Liu Zhenji didn't expect that in such a late autumn when the maple leaves were scattered, he would suddenly be transferred to work in Ping'an County. Speculation and rumors came to an abrupt end, Ouyang Kai, member of the Standing Committee of the Yingchang County Party Committee and executive deputy county magistrate, served as secretary of the Youth League and Prefectural Committee, Guan Chong took over Ouyang Kai's position, and Liu Zhenji served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Ping'an County Party Committee and head of the Organization Department. Although this arrangement may not be satisfactory, Liu Zhenji was relieved when he learned the news. After a long period of suspense, he gradually lost his fighting spirit and slowly gave up his efforts. Let you gossip and don't bother to pay attention to it. Resign yourself to fate, the factional struggle is extremely cruel, as long as it is labeled as a "Pu faction", every effort is in vain. When Dong Yuhua talked to him, he did not complain or be dissatisfied at all. He is young and has a shallow foundation, so it is extremely important to have a correct attitude and posture at this time, and Wei Dechang is staring at him. However, he was faintly sad. Not because of the job arrangement, just because I didn't know anything before. The organization did not ask for his opinion, and no leader revealed the slightest rumor to him, and this loneliness made him shudder. People in officialdom are most taboo to close their eyes and listen. Sometimes the difference between a responsive message and a quick message can make or break you. That's not all, the news is closed to mean that you basically don't have any real friends at the core of officialdom.

Fortunately, the depression quickly dissipated, and the new job brought Liu Zhenji a fulfilling and busy life. On the third day of his arrival, he accompanied Zhou Qiushui to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the new teaching building of the Party School of the County Party Committee, attended the county's top-notch talent symposium on the fourth day, sent off Guan Chong on the fifth day, and began to go to the township for research and ...... on the sixth day, and did not return home for half a month. For Ping'an County, he is not familiar with it. I've been here a few times before, but the stay is short. The cadres of the prefectural organs generally look down on Ping'an County, which is remote and poor, likes to engage in infighting, and often complains and petitions, coupled with the fierce customs of the people, and often causes large-scale clan fights, so that the leaders of the county party committee and the county government cannot live in peace. Liu Zhenji has no prejudice against Ping'an County, contradictions are everywhere, the key depends on how you deal with and grasp it. What's more, for him personally, a county party committee leader who supports his work is the most important. On the day he arrived, Zhou Qiushui chatted with him for a long time. He felt that this was not only a work conversation between the principal leader of a county party committee and an organization minister, but also a long talk between brothers, and even vaguely smelled the smell of alliance. Zhou Qiushui revealed that this adjustment, which seems to be a temporary motion, is actually the result of Wei Dechang's strategy. Before the meeting, Wei Dechang successively communicated with Wei Shaobo, Huang Xiang, and Dong Yuhua. Because the organization department had to make relevant preparations, Wei Shaobo knew the news a little earlier, and Huang Xiang and Dong Yuhua only received a call from Wei Dechang a few hours before the meeting. It dawned on him that it was no wonder that he hadn't heard any news this time. This kind of short-term and quick way may not stand up to scrutiny, but it is understandable for individual leaders to adjust. Zhou Qiushui sighed meaningfully: "The secretary without the assistance of the organization minister is as unthinkable as the organization minister without the support of the secretary, and it is a relationship of lip and tooth. He hurriedly said: "If the secretary doesn't support it, where can the organization minister continue?" ”。

In Ping'an, the closest person in his heart is Yuan Jinpeng. On the day he took office, Yuan Jinpeng wanted to wash the dust for him, but he politely declined. They are no longer ordinary teacher-student relationships, and this kind of ceremonial banquet is redundant. He told Yuan Jinpeng that their teacher-student relationship should be kept secret as much as possible. When entering the political circles, the most taboo is to let one's social relations at a glance.

