Chapter 10 Old business, new challenge

For three consecutive days, Hou Weidong fought fiercely at Yiyang's dining table, and his internal organs were washed with alcohol several times. Only then did he complete the farewell ceremony to Yiyang and report to the Shazhou Municipal Committee. Before leaving Yiyang, Hou Weidong cut his hair short, took a comfortable bath in the dormitory of Shazhou University, then stood on the balcony, listened to the faint piano sound from the music department, and looked at the lake swaying in the wind. medium light. He studied in Yiyang for four years and worked for six years. He spent the good ten years of his life in Yiyang unknowingly. Before he left, he had some inexplicable feelings in his heart.

On September 26, Hou Weidong drove on the expressway alone. The intersection of Shazhou Expressway is located in the southern new district.The roads in the southern new area are wide, the roads are full of trees and leaves, and a lot of land is idle, so the sight line is excellent, which makes people feel broad-minded. Entering the Xicheng District from the Southern New Area, the commercial atmosphere is getting stronger and stronger, and the number of pedestrians and vehicles has increased significantly. If you look at this urban area alone, it already has a bit of a taste of Lingxi. Enjoyed a day at home at Crescent House.When he got off work in the afternoon, Hou Weidong drove the car to a corner 200 meters away from the entrance of the City Garden Management Bureau, and parked there, so that he could see Xiao Jia clearly without being too ostentatious.

After receiving Xiaojia, the young couple went home to cook dinner affectionately.Over the past few years, they have finally lived a normal family life, sweeping the floor and mopping the house, cooking and cooking, and they feel very warm. On the second day of work, Xiaojia got up at 7 o'clock, cooked breakfast, and prepared a navy blue suit, tie and leather shoes for Hou Weidong.This suit was purchased from Shanghai. It is expensive, but it is of good quality but unassuming. It belongs to the low-quality clothing.Hou Weidong travels to construction sites for a long time, and he likes to wear jackets the most. He always feels awkward in high-end suits.When he reported to the municipal party committee office today, after hesitating for a while, he gave up his usual jacket and put on this suit.

At 7:30, Hou Weidong drove Xiaojia to the Garden Management Bureau, and still parked at the corner more than 200 meters away from the unit. Xiao Jia stretched out her hand to straighten Hou Weidong's tie, and said, "My husband is so handsome, I will definitely impress the leader." She kissed his face again before getting out of the car.Carrying a delicate small Kun bag, she walked along the sidewalk towards the Garden Bureau at a leisurely pace. When she was approaching the door, she met a female colleague, and the two entered the gate of the Garden Bureau while talking and laughing.

After a while, Xiao Jia opened the window on the second floor and waved to Hou Weidong. Just as Hou Weidong was about to leave, an old man in his fifties came over, holding a book similar to a ticket in his hand. He leaned his head out of the car window and said, "Parking is five yuan." Hou Weidong said: "I won't stop, let's go now." The old man waved his hand impatiently, and said, "Go quickly if you don't stop, the street is so narrow and there are so many cars, don't take up a seat here." The Bureau of Landscape Architecture is located in Dongcheng District, Shazhou, which is a traditional old district built in the 1960s and 1970s. The advantage is that it has many shops and is very popular. The disadvantage is that the streets are narrow and the infrastructure is outdated.

Hou Weidong has been studying Zhou Changquan's speech and is very familiar with Zhou Changquan's speech. He secretly said: "Secretary Zhou proposed several times in his report two years ago to renovate the Dongcheng District. Now there is basically no major action. From the side, it shows that the demolition is too difficult. Big." He used to be the director of the new management committee, and he has some experience in urban construction. While driving, he looked at this strange yet familiar city. Familiarity is because he lives in Crescent Building, so he can be regarded as a resident of this city.Unfamiliar, because he has not penetrated into Shazhou's body before, so he can only be regarded as a passing visitor.

This time the situation is quite different from the previous ones. Hou Weidong is like a seed, which will experience wind and rain on the land of Shazhou and grow slowly. Leaving Dongcheng District, bypassing an overpass, and entering Xicheng District, the urban road has changed from two-lane to six-lane, and the roadside trees on both sides are also five or six meters long.Xicheng District was built in the late 1980s. In ten years, Xicheng District has become the political, cultural and economic center of Shazhou City. However, Xicheng District is not the newest urban area. The newest urban area in Shazhou is the Southern New District, which is at the intersection of the expressway. This is a new district that Shazhou has vigorously built since 1997. A new district with a construction level comparable to coastal cities.

Dongcheng District, Xicheng District and Nannan New District have become the three district-level units below Shazhou City, which are at the same level as Yiyang, Wuhai and other counties, but their status is much more important. Soon we arrived at the gate of the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee compound.Although Hou Weidong's Blue Bird car uses a Shazhou license plate, it is an ordinary miscellaneous license plate and does not have a pass.He parked his car in the parking lot opposite the municipal party committee and walked into the power center of Shazhou. At first, he thought that he would have to issue a transfer order, but the guard standing at the door treated Hou Weidong as if he had nothing to do, and had no intention of stopping him at all. His eyes were fixed on a middle-aged man with an old-fashioned satchel at the door.The man with the shoulder bag looked at the compound in awe, wanting to move but stopping.

Going up the stairs to the third floor, when turning the corner, Hou Weidong seemed to recall the scene when he first went to the Yiyang County Party Committee and County Government Building.At the beginning, he reported to the Personnel Bureau, but after being exhausted, he came downstairs and met Ma Youcai who was walking up.In the blink of an eye, six years have passed, and he started a new journey. He started from scratch at the Shazhou Municipal Committee. He was a little ignorant when he reported to the Yiyang County Government last time. This time he seemed to have found the goal and path forward.

As soon as he reached the door on the third floor, Hou Weidong received a call from Yang Liu: "Director Hou, are you here?" Hou Weidong raised his hand and looked at his watch. It was exactly 8 o'clock, half an hour before work time. Wearing a short black coat and sleeve cages on his hands, Yang Liu led Hou Weidong to the office of the general department and said, "This is the office of the general department, but you don't work here. The offices of Secretary Zhou, Secretary Huang and Secretary Liu are the same. The inner and outer rooms are inside and out, the secretary is outside and the leader is inside, and I will move in when Secretary Gao’s office is finished.”

