After the Spring Festival, after a month of intense construction, the first phase of the project was completed ahead of schedule. As with previous large-scale infrastructure construction, the construction site of the Yunlong Lake project has also been set up with a number of large signs, on which the renderings of the project after the final construction of the project are completed. The Yunlong Lake on the rendering is only a large reservoir lake with a total area of 7 square kilometers, with more than 60 square kilometers of low-lying areas and mountainous areas around Yunlong Lake, which will be a fairly vast wetland area.

According to measurements, by the time the Bayi embankment was completed, the average water depth of Yunlong Lake was close to 30 meters when it was at a safe water level. The total amount of water stored will reach 200 million cubic meters, and as long as it is not a super flood, the possibility of Xuzhou being flooded has been reduced to a very low level.

In the early spring of 1912, the Yunlong Lake presented in front of everyone was a large earth pit of unprecedented scale, dug very neatly, but it had nothing to do with Meida. First the masses withdrew from the construction site, and then most of the troops withdrew from the construction site. The work behind is the responsibility of the relevant technical arms, and the simple manual labor is finally over.

Zhou Zhentao did not smile as much as the soldiers, the soldiers knew that the heavy work of digging the pit was over, and the next thing was to rest, so they were naturally happy from the bottom of their hearts. Corrections are not just about resting, but also about merit, rewards, and even promotions. Each of these items is good news for comrades. But in Zhou Zhentao's opinion, these well-deserved recuperations not only did not make him happy, but made him feel strongly unhappy.

The Political Department demanded that a discussion and summing up meeting must be held before the appraisal of meritorious service, and more importantly, the current personnel adjustment of commanders is actually different from the previous one, which used to be recommended by the grassroots units and evaluated by the leaders. This time, the reshuffling of commanders below the battalion level became the recommendation of the leaders, and the grassroots level was approved. Zhou Zhentao never expected that the Political Department would come to this hand, he sat on the chair with a gloomy face and said nothing.

Just thinking about something, the guard came in and reported, "Division Commander Zhou, Comrade Chu Shiliang has asked to see you." ”

"Nope!" Zhou Zhentao's voice revealed the annoyance in his heart. The guard was about to leave, but Zhou Zhentao stopped the guard again, "Let him in." ”

This time, Chu Shiliang no longer had the flattering and excited look on his face before, he rushed to Zhou Zhentao with an anxious face, "Master Zhou, you have to help me!" ”

Even if he knew what Chu Shiliang was talking about, Zhou Zhentao still didn't answer directly, "What happened to you again?"

Chu Shiliang said anxiously: "Division Commander Zhou, this personnel adjustment, the platoon commander will be promoted to the company commander to review the work. In our company, I was only third. Master Zhou, you have to help me. ”

One has four rows, and the third is the penultimate one. Even if you want to compete for the job of company commander, logically speaking, choosing one of the four is basically a competition between the top two. Chu Shiliang didn't have any special performance at work, so he couldn't have a chance.

"How much is the difference between you and second place?" Zhou Zhentao asked.

"Just a little bit." Chu Shiliang replied.

"How much worse?"

"This ......" Chu Shiliang didn't dare to say the gap directly.

"How much worse?" Zhou Zhentao asked.

"That's 15 percent worse." Chu Shiliang muttered.

Zhou Zhentao was furious in his heart, if it was only 1%, or even 3%, Chu Shiliang could still say that the difference between him and other comrades was limited, but this 15% was almost one-sixth. Zhou Zhentao couldn't understand how Chu Shiliang came to him with a cheeky face.

Chu Shiliang obviously didn't think there was anything wrong with him, he saw that Zhou Zhentao was silent, and hurriedly came up and said tentatively: "Senior Master Zhou, I am your person, if you say a word to the company, they will definitely listen to you." ”

Looking at Chu Shiliang's natural look, Zhou Zhentao didn't even have the mood to scold Chu Shiliang. The villain really can't be used, Zhou Zhentao completely understands this truth. Zhou Zhentao thought that the villain was a capable person, but there was a problem with his character. If it can be used well, it is not a force that can be borrowed. But Chu Shiliang, a villain who only knows how to drill camps and only knows how to flatter, wants to be promoted and is unwilling, but when it is really his turn to work, he can't do it.

was about to kick Chu Shiliang out, but heard Chu Shiliang continue: "Master Zhou, our platoon will still complete the workload after the New Year. The amount of work completed is 20% faster than it was a year ago. However, the platoon commanders of several other platoons wanted to be promoted, and the workload of the first platoon was 40% faster than that of the previous year. I tried my best, but I didn't expect them to come up with so much. ”

This situation made Zhou Zhentao feel a little surprised, and his anger towards Chu Shiliang dissipated a lot. "And how did the workload of the other platoons increase?"

