the same salted duck.Xiaojia came out of the study, tilted her head and glanced at Hou Weidong, and said, "In my memory, the two of us have moved to a new house, and it's the first time you've come back from grocery shopping. My business, or is there any happy event?" "I arrived at Lingxi at noon today and had lunch with Secretary Meng Haofang." Xiao Jia was taken aback, and said, "Why did you meet Meng Haofang?" "It's not me, Secretary Meng, it's Governor Zhou who entertained Secretary Meng. With my current status, I can't get close at all." "Governor Zhou intends to promote you. Do you have any arrangements?" Xiaojia still hoped that Hou Weidong could reach another level. Hearing that he had lunch with Meng Haofang, he immediately felt hopeful. "If there is no accident, I will become the deputy mayor of the city government." Hearing the news, Xiao Jia was worried about gains and losses, and asked worriedly: "You still have to be elected as the deputy mayor. Your qualifications are low. Is there any problem in participating in the election? Our family owns a quarry and a coal mine. If someone takes advantage of this If you make a fuss, you will be affected. Also, since Shengbao Group has not signed a contract, will someone make a fuss about it?" Hou Weidong said: "Don't be nervous. Since it is an organizational arrangement, we don't have to worry too much. In the history of Shazhou, at the municipal level, no one has had problems because of elections." Xiao Jia was still very nervous, and said: "Anything can happen in the election, promotion, promotion, the leader wants to be promoted, and you have to climb up." Hou Weidong didn't expect Xiaojia's reaction like this, so he couldn't help being a little amused, and said, "You are usually open-minded, why are you so anxious today?" Only then did Xiao Jia show a smile, and said, "You can only be considered a high-level cadre when you become a department-level cadre. I'm happy for you, so I'm too nervous." After dinner, Hou Weidong accompanied Xiaojia to watch TV for a while, and changed several channels, and there was news of an accident in the coal mine. Xiao Jia quickly thought of the upcoming change of the city government, and said with a sad face: "Husband, will there be any accidents at the Huofo Coal Mine? If an accident happens at this critical time, it will be too uncomfortable." Hou Weidong didn't care at first, but the pictures of the TV news kept getting into his head, and he secretly became anxious, saying: "I want to go to my parents and let my father go to the coal mine more recently to ensure that there will be no accidents." Xiao Jia said, "Let's go together." When they arrived at their parents' house, Jiang Xiao accompanied Liu Guangfen to watch serials in the living room, while Hou Yonggui watched war movies in the hut.Because Jiang Xiao was at home, Hou Weidong couldn't explain why he came, so he went to the back room to watch war movies with his father, while Xiaojia watched serials in the living room. Three women play a scene, Hou Weidong has been paying attention to the movement in the living room, the three of them are talking in full swing, until 10:30, Jiang Xiao still has no intention of getting up. Finally, at 11:00, Jiang Xiao got up. Liu Guangfen said enthusiastically, "I'll take you home." Jiang Xiao stood at the door and said with a smile, "Aunt Liu, the yard is quite safe. It's only a few steps away, so don't worry about it." Liu Fen was very excited about the