"We've already met yesterday, and they're all acquaintances, so don't be restrained." After the guest of honor and host sat down, the vice premier broke the dull atmosphere in the conference room with a gentle smile and said slowly: "Let's talk to you and exchange experiences, compared with Comrade Wang Hai and Comrade Tianxiang, I am not familiar with everyone, if you want to have a good atmosphere for conversation, you have to let go of tension and restraint, so that you can better exchange ideas." ”

Seeing that everyone was looking at him with serious expressions, the vice premier had no choice but to turn his face sideways to Qi Tianxiang and said slowly: "It seems that it is not easy to solve this problem, the more you want everyone to relax, as if the more you want to highlight something, it will still have an unnatural effect." ”

Qi Tianxiang seemed to read the helplessness from the words of the vice premier, so he responded with a slight smile: "They are all used to making reports and listening to reports, and suddenly there is no theme, of course they are at a loss." In my opinion, let's start with the debriefing that they are good at, so that they can be more comfortable. ”

Seeing that the vice premier nodded slightly, Qi Tianxiang signaled with his eyes that Zhou Tong could start, and skillfully transitioned this exchange.

Due to other activities scheduled in the morning, the reports of the three cities could only be as short as possible. The vice premier's inspection and investigation at the grassroots level, and the report of the local party and government departments, are still necessary procedures, and no matter how tight the time is, it cannot be omitted. The work report of the provincial government and relevant departments and bureaus can only be carried out after leaving Huayi City, which is also a necessary procedure no matter how busy it is.

Zhou Tong was very clear about this, so he didn't pause too much, and directly signaled that Wang Minglun could start reporting work. Zhou Tong knew very well that Wang Minglun seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and when he saw Zhou Tong's gaze, he glanced at Qi Tianxiang and several other leaders with a smile, and then looked at the vice premier and said cautiously: "To be able to receive the honorable vice premier, the respected director Wang Hai, as well as the governor of Qi and the provincial leaders, whether it is for the more than 10 million people in Huayi City, or for myself, I am extremely happy and excited." ”

Wang Minglun's opening remarks did not deviate from the usual set, but they were as brief as possible, and then he straightened his body, took out the report materials prepared in advance, and said seriously: "On behalf of the Huayi Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government, I would like to briefly report to the leaders on the economic and social development of our city, especially the work done in poverty alleviation and development. ”

As Wang Minglun began to report according to the script, Qi Tianxiang's thoughts also diverged. There is no need to listen deliberately, Qi Tianxiang also understands the content and key points of Wang Minglun's report materials. Wang Minglun has only been the secretary of the municipal party committee for more than half a year, and although he has served as mayor for more than a year, it is conceivable that he can do anything in front of Liang Zhixin, the secretary of the municipal party committee, who has monopoly power.

This point can be clearly felt in Qi Tianxiang's handling of the roadway collapse accident of Shengli Coal Mine, and it can also be felt in the subsequent visits to Huayi City. It was also because Liang Zhixin had serious crimes and corruption problems in his office that he was investigated and dealt with by the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection in accordance with the law, so Wang Minglun was pushed to the post of secretary of the municipal party committee.

From the first time Qi Tianxiang met Wang Minglun, he had a strong feeling that this person was not simple, not only his behavior, but also his ideology, which was worth pondering carefully. His true intentions, let alone motives, cannot be seen from the outside alone.

Hezhong City is the larger of the many prefectures and cities in Hehai, and the leading cadres are generally high-level, although they are not as high as Hezhou City, the provincial capital, and the island city, which is a sub-provincial-level city, to the level of a municipal party secretary and a member of the Standing Committee. However, from a general point of view, the top party and government leaders in larger cities are still the places closest to the core power stratum and the most qualified and powerful places to be promoted.

But as the mayor of Hezhong City, Wang Minglun took the initiative to ask to be transferred to Huayi City as the mayor, and it was at the critical juncture of reaching the age of 55, which is indeed an unbelievable thing. According to the rumors in the market, Wang Minglun and the secretary of the municipal party committee have been at odds for a long time, and there is really no way to carry out the work, so he moved the idea of leaving.

But this reason is very far-fetched, under normal circumstances, the provincial party committee and the provincial government will not be unaware, and even if he is not aware, he can still report to the provincial party committee and the provincial government, hoping to solve this problem through team adjustment. As a cadre who started from Hezhong City and has not left Hezhong City in his career for decades, it is rare for him to leave from a familiar environment, unless it is arranged by the organization department.

Even if he leaves helplessly because of work reasons, a position and age like Wang Minglun are required to return to the province, to be in a suitable position in the provincial department, waiting for retirement or entering the provincial people's congress or the provincial political consultative conference, it is impossible to ask for adjustment between prefectures and cities, and it is also a horizontal adjustment to Huayi City to be the mayor.

