If it was an unknown outsider present, they would think that Li Xiaoning and Zhang Han were competing with each other, but they both understood it in their hearts. Li Xiaoning's attempt to remove the new three mountains from the heads of the common people is a very dangerous move, and if it is not done well, it will be lightly punished one by one. So both of them want to take the responsibility on themselves.

In the past, when the two had disputes, most of them ended with Li Xiaoning winning, firstly, because most of the time Li Xiaoning was correct, and Zhang Han was also good at admonishment, and he would be persuaded by Li Xiaoning in the end; The second is because of the personalities of the two people, Li Xiaoning is more extroverted, like a fire, Zhang Han is relatively introverted, like a pool of water, Zhang Han generally does not take Li Xiaoning too seriously.

But this time Zhang Han's attitude is very resolute, he must be in charge to take the lead in these three things, which is not negotiable at all. Because Zhang Han knows very well that these three things are easy to do well, but it is difficult to think well, not only will they not get benefits, but they are also very likely to be punished very severely. Zhang Han knows that with his father's identity, his foundation will not be shaken; But Li Xiaoning is different, once the thunder is furious, Li Xiaoning can't withstand the frontal impact at all. He must protect Li Xiaoning. is not only because of the friendship between the two, but also because he knows how important Li Xiaoning, who stays in the officialdom, is to the people.

In fact, both were right to be worried. Before they could get angry, at the Standing Committee of Xinpi County, the two encountered unprecedented opposition.

After Li Xiaoning successfully defeated Lian Ming, he occupied an advantageous position on the Standing Committee; Later, after Zhang Han entered, the two brothers were of the same heart, and in the past two years, the Standing Committee has not vetoed a proposal approved by the two. But today's Standing Committee is unlike any other in the past.

After Li Xiaoning repeated the three mentions, the Standing Committee members immediately fell silent. This situation was still expected by the two.

In order to break this silence, Zhang Han smiled and talked about his opinion, "I know that everyone has certain doubts in their hearts, which is understandable. These three mentions by Comrade Xiaoning are indeed a bit shocking, and once they are implemented, they will definitely have a great impact on society and officialdom. Maybe we'll be criticized again. But I think these three measures are really good things for the benefit of the country and the people, and we will benefit the people as officials. For the sake of the people, what is there to be criticized? Therefore, I firmly support Comrade Xiaoning's views. Let's stop talking and talk about our opinions. Even if it is an opposing opinion, it can be raised and discussed. ”

It stands to reason that the secretary and the county magistrate have agreed, and no one else should oppose it anymore. But these three measures are too unusual, and all of you here are people who have been in the sea for a long time, and they all understand the principle of officialdom balance. You can be very good, but you can't compare other people to very badly, especially not to most people, otherwise you will be in public anger. And in officialdom, if you commit public anger, what the consequences are, even fools know. And the three measures that Li Xiaoning is proposing now are precisely the ones that will cause public anger.

There is no problem that your Xinpi County is developing rapidly, and the doubling of the total economic volume, fiscal revenue, and per capita income year after year only proves that your Xinpi County has developed well, and the leadership of your Xinpi County is capable, but it does not prove that the development of other counties and cities is not good, and the leaders of other counties and cities are stupid. But now you want to exempt the land transfer fee, the county's free medical care, and the tuition fee for all primary and secondary school students, the nature of this matter is different. Because these things, to put it bluntly, are things that can be done in any county or city. But it's precisely because everyone can do it that there's a problem.

If you do this in Xinpi County, will other counties and cities follow you or not? If I don't follow you, won't I be scolded by the people? Follow you, when the finances of other counties and cities are as rich as Xinpi County? Didn't you throw a hot potato at all the leaders, and let them pick it up, and if you don't take it, you can't take it?

Therefore, the Standing Committee members all felt that if Li Xiaoning's three measures were to be implemented, it would definitely arouse public anger in the officialdom. Zhang Han has a deep foundation, and Li Xiaoning is also appreciated, and the two of them may not be interrupted by blowing in the storm, but what about others? Especially a few of them are still young, and everyone still wants to go to the next level. If it makes a bad impression on everyone, what progress is there to talk about? It's good to be able to keep the current black gauze hat.

After a general heated debate, in the end, only Executive Deputy County Mayor Yu Langhuan chose to support Li Xiaoning and Zhang Han, and the other Standing Committee members all voted against. Including Xiao Hongbing, Minister of People's Armed Forces, who has been unswervingly standing behind Li Xiaoning. He opposed Li Xiaoning, not for his own sake, but precisely for Li Xiaoning's good. He is a person in the army, and he is not young, so he has nothing to worry about, but he doesn't want to see Li Xiaoning fall behind, so he chooses to oppose it.

