Chapter 842

Su Yang acted very plainly: "What's the fuss? This is just something within their jurisdiction. Besides, when have you ever heard of the Finance Bureau and Public Security Bureau, such important departments, being in the hands of a vice county magistrate? This has never happened before; they are just going by the book."

"Regarding the division of labor, if you two have no objections, that's fine. By the way, County Magistrate Jiao Qiang, who is this Ma Su that County Magistrate Zhao Nanxing just mentioned? How come I've never heard of him before? And isn't it too big a leap for a township deputy secretary to become the director of the county government office?"

Jiao Qiang said: "This Ma Su is actually Yao Daya's younger sister-in-law. Moreover, this younger sister-in-law is not a blood relative; there are rumors that his relationship with her is not simple, basically that's the situation. However, to be honest, his younger sister-in-law is indeed outstanding among the cadres in our county. But compared to County Magistrate Li, she falls far short; compared to Department Head Chen and Department Head Bao, she cannot be compared."

Although Jiao Qiang spoke rather tactfully, Su Yang more or less understood; at the same time, he also knew that Yao Daya's relationship with Zhao Nanxing was not shallow. Although Yao Daya hasn't yet received any substantive benefits, at least the people around them have already gained benefits, which speaks volumes.

He said: "Otherwise, let's just break up; otherwise, let County Magistrate Zhao Nanxing think we're secretly discussing something behind his back."

He left the meeting room after speaking and made separate phone calls to Chen Bo and Zhou Yanru. Originally, everyone was in the same office building; speaking face-to-face would have taken only a few minutes. But now things are different from before; everyone's every move is under everyone's eyes.

Not long after he finished his phone calls, he formally began what might be the fastest-ever standing committee meeting convened after a leader takes office. Generally speaking, a newly appointed leader needs at least to get a grasp of the situation, identify some existing problems, and only then convene a targeted standing committee meeting; this process normally takes at least a month.

When Su Yang pushed open the meeting room door, he actually found that everyone, including Zhao Nanxing, had already arrived. And at the very moment he pushed the door open, everyone's gazes snapped toward him. Su Yang even wondered if he had gotten the time wrong, but upon lowering his head to check, it was only 2:55. At this time, his arrival was not late; it was obvious that everyone present had arrived early.

Hou Junlai, Zhou Yanru, and Chen Bo had previously told him they might arrive a bit early to the meeting room. But he, on the other hand, basically entered the meeting room right at the time he was supposed to be there. But he hadn't expected Zhao Nanxing to arrive first; this made him appear to be breaking protocol— the county magistrate had already arrived, and you're strolling in late; if word got out, that would be seen as challenging the county magistrate's authority.

Zhao Nanxing said: "Comrade Su Yang has arrived; we've been waiting for you. Otherwise, our meeting would have already started. Everyone says Comrade Su Yang is someone who values efficiency; we hope you'll pay attention to that next time. Comrades, then let's officially start the meeting."

Just like at the county magistrate's office meeting, after he finished speaking, he gave no one a chance to speak; it was completely a case of stealing the thunder.

Su Yang shook his head helplessly; this Zhao Nanxing is truly not someone who is easy to handle. According to the information he had previously received, Zhao Nanxing should not have caused trouble for him before the year's end, but now it seems that is not the case.

Whether this is his own will or some other reason, it's really impossible to tell at a glance. However, he also didn't try to explain anything; since others have dug a pit for him, why should he waste words on it?

Zhao Nanxing glanced around at everyone and said: "Our standing committee meeting this time is rather hasty; logically speaking, we have several comrades, including myself, who have just taken office, and we should first familiarize ourselves with the situation before convening a standing committee meeting based on the actual circumstances. But in everything, we need a mindset to break conventions; our county's situation is special, and some matters cannot be delayed."

"So today we will discuss three matters: the first is personnel issues, the second is current project issues, and the third is investment promotion. Let me first talk about the first matter, personnel issues. As everyone knows, since the last incident in our county, the County Standing Committee has shown a large number of vacancies; even after we filled them, we are still lacking a Shuanggou Town Party Committee Secretary."

"Another matter concerns the candidate for the director of the county government office. Department Head Chen, have you come up with a good option for these two candidates? If you have, let's discuss it now. As for the candidate for the director of the government office, I personally recommend that Comrade Ma Su take the position. Department Head Chen, please share your thoughts."

Chen Bo cleared his throat and said: "County Magistrate Zhao Nanxing, comrades, regarding the candidate for Shuanggou Town Party Committee Secretary, our Organization Department, after strict examination, has determined two candidates. The first is Comrade Zhang Lei, the Town Head of Shuanggou Town; the other is Comrade Jin Xiang, the Executive Vice Minister of the Organization Department."

These two comrades both have solid grassroots experience and are very capable and resolute; if they could serve as Shuanggou Town Party Committee Secretary, they would definitely achieve impressive results. The specific résumé information, I have already placed it on the table; everyone can take a look.

But Zhao Nanxing didn't go to look; he turned his gaze to Zhou Yanru: "Comrade Zhou, what's your opinion? You are the deputy secretary in charge of personnel, and you have the right to speak on personnel matters."

Zhou Yanru said: "I personally still lean toward Zhang Lei, after all he has always worked in Shuanggou Town and is very familiar with its affairs. Moreover, he is very familiar with the management and some worker cadres of the Twin Ditch Large Koji Winery; even though the winery has now been acquired, these middle- and lower-level cadres have not changed."

"He can better connect with the people at the Twin Ditch Large Koji Winery, promote Shuanggou Town's economic development, and also contribute to our county's economic development. Moreover, this comrade has his own unique perspective, so I believe he is the most suitable candidate."

Zhou Yanru's saying this is not a sudden decision on his part; rather, he had already communicated this with Chen Bo. If we let the Executive Vice Minister of the Organization Department, Comrade Jin Xiang, take the position, there would be great resistance, and they could find many problems. But if we let a Shuanggou Town native cadre directly serve as the Town Party Committee Secretary, it would be more persuasive.

However, after Zhao Nanxing finished listening, he said only one sentence: "I think these two comrades are also excellent, but regarding the issue of the Shuanggou Town Party Committee Secretary candidate, we still need to be more careful. Because our newly arrived comrades are not particularly familiar with these two, if we make a blind decision, that would be irresponsible toward the organization. So what I mean is to first……"