conversation, and insisted on sending it to the yard, and also pulled Xiao Jia together by the way.At 11:30, Liu Guangfen and Xiao Jia came back. Hou Weidong said: "You guys are so good at chatting, what time is it now?" Liu Guangfen was in a good mood, and said, "The main reason we chatted so happily is because you have less time to go home." "We live in the same courtyard and meet every other day, which is much better than those who meet once every few years." Hou Weidong said again, "Mom, I just read the news that accidents happened in coal mines all over the country. No, you and Dad go to the mine to have a look. Although He Hongfu is capable, he is an outsider after all, and if something happens, we have to let our family take care of it." He still has reservations about his parents, and has not mentioned being the deputy mayor for the time being. things. Liu Guangfen said to Hou Yonggui in the back room: "Old man, we will go to Yiyang tomorrow, you should go to bed early and be my driver." Hou Yonggui has worked in the army and the police station for decades, and has always liked outdoor activities. After retiring at home, he followed Liu Guangfen every day. Come on, go to Huofo Coal Mine." Hou Weidong bought a pickup truck before, and now it has become Hou Yonggui's special car. He drives Liu Guangfen to buy groceries every day, and keeps the car shiny.Early the next morning, Hou Yonggui checked the car, and then drove straight to Huofo Coal Mine. When we arrived at Huofo Coal Mine in Yiyang, several carts loaded with coal were parked at the door.Liu Guangfen and Hou Yonggui go to the coal mine every other month. Many employees in the mine know them. When they see this car, any miners call He Hongfu in the mine. After a while, He Hongfu came out, his face was black and white, and after the water pipe outside the door flushed his face into the door, he took a big sip of water from the cup. Liu Guangfen sat behind the desk. She had been a teacher all her life, and she still had the ability to put on airs. She asked calmly, "It's already August this year. Is the overall market going well?" He Hongfu wiped his face with his hands, and said: "The situation improved at the end of last year, and worsened at the beginning of the year. After the Spring Festival, the situation has improved again. Now the pit mouth price of large and medium-sized coal mines has risen to 146 yuan per ton, and anthracite has increased by 20 yuan per ton compared with the beginning of the year. Yuan." He has worked in Huofo Coal Mine for several years and has a good understanding of coal mine production technology and market conditions. There are many reasons for the improvement of the coal market. The first is the stimulating effect of the policy of expanding domestic demand. The expansion of domestic demand has brought about a rapid growth of the national economy, which reached 8% in 2000. Coal-consuming industries such as electric power, metallurgy, and building materials have developed greatly. .Thermal power generation increased by 10.1% over the previous year, steel output increased by 3.4%, and cement increased by 4.2%, all of which will naturally increase the use of coal.Secondly, several years of shutting down wells and suppressing production "control" the number of coal mines reduced from more than 80,000 to about 40,000.There is also the "relief" effect of coal exports. Last year's export volume increased by nearly 50% compared with the previous year, with exports