Zhang Qiang and Sun Xiang looked at each other and were silent. When it comes to the leaders of the province, no one is willing to open this mouth, and in the end, Zhou Nan smiled lightly and took the initiative to divert the conversation.

The three of them slowly talked and laughed and walked upstairs, halfway through, Zhang Qiang suddenly stopped and asked, "Comrade Zhou Nan, I forgot to ask you what happened to the Hong Kong people of Xinsheng Company?" Is there no substantial progress in the surname? What does the other party say? ”

Zhang Qiang asked several questions in a row, and his speed of speech was a little fast.

Zhou Nan smiled, "Secretary Zhang, it's done." The other party agreed to conduct in-depth cooperation negotiations with us...... In fact, their requirements are not too high, just a piece of land, and then the county government axe will give corresponding support in policy. At the same time, the approval procedures for this project also need the county to assist them to complete. ”

"This kind of large-scale industrial project, with an investment of at least 150 million ...... However, although the investment is large, the negative effect is that it will produce a certain amount of pollution......"

Zhang Qiang waved his hand excitedly and said, "Where is there anything that does not pollute the development of the economy?" The environmental quality of our county is very good, very high-quality, but what is the use? The county is financially poor, and the people are even poorer...... As a well-known poor county in the province, those of us who are county leaders are embarrassed to report to our homes when we go out, shame on us! ”

"Development comes at a price, and we have to pay that price. Can we go back to the era of horse-drawn carriages and donkey carts because of car exhaust emissions? I can't think of it! Moreover, there is no industrial base in our county, and the existence of a project will not have any impact on the overall environment of the county. We are located in the mid-mountainous area, and the air purification capacity is strong, so there is no big problem. ”

Sun Xiang also smiled and agreed, "Yes, Comrade Zhou Nan, Secretary Zhang is right. If we want to develop the economy, we must pay a certain price. With such a large investment, this project will at least solve the employment problem of hundreds of thousands of people in the county, and will also contribute a large part of the tax revenue to the finance. ”

"Yes, this project has to be won. As I said a long time ago, even if the other party's conditions are a little harsh, as long as it does not violate the principles, I can agree to them. Zhang Qiang nodded on the side.

Zhou Nan let out a sigh of relief, spread his hands and smiled, "Since the two leaders have made a decision, then I can only implement it." Well, I will definitely follow the instructions of Secretary Zhang and County Magistrate Sun to negotiate this project, and strive to let Xinsheng Company settle down in Ningshan County as soon as possible! ”

"Originally, I told the other party tonight that I would let the two leaders come forward to meet Ouyang Xinsheng, the boss of Xinsheng Company, but it turned out to be the matter of Sky Group, so I ......"

Before Zhou Nan's words were finished, he was hurriedly interrupted by Zhang Qiang, "Comrade Zhou Nan, we don't have anything to do now anyway, you contact the other party immediately, and the three of us will go to meet that Hong Kong man together." People come from afar, how can we, who are county leaders, not give this face? ”

Zhang Qiang was a little urgent. Sun Xiang also looked at Zhou Nan with a smile and nodded.

Zhou Nan smiled secretly in his heart, he understood why Zhang Qiang was so eager. He just wanted to seize the time to negotiate with the other party, and while the leaders of the provincial party committee were still in Ningshan, another project signing ceremony would come out, which was a big achievement for the county leaders.

The 1 million ton steel project involves an investment of more than 150 million yuan, not to mention in Ningshan, even if you look at the whole city and the whole province, it is not a small project.

Zhou Nan had no choice but to agree.

The three of them temporarily rushed to the Ningshan Hotel and talked with Ouyang Xinsheng of Xinsheng Company for more than half an hour, and the atmosphere was naturally very pleasant. Zhang Qiang and Sun Xiang agreed to all the requirements put forward by Ouyang Xinsheng on behalf of the county party committee and county government, and solemnly promised that the county would do its best to support the construction of the project and give the greatest policy support.

The attitude of the two party and government officials in the county made Ouyang Xinsheng secretly happy, and he also made up his mind to invest in the construction of this project in Ningshan, and the two sides hit it off.

Of course, this is only a preliminary investment cooperation intention, such a large steel project, really to become a reality, not a few words to pat the table can be completed. For example, the establishment of the project and the handling of procedures are not so easy, at least they need to be approved by the city.

