Chapter 76: The Unconventional County Party Secretary
Hu Jiao put down the manuscript, but he felt unsure. The article was well-argued and fair in its purpose, and it was not an exaggeration to summarize it as seeking truth from facts.
The key point is that it is contrary to the propaganda policy from above. Although in fact it is already capitalist in many aspects, it still has to be covered with socialism in theory and ideology. This article undoubtedly breaks the window paper.
The proletariat and the bourgeoisie, this is a revolution in which one class defeats another.
Hu Jiao sat down and began to revise the manuscript, starting with the title, "How Party Members and Cadres Can Realize Their Personal Values in the Period of Building Socialism with Chinese Characteristics", and then, based on the general theory of the Three Represents proposed by the No. 1 leader, he began to make packaging-style revisions.
When Huang Shanta got the manuscript again, his admiration for Hu Jiao was like an endless torrent of water.
Change the bottle, even if it is a bit old, it still contains new wine, it just doesn’t feel spicy to the senses.
In fact, this article seems obscure, but it actually clearly points out the work performance evaluation and moral behavior standards of party members and cadres. Do you want to be promoted? Do you want to make progress? Do you want to live a comfortable life with a legitimate reason?
There is only one way, to serve the people wholeheartedly !
Turn some unspoken rules into explicit rules. Everyone should stop acting, stop keeping things tacit, and stop hiding things. Smoke good cigarettes, drink good tea, taste good wine, wear famous watches, drive good cars, live in good houses, and eat delicious food. Why should we try to cover up the truth and deceive ourselves?
Of course, Hu Jiao's article did not completely violate the party's basic principles and anti-corruption policies. It just brought to the surface some phenomena in daily life that are slightly higher than the average living standard.
Those leading cadres who abuse their power for personal gain, embezzle and accept bribes, and live off their positions must also be severely punished and resolutely stopped. After all, we are all party members. We have privileges and we enjoy privileges, but we must also do something, achieve something, take on responsibilities, have conscience, be upright, have good work style, and stick to principles.
This is the "Four Speaks, Four Haves" proposed at the end of the article.
On March 11, before the two sessions of Sanmei County were held, Hu Jiao's article was published in Nanzhao Daily.
Due to the series of corruption cases in Sanmei County, dozens of party members and cadres were dismissed, which provided solid basis for the argument of this article.
After several theoretical confrontations, the provincial party committee let things take their own course and relaxed some of the discussion standards. Ultimately, the party building work methods proposed in this article were allowed to be piloted in Sanmei.
During the 11th Party Congress of Sanmei County, Hu Jiao published this article. Although many people had read it in newspapers and had made in-depth interpretations of it, it was unexpected that the secretary would publish it at the Party Congress. The impact of this article was explosive.
The meeting elected a new Party Committee, and the original Standing Committee members continued to serve in their positions.
During the following People's Congress, Shi Jingyuan was elected as the mayor of Sanmei County People's Government, Zou Kaigui was elected as the executive deputy mayor, Le Xiaoshan was elected as the deputy mayor, the director of the Finance Bureau Hu Detu was elected as the deputy mayor, and Long Youqing was elected as the deputy mayor.
The only change is that Wen Xinghai no longer serves as the executive deputy county magistrate. Instead, he is replaced by Zou Kaigui, the deputy secretary of the county party committee in charge of the economy.
Wen Xinghai's resignation came at a price. He also retained his position as a member of the county party committee and set up the Sanmei Mining Group to integrate the mineral resources left by the Du Hongge brothers. He also served as the government representative and used mines, mineral resources, and mining rights as capital to reach a joint venture agreement with the Nanzhao Copper Group, in which the Sanmei County government held 51% of the shares.
The company invested in the copper group in terms of equipment, technology, market development, and start-up capital, and also sent in a management team.
The mining company has a board of directors and a board of supervisors. Wen Xinghai serves as the chairman and party secretary. There are five members on the board of directors, two of whom are from the Copper Group. The general manager and the human resources manager are dispatched cadres from the Copper Group.