"After the refinement of the evaluation criteria this time, the workload has been completed more, and the bonus is also more. I heard that the two platoon commanders encouraged the soldiers to work more and earn more all day long, and even held meetings inside, and they didn't go if they could, and they devoted their time to work every day. Chu Shiliang said very aggrieved.

"People know what to do, so what are you going to do?" Zhou Zhentao asked with a frown.

"Didn't I inquire about the news and attend the meeting?" Chu Shiliang said even more aggrieved.

Zhou Zhentao couldn't hear Chu Shiliang's hint, because he wanted to inquire about Zhou Zhentao's news, which affected Chu Shiliang's work. Therefore, Chu Shiliang felt that Zhou Zhentao had the responsibility to help Chu Shiliang get the opportunity to compete this time.

"Comrade Chu Shiliang, the evaluation of merit is a matter for the entire army, and this is based on the total amount completed. I alone said it doesn't count. ”

"Master Zhou, you are the division commander, in our division, do you say who has the final say?"

Zhou Zhentao already knew that he was wrong, and the reason for his mistake was that he shouldn't have dealt with people like Chu Shiliang from the beginning. Because Chu Shiliang is not the kind of person who only thinks about earning fame by himself, once he has the opportunity, he will put the responsibility on others to bear.

At this time, Zhou Zhentao can kick Chu Shiliang out, or he can directly order Chu Shiliang to get out. However, because he realized his mistake, Zhou Zhentao's heart was full of dissatisfaction with himself, but he stifled his anger. He said as pleasantly as possible: "I know about this. I'll tell you if there's any news. ”

"Thank you, Master Zhou, for your promotion. I'll do a good job for you in the future. Chu Shiliang thanked him and left happily.

"Poor life!" Zhou Zhentao looked at Chu Shiliang's back and scolded in his heart.

Because the psychological peace brought by sending Chu Shiliang away did not last long, Zhou Zhentao was able to send Chu Shiliang away, but he couldn't send away the Political Department. Zhou Zhentao still has to do the work arranged by the Political Department. After thinking for a while, Zhou Zhentao asked the guards to invite Li Guangshan from the General Staff Department to come to the division headquarters.

Li Guangshan is a middle-level staff officer in the Operations Section of the General Staff Department, and was formerly a subordinate of Zhou Zhentao. As soon as they met, Zhou Zhentao asked, "Guangshan, is there any news recently?" ”

Li Guangshan had a look of guilt on his face, "Division Commander Zhou, the General Staff has been emphasizing the discipline of secrecy recently. There's some news I can't say to you anymore. ”

Zhou Zhentao can stretch his face to Chu Shiliang, but he is very kind to Li Guangshan, even if he is rejected directly, he does not have the slightest dissatisfied look. Zhou Zhentao said sincerely: "Guangshan, what you said. Naturally, I won't inquire about military secrets, but you have a lot of information, and your judgment of a lot of information is very accurate. I just want to give those comrades some opportunities. I think it's a shame to be dismissed because of such a trivial matter. ”

Even if Zhou Zhentao had such a good attitude, Li Guangshan was not moved by him, "Division Commander Zhou, the General Staff Department has been rectifying its work style, and the staff officers are required not to say anything to the outside world. In the previous paragraph, many spy spies were arrested, and some of them turned out to be local people in Xuzhou who were quite supportive of our revolutionary work. If it weren't for the arrest of them, and the human and material evidence was there, all of us really couldn't believe that those people were actually spies. Master Zhou, I should have helped everyone with the previous things. From now on, I really don't dare to break discipline anymore. ”

Even if Zhou Zhentao was open-minded, he felt a little unbearable in the face of Li Guangshan's words, "Comrade Guangshan, do you think I look like a spy?" Zhou Zhentao said sarcastically.

