In the No. 1 office of the district party committee, Xiao Chen looked at the documents in his hand expressionlessly, and Gu Le and the main leaders of the district public security bureau sat on the guest sofa.

Deputy Director Xu Mingguang, who was in charge of contacting the Huanxi Town Police Station, wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and continued: "Through this investigation, we have learned that the main causes of the problems in rural social security are the following four aspects. The first is that the functions of rural grassroots organizations have been weakened, and it is difficult to play an effective role in prevention and control, and some rural grassroots public security mediation organizations have been paralyzed or semi-paralyzed for a long time, and they are not effective in mediating civil disputes, it is difficult to play the role of rural public security management, and their ability to prevent and control violations and crimes is not strong, and the working methods of a considerable number of rural grassroots cadres are simple, the relationship between cadres and the masses is not coordinated, and the contradictions are intensifying, dare not manage or ask about the bullying forces, and it is difficult to perform the duties of public security prevention work. ”

After he finished speaking, he quietly glanced at Secretary Xiao above, only to see that Secretary Xiao's face was sinking like water, and he had no intention of answering, so he had to continue: "Second, the grassroots police force is insufficient, and it is difficult to play the role of active surname control. At present, the people's police of the rural police stations in our region account for only about 1.5 per 10,000 of the rural population, which is nearly double the standard of 3 per 10,000 required by the Ministry of Public Security. According to the regulations, each police station manages about 3,000 people. At present, most police stations manage about 20,000 people, and police officers are tired of dealing with public security cases and civil disputes in their jurisdictions. There is little time and energy for prevention. The long time required to handle cases in rural areas, coupled with the fact that higher-level operational organs hold meetings, take unified action, and carry out inspections and appraisal activities, make it difficult for the existing police force to have the time and energy to go deep into the areas under their jurisdiction to prevent work. The phenomenon of heavy strikes and light precautions is widespread. The third ......"

"That's it!" Xiao Chen interrupted a little unhappily, knocked on the table, and said with a cold face: "What I want to hear is not these things, what I am asking is that the Huanxi Town Police Station has obviously received reports from the masses many times, and Yue Lin's family has relied on forces to threaten, crack down and even physically assault the masses who adhere to principles and oppose his wrongdoing, why do they ignore it again and again, and sit back and watch the formation of rural underworld forces led by Yue Lin and Yue Ping's father and son, causing so much harm to the broad masses of the people?" Why?! ”

Xiao Chen's tone was frighteningly cold: "...... Who pressed it down? ”

Gu Le sighed and looked at Xu Mingguang, Xu Mingguang's tone trembled a little, and said: "It is understood that Huang Weibo, the director of the Huanxi Town Police Station, and Yue Lin are old comrades-in-arms in the past, and Yue Lin has always had a close relationship with him. ”

Xiao Chen looked at Xu Mingguang and said, "So, the Huanxi Town Police Station suppressed all the things?" ”

Xu Mingguang's heart trembled, hesitated, and couldn't help but speak.

Xiao Chen suddenly slapped the table, and Huo Ran got up: "Xu Mingguang, you are so bold!" He threw down a seven-page piece of paper: "See for yourself!" Such a serious situation is no longer a public security case, but a criminal case, but you dare to force such a thing down and not do it...... It's wrong, it's not that you don't do it, it's that you don't accept it, Xu Mingguang, you, the people's policeman, are really doing well enough! It's so flowery! Within two years, there were 17 criminal cases, 41 public order incidents, and 95 civil disputes...... You have all pressed down, you have the ability, you are too capable, [***] reputation is ruined by rat like you! ”

Xiao Chen, who was furious, didn't even do a little bit of official face, and scolded the deputy director of a district bureau for words like "rat" when he had not officially opened a case for investigation, which shows how angry he has become. In his opinion, this is even more serious than corruption and bribery, because such criminal cases and public security cases are the victims of the most grassroots people, and if they can't even rely on the public security bureau after being victimized and can't help them get justice, then how can they believe in justice and justice?

Yes, Xiao Chen also knows that justice is power, and justice is the interests of the strong. However, justice is at ease in the hearts of the people.

He looked at Xu Mingguang coldly, and said calmly: "According to the resolution of the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee, Xu Mingguang will be suspended from now on and will be investigated by the District Commission for Discipline Inspection and the District Procuratorate. ”

Xu Mingguang suddenly collapsed on the sofa, and several staff members of the Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Procuratorate came in from outside, and they picked him up and was about to leave. Xiao Chen said in the back: "Xu Mingguang, you have been trained organizationally for many years, but you have come to this point, I hope you can seriously reflect on it, explain your problems truthfully, and strive for leniency." ”

In this sentence, Xiao Chen is more routine, and he doesn't want to be really lenient with such people in the organization at all.