However, the project can be prepared for the time being, which does not affect the two sides to hold a ceremony and sign a memorandum of cooperation. And what Zhang Qiang and the three of them need is this ceremony. The project can be carried out slowly, and the ceremony must be carried out first, and the public opinion and momentum must be created first.

The two sides agreed to sign a cooperation framework agreement at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon. After the negotiation, Zhou Nan and the three of them broke up directly from the Ningshan Hotel and went back to rest.

On the morning of the next day, Zhou Xiaolin, secretary of the provincial party committee, went around the construction sites of several projects as planned, especially stayed on the project site of the garment industrial park for the longest time, and delivered a brief speech. The gist of it is that the development model of Ningshan is very representative and referenced, and it has embarked on a successful road of promoting economic development through investment promotion in poor areas, so as to change the backward appearance. In the future, the provincial party committee and the provincial government will vigorously support the economic development of the central and southern regions, and will further mobilize the resources and forces of the province to comprehensively promote the poverty alleviation strategy in the central and southern regions.

Zhou Xiaolin must make a public appearance to express his position, as a "footnote" to his visit to Ningshan, to give the media an opportunity to report publicly, and at the same time to show his confidence and determination to unswervingly support the economic development of poverty-stricken areas in central and southern China. At the same time, Zhou Xiaolin also announced that every member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee will be attached to a poor county in the central and southern regions as a contact point for grassroots work, and his contact point is Ningshan County.

Zhou Xiaolin's statement made the city and county cadres ecstatic. At that time, Zhang Qiang and Sun Xiang were behind a group of provincial and municipal officials, and when they heard the news, they looked at each other with relative excitement, and their shoulders trembled a little with excitement.

The point of contact for the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee...... This may be just a nominal statement. However, this is another "big tiger skin" that can be pulled up, as long as Zhou Xiaolin is still the secretary of the provincial party committee in Binhai Province, the provincial and municipal policy support for Ningshan County will be strong.

More importantly, as the contact point of the secretary of the provincial party committee, Ningshan County must make achievements, otherwise how can the main leaders of the provincial party committee get by on the face? In this way, for county officials such as Zhang Qiang and Sun Xiang, there are more opportunities to move up.

In the afternoon, Zhou Xiaolin led the leaders of the Provincial Party Committee to attend the signing ceremony of the framework cooperation agreement between Ningshan County and Hong Kong Xinsheng Company on the 1 million tons of cold-rolled steel project. This activity will be another highlight during Zhou Xiaolin's inspection of Ningshan.

On the morning of the third day, Zhou Xiaolin inspected the power plant in Ningshan County, the water source of the water supply company and other public institutions. At noon, I had lunch and rested, and at two o'clock in the afternoon, the group left Ningshan and returned to Ningzhou, the provincial capital, and ended the investigation.

In the next few days, the provincial media, especially the newspaper of the provincial party committee, "Binhai Yuebao", began to report on the inspection of Ningshan by Zhou Xiaolin, secretary of the provincial party committee.

On March 3, "Binhai Bao" used most of the front page to publish a blockbuster newsletter - "Steadily Promoting Poverty Alleviation Work in Central and Southern China - Zhou Xiaolin, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Went to Ningshan County for Investigation and Research".

The subtitle of the report used the original words of Zhou Xiaolin's speech -- "Understanding must be enhanced, goals must be clear, and planning must be carried out first," and Zhou Xiaolin's speech was quoted at length in the report...... Cadres at all levels should firmly grasp these two key points, vigorously develop production, continuously enhance the added value of agriculture, speed up the development of the forestry industry, speed up the promotion of investment, speed up the development of emerging industries, constantly cultivate new economic growth points, and do everything possible to increase peasant incomes......

The first article of the series of newsletters "The Rebirth of Nirvana in a Poor County" was also published on the second page, quoting the words of Zhou Xiaolin, secretary of the provincial party committee, to summarize and refine Ningshan County's investment promotion and economic development in recent years into the "Ningshan model", and began a public opinion propaganda for more than half a month.

Subsequently, at the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee on March 5, Zhou Xiaolin proposed to promote the Ningshan model and continue to steadily promote the poverty alleviation strategy in the central and southern regions.

For a time, Ningshan became a model county and a typical county for learning in the province, and became the "vanguard" of the economic development of the entire central and southern regions. In fact, such a "name" is not too vain, as long as these projects in the county are officially put into operation to see the benefits, needless to say anything else, there is absolutely no problem for Ningshan County's financial revenue to multiply on the original basis.

