Chapter 22 new director for southern suburbs

On the afternoon of February 27, the Municipal Government Office issued a telephone notice that Mayor Liu Bing would inspect Yiyang County. At 8:40 a.m. on the 28th, leaders of the four groups of Yiyang County Party Committee, People's Congress, government and CPPCC gathered in Shawanzi again. At 8:57, an Iveco appeared in everyone's sight.Shazhou Mayor Liu Bing sat in the middle. When he saw the five characters "Yiyang welcomes you" from a distance, he raised his hand to look at the time, and said to Secretary-General Meng Houshi of the Municipal Government Office: "Arrange Entering the border of Yiyang County at 9 o'clock, the difference in arrival time is less than five minutes, which shows that the comrades in the government office are still of a high level."

Meng Houshi is over fifty years old and is a senior secretary-general of the municipal government office.He smiled and said: "The office still needs to be polished. Although the time concept of comrades is better than that of most departments, it is still far from Mayor Liu's requirements." Liu Bing stared at the convoy in the distance, snorted, and said: "The police cars clear the way, greet and send them off, they are all formalistic, and the masses hate them when they see them." Meng Houshi had already seen the many vehicles in Shawanzi, and thought to himself: "Yiyang is about to hit a wall, the mayor is really sharp."

Iveco stopped on the side of the road, Liu Bing got out of the car, shook hands with the main leaders of the four major groups, and shook hands with the deputy secretary Ji Haiyang.The weather in February was still terribly cold, and a large group of people were panting in the cold wind, with white mist spraying from their mouths, like a group of demons in the village. Zhu Yan had already learned about Liu Bing's requirements and style from Huang Zidi's mouth, but after thinking about it, he did not lower the reception standards easily, and would rather be criticized than hated. Liu Bing half-jokingly and half-seriously said: "The main leaders of the four major teams are invited to come to the big car. Everyone sits together so that we can talk, and the other cars go back. I went to Yiyang to study and work with everyone. It's a very common thing. You Don't make it so grand."

Zhu Yan said to Ji Haiyang, the deputy secretary next to him: "Go back to the county committee office first, and work normally." Ji Haiyang asked softly, "Will the police car stay?" "Retreat, let Hou Weidong drive a car to follow from a distance, and observe the situation ahead." Liu Bing's inspection activities are very rich, focusing on industrial enterprises, but he does not follow the pre-planned inspection route, changes the route at any time, and likes to ask questions.Thanks to Huang Zidi's advance notice, Zhu Yan prepared very well. In addition to the main data of the county and the development strategy of the expressway, he also included the data of the Tiejianshan Cement Factory, the Xinjian Shazhou Brewery and other enterprises. Along the way, he The answers were fluent, but nothing went wrong.

At noon, I had lunch at the small guest house, and Liu Bing took a nap habitually. At 2:30, he sent his secretary to invite Zhu Yan and Ma Youcai to the room, and the three talked for an hour. At 3:30, the Yiyang County Party Committee and the county government collectively reported to Liu Bing. Hou Weidong accidentally saw the relationship between Liu Bing and Ma Youcai, and his feelings for the new mayor Liu Bing became complicated.If he saw Liu Bing acting like a gang two years ago, he would definitely think that Liu Bing was a doer close to the common people, but now he dare not draw conclusions lightly.People and things in the officialdom are complicated, without a deep understanding, what you see and hear may be superficial.

After listening to the report, he originally wanted to have dinner with the main leaders of the four major teams, but someone from the province suddenly arrived in Shazhou, and Liu Bing hurried back. Under normal circumstances, after Liu Bing left, Zhu Yan would not have this dinner again, but this time he was uncharacteristically, and said to Hou Weidong: "Tonight, the members of the government team and the members of the county party committee have a meal together, and the two sides are fighting .Arranged in Xiaozhao, prepare a piece of Wuliangye, these leaders really want to let go, all of them are good hands."

The whole team was very appreciative of Zhu Yan's arrangement, they came neatly and in a good mood, and half of the leaders were drunk, so everyone gave up. The days are like a river, flowing away unhurriedly, but flowing in a steady stream, and it is March in a blink of an eye.In the new year, the party and government in Yiyang, which was originally full of contradictions, united like never before, and several major projects were settled one after another. Among the four counties, Yiyang County's outstanding posture became more and more obvious. There were more and more rumors about Zhu Yan being transferred to serve as the deputy mayor of Shazhou. Zhu Bing, Su Ming and others all called to inquire about this, but Hou Weidong always said that he didn't know.