Chen Xi, former deputy director of the Finance Bureau, was appointed as financial director and enjoys the treatment of deputy general manager.
With the two teams of the Sanmei County Party Committee and the government fully staffed, among the four deputy county governors, Zou Kaigui, in addition to assisting the county governor in his work, is in charge of transportation, urban construction, industrial and agricultural development, while Le Xiaoshan is in charge of publicity, health, culture, education, forestry, animal husbandry, water conservancy and other work. At the same time, Zou Kaigui assigned the agricultural construction matters that were about to be established to him, mainly to develop greenhouse vegetables, flowers, fruits, as well as pig, cattle and sheep breeding in some townships close to Nanzhao.
Hu Detu is in charge of finance, taxation, industry and commerce, financial insurance, environmental protection, and social security.
According to the government work report, the county's main work this year is in four major areas. The first is the integration of mineral resources production, which is chaired by Wen Xinghai; the second is transportation construction, which has passed the review of the Provincial Transportation Department, and the oil roads connecting the county's towns to the Nanzhao Expressway can be started immediately, which is chaired by Zou Kaigui; the third is agricultural development, and the agricultural development that integrates breeding, planting, supply, production and marketing has officially started, which is chaired by Le Xiaoshan. The fourth is enterprise restructuring and infrastructure construction, which mainly involves power lines, power supply facilities, and public places, such as commercial streets, parks, squares, etc. This area is chaired by County Mayor Shi Jingyuan.
Long Youqing also serves as the director of the Public Security Bureau, and is in charge of the armed police, fire protection, politics and law, armed forces, letters and visits, external relations and other group work.
Party building and organizational personnel are the affairs of the county party committee. After Hu Jian dropped the bombshell, it caused a strong response and heated debate at the two sessions.
The government's work was being carried out vigorously, and the county committee was also in a state of dispute. Hu Jiao's approach was called unconventional by some veteran cadres.
Facts speak louder than words. It was finally passed at the first plenary session of the 11th Party Committee and a resolution was formed that in Sanmei County, the future assessment of party members and cadres will be based mainly on performance.
The resolution will not easily crack down on those whose personal lives are not too extravagant, and daily interpersonal relationships will be tacitly tolerated.
However, it is recommended that the amount of money and property involved should not exceed 50,000 yuan, and the party discipline and national laws should be followed. If there is indeed corruption and bribery, the relevant responsibilities must also be investigated.
The government works on practical matters, the Party committee manages ideology, and both sides work together. Since the two sessions, the entire working style of Sanmei County has been completely renewed. Party members and cadres also exude excitement on their faces, and everyone is gearing up to do a big job.
The two killers, Wang Shoulan and Wang Haixing, also followed Hu Jiao's steps, adjusted their work in a timely manner, and carried out propaganda, education, supervision and inspection on party members and cadres throughout the county. They praised those who should be praised and criticized those who should be criticized without mercy.
Three months passed smoothly like this, and when the finance and statistics departments reported the data for the first half of the year, Hu Jiao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He was fighting on two fronts. On the one hand, he had to engage in a war of words with the ideological experts in the province, and on the other hand, he had to keep a close eye on the reactions of the cadres in Sanmei, fearing that someone would be so bold as to commit crimes against the wind and engage in corruption again.
At that time, it would be tantamount to pouring blood on the head of this unconventional secretary.
When the road construction encountered stubborn households, the leaders of both the county party committee and the government refused to express their opinions. Whoever was in charge should do the work.
If you can't do it right, then it's a problem of your ability. Just replace the person who can do it well.
Don't listen to reasons, don't care about explanations, just emphasize one principle: we are all here to serve the people. In this big situation, how to do it is up to the people below to handle.
Furthermore, as for mobilizing farmers to develop various agricultural and economic sideline businesses and replacing the year-round planting of worthless crops such as corn and potatoes with seasonal vegetables that have good economic benefits, whether or not the ideological work among farmers can be done is the responsibility of the village and township party committees. The county does not care and only looks at the results.