Xu Mingguang's body paused, but he didn't say anything more, and staggered out.

Xiao Chen's office was suddenly silent, and the deputy directors were all related. Xiao Chen glanced around at them and asked lightly, "What do you think about this incident?" ”

Gu Le stood up first and said: "In this incident, I, as the secretary of the Political and Legal Committee and the director of the Public Security Bureau, have an unshirkable responsibility, and I have not grasped the team of the Public Security Bureau tightly enough, so it has led to an old public security officer like Xu Mingguang embarking on the road of contempt for the people's feelings and dereliction of duty. In addition, this incident has sounded the alarm bell for us to build our own contingent, and it tells us that we must save ourselves at once, and the public security front must not slack off in the slightest at any time. In this regard, we must resolutely carry out self-correction and self-examination activities, and the district bureau will directly inspect the acceptance of various cases at the police station to ensure that similar incidents will not occur again in the future. ”

Xiao Chen let out an "um" and sat down slowly.

For a long time, village officials [***] were understood by people to eat and drink, take more and take more, and 'have less power and less power', and did not associate them with breaking the law and committing crimes. However, in fact, although "village officials" are not officials in China, "village officials" are responsible for managing public affairs in the rural areas and exercising the state's management functions and powers in place of the political axe within a certain scope.

Xiao Chen has been thinking about a question since he came back, what makes these village officials so bold? After his analysis, he believes that there are three main factors for the head of a village and the official of a village to become a village tyrant:

The first is that some village officials were originally "tyrants" in the village, and they were all natives, and there were many nepotism among relatives around them, and during the election, they relied on the nepotism of the village clan and their relatives to solicit votes and bribe votes.

Second, some village officials have formed a community of interests with district, county, and township leaders, especially township leaders, and many affairs that should be made public have become work in the dark, seeking benefits from each other, enriching their own pockets, and harming public and private interests.

The third is to suppress the masses who petition against them and other village cadres who hold different opinions, the masses have no way to complain and report silently, and other village cadres swallow their anger and passively retreat, and even let the village tyrant be arbitrary and do whatever he wants.

Xiao Chen couldn't help but sigh, the lack of supervision and restraint mechanism is the main reason for the evolution of village officials into village tyrants, many village officials exercise their power in a free state, they hold in their hands the wealth and material power of a village, engage in "one word hall", all big and small affairs are decided by them, and village affairs, government affairs, and finances are all done in the dark. These village officials, who were supposed to be the "leaders" of the villagers, have degenerated into moths of the state, causing heavy losses to the state and collective property, seriously damaging the party's image and prestige among the masses of the people, and even more bringing about a considerable negative impact on rural development and social stability.

If the foundation is not firm, the ground will shake. The focus of the party's work is at the grassroots level. Village-level cadres work on the front line of rural business operations and are the specific organizers, implementers, and leaders who lead the broad masses of the people to build a new socialist countryside. As the link between the party and the political axe and the grassroots masses, they have direct contact with the peasants, and their words and deeds have a direct bearing on the image of the party and the political axe.

But judging from this incident, Xiao Chen believes that village tyrants and village officials [***] will never be an isolated phenomenon in the vast rural areas, so it is imperative to deal with village tyrants and village officials [***].

After Gu Le and the others left, Xiao Chen thought about it, dialed Meng Yan, and said, "Secretary Meng, you know about the affairs of Yuejiagang Village, right?" …… Well, I have an idea, let's hold a training class in our party school and give a training to the village cadres in the whole district. ”

"Okay, what the secretary said is exactly what I think, I also think that our economic work is in full swing now, and the construction of the party and government team cannot be left behind, the root of this party and government team construction is in the village, this is our foundation, so the secretary's idea, I firmly agree!" Meng Yan said with a smile.

Xiao Chen snorted and said, "Then let's do it, call the notice on Monday, start classes on Wednesday, and the party school will trouble Secretary Meng to contact you, okay?" ”

"Okay, okay, it's my job. But secretary, if the class starts on Wednesday, do you want to attend the opening ceremony? I remember that on Wednesday, we had an enlarged meeting of the district party committee and the district-wide economic work conference attended by a district and rural third-level cadres....... ”

Xiao Chen said: "Well, don't get in the way, the economic work conference will be held in the morning, and I will attend the opening ceremony of the training class for village party secretaries in the district in the afternoon." ”

Meng Yan understood in his heart that Secretary Xiao's position was already stable now, and he had begun to implement his will all the way to the village, and it seemed that Secretary Xiao still attached great importance to this matter, and the two conferences kept going.

