Chapter 7 Go to Maoyun to ask the old leaders

Getting up in the morning, Hou Weidong drove straight to the Maoyun area. He wanted to ask Zhu Yan for his opinion on how to develop in the future. The urban construction in the Maoyun area is much worse than that in Shazhou. After entering the city, Hou Weidong wandered around for a long time, but couldn't find a decent hotel. There are no hotels?" Ever since he made money from the quarry, Hou Weidong always stayed in the best hotels when he went out.The construction of hotels in a region can also often explain the local economic situation. If the economic conditions are not good, there must not be many star hotels, because in addition to the construction costs, there must be people who can afford the hotels.In the end, Hou Weidong stayed in the Maoyun Hotel. Although the hotel had a three-star brand, it was only two-star.

Hou Weidong sat on the ninth floor of Maoyun Hotel, watching the urban construction outside the window.When he arrived in Lingxi, he always thought that the city of Shazhou was dilapidated, but when he came to Maoyun, he compared it and thought that Shazhou was not bad. When Zhu Yan received a call from Hou Weidong, he was in the meeting of the Standing Committee, and he said, "I'm in a meeting, you should find a place to live first." Hou Weidong said: "I'm already staying at the Maoyun Hotel, Secretary Zhu, I have nothing to do, I just came to see you." After hanging up the phone, Zhu Yan continued to listen to Zhe Ming, secretary of the prefectural party committee, in a serious manner.Zhe Ming is a former commissioner and one of the only three remaining members of Mao Yun's previous team.The party organization highly praised him for his resolute struggle against corrupt elements, but there is another saying in Maoyun's bureau cadre circle, that Zhe Ming was ungrateful and sent his old leader and several colleagues to prison .

Commissioner Liang Tianyun kept his eyes on the notebook, seemed to be looking at something, and seemed to be meditating. He was originally a cadre of Maoyun, and he was transferred to the province to work for a while. This time something happened to Maoyun, and he was transferred back to Maoyun Be a commissioner.According to his words, he entered Maoyun three times.Regarding the Maoyun case, he was well aware of the inside story. Although Zhe Ming's actions were in line with party discipline and state law, he was still wary of such a Hai Rui-style character.He glanced at Zhu Yan out of the corner of his eye, just in time to meet Zhu Yan's gaze, but he avoided it as soon as he touched it.

Liang Tianyun coughed, and said: "About urban construction, let me say a few more words. Maoyun has lagged behind in urban development in recent years. Compared with surrounding areas, the gap is not narrowing but expanding. We are very passive when attracting investment. I can’t even show pictures of the exhibition.” Zhu Yan remained silent. After he came to work in Maoyun, he soon discovered that Zhe Ming and Liang Tianyun had very different ideas on urban construction.Zhe Ming is a native-born cadre, and he advocates renovating the continuous shantytowns in Maoyun first. The so-called shantytowns are places where a large number of workers from bankrupt enterprises live together.

Due to the lack of maintenance for many years, these families built some toilets or kitchens outside, forming a large-scale shanty town.The living conditions there are not good, the sewage is flowing, and the garbage is everywhere, almost still at the level of the 1960s. What Zhe Ming means is to concentrate on transforming shanty towns and do something real for the common people.Commissioner Liang Tianyun does not advocate rushing to renovate shantytowns. He wants to concentrate on building new cities first. After the new city is built, the government’s financial strength will inevitably increase. By then, a number of residential areas can be built in the new city, and all these shantytowns can be solved. .

Zhe Ming once said to Zhu Yan: "Nowadays, some places engage in performance projects and face projects for the sake of their own promotion. There are no ordinary people in their hearts." When Liang Tianyun and Zhu Yan went to the province for a meeting, the Qingda Group invited them to dinner.Looking at the ever-changing urban landscape in Lingxi, Liang Tianyun said with emotion: "If Maoyun wants to develop, it must start with urban construction. The city is an important asset. If you don't know how to manage the city, you are just begging for a golden job, and the more you beg The poorer you are. Many cadres in Maoyun are still stuck in the idea of ​​small favors and small benefits, and the official complex is very heavy, which is an important reason that hinders Maoyun's development."

