The air seemed to freeze, and lead seemed to fill the first conference room of the municipal party committee with heavy depression and melancholy. There is no longer the ease and casualness of the meetings of the past, and no one can still talk and laugh in such frustrating moments. Everything was silent, even the faint sound of participants drinking water and flipping the pages of paper.

The Standing Committee of the Pingchuan City CPC Committee, whose main purpose is to sum up lessons and lessons, began in the absence of Xiao Daoqing, deputy secretary of the CPC Municipal Committee, due to illness.

Wu Mingxiong, secretary of the municipal party committee, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech.

It was at this heavy moment that Wu Mingxiong's expression and tone were still neither humble nor arrogant.

Wu Mingxiong said: "No matter what our subjective wishes are, the serious consequences have already been caused, more than 1,800 people are lying on the rails, not to mention the economic losses of the country, and the political impact is also very bad." According to the report of our city's National Security Bureau, foreign news and Hong Kong and Taiwan newspapers have reported on this a lot, and some foreign news with ulterior motives have even distorted the background and truth of the '12.12' incident and maliciously attacked our country's reform policy. They can't see our South-to-North Water Diversion Project, our Ring Road; Our textile machinery group, our Kangkang soybean milk group, they can't see; Our new West Lake, our more and more beautiful Xinpingchuan, they can't see it; Only the '12.12' incident, they saw it! Of course, this is not a big deal, the Pingchuan Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China and the 10 million people of Pingchuan who have created a contemporary miracle do not live by looking at the eyes of these real and false foreigners, never! Whether you say good or bad, we will all go down the path we have chosen! Go on without hesitation!

"But, comrades, we did make mistakes, even serious ones. The gravity of this mistake lies in the fact that our poor decision-making almost caused a bloody upheaval. Today, when reform is constantly deepening, and when reform measures involve the interests of tens of millions of workers and ordinary people in cities, we are in a hurry to achieve results, and the intensity of reform is too great, and the intensity of education and propaganda work is too small, which in fact runs counter to the fundamental spirit of the central and provincial party committees on seeking development while maintaining stability. Yes, we can report to the central and provincial party committees that the road of reform of the Shengli Mine must be taken, otherwise, the more than 8,500 workers will not be able to extricate themselves from their predicament. Isn't that right? That's right, too. The road of reform of Shengli Mine will be taken in the future, and it will definitely be taken, and I have no doubt that the general trend of reform and development in our country is like this. However, comrades must remember that any step taken at any time must be premised on stability. ”

Cao Wuping took over Wu Mingxiong's topic with a heavy heart and said: "I should be fully responsible for this. From beginning to end, I have grasped the reform pilot of Shengli Mine, and I have also come up with the pilot plan. I didn't expect the backlash to be so big, even in the case of Secretary Wu's repeated reminders, I didn't realize this clearly, but complained about Secretary Wu under the provocation of a few people. ”

Shu Huaru immediately said: "Those who pass the collective study must be collectively responsible, and the responsibility cannot be placed on any specific comrade in charge. When it comes to responsibility, every comrade of the Standing Committee has a responsibility. I'm responsible. According to my thinking, the first meeting of the Standing Committee should have approved the pilot program. After the first Standing Committee, I also told Secretary Wu that Shengli Mine would let Comrade Wu Ping do it according to this plan, and it is estimated that there will be no major problems. As for Xiao Daoqing, this time he didn't want to slip off again! In the two Standing Committee meetings before and after, how active he was, he almost didn't propose to bring down Wu Mingxiong, who opposed reform! ”

Liu Jinping, Cheng Weiqi, Sun Jinyuan, and other members of the Standing Committee also expressed their stance one after another, agreeing with Shu Huaru's opinion, and the Standing Committee is collectively responsible for the "12 December" incident, and no Standing Committee member has any intention of shirking responsibility.

Wu Mingxiong smiled and said thoughtfully: "Comrades, don't say it, the person who is responsible for this is not Comrade Wuping, not Xiao Daoqing, not all of you, it should be me Wu Mingxiong." From the time I took office to this day, I have repeatedly said that I, the squad leader, are responsible for the mistakes in the decision-making of our team. The matter is very clear, without the consent of me, the squad leader, which of your deputy secretaries and which standing committee members can make decisions on such a big matter? Xiao Daoqing can't settle down, in the end, it's up to me! There are some things that I think will stop here, and stop talking nonsense. Especially Comrade Wu Ping, don't talk nonsense. With regard to the '12 December' incident, we must form a unanimous understanding, that is, Comrade Wu Mingxiong, as the principal responsible person of the municipal party committee, was not sober-minded and subjective, so he made a big mistake. None of you are responsible, including Comrade Wu Ping and Xiao Daoqing. You are all carrying out the instructions of me, the secretary of the municipal party committee! Looking around at everyone, Wu Mingxiong finally said calmly, "When I go to the provincial party committee to report my work tomorrow, I will officially submit my resignation report." ”