Huayi City is an old revolutionary base area, and without some cadres with strong connections and backgrounds, it is very difficult for them to make a difference even if they serve here. In addition to the difficulty of maintaining the relationship, it is too difficult to use the old area to play the emotional card, especially for Wang Minglun's age. What's more, if you want to take another step from here, the existence of Liang Zhixin, a rising political star, is an insurmountable obstacle.

The young secretary of the provincial party committee of the Communist Youth League, a scholar-type young talent, suffered a major adjustment of the collapsed city cadres when he was suspended as the vice mayor of Huayi City, and he was also one of the few survivors of the self-cleaning among the many cadres above the deputy mayor level, and took the initiative to ask to continue to stay in office to accept the organizational test, so as to step by step to the position of secretary of the municipal party committee, becoming the youngest secretary of the municipal party committee in the province.

In front of such a powerful opponent, Wang Minglun took the initiative to ask to come over and become mayor, undoubtedly joking with his political future in his short time, not to mention whether he could get political achievements in the strong Liang Zhi novice, and eventually replace him. Even if the desire to serve as the secretary of the municipal party committee is finally realized, for a cadre in his 50s who does not have many opportunities, the greatest possibility is that he will return to the province in a few years, find a department or bureau to make a transition, and then retire, or the same outcome as returning to the province directly.

Therefore, Wang Minglun's choice is incomprehensible, even a person like Qi Tianxiang who has the ability to observe the fire and fire can't understand his true intentions, and the only way to do it is to continue to observe, or to watch coldly.

For more than half a year, Qi Tianxiang did see changes in Wang Minglun's body, a retired secretary of the municipal party committee, seems to have re-energized the enthusiasm for entrepreneurship, whether it is a meeting in the province or presiding over the work of Huayi City, it shows a different difference. It's as if for more than a year, we have been waiting for this node, and the work done is to prove something.

Qi Tianxiang often unconsciously compares him with Wang Jinlong and Li Zheng, and even with Feng Juncai and Liu Nengfu, all of which are obviously different. Because of their own relationship, Wang Jinlong and Li Zheng's behavior is often low-key and restrained, never publicized, but they are doing their own things everywhere and maintaining their image. Feng Juncai and Liu Nengfu are different, the so-called grace of knowing gives them huge pressure, and only by working hard can they repay Qi Tianxiang's kindness, and the only way to repay is the results, which is the result.

Wang Minglun is different, to a large extent, he has to make achievements, but also take care of his feathers, and while he looks loyal, he has a great sense of self-protection. These are also very different from Tao Ran and Xiao Shengli here, and even the difference is obvious.

Tao Ran, secretary of the Shanyin Municipal Party Committee, obviously has lost the pride and complacency of the past, and the secretary of the municipal party committee with the oldest qualifications in the province and the secretary of the municipal party committee for the longest time is naturally a little arrogant and resentful. But since the serious water pollution accident in Guishui County, Qi Tianxiang, who faced the handling of the accident, was coldly treated and neglected by Qi Tianxiang, and he also felt a deep crisis. Although there was no change he feared, Qi Tianxiang did not take the opportunity to adjust cadres, especially to replace his position as secretary of the municipal party committee, which made him feel a little relieved, but he also felt a lot shorter of breath and depressed.

The major environmental safety accident has alarmed the central government and caused a sensation throughout the country, and can be regarded as the most serious water pollution accident since the founding of the People's Republic of China. No matter what the reason is, in accordance with the assessment requirements of the safety responsibility letter signed at the beginning of the year, if there is such a major safety liability accident, all the achievements of the whole year can be vetoed with one vote. Even if you work hard, at most there will be no reward or punishment, and this is the best result.

Tao Ran is like this, Xiao Shengli is not much better, and even surpasses. As the secretary of the municipal party committee of the smallest prefecture-level city in the province, it is difficult to have any outstanding political achievements, and the steel group, the pillar of the city's economy, is the main source of finance, and it is also the most able to show the achievements of the municipal party committee. However, due to the excessive suppression and differentiation of the steel group by the municipal finance in the past few years, the group's own product structure and equipment update speed has seriously lagged behind, so that since the provincial government launched the industrial revitalization outline, not only has there been no outstanding changes or improvements, but also a lot of thorny problems, so that the provincial government has to send a working group to the group to deal with the problem.

It was a rare opportunity to raise his eyebrows, but it did not produce the desired effect, and when it was time to show his face, it made Xiao overcome his disgraced face, not to mention the performance, it was a lucky thing to be able to prevent Qi Tianxiang from finding the problem.

The secretaries of the municipal party committees of the three prefectures are all in a very embarrassing period, so Qi Tianxiang doesn't care much about how they report, but their work status. Qi Tianxiang is not ready to change cadres in the short term, but he can't tolerate the absent-mindedness of the main leaders at the grassroots level, and what he can do now is to find time to talk to them. Even if you can't talk about it all, you should at least talk to Wang Minglun.