Seeing that Yang Liu was wearing a sleeve cage, Hou Weidong joked, "According to the rule of first come, first served, you are a veteran and I am a new soldier, so I should do the cleaning." Yang Liu smiled and said: "Wait two days, I will change my name to Chief Hou, how can I let you clean up." She looked outside and said in a low voice, "Secretaries of the municipal party committee usually serve as the chief of the general department. The documents have already been printed, and some of them can still serve as deputy directors of the Municipal Party Committee Office, and if they are released, they will be county-level leaders.” At Hou Weidong's insistence, Yang Liu gave Hou Weidong the right to sweep the floor.She was not idle, took the rag and began to wipe the desk. While wiping the table, she introduced: "This desk belongs to Dewey, and his boss is Secretary Liu. Secretary Liu is studying in Singapore and he will not be back in half a year. He Just work here." Hou Weidong said: "Dewey used to work in the Wuhai County Party Committee Office, we met before." Yang Liu lowered his voice and said, "This desk belongs to Guo Yongguo. He is the boss of the comprehensive department. He has worked for several years and has the most complaints. Guo Yongguo is actually a smart person, but he has been in the comprehensive department for a long time. He is the boss of the general department. My colleagues are well-developed, but I am still a junior staff member, and I feel that my future is bleak, so I often say strange things.” Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrives.As soon as Yang Liu finished speaking, Guo Yongguo walked in from the outside, Yang Liu was startled, seeing that Guo Yongguo's face was normal, he felt relieved. After Yang Liu made an introduction, Guo Yongguo said with a half-smile: "The section chief is not the same level after all, and he helped our small section staff clean up as soon as they reported." Be strong." As soon as these words came out, Hou Weidong thought to himself: "This person speaks sourly. It seems that he has no heart. No wonder he didn't make progress in the comprehensive department." He saw that there was an ashtray on Guo Yongguo's table, so he took out the cloud cigarette and handed it one branch.Usually Hou Weidong didn't smoke Yunyan, but when he came to work in the municipal party committee office today, he couldn't figure out how deep the water was inside, so he chose a pack of Volkswagen cigarettes. Guo Yongguo saw that Hou Weidong's attitude was neither soft nor hard, neither humble nor overbearing, so he couldn't say the complaints he wanted to say.He sat on the chair and watched Hou Weidong work, smoked in silence for a while, took out a can of tea from the drawer, and said to Hou Weidong: "This is Fujian Tieguanyin, a gift from a buddy. It tastes good." Guo Yongguo has two boxes of Tieguanyin, which are always kept in a drawer and never shared with others.Yang Liu secretly said: "Hou Weidong is really expected to be an official. He has a great aura. Yang Teng and Dewey have never enjoyed this Tieguanyin." By the time Dewey came, the general office had already been cleaned.When Dewey was working in the Wuhai County Party Committee Office, Hou Weidong was already the deputy director of the County Party Committee Office under the supervision of Yiyang. When I met Hou Weidong at this time, he was enthusiastic on the surface, but secretly guarded in his heart. At 9:30, Secretary-General Hong Ang came out of Zhou Changquan's office, returned to the office, and called the general department: "Tell Hou Weidong to come to my office." Dewey took Hou Weidong to Hong Ang's office and met Zeng Yong, the deputy secretary-general.Zeng Yong was thinking about the problem while walking, he didn't seem to see the two people who came out of the general department, and he didn't stop until Dewey greeted him respectfully. "Secretary-General Zeng, this is Hou Weidong, report to the Comprehensive Division today." Hou Weidong took the initiative to say: "Hi Secretary-General, I am Hou Weidong, and I will be your soldier in the future. Please criticize and advise me more." Zeng Yong raised his thick chin, stretched out his hand, and said, "Welcome Xiaohou to work in the committee, we have another leader in the committee." He was smiling, but his eyes were a little cold. Hou Weidong felt that Zeng Yong's hands were soft, his skin was thin and damp. Zeng Yong said: "You are the chief of the general department, and you will be under the direct supervision of Secretary-General Hong, not me." Then he laughed, "We will all be colleagues in the future, so don't be too polite and help each other, haha." When he arrived at Hong Ang's office, Dewey whispered, "This is Secretary-General Hong's office." Hou Weidong stood still at the door and knocked on the door after three seconds.A steady voice came from inside: "Please come in." Holding the transfer order in his hand, Hou Weidong walked in and introduced himself: "Secretary-General, hello, I am Hou Weidong transferred from the Yiyang Science and Technology Committee, and I am here to report." Hong Ang gave a "hmm" without looking up, and continued to write something on a document, leaving Hou Weidong aside. After four or five minutes, he raised his head and said, "Hou Weidong, sit down." Secretary-General Hong Ang spoke crisply, without babbling or nonsense, and explained the main tasks and precautions, saying: "Serving as