Chapter 18 Chapter Eighteen

On the morning of the weekend, Zhang Xiao woke up early. When he woke up, he felt like a fire was burning in his throat, and he was extremely thirsty.Yesterday, the city held a banquet to send off Zhang Yunxiang, director of the Provincial Reform and Development Bureau, and his party, and drank a little too much.Zhang Yunxiang, Zhang Xiao had known him since he was the deputy secretary-general of the Provincial Party Committee Office, and he was a family member, and they had a good relationship with each other, so Zhang Xiao specially invited him to Chuxi to guide the project declaration in Chuxi City Work.When an old friend met, he persuaded him to drink a few more drinks. His alcohol capacity was not large. After coming to Chuxi City, he had to attend banquets every day.It doesn't matter if you are drinking with the county and city leaders below. This kind of banquet is usually centered on him. Others come to toast, just to show respect for the mayor. He can just sip lightly and wet his lips.But people from above are different. People from the province, whether they are superiors or peers, must toast in a down-to-earth manner. Now there is a saying on the wine table that drinking is like being a man, and it is linked to the virtues of being a man. How can you pay for it? !The Provincial Reform and Development Bureau is in charge of project declarations, and Zhang Xiao specially invited him here as a distinguished guest, so Zhang Xiao's wine was extra serious. Halfway through the drink, Secretary He Biye saw that he was slightly drunk, and secretly He asked the waiter to quietly pour him a glass of mineral water. After he drank the water, he stared at He Biye.He knows that the young man cares about him, but it depends on the occasion.Fortunately, Zhang Yunxiang was pestered by several deputy mayors to toast, so he didn't find out.There is a saying that kills 3,000 people and hurts himself 800. Zhang Yunxiang was confused by drinking, and Zhang Xiao himself was not at ease. When the banquet was over, He Biye and the driver were half-supported and half-embraced into the car.

Zhang Xiao lay on the bed with his eyes open for a while, got up, walked to the window with his slippers on, opened the curtain and took a look outside. Outside the window, there was only a faint gleam of morning light, and it was still very early.Because he lives in the military sub-district office, the loud wake-up call will sound at half past six, followed by the assembly call, which has almost become a part of his life.I don’t know since when, Chuxi City has regarded it as a fashion for foreign leaders to live in the internal guest house of the military division, and the leaders who come here to work here also regard living in the guest house of the military division as a kind of treatment, and arrange them in other places. not happy.Now in the hostel of the military region, there are only three foreign members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, he, Secretary of the Disciplinary Committee Liu Fang, and Minister of Organization Hu Jianshe.He lived in Building B, which was newly built, and was of a higher grade than Building A where Hu Jianshe and Liu Fang lived, so it seemed that there was a little distance between them intentionally or unintentionally.

Zhang Xiaojin walked to the water dispenser with his slippers on, poured a glass of water, drank it all in one gulp, and ate a honey pear from the fruit plate, only to feel better.So I went to bed again and picked up a copy of "Half Moon Talk" to read, but I couldn't concentrate.This time he invited Zhang Yunxiang to Chuxi just to apply for some projects.Zhang Xiao has his own vision for the economic work of Chuxi City, which is to develop a coastal economy, take advantage of Chuxi City's seaport advantages, and integrate the port resources of several coastal counties in Chuxi City into an international port. It has been reflected in his government work report.However, the secretary of the municipal party committee, Rouzhi, does not seem to be interested in the coastal economy. Rouzhi is interested in focusing on industry and mineral processing projects. The benefits come quickly and directly, so the political achievements come quickly.Several counties under Chuxi City, especially Youxian County and Longshui County have large reserves of manganese and zinc. The price of manganese and zinc has also been very good in recent years. An electrolytic manganese plant that processes 5,000 tons of metal manganese per year can make a profit in a year Tens of millions of dollars.Zhang Xiao does not object to the development of mineral production projects, but he believes that mineral resources have been developed in Chuxi for more than 20 years, and the reserves are obviously insufficient. After another 20 years of development, there will be no mines to be mined in Chuxi.Moreover, Chuxi's current mining production technology is very backward, with a lot of waste and serious environmental problems. Once the mining resources are exhausted, leaving a mess full of slag and serious ecological damage, Chuxi's future will be unimaginable.Therefore, between Rouzhi and him, there is often some disharmony due to the path and direction of development.Rouzhi often said that he was born as an intellectual, but his practical experience was still insufficient, and his plans were too big to be ambitious.And the 11 members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee almost all support Rouzhi, favoring the strengthening of mining production, and are not interested in building ports.At the same time, he learned from Zhang Yunxiang that some nearby regions and prefecture-level cities have applied for the construction of international ports.If the project declaration of any nearby area is successful, Chuxi City will lose a rare opportunity in a lifetime.