reaching 58.84 million tons, an increase of nearly 20 million tons. This not only expanded the share of the international market, but also had a certain impact on the domestic market. relief.These points are coupled with international factors: rising international oil prices and frequent domestic oil price hikes. Considering cost reduction, users believe that burning coal is cost-effective, thus increasing coal demand. When Hou Weidong bought a coal mine, he firmly believed that resource-based enterprises would rise, but he had no idea when and to what extent. The original owner of Huofo Coal Mine, Zhou Qiang, entered the coal mine at the lowest ebb and made a small profit. However, he failed to withstand the cold winter of the coal industry. After struggling for several years, he transferred the coal mine to Hou Weidong at a low price. After Zhou Qiang, the original mine owner, sold the Huofo Coal Mine, he entered the steel rolling industry. His business was good, but in the short term it was far from the Huofo Coal Mine's huge profits. After talking about the basic situation, some embarrassment appeared on He Hongfu's face, and he said, "Mr. Liu, I didn't want to say these things at first." Liu Guangfen hurriedly said: "Everyone is in this kind of relationship, if you have anything to say, just speak up." He Hongfu said: "I have put a lot of thought into this mine. Although Weidong gave me a lot of money, it is still not enough compared to my contribution." Liu Guangfen sat up straight and said, "Hongfu, just tell me how much you want to add." He Hongfu was a little embarrassed, but still said firmly: "I don't want to increase the money, can you give me a certain amount of shares based on the great contributions I have made for the Huo Buddha?" He Hongfu made this request after careful consideration.Hou Weidong's family doesn't understand coal mine management, and they don't have the time and energy to manage it. As the mine manager who engages in business, he is very important.But the head of the financial section of the factory is a financial employee of the Wuhai County Silk Spinning Factory, and the cashier is Liu Guangfen's niece. It is difficult for him to manipulate financially, so he can only get a fixed salary and watch Hou Weidong make a lot of money. Liu Guangfen is only the boss in name, and she dare not make such a major decision, saying: "This is a major matter, I have to seriously consider it." He Hongfu said: "My request is not too much. Huofo Coal Mine makes a lot of profits every year. As an entrepreneur, I should be given some encouragement. I have long wanted to tell Hou Weidong, but he is usually too busy to use these small things. Come bother him." With a lot on her mind, Liu Guangfen returned to Shazhou. On the way, she said to her husband: "It's really not enough. We give him hundreds of thousands every year. What else does he want?" While driving, Hou Yonggui said: "We are old and out of touch with the times. Let Xiaosan solve this matter. I believe he has a good solution." Back in Shazhou, Liu Guangfen hurriedly called Hou Weidong back to the house. After hearing this, Hou Weidong didn't speak for a long time. Liu Guangfen said: "Hurry up and come up with an idea, either agree to He Hongfu, or fire him, or give him more money, there must be a way." Hou Weidong thought for a while, and said: "It is a good thing that He Hongfu can directly make a request, and it is better than him coming to Yin. He Hongfu is not a bad