Chapter 248: Giving Up Halfway Again
readx; Zhao Zhengdong, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, stayed in Longjiang for three days, not only went deep into the fields to cordially express his condolences to the people in the old area, but also participated in the celebration ceremony of the successful listing of Blue Sky Holding Group and delivered an enthusiastic speech. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
It was indispensable to go to the economic development zone to investigate, and even accompanied by Liu Dongchuan, secretary of the Longjiang Municipal Party Committee, Cao Weixin, mayor of Longjiang City, and Ren Ran, deputy secretary of the municipal party committee and secretary of the working committee of the development zone, he inspected the construction site of the Longjiang Yangtze River Bridge.
Secretary Zhao spoke highly of the post-disaster reconstruction work in Longjiang and was also very satisfied with the united Longjiang Municipal Party Committee. In particular, he did not hesitate to praise the construction of the development zone, saying that he used the right person to bring a district to life, so that the working committee of the development zone headed by Ren Ran was happy.
When the leaders inspected and all eyes were watched, and when there were all information on television, in newspapers, and on the radio, about the secretary of the provincial party committee inspecting the xx unit and making any important instructions, the organization department of the Longjiang Municipal Party Committee quietly issued a document on dismissal. Tian Wenjian was not only removed from his position within the party as a member of the Standing Committee and executive deputy secretary of the Hulin County Party Committee, but also Li Zhiqiang, secretary of the Hulin County Party Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the County People's Congress, was also dismissed.
In the document, Tian Wenjian's whereabouts are unknown, and Li Zhiqiang was promoted to the position of deputy director of the Provincial Department of Agriculture. To everyone's surprise, Duan Cheng, the oldest member of the Standing Committee and deputy secretary of the Hulin County Party Committee, was not corrected, but was parachuted into Hulin to replace Li Zhiqiang's post by Deputy Director Wang of the Second Division of the Secretary of the General Office of the Provincial Party Committee.
The candidate for acting county magistrate was not selected from Longjiang, but a cadre who had just returned to aid Tibet. It is said that he is not only in the prime of life, but also very courageous. Tian Wenjian doesn't think that a place where even rabbits don't poop can produce any economic talents. The so-called courage, to put it bluntly, means that the wrist is very strong, and it can stabilize the situation in complex situations.
The deputy director of the Second Division of the Secretary of the General Office of the Provincial Party Committee is politically qualified, and his work in aiding Tibet has been tested for a long time. The arrival of these two made Tian Wenjian realize that the provincial party committee and the provincial political axe would never compromise easily on some issues, and he had made up his mind to clean up this mess.
A month ago, the Longjiang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government took Hulin as a pilot project for tax and fee reform, which was approved by the leaders of the provincial party committee. And now he has inexplicably overturned his previous decision, which makes Tian Wenjian puzzled, thinking that the wind direction has become too fast.
With full of suspicions, Tian Wenjian rushed to the headquarters of the Blue Sky Group, first, to say goodbye to Zhao Weiming, Chang Yongtai and others, and secondly, to ask Hu Eo, who is extremely rich in political elites, by the way, to ask him what is going on.
Facing Tian Wenjian's question, Hu Baoguo pondered for a moment, and while elegantly drinking kung fu tea, he said lightly: "This thing is indeed very strange, but I think there must be a reason." That's right...... Did Lai Chi Keung make any reform plans? Maybe that's the problem. ”
Tian Wenjian was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "There is a plan, and it has already begun to be implemented." ”
"Be specific."
"It's not that you don't know the situation in Hulin, if you want to reverse the situation, you have to take drastic medicine. In order to fundamentally reduce the burden on the peasants, Lao Liyi prepared to merge villages, districts, and townships. Villages with less than 1,000 people should be merged, administrative districts with less than 20,000 people should be merged, and townships with less than 60,000 people should be merged; In view of the depletion of finances, he plans to speed up the pace of political 'retreat'. In order to save money, he believes that the political axe cannot do everything. It is necessary to encourage the society to run schools, and the society to run small farmers' water, etc.; Third, it is necessary to carry out the reform of burdens, merge a large number of fee and taxation agencies, and implement a one-vote system. All personnel in departments that only collect fees, use fees to manage on behalf of others, and obstruct the development of productive forces must be sorted out, and their functions should be replaced by offices and group offices within the agricultural offices of the political axe...... Cadres are not allowed to report car rental fees, cigarette slips, rice slips, and wine slips...... Past privileges are abolished. ”
After Tian Wenjian paused, he continued: "In addition, it is necessary to completely remove non-staff personnel, all dispensable departments should be decoupled from the political axe, all institutions that can be merged will be merged, and all institutions that can be abolished will be abolished. Starting with the children and relatives of county party and government leaders, regardless of special circumstances, one size fits all, and all are uniform.