After thinking wildly for a long time, the wake-up call finally rang.Zhang Xiao got up immediately. This has become a habit. When he was in the office of the Provincial Party Committee, he also liked to sleep in. He would not get up until 7:30 every day. Now that he lives in the military sub-district, he has gotten a little dirty. The military style has also become vigorous and resolute when getting up. After washing up slowly, it was already past seven o'clock. Zhang Xiao put away his briefcase, closed the door and went out. The waiter Xiao Lin was already standing on the duty desk by the stairs. When he saw him coming, he quickly bowed and called out. Hello Mayor.Zhang Xiao nodded and said, Xiao Lin, you got up so early.Kobayashi blushed and said, the chief was earlier.

Zhang Xiao laughed, the hostel in the military division was very interesting, as if to show the difference, even the young waitresses were wearing grass-green military casual clothes, which made the little girl look special.In name, Xiao Lin was a waiter in Building B of the Guest House of the Military Division, but in fact he was serving Zhang Xiao exclusively. Is the top among the waiters.Xiaolin has been in the military division for a long time, and when she sees the leaders, she always calls them chief, as if she herself has been a soldier for many years.At that moment, Zhang Xiao smiled and said, okay, let's go down the stairs.Xiao Lin said from behind, Chief, you have gone out, shall I tidy up your room now?Zhang Xiao said, thank you.

After going downstairs, Zhang Xiao called his secretary, He Biye, and asked him to ask the driver, Yang Changjun, to come and pick him up to the office.I strolled leisurely in the yard by myself.The military branch office is a real garden-style unit, which is divided into three entrances. There are two soldiers standing guard outside the gate at any time. When entering, it is a small parking lot, and there is a basketball court and badminton court. playground.This is for people who come in and stay here to park.Entering again, there is another automatic door, and another sentry box. A soldier standing guard with a gun stands upright. There is a big sign in front of the door, which reads in red letters on a white background, a military important place, no idlers are allowed to enter.Inside the gate is a broad pebble-paved road, branching out like branches of a big tree into a number of cobblestone paths, coiling around among the flowers and bushes, leading to secluded places.In the meantime, there are small bridges and flowing water, pavilions, rockery and rocks, which are very quiet, but this entrance is the office area and guest house of the military division.It is further divided into the East District and the West District, Building A is in the East District, and Building B is in the West District.

At this time, except for a few retired old people who were practicing Tai Chi and walking birds, there was no one in the garden, and it seemed very quiet.Zhang Xiao took a walk among the flowers and trees, waving his hands and kicking his feet to inhale the fresh air, waiting for He Biye and his driver Yang Changjun to arrive.As they were walking, they ran into Hu Jianshe, the head of the organization, who seemed to want to bump into him on purpose, but acted like they met by chance. When he saw Zhang Xiao, he laughed and said, last night Is it enough? Zhang Xiao also laughed and said, you are no exception. When I saw you leaving, the secretary carried you like half a pork.

Hu Jianshe said, each other, you are not very elegant. Then Hu Jianshe leaned over and said, Mayor Zhang, since he was drunk last night, he should take more rest. Today is the weekend anyway, so what are you doing so early. Zhang Xiao was taken aback, thinking, is today the weekend?When I thought about it, it was indeed the weekend, and I completely forgot about it.But on his face, he didn't show it at all. Instead, he said calmly, "We can't do it on weekends. I still want to go down for a walk and have a look." Hu Jianshe said, keep going, I said you should go back to the provincial capital to see your wife, because a wife is more important than work.

Zhang Xiao laughed, jokingly said, what wife is more important than work, I said it, Comrade Jianshe, pay attention, you are a leading cadre.Hu Jianshe quickly complained, saying, I am not saying that work is not important, you are not allowed to catch pigtails.The two were joking, when He Biye came over and said, Mayor Zhang, the car has already arrived, so it parked outside.He bowed to Hu Jianshe again and said, Minister Hu is also there.He Biye reached out to take Zhang Xiao's purse, Zhang Xiao reached out and shook hands with Hu Jianshe, and said, "Old Hu, I'll argue with you when I get back. Let's have another drink when we have time. Last night, we went out to the public. I really don't know your amount.

Came out of the garden and got into the car.Zhang Xiao really didn't know where he was going for a moment, this weekend was like an unexpected guest who came before him inadvertently, leaving you at a loss as to what to do.While hesitating, the city hall had already arrived. Zhang Xiao got out of the car. He Biye had already opened the office door for him and poured tea for him.Zhang Xiao said, Secretary He, call Director Chen Mo of the Municipal Party Committee Office and call him, and we will go to You County. Want to notify the county? No need, let's take a look around casually. It's the weekend, let them have a good rest.