At this time, I suddenly heard Governor Huang calling his secretary next door. His secretary hurriedly said to me: "Wait for me."
I nodded to him, and then sat there reading the newspaper and waiting. I knew that the departments in the province were very troublesome, and if they were purely business-like, a few polite words would shut me out and go far away.
.Those people use a bunch of clichés in official circles, which sounds comfortable, but they just won’t do anything for you. It’s just like in a hospital. As long as it’s not an emergency patient, the doctors may postpone the surgery indefinitely.
move.
But it would be different if Governor Huang's secretary took me there. People in official circles always look upward. This is absolutely an unbreakable truth.
This was the case with the projects sponsored by the province last time. If Secretary Luo hadn't come forward at that time, maybe one of the projects would still be in the project approval stage until now.
After a while, Governor Huang's secretary came over. He said to me in a low voice: "Governor Huang invites you to come over."
Obviously, he was the one who told Governor Huang about my stay. Originally, I really didn’t want to disturb Governor Huang, but now that it’s like this, I had no choice but to go over.
"Has the secretary told you?" Governor Huang asked me with a smile after asking me to sit down.
I nodded, "Thank you. You take such great care of me, and I'm really grateful."
He was still smiling at me, "Xiao Feng, you are very good. It would be great if young people today were like you. Learning to be grateful is a moral character that each of us should have. Unfortunately, there are not many people with such moral character.
By the way, why are you here? If you have something to do, do you contact me directly? Unlike others, you don’t need to go to my secretary to find me."
I hurriedly said: "I want to contact the National Development and Reform Commission and communicate with them first. So I would like to ask your secretary to come forward and introduce me. I, the deputy mayor, is nothing in their eyes. I am also here to speed up the work."
efficiency."
He immediately laughed, "You are criticizing the bureaucracy of the departments below us. But what you said is indeed true. The departments in the province have to deal with so many counties and cities in the province, and the people below have to come and go here.
It requires money and projects, and it is difficult for them. So this is not all caused by bureaucracy. Let me call the director of the National Development and Reform Commission to come to my office. I am about to talk to him about something.
, by the way, I would also like to introduce him to you."
I didn't expect that he would make such a big move, and I immediately felt flattered. But I couldn't say much because he just introduced me to the director of the National Development and Reform Commission. Of course, I knew very well that in fact,
This is not "by the way" at all!
He immediately picked up the phone and said, "Come to my office."
Then he put down the phone and asked me with a smile: "Xiao Feng, what do you think of this incident involving Governor Wang's secretary Xiao Luo?"
He was looking for a topic to chat with me, and I knew it. Then I replied: "I actually don't know much about this matter. But I heard that the company is very involved, and it is said that many officials are involved.
has been involved, and there are still some people whose problems have not been exposed yet. I think this matter is simply a big scandal in our Jiangnan Province. It should be stopped in moderation and should not be expanded too much. Otherwise, it will cause a greater shock.
.The common people see problems differently from us. All they see is bad. If the scope of the problem is too wide, the common people will lose confidence in the government."
He nodded and said: "This is just one aspect. It is said that this company is also suspected of using beauty to blackmail officials. So how do you think we should look at such a thing?"
I said: "If I were a common person, I would definitely sympathize with that company, because all I see is the corruption of officials, but I will ignore the dignity of the law. So I think the public opinion in the province is
Special attention should be paid to this point in the orientation. These are two aspects of the same thing. On the one hand, it is the problem of official corruption. We should seize the officials with outstanding problems and serious corruption in this case. On the other hand, we should deal with it.
If a company is suspected of committing a crime, it will be severely punished. In other words, the problem of officials is the problem of officials, and the problems of officials must be separated from the facts of the company's crimes. Otherwise, it may cause bias in public opinion.
This creates social instability.”
He sighed: "Xiao Feng, you have really made a lot of progress. You, the deputy mayor of a prefecture-level city, can understand this matter so clearly. Why can't some of our provincial cadres understand this matter?"
What? Forget it, we are just here to talk."
I suddenly remembered what happened with Director Zou, so I hurriedly asked, "Governor Huang, does the province want to get to the bottom of it?"
He looked at me and smiled, "I don't know. But Xiao Feng, I heard that this case also involves you."
I was immediately startled, "Governor Huang, this is none of my business. So far, no higher-level organization has come to talk to me."
He smiled and said: "Don't be nervous. There is no problem with you. This has been investigated clearly by the organization. People from Guangxia Company have told you that you have never accepted any benefits from them, but you still have no problem with the bidding issue."
They were given some convenience, mainly because Secretary Luo came forward to coordinate. In fact, everyone knows that such things are inevitable for anyone who is in charge. But you did not profit from it, which is the most important thing. Xiao Feng, I
The reason I have always been optimistic about you is that you are not greedy. This is very difficult for many people to do."
I smiled bitterly and said, "It's mainly because I'm timid. Also, I've made a lot of money through legal channels over the years, and I think there's no point in having too much money. Just have enough money."
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He laughed, "Yeah, why don't many people understand such a simple truth? In the final analysis, it's because of people's greed. But Xiao Feng, you still have to pay attention in the future. Many things in the officialdom cannot be explained clearly.
, maybe many people are greedy, but they can land safely. Some people are greedy for the first time but are caught immediately. The only way is to be cautious and tread on thin ice."
I immediately said sincerely: "You are so right. I will definitely keep it in mind."
In fact, I don’t think Governor Huang is showing off in front of me. He is not greedy either. He must depend on the recipient when accepting things from his subordinates, and he himself is not short of money. But his biggest problem is that he likes women too much.
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He and I have something in common on this point. I think this cannot mean that we are bad people, but should be human nature. Besides, like me, he is currently single.
Of course, if we look at it purely from the perspective of party discipline, both he and I have problems. But are there still cadres who have no problems at all?
While we were chatting, the director of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission arrived. He was a somewhat bald man in his fifties. When he came in, I stood up quickly.
Governor Huang immediately introduced me to him, "Director Ye, this is Comrade Feng Xiao, the executive deputy mayor of Shangjiang City. I wanted him to be my secretary back then but he refused me. This is a very big deal.
Interesting cadres. Haha! At present, the reform of Shangjiang City is a matter decided by the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee. In the future, your National Development and Reform Commission should give more support to their work."
Director Ye looked at me and smiled, "Such a young deputy mayor? Governor Huang, it seems he was right not to work as your secretary, otherwise he might still be working in this agency now."
Governor Huang smiled and said, "What do you mean by this? Am I going to keep capable young people by my side and not put them down for training? Are you criticizing me in disguise?"
Director Ye also laughed, "How dare I criticize the leader?"
The two of them laughed together. I immediately felt that their relationship was unusual.
I hurriedly and politely said a few words to Director Ye, nothing more than asking him to take care of me in the future. Director Ye smiled and said: "The leaders have issued instructions, and I will definitely support your work."
Governor Huang immediately said to me: "Mayor Feng, you should take the initiative to contact Director Ye more often in the future. Now Director Ye and I will study a few issues. You can go and do your own thing."