"That's not what I meant." Li Guangshan shook his head gently, "Master Zhou, there are some things that we can help if we help." If you can't help, you can't help. After such a period of study, I felt more and more scared in my heart. In the past, it was because I wanted to help those comrades and find some opportunities for them to make meritorious contributions. But the news spread too widely, and it did not help the comrades. I'm too timid to admit what I've done before. But I'm saying that I'm not going to get involved in this anymore. Master Zhou, this is the end of this matter. ”

Zhou Zhentao didn't expect Li Guangshan's attitude to be so firm. He tried to persuade Li Guangshan to put his mind at ease, and Li Guangshan said, "This matter ends here." As a last resort, Zhou Zhentao could only let Li Guangshan leave.

As soon as Li Guangshan left, Zhou Zhentao felt empty in his heart. Zhou Zhentao also knew about the strict investigation of the leak incident, and he really didn't expect Chen Ke to attach so much importance to this matter. Judging from the intensity of Chen Ke's reaction, Li Guangshan guessed Chen Ke's strategic assumption correctly. However, as soon as the leak came out, Chen Ke immediately froze all strategic discussions and began to carry out internal rectification. Zhou Zhentao was also a little afraid of Chen Ke's handling in his heart. If Chen Ke never lets go of this matter, he must investigate it to the end, even if Chen Ke has never been a whole person, but this does not mean that Chen Ke will let Zhou Zhentao go.

In order to rescue those old comrades-in-arms and brothers, Zhou Zhentao took such a big risk, but he failed to achieve the slightest effect in saving people, and he didn't think of it, Zhou Zhentao was afraid and annoyed. "What exactly does Chairman Chen want to do?" Zhou Zhentao thought with a sense of egoistic anger.

Chen Ke was participating in the merit evaluation meeting inside Gu Lu's group at this time, and he and Chen Tianhua hid in the house, and outside the house was a company appraisal venue. The merit appraisal meeting completely continued the model of the grassroots democratic life meeting that Gu Lu had begun to implement, and the reorganization between the participants and the discussants was quite intense.

"The purpose of this meeting is not to have revenge and revenge, but to make everyone work better. Do a better job. You insist that the distribution is uneven, which is not right. ”

Outside, the cadres were reasoning with the fighters. Chen Tianhua knew that Chen Ke never liked to insert these problems in practical work. He took advantage of this time to tell Chen Ke about the development process of the entire meeting.

In the first few days, the soldiers only asked the cadres to explain some issues, but after seven or eight days, Chen Tianhua found that the cadres had withstood the stormy criticism and reprimands of the soldiers in the previous days, and began to regain the theme of the meeting. After all, there are still a few lazy cadres, and most of them are from the same background as soldiers, and they are no worse than their comrades in terms of work.

In response to this situation, Gu Lu proposed a small meeting in three days and a general meeting in five days. And it is required that there must be a solution to any problem discussed at the meeting. Even if there is a problem with the solution, then we must come up with a solution first, and we must not only mention the problem but not solve the problem.

Listening to Chen Tianhua's introduction here, Chen Ke couldn't help but praise: "This is indeed the key to grasping." ”

Chen Tianhua also agreed with this, although he didn't say it to Chen Ke, but he couldn't help but think of a meeting not long ago.

"Why aren't the comrades in charge of logistics so hard?" A fighter asked. This problem is not full of malice, compared with the comrades who dig and carry the soil every day, the work of the comrades who do logistics seems to be much easier.

"The logistics comrades are not idle at all, and we can't just see that the logistics department is not so tired when everyone is working, and when everyone is resting, the logistics department is not idle." The cadres explained.

The empty explanation of white teeth does not seem to have much effect, and the comrades are not against it, nor are they in favor, but they have no concept at all. After seeing everyone's reaction, the cadres were anxious but could not find a solution, so they could only sulk.

