After all, Xiao Xu’s father is an old comrade. Although he seemed a little nervous and excited in front of me at the beginning, he has become completely natural now. {Free novel} Of course, this has a lot to do with my low-key and peaceful attitude.

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In fact, I know very well that what Xiao Xu’s father really respects is not exactly me as a person, but the power attached to me.

Of course I know it very well in my heart, so I feel that I should keep a low profile, and I shouldn't put on any airs in such an environment. That would be meaningless, and there would be no need for me to come here today.

I also want to go to the community or the street, but I don’t think that would be very effective. In such a place, I might not be able to hear other people’s true opinions of me personally. But I will definitely go there in the near future, because I

From such a place, we can hear more real opinions from citizens on our work.[

After Xiao Xu and Xiao Sui left, Xiao Xu's mother also went to the kitchen. At this time, Xiao Xu's father said to me: "Mayor Feng, did you come to my house today to ask me something? But?

, I’m just an ordinary cadre, I can’t compare to those who are leaders, I don’t know much, and I can’t give you any ideas.”

I smiled and said, "There's nothing special. The main thing is that I want to come and see you two. Xiao Xu is my secretary and the person next to me. I should have come to your house a long time ago, but on weekdays I really

I am busy, and I often work overtime on weekends, and I have to take time to go home to see my mother and children. I finally have time to come to your house today, and I also want to have a good chat with you. Mr. Xu, I am not a local.

I either read documents or have meetings in the office. Although I sometimes go downstairs for a walk, there are many real situations that I cannot see or hear, so I think today is a good opportunity. I would like to know something from you.

What views and opinions do the citizens have about our work and about me personally? I hope you can tell me truthfully, and I also hope you can give me some advice. Come on, let me toast you first."

He drank it with me, very generously, and then he said to me: "Mayor Feng, no one has said anything about you. They say that although you are young, you are very capable and have good connections with the province.

Yes, we can bring so many projects to our Shangjiang City, and our Shangjiang City will undergo great changes in a few years."

I was drinking soup at the moment. After hearing what he said, I almost burst into tears. I couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Old man, you are right. I did not introduce these projects in our city alone. We established

China Merchants Bureau, our Shangjiang City’s geographical location, preferential policies and huge business opportunities, these are the fundamental reasons for those projects to enter our Shangjiang City.”

But he shook his head and said: "Mayor Feng, you are too humble. Our Shangjiang City People's Hospital can become the teaching hospital of Jiangnan Medical University, and there is also a sanatorium to be built soon. Isn't this all the result of your introduction to our Shangjiang City?

Yes? There is also our industrial park. It is impossible for other people to make it so good so quickly. At the beginning, some people said that you came here to be the deputy mayor because of your connections, but no one says that now.

In that case, you are a capable person, and you don’t like to mess around like the previous leaders. To be honest, the people respect leaders like you the most. However, there are too few leaders like you now."

Normally, when I hear other people say nice things to me, I would definitely feel happy in my heart, but today is different, because now I want negative things more. I said with a wry smile: "There are some things now.

The thing is very strange. Originally, this was something that those in power should do, but it turned out to be something new. I came from Jiangnan Medical University, so this kind of thing is very convenient for me, since I am from Shangjiang City.

Mayor, of course you have to use your connections to get more projects for our place. Anyone else would have done the same."

He nodded and said: "That's true. There are many situations like this. It is said that a leader in our province changed the design drawings in order to allow the highway to pass through his hometown. The people in his hometown can thank him

, but the construction of this expressway cost more than one billion yuan. Haha! Things like this are normal now."

I immediately felt that he was probably drunk: Can such a thing be compared with what I did? But thinking about it carefully, it seems to be almost the same. After all, I still let the Medical University invest so much in us. Although those things

It is good for us in Shangjiang City, but after all, it will increase the financial burden on the Medical University. Of course, they are also doing it for future development.

In fact, there are indeed a lot of things like this in the officialdom nowadays, but this can be regarded as something done by conscientious officials. After all, it is still a kind of seeking public benefit for personal gain. Although I have never heard of the incident he just mentioned,

I don’t know which leader it was, but I have heard of another thing before: a leader in the province also asked the design unit to change the design of a highway because it was going to pass through the leader’s ancestral grave.