As Zhu Yan's secretary, Hou Weidong knew the inside story. It was basically a foregone conclusion for Zhu Yan to be the deputy mayor of Shazhou. Seeing that Ma Youcai was becoming the secretary of the county party committee, he was always Zhu Yan's person in the eyes of everyone in Yiyang. If Ma Youcai came to preside over the work of the county party committee, what would he be?No matter how generous Ma Youcai was, he would not arrange Zhu Yan's confidant under his nose. The best solution is to follow Zhu Yan to Shazhou, so Hou Weidong keeps a low profile.In the eyes of outsiders, Hou Weidong, the director of the committee, became more and more stable. Most of the heads of bureaus and towns remembered his official position, forgot his age, and called him brothers one after another.The deputy director of the county's People's Armed Forces Department even exaggerated, calling Hou Weidong "Old Hou".Hearing this title for the first time made Hou Weidong feel that he had matured, and then he became very depressed.

Zhu Yan is not someone who crosses rivers and demolishes bridges. Ever since Hou Weidong became his secretary, he has used it very well. He originally focused on bringing Hou Weidong to the city hall.However, at the end of 1996, the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government transferred a lot of personnel to enrich the organization. As a result, the masters of all parties took advantage of this opportunity and stuffed many children of relatives and friends into it, making the thin organization immediately fat.Zhou Changquan originally agreed to enter, but he didn't expect so many more people to come to the agency as soon as he let go of his fingers. He discussed with Secretary Jiang, who was in charge of organizational personnel, and issued a death order: "In 1997, the Shazhou City government agency No one is allowed to enter, and if you want to enter, you must take it to the Standing Committee for study."

Since Hou Weidong could not be transferred to the municipal government in a short time, Zhu Yan wanted to raise Hou Weidong to a higher level.Traditions in Lingxi Province are different. In Shazhou, the director of the county party committee is required to be on the standing committee by convention.Hou Weidong's qualifications are too short, and the municipal party committee will definitely not agree to him serving as a member of the county party committee standing committee. Zhu Yan thought about arranging him a bureau chief. On March 15, Zhu Yan learned that the big event had been decided, so he called Hou Weidong to the office and made him a cup of tea himself.The two had been in contact for a year, and this was the first time Zhu Yan made tea for Hou Weidong, which made him quite flattered, and he knew that Zhu Yan must have received the exact news.

