Chapter 37 Today is the Day
Tie Xiangqian laughed, "You little brat, you are already a county official, but you are still so careless. To be honest, you have seen cadres at all levels since you were a child, and you have developed a leadership style without having to put on a stern face to scare people. However, you should be careful about what you say and do in the future. You may not care about it, but others will add fuel to the fire and guess your intentions. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Yes, thank you for your advice, Secretary. I understand."
Tie Xiangqian shook his head and smiled bitterly, "You weren't like this before. It seems that you have learned a lot in those three months in Wuzhao." He took off his apron, moved to Hu Jiao's side, and picked up the teacup, "It's almost enough for the three of us to have a big meal. Tell me, what did you learn in those three months?"
Hu Jiao frowned. Those three months were actually a time to truly integrate the memories of the man named Gou Rixin. If it weren't for Gou Rixin's strange and varied ideas, with Hu Jiao's original personality , it would have been difficult for him to endure.
Either you suffer a mental breakdown or you suffer injustice.
What are your thoughts?
Hu Jiao thought about it and tried to cover it up with words, "The biggest thing I learned during those three months was how to be together forever."
Tie Xiangqian looked at him blankly. Is this what you call experience?
"Did you want to be with someone else's wife forever?" Tie Xiangqian couldn't help but tease Hu Jiao about his secret crush on Liu Jie.
"Jiaojiao, tell me, is there really anything going on between you and Liu Jie?"
Hu Jiao looked at Tie Xiangqian seriously and asked, "What do you think?"
Tie Xiangqian smiled a little darkly, "I think Wu Hao's deep hatred for you... The only thing that can make a man hate another man so much is the hatred of killing his father or stealing his wife."
Hu Jiao shrugged, and the corners of his eyes and mouth drooped together. This action was the rogue look that Gou Rixin had in his bones. When he had just sobered up, Hu Jiao had demonstrated it at the joint party and government meeting in Wuhe Town. Later, he was confined for three months and gradually overcame it, but no one appreciated it.
I didn't expect it to pop up again now.
Tie Xiangqian shook his head. "Jiaojiao, you are really different from before. After so many great changes, you may have developed a bit of cynicism in your mentality. However, I still say the same old thing: to be a leading cadre, you must have the prestige of a leader."
Hu Jiao laughed in silence and put his arm around Tie Xiangqian's shoulders, "Thank you, Uncle Tie. I don't have to pretend to be so tired in front of you."
Tie Xiangqian shook his head, "You have to develop a habit, the habit of a superior."
Hu Jiao sighed helplessly, "Uncle Tie, you have lived for decades, why do you have to wear a mask and live for others? Whether others respect you or not is not determined by the size of your official position."
Seeing that Tie Xiangqian was about to refute him, Hu Jiao hurriedly indicated that he had not finished speaking, "Of course, I admit that the method you mentioned is more direct and easier, and can do a better job in a short period of time. But have you ever thought about what you rely on if you want others to truly obey you and fear you?"
Tie smiled forward, "Power."
Hu Jiao pointed at the sofa where he sat, and then pointed at his head, "The butt determines the head. At a certain height, even if it is a pig, people below dare not insult it casually. I think I am not stupid enough to do that, right?"
Tie Xiangqian looked at Hu Jiao, and after a few seconds he smiled and patted Hu Jiao on the shoulder, "Uncle Tie is obsessed. Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. Everyone has their own way of doing things. Uncle Tie believes in you! Besides, after Wu Hao left, even Li Changsheng didn't dare to confront me in Tong County. Haha, this time when you go down, I won't have any scruples."
The two slowly turned the topic to the development of Tong County. When Tie Xiangqian followed Li Mingyong, he was very familiar with the city's original development ideas for Tong County. Now Tian Fumin's policy proposal is to relax and let the county-level team below play their role and only guide them in the general direction.
Tian Fumin values economic benefits and is completely loyal to the principle that "it doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as it catches good mice, it is a good cat."
As long as it does not violate major principles and cause negative social impacts, Tian Fumin usually adopts an attitude of trust, encouragement and support.
He often said, "Cadres nowadays, the country has just survived the movement, everyone is in danger, afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind, looking ahead and behind, muddling through life with the mentality of doing less and making fewer mistakes, and doing nothing and making no mistakes. This kind of thinking is unacceptable! We are not afraid of making mistakes, but we are afraid of doing nothing."
