Chapter 461: The Battle for County Party Secretary

On September 12th, the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department issued a document. The 38th meeting of the Nanyang Municipal People's Congress passed the appointment of the Zhenping County Party Secretary and Neixiang County Party Secretary as Deputy Directors of the Municipal People's Congress, and the Xichuan County Party Secretary and Finance Bureau Director as Vice Chairmen of the Municipal CPPCC.

Ordinary people would think that these four leaders were retiring to the second line to resolve their treatment issues, but little did they know that these four were taking on actual deputy-department-level positions, which was a continuation of their political lives, meaning they would work for another five years in deputy-department-level leadership posts. They might not be able to handle major events, but they could usually handle personnel matters with ease, rather than having the tea go cold once the person leaves. The four of them had truly put in a lot of effort to secure the deputy positions in the Municipal People's Congress and the CPPCC!

On September 13th, the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department issued a cadre adjustment document, in which Municipal Government Deputy Secretary-General Han Shiming served as the Municipal Finance Bureau Director, and Wolong District Head Dou Zhengyang served as the Municipal Government Secretary-General.

Han Shiming came to the Mayor's office to report at the first opportunity, expressing his gratitude, and also carrying a thick "briefcase"!

Lu Fan glanced at it and said lightly: "Don't engage in those crooked ways here, and don't make me angry! Work is always the first priority!"

"Mayor, I was wrong! I guarantee there won't be a next time!" Han Shiming admitted his mistake straightforwardly. He had long guessed that the Mayor would not accept the "briefcase," but since the other party didn't accept it, he couldn't not send it. This was an attitude issue. What if the leader accepted it? Knowing people and knowing faces, you don't know their hearts! Too many leaders say high-sounding words and do hypocritical things on the surface, but behind their backs, they are stealing men and women, doing shameful things.

Lu Fan said earnestly: "Shiming, people eat grains and grains, it is impossible not to have problems, and sometimes there may even be a little selfishness, and it is inevitable that some mistakes will occur in work. But principles cannot be deviated from, discipline cannot be violated, the 'red line' of Party discipline and national law and the 'bottom line' of being a person and doing things cannot be broken."

"You are going to be the Director of the Finance Bureau. Once the embankment of thought and discipline is breached, you will be obsessed with money, obsessed with officials, and obsessed with ghosts. The consequences will be unimaginable. Not only will you be ruined, your future will be destroyed, but you will also be bankrupt and harm your family."

"I will put forward a few requirements for you: First, be clean in politics, strive to maintain discipline, use the 'sharp knife' of principles to solve complex financial contradictions, and use the 'sharp knife' of discipline to severely curb the unhealthy atmosphere of the Finance Bureau; Second, among the latest 6 aspects and 33 package policy measures to stabilize the economy, 24 items are directly related to the responsibilities of the finance department. You must have a sense of urgency and responsibility, achieve revenue growth, study policies, eat through policies, use policies fully, and act as a good staff assistant for the Municipal Government in accordance with the requirements of superiors and combined with Nanyuan's reality; Third, look at the long term, continuously thicken financial tax sources, implement large-scale tax and fee reductions, promote enterprise revenue growth, and promote the development and strengthening of the real economy; Fourth, according to Nanyuan's actual development needs, effectively strive for government special bonds; Fifth, optimize expenditures, ensure key points, ensure operation, ensure stability, adhere to living a tight life, further reduce general expenditures and non-urgent and non-rigid expenditures, and strengthen guidance for county and district work; Sixth, ensure people's livelihood, funds must be used in urgent places, and firmly hold the bottom line of 'three guarantees'; Seventh, prevent risks, take local government debt risk as a political task, long-term task, and bottom-line task, calculate principal and interest repayment in advance, and coordinate various funds to fully repay due statutory debts."

"Shiming, the Finance Bureau is a comprehensive department. You must carry forward democracy and cooperate with each other. The team members should discuss and communicate more when encountering things, and work together to improve the collective combat effectiveness. You must truly achieve separation in responsibilities but unity in thinking, separation in work but unity in goals, separation in systems but unity in relationships, and separation in execution but unity in effects."

Han Shiming firmly stated that he would implement the Mayor's seven instructions without discount, would definitely not live up to the high hopes and mission, and would go all out to guard the "position" of finance!

Then, Lu Fan explained to Han Shiming the characteristics of his own signature, what is to be done immediately, what is to be done at his discretion, and what is to be dragged and not done. Sometimes, out of helplessness, you have to give some people face, which requires the Finance Bureau to "block the car," so the Finance Bureau Director must understand the "meaning" of the Mayor's various signatures, which is also a tacit understanding that the two must have.

After the talk, Lu Fan entrusted Executive Vice Mayor Wang Hong to send Han Shiming to the Municipal Finance Bureau to take office and help him stand on the stage.

After work in the afternoon, the "freshly baked" Municipal Government Secretary-General Dou Zhengyang came to Lu Fan's office to report.

Lu Fan explained that if the square is not correct, it cannot be a square, and if the circle is not correct, it cannot be a circle. The office is the window and hub of government work. The internal operation system must be rigorous and standardized. A series of work guides with clear links, clear responsibilities, and specific requirements must be established and improved to realize modular promotion and high-efficiency implementation of overall work.

Lu Fan emphasized that government office staff must pursue excellence, do every piece of work to the extreme, and strive for brilliance. You must pay attention to efficiency, grasp the situation, arrange work, and implement measures quickly, shine swords at inaction and slow action, perform surgery on low efficiency and low effectiveness, and kick the "peaceful cadres" who do nothing out of the government office.

