After May Day, the weather became warmer, and the leading group of "reducing the burden on farmers" headed by Feng Mingjiang, the county magistrate, only convened a mobilization meeting attended by relevant departments during the period, and then the implementation plan designed by Yue Haohan according to the experience of "reducing the burden" in Wulong Township was issued to all towns and towns in the county in the name of the county government. It seems that the work of "reducing the burden" in Jiangyang County is only carried out by Yue Haohan, the deputy director of the county party committee office.

Yue Haohan knew in his heart that reducing the burden on peasants involved the vital interests of many departments, and it was not at all something that he, the deputy director of the county party committee office, could promote, and the secretary Gu Zhengshan and the county magistrate Feng Mingjiang seemed to have lost their enthusiasm for the work of "reducing the burden" before the Spring Festival; In the face of the coming city and county change year, the two of them spent most of their time running back and forth between Jianghan and Yanshan.

When Gu Zhengshan was not at home, the daily work of the county party committee was basically presided over by Deputy Secretary Wang Haijiang. Since Wang Haijiang moved to the county party committee compound to work, he has always been lukewarm to Yue Haohan, the deputy director of the county party committee office, and occasionally criticizes Yue Haohan in public for some small things. Secretary Gu Zhengshan also lost his previous enthusiasm for Yue Haohan, and Tao Chunxiao, Gu Zhengshan's secretary, consistently maintained a close friendship with Yue Haohan.

On this morning, Yue Haohan had just finished talking on the phone with his girlfriend Cheng Ziying in the office, and when he was drinking water with a cup, Xiang Yifei hurriedly walked in, his face was red, and there were fine beads of sweat on his forehead, standing at the desk and saying, "Director Yue, it's not good, something is wrong!" I just passed by the gate of the county government and saw several hundred villagers gathered in the county government compound, waving banners and asking to see County Magistrate Feng to discuss the law. “

Yue Haohan got up, poured a cup of tea for Xiang Yifei, put it on the coffee table, looked at Xiang Yifei and said, "Xiao Xiang, don't worry, sit down and drink saliva first and then speak slowly." ”

Xiang Yifei sat down on the sofa, drank two sips of tea, and then said: "I asked the crowd of onlookers, it seems to be the villagers of Huishuiwan Village, Chengguan Town, because of the land acquisition of Jiangyang Paper Mill, I don't know the specific situation. “

Hearing Xiang Yifei say this, Yue Haohan understood the reason, Jiangyang Paper Mill is a joint venture that has only recently been introduced, with an annual output of 5 million tons, which is the first large-scale enterprise introduced in Jiangyang County. The introduction of the paper mill is mainly mediated by Wan Fei, the executive deputy county magistrate, because there is no decent large-scale enterprise in Jiangyang, so the paper mill project, the county party committee and the county government attach great importance to it, and hold many meetings to study, and finally select the site in the jurisdiction of Chengguan Town, the right bank of the Yangjiang River in Huishuiwan Village. Since the site was determined, it has been opposed by the majority of the villagers in Huishuiwan Village and several villages downstream, not only because of the low cost of land acquisition, but also because the villagers are worried about the pollution problem after the paper mill is put into operation in the future.

Yue Haohan was thinking about this matter with a cup, drank two sips of water, and just put the cup down, the phone on the desk rang harshly, and when he picked up the microphone, the unhurried voice of Wang Haijiang, deputy secretary of the county party committee, came from inside: "Director Yue, you come up." ”

Putting down the phone, Yue Haohan said to Xiang Yifei: "Xiao Xiang, you go back to the office first, and I will go to Secretary Wang's office for a while." ”

When he arrived at Wang Haijiang's office, Wang Haijiang was looking at a document with his head against his head, ignoring Yue Haohan, Yue Haohan stood at the desk and did not speak, after a while, Wang Haijiang picked up the pen and signed the document, then raised his head, looked at Yue Haohan, and said: "Do you know that there are masses of people collectively petitioning on the government's side?" ”

Yue Haohan said: "I heard Xiao Xiang downstairs just now, I don't know what's going on." ”

Wang Haijiang said: "Secretary Gu is in Jianghan, County Magistrate Feng is in Yanshan, the county magistrate Wan is at home on the government side, and the county magistrate Wan has come down from above, and he has no experience in handling the mass petition incident. “