In the morning, Liu Zhenji planned to go for a walk in Xiangyang Town. Previously, he had visited seven or eight county-level units and five or six townships and towns. If you don't go to Xiangyang Town, let alone Tan Yangchun, even if Yuan Jinpeng is afraid, he will mumble. After making up his mind, he called the driver and went straight to Xiangyang Town, without informing Tan Yangchun and Yuan Jinpeng before leaving. His current car is a black "Santana" that he just bought at the beginning of this year. The driver, Lao Jiang, was forty-seven or eight years old, but he drove vigorously, and in less than half an hour, he arrived at Xiangyang Town. When entering the town government compound, Lao Jiang honked a few horns, as if to remind people that the leader was coming. He frowned, held back and didn't say a word, maybe Lao Jiang was used to this. He admitted that he was relatively unfamiliar with townships, and the key was that he had no experience working in townships. Occasionally, they have the opportunity to go to townships and towns to inspect their work, but most of them are just looking at the situation in townships and towns, the township and town cadres, and the living conditions of peasants.

Tan Yangchun was a little surprised when he saw that it was Liu Zhenji: "Minister Liu! Jin Peng went to Pingshang Village. Hey, Xiao Zhou, you go and call Mayor Yuan back......"

Liu Zhenji waved his hand to stop: "Secretary Tan, don't visit relatives and friends today, let Jin Peng be busy with him, let's talk about it first." ”

"Yes, yes. Then I will report to the minister. Tan Yangchun glanced at Xiao Zhou and asked him to call Yuan Jinpeng.

A few months ago, Liu Zhenji stepped in to help them solve their problems. Now, Liu Zhenji is an out-and-out county leader. This change was a bit subtle, so much so that Tan Yangchun was a little sluggish in an instant. Liu Zhenji said that he would not visit relatives and friends, but he woke up, which leader is willing to find out his social relations in the workplace? But no matter from which point of view, Yuan Jinpeng should be allowed to come back as much as possible.

Tan Yangchun's report focused on party building, village building and cadre team building. Liu Zhenji listened carefully and made notes in a small notebook from time to time. There are not many people, but the form and atmosphere are right. Tan Yangchun is sitting in danger, and the words are round. He has worked with many leaders, some of whom have the ability to quickly bring people closer or closer together.

When Yuan Jinpeng rushed back, Liu Zhenji had already thrown away his notebook and was chatting with Tan Yangchun with a pleasant face. Knowing that Liu Zhenji was coming, Yuan Jinpeng quickly cut through the mess and dealt with the problem. Recently, Tan Yangchun consciously asked Yuan Jinpeng to personally handle some mass disputes and contradictions, command from the front, and make decisions on the spot. He felt that Yuan Jinpeng's only deficiency at present was that he was soft-hearted and not resolute enough in the face of complex contradictions and conflicts. Yesterday afternoon, Qian Xiaofeng, head of the town's armed forces department, led several militiamen to kill a big fat pig in Pingshang Village, causing some trouble. In this pig-raising town, there are endless disputes and contradictions due to pigs. Because it is common to raise four or five pigs, and the habit of free-range, disputes caused by guiding pigs to go to the field and pigs to eat vegetables have arisen one after another. A few years ago, two families in Pingshang Village got into a fight over pigs breaking into the vegetable garden to eat vegetables, and one of them was crippled with his knee broken. One year, Secretary Pu of the prefectural party committee came to Xiangyang Town to learn about the spring ploughing production, and saw dozens of pigs leisurely on the street, with a big bubble of pig feces every three or five steps. Secretary Pu said that the spring ploughing production in Xiangyang Town is very good, which is worthy of recognition! If the pigs are well managed, it will be even better. said that Yang Dazhong, the secretary of the town party committee at that time, had a red face, and said again and again, rectify it immediately! Afterwards, such an article was added to the village rules and regulations: Pigs are slaughtered, and they don't care if they are killed! For each time found, a fine of 33 yuan per pig is imposed. In order to become a household name, Yang Dazhong dispatched a propaganda vehicle and turned on the horn to publicize in various villages. Since then, the matter of pigs going to the field will happen every once in a while, but the overall situation has changed greatly. Occasionally, pigs were slaughtered and found by town and village cadres, so they had to accept punishment willingly. Of course, the amount of fines varies, and it is more flexible, which is nothing more than a punitive effect.

