Chapter 951: Here to Add Flowers to the Brocade!

Upon returning to Dayu County, news spread regarding Ou Xiye being transferred to serve as Vice Mayor of the Yanzhou Municipal Party Committee.

Additionally, the candidate to succeed as the Dayu County Party Secretary also surfaced.

Shi Yao was transferred to Dayu County to serve as County Party Secretary, acting as the chief leader to coordinate the overall situation and carry out work.

According to Yanzhou tradition, the arrival of a new County Party Secretary and County Magistrate is handled by a Standing Committee Member of the Municipal Party Committee and the Organization Department Minister, who escort them to their post to show the gravity of the appointment.

However, Shi Yao's status was special, so the Provincial Organization Department arranged for a Deputy Minister to accompany her.

Zhai from the Provincial Organization Department said with a smile, "Comrade Shi Yao is here on a temporary posting from the National Development and Reform Commission, so I had to see her off. I have to return to the province for a meeting later, so I must leave quickly."

Immediately after, Zhai said to Shi Yao, "I wish you great success in your new position. If there is anything that needs coordination, contact me at any time."

Shi Yao nodded with a smile, "Zhai, don't worry. If there is any need, I will report to you at the first opportunity and ask for your full support."

Zhai laughed, "Dayu County Magistrate Jiang Anbang is forty-five this year, which is considered quite young for a Department-level Official in the entire Shaan Province. As for Deputy County Party Secretary Tang Ye, he is two years younger than you and is an Exchange Cadre from another province. Dayu is a National-level Poverty-stricken County with a poor foundation, but one must look at the problem dialectically; precisely because the foundation is poor, it is easier to achieve results if one puts in the effort."

Shi Yao had clearly already gained a detailed understanding of the Dayu County leadership team members.

"Zhai, my goal in coming to Dayu County is very clear. First, poverty alleviation, striving to bring about a brand-new change to Dayu County within three to five years. Second, to make Dayu County a pilot project and a model."

Zhai nodded slightly with a smile on his face, though he sighed inwardly; she was truly a cadre sent down from a ministry.

Although Shi Yao was a Department-level Official, she was from a ministry, and she also held another special status: a Central Selected Graduate.

In the eyes of those who truly understand, "Central Selected Graduate" is the hidden "trump card."

It is known as the "ceiling within the system," with a high starting point, fast promotion speed, and broad development space.

Central Selected Graduates are "Reserve Leadership Talent" directly selected and cultivated by the Organization Department of the Central Committee.

Ordinary civil servants mostly work in city, county, or township-level units, while Central Selected Graduates start their careers in central and state organs (such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, etc.), or are dispatched to provincial-level organs in various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities.

Once they start, they stand on a "provincial level or higher" platform, and the work content, resources, and connections they encounter are incomparable to grassroots positions.

They enjoy special policy support in promotion and transfers, which is different from the conventional promotion path of ordinary civil servants; it is equivalent to obtaining a "ticket to the fastest advancement within the system" the moment they start.

Both were just starting out, but Tang Ye's starting point was the Municipal Party Committee Office, while as a Central Selected Graduate, she entered the National Development and Reform Commission directly to serve as a Staff Member.

The work platforms and horizons of the two were not on the same level from the very beginning.

The outside world all believed that Ou Xiye being transferred away meant someone had come to reap the rewards.

But in fact, after Tang Ye saw Shi Yao's personal resume, he had an idea of the situation.

From the province to the Central Committee, everyone hoped to let Dayu County have a brand-new change.

Shi Yao was here to add flowers to the brocade!

Tang Ye and Jiang Anbang waited at the highway exit.

Shi Yao was someone selected by the Organization Department of the Central Committee, so her appearance was naturally impeccable; she wore her hair short, used simple makeup, and carried a heroic spirit on her face, looking extremely elegant.

After getting out of the car, Municipal Organization Department Minister Chen Qian shook hands with Jiang Anbang, Tang Ye, and other leadership team members in turn.

In the county's ranking.

