Chapter 876

Su Yang said with a smile: "Still, County Magistrate Zhao sees higher and farther; some things, from my position, may not be seen through completely."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Nanxing breathed a sigh of relief, more or less, and then said: "If you agree, then whether this appointment goes before the standing committee or not doesn't matter much; just let the Organization Department and Secretary Qi know, and have this comrade from the Procuratorate go directly to the Public Security Bureau; the relevant procedures we can sort out later."

Su Yang nodded slightly upon hearing that, then said: "No problem. Doing it this way, although it doesn't follow the organization's procedure, overall, county affairs are just like that back and forth."

"But the importance of the Public Security Bureau goes without saying; otherwise they wouldn't have let the soon-to-retire Comrade Lao Mo come out to take charge of the overall situation. It's not that there's no one in the Public Security Bureau, but rather others can't shoulder this banner."

"Our county is also focusing on attracting investment, and we cannot afford any slip-ups. Of course, in principle I still agree with County Magistrate Zhao's suggestion, but for such an important post, the organization should still conduct an inspection. If problems arise during the inspection, or if he fails to pass, then nobody can help him."

Although Su Yang spoke gently, the meaning behind his words was already clear: the candidate for political commissar, if he himself fails to pass the inspection, then there's nothing to be done.

Actually, this amounts to a refusal. In fact, he also knows what kind of person this Bai Jinbiao is; he really hadn't considered the candidate for Public Security Bureau political commissar, but Zhao Nanxing and his group insist on meddling in this personnel matter, so it's not his fault.

Zhao Nanxing's face instantly turned grim: "County Magistrate Su, we are also engaged in safety work, carried out under the leadership of the County Party Committee and County Government, not something one person does alone. Your behavior is undermining unity and opposing the organization."

"Moreover, the road construction is short several billion yuan in funds; with such a huge gap, what will you use to fill it? Surely you won't later claim this is a project launched by the county government—that would be hard to explain."

Su Yang said: "County Magistrate Zhao, I cannot bear such a great fault. First, I have not opposed the organization, nor have I undermined unity; the so-called organization is not something any single person can represent. In the office there are only the two of us—are you saying you are the organization?"

"Or put another way, can you represent the organization?"

"Besides, all the projects I have mentioned will definitely be approved; I will figure out the funding shortfall myself. I cannot let such a project that benefits the country and the people end up as a messy situation. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."

Zhao Nanxing's face turned completely black; no matter what, he is also the nominal head of the government, so Su Yang ought to give him some face. He never expected Su Yang to openly break relations; this kind of behavior within the system is practically an oddball.

"In principle, everyone should give each other face and not handle things so absolutely. As the saying goes, this is Su Yang after all—he couldn't possibly bother with these petty problems, nor could he follow the rules rigidly."

After leaving Zhao Nanxing's office, he called Chen Bo: "Minister Chen, if you're not busy right now, come to my office."

Five minutes later, Chen Bo knocked open the door of Su Yang's office. Su Yang recounted what had just happened, then said: "The person County Magistrate Zhao mentioned is Deputy Procurator Bai Jinbiao of the Procuratorate; as for his character, we all have some understanding."

"Moreover, he plans to bring this matter before the standing committee; logically we could fight to a draw, and the appointment might not necessarily pass, but this time he seems fully prepared—I suspect he probably got in touch with our future secretary."

"So I have an idea: for the position of Public Security Bureau political commissar, our county can make the appointment, while the Municipal Public Security Bureau can likewise parachute in someone. I'm not familiar at all with the municipal side, especially regarding the Public Security Bureau."

"You have worked in the municipal area for a long time, so I believe you have some understanding; if there is a suitable candidate for the Public Security Bureau there, you can also start cultivating him in advance, and then directly parachute him in from their public security system. Moreover, this work must be completed before the year ends; after the new year, bothering you with things will be too much."

Chen Bo felt warm inside; although this is an opportunity to do him a favor, within the system, especially such a Section Chief Level official with real authority is still quite popular.

