Minister Dou took the afternoon flight. Governor Huang, Governor He, a deputy secretary-general of the provincial government, Secretary Luo of the Provincial Education Commission, and Director Leng went to the airport to greet him. Of course I went too.
There were five or six vehicles in the convoy that greeted us, all of which were black Audis. There was also a police car in front of them to clear the way.
Accompanying Minister Dou on the bus were two deputy governors, so of course I was not qualified.
The old director and I were in a car together. When we were in the car, the old director sighed: "This kind of reception standard is too high. There is no way that people of Minister Dou's level would be rare in Beijing."
I said: "Yes. The two vice-governors and the deputy secretary-general came to greet us personally at the airport. This standard is high enough. But it is said that Governor Wang will be there in person at the dinner later."
But the old director shook his head and said: "What I mean by high standards is not this. According to regulations, police car clearing must be enjoyed by higher-level leaders."
I was very surprised, "I have seen in the past that police cars cleared the way for reception leaders in the county."
He immediately laughed, "So the people down here are all messing around. That's why I said that Minister Dou can only enjoy such treatment when he comes to our place."
Then the old director told me some common sense about security levels——
The old director said: Guard is the name given to the protective measures and levels prescribed for important leaders and political figures. It is divided into first, second and third levels, and preventive measures are treated differently according to the degree and importance.
For example, in terms of transportation: First-level traffic guards are responsible for visiting foreign heads of state, heads of government, leaders of the ruling party, and members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee, national president, vice president, chairman of the National People's Congress, premier of the State Council, and chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference who are active at home and abroad.
, the security specifications arranged by the Chairman of the Central Military Commission. All departments are required to ensure the absolute safety of the guarded objects. At the same time, the security work for foreign guests requires grandness and solemnity in terms of etiquette. In addition to the opening vehicles and closing vehicles, they must also be equipped with escorts.
Deploying more police forces along the route is both for safety reasons and for etiquette requirements. Level 2 traffic guards are deputy or equivalent representatives of visiting heads of state and leaders of the ruling party, as well as members of the Politburo of our country.
, Secretary of the Secretariat, Vice Premier of the State Council, Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress, Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, President of the Supreme People's Court, and Procurator General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate. Traffic guard specifications are required to be at important locations, complex road sections, and intersections where the guard objects pass.
Posts should be appropriately increased on general routes, and police vehicles should be deployed in front of motorcades to clear the way. Level 3 traffic guards are traffic guard specifications arranged for visiting deputy speakers of parliaments, deputy prime ministers of governments, or delegations equivalent to this specification. Level 3 traffic guards
The security guards generally do not increase the number of police personnel or send lane clearing vehicles, but instead provide appropriate and convenient measures at various traffic posts passing by...
To be honest, I didn’t really know this kind of thing in detail before. Now after hearing about it, I immediately felt it was very novel and also a little incredible.
I asked: "Old director, is this just a specification? Just like those officials in ancient times, there were strict regulations on how many people could carry the sedan?"
The old director smiled and said: "In our country, the security standards of the top leader have never been just a security issue, but also a political gesture. As the top leader of a big country, it is natural for him to enjoy certain security protection.
Haha! After all, it is just a specification, and it also has the meaning you just mentioned. The police car that clears the way now is equivalent to the officials who beat the gong at the front of the line of people holding placards and flags when traveling in ancient times.
These government officials sounded gongs while shouting: Soldiers and civilians should all stay away. Sounding the gong seven times means that the county magistrate is traveling in a sedan or carriage; ringing the gong nine times means that officials at the prefectural level are traveling; ringing the gong eleven times means that the official is traveling.
When officials representing provinces and provinces travel, and when the emperor travels, he must blow the gong thirteen times. Sounding the gong to clear the way is undoubtedly a treatment enjoyed according to rank. The ancient leading comrades sitting in sedan chairs will definitely look forward to Zixiongshuangwaiwai. If we wait
People who have no city government have the opportunity to feel happy, so they must instruct their servants to draw up the curtains of the sedan chair, wave to the crowds in the streets reservedly, and nod frequently."
Hearing what he said was interesting, I burst into laughter.
He added with a smile: "Nowadays, the times are progressing. The road clearers have been replaced by police cars, and the gongs have been replaced by police lights and sirens. Since we are clearing the road, of course we must pay attention to solemnity and majesty, and the cars must be high-end and luxurious, with police lights and sirens."
Alarms also need to be imported with high power and cost tens of thousands of yuan per set. The ceremonial guard of ancient officials is a first-class level. Several people carry the sedan chair, a few people perform minor roles, and the number of times the gong is struck has clearly stated regulations, which violates the regulations.
That's called arrogance, and you may be dismissed and investigated. In modern society, there aren't so many red tapes. As long as the leader of the traffic police team is able to control the traffic police team, anyone who is interested can dispatch a police car for fun. Not only officials can use it
When police cars clear the way, even entrepreneurs, businessmen, actors, athletes, singers, etc. have the opportunity to experience the power of telling idle people to avoid them. Nowadays, there are more police cars clearing the way, and things get a bit chaotic. People scream and scream on the road.
They have long been confused. They don’t know where so many chiefs came from. Therefore, it is not surprising what you see in the county. In fact, as a high-level leader, there is nothing wrong with enjoying such treatment. After all,
Leaders all over the world are like this when they travel. But our country seems too chaotic. In the final analysis, this is the remnant feudal ideology that is at work."
I suddenly fell silent, because I felt that this was not entirely due to residual feudal ideas, but that we ourselves had not escaped the shadow of feudal society. Whether it was from the perspective of the employment system or the prevalence of privileges,
in this way.
In fact, everyone knows it in their hearts, but they don't dare to say it out loud.
Maybe I shouldn't think like this. Just as I told Lin Yu that night, maybe my thoughts are too reactionary.
I think each of us has such feudal thoughts in our minds. Otherwise, why would so many people advocate power and privilege? (To be continued)