After Zhang Zhiyuan left, Liu Kecheng crushed a box of Chunghwa cigarettes that he had just smoked and threw it into the dustbin.
When Zhang Zhiyuan returned to his office, he picked up the phone and wanted to call Xiao Dingyuan. But at this moment, Cai Jianguo knocked on the door and entered. Zhang Zhiyuan could only put down the phone and asked, "What's the matter?"
Cai Jianguo placed a document on the table and said, "County Zhang, I have just received an official telegram from the City Government, requesting for the safety of coal mines, food and medicine, as well as forest protection and fire prevention during the Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival. Please sign this."
This document had almost become a fixed format, and it would be distributed every year. Thus, he signed his name on the document without any hesitation, "County Head Tian and County Head Kang, please implement this according to your respective duties."
Tian Guohua was the Executive Deputy County Head of Nanyang County, and his main responsibility was the safety of coal mines, forest protection, etc. On the other hand, Deputy County Head Kang Dong was in charge of science, education, culture, and public health. To curry favor with this Deputy County Head, Liu Kecheng had given Kang Dong the lucrative urban construction and enterprises. Because of this, Tian Guohua felt unbalanced in his heart, which caused his relationship with Kang Dong to be strained.
After signing the document, Zhang Zhiyuan pushed it back to Cai Jianguo. He was still thinking about the Public Security Bureau in his heart. On the other hand, Cai Jianguo sat there and looked at Zhang Zhiyuan with a silly smile.
"Is there anything else?" Zhang Zhiyuan knitted his brows.
Cai Jianguo magically took out another document and handed it over to Zhang Zhiyuan. "County Zhang, it's going to be Chinese New Year soon, and the government has been working hard for the past year to distribute some welfare every year. This is the list for the past years. What do you think about distributing this year?"
This was Zhang Zhiyuan's first Spring Festival after he arrived in Nanyang, so he was not familiar with the customs of the past. He saw five or six items on the list: cash, according to the rank, 1,000 yuan for each person at the level of section chief and their driver, 800 yuan for each person at the level of deputy section chief, and 500 yuan for each person at the level of section chief and temporary workers; a bag of rice, wheat flour, and a barrel of oil for each person; a suit and a pair of leather shoes for each person; 1.5 kilograms of pork and 2 kilograms of sugar for each person; a supermarket shopping card with a face value of 200 yuan for each person.
Zhang Zhiyuan skimmed through it and said, "Is this the standard from last year, or has it always been like this?"
Cai Jianguo said, "It was last year."
"Then distribute it according to the past practice. You can make the decision for this kind of thing in the future. You don't have to ask me." Zhang Zhiyuan did not have the time to care about these things and pushed the list over.
Cai Jianguo seemed to want more. He put the list into his pocket and said, "County Zhang, the mine manager of Shuyang Coal Mine, Tao Anguo, would like to treat you to a meal. What do you think …"
Nanyang County was mainly based on coal mines. There were more than 30 enterprises of various sizes, and most of them were related to coal mines. There were five or six enterprises of a certain scale, and the largest coal industry group should be the state-owned Shuyang Coal Industry.
Zhang Zhiyuan had been in Nanyang County for half a year, and he had a general understanding of the county's enterprises. However, he did not have time to think about how to develop the enterprises, and he was focused on improving the living environment in Nanyang.
In addition, these enterprise owners had already paid their respects to Zhang Zhiyuan when he first arrived, but because Liu Kecheng was too powerful, they did not seem to care about this County Mayor. Zhang Zhiyuan thought for a while and said, "What time?"
"7pm tonight, Orchid Garden Hotel."
"Oh, we'll see then. I'll go over when I have time."
After Cai Jianguo left, Zhang Zhiyuan did not care about the dinner. He called Lu Yiwei and said, "I'm going to the Chuangwei Headquarters later. Inform Cai Jianguo to wait for me." After the phone call, Zhang Zhiyuan packed up and walked downstairs.
Cai Jianguo's office was diagonally across from Zhang Zhiyuan's office. Seeing that Zhang Zhiyuan was going out, Cai Jianguo hurriedly took a notebook and ran all the way to catch up.
Zhang Zhiyuan did not have a secretary, so Cai Jianguo took the initiative to take on the responsibility of a secretary and followed Zhang Zhiyuan around.
When Zhang Zhiyuan heard that Cai Jianguo was following him, he stopped and said, "Jianguo, I'm going out to do some private things. You don't have to follow me." After that, he ignored him and went straight downstairs.