Of course Zhu Yan knew what Liang Tianyun meant. He was the deputy secretary in charge of the organization, and his position was very important. He was the person both Zhe Ming and Liang Tianyun wanted to win over. He still couldn't see the situation clearly for the time being, so he tried his best to keep a bowl of water level and neutral, so that he could handle things more easily. Zhe Ming is a very meritorious leader, and the Standing Committee did not end until 1:30 pm.After the meeting adjourned, Zhu Yan was blocked at the door by Political Commissar Qu of the Public Security Bureau.This time, the Public Security Bureau reported a vicious case in which the chief and deputy directors of the police station partnered to extort criminal suspects. Political Commissar Qu came to report the progress of the case to Zhu Yan, the deputy secretary in charge of the organization.

Zhu Yan called Hou Weidong first, and then said to the secretary: "I have a friend who lives in Maoyun Hotel. I have something to do at noon. Please invite him to lunch and let him have a good rest in Maoyun." After Zhu Yan arrived at Maoyun, he had changed his secretary once. The new secretary, Jiang Kun, was transferred from the Commission for Discipline Inspection. After getting a call from Hou Weidong, he knew that this person must have a special relationship with Zhu Yan, so he didn't dare to neglect, so he went straight to Maoyun hotel. Turn on the TV in the hotel, there is Maoyun local station, the TV is in the noon news period, and most of the programs are meeting shots.Hou Weidong locked the program on Maoyun News, waited for a few minutes, and saw the gaudy Maoyun News being pushed out amidst a burst of music, and the Maoyun announcer was sitting in front of the TV screen.

This announcer speaks good Mandarin and looks good. He wears a suit, but compared with the announcers of CCTV or provincial TV stations, he has a lingering rustic air.In this regard, Yiyang, Shazhou, and Maoyun are all similar. The first piece of news is Zhe Ming, secretary of the prefectural party committee. He has his hair combed back and is wearing a jacket. He is leading a group of people to check a road. There is a slogan in the middle - "Returning Entrepreneurs Donate to Get Rich".The second piece of news is Zhe Ming, who is sitting with the laid-off workers, smiling and very kind.

The third piece of news was footage of commissioner Liang Tianyun, who looked to be in his early forties, in good spirits, and kept talking and gesticulating. The fourth piece of news is the footage of the director of the National People's Congress meeting. Zhu Yan appeared in the fifth news item, attending a commendation meeting. After Zhu Yan's footage appeared, there were some messy news.The so-called clutter, of course, is the clutter in Hou Weidong's eyes, because the news lacks the participation of heavyweights and becomes insignificant.In Lingxi's political art, news with the presence of leaders has political value and is a barometer of the political situation.

