In the mid-1990s, Shazhou merged small towns into towns. The population of a town is mostly between 20,000 and 50,000, and the larger towns have 70,000 to 80,000 people. With more population and larger territory, the responsibility on the shoulders of the town committee secretary is heavier. Because of this, the candidates for town committee secretary are much more sophisticated than those in the town town. Not only do they need rich work experience, but they also need connections in the county.

The party secretary of a megacity town must have the county party secretary nodded.

Qinglin Town is not a super-large town, but it is gradually becoming stronger in terms of economy. Zhao Yongsheng was naturally connected to the party committee secretary here. Therefore, he got rid of the mayor Qin Feiyue and basically subdued Su Ming, forming a good situation of party and government unity in Qinglin Town, which was well received by the organization department.

Minister Xiao once hinted that the "five good teams" cannot escape today.

As the town party secretary, Zhao Yongsheng remembered most of the things that the town mayor Su Ming once said. He was still impressed by Su Ming's proposal to build a new town. As soon as Hou Weidong finished speaking, he felt very aware that this was Su Ming's idea of ​​building a new town.

Without waiting for Su Ming to express his opinion, he quickly blocked the gap, "The old plan has been reviewed by the Civil Affairs Bureau, and there is no need to propose a new plan. It is built according to the old plan." This statement was firm and decisive, and there was no room for deputy mayor Hou Weidong to discuss.

Through on-site investigation, Su Yajun of the Social Affairs Office had accepted the new plan proposed by Hou Weidong. When he heard Zhao Yongsheng understate it, he denied the new plan and looked at Hou Weidong with inquiring eyes.

Hou Weidong obviously did not realize that Zhao Yongsheng would deny his reasonable opinion so simply. He glanced at Su Ming from the corner of his eyes, and saw Su Ming writing something with a calm face, so he argued: "Secretary Zhao. Let me say one more thing. Overall, the new plan costs nearly 200,000 more than the old plan, but the social benefits are very different. According to the new plan, after the nursing home is completed, all five-guarantee households in Qinglin can be collected. There will be no housing shortage within ten years, and the old plan is rebuilt on site. It cannot be expanded at all. The day it is completed is the time for housing shortage."

After listening to Hou Weidong's words quietly, Zhao Yongsheng said lightly: "Qinglin Town's finances are so tense, how can I afford to pay the 200,000 yuan? If Hou Town can find 200,000 yuan, I will agree to the new plan."

Hou Weidong immediately said: "The nursing home is a street-facing house. The town invested in the construction of a small accommodation building with two floors and one bottom. The storefront, including the house above, can be sold and turned into cash. Or we will convert the location of the nursing home into money to pay the bill for the builder, which can also solve the problem of money."

They asked and answered each other, which was somewhat of a debate. After Qin Feiyue transferred from Qinglin Town, Zhao Yongsheng was in a strong position in the town. No one had argued with him at the joint meeting of the party and government for a long time. Liu Kun sat next to Zhao Yongsheng. He looked at Hou Weidong in surprise and said to himself: "Hao Weidong took the wrong medicine? Zhao Yongsheng has already expressed his opinion, why should he twist it hard?"

Su Ming has been hiding behind the scenes and saw a deadlock in the venue. He set off a smooth move and said, "Hou Zhen. This matter needs to be further investigated. After you further improve the plan, you will report to the Joint Conference of Party and Government for research. I suggest going to the next topic."

His proposal actually did not negate the new plan, and sensitive cadres all heard what was in the words.

There was no difference in the subsequent issues. After eleven o'clock, the joint meeting of the Party and Government ended.

Hou Weidong came to Zhao Yongsheng's office and said, "Secretary Zhao, I'm here to inspect. Today's new plan did not seek the opinions of the two leaders, so I proposed it without authorization. I will pay attention next time."

After hearing Hou Weidong's serious inspection, Zhao Yongsheng felt at least a little more comfortable on the surface. He smiled meaningfully, "Today is a joint meeting of the Party and Government, and he made suggestions openly. This shows that the democratic centralism of our Qinglin Town Party Committee is well done, so you don't need to do an inspection."

After the argument at the venue, Zhao Yongsheng also felt that the new plan was better than the old plan, but he wanted to take out the authority of the town party secretary. Even if he agreed to this plan in the future, it would have to be shelved for at least a month before talking about it. And he should re-propose the new plan in the right way at the right time. In short, the decision-making power must be firmly controlled.