Therefore, under the guidance of Tian Fumin, Tie Xiangqian and Hu Jiao hit it off immediately and decided that the development of Tong County in the next three years would focus on economic construction. It would be best to use some state-owned enterprises and collectively-owned enterprises as pilot reforms to explore and formulate a Tong County economic construction model to quickly open up the situation.
As the saying goes, the beginning is always the hardest. If we want to develop the county economy, the primary problem is still transportation.
As an inland plateau city, Phoenix has only highway, rail and air transportation development routes.
Railways are subject to national planning, and local governments have no influence on them. Not to mention aviation, the airport in Phoenix only has one runway, and a small plane with a capacity of 40 passengers flies to Nanhu, the provincial capital, once every two weeks.
So the focus is still on highway construction.
We should give full play to Tong County's geographical advantage of being located at the junction of Hongjiang and Fenghuang, take the initiative to open up the transportation lifeline connecting the two cities, and combine its own resource advantages to drive the economic development of Tong County.
Before I knew it, the news broadcast ended and the doorbell rang.
Tie Xiangqian stood up, opened the door, and walked into the living room affectionately with Jiang Kaigui on his arm.
"Haha, it's a great honor to have Secretary Jiang visit my humble abode."
Jiang Kaigui rolled up his sleeves, and the three of them worked together to set the table and serve the dishes, but his mouth was not idle, "Brother Tie, don't follow the foreigners in rebellion. I am just following your old path. If we talk about the number one secretary of Phoenix, Deputy Deng is first, you are second, and me? Nothing."
Tie Xiang held a plate of peanuts in front of him, picked up one and put it into his mouth, chewing and humming, "Are you being modest? It is precisely because I have been in your position and know the role of a secretary that I keep flirting with you and flattering you secretly. Don't be ungrateful."
Hu Jiao didn't wait for Jiang Kaigui to speak, twisting the bottle and laughing, "Brother Jiang is now very lucky, he is close to officials and nobles, and he is very popular in Phoenix. Uncle Tie, you are just saying the grapes are sour because you can't eat them."
Jiang Kaigui put down the chicken soup in his hand and pulled his ears with both hands. "You guys, stop disgusting me with your words. I finally understand the intention of the provincial party committee sending Hu Jiao down. A wolf is missing a wolf-dog. Now it's just right. We can become a family."
Tie Xiangqian couldn't hold back and burst into laughter. He took the full glass from Hu Jiao and gestured, "Come on, raise your glasses and welcome Tongxian Beibei. Haha... Cheers."
After the three of them clinked glasses, Jiang Kaigui pointed his chopsticks at Hu Jiao and looked at Tie Xiangqian , "Do you know how valuable this man is now?"
Tie nodded forward and said, "I've heard a little bit about it."
Jiang Kaigui ate and spoke in a somewhat unclear manner, "Since Teacher Li's accident, Secretary Tian has been talking about Hu Jiao every three days and every five days. If the Provincial Party Committee hadn't appointed him to Tong County, I would have to switch with him now."
Tie Xiangqian chuckled, "Secretary Tian is dreaming of getting a wife. How could he get the chance to marry someone that neither Secretary-General Wu nor the governor wanted? You're more than an hour late today. Tell us about the latest developments."
Jiang Kaigui approached his glass and said with a face full of resentment, "It's all because of County Magistrate Hu. The provincial party committee's intention is very clear. They are afraid that he is not old enough and cannot convince the public, so there will be no county magistrate. Have you heard of this kind of thing? For him alone, the position of county magistrate was vacated? It's obvious that he is waiting for seniority. Sigh... This afternoon, we discussed Jiaojiao's internal party positions and added him as a member of the Fenghuang Municipal Party Committee, a member of the Tong County Party Committee, and a member of the county party committee and deputy secretary. The deputy county magistrate presides over the work of the Tong County government. It's unfair."
Tie Xiangqian pulled the corner of his mouth and swallowed the chicken in his mouth, "Why not just add an acting county magistrate? Wouldn't that save trouble? Did you mention Meng Qifa?"
Meng Qifa is a member of the Tong County Party Committee and the executive vice-magistrate of the government. Now Hu Jiao's position overlaps with his. The Phoenix Municipal Party Committee will not let him feel aggrieved and will definitely transfer him away in order to make room for Hu Jiao.