All in all, it is resolute to reduce the peasants' burdens, and not a penny is allowed at all levels according to the number of approvals from the higher levels. No matter what difficulties arise, we must not discourage the peasants' ideas, and we must let the peasants recuperate. ”
Without waiting for Hu Baoguo to speak, Chang Yongtai snuffed out his cigarette and said with emotion: "Li Zhiqiang is a talent!" was about to show his strength and do a big job, but he didn't expect to be drawn from the bottom of the kettle. The deputy director was obviously rising and descending, and his hard work was in vain. ”
"Could it be that the provincial party committee really turned a blind eye to Hulin's problem?" Zhao Weiming shook his head with a puzzled expression.
Hu Baoguo stood up, paced back and forth in the office twice, suddenly turned around, and said solemnly: "The problem is in his determination, think about it, how many counties like Hulin are there in the province?" How many counties are more difficult than Tiger Forest? Last year, when the disaster just occurred, the financial expenditures at all levels were so large, and the central transfer payments could not be in place in a timely manner. ”
Although his words were very reasonable, Tian Wenjian did not dare to agree, and without thinking about it, he blurted out: "The burden on the peasants is so heavy, it can be said that it is three points of natural disasters and seven points [***], in the final analysis, it is caused by the bloated organization and the huge number of supernumerary personnel. Of course, there are also objective reasons for embezzlement [***]. ”
"But you only want to be cleared, but you don't think about resettlement."
Hu Baoguo sat down, stared at his eyes, and said very seriously: "Xiao Tian, we live in the real world, so we have to look at the world with realistic eyes. Under the current system, you can't expect anything beautiful all of a sudden. To put it mildly, if you can go back to the time of Deng Lao's southern tour in 92, it would be very good. ”
Zhao Weiming nodded and said thoughtfully: "At that time, many officials thought that there was no longer a future for being an official, and they went to the sea one after another, and the official-based culture that lasted for thousands of years faced suspicion for the first time. But these days, the best profession in China is bureaucracy, and everyone wants to get into officialdom to be corrupt. It is safe to say that the rise and fall of official-based culture is the best witness of an era. ”
"Yes, those who can get into officialdom are party members, and you have laid off so many party members and cadres at once, in a sense, you have shaken the foundation of governance."
Minister Hu Baoguo sighed, and continued helplessly: "This year is the 50th anniversary, stability is overwhelming, who dares to take risks at this time?" Besides, even if nothing happens to Hulin, it will affect farmers in other counties. If this bowl of water is uneven, sooner or later there will be a big problem. ”
Li Zhiqiang is determined, and he does not wait for other county party secretaries to also have determination. There are even many top leaders, whose buttocks are not clean, and it is simply a fool's dream to expect them to speak to the common people and reduce the burden on the peasants. And the reason why the Longjiang Municipal Party Committee supports it is also forced to be helpless, if anyone suggests that the experience of burden reduction be promoted in the whole city, Liu Dongchuan will definitely be the first to disagree.
After all, the wool is out of the sheep, and reducing the burden is to cut off the financial road for the local political axe, who can be stupid enough to move stones and shoot themselves in the foot when they have nothing to do?
Tian Wenjian then understood, Tie Qing sat there silently, looking how decadent and decadent he was. Looking at his extremely depressed look, Hu Baoguo patted him on the shoulder and said meaningfully: "Xiao Tian, it's not easy for you to get out of this step with your whole body." Taking 10,000 steps back, even if the burden reduction led by Li Zhiqiang fails, the provincial party committee and the provincial political axe will take into account the actual situation in Hulin and maintain the current situation through other means. ”
Chang Yongtai was stunned, and then showed an expression of sudden realization, pointed at Tian Wenjian and laughed: "Mr. Hu is right, all roads lead to Rome, as long as the ultimate goal can be achieved, it doesn't matter what way they use." Xiao Tian, if you can do this step, you are still honored! ”
Just as Hu EO said, on the issue of reducing the burden on peasants, the provincial party committee and the provincial government have really done a little work. When Zhao Zhengdong was visiting the families of the martyrs in Sanmen Township, Zeng announced in the presence of media reporters that the Provincial Department of Finance would allocate special funds to focus on supporting the economic construction of the old area. He also said that he would increase investment in post-disaster reconstruction and strive to reverse the economic situation of Hulin within three years.
Thinking of this, Tian Wenjian sighed and said with a wry smile: "If there is a choice, I still hope to solve the problem fundamentally." ”
"Let's face it."