After leaving the secretary's office, Hou Weidong said intimately, "It's so fucking, most officials are crushing people to death." Hou Weidong was born with a twist, and the first time he proposed the plan was put down, he was not discouraged, but instead aroused his competitive spirit.

The Social Affairs Office Su Yajun was already waiting outside the office. When he entered the door, he said, "It seems that Secretary Zhao does not agree with the new plan. Hou Zhen, what should I do next?" Hou Weidong sat on a chair, knocked on the table with his hand, and said, "If the nursing home cannot be repaired, it is only mysterious to raise funds to build a house."

Su Yajun didn't care where the nursing home was built, but whether it was about raising funds to build a house was related to his vital interests. He said: "Building a nursing home has no direct relationship with raising funds to build a house. The nursing home is rebuilt on site, and raising funds to build a house can also be done." He asked again: "Do you report to Secretary Zhao about the fundraising and building a house?"

Seeing Hou Weidong shaking his head, Su Yajun looked dejected. He returned to the office and was humiliated for a long time. Finally, he concluded, "The mouth is hairless and the work is not solid."

During lunch, Su Ming called Hou Weidong and said, "Hou Zhen, come to eat at home." Because the two had a conspiracy, Su Ming was concise and straightforward.

Hou Weidong learned the lesson from the town government three years ago. Before dinner, he stood by the window and watched. When Zhao Yongsheng and Su Ming left the town government compound, he locked the door and walked out slowly. He observed all the way, just like a spy heading to the joint, he flashed into the door where Su Ming lived.

After entering the door, Hou Weidong couldn't help laughing, "The deputy mayor went to the mayor's house for dinner, but it was natural to discuss, why is it so mysterious?" After laughing in his heart, when he arrived at Su Ming's house, he turned around and looked back and then entered the house.

In an official system where no achievements are required but only leaders need evaluation, carefully abiding by the unspoken rules of the officialdom is often more important than achieving real results. Hou Weidong is now wandering around the unspoken rules.

"Secretary Zhao's attitude in Su Town, the next step of work is not easy to carry out."

Su Ming knew that Hou Weidong and Qin Feiyue had a good relationship, so he had no scruples. He said: "Zhao Yongsheng and Qin Feiyue have both strong personalities and never can't pee in the same pot. The situation between me and Mayor Qin is different. I was once the subordinate of Zhao Yongsheng and was the mayor. I was not good at blushing with him in the scene, but I still have the determination to build a town in the curve. Otherwise, I would not be able to stay at a certain level of success, which would be too cowardly."

He analyzed again: "I have worked with Zhao Yongsheng for many years. Over the past two years, he has become more and more conservative. He only seeks a smooth transition and is unwilling to take risks. We can choose a good entry point."

"I will not fall for a quarrel with Secretary Zhao unless I have to. For the sake of mutual benefit, I will lose both sides. Today I will not come forward directly, just leave a way out. After I come down, I can communicate with Secretary Zhao."

Mrs. Su Ming is extremely virtuous. She is busy in the kitchen hard. When the two men talk about another man with ulterior motives, she has brought up the unsourcing but extremely delicious foods such as fried bacon and mapo tofu.

Drinking the wine, Hou Weidong kept thinking in his mind about how to convince Zhao Yongsheng to achieve his goal. He couldn't think of a better way for a while, so he laughed at himself: "Democratic centralism, democracy is the prefix. Centralization is the core. Secretary Zhao is the only one who keeps it in check. He can't help but not open it."

Su Ming was also a little embarrassed and said, "It's not that serious, he still listens to his opinions."

The days followed a calm and the drawings came out on April 27th. Li Jing moved quickly. After getting the drawings, he immediately used public interest and made an excuse to send a construction team to install the medium-sized stone cutting machine, started the foundation work of the stone yard, and at the same time dug up the foundation of Xingping Bridge.

Yan Daoli was very happy when he saw the construction team coming. He had to go to the construction site for two or three hours every day. After the first stone yard was placed, he invited Hou Weidong to his home. The two of them had a good drink. Yan Daoli was very sensible but had a low alcohol tolerance. When Hou Weidong left his home, he was particularly sober, but he was drunk until midnight.

On May 1st, the social affairs office was not allowed to take leave, and everyone was waiting for orders in the office. Hou Weidong was also very nervous. This was the first day of implementing the new funeral method. From this day on, the whole town was not allowed to bury it.

