Chapter 17 Chapter Seventeen

Although during this reform of the cadre system, the Municipal Party Committee and the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee have kept a low profile and refused to accept media interviews. Except for plans, announcements, public announcements, etc. that must be published in newspapers and television, official media are not allowed to publish any reports. However, the Internet cannot stop it. The work of the second batch of twenty committees, offices, and bureaus of city-level organs to openly elect their leaders has entered a climax again.Now the municipal party committee has decided that Yao Yusheng, the deputy secretary, and Xiao Yun, the deputy director of the organization department, will further focus on the election of municipal organs.And Jia Shizhen took Wei Bingqian to Chuanba Township, Pingyu County, to carry out the election of the township head.

A week later, at six o'clock in the morning, the cable radio station of Chuanba Township, Pingyu County broadcast a very big news: "Announcement on Voters of Chuanba Township, Pingyu County Directly Election of the Township Chief of the People's Government."In the past, the programs of the township radio station were broadcast by the old station master in the half-native local dialect, but today this news is broadcast by a female announcer in the smooth and standard Mandarin. The special novelty even indicates that a shocking event will happen in Chuanba Township. “According to the spirit of the CPC Pingyu County Committee (×××× Year) XX document, in order to expand grassroots democracy and allow the majority of voters to exercise the power of the people to be the masters of their own affairs, the county committee decided to conduct direct elections for the township head in Chuanba Township.”

One stone caused a thousand waves. Usually, the villagers are almost deaf to the news on the township cable broadcast.Today, as soon as the news came out, it was like dropping a heavy bomb on Chuanba's more than 100 square kilometers of land, and it became a hot topic of discussion among more than 50,000 people in the township. Since June 22, 1998, when the first township head was publicly elected in China, numerous explorations of public elections have been carried out across the country, but none of them has fundamentally departed from the model of “recommendation” and indirect elections of representatives.And it is the first time that a township head is directly elected since China was liberated!

Jia Shizhen was extremely unwilling to face reporters, but before the direct election in Chuanba Township, he actually said to reporters, "The so-called 'direct election' means that all voters vote and the head of the township is elected directly from several candidates. The difference between direct election and public election lies in the word "straight" in "direct election". It is only a small step in terms of procedure, but it is a big step forward in terms of its nature and significance. . "Expanding grassroots democracy and directly electing township chiefs is a step that must be taken sooner or later. If it succeeds, we can explore a model that can be used for reference. Even if it fails, it can also provide lessons for the latecomers."

Jia Shizhen and Wei Bingqian led a group of three, the county party committee and the organization department of the county party committee also organized a special leading group, and the small guest house of the township government also vacated three offices. The news of the direct election of the township head first exploded in Chuanba Township Middle School.That morning, all the teachers gathered in the office to discuss this topic, and then began to check their seats one by one to analyze their conditions and advantages.Gradually, everyone turned their attention to the young Chinese teacher Zhang Deyi.

After graduating from the Chinese Department of Zhang Deyi Teachers College, he was assigned to Chuanba Middle School, teaching grades from senior one to senior three, and has become a banner of Chuanba Middle School.The village is preparing to promote him as the vice principal of the middle school, and he is only thirty-two years old this year.In addition to being well-known in the county for teaching, he also has high prestige among teachers and students. After hearing the news about the direct election of the township head and the teachers' discussion in the morning, for some reason, the young teacher Zhang Deyi couldn't calm down.

When he graduated from university, he also had ideals. He applied for the provincial government civil servant examination and hoped to become a provincial government official. However, the failure of the written test was a blow to him.Now is the opportunity really here? Zhang Deyi stayed up all night.Early the next morning, he got up.He knew that his application must be nominated by at least fifty voters in order to be approved.He went from house to house to show his determination to the masses.When he walked into the township election office, he became the first applicant. At the same time, more than 10,000 letters were sent to the villagers in Chuanba Village who were working all over the country, mobilizing everyone to go back to their hometowns and sign up for the election.This is also unprecedented for the villagers who go out to work.Not only do they have to exercise their democratic rights, but they can also participate in the election of the township head, which is the first time in the world!After reading this warm and special letter, Liang Bihua, who was working far away in Guangzhou, couldn't sit still. He immediately packed his luggage and boarded the plane back home.When he left home, he was just a farm boy who graduated from high school but did not pass the university entrance examination. Now, he already owns a small factory with more than 20 people, has certain assets, and has accumulated a lot of management experience.Before he left, he also thought over and over whether it would be too reckless to resolutely return to his hometown for a vague ideal.He read the letter from the township election over and over again before he was sure that his conditions were fully qualified to run for the township head.

