Rebirth of the Rising Sun

In his opinion, there are many factors for the inspection in Dahu County. First, as the executive deputy director of the Provincial Department of Agriculture, he knows more about agriculture than ordinary officials, and it is more detailed. Coming to Yongyang, a major agricultural city, he deals with agriculture the most in his work, which can be said to be somewhat relevant. This time he came to Dahu County to take the opportunity to inspect the agricultural work in Dahu County and see how Yongyang's agriculture is different from that of other cities and counties in the province. Secondly, this trip is also to tell others that there is a new mayor in the municipal party committee, and he needs to make some noise so that others will pay attention.

Although Chang Ning is a practical man, and sometimes he is a bit straightforward and not very good at acting, he is also very clear about some things in the officialdom, and knows that in many cases he has to follow the good in order to survive well in this environment. For this reason, the third thing to do in Dahu County is to meet Feng Sizhe.

It is not difficult to meet Feng Sizhe. With just one instruction, Feng Sizhe will report his work to the municipal government. However, it is too passive to do so, and he is more motivated to use his power to oppress others. This is not what he wants. What he wants is to be a good superior and subordinate with Feng Sizhe and to be friends with him. Because if he wants to gain a foothold in Yongyang City and realize his own governing philosophy, he must have power. As an outsider, if he wants to gain a foothold in the somewhat xenophobic Yongyang City, he needs help from others. Feng Sizhe is undoubtedly the one who can help him.

Although it was a bit hard to say for a mayor to ask a deputy county chief for help, it only took Feng Sizhe a little more than a month to settle down in Dahu County from Kyoto single-handedly and gain a foothold. The wisdom of this method was worthy of learning, not to mention that there were four and a half members of the municipal party committee who supported him.

Chang Ning, who had not wanted to make a big fuss, saw that Sun Shicun and his team had already started their big show, and he could only smile bitterly. In the end, he adjusted his mindset and accepted this reality. With Sun Shicun's introduction, he shook hands with the county magistrate Fang Xianzhi and other members of the Dahu County Party Committee.

Chang Ning was in the front, and the propaganda minister Li Lianxue and others followed, chatting with the members of the Dahu County Party Committee one by one. When they met someone they knew or had heard of, they would talk a little more, and when they met someone they didn't know, they would get to know him/her, and through chatting, they could get to know each other better. This was the process of getting to know each other for the first time.

All the members of the county party committee standing committee shook hands with Chang Ning one by one. Some of them were very enthusiastic, such as Qi Hengsan, the deputy county mayor and member of the standing committee. As soon as he grabbed Chang Ning's hand, he persuaded him that Mayor Chang was really young and promising, with leadership qualities. He also hinted that he had heard Comrade Song Changhe, the secretary-general of the municipal party committee, say on the phone that Chang Ning was a doer. Some of them had normal expressions, such as Wu Guangrong, the secretary of the county discipline inspection commission. He looked completely official and only said hello to Mayor Chang when the mayor shook his hand, and then there was no further news.

Fortunately, Chang Ning was concerned about Feng Sizhe at the moment, and didn't care about other people's attitude towards him for the time being. It was not until he shook hands with the chairman of the labor union, Lin Jianli, that he realized a fact, that is, Feng Sizhe was not in the welcoming team at all.

Could it be that Feng Sizhe did this on purpose? He had already guessed why he came here, so he was hiding from him. Was he pretending to be sick? If so, then Feng Sizhe would be greatly discounted in his mind. A person can be pretentious about some things, but he must distinguish the urgency of things. In order to see him, he had already lowered his status and came here in person. If he was hiding, it would be a bit unreasonable.

When Chang Ning's face looked a little unhappy, Secretary Chi Qiang came over and whispered something in his ear.

After hearing this, Chang Ning's expression turned from gloomy to bright. It turned out that Feng Sizhe had gone to the countryside to inspect the work before receiving the notice from the municipal party committee. So it had nothing to do with his coming. It was just that what was going on with the Dahu County Party Committee and the County Government? Could it be that when the mayor came, some of the county party committee members would be absent?

"Leader, I just asked. The county magistrate only called Shisanli Town where Deputy County Magistrate Feng was inspecting work this morning. The town replied that County Magistrate Feng had gone to the fields and could not be contacted for the time being. I'm afraid that even if he is contacted, it will be afternoon or even evening when he returns to the county. It may not be easy to see him here today." Chi Qiang has been following Chang Ning for some time and knows the leader's temper and thoughts very well. When he saw that he had frowned, he quickly passed on the message. In this way, Chang Ning's expression looked better.