Chen Bo has long worked in the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department; how could he lack connections in this regard? Earlier Su Yang gave some returns to Zhou Yanru and Hou Junlai; Chen Bo may not care, but he always feels something is missing.

But unexpectedly, Su Yang quickly sent over a favor. She didn't decline either: "I do have some acquaintances in the Public Security Bureau; if possible, let them recommend a comrade with solid qualifications to come down. It's not that I particularly care about the personnel situation in the Public Security Bureau, but the circumstances are special now—we cannot allow any mistake."

Chen Bo naturally also understood that all of Su Yang's preparations were meant to deal with Zhang Jiangbo's arrival.

That evening after work, Deputy Director of the Government Office Ma Su received a call from the Secretariat of the Provincial People's Congress; the call said the leadership of the Provincial People's Congress would come to Lieshan County for inspection and research, and at the same time, the relevant leaders of the ICBC Ganzhou Province Branch would also come along.

Ma Su felt somewhat surprised; although she had always stayed at the township government, she still knew basic common sense—it's normal for the leadership of the Provincial People's Congress and Provincial Political Consultative Conference to come down for inspection and research, but why is the bank tagging along? She couldn't figure it out, but she still truthfully reported the news to Zhao Nanxing.

Zhao Nanxing didn't take it to heart either, because units like the Political Consultative Conference and the People's Congress always spend a large part of the year outside doing some kind of research; in his view, that's really just finding something to keep themselves busy.

Then the grassroots leaders accompanied them for a round of eating and drinking and then left; there wouldn't be any substantive work. But in an instant he thought of Bao Shuang, who is the niece of the Vice Chair of the People's Congress, and it's also possible that this People's Congress leader came to give Bao Shuang a platform.

Units like the People's Congress and Political Consultative Conference, at the county level, seem to be basically retirement posts; even at the provincial level they likewise have no real authority, but their networks are laid out there, and moreover the deputy positions in the Political Consultative Conference and People's Congress are basically held by former provincial or municipal secretaries, mayors, or heads of provincial direct agencies who have retired to the second line.

Although they hold no real power, their networks are incredibly formidable. Needless to say, just a casual greeting from them will definitely have municipal leaders attending to their affairs. That's why many People's Congress and Political Consultative Conference leaders go down to the grassroots for inspection and research—even though they have no important work, the local leaders still wholeheartedly accompany them.

Thinking this way, he felt the problem could be explained satisfactorily; as for which leader of the People's Congress is coming, that doesn't matter. Of course, he also didn't go ask Bao Shuang, because he is currently the top official; if Bao Shuang knew, it would be normal for her to come and report to him. In the system, hierarchical notions are relatively strict; although everyone is a County Standing Committee Member, there is still a considerable gap between the Publicity Department Head and the County Magistrate.

In the evening, Su Yang as usual called Zhou Ruohan, asked after her health, and briefly chatted about today's events.

Zhou Ruohan said: "Sometimes your mind is really sharp; the local bank sometimes indeed has some unpredictable tendencies, and it's not just the bank—for example, the power system is the same. Since they are not directly under the local government's jurisdiction, in the absence of direct interest entanglements, they may not necessarily show that much respect to local officials. You're not wrong to think about the development of the whole county, but putting in such great effort—is it worth it? I think we should put a question mark."

"Because once Zhang Jiangbo goes down, all the achievements you have made will become his; if any problem arises, the responsibility for the consequences will inevitably fall on you. The key is you may not be able to stay in Lieshan County for three to five years; I estimate at most two years."

"Oh, by the way, Dad is returning to Jingcheng today for a meeting; he said a particularly serious coal mine accident occurred in West Mountain Province, and the governors of all provinces are coming to Jingcheng to attend an emergency meeting. Afterwards it's expected to shake up the national coal industry, though this probably doesn't have much relation to your side; coincidentally Dad is at home, and he also wants to chat with you for a bit."