Not long after, Secretary Chen’s secretary 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: "The municipal party committee is me and the secretary-general of the municipal party committee general office. The municipal government is of course 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 immediately understood, "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. We can first smash this stone into the water.
Go take a look inside and see how big the waves can be."
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 be corrupt, 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 not only to consider everyone's interests, but also for stability. Well, that's right. 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?" (To be continued)