Chuanba Township became lively, and more than 50,000 villagers became excited.As the peasants who went out to work continue to return to their hometowns, some of them did not want to run for the mayor of the township, but wanted to witness this lively scene with their own eyes with a kind of curiosity. For the township cadres who are eager to move, who doesn't envy the important position of the head of a township!In the past, a person who could become a township head had to either have a backer or find a connection. In addition, it was possible to wait until the party secretary was transferred, the township head was promoted to secretary, and the position of the township head became vacant.Even among the current deputy secretaries of the township party committee, it is rare to have such an opportunity. Those deputy township heads and other cadres can only wait in a long line without any purpose.However, a thunderstorm woke them up on the land of Chuanba.In the past few days, those cadres who meet the preliminary conditions are eager to try and gear up.

As for the village cadres of the fifteen villages, suddenly a good thing fell from the sky, and they were also salivating.They know that a village official is not an official, and only when he becomes the head of a village can he be an official.They didn't think about it in the past, because they thought that there was no virtue accumulated in their ancestors, and farmers were farmers, and they accepted their fate.But today, the thunder of Chunlei shook the sky. Since God gave them a chance, they thought it must be the destiny. First, most of the village party secretaries and directors of the village committee gathered in the yard of Guo Guangxi, the old party secretary of the third village, on the second night after the news was broadcast.Guo Guangxi graduated from junior high school before the start of the Cultural Revolution. At that time, his father was the secretary of the brigade. He did not pass the high school entrance examination, so he became the battalion commander of the militia in the brigade.In the later period of the Cultural Revolution, Guo Guangxi took over the post of his father's brigade secretary and worked for more than 30 years.He enjoys high prestige not only among the villagers, but also among the village cadres of the fifteen villages in the whole township, and he has to listen to his opinions on many matters in the village.

Seeing so many village cadres coming, Guo Guangxi set up three Eight Immortals tables in the yard like a treat. If there were not enough tea cups, bowls were used, and his granddaughter-in-law and granddaughter kept pouring water for the guests.Guo Guangxi knew what everyone was coming for, and he stood in the middle of a meeting and said, "Everyone, China has been liberated for more than 50 years, and I have never heard of the township chief electing peasants! I have been a village cadre all my life, and I have smelled it to some extent. The taste of politics, it seems, is really democratic now. Everyone trusts me. Although I am old, I am clear-headed. The radio said that the township has a population of more than 50,000. As long as more than half of the voters support it, I can be the head of the township. , but, what you say is what you say, what you do is what you do, don't talk about those ordinary farmers, even if you are here, the head of the township has been appointed by you. It would be strange not to pull you down!" Guo Guangxi took a few puffs of cigarettes, and then said, "So, everyone should weigh themselves to know how much they weigh. I know that everyone who came today is not It's all because I want to be the head of the township, but because I care about the more than 50,000 people in Chuanba Township and the election of the head of the township, or I have a curiosity. For example, everyone knows that I am old and should not be a long time ago. This village party secretary is gone, but he still comes to my house, wanting to hear my opinion.”

"Yes! Old Secretary Guo, you think far and see high!" "We can't make up our minds, please tell us what to do!" "Ask me?" Guo Guangxi's eyes moved slowly among the crowd, "Among the dozens of people here, first of all, more than half of them are not of the same age, and some of them are not educated enough. Only a handful of people can participate in the competition!" "Yeah yeah!" At this time, Geng Xuecheng, director of the 15th Village Committee, who was sitting in the crowd, did not say a word.In fact, ever since he heard the news on the radio that the county party committee was going to directly elect the township head in Chuanba Township, his thoughts hadn't stopped for a moment.Last night, I tossed and turned, and stayed up all night.Of course, among the village cadres, he is the most powerful one.Regardless of age, education, or experience, he can fight for it.However, he knew that although the township head is the most grassroots government official, he is also a department-level cadre, let alone a very great official in the eyes of village cadres and farmers, even among township cadres, even in the county Among the cadres of the government, it is also a pivotal role, and it is also a very important step for