When I woke up the next morning, I found that it was raining outside, and the raindrops hit the glass of the door, blooming like fireworks again and again. However, the raindrops were calm, but the fireworks were enthusiastic. (.
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It was misty outside, and the branches were swaying in the wind. They seemed very comfortable under the moisture of the rain. The weather had been too hot some time ago, and the sudden rain made them excited.
I suddenly wanted to walk to the office. Not to feel the joy of the rain, but because I felt that I needed to calm down at the moment.
So I sent a text message to Xiao Cui: Don’t pick me up today.[
Then he went out with an umbrella.
I suddenly remembered that the season of autumn rain more than ten years ago was not like what was written in the novel: the lingering autumn mood was like smoke and mist. Instead, the wind and cold rain came suddenly, wetting the trousers and letting them fall.
Thoughts of desire on the street. I was in high school at that time, and Zhao Menglei was holding an umbrella in front of me.
I didn't bring an umbrella that day, but I still rushed out of the rain without hesitation. I followed her like that until she finally disappeared from my sight.
I still remember that rain - the strange clouds swept across the waves, squeezing the originally closed sky on the city streets with the force of a thousand streams, and the bright light on the horizon disappeared in an instant. The rain followed the wind and seemed to have stopped.
Beads of thread rushed in the low air, splashing against the cupboards facing the street; the wind chased the rain, unable to tell the direction it came from, twisting and tearing the dizzy slogans and banners.
When I got home that day, I was scolded by my father. He scolded me for being so stupid. I still remember what he said to me at that time, "The rain in this season comes and goes quickly. You don't know why."
Wait in the classroom? Then take a look at the textbook?"
It all seemed like it happened yesterday, but the image of my father in my mind was so young.
At this time, I was walking on the road in this city with an umbrella. I felt what it means to be windy and rainy.
This is the wind in the city, filled with despair and cold atmosphere, pouring out from the side alleys, forming a wind current somewhere on the street, shuttling through the reinforced concrete of the city; this is the rain in the city, the rain whip rolled up in the strong wind
, lashing the strange city in front of me, rain flying and water splashing, confusing my thoughts.
The rain was really heavy, so I crouched in a corner, under the eaves of the shop. There was no room for shelter. The water collected on the roof passed through the umbrella cone and flowed into the palm of my hand. My shoes suddenly felt like they didn’t fit my feet, and I realized that they were below my knees.
Everything is wet. In this rain, no one knows that I am the executive deputy mayor of this city. In this rain, I am as embarrassed as other ordinary citizens, Nai.
The rain stopped quickly after being extremely raging, just like the incident that Ruwen and Jiang tried to stir up. This strange city was washed clean, and the city under your feet was like a mother, showing tolerance and tolerance, no matter what unexpected events happened.
The heavy rain that came was still the cross-flowing sludge, and it disappeared in an instant. The sand grains among the dust on the cement floor were brushed out. Between the buildings, the sky became very high.
I turned around and went back to my apartment because I needed to change my clothes now, especially my shoes.
Suddenly I felt that my behavior today was a bit ridiculous, so I called Xiao Cui and said, "You'd better come pick me up."
After having breakfast in the canteen, I went to my office.
Under normal circumstances, other deputy mayors will not go to the canteen to have breakfast because they have their wives here. Breakfast is a must for the warmth of the family, and it is also something that women must do as wives.
Mayor Wen rarely comes here to have breakfast. Of course, this doesn't mean anything.
The new secretary-general of the general office has taken office. Before he came here, he was the city's tourism director. He came to me shortly after I sat down in the office, with a large pile of documents in his hand. I knew these were circulation documents.
, only people at the deputy department level or above can read it. Its content covers all aspects and is equivalent to internal reference. Moreover, such documents are circulated among cadres at the deputy department level and above throughout the province, and they must register after reading them.
His name is Li Wenwu, a very strong and handsome middle-aged man with a Chinese character face and black and strong hair. I smiled and said to him: "Secretary Li, just let Xiao Xu do such a thing. Why don't you give it to me personally?"
coming?"
He smiled and said: "It is my duty to serve the leader."
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I'm not in a hurry now, because Secretary Chen asked me to go find him this morning, but didn't say a specific time, and it was just when I got to work. I asked him with concern: "Secretary Li, did you just go to work?"
Are you still used to going to the government office?"
He smiled and said: "Mayor Feng, I will get into the role as soon as possible. After I arrived here, Secretary Lu talked to me several times and introduced to me in detail some things that need to be paid attention to as the government secretary-general. At the same time, he also introduced the leaders'
You told me all your preferences.”