When the news was over, Hou Weidong thought to himself, "I'm just the director of Yiyang Science and Technology Committee. Why should I care about Maoyun's political situation? I just eat carrots and worry about it." The layout is too important to Hou Weidong. Now he is standing on the ten-meter board. If the water temperature is right, he will jump into Maoyun's swimming pool. Sitting on the bed and changing channels randomly, Secretary Jiang Kun arrived at the hotel.Lunch was arranged at the Maoyun Hotel, Hou and Jiang Tiannanhaibei chatted, but they could talk about it. After dinner, Hou Weidong said: "Secret Jiang, you have too many things to do, so leave me alone." Jiang Kun said: "How can this be done? I will accompany you for a stroll in the afternoon. Although Maoyun's economic conditions are poor, the scenery is still good. There are several big temples outside the city, and they are all famous in Lingxi. Five hundred thousand, although I can't burn the first stick of incense now, it is still very effective." He laughed again, "This is not a feudal superstition, it is purely a need for the development of Maoyun's tourism industry." Although Jiang Kun's conversation is okay, the two are not familiar with each other after all. Hou Weidong prefers to stay alone for a while, and said: "Secretary Jiang, thank you very much. I played mahjong last night and had a good sleep in the afternoon. I don't know if I wish the secretary What are your plans for tonight?" "I heard that merchants from Lingxi are received." Jiang Kun insisted, "I'll accompany you around in the afternoon." Hou Weidong had no choice but to agree to Jiang Kun's arrangement. After driving around Maoyun City for a few times, and then outside the city, Hou Weidong looked at the disproportionate appearance of the prefecture-level city, and thought of Maoyun's official earthquake in the first half of the year, thinking: " This is a prefecture-level city with a backward economy, because the economy is backward, so the officialdom has become the best way out for the elite, and the struggle in the officialdom is naturally extremely sharp." In layman's terms, the more developed the economy, because people have more choices, becoming an official is not the only way out, or even the best choice. There is such a saying in the south: "If you don't study hard, you will only be a cadre in the future." .” In economically backward places, people lack more choices, so they all struggle in the officialdom.Thinking of this, although Hou Weidong is also in the officialdom, he still has a slight resistance to Mao Yun in his heart. At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, Zhu Yan was going to have dinner with Zhang Mushan, the boss of Qingda Group from Lingxi. He called Hou Weidong and asked him to have dinner with him. Zhu Yan, Zhang Mushan, and Hou Weidong arrived at the restaurant one after another.A few minutes later, Maoyun District Commissioner Liang Tianyun came over with a red face. He nodded with Zhu Yan, shook hands with Zhang Mushan, and said: "Zhang is always a distinguished guest. When you come to Maoyun this time, you must take a good look at Maoyun. Several scenic spots in Maoyun can meet the national AAA or AAA standard, and Mr. Zhang usually has a lot of things to do, so he can take advantage of these few days to relax." In the eyes of Maoyun cadres, a boss at the level of Qingda Group is a real God of Wealth, who can enjoy the VIP-level treatment of police cars clearing the way and guarding the road. This is also a common practice in various places to attract investment. Zhang Mushan has traveled far and wide in the past few years, and has seen a lot. He has become calm about the government's enthusiasm. He said casually: "I have been admiring the scenery of Maoyun for a long time, and this time I specially plan to take a look." Liang Tianyun saw during the banquet There was another strange young man sitting there, thinking he was Zhang Mushan's entourage, he took the initiative to shake hands. Zhu Yan introduced: "Commissioner Liang, this is Hou Weidong, the director of Yiyang Science and Technology Committee, my former secretary." Liang Tianyun still had a smile on his face, but Hou Weidong felt that his smile was obviously weakening. Hou Weidong did not expect to receive the same treatment as Zhang Mushan. The ongoing financial and economic crisis in Southeast Asia has had a great impact on Kinda Group.Today's Qingda Group is extremely difficult. A large number of loss-making companies acquired some time ago have dragged down the entire group. Zhang Mushan dare not expand blindly.In addition, Maoyun's investment environment is not good, he has no plan to invest in Maoyun area, but Zhu Yan invited him several times, he couldn't get rid of his affection, so he came to have a look. Zhang Mushan said politely: "Thank you to the leaders of Maoyun for your