"Humph, it seems that it's not Comrade Feng Sizhe's problem, but the work attitude of some people in the Dahu County Party Committee and County Government?" Chang Ning said angrily, then waved his hand and said to Chi Qiang, "Get in the car and talk about it when we get into the county."

Comrade Feng Sizhe, the only member of the county party committee who was absent from the welcome party, was at a place called Dalizhuang under Shisanli Town, watching the farmers there planting sweet potatoes.

Seeing that the agricultural work in Dalizhuang was being carried out in a more orderly manner, Feng Sizhe was very satisfied and came to the village office of Dalizhuang to ask for water to drink.

Accompanying Feng Sizhe were not only his personal secretary Zhou Xingde, the deputy director of the corresponding government office He Wenbao, but also the mayor of Shisanli Town, Comrade Liu Yong.

Zhu Liqi, the new secretary of Shisanli Town, has taken office. He is a staunch supporter of Pi Taisheng, the full-time deputy secretary of the county party committee. After arriving from Wohu Township, he began to win over a group of neutral people to oppose Liu Yong and some cadres who really wanted to do things.

Liu Yong knew that he had no one above him and that he was powerless, so he had to swallow his anger and not confront the enemy head-on.

Feng Sizhe happened to come, so Liu Yong volunteered to be his disciple, and simply let go of the town's affairs and let them go. He followed County Magistrate Feng to the countryside, and felt better.

Liu Yong still respected Feng Sizhe in his heart, especially the recent rumors about the county, which invisibly raised the stature of this young county chief Feng. An outsider, a young man at that, was able to hold back his youthful impulses and endure all the injustices without saying anything until he understood most of the situation in the county. He started to fight back. If he didn't take action, it would be fine. Once he took action, he fought back continuously, causing a section chief and a deputy section cadre to be punished, and a deputy county chief of the Standing Committee to be punished. This was not the most important thing. What was more important was that this person did not forget his mission during the political struggle, and in a short period of time, he brought in 2 million yuan of investment for Dahu County, which was a huge amount of investment for local people.

These things had to make Liu Yong look at him with new eyes. It could be said that at this moment he valued Feng Sizhe very much, and he even thought about whether he should get closer to the young man in front of him.

Liu Yong is a down-to-earth person, and he is not very old. Because he started from the grassroots level, personal ability was valued in the early days. Therefore, his early career in the officialdom was relatively smooth. He started as a village cadre, and it didn't take long for him to become the deputy mayor, and later the first deputy mayor and mayor. These journeys are still very enviable, but after becoming the mayor, he realized that even if you are very capable, if no one helps you, you are just like a blind man lighting a lamp - a waste of wax.

Liu Yong was supposed to be eligible to compete for the position of the top secretary of Shisanli Town, but the county only had one person, so Zhu Liqi was parachuted in to take his place. He knew that this step alone would delay his political career for many years, and if things went wrong, he would be suppressed in this position forever. Just when he was feeling a little discouraged, Feng Sizhe suddenly appeared in Shisanli Town, which gave him an opportunity.

This does not mean that Liu Yong is an opportunist, but he believes that some positions are occupied by people who do nothing, which is not a blessing for the people and a loss for the country. He firmly believes that he must be better than Zhu Liqi as a secretary. In order to achieve this goal and to make his efforts benefit more people, Liu Yong finally made up his mind to follow Feng Sizhe and see whether he should show his loyalty or be forced to stand in line at the appropriate time.

Feng Sizhe didn't know that Liu Yong had already thought about following him. The last time he and He Wenbao came to Shisanli Town, it was Liu Yong who received them. It can be said that Liu Yong's understanding of agriculture and Shisanli Town made him very satisfied. This time he volunteered to follow him again, and County Magistrate Xiao Feng certainly would not object.

"Well, Mayor Liu, your agricultural work in Shisanli Town is quite good. I just saw that the enthusiasm of the people is very high, and the growth of many crops is still very gratifying." After taking a walk around Shisanli Town, Feng Sizhe was basically satisfied with the work here.

"Haha, the people here make a living from the land, which is related to their living conditions. As long as the officials don't make trouble, there are many jobs that can be done well without supervision." Liu Yong did not take credit for it, but gave the credit to the people.

"Haha, interesting. You mean that most of the officials nowadays pretend to be knowledgeable and give blind orders, making the originally simple agricultural work complicated, right?" Feng Sizhe looked at Liu Yong with a smile. He admired him for daring to speak out about some of the drawbacks of agricultural work.

This is the loveliness of an official. When they first started their political career, they all had great ideals and ambitions. At the same time, they were very clear about some of the drawbacks in the system. But as their official positions became higher and higher, they gradually lost their loveliness.