Yan Zhengde had been the secretary of Zhongzhou City for more than four months. Before he took office, he was the chief of City B in the neighboring province. Although B City was at the same administrative level as Zhong Zhou, its scale was far inferior. Therefore, this promotion was to be promoted directly to the municipal party secretary of a bigger city. It felt like skipping a grade. Yan Zhengde belonged to the so-called " airborne " officer, who was directly transferred and arranged by the Central Organization Department. As for being an official, what was important was a link between the previous and the following: The best situation was to have roots below and branches above. Only when there was a root below could one attack wherever one pointed and fully implement one's own consciousness. There was a branch above, and when there was a mistake, someone would help to cover the lid. When there was a result, it could also be heard by the heavens. However, it was very difficult to achieve perfection in this world, and most of the officers found it very difficult to achieve these two things.
For Yan Zhengde, things might be even worse. The place where he was born was very far away from the Central Plains, and his past official career did not have any intersection with the Central Plains. In the Central Plains, it could be said that he was a tree without roots. Zhongzhou was a very local place. More than 90% of the grassroots officials did not speak Mandarin, but the local dialect. It was difficult for a leader who spoke Mandarin to truly enter their circle. Speaking of relationships, Yan Zhengde himself was born into a commoner family, which was a disadvantage. Over the years, there had been many old leaders and old superiors. It was not that he did not have a network of people. Otherwise, he would not have ascended to the throne of the secretary of the Zhongzhou Municipal Party Committee in one step. However, Yan Zhengde had almost no support from the provincial leaders. He knew very well that if the situation could not be opened up in a short period of time, or if the backlash from his subordinates was too great when he implemented his policies, it would be very disadvantageous to him.
When Yan Zhengde was the chief of the Shi in B City, he became famous among the people because he was handling a dispute in a state-owned factory. He had always been honest and upright. Sometimes, he even had a stubborn attitude that was taboo in the officialdom. Because he had dealt with a group of county-level officials, some people called him " Yan Qingtian." As soon as Yan Zhengde landed in Zhong Province, his previous sexual activities had already spread in a small area of Zhong Province. The leaders of the various departments, the leaders of the districts and counties, and even some deputy chief officials were all trembling with fear. Who knew who Yan Qing Tian would use to establish his might when he was ruthless? To many people's surprise, after Yan Zhengde took office, other than speaking a few times and presiding over a few meetings, he did not make any major moves.
Three months ago, Secretary Yan began to familiarize himself with the environment of Zhongzhou. Every week, he would go to different departments or districts to do research. Of course, no one would naively think that Secretary Yan would not light a fire after taking office. Under the calm waves, the smarter people would restrain themselves a little during this period of time, so as not to get into trouble and become the ones who were beaten to death.
On Thursday afternoon, Secretary Yan's schedule stated that he would be having a meeting with retired officials from 2 to 4 p. m. Before Yan Zhengde came to power, such symposiums were usually just a formality. They would only be held two or three times a year. After Yan Zhengde took office, he raised the level of this seminar to a new level. Not only did it change the time to once a month, but the level of the attendees was also greatly increased. The secretary of the municipal party committee and the mayor would take turns to attend the meeting. The director of the National People's Congress and the head of the Chinese People's Political Conference would also attend the meeting. Although the old comrades had retired, they still had their experience and connections. Moreover, many of them still had some ambition. Yan Zhengde's action was nothing more than a side gesture to befriend the old men. After all, there was no direct conflict of interest, and there might be something he could borrow.
The previous symposiums were just a formality, and the old comrades were mostly complaining casually to fight for the living conditions after retirement. Now that he was at a higher level, the leaders seemed to really attach importance to it. Some old comrades who were full of ambition began to seriously give some suggestions and rolled up their sleeves to continue to shine for the construction of the country.
At today's seminar, there were only 15 or 16 veteran cadres who could sit in the central conference room and talk face to face with Secretary Yan. Among them, only three were former grassroots cadres, and the rest were former leaders at the bureau level or above. Secretary Yan kindly asked about the living conditions of the old comrades and chatted with a few familiar people. He said that there was no special topic today and that everyone could speak freely.
At this moment, Elder Zhan, who was sitting third on the right, waved the newspaper in his hand and said,"There was a report in the last issue of the internal reference. My mood was very heavy when I read it.”As he spoke, he handed the paper in his hand to the staff. Secretary Yan took it, put on his glasses, and slowly frowned.
