Rebirth of the Rising Sun

As mentioned before, the soil in Dahu County is very fertile, and the crops grown there are more delicious and popular than other products. In previous years, the land forces controlled the farmers and collected them from the people at low prices, and finally sold them at high prices, making a profit from the difference, which was also a considerable fortune. Now, for the resurgence of local forces, they finally gave Sun Shicun a share of this good thing. Under the common interests, they believed that Secretary Sun would speak for them and work hard for them.

Finally getting what he wanted, Sun Shicun had an obvious smile on his face. Although he didn't say that the matter was settled in the end, his words that he would try his best were still very telling.

Just after seeing off Qi Hengsan and others, Fang Xianzhi of the county party committee came with the propaganda minister He Zhuhua. Needless to say, Fang Xianzhi wanted to push Minister He to be the deputy secretary, and came here to seek the opinion of Secretary Sun. If the secretary and the county magistrate were in agreement on the deputy secretary's position, then things would be much easier.

Looking at He Zhuhua, who had always been close to County Magistrate Fang, Secretary Sun just responded with a few words and then asked them to leave.

County Chief Fang saw that Secretary Sun had other candidates and was not optimistic about He Zhuhua. But since He Zhuhua was able to find him again and expressed his loyalty, he had to take action if he wanted to win over this force. "Don't worry, Zhuhua, I will fight for you at tomorrow's county committee standing committee meeting. At the same time, I also hope that you can unite some other county committee standing committee members. As long as more people support you, I will be sure to stand up for you in this matter."

The covert struggle in the evening naturally turned into an open fight at the Standing Committee meeting in the afternoon.

After Secretary Sun announced in a grand manner the municipal party committee's affirmation of Dahu County's flood prevention work, he went on to announce the city's decision requiring the county party committee to nominate candidates for deputy secretary.

Although it was reported, everyone knew that the person who reported it would be the future deputy secretary. Therefore, after Secretary Sun's announcement, the deputy county magistrate Qi Hengsan was the first to speak.

"Comrades, since the Municipal Party Committee trusts Dahu County so much, I think we should also live up to the Municipal Party Committee's trust. After listening to Secretary Sun's words, I think that among the Standing Committee members present, there seems to be no one more suitable than Comrade Niu Daxin for the position of deputy secretary in charge of personnel. Think about it, Minister Niu is the Minister of Organization, who is in charge of personnel. Now it is reasonable for him to succeed the deputy secretary, so I propose that Comrade Niu Daxin be the deputy secretary of our Dahu County Party Committee."

Without Feng Sizhe present, Qi Hengsan seemed to have regained his confidence in an instant. At this moment, he also forgot that he still had a punishment on his shoulders.

"I don't agree with your opinion. What do you mean there is no one more suitable for the position of deputy secretary than Minister Niu? Does it mean that he must be the deputy secretary of personnel just because the Organization Department is in charge of personnel? If that's the case, then as the union chairman, I can only be the union chairman for the rest of my life?" Lin Jicheng raised his objection as soon as Qi Hengsan finished speaking.

Lin Jianli and Qi Hengsan were enemies. As long as Qi Hengsan agreed to a decision, he would definitely do his best to oppose it. In fact, Lin Jianli and Niu Daxin had no grudges against each other. It was just because Qi Hengsan supported him that Lin Jianli opposed it.

Qi Hengsan's face darkened when he heard Lin Jianli say this. Just as he was about to say something in response, the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission Yang Chao spoke before him, "Oh, then according to Chairman Lin, do you have any better candidates? Why don't you bring them forward so that we can discuss it?"

"That's right. Do you have a candidate more suitable than Comrade Niu Daxin? Why not just tell me?" Seeing that Yang Chao had also made a move, Qi Hengsan hurriedly asked as if he was chasing after him.

"This... I don't have any candidates for now." Lin Jianli was an outlier among the leaders of Dahu County Party Committee. Apart from his good relationship with Feng Sizhe, his relationship with other members of the county party committee was average. In addition, his job was dispensable, so he was not well-informed. Even before the meeting, no one came to him to mention other names. So after Yang Chao asked him this, he was speechless. Anyway, he knew that with his qualifications, he would never be promoted to the position of deputy secretary. But at the same time, he didn't know what other people were thinking, so he didn't say anything after talking for a long time.

Everyone then realized that Lin Jianli was here just to cause trouble and oppose Qi Hengsan's proposal.