Zhu Yan said slowly: "According to the news, I may be transferred to the municipal government, but all personnel transfers in Shazhou City are frozen. Shazhou Municipal Government." Hou Weidong was not surprised when he got the news from Su Mingjun a long time ago, and said bluntly, "If the magistrate Ma came to preside over the county committee, I have concerns." Of course, Zhu Yan understood what this meant, and said, "If I want to leave, it is estimated that County Mayor Ma will take over the post of secretary of the county party committee. If you continue to stay in the county party committee office, it will really be detrimental to the work of both parties. But your qualifications are too low to join the standing committee. Impossible, are you willing to preside over the work at the new management committee?" The New City Construction Management Committee refers to the development zone in the southern suburbs, and it is also an important bearing area for the highway strategy. It is Zhu Yan's proud work, and it is also a hot spot that is continuously heating up. Hou Weidong is assigned to be in charge of this place, so Zhu Yan can rest assured. Hou Weidong did not expect that Zhu Yan would make such an arrangement, so he became excited from the bottom of his heart, and said, "Thank you, Secretary Zhu, for your concern." This is an unexpected arrangement, and it is better to be in charge of the party independently than directly under Ma Youcai's nose many. Walking out of Zhu Yan's office, Hou Weidong was in a mixed mood. It happened that Yin Dahai brought a speech and said, "Director Hou, this is Secretary Zhu's speech at the county economic conference. Please read it." How could Hou Weidong be in the mood to read the speech at this time? Following Zhu Yan, he had gradually learned to control his emotions, and said, "Put the manuscript here first, and we will study together this afternoon." At noon, Hou Weidong drove the blue bird to the new management committee on the outskirts of the city. Great changes have taken place in the southern suburbs, large areas of land have been requisitioned, and there are fresh traces of excavation everywhere.When he arrived at the office temporarily rented by the New Management Committee, there was no one there. Through the glass window, he could see that the desk was full of documents and newspapers, and the desk was covered with dust. Zhu Yan always has to think over and over before doing things, but for things that have already been decided, he does it very quickly. On March 18, the third day of the conversation, he presided over the meeting of the Standing Committee. Afterwards, the Organization Department issued a fluffy transfer order. Hou Weidong changed from the deputy director of the committee to the party secretary and director of the new management committee. The former director Yang Dajin I went to the Shazhou City Party School to study, but I didn't arrange a job for the time being. Zhu Yan was quite reluctant to leave Hou Weidong.Hou Weidong is disciplined in his work, and the most valuable thing is that he is young and strict in speech, so he is not only reassuring but also comfortable to use.He made up his mind that after getting a firm foothold in the Shazhou Municipal Government, he would find a way to transfer Hou Weidong to the Municipal Government. Zhu Yan did not assign a new director to the county party committee office. How to deploy the staff of the county party committee office is a matter for the successor. The county party committee office was temporarily presided over by the old director Zhuang Weiguo.Lao Zhuang is an old man in the commission office. Although his eyes are highly myopic due to writing manuscripts all the year round, it does not affect his vision of seeing problems. He knows that he is only a transitional figure, so he does things according to the rules and does not exceed the rules or powers. He does not want to work in the commission office. What a great achievement. On March 19, Hou Weidong reported to the New Management Committee, and Minister Liu Mingyang of the Organization Department personally sent him to the New Management Committee. For the arrival of the new director Hou Weidong, the new management committee attached great importance to it as if facing an enemy. The two deputy directors, Zhang Jin and Zhang Xiangyu, gathered together all the staff of the new management committee on the afternoon of the 18th to carry out a vigorous cleaning campaign. Deputy Director Zhang Xiangyu said: "Minister Liu is coming tomorrow, so why not go to a better place at noon, don't let people say that our new management committee is too stingy." Zhang Jin, the executive deputy director, was originally the party secretary of Wushan Town, a large town in the south. He was in his forties and had a strange mustache. He looked like a figure from the Republic of China. I like rural restaurants." Hearing Zhang Jin mention this, Zhang Xiangyu laughed.Zhang Jin looked at him and smiled, and laughed too.There is an anecdote about Lao Liu eating.Lao Liu is a northerner who was born in the south. He has been at the grassroots level for more than ten years. He usually has a serious expression on his face. he. Zhang Jin didn't feel sorry for Liu Mingyang, the two had been partners for many years, and they knew each other well, neither of them could hide their tricks from the other.The last time, Liu Mingyang came to the new management committee to investigate. He knew that Lao Liu liked strong dishes, so he sent a car to Yiyang's specialty restaurant, filled six or seven kinds of special dishes in earthen basins like washbasins, and then Put it on your lunch table.During that meal, Lao Liu ate happily, and repeatedly praised the food group of the new management committee for doing a good job.Once at a meeting, someone accidentally mentioned the poor food in the canteen of the government office, and Lao Liu took the canteen of the new management committee to make a point, and severely satirized the canteen of the county government. This time, Zhang Jin naturally followed the old way to receive Liu Mingyang. In the hearts of Zhang Jin and Zhang Xiangyu, only