After the design plan was finalized, the design team later made the expressway go around a large bay to avoid the leader's ancestral grave. You must know that our Jiangnan Province is a mountainous area. Once the design route is changed, bridges or tunnels are likely to be added.

As a result, the cost of this highway has increased by several hundred million.

This incident is similar to what Xiao Xu's father said, but its nature is completely different.

Nowadays, many officials are very superstitious. It can even be said that officials are the most superstitious group after businessmen. In a sense, officials are superstitious. In fact, they just regard all gods, Buddhas and ghosts as a kind of thing that can be directly or

The supernatural power of indirect bribery. As long as you spend a lot of money, the other party will do things for you, so that you can turn bad luck into good luck, be lucky when you are in trouble, and be promoted to three levels in a row. Officials are superstitious, which also means that they believe that they can pass some strange

Technical operations to predict and change destiny. Those masters of divination and feng shui are the masters of this technology. They seek divination and feng shui, which is similar to finding a mechanic to repair their car, but their attitude is a little more respectful.

In other words, superstition in the past itself has a certain moral restraint significance. People who believe in superstition also do bad things, but they will worry about retribution after doing it. They are not only afraid of retribution on themselves, but also afraid of retribution on others.

Children and grandchildren. Therefore, not only do they restrain themselves when doing things, but they also feel fear after doing it, so they seek redress. However, our superstitious officials are not afraid of this. They have no scruples in doing things as long as it is beneficial to themselves. There is nothing in the world.

What cannot be done? The so-called moral bottom line, whether it is out of fear or conscience, does not exist for them.

Now these superstitious officials are actually in such a mental state: the original orthodox beliefs have collapsed. For them, the charm of ideology no longer exists, and therefore the binding force no longer exists. However, the society of traditional society

They have no consciousness, including China’s unique pan-religious beliefs. For them, tradition has only scales and feathers left, and it is manifested in pure technical operations. In the face of the superstitious technical pursuit of officials and rich men, not only Taoism or wild folk

Even Buddhism, which has always distanced itself from superstition, and even famous monasteries have become enthusiastic about this practice, and there are more than one or two monks who read people's fortunes.

This kind of officials actually have a blank mind. If they have faith, they only believe in one thing, and that is interests. They are the craziest materialists in the world. Here we can see their "thorough materialism"

The shadow of "ism" is just that there were ideals in the past, but now they are only "materialistic". This is a very strange phenomenon. People in a very ideal system will suddenly become the least ideal people and believe in nothing.

, only believe in the money in hand and the power that can be exchanged for money. The context is actually not difficult to find.

But I don’t want to discuss such issues with him. It’s not that I think his level is too low, but issues like this should not be discussed by officials of my level and half of the cadres below. Even though many things are reality, but

Officials of my level cannot say this in casual situations. This is also the minimum principle.

I said: "Old man, what I want to know most now is whether the people below have any opinions on our work? Including me personally."

He said: "What I hear most is the problem of laid-off workers. But I can understand this matter. After all, this is an inevitable process of the development of our Shangjiang City. And now the problem of laid-off workers is not limited to our Shangjiang City.

, this is true across the country. However, I still want to make a suggestion to Mayor Feng, hoping that the city government will pay more attention to the lives of our laid-off workers. Their current situation is worse than that of farmers. Farmers still have land and have enough to eat.

But our laid-off workers now have nothing but compensation, so it’s easy for them to sit back and have nothing.”

I nodded, "This is indeed a problem. However, this problem is very complicated. We are considering granting subsistence allowances to the urban poor in accordance with national policies. In the future, we will slowly establish a pension insurance and medical insurance system in accordance with the implementation of national policies. However,

This matter is not something that we in Shangjiang City can handle alone, it is a matter on the entire national level. Now is a period of pain, and I believe everything will be fine."

He nodded, "That's great. Mayor Feng, there is a situation in the city recently. I wonder if you have heard of it? There is a company that is raising funds, and the interest rate is very high. Now many laid-off workers are investing their money

I went to that company. I think this matter is a bit risky. With such a high interest return, can this company make back the money it raises?"[

After hearing this, I was immediately surprised, "Is this really happening? What kind of company is this?"

He said: "It is a company co-founded by Xiao Qianhua from the former Education Committee and several people. The company was established not long ago. It seems to be a financial investment company. Moreover, this company was registered in the provincial capital. It is said that there are formal procedures.