Cao Wuping immediately shouted: "Secretary Wu, this doesn't make sense, it's obviously my responsibility, how can I push it on your head?" I have written all the inspections to the provincial party committee, and I am ideologically ready to accept organizational punishment. ”

Shu Huaru also said: "Secretary Wu, think about it again, do you do it like this?" Is it more beneficial to the overall situation for the collective responsibility and for our municipal party committee to inspect the provincial party committee? How much more do we have to do now? 1,100 miles of city and county roads are being built, the second phase of the Pingchuan Power Plant project is also in full swing, and the project approval report of the Pingchuan International Airport has been approved by the state......"

Wu Mingxiong waved his hand, interrupted Shu Huaru's words with a wry smile and said: "Yes, yes, according to my personal wishes, of course I hope to work with you for a few more years." But after all, I am fifty-nine years old, and I am less than half a year away from retiring. In addition, now that we have encountered such a serious incident, I feel that it is better for me to personally take all the responsibilities and let the comrades travel lightly, which is more beneficial to the development of Pyongcheon's cause. Of course, there is no need to hide one thing from the comrades: this time, I will also put forward a condition to the provincial party committee like Comrade Chen Zhongyang did back then, that is, to leave the current team with Comrade Xiao Daoqing and create a good environment for the comrades to do things more easily! Comrade Xiao Daoqing's performances before and after the '12.12' incident were extremely despicable, and I don't want to see this person become a stumbling block to your new leadership again. ”

Only then did Shu Huaru, Cao Wuping, and all the members of the Standing Committee see that Wu Mingxiong did not make a decision on the spur of the moment, but after careful consideration.

Wu Mingxiong continued: "The situation in Pingchuan today is not easy to come by, from the 10 million people of Pingchuan to our cadres at all levels, they have all made their own outstanding contributions and sacrifices. It is a real sacrifice, and some comrades have given away their lives, such as Comrade Shang Dequan, secretary of the Hetian County Party Committee. Comrade Chen Zhongyang also made sacrifices, working so the water conservancy construction site, isn't it still an abnormal early retirement? Therefore, Comrade Xiao Daoqing said everywhere, what kind of 'sacrifice to protect the car', what kind of 'sacrifice to protect the car'. So today, it's time for me, the old handsome, to give up, what should Comrade Xiao Daoqing say? In fact, Comrade Xiao Daoqing really spends the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. Whether we are sacrificing our pawns, cars, or commanders, as selfless and fearless communists, we can only protect the great cause of the party and the people!

"After the '12.12' incident, I thought a lot about it, and I felt that it was appropriate for me to retire at this time. Except for a few people who are known in everyone's heart, our leading body is united, young, and full of vigor, and in the fiery practice of leading the people of Pingchuan in carrying out large-scale construction and deepening reform in the past few years, we have accumulated relatively rich experience and explored a path of self-development. Without me, an old comrade, and one less stumbling block, this team will inevitably do a better job! Do you remember? When he saw off Chen Zhongyang, what did Comrade Zhongyang say with tears in his eyes? He said, 'The old ones have come down, and the ones who don't do anything have gone to the side to rest for a while, and a whole bunch of young people have come up, and how good it is!' Today, I want to tell my comrades that this is also my heartfelt words! The old always have to go down, always have to die, the laws of nature are irresistible, there is nothing to be sad about. Warriors should be strong, don't look like children, sad and sad, this is too useless!

"Of course, as the secretary of the Pingchuan Municipal Party Committee who was born and raised in Pingchuan, I am not without a little selfishness. I admit that I have selfish intentions, and I have calculated an account. Not to mention that as a leader, I should be responsible for the mistakes in decision-making, but on the other hand, I am also a good deal. I came down half a year ahead of schedule, and what I may get in exchange for the stability of your young group for a long period of time, and the renewal and faster development of the construction and reform of Pingchuan. Comrade Hua Ru is 55 years old and can still work for five years, while Comrade Wu Ping and Comrade Jin Ping are only 43 years old and can still work for 17 years. Comrades, if we continue to work like this, in 17 years, what will we be like in Pingchuan? I can't imagine it! ”

Wu Mingxiong's eyes were red, and he sighed softly, unable to speak.