Anyway, the conditions have been relaxed, the conditions are in place, the projects are in place, and the funds are in place. It has come to this point. If such cadres still cannot do anything to benefit the people, then what is the use of them?
The most amazing thing in the half-year data is the huge potential of Sanmei Mining. The minerals developed by Du Hongge for decades have been rejuvenated with the support of the copper company's professional technology. The fiscal and tax revenue of the three townships exceeded 20 million yuan in taxes paid in the first month after the official production.
This item alone pushed Sanmei's fiscal figures into the top ten by 10 percentage points, and these 10 percentage points are the fiscal revenue for the whole year.
In other words, the taxes and fees paid by Sanmei Mining throughout the year slightly exceeded the county's previous fiscal revenue.
Wen Xinghai is now in high spirits and full of vigor. Although he has lost his position as deputy county magistrate, his monthly income has now exceeded ten thousand yuan. As the legal representative, the salary he and the general manager receive is four times the average salary of all employees. In addition to various labor insurance benefits, he has made a smooth transition from an official to a businessman, and can be said to have had a good ending.
He knew very well that if it weren't for Hu Jiao, it would be questionable whether he, Wen Xinghai, could become the chairman.
Look at how many section-level cadres in the county are jealous of him. If it weren't for the supervision and inspection of the two kings, Sanmei Mining's monthly entertainment expenses would probably exceed one million.
Taking advantage of the rich and beating up the local tyrants have always been people's favorite hobbies, so when Hu Jiao suggested that they support the power company in investing in line equipment, Wen Xinghai discussed with the general manager from the copper industry and decided to invest in the construction of three 110KV substations, which would be offset by the power company in future electricity bills.
With the support of wealthy individuals, the power company immediately became powerful, and the line reconstruction work in the whole county was carried out successfully.
Only Qiu Minggan, the secretary of political and legal affairs, could not gain real power. With the presence of Long Youqing, the deputy county magistrate and police chief, most of the time he could only stay in the office, reviewing documents and visiting the courts and procuratorates.
In addition, Hu Jiao's harsh criticism made Qiu Mingqian dare not have any idea. Cheng Youlun was transferred to work in the NPC's Legal Affairs Office, and Zheng Mingxing, the director of the guesthouse, was also taken down and transferred to the Logistics Department as deputy director.
Nowadays, Hu Jiao doesn’t have much leisure to think about the feelings of the Sanmei cadres. He received calls from three acquaintances, Yao Bisheng, Ye Chun and Chen Guoli.
Yao Bisheng introduced him to a boss named Liu Yuan, and Ye Chun and Chen Guoli each introduced two bosses.
Their goal is the same, Sanmei's real estate and minerals.
Yao Bisheng was the most blunt, pointing out that both are indispensable. Anyway, Hu Jiao only cares about political achievements. Attracting business is the obvious thing, but who will develop? Who will invest? Isn't it the same?
Ye Chun humbly asked Brother Hu to take care of something. Chen Guoli said directly that he couldn't save face and had to make this call. He asked him to handle it and follow the procedure.
Hu Jiao had a good impression of the two people behind him, and Chen Guoli brought him into the outer circle of the academic school for the first time.
Ye Chun is the one who truly knows his identity, how could Yao Bisheng not know?
Hu Jiao didn't believe it.
He knew clearly that after Du Hongge fell, there would be big sharks and crocodiles coming from all directions to snatch food, and he had no intention of holding on to his purse tightly to prevent others from dividing it up.
Hu Jianguo also vaguely reminded him to be mentally prepared.
As for how to deal with it, there is no explanation.
I think Hu Jianguo and Hu Zhongzhi also want to see how he handles the disputes with various interest groups.
The piece of fat meat of Sanmei is not that big, and it is not enough to fill the gaps for the real big groups, but what about the prospects?
Hu Jiao is the one who has the clearest understanding of the future situation.