promotion to the leadership at the county level and city hall level.So, can the county party committee really hand over this power to the more than 50,000 farmers in Chuanba Township?If it's just acting and acting, wouldn't it be a waste of work? The courtyard of the old secretary’s house was brightly lit. These village cadres quietly looked at the dark blue night sky. The stars were constantly blinking. Are they laughing at them or encouraging them? Guo Guangxi turned around silently, entered the main room and came out again, holding three packs of Double Happiness cigarettes in his hand, he quickly tore open two packs, scattered the cigarettes on the table, and said, "Come on, put down the dry cigarettes in your hands." , whether you know how to smoke or not, smoke one, Double Happiness, good luck!" Everyone looked at the old secretary inexplicably, some people laughed lowly, and more people took a cigarette, but stared at it carefully in a daze. "Old secretary, you really have a clever plan, you know we are here today?" Guo Guangxi smiled and said: "My grandson got married and brought me two double happiness. I haven't touched it yet. It seems that this is a blessing from heaven for everyone!" Geng Xuecheng followed the crowd and ordered a Double Happiness bottle, and took a sip slowly.Boundless thoughts lead him to the memories of the past. Back then, he was one of the few college students who went out from Chuanba Township.Ten years ago, during the college entrance examination, he didn't understand why he had to fill in his volunteer as an agricultural university.As a result, he was admitted to the plant protection major of Northern Agricultural University.After graduation, he applied for the civil servant examination of the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Forestry, but was disheartened after failing.At this time, the County Agricultural Bureau needed a group of rural agricultural technicians, and Geng Xuecheng returned to his hometown.After working in the Chuanba Rural Station for two years, he became the deputy head of the Agricultural Technology Station. At this moment, the province called on college students to become village officials. He signed up without hesitation and became a member of the 15th Village The director of the village committee soon joined the party and became the youngest university student village committee director in Chuanba Township.He worked in the Chuanba Agricultural Technology Station and the village for another four years, trying his best to make the more than 4,000 villagers in the village rich, live a well-off life as soon as possible, and become the first village in Moyou.But he never thought of competing for the mayor himself.He knew that it wasn't that he didn't have enough qualifications, but that the main leaders of the county couldn't think of him, Geng Xuecheng!As for the election of the township chief, he has not really accepted this reality for a while. "Study!" This shout broke Geng Xuecheng's long-lost thoughts. When he came back to his senses, he saw Secretary Guo standing in front of him.Like a primary school student answering a teacher's question, Geng Xue stood up in horror. "Here!" Geng Xuecheng responded, "Old secretary, you..." "Success!" Guo Guangxi put his hand gently on Geng Xuecheng's shoulder, "You are a college student from our Chuanba Township who went out and came back again. You are the first college student village cadre in our Chuanba Township. You are one of the most Promising baby..." Dozens of pairs of eyes were cast on Geng Xuecheng who was sitting in the corner without saying a word. At this time, a tall, thin man in his sixties stood up. He was Yan Xiaozhong, secretary of the 15th Village Party Committee. How many college students have returned to their hometowns to become village officials? We are all old, so we should support him, everyone, right?" "Support, firmly support!" "I took a look. In addition to being successful in school, there are three or five people here who can also fight. Young people have to be ambitious. If they can't compete with the head of the township, the next step is the deputy head of the township." Guo Guangxi said. Back home, Geng Xuecheng didn't say a word, the parents seemed to see what was on his son's mind, the old couple stood in the yard until the son kept calling in the house, the old couple still looked at each other look at you. Geng Xuecheng thought of his college classmate, and his first phone call was his classmate friend Zhou Shang.Zhou Shang studied as a graduate student for three years and is now a technician at the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences. When Zhou Shang heard that Geng Xuecheng was going to run for the mayor of the township, he said excitedly: "Xuecheng, I have no chance for politics in my life. In fact, when I encouraged you to apply for the civil service examination, I thought you were a political material. Maybe after failing the civil service examination, It is a heavy blow to you, but God gave you another chance. You must work hard, and I will prepare materials for you immediately. I will also mobilize our classmates, including those studying in the United States and Canada, to set up a campaign