Shu Huaru, Cao Wuping, and Liu Jinping also had tears in their eyes.

The atmosphere in the conference room was less melancholy and more depressing.

Wu Mingxiong took out his notebook, opened it, spread it on the table in front of him, and continued: "There won't be too many opportunities for this kind of meeting with comrades. Today, I will talk to the comrades about some of the things that I have thought of in the past few days and some suggestions for future work.

"I won't talk about the achievements in the work in the past few years, because of the unity of our team, the comrades have taken into account the overall situation, worked hard, and worked hard day and night, and finally lived up to the 10 million fathers and villagers in Pingchuan, right? ! I would like to talk about what to do next, and what should be the next step after building the basic framework of modernization, which is now a big city. My opinion is, don't let up, don't be complacent, don't think we're terrible! When you go out of Pingchuan and see the world, the world is big, big. We are developing in Pingchuan, others are also developing, and we don't have much reason to be self-satisfied.

"The 1,100-mile city and county roads must be completed in one go, and strive to be completed by the end of the year, so as to form a circulation pattern in which urban and rural areas complement each other; Pingchuan International Airport should be fast, the standard should be higher, and the speed should be faster. With this international airport, together with the existing railways and the modern road network that has been built in recent years, our 28,000 square kilometers of Pingchuan will be fully alive from the ground to the air.

With the improvement of the investment environment in Russia, Vietnam and some Eastern European countries, Western dollars and marks are flowing to others, and we must try our best to strive for these large international capital in circulation. It is necessary to focus on the export-oriented economy of the international industrial park, and do a good job in the super large enterprises such as China Pingchuan Textile Machinery Group that can take a share in the international market.

"Our state-owned medium and large enterprises in Pingchuan will take the road of China's textile machinery and increase efforts in the joint-stock system transformation. What about state-run small businesses? The example is in front of us, it is China Kangkang Group! What is Kangkang's profound experience from a bankrupt small rice mill to China's soybean milk king in just three years? I don't think it's really summed up yet. Now I think, can the comrades use their brains more in the next step, come up with some real efforts, and create one or two more miracles of Kangkang Group?

"Five fingers of different lengths. At present, there are still many enterprises in difficulty, and there are still many workers who cannot eat, such as Shengli Mine. How can these difficult enterprises get out of the predicament, even the desperate situation? The way out lies in reform, and reform is indispensable. It is necessary to sum up experience, accept lessons, and truly rely on the working class to reform and reform. I have a topic, comrades might as well try to do it: the workers of the Shengli mine knew that the Shengli mine was in the most dangerous moment, and put forward a slogan: Defend the mine and the rice bowl. Comrades think deeply about whether it is possible for this sense of honor and the tragic sentiment of seeking survival that the industrial workers have formed over a long period of time to give positive guidance and turn it into a driving force for reform.

"Agriculture is the big deal. At any time, we should not forget the rural areas, and we should not forget that Pingchuan does not exist in isolation, and if the more than 8 million rural population does not reach the level of moderate prosperity, Pingchuan's economy will not be able to fly in an all-round way, or it will not be able to fly high or far. The problem of lifting 1 million impoverished people out of poverty should be carried out under a stricter responsibility system and truly resolved. At present, the township and town enterprises are doing well, and the momentum of development is very good, so we must take advantage of the situation and make this most active part of the economy more lively. A few days ago, Zhuang Qunyi of Wanshan Group, Fei Guoqing of Pinghu Silk Industry, and a group of township entrepreneurs jointly wrote to me, asking me to think about it. I haven't had time to reply to them. Here are my thoughts. I think this should be okay, when did the President of the United States visit without a bunch of domestic entrepreneurs?!

Of course, the support and protection of township enterprises and township entrepreneurs does not mean unprincipled protection. In this regard, we have profound lessons. For example, Tian Dadao in Hedong Village, Minjiao County, is a nouveau riche who has no sense of the legal system at all! We should have punished him according to the law when he smashed the substation in the suburbs three and a half years ago! But we didn't do it at the time, we all stared at his money bag, Comrade Cheng Weiqi protected him, and I gave in. Well, now it's this lawless nouveau riche who has stabbed us with such a big leak! The sky is going to let him pierce it! If it weren't for this nouveau riche who rushed to the Shengli mine to instigate, maybe this '12.12' incident would not have happened.