Since the national housing reform, the real estate market has been changing year by year, and the supply of raw materials has become increasingly scarce. As expected, within five years at most, mineral products will inevitably achieve exponential growth.
Do I have to hand it over to you just because of a few words from you, Yao Bisheng?
Besides, we have been working hand in hand with Nanzhao Copper Industry. How many people will be involved if we divide a piece of the cake now?
Once this loophole is opened, it is better to appoint the current official to manage it. Can you recommend someone from the provincial or municipal government to help me? How many people can share the Sanmei mineral resources?
Ye Chun had to give face to Chen Guoli. Although he had explained it very clearly, he could not refuse the favor of Chen Guoli's phone call because he was the one who made him feel embarrassed.
So Hu Jiao thought it through and called Wen Xinghai to make it clear to him that except for those that had already been mined and in designated areas, all other mineral resources should be handed over to them, allowing them to fight each other.
Wen Xinghai was helpless. As he was old, he had originally planned to develop Sanmei Minerals into a first-class domestic mining group within five years. Not only would he complete the development of Sanmei, but he would also further seize the development rights of other areas in the province.
"Most of the emerging domestic capital has a bureaucratic background. Mr. Wen, it is impossible for us to stop others from plundering. The most important prerequisite is to keep the fruits that are already in our mouths. As for other places, let them compete with Changshun Province and give up those undeveloped lands. If you want to harvest, you must first sow. We can save a lot of money on transportation construction. There are not many villagers on those mountains anyway." Hu Jiao understood Wen Xinghai's feelings. The other party also mentioned the strategic concept of mining to him.
Wen Xinghai was helpless. He was a senior figure in the system before and was still a member of the county party committee standing committee. He understood what Hu Jiao meant. If he couldn't even afford to offend Hu Jiao, then he would have no power to resist.
"Secretary, how about I meet that Liu Yuan first? Originally, we invited experts from the Provincial Surveying and Mapping Institute, and they have basically determined the specific distribution of minerals. If divided by mining areas, we have only got about 40% at present. What I mean is, should we delay it and seize the hilltop as soon as possible?" Wen Xinghai was hoping for a lucky break, hoping that Hu Jiao could get more benefits.
Hu Jiao shook his head. "These people have longer hands than you do. I'm afraid that when you invite those experts to come to a conclusion, they will have their hands full. There's no need to play tricks. Just invest legitimately and negotiate as much as you can. Anyway, we're all talking. If we can reach an agreement, that's the best. If we can't, we'll have to find someone else. Cooperation with the copper industry is cooperation, and cooperation with Zhang San, Li Si, and Wang Er Mazi is also cooperation. There are only two points that you must hold on to."
"Please give me instructions, Secretary!"
"First, the ecological environment must not be destroyed, and pollution control and discharge must be carried out according to rigid indicators. Second, there is the issue of safety. Mr. Wen, you are not only the chairman of the board, but also the county party committee leader in charge of the mining industry. You are the first person responsible for safety work there. There can't be any negligence." Hu Jiao spoke earnestly, and as a senior cadre, Wen Xinghai certainly understood the reason.
If a mineral resource safety accident does not occur, it is fine. However, if it does occur, people will die. If two people die, the matter must be reported to the State Council.
If a major accident occurred, everyone, including Hu Jiao and Shi Jingyuan, would have to go home and play with their children.
Huge benefits are accompanied by huge risks. This is the safety work that Hu Jiao emphasized, which must be implemented, done in detail and done in place.
"Secretary, don't worry. The copper industry has experience and technical advantages in this area, and I am also strengthening my studies in safety management. I have already gone down to all the 27 mines we are currently mining. We need to establish a mechanism in the future and go down to check every two months. I promise you that as long as I am in office, no safety !" Wen Xinghai's elegant face showed determination.
Hu Jiao nodded, "Okay. I'll give this to you. Of course I have confidence in you. Next, let's play the role of Jiang Taigong and focus on fishing. We couldn't attract merchants before, but now there are too many. We have to keep our eyes open."