Secretary Zhou's secretary is the trust of the organization and a test for you. You have presided over Yiyang The work of the county committee should be familiar with the work of the committee and secretary, so I won’t go into details about how to do it.” He pointed to his forehead and said, “Being a secretary to the leader of the municipal party committee requires understanding, and you can slowly work in your future work. experience." The conversation ended in about ten minutes, and Hong Ang personally led Hou Weidong to Zhou Changquan's office. Shazhou is a prefecture-level city, and the structure of the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee Office is different from that of Yiyang County Party Committee Office.In Yiyang, the county party secretary's office is a separate one, and the secretary's office is in the general department.In Shazhou, the offices of the secretary of the municipal party committee and the secretary are suites. There are doors between the rooms, and each room has its own door leading to the corridor outside. The secretary of the municipal party committee can enter his office directly from the corridor, or through the secretary. into his office. "The night before Secretary Zhou went on a business trip, Section Chief Hu had vacated the secretary's office. From now on, it will be your office." Although Section Chief Hu, who followed Zhou Changquan, served as the deputy director of the Local Taxation Bureau, Zhou Changquan had never chosen a good secretary. , so he hasn't taken office yet. When Hou Weidong arrives, it will be the day Secretary Hu takes office. Hong Ang handed him a red confidential phone book and explained: "This kind of red confidential phone book is only available to city-level leaders. It contains the contact information of provincial leaders and must not be lost. This is the first No. 65 has been registered as your name. If No. 65 leaks the secret, you will be fully responsible." At this time, Hong Ang answered a phone call. He walked out of Zhou Changquan's office, turned around at the door, and said to Hou Weidong, "Secretary Zhou will go back to Lingxi tomorrow, and you and I will pick up the plane." Hong Ang left, leaving Hou Weidong alone in Zhou Changquan's office.Hou Weidong saw a high-end water boiler in the corner, opened the lower cover of the water boiler, and there were tea leaves in it. On the small black coffee table next to the water boiler, there were a dozen fine Jingdezhen porcelain cups. Hou Weidong didn't bring his own water cup, so he took a porcelain cup and made tea.Only then did he really relax, sitting on a chair and looking at the place where he was about to work. There is only an antique wooden door between the secretary's room and Zhou Changquan's office. Hou Weidong thought: "This kind of house design, Secretary Zhou Changquan's office is only separated from this one by a wall, and the voice can be transmitted without obstruction. On the one hand, this shows that the secretary is indeed the leader's confidant, and can hear many confidential things. On the other hand, the secretary is under the supervision of the leader and must follow the rules." He couldn't hide his curiosity, and walked into Zhou Changquan's office through the wooden door in the middle.Zhou Changquan's office is not much different from Zhu Yan's before. The large desktop is spotless, and several folders are neatly placed on it. Behind the high-back chair is a row of bookcases, which contain many legal and historical books. On the left wall Hanging on it are the words "serve the people". "These words are in line with the identity of Secretary Zhou. They are real and not grandstanding." Hou Weidong pondered. When he was in the Yiyang County Party Committee, he visited many villages and towns, and the town committee secretary hung various banners.For example, Zhao Yongsheng, the former secretary of the town committee of Qinglin Township, hung a banner saying "every major event is calm", the artistic conception is not bad, but the secretary of the town committee is the core of the grassroots government, and often encounters things that burn his buttocks. How can he be quiet? Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to be calm, and it is almost enough to manage one-third of an acre of land. After Su Ming became the secretary of the town committee, he hung up a "rarely confused". And Qin Feiyue went to Chengguan Town to work as a secretary, and there was a banner in his office that said "There are gods three feet above the ground", which seemed very nondescript, but thinking of Qin Feiyue's mistakes, Hou Weidong also understood the meaning of this banner. Looking at the universally applicable banner in Zhou Changquan's office, Hou Weidong speculated: "This slogan is flat and stable, which is in line with Secretary Zhou's steady style." Of course, this is not only a conclusion that can be drawn from just one banner. I read through all the speeches in the past two years, and I got a general idea of ​​Zhou Changquan's character. While thinking wildly, the phone on the desk rang. Hou Weidong hesitated for a moment, and reached out to take the phone. "Hello, Secretary Hu. I'm Zhao Lin from Wuhai County. I don't know if Secretary Zhou is free. I want to take up ten minutes of his time to report on some tasks." Zhao Lin, secretary of the Wuhai County Party Committee, was very polite on the phone . Hou Weidong said: "Secretary Zhao, hello, I'm Hou