Chapter 469

According to the Mayor's instruction of "fairness, justice, and work priority," Wang Hong and Dou Zhengyang carefully analyzed and, combined with the actual situation of the government office, recommended Wu Di and Chen Yilei, Deputy Directors of the Government Office, to serve as Deputy Secretaries-General of the Municipal Government, and recommended the section chiefs of the Third and Fourth Sections to serve as Deputy Directors of the Government Office. As for the candidates for section chiefs, they were decided internally and only needed to be reported to the Organization Department.

After the candidates were determined, Executive Vice Mayor Wang Hong went to the Organization Department specifically to dock the personnel adjustment work of the government office.

On the morning of November 21, Municipal Party Committee Secretary Wang Haiyan convened a meeting of the five-person group to study personnel issues.

After the meeting began, Wang Haiyan said: "This adjustment of leading cadres is to further strengthen the construction of Nanyuan's leading cadre team, enhance the vitality of leading groups at all levels and in all departments, select a group of excellent cadres who are 'politically reliable, professionally capable, willing to work, and able to accomplish things,' stimulate the enthusiasm and initiative of the vast number of cadres to work and start businesses, and guide everyone to put their minds on work, their energy on their careers, and their efforts on development.

To do a good job in this cadre adjustment, the Organization Department dispatched inspection teams to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the adjusted positions. On the basis of full deliberation at the Secretary's Office Meeting and extensive solicitation of opinions, we understood the degree of public recognition of the inspected persons from multiple aspects and all directions. We implemented the regulations on cadre selection and appointment and relevant central and provincial regulations, adhered to the principle of both ability and political integrity, resolutely broke the old concepts of seniority and balanced care, adhered to the employment orientation of 'judging heroes by development and using cadres by actual performance,' and selected and used cadres well.

It should be admitted that seniority has a certain historical origin, but if one ruler measures to the end, how can excellent leading cadres stand out? How can special talents with extraordinary features emerge? Therefore, it is of great significance to abolish the drawbacks of seniority, invisible steps, and departmental barriers!

Below, please ask the Organization Department to report on the personnel adjustment plan."

Organization Minister Cao Zhengbo reported the personnel adjustment plan according to the Secretary's "hint." Among them, the adjustment of the Municipal Government Office implemented Lu Fan's "conception," Deputy Secretary-General Lu Jing was adjusted to be the Director of the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, two Deputy Directors of the Office were adjusted to be Deputy Secretaries-General, and two section chiefs were promoted to Deputy Directors of the Office, but the other adjustments were somewhat hard to describe!

A section chief of the Education Bureau was promoted to Deputy Director of the Education Bureau, a section chief of the Discipline Inspection Commission was promoted to Deputy Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and a section chief of the Municipal Party Committee Office was sent down to Wolong District to serve as Deputy Secretary. These could still be justified by gritting one's teeth, as they belonged to extraordinary promotions, and in principle, they needed to transition in other deputy-division-level positions.

But the promotion of the Deputy Director of the Commerce Bureau to Director, the Deputy Chairman of the Disabled Persons' Federation to Chairman, and the Deputy Director of the Agriculture Bureau to Director was simply outrageous! Looking at the history of Nanyuan, there were few cases where a Deputy Director was directly promoted to the Director of a functional bureau. No wonder Wang Haiyan emphasized several times just now that we must break seniority and balanced care. It turns out the foreshadowing was here!

Finally, Ma Li, Secretary of the Municipal Organs Working Committee, was adjusted to be the Director of the Water Affairs Bureau. He still adjusted this "famous" female cadre. It felt like Wang Haiyan seemed to be acting recklessly. Doing so would destroy Nanyuan's political ecology!

Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Fang Yang had a gloomy face and cast his eyes on Lu Fan. Such an adjustment was not what he wanted, but he was powerless, unless he tore his face and resisted hard, but that was really not worth it!

Feeling Fang Yang's pleading gaze, Lu Fan thought carefully and said: "Secretary, although seniority has drawbacks and is not conducive to the emergence of excellent cadres. But in most cases, it still conforms to the laws of cadre appointment, making it possible to have a quantitative standard for promoting talents. Although this standard is not the most scientific and perfect, it is the easiest to operate. On the one hand, seniority can prevent the cultivation of cadres in a way that pulls seedlings to help them grow, allowing them to overcome impetuous psychology and patiently consolidate the foundation; on the other hand, care for older people can also be implemented, maximizing the protection of their enthusiasm and enterprising spirit.

Regarding the personnel adjustment of the Discipline Inspection Commission, I think we can let Fang Yang select a Deputy Secretary from the Standing Committee members of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and then promote this section chief to the position of Standing Committee member of the Discipline Inspection Commission. This is more rigorous in procedure and more conducive to the Discipline Inspection Commission to carry out its work."

As soon as the words fell, Fang Yang cast a grateful look.

But Wang Haiyan was acting recklessly and said toughly: "This section chief has strong principles, high disciplinary concepts, outstanding work ability, and prominent actual performance. Promoting him is to set up a typical example, which is conducive to creating an atmosphere of working and starting businesses where the capable go up and the mediocre go down in the whole city, and accelerating the construction of a fighting and vibrant cadre team. Moreover, this employment complies with the cadre appointment regulations and is a careful decision made by the Municipal Party Committee after deep deliberation. I think let's just decide it like this!"

Lu Fan found it hard to resist again, while Deputy Secretary Su Xiang Hai was indifferent and had an old-gods-are-present look. Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Fang Yang also found it hard to say anything more, and Organization Minister Cao Zhengbo had always been obedient to Wang Haiyan.