Some people couldn't help but smile and shook their heads. As a member of the county party committee, even if he has a high political awareness, he should at least have his own wisdom. But people like Lin Jianli are really an exception. It is unwise to bring personal grudges into work.

Yang Chao looked at Lin Jianli for a long time without saying anything, so he laughed and said, "Look, even Chairman Lin has no one more suitable than Minister Niu, so it is enough to prove that Comrade Niu Daxin is still suitable for this position, so I also agree that Minister Niu should take over the position of deputy secretary of the county party committee."

"Haha, since everyone has spoken freely, I will also nominate a candidate." Seeing that the local forces in Dahu County had spoken first and seemed to have the upper hand, Fang Xianzhi could not sit still. After looking at He Zhuhua who was looking at him expectantly, he finally spoke.

"Oh, if County Mayor Fang has any good candidates, why not bring them forward for everyone to discuss." Secretary Sun saw that Fang Xianzhi was finally about to stand up and speak, so he chuckled and encouraged him.

In fact, there is no other way to not encourage him. Sun Shicun can't just block Fang Xianzhi's mouth and stop him from speaking. Since County Magistrate Fang will nominate a candidate sooner or later, why not let him reveal his cards first? As long as Fang Xianzhi tells him the name of the person he wants to nominate, he can decide the candidate first. If it is just a duel between Niu Daxin and He Zhuhua, he will have a chance of winning. At least as the secretary, he will support someone, and the other neutral members of the Standing Committee will give him some face.

Secretary Sun had his own plans in mind. In his opinion, as long as no one mentioned Feng Sizhe, he would be confident that he could control the matter.

Fang Xianzhi did not expect Secretary Sun to look so encouraging. He was immediately moved. He wondered if Secretary Sun wanted to sell him out. He immediately mentioned the name of Propaganda Minister He Zhuhua. "The person I recommend is Minister He of the Propaganda Department. As you all know, the Propaganda Department has made significant progress recently under the leadership of Comrade He Zhuhua. For example, the publicity of the Pengfei Processing Plant has let more people know that our Dahu County's economic construction has taken a solid first step. There was also the Xida River flood control incident. The Propaganda Department's machine was always there filming, so it recorded the most thrilling scene. It was this exciting scene that let the leaders of the Municipal Party Committee know how much our Dahu County has paid for this flood control. Only then did the leaders of the Municipal Party Committee sympathize with us and give us the task of recommending this quota. So I think Comrade He Zhuhua is qualified for the position of deputy secretary."

Fang Xianzhi clearly expressed his support for He Zhuhua. This made everyone present whisper to each other. Obviously, everyone saw that Fang Xianzhi was going to compete with the local forces in Dahu County for the position of deputy secretary.

Sun Shicun's attitude towards Fang Xianzhi was obviously not surprising at all. He knew this would be the result since the two of them came to his house together last night.

Secretary Sun just smiled at County Chief Fang's strong recommendation, and then asked everyone, "Very good, this meeting was very democratic, everyone expressed their new voices, this is a good thing, then, let's study and vote on the matter of Comrades Niu Daxin and He Zhuhua today."

Secretary Sun's plan was to finalize the personnel first. As long as there were only two people recommended, the rest would be easy. He was confident that Niu Daxin would take the position. As for Fang Xianzhi, it was very simple. After Niu Daxin became the deputy secretary, there would be a vacant position for the head of the organization department. He could just give this position to Fang Xianzhi. He believed that if he did this, he would definitely get the final approval of County Magistrate Fang.

Everyone was attracted by Secretary Sun's words for a while, and they were all thinking about who between Niu Daxin and He Zhuhua was more suitable for the position of deputy secretary. For a while, they did not think about whether there was a third candidate for the deputy secretary position.

Many people were deceived by Secretary Sun's words, but it does not mean that everyone was deceived. For example, Wu Guangrong, secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and Li Yige, director of the County Party Committee Office, were very aware of the problem. However, Li Yige was the director of the County Party Committee Office, so he naturally could not raise any questions. At least he could not openly challenge Secretary Sun, otherwise his work would not be carried out well. In this way, Wu Guangrong did not have to worry about too many problems.

"Let me say a few words." Wu Guangrong, the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission who usually doesn't speak much, suddenly opened his mouth, which surprised Secretary Sun and County Magistrate Fang, especially Sun Shicun, who smelled a bad feeling.

But he is the fourth-ranking official in the county committee after all. If he wants to speak, even the county secretary cannot refuse. "Well, Secretary Wu, if you have any ideas, just speak up. We can discuss and consult together."