I nodded and said to him at the same time: "Secretary Li, what he told you will certainly be very helpful to you. I am in charge of the office. You should report to me more about anything in the future."
He hurriedly said: "That's for sure. Don't worry. I know the rules."
I looked at him, smiled lightly and asked him: "Secretary Li, do you know what you need to pay attention to most as the director of the government office?"
He said: "Just serve the leaders well and don't let the leaders worry about trivial matters."
I shook my head.
He looked at me doubtfully, and then said: "The other thing is to coordinate the work of the various departments below for the leaders, so that the leaders can work more efficiently."
I'm still shaking my head.
Only then did he seem to understand, "Mayor Feng, just tell me directly. I have been working in the department before and am not familiar with the situation in the city government."
I then said: "As the secretary-general of the municipal government, the two points you mentioned earlier are good and important, but I don't think they are the most important. The most important thing is four words: treat everyone equally."
He looked very puzzled, "Treat everyone equally?"
I nodded, "Yes. As the secretary-general of the city government, you should treat each deputy mayor the same way, and not treat each person differently because of their ranking. There may be temporary deputy mayors in the future.
When you come to us, although the temporary position of deputy mayor is only a temporary position, you should not treat it differently. Of course, you must know some things in your mind, but closeness and distance can only be kept in your heart. Only in this way can you
You can sit firmly in this position."
He immediately raised his hands to me and said, "Mayor Feng, I have benefited a lot from what you said!"
I smiled slightly at him and said, "Secretary Li, let me tell you something else now. First, I hope you will never open a restaurant or something like other people. That would have a very bad impact."
He hurriedly said: "Mayor Feng, I don't have one."
I nodded, "I'm just reminding you. Secondly, as the secretary-general of the general office, you have to find ways to improve the welfare of the leaders and the employees below. You have to use more brains in this regard."
He looked a little embarrassed, "I was also talking about investing in opening a restaurant in the name of the general office, but you just seemed to mean that you don't agree with this, right?"
I immediately said: "That's definitely not possible. We don't have enough hotels and restaurants in Shangjiang City? Why do we need to do something that will make the cadres and the masses below spit? I thought about it, and then I was going to make a suggestion to Secretary Chen
, our city’s official reception units will conduct bidding, and from now on they can only conduct official receptions in a few fixed hotels and restaurants. Of course, this is only limited to large and medium-sized reception tasks. After all, leaders have to change their tastes from time to time. If
If Secretary Chen agrees to my plan, then the payment of our reception fees can be postponed for half a year in the future. In this way, our financial pressure will be much less. Secretary Li, you just have an idea of this matter. Don't worry about it for now.
Let’s talk about it, because we still don’t know what kind of attitude Secretary Chen will have in the end.”
He hurriedly said: "Mayor Feng, I know."
I immediately added: "The Municipal Government Office should have its own industry, which is the key to solving everyone's welfare problems. However, I am very worried that such things will attract the attention of the higher authorities in the future and will eventually be banned.
So I have two ideas. One is to jointly invest in a hotel in the name of the four families. Building a hotel is not the ultimate goal, but occupying a good land is the most important thing. Even if such a project is banned in the future, then its
The value-added part is already very considerable. The second is to set up a building materials processing factory, such as marble processing or simpler hollow brick production. Now our reform in Shangjiang City is about to begin, and real estate development is the future.
The main business of our office is to have a great advantage in setting up such a factory. You should be very clear about this without me saying anything more. The third is to open an auto repair shop. I think this is something that must be done.
The four of us have so many buses, so the repair problems in the future can be solved. This will not only greatly reduce our office expenses, but it is also a way to make money."
He was overjoyed, "Mayor Feng, you are really an all-rounder. If I ask you to do business, you must be a good one. I will plan these things right away. But the first thing is more difficult, it requires too much
funds.”[
I shook my head, "It's not difficult. The land belongs to the state. From the Land and Resources Bureau, we can pay the land fee more slowly. Then we can use the land to get a loan from a bank, and then bid for a construction company, still using the deferred payment method. The government
Don't they still feel confident about the credibility of the company? The biggest problem in this matter is not the funds, but still the attitude of Secretary Chen. As for the next two things, it only requires Mayor Wen's nod. I will take care of this matter
Coordination. But Secretary Li, it is not convenient for me to bring up these three matters. You must report to me in the name of the municipal government office, and then I will report to Secretary Chen and Mayor Wen before making a decision. And you can't
Tell anyone that this was my idea. Do you understand?"
He nodded and said: "Mayor Feng, I understand. This is great. From now on, the work of our Shangjiang Municipal Government Office will be easy. Mayor Feng, you are such a good leader. I will follow you."