This time, the situation is a bit peculiar. Yesterday afternoon, the big fat pig of Deng Huasheng, a villager in Pingshang Village, arched open the door of the pigsty, and several fat pigs burst out. happened to be patrolling Qian Xiaofeng with guns in the village, Qian Xiaofeng picked up his rifle, pulled the trigger, and with a snap, a big fat pig fell to the ground. Then, they generously dragged the big fat pig back to the town government. The incident happened at about three o'clock in the afternoon, there were not many people in the village, and Deng Huasheng had only one old mother in her seventies. In the evening, after Deng Huasheng returned home, he was furious and pulled more than a dozen brothers from the same clan to break into the town government to discuss the law. Qian Xiaofeng was a scout of the army before he retired from the army, he was tall, broad-shouldered and round-waisted, and after being surrounded by these people, his face was fearless and he did not back down. Deng Huasheng wanted to forcibly drag the pig back, but seeing Qian Xiaofeng's righteous and awe-inspiring appearance, he was righteous, a little cowardly, and returned in a huff. Tan Yangchun felt that Qian Xiaofeng's matter was a bit excessive, and wanted to resolve the hidden danger of the contradiction, so that Yuan Jinpeng would go to the Pingshang Village Committee in the morning to solve the problem. In the end, Yuan Jinpeng agreed that Deng Huasheng would drag the pig home, but he had to pay a fine of 33 yuan, which was considered a decision. In this way, Deng Huasheng will not regain right and wrong, and the town government will also save face.

Liu Zhenji was stunned, and hit the pig with a rifle, unbelievable! Could it be that the contradictions between the cadres and the masses have reached the point of using knives and guns? He admits that he does not know enough about the current situation in the countryside, but the smell of gunpowder is outrageous. Seeing this, Tan Yangchun explained that pig stocking is a big problem, and this time it is a bit overkill. He nodded, not saying a word. It was his first time here, and it was not suitable to pour cold water, not to mention that the matter was finally resolved perfectly. He proposed to go to Kuzhu Village to take a look, Tan Yangchun and Yuan Jinpeng were a little confused, Kuzhu Village is a typical backward village, could it be that Liu Zhenji heard about Liu Caifa last year?

Kuzhu Village is more than 10 kilometers away from the town government, and the road is full of potholes, so I had to change to the town government's jeep. Fortunately, the weather was good, three steps, five steps, and a shock, and after forty minutes of tossing, it was finally here. It is a quiet village, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the side of the village is slightly lower and more open. A three- or four-meter-wide stream winds from west to east from the mountain, passing through the village, dividing the village into two parts, north and south, which the common people call the south and the north. The jeep stopped at the barn in the southern village and was immediately surrounded by children, and the woman also stood on the threshold and looked this way.

Tan Yangchun led Liu Zhenji straight to the village committee in the north. Liu Zhenji walked and stopped at the door of an old house. This is a tall and dilapidated old house, the walls are gray-black due to age, the wood is reddish-brown, only the high cornices in front of the house still vaguely reveal the grandeur of the past. Seeing that the gate was open in the middle, Liu Zhenji judged that this was a building after the middle of the Qing Dynasty. Stepping over the high threshold and walking into the house, there is a sense of shade. The warm winter sun leaked in through the skylight, but the room still looked dark. There were a few children playing in the hall, and when they saw a few uninvited guests coming in, they stared at them silently.

Liu Zhenji squatted down and asked a six or seven-year-old boy, "What about your father and mother?" ”

The little boy didn't speak, but looked at them blankly.

Tan Yangchun said in the local dialect: "Is your grandmother in the house?" ”

The little boy whispered, "No, I'm going to work in Guangdong, and my mother-in-law is in the house." ”

A slightly older little girl next to her said, "My grandmother is also here, and I went to Wenzhou to work." ”

At this moment, a gray-haired old woman came to the hall from the back kitchen.

Yuan Jinpeng stepped forward to greet him: "Old man, what are you busy with?" ”

The old woman said, "Let's get some food." ”

"Old man, how many people in the family are eating?" Liu Zhenji asked.

The old woman looked them up and down: "You are cadres." The young man went out to work, and the old man and I brought a few grandchildren and granddaughters. ”

Liu Zhenji asked: "Is the harvest good in the past few years?" ”

The old woman sighed, "Alas! A year is not as good as a year. In the past, there were some bamboos and wood on the mountain, which could be exchanged for a few dollars. Now the mountains are gone, and the mountains are gone. Just a few acres of land, the millet is still not sold at a price, and the pigs grow slowly, and it takes two years to be slaughtered. It's hard to make money! It's also a no-brainer for the children to go out. ”

Tan Yangchun asked, "The children are outside, are they okay?" ”

The old woman nodded: "So-so." I will send some money back to buy some meat and eggs for the child. ”

Liu Zhenji asked, "How old are you in this house?" ”

The old woman said, "There must be a hundred years." During the land reform, it was given to three families, but later they moved away, leaving our family. ”

Coming out of the old woman's house, Liu Zhenji's eyes looked at the mountains on both sides. I saw that there were some trees on the hill behind the house, but the mountain a little farther away was bare.