team. I don't believe I can't beat those people!" After finishing the phone call, Geng Xuecheng calmed down his agitated heart.For some reason, he suddenly thought of Miao Xiaoyi, his girlfriend in college.Although Miao Xiaoyi was a class behind him, their relationship grew day by day during the next two years of dating. When Geng Xuecheng graduated from university, they had disagreements about their future when they applied for the civil service examination.Miao Xiaoyi hoped that Geng Xuecheng would study as a graduate student for another three years. She said that there are so many undergraduates nowadays that they can't afford it in society.At that time, there was a popular jingle in the society: doctoral students shake their heads, master students walk all over the street, and undergraduate students are not as good as dogs.However, Geng Xuecheng said that his family was in the countryside, and it was not easy for his parents to raise him, so he insisted on working. Geng Xuecheng decided to go back to the countryside after failing to apply for civil servants in the provincial government. The differences between the two escalated, and they broke up unhappy.However, in Geng Xuecheng's heart, he still couldn't let go of his feelings for Miao Xiaoyi.In the past few years, he had written to her, and even though she hadn't replied, there still seemed to be something looming that was still holding him tightly. The parents didn't understand their son's return to the countryside at first, especially when the son returned to the village and became the director of the village committee.Now that he is thirty years old, if he doesn't find a partner or get married, his parents really worry about him. Such an earth-shaking event happened in Chuanba Township, which also made those businessmen walking in the mall unable to sit still. In the past few years, a group of well-known self-employed persons have emerged in the village.There is a couple in Chuanba Township's breeding farm, Gao Chengzhi and Tan Ronghua. Their output value and profits and taxes over the past few years are considered big in Chuanba Township. They are not only well-known in the township, but also in the county.Unexpectedly, Gao Chengzhi and Tan Ronghua both signed up and became opponents on the stage of the mayor election. After the registration was over, there were a total of 20 candidates in the township, and among them there were clearly separated major "groups", and the strength of each major "group" was quite strong.The township cadre group includes the current deputy secretary of the township party committee, deputy head of the township Shang Ping, deputy head of the township Shao Hui, secretary of the township league committee Lin Jingping, and director of the township women's federation Hu Fang. They formed the most powerful team of four in the township.There are three village cadres.The largest number is from the teachers' group of primary and secondary schools in the township, with as many as six people.Four people from the private business community.Three people returned from work. This is the most eye-catching event in Chuanba Township since its inception, affecting the hearts of more than 50,000 people. It is also a contest full of suspense, and the final result is surprising. According to the election charter, in the first round of competition, candidates must undergo a cultural test of public basic knowledge.The test method is a written test, which accounts for 20%, and the votes obtained at the constituency joint meeting account for 80%.This was added by the Election Committee based on the suggestion of Jia Shizhen, the organization minister of the Municipal Party Committee. Before the exam, Jia Shizhen contacted all the candidates individually, and almost everyone asked the same question, that is, is it true to win by vote as stated in the election charter?Jia Shizhen said, if this cannot be done, why would the municipal and county party committees spend so much energy, and even risk such an election? The public knowledge test was over, and all the candidates were elated. No one thought that the fill-in-the-blank and multiple-choice questions were very simple, and everyone had already prepared the 800-word personal campaign speech. The constituency joint meeting is composed of 315 people, including township cadres, village cadres, village group leaders, and five representatives from each village. A temporary rostrum was set up on the playground of Chuanba Township Middle School, and 20 candidates stepped onto the rostrum to deliver campaign speeches in front of 315 members of the Constituency Council.After a tense and orderly day of speeches, at 5:30 in the afternoon, the voting ended and the scores of the cultural knowledge test were announced.First of all, the "group" of township cadres broke the biggest upset, and the four-person team was "annihilated"; husband and wife partners Gao Chengzhi and Tan Ronghua both fell, and they left a piece of talk on the speech field-after being asked about some When the villagers couldn't afford to pay the stay, Tan Ronghua was forced to blurt out: "I really don't have the money, I will pay for them myself!" Geng Xuecheng became the biggest dark horse, topping