Liu Mingyang's factors were considered, and Hou Weidong's thoughts were basically not considered. At 10 o'clock, two cars stopped at the gate of the new management committee, and the two deputy directors and middle-level cadres of the new management committee all stood outside the door to greet them.After getting out of the car, Hou Weidong got out of the car quickly habitually, but he realized in an instant that he was no longer Zhu Yan's secretary, but the head of the new management committee, and he didn't need to open the door for anyone. Zhang Jin and Liu Mingyang shook hands and talked for a while, then shook hands with Hou Weidong, and said calmly: "When Director Hou arrives at the new management committee, we will have the backbone." Hou Weidong was very enthusiastic. He held Zhang Jin's hand and said, "Hello, Director Zhang. From now on, we will be comrades in the trenches." Liu Mingyang could clearly see the attitudes of the two of them.He knew Zhang Jin's heart disease, when he was asked to be the executive of the new management committee, the ministry proposed twice that he should change from deputy to full-time, but Zhu Yan didn't agree. The second time, another Cheng Yaojin—Hou Weidong came by air and became the head of the new management committee. Hou Weidong had other plans in mind.He followed Zhu Yan to pursue and intercept Ma Youcai vigorously. Now that Zhu Yan is promoted, he wants to stay. The ending of working under Ma Youcai can be understood with his ass.Although the new management committee is good, it is not a place for him to stay for a long time. In Yiyang County, Hou Weidong was a well-known figure. Naturally, Liu Mingyang didn't need to spend much time talking. He simply went through the motions in the conference room and ended today's work tasks. Everyone smoked each other and chatted casually. Hou Weidong was taken aback by the sound of car brakes coming from outside the door. He had already heard that it was Zhu Yan's Audi.Sure enough, a young man trotted in from outside the door, came to Zhang Jin, and whispered: "Secretary Zhu is here." Everyone in the conference room went out to greet Zhu Yan. Zhu Yan, secretary of the county party committee, personally sent Hou Weidong to report to the new unit. Zhang Jin and other members of the new management committee naturally understood the meaning. The young people of the new management committee looked at Hou Weidong with admiration and awe. Everyone took turns to toast at noon, Hou Weidong was special because of his special status, so he naturally became the key object, half drunk. In the afternoon, Hou Weidong didn't go to work, and hid in his home in Shazhou University to be lazy.In 1996, most of the time did not belong to him, but to Zhu Yan and the county party committee office. Now that he is the head of the new management committee, he can finally control his time to some extent. Turning on the air conditioner, Hou Weidong sat on the bed watching TV in his pajamas, holding a fragrant Yiyang hair tip.After watching TV for two hours, he gradually felt empty and unreliable, and the leisurely life made him feel unreal. After staying up until 5 pm, Hou Weidong turned off the TV, put the materials of the new management committee that had been prepared in the study room, and read them carefully.He used to think about how to write articles when reading materials in the county party committee office. He read articles for the sake of writing articles. This time, the feeling of reading documents is quite different. The written records are all living things, he recalled What I heard and saw along the way at the New Management Committee was compared with the issues mentioned in the document. There are many problems reflected by the new management committee. Hou Weidong concluded: "The main problem of the new management committee is that there is no money. Without money, the infrastructure cannot be improved. If the infrastructure is not good, it will be difficult to attract investment. If it cannot attract business, it will be even more short of money. , This is a typical vicious circle." But thinking that the director of finance is Gui Gang, the former director of the government office, Hou Weidong has a toothache, and this person is Ma Youcai's confidant. At 7 o'clock in the morning, Hou Weidong got up on time, washed up, heated the milk in the microwave, added bread to the milk, and finished breakfast at 7:15, which was still early before going to work.After calling Xiaojia, I heard the sound of a car outside the window. Standing behind the curtain, Hou Weidong saw a black Santana. He observed the car for a while, then walked down slowly. There are only two small cars in the new management committee, Zhang Xiangyu and Zhang Jin each take one. Now that Hou Weidong is here, Zhang Jin gives up the latest Santana and rides in the same car with Zhang Xiangyu.Regarding this matter, Hou Weidong was not polite either. He was the leader, and he deserved to take the best car. If he was too polite, he would be lying. After going downstairs, the driver leaned over courteously and opened the co-pilot's door, but Hou Weidong sat directly in the back row. "Master, what's your last name? I drank too much wine yesterday, so I didn't remember it." The driver leaned over and closed the door, saying, "My name is Liu Biao." When we arrived in the southern suburbs, Hou Weidong ordered: "Don't come to the office first, you take me to tour all the sites of the new management committee." The biggest feature of the southern suburbs is that it is connected to the newly built expressway exit, which is also the biggest advantage of the new management committee.Hou Weidong stood by the intersection of the highway under construction, smoked a cigarette, pretended to be meditating, and returned to the car after a while. Walking around the land already expropriated by the New Management Committee, this large piece of land has been requisitioned, but the road is still a dirt road, not even a muddy stone road, and the dust is flying along the way. Hou Weidong sat in the car like a grain in a pot Jumping peas. When he arrived at the office building of the new management