trust in me. Qingda Group was also hit by the financial crisis in Southeast Asia, and it will take some time to adjust. Regarding the investment in Maoyun, I think the board of directors will definitely take it seriously. considerate." Liang Tianyun said: "Qingda Group is undergoing industrial upgrading. I heard that the machinery manufacturing industry will be transferred out of Shazhou. Maoyun District is willing to provide preferential conditions to undertake the industrial restructuring of Qingda Group." The machinery manufacturing industry of Qingda Group has been gradually transferred to Yiyang New Management Committee since 1997, and production has started. Zhang Mushan did not lie, and said: "Most of the mechanical enterprises are ready to transfer to Yiyang New Management Committee. This was decided with Secretary Zhu last year. Today I saw the overall plan of Maoyun Development Zone. With all due respect, it is not as good as Yiyang Yang Xin Management Committee. Although the New Management Committee is a county-level development zone, it has scientific planning and sufficient investment. After the enterprise settles in, there will be no problems with hardware and software." Liang Tianyun turned to Zhu Yan and said, "Secretary Zhu, let's go to Yiyang to study some time and take a look at Yiyang's new management committee." Zhu Yan pointed at Hou Weidong and said with a smile: "Xiaohou used to be the director of Yiyang's new management committee, and he contributed a lot to the establishment of the new management committee." This was his most direct compliment to his subordinates. Liang Tianyun remembered it at this time, and said: "You are Zhang Xiaojia's lover, the director of Yiyang New Management Committee, heh, look at my brain, I just didn't remember it just now." Hou Weidong said: "I met Sister Zhou in Shanghai, thank you Sister Zhou for caring about Xiaojia." Liang Tianyun laughed and said, "Zhou Ping is Ma Daha, I think Xiao Jia is very careful, and I don't know who takes care of whom." He had already mentioned to Zhu Yan about Zhang Xiaojia and Zhou Ping studying together.Report to the leader in advance and get vaccinated first. This is what he has learned since he became a secretary. It is both loyal and selfless. Liang Tianyun was in a good mood, and said to Zhu Yan: "Maoyun Development Zone is short of such talents. Xiaohou used to be the director of Yiyang New Management Committee. What kind of director of the Science and Technology Committee, I mean, transfer him to Maoyun to give As an assistant, Lao Li made serious efforts to achieve the results of the Maoyun Development Zone." Lao Li is the deputy commissioner of the Maoyun District. He has the position of director of the development zone and works as an assistant for Lao Li, which means that he is the deputy director of the development zone, and the administrative level is the deputy director level. Hou Weidong smiled implicitly, but did not answer clearly. At 7 o'clock in the morning, Hou Weidong drove to Zhu Yan's residence. It happened to be 7:15, which is also the usual time for Zhu Yan to have breakfast.He called downstairs and asked: "Secretary Zhu, what do you have for breakfast? I saw a Lanzhou ramen restaurant on the street. The environment is good. Please eat ramen." When he was in Yiyang, Zhu Yan always ate breakfast at home. Once he accidentally said: "Drinking milk and porridge every morning is good for the body, but sometimes I really want to eat a bowl of beef noodles on the street. It is very enjoyable." things." Zhu Yan has always had this idea, but this simple wish is not easy to realize in Yiyang.He is the secretary of the county party committee, and he has to show his face on TV every day, so that most people in the county know him, and eating in the street has become a luxury.There were two times when I ate noodles at a small stall with Hou Weidong, but was dragged by the stall owner to report the situation, which made Zhu Yan a little embarrassed. Knowing these things, Hou Weidong rushed over early in the morning to invite Zhu Yan to eat Lanzhou noodles. After arriving in Maoyun, Zhu Yan usually ate porridge and steamed buns in the cafeteria of the prefectural committee guest house. It was the same routine every day, and there were no new tricks. He was a little tired.Hearing Hou Weidong's proposal, he readily agreed, "Okay, let's go to the street to eat noodles." When he went downstairs, he thought to himself: "Hou Weidong is better, he is considerate, easy to use and safe to use." After he arrived in Maoyun, he had already changed a secretary with excuses, and Jiang Kun was not bad, but compared to Hou Weidong, he was quite Not as good. At 7:30, Maoyun had just woken up from the dark night, most of the facades were still closed, only breakfast restaurants, large and small, were open for business, and the sanitation workers were doing