Iron Bull Legend

"Next, let's talk about the candidate for deputy Tie Niu. Yuntian, who do you think is the most suitable for this position in the city?" Governor Yan Song asked.

"As far as the current work of the municipal government is concerned, Comrade Tie Niu's layout is very reasonable and scientific. Comrade Jiao Yuankui is mature and steady. He has been acting as the municipal government's agent during the period when Comrade Tie Niu is away, which can make the work of the municipal government well organized and proceed in an orderly manner. Every job is being carried out according to Comrade Tie Niu's work arrangement. The deputy mayors below are also carrying out their work in an orderly manner, just like Comrade Ye Daying's work. They are all technical and have their own responsibilities. If, according to common sense, I have also made a detailed analysis of their work, Jiao Yuankui is the most suitable candidate for the executive deputy mayor. This is just my personal opinion. The specific instructions still need to be given by Secretary Dakai and Governor Yan Song." After Secretary Xiao Yuntian finished his analysis, he finally gave the final decision to the two.

"Well, your opinion is very pertinent. Tie Niu has a good vision. Although he is busy with research and the city's reform every day, he still has his own views on Hu Zheng. From this aspect, his ability to judge people is still very insightful." Secretary Chen Dakai still gave pertinent affirmation to Tie Niu's work.

"Yes, so, we first select Comrade Jiao Yuankui as Tie Niu's deputy, and after he comes back, we will seek his opinion before making a decision, and then we will discuss it in the meeting." Yan Song directly affirmed Xiao Yuntian's recommendation.

"Well, let's just leave this matter at that. The higher-ups have already chosen a target for the vacancy in the Discipline Inspection Commission. I guess the Organization Department of the Central Committee will bring people here in the next few days. According to the inside information I got, it was a member of the team who came here to conduct an investigation some time ago. His surname seems to be Gu." Secretary Chen Dakai's words alarmed Governor Yan Song and Secretary Xiao Yuntian.

"Ah, could it be that the higher-ups are dissatisfied with our work here?" Secretary Xiao Yuntian directly expressed his doubts, because Yangcheng is within his jurisdiction and his opinion must be sought.

"It is difficult for us to examine the intentions of our superiors in this regard. My suggestion is not to conduct a quality evaluation. After all, the superiors have their own considerations when appointing cadres at this level, and the assessment of our city-level cadres is also a decisive factor in it," said Secretary Chen Dakai.

"I'm wondering if there are any officials in Yangcheng who are violating laws and disciplines?"

"Haha, in a big pot, there will always be rotten fish and shrimp. However, this is also a good thing. It can clean up the purity of our cadre team and ensure that the cadre team can work healthily, which is also a good thing for the country and the people. After all, the previous municipal government also had many cases of violations of discipline and regulations. This time is also a good thing for us. Cleaning up those abscesses also saves us from distracting our energy. It is our responsibility to seize the opportunity of reform and vigorously develop."

"Okay, then let's study the expansion plan of Huangmei Town. My idea is not to set up a county, but to go all the way to a county-level city. After all, the expanded area and population fully meet the standards of a county-level city. Originally, my plan was to establish Huangmei Town as a provincially-managed town, but later I thought it was not appropriate. After all, Huangmei Town was established by Comrade Tie Niu, and Comrade Tie Niu is the soul of the development of Huangmei Town. Now, Comrade Su Zhongqiang's management is already very good, and that team of leaders is now cooperating very united and closely, which is very gratifying." Governor Yan Song expressed his suggestions.

"Well, what you said makes sense, and it is in line with the current development plan of Huangmei Town. According to Comrade Tie Niu's long-term plan, the development of Huangmei Town has already met the standards of a prefecture-level city. However, the conditions for merging towns and building a city are already in place. We must seize the time and make arrangements as soon as possible. Otherwise, when Comrade Tie Niu comes back, if we don't do a good job of logistics, the foreign investment and enterprises he has attracted will be very disappointed." Secretary Chen Dakai was also very satisfied with Governor Yan Song's suggestions.

"I am basing this on Secretary Dakai's idea and combining it with Comrade Tieniu's plan. The government report and plan he submitted to the provincial government have shocked me and exceeded my expectations. We first approved this matter and reported it to the head of the State Council. When Tieniu comes back, we will immediately set up the company, which will also speed up the pace of construction."

"Okay, let's execute this plan. Yuntian, do you have any other suggestions?"

"I didn't, I..." Secretary Xiao Yuntian hesitated to speak, which made the two big guys a little confused, because Xiao Yuntian's performance in this matter made the two of them a little puzzled.

"Yuntian, if you have something to say, just say it directly. Why are you still hesitating? Is there something we can't know?" Secretary Chen Dakai asked directly.

"It's like this. I have a different opinion from you two on this matter. That is to raise the level of Huangmei Town to a higher level, just like Governor Yan Song's suggestion. After all, such a Huangmei Town can play its special mission. I have also thought about this matter for a long time. I originally wanted to discuss it with Comrade Tie Niu, but there are too many things going on during this period."