person in essence, but the coal market in the past two years is too unexpected. His I can understand the thought." Liu Guangfen said: "You can consider adding some money to He Hongfu, but the shares are shares and cannot be given casually." Hou Weidong disagreed with Liu Guangfen's point of view, saying: "Nowadays there is a popular theory called management buyout, which is mainly aimed at state-owned enterprises. I also got some inspiration from this theory, that Huofo Coal Mine can be transformed into a shareholding system. Managers such as He Hongfu You can hold certain shares, such as giving him 10%.” Liu Guangfen felt distressed, and said, "Little San, how much is 10% of the shares, have you calculated it?" Hou Weidong said: "Of course I am aware of this. There is a saying in the officialdom that we should not eat the whole eel when we are in the world. We eat meat and we have to save some soup for others, otherwise something will happen. Besides, there is no He Hongfu guarding the coal mine. We It is also difficult to enjoy the fruits of labor at home." Hou Yonggui supported Hou Weidong's point of view, saying: "Old woman, Xiaosan's opinion is right. Our family has enough money for several lifetimes. The most important thing now is to be safe." Seeing that his mother was still a little unhappy, Hou Weidong said, "I'm very likely to become the deputy mayor of Shazhou. It will be good for me to turn the coal mine into a joint-stock enterprise." Knowing that her son might become the deputy mayor of Shazhou, Liu Guangfen's attitude immediately changed, saying: "Establishing a joint-stock company is fine. In the future, we will share the blessings and share the difficulties. But I think it is always a problem that the family is not in the coal mine." , simply call the second sister to the mine and let her manage it." Hou Weidong was a little hesitant. This is the critical period for entering the city government team. He really didn't want to have any influence. Two tigers cannot be accommodated in the mountains, so let He Hongfu be the factory director, which is good for production, and you and Dad can go to see it regularly." After reaching a consensus, Hou Weidong called He Hongfu and said, "Hongfu, my mother told you what you think." He Hongfu was not afraid of everything in Qinglin Town, but Hou Weidong was a little scared, and said: "Madman, don't take offense." Hou Weidong laughed and said, "It's a good thing to be honest. We're talking about business. Let's talk about business first. I want to turn the coal mine into a joint-stock enterprise. You are the manager of Huofo Coal Mine and you can own certain shares. " He Hongfu has followed Hou Weidong since he opened the quarry, and the two have a deep relationship. Today, after mustering up the courage to make a request to Liu Guangfen, he is afraid of offending Hou Weidong and is regretting it.Unexpectedly, Hou Weidong agreed with his statement, and he was overjoyed immediately, saying: "Madman, it is a good thing to have a joint-stock enterprise, and I can contribute to buy a certain amount of shares." "Let's not talk about these details for the time being. I will find someone to formulate a restructuring plan, and then I will talk about the shares. In a word, I will never treat the old buddies who started the business together." Hou Weidong warned, "The restructuring will happen soon. After the operation, you have to stand on guard for me during this period of time, and absolutely nothing