Rebirth of the Rising Sun

After just a moment of shock, Feng Sizhe quickly stood up. After all, the other party was a member of the county party committee standing committee, and in terms of rank, he was a deputy director like himself, so he still had to show due courtesy.

"Oh, I really didn't know that Director Li was coming to my place. You didn't even call me in advance, so I wasn't prepared at all." Feng Sizhe stood up with a smile and quickly walked towards Li Yi Ge, looking both welcoming and surprised.

What Li Yi Ge wanted was for Feng Sizhe to be unpredictable, and what he wanted was this kind of spirit that the other party could not guess. Because the more unexpected the incident is, the more you can see a person's attitude towards you, so there is less acting involved, and you can experience more of Feng Sizhe's true feelings towards you.

"Ah, I was too reckless. After dinner, I thought that County Magistrate Feng had been here for such a long time, and I, as a housekeeper, had not been able to come to the guesthouse to see you, so I took an umbrella and walked over without thinking too much, and I didn't say hello in advance. It was a bit abrupt. Haha!"

Indeed, as the director of the county party committee office, he is actually the chief steward of the county party committee, responsible for the logistics support of the county leaders. Of course, the normal service object of this county steward is actually only the county party secretary, and the others are second, because everyone is at the same level. For a county government leader like Feng Sizhe, his daily life is actually taken care of by the director of the county government office, not him, the director of the county party committee office. So in a sense, it is reasonable for Li Yi Ge not to come to see Feng Sizhe, at least it can't let others find any reason.

Feng Sizhe laughed and asked Li Yige to sit down. At this time, after a commercial, the TV began to broadcast the national weather forecast. Seeing the professional host talking about the weather conditions in the whole country, especially in the Central Plains, it looked like there would be heavy rains in the near future, Feng Sizhe sighed and said to Li Yige, "Director Li, it seems that our Dahu County is also about to usher in the rainy season. I really don't know whether the flood control situation in our county is optimistic or worrying?"

Li Yi Ge had just sat down, but he didn't expect Feng Sizhe to say this. This sentence seemed to be inspired by watching TV, but in fact it was not that simple. He had just entered the room, and County Magistrate Feng brought up this topic. It was obvious that he was trying to test him.

But what is he really trying to test? Li Yige couldn't figure it out, and he didn't have time to think too much, so he answered habitually. "Well, we are doing flood control work almost every day, and the foundation of our work should be very solid. What's more important is that our Dahu County has a good terrain, and there is also a very large lake in the county. I think there will be no problem even if a flood comes. Just a large lake can hold a lot of rainfall."

Li Yi Ge's answer was what Feng Sizhe saw from the information sorted out by his secretary Zhou Xingxing. It can be said to be an official article, but it is also the actual situation in Dahu County.

That's right, Dahu County has a flat terrain, and the terrain is relatively higher than that of neighboring counties. In addition, there is a large lake that can hold a lot of rainwater, so there is nothing the county can do about the flood. But this is only about Dahu County. If we talk about the area north of Dahu County, how can a county with an area of ​​1481 square kilometers have the same terrain? For example, Huodian Township, which is far away from the county, has a relatively low terrain. It is also a necessary area to be wary of when the rainy season comes in previous years. For example, this year's flood, Dahu County is not a big problem, but Huodian Township should be affected, and the situation is not optimistic.

In the afternoon in the office, Feng Sizhe also looked through some information on Dahu County's fight against floods over the years, and came to a conclusion that this year Huodian Township will become the best place to be hit by floods, which means that it will be the hardest hit area in Dahu County, and the situation there is very bad.

"Well, Director Li is right. Ordinary rain, or even large floods, cannot do anything to Dahu County. This is simply because of the terrain here. But what I am worried about now is the lower-lying Huodian Township. If the amount of rain this year is too heavy, I don't know how to deal with it? Haha, Director Li, as an old Dahu native, must have some understanding of the flood prevention work there, right?" Feng Sizhe thought he should ask Li Yi Ge. As the county party committee's steward, he seemed to not interfere in everything on the surface, but in fact he was involved in everything, but he was not in a dominant position in every matter.