It’s just such a pleasure.”
I smiled at him and said, "Think about it carefully after you go down, and pay special attention to explaining the reasons why you need to do these things in the report. Especially for the first project, that report must be typed separately."
He nodded, "Okay!"
I smiled at him and said: "This matter needs to be done quickly. When some people wake up, we will be under great pressure. The early bird catches the worm. You should understand the truth. Okay, that's it.
, I was about to call you, but you just came by yourself." Then I looked at the time, then picked up the phone and called Chen, "This is Feng Xiao. Secretary Chen informed me yesterday to go to his office today.
Please ask him when he is free."
Chen said: "Mayor Feng, please wait a moment, I will ask him right away."
I waved lightly to Secretary-General Li, and he immediately stood up and left.
Not long after, Chen called me back, "Mayor Feng, Secretary Chen, please come over right away."
Although Secretary Chen and I have a pretty good personal relationship, I must also pay attention to the rules in the officialdom. In the final analysis, the rules in the officialdom are a reflection of rank or superior-subordinate relationship. Sometimes, the closer the personal relationship is, the better the superior-subordinate relationship is.
The higher you are, the more attention you need to pay attention to. This is because leaders resent the subordinates who have the best relationship with them because they don’t understand the rules and have a sense of inferiority.
After arriving at Secretary Chen's office, he immediately invited me to sit down on the sofa in the reception area, lit a cigarette and said to me: "Mayor Feng, after you talked to me on the phone last night, I thought about it for a long time and felt that you
The idea makes sense. I also called my classmates in Shanghai and Shenzhen this morning and they all told me that it is necessary to implement an annual salary system for the heads of state-owned enterprises. I plan to go there next week.
Along the coast, we will conduct an inspection specifically focusing on the problems of state-owned enterprises."
I immediately asked: "Have you identified the person traveling with you?"
He said: "On the municipal party committee, there are me and the secretary-general of the municipal party committee general office. Of course, the municipal government is Lao Wen, as well as the chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. The following departments are the heads of the Development and Reform Commission, Economic Commission and Commercial Committee. On the government side, you
We need to keep working well at home and don't let any problems occur while we are away. By the way, the province recently required each city to send some leading cadres to study at the Provincial Party School for a month. I communicated with Mayor Wen, and this time
Our city has sent Minister Yang from the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee, Secretary Zhong from the Political and Legal Affairs Committee, and three deputy mayors from your government. You are the executive deputy mayor, and your workload will increase a lot recently.
You have to be mentally prepared.”
I was a little surprised: Why did he suddenly tell me this? But I didn't feel comfortable asking him, so I just agreed.
He then added: "Mayor Jiang and Mayor Yin are also participating in the study."
I understood immediately, "What do you mean..."
He nodded to me and said: "Some people have temporarily left their posts, so that it is easier to find out their problems. At present, the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection has sent an investigation team to our city, but only a few people know about this matter so far.
We can't make things too obvious. Minister Yang and the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee go with them so that they won't be too wary. Mayor Feng, you just have to know what's going on."
I immediately said: "I understand. Secretary Chen, how long will it take for you to go to the coast this time?"
He said: "About a week."
I immediately felt a huge pressure in my heart, "Secretary Chen, there are a few other things that I was planning to report to you in advance. So let's wait until you come back. After all, what I want to report is not particularly important.
things."
He looked at me, "Oh? Tell me. I'm really free now."
I then said: "Secretary Chen, now that the cadre adjustment work is over, the problem of the heads of state-owned enterprises can be solved immediately. This is not a difficult matter. But I feel that there are some bad things among our leading cadres.
But the atmosphere must be rectified immediately. I have a suggestion, Secretary Chen, do you think we can start with the issue of leading cadres using their relatives to open restaurants for official receptions?"
He looked at me and said, "Tell me why you want to start with this matter first?"
I said: "First, the impact of this incident on our Shangjiang City is very bad. The people have long been disgusted by this abuse of power and the phenomenon of harming the public and private interests. Second, our Shangjiang City's finances are very difficult, and the annual reception
The expenses are as high as more than 40 million. You can imagine how much money these restaurants attract. Nowadays, the reception expenses of the four major families are settled once a month, or at the latest every three months, to each hotel and restaurant. This makes us
It is quite difficult to make financial payments. So next, I suggest that the four of us will invite bids for hotels and restaurants that serve our counterparts, and then settle accounts with them once every six months. This can greatly alleviate our financial pressure, because our taxes and
Administrative fees are also settled with the province once every six months. Therefore, solving this problem first will not only achieve the effect of rectification and let the people build confidence in the new municipal party committee and government team, but also solve part of our financial constraints.