Chen Tianhua was silent when he attended the meeting, and he was happy to see this situation. Look at the suggestions put forward by everyone are getting more and more outrageous, what kind of bookkeeping, reporting. In short, it has completely become a discussion about who is more relaxed, and it has fundamentally deviated from the direction of solving the problem. Chen Tianhua couldn't help but interject, "In this way, I suggest that comrades take turns to do some work." For example, in the logistics department, except for a few positions that cannot be transferred, other work is done in shifts, take a worksheet, and take turns according to the worksheet. What do you think? Whether the logistics department is hard or not, you will know it yourself. ”

This is how it is arranged in the party school cadre school and military academy, and the cadets have to rotate their posts, from standing guard to washing and cooking. It doesn't matter if you are a division commander, division commander, platoon commander, or clerk, all of them are treated equally.

After listening to Chen Tianhua's suggestion, whether it was a cadre or a soldier, they all felt that it was quite good. The comrades looked at Chen Tianhua with admiration in their eyes, Chen Tianhua didn't say anything more, he just felt that this kind of thing should have been popularized in the army a long time ago, but he didn't expect that this kind of system was not implemented at the grassroots level.

Once the plan was adopted, implementation began the next day. When it was time for the meeting to conclude on the fifth day, the comrades assigned to the logistics department immediately began to complain to the logistics department.

Comrades in the labor department eat on time and sleep on time. The back office is in charge of all aspects of life. And the logistics department always wakes up first and sleeps the latest. If it weren't for such a time, it would be impossible for everyone to eat breakfast on time after getting up. Depending on the labor intensity alone, the logistics department may not be as heavy as the labor department. However, the logistics department greatly exceeds the labor department in terms of working hours. As for the comrades' evaluation of the logistics department, it is absolutely not good. Those who were in charge of logistics were scolded, worked hard, and did not receive enough praise, and these comrades who temporarily went to the logistics department to participate in the work opened their eyes one by one.

Recalling the appearance of those comrades who once thought that the comrades in the logistics department were doing easy work and began to complain to the logistics department one by one, Chen Tianhua couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Chen Ke didn't ask Chen Tianhua why he was laughing, if Chen Tianhua wanted to say it, or thought it was necessary to say it, Chen Tianhua would naturally tell Chen Ke. If Chen Tianhua didn't want to say it, there was no point in asking. And Chen Ke's attention was drawn to the discussion outside.

After the cadres and comrades discussed some points of view, the meeting entered the summary part.

Both cadres and soldiers think that it is very good that Gu Lu's labor time headquarters must be built on the front line of labor. After discussing with the comrades of the regiment and battalion, Gu Lu changed the meeting of the cadres to the regiment and regiment level to the meeting at the battalion and regiment level as much as possible to the front line and the construction site as much as possible, which can basically ensure that the cadres stay on the front line during the vast majority of working hours. Not only were the company commanders and platoon commanders able to solve problems on the spot, but the battalion and regimental cadres were also able to go to the grassroots level more, and many of the doubts they had in the past were greatly alleviated.

This problem is solved, and most of the fighters have nothing to say. The building of the People's Party system is quite perfect, and there are rules to follow from the formulation of plans to logistical support. After open discussions, the cadres and fighters discovered another problem, many systems have existed for a long time, but the cadres and fighters have not been able to fully understand the role of the system.

"I don't want to be an official, it's useless to learn so many things." A considerable part of the fighters looked at the problem with this mentality. When discussing merit, the comrades refused to give in at all. However, everyone finally found that in fact, the understanding of cadres and fighters on how to evaluate merit is very different. The democratic congress quickly reverted to the original appearance of the work conference, with the only difference being that both the cadres and the soldiers finally took the meeting seriously. In particular, the fighters finally dared to speak at the meeting, and not as before, without understanding and not asking.

Originally, there was not much work to report to the superiors, and there was not much work to coordinate with the superiors. The problems encountered directly by the comrades were very small problems, but the fighters did not have a way to deal with them. Without a platoon commander and company commander on the front line, comrades often cannot solve the problem smoothly, which greatly delays the completion of the workload.

After this conference embarked on the road of "grasping production and promoting revolution", there were fewer personal contradictions between individuals, and the degree of devotion and seriousness to work was greatly improved.

Just as Chen Ke listened carefully to the enthusiastic discussion among the comrades at the meeting outside the room on how to work better and how to distribute the prizes, someone pushed the door in. But it was Liu Yongsheng.

Even with a serious attitude, Liu Yongsheng still spoke unhurriedly, "Chairman Chen, the leaker has finally been caught." ”