the finishing work of general sweeping in the early morning.Because there are too many people eating noodles, some white napkins are thrown on the street, which looks messy and a bit dazzling. Zhu Yan slowly lowered the car window, silently looking at the sleepy city, the scene of yesterday's meeting flooded in his heart, and secretly said: "Zhe Ming and Liang Tianyun each hold one end, there is some reason , Zhe Ming emphasized the concern for people's livelihood, and Liang Tianyun emphasized development. In fact, people's livelihood and development are linked together. Without development, people's lives cannot be improved. At Maoyun's stage of poverty, development should be the main focus, and wait until the government has money Only then can people’s livelihood issues be better resolved.” From the bottom of his heart, Zhu Yan agrees with Liang Tianyun's point of view. Maoyun's shantytowns cannot be moved for the time being. The new city should be developed first. Only when the government has money can it be able to solve the problem of laid-off enterprises. Development is the basis for improving people's lives. At the same time, he can understand Zhe Ming's feelings. As the secretary of the prefectural party committee who has worked in Maoyun for more than 20 years, he seems to be indifferent to the poverty, chaos and even some dirty old factory area. However, the debate between the two in the Standing Committee quickly spread in Maoyun, and Zhu Yan heard a saying: "Liang Tianyun only wants to engage in political performance projects, and doesn't care about the life and death of ordinary people." Seeing Maoyun's official situation not long ago, Zhu Yan was secretly worried.This kind of worry has no basis, just like a cloud of fog, which can be felt but cannot be completely explained. Walking into a very popular Lanzhou ramen restaurant, there is a very pure noodle fragrance in the hall, and the sound of "huchi, huchi" sucking noodles is constant. If this kind of sound appears in a high-end hotel, it is impolite, but it appears in Lanzhou ramen restaurant. It seemed extraordinarily cordial, and everyone "wheezed" together, eating with relish, and no one noticed the problem of eating. This is also the essence of Chinese food. Some people once thought of reforming Chinese food, and let Chinese food also implement a meal-sharing system. Although this is more hygienic than traditional Chinese food, it loses the unique charm of traditional Chinese food. Zhu Yan likes this kind of traditional atmosphere. He is the deputy secretary of the Maoyun prefectural committee, and he often appears on TV, but his face image has not been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Therefore, when he is sitting in the restaurant, no one recognizes him. he. The steaming Lanzhou ramen was brought over, and Zhu Yan ate it with big mouthfuls, and also made the sound of sucking the noodles.After eating, there was a little sweat on his forehead, and he felt that every pore was comfortable. When returning to the guest house of the prefectural committee, Zhu Yan said to Hou Weidong who was driving: "From last year to the beginning of this year, several leaders of the Maoyun prefectural committee were slapped with double regulations. It was all caused by non-ferrous metals. We need to bring some people in. The new team is very uncoordinated, and I'm still getting used to it." Although the words were not too clear, they were Zhu Yan's sincere words. He was not very satisfied with the status quo, but just arrived at Yun, the time is not ripe, he must hide his strength and bide his time.Hou Weidong listened carefully. "You still stay in Shazhou for the time being, waiting for the opportunity." "Thank you, Secretary Zhu, for your concern." "The situation in the officialdom is changing, and the fate is always in the hands of others. We all have to learn to wait." Zhu Yan said with emotion.He is a person who can control his emotions very much, and he seldom expresses such emotion in front of his subordinates. It is only when he faces Hou Weidong, a special subordinate, that he feels relaxed, so he expresses such emotion. When Zhu Yan returned to the residence, Jiang Kun was already waiting in the yard. Seeing Zhu Yan and Hou Weidong walking out early in the morning, he felt a little sour.At this time, he already knew Hou Weidong's identity, and secretly said: "The relationship between Hou Weidong and Zhu Yan has exceeded the relationship between the secretary and the leader. Hou Weidong is really amazing, and I don't know how he did it." During Maoyun's trip, Hou Weidong basically understood Zhu Yan's current situation. He knew that it was not suitable to be transferred to Maoyun in a short period of time. He also wanted to adopt the strategy of keeping a low profile just like Zhu Yan. At this time, the construction of the agricultural scientific research base