Chapter 13: Important Guests
Regarding the Haidong New Line, the situation Wei Jianguo said is roughly similar to the situation grasped by Shanzi, a villager in Songgang Village, but compared with Shanzi, Wei Jianguo has a deeper understanding of the inside story.
At the beginning, the first draft of the design of the new Haidong line was indeed in the Dongjiang section, which did pass through the south of Songgang Village, and went through Hengtang and Machong to Dongjiang County. However, Sun Jinping, the vice governor in charge of transportation at that time, was a native of Daxi Town, Dongxiang County, and he wanted to do something for his hometown before he retired, so with his intervention, the design plan of the Dongjiang section of the Haidong New Line was finally changed to pass through Songgang Village, detour north to Hongmei, Shitang, pass through Daxi, and finally reach the Dongjiang section.
"I've heard that too, and I can't figure out if it's true or not. When I was designing this new line in Haidong, I was still working in northern Guangdong. Wei Jianguo poured wine for Zhao Changfeng and said, "Aren't you on good terms with Secretary Miao?" Secretary Miao was the mayor of Haizhou City at the time, and the inside story must be clear. ”
Speaking of this, Wei Jianguo suddenly stopped, glanced at Zhao Changfeng, and said, "Changfeng, you don't want to be on the Haidong New Line...... The water is deep here! ”
Zhao Changfeng smiled and said vaguely: "I just came here, that is, to understand the situation. Come, let's drink. ”
If Zhao Changfeng was a partner with Wei Jianguo in Yuehai County before, he would definitely have a solid relationship with Wei Jianguo if he had anything to say. But now it can't be done, the status of the two people is different, the gap between their identities is big, and the relationship between them can't be the same as before, and some words are not suitable to be said.
Some people often lament that their friends are dog-faced, and they change their faces when they are wide, but in fact, this is not exactly the case. It's just that a person has reached a certain status and status, and some things can't be said casually, and the kind of situation where there is no taboo or hierarchy in the interaction between superiors and subordinates, and there is no cover up when talking is not in line with the rules of officialdom. As long as you are in a certain position, you will involuntarily enter a hierarchical state, considering the effect and impact of your words.
Wei Jianguo obviously understands the rules, so he doesn't think that Zhao Changfeng's ambiguity is perfunctory to his concern, on the contrary, since Zhao Changfeng is willing to ask him this question in private, it means that Zhao Changfeng still regards him as a friend.
After learning about the situation of the new line in Haidong, Zhao Changfeng was about to enter today's topic, he picked up the wine bottle and poured wine for Wei Jianguo, then raised the wine glass and said: "Old squad leader, I am making amends to you for this glass of wine." In the past period of time, I didn't care enough about the old squad leader, so the old squad leader was wronged, and today I specially compensated the old squad leader. ”
As he spoke, he raised his glass and drank it all.
A warm current surged through Wei Jianguo's heart, and he was stunned, with tears in his eyes, as if he couldn't believe the scene in front of him. When Zhao Changfeng gave him the bottom of the trickle of wine cup, he came to his senses, and hurriedly picked up the wine glass and drank it violently, because he drank too quickly, he coughed violently, and said incoherently while coughing: "Changfeng, you ...... How is this ...... How can I say ......"
"Old squad leader, don't worry, speak slowly, speak slowly, we have time." Zhao Changfeng leaned over and gently patted Wei Jianguo's back twice.
Wei Jianguo's excited emotions calmed down, and his words gradually became smoother: "Changfeng, how can I blame you?" You are also a mess of official business in Yuehai, and Qian Yunfeng and Duan Zhikui and I will leave a mess to you, how much energy do you have to put into cleaning up? I'm actually pretty good here in Haizhou, I'm being treated at the same level, and my work is easy......"
Listening to Wei Jianguo's words, Zhao Changfeng felt sour in his heart. How can it be said that Wei Jianguo is also the person who served as the secretary of the county party committee below, that is a prince, and now he is being squeezed out like this in the Haizhou Labor Bureau, not to mention the material dilemma, how many people can withstand this huge psychological gap? But after Wei Jianguo arrived in Haizhou City, he never mentioned this matter to him, and he didn't even say a word.
When he was in Yuehai County, Wei Jianguo was the secretary of the county party committee, but he fully cooperated with his work as a county magistrate. After the fall of Qian Yunfeng and Duan Zhikui, Wei Jianguo, as the secretary of the county party committee, was also implicated and punished, so he took the initiative to apply for transfer from Yuehai County. And Wei Jianguo's whereabouts after leaving Yuehai County were also handed over to Zhao Changfeng. Zhao Changfeng still remembers that Wei Jianguo said half-jokingly and half-seriously at that time: "Changfeng, the future of my old guard in the second half of his life will be handed over to my brother, and in the future, whether my brother is good or bad, I will talk to my brother." "But in the end? What kind of situation did Wei Jianguo end up in?