He sighed slightly, he didn't know if his choice was really wrong? He stood up, looked at the camphor tree outside the window, listened to the singing, and was silent for a while.

The auditorium of the Party School in Dingqing District has long been spotlessly cleaned, with flowers on the rostrum and a solemn party flag behind the leadership seat. Xiao Chen, Secretary of the District Party Committee, Meng Yan, Deputy Secretary, Li Yunxin, Deputy Secretary and Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, Lin Chengnan, Minister of Organization, and other leaders of the district party committee attended the meeting.

"Comrades: This morning, we held a meeting of the whole district party committee (enlarged) and a regional economic work conference attended by the third-level cadres of the district and villages, and in the afternoon we held the opening ceremony of the training class for the village party secretaries of the whole district. Here, on behalf of the district committee, I would like to extend a warm welcome to all the village party branch secretaries who participated in the training and study! I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the secretaries of the village party branches for their outstanding contributions to taking root in the countryside for a long time, fighting side by side with the broad masses of the people, promoting farmers' income and getting rich, and accelerating rural reform and development!

The issue of rural areas, peasants, and agriculture has always been a major issue of great concern to the party Central Committee. The development of the rural economy, the growth of peasants' incomes, the readjustment of the agricultural structure, and the implementation of the party's principles and policies depend to a great extent on the ability and level of our village cadres. Although the secretary of the village party branch is at the grassroots level, his position is extremely important and his role is very huge.

Objectively speaking, our village party secretaries have been fighting at the forefront of rural work and have made tremendous contributions to the construction of new rural areas. Not only do you work hard, but you also have a lot of responsibility, and you need to communicate and solve all aspects. All of these, whether they are townships, district party committees, or district government axes, are all seen in the eyes and kept in mind, and they are all fully affirmed and very satisfied. However, looking at it in two parts, there are still many problems that affect and restrict the implementation of the party's policy of benefiting farmers, the harmonious relationship between the party and the masses, and the development of the rural economy in the huge contingent of village cadres. These problems have seriously weakened the party's ruling foundation in the rural areas and have also affected the overall image of village cadres.

We often say that the secretary of the rural party branch is the 'backbone' of the branch group and has a bearing on whether the grassroots organizations are strong or not; the 'vanguard' of the contingent of party members has a bearing on whether the party's image is good or not; the 'leading geese' in economic development and on whether the peasant masses are 'rich or not'; and the 'family members' of the people in the whole village have a bearing on the 'stability or instability' of the rural society. So, how to follow the requirements of 'keeping faith, stressing dedication, having skills, and emphasizing conduct', to be an excellent village party secretary who is competent and honest, has made a difference, and is recognized by the masses? I think we have to do five things......"

Xiao Chen's clear voice was clearly released in the loudspeaker, and the village party secretaries in the whole district listened to Secretary Xiao's speech while having their own thoughts. Some village party secretaries are highly respected party members and cadres elected in the village, and they have experienced several changes in Xiao Chen, the young secretary, from the beginning of the inappropriate thing to the current admiration, not to mention anything else, just say that every time Secretary Xiao goes to the countryside, there has never been those leaders who have led the countryside to open the umbrella, open the door, and "never wet their shoes", so they feel that this secretary is a secretary who does practical things. Later, after Secretary Xiao's "agricultural industrialization" was carried out, many towns and villages were lifted out of poverty and become rich because of Hengjian and Yunmeng Mingzhu, and their incomes rose so fast that they couldn't believe it. So since then, they have taken Secretary Xiao's words as a golden rule.

There are also some people who are powerful and blessed in the village, and they are not interested in Xiao Chen, but they all know that Secretary Xiao is a "strict" secretary and can't do anything with him. Moreover, there are also people in the district and township, saying that Xiao Chen has not been working in Dingqing District for a long time, so he will be honest in the past two years, and he will talk about it when he leaves, I don't believe that it is Xiao Chen who is sent to Dingqing District every time.

And some district leaders have different ideas, Secretary Xiao adjusted the first and second leaders in several townships last time, and now he has begun to arrest the village party secretary again, could it be that he really wants to build the Xiao family dynasty in Dingqing District? But he shouldn't have been able to work in Dingqing District for many years, and the cadres from the central government, even if they exercise, shouldn't they go back after a few years?