was also started in the new management committee, and Hou Weidong completely handed it over to the deputy director Zhou Yongtai.Although Zhou Yongtai has been the deputy director for many years, this is the first time he has come into contact with the construction of this scale of investment. As the entrusted representative of Party A, he basically goes to the construction site to check every day. Hou Weidong’s several quarries on Qinglin Mountain, the business has improved again during this period of time, the provincial road from Shazhou to Maoyun has been fully started, and several quarries such as Goubeiwan, Fingang and Dawan are full of cars. The running horse is like a dragon, and the business is very good. After several years of construction, many small stone quarries have been built on Qinglin Mountain. Relying on the help of village cadres, the Gravel Association was somewhat restrictive at first. Small quarries sprung up like mushrooms after rain.The operation of these small quarries is not standardized, and accidents often occur. After a few years, at least one company of strong men in the entire Qinglin Mountain fell under the safety accidents in the quarries and coal mines. After all the calculations, only the Goubeiwan and Fingang quarries have never had any dead people.People in Shangqinglin said that Hou Weidong would definitely look at Fengshui, and the quarries he chose were all the best places to make a fortune in Shangqinglin, which could make money and be safe. Hou Weidong also did not explain this statement, and let this statement become popular, maintaining a bit of mystery.In fact, he knew very well in his heart that he had invested heavily in the facilities and safety of the quarry, and he had always adhered to the safety regulations.Most of his employees are old employees, who have formed a sense of safety in production after several years. Some small quarries came to dig people. These employees shook their heads when they saw the production conditions of other quarries and refused to leave. Money is important, but life is also important. This is a bloody lesson from Shangqinglin. As for the Huofo Coal Mine, due to the timely payment of funds by Maoyun Power Plant, the coal mine can basically recycle itself, and there is no need to transfer funds from the quarry on Qinglin Mountain, which reassures Hou Weidong a lot.Now that he is dormant in Yiyang, with a steady stream of cash support, he feels much more at ease.Sometimes he often called it a fluke: "If I was assigned to a county-level agency, I would definitely not have these quarries, and the economy would be much worse. If I only rely on my salary to live, and my career is not going well, it will be miserable." There are many bosses in the county-level government. They usually complain constantly and are very dissatisfied with the status quo. But if he is really asked to leave the government, he will never be willing. The reason is simple: the bosses are ordinary cadres without real power. How can you survive in the market with no capital and no business experience after working for more than ten years with dead wages? Hou Weidong thought about the situation of Lao Zhan and other bosses in the organization department, three points of sympathy, three points of understanding, and three points of luck. At the end of the summer, Yang Liu received a formal transfer order, which was even more ideal than expected, and she was transferred to the General Office of the Municipal Party Committee.Before leaving, comrades above the middle level of the new management committee of Yiyang County gave her a farewell party. Yang Liu showed her vigor and drank a lot of wine.After returning home, she called Hou Weidong, but when she answered Hou Weidong's call, she did not speak. Hou Weidong asked: "Hey, hello, Yang Liu, can't you hear me clearly?" After asking several times, Yang Liu said: "Director Hou, I will report to Shazhou tomorrow, and Yang Dajin will send me there." It stands to reason that for an ordinary cadre like Yang Liu to be transferred to work, there is no need for the director of the county party committee to send him there in person.It's just that Yang Liu was transferred to the Municipal Party Committee Office, which is a key position, so Director Yang Dajin of the County Party Committee Office personally sent Yang Liu up. A cadre who has worked in Yiyang works in the core department of the municipal party committee is a good resource that can be used, at least the information will be much better. "I won't see you off." Hou Weidong heard that Yang Liu's voice was a little strange, guessed that she might have been drinking, and wanted to give a few words, but swallowed the words again, and said, "I will go back to Shazhou in the future. connect." "Director Hou, take care." After hanging up the phone, Yang Liu sat blankly for a while before going to wash up.