The report was not long. He had read the entire article in two to three minutes. "The quality of our party and government officials is a matter of life and death for the party and the country. The construction of party conduct and discipline could not be relaxed at all times. Now that the reform and opening-up policy had been implemented, the temptation of material benefits had become greater. Some of the officials had been corrupted and assimilated by the capitalist system. If this continues, the consequences will be worrying." Elder Zhan used to be the second-in-command of the city's discipline inspection, so this sentence was very appropriate for him. Xiao Qin had used her father's connections to publish this report in the internal reference, and Old Zhan had been entrusted by Old Master Yang to bring it to the forum of the Municipal Party Secretary to blow up.
Secretary Yan bent his left hand and knocked on the table with his second joint. After a while, he waved to the secretary behind him and said,"Go and make a copy. Give one to each old comrade." A few minutes later, everyone in the conference room was reading a copy of the material.
Secretary Yan sat there with a slight frown. No one knew what he was thinking. After a few minutes, he said,"Comrades, have you finished reading?" I feel that Elder Zhan's mention of this matter today is representative and worthy of our vigilance. Therefore, he asked everyone to discuss it. Elder Zhan, since you're the one who suggested it, please say something first.”
Elder Zhan nodded and said," Director Li from the Human Resources Bureau is already dead. Some people might say," Why would I make things difficult for a dead person?" I don't have any personal grudges with him, but from his body, I can see the worrying behavior of a small number of leaders. Since when did our party's officials have the right to eat, drink, entertain, and even bully men and women at public expense? In my opinion, now that material life has improved and the temptations outside have increased, the construction of party conduct and party discipline should not be relaxed, but should be strengthened. What destroyed the levee? It was destroyed by internal corrosion. We must learn from the lessons of the past!”
Following that, Elder Zhan and the other three old cadres also gave a brief speech. Of course, they all emphasized the viciousness and seriousness of the matter. There were still many old cadres who abhorred evil. Everyone had finished speaking. Of course, they had to wait for Secretary Yan to summarize and set the tone. Secretary Yan picked up the teacup and blew on it. He took a sip of tea and said in a heavy tone,""It's very important and timely for Elder Zhan to bring up this topic today. Recently, our leaders have repeatedly stressed that we must be tough on both sides. We must focus on economic development, spiritual civilization, and the construction of party conduct and discipline. Our municipal party committee should play a good role in this aspect. Whether the leadership team had cohesion and combat effectiveness was one of the keys to the success or failure of the reform and opening up. In my opinion, although this matter shouldn't be made public in society, it can be used as a negative example for discussion among our cadres and party members. We should let some people be vigilant.”Elder Zhan sat below and looked down at the table. He thought to himself,'Old friend, I didn't disappoint you.' The bureau chief had already become a negative example, so the rest should be easily solved.
In Secretary Yan's office, Secretary Fang of the Municipal Party Committee Office was sitting on the sofa with Secretary Xiao standing beside him. In Zhongzhou today, the only people who could be considered Secretary Yan's trusted aides were these two, as well as Secretary Xie from the Political and Law Committee. Secretary Fang sorted out his thoughts and said,"Secretary Yan, this is a good opportunity to reorganize the Human Resources Bureau. That place is impervious to water. Other than Deputy Secretary Li's words, they only listen to a little of what the chief shi and you say.”
Secretary Yan said," Old Fang, we shouldn't be too concerned about a single blade of grass or a single tree when we look at problems. We should look at the big picture. Taking advantage of this opportunity, we must vigorously carry out the construction of the party's style and discipline. We must let unqualified officials reflect on themselves. As for those who have a strong reaction from the masses or who have violated the law and discipline, we must use courage to remove them from our ranks. Without the construction of the cadre team, it will be difficult for us to carry out the follow-up work.”
Secretary Fang nodded repeatedly. He thought to himself that Secretary Yan, who held the power of personnel, was finally going to light the first fire to establish his prestige. However, he did not expect that the reason this time was actually a dead person.
Xiao Xiao added,"Secretary Yan, you're arranging a research visit from the Human Resources Bureau tomorrow."”
"I know," said Secretary Yan. Let's add this matter to the agenda.”
"Regarding the adjustment of the Personnel Bureau, are you going to set the tone first?" asked Secretary Fang.”
Secretary Yan didn't speak too formally in front of his trusted subordinates. He said,""How to deal with it depends on the investigation and the discussion of the Standing Committee. My personal opinion is that the relevant leaders should be held responsible for the emergence of such a bad influence in the Human Resources Bureau.”
Secretary Fang nodded. In his heart, he had already sentenced Hao Linbing, the director of the Human Resources Bureau and secretary of the Party Committee, to death. This guy had been in the Human Resources Bureau for many years and had Deputy Secretary Li protecting him. He had been too arrogant these days and dared to disobey Secretary Yan's instructions. This time, if Secretary Yan was determined to make a move on him, even if there was some resistance, he probably wouldn't be able to stop it. This first fire was destined to burn.
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