After Zhao Yitang left, the Shihe Town Government remained the same, as if nothing had happened.
Through this incident, Shen Tong was greatly touched. These days, he has been thinking about the few words Zhao Yitang left before leaving. To make progress and grow, one must learn to survive against the odds. No matter how they scheming, the current The situation is to do your job well and never participate in party struggles. But after Zhao Yitang left, Ma Guotao temporarily supported the work of the Shihe Town Party Committee and Government. Who did he want to fight with?
Ma Guotao has been in a good mood these days. Once Zhao Yitang leaves, he will basically have the final say in Shihe Town. If nothing else happens, the position of secretary of the town party committee will be mine. Thinking of this, Ma Guotao is a little excited. After 10 years of hard work in Shihe Town, Shihe Town is finally coming through.
Ma Guotao looked at Shen Tong going to and from get off work on time every day, and he didn't want to do anything to him. After all, he was a newcomer. He could definitely pull him over and use him for his own purposes. If he was really dishonest, beating him up would be necessary. However, , Ma Guotao has a relationship with Xu Xia from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, and has not bothered Shen Tong for the time being.
These days, the middle-level leaders of the town government are also panicking. The situation has changed. Those who originally belonged to the Ma faction are naturally celebrating, while those who belong to the Zhao faction are always worried about being suppressed by Ma Guotao. Liu Siming is one of them.
Liu Siming's mood can be said to be at a low point. The continuous blows made him breathless. In addition to attending meetings, he locked himself in the house all day long and never left the door. He truly became a phoenix...
Zhou Detian seems to be much more diligent than before. He rushes to Ma Guotao's office for big and small matters, as if to prove his position. No wonder people in the town say that he is like the few hairs on his head, pouring wherever he wants. fall.
It is said that the first thing a new official does when he takes office is that although Ma Guotao is in charge of the work, some people who like him quietly changed their names and called him Secretary Ma instead. Although Ma Guotao said no, he was as happy as a flower. Like. He has been thinking carefully about how to light the first fire these days, and an idea from his confidant Yan Dongxu made him excited, which was to attract investment for Shihe Town.
Investment promotion is mentioned in the reports of the county committee and county government every year, but it is the same every year. The slogans are shouted loudly, but few places actually implement them. To this end, the county has also set up an investment promotion bureau and organized a professional team. The team went out to look for large companies and negotiate with large companies, but the results were obvious. So far, no company has settled in Dongquan.
The biggest disadvantage of Dongquan is that the transportation is not developed. If the transportation is convenient, no matter how good the mineral resources it has, it can attract several chemical companies. Ma Guotao is a little retreating. The county can't do things well, but he can do them well. ?
But Yan Dongxu was behind his back. There was nothing going on in the town right now. If all the cadres were released into groups and started recruiting companies everywhere, it might not be possible to bring back any one of them. Besides, whether it was county party secretary Wu Jiangkai or Wu Jiangkai, the secretary of the county party committee, or Or County Magistrate Ding Qingxiang definitely supports it. Regardless of whether he can be brought back, he will please both sides, so why not do it. If he is really brought back, will your position as party committee secretary still be secure? He might just lose you. It is entirely possible to become the top leader of the county bureau.
When Yan Dongxu said this, Ma Guotao couldn't sit still. After careful consideration and analysis, he decided to adopt Yan Dongxu's opinion and immediately convened a party committee to study the matter in detail. He couldn't wait to call the office.
Shen Tong was the only one in the office. Zhou Detian went to the county for a meeting, and Yuan Caiyun miraculously did not come today. Shen Tong was looking through the party building materials in the town when a bell rang suddenly and he almost dropped the file box in his hand. Fall to the ground.
Shen Tong quickly walked to the phone and saw that it was Ma Guotao's call. He immediately picked up the call and said, "Mayor Ma, this is Shen Tong."
When Ma Guotao heard it was Shen Tong, he asked, "Where is Director Zhou? Let him answer the phone."
Shen Tong said quickly: "Director Zhou went to the county for a meeting."
Ma Guotao said "Oh" and hung up the phone. He suddenly remembered that he had arranged for Zhou Detian to attend a county meeting in the morning. Today the county held an education work meeting, but Duan Yan, who was in charge of science, education, culture and health, had not yet returned to work after taking maternity leave, and he didn't want to Going to such a department meeting by myself would seem to be a loss of identity, so I asked Zhou Detian to attend instead.
Ma Guotao raised his legs and put them on the desk. His body's center of gravity kept changing as it rocked up and down. The two legs of the desk and chair made a "squeaking" sound, as if they were about to fall apart in an instant. He took stock carefully in his mind. Since Shen Tong started working, even though he followed Zhao Yitang, he has not done anything extraordinary. In addition, Xu Xia, who was in the provincial investigation team last time, seems to have an unusual relationship with him. If he is reused, he will not be able to do anything out of the ordinary. I can find a balance between Zhou Detian and him. Thinking of this, I picked up the phone and dialed again.