Tan Yangchun explained: "Behind the house is Feng Shui Mountain, no one dares to move, and the trees in other places are cut down. ”

There is a small stream across the south and north sides, and several people walking on the narrow wooden bridge can clearly feel the shaking of the bridge.

Yuan Jinpeng said: "In the mountains, the water is heavy in the rainy season, and the wooden bridge is washed away every year. It would be nice to ask the transportation bureau to build a concrete bridge."

Liu Zhenji heard his voice: "Have you ever looked for the Transportation Bureau before?" ”

Yuan Jinpeng sighed: "Alas. I've made a few trips, but it still hasn't worked. Otherwise, Minister Liu, you will appeal for us. The common people here are so bitter! ”

Liu Zhenji said: "You go for another run, and I will say hello for you." ”

Tan Yangchun said with a smile: "It's good that Minister Liu comes forward, I thank you on behalf of the people of Kuzhu Village!"

Liu Zhenji waved his hand: "Don't be in a hurry to thank you, you haven't written a word yet." ”

While talking, they went to the village council. This is a two-story building built in the early seventies, with a brick and wood structure and a construction area of more than three or four hundred square meters.

Liu Zhenji stood at the door, staring at the huge ** portrait on the door of the building for a long time: "It's been a few years." ”

Tan Yangchun said: "Now the village committee is basically an old house like this, where can there be money to build a new building. ”

Hearing the voice, Lu Guofu, secretary of the village branch, came out. Liu Zhenji took the initiative to shake hands with Lu Guofu: "Secretary Lu, you have worked hard!"

Lu Guofu was flattered and said incoherently: "It's hard, the leader has worked hard!" ”。 After a while, he said to himself: "I haven't had such a big leader for eight or nine years." ”

The meeting room of the village committee is on the westernmost part of the second floor, with an area of more than 60 square meters, and in the middle is an oval-shaped conference table, around which a large circle of benches surrounds the table. Lu Guofu wiped the bench in the center with his sleeve and asked Liu Zhenji to sit down. Then, Liu Zhenji was introduced to the accountant and the militia battalion commander. The head of the village committee, who lives in another village group, has not yet arrived.

After listening to Lu Guofu's introduction to the situation in Kuzhu Village, Liu Zhenji was shocked and couldn't say a word for a few minutes. He did not expect that cutting wood and bamboo is the main source of income for the villagers, and when the lush green hills become bare, most villagers have no choice but to go out to work. He did not expect that the village committee had almost no collective economic income. He didn't expect that the collection rate of the township co-ordination and village retention was less than 60 percent, and there were too many ...... to expect.

Seeing Liu Zhenji's solemn face, Yuan Jinpeng said: "Such villages may account for 40 or 50 percent in our county. ”

Liu Zhenji said: "I know that the people are miserable and the village committee is poor, but it is still unexpected that it is difficult to this extent. ”

Lunch was eaten at Lu Guofu's house. Lu Guofu asked the militia battalion commander to net more than a dozen small fish in the creek and slaughter a goose at home.

On the way back, Liu Zhenji sighed: "It seems that the countryside may not be vibrant!" ”

Tan Yangchun said: "Propaganda always reports good news but not bad news, but in fact, there are only 993861 troops left in the rural areas, which is a bit lifeless."

"What do you mean?" Liu Zhenji was puzzled.

Yuan Jinpeng explained: "Ninety-nine is the Old Man's Day, March 8 is Women's Day, and June 1 is Children's Day. ”

"Oh!" Liu Zhenji suddenly realized that his feelings were a little low. Kuzhu Village entered the village after the village construction work, and before he came, he was a little mentally prepared, but it was so dilapidated that it was still beyond his expectations. It is no wonder that every year, when the township is collected and the village is retained, the contradictions between the cadres and the masses break out in a concentrated manner, and the countryside is too poor! The peasants are too bitter!