Chapter 840: County Magistrate Office Meeting

Jiao Qiang said, "I've been prepared for this for a long time; I originally planned to bring it up myself, but various matters delayed me. Whatever the final division of labor ends up being, I will tightly follow County Magistrate Su's steps and do my work."

In fact, he also knows that Su Yang was only Vice County Magistrate before, and who becomes the head of the government office itself isn't important. But as County Magistrate, who holds that position matters, because that person must be the County Magistrate's man. In the end, he still expresses loyalty: "If it weren't for Su Yang, I'd most likely be in trouble this time."

Su Yang said, "Fine, being prepared in this regard is enough. But in the future you also need to watch your words and deeds; from now on we'll work under County Magistrate Zhao's leadership, not under mine. You don't need to keep pace with me; we must tightly follow County Magistrate Zhao's steps, understand?"

Jiao Qiang replied, "Then it's not my business; everything County Magistrate Su does serves the Common People, starting from the people's interests, so I willingly follow you. As for others, if they're right I'll listen; if they're wrong I won't."

This sounds a bit stubborn, even like a child's words, but it works well Within the System. For example, Su Yang feels comfortable in his heart, yet he says aloud, "Aren't you being reckless? Fine, go attend to your own duties."

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the County Magistrate Office Meeting convened promptly.

Su Yang, Li Lingyu, and Jiao Qiang arrived at the conference room first.

Li Lingyu, seeing Su Yang, said earnestly, "Thank you, County Magistrate Su."

Jiao Qiang looked at the two beside him, clouded and confused, thinking to himself, "What's this got to do with what? Isn't your matter already over?" Yet he didn't dare to ask.

Su Yang replied, "No need for such formalities; you and I are both bricks of the Organization, we move wherever needed. As long as we don't betray the Organization's trust, keep our original intentions, and serve the people, that's all."

While they were speaking, Executive Vice County Magistrate Jiang Tao also entered. He was slender and very tall, looking exactly like a moving utility pole. When he entered, the sun fell on him, stretching his shadow long and long.

He sat down at the first seat on the left and said to everyone, "You're all here? I originally wanted to meet you early and discuss some work briefly, but now it seems there's no time. From now on we're all comrades in the same team; I sincerely hope everyone can unite, twist into one rope, and do our work well. No matter what happened before, the past is past; we must face the future."

Su Yang said, "County Magistrate Jiang is right; the past is past, good or bad, it's history. We should now stand at a new starting point and look to the future."

Jiang Tao seemed quite pleased with Su Yang's attitude and said, "In the past, County Magistrate Su did a lot of work. Now that Zhao and I have arrived, you can ease the burden on your shoulders a bit, let yourself relax a little. After all, a person's energy is limited; you can't manage everything, and the more you manage, the easier mistakes slip in."

Everyone present could tell that this was a cue for Su Yang to hand over what he should. But Su Yang didn't take the bait; instead Li Lingyu said:

"In our remote county town, it's not easy to control the subordinate cadres; unlike agency units, if they don't recognize you, there'll be lots of hypocritical behavior; if they do recognize you, regardless of whether you're in the position, they'll respect you greatly."

Jiang Tao's expression remained as kindly as always, but his long silhouette was a bit twisted. How could he not hear that this female County Magistrate was subtly undermining him?

Since he entered this conference room, aside from Su Yang, he hadn't taken the two Vice County Magistrates seriously. In his view, if Su Yang can cooperate with his work, everything is easy; if not, he can push Su Yang into a corner.

Moreover, the others.

At that moment, Zhao Nanxing entered carrying a tea cup: "Comrades! Looks like everyone's enthusiastic! It's actually my first meeting and I'm late; I apologize! I promise it won't happen again. Now let's get down to business, officially start the meeting; today's meeting is basically to discuss everyone's division of labor."

"Finally we'll chat about related personnel matters."

"I propose that I personally take charge of the county government's overall work, as well as audit and public security work, overseeing the Audit Bureau and Lie Shan Public Security Bureau."

"Comrade Jiang Tao, you'll handle the county government's daily affairs, specifically finance, taxation, state‑owned enterprise reform and asset supervision, safety production, human resources and social security, agency affairs management, assisting me with audit and public security work. You'll be in charge of the county office, county Finance Bureau, county Statistics Bureau, county Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, and Earthquake Bureau."

"Comrade Su Yang will mainly be responsible for transportation, judiciary, petition, education, ethnic affairs, overseeing the county Transportation Bureau, county Education Bureau, Judicial Bureau, Petition Bureau, liaising with the Military‑Civilian Affairs Department, county Court, county Procuratorate, county Civil Affairs Bureau, county Highway Section, county Road and Town Law Enforcement Office, and investment promotion."

"Investment promotion is the top priority of the upcoming work, so Su Yang, your burden is heavy; we'll elaborate on this later."

"Comrade Li Lingyu will be in charge of the Agriculture Bureau, Water Resources Bureau, Meteorological Bureau, Development and Reform, Health and Hygiene, Medical Security, as well as the Water Services Bureau and Supply and Marketing Cooperative."

"Comrade Jiao Qiang will handle veterans affairs, disabled persons work, market supervision, garden greening, natural resources, ecological environment, mineral resources, and geological disaster prevention."

After finishing, he surveyed everyone again: "Everyone, look over this division—any problems? If none, we'll record it and implement accordingly."

Su Yang thought: This move is ruthless; you took the Lie Shan Public Security Bureau, gave Jiang Tao the Finance Bureau—both most important departments—while the rest of the work remains my original division. But this was within his expectations.

Jiang Tao was the first to speak: "No objections."

Su Yang and the others also said, "No objections."

Zhao Nanxing nodded with satisfaction; of course on such matters the County Magistrate's word is final, unless higher‑level leaders give clear instructions, it's his decision.

He then said, "Now we need to discuss two especially important matters. First is the work of the Transportation Bureau, which Su Yang is in charge of. Why is it relatively important? Because the upcoming county‑wide road hardening, the construction of Yingbin Avenue, and the planned expressway are all top priorities."

"The quality of these works directly affects the results of investment promotion. Investment promotion is also Su Yang's responsibility, so we'll discuss these two areas."