The term "county magistrate" makes Liu Xiaojing a little uncomfortable. The seventh-grade Zhizhiguan looks like a clown with a pink nose in Peking Opera. Zhou Wen is a national and county-level cadre with a million dollars in one county.
Her parents were officials, but Liu Ziguang was very wealthy and drove here in person in the middle of the night. It was not easy for her to have a seizure, so she could only smile and said: "I just sent a driver here, and I came here in person. It's really troublesome for you..."
Liu Ziguang said: "It's okay. I haven't seen Zhou Wen for a long time. I just wanted to chat with him."
Zhou Wen got into the car directly and said to Liu Xiaojing: "I'm leaving. You can take your children to play in the county in two days."
"Okay, I'll go next Saturday." Liu Xiaojing waved her hand, watched her husband leave, and went upstairs excitedly. At the stairs, she met her neighbor on the sixth floor, Sister Zhang. Sister Zhang's husband is a section chief in the district government.
She has always been a loner in this building, quite proud, but now Liu Xiaojing can finally look down on her.
"Sister Zhang, it's time to get off work." Liu Xiaojing was a rare intentional quarrel.
The eldest sister held her head high and responded reservedly, with an attitude of indifference. Liu Xiaojing sneered and said in her heart that news in official circles spreads the fastest. When the whole city knows tomorrow that my husband has become the county magistrate, what will you do next?
Pull.
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The Hummer looks big and majestic from the outside, but the interior space is not as spacious as expected. There is a gap between the driver's and co-pilot seats, but it is still much more spacious than Zhou Wen's Chery A3. The Hummer is speeding on the road late at night.
Zhou Wen's mood was racing along with the wheel. Thinking back to every day and night in the past two years, all kinds of emotions came to his heart. He felt that life is like a dream and dreams are like life.
"Zhou Wen, it's quick enough to mention the county magistrate." Liu Ziguang said briskly and handed Zhou Wen a cigarette.
Zhou Wen took the cigarette and looked at it. He saw it was Zhonghua, and he laughed and said, "I can't afford to smoke Zhonghua cigarettes even if I am the county magistrate, nor can I afford to drive a Hummer."
Liu Ziguang said: "Both the cigarettes and the car are powerful. I will borrow this car to drive it when I go to the countryside. You will know when you become the county magistrate. You don't have to spend money for food, drink and fun. You even have a secretary to sign the orders for you."
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Zhou Wen shook his head: "Others can do this, but I can't. I won't hide it from you, old classmate. It's not easy to be the county magistrate. What's waiting for me in front of me is not flowers and applause, but mine arrays and thorn forests. When I take office this time, I
I have made all kinds of mental preparations.”
Liu Ziguang smiled: "What preparations have you made? Have you prepared a hundred coffins?"
"I don't dare. I prepared a coffin for myself."
"Haha, is it so scary?"
"Of course, political struggles have always been extremely cruel. My father-in-law also taught me a lesson just now and taught me a few tricks."
"Your father-in-law was the former deputy secretary of the party committee of Chenguang Factory. He was promoted through persecution during the Cultural Revolution?"
Zhou Wenyi waved his hand: "We don't care about the matters of the older generation."
"What did the old guy teach you?"
"The eight-character policy is to keep a low profile and make a difference."
Liu Ziguang sneered: "I think it's a turtle policy. Is it possible for you to be a coward and be kind to others?"
Zhou Wen was startled: "Is what my father-in-law said wrong?"
"Of course it's not right. It's true to be a low-key person, but you can't be low-key when doing things. Just imagine, if you become the county magistrate, you do nothing, make no achievements, and do good to others everywhere. No one is offended. What will happen?"
"As a county magistrate, I will be ignored and no one will take me seriously. Moreover, I am afraid that I will have to sit in the county magistrate's seat for a long time."
"Yes, and this county magistrate is still aggrieved and unable to realize his ambitions and ideals at all. No matter how low-key you are, people will still deal with you as they should. They will never show mercy, cower, or retreat.
If you are like a turtle, if you extend your head, it will be a knife, and if you shrink your head, it will be a knife."
Zhou Wen sighed: "It's difficult, what do you think I should do?"
"If you don't want to be a tortoise, you should be a red snake. If people see you, you will hide away. If you don't like it, you will bite anyone and kill anyone." Liu Ziguang said viciously.
"But...is this okay? A group of people in Nantai County already dislike me. I'm so high-profile, why don't they join forces and attack me?"
Liu Ziguang smiled: "That's why you have to be independent. There are many mediocre county magistrates in the province, and you are not missing. But at critical moments, you can turn the tide, calm down, lead people to the dam, and save yourself."
I'm afraid you, Zhou Wen, are the only county magistrate to be filled in. Secretary Zheng promoted you because of your enterprising spirit. If you become the county magistrate and disappear, then I can guarantee that your official career will be nothing.
That's it. I became the county magistrate at the age of thirty, and I will still be the county magistrate when I retire."
Zhou Wen's eyes lit up: "What you said is not unreasonable."
Liu Ziguang curled his lips: "What I'm saying is true. You have to learn to think from other people's perspective. From the perspective of your father-in-law, of course I hope you can be the county magistrate safely, but from the perspective of a leader, it is absolutely impossible."
You don’t want to go against the public opinion, go beyond the employment mechanism, and the cadre promoted by leapfrog is a guy who just wants to keep his official position. If you really do this, what is the difference between you and those deputy county magistrates who are just sitting there? Are you not letting the leaders down?
