Chapter 125: Political Harmony and People

Provincial Party Committee Secretary Chen Deming's trip to Baishu Bay was a spur-of-the-moment decision. After all, hearing is believing, but seeing is believing. Only by observing his words, examining his actions, and knowing his foundation can one know the person. Lu Fan is the "head of the family," and his character can naturally influence his sister, who depends on him for survival.

After returning to the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary Chen Deming initiated the personnel adjustment of department-level leading cadres. The top priority was the Hanjiang Municipal Party Committee Secretary and the Provincial Finance Department Director.

Recently, Le Xueren from Chengcan City has been coming quite diligently. This person is mature, steady, and meticulous, and can be considered a suitable candidate.

As for the Finance Department, Chen Deming intends to respect the opinions of the Provincial Government. The Provincial Governor and Executive Vice Provincial Governor both favor Han Guishan, after all, it is an important component department of the Provincial Government.

In mid-March, the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department document was issued, and the personnel adjustment that the whole province was paying attention to was settled. Han Xinpu broke the news at the first time, and Lu Fan, who received the news, was both happy and worried.

Han Guishan serving as the "general leader" of the provincial finance system is definitely a good thing. Any work cannot be separated from the support of financial funds, so the matter of spending money in the future is settled.

But Le Xueren's promotion to Municipal Party Committee Secretary is definitely a big bad news. What a Municipal Party Committee means, even an outsider can understand. The only thing that can comfort himself a little is that he is not the Municipal Party Committee Secretary of Yingjiang and cannot directly order Yingjiang's leaders to do things, otherwise Lu Fan feels he can run away directly.

Soon, the county's personnel adjustment started. Lu Fan simply stayed in Ningyang to "run for official positions" for Baishu Bay's cadres, queuing up at the doors of Secretary Gao Yuanfei and Organization Department Head Hao Qiang's offices all day.

One is to prevent the county from sending cadres down to Baishu Bay to occupy the promotion space of township cadres, and the second is to vigorously recommend two deputy township heads and two station directors.

Seeing Lu Fan enter the door, Gao Yuanfei was annoyed and said: "Is the unit so idle? Why don't you come back and be my secretary again?"

"Secretary, I only now know how difficult it is for you. Every time the city adjusts cadres, you shoulder the expectations of Ningyang's leading cadres and always try your best to recommend outstanding talents. Being the number one leader is really too difficult!"

"Are you blocking me with those words? I've noted down the things you said. Personnel adjustment is not something I can decide alone. Let's see the opportunity!"

Not something you can decide alone? You've become the "number one bully"!

Not achieving the goal, Lu Fan must think about the interests of Baishu Bay's cadres. Moreover, township secretaries and department leaders have been coming to compete these past few days. The Secretary is looking for soft persimmons to pinch. Whoever is weak will have people squeezed into their unit. If you are not active, you might have people squeezed into Baishu Bay.

On March 15, the County Party Committee convened a five-person group meeting. Lu Fan was waiting for news in the office of Organization Department Executive Deputy Head Chen Xionghui.

"Department Head Chen, the meeting is about to end. Reveal to me, what is the situation in Baishu Bay?"

Both are old comrades, Chen Xionghui laughed: "I can only say the plan is quite good."

"Is it the same as I thought?"

"You guess?"

"Sigh, people go and tea cools, feelings have faded!"

"My Secretary Lu, won't you know tomorrow? What's the hurry?"

"Can I not be in a hurry? Fifty or sixty cadres in Baishu Bay are looking at me eagerly. If I can't get a satisfactory result, I can't explain it when I go back!"

"Among this group of secretaries, you are the most concerned. If you want to advance, you still need the cadres themselves to work hard. Can you take it all on yourself?"

"Baishu Bay is different from other townships. Those with connections have long been transferred."

As he was talking, Lu Fan saw Organization Department Head Hao Qiang return and immediately went out to say hello.

Hao Qiang laughed: "As you wish, don't be impatient now!"

"Department Head, has our Deputy Township Head Zhang Qiang gone out?"

"Deputy Secretary of Xinhe Town, are you satisfied? The Secretary decided it. You are still awesome!"

Lu Fan was overjoyed. After saying goodbye to the Department Head, he immediately went to the County Party Committee to express his gratitude.

On March 16, the County Party Committee Organization Department inspection group came to Baishu Bay, led by Cadre Section Chief Lu Huajun.

According to the procedure, Lu Huajun first exchanged opinions with Lu Fan. Old colleagues met, and both were very casual.

Lu Huajun laughed: "Secretary Lu is awesome. Your township has the most adjustments in the whole county."

"Then why don't you say that we haven't moved anyone for five years? We really became the stepmother's child? This is to make up for the injured hearts of Baishu Bay's cadres."

"Stop joking, let's talk about business. According to the organization's arrangement, this time we are understanding Deputy Township Head Zhang Qiang of Baishu Bay. Let's not talk in riddles; he is going to adjust his position. Then we will conduct organizational inspections on Civil Affairs Station Director Yang Xuezheng and Animal Husbandry Station Director Deng Qingwen, intending to appoint them to important deputy section-level leadership positions, and also township government cadres Li Yanxin and Cai Yingfeng, intending to appoint them to deputy section-level public institution leadership positions."

Lu Fan said seriously: "On behalf of the Township Party Committee, I express my stance: serve the overall situation of the County Party Committee's work, obey the organization's arrangements, and resolutely implement the organization's intentions."

At the same time, members of the Township Party Committee leadership team, according to Lu Fan's arrangement, talked to cadres separately, especially those who liked to complain, to stabilize people's hearts and ensure that they pass smoothly during democratic assessment.

