Chapter 670: The Unknown Catty!

The government compound of Dayu County has some years on it, and everywhere it reveals a thick sense of the past.

A few years ago, Dayu County also had plans to build a new administrative building.

But in the end, because it was a poverty-stricken county that built a sky-high-priced plaza, it triggered quite a bit of criticism online, and the plan for the new administrative building stalled.

In fact, in various places across the country, the situation of building administrative buildings is common.

However, the key to the problem is that Dayu County is a National-level Poverty-stricken County.

Due to the age of its construction, the facilities in the government compound appear somewhat dilapidated.

The courtyard is planted with many osmanthus trees, camphor trees, and two cypress trees; their branches and leaves are so lush they block out the sky and sun, resulting in extremely poor lighting and giving people a gloomy feeling.

County Party Secretary Ou Xiye has a tall build, bronze-colored skin, and an upright posture; his brows and eyes are etched with a bit of life's hardships, revealing the ruggedness unique to a man from the Northwest.

According to Fang Chengxin's introduction, Ou Xiye is a relatively conservative cadre.

"Minister Fang, welcome." Ou Xiye said while shaking hands with Fang Chengxin.

Fang Chengxin joked pointedly: "I don't think it's a particularly warm welcome!"

Ou Xiye explained with a serious expression: "An accident did indeed happen today; it is because our preparatory work was not done well enough."

Fang Chengxin reminded him with a look that was neither a smile nor a frown: "If there is truly a grievance, you cannot just brush it off; you must handle it seriously!"

Ou Xiye said helplessly: "Let me report the ins and outs of the matter to you.

The one causing the disturbance is a coal mine operator who failed to win the bid last year, and since then, he has held a grudge, coming to the government compound to cause trouble at every turn.

He saw that it was a Municipal Party Committee official vehicle, which is why he rushed over directly.

We have done ideological work with him many times before, but it was of no use."

Fang Chengxin nodded thoughtfully, then pointed to Tang Ye beside him, as well as a Division Chief from the Cadre Division of the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department, and introduced: "This is Comrade Li Pin from the Cadre Division of the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department. This is Comrade Tang Ye, who is about to come to Dayu County for an exchange position."

Ou Xiye first shook hands with Division Chief Li and said enthusiastically: "Welcome to the provincial leaders for coming to Dayu County to guide our work, and welcome to our new comrade!

Comrade Tang Ye, the members of the County Party Committee leadership team have all been looking forward to your arrival; let me introduce you to our comrades in Dayu County.

This is County Magistrate Jiang Anbang, this is Full-time Deputy Secretary Wu Guoyang, this is County Party Committee Organization Department Minister Sui Mingjing, this is..."

Tang Ye smiled and shook hands with everyone one by one.

Afterwards, he followed everyone to the County Party Committee conference room.

Name cards were neatly placed on the conference table, and Tang Ye was arranged to sit in the position between the Full-time Deputy Secretary and the Organization Department Minister.

This seat meant that Tang Ye ranked fourth in the County Party Committee leadership team.

After everyone took their seats in order, Fang Chengxin spoke first: "According to the research and decision of the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department, Comrade Tang Ye has been dispatched to Dayu County for an exchange position. In the coming period, he will fight side-by-side with everyone to jointly promote the various tasks of Dayu County."

After Fang Chengxin finished introducing Tang Ye's relevant situation, it was Ou Xiye's turn to speak.

Ou Xiye's speech was concise and comprehensive; he expressed his welcome for Tang Ye's arrival and also mentioned the arrangements and goals for Tang Ye's future work.

After Ou Xiye finished speaking, it was Tang Ye's turn to speak.

Tang Ye glanced at the speech he had prepared in advance, then smiled slightly and spoke without notes:

"Dayu County is a good place with beautiful scenery and outstanding people. I feel very honored to be able to come to Dayu County for an exchange position. At the same time, I also deeply feel the mission and responsibility I carry on my shoulders.

In such a good place, we should make good use of existing resources to let it develop even better.

Here, I would also like to tell everyone about my goal.

That is to strive to do my best and contribute my strength to help Dayu County take off the hat of a National-level Poverty-stricken County..."

As soon as his voice fell, the local cadres all showed a somewhat playful look on their faces.

In their view, Tang Ye's tone was too big.

He was merely an exchange cadre, and only in the position of Deputy County Magistrate; to dare to make such a boast at the first leadership meeting was clearly a bit arrogant.

However, when Tang Ye followed up by stating his specific ideas for poverty alleviation, the look of contempt on these cadres' faces gradually faded, replaced by an expression of serious contemplation.

Because Tang Ye mentioned a key idea, which was to take advantage of this cross-provincial exchange opportunity to build a bridge and export Dayu County's characteristic resources to the outside world, thereby driving the development of the county's economy.

