Ge Yongqiu and Zhou Yu had left the city to take up new positions. Although Shen Huai's organization had also been transferred to Xiapu County, no one in the city rushed over to take back Shen Huai's house.
In the next few days, Shen Huai handed the room key to Chen Tong and asked him to move all the items in his room to Meixi Town with Zhao Dong and Yang Haipeng. He then reported to the Xiapu County Party Committee Organization Department.
Meixi Town was next to Donghua City, and the people in the town were used to running to Donghua City when they had something to do. However, Shen Huai had studied in Xiapu County High School for three years, so he was no stranger to the county town that was twenty to thirty kilometers away from Meixi Town. Of course, they weren't very familiar with each other.
Shen Huai stayed in the county town for a few days to accept the pre-appointment talk from the county party organization department. It could be considered as a return visit.
Regardless of whether he knew them or not, whether they had grudges or grievances, Shen Huai was also led by his comrades from the Organization Department to get to know the county leaders at home and the heads of the main county organs.
The previous county head was transferred to Xinjin County as the secretary, and Ge Yongqiu had just arrived at Xiapu County to take up his duties as the deputy secretary of the county party committee and the acting county head.
On the afternoon of October 18th, Shen Huai was led in by someone from the Organization Department. Ge Yongqiu was instructing the staff of the county government office to rearrange his office.
" There should be a row of bookshelves here. I like furniture with a darker color..." Ge Yongqiu pointed at a wall by the side window and waved his hand, as if he was thinking of some words to describe to the bald middle-aged man what it felt like to have a row of bookshelves here.
He couldn't explicitly request for a high-end bookshelf like mahogany, but he used the elegant phrase " darker color " to hint at it. He wanted the director of the county government office, who had just come into contact with it and was not familiar with it, to understand it himself.
The staff of the county party committee's organization department accompanied Shen Huai in and reported to Ge Yongqiu respectfully,"" County Head Ge, this is Shen Huai, the new deputy secretary of the Meixi Town Party Committee. Come over and introduce yourself…"
Ge Yongqiu's face turned cold when he saw Shen Huai push the door open and enter.
If not for Shen Huai, the county party secretary would have been in his pocket.
As Ge Yongqiu who had been immersed in Dong Hua's officialdom for twenty years, he certainly knew how deep the gap between the county party secretary and the county head was. Of course, he knew how many county heads in the country were eyeing the position of county party secretary day and night. Although the position of the county head was not bad, his power was greatly limited. Only the county party secretary, who was the head of the county, was the true king of grass who could cover the sky with one hand and no one could defy him.
Not to mention the punching incident at the city steel mill, just because of the fact that he couldn't be the county party secretary as he wished, Ge Yongqiu hated Shen Huai to the bone…
Shen Huai seemed to be completely unaware of it. He took over the words of the comrade from the Organization Department and said with a smile,"I was a soldier under County Chief Ge in the city. Now, he was still a soldier under County Chief Ge in Xiapu." County Head Ge often says that I'm that monkey, but I can't jump out of County Head Ge's hands no matter how hard I try…" He turned around, looked at Ge Yongqiu's new office, and praised," Secretary General Ge is one of the rare scholar-type officials in the city. He still remembers to study even after becoming the county head. Is this the layout of Chief Gao's office?" Should he place a pot of wealth tree near the windowsill?”
The more he listened to Shen Huai, the more he felt that something was wrong. Ge Yongqiu quickly cut him off."Oh, you've finally reported to Xiapu County. I've been waiting for you for half a month. Since we're old acquaintances, we won't be in a hurry to catch up. You should go visit Secretary Tao first…"
"Secretary Tao went to Hetang Town for research and will only be back in the afternoon." The staff of the Organization Department explained.
It was not that Ge Yongqiu did not hate Shen Huai, but he and Gao Tianhe could not see through the relationship between Shen Huai and Tan Qiping, nor could they see through the deal between Shen Huai and the Municipal Party Secretary Wu Haifeng. That was why Wu Haifeng directly requested Xiapu County to appoint Shen Huai to Meixi Town as the deputy secretary in charge of the economy through the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department.
Before Wu Haifeng relinquished his position as the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and removed the word " Dai " from his title, he would not act rashly and make any obvious moves against Shen Huai.
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In the afternoon, the county party secretary Tao Jixing returned from Hetang Town. Shen Huai received a notice and rushed to his office to accept the conversation.
Tao Jixing had heard about what happened at the city steel mill.
This time, Tao Jixing almost squeezed out the position of the county party secretary for Ge Yongqiu. If it wasn't for Wu Haifeng forcing Ge Yongqiu not to stand up, Tao Jixing's best result would be to move to Xinjin or some other place as a secretary.
