Chapter 847

County Magistrate Zhao, hello, I am Ma Su from Ma Lianshan Township; I'm coming over to disturb you now, which is truly embarrassing.

The woman who was speaking flicked back her hair, her eyes shifted, and she twisted her waist slightly, bearing a certain charm.

Zhao Nanxing said: "Comrade Ma Su, we are all cadres; it's perfectly normal for you to come to my place, not worth mentioning as a disturbance. And Secretary Yao, please have a seat as well."

Actually, I was just about to call you and ask you to come over; it's a coincidence that you've come.

Upon hearing this, Ma Su's eyes practically sparkled. On the way here, he was thrilled to death, practically timing his arrival to the end of the Standing Committee meeting to see Zhao Nanxing, thinking that he would go out later to set up a table to thank Zhao Nanxing.

Ma Su said: "When leaders need us, we rush over immediately; this is the awareness we cadres should have. County Magistrate Zhao, Secretary Yao and I have booked a table at the Lieshan Xian Grand Hotel tonight; we sincerely hope you will honor us with your presence."

Yao Daya also said: "County Magistrate Zhao, we really don't know how to thank you. Inviting you to a meal so abruptly seems a bit sudden, but after all, we are not strangers."

From now on, if you have any assignments in the county, just tell me and Xiao Ma; we'll make sure everything is settled properly. Please do honor us with your presence at tonight's dinner. If it weren't for you, I think Xiao Ma would still be serving as deputy secretary in Ma Lianshan Township.

Moving from deputy secretary to township head or town party committee secretary takes at least three to five years, even seven or eight years is impossible. Without your help, he would still have to spend ten years. How many tens of years does a person have in a lifetime? Ma Su is 28 this year, just at the age to be capable; if delayed another ten years, how could he accomplish anything?

The two of them heaped praise, practically putting Zhao Nanxing on a pedestal. This made Zhao Nanxing feel a little embarrassed; since they had said everything to this extent, if he didn't now explain the situation from the Standing Committee meeting, he would truly be unable to face them later. However, he is the county magistrate, the absolute top leader now, and he must maintain his dignity.

He said: "Work is work, friendship is friendship, but don't mix the two. Wining and dining is not allowed, and before we arrived, County Magistrate Su had already issued a document in the name of the County Party Committee and County Government prohibiting such wining and dining."

I can't just come in and take the lead in violating the rules; that wouldn't do. Moreover, you should pay attention in the future: some things that have already been put in writing should not be touched, otherwise if they really pursue it, even if I intervene, it might not be easy to plead for leniency. Oh, right, I forgot to mention: today at the Standing Committee meeting we discussed two personnel appointments—one concerning the appointment of the Shuanggou Town Party Committee Secretary, and the other concerning the appointment of the director of our County Government Office.

But both ran into some obstacles. Regarding the Shuanggou Town Party Committee Secretary, since it was originally intended to enter the Standing Committee lineup, the requirements are comparatively stricter; the two candidates recommended by the Municipal Party Committee's Organization Department were both rejected by us.

Originally, Secretary Yao's recommendation to have Deputy Secretary Ma work in the County Party Committee Office was basically unproblematic. I had already mentioned it in the County Magistrate's Office earlier, and in the Standing Committee meeting it was merely a formality; almost everyone present agreed, but the Organization Department raised various regulations concerning personnel principles.

One of these regulations concerns the interval between promotions; you hadn't told me before, but Comrade Ma Su has only been competent as deputy secretary for less than half a year. If that's the case, had I known earlier, I wouldn't even have needed to bring it up for discussion, because there would be no chance of approval.

Of course, despite that, I still went against the majority opinion and allowed Comrade Ma Su to work in the County Government Office. However, due to his limited prior work experience, he will temporarily serve as deputy director of the County Government Office to work for the county government.

Of course, I've already notified the Organization Department to have County Magistrate Jiao resign from his position as director of the Government Office, so your deputy director role actually exercises the director's authority. For your level, you don't need to worry; once the time red line passes, I'll notify the Organization Department again and they'll just process it for you.

When Ma Su heard that this matter hadn't been settled, his heart gave a thump, like falling into an ice hole. The Organization Department certainly has its own rules and regulations, but it also depends on whom these rules are applied to; if they are applied to an ordinary cadre, then they must necessarily be carried out according to the regulations.

But is she an ordinary cadre? She doesn't think so—she became a deputy secretary at 28. Can an ordinary cadre really manage that?

According to her original plan, she had to reach Section Chief Level by age 30. But with the arrival of County Magistrate Zhao, this plan was moved up, and it worked out perfectly for her to be transferred to the County Government Office.

She also knows her shortcomings, but if she goes through the normal transfer procedures, it definitely won't work; this is something County Magistrate Zhao agreed to, so it's practically a sure thing.

For this matter, she has already been holding big banquets in their township for several days.

But she never expected that, in the end, she would still be stuck on this so-called red line, which almost made her lose face to the point of going to her grandmother's house. Nevertheless, no matter what, she still strode into the County Government Office. Although her rank hasn't changed, the actual weight of her position is nothing a deputy secretary can compare to.

Although she is a deputy director, she exercises the director's authority; even the Town Party Committee Secretaries of remote townships find her position high-ranking and powerful. After a simple weighing of pros and cons, the outcome is still relatively ideal.

So she said, "Thank you, County Magistrate Zhao. Perhaps Secretary Yao didn't explain things clearly, putting you in a difficult position at the meeting. From now on, I will wholeheartedly repay you and serve you."

Zhao Nanxing said, "Enough, it's just the Cultivation Organization's needs; you don't need to serve me specially—you serve the Cultivation Organization, and you serve all the leaders of the County Government."

Then he turned to Yao Daya: "Old Yao, you said earlier that your township had many roads to be repaired, and you reported about a dozen sections, but in fact only two or three were approved. The news you heard about building a milk factory in your township—is that true? What are your plans next? I see your resume; you've been in this position for quite a while."

If you have any ideas, you can also bring them up; there should be further related personnel adjustments ahead.

This time, it's mainly because of your age, so you weren't considered for the position of Shuanggou Town Party Committee Secretary; if you were three to five years younger, this opportunity would have been yours.