Weidong, and I was just transferred from the Yiyang Science and Technology Commission to the General Affairs Department of the Municipal Party Committee." Zhao Lin was stunned. He knew that Zhou Changquan was selecting the secretary, but he didn't expect that Hou Weidong, the Science and Technology Commissioner of Yiyang County, would be selected in the end. He hurriedly said, "Congratulations, congratulations." "With Secretary Hou by Secretary Zhou's side, it will be convenient for us to report to work in the future. I remember that Wu Hai is your hometown. When you go back to your hometown, you must remember to call me." Hou Weidong said politely: "Secretary Zhao is the old leader, please give me instructions if you have anything to do." Zhao Lindao: "I remember that you and Ren Lindu were the first batch of public recruitment of cadres, and your group of cadres is the most successful." The public recruitment of cadres to fresh college students was planned by Zhao Lin, who was in charge of the organization at the time, and he was particularly impressed. deep. Hou Weidong said: "Among the first batch of public recruitment cadres, there is another one who went to the Municipal Party Committee Office, named Yang Liu, and she is working as a secretary for Deputy Secretary Gao Yonghong." Zhao Lin was very interested, and said, "I'll ask Ren Lindu to be the liaison officer to contact the first batch of ten comrades recruited by the public, and then hold a party." After chatting for a while, he said, "If Secretary Zhou returns Shazhou, please contact me." When Hou Weidong first reported to Yiyang, he ran into Zhao Lin by chance, and Zhao Lin helped him with a word, saving him from going the wrong way.Although it has been six years, he has always remembered this detail and said: "Secretary Zhao, you are my old leader. After Secretary Zhou comes back, I will contact you." Qian still couldn't figure it out, so he left three points behind when he spoke, and did not clearly disclose Zhou Changquan's whereabouts. Although it was just a phone call, Hou Weidong felt the pleasure brought by the fake tiger's prestige. Zhao Lin is the secretary of the county party committee, but he is like an old friend for many years on the phone. The first day of work was uneventful. When eating at noon, Yang Liu took the initiative to take Hou Weidong into the office cafeteria.Looking at the leaders of various departments of the municipal party committee who had to be looked up to in the county before, all sitting together to eat, and some of them were still saying strange things, Hou Weidong thought to himself: "Distance produces beauty, and distance also produces authority. No wonder the emperor was the least respected in ancient times. The most important person is the eunuch, and if we are together every day, the mystery of the emperor in the eyes of the eunuch will naturally disappear." At 9 o'clock the next morning, Secretary-General Hong Ang took Hou Weidong straight to Lingxi Airport. When they arrived at Lingxi Airport, Hong Ang made a phone call, and the car drove directly into the airport.Hou Weidong was surprised to find that there were already four cars waiting in the airport, Huang Zidi, Bu Haiyun, Lao Kong from the Finance Bureau, and Lao Fang from the Public Security Bureau. They gathered together to smoke and laugh. After Hong Ang walked over, he first said to Huang Zidi: "Secretary Huang, look at the weather, it's gray, there may be a delay." Huang Zidi smiled and said, "Secretary Changquan is lucky, he is always on time." Hong Ang greeted everyone again, and then introduced Hou Weidong to them.Hou Weidong used to be Zhu Yan's secretary, and Lao Kong and Lao Fang didn't pay much attention to him. At this time, he suddenly changed from the secretary of the county party committee to the secretary of the city party committee. It's different. Bu Haiyun is taller than Bugao, more than 1.8 meters tall. Standing here, he looks very graceful. He said with a smile, "Hou Weidong was the director of Yiyang New Management Committee. He is very famous." Before he was the deputy mayor He is the director of the Construction Committee, and he is very clear about the affairs of the Construction Committee system. Although the Yiyang New Management Committee does not belong to the Construction Committee system, the construction of the new management committee is very large, and he still knows the basic situation. Hou Weidong greeted all the leaders, and said in his heart: "The people who can meet Secretary Zhou at the airport are all cronies." Then he thought, "The director of the finance bureau followed the secretary, and Mayor Liu Bing's family may not be so good. when." All the people present were chatting casually, and Hong Ang looked at his watch from time to time.At 11:30, a large passenger plane landed at the airport. Huang Zidi said to Hong Ang with a smile, "Secretary-General, Secretary Zhou is rarely delayed by plane. He is blessed. This is the experience of countless times of practice." Zhou Changquan got off the plane and shook hands with everyone. He said to Hong Ang, "Secretary-General, I told you not to disturb everyone." Hong Ang smiled and said nothing. Huang Zidi took over the conversation and said, "Secretary Changquan must understand the feelings of comrades." Zhou Changquan pointed at him with his fingers, and said, "You, the former Secretary-General, didn't lead the way well, so let's not be an example." After