Just like this, the personnel adjustment plan involving 28 people was barely passed under the tough attitude of Municipal Party Committee Secretary Wang Haiyan. As long as he sat in that position, everyone had to respect him, which was actually out of respect for the organization. Furthermore, under the current situation, personnel power was basically in the hands of the Secretary. Out of avoiding suspicion, many government leaders did not easily interfere with personnel matters.

If it weren't for the fact that Lu Fan knew Wang Haiyan had problems, he wouldn't have easily asked about cadre adjustments, unless it involved "left and right arm" units such as the government office, finance, audit, and development and reform.

When the Secretary adjusts personnel, he will ask for the Mayor's opinion. If you really feel it's not okay, at worst, I will change someone else for you to continue to express your opinion. In short, it is just solicitation, not letting you recommend candidates.

After the meeting, Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Fang Yang invited Lu Fan to his office, expressed his gratitude for the Mayor's righteous words just now, and complained: "Mayor, you said that promoting a Deputy Secretary for no reason, how can I explain it to those Standing Committee members of the Discipline Inspection Commission? They are all staring at the position of Deputy Secretary. Is it still talking about principles to do this? Is it still talking about rules? Excellent, he is excellent at a hammer. I, the Secretary, haven't seen it at all!"

Lu Fan comforted: "Things have come to this, we can only let nature take its course, and you still have to appease the emotions of the comrades. Fang Yang, just do good deeds, the days ahead are long!"

"Alas, it can only be like this. I still have to 'wipe his butt.' I can't confront the organization, can I!"

Lu Fan thought for a moment and said: "Fang Yang, there is one thing you should focus on."

"Mayor, you command!"

Lu Fan said seriously: "The Water Affairs Bureau has had many engineering projects in the past two years, such as 242 projects for the four-water joint governance, with an investment of 13.6 billion yuan; 550 million for water system connectivity and comprehensive rural water system remediation; 180 million for three reservoirs; 350 million for rural water supply integration projects; 3.6 billion yuan for full-caliber water conservancy investment; 900 million for water conservancy investment above the provincial level; and building 10 municipal-level happy rivers and lakes. These are all projects I can name. It can be said that the tasks are heavy, the responsibilities are great, and the requirements are high.

From approval, planning, bidding, to construction, quality supervision, acceptance, and evaluation, an engineering project has to go through many links. The transaction chain is long, the amount of investment is large, and the interest correlation is high, which is easy to breed corruption. Ma Li has gone to the Water Affairs Bureau, and I am worried that the projects will be 'built up' and the cadres will 'fall down'!"

Fang Yang immediately understood Lu Fan's meaning and replied: "The harm of corruption in the field of engineering construction cannot be underestimated. Please rest assured, Mayor, I will keep a close eye on the decision-making power, planning power, and approval power of water conservancy projects, focus on places where projects are dense, weave a dense supervision network for all members, the whole process, and all directions, and I will report to the Mayor at any time if there is any situation!"

On November 22, the Municipal Organization Department established 4 inspection teams to go to various departments to conduct organizational inspections of the cadres to be promoted.

The Municipal Government Office promoted and used 5 cadres this time, but the Municipal Party Committee Office remained motionless.

The Government Office was full of joy, and everyone was full of energy. The Municipal Party Committee Office was full of complaints, and the leading cadres were full of grumbling.

But these were not in Wang Haiyan's consideration. He already had his own plans. The urgent matter was to "make money" and then fly away far away.

Moreover, Wang Haiyan had already begun to plan to transfer assets, so he only looked at who sent more money and did things for whoever sent it. At this time, how could he care about such boring problems as political ecology?

Lu Fan called Vice Mayor Feng Guanqiao to his office and urged him to strengthen guidance on the work of the Water Affairs Bureau, focus on key areas and key links of engineering construction, keep a close eye on leading cadres abusing their power and illegally intervening in engineering construction, strictly prevent corrupt behaviors such as power-money transactions and interest transmission, and report any signs of it in time.

Feng Guanqiao was a Vice Mayor used by Lu Fan, so he would naturally follow the Mayor's instructions. Moreover, he was an "old hand" who had struggled from the grassroots and understood what he should do.

In the past few days, some County Party Committee Secretaries, County Heads, and department leaders have "reported" to Lu Fan, saying that Secretary Wang Haiyan frequently "greeted" them and asked for many engineering projects.

This situation aroused Lu Fan's vigilance. The crazier one is, the easier it is to head toward destruction. Could it be that Wang Haiyan has other plans?

On November 23, Lu Fan received a call from Vice Provincial Governor Lei Juan personally and immediately took Vice Mayor Ma Caihong and Education Bureau Director Chang Zhichao to the provincial capital.

On the way, Chang Zhichao took the opportunity to report to Lu Fan that Secretary Wang Haiyan had been "forcing" him these two days, asking him to hand over the renovation and maintenance projects of municipal schools to an enterprise, and asked for instructions on how to respond.

Lu Fan thought for a while and told Chang Zhichao not to pay attention to it and just follow the normal bidding procedures.

And at this time, the newly appointed Director of the Water Affairs Bureau, Ma Li, was using her body to thank Wang Haiyan in a hotel.

After the clouds and rain, Ma Li felt Wang Haiyan's abnormality because even though she used eighteen kinds of "martial arts," the Secretary was still not in the state, so she lay on him and said: "Secretary, is there something on your mind?"

Wang Haiyan sighed and said: "I am about to retire, take care of yourself in the future! Ma Li, are you willing to resign from your position and go to other places to live with me?"

"Secretary, no matter when, as long as you need me, I guarantee to be on call!" Having just tasted the comfort of holding great power, how could Ma Li give it up because of an old man?