Chapter 788

Before going to bed, Su Yang still made a phone-call congee with Zhou Ruohan.

Zhou Ruohan's chat was nothing more than how her health was today, what she ate, the renovation progress of that Beijing siheyuan, and family matters inside and out.

However, what Su Yang said mostly concerned work. Although Zhou Ruohan is currently on temporary leave, she has been exposed to politics since childhood and was born into that kind of family, so her political intuition is far sharper than Su Yang's. Moreover, as an outsider looking in, she often makes the keenest judgment about what is happening to Su Yang at the moment.

After hearing Su Yang say those things, she smiled and said, "Sure, my husband is excellent—already at a young age he has become the absolute decision-maker in a county."

"Looking nationwide, there aren't many who lead a county at 25, but from what I hear, the officials of Lieshan County are driving out wolves only to invite tigers."

"More accurately, they got rid of one tumor only to have a bigger one appear. At least Geng Miao, though a local tyrant, we won't comment on how he treats the common people for now, but he cannot exert any pressure on these officials within the system."

"After all, within the system his work only interferes with personnel; he can't interfere with others' normal work. Now they're unlucky—the work they used to do over ten years, in your hands they must finish in half a year. I reckon they're already cursing you behind your back."

"Your Public Security Bureau's personnel adjustment truly exceeds my expectations; I thought you would let Sun Chengjun take full charge, thereby creating an opportunity for him to succeed the bureau chief later. Now it seems letting that old political commissar oversee the transition is even more obvious, and you have also won a wave of popular support and respect."

"But don't get too cocky with your tail up to the sky; although Tian Xiaofei and his group have gone to invest, they will definitely not behave themselves, because I heard that the two investors Tian Xiaofei brought this time are overseas Chinese, and these two people made their fortunes early on in an island nation."

"As for their history of getting rich, there are no detailed records, because they are not successful or eye-catching entrepreneurs. However, these two were introduced to Tian Xiaofei by Jia Guolong."

"Jia Guolong, you slapped him in the face at the club last time; although he swallowed his anger on the spot, he is actually holding a grudge, and his status in that circle is relatively high."

"Moreover, his father is still the Provincial Party Secretary of Jiangnan Province; you can imagine his innate arrogance. So when facing their investment this time, you must still be cautious and never let them find a loophole. Such people are good at biding their time; to take revenge on you, even if they spend two or three years setting up a scheme, they can wait."

"Oh, by the way, I heard that the head of your county's Organization Department is a beautiful woman named Chen Bo, in her early thirties, which is precisely when a woman is most charming."

"According to what you men say, that means she's experienced but not clingy."

"Furthermore, women within the system have a unique temperament that is deeply favored by grassroots leaders. I advise you to restrain your admiration, keep yourself in check, and definitely not do anything improper. As a cadre like you who is already young and accomplished, what you fear most is a honey trap. I tell you, this woman's background is not simple either; at least over these many years, she has had no scandals."

Su Yang said: "Enough, enough—I'm a man used to eating fine bran; how could I fancy that coarse grain? Rest assured, my belt is still tightened. I will accumulate all the resources and give them to you in one go when I return; I really can't believe that you would, at that time, make a container that can be weighed."

Zhou Ruohan could barely keep up with what Su Yang said; although she had already passed that shy age, even said she had reached the peak where she could withstand teasing, but this kind of Su Yang she really couldn't stand: "Enough, enough, what nonsense are you talking? Who uses a container to weigh? Hey, by the way, do you mean a container with such precise weighing tools? I'll go buy one."

Twin Ditch Large Koji Winery

Early the next morning, Su Yang, Zhou Yanru, Chen Bo, and Hou Junlai four people held a small standing committee meeting. This meeting was about personnel adjustments in the county, and because there were few people, it was held directly in Su Yang's office.

"Everyone, today is the regular standing committee meeting; logically we should go to the large conference room, but now there are only four of us in the team, so I have no choice but to ask a few of you to come over to discuss these several important matters at hand."

"The first is about our county's current personnel issue. The second is about resolving the historical legacy problem of the Twin Ditch Large Koji Winery."

"Although we are few, I still hope everyone can exercise the principle of democratic centralism—say what you have. Especially Secretary Zhou, you are especially familiar with the county's situation. Secretary Hou is the same; you two are old comrades, while I and Department Head Chen arrived one after another, and we are not familiar with county personnel, so in principle we should follow the candidates you propose. Now let's all deliberate together."

"Oh, by the way, before this I will personally put forward the personnel adjustment of the Public Security Bureau under my jurisdiction for everyone to study. I propose that the position of Public Security Bureau Director be held by the former Public Security Bureau Political Commissar Mo Tai, concurrently serving as political commissar. The standing deputy director of the Public Security Bureau shall be held by Comrade Sun Chengjun, the deputy director."

"Logically speaking, Comrade Sun Chengjun, upon his initial arrival at the county Public Security Bureau, did not meet the promotion criteria, but because he had earned merit in the earlier detection of the Geng Miao major case, this counts as an exceptional promotion."

"The deputy director position of the Public Security Bureau vacated by Sun Chengjun shall be taken by Ding Qiang, the former Criminal Police Team leader and now a Criminal Police Team member. This comrade has strong business ability and solid quality; if it weren't for the deliberate suppression by Lin Zhinan and Bai Shaotao, he should have been promoted to deputy director long ago, and has been delayed all these years."

"Fortunately, this old comrade is steadfast in belief and has always exerted himself to the fullest in safeguarding the interests of the common people. As for the rest, I'm not too familiar; you yourselves weigh them, but the principle is only one: not based on seniority, not based on background, only on whether one has this ability."

"Even if it's a college graduate who has just worked one or two years, as long as they have sufficient business ability, they should be promoted if deserved. We cannot remain stagnant in personnel matters, still being conservative and traditional, promoting by seniority. Secretary Zhou, why don't you go ahead and elaborate on the specifics?"

After hearing these words, everyone's eyes showed a trace of heartfelt respect.

Clearly holding all power yet still able to share personnel authority — such a leader is probably as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.