Chapter 66 Is it necessary to compromise?
After returning to Sanmei County, he met with Shi Jingyuan, Chen Yongzheng and Wen Xinghai, and began to study the economic development issues of Sanmei.
At present, Sanmei's financial revenue is still barely acceptable. Compared with Tong County, it has not yet fallen to the point of wage arrears. However, after carefully reading the report from the Finance Bureau, several people showed worry on their faces.
Hu Jiao presided over the reform of state-owned enterprises in Tong County. After three years of development, Tong County has completely shaken off the label of a poor county, and the county's fiscal revenue has doubled every year.
In addition, when he was at Nanzhao University, Hu Jiao specifically summarized the experience, and this year the central government sounded the clarion call for the dual reform of government and enterprises.
The situation in Sanmei County is a bit special, and it is also due to the polarization caused by geography. The plain area close to Nanhu City can immediately attract all kinds of investors as long as the traffic problem is solved, especially the real estate industry. Building villas here is a natural advantage.
Then there is agricultural production. When Wen Xinghai was reporting, Hu Jiao was quite interested in agriculture, fisheries, planting and breeding in the northern part of Sanmei. The foundation was originally good, but its development was restricted by transportation and storage.
Finally, the four people preliminarily agreed that after the municipal party committee confirmed the newly appointed deputy secretary of the county party committee and the secretary of the political and legal committee, they would simultaneously carry out three steps of work:
First, Hu Jiao will be in charge of the overall work of team building in the county's political and legal system. It is imperative to improve the level of law enforcement and the quality of the team in a short period of time to remove obstacles to attracting investment and economic development;
Second, the county was divided into two parts according to its geographical environment, with Shi Jingyuan in charge, Zou Kaigui in charge of the southern part, that is, the mountainous economy, and Wen Xinghai in charge of the northern part;
Third, Hu Jiao will take the lead, and Shi Jingyuan and Cheng Anping will be in charge of transportation construction. They will come up with a plan as soon as possible and strive to fully build Sanmei County's transportation roads within two years.
After meeting that night, Hu Jiao and Shi Jingyuan set off at the same time, one in the south and the other in the north, going deep into various townships and starting to conduct research, and by the way, checking whether there were any township cadres with stronger abilities and higher qualities.
Cheng Anping is quite helpless about Hu Jiao, a secretary who fails to appoint the main leaders of county-level units as soon as possible. Although he is in charge of party building and personnel, what can he do if the top leader does not give the order?
Qiu Mingqian and Zou Kaigui's organizational procedures also went quite smoothly.
Half a month later, Hu Jiao led the leadership team of the county party committee and government to welcome the two municipal leaders who were responsible for the appointment. One was Zhang Shaoyu, member of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, and the other was an old acquaintance, Ning, member of the Municipal Party Committee and Minister of the Organization Department.
Hu Jiao stood quietly by the roadside, thinking that the two men's positions were somewhat funny. One was his father's subordinate, and the other was his father-in-law's subordinate.
Zhang Shaoyu is a public security officer. He walks without looking around and his movements are methodical, very much like a disciplined force. He is 48 years old this year. He was formerly the Party Secretary and Deputy Director of the Nanhu Municipal Public Security Bureau. He was commended by the Ministry of Public Security for presiding over the uncovering of a criminal gang that robbed taxis and killed people that shocked the whole country. In this change of term, he was appointed as the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission.
If the leader doesn’t extend his hand, you cannot extend your hand proactively. This is the rule of handshake.
Zhang Shaoyu stretched out his hand from afar and grabbed Hu Jiao's hand. They exchanged a few words of greeting. After Minister Ning shook hands with Shi Jingyuan, they exchanged hands.
After returning to the county party committee, everyone took the elevator in batches to the ninth-floor conference room. Minister Ning read out the appointment and removal documents of the municipal party committee, appointing Comrade Zou Kaigui as a member of the Standing Committee and deputy secretary of the Sanmei County Party Committee, and removing him from the post of deputy county magistrate of the Sanmei County Government.
Comrade Qiu Mingqian was appointed as member of the Standing Committee of the Sanmei County Party Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission.