After speaking, Wang Haijiang picked up another document and looked at it against his head, Yue Haohan's mouth opened and he didn't speak, seeing Wang Haijiang looking at the document intently, he only swallowed what he wanted to say, and said, "Secretary Wang, then I'll go over now." ”

Wang Haijiang didn't raise his head, and replied, "Okay, report the situation to me after you deal with it." “

Out of Wang Haijiang's office, Yue Haohan came to the office of Song Fusheng, director of the county party committee office, and when he saw Yue Haohan, Song Fusheng stood up from the seat with a smile, and greeted Yue Haohan: "Haohan, did Secretary Wang arrange for you to go to the government to assist County Magistrate Wan in handling the mass petition incident?" ”

Yue Haohan replied: "What's the matter, I haven't been involved in the paper mill's affairs, I don't know the situation, what can I do if I go over?" ”

As he spoke, he sat down on the sofa in Song Fusheng's office, Song Fusheng smiled and picked up the cigarette on the desk, handed one to Yue Haohan, sat down next to Yue Haohan and said: "Haohan, this kind of group visit incident is originally a matter of the county government, and the Shangma Paper Mill is also very controversial in the county, and Lianshui County in Donghu City downstream has sued the provincial government. “

Yue Haohan lit the cigarette in his hand, took a puff, tilted his head to look at Song Fusheng, and asked, "Director Song, what should I do if you say that I have passed the government?" I really don't know anything about it. ”

Song Fusheng smiled, patted Yue Haohan's shoulder, got up and said, "Listen more and talk less, watch more and do less." ”

Yue Haohan went to his office downstairs in a depressed mood, picked up the briefcase, walked out of the county party committee compound, and walked in the direction of the county government, the county party committee compound and the county government compound are only separated by a road, walking on the road, Yue Haohan thought in his heart, when he began to introduce paper mills, there were many people in the Standing Committee who did not approve, especially the site of the factory was selected in Huishuiwan Village on the edge of the Yangjiang River. Lianshui County, Donghu City, in the lower reaches of the Yangjiang River, knew that Jiangyang County was going to build a paper mill in Huishuiwan Village, and was also fighting a lawsuit with Jiangyang County.

Soon arrived at the gate of the county government compound, Yue Haohan saw that the courtyard of the county government was full of people, the yard was noisy, the petitioners were either standing or sitting, a group in the east and a group in the west, and a few people in the middle of the courtyard were holding a few banners, which read "We want land, we want to survive, pollute the environment, and harm our children and grandchildren".

This is the first time in Jiangyang County since the reform and opening up that the masses gathered around the county government to ask for explanations, and during this period, people in various townships and towns petitioned the township and town governments for the problem of excessive burdens on the peasants, but they have never approached the county government on a large scale.

When Yue Haohan arrived at the county government office on the second floor, he saw Fang Zhiyang, secretary of the party committee of Chengguan Town, Li Tao, mayor of Chengguan Town, and the director of the Chengguan Town Police Station, all of whom were discussing with Fan Mingjun, director of the government office, how to persuade and guide the masses.

Seeing Yue Haohan coming in, Fan Mingjun handed Yue Haohan a cigarette and said, "Director Yue, come and help us come up with ideas, it's not a matter for so many people to gather here, and County Magistrate Feng is not at home, so he is in a hurry." “

Yue Haohan smiled and said, "What good ideas can I have?" I came here to listen to your Director Fan's orders. ”

While the two were talking, Wan Fei, the executive deputy county magistrate, scolded loudly at the door of the office: "What are you doing in the office? A few people make trouble, and you can't do anything about it? Fan Mingjun, did you inform the director of the Public Security Bureau, Jin Tao? Let him come over for a meeting! After speaking, Wan Fei turned around and left.

Fan Mingjun is in his forties, and he has been in the government for many years, from section chief to deputy director to director, he has never been so angry in the county government organs, even the county magistrate Feng Mingjiang has never arranged work like this in public.

Fan Mingjun held back his dissatisfaction, picked up the phone on the table, and called the office of the county public security bureau. With that, he put the microphone down heavily.