What?"
"It's easier said than done. There's no one above me, so I don't have the confidence to do anything." Zhou Wen said, but his tone was obviously loose.
"If there is no one above you, then who is above them? Li Zhian? The biggest leader of the Nantai Gang has been detained by the Discipline Inspection Commission, and you are an official directly named and promoted by the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee. Who has the confidence? You, of course.
, it is expected that they will team up to deal with you, but you are the county magistrate, you have the power, whoever deals with you will be dealt with by you. How many of these local leaders have clean butts?
But you, Zhou Wen, are different. Although your qualifications are shallow, you are innocent. I can’t get any handle on you. So, let’s find some time later and I will introduce you to Hu Yuejin. If you use this line, it will be much easier to deal with people.
Already."
"Hu Yuejin from the Political and Legal Affairs Committee!" Zhou Wen asked in surprise, "Are you familiar with him?"
"I'm not too familiar with you, but we can talk to you very well. His promotion to the position is due to Secretary Zheng's favor. I think he will be very willing to make friends with you."
"Hey Liu Ziguang, I didn't expect your political resources to be so rich. Introduce everyone you know to me."
Liu Ziguang smiled faintly: "Those relationships are not needed for the time being. Besides, relationships are mutual. Only when you have resources will others be willing to exchange with you. So you must achieve results as the county magistrate. You
I am only thirty years old, and there is still a long way to go. If I give it a try, it will not be a dream to reach the department level before the age of forty, and it will not be difficult to enter a provincial capital before the age of fifty."
Zhou Wen didn't speak, but his face was full of ambition and enthusiasm. The night was dark, the trees on both sides of the road were retreating rapidly, and the road to Nantai was still so difficult to walk.
"Secretary Zheng promoted you to be the county magistrate, just to put a snakehead in the lifeless fish pond of Nantai County officialdom and make you bite people. I think I'll start with your county transportation director to build the fucking road.
I’ve been practicing for several years and I’m still practicing, but I’m not so greedy for money!”
Zhou Wen nodded thoughtfully.
"What else do you have to hesitate? What are you afraid of? You are different from them. You have been betting your whole life on officialdom. If you do well, you will have a bright future. If you don't do well, it won't matter. If Mayor Zhou hadn't promoted you in the first place,
, Aren’t you still a little clerk? As a human being, you are invincible if you go all out.”
"Okay, then I'll give it a go!" Zhou Wen waved his fist fiercely.
After walking and talking all the way, we soon arrived at Nantai County. The road from the county to Dahe Township was bumpy, muddy, and there were no street lights. Fortunately, it was a Hummer, otherwise it would be really difficult to walk at night.
, Liu Ziguang drove Zhou Wen to the township party committee dormitory in a Hummer.
The party committee dormitory is right by the river. The bright moon is in the sky and the river is sparkling. Zhou Wen looked at his watch and said, "It's already four o'clock. Let's stay here today."
Liu Ziguang said: "No, I'd better go back."
Zhou Wen smiled and said: "Actually, I want to borrow your Hummer. I can't go to the county to take office in the farm vehicle used to haul apples in the countryside."
"Haha, I have you, okay!"
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Early the next morning, the Dahe Township Party Committee received a call, informing Party Committee Secretary Comrade Zhou Wen to rush to the county government immediately. There was a new appointment to be announced. Zhou Wen had already packed up, dressed neatly, with a white shirt and a black suit, without a tie.
, the leather shoes were spotless, and after shaking hands and saying goodbye to the comrades in Dahe Township, they got into Liu Ziguang's Hummer.
The Hummer drove along the muddy road towards the county seat. Dahe Township is located in a remote area, and leaders from the province and city cannot come to inspect it. Therefore, the road has not been repaired well. I asked the county for money. The Transportation Bureau said that funds were tight and there was no way.
Spending money to build roads has kept the economy of Dahe Township from developing.
The Hummer was traveling in the mud with a displacement of 315 and wide tires. It was easy to cope with the mud. However, a small flying tiger that broke down on the road was not so lucky. The tires were stuck in the mud and the front wheels just spun.
The car was full of apples, and the driver was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.
"Stop." Zhou Wen said hurriedly.
Liu Ziguang stepped on the brakes, Zhou Wen jumped out of the car and passed towards Xiao Feihu: "What's wrong? I got stuck in the mud. Is there a traction rope?"
He found a traction rope and tied one end to the rear of the Hummer and the other to the front of the Little Flying Tiger. Zhou Wen took off his leather shoes and pushed the cart with his bare feet in the mud. Although the Hummer was powerful, it was not a tractor after all. It was useless.
It took a lot of effort to pull the little flying tiger out of the quagmire. Zhou Wen got on the Hummer without saying anything, clapped his hands and said, "Let's go."
At the gate of the county government, lanterns were decorated and gongs and drums were played loudly. The cadres and the masses were waiting for the arrival of the new county magistrate. A majestic Hummer drove over. Zhou Wen got out of the Hummer in full view. The crowd immediately shouted
Surprisingly, the new county magistrate has muddy legs. The lower half of his suit pants are covered in mud, and his leather shoes are also covered in mud.
Zhou Wen didn't care at all about other people's looks, and hurriedly entered the government gate. He first went to the deputy director of the Organization Department to report in, and then took five minutes off to go to the bathroom and change clothes before appearing in the large conference room of the county government.