Cai Jianguo stood awkwardly at the top of the stairs, and his mood was extremely complicated.
Lu Yiwei received a call from Zhang Zhiyuan and quickly opened the Chuangwei Headquarters Command Room. He carefully wiped the table, brewed a cup of black tea, and placed it on the desk.
After a series of work was done, Xiao Dingyuan had already rushed over, panting, and behind him was the traffic officer, Gu Tong. When he saw Lu Yiwei, he said, "Yiwei, I brought you Gu Tong. He will be at your disposal from now on."
Lu Yiwei nodded at Gu Tong and said, "Thank you, Bureau Chief Xiao, for supporting the work of Chuangwei. I will take good care of Gu Tong. Please rest assured."
Xiao Dingyuan did not care about Gu Tong at the moment. He pulled Lu Yiwei into the inner room and closed the door. "Brother Lu, tell me, what happened last night? I can't understand it. "
Lu Yiwei smiled and said, "Chief Xiao, you don't have to be nervous. Always think on the bright side. If I didn't guess wrong, County Zhang is looking for you today because of this matter. It's better to let him reveal the answer."
Xiao Dingyuan was uneasy. He pulled Lu Yiwei's hand and said, "Brother Lu, I still need your help on County Zhang's side in the future. Please."
Lu Yiwei said embarrassedly, "Chief Xiao, I'm just a small figure in the General Office of Chuangwei Headquarters. How can I get County Zhang's help? You think too highly of me."
Xiao Dingyuan said disapprovingly, "Come on. Just based on last night's posture, you can be considered as a popular person around County Zhang. Moreover, County Zhang does not have a secretary now. You will definitely put him in an important position in the future."
Lu Yiwei laughed and said, "I will definitely help if I can. More importantly, I still need you to communicate more with County Zhang."
"Ok. I understand. Thank you, Brother Lu, for reminding me." Cai Jianguo said gratefully.
Lu Yiwei saw Zhang Zhiyuan's car had entered the courtyard through the window. He quickly got up and ran out to welcome him. Zhang Zhiyuan alighted from the car and asked seriously, "Is Xiao Dingyuan here?"
"Yes. He is waiting in the General Affairs Office."
"Ok. Ask him to come to my office now."
Zhang Zhiyuan took off his clothes and sat in front of the Commander's Office. He looked at the brewed tea and was pleased with Lu Yiwei's attentiveness.
After Xiao Dingyuan entered the office, Zhang Zhiyuan asked directly, "Have you started the preparations for what I told you last night?"
Xiao Dingyuan sat on the sofa and said, "We have started the preparations. The meeting is scheduled for tomorrow morning. Is the time suitable?"
"Ok. Sure!" Zhang Zhiyuan unscrewed the teacup and took a sip. "Old Xiao, I will get straight to the point. You must take this seriously and do a good job. Don't think that I am doing this on a whim. I am giving you a chance. Do you understand?"
Xiao Dingyuan did not understand what Zhang Zhiyuan said, but he still nodded. "I will take this seriously."
"Then what are you going to do?" Zhang Zhiyuan stared at Xiao Dingyuan like a hawk, making Xiao Dingyuan uncomfortable.
Xiao Dingyuan thought for a while and said. "I am thinking of using one month to study, find out the problems, and make changes …"
"Tell me the details. I don't want to listen to your empty talk." Zhang Zhiyuan interrupted Xiao Dingyuan.
Xiao Dingyuan could not understand Zhang Zhiyuan's thoughts and said. "Transfer all the officers in Chengguan Town's Police Station away …"
Seeing that Xiao Dingyuan did not understand what he meant, Zhang Zhiyuan shook his head and said, "Old Xiao, you are doing this for me to see, right?"
Xiao Dingyuan looked up and saw Zhang Zhiyuan's sharp eyes. He quickly avoided it and said, "County Zhang, forgive me for being slow-witted. I will explain it to you."
Zhang Zhiyuan put the teacup on the coffee table and opened the door to call out to Lu Yiwei. Lu Yiwei jogged over. Zhang Zhiyuan said, "Guard the door for me. No one is allowed to come near." After that, he went back to the room and sat next to Xiao Dingyuan. He said in a much lower voice, "Old Xiao, it's just the two of us now. Tell me the truth. Are you a good-for-nothing as a bureau chief?"
Speaking of this, Xiao Dingyuan had a stomach full of bitterness. He sighed and said, "County Zhang, how can I not be good-for-nothing? On the surface, I am