Chapter 1040: Laying the Groundwork Before Even Taking Office!

A group of people first arrived at the small conference room.

The attendees were members of the County Party Committee leadership team.

The conference table was covered with a dark gray tablecloth.

In front of the table stood neatly arranged gold-stamped nameplates, clearly marking the names and positions of the attendees.

Under the guidance of Han Zhengyi, Xia Hong walked straight to the corresponding nameplate and took her seat.

Tang Ye sat to the left of Xia Hong, while Han Zhengyi took his seat beside the Head of the Municipal Publicity Department, Zhang Qingyu.

Han Zhengyi picked up the microphone and said with a smile, "Today we finally welcome a new comrade. I now invite Minister Xia to introduce this new comrade to us."

Enthusiastic applause instantly erupted in the conference room.

When the applause gradually subsided, Xia Hong looked around and began to speak: "Comrades of Yechuan County, my main task in coming here today is to escort Comrade Tang Ye to his new post. As for Comrade Tang Ye's resume, I believe everyone already has a preliminary understanding; he is an important cadre from the talent pool of the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department.

Secretary Han is an excellent 'Class Monitor' who has performed outstandingly in government work. Now with the addition of Comrade Tang Ye, it is like adding wings to a tiger. I believe the future work in Yechuan County will surely show a good momentum of development.

Furthermore, I hope that after arriving in Yechuan, Comrade Tang Ye will continue to carry forward the spirit of struggle and hard work, injecting strong energy into the development of Yechuan County with his own wisdom and talent..."

The core of Xia Hong's speech was to support Tang Ye.

She made his status as a cadre sent down by the Provincial Party Committee clear.

This made everyone present feel considerable pressure.

The first to bear the brunt was Han Zhengyi.

However, Han Zhengyi knew very well in his heart that there was no need to be at loggerheads with Tang Ye.

The other party was still young, and Yechuan County was merely a stepping stone in his career.

Of course, he still harbored vigilance in his heart: on one hand, he had to keep an eye on whether Tang Ye would compete with him for the right to speak,

and on the other hand, he had to watch out for whether Tang Ye would contradict him in front of higher-level leaders.

Xia Hong's speech was very brief, ending in about five minutes.

Han Zhengyi was the first to stand up and applaud, then looked at Tang Ye and said, "County Magistrate Tang, please say a few words to everyone."

Tang Ye looked around at the crowd and responded with a smile: "Minister Xia's speech just now was thought-provoking and also reminded me to adjust my state quickly and integrate into the work atmosphere of Yechuan County as fast as possible. I assure Minister Xia that I will produce tangible work results as soon as possible.

My work results will revolve around the following three aspects:

First is the field of people's livelihood; we must strive to increase the per capita income of the common people and improve the public's happiness index;

Second is economic development; we must steadily expand the economic scale of Yechuan County and continuously optimize the industrial structure;

Third is infrastructure construction; we must increase investment in basic fields such as transportation and medical care..."

Tang Ye's speech was not long, but it was substantive and free of empty talk.

Han Zhengyi wrote down some key points in his notebook, pondering Tang Ye's future work ideas.

Tang Ye finished his speech.

Han Zhengyi turned on the microphone, nodded slightly, and said:

"It is evident that Comrade Tang Ye came to Yechuan County after doing his homework. Here, I also solemnly state that I will fully support Comrade Tang Ye's work. The County Party Committee is the strong backing and important guarantee for the County Government. In the future, no matter what matters require coordination, I will go all out to cooperate."

The County Party Committee leadership meeting concluded, followed by an enlarged meeting.

In addition to the County Party Committee leaders, the main responsible comrades from the County Government, the County CPPCC, and the County People's Congress—the four sets of leadership bodies—also needed to attend.

Tang Ye basically met with all the prominent figures in the county.

Everyone also had a preliminary impression of him.

Although Tang Ye was very young, his speech and demeanor were remarkable, possessing the style of a great general.

After the introductions were over, it was time for Tang Ye's inaugural address.

Everyone noticed a detail: Tang Ye did not take a speech script and spoke entirely off-the-cuff.

His content revolved around the viewpoints he had previously raised at the County Party Committee leadership meeting, providing detailed supplementary explanations,

clear in organization, rigorous in logic, interlocking, and occasionally throwing in some humorous and witty remarks.

He delivered a highly infectious inaugural speech!

Xia Hong sat on the podium, listening carefully to Tang Ye's speech. She had sent many cadres to new posts and had seen many inaugural speeches.

Most were cut from the same cloth, dull and tedious.

However, Tang Ye was able to speak with vividness and color.

To evaluate whether a person is suitable for a position,

one must see if they shine when they stand there!

Tang Ye was shining, displaying an outstanding talent for politics!

His future prospects were limitless.

The audience below was also discussing it in whispers.

"The new County Magistrate has a good image and is also eloquent."

"He probably practiced many times in private. If it were you, you could do it too if you prepared carefully."

"I don't have that ability. To be a County Magistrate in his early thirties, he will definitely have a bright future."

"Didn't you see that the Deputy Minister of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee escorted him to his post? Just looking at this posture, you know his confidence."

The meeting ended, and after eating a working meal, Xia Hong prepared to return to the provincial capital.

Tang Ye escorted Xia Hong to her car.

Xia Hong turned around and extended her hand; Tang Ye hurriedly shook it.

"My mission is complete, but your mission has just begun. If there is anything you need me to do, contact me directly at any time."

"Minister Xia, thank you."

After Xia Hong got into the car, she opened the window and waved goodbye to Tang Ye.

Tang Ye watched the sedan disappear before he left the spot.

At this moment, Tang Ye still felt somewhat excited.

Although there were still the two words "Acting Chief" in front of his title as County Magistrate, with his level of ability, removing the "Acting Chief" hat was not a problem at all.

At this very moment, Han Zhengyi was talking with Zheng Shaokang in his office.

"You mean to say that Tang Ye arrived in Yechuan County several days ago?"

"Yes, he happened to run into Xu Fu'an of the Old Lock Factory being forcibly controlled by people led by Yang Ping.

At the time, there was a Reporter conducting an undercover investigation, and it was only after he called the Mayor's Secretary that this piece of undercover news was pulled!"

Han Zhengyi said displeased, "Why didn't you report this?"

Zheng Shaokang explained, "He emphasized to me repeatedly not to spread the news that he had arrived in Yechuan County ahead of schedule..."

Han Zhengyi nodded slightly and instructed in a grave tone, "In the future, if anything similar happens, you must inform me in advance."

Zheng Shaokang hurriedly said, "Understood!"

After Zheng Shaokang left, Han Zhengyi tapped his fingers on the desktop.

Although Tang Ye was young, he gave off a sense of being uncontrollable.

He had already started making arrangements before even taking office.

Tang Ye walked into his office and touched the gap in the window with his hand.

There was no dust!

The cleaning had been done very thoroughly.

After sitting down, Tang Ye dialed the phone number of Executive Deputy County Magistrate Mao Yu.

"Executive Mao, this is Tang Ye."

"County Magistrate Tang, is there something you need?"

"Are you busy right now? If you aren't, come to my office for a moment."

"I will be there in ten minutes!"

Mao Yu hung up the phone and rubbed his temples.

Tang Ye's sudden arrival had destroyed many people's dreams of promotion.

And that included Mao Yu!