will happen." At this time, Hou Weidong had already decided to complete the shareholding reform with lightning speed, further separating himself from Huofo Coal Mine from a legal point of view. The unexpected good news made He Hongfu very excited. He slapped his chest on the phone with a "bang bang" and said, "Madman, don't worry, with me here, I will definitely guarantee normal delivery." "Normal production is very important, but safety is more important. Without safety, everything is out of the question." "Madman, I've followed you since Shangqinglin, and my safety awareness is definitely not weak." Putting down the phone, Hou Weidong felt a little relieved. He called his mother Liu Guangfen again and said, "You will hire a lawyer tomorrow to consult in detail about the restructuring of the enterprise. In a word, don't let me be affected by Huofo Coal Mine." Liu Guangfen has been educated by the party for decades, and he cherishes Hou Weidong's political life very much, even more than caring about money, and said: "Then I will go to Lawyer Wang tomorrow and ask him to give us advice, he is very empty-headed. , work is also reliable.” "Mom, after the shareholding system, the production can be completely handed over to He Hongfu. He has been with me for many years, and he is capable and good-natured." "Your father and I have a plan, and we have to go to the coal mine often." Hou Weidong was a little excited when he heard his mother's voice, and added: "Mom, don't think so much, go to bed early." Hou Weidong told his mother to sleep well, but he had a slight insomnia. He carefully sorted out his political experience, and his self-summarization has two major advantages and two flaws. Two major advantages: economically clean, and has not taken large sums of money from anyone; strong network, good relationship with Zhou Changquan, Zhu Yan, Wu Ying and others. Two serious flaws: my family members run coal mines and quarries in the county where I worked, and leaders of the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee such as Zhu Minsheng, Huang Zidi, and Yi Zhongda are not in harmony with me. This time, he will use the shareholding reform to dilute Hou Weidong's elements in coal mines and enterprises, and at least weaken one of the two flaws. "Don't think so much, go to sleep." Hou Weidong turned over, embraced Xiao Jia who had fallen asleep, put his hand into her shirt, and stroked her up and down for a while.Xiao Jia turned over and held Hou Weidong in her arms, and the two soon fell asleep. After getting up in the morning, Xiao Jia had a quick meal and drove to work. Hou Weidong was brushing his teeth in the bathroom when his mother Liu Guangfen came over full of worries. She stood at the door of the bathroom and said, "I went home yesterday and talked with your father for a long time. I think your official career is very important, and our family is not short of money, so Shareholding reform is very necessary, what other ideas do you have?" Hou Weidong didn't answer right away, he put down his toothbrush and came to the dining table.There are milk, bread and eggs on the table, and he said to his mother while eating breakfast: "This matter should be done quickly. After the shareholding system reform, I can basically feel at ease." Liu Guangfen said: "Your father had a dream last night. In the dream, the coal mine gas exploded. He pushed me awake in the middle of the night, and we spent half the night together. He felt that safety is more