Time flies. In May, the garment industrial park project and the market logistics project were put into operation one after another, and Zhou Nan's work at hand finally came to an end temporarily.

After receiving an economic delegation in Linshi, Zhou Nanzheng was preparing to gather the work at hand, and asked for leave to return to Haidu to go to Hong Kong to register marriage with Lan Ruo, and the two decided to register first, and choose a good day to hold a marriage ceremony in the second half of the year.

Whether it is the Zhou family or the Lan family in Hong Kong, they have recently urged Zhou Nan and Lan Ruo to get married as soon as possible, and the two discussed it on the phone several times, and decided to do the marriage before the National Day in 99, so as not to make the two old people anxious.

In the morning, after Zhou Nan finished processing a few documents at hand, he was about to call Zhang Qiang, secretary of the county party committee, and Sun Xiang, the county magistrate, to ask for leave to leave the county for a few days, when he suddenly got an unexpected news from his secretary Zhu Yong.

It is said that the province is adjusting the cadres in the city recently, and two deputy mayors have retired, and Zhang Qiang, secretary of the county party committee, is likely to be promoted to the deputy mayor of the city this time. He also said conclusively that the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee had already talked to Zhang Qiang.

This kind of news is certainly not groundless. At the very least, Zhou Nan knew that Zhang Qiang had been running in the city and province in the past two days, which was true.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhou Nan immediately grabbed the phone and called Zhang Qiang's office, but sure enough, no one answered. After a moment of silence, Zhou Nan called the county magistrate Sun Xiang again, Sun Xiang was in the office, picked up Zhou Nan's phone and immediately smiled, "Comrade Zhou Nan, do you have something to do with me?" ”

"That's the case, County Magistrate Sun, I want to take advantage of the fact that the county is not too busy with work now, and deal with personal matters, I am going to go to Hong Kong with my fiancée to register my marriage, and I will have a wedding in the second half of the year...... Hehe. Zhou Nan said with a smile.

"Oh? That's a good thing, congratulations. Sun Xiang smiled, "But what about Comrade Zhou Nan, I think, are you going to leave a few days later?" ”

“…… You may have also heard that the province is reshuffling the city's team, and maybe, there may be major changes. With two deputy mayors taking a back seat, will there be county-level cadres being promoted? …… Hehe, so, at this critical moment, I suggest that we stay put, wait for the organization and arrangement, don't be at that time, our own people are not there but will suffer, don't you say? ”

Sun Xiang's words were very soft and roundabout, although he didn't say it explicitly, but the meaning was conveyed.

Once Zhang Qiang is promoted, Sun Xiang is likely to take over as secretary of the Ningshan County Party Committee, and Sun Xiang will be the secretary of the county party committee, who will be the county magistrate? This is a problem.

Sun Xiang is not too worried about himself, he is a close confidant of Feng Botao, the secretary of the municipal party committee, to say something unpleasant, he came to Ningshan to take over Zhang Qiang's class; Sun Xiang was out of good intentions, suggesting that Zhou Nan should not leave Ningshan recently, but should run more connections and doors in the city, and strive to make himself sit on the throne of the county magistrate.

Although Zhou Nan is now the deputy secretary of the county party committee and executive deputy county magistrate, it is logical to take over as the county magistrate, but after all, Zhou Nan has shallow qualifications, and he has only been a deputy county-level cadre of the Standing Committee of the county party committee for two years.

If Sun Xiang is sure that he will succeed in Zhang Qiang's class, then Zhou Nan's ban gan county magistrate who will take Sun Xiang is still full of variables for the time being.

After talking to Sun Xiang on the phone, Zhou Nan also fell into thought.

If Zhang Qiang really wants to leave and Sun Xiang takes over, of course he will strive to be the county magistrate. Why not fight? Only by gaining greater power will he be able to advance his policy more freely and do bigger and more things.

However, as Sun Xiang said, although his work ability is super strong and his political achievements are also outstanding, it can be said that the city and county are basically acquiescing - the reason why Ningshan County's investment promotion work is thriving today is completely due to Zhou Nan's personal strength, but his biggest weakness is his age and qualifications.

Maybe no one will say anything about being a deputy job, but once you do a full job, there will definitely be criticism.