"
He nodded and said: "That's right. However, this involves the personal interests of many municipal-level leading cadres. I am very worried that this will cause instability in our Shangjiang City."
I said: "Secretary Chen, reform is imperative, and we have no way out. If there are so many concerns about such a thing, then the next thing will encounter greater resistance. In the final analysis,
Most of the resistance to reform comes from harming the interests of current vested interests, and the current vested interests in Shangjiang City are basically officials. This matter can be used as a pathfinding stone, and we can first smash this stone into the water.
Go take a look inside and see how much waves it can stir up."
He immediately threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, "Yes. That's it." Then he looked at me and smiled, "Mayor Feng, I think you are a bit unqualified to be the executive deputy mayor. You should be the mayor.
The secretary is."
I was immediately startled by his words, "Secretary Chen, don't make such a joke. I'm just talking on paper, but my ability to actually do things is very limited."
But he said seriously: "I'm not joking with you. What I said is very serious. But Mayor Feng, you still have to continue to serve as your executive deputy mayor. After all, you hold a deputy department-level position.
It won’t be long. Your ability and thinking are both very good. Even if I ask you to take over my current position, there won’t be many problems. But you are still very young, and it is good to go slower on some things.”
I immediately felt relieved and nodded: "You are right. I think the only thing I should do now is to share your worries and try my best to do my job well. And to tell the truth in front of you,
Come up with your true thoughts.”
He smiled at me and said, "Thank you, brother. By the way, are there other things you want to tell me? Take advantage of this opportunity to tell them."
I said: "Okay. The second thing, I still have a suggestion. I'm thinking that the restaurant incident may damage the interests of some leaders, and it will indeed cause some resistance in future work. But in the past they
They all work independently and only consider their own interests. Therefore, I think we can invest in a hotel in the name of the four families. From now on, the reception of our four families and the lower departments can be in our own restaurant. This is not only
It can save a lot of money, and it can also improve the welfare of the leaders, and of course, it also includes the welfare of all the employees of the four of us."
He looked at me in surprise, "Is this okay? Isn't this competing with the people for profit? Such things will not have much impact, right?"
I smiled and asked him: "Secretary Chen, don't our provincial government own three hotels? Are they competing with the people for profit?"
He immediately began to ponder.
I continued: "Secretary Chen, how much is your monthly salary?"
He looked at me in astonishment, but immediately answered, "The basic salary is 2,200 yuan per month, and including seniority salary, the total is less than 4,000 yuan."
I laughed and said, "This little money is not enough to buy a decent dress for my wife, right? As the saying goes, being an official for thousands of miles is just for money. Although we are party cadres, what we pay attention to is serving the people, and at the same time, we are also required to
To be honest and honest, but with such a small income, how can we keep our leaders from being tempted by illegal income? I am the executive deputy mayor, which is equivalent to the steward of the four leadership groups. It is also my responsibility to consider the welfare of everyone.
Responsibility."
He immediately laughed, "This makes some sense. But corrupt people will always be corrupt. Even if you increase everyone's monthly salary by 10,000 yuan, or even 50,000 yuan, some people will still feel dissatisfied."
I smiled and said: "I can do it for ten thousand yuan, but not fifty thousand yuan. In fact, I also want the municipal government office to build an auto repair shop. From now on, the four of our buses will be repaired and maintained there, so that's okay."
You can save a lot of money and make some money at the same time. Anyway, my idea is that we should try our best to increase everyone's income. If someone still wants to commit corruption, there is no way.
This is called benevolence and justice. What do you think?"
He smiled and said: "You are making a crooked statement. But I think your idea is good. Rather than letting some individuals use their power to benefit themselves, it is better to use this method so that everyone can benefit.
The good thing is that this is done not only to consider everyone’s interests, but also for stability. Well, that’s good. But the city’s finances are so difficult at the moment. It would cost at least hundreds of millions to invest in a decent hotel, right?”
I smiled and said to him: "Secretary Chen, the credibility of our Shangjiang Municipal Committee and Municipal Government is money. Let alone 100 million, it is not a problem even if it is several hundred million."
He suddenly woke up, pointed at me and said with a smile: "Your father-in-law is the richest man in our Jiangnan Province. He is a master of capital management, and you are also good. Okay, I will talk about this matter next time when the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee convenes.
Now you need to do some preliminary work first and find a place where you plan to build a hotel in the future. I will go with you after I come back from the coast to have a look at the car repair shop... Your idea is very unique.
It is also very feasible and necessary. I personally agree, and Lao Wen and I will discuss these two things again when we go out this time."