important than making money now that coal mines are so profitable. Security accidents, the higher authorities will investigate, your matter will definitely be used by others, and it will be difficult not to expose it. I discussed with your father. From now until the end of the restructuring, your father will go to the coal mine to guard. As long as we There is a bodhisattva in the coal mine at home, which can also have a deterrent effect on He Hongfu." Putting his father Hou Yonggui in Yiyang Qinglin Town, Hou Weidong couldn't bear it as a son, and said: "Mom, Dad has retired, why let him continue to work." "You actually don't know your father. After he retired, he was upset all day long. I would let him go to Qinglin Town. He didn't know how happy he was. You Hou family members are all busy with work. As long as you are idle, you will feel uncomfortable. .Your father is usually busy and rarely gets sick. After retiring, he wears thick clothes and coughs even when it is a little colder." While the two were talking, Hou Yonggui also came to the door.Liu Guangfen didn't wait for him to speak, and said, "I have discussed it with Xiaosan. During this period of time, you stay in the coal mine, and I will help you find a lawyer." Hou Yonggui had been thinking about his son last night, and his eyes were a little red. After listening to the plan discussed by Liu Guangfen and Hou Weidong, he said: "According to my many years of experience in handling cases, Xiaosan's point of view is correct. People should not be greedy and eat fish." You can only eat the middle part, and the head and tail have to be eaten by other people, otherwise something will happen. If you make money, you have to let He Hongfu drink some broth, and making everyone rich is the long-term strategy." The three discussed for a while, and Hou Yonggui and Liu Guangfen went straight to Yiyang Qinglin Town. After breakfast, Hou Weidong went downstairs slowly. He called Shen Dongfeng. The two cars met outside the city and went to Wuhai County together. At the junction of Wuhai County and Shazhou, deputy county magistrate Li Jin of Wuhai County, director Zhu of the Water and Electricity Bureau and others have been waiting for a long time.From a common sense, Li Jin, as the deputy county magistrate in charge, does not need to come to the junction to greet him, but when Director Zhu reported to him that Hou Weidong was coming to inspect the work, he took the initiative to say: "Director Hou is the chief of the bureau, and he has also served as the secretary of the county party committee. Got to pick it up at the intersection." Deputy county magistrate Li Jin is so active, Director Zhu naturally has a lot of face. After leaving the house, Director Zhu reported to Hou Weidong: "Director Hou, when are you leaving tomorrow? Deputy county magistrate Li Jin will go to Zhangjiapo to meet you." Hou Weidong said politely: "County Li is an old leader, how can I let him come to Zhangjiapo to pick me up, I dare not be." Director Zhu said: "Director Hou, County Magistrate Li attaches great importance to the work of the Water and Electricity Bureau. He heard that you are coming and insisted on going to Zhangjiapo." Hou Weidong praised: "Director Zhu's work is outstanding, which is why the county attaches so much importance to the work of the Hydropower Bureau." Arriving at Zhangjiapo, Hou Weidong waited for the car to stop, stepped forward quickly, shook hands with Li Jin who came to greet him, and said: "County