hearing this, everyone laughed even more happily. Zhou Changquan did not speak to Hou Weidong, but nodded slightly. Secretary Hu shook Hou Weidong's hand vigorously, and said, "Let's drink tea sometime." He is about to go to the Local Taxation Bureau as the deputy director. As Secretary Zhou's former secretary, he has something to say to Hou Weidong. The secretary contacts the relationship. The car was about to enter downtown Shazhou. Hou Weidong originally wanted to ask whether he should go home or go to the office, but he couldn't figure out Zhou Changquan's temper, so he couldn't speak rashly. Secretary, it’s not good to be too restrained, we still have to take the initiative.” He turned his head and asked, “Secretary Zhou, you’ve been exhausted all the way, do you want to go home and rest?” Zhou Changquan said: "Go to the Municipal Party Committee." He seemed to be talking to Hou Weidong, and seemed to be talking to himself, "How dare you go home and rest when there is such a big mess in Shazhou?" After entering the office, Zhou Changquan felt warm. He glanced into the corner and saw gusts of hot air blowing from the outlet of the cabinet air conditioner.In the past few days, a gust of cold air has just hit from the north, and the temperature has dropped several degrees. He already feels a burst of coolness, and the air conditioner blows hot air, which makes him feel very comfortable.He secretly said: "Hou Weidong is very thoughtful, knowing that I am afraid of the cold." He is not afraid of heat, but cold, and has to turn on the air conditioner throughout the winter.This time when they came back from Lingxi, only a few people knew the exact time, and among these people, Hou Weidong could only arrange to turn on the air conditioner. Although Hong Ang was the secretary-general, he didn't manage it so meticulously. Hou Weidong turned on the water boiler and began to prepare teacups for Secretary Zhou Changquan. He explained: "If the water in the water boiler is repeatedly boiled, the nitrite in it will increase, which is not good for the human body, so the water boiler was not turned on." Zhou Changquan asked back: "What's wrong with the human body?" Hou Weidong paid attention to the problem of repeatedly boiling water because of Xiaojia's nagging, why it is not good for the human body, his ears have already heard cocoons, and said: "Boiled water contains a certain amount of nitrite. The content of nitrite in the water will increase. Nitrite is a strong carcinogen and a strong blood poison. After entering the human body in large quantities, the blood will lose its oxygen-carrying function, leading to hypoxia and suffocation.” Zhou Changquan gave a "hmm" and did not continue to pursue this issue. Hou Weidong took out a bag of tea and said, "Secretary Zhou, I brought a bag of Yiyang Maojian from Yiyang. This is a new tea specially reserved by Yiyang Tea Farm. It is not well-known, but it is a real tea that has not used pesticides , the taste is mellow." Zhou Changquan sat at the desk, took off his glasses, and said, "Give it to me to smell." He was engaged in literary work in his early years, and he liked to use strong tea to refresh himself. After drinking tea for more than 20 years, he had his own experience on the taste of tea. He sniffed it and said, "This tea smells pretty good." Hou Weidong made tea for Zhou Changquan and returned to his office. It was the first day of work, so it was better to talk less and listen more. After sitting for half an hour, Zhou Changquan called out, "Xiaohou." Hou Weidong hurried over.Zhou Changquan took off his glasses, handed over a piece of paper, and said, "This time I came to the southeast coast, and I was a little emotional. I sorted out my thoughts just now, and probably the following points can be used as a reference for the development of Shazhou. I just made a list. It is a skeleton, you find time to fill it with flesh and blood, and publish it in the "Shazhou Daily." Hou Weidong walked back to the secretary's room. Zhou Changquan was still holding glasses in his hand, but his eyes seemed to bend, examining the new secretary. After getting off work, Zhou Changquan was sent home, and Hou Weidong returned to his home in Xinyuelou with a small bag on his shoulder.As soon as the door was opened, there was a strong smell of chicken soup in the room. He ate lunch in Lingxi. Although the table was full of high-end dishes such as river fresh and mountain products, he didn't let go completely, and he was not too full. He was a little hungry around 5 o'clock in the afternoon.At this time, smelling this home-cooked fragrance, I have a big appetite. Hugging Xiao Jia in the living room, kissing her cheeks, lips and forehead, said: "It feels good to be at home. When I was working in Yiyang, it was always deserted when I came home, especially when I was drinking. It's a bad feeling to be drunk." Xiao Jia held a spoon in one hand and wore an apron, and said, "Wait a minute, I chopped up chicken just now, and the apron is dirty." Hou Weidong didn't care about it, he didn't let him go. After warming for a while, Xiao Jia went to the kitchen to continue the pot dance.Hou Weidong hid in the study, opened the piece of paper Zhou Changquan gave him, and read it carefully.Although it is just a thin B5 paper, the content inside involves five aspects: industrial structure, economic growth point, city management, investment attraction and development zone construction. This was Zhou