The County Party Committee comes first.

Next is the County People's Congress, then the County Government, and only then the County CPPCC.

But specifically regarding individuals, since the head of the County Government is the First Deputy County Party Secretary, generally speaking, it is the County Party Committee leadership, Government leadership, People's Congress leadership, and CPPCC leadership, followed by the other Deputy County Party Secretaries.

Shi Yao shook hands with Jiang Anbang, "Magistrate Jiang, I will need your support in the future."

Jiang Anbang said, "I believe that under your leadership, the economy of Dayu County will certainly improve. You will take off the hat of our National-level Poverty-stricken County. You are a cadre from the Central Committee, so you will certainly be able to inject new thinking and bring about earth-shaking new changes. I have great confidence in this."

People's Congress Director Gao Guoren was particularly thin and gaunt, with small eyes; the expression on his face could only be described as dull. After shaking hands and saying a simple, "Welcome, Secretary Shi," he retreated to the side.

CPPCC Chairman Chen Yao had a more simple image, similar to a township cadre from the early nineties, and said, "Please come to the CPPCC to sit for a while in the near future. The CPPCC Members want to speak their minds to the Secretary."

Tang Ye discovered that Shi Yao's palms were very cold, but they had strength.

Shi Yao's voice was crisp, carrying a rich Beijing accent, "Secretary Tang, I will need your strong support for Party-mass work in the future."

Tang Ye smiled, "I will certainly cooperate actively with Secretary Shi."

The four leaders each sat in a car, and with the police car leading the way, there were a total of eight small cars, forming a motorcade on the uneven road, drawing side-glances from many passersby.

A group of children popped out on the way, running onto the road to watch the excitement, chasing after the cars.

The welcome meeting was arranged in the top-floor conference room of the County Party Committee, and the primary and deputy leaders of the four major bodies were all present; because the top-floor conference room was small.

The County Party Committee's top-floor conference room had a sense of gravity, featuring a rostrum with five red flags on each side behind it, the Party emblem in the middle, thick red velvet cloth covering the rostrum, and a microphone placed at every seat.

The leaders of the four major bodies were not sitting in their seats, but standing between the rostrum and the first row of seats.

After Shi Yao walked in, everyone began to applaud.

The comrades qualified to attend the reception were all leaders of the four major bodies, most of whom were old comrades who had worked at the grassroots level for decades and were extremely experienced; seeing the Provincial Organization Department and the Municipal Organization Department arrive together, they understood that the new County Party Secretary carried significant weight.

Shi Yao had gained a detailed understanding of the County Party Committee leadership team.

Every county-level leader had a leap point.

For example, when Jiang Anbang was working in a township, it happened to be a time of major changes in the cadre personnel system; he was young and educated, and not long after he started working, he was promoted to Deputy Township Head, soon became Township Head, and then went to the county, advancing like a hot knife through butter.

The youngest in the County Party Committee leadership team was Deputy County Party Secretary Tang Ye.

Tang Ye's promotion also had a legendary quality.

Shi Yao was an outstanding talent among the many Central Selected Graduates, becoming a Department-level Official at thirty-one.

One must know that for ordinary Central Selected Graduates, rising to Deputy Division Level usually takes until about thirty-two.

But Tang Ye's starting point was certainly not as good as a Central Selected Graduate's, yet he was promoted to Deputy Division Level at thirty, and according to this trend, after his temporary posting ended, he would steadily break through the Department-level threshold at thirty-one.

Shi Yao knew that Tang Ye's father-in-law was a Deputy Ministry Level Official.

But studying the two people's promotion paths, one could see that Tang Ye and his father-in-law only had an intersection for one year, and after that, they were two parallel lines.

His promotion had nothing to do with his father-in-law; almost every step was taken very solidly, and each was supported by corresponding political achievements.

Although Shi Yao was a Central Selected Graduate and a cadre cultivated specifically by a ministry.

But to be honest, she would still give respect and deference to a partner like Tang Ye who had grassroots experience...