the list with 165 votes and 71.8 points in the public knowledge test.At the same time, Zhang Deyi was sweating, nervously staring at the word "positive" on the blackboard from the cracks in the crowd of people, and the strokes rose alternately until he scored 98 votes to 96 and the public knowledge test scored 65 points. At 63 minutes, Hu Fengyu, a female teacher at Xiansheng Township Central Primary School, was greatly relieved. After Geng Xuecheng won the "final" right, he walked into the election office. He said that he would donate 30 books to each village.According to the statute, candidates are not allowed to bribe voters with anything, and they are not allowed to invite anyone to dinner before the election.As for donating books, the charter did not clearly stipulate that, after asking the city and county leaders, it was agreed that Geng Xuecheng would donate literature books to every village and township government.So Geng Xuecheng donated 30 copies of the novel "The Ups and Downs of College Students" to each village after the preliminary examination, and 10 copies to the township government. However, no one knew what Geng Xuecheng meant by presenting the novel at this time. The autumn is crisp and clear, and the people of Chuanba are ushering in another tense and exciting day.At eight o'clock in the morning, the yard in front of the Bacun Village Committee, which is only one mile away from the township government, was full of men, women and children.From seven o'clock in the morning, the villagers have been holding small benches to occupy seats.Some people carry dolls on their backs, some women hold yarn, and some smart people sell melon seeds, cigarettes, and bubble gum by putting them in their back pockets.As usual, Murakami gave each participant two yuan "labor fee".In addition to the villagers, there were also city and county leaders from afar, and reporters with cameras on their backs. This was another unusual meeting. A banner was hung above the temporary rostrum: "Chuanba Township Official Candidate Competition Speech and Defense Conference". The rules of the election are formulated jointly by the three candidates, which include: candidates must organize election activities in each constituency, and must not be carried out by themselves; promises must be practical, and they must not speak big words, false words, or deceive the masses; Personal attacks of any kind are prohibited. On the bench behind the moderator, three candidates were sitting in full swing.Geng Xuecheng, director of the 15th village committee, Zhang Deyi, a middle school teacher, and Qiao Zhiming, the current mayor of Chuanba Township.According to the statute, the political party can nominate a candidate directly to the "runoff".Because the election method stipulates that there are two ways to produce official candidates, one is the approval of the electoral district joint meeting, and the other is the nomination of political parties, people's organizations and mass organizations.Qiao Zhiming was nominated by the Pingyu County Party Committee and became an official candidate for the final election.To be honest, Qiao Zhiming was not happy about whether to run for the mayor's election. The reason why he asked to withdraw from the election was because he knew that he was not even sure about this kind of election.According to the old method, after being nominated by the county party committee, he was elected by the township people's congress. He was the only candidate, and most of the representatives were ticked off.But this time it was very different. Not only did tens of thousands of villagers in the township have to tick off the election, but they also had to choose one of the three.Qiao Zhiming couldn't figure it out. He not only looked for the head of the organization of the county party committee, but also the secretary of the county party committee, until he found Jia Shizhen, the head of the organization of the city party committee.What he couldn't figure out was why so many township mayors in the county took him as a test sample. Most of the other township mayors became party secretary after one term, or returned to the county seat to be the head, but he wanted to run for election.As the saying goes, an arm cannot twist a thigh. Qiao Zhiming, in desperation and when the "township cadre group" in the primary election was wiped out, he shouldered the responsibility of adding glory to the township cadres. As soon as the opening gongs and drums sounded, the smug Zhang Deyi received a blow to the head. After his enthusiastic speech, the first question from a village cadre stunned him: "Mr. Zhang, what are the good varieties of corn?" Zhang Deyi was at a loss for a moment.To be honest, although he was born in the countryside and his parents were farmers, he devoted himself to studying since he was a child, and his academic performance has always been outstanding. He never thought that he would become a farmer.Moreover, he studied Chinese at university, and he knew very little about agricultural knowledge until he graduated from university. Although he worked overtime day and night after signing up, his agricultural knowledge is endless. As for the good varieties of corn, he really