Chapter 1414: Competing for the Provincial Pilot County!

After Tang Ye sat down in the conference room, Chen Hua tilted his head and said to Jiang Jing, "Is this Mayor Du's son-in-law?"

Jiang Jing gave a hollow laugh and said, "Tang Ye has many identities; he is also the youngest County Magistrate in Huai Province."

Chen Hua smiled faintly, "Tang Ye is quite good, with strong work capabilities and a limitless future."

Accompanying Chen Hua to the symposium was Yang Yi, the County Party Secretary of a county under Runzhou.

"Little Yang, this is Tang Ye. You should have heard his name, right?"

"I have! His fame on the internet is quite significant."

Yang Yi's tone carried a trace of mockery.

The so-called "internet celebrity County Magistrate" who used public opinion to grandstand made Yang Yi feel that he was pandering to the public and was nauseating!

The look in Yang Yi's eyes as he gazed at Tang Ye carried a deep sense of hostility.

This was because he had originally been one of the candidates with a chance to attend the Division Level training class at the Central Party School.

As a result, Yang Yi was cut, and Tang Ye was selected.

Therefore, in Yang Yi's view, Tang Ye had snatched his opportunity for promotion.

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More than ten minutes later, Wen Zhengming walked into the conference room accompanied by Fu Yagang.

Tang Ye stood up quickly and, following the others, applauded in welcome.

Wen Zhengming had a sturdy build and a round face without sharp angles; if he were in a different environment and placed in a crowd, he would not be conspicuous at all.

Raising his head, Wen Zhengming's gaze swept across everyone's faces; this was just a habitual action.

However, Tang Ye felt a burning sensation on his face, as if he were being illuminated by a strong light.

"This time, I came to the Central Committee to attend the meeting on further reform and development.

We focused on discussing several key points regarding deepening the reform of the economic system!

First is to encourage, support, and guide the development of the non-public ownership economy;

Second is to deepen the reform of state-owned enterprises and monopolistic industries...

Sixth is to deepen the reform of the financial system;

Seventh is to coordinate and promote urban and rural reform...

Now, I would like to hear the thoughts of the comrades on the front lines."

Tang Ye had recently learned about these points in his Party School courses.

Now that the Provincial Party Secretary was speaking about them in person, and with the ease of citing several state-owned enterprise reform cases from Huai Province, it gave one a sense of handling heavy tasks with ease.

It was not the first time Tang Ye had met Wen Zhengming.

Therefore, he quickly lost his sense of nervousness.

Wen Zhengming spoke for about twenty minutes before stopping, "Tang Ye, you are studying full-time at the Central Party School, so you should have learned some content as well. You go first and talk about the issue of deepening the reform of state-owned enterprises in county-level cities."

Tang Ye had been drafting his thoughts, but he had not expected Wen Zhengming to let him speak first.

This was an excellent opportunity to showcase himself in front of the Provincial Party Secretary.

Tang Ye said, "I summarize the economic system of Yechuan County with an eight-character policy: adapt to local conditions, separate government and enterprise.

The so-called 'adapting to local conditions' means tailoring a reform plan based on the economic structure of Yechuan County.

Currently, Yechuan County's heavy industry is resource-oriented, land prices are low, resources are abundant, and transportation is convenient; we can target these advantages to introduce private capital... The Yechuan Eastward Strategy is based on this principle. We have absorbed and introduced private capital, provided sufficient policies and support, and achieved phased results.

The so-called 'separating government and enterprise' means that the County Government resolutely withdraws from the production sector; all county-level enterprises are to be restructured, some can implement contract management or lease management, some can be reorganized into joint-stock cooperatives, and some can be sold to collectives or individuals..."

Fu Yagang sat not far away with a smile on his face.

He had come to the meeting with Secretary Wen this time, and on the way, he had mentioned Tang Ye to Wen Zhengming many times.

When Wen Zhengming named Tang Ye to speak first,

Fu Yagang was not surprised.