Li, welcome you in person, and kill me." Li Jin held Hou Weidong's hand and said, "Director Hou is the pride of our Wuhai County. You are welcome to go back to your hometown to inspect the work." After a few words of politeness, Hou Weidong said with a smile: "County Li, thank you for your kindness that year." "What happened, I can't remember clearly." Li Jin thought about it for a while, but he didn't remember what Hou Weidong was referring to. "My second sister's name is Hou Xiaoying. She was invited into the study class that year to rectify the Foundation. She was only able to leave the study class after you signed it." Li Jin knew Hou Xiaoying and He Yong, but he had long forgotten about the foundation. After Hou Weidong reminded him, he remembered what happened back then, and said with a smile: "Is there still such a thing? I just went to Wuhai at that time. I was working in the county, so I received this charcoal job. In the past few years, the international silk price has been rising steadily, so He Yong and your second sister have made a fortune." Hou Weidong said: "The export business of the silk factory is greatly affected by the international market. If you eat meat today, you may have soup tomorrow. I hope County Magistrate Li will give you more guidance." "He Yong is an expert in foreign trade. I don't know anything about international trade." Li Jin sent Hou Weidong to the car and explained, "Today, County Mayor Zhu is going to the city for a meeting, so he can't come over for lunch, but Secretary Zhao will accompany Director Hou. Let's dine together." Hou Weidong used to be the youngest county party secretary in the whole province, and now he is the youngest director-level bureau chief in Shazhou. Go to the pier.Wuhai County is his hometown, and Zhao Lin, secretary of the county party committee, has a close relationship with Zhu Yan. Hou Weidong arranges Wu Hai as the first stop. The work report of the Wuhai County Water and Power Bureau is arranged in the county government conference room. The report work is a routine job, and every move has a routine. Hou Weidong came to Wu Hai with a gift, but Zhao Lin didn't come, so he was not in a hurry to give the gift.During lunch, Li Jin accompanied Hou Weidong and others to the best hotel and entered the most luxurious private room.After about ten minutes, Zhao Lin, Secretary of the Wuhai County Party Committee, pushed the door open. Hou Weidong quickly stood up, took a few steps, and shook hands with Zhao Lin. Compared with a few years ago, Zhao Lin's sideburns were a little grayer. After sitting down, he said, "Wu Hai is Weidong's hometown. If you have a project, you have to lean towards your hometown." "Secretary Zhao is my old leader, and Yiyang is my hometown, so I have to support him no matter what." Hou Weidong agreed very readily. Since he became the director of the Bureau of Agricultural Machinery and Hydropower, Hou Weidong has not paid much attention to the specific business within the bureau, and left the matter to Shen Dongfeng. He has devoted a lot of energy to coordinating the relationship with the Provincial Water Resources Department, except for the training building and training in the southern new district.基地、疗养院之外，还额外要了小型农田水利设施建设专项补助资金和病险水库治理专项资金。每年水利厅都会从国家水利部得到一些资金，如何运用这些资金就成为水利厅的权力。 侯卫东与水利厅吴英副厅长关系好，吴英副厅长的身份又很特殊，因此沙州自然得到了水利厅重点照顾，今年的项目比往年都要多。他和沈东峰经过合计，准备把病险水库专用资金用在吴海县。 喝了几杯酒以后，侯卫东对任林渡道：“我们两人都是赵书记的学生，一起敬赵书记一杯。” 赵林没有推托，举杯喝了，感慨地道：“益杨县只在大学应届毕业生中搞了一次公招，这一届公招的十名学生，卫东当了局长，小任是县委办主任，杨柳是市委办公室科长，事实证明，当初益杨公开招考是成功的，只可惜后来没有坚持。” 