thought it was too simple The problem is that during the emergency make-up class, it is mainly to dig out those esoteric problems and ignore this common sense problem. However, the villagers saw that he couldn't answer such a simple question, so they chased after him: "So what are the good varieties of rice?" "..." Zhang Deyi became even more flustered. "If you don't understand, you don't understand. Who will ask the next question." The host hurriedly came out to smooth things over.But Zhang Deyi quickly felt that these questioners were not going to let him down. "If you become the head of the township, you should understand agricultural production. What are the twenty-four solar terms? Which solar term should you do what work?" Although Zhang Deyi's head was blown, he tried his best to calm down his emotions. As for the twenty-four solar terms, he memorized them again and again during the make-up class. At this critical moment, his mind popped up: "Xiaman is busy, summer and summer are connected With such a sentence, he immediately warned himself not to be nervous. He remembered that his father told him how to remember the twenty-four solar terms, and the common people connected it into four jingles, but at this moment he only remembered the second sentence. I can’t remember it, and why can’t I remember the next two sentences? "Mr. Zhang, don't worry, think again!" The host said, looking at the time. "I... originally remembered it very clearly, but... the second sentence is 'Xia Man is busy with summer and summer'..." Low laughter came from the audience, and someone yelled, but the host stopped it immediately. "Mr. Zhang, if you don't even understand these things, how do you direct agricultural production? To be honest, you can write good handwriting and good articles, and children can learn knowledge even if they are handed over to you. ... I think you are a good material to be a headmaster." Questions were pressed at every step, and thousands of spectators burst into laughter.Zhang Deyi's face turned red and white and became more and more nervous. Some of the questioners were village cadres with rich experience in agricultural production in Chuanba Township, and some of them had already prepared for it, and wrote one after another in their small notebooks.Due to time constraints, many people did not have time to ask questions. Just as Mr. Zhang was about to leave the podium, he said: "Is the twenty-four solar terms 'spring rain startles spring, clear valley rain, summer is full of awns and summer and heat are connected, autumn and summer are dewed and autumn is cold and frost falls, winter is snowy and snowy, and winter is cold and cold'!" Although there was applause from the audience, the host said, "You are too nervous!" At the end of the first day, Zhang Deyi was so downcast that he couldn't even eat, and his family persuaded him to ignore him. He was just sullen all by himself. "After graduating from university, I've been a teacher for so many years, but I've never felt this kind of uselessness!" "I've memorized the twenty-four solar terms by heart. I was nervous all night and didn't sleep well. Once I got on stage and saw so many people, I couldn't remember it." Indeed, since he signed up, Mr. Zhang has not only found a lot of books on rural areas, and has been "cracking up" day and night, he has also talked carefully with some old farmers, and traveled to more than ten villages to develop Investigation, who would have thought that the first battle would be a crushing defeat! After dinner, the colleagues from the township middle school and the teachers who supported his campaign all came to Mr. Zhang's house.Everyone kept encouraging him, saying that in the nearly 20 competitions, this is just the beginning, and everything is difficult at the beginning, as long as it is adjusted in the future, it will be fine. yes!Zhang Deyi thought, this is just the beginning of a marathon. In the next ten days, they will have 19 speeches and defenses. As for Qiao Zhiming, he has worked for seven or eight years from the deputy head of the township to the head of the township, so he is naturally very experienced and handy in such an occasion.The defense on the first day further increased his confidence in winning. The next day, the weather was clear and sunny.The streets where the government of Chuanba Township is located are very lively, and villagers from the four villages and eight communes are walking towards the intersection.Just at the intersection of the street, a farm vehicle was parked, a row of tables were set up on the carriage, sheets were spread, and speakers and speakers were set up on the surrounding telephone poles and trees.You can tell it's a temporary podium at a glance. The three future township heads set up a ring again in the most lively place in the township. As soon as the loudspeaker sounded, crowds rushing to the market, row after row, crowded with people, crowded the temporary podium to the brim. After a night of rest, Zhang Deyi regained his confidence, gave full play to his strengths from the Chinese Department, and brought a poetic beginning to the villagers in cadence: "Chuanba, this little-known little place that can't be found on the Chinese