Comrade Le Xiaoshan, Chief of the Comprehensive Section of the Municipal Party Committee Office, is recommended to be appointed as Deputy County Magistrate of Sanmei County and be relieved of his original position.
Afterwards, Hu Jiao, on behalf of the county party committee and government, expressed obedience to the municipal party committee's decision and welcomed Comrade Le Xiaoshan to work in Sanmei, etc.
Zhang Shaoyu put forward several requirements for Sanmei's political and legal work, and encouraged the cadres of the county's political and legal system to work hard and serve the overall situation under the leadership of the new secretary.
After the reading, Zhang Shaoyu stayed in Sanmei at Hu Jiao's request, while Minister Ning rushed back to the Municipal Party Committee.
During dinner, the wine was just for show, mainly to celebrate the three newly appointed comrades. After dinner, Hu Jiao invited Zhang Shaoyu to the county party committee's small hall and arranged for him to stay in the original secretary's building, which has now been converted into a part of the small hall and can accommodate about 20 people.
Hu Jiao took a bath himself. After Zhang Shaoyu politely greeted Minister Hu and Secretary Li, he began to get to the point. This time he kept the Secretary of the Municipal Political and Legal Affairs Commission. Hu Jiao mainly wanted to ask Zhang Shaoyu for a Public Security Bureau Chief. He was quite disappointed with Sanmei's public security team.
Especially in the southern mountainous areas, along the highways, most public security officers collude with local people to extort passing vehicles. Hu Jiao is very worried about this. If he accidentally encounters a senior official from a neighboring province and gets into an accident, he would be in trouble.
Another thing is that Hu Jiao has been avoiding meeting with the current leaders of the Public Security Bureau. He is observing and waiting. During this period, as long as one or two people who are truly responsible, dedicated, and have strong professional capabilities stand up, even if they just shout slogans, Hu Jiao will consider giving him a chance.
Unfortunately, he didn't see anything for nearly a month. Fights also broke out from time to time in the county town at night. The social security was not optimistic. This was the case in the county town, not to mention the towns and villages.
This time, I acted separately with Shi Jingyuan, and I actually took a fancy to two or three township cadres and several outstanding police station chiefs.
But the public security sector is highly professional, and we cannot send laymen to give blind commands, otherwise it will cause a big mess.
Zhang Shaoyu listened to Hu Jiao's detailed report. He had heard of Sanmei's public security team a long time ago, but he did not expect the situation to be worse than he had previously known.
"Hu Jiao, if we only have one director, I'm afraid it will be difficult to carry out the work. The people below are clinging to each other and pretending to obey but secretly disobeying. Although it will take a long time to slowly clean up, I think the public security in Sanmei needs to be rectified urgently. How about this, I suggest that I recommend a candidate for the Public Security Bureau. The current deputy director must be transferred. Do you have any vacancies in your Justice Bureau?"
Hu Jiao nodded. "The Justice Bureau currently has only one deputy secretary in charge. In addition, there is also a vacancy in the Procuratorate."
Zhang Shaoyu asked, "Can three positions be vacated? In addition to the director."
Hu Jiao laughed and started to pick out the positions one by one by counting on his fingers. When he was done, he said, "Now many county-level government agencies are without a top leader. I have not yet filled the positions that were swept away last time. Firstly, I am waiting for the Standing Committee to be in place, and secondly, I want to start with the public security department first."
Zhang Shaoyu closed his eyes and thought for a while. "Well, let's have a big change. The director, deputy director, instructor, and criminal investigation team leader of the Public Security Bureau, all replaced. Didn't you say before that there are several good directors? Transfer them in! I will arrange for one of the current deputy directors to go to the city and one to go to another county. How do you think?"
Hu Jiao was so happy! He held Zhang Shaoyu's hand tightly and said, "Secretary Zhang, thank you!"
Zhang Shaoyu patted Hu Jiao's hand, "Come to think of it, I should thank you! I have been following my brothers in the public security front. Since I became the secretary, I have been trying to promote them. Unfortunately... Haha, you know, I just got promoted, so it's hard to say a lot. Well, let's not thank each other. I will arrange the director and deputy director, and you can handle the criminal investigation team leader and instructor. I owe you a favor, how about that?"