Lu Fan required Dou Zhengyang to enter the work state as soon as possible, straighten out the personnel of the government office, put "doing" first, be diligent in politics, be a clear person in politics, a clean person in economy, and a decent person in style. You must administer according to law, control power, reduce and standardize administrative approval items, and lock power in the cage of the system.

At the same time, Lu Fan gave Dou Zhengyang the first important instruction: understand and communicate the political tendencies of Nan County Head Shen Youqing, Zhenping County Head Wang Muyi, Neixiang County Head Sun Wenyun, and Xichuan County Head Ren Zhao, so as to facilitate the next step of recommending cadres.

People are in the rivers and lakes, how can they not choose a side? Either the east family or the west family, there is no third family to speak of.

Many people think that I can stand alone and protect myself, but reality will soon teach them how to be a person. A dim future, standing aside, and sitting on a cold bench will be your inevitable path, because no leader will use "outsiders."

On the morning of September 14th, Municipal Party Secretary Wang Haiyang called Lu Fan to his office to discuss the candidates for five important positions: Nan County Party Secretary, Zhenping County Party Secretary, Neixiang County Party Secretary, Xichuan County Party Secretary, and Wolong District Head. Only by setting these positions can subsequent personnel adjustments be made.

Lu Fan thought from the overall situation and stated that for the continuity of work, he suggested that the four County Heads preside over the county party work, and the Wolong District Executive Vice District Head preside over the district government work, and then wait for the next step of adjustment by the Provincial Party Committee.

But Wang Haiyang felt that in this way, these four County Heads would occupy the first opportunity, which was not conducive to realizing his intentions, so he directly put forward his own candidates, recommending the Xijia County Head to serve as the Nan County Party Secretary, She County Head Bai Yunpeng to serve as the Zhenping County Party Secretary, and Municipal Direct Organ Work Committee Secretary Ma Li to serve as the Neixiang County Party Secretary, and generously let Lu Fan recommend the Xichuan County Party Secretary and Wolong District Head candidates to show his democracy and generosity.

Lu Fan did not be polite and recommended Wolong District Party Committee Deputy Secretary Liao Hang to serve as Wolong District Head, and the Xichuan County Head to serve as Xichuan County Party Secretary. But he knew that this was Wang Haiyang entertaining himself. The Provincial Party Committee would likely not adopt his opinions, especially that Ma Li. Many people in the city knew that she was Wang Haiyang's "confidante." It's really crazier the closer to retirement. Old Wang is a bit regardless of everything, insisting on pushing Ma Li to the top. This is the way to take disaster!

After reaching a consensus, Wang Haiyang showed a smile, stating that he would recommend cadres to the Provincial Party Committee in the name of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, and use the strength of the whole city to strive for benefits for Nanyuan's cadres.

Then, Wang Haiyang communicated with Lu Fan about the candidates for Xijia County Head, She County Head, and Xichuan County Head, stating that he would handle the provincial-managed cadres at one time, and subsequent personnel adjustments would be Nanyuan City's own work.

Lu Fan continued to deal with him falsely, expressing agreement with the candidates proposed by Wang Haiyang, letting him be happy first, showing his own pattern.

After talking about work, Wang Haiyang was in a good mood, stating that he would go to the Provincial Party Committee tomorrow to report on Nanyuan's personnel work.

Returning to the office, Secretary-General Dou Zhengyang came in to report that he had communicated with Nan County Head Shen Youqing, Zhenping County Head Wang Muyi, Neixiang County Head Sun Wenyun, and Xichuan County Head Ren Zhao. All four expressed obvious political tendencies and were determined to carry out work under the leadership of the Municipal Government.

The next morning, the four County Heads came to the Municipal Government again to report on work. Lu Fan encouraged them and put forward specific requirements for the work of the four, stating that the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government would use work performance as a scale to test style and ability, do a good job in cadre selection and appointment, truly achieve survival of the fittest, select the virtuous and recommend the capable, and loyalty, cleanliness, and responsibility are essential qualities for leading cadres.

On Friday, Lu Fan went to the Provincial Party Committee, accompanied by Dou Zhengyang and Cheng Haohao.

After queuing for more than an hour, Lu Fan met Secretary Hao Guangqi and reported in detail on the work situation since taking office.

Secretary Hao affirmed Lu Fan's work attitude and achievements, and encouraged him to make persistent efforts, drum up energy, and create new achievements.

After reporting on the work, Lu Fan continued to report on Nanyuan's cadre adjustment, stating bluntly that he needed the support of counties and districts in his work.

Hao Guangqi smiled slightly and said with deep meaning: "If the grassroots are not firm, the ground will shake. Only by laying a good foundation at the grassroots level can we consolidate the foundation of Nanyuan's development. Tell me your thoughts first!"

In front of a real person, don't say those empty words and set words. Lu Fan said straight to the point: "Secretary, I recommend Wolong District Party Committee Deputy Secretary Liao Hang to serve as Wolong District Head, Nan County Head Shen Youqing to serve as Nan County Party Secretary, Municipal Government Deputy Secretary-General Gu Jun to serve as Nan County Head, Zhenping County Head Wang Muyi to serve as Zhenping County Party Secretary, Municipal Agriculture Bureau Director Cheng Qing to serve as Zhenping County Head, Neixiang County Head Sun Wenyun to serve as Neixiang County Party Secretary, Education Bureau Wan Shengjun to serve as Neixiang County Head, Xichuan County Head Ren Zhao to serve as Xichuan County Party Secretary, and Municipal Discipline Inspection Committee Deputy Secretary Tian Hao to serve as Xichuan County Head."

Lu Fan felt that he didn't need to be humble. He wanted to take this opportunity to lay his foundation in Nanyuan, and the next step was to wholeheartedly seek development. ===== CHAPTER 462 =====