Changquan's first exam question. Hou Weidong opened the document and started countless ideas. He thought about publishing this article in a newspaper, but he was always dissatisfied with the concept and the beginning.When Xiao Jia came in to urge him to eat, the computer was still blank. Walking to the dinner table and drinking chicken soup, Hou Weidong complained, "Secretary Zhou thinks highly of me. He asked me to write such a big article on the first day and publish it in the "Shazhou Daily". I didn't follow Secretary Zhou. Going to the south for inspection and imagining it out of thin air here is really difficult.” "This kind of article should not be entrusted to you to write. I guess Secretary Zhou is testing you." Hou Weidong said: "Tang monks have ninety-nine and eighty-one difficulties in learning scriptures. As the secretary of the municipal party committee, I must accept the test. A person is dead and his eggs are in the sky..." Before finishing the last sentence, Xiaojia interjected: "I will not die for thousands of years , I’m afraid of being a dick.” She covered her mouth and smiled, “Now the Garden Bureau will say this sentence, this is my credit for spreading it.” Xiaojia knew the importance of this article, and actively helped to find a way. Although she had worked in the office of the Construction Committee, she had never been engaged in writing work. At most, she wrote some small articles. She couldn't come up with a particularly good idea. After eating, Hou Weidong locked himself in the room and meditated hard. His thoughts were still not clear, and he felt that there was no novelty and depth.He opened the window to let the cold wind blow in, so as to make himself more sober, but it was of no use to be sober, and he still didn't have the confidence to write a heavyweight article that could hit the front page of the "Shazhou Daily". A gust of cold wind blew several copies of "Shazhou Daily" on the table flying all over the sky. When Hou Weidong was packing the newspapers, he suddenly thought of Wang Hui from "Lingxi Daily". After hearing Hou Weidong's difficult problem, the reporter Wang Hui first congratulated Hou Weidong on becoming the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, and then said happily: "Let me first understand Secretary Zhou's point of view and help you draw up an outline. After the outline is drawn up, you must follow Secretary Zhou's Think again.” After a while, Wang Hui called again and said, "Which cities has Secretary Zhou been to? And his latest speech materials, can you fax a few copies?" Hou Weidong had already prepared these materials, and immediately went to the office to pass on Zhou Changquan's recent speech materials. Wang Hui took over the task, and Hou Weidong was greatly relieved. "The past few years have been busy doing routine work, which really delayed my studies. I can't always rely on Wang Hui, I have to be strong myself." Hou Weidong was a little emotional. Xiao Jia felt the same about this, saying: "I used to work in the construction committee, and I didn't understand the business of the construction industry. I always felt that I was separated from my work. After studying business in Shanghai for two years, I came back to the garden bureau. many." "If Secretary Zhou agrees, I will go to Lingxi University as an in-service graduate student to recharge myself." This time, a big reporter from the provincial newspaper accepted the test, and he was sure to pass, but it made him break out in a cold sweat. Recognize the importance of knowledge. At 6 o'clock in the morning, Hou Weidong came to the office and received the outline from Wang Hui. Last night, Wang Hui only agreed to help Hou Weidong make an outline. Seeing that Zhou Changquan's train of thought happened to be related to the subject he was studying, he was eager for a while, combined with his usual experience, and wrote a manuscript of more than 6,000 words. It feels okay.After sending the fax, Wang Hui fell asleep. This article is written by Wang Hui, a senior reporter from Lingxi. Needless to say, the writing style is good, and the understanding of the regional economy is also in place, but there are more theoretical and less practical things.On the same day, Hou Weidong did not submit the manuscript, but polished it carefully, turning Wang Hui's more theoretical article into an article more in line with the reality of Shazhou, and added that Zhou Changquan mentioned it many times in his recent speeches. the opinion of.In particular, he highlighted the part of attracting investment, and finally determined the title of the article as a very official one, "Seize the Opportunity and Realize a New Leap in Shazhou". On the third day, Hou Weidong handed over the official manuscript to Zhou Changquan.Zhou Changquan was approving the documents, and said: "It's written so soon, let's put it here first." Hou Weidong put down the manuscript, refilled Zhou Changquan's teacup, and returned to the secretary's room. At this moment, the phone in the bag rang. Zhou Changquan has two mobile phones. The number of one mobile phone is printed in the confidential phone book. Yesterday, he gave this mobile phone to Hou Weidong. The number of the other mobile phone is kept secret, and only a few important people know the number. "Secretary Hou, hello, I'm Liu Dazhi from the Construction Committee. I'm going to report to Secretary Zhou about several real estate projects in the southern new district." Hou