That night, the two of them ordered some midnight snacks and drank to their heart's content.
Hu Jiao finally put down the biggest burden in his heart. He believed that Zhang Shaoyu would never send a wimp to him just to save him a favor.
Zhang Shaoyu learned that the robbery and murder gang was tracked by a scout in his task force for more than 30 days and was finally captured in one fell swoop. The scout was hardworking, patient, strong in business and stable.
Afterwards, he was awarded the second-class individual merit, promoted to a regular investigator, and served as the captain of the criminal police team of the Jinghu District Branch of the Nanhu Public Security Bureau.
Long Youqing, 33 years old, graduated from Xinhua Public Security University with a degree in criminal investigation and started working at the age of 23.
The other is his partner, deputy captain Yu Xiao, 35 years old, who graduated from Nanhu Public Security College.
The next day, after Zhang Shaoyu returned, he immediately began to make appointments, go through procedures, and organize inspections. In less than three days, he personally sent the two beloved generals to Sanmei and handed them over to Hu Jiao.
During this period, Hu Jiao changed his previous tradition of closing the door to visitors and began to appoint generals.
The first one is Hu Detu, the confused director of the county family planning commission recommended by Shi Jingyuan.
Hu Detu is just 40 years old. He is very eloquent, humorous and able to motivate his subordinates to work. He has strong organizational skills and is good at communicating with others.
Huang Shanta came in to report that Director Hu had arrived.
Hu Jiao nodded, and a man came out from behind Huangshan Tower. He was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, nearly 1.8 meters tall, and looked very elegant. His facial features were those of an oriental man, and his smile seemed gentle and polite.
He walked in front of Hu Jiao and stood there quietly, neither arrogant nor impatient.
Hu Jiao nodded, "Sit down. Shanta will make some tea."
Hu Detu hurriedly stopped, "Secretary Huang, there's no need to make tea, I'll do it myself, I want a cup of warm water."
After Huang Shanta went out and closed the door, Hu Jiao looked at him and said, "I don't want to listen to your work report. The achievements are in front of me. Your last name is Hu, and so am I. I don't like to hear empty words, so let's get straight to the point."
Is this Hu Detu very stable? Is it because he is good at speaking and it is a misunderstanding?
Seeing that Hu Detu was listening quietly and didn't take notes, Hu Jiao continued, "Tell me what you think about financial work?"
Hu Detu laughed, "I don't understand at all."
Hu Jiao laughed out loud, not bad!
"If you were asked to be the Minister of Finance, what would you do?"
Hu Detu still kept smiling. "First, we should manage the money for the county party committee and government and the people of the county, increase revenue and reduce expenditure, communicate with superiors, fully obey the leadership of the county party committee and government, and fulfill the responsibility of financial work to serve the overall reform. Second, we should mobilize professionals to do our best to complete various budgeting, settlement, allocation, revenue and expenditure, and supervision functions."
Hu Jiao nodded. He had a good impression of this guy and was very satisfied. "Go ahead and find Minister Chen of the Organization Department. He will tell you."
Hu Detu finally showed a look of surprise. Was the discussion over so quickly?
Hu Jiao ignored him. Although Hu Detu got the reply, he felt uneasy. Why did he feel like this was a joke?
Hu Jiao lowered his head and continued to do his homework. He treated the review of documents as his homework.
Hu Detu had no choice but to open the door and leave. He wanted to say something several times, but he thought of the secretary of his family behind the desk. Although he was young, his temperament was quite oppressive.
Unlike the leaders of the past, who were vague and unclear in their speeches, with this spirit, that instruction, and some important speeches, it was obvious that he personally wanted others to lean on him, preferably to become his slaves, and he had to use the name of the party's leadership and the trust of his superiors.
This family secretary is not a bad person.
Hu Detu chatted with Huang Shanta for a few words and then went to the Organization Department. He still felt uncomfortable along the way and laughed at himself that it seemed that he was used to being abused.
