Chapter 425: Middle-Young Class

After a peaceful and comfortable Spring Festival, Lu Fan returned to Chang'an on February 18th. Accompanied by Han Xinpu, he went to pay a New Year's visit to his mother-in-law, Governor Tang Bing.

Lu Fan has been "raiding" Governor Tang for several years. With the addition of Han Xinpu's relationship, Tang Bing's attitude towards Lu Fan is getting better and better. Not only did they talk about work, but she also kept Lu Fan for a meal at home.

Then, Lu Fan carried big and small bags to Vice Provincial Governor Han Guishan's house, "threw" them down, chatted a few words, and returned to Yingjiang. There is no need to be too polite with elders.

As for Secretary Wang Hongtao, Lu Fan tried twice, but could only pay a New Year's visit on the phone. I guess only Si Daiqiang has the opportunity to pay a New Year's visit to Secretary Wang's house in the whole Yingjiang. Some things cannot be forced.

Returning to Yingjiang, Lu Fan hosted a banquet at home for Zibei County Party Committee Deputy Secretary Zeng Ming, Hongqi County Party Committee Deputy Secretary Yang Minghao, Municipal Party Committee Deputy Secretary-General Xia Li, Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission Deputy Secretary Du Wenlong, Municipal Criminal Police Detachment Captain Liu Jin Zhu, as well as businessmen Su Xiaoyi and Wu Heng.

After everyone arrived, Lu Fan raised his glass, his face full of smiles, wishing everyone a smooth career, a happy family, good health, and a happy New Year. Everyone responded one after another and drank it all in one gulp.

The brothers gathered together, talked and laughed, and laughter continued, and all troubles were thrown out of the clouds.

Looking at the brothers in front of him, Lu Fan felt full of emotion. Over the years, everyone has experienced storms together, but has always maintained that sincere friendship, becoming the most precious wealth in each other's lives.

However, life is a journey, always full of variables. There is no banquet that does not end. In the near future, he will leave Yingjiang, which makes Lu Fan feel a hint of reluctance and melancholy. Although modern technology is developed, communication can be maintained through telephone, video, etc., but that kind of face-to-face communication and companionship is irreplaceable by technology.

After the banquet, the brothers left, only Du Wenlong stayed behind. Having handled cases for many years, he was meticulous and felt the abnormality of his big brother.

After the two cleaned up the "mess," Du Wenlong asked casually: "Brother Fan, are you leaving?"

Lu Fan did not hide it and replied: "I can't leave for the time being, but I won't stay in Yingjiang for long."

Du Wenlong nodded and said: "You are from Yingjiang, you can't be the Yingjiang Municipal Party Secretary or Mayor, it's a good thing to leave early. Brother Fan, going to the province? Or going to another province?"

Lu Fan shook his head and said: "I don't know about this either, it depends on Li Lao's arrangement. I grew up with my brothers, and I'm still a bit reluctant when it's time to leave."

Du Wenlong said: "Brother Fan, no matter when or where, you are not alone. We will always support you, good brothers for a lifetime!"

After going to work the next day, Du Wenlong took a thick "envelope" and found Secretary Wu Xiaohua, expressing his strong appeal to work in the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission, saying that even a deputy division-level director could accept it.

Wu Xiaohua pushed the envelope back and said: "Wenlong, let's not do these messy things between us. As long as you can accept a deputy division-level director, this matter is basically not difficult. I will run to the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission tomorrow and talk about Secretary Liu's tone."

Du Wenlong insisted: "Secretary, I know it's difficult to do things now. Even if it's a transfer within the system, there must be human feelings. At worst, there must be invitations to dinner and the like. Please prepare it first, Secretary."

Wu Xiaohua thought for a while and said: "That's fine, I'll tell you if I can't use it."

Du Wenlong made up his mind this time, because if he didn't work hard again, he wouldn't be able to keep up with Brother Fan's pace!

After Lu Fan went to work, he carried out work intensively, planning to solve the investment promotion and bidding matters of the underground urban complex and sports center projects before participating in training, and additionally assign the 2021 economic work indicator tasks of the whole city to each county, district, and department.

On February 19th, the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department inspection team came to Yingjiang to conduct organizational inspections on Ningyang County Party Secretary Yang Chuanbei and Zhenbei District Deputy Party Secretary Xue Yang.

At the same time, Yingjiang City's personnel adjustments were officially launched, but Lu Fan basically didn't pay attention, because the candidates for the vacant positions had already been communicated, and now it was just a formality.

On February 20th, Yingjiang City released the tender announcement for the Xincheng District National Fitness Sports Center project, totaling six bid sections. The sports center is a large-scale comprehensive sports and cultural exchange center integrating sports competition, artistic performance, catering and hotels, tourism and sightseeing, and shopping and leisure. The project planning area is 665 mu, with a total construction area of 165,000 square meters, and is the venue for some competition events of the National Games.

After the announcement was released, the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government were very lively, but with a phone call from Secretary Xu Yongjiang, the Qin Province Construction Group became the designated candidate for some projects, even if Secretary Xu could not "wipe out" the projects.

On February 22nd, the tender announcement for the underground urban complex project was released, including the commercial development of the first underground floor, the second underground floor urban road, two urban squares, and related supporting facilities, totaling six bid sections.

The bidding for the two major projects attracted the attention of the whole city, and even attracted the attention of the province.

In just two days, Lu Fan received no less than 20 calls, and Secretary Li Ruifang and Mayor Zhao Tao were also tortured to the point of "painful life," and they even received many calls from the capital.