Zhao Changfeng used to be in Yuehai, and he could also say that he was busy with official business and really didn't have time to make excuses, so now that he has arrived in Haizhou City as the executive vice mayor, he can't find any excuses. Zhao Changfeng believes that there will be many people watching from the sidelines in this matter, not only including those who followed Zhao Changfeng in Guangdong, but also some officials and cadres in Haizhou now, they must be watching and watching how Zhao Changfeng, the leader, treats the people who follow him. If he can't settle Wei Jianguo well, it will not only be a matter of being sorry for his conscience, but a question of whether his leader is worthy of the loyalty of his subordinates. If Wei Jianguo's miserable situation cannot be improved, it will not only make the people who originally followed Zhao Changfeng feel sad that the rabbit is dead, but also make the new subordinates in Haizhou City reconsider whether their choice is wise. Once this demonstration effect spreads, it will not be so easy for Zhao Changfeng, as a leader, to unite the hearts of the people around him.
So sitting face to face with Wei Jianguo today, Zhao Changfeng has to give Wei Jianguo an explanation.
"Old squad leader, today I will leave a sentence that violates the principle in front of you," Zhao Changfeng said sincerely: "In the past, I was in Yuehai, so I won't say it." Now that I'm in Haizhou, I won't allow anyone to let the old squad leader be wronged! ”
Listening to Zhao Changfeng's heart-wrenching words, Wei Jianguo was so excited that he didn't know what to do. He grabbed the glass on the table, poured the Tieguanyin inside into the water bowl, then grabbed the wine bottle on the table, and poured all the remaining three taels and five grains into the glass.
"Mayor Zhao," Wei Jianguo picked up the glass with trembling hands, and said to this Zhao Changfeng: "Just what you said just now, my old Wei will be worth it for the rest of his life!" My old guard doesn't say anything pretty, this glass of wine represents my heart, dry! ”
"Old squad leader......"
Zhao Changfeng wanted to stop it, but Wei Jianguo tilted his neck and had already finished a large glass full of wine. He wiped the wine stains from the corner of his mouth, put the glass on the table, and said, "Mayor Zhao, you just arrived in Haizhou, pick up the serious things first." Don't worry about my little thing, Ding Yichen can't help me for a while......"
"Old squad leader, your business is serious, I will definitely solve it first." Zhao Changfeng obviously disagreed with Wei Jianguo's opinion.
Wei Jianguo looked at Zhao Changfeng sincerely and said, "Mayor Zhao, I used to be depressed in my heart, mainly because I didn't know when this was a big deal. Now that you have arrived in Haizhou, I have the backbone in my heart, and I will brighten up, what is this difficulty? I mean really, you deal with the big things first, and then think about my problems when the big things are done. ”
Zhao Changfeng pondered for a moment and said, "It's okay." Old squad leader, you should let go of your hands and feet in the labor bureau first, don't worry so much. I'll go back and look for a chance to say hello to the successful mayor. Mayor Gongcheng refers to Vice Mayor Hu Gongcheng, who is in charge of the labor department and is Wei Jianguo's immediate boss.
Wei Jianguo said with a smile: "Mayor Zhao, I don't think Mayor Hu needs it for now." Didn't you come to Haizhou to carry out fiscal reform? In the future, Ding Yichen's power will also be returned to the accounting appointment center, and I am afraid that he will also pray that the accounting appointment center will not get stuck. With you in charge of the back, the accounting delegation center won't be too difficult for me, right? ”
A large part of the power of the municipal department refers to the financial power, as long as the financial power is collected, Ding Yichen, the number one, will become a lame duck, and Wei Jianguo will naturally not worry about it anymore. Wei Jianguo's drinking with Zhao Changfeng this time was not in a hurry to change his current situation, his main purpose was to inquire about Zhao Changfeng's attitude towards his old partner, and focus on the long-term development in the future.
Now that he knows that Zhao Changfeng is still the same to him as before, a piece of Wei Jianguo's heart disease has been removed. As soon as his heart relaxed, he let go of the amount of wine, and asked for another bottle of Wuliangye. Zhao Changfeng knew that Wei Jianguo was depressed in the past, and it was rare to relax today, so he didn't stop him, and accompanied Wei Jianguo to finish the second bottle of Wuliangye, and Wei Jianguo was very drunk.
Zhao Changfeng called Bao Xiaofei over. Bao Xiaofei's eyelids were extremely lively, and he bought the order in the lobby downstairs, and then went up to the small box on the fifth floor.
When Zhao Changfeng saw Bao Xiaofei coming, he pointed at Wei Jianguo and said, "Secretary Wei will be handed over to you." Go to the municipal party committee to arrange a room, the best kind. ”
This kind of trivial matter is familiar to Bao Xiaofei, and he immediately called the municipal party committee to ask for a room. When Liu Xiangyang, general manager of the municipal party committee, heard that he was a guest of Mayor Zhao, he did not dare to slack off, so he asked the main station to arrange a VIP room in Building 8, which was not open to the public, and then waited in the lobby himself. When Bao Xiaofei sent Wei Jianguo in, Liu Xiangyang found that Mayor Zhao's important guest turned out to be Wei Jianguo, deputy director of the Labor Bureau, and he was stunned for a moment.
(To be continued)
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