It would be a lie to say that Tao Jixing was not vigilant and guarded against Ge Yongxing.
The enemy of an enemy was a friend. Tao Jixing had a natural affinity for Shen Huai, so he ignored his excessive youth.
"The last time I went back to the city for a meeting, Secretary Wu specifically mentioned you. He said that you were an overseas talent introduced by the province. Your specialty is economics and you have your own ideas. He asked me to boldly shoulder the burden of young and capable officials."
Tao Jixing's hair was sparse and combed until it was shiny. When his fat nose spoke, the tip of his nose would open exaggeratedly. He sat behind the dark and bright desk and spoke casually to Chen Huai,
"When it comes to the economy and industry of Meixi Town, only the Meixi Steel Plant has a large share. How about it? Are you afraid that the burden is too heavy?”
Tao Jixing's conversation this time made Shen Huai feel somewhat surprised.
He thought that the best result of this conversation would be to go to Meixi Town as the deputy secretary of the Party Committee, clearly in charge of the industrial and economic powers, but whether he could grasp the real power of the Meitie Steel Plant would have to wait until he arrived at Meixi Town.
Shen Huai didn't expect Tao Jixing's words to mean that he wanted to directly move the position of Meixi Steel Plant out for him. This made him a little surprised...
If Tao Jixing's arrangement was based on Wu Haifeng's instructions, Wu Haifeng would have done a lot more than the deal he had promised.
Could it be that Wu Haifeng had heard that Tan Qiping was going to be the secretary of the Dong Hua Municipal Party Committee in the future?
Could it be a chain reaction caused by the city's iron fist beating Zhou Dazui?
The situation at Meixi Steel Plant was very complicated and the problem was very serious.
In Yang Haipeng's words, Meixi Steel Plant was a sh * t pit. Not to mention saving Meixi Steel Plant's fate of being on the verge of failure, there were not many who could jump in and get out clean.
Chen Huai had made up his mind to make a move on the steel mill when he reached Meixi Town to open up the situation. That was because he had Tan Qiping's support behind him, so he had nothing to fear.
However, since Tao Jixing had taken the initiative to hand over the peach, Shen Huai would not be so naive as to think that he and Wu Haifeng, who was hiding behind him, had good intentions…
"Secretary Tao, since you value it so much, I'm willing to carry any heavy burden first."
Regardless of whether Tao Jixing had good intentions or bad intentions, since the peach was handed over, there was no reason for Chen Huai not to eat it first.
Tao Jixing saw that Shen Huai agreed without much hesitation, and his eyes narrowed slightly. He smiled and said,
"Well, young people should have such courage and responsibility. You came to the county at a bad time. The party secretary of Meixi Town, Du Jian, just came two days ago. Otherwise, he could have called both of you here to have a heart-to-heart talk. I've already communicated with Du Jian and He Qingshe about your responsibilities after you arrive at Meixi Town. I called you over to confirm it again…"
Although Meixi Steel Plant was a collective enterprise under the jurisdiction of Meixi Town, the appointment of steel plant management personnel should be recommended by the town's party and government joint meeting.
However, as one of the few large-scale enterprises in Xiapu County with a total asset of nearly 100 million yuan, it was obviously impossible for the county not to interfere with the appointment of factory managers.
The result of the balance was that the management personnel of Meixi Steel Plant would be discussed and recommended by the town's party and government joint meeting, but they had to go through the county's assessment and approval before they could be officially appointed. Due to the tradition of political power in the country, a considerable part of the personnel appointment power of Meixi Steel Plant was actually in the hands of the county.
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After talking to Tao Jixing, the transfer process was completed. They were just waiting to officially take up their position in Meixi Town.
Shen Huai did not stay in the county anymore. He returned to the city that night. There were some problems that he could not understand and needed Xiong Wenbin and Zhao Dong to help him.
"The news of you at the city steel mill in mid-September has almost spread throughout the city. Now, many people said that if Deputy Chief Chen had not died of an accident, the city steel mill would have probably taken him out first. I believe Wu Haifeng, Gao Tianhe, and the other city leaders also have the same idea…"
Xiong Wenbin and Zhao Dong directly dragged Shen Huai into the small forest behind the tube-shaped apartment to discuss matters.
On this side, Xiong Wenbin could also smoke a few cigarettes behind his wife's back. He did not think that Wu Haifeng and Tao Jixing would directly support Shen Huai to control Meixi Steel Plant for no reason.
Shen Huai blew out smoke rings and looked at the small pond with green duckweed floating outside the forest. He had previously guessed that it might be the aftermath of punching Big Mouth Zhou. He said,"I directly hinted to Wu Haifeng that I wanted to go to Meixi Town. No matter if it was to make money or to make political achievements, there is no better target in Meixi Town than Meixi Steel Plant. Wu Haifeng must have thought that he had seen through me, that's why he made such an arrangement. Isn't he afraid that I won't eat this peach?"