map, is also bathed in the spring breeze of reform and opening up. In recent years, earth-shaking changes have taken place...Look at that, buildings have sprung up from the ground. Rows of green trees are fluttering in the wind, businesses are changing with each passing day, streets are flat and tidy..." However, his enthusiasm was quickly spoiled by the farmers' questions—— An old farmer stepped forward, picked up the microphone, and said loudly: "Mr. Zhang, you said at yesterday's meeting that if the unemployed young people in the countryside have no jobs, they will come to you; if the farmers have no money, they will come to you." Just go around the lotus pond and you'll be there. I'll come to you now, can you give me the money?" It never occurred to Zhang Deyi that this was clearly embarrassing him!For a moment, he lost his opinion and blushed. He did say this at the time, but in his own opinion, it meant something else, but he didn't expect that someone would really be serious with him. He realized even more that being a township head was much more difficult than he imagined.Voters asked a variety of questions, all-encompassing, such as farmers' burden, pig taxation, elderly support, land abandonment, school fees, urban sewage, food safety, breed improvement, water conservancy repair... It can be said that answering questions in each campaign is a comprehensive exam, and if there is a slight mistake, let alone embarrassment in person, more importantly, it will affect the final vote. In fact, the voters are not embarrassing them, the questions they raised are the pains of farmers.Although the problem of food and clothing has been solved since the reform and opening up, seeing the life of the people in the city and seeing the more affluent life in the surrounding countryside, can they not yearn for a well-off life as soon as possible? When Qiao Zhiming stepped onto the podium, the villagers were too familiar with the township head who had been with them for many years!But today, he stood on the podium as one of the three candidates for the mayor of the township.In the past, this young and handsome man often wore suits and leather shoes, but today, he changed into a jacket and a pair of Nike shoes. Qiao Zhiming's speech obviously raised the note, his voice was loud and full of confidence: "Today, I stand on the podium as an official candidate for the mayor of Chuanba Township, facing thousands of fathers and villagers who rushed here early in the morning. , my blood is boiling and my heart is beating wildly. To be honest, I am not here today for the official hat of the township chief, but to repay my parents and villagers with my blood and youth. If I can be elected , during my term of office, I will make Chuanba Township achieve the following goals: grain stability at more than 400 kilograms per capita; increase in per capita annual income of farmers at more than 300 yuan; financial growth at more than 9%...During my term of office, all villagers in the village will Bathed in the well-off sunshine..." Everyone found that the township head, who usually talks eloquently, just preached according to the scriptures today, but the farmers were quickly attracted by some words they had never heard before: "...I want to sincerely promise you that I, Qiao Zhiming, will never Based on your burdens and complaints, if the official hat on my head conflicts with your interests, please believe me, I will give up the official hat and choose you without hesitation!" Although Qiao Zhiming's speech deeply moved many people, a middle-aged man held a microphone and asked earnestly: "Excuse me, Mayor Qiao, what you just said must be sincere, but you are already in Chuanba Township. I have worked in the position of chief for three years, three months and fifteen days, which is 1,230 days. However, during these three years, Chuanba Township has not improved much, and the people only rely on going out to work. Make some money, how do you explain it?" Qiao Zhiming was sent to the army, yes!Some of the thousands of people present whispered to each other, and some even sneered a few times. Qiao Zhiming's face turned from red to white, and he didn't dare to speak casually. What about the county leaders! "I admit..." Qiao Zhiming was obviously a little confused, his confidence was not so strong, and his voice was a little trembling, "My work has shortcomings and mistakes, but..." "Major Qiao, if the county committee asks you to become the secretary of the township party committee in another township, or to be the head of the county, but you must be consulted, would you like to run for the head of the township or be promoted to the peace officer?" Qiao Zhiming glanced at the questioner in the audience. This person is the financial accountant of the township government. The two once disagreed on one matter. As the head of the township, Qiao Zhiming not only scolded him severely, but also went to the county finance bureau. Ask him to be transferred.Qiao Zhiming gritted his teeth, and cursed secretly: "Hong Biting, you are so ruthless! You are embarrassing me at this moment, I..." "Some questions are not easy to answer, or you don't have to answer those that are not easy to answer." The host smoothed