Hu Baoguo pondered for a moment and continued: "Actually, this is really the best result for you and Li Zhiqiang, if I guess correctly, Zhao Zhengdong has withstood the pressure from both inside and outside on how to deal with you. After all, you have not only touched the interests of many departments, but also blocked the financial path of the second child of the Li family. ”
Southern Biotechnology is the industry of the only remaining veteran, the second son of the Central Advisory Committee. Even if General Qiao is still alive, his influence in military and political affairs cannot be compared. After all, the highest position before his retirement was the deputy director of the General Political Department, and Li Lao not only has a much higher status than him, but even the eldest son and younger son have reached the height before Qiao Lao's retirement, one is the head of the department, and the other has been promoted to the general of the republic, serving as the director of the extremely mysterious General Staff Intelligence Bureau.
Tian Wenjian thought about it, shook his head and sighed: "It seems that I owe the An family a favor again." ”
Hu Baoguo nodded, looked around at everyone, and said with a smile: "Deputy Secretary Liu's father used to be a secretary to Li Lao when he was young, which is the real reason why Cao Weixin can come to Longjiang as mayor." Zhao Zhengdong wanted to calm things down, but Li Lao Er didn't give him this opportunity, the opponent will meet a good talent, and when the Longjiang branch of Southern Science and Technology collapsed, it was the two of them who turned their faces and said, let's wait and see what happens. ”
"Where's Ma Dingwen?"
Tian Wenjian raised his head and said worriedly: "He is determined to fight with me to break the net, and now he has climbed this high branch, can he just stop?" ”
Zhao Weiming realized the seriousness of the problem, and couldn't help but say: "Xiao Tian's worries are not unreasonable, he can still stabilize him in Longjiang, but if he is out of his sight, the way of struggle will also change." ”
"You can't have the heart to hurt others, and you can't have the heart to defend people." Chang Yongtai nodded and said solemnly.
Hu Baoguo pondered for a moment, and suddenly said: "Ren Ran has already sent someone to secretly take over the warehouse, if nothing else, it should be from Zhao Zhengdong's instructions." Sending the Buddha to the West Heaven, I think Zhao Zhengdong will not sit idly by. ”
"Why is he so good to me?" Tian Wenjian was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but ask.
"If Lao Li Jiazhen has pointed fingers at Hulin's tax reform, then this matter has risen to the level of high-level political struggle. He is the secretary of the provincial party committee, and what to do with you is within his purview. Whether out of conscience or out of the need to fight, he will not deal with you in the way others want, but will try to protect you. ”
Speaking of this, Hu Baoguo suddenly laughed, stared at his eyes, and teased: "In layman's terms, it depends on the owner to beat the dog." ”
Zhao Weiming and Chang Yongtai burst into laughter, and Tian Wenjian was made laughing by his words. To everyone's surprise, Tian Wenjian still left the key to the Passat before leaving, for a very simple reason, that is, from now on he will live a normal life, and the family already has a car, if there is another car, it is really impossible to raise another car.
For this reason, which is not a reason, Boss Zhao and Deputy Secretary Chang can only accept it. However, Hu Baoguo understood that Tian Wenjian had done more than just this, but had also cashed out all the 400 original shares of the Blue Sky Group, and in addition to the 480,000 yuan loan returned to the bank, the remaining 1.84 million yuan was handed over to Professor He Bingsu, head of the expert group of the Air Force Hospital, and asked him to use it for the treatment of AIDS patients in Shiqiao Town, Panshan County.
On March 12, 1999, after the death of the world-famous violinist, conductor and composer Menuhin, Tian Wenjian, who had been away from Jiangcheng for half a year, finally came to Jiangcheng University with an order from the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee.
President Jiang was very happy about his return, and not only personally took him to the party committee to report, but also sent him to the office of the Department of Philosophy. Tian Wenjian's identity has also changed, from the former deputy secretary of the Hulin County Party Committee to the current deputy secretary of the party committee and lecturer of the department-level department.
The lecturer of the Department of Philosophy gives photography lessons to art students, which is a ridiculous thing. As soon as President Jiang finished announcing his appointment on behalf of the party committee of the academy, he received a fax from the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, asking Tian Wenjian and Xiao Na to immediately rush to the Provincial Party School to participate in the study.
Looking at the fax in his hand, Tian Wenjian was completely dumbfounded, and asked puzzledly: "Principal, isn't our school 958?" When will it be under the control of the provincial party committee again? Even if it's under the control of the provincial party committee, there's no need for Cortana to study with you, right? ”
Principal Jiang smiled and said casually, "Go ahead, it's a good thing anyway." ”
Tian Wenjian was anxious, pulled Professor Wen Bo, the head of his mentor's department, and said with a wry smile: "Teacher, I was going to drive me away as soon as I came back, but you always say something." ”
Wen Bo coughed twice, pointed to the fax in his hand, and said with a smile: "If you want to make achievements in philosophy, you have to go out to study for a few years." Don't look at us as a century-old university, but the Department of Philosophy has no successor. What we can do is send you out, as for whether you can be admitted to a prestigious school, whether you can learn something famous, it depends on yourself. ”
"Going abroad?" Tian Wenjian was stunned, with an incredible expression.