Hu Jiao waited until the noise outside the door quieted down before calling Shi Jingyuan, "Jingyuan, I just met Director Hutu, whom you recommended. He's a good guy. Haha, I'll let Yongzheng talk to him first. Do you have any other suitable candidates?"
Shi Jingyuan mentioned a few names, and Hu Jiao simply asked him to contact Chen Yongzheng directly. Anyway, he didn't intend to interfere too much in the government's work.
It was the same as when he was in Tong County, except that the roles were reversed. Shi Jingyuan was in charge of the government work, and he fully supported it and stabilized the overall situation.
Just as I put down the phone, Huang Shanta came in and said, "Secretary, Deputy Secretary Cheng is here."
Hu Jiao nodded, stood up and walked outside to greet him. After all, he was the second deputy secretary. Although Shi Jingyuan was the first deputy secretary, he was not in charge of the work of the county party committee.
"Secretary Anping, how come you have time to come here?" Hu Jiao took the initiative to welcome Cheng Anping in, sent Xiao Huang away, made tea for him personally, then ran to the back of the desk, took out the cigarettes that were given to Li Zonghe, and handed one to him.
Cheng Anping's stone sculpture-like facial expression finally changed a little, and he looked at Hu Jiao in great surprise, "What, what is this cigarette..."
"I got it from home. Haha, it's not bad, right?"
Cheng Anping shook his head. "Secretary Hu, this is a special supply for national leaders, and it is only available to members of the Politburo Standing Committee or retired major national leaders."
Hu Jiao was stunned. Is this cigarette so precious?
No wonder Li Zonghe treasures it so much. I gave him five of them!
Hu Jiao was very depressed. If he had known this would happen, he would have just given him two. But he was given five for the first time. Wouldn’t that have fed his temper?
But Hu Jiao couldn't reveal the secret in front of Cheng Anping, so he smiled calmly, "It's okay, I don't have a smoking habit, I just want to try something new. Come on, light it up."
Cheng Anping took a deep puff. Like Li Zonghe, he was also a smoker.
Everyone has weaknesses, but outsiders just don't know about them.
"Secretary Hu, I want to apologize to you. Some time ago, I made some mistakes in my work, and my working methods and attitude were not right..."
Hu Jiao quickly held Cheng Anping's hand, "Secretary Anping, you are too kind! You are older than me and have more experience than me. The work of the Party Committee in this area depends entirely on you. The organization put you and me together. It can be said that it is fate, but more importantly, it hopes that you can supervise me to make fewer mistakes and help me make continuous progress. We should learn from each other and increase our understanding, don't you think?"
Cheng Anping nodded vigorously. He was sure of the news this time. As a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, the son of the Organization Minister, the son-in-law of the Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission Secretary, and the favored secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Secretary, with so many backers, he must be too full to get on with Hu Jiao.
But he had already promised several people. If he was not named in this cadre appointment, his prestige as the cadre secretary in Sanmei would be severely hit. How would his subordinates view him in the future?
I still had illusions before, but now it seems that with the addition of Zou Kaigui and Qiu Mingqian's votes, my side will be completely silenced in the Standing Committee meeting. If the fight continues, it is possible that the people under me will be cleared out one by one.
So Cheng Anping thought about it and after realizing Hu Jiao's identity, after a fierce ideological struggle, he gritted his teeth, communicated with Wu Qin, and decided to fully support Hu Jiao's work, achieve some results in Sanmei as soon as possible, and then send this young master away.
Only in this way can it be the best working relationship.
From the fact that Hu Jiao personally went to the city to find Secretary Li Zonghe and finalized the matter of the two standing committee members, it can be seen that in Nanhu, apart from Li Zonghe, no one dares to confront Hu Jiao head-on.
Cheng Anping thought it through clearly and felt completely relieved psychologically. When he came to the house today, he had already made sufficient mental preparations, lowered his posture and kept a low profile.
After Hu Jiao finished speaking, Cheng Anping expressed his loyalty again, saying that he would definitely unite around the county party committee with Secretary Hu as the core, work hard, and make contributions to make Sanmei develop quickly and well.