After listening to Tang Ye's speech, he secretly wondered if Tang Ye had eavesdropped on the content of his conversation with Wen Zhengming.

Both viewpoints were consistent with Wen Zhengming's.

Wen Zhengming was indeed very interested in these remarks; he took off his glasses and stared at Tang Ye, "The viewpoint of separating government and enterprise is very controversial. If you contract out all county-level enterprises, aren't you afraid of being called 'Tang the Sell-Out'?"

Hearing Secretary Wen say this, Tang Ye secretly thought that his speech must have made Secretary Wen very interested.

He said firmly, "Sometimes, for the sake of local development, bearing some infamy is a pressure that cadres must endure; even if there are grievances, one must bear them!"

Wen Zhengming was very satisfied with Tang Ye's speech, which not only integrated closely with national policy but also had practical significance.

This put Wen Zhengming in a good mood.

"The curtain for deepening the reform of the economic system has already been raised.

This is an irreversible direction.

Huai Province has always been a frontier for national reform and opening up; in responding to national policies, we must dare to be at the forefront of the country.

Tang Ye's spirit of daring to experiment and practice is commendable.

Comrade Jiang Jing, as the Xiyang Municipal Party Secretary, you must encourage and protect such comrades."

Jiang Jing nodded quickly, "Regarding Comrade Tang Ye's work, the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government have always given it high attention and support, and will continue to provide support as always."

Immediately following, Runzhou Municipal Party Secretary Chen Hua and the County Magistrate of a county under Runzhou also reported on their economic system reforms.

Although their eloquence was good and their on-the-spot performance was also excellent, compared to Tang Ye, they were clearly a notch inferior.

Chen Hua felt somewhat depressed; he had not expected that Du Chengfeng's son-in-law was not a good-for-nothing, but a very talented young cadre.

In today's symposium, Runzhou's performance was clearly not as good as Xiyang's.

Therefore, the difference in Wen Zhengming's attitude toward him and Jiang Jing was extremely obvious!

A symposium attended by the Provincial Party Secretary is not just a formality.

Next, it will be implemented in the form of policies and support!

Therefore, this was not a simple communication.

This was a contest over the "deepening of economic system reform" pilot project in Huai Province!

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According to the original plan, the symposium was to end in one hour.

Wen Zhengming was in high spirits, and the symposium only ended after two hours.

In the lounge, Secretary Chen Qiang, who served the Provincial Party Committee Secretary, asked, "Lunch was only arranged for Jiang Jing and Chen Hua. Should the two county-level cadres be included as well?"

Chen Qiang had followed Wen Zhengming for many years and understood the number one's temperament very well; today's two-hour symposium was a very unusual occurrence. Therefore, he proposed having the two county-level cadres dine together with them.

Wen Zhengming nodded slightly, "County-level cadres are frontline grassroots cadres who understand the first-hand situation best. The Provincial Party Committee should have more direct dialogues with them. Why shouldn't they be able to eat with me? Some people have too strong a sense of rank."

Tang Ye had already left the conference room at this moment and, under the arrangements of the Provincial Office in Beijing, was originally going to eat in another private room.

At this time, Tang Ye received a phone notification from Chen Qiang to have lunch together with Provincial Party Committee Secretary Wen Zhengming.

Shen Guotong sat in the private room, waited for a few minutes, but did not see Tang Ye and Yang Yi appear.

He said with some anger, "What is going on with these two? In such a small place, could they have gotten lost? Their rank isn't high, but their airs are quite big! Hmph!"

The young comrade quickly took out his phone, and after a moment, reported to Shen Guotong, "Division Chief Shen, I just received news that those two are dining with Secretary Wen."

Shen Guotong was stunned for a moment, and it took a long time for him to react before he said awkwardly, "So that's how it is! Then let's eat!"

The young comrade clearly felt the arrogant aura on Shen Guotong gradually extinguish……