After Tang Ye finished speaking, County Magistrate Jiang Anbang gave a concluding speech.

Afterwards, the meeting officially ended.

Tang Ye followed everyone to the entrance to see Fang Chengxin off.

"Comrade Tang Ye, you must be tired after the long journey; go to the lounge to adjust first, and we will hold a welcome banquet for you in the evening to wash away the dust of your travels," Ou Xiye said with a smile.

"Thank you, Secretary Ou, for your concern." Tang Ye first shook hands with Ou Xiye, then turned to Jiang Anbang and shook hands with him.

Jiang Anbang then instructed the Director of the County Government Office, Qiao Lin: "Qiao Lin, you are responsible for taking Comrade Tang Ye to familiarize himself with the work environment and office space."

Qiao Lin hurriedly smiled and replied: "Very well, County Magistrate Jiang. Executive Tang, please come with me."

The two arrived at an office on the second floor.

Qiao Lin hurriedly introduced: "Executive Tang, this is the office specifically arranged for you. If you see anything that needs to be added or adjusted, just tell me at any time, and I will arrange it for you properly."

Tang Ye looked around the office and found that the computer was newly configured and other facilities were quite complete, so he smiled and said: "It's very good, it's arranged very thoughtfully; I've troubled you, Director Qiao."

Qiao Lin then leaned in a step closer and said in a low voice: "County Magistrate Jiang specifically instructed me to arrange a Liaison Officer for you to facilitate your work. I looked around the County Government Office and there is a young man named Ma Ran who is steady in his work and has a flexible mind. Shall I call him over to meet you now?"

Tang Ye had not been in Dayu County for long and had not yet found his footing; he did indeed need someone familiar with local conditions to help him handle daily chores and coordinate various tasks, so he nodded and said: "Fine, then have him come over!"

Being able to serve as a Liaison Officer for an exchange cadre who had just arrived, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the young man Ma Ran was deeply valued by Qiao Lin, otherwise Qiao Lin would not have saved such a good opportunity for Ma Ran.

Tang Ye was a newcomer, and there were many things that would require Qiao Lin's help to coordinate later, so for the moment, he had to give Qiao Lin this face.

Of course, he also knew clearly that if he found Ma Ran inconvenient to use later, it would not be difficult to find a suitable reason to replace him.

Not long after, a knock came from outside the office door, accompanied by a respectful greeting: "County Magistrate Tang, I am Ma Ran."

Tang Ye looked up at Ma Ran as he walked in, seeing that he was tall, about the same height as himself, and had a very spirited appearance.

"In the coming period, I will need you to cooperate well with my work."

Upon hearing this, Ma Ran felt a sudden joy in his heart and hurriedly straightened his body, replying: "Don't worry! Whether it is work-related or personal, if you have any needs, just give your orders, and I will definitely do my best to handle them well!"

Tang Ye nodded and instructed: "Then first sort out the recent work arrangements of the County Government Office and the matters I need to coordinate next, and organize them for me."

Half an hour later, Ma Ran walked into the office with a compiled work plan and handed it to Tang Ye with both hands.

Tang Ye took the plan, read it through carefully, picked up a pen to make some revisions, and then handed it back to Ma Ran, softly instructing: "Follow this revised plan for the subsequent main work strategy; if any unexpected situations arise during this period that require changes, we will make temporary adjustments then."

Ma Ran took the plan and took a deep breath.

He could clearly feel that although Tang Ye was young, he was very methodical and rigorous in his work.

Just as Ma Ran was about to turn and leave the office, Tang Ye suddenly spoke up to stop him: "Ma Ran, someone blocked a Municipal Party Committee car at the Government Compound this morning to cry out for justice; do you know about this?"

Upon hearing this question, Ma Ran did not hesitate in the slightest and immediately explained the situation to Tang Ye in detail: "The man who blocked the road to cry out for justice is named Lu Guiping. A few years ago, he operated a coal mine himself, but later failed to win the project in the bidding for the coal mine's contracting rights. Since then, he has been petitioning everywhere to report issues and comes to the Government Compound to cause a scene from time to time."

There was no expression on Tang Ye's face; he only said calmly: "I see. You go ahead and get busy!"

After Ma Ran left.

Tang Ye tapped his fingers lightly on the desk and fell into deep thought.

A moment later, he picked up a pen and wrote the three characters "Lu Guiping" on a blank sheet of paper.

He had been to the private coal mine mentioned by Lu Guiping once; Chen Mazi had taken him there.

When he was dismissed by the Sales Company, the coal mine owner had also participated in framing him for signing the quality inspection sheet...

Now, looking at the matter of Lu Guiping blocking the car to cry out for justice.

Behind that coal mine, there are likely quite a few unknown shady dealings.