The list of cadre adjustments in Minister Sun's hand was made by Governor Niu himself, and now with the nod of Secretary Wang, Minister Sun believes that it is basically a certainty, but it is just a procedure that needs to be taken from the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee.

What Minister Sun never expected was that the discussion on the cadre adjustment plan at the Standing Committee this time was completely different from what he had thought of before.

There was once a proverb called "official luck is prosperous" on the Internet, in which a few sentences read: You send some money to the leader and become a staff member; The superior leader felt cool and was promoted to section chief in half a year; Treat and give gifts to Nu and work hard, and transfer to the department level in another year; If you use your brain and heart again, you will have the opportunity to enter the provincial department; embarking on the road of money and beauty is expected to impress the organization department; Corruption really entered the industry, and the local government was transferred to the central government.

If a person in the officialdom wants to be promoted and promoted, he first has to pat his heart and ask, have you "entered the industry"? Many people's first reaction may be, "Pull it down!" After fighting flies and tigers in this year, who has the ambition to fight the leopard? ”

Oh, yes! For example, Wu Zetian encouraged whistleblowers, and Emperor Yongzheng killed killers, especially Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty, because he himself was born from the grassroots and witnessed several close relatives being starved to death since he was a child, so he was ruthless in dealing with the suspected corruption of bureaucrats under his rule, and even reached the level of perversion.

You only need to read the first part of Mingyue's "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" back then, the county order at that time embezzled 200 taels of silver, and the treatment was to peel the skin of daylilies and hang them in the hall to set an example. This emperor was very good at "ignoring people's lives", and he killed all the way to various prefectures and counties, and there was a shortage of officials, so that many prefects and county officials wore shackles and went to work to ask about cases, and it was not uncommon for them to go to the execution ground after trying the prisoners.

However, even in such a harsh political environment, corrupt officials and corrupt officials went forward one after another, and they could not be killed, and the Ming Dynasty did not escape the fate of extinction.

The imperial examination system in ancient China continuously sent fresh blood to the replacement of the bureaucracy. So why does it still have incorrigible decay?

Not only in China, but also in the United States, which claims to be the freedom of the people, has also experienced a so-called "Gilded Age". From the second half of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, during this period, the industrial output value of the United States quickly caught up with Britain, France, Germany and other European powers, and at the same time, social wealth accumulated sharply, but this era was also the most politically corrupt period in American history.

In 1905, a Frenchman drew a "rotten map" of the United States, distinguishing the political situation of the 45 states in the United States, and the result was that only 6 states were politically clear, 13 states were partially corrupt, and 25 states were completely corrupt. Some scholars have specifically examined the phenomenon of corruption in the United States from 1815 to 1975, and depicted a "corruption index" curve, showing that there were three periods of high corruption in American history, namely around 1840, 1857-1861, and 1868-1876 (the highest corruption index).

The wave of corruption was accompanied by the impetuousness of the whole society, and the pursuit of wealth became the center of everything. In 1873, the famous writer Mark Murphy. Twain published his first novel, The Gilded Age, in which he satirized the era: "The glitz and the smell of copper pervaded, behind the bubble of extravagance, there was only a pile of cold gold, and even the air smelled of conspiracy." ”

Fortunately, with the expansion of social wealth, the political and social civilization of the United States is also advancing, and the anti-corruption process is slow and effective. In this process, the administrative system has been at the forefront of anti-corruption, and the United States has passed a series of anti-corruption laws, such as the Tillman Act of 1907, which for the first time prohibits corporations and national banks from making donations to candidates running for office; In 1910, the Federal Anti-Corruption Act was passed, which was the precursor to a system for reporting the assets of U.S. officials.

In addition, the news media has also contributed greatly to the fight against corruption in the United States. Between 1870 and 1920, the proportion of newspapers in independent cities in the United States rose from 11 percent to 62 percent, and corruption was a hot topic among the news hotspots, attracting the general attention of journalists. Famous journalist Lincoln. Stephens once set out from Missouri City to investigate the political situation in six cities including Minneapolis along the way, and published the reality of political and business collusion in McClure magazine, which he was the editor-in-chief, and compiled it into a book in 1904, "The Shame of the City", which was a hit in the United States. Through their own investigations and articles, Stephens and a group of shady whistleblowers have made the whole society aware of the seriousness and harm of corruption.

The efforts of various parties have led to positive results in the fight against corruption in the United States. The "decay index" curve of the United States from 1815 to 1975 mentioned at the beginning of this article shows that the United States once had a minimum level of 0.16 around 1914, and although it increased to 0.274 in the 20s of the 20th century, it was then at a level of 0.2 until the mid-70s of the 20th century.