" If Tao Jixing's arrangement was inspired by Wu Haifeng, it's not difficult to understand," Xiong Wenbin continued." Donghua's steel industry is still controlled by Gao Tianhe's people. It's not just the city steel mill. Many of the steel sales channels outside the city steel mill are directly controlled by Gao Tianhe's son, Gao Xiaohu…"
"About sixty to seventy percent of Meixi Steel Plant's production is directly eaten by the trading company controlled by Gao Xiaohu."
Zhao Dong sat on a fallen tree root. He had officially handed in his resignation letter to the city steel mill. These days, he had mainly done a few things, which was to inquire about the raw material purchase, technical production, and product sales of Meixi Steel Plant.
"The employees of Meixi Steel Mill are very resistant to this, but their arms can't twist their thighs. From Du Jian down, as long as they can get benefits for themselves, they don't mind colluding with Gao Xiaohu and Zhou Zhibai. I'm guessing that Wu Haifeng sent you directly to Meixi Steel Plant through Tao Jixing. Firstly, he guessed that you had the intention to interfere in the steel plant. Secondly, he wanted to push the boat with the current to let you and Gao Xiaohu cause trouble. Thirdly, it was to make it easier for them to get away…"
In the past month, Shen Huai spent most of his time with Xiong Wenbin and Zhao Dong. Other than his family background, he told the two of them everything that happened before and after Chen Mingde's accidental death so that they could help analyze the situation more accurately.
Shen Huai nodded and agreed with Xiong Wenbin and Zhao Dong's judgment. He said,"Thinking about the worst, Meixi Steel Plant seems to be unable to survive these two years, but when it comes to closing down and clearing, we have to find one or two scapegoats. Otherwise, we won't be able to explain to all parties. Putting me up there at this time to let their people retreat safely might indeed be one of Wu Haifeng and Tao Jixing's goals."
The director of the Meixi Steel Plant was none other than Du Jian, the secretary of the town party committee.
In Dong Hua City, where economic development was lagging behind, there were not many ways for township and county officials to make money. Even if a township enterprise with assets of nearly 100 million yuan was in trouble, the actual profit they could make was much better than that of ordinary county leaders.
Without Tao Guoxing's forceful intervention, how could Du Jian give up the position of Meixi Steel Mill so easily?
During this period of time, Shen Huai, Xiong Wenbin, and Zhao Dong had almost thoroughly studied the situation at Meixi Steel Plant.
The corruption and corruption in the production process of Meixi Steel Plant itself was not particularly serious. The most serious problem was the vampires biting Meixi Steel Plant.
The steel sales of Meixi Steel Mill were controlled by many steel trading companies such as Gao Xiaohu, the son of Gao Tianhe.
The material company that supplied the Meixi Steel Plant with furnace materials was none other than a trading company controlled by the Zhou family. Of course, there were also many relatives of officials in Donghua City and Xiapu County, including Tao Jixing's nephew, who had shares in the company.
The Meixi Steel Plant used a short process, which was to put scrap iron and scrap steel into the furnace, melt it into molten iron, refine it into ingots, and then produce shaped steel products. Regardless of the level of production management, if the furnace charge price was artificially raised and the product price was deliberately lowered, how much profit margin could the factory have left?
Meixi Steel Plant had been operating at a loss since 1987 and 1988.
With the support of Wu Haifeng, Tao Jixing, and other powerful officials behind the scenes, coupled with the background of the country's vigorous development of township enterprises, even if Meixi Steel Plant suffered losses, it could still obtain a steady stream of loans from the banks to maintain its operations.
In the past, Shen Huai did not understand the relationship between the Zhou family and Wu Haifeng, the secretary of the municipal party committee. Now, he could understand why Wu Haifeng supported Meixi Steel Plant in 1989 when it was suffering losses and even expanded its production capacity to 100,000 tons through bank loans.
In fact, it was to allow the affiliated blood-sucking enterprises to suck more profits from Meixi Steel Plant.
Last year, the central government and the government tightened the monetary policy of the major banks and forcefully rectified the banking system. Huaihai Province took the lead in conducting a tax-sharing reform pilot in the country. The way of maintaining business operations through loans could no longer be maintained. Meixi Steel Plant was suddenly in a predicament where it could not even pay wages.
The Meixi Steel Mill had run out of blood and was about to be forced to close down. Wu Haifeng wanted to lose power, and Tao Jixing was almost transferred out of Xiapu County. To them, getting out safely had become their top priority.
Otherwise, when the Meixi Steel Plant was shut down, if someone urged the relevant departments to intervene in the investigation, they would not have enough power to cover up their crimes.
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