President Jiang nodded heavily, and said proudly: "There is a training program for young and middle-aged cadres in the province to go abroad, and 39 party and government leading cadres at or above the department level are divided into three groups and rushed to Middlesex University in the United Kingdom, Sandiego University in the United States, and Newhaven University in the United States to study public administration for a period of six months.
Secretary Zhao is very concerned about you, and he insisted on asking you for a place, but he only helped you go through the procedures for going abroad, and you have to figure out the cost and the school yourself. ”
This is what Hu EO said, "will not sit idly by", right? The public sent abroad but asked you to pay for it yourself and find a school by yourself, Tian Wenjian was made to cry and laugh by this idea, and he really didn't know what to say.
Seeing that Tian Wenjian was stunned, Principal Jiang thought that he was dissatisfied with the cost of studying abroad, so he said very seriously: "Xiaojian, it's not that the school can't take out this money, but there is no such precedent. Besides, you've just been transferred, you're so young, and you haven't achieved anything academically, so you have to take into account our difficulties. ”
"Can I not go?"
"With your master's old ghost here, are you still worried about this money?"
Principal Jiang glared at him fiercely, with an expression of hatred that iron is not made of steel, and said angrily: "What is the overseas training program for young and middle-aged cadres? That is the object of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Department. It's good enough to be able to solve the identity problem, don't be ignorant. ”
In a sense, driving himself out of the country in this way is also a kind of protection for Zhao Zhengdong himself. After all, he knows himself well, with Wu Bolan and An Xiaobin here, even if he can't get into a good university, there is still no problem in surviving.
What's more, people thought very thoughtfully, not only to avoid the cusp of the imminent collapse of southern science and technology, but also to pick up his new wife Xiao Na, and through the "Young and Middle-aged Cadres Overseas Training Program", they left a way back for themselves.
Wen Boke didn't care whether he wanted it or not, but said in an old-fashioned manner: "It's best to be admitted to Harvard University, to become a student of Professor Michael Sandell, and to train young and middle-aged cadres abroad, you have to have something to do with political axe management, right?" Harvard University has a good political axe department, and studying under Mike Sandel, a doctor of political philosophy, is the best choice. ”
In the early 80s, Professor Michael Sandell, who was famous in the Western academic community for his criticism of Rawls's theory of justice, is a member of the American Academy of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the most famous theoretical representative of contemporary Western communitarianism (communitarianism), and the "most popular course chair professor" at Harvard University!
The tutor's request made Tian Wenjian laugh, and he said with a smile: "Teacher, you look down on me too much." Harvard only admits three or five Chinese students every year, and there are only twenty or thirty Chinese Americans. ”
Professor Wen, who wanted to train him to be his successor, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "It's up to people, if you really can't do it, you can go to Yale, and Princeton can do it." There are still a few months to go before admissions, so come over early and get ready, we are waiting for your good news. ”
Principal Jiang also smiled and said, "Bring a good one for your master for me, so that he can have time to come back often." In addition, I have completed the procedures for Xiao Na's leave without pay, so you can go with confidence. ”
was about to open his mouth to beg for mercy, when the mobile phone rang suddenly, and when he saw that the caller ID was the garbled code again, he knew that it was An Xiaobin calling. Tian Wenjian sighed secretly, pressed the call button, and asked with a wry smile: "Brother, are you lonely with the American imperialists?" Not only did you get up in the middle of the night and call me, but you also had to drag me over to accompany you. ”
"I admit that I did some work, but you kid don't bite Lu Dongbin, you don't know the hearts of good people. It's for your good to let you come, even if you're tired of living yourself, you have to think about the little Buddha. This is also what your master meant, if there is any scratch, you should send it with him. ”
An Xiaobin said with a smile, it sounded like he seemed to be very satisfied with this, Tian Wenjian looked at President Jiang and Professor Wen, and then said with a smile: "Do not do to others what you do not want, you can be a son of the poor, you have to take me on me, haven't you heard of 'parents are here, children don't travel far'?" ”
"Come on, don't come with me like this. Think about it for yourself, how many times have you been back over the years? Now that the transportation is so convenient, maybe you go abroad more times than you go back at home. ”
Tian Wenjian pondered for a moment and said solemnly: "Brother, maybe you are right, but this matter is too sudden, I have to think about it." ”
"A gentleman doesn't stand under a dangerous wall, do you know how dangerous you are now?" An Xiaobin changed his words and said very seriously: "Stay in the green mountains, don't worry about no firewood, if you don't even realize this way of advancing and retreating, then you have really lived in vain all these years." ”
"I'll call you in two hours, I'll have to talk to Cortana first."
(To be continued)