things over for him again and let him go down the stairs. A 30-year-old youth appeared on the podium now. He is Geng Xuecheng, director of the 15th Village Committee. Geng Xuecheng is tall and thin, with a square face and a pair of wise eyes.His hair is fluffy, but not messy, and he wears a light gray long-sleeved shirt, which is tucked into beige trousers.Geng Xuecheng walked to the front of the podium calmly, his eyes moved among the thousands of people in the audience, and then bowed deeply to everyone. At this time, a slogan sounded from the audience: "Geng Xuecheng, come on!" When people looked back, they saw several banners pulled up. "Chinese students from California Agricultural University support Geng Xuecheng!" "Students from the Faculty of Agriculture, Laval University in Canada cheered for Geng Xuecheng!" "Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Geng Xuecheng cheering team!" "Northern Agricultural University alumni support group!" No one expected that Geng Xuecheng's speech was full of more rationality and honesty than those gorgeous rhetoric and exciting vows.Only at the end of the talk, he said: "The future Chuanba Township must be a peaceful political, ecologically civilized, beautiful environment, and a good place that people in the city yearn for!" "Geng Xuecheng, if you become the head of the township, what specific measures will you take?" A village party secretary asked. "Actually, in the past few years, I have implemented my three-year plan in Shiwu Village. Originally, I was only a director of the village committee and could only consider the construction of one village. I plan for three years, although I cannot build our village into a Chinese village. The first village, but to build the first village of Moyou, the main reason is that the per capita income of the villagers is 4,000, 6,000, and 8,000 yuan, and every family lives in a villa, and some families have cars." Geng Xuecheng said excitedly, "And we focus on the ecology. Civilization, food pollution-free, pigs without clenbuterol..." There was warm applause from the audience, and the alumni holding banners shouted loudly: "Geng Xuecheng, we support you!" "Leaders and folks, before this, I asked the Election Committee to give some of the novel "The Ups and Downs of College Students" to each village and township government. I don't know if anyone has read it carefully." Geng Xuecheng paused Stop, "This novel "The Ups and Downs of College Students" is about the story of college students returning to their hometown to build a new socialist countryside. To be honest, I am not only very moved and educated, but also, I regard this book as my own.榜样、教材。我正准备按照主人公赵兴华的思路去努力。假如说川坝乡五万多乡亲们信任我，选举我当乡长，那我一定会在我任职期间，把大部分村都建设成一个现代化的社会主义新农村……” 台下又一次爆发出雷鸣般的掌声。 “你们看，我有那么多同学在支持我！”耿学成把手一挥，那些横幅标语在会场上摆动着，“他们比我能干，比我有出息。他们有的在美国、加拿大留学，有的在省农科院、省级机关任职，在我的母校北京农业大学任教，但他们都热忱地关心、支持我，希望我尽快把川坝乡建设成新型的社会主义现代化新农村。在此，我衷心地感谢我的同学，我的校友！ “他们不光是我的粉丝，而且是我成功的基础；他们不光为我提供技术，还会为我提供宝贵的精神和物质资源！”耿学成大声说。接着又抬起头，大声喊道：“同学们，是不是？” “一二三！——耿学成，我们支持你！” 谁也没有想到，这场竞选演讲居然如此活跃！深深打动了台下上千名群众，也让市、县领导感到意外。 耿学成真的不知道，周尚用什么方法把他的这些同学弄到这里来的。而且在到川坝之前，没给他透露一点信息。这些同学如今一别那么多年了，却还像当年那样情同手足，不仅给他这次竞选乡长增添了一道靓丽光彩，也让川坝乡的老百姓看到了外面世界的精彩，增添了奔小康的信心。包括在座的市县领导，都十分清楚，虽然耿学成的这些同学都还年轻，但却是一笔不可多得的宝贵财富。 “耿学成，你能不能用文艺表演的方式，来表达一下你这次竞选的心情！”一位女教师提出一个很有意思的问题。 耿学成笑笑，看看主持人，意思清楚，是在征求主持人的意见。 主持人朝台下看了看，说：“我认为可以，三位候选人一直处于紧张状态，大家也不轻松，那就放松一下吧！” 耿学成稍加思索，说：“感谢大家对我的信任，我现学一段雅俗共赏的黄梅戏，先唱几句原来的词，然后再改为我这次竞选乡长的词，唱得不好，请大家原谅！” "it is good!" 台下传来热烈的掌声。 耿学成拿着话筒，走到台中间，说：“我为大家唱的是黄梅戏《女驸马》中的几句，原词是：'我考状元不为把名显，我考状元不为做高官，为了多情李公子，夫妻恩爱花好月儿圆！'” 只见耿学成清了一声喉咙，抬起头。 “我考状元不为把名显，我考状元不为做高官……” 乡亲们怎么也没有想到，这个耿学成还有这样的才能，黄梅戏唱得还真的像那么回事。耿学成的同学在后面发出热烈的喝彩声，台下更是响起震天的掌声。 “为了多情李公子，夫妻恩爱花好月儿圆哪……” “大家说，好不好啊！”主持人大声说。 “好！好，好！” “再来一段要不要？” "want……" “感谢大家的鼓励。”耿学成说，“我再把这段唱词和这次竞选乡长的内容联系起来唱一下。” 耿学成想了想，手握话筒： “我考乡长不为把名显，我考乡长不为来当官……” “妙！” “绝！” 台下有人大声叫了起来。 “为了川坝乡亲们，建设社会主义新农村哪……” 台下再次响起长时间热烈的掌声，群众中还有人在不断大声喊着，“再来一个！” 主持人说：“今天这场竞选演讲太有意义了，刚才那位女老师的题出得好，我们的竞选者表演得更精彩！” 就在主持人话音落下时，台下传来一声：“请等一等！” 大家的目光一起投过去，只见一位年轻的男子拉着一个容貌出众的姑娘，已经来到台前。 年轻人回过头，对着台下说：“我们来到川坝的同学推选出一位代表。”说着拉过身边的姑娘，“这位是耿学成当年的同学，也是曾经的好友，她叫苗晓怡，现正在北京农业大学读研究生，请她和耿学成共同表演一段，好不好？” “好，好，好！” 耿学成一看，心脏顿时擂鼓样的跳了起来，往事如潮水般地涌上心头。两人一别已经有七八年，可耿学成的心里一直割不断那份情。他不知道周尚怎么把她找来了。然而，情况紧迫，容不得耿学成多想，只好硬着头皮，迎了上去，主动伸出手低声说：“你……你怎么来了？” “不好吗？”苗晓怡笑了笑，“来为你助阵，祝你成功！” “让我们以热烈的掌声欢迎耿学成和他当年的女同学、好友苗晓怡同学共同表演一个节目！”主持人大声说。 耿学成看看苗晓怡，只见苗晓怡低着头。 “哎，还唱黄梅戏，唱夫妻双双把家还！”那位提问题的女教师站起来，大声说。 “好，就唱夫妻双双把家还！”人们在附和着。 耿学成笑笑，看看苗晓怡，说：“怎么样？” 苗晓怡点点头：“我跟你学吧！” 可耿学成心里担心的不是两个人唱这段合不合适的问题，而是他们从未配合过，也没排练过，唱得不好，不是出了洋相吗？ 此时，台下爆发出一阵阵掌声，耿学成看看苗晓怡说：“好，咱们争取成功，成功就是缘分！” 苗晓怡甜甜一笑，红着脸点点头。 台下又响起热烈的掌声。 耿学成把手中的话筒交给苗晓怡，自己拿过主持人的话筒，两人走到台中间。 苗晓怡：树上的鸟儿成双对。 耿学成：绿水青山带笑颜。 苗晓怡：随手摘下花一朵。 耿学成：我与娘子戴发间。 苗晓怡将头低下来，耿学成右手在苗晓怡头上做着戴花的动作。 苗晓怡：从今再不受那奴役苦。 耿学成：夫妻双双把家还。 苗晓怡：你耕田来我织布。 耿学成：我挑水来你浇园。 苗晓怡：寒窑虽破能避风雨。 耿学成：夫妻恩爱苦也甜。 合：你我好比鸳鸯鸟。 合：比翼双飞在人间。 两人的余音还在空中回荡，群众中响起了暴风雨般的掌声，同时传来了阵阵喝彩声。谁也没有想到，来自北京农业大学的苗晓怡黄梅戏唱得那么地道，更没有想到她和耿学成的第一次配合，居然如此珠联璧合。 台下不断传来喝彩声！有人发出口哨声，台上台下顿时欢呼起来，主持人接过话筒：“感谢耿学成！感谢苗晓怡！感谢二位的精彩演唱，感谢苗同学从北京来到川坝的助演！” 这时，只见贾士贞、沙义廉、黄孝清走上主席台，握着苗晓怡的手！ 谁也没有想到，一场严肃而紧张的竞选演讲变成了轻松愉快的文娱演出。散场之后，人们还恋恋不舍地看着那个临时舞台，还望着在阳光下随风摆动的横幅。 周尚和同学们一下子把耿学成和苗晓怡围了起来，耿学成激动地握着多年不见的同学的手，热泪在眼眶里滚动。 周尚说：“走，今天由我来做东，中午吃便饭，因为下午学成还有一场战斗！晚上咱们老同学喝酒，久别重逢！大家好好庆祝一下！” “周尚，你差矣，你们不远千里万里，来到川坝这个穷乡僻壤，理当我做东，请你们啊！”耿学成说。 周尚摇摇头：“不行，现在你不能请，你们选委会没有规定？竞选期间不准请客？” “这是另一回事！”