Excellent little farmer

Shu Zhigao ignored Zeng Kefan, the deputy secretary-general of the municipal government who was winking next to him, and said to himself: "The quality of a city's planning directly determines the taste and ability level of the city's main party and government leaders. This sentence The words were spoken by a leader of a certain coastal province, and I think they are of great reference value.”

This sentence is a bit intriguing. Mayor Shu is very dissatisfied with Huai'an City's urban planning, but it cannot be directly said that this is the poor taste of the former mayor. Moreover, the Municipal Party Committee Secretary is still in office, which means that Secretary Huo It's in poor taste. He only said that it was worth learning from, and he expressed his meaning implicitly and euphemistically. This made Tang Yaowen and I feel a little shocked.

The person who came here is not kind!

The mayor who dares to speak like this has revealed his formidable character, which is not much worse than when Hu Shengda was at his peak. Moreover, he is only an acting mayor now, and the formal election of the National People’s Congress will be held in half a year. I’m really not afraid. Can't choose? Shu Zhigao is not a fool, and neither are Tang Yaowen and I. If these words reach Huo Chonghao's ears, what kind of reaction will it cause?

The banquet ended with the guests and hosts enjoying themselves. Shu Zhigao and Zeng Kefan got into the brand new Audi A6 and went straight on the road. The driver was brought by Shu Zhigao from Lanshan. This was a little out of the ordinary, but it didn't mean anything. The leaders liked it. This is normal for older people.

"Kefan, do you think what I said today was a little out of line?"

Shu Zhigao played with the apple in his hand and said thoughtfully. He particularly likes to put a red Fuji apple in his car and in his office. He doesn't eat it, but he just likes the smell of the apple when he puts it on the tip of his nose, which is refreshing and has a long aftertaste.

"Mayor Shu, Ye Qingquan has a delicate face and looks bold, but he is not that powerful on the inside. The relationship between him and Huo Chonghao is not clear to outsiders, including me."

Zeng Kefan was introduced to Shu Zhigao by Bao Huanshan, deputy secretary-general of the provincial government. Shu Zhigao came from Lanshan. Except for a driver, he did not bring anyone else with him. He was alone and could have an insider who was familiar with the situation in Huai'an. Naturally, he couldn't ask for more people, not to mention that he was introduced by his friend Bao Huanshan.

Zeng Kefan was ranked one or two from the bottom among the deputy secretaries-general of the municipal government. No one expected that when the municipal government secretary-general Kang Xiangyang was studying at the Provincial Party School, Shu Zhigao appointed Zeng Kefan to take charge of the municipal government's affairs. At work, during this period of time, he always took Zeng Kefan with him when he went out, which shocked countless people. They didn't know how Zeng Kefan, who had always been depressed, got involved with Shu Zhigao, a migrant from Lanshan. relationship.

"I don't want to go into details about his relationship with Huo Chonghao, but one thing I'm sure of is that he is not Huo Chonghao's direct descendant."

Shu Zhigao smiled slightly and said, "As long as he is not Huo Chonghao's direct descendant, that is enough."

"Oh?"

Zeng Kefan raised his eyebrows in surprise. He didn't know how Shu Zhigao could be so sure of the relationship between Huo Chonghao and me.

"Yesterday, the Organization Department sent a document and a request for opinions. The document was issued by the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee. Guo Qihu came to ask for my opinion on the proposal for the secretaries of the county committees of the economically developed districts and counties in the cities to be included in the Standing Committee. They recommended The targets are Shi Laihe and Huang Kun." Shu Zhigao put the apple on the tip of his nose and sniffed it with enjoyment.

"Can Caoji's development catch up with Lingtai? I think it's far from it. The pretentiousness is big enough. Huang Kun is also included in the recommendation. I don't know what the criteria for Guo Qihu and others are to inspect? The Economic and Technological Development Zone is year-to-year. Without introducing a decent project, Huang Kun is already close to fifty. Regardless of his ability, a cadre of this age does not meet the recommendation intention of the provincial party committee."

"The province allows county party committee secretaries from economically developed districts to join the Standing Committee. That is to better play the leading role of the region, not to give someone a higher rank. I think some of us are still stuck in the 1970s and 1980s. In the old traditional concept.”

Zeng Kefan silently chewed on the information he obtained. Shi Laihe was Huo Chonghao's absolute confidant. He had originally competed with Shi Laihe for the position of Caoji County magistrate and failed. After that, he was exiled to the municipal government and sat on the bench for four years. , now Shi Laihe is already the most favorable competitor for the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee, but he is still struggling in the position of Deputy Secretary-General of the Municipal Government.