Cheng Anping has already gone this far, can Hu Jiao still force him into a desperate situation?
It seems that sometimes, it is necessary to compromise. In officialdom, benefits are shared equally. It's good for you, it's good for me, and it's good for everyone. You have to do your job, achieve political achievements, and be honest.
Finally, Hu Jiao decided to give up part of his position. As a secretary in charge of management and a person who is likely to become the next county party secretary, how could he not have some followers?
"Secretary Anping, if it is appropriate, we should study the leadership candidates for several major departments as soon as possible in the near future. As the members of the county party committee are all in place, the lower-level personnel must also be in place. After all, work needs people to do the work. Without people to take responsibility, many things will be difficult to handle." Hu Jiao seemed to be speaking from the heart. As for what Cheng Anping felt, Hu Jiao was not interested in knowing.
"Secretary Hu is right. The county must speed up the pace of reform in the next step. Many important positions cannot be short of people. After your understanding of the situation over this period of time, which cadres do you have any ideas about?" Cheng Ping'an had to test the waters first to find out the situation. He couldn't conflict with Hu Jiao. If he reported it and was rejected by Hu Jiao, it would not just be a matter of face.
Hu Jiao nodded. "The director of the County Family Planning Commission, Hu Detu, is very capable. The county magistrate recommended him to be the director of the Finance Bureau, and Comrade Chen Xi will assist him. What does Secretary Anping have to say?"
Cheng Anping thought about it carefully, and then said solemnly, "I have met Hu Detu twice. He has high overall quality, good reputation, and strong party spirit and principles."
"Okay, then I'll have Secretary Anping take charge of talking to him. As for the other candidates, you can discuss your views with the county magistrate. After all, the government has to take charge of a lot of work, so you should seek the county magistrate's advice."
After Hu Jiao finished speaking, he raised his tea and took a sip. Cheng Anping hurriedly stood up and said goodbye. He was relieved now. He originally just wanted to show goodwill, but he didn't expect to get a lot of treasures in the end.
Of course he didn't believe that Hu Jiao didn't recommend a candidate, but he didn't want to say it out loud. He came here with Shi Jingyuan and Chen Yongzheng, and they were classmates at the Party School. Was he really supposed to do this kind of thing himself?
Hu Jiao called Cheng Anping again, took out a pack of cigarettes from the drawer and threw it to him, "Whoever sees it gets a share. I only brought one pack this time, so I only have two packs left. Don't be disgusted. I'll go back and check next time. If there are any left, I'll try to get you one."
After Cheng Anping caught it, he carefully put it into a sandwich bag.
A few minutes later, Shi Jingyuan came.
"Professor, I just got the news that you talked with Cheng Anping? How was it? Is the old man willing to bow his head?"
Hu Jiao smiled and said, "Secretary Anping is very conscious."
Shi Jingyuan nodded, understanding what he meant. "I just met Long Youqing, the new police chief. Do you think we should convene the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress as soon as possible? Deputy County Mayor Le and his appointment must go through the procedures at the National People's Congress."
"Alas... time is running out. I originally planned to hold out until the next term. By then, you will be able to be elected as the county magistrate smoothly, with so many people's lives in your hands. An outsider may not be good at chanting. If the work of rectifying social security is fully launched, I don't know how many people's interests will be affected."
Hu Jiao seemed a little distressed. Shi Jingyuan was his most steadfast ally in recent times. Although Shi Jingyuan had only taken over the government work not long ago, he had managed many things in order. With the help of Wen Xinghai and others, it could be said that he had basically taken control of the situation.
Shi Jing was more optimistic than Hu Jiao. "So you're begging Zhang Shaoyu, willing to sacrifice your own interests to give him the candidate for the Public Security Bureau chief? There's no need, professor. You forgot that I was a soldier, and it's a piece of cake for me to deal with the local police."
Hu Jiao pointed at him and said, "You always keep shouting for war and killing. You need to change this habit. You are now the parent official, in charge of the affairs of the region. You should consider the food, drink, housing and transportation of hundreds of thousands of people in the county. Moreover, according to my judgment, the public security side is definitely not a piece of cake!"