"Tell me what you really think. It's okay. There are only three of us here now, and we are just discussing. If you have any better ideas, we can exchange them with each other."

"Secretary Dakai, what you said is that if the merged Huangmei Town is elevated to the same level as our Yangcheng and Comrade Tieniu is allowed to supervise it, wouldn't this raise the level of this area and allow businessmen who come to invest to feel the importance our provincial party committee and government attach to Huangmei Town?" Secretary Xiao Yuntian thought for a moment and expressed his opinions and ideas.

“Oh, if we do that, wouldn’t the merged Huangmei Town be separated from the management of Yangcheng? Is this a good idea for you in Yangcheng?” Governor Yan Song also realized his previous proposal, and after verifying what Secretary Xiao Yuntian said, it was indeed a good thing.

"We cannot worry about the gains and losses. We should proceed from the overall situation of economic development and directly separate the merged Huangmei Town and move up to the department-level management layout. Comrade Tie Niu is now the acting mayor of Yangcheng City and will be promoted to a full-time position after the People's Congress. Then, his concurrent role as the manager of the upgraded Huangmei Town will not only be beneficial for attracting investment, but also conducive to the overall development plan of the province." Secretary Xiao Yuntian's words obviously had a different meaning.

Secretary Chen Dakai and Governor Yan Song also understood the meaning of Secretary Xiao Yuntian's words. If, according to Secretary Xiao Yuntian's opinion, then the first thing is to raise Tie Niu's level by half a level to the vice-provincial level. This is a good thing. At the same time, it is also a great benefit for the merged Huangmei Town.

At least, the companies that have settled in here have risen to a certain level. They are no longer township-level companies, but municipal-level companies. In this way, the company's name also has an advantage. It is much better to directly raise the level at this time than to raise it later.

"Well, what you said makes sense. In this way, when the companies move in, they will be directly registered at the level of municipal enterprises, rather than the level of counties or county-level cities. Then, such an upgrade must be reported to the State Council, which is not a matter of one or two days?"

"This is what I think about this matter. Regardless of time or other aspects, we cannot lower the level of our reform pilot. We must raise it to a certain level. We can imagine that the merger of Huangmei Town fully meets the standards of a county-level city. From the perspective of the scale of development, it can completely surpass the economic scale of a prefecture-level city. This shows that if we position it according to the county-level city, it is already inappropriate. Therefore, I wanted to discuss this matter with Comrade Tie Niu a long time ago. However, I also thought that he was not very familiar with this aspect, especially at the government level, and lacked experience. I also had some concerns."

"Yuntian's proposal is very timely. Although our report has been completed and passed at the government and provincial party committee meetings, what Yuntian said is very worthy of our consideration. We have never paid attention to the existence of such a problem," Secretary Chen Dakai said after thinking for a while.

"Yes, this is the root of the problem. If we really do this, we will have a lot of trouble in the future and spend a lot of money. It is not too late to correct this technical error now."

"Governor Yan Song's consideration of Huangmei Town is not without reason, and it is very consistent with the current development direction. We are not doing this to separate the merged Huangmei Town from Guangzhou and cause losses to Guangzhou. This is completely based on the overall situation. In addition, Huangmei Town is the painstaking work of Comrade Tie Niu. Let Comrade Tie Niu take charge of it, and his position will be promoted by half a level to the level of vice governor. In this way, when he goes out to attract investment and negotiate, he will represent the height of our province."

"Haha... OK, Secretary Yuntian and Old Yan have the same idea for this suggestion. However, when we submit it to the higher-ups for approval, we must consider a complete plan and it must be approved in one go. Otherwise, there will still be trouble. We must explain the reasons for this matter and the future development clearly to the higher-ups, with reason, evidence and moderation."

"We must consider long-term planning. If several towns are merged together, Huangmei Town, in terms of its current population base, will already meet the standards of a county-level city. If we merge several other nearby towns and add the factory area planned by Comrade Tie Niu, it will fully meet the standards of a prefecture-level city. In this way, we can submit an application to the State Council for a prefecture-level city," Yan Song analyzed in detail.

"I was originally thinking of establishing a county or district according to Tieniu's proposal. According to your analysis, I really didn't consider these details. Building factory areas, residential areas, and commercial areas really narrows my mind. The chief called me a few days ago and said that Tieniu was going to invest in building a crude oil reserve storage facility. That is a super strategic resource reserve of 10 million tons. We must plan carefully so that we can meet his requirements."

"What? Ten million tons of strategic crude oil reserves?"

"Yes, this news made me very excited at the time. In addition, Tie Niu will soon introduce corporate investments from Japan and Hong Kong. Our original idea was really a bit petty. Therefore, we must not only organize this plan immediately, but also conduct a comprehensive assessment in all aspects. It is very necessary to provide good logistics support for Comrade Tie Niu."

"If that's the case, then the name Huangmei Town is a little inappropriate. We can't call it Huangmei City, right?"