Shu Zhigao was obviously not satisfied with the candidates recommended by Guo Qihu. As the new deputy secretary of the municipal party committee and acting mayor, logically, he should not have conflicts with Huo Chonghao and Guo Qihu so quickly.

Holding back for a while and waiting until after the National People's Congress election is over should be a relatively stable approach, but Shu Zhigao's performance today made him somewhat unwilling to do that.

"Caoji's economic development momentum is still good, second only to Lingtai, and the slogan of building it into the province's traditional Chinese medicine base is quite loud." Zeng Kefan did not want to leave Shu Zhigao with the impression that he was biased against Shi Laihe. , so it is still relatively objective.

"Really? I went to see the so-called Chinese herbal medicine planting area and the Chinese medicine industrial park. There are only two large-scale pharmaceutical companies in the industrial park, and the situation is not good. Although it is normal for companies to rise and fall, this Chinese medicine industrial park only has two pharmaceutical companies. I asked a relatively large-scale pharmaceutical company. Its output value and profits were not satisfactory. Is it a problem with the international and domestic economic climate or a problem with the company's development path? I asked Shi Laihe, and he was unclear. He only said that it was For many reasons, enterprises in the traditional Chinese medicine industrial park are in recession, so how much income can you expect from the cultivation of traditional Chinese medicinal materials for farmers?"

Shu Zhigao shook his head and said, "It's understandable to play gimmicks, but the county party committee and county government still have to find out clearly about the family background in their own jurisdiction, how to prescribe the right medicine to promote economic development, and you can't hang yourself from a big tree. The traditional Chinese medicine industry During the recession, what plans does your county party committee and government have, how are they going to act, and are there other pillar industries? I don’t think Caoji has much clue, or in other words, no long-term plans.”

Shu Zhigao's words made Zeng Kefan realize that the other party had a very bad impression of Cao Ji. Mayor Shu had taken a very careful look at Cao Ji in the past month. Everywhere he went, he would always choose the best. Take a look at the development zones or towns and the worst towns to get a feel for the bottom line of the conditions in the towns. Take a look at the largest state-owned or collective enterprises and the most dynamic private enterprises in the county, but you don’t have to seize the time to look at things. Young master, after this month, I probably have some foundation in my heart.

"In the first half of this year, our economic growth rate in Huai'an ranked eighth in the province, in the middle. It should be said that the situation is still relatively stable,"

"Kefan, for us in Huai'an, the word "relatively stable" means that we are getting more and more backward. Let's not talk about Yuzhou, but any city like Mianzhou, Jianyang, Lanshan, and Binzhou. Their economic aggregate is more than twice that of our Huai'an, and now their growth rate is faster than ours. If we still think that the development speed can be in the middle, then we will be further and further behind!"

Shu Zhigao leaned his head on the back of the chair and said softly: "With a low base like ours at Huai'an, if our development speed cannot be among the top three, it will be a setback!"

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I looked at the phone that kept buzzing on the desk. The number on the caller ID was a somewhat unfamiliar number. I didn’t want to answer it, but the phone kept ringing. I shook my head and picked up the phone helplessly...

"Xiaoye, this is Liu Qiao, why did it take you so long to answer the phone?"

"Oh! Sister Liu! I'm sorry, I didn't pay much attention to the vibration just now." I was stunned for a moment. After saying goodbye to the capital, Liu Qiao later called me and asked about the current situation. I also They talked casually, and in a flash, there was no contact again for more than two months.

"Well! Are you very busy during this time?" Liu Qiao on the other side of the phone seemed to be a little hesitant.

"It's okay. What's the matter with Sister Liu?" I came directly.

"Well! The situation is like this. My third uncle is asking about the progress between Daisily and you again, how you usually contact each other, how many times we have met, and how is your work situation. Daisily doesn't know much about some situations. So she wanted me to ask some questions for her. You know that parents are very concerned about their children, so..."

Liu Qiao on the other side of the phone probably felt a little embarrassed, and he was hesitant to speak. It was originally a quiet matter, but now it seemed to be self-defeating.

I don’t know how the third uncle’s family came to know that this man named Ye was doing quite well in Jiangzhou, and he really looked like a rising star in his career. They became very interested, and asked Daisily from time to time to get to the bottom of it, which made Daisly a little bit overwhelmed. That's why he turned to himself for help. He was trapped in a cocoon. He was trapped in this matter and couldn't escape. Instead, he became the microphone for the two of them.

"It's okay. I understand. Sister Liu, I will tell you everything you need to know."

I was very happy to hear that, and I was also worried about this matter. After Huang Wenhan came back from Africa, he kept asking about the progress between himself and the girl. It made me a little nervous. This beginning He just told a lie, and the lie could only continue to be told. If he really wanted to expose the lie casually, that wouldn't work.