"In terms of organizational building and the appointment of cadres, I still adhere to this viewpoint: we should use fighters with shortcomings, not flies without shortcomings. Who of our comrades here does not have shortcomings? Who hasn't made one mistake or another at work? Is the mistake I Wu Mingxiong made today still small? But this must not obscure the brilliance of the warriors. There was a philosopher in the Warring States Period, the Daimyo Xunzi, who said such a passage, I deliberately wrote it down, and now read it to the comrades to see if it makes sense? 'The mouth can speak, the body can act, and the national treasure is also; The mouth can't speak, the body can do it, and the national weapon is also; The mouth can speak, the body can't do it, and the country can use it; Words are good, deeds are evil, and the national demon is also. Governing the country respects its treasures, loves its weapons, and allows it to be used to eliminate its demons. Okay, that's all, whether Mr. Xunzi is right or not, comrades think for themselves.

"When it comes to the issue of cadres, I have a specific suggestion. There is a deputy party secretary named Yao Xinchun in the Shengli Mine, who behaved extremely badly in the '12.12' incident; he first violated the organizational principles and revealed the contents of the meeting, and then escaped from the battlefield after Comrade Xiao Yuejin was seriously injured, and he had completely lost the party spirit of a Communist Party member and had to be removed from his post and removed from the party. There is also a former director and party secretary of the No. 1 Machinery Factory named Qiu Tongzhi, who takes the state's salary and does not do anything, and fools around behind the fake foreign devil Zheng Jieming all day long, and is called a traitor by the cadres and workers in the factory. According to the report of the comrades of the Municipal State Security Bureau, this traitor took all of our economic information and exchanged it for dollars, what is such a person still doing in the party? Didn't Qiu Tongzhi go to the textile machinery group for that factory? I want to have a serious talk with Comrade Zhang Datong and ask the party committee of the group to study this issue.

Finally, let's talk about the lawsuit between Comrade Wu Ping and the Industrial and Commercial Bureau and DMT International Business Company. Comrades, this is not a trivial problem, still less a child's play or a joke, this is a very grim social reality, and it is a new situation and a new problem that has emerged under the conditions of the socialist market economy. I have seriously thought about this issue, and the Pailou District Court must accept it according to law, and our political and legal committee and the Municipal People's Congress must even more interfere in accordance with the law. Before the national regulations are promulgated, we will first come up with our local regulations in Pingchuan and stipulate which types of people are not allowed to set up companies in Pingchuan. For example, Mr. Cao Wucheng, who has extremely poor credit standing and is good at triangular debt tricks, and those gentlemen who evade debt responsibilities through bankruptcy. We must use our brains to study it, we must have a keen sense of politics, and we must make our people understand that Binh Sichuan is not a paradise for those immoral economic freaks and swindlers to make ill-gotten gains, and that our laws and regulations protect the legitimate income of all Chinese and foreign people who engage in legitimate investment and legitimate labor in Binh Sichuan, not the money bags of those big and small swindlers! This is the minimum fairness and justice of a healthy society, and it is also an important part of a good investment environment in a place.

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"Comrades, I want to tell you so much about what I have to say, what I have experienced, what I have known, what I have thought, what I have seen, everything I have seen in the past fifty-nine years, even if it has little value. But this meeting has been going on long enough, and I will send you a message at the end as a gift. I can't remember for a moment who it was, but it was to the effect that we need the wisdom and courage to seek the truth, the perseverance to turn back, the silent dedication, and our pride, because we are always the masters of inquiry and creation.

"Okay, comrades, this Standing Committee will not hold any discussion, let's adjourn the meeting!"

As soon as Wu Mingxiong's words fell, Liu Jinping, the only female member of the Standing Committee, began to cry.

Cao Wuping stood up and only shouted: "Secretary Wu......" The tears on his face fell on the conference table in front of him, and he was choked up.

The other members of the Standing Committee also shouted Secretary Wu and stood up one after another to express their respect to Wu Mingxiong.

Shu Huaru choked back tears and said, "Secretary Wu, you can't do this, everyone still has something to say!" ”

Wu Mingxiong was already walking towards the door at this time, turned around, and said to Shu Huaru almost sternly: "Huaru, why don't you understand me like this?!" Can this kind of thing still be discussed?! Haven't I been clear enough?! ”

Shu Huaru was silent, and let tears flow on his face.

Wu Mingxiong, who was standing at the door, thought about it, and returned to the conference room to say a few more words:

"Comrades, don't be so sad! As I just said, warriors should be strong. I, Wu Mingxiong, don't like this atmosphere! If you really take me seriously, you can do a better job in Pingchuan, plant more buildings, attract more foreign devils and their dollars, and make Pingchuan more beautiful, which is the greatest comfort to me! Okay, comrades, now I am still the secretary of the municipal party committee and your squad leader, I repeat, the meeting is dismissed! ”