Jiang Kaigui nodded, "Not bad, he was transferred to the position of deputy secretary of the Mingjiang County Party Committee, and the former deputy secretary Zhang Xueshu retired to the People's Congress."
Hu Jiao has worked in Mingjiang County. The current secretary is still Chen Zhao. Zhang Xueshu was the former deputy secretary in charge and the third most important person in Mingjiang.
When Hu Jiao heard that Zhang Xueshu had retired to the National People's Congress, he couldn't help but interject, "Now Old Meng has something to do."
Tie Xiangqian and Jiang Kaigui smiled at the same time. Everyone knew who Chen Zhao was. He was now a high-ranking official in the Municipal Party Committee. Some people secretly slandered Chen Zhao as a local tyrant in Mingjiang. Would Meng Qifa be able to get anything good if he was transferred there?
With someone as powerful as Chen Zhao suppressing him, the nominal deputy secretary in charge is afraid that he will not be able to do much.
However, it is still a small step forward from the executive deputy county mayor.
Jiang Kaigui looked at Hu Jiao and couldn't help but admonish him, "Jiao Jiao, how should I describe Secretary Tian's attitude towards you now? He loves you and hates you, he envies you and is jealous of you."
Hu Jiao blinked and continued to pour wine for the two of them. "You asked me to dinner just to talk about this?"
Jiang Kaigui nodded, "It's mainly to remind you to stay in Tong County and not get involved with Teacher Li's students."
Hu Jiao and Tie Xiangqian smiled at each other. "As for me, I may be young and ignorant. My mother's students who have been promoted to deputy director level are not... emotional people, right?"
Jiang Kaigui gestured for the two to drink. "It's okay. Secretary Tian is not a petty person. Many things are scary. People imagine things, either too simply or too difficult. In this regard, I think Secretary Tian is a very objective person."
Tie Xiangqian shook his head and looked at Jiang Kaigui with narrowed eyes, "Secretary Jiang, if you have something to say, just say it."
Jiang Kaigui's stunned expression did not fool the two of them. He then looked a little embarrassed, "Brother Tie's eyes are like torches..."
"Seeing everything clearly!" Hu Jiao took over the conversation, laughed, pointed at the wine glass and said, "One cup of wine as punishment, how long has it been? How come Brother Jiang, who used to be so energetic, has become hypocritical?"
Tie Xiangqian didn't say anything and always kept a smile on his face. He could understand Jiang Kaigui's mood and accurately grasp Jiang Kaigui's intentions.
After Tie Xiangqian pressed him, Jiang Kaigui had no choice but to raise his cup, drink it all, and then turned the cup upside down to indicate that not a drop of wine should leak. "From now on, I, Jiang Kaigui, belong to you, Hu Jiao."
As soon as he finished speaking, Hu Jiao was already pale with horror, Tie Xiangqian had a strange expression on his face, and Dadao Laowu was full of energy and momentum, just as his reputation had deserved!
Jiang Kaigui didn't look at Hu Jiao, but stared at Tie Xiangqian. This look made Tie Xiangqian uneasy, as if he was facing a wolf. He was panicked in embarrassment.
Jiang Kaigui didn't laugh and was very serious. Hu Jiao was still shocked by his confession just now. He was not a child. Such a clear attitude of worshipping a faction has always been a taboo in the cadre circle. Once this attitude is corrected, no matter what happens to Hu Jiao in the future, Jiang Kaigui will inevitably be implicated.
If Hu Jiao were unfortunate, no one would dare to use Jiang Kaigui even if he was very capable.
Whoever wants to use it must also consider its reliability.
Tie Xiangqian slowly calmed down, raised his glass and drank it all, responding to Jiang Kaigui with his eyes, "I'm waiting to drink Jiaojiao's wedding wine."
This statement was equivalent to a clear indication that Jiang Kaigui was very satisfied. The two of them were tied, and he took the initiative to refill Tie Xiangqian's glass of wine. In silence, the two of them drank it all in one gulp.
Hu Jiao felt like he was being treated as invisible, and he felt helpless and happy at being ignored.
Jiang Kaigui's attitude surprised and stunned him, while Tie Xiangqian, the county party secretary who was jointly promoted by Li Mingyong and his father Hu Jianguo, also expressed his feelings in an implicit way.