Fang Zhiyang, secretary of the party committee of Chengguan Town, who was sitting on the sofa, pressed the cigarette butt in his hand heavily in the ashtray, stood up, looked at Fan Mingjun and Yue Haohan, and said: "It's not good for the Public Security Bureau to intervene in this kind of thing, Mayor Li and I still go to the courtyard first, and do the ideological work of the masses with the town and village cadres, and wait for Secretary Gu and County Magistrate Feng to come back and discuss solutions." ”

Fan Mingjun said: "It's okay, it's not a big deal, don't handle it misappropriately, and in the end, it will be troublesome if it becomes a big deal!" ”

After a few people in Chengguan Town left with Secretary Fang Zhiyang, Fan Mingjun poured a cup of tea for Yue Haohan and put it in front of Yue Haohan, shook his head, and said: "Brother Haohan, the director of this government office is not a person, the young master has a temper, and it is difficult to serve!" ”

Yue Haohan took a sip of tea from the teacup, smiled, and did not answer Fan Mingjun's words. Since Yue Haohan was transferred to the county party committee office, although he has dealt with the government office a lot, he has met and said hello to Fan Mingjun in private, and the two of them have no deep personal relationship, so it is inconvenient to accept Fan Mingjun's whining topics.

After sitting in the office for about half an hour, Ning Haiping, deputy director of the Public Security Bureau, walked in in civilian clothes, and as soon as he entered the door, he said loudly: "Hello two directors, Director Jin went to Yanshan early this morning, and I will hold a meeting in his place." As he spoke, he sat down beside Yue Haohan.

Fan Mingjun looked at Ning Haiping and said, "Ning Bureau, you came here alone?" Did the security brigade send someone over? ”

Ning Haiping said: "The demands of the masses are a normal phenomenon, and there is no excesses, just do the work to persuade everyone to leave, this will send the police over I am afraid of intensifying the conflict, I also reported this meaning to Director Jin on the phone when I came." “

Executive deputy county magistrate Wan Fei sent people to urge everyone to go to the small conference room, a few people then came to the conference room with a cup, in the conference room, Wan Fei sat on the stage with a black face, and most of the members of the party and government team of Chengguan Town sat sparsely below, as well as some staff of the government office, Yue Haohan and Ning Haiping sat down next to each other in the back row, Ning Haiping turned his head and said: "Brother, deal with these things, why did you come over?" ”

Yue Haohan said in a low voice: "Secretary Wang arranged it, let me come over to assist in handling it." ”

Ning Haiping said: ", I know the flower intestines in Wang Haijiang's stomach, this is obviously pushing my brother into the quagmire, I think you should try not to get involved in this matter, the paper mill is a "powder magazine", and sooner or later there will be a big mess." ”

The two were muttering quietly, and Wan Fei on the stage began to speak, and said in a loud voice: "Fan Mingjun, Yue Haohan, you two sit down, let's start a meeting, and the meeting should look like a meeting." “

Yue Haohan reluctantly followed Fan Mingjun to the rostrum of the conference room, one left and one right, sat down next to Wan Fei, and after the two of them sat down, Wan Fei said: "Now the meeting, before the meeting, I will criticize Fang Zhiyang and Li Tao of Chengguan Town, how do you work in Chengguan Town?" The paper mill is a joint venture introduced by the province, city and county, and you can't do it well for the trivial matter of land acquisition, and you can't treat them with a few people? What else can you do? Do you still want to be the secretary and the mayor? And the Public Security Bureau, do you want to eat dry food? Siege the government, why don't you send the police to come and arrest people? “

Wan Fei's call made Yue Haohan and Fan Mingjun, who were sitting next to him, slander for a while, Yue Haohan looked at Fang Zhiyang, Secretary of the Party Committee of Chengguan Town, and saw Fang Zhiyang sitting there with his head upturned expressionlessly, as if he didn't hear Wan Fei's words at all.

The meeting lasted for about 40 minutes, only Wan Fei lost his temper on the stage, until the meeting ended, and did not come up with a reasonable solution, Fang Zhiyang and Li Tao of Chengguan Town agreed that as long as the land acquisition fee was appropriately increased, the villagers would leave spontaneously, but Wan Fei never agreed. Wan Fei's opinion was to take tough measures and let the Public Security Bureau send someone to detain the several people led by him, Ning Haiping excused himself to be at home and wanted to go back to the bureau to report to the director Jin Tao, and then he took his bag and pulled Yue Haohan to leave the county government.