As soon as Ma Guotao put down the phone, Shen Tong miraculously appeared at the door. Ma Guotao was quite pleased with Shen Tong's political consciousness. He called Shen Tong in and asked him to sit down. He still had his legs crossed, showing no leadership at all. appearance.
On the way here, Shen Tong was wondering if Ma Guotao was going to hit him again, but he was already prepared. No matter what he said, he would just respond. If he wanted to survive, he had to bow his head first.
Shen Tong sat there, watching Ma Guotao touch his pocket up and down as if looking for something. Shen Tong immediately realized that Ma Guotao was looking for cigarettes, so he quickly took out a box of Chinese cigarettes from his body, took out one and handed it to Ma Guotao. Then put the remaining box on the desk.
Ma Guotao was very satisfied with Shen Tong's ability to observe words and emotions, so he pointed at the cigarette and asked, "Do you usually smoke this?"
Shen Tong quickly waved his hand and said: "No, no, no, Secretary Ma, I don't know how to smoke. I bought this pack of cigarettes a long time ago to facilitate my daily work."
Ma Guotao put down his legs, chuckled, picked up the cigarette from the table and threw it to Shen Tong, saying: "Since we are starting work, why don't we use our own cigarettes? Tell Director Zhou later and tell me what I said. Let me get you a pack of cigarettes. There are many people in the office and diplomacy with tobacco and alcohol is unavoidable, so you should also prepare it by your side. Pack up your cigarette, what are you talking about?"
Although Ma Guotao meant to reprimand Shen Tong, he was not angry and smiled, which was completely opposite to what he had seen before. It seemed that Ma Guotao was taking the initiative to show his kindness. Why not strike while the iron is hot and climb up the pole. So, Shen Tong put the cigarette back to its original place, bowed and said: "Secretary Ma, I don't know how to smoke, and I can't afford to smoke this cigarette, so I am filial to you."
Ma Guotao laughed loudly and said: "Okay, I accept your filial piety. Do you think this is considered a bribe?"
As soon as Shen Tong heard the word "bribery", his nerves immediately became tense, and he said with an ugly face: "Secretary Ma, how can this be considered a bribe? At most, it is just a friendship between friends, dealing with each other, doing business, and talking to each other. Just now you said you would give me a pack of cigarettes, but you still suffered a loss when I gave you a pack."
After listening to Shen Tong's absurd reasoning, Ma Guotao took one out of the box, threw it to Shen Tong, and said: "You have Huahuali, come and smoke one. How can a township cadre do it if he doesn't know how to smoke? We deal with the common people all day long. , tobacco and alcohol are essential.”
Shen Tong was not polite, picked up the cigarette and lit it. Even though he was a little uncomfortable, he still had to keep his aura strong.
Ma Guotao obviously felt that Shen Tong had changed from before in terms of his words, conversation, and behavior. This kid got started very quickly. Then he thought about it, why not test Shen Tong's tone first to see how much he thought about attracting investment? If he had any opinion, he said: "Shen Tong, if our town wants to attract investment, what do you think?"
Shen Tong was confused by this sudden problem, but he quickly thought about it in his mind. It is extremely difficult for Shihe Town to attract investment. In addition to bauxite mines, there are only forestry resources. But there are already more than a dozen small businesses in the mine, is it still necessary to attract investment? As for forestry resources, the state clearly prohibits indiscriminate logging, which is obviously not a way out. Agriculture? Agriculture? Don’t even think about agriculture. It requires land. How can we develop without land and food? If we want to attract investment, we must have the right time, place and people, and both of them are indispensable. But what does Shihe Town have?
But Shen Tong quickly realized that this was Ma Guotao's new development idea. If he pushed him back in a daze, and was not disrespectful to him, he said: "Secretary Ma, I think it is most appropriate to engage in investment promotion now." Well, Shihe Town is rich in mineral resources. If one or two large companies are introduced, the economy of Shihe Town will soon be on the fast track. However, there have been resistances to innovations in the past dynasties. I think there will be different voices. If Secretary Ma were to take charge of this project personally, I don’t think anyone would say anything, at least I would support it with both hands."
After Ma Guotao squinted and listened to Shen Tong's understanding, he leaned forward and asked, "So you support this idea?"
Shen Tong nodded.
"Okay, young people, what they need is motivation, dare to think and dare to do, yes, you have to work hard." Ma Guotao said with a smile, as if things have been successful.
"You will inform the members of the party and government team later that there will be a meeting at three o'clock in the afternoon." Ma Guotao was in a good mood and told Shen Tong in a matter-of-fact manner.
Shen Tong hurriedly took out his notebook and wrote down quickly, looking up at Ma Guotao from time to time, waiting for his other instructions.
"By the way, you also participate, take minutes of the meeting, and form meeting minutes." Ma Guotao explained again.