Of course, those who are willing to pay can choose to bury the land. However, 5,000 yuan is undoubtedly a huge sum of money for members of Qinglin Town, and the social affairs office is ready to deal with emergencies at any time.

I stayed in the office all day, and in the evening, news came from all over the place: "No one died." Hou Weidong and all the comrades of the Social Affairs Office were relieved. In the evening, the Social Affairs Office held a table in the Zhangjia Restaurant. Zhao Yongsheng, Su Ming, Hou Weidong, the Social Affairs Office and the police station all attended the dinner. Zhao Yongsheng attached great importance to funeral reform. He took the initiative to have three cups with Director Qin, with the purpose of asking Director Qin to support funeral reform.

On May 2, Hou Weidong had just sat down when the phone rang.

The voice of Deputy Director Li Wenlong of the Civil Affairs Bureau came from the phone, "Hou Zhen, Qinglin Town is so lucky. No one died yesterday."

Hou Weidong smiled and said, "I am in charge of the social affairs office, and the people of Qinglin Town gave me a thin face."

Li Wenlong laughed twice, and then his voice became very formal, "Yesterday there was a problem with Lishan Town and Wutan Town, especially Lishan Town. The social affairs department did not allow the deceased to be buried. The two sides were caught. Two comrades from the social affairs department were beaten and injured. The county public security bureau came forward to calm the situation. Qinglin Town must be careful."

Hou Weidong did not dare to neglect, and reported the work to Zhao Yongsheng and Su Ming respectively. At 9:30, Zhao Yongsheng, Su Ming, Hou Weidong, Liu Kun, police station, social affairs office, and party and government office were gathered in the small conference room. After reporting the situation, Zhao Yongsheng emphasized: "According to statistics, one person will die in Qinglin Town in one to two days. If he did not die on May 1st, he will definitely die today. This is the law of death. Everyone should be fully prepared and must fight the first battle."

He also arranged: "Secretary Liu, in the name of the town party committee, call every branch secretary, so that they must play the role of the party branch as a fighting fortress and implement the funeral reform work."

"Mayor Hou, you stay in the town all the time and organize your manpower. When encountering emergencies, you must respond quickly to ensure that the task is completed, but you must master the working methods and not cause serious incidents." He paused for a moment and said: "Funeral reform is a arduous task. Real gold is not afraid of fire. Only if you can bear this burden, you are a hero."

After Zhao Yongsheng made the battle mobilization, Su Ming talked about some specific things, and everyone left the meeting and took their place.

On the afternoon of May 2, Hou Weidong was drinking tea in the office and reading newspapers, when the red phone suddenly started to scream in thrillingly.

"I am Hou Weidong, what's the matter?"

"I am Xiao Guocai. A person died in our village last night. The people in their family are burying them secretly. Come here quickly, and it will be buried if it is too late."

Xiao Guocai is the branch secretary of Xiaohewan Village, Xiaqinglin. He usually has little contact with Hou Weidong. What impressed Hou Weidong the most is his bare head. Others have bald heads, so there is always some hair on his head. However, his bald head is straightforward and neat, without a single hair on his head, just like a chicken with hair tied up.

Hou Weidong was not in the mood to think about the hair on his head at this time. He took nine steps and went down in three or two steps. When he arrived at the office of the Social Affairs Office, the people in the office had already learned the news, and there was a sense of panic and passion on his face. Su Yajun was shouting: "Come on the funeral car quickly, and the corpse-driver came here together. I guess it had been buried. It would be able to start in an hour and a half, try to be faster."

He put down the phone and told Hou Weidong: "Hou Zhen, I have contacted the funeral home, and they will send a car here immediately." Hou Weidong did not answer him, and called Director Qin of the police station with his mobile phone and said: "I am Hou Weidong. A person died in Xiaohewan Village and was burying secretly. Our people are coming soon. Please support me."

Director Qin sat in the duty room of the police station. He said lazily: "The Public Security Bureau has greeted us and cannot send police forces at will." Hou Weidong was anxious and said in a low voice: "Director Qin, funeral reform is a matter of unified deployment by the county government. The Public Security Bureau expressed its support, be honest and send people out quickly."

Director Qin was the director of Qinglin Police Station. Because there were stone yards and coal factories, his life was much more comfortable than that of ordinary townships. Therefore, for a god of wealth like Hou Weidong, he still had a little face and said, "Looking at Brother Hou, I will let the brothers go out."
Chapter completed!