There are only 7 bid sections that can be decided in the city, but 20 leaders have greeted them. How to distribute them? Who to offend? At the same time, we must take into account the members of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government.

However, these troubles are not Lu Fan's concern, because he is only a deputy.

And Lu Fan has reached a consensus with the Secretary and Mayor, and he is responsible for the construction of the swimming pool and the commercial development of the first underground floor of the underground city, which is reasonable and compliant.

On February 26th, the Provincial Party Committee held a Standing Committee meeting to study personnel issues. The ones involving Yingjiang were: Yang Chuanbei was promoted to Deputy Director of the Provincial Culture and Tourism Department, Zhenbei District Chief Wu Xiaojun was adjusted to Ningyang County Party Secretary, Zhenbei District Deputy Secretary Xue Yang was adjusted to District Chief, and Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission Deputy Secretary Du Wenlong was adjusted to Deputy Director of the Second Supervision and Inspection Office of the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission.

On February 27th, Yingjiang City held a Standing Committee meeting, which also had personnel issues, but it didn't have much to do with Lu Fan.

But what surprised Lu Fan was that Ganshui County Public Security Bureau Director Wang Hongpeng was adjusted to Deputy Director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. This was the result of Si Daiqiang and Secretary Li Ruifang's discussion, and there was a special intention.

The Yingjiang Municipal Party Committee received a notice from the Provincial Party Committee, requiring Executive Vice Mayor Lu Fan to participate in the spring training class for young and middle-aged cadres.

Secretary Li Ruifang called Lu Fan to the office and said with a smile: "Congratulations, you have to go to the Middle-Young Class to study. I heard that this training specification is very high, Minister Jiazhong presided over the opening ceremony and will teach personally. Every student in the Middle-Young Class is the best of the best, and excellent cadres who have made outstanding contributions in their posts. The students have been promoted and reused, and the vast majority have been promoted to provincial and ministerial levels."

Lu Fan took the notice and looked at it, a flash of light that was not easy to detect flashed in his eyes, and he replied with a smile: "Learning has no end, it is rare to have four months of time for systematic study. I will definitely cherish this rare opportunity, arm my brain with theory, improve my ideological awareness, improve my personal ability and comprehensive quality, and apply it to future work."

Li Ruifang said: "Read ten thousand books, travel ten thousand miles, make ten thousand friends. The Middle-Young Class is a very good platform. Being sophisticated in human feelings is an article, and understanding world affairs is learning. You must grasp this opportunity well. Lu Fan, you still have two important tasks at hand, I guess you don't have time to handle them, I propose that Daiqiang take over."

Lu Fan replied without hesitation: "Secretary Si's ability is beyond doubt, I firmly obey the arrangements of the Municipal Party Committee."

Li Ruifang looked at Lu Fan, a deep meaning revealed in her eyes, and said slowly: "Lu Fan, after graduating from the Middle-Young Class, I guess you will be promoted and reused. I congratulate you in advance!"

Lu Fan hurriedly said: "Secretary, you are over-praising. There are two or three hundred people participating in this training. My seniority is still shallow, and I have to improve my ability in all aspects. I will transform the results of this training into the driving force for promoting work, base myself on my own work, effectively fulfill my duties, and strive to make work achievements that satisfy the organization and the masses."

Li Ruifang asked again: "Four and a half months is not short, do you have any matters to explain?"

Lu Fan thought for a while and said frankly: "Flowing water does not rot, and the door hinge does not get worms. Increasing the intensity of cadre exchange is conducive to broadening the vision of cadres and stimulating new vitality for entrepreneurship. For cadres, through exchange, facing new situations and new challenges, they can effectively improve their ability to deal with complex situations, enhance their ability to do business, and lay a foundation for having a broader stage for administration in the future.

On the other hand, it is conducive to avoiding long-term 'deep plowing' in a certain county or district to form mountain-topism and circle culture, which not only protects the healthy growth of cadres but also purifies the political ecology, and is crucial for breaking closure, getting rid of the old and bringing in the new, learning from each other's strengths, and enhancing the combat effectiveness of the leadership team.

Anbao County Party Secretary Ma Yajun, Fangzhou County Party Secretary Liu Yuheng, Ding Shui County Party Secretary Chen Huangji, Fu County Party Secretary Wang Jiaming, Ding Shui County Party Secretary Zhang Yuxuan, Xiuyan County Party Secretary Guo Tongyu, they have been in the county for a long time. If they can be exchanged to other municipal party and government leadership teams or serve as deputy positions in provincial departments, it will definitely be of great benefit to their growth and allow Yingjiang to produce more cadres."

Li Ruifang nodded thoughtfully and said: "Fierce generals must be pulled from the ranks, and wise ministers must rise from the counties. County Party Secretaries are important reserve cadres. Responsibly recommending talents and pushing good cadres to a higher stage is the important responsibility of party committees at all levels. They are all mature in conditions, and the Municipal Party Committee will go all out to recommend them to the Provincial Party Committee."

Returning to the Municipal Government, Lu Fan went to Mayor Zhao Tao's office and reported the training matter.

Hearing this news, Zhao Tao felt a mixed feeling in his heart and sighed: "Four months, it's not short! The bidding for those two projects has just started. Does Secretary Ruifang have any specific instructions?"

Lu Fan replied truthfully: "The Secretary suggested letting Secretary Si be responsible."

Zhao Tao frowned, dissatisfaction written on his face, but he didn't say much, but said to Lu Fan: "The Middle-Young Class is a rare opportunity for learning, training, communication, and improvement. I hope you cherish this opportunity and achieve realization, growth, and success." ===== CHAPTER 426 =====