Weidong flipped through Zhou Changquan's schedule of activities, and said: "Today's schedule is already full, so I can only wait until tomorrow, and I will inform you after I report to the leader." After the director of the construction committee was admitted to the hospital, Liu Dazhi, the deputy director of the construction committee, presided over the work of the construction committee as the deputy director.After he called Hou Weidong, he immediately called Zhang Xiaojia again and said: "I heard that you have returned from your studies in Shanghai. Some old comrades from the Construction Committee are going to pick you up tonight at the Construction Committee Hotel. By the way, please Secretary Hou participated together. Heh, we met when he was in the Yiyang County Party Committee before, and Secretary Hou has a bright future." "Xiao Hou, come here." Zhou Changquan took off his glasses, raised his head, and said, "Have you read my speech during this period?" Hou Weidong saw that Zhou Changquan's face was not unhappy, and said honestly: "I feel a lot of pressure to publish the article in the "Shazhou Daily". I have sharpened my guns in the past few days and collected relevant articles from provincial and city newspapers. , and collected a lot of your speech materials." Zhou Changquan had a slight smile on his face, and said: "This article is generally good, but it has two shortcomings. One is that the combination of thought and practice is not very good and needs to be polished; The characteristics are not grasped too accurately." He took out a notebook from the drawer and said, "This is my accompanying note, remember my experience, and the main points about several major areas are recorded on the folded page." "Go and copy the folded page. This is my personal notebook. Don't read the other contents." Zhou Changquan looked at his watch and said, "I'm going to the small conference room for a meeting. He waits." Zhou Changquan will listen to Zhao Dong, head of the Organization Department, report on the preliminary plan for the adjustment of some district and county leaders. This is a very important task for the municipal party committee this year, and it is also an important link to reflect the power of the municipal party committee. In the small conference room, Huang Zidi, Zhao Dong, and Hong Ang have arrived and are chatting without saying a word.Seeing Zhou Changquan come in, Zhao Dong's face suddenly became serious, he took out his notebook, and put on a posture of reporting. "Secretary Zhou, according to your instructions, the ministry has conducted a thorough investigation of the district and county leaders and some city-level department leaders, and initially drafted an adjustment plan." Zhao Dong was sent from the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee in March this year. At the age of thirty-five or sixteen, his hair was neatly combed, he was full of energy, and looked like a man in the prime of life. Secretary Zhou Changquan took the printed materials, listened to them, and looked at them carefully. The names in them were all cold, but they were vivid images in his mind.After Zhao Dong's report was over, he didn't express his opinion, but said to Huang Zidi, "Secretary Zidi, what's your opinion?" Huang Zidi said: "Comrade Zhao Dong and I have deliberated several times. Although the plan still has some unsatisfactory aspects, it is generally feasible." Zhou Changquan said: "The adjustment of the district and county teams is immature, and they will not move for the time being. Only the city-level part of the adjustment plan will be submitted to the Standing Committee." Huang Zidi said again: "I guess there will be disputes over the selection of the director of the construction committee." Zhou Changquan was silent for about two or three minutes, and said, "We still follow this plan, unchanged." In Shazhou City, Zhou Changquan has always been firmly in charge of personnel work. Every time there is a major personnel change, the head of the organization department, the deputy secretary in charge of the organization, and him must conduct research in advance, and then attend the office meeting of the secretary, and finally submit it to the standing committee. His point of view is very clear: "The party's management of cadres is reflected in the specific employment of people. If they cannot control people, the authority of the party committee will be shaken." Hou Weidong took the hot notebook and hurried to the printing room.Zhou Changquan deliberately confessed that it was a personal note, and naturally there were confidential contents. He did not dare to be sloppy, so he stayed in the printing room and watched the staff copy that page.After copying, holding the dark green notebook, he couldn't help but feel curious, secretly said: "This is the notebook of the secretary of the municipal party committee, and there should be a lot of secrets about Shazhou in it." Suppressing his curiosity, Hou Weidong put the notebook in the drawer.He doesn't want to be clever, and cleverness is the enemy of wisdom, and self-defeating is the best comment on cleverness. An hour later, Zhou Changquan and Hong Ang returned to the office together. They talked for a while before Hong Ang left. After Secretary-General Hong Ang left, Hou Weidong took out the notebook from the drawer and sent it to Zhou Changquan respectfully. With no expression on his face, Zhou Changquan took the notebook and put it on the table.When Hou Weidong returned to the secretary's room next door, he picked up the notebook and flipped through it. Seeing that several glued places inside were still the same, he quietly put the notebook back to its original place. Last night, Zhou Changquan glued six or seven parts of the notebook lightly. If someone flipped the notebook, these glued places would break. This is his little trick, and he has secretly tested several secretaries.Although the small tricks hurt the image of Gao Dawei'an, the secretary of the municipal party committee, they are very effective. This is his privacy, and he will never let the second person know. “周书记，建委副主任柳大志、吴海县委书记赵林分别打来电话，想来汇报工作。” 