公招是赵林的得意之举，这十名公招生从某种程度上也是他骄傲的资本，喝了酒以后，经常提起这个话题。 酒至酣处，侯卫东抖出了包袱，道：“赵书记，吴海县关于整治病险水库的报告，市政府批转到了水利局，目前水利厅拨了一笔三百六十万的病险水库加固专项资金到市局，吴海县的项目可以优先拨款。” 赵林放下酒杯，道：“吴海的两座病险水库确实很危险了，市局能否尽量倾斜，县里再配套一些资金，彻底解决隐患。” 侯卫东道：“我和沈局回去商量，一定会向吴海倾斜。” 赵林举起了酒杯，很有深意地道：“卫东是吴海的骄傲，也是益杨的骄傲，我昨天和祝书记通了电话，一句话，我支持你。” 任林渡一直跟在赵林身后，看着侯卫东与赵林并排而坐把酒言欢的情景，暗自心酸：“侯卫东真是撞上狗屎运，祝焱当了市委书记，周昌全当了副省长，他想不发达都难。我怎么这样倒霉，赵林提不起来，我也只能窝在吴海，还是得想办法离开吴海，否则难以翻身。” 送走侯卫东一行，任林渡回到办公室，给郭兰打了电话：“侯卫东现在真是威风，他到吴海检查工作，李劲副县长亲自到张家坡去迎接，赵书记陪吃午饭。我们当年同时出道，现在差距这么大，我们见了面，只说了三句话，真是让人感到很悲哀。” 郭兰劝解道：“我们不能和侯卫东相比，他是特例，不是普遍规律，我们要寻找合适的参照物，否则要迷失自己。”她当年就在益杨组织部，亲眼看见了两人的成长过程，从普通人的眼里来看，任林渡作为三十一岁的县委办主任已是很牛了，可是侯卫东是全省最年轻的县委书记，全市最年轻的局长，这让任林渡黯然失色了。 任林渡想着赵林在酒桌上说的话，道：“你是组织部出来的，消息灵通，这一次市政府进行调整，侯卫东有没有机会成为副市长？” 郭兰客观地道：“这是省委组织部的事情，我猜不准。如果侯卫东能上，这是好事，我们这一批人总算有人成了市级领导，对大家都有好处，如果这一次他不能上去，按他的年龄，迟早也会上去。” 任林渡问道：“我在吴海干得不太顺，想调到市政府办公室去，侯卫东答应给蒋湘渝说一说，你看我是否需要调到市政府去？” 郭兰暗道：“每一个失败的人或许有偶然，而成功背后总有合理的因素。任林渡本是极聪明的人，只是心胸不如侯卫东开阔，意志也不够坚强，灵活是他的优点，同样也是他的缺点。”她想了想，道：“市政府办公室藏龙卧虎，你这个年龄进去，已经不具备优势了，还不如想办法在县里升到常委位置。” 任林渡犹豫不决，道：“如果我通过蒋湘渝的关系，应该能在市政府有立足之地。”尽管他对于侯卫东的升迁有着不由自主的酸意，可是为了在市政府取得一席之地，他还是在第一时间想到了侯卫东这条线。 “这个星期回沙州吗？我请你吃饭。”任林渡发出了邀请。 郭兰推辞道：“现在说不准，到时再说吧。” 谈完了正事，任林渡道：“你也满三十了，再不考虑个人问题，以后就真的成剩女了。” 郭兰淡淡地道：“我记得有一副对联，挺有意思，上联是各人姻缘各人缘，下联是各人吃饭各人饭，横批是随便，我现在就是这种心态，随缘而定。” 只要不涉及仕途，任林渡就恢复了能言善辩的英雄本色，开起了玩笑，道：“这都是虚言，我们终究还得面对现实问题。我离了婚，大家也知根知底，你就随我吧。” “不说这个，还有事没有？我挂电话了。”郭兰不愿意给任林渡太多希望，挂断了电话。 郭兰正欲离开办公室，办公室电话又响了起来，她走到桌旁看了来电显示，这是省城的陌生号码。 “我是赵东。” 郭兰吃了一惊，道：“赵部长，您好，真没有想到是您的电话。” “在成津，工作还顺利吗？” “我一直在组织部门工作，熟悉工作，现在还行吧。”郭兰能够提拔成为县委组织部长，是由于前市委组织部长赵东的大力推荐，她对于赵东被迫离开沙州也很有些不平。 “我前几天作了调动，省减负办的工作已经告了一个段落，前天调到省政府办公厅，为钱省长服务。” 郭兰作为老组工人员，自然明白这意味着什么，道：“祝贺赵部长，您终于度过了最艰难的日子。” “在减负办的时间，我是切切实实做了些事。这一段时间，全省百分之七十的县都跑了，钱省长对减负办的工作还算满意，因此才将我从减负办调到省政府办公室。”赵东感慨了一句，“以前在部里的时候，我多次讲，党的干部要经得起考验，这一次我算过了一关。而且，我以前的说法被实践证明是正确的，不管在什么岗位，工作一定要务实。务实作风有时看起来是在走弯路，从根本上来说是走捷径。侯卫东为什么能成为最年轻的县委书记，人们只看到他当秘书的这一面，而忽略了他的务实作风。” 听赵东提出侯卫东，郭兰内心深处如被鹅毛划过，她赶紧将思路调整到与赵东的谈话内容之上：“听说茂东市的老百姓到国土资源部上访，还与首都警察发生了抓扯，有这回事情吗？” “有这事，茂东的出发点是好的，但是在工作程序上存在瑕疵，实际工作中急功近利，所以将一件好事办砸了，将一锅好菜煮糊了。” 闲聊了一阵，赵东道：“我在省减负办时，离婚了。” 郭兰认识赵东夫人，她吃惊地道：“啊，怎么会离婚？” “清官难断家务事，家务事没有谁对谁错，现在离婚已有好几个月了。”赵东说着此话时，脑海中不由自主地想起了郭兰坐在电脑前打字的身影。 “你以后到了岭西，一定要记着给我打电话，我要尽一尽地主之谊。”在结束通话时，赵东向郭兰发出了诚挚邀请。 郭兰放下电话，失了一会儿神，作为美丽且未婚的女人，她准确地把握出赵东潜意识的想法。 无论从相貌、地位和人品哪一方面来讲，赵东都是作为丈夫很合适的人选。只是，感情这事是更接近于艺术而不是技术，美与丑的标准，爱与不爱的界限，谁又能说得清楚明白。 “也不知道侯卫东在做什么？”郭兰想着侯卫东炯炯有神的眼睛，略微有些失神。 此时，侯卫东刚刚从高速路下来，小车开过收费站，迎面就是益杨县开发区步高和李晶的两个楼盘，如今这两个楼盘已经成为益杨的标志性建筑，凡是来过益杨的人都知道这两个楼盘。 在李晶的楼盘上，“精工集团”四个大字在阳光下闪闪发光，格外醒目。侯卫东暗道：“李晶头脑还真是够用，凡是来到益杨的人，都会牢牢记住精工集团，这代表着品质和实力。” 高速路口并没有人迎接，侯卫东给驾驶员指了指路，小车在城里绕了绕，直奔望城山庄。 秦飞跃正在屋里与手下打牌，见到侯卫东进来，连忙放下手中牌，道：“侯局，你来得真快，我还以为还有三四十分钟才能到。” 侯卫东笑道：“你是老领导，别叫我侯局了，叫我一声卫东，听着亲切。” 秦飞跃道：“水过三秋的事，现在如果还叫卫东，就是不懂规矩了，我可不愿意倚老卖老。”他指着望城山庄，又道，“这地方我又改造了一次，现在怎么样？” 望城山庄的大树高大挺拔，房屋经过了外装修，窗户换上落地窗，老房子顿时换了新颜。 侯卫东打量了一番，道：“以前对望城山庄的印象是黑乎乎的，这次来感觉很是阳光，看来不仅人要衣装，房子也要包装。” 秦飞跃笑道：“我是在哪里跌倒就从哪里爬起，上次莫名其妙在这里被弄了一下，现在想起都憋得慌。我盘下这望城山庄，由你嫂子经营，赚钱多少不在意，平时三朋四友到这里喝茶，还真是一个好地方。” 屋外又响起了汽车喇叭声，不一会儿，粟明出现在院中，他比以前明显长胖了，站在院中显得又矮又胖，这让侯卫东感到有些好笑。 闲聊了一阵，侯卫东道：“每次与青林镇几位老朋友聚会，我都会想起赵永胜，都没有想到他会走得这么早，现在回想起来，他这个人还是基层工作的一把好手，缺点就是心胸不太开阔，手段有时阴了些。” 秦飞跃道：“几年前望城山庄那件事情，百分之一百是赵永胜搞的鬼。现在他死了，此事就此揭过。” 三人议论了一会儿以前青林镇的往事，都是感慨万分，粟明总结道：“离开了青林镇，回想起以前的矛盾，都是不值一提的小事，有句歌词叫做千年修得同船渡，大家聚在一起就是缘分，争来斗去实在没有意思。”以前这几人聚在一起，或多或少有些利益纠葛，此时各在一方，没有实际接触，反倒珍惜起以前的日子。 侯卫东道：“粟主任此语说到了我的心坎上，今天我们三兄弟好好喝一杯。” 酒至三巡，秦飞跃开始点题，道：“卫东是大忙人，今天把我们两人叫到一起，不只是喝酒吧，我和粟明都是老兄弟，有什么事直说。” 侯卫东沉吟道：“要说没有事情，是真的没有事情，纯粹是看看两位老哥。” 秦飞跃和粟明是益杨实权部门的领导人，都是沙州市人大代表，在这样敏感的时间段里，侯卫东的来意他们一清二楚，根本不用点拨。秦飞跃道：“卫东什么话都别说，我们都知道怎么做，正事放下，今天三兄弟不醉不休。” 粟明看着侯卫东不停地笑。 秦飞跃走到门口，大喊了一声：“小翠，拿酒来。”