At present, the problem of corruption and worship of officials in China is indeed quite unheard of from the perspective of the degree of attention paid to it from the top level, and as for the actual effect of the implementation layer by layer, it depends on whether the political quality of local officials at all levels is really tough.

At about 6 o'clock in the evening of the second day after Minister Sun reported to Secretary Wang of the Provincial Party Committee, when most of the staff of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government had already left work, a group of members of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee gathered in the conference room for a meeting.

At the beginning of the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Minister Sun of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee reported to everyone on the situation of some leading cadres in Jiangnan Province who need to be adjusted in the near future, especially on the adjustment of the leadership group in Pu'an City.

After Minister Sun's report, Secretary Wang said in a family tone: "What do you think about this adjustment plan, just speak freely. ”

Tonight's Secretary Wang's tone of speech was gentle, and he couldn't see any difference from the past, so Governor Niu said in a businesslike tone:

"This cadre adjustment list, I think it is more reasonable, our party's cadre team must continue to replenish fresh blood, in order to obtain lasting vitality, this time Pu'an City promoted several deputy mayors, but also promoted a deputy mayor into the Standing Committee, from the leadership team to build, I think it is very beneficial."

Now that Governor Niu has already expressed his attitude, it is naturally difficult for the people below to raise any objections, so everyone echoed and said: "What Governor Niu said is excellent, such an adjustment plan is not only scientific, but also quite humane. ”

Listening to the noisy chatter in his ears, Wang Junwang coughed lightly. The eyes of all the Standing Committee members immediately turned to Secretary Wang, at the Standing Committee meeting, the provincial committee secretary made a small gesture, it was all meaningful, especially Wang Junwang, a slight cough meant that he had something to say.

The bottom immediately fell silent, and everyone thought that Secretary Wang's cough just now meant that Secretary Wang was about to make a final decision on the cadre adjustment plan, and then move on to the next topic of the Standing Committee's study.

What everyone didn't expect was that what Secretary Wang said was different from everyone's judgment, and only heard Secretary Wang say loudly:

"Minister Sun's cadre adjustment plan just now, from the perspective of the stability of the government situation, is indeed commendable, but Pu'an City was originally a relatively lagging area in the economic development of Jiangnan Province, and it should be inappropriate for the organization department to blindly seek stability and ignore the most important task of seeking development when considering the adjustment of the leading group of the municipal party committee and government."

As soon as Secretary Wang said this, everyone below was dumbfounded, especially Minister Sun of the Organization Department, who was muttering in his heart, "It seems that I was really a little too impatient to express my views just now, and it can be heard from Secretary Wang's words that Secretary Wang has different views on the cadre adjustment plan in Pu'an City this time." ”

Secretary Wang glanced at the Standing Committee members present with his majestic eyes, and continued:

"I just took a closer look at the age of the two deputy mayors to be promoted in Pu'an City, both of whom are in their fifties, and they should go to the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference for another term, so can such leadership drive the economic development of Pu'an City? I also took a look at the age structure of the leadership team of the Pu'an Municipal Government, except for Mayor Zhang, who is slightly younger, the others are more than forty-five years old, can such an age structure be said to be scientific? ”

Secretary Wang raised two questions one after another, which was tantamount to giving Minister Sun of the Organization Department a slap in the face! He turned his attention to Governor Niu for help, you must know that this cadre adjustment plan was personally finalized by Governor Niu.

But right now, Governor Niu just lowered his head and listened silently, and he didn't accept Minister Sun's gaze for help at all, which made Minister Sun can't help but think of a sentence, "Everyone sweeps the snow in front of the door."

Minister Sun felt a little scared in his heart, the last time Secretary Hao of the Commission for Discipline Inspection did something that made Secretary Wang dissatisfied, and finally he took the initiative to resign for some reason, from a deputy ministerial-level cadre to a mortal like a flat-headed ordinary person, the gap should be quite painful.

This time, his work also made Secretary Wang dissatisfied, how would he treat himself?

It is said that once a son of heaven and a courtier, Minister Sun actually understood this truth in his heart, and he originally wanted to seek Secretary Wang's opinion on the cadre adjustment plan this time, but when he thought that Secretary Wang was a newcomer, and the personnel work had always been in charge of Governor Niu, so as soon as his mind was hot, he made such a list according to Governor Niu's intentions.

Now it seems that he was wrong from the beginning, Secretary Wang went through this incident, and from then on he would regard himself as a person on the line of Governor Niu, but sadly, Governor Niu did not regard himself as an insider, this is a wrong step, a wrong step!

When Minister Sun secretly regretted in his heart, Governor Niu was full of unhappiness in his heart.