周昌全习惯性地用双手搓了搓脸，道：“今天下午没有时间了，明天有什么安排？” 侯卫东手里握着记事本，念道：“明天上午暂时没有安排，下午迎接省普九检查组，晚上与检查组共进晚餐。” “请赵林在上午10点过来，暂时不见柳大志。” 回到办公室，侯卫东暗自揣摩道：“暂时不见柳大志，这是什么意思？柳大志原本就是建委常务副主任，如今正在建委主持工作，而周书记暂时不见他，是否意味着他转正没有希望？”他初到周昌全书记身边，还处于暗自观察期间，所以对于这句话的深层次意思并没有准确把握，只是觉得周昌全暂时不准备见柳大志，总不是一件好事情。 吴海县县委书记赵林接到侯卫东的电话，很高兴，道：“侯秘，谢谢你了。春节即将到来，什么时候回家乡？我请喝酒。” 侯卫东是吴海县人，家里亲朋多在吴海县里，对赵林这种父母官自然不能怠慢，笑道：“我随时听从赵书记召唤。” 下午两点，常委会准时召开，侯卫东列席会议。 侯卫东拿着本子坐在极不起眼的角落，在这个角落，他如一个躲在黑夜中的偷窥者，看着沙州市最有权势的一群人口舌间决定着另一群官员的命运。 第一个议题是关于进一步推进招商引资的决定，这是大家都有共识的事情，很快通过。 第二个议题亦通过。 第三个议题就是人事问题，这是所有人最关注的议题，也成为各级党的常委会上的焦点。 听到这里，侯卫东突然有时光轮回之感，他第一次参加益杨县委常委会，议题以及程序与这次市委常委会惊人的相似。 组织部长赵东将初步方案报告完毕，市长刘兵对这次调整方案很不满意，阴沉着脸。 在卫生局副局长职务上，市委常委、常务副市长郑儒林提出了不同意见。这个人选是黄子堤的关系，黄子堤解释了几句，郑儒林也就不再坚持。 最后，在建委主任职位上出现了较大的争议。 一直没有说话的刘兵明确反对：“沙州城市建设量很大，必须要懂业务的同志才能更好地胜任建委主任，董立同志尽管优秀，但是他不懂业务，我建议重新考虑人选。” 周昌全平静地道：“既然这样，建委主任这个职位暂时放一放，等考虑成熟再说。” 侯卫东暗道：“难怪周书记不见柳大志，看来柳大志转正希望渺茫。”他并不认识董立，可是想到由于刘兵反对，董立就失去了建委主任这个很重要的职位，或许他的人生也就变了样，禁不住在心里感叹数声，为了董立，也为了许许多多的干部。 晚上陪着省里的领导吃了饭，回家已是9点。刚进家门，小佳道：“建委柳主任给我打了电话，请我们明天吃饭。” 侯卫东干脆地道：“不去。” 小佳撒娇道：“柳主任是建委老领导，一直挺照顾我，他请吃饭，无论如何也要给个面子。” 在家里不谈公事，这是侯卫东多年的习惯。市委那几间办公室传出来的事情，往往会决定或影响一个人的命运，侯卫东更不愿意将公事当成谈资，虽然这些谈资大家最为喜闻乐见。 为了说服小佳，侯卫东稍稍透了口风，道：“柳大志请吃饭的目的很明确，就是想由副转正。我是初到市委办的小人物，在周书记面前还说不上话，见了面没有什么用处。” 小佳很为难地道：“柳大志是建委副主任，在沙州也是说得上话的人物，请吃饭是瞧得起我们。多一个朋友多一条路，只要不作承诺，应该没有问题。而且，他是我的老领导，一直对我挺好。” 侯卫东这才同意，道：“明天若没有安排，一起吃晚饭。” 小佳闻言，高兴地给柳大志回电话。看着小佳打电话时的轻松模样，侯卫东再次感慨：“真是三十年河东三十年河西，想当年，柳大志带着沙州建委的人到益杨，益杨上下亲自迎接。我当时只能站在一旁傻笑，现在一朝得道，居然要考虑是否同意与柳大志吃饭。” 打完电话，小佳道：“你给周书记当了秘书，威风倒是威风了，可是我总觉得心里更没底。如果哪一天得罪了周书记，那我们在沙州就永无出头之日了。” 小佳所说的意思其实就是伴君如伴虎的道理，侯卫东心里明白，道：“想这么多有什么用？我现在唯一的选择就是努力工作。” 第二天一早，小佳到园林局，侯卫东去市委。 小佳刚刚到单位办公室，李主任就笑眯眯地走了过来，道：“张科长，来得这么早啊，我记得你是住在新月楼的，挤公车太麻烦，走路得有四十来分钟吧？” 小佳与李主任关系不错，笑道：“每天走路对身体有好处，还节约了去健身房的费用。” 李主任也跟着笑道：“小佳，你倒会做保密工作，听说你家里那位在给周书记当秘书？” 小佳暗道：“世界上没有不透风的墙，这事终究会让单位里的人知道。”于是坦白道：“侯卫东调到市委办时间很短。” 李主任“啧啧”了数声：“我在办公室先后工作了二十年，别的本事没有，看人识人还是有一套。周书记秘书历来都是优中选优，精中选精。我敢打赌，不出十年，你爱人就会成为领导，以后要多关照我们这些小老百姓。” 李主任走了一会儿，小佳被张中原局长叫到了办公室。 张中原平时很严肃，他将小佳叫到办公室，却很是和蔼，亲切地道：“听说侯卫东调到市委办，这两天我要约洪秘书长吃饭，到时请侯科长一起参加。” 张中原当过临津县县长，与现任秘书长洪昂一起搭过班子，两人关系挺好，组建园林局时，张中原就成了园林局的一把手。 他调到园林局两年多，洪昂又与新县长搭了半届班子，县委、县政府关系依然处理得不错。在县委、县政府班子普遍存在矛盾的大环境下，洪昂的表现令人刮目相看。周昌全在市委扩大会议上数次表扬了洪昂，不久以后，洪昂成了市委常委、秘书长。 由于与市委秘书长洪昂搭过班子，两人关系不错，张中原请洪昂出来吃饭便不是难事。 小佳离开张中原办公室，过了一会儿，谢婉芬副局长走了进来，她与小佳本是好朋友，自然是亲热得紧。 上午8点30分，侯卫东陪着周昌全来到了南部新区，他们没有惊动其他人，将车停在新区入口一个隐蔽处，两人步行进入了新区。 周昌全边走边问道：“你当过益杨开发区主任，对南部新区有什么看法？” 侯卫东跟着周昌全的目光，看着远处的零星高楼，道：“我在益杨新管会的时候，跑遍了全省所有开发区。规划滞后，发展思路不清楚且随意性很大，这是多数开发区的缺陷。” 通过这几天的短暂接触，侯卫东感觉到周昌全对南部新区并不满意，便大胆地对开发区提出了批评，这个批评也确实是他对南部新区的真实评价。 “你这个评价很尖锐啊。” “在您面前，我不能有所隐瞒。” 周昌全突然来了兴致：“《岭西日报》对益杨新管会评价很高，对沙州开发区却多有贬义，我们现在就到益杨新管会去看一看。” 半个小时后，小车来到益杨新管会。 精工集团和远景公司一共有十二幢楼房，在阳光下格外清晰。周昌全上一次到益杨时，远景公司的楼盘正在下地基。此时见到两个初具规模的楼盘，立刻感受到了视觉上的冲击力。 尽管只是离开了一个星期，但侯卫东彻底跳出了益杨，用俯视的眼光重新看待益杨和益杨新管会，感觉完全变了。 他介绍道：“省发展银行在新管会投入了十来个亿，投入基础设施建设，如今道路体系已经形成，沿着道路体系布置着城市管网，这些道路就自然将土地分成了无数的整齐方块，按照这个体系建设，整个新城就井然有序。” 周昌全点头道：“难怪《岭西日报》将益杨新管会排在全省开发区的第四名，果然有名堂。” 侯卫东跟随周昌全到了精工集团的楼盘前。他们刚走到大门口，一位穿着制服的保安走了过来，道：“先生，要看房请到售楼部，戴上安全帽才能进来。” 这时，施工队老板走出大门，他一眼就认出了侯卫东，一边走一边高兴地打招呼，道：“侯主任，好久不见。” 这位施工队老板从岭西过来，平常看电视从来不看沙州台，只感觉侯卫东陪同的老者有些面熟，却没有认出他是沙州的大老板，跟在他身后的技术员皆来自岭西，也都没有认出周昌全。 侯卫东用目光向周昌全示意，周昌全轻轻摇头。 戴着安全帽，施工队老板跟在侯卫东身后，不停发牢骚：“侯主任，你在新管会干得好好的，怎么就调走了？这半年多，好些资质不行的乡镇建筑老板涌入了新管会。建筑质量差，外形差，大多数都是单体楼，搞不了几年，整个新管会肯定会降低档次。” 小区内部正在搞装修和绿化工程，中庭的规模和水准赶得上新月楼，侯卫东暗道：“李晶天生就是生意人，这楼盘打造得还真不错！” 李晶正好带着人下楼，她下楼时似乎挺有预感，总觉得要发生什么事情，走出门口，抬头就见到了侯卫东和周昌全。她吃了一惊，赶紧走了过来，笑脸如花地面对着周昌全，道：“周书记，您好，欢迎视察精工集团。” 侯卫东赶紧介绍道：“周书记，这是精工集团董事长李晶。” 此时李晶穿着精工集团的工作服，掩盖了窈窕身材，多了些健康质朴。周昌全压根没有想到精工集团的董事长会是年轻漂亮的女士，道：“没有想到精工集团的老总是年轻女子，这楼盘还行。” 周昌全背着手，站在中庭听李晶介绍了情况，转了十来分钟，拒绝了李晶的邀请。 李晶将周昌全送到车门，与侯卫东握手之际，她用小手指轻轻地在侯卫东手心挠了两下，目光如水。 在益杨新管会转了一圈，离开时已是9点40分。 周昌全在车上一直没有说话，回到办公室，与等候在办公室的赵林握了手，又吩咐侯卫东：“明天，让南部新区的班子成员、建委班子到市委二会议室，由南部新区汇报近期工作，请步市长也参加。” 周昌全是个工作狂，一天的工作安排得很满，将他送回家的时候，夜幕已经降临。 早上，侯卫东正与小佳在餐桌上吃着早餐，手机响了起来。 “侯科长，我是南部新区高健，这么早来打扰你，抱歉。”高健去年下半年正式出任南部新区管委会主任一职，率队到过益杨新管会，当时侯卫东已经黯然离开了益杨新管会。 侯卫东在益杨青林镇工作时，曾经想调到南部新区，与高健打过交道，不过交情不深，他客气地问道：“高主任你好，有何指示？” 高健道：“我哪里敢指示，你是否方便？我在新月楼门口。”他又补充了一句，“我和粟部、海洋都是好朋友，电话和地址都是海洋告诉我的。” 客人已经到了门口，而且是季海洋所介绍，侯卫东道：“高主任稍等，我马上下来。” 新月楼门口，一辆丰田车旁，身穿翻毛皮衣的高健正在抽烟，见到侯卫东出来，道：“这么早来打扰侯秘，实在不好意思。” 他开门见山地道：“昨天接到市委办公室通知，让南部新区上午10点向周书记汇报工作，我心里无底，请侯科长指点一二。” 侯卫东忙道：“高主任，我哪里敢指点，客气了。” 高健道：“侯秘书以前是益杨新管会主任，最有发言权，你讲两招，我好有的放矢。” 侯卫东故意作沉吟状，道：“上午的汇报，我建议着重从产业结构、经济增长点、经营城市、招商和开发区建设五个方面来谈……另外，南部新区总体规划还不够，比较凌乱，融资方式也可以更灵活，当然这只是参考意见。” 高健听得很仔细，还拿出笔记了要点。 7点30分，侯卫东估计马波的车就要开过来了，道：“早上时间匆忙，只能讲这些了。” 高健握着侯卫东的手，道：“等几天我来约季海洋，我们好好喝一杯。”他招了招手，丰田车驾驶员提了一盒茶叶，高健道：“听老季说侯秘喜欢喝茶，这是我从西湖带回来的顶级龙井，是未婚女子采摘的第一批明前茶。” 侯卫东客气了几句，还是提着茶叶回到了家。小佳道：“现在是什么世道，一大早就有人送礼。” 上午9点40分，南部新区高健、建委柳大志来到了市委办的会议室，高健与侯卫东握手的时候，眼神中透着亲热。 在会上，周昌全毫不客气地批评了南部新区，话说得很尖锐，他将一张折过的《岭西日报》拿在手中，道：“这份《岭西日报》不知在座诸位看过没有，记者对沙州市南部新区不予评价，这是春秋笔法，其实就是变相批评。在座诸君是城市建设的主官，如果没有看到这份《岭西日报》，更是失职。 “在沙州市，南部新区应该是开发区的典范，但是现在开发区典范是益杨新管会，从规划、土地开发、入驻企业、基础设施等诸多方面，南部新区都不如益杨新管会，在座诸君难道不觉得惭愧？” 说到这里，侯卫东明显感到数道眼光射向了他，他连忙低下头，在笔记本上随意写写画画。 把大家批评了一顿，最后，周昌全还是对在场的干部给予了鼓励：“高健同志工作思路还算清晰，紧扣了市委大思路。工作思路是一回事，能否执行下去是另一回事。”