Li Yi Ge did not expect Feng Sizhe to be so concerned about the flood control in Dahu County and to know so much about it. He even knew that the worst-hit areas would be in Huodian Township. It seems that County Magistrate Feng should have some understanding of the flood control in Dahu. After looking up at the weather forecast that had just been broadcast, Li Yi Ge had a big question in his mind. Could it be that the young County Magistrate Feng was going to talk about the flood again? But this job should have nothing to do with him as the executive deputy county magistrate. Not only is it not under his jurisdiction, but even if it is under his jurisdiction, it is a tough job, because based on the geographical location of Huodian Township, basically speaking, only if the rainfall is too concentrated and too dense, it will almost certainly be harmed. In this case, whoever takes over the flood control work will find a thankless job, and everyone understands this. Could it be that County Magistrate Feng is going to face the challenge head-on? What does he want to do? Going to do a job that has not achieved any results and suddenly encountered problems on the other side is not what a person with mature political wisdom should do.

Li Yi Ge kept looking at Feng Sizhe. He really couldn't understand what was in this young man's mind. Sometimes, a seemingly small matter could be made into a big deal by him, and then he could make a profit from it. This could be seen from several incidents that happened in succession. However, Li Yi Ge really couldn't think of what else he could do with the flood. Could it be that he had some new idea?

That’s right, it’s better to describe Feng Sizhe’s psychology as “devious ideas”, because what this person thinks is often something you can’t see at all, and only at the very end can you see his ultimate and truest purpose.

Li Yi Ge couldn't guess what Feng Sizhe was thinking. Since he couldn't guess, he simply gave up thinking about it and answered truthfully. It would be best to persuade Feng Sizhe that some jobs would not produce results but would cause problems. It would be better for him to stay away from such jobs, otherwise he might make political mistakes.

"Well, County Magistrate Feng is right. Huodian Township is relatively low-lying, and our flood control work in Dahu County in previous years was mainly concentrated there. It's just that the low terrain is naturally formed, and this is an unchangeable fact. As long as there is a heavy rain, the water will naturally flow there. This is almost something that cannot be changed, and the usual flood control work is mainly done by Jia Bin, the head of the United Front Work Department of the County Party Committee. To be honest, because of this incident, as long as there is a heavy rain, the United Front Work Department will be criticized."

Li Yi Ge had no idea what Feng Sizhe was thinking. He thought that since he couldn't guess the other party's thoughts, he might as well remind him and tell him not to have any ideas about flood control.

In fact, this time Li Yi Ge had completely guessed wrong. Feng Sizhe had never thought of using the flood control to make a fuss. He just knew that today's rain would be particularly heavy, which would eventually bring serious floods to several provinces in the Central Plains. As the executive deputy county magistrate of Dahu County and the second-in-command in charge of the economy, he did not want the farmers in Huodian Township to be affected and suffer losses. To put it bluntly, he did not want to see the people under his rule suffer from poverty, so he thought of making some preparations in advance to minimize the losses.

Perhaps it was because Feng Sizhe always had preparation and purpose for doing anything in the past, so when he said this, Li Yi Ge felt different.

"Oh." After listening to Li Yige's words, Feng Sizhe knew that flood control was a thankless job, and it was always done by the United Front Work Department. In this case, it should not be a problem for him to take the position of the commander-in-chief of the flood control in Dahu County. As long as he was the commander-in-chief, he could try his best to minimize the losses of the people. This was the only thing he could do in the face of the ruthless flood.

Feng Sizhe nodded and realized that Li Yige must have something to tell him when he came to visit him on a rainy night. He changed the topic because he saw the heavy rain outside the window. "Hehe, Director Li, you must have something to tell me when you come here on a rainy night?"

Seeing that Feng Sizhe was no longer entangled in the flood control issue, Li Yi Ge also laughed and regained his concentration and said, "It's like this, County Magistrate Feng, you see, it's been almost two months since you came to Dahu, but you still haven't arranged your housing problem. And I heard from Director Zheng Guang that your driver has not been arranged yet. I think this is all due to my dereliction of duty as the county party committee's chief steward, so I came here today to review these two issues with you and also to discuss the new arrangements with you."

Li Yi Ge said all this in a very humble manner, and while speaking he did not forget to observe the changes in Feng Sizhe's eyes.

As a member of the county party committee, although Li Yi Ge ranked lower than Feng Sizhe, he had the advantage of seniority and was more familiar with Dahu County than Feng Sizhe. Therefore, in this era where seniority is everything, he obviously did not need to please County Magistrate Feng. But the problem now was that Feng Sizhe had been keeping a low profile for more than a month, and after he had basically grasped the situation in Dahu, he started a series of counterattacks. Under the strong counterattack, no one dared to underestimate him. As a result, in the officialdom where seniority and authority were important, Li Yi Ge felt that he was inferior to Feng Sizhe.