Hu Jiao was excited. He remembered what Wang Jianxin had said, that he should carry out his work in an upright manner, win over some capable and visionary friends, and seek common development.
Tie Xiangqian's words show his true intentions. He was promoted by Li Mingyong, and Hu Jiao is the son of the old leader and will soon become Li Mingyong's son-in-law. So when he said he would wait for Hu Jiao's wedding, it undoubtedly showed that he would have no ulterior motives and would help Hu Jiao with all his strength in the future.
Raising his wine glass, Hu Jiao's excited expression could not escape the gaze of the two men. They smiled at each other and were quite satisfied with the effect.
These are the two department-level officials who, after Wang Jianxin, have publicly expressed their support for Hu Jiao.
"Uncle Tie, Brother Jiang... It's all in the wine, I'll drink it!"
The wine went down my throat, creating a warm current that rushed straight to my heart.
Tie and Jiang followed suit and toasted. The conversation among the three of them became lively, but they no longer mentioned work-related topics. Instead, they talked about the current situation, anecdotes about Phoenix’s cadres, and the inevitable topic about women.
Hu Jiao kept telling dirty jokes from Gou Rixin's memory, which made the other two burst into laughter.
There was a sex expert giving a lecture and quite a few people attended. The expert put forward a point of view that the number of sexual intercourse is directly proportional to the happiness index, that is, the more times, the stronger the sense of happiness.
To prove this point, experts conducted an on-site survey and asked people who did it once every three days to raise their hands. The result showed that most of those who raised their hands had rosy complexions and cheerful expressions.
Until the time came when those who participated once a year were asked to raise their hands, there was only one person in the room. This person stood up with a flushed face and an excited look, looking particularly excited. Based on this person's performance, the audience began to question the expert's theory, so the expert asked, why are you so excited?
The man kept waving his hands. Today is the day! Today is the day!
Tie Xiangqian laughed and lay on the table, pointing at Hu Jiao and cursing him for being a wicked man, while Jiang Kaigui had no manners at all and kept pounding the table.
The three of them got drunk that night. Jiang Kaigui was taken away by his wife, Hu Jiao slept on the sofa, and Tie Xiangqian rolled into his son's room and vomited all over the floor.
The next day, the two Tong County officials smiled bitterly at each other. Tie Xiangqian called the nanny to come back to clean the house, while he returned to Tong County early to prepare for the arrangements.
When Hu Jiao arrived at the Municipal Party Committee, Deng Shengni had already ordered breakfast in the small restaurant of the Municipal Party Committee. In addition to him, there was another person who went down to announce Hu Jiao's appointment.
Huang Yu, member of the Municipal Party Committee and Minister of Propaganda.
Hu Jiao was very surprised. Looking at Minister Huang's voluptuous and sexy figure, her charm like a ripe peach made his animal nature arouse.
Will the Minister of Propaganda accompany him?
Why not the Organization Minister?
Hu Jiao's doubts were quickly dispelled by Deng Shengni's introduction. "Minister Huang is familiar with the work in advance. After the recommendation of the Municipal Party Committee and the investigation of the Provincial Party Committee, Minister Huang is expected to serve as the Minister of Organization. The appointment will be announced jointly with the new Mayor Gao."
Hu Jiao suppressed his suspicion and had to re-evaluate the mature woman in front of him. The fairy farted, which was extraordinary. In less than a year, she went from being the deputy propaganda minister to the powerful organization minister.
Huang Yu seemed to see through Hu Jiao's thoughts and took the initiative to extend his hand. Hu Jiao held it and gave him a sincere blessing. When Huang Yu smiled, a few fine lines appeared at the corners of his eyes. "Jiao Jiao, I met your father and Vice Governor Li in the provincial capital last month. Unfortunately, I left in a hurry and didn't have time to meet our great talent. Taking this opportunity, I beg Mayor Deng to give me a ride. Do you mind?"
Understood!
While Huang Yu was speaking, he never let go of Hu Jiao's hand, and a kind and gentle smile appeared on his face.
Hu Jiao couldn't help but blame the two drunkards last night for not informing them in advance about such a big thing. He was wrongly blaming Tie Xiangqian and Jiang Kaigui. It was not that they did not remind them, but Huang Yu had specifically instructed them to do so.
"How dare I mind? Minister Huang is someone that not everyone can invite. In the future, you need to give me more guidance and criticism at work!"