But this time the Standing Committee, Li Xiaoning was not without gains, and one of the three measures was still approved, that is, the exemption of tuition fees for primary and secondary school students. After all, the Standing Committee members should not deny all the things that the secretary and the county magistrate agreed, and they should always save some face for the first and second leaders. So, they opted for what seemed like a relatively modest move.

The next day, the Xinpi County Government issued an announcement to exempt all primary and secondary school students in Xinpi County from tuition fees, increase teachers' salaries, and be subsidized by the county finance. As soon as the announcement came out, the people of Xinpi rushed to tell each other and were ecstatic.

However, the announcement of this news also caused an uproar, which had a huge impact across the country, and major media reported on this newsworthy event, and invited experts and scholars to have an in-depth discussion on this event.

Contrary to the praise in the media, the opposition and skepticism within the government are overwhelming, and the reason is simple, just as the Xinpi County Standing Committee members feared. Your Xinpi County has waived the tuition fees, so don't we have to be scolded by the people? But where do we get the free money from? It's good now, you Xinpi County did the limelight, but we will be scolded by the people! It's so unorthodox! It's too unpolitical.

Naturally, this matter also reached the ears of the leaders of Jiangnan Province. Governor Chen Peng has long wanted to take Li Xiaoning under the knife, but he is worried that he has no chance, where can he sit still now? In fact, a small county magistrate could not enter the eyes of the provincial governor. But it's strange that Li Xiaoning is really good at doing a good job, and he is too good at tossing. As early as when he didn't come to Jiangnan Province to take up his post, he helped Yuan Kegong, secretary of the provincial party committee, to carry out a provincial anti-crime operation, which caused a lot of losses to Chen Peng; Later, the ** incident in Xinpi County made Chen Peng hurt his brain again; In the past two years, Xinpi County's development speed has been like a rocket, and Chen Peng's eyes have been stinging, and there is no other reason because Li Xiaoning is a talent discovered by Yuan Kegong, secretary of the provincial party committee.

In fact, there have been countless complaint letters against Li Xiaoning in the past two years, and Chen Peng has piled up a lot there, but most of them are chasing after the wind or can't eat grapes and say that grapes are sour, and the real handle has not been caught. So Chen Peng didn't care about this matter all along.

But now Chen Peng took all these complaint letters and report letters to the Provincial Standing Committee, threw a table, and then patted the table and said: "What does this Li Xiaoning want to do?" Is he still a little bit disciplined? I have long said that we must kill unhealthy tendencies, but some of our comrades think that having ability means that one is a good thing. Now it's okay, such a big matter is neither asked for instructions nor reported, and the basket is so big that the central leaders have paid attention to it. How does it end? ”

Yuan Kegong naturally heard Chen Peng's cynicism, but he didn't plan to quarrel with Chen Peng today, because he himself felt that what Li Xiaoning did this time was inappropriate, and it was very inappropriate. Even if Chen Peng doesn't jump out, he himself will give Li Xiaoning a beating. Because Li Xiaoning is really a bit angry with the public, Yuan Kegong is an appreciative talent, but he is not willing to stand on the opposite side of all officials for the sake of one Li Xiaoning.

Chen Peng saw that Yuan Kegong didn't speak, and he felt a little like he had punched the cotton, and he just wanted to say something. Gao Xianxian, the political commissar of the military region, suddenly spoke, "I am a soldier, I don't know politics, I only know one truth, a cadre who works for the welfare of the people is a good cadre, if you want me to say, this Li Xiaoning has done a great thing, not only should not be criticized, but also praised!" ”。

Gao Xianxian has the rank of lieutenant general, and he is very promising to be promoted to general, and he has a very high prestige in the army. Chen Peng really didn't dare to argue with him head-on, he didn't answer Gao Xianxian's words, but followed his own train of thought and said: "On this table are all the report letters about Li Xiaoning that I have received in the past two years, and there are even more on the side of the Commission for Discipline Inspection. From these report letters, I learned that some of our comrades were deceived by this Li Xiaoning.

I won't talk about anything else, but let's talk about a recent incident, which is also a matter of conclusive evidence. Do you all know it? The new county government of Xinpi County is known as the best county government in the country on the Internet. The government building is so beautiful, what do the people think of us? ”

Propaganda Minister Bai Yuqing answered: "We have also paid attention to this matter and have learned about the situation. According to investigation, the new county government of Xinpi County was not financed for construction, but invested and built by a real estate company. ”

"Investors' money is not money?" Chen Peng said angrily, "If other counties and cities follow suit and try their best to build buildings and decorate them outside, wouldn't they lose control?" Do you know what so much money does? How many people's food rations can be exchanged for, and how many children who have dropped out of school can have a bright future? It's good now, but it's used to build the county government compound. How sad the people will be! If the cadres of the tax bureau collect taxes and put them in their own pockets, what kind of system will it be?! ”

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