But fortunately, Zhou Xiaolin, secretary of the provincial party committee, openly stated in the standing committee of the provincial party committee that it is necessary to speed up the process of rejuvenating cadres and increase the promotion and reuse of young cadres like Zhou Nan, executive deputy county magistrate of Ningshan County, who have the ability to stress politics, have a pioneering and innovative spirit, and have economic acumen -- the secretary of the provincial party committee specially named Zhou Nan's name at the open meeting, which is a sword that can become a key bargaining chip for Zhou Nan to be promoted this time.

Do you want to do the work behind the scenes? Zhou Nan groaned.

………… Zhou Nan did not leave Ningshan for the time being. As the county cadres speculated, Zhang Qiang, secretary of the county party committee, is about to be promoted to deputy mayor of Ningnan City, and most of the organizational procedures have been completed, and only the provincial party committee organization department is waiting for the appointment.

After the dust settled on his career and finally crossed the threshold of the deputy department level, Zhang Qiang was very settled, and his mood was naturally very happy. Although his people are still working in the county, the news of his upcoming deputy mayor has already spread, and many county leaders have begun to congratulate him in person.

Zhang Qiang's promotion is a foregone conclusion, and next, the people in the county are waiting to see who will be the secretary of the county party committee and who will be the county magistrate.

On the surface, Sun Xiang took over as secretary of the county party committee, and Zhou Nan took over as county magistrate, and they may have the biggest surnames, but the changes in the officialdom are full of unknown variables, and no one dares to guarantee that there will be no upset until the last moment.

Just as Sun Xiang worried, there was indeed some controversy in the Standing Committee of the Ningnan City CPC Committee on the matter of who would be the mayor of Ningshan County. Mayor Ma Liguo recommended Zhou Nan, and Feng Botao, secretary of the municipal party committee, nodded, but several members of the Standing Committee objected. The reason for the opposition is Zhou Nan's age and qualifications, and he said that Zhou Nan's promotion speed was too fast, and it was already an exceptional promotion, and it was very inappropriate to be promoted to county magistrate less than a year after he became the executive deputy county magistrate.

The reason for this opposition is reasonable, and even Feng Botao, the secretary of the municipal party committee, cannot be too suppressed. But in fact, everyone understands in their hearts that this kind of reason is just a nice thing to say, and the reason why these Standing Committee members oppose Zhou Nan's promotion is nothing more than to arrange their own people, out of their own political interests.

Because of the controversy, the matter was put on hold for the time being.

On May 21, the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee came to announce the appointment. Zhang Qiang, secretary of the Ningshan County Party Committee, got his wish and was nominated as a candidate for deputy mayor of Ningnan City. On May 22, Sun Xiang, Zhou Nan and other county leaders sent off Zhang Qiang, who had taken office as a new official, and received an order from the municipal party committee.

To everyone's surprise, the municipal party committee did not directly appoint Sun Xiang as secretary of the county party committee, but let Sun Xiang act as secretary of the county party committee.

The occurrence of such a situation can only show that the city party committee has not really decided on the position of county magistrate. In other words, there is controversy - whether it is Zhou Nan or not, it is really not necessarily.

As a result, all kinds of gossip in the county began to spread again. Some people say that Zhou Nan is hopeless to be promoted this time, and some people say that the city will arrange a new county magistrate to come down, as for Zhou Nan, after all, he is too young to be a party and government official and still needs to experience a few years.

For this kind of gossip, Zhou Nan didn't pay attention to it. At this time, Zhou Nan did not "jump up and down" as everyone imagined, and ran around for his political future, but he took leave and returned to Haidu, saying that he had registered his marriage.

The county cadres were in an uproar.

At this time, he actually got married? God, is this a broken jar? Or, fearless?

Zhou Nan did return to Haidu, and he wanted to go to Hong Kong with Lan Ruo to complete the registration. But before going to Hong Kong, he was approached by Ouyang Honglie, secretary of the Haidu Municipal Party Committee, and met with Ye Zhaoyan, the secretary of the municipal party committee of Mengjiawan City, another city in Binhai Province.

Ye Zhaoyan and Ouyang Honglie are old acquaintances, the two have worked together for five or six years, one is the head of the district and the other is the secretary of the district party committee, this time Ye Zhaoyan led a delegation to Haidu to investigate, and there was the idea of inviting Feiteng Group to invest in Mengjiawan.

I heard that Zhou Nan was in Haidu, so he made an appointment to meet Zhou Nan through Ouyang Honglie. Of course, he wanted to see Zhou Nan with other plans.

(To be continued)