I was immediately overjoyed, "That's great."
He asked me again: "Is there anything else?"
I shook my head and said: "Secretary Chen, as I said, I am the executive deputy mayor. I only hope to do my job well. The most I can do for other things is to make suggestions or suggestions. The reform of our state-owned enterprises in Shangjiang City
I need you as the chief designer, and I will complete any work you assign me with quality and quantity."
He threw his head back and laughed, "Yes, being a deputy has its advantages."
I did not report to Secretary Chen the matter of asking the municipal government office to open a building materials processing factory. On the one hand, such a thing was too small, and on the other hand, it was because I was selfish, because I also wanted to consider making more money for the municipal government.
s project.
A week later, the inspection team led by Secretary Chen set off, and several leaders who went to study at the Provincial Party School also left their posts. My workload suddenly increased a lot because I temporarily took over the work of Jiang Shanan and Wenweikou.
.This is the task assigned by Mayor Wen before leaving.
It is appropriate for me to be in charge of the industrial port, because the industry occupies a very important position in Shangjiang City. It is precisely because of this that the deputy mayor in charge of this area was included in the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee. Mayor Wen
The reason why he asked me to temporarily take charge of the civil service was very simple. He said that I had been in this field before, so I couldn't refuse.
As a result, things have gotten better, and there has been an endless stream of people reporting to me every day. You know, I am in charge of quite a few departments, and now there are even more.
It doesn't matter that they come to me to report on their work, but the crux of the problem is that they come to me to report on some difficult things, and most of them require me to make immediate decisions.
I felt a little strange: What were Jiang Shanan and Yin Qing doing before this? Why did so many things suddenly happen?
By the way, Mayor Yin is also in charge of sports work. Isn’t that right? The director of the Municipal Sports Bureau came to my office that day.
This is a man in his fifties, with pale hair and ruddy face. He looks like a martial arts master. When he came in, he cupped his fists at me and said, "Hello, Mayor Feng."
I quickly stood up and asked him to sit down, "Director Ma, why are you here?"
I know him because he was also present when Mayor Yin Qingyin invited me to dinner.
After he sat down, he said to me: "Mayor Yin went to the Provincial Party School to study. I heard that Mayor Feng was temporarily in charge of our work on her behalf. I am very happy. Mayor Feng, although you are here
We have not been in Jiang City for a long time, but many people are saying that you are a young and promising leader. I think you will definitely be able to find a solution for us."
I smiled bitterly and said, "Director Ma, please don't praise me. You don't have to go to the Three Treasures Hall. I can guess that you don't need to tell me. What you want to ask me to do must not be a simple matter."
He laughed and said, "Mayor Feng, you are absolutely right. This matter in our Sports Bureau has gone through two leaders in charge, and it has not been resolved until now. Mayor Feng, I think this matter may be yours alone.
He can solve it for us."
His words aroused my interest, and I immediately asked him, "Oh? Come and let me hear it."
He immediately told me what he came to see me about. In fact, this matter was very simple, it only took a few sentences.
Three years ago, the provincial government required all prefecture-level cities to find ways to build a gymnasium, especially the cities around the provincial capital, which must have such facilities. So Shangjiang City made plans three years ago. The address where the gymnasium was later built was
It was selected, but construction has never started. The problem still lies in the old problem of lack of money.
"According to the plan at that time, how much total investment will be needed for this stadium?" I asked.
He replied: "Three years ago, 40 million would have been enough. But now it is at least 50 million. The province requires us to build a modern sports venue. In addition to football and track and field events, we must also
It meets the needs of many indoor competitions.”
I nodded, and then asked: "So, doesn't the province not allocate a penny?"
He said: "At that time, the province provided five million, and the rest of the investment was required to be settled by our city."
I asked again: "What about the five million? Is it still in your account?"
He shook his head.
I was very surprised, "Where did that money go? That's a special fund. How dare you embezzle it?"
He hurriedly said: "How dare we? We used the five million to expropriate the land. Now the land is still abandoned."
My heart suddenly moved, "How many acres are there?"
He replied: "A total of three hundred acres were acquired. At that time, we mainly considered the need to build some other sports facilities in the surrounding area. We also considered the issue of greening."
I immediately said: "Can you take me to see that place now?"
He was very happy and said, "Of course."
There were people outside my office waiting to report to me. I apologized and said to them: "You can come back in the afternoon. I have to go out now."
Soon we arrived at the location of the gymnasium. I looked at the surrounding situation and asked Director Ma to point out the approximate area of the three hundred acres to me. I immediately smiled and said to him: "Director Ma,