It is precisely because of this that everyone can safely deposit their money in that company."

I immediately understood: Secretary Chen probably handled this matter for Xiao Qianhua. I thought to myself, since they have a formal business license, there is no need for us to interfere in their affairs, and after Xiao Qianhua went through something like that

, her situation became very embarrassing, and it is understandable that she would do such a thing now. After all, seeking an official position would not lead to entry into business, which is also the path that many people take. I said: "That is normal business behavior.

, the government will have no power to interfere. For ordinary people, the returns and risks of investment exist at the same time, and they should understand it themselves.

He nodded and said: "That's right. Mayor Feng, everyone knows that my son is your secretary, so many people will not say more things in front of me, let alone speak ill of the leader in front of me. They are all on guard.

I'm here. So I'm sorry, I really can't provide you with any more information."

After hearing what he said, I felt that it was true. People nowadays are afraid of trouble and don't want to cause trouble for themselves, so this is a very natural thing.

I didn’t realize the danger of this incident until later, but when everything had happened, it was already too late, and everything had become irreversible. However, although I was responsible for this incident, I still feel that I am not responsible for it.

When Father Xu told me about this matter, not only me, but similar things were going on in many other places across the country at the same time, and no local government officials intervened, or in other words, no officials were aware of it at the time.

It was a huge risk, and many officials’ money was also caught up in it.

At that time, like officials in other places, I regarded this economic form as a new thing and a normal company operating model.

However, the day after I went to Xiao Xu's house, I still went to Mayor Wu to ask about this matter. He said that he knew about it, but it was obvious that Xiao Qianhua was from Lao Chen, and there must be something involved in this matter.

Lao Chen is at work. What's more, this is a normal business practice, and we'd better not interfere.

His idea was similar to mine. I nodded and said, "That's true. Mayor Wu, have you gone to raise funds?"

He smiled and shook his head, "I'm a timid person and don't like to engage in that kind of investment. I made a lot of money when I was speculating in the stock market, but fortunately I quit a long time ago. Now the stock market is changing every day, and I will never do it again.

I dare to go in. I still feel that buying a house is more practical, at least the house is something that can be seen and touched. Also, I have no money on hand because I listened to you and invested in a house near the provincial capital.

I want to buy a villa. At present, I have some money left on hand to repay the loan."

I smiled and said, "You are very realistic. By the way, do any of the leaders in our city raise funds?"

He shook his head and said: "How can I ask about such a thing? Even if someone raises funds, it is still a personal investment behavior, don't you think so?"

I nodded, "That's true. But how does this company make money? With such high interest returns, aren't they worried about the capital chain being broken?"

He said: "It is said that the money is used to invest in real estate and overseas futures. I heard that the rate of return is very high. I don't know the specifics."

I couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I didn't expect that this Xiao Qianhua actually has this talent. Why didn't I notice it when she was in the industrial park before?"

He smiled and said: "She definitely doesn't have the talent in this area. I heard that the people she works with are businessmen with investment certificates in the provincial capital. Maybe she just holds shares there. Obviously, Lao Chen is involved in this matter

It works. Maybe Lao Chen asked someone to help with their company's procedures and business licenses. Mayor Feng, after all, Lao Chen was Governor Wang's former secretary. Now that he has fallen into that situation, we

It's better to stay less involved in other people's affairs. After all, Governor Wang is behind him, so we don't need to offend him too much. What's more, Xiao Qianhua's company's business does not only involve us in Shangjiang.

City. You think so?"

I nodded and said, "Yeah. Originally, I wanted to ask the TV station to do a program specifically talking about investment risks. Now that I heard what you said, I think it's better to forget it. Investment is a personal behavior, and the benefits and risks are only

It can be enjoyed and borne by investors themselves.”

He said: "Yes."

I suddenly remembered something, "Old Wu, documents on the compensation standards for demolition have been released. Have the citizens reacted to this?"

He shook his head, "There seems to be no response. We are currently drafting a demolition compensation contract, and then let the relevant departments below sign it with the citizens who need to be demolished."

After hearing what he said, I didn't feel very happy. I looked at him and asked him: "Old Wu, don't you think this is a bit strange?"

He suddenly looked at me in astonishment, "Why is it strange?" [
To be continued...