committee, he went straight to the third floor.The first room on the third floor was the office of the new management committee. Hou Weidong hadn't seen his own office yet, and he didn't have a key. When he entered the office of the new management committee, he saw a young girl registering documents. Hou Weidong took the initiative to say hello: "Hello." The girl went to the Women's Federation for a meeting yesterday, but she didn't see Hou Weidong. She looked up and continued to register documents. What's the matter?" Hou Weidong smiled a little, and said, "I'm looking for my office, can you tell me?" The girl froze for a moment, then suddenly remembered that the new director, Hou Weidong, was coming to work, and said, "Are you Director Hou?" Hou Weidong nodded.The girl apologized stammeringly: "Director Hou... I'm sorry, I'll get you the key." A small woman walked in with a teacup, saw Hou Weidong, and immediately smiled and said, "Xiao Liu, Director Hou is here, why don't you open the office?" Hou Weidong said in surprise, "Yang Liu, are you here too? Why didn't I see you yesterday?" The woman who walked in was one of the first batch of ten public recruits in Yiyang County, and she and Hou Weidong were classmates in the Qinggan class.Compared with Qin Xiaohong, Yang Liu is small and exquisite. At this time, she cut her hair short and looked fresh: "I was transferred to the new management committee at the end of last year, and I went to the women's federation with Xiao Liu for a meeting yesterday. I heard that you are coming to be the top leader. Several of our public students had dinner together, and we were all happy for you, you are the pride of our public students." Hou Weidong did not refuse this kind of compliment, and said with a smile, "Why didn't you call me when you were having dinner together?" Yang Liu pursed his lips and smiled, and said: "You are a busy person, we dare not waste your time." Hou Weidong thought for a while, and he had indeed contacted him in the past several public enrollment gatherings, but he had never been there before, and said: " In the future, when you gather, you must call me." The office of the new management committee is a rented house. Although the facilities are good, the room is small and small. A large table takes up one-third of the room. Xiao Liu hurriedly made the tea and put it on the table respectfully. Yang Liu went out for a while, quickly took a file bag, and took out the contents. "This is the address book of the new management committee, the original leadership division of labor documents of the new management committee, the work manual, and the documents issued this year." Hou Weidong looked at the address book and asked, "You are the deputy director, who is the director? I didn't see it yesterday." "The director of the office is Yi Zhongcheng. His wife is sick, so he asked for leave to take her to Lingxi to see a doctor." Hearing Yi Zhongcheng's name, Hou Weidong immediately thought of Yi Zhongling, and he felt three-point vigilance in his heart. He said to Yang Liu, "Please invite the two deputy directors to hold a short meeting at 10 o'clock in the conference room." In fifteen minutes, the meeting ended neatly.Hou Weidong ended the meeting and went to the county party committee with his handbag. In the blink of an eye, ten days passed.As the saying goes, there are three fires for a new official to take office, and Hou Weidong is not immune to it, but he is unwilling to make too much noise, like the silent spring rain that moisturizes things, slowly changing the structure of the new management committee. Hou Weidong adjusted the leadership car of the new management committee, Zhang Jin still took the Santana, and he took his own pickup truck, which was regarded as a private car for public use.Wang Bing, the coach of the driving school under the Transportation Bureau, was transferred to the new management committee as Hou Weidong's full-time driver. Zhang Jin originally strongly disagreed with this car plan. He would rather ride in a small car with Zhang Xiangyu than take this Santana.Hou Weidong specifically talked to Zhang Jin and persuaded him: "The new management committee is the pioneer of Yiyang's reform. It is a window that is open to the outside world. The new management committee's car distribution should be better than that of the general department. You are welcome, Director Zhang. I am going to make a report before buying. A new car, going out to do errands like this, everyone will have more confidence." Zhang Jin said: "After I buy the new car, I will take this car again, and now I will squeeze Director Zhang's car." Hou Weidong waved his hand and said, "I borrowed a pickup truck. The pickup truck has good off-road performance and is suitable for the road conditions in the southern suburbs." Only then did Zhang Jin agree to the new plan. Hou Weidong's actions have three meanings: the first meaning is that whoever rides in which car is the power of the leader; the second meaning is that he respects the old comrades; the third meaning is that he can get a new car for the unit. ability. He knew that after Zhu Yan left, Yiyang's political situation would inevitably change, and some things had to be done in a timely manner, otherwise the tea would be cold.In the name of the Xincheng Management Committee, he wrote a car purchase request to the county government. A few days later, he drove back from Lingxi and placed an imported Mitsubishi off-road vehicle in front of the new management committee's office. In the past, the New Management Committee spent a lot of money to provide the two deputy directors with cars. In the end, the government only agreed to buy one, which is the one Zhang Jin was riding in, and the one Zhang Xiangyu was riding in was from other departments. An old car reconditioned.Hou Weidong has only been in power for ten days, and he bought an imported car easily. Everyone felt the strength of the new director. Of course, different people have different views on this matter. Zhang Jin has been in the Yiyang officialdom for more than 20 years. He is used to the ups and downs of the officialdom. There is a faint worry about my work.