Listening to Xiao Chen's repeated orders and promulgation of strict regulations one by one, the district leaders and village cadres felt many different feelings. But Xiao Chen didn't sing all the way to the end with a black face, and in the end, he said:

Here, I want to say a confidant to you, which can also be regarded as a gesture for everyone. As far as the district party committee and district government axe are concerned, we are very aware of the weight and role of the village party secretary, and we also understand everyone's hardships and difficulties. Just yesterday, I had some exchanges with several village party secretaries, and I found that everyone now has a feeling: it is difficult to be a cadre, and it is even more difficult to be a village cadre! Especially the village party secretary is particularly difficult to be! I thought, why is this difficult? I think one is that things are too complicated. A thousand threads on the top, a needle on the bottom. We must be responsible for economic development, ensure social stability, pass the test for family planning, make arrangements for the people's livelihood, and deal with neighborhood contradictions. Second, the responsibility is too heavy. Be responsible for both the upper and lower levels; It is necessary not only to build an image externally, but also to give benefits internally, which is often in the focus of contradictions. At the same time, as a village party secretary, he is not only a party cadre, but also a native peasant, and it is sometimes difficult to take into account the interests of the state, the village, and the peasants. Third, there are too many contradictions. At present, the masses have strengthened their awareness of boiling openly, their thinking is very active, they dare to think, fight, and discuss, and it is difficult to handle the relationship between emotion, reason, and law in resolving contradictions and coordinating relations. You act according to the law, and he says you are not reasonable; You do what you want, and you say that you are not lawful; Follow the procedure, he feels that you are procrastinating; If you do not act in accordance with the procedures, you are also said to be arbitrary and do not administer according to law. In short, it just feels thankless. Fourth, the foundation is too poor. The name of the person, the shade of the tree. As a cadre, you want to do something practical and make a name for yourself. However, the basic conditions of most of our villages are poor, and there is no ticket for wanting to do things, there is no way to attract investment, there is nowhere to use strength, and there is nowhere to go down. Fifth, the treatment is low. I always believe that the vast majority of our village party secretaries are capable people, and when cadres can't get a few hard-earned money, they can't earn a few happy money if they are not cadres, and there is a big contrast between pay and return. ”

As soon as Xiao Chen's words came out, the village party secretaries below suddenly felt the same way, and felt that Secretary Xiao was not unreasonable, so they were waiting for his next words.

Xiao Chen said with a smile: "Caring for and caring for the village party secretary and supporting the village party secretary to carry out their work boldly is an important duty and important work of the party committees and political axes at the district and township levels. In recent years, the district party committee and the district political axe have done some work within their capacity in supporting the work of the village party secretary. I'll talk about the policies that the district party committee is considering promulgating.

For example, improve the treatment of village cadres, cash out the remuneration of village cadres, and handle pension insurance for village cadres; For village party secretaries who have served for more than 10 years, 20 years, and 30 years, they will be given a monthly subsidy of 50 yuan, 200 yuan, and 300 yuan respectively after leaving office normally; Exceptionally outstanding village party secretaries were promoted to township and town leading cadres. In addition, the district party committee will also try its best to create conditions for everyone, for example, in the construction of village-level office activity venues, the district has decided to arrange special financial funds of 4.5 million yuan in three years, and strive for provincial and municipal funds of not less than 3 million yuan, so as to ensure that the construction of village-level organization and activity venues can be completed. All these reflect the care of the district party committee and the district political axe, and represent a kind of high hope. The district party committee also has a guiding ideology, that is, the district government should list the building of rural grassroots organizations and the 'public election of village party secretaries with an annual salary of 10,000 yuan' as one of the 10 practical things to be done. In the future, the district will continue to intensify its efforts and support the building of rural grassroots organizations and the leading bodies of the village 'two committees'. ”

As soon as he heard that there was real money, the audience suddenly thundered with joy, and the applause couldn't be suppressed, and the cadres who had a good impression of Xiao Chen supported him even more, and he didn't feel cold to Xiao Chen just now, but now he feels a lot better, and this year, it's still money.

Xiao Chen looked at the audience with a smile, but he felt a little emotion in his heart, fortunately, the economy has caught up, otherwise how could there be such a generous financial situation? I hope that this kind of "high salary and low salary" can play a role, after all, it is already a two-pronged approach.

(To be continued)