Personnel adjustment is the most heart-wrenching. The leadership team members originally thought they would have to spend a lot of words and do good ideological work for some people, but they didn't expect that as soon as they opened their mouths, the cadres expressed no objections, believing that these four people should be promoted and Secretary Lu was very fair.

When the democratic assessment came, several cadres being inspected passed with unanimous votes, and everyone was happy.

A year ago, the Baishu Bay Township Government was a plate of loose sand, each fighting its own battle, talking nonsense, idling, and forming cliques.

Lu Fan came for just a few months and completely reversed the situation, relying on nothing more than six words: "Fair, Just, Open"!

Style is formed at the top, and customs are practiced at the bottom. The leader's style is the unit's image, and style will be transformed into the unit's combat effectiveness. Style relates to the hearts of the people.

The ancients said: "The administrator is the upright one. If you lead by uprightness, who dares not to be upright?"

Lu Fan leads by example, establishes a good style, and sets an exemplary power of leading from the top in the unit, which is the best execution.

Cadres have eyes. They can see the Secretary taking the lead in planning the overall situation, and naturally, it will moisten people's hearts like a spring breeze.

If those above like it, those below will definitely be worse. A good style is brought out. Only when the number one leader establishes a good style can cadres learn and carry it forward better.

A train runs fast, all relying on the head. Lu Fan dared to shout the slogan "Look at me," and achieved "If his body is upright, he can act without orders." The "lazy and loose" style of Baishu Bay was quickly reversed, and Baishu Bay Township has great potential!

After the inspection and publicity were posted, colleagues congratulated Deng Qingwen and others one after another, and the scene was very harmonious.

Lu Fan called Deputy Township Head Zhang Qiang to his office and laughed: "We haven't worked together for a few days, and you are leaving. It's basically decided, Deputy Secretary of Xinjie Town."

Zhang Qiang was full of gratitude and said: "Secretary, I don't know how to thank you! I have been in the position of Deputy Township Head for seven years, and no one has ever asked about my future. I have no background. To tell the truth, I was basically muddling along. I didn't expect the Secretary to worry so much about an 'irrelevant' person like me. Thank you very much!"

Lu Fan said: "Once you are a Deputy Secretary, you can endure seniority and queue up. Strive to become the NPC Chairman in a few years. Even if you can't be promoted to Township Head, you can get a decent position when you return to the county in the future. I hope your work will go smoothly in the future!"

"Secretary, you have helped me so much. I must owe a lot of favors. I don't know how to repay those favors. This is a little of my heart!"

Looking at the "envelope" Zhang Qiang took out from his bosom, Lu Fan said: "Old Zhang, although we have been a team for a short time, you should know what kind of person I am. Take the things back, don't make me get angry with you! I am the number one leader, so I must think about everyone's future. As long as I can exert effort, I will naturally be duty-bound. But you also know the atmosphere in Ningyang. It's useless to say it, you can only follow the crowd. I suggest you go to the Organization Department in the next two days to avoid side issues, and you don't need much, just 'half'!"

"Secretary, I listen to you. If there is anything you need me for in the future, just say a word. I won't say thank you; it's all in my heart!"

After Zhang Qiang left, Lu Fan began to consider the candidates for township government clerk and accountant. These are the two most important positions besides the leaders. One manages finance, and one manages overall coordination, equivalent to the office director, but without rank.

Lu Fan's idea is that the clerk cannot be too old, otherwise it will be awkward to use. You can't shout at a thirty-something person. As for the accountant, character is the most important, and the mouth must be tight. After all, some expenses have to be "accounted for."

Baishu Bay is just the place where dreams set sail. Lu Fan has no intention of forming cliques, only hoping that everyone will unite to do a good job. So it doesn't matter who is the accountant. No matter who is, dare they not listen to him? Township secretary means absolute authority in the township.

Thus, Lu Fan called Township Head Cui Mingliang to discuss the accountant candidate.

Cui Mingliang considered for a while and said: "I think it's better to use young people. They have ambition, less selfishness, and are easy to manage. I recommend a candidate, 'Yu Weizheng', but please decide who to use, Secretary. I have no objections."

Thinking for a while, Lu Fan said: "Okay, then decide on him. I will talk to him in a moment. Now our personnel adjustment is over, and the cadres can put their minds into their work. Next week, the township's road construction will be fully unfolded. You are fully responsible for this matter. You must ensure the quality for the people of Baishu Bay. If you find any behavior of cutting corners, you must not let it go. Even if I fight the lawsuit to the city, I will accompany you to the end! I'll tell you one thing, the leader gave an indicator of 20 kilometers of village-connecting roads. You 'arrange' this matter well, find a reliable work team, change the profit, use part of it for the start of the unit that is not easy to 'account for', and find a way to distribute the rest as welfare for the cadres. It must be steady!"

Cui Mingliang sighed: "Secretary, I'll say a word too much, you can do this yourself."

"That's it, you implement it well!"

"Sigh, Secretary is high-minded and upright, I admire it very much! Rest assured, I will handle this matter."

"Mingliang, since I took office, you have supported me a lot, and I know it in my heart. Let's talk heart-to-heart. Who doesn't want to advance in administrative work? I won't be the secretary for a lifetime. Are you waiting for me to vacate the position for you later? Or are you active in being promoted to other townships?"

"Secretary, things are too difficult now. It took a lot of effort to get this Township Head position, and the previous connections have also retired. I am holding a pig head and can't find the temple door."

"Then let's wait and see. What I can guarantee is that there is no problem in the unit, and we can use the strength of the whole township to push you out."

"Secretary, I won't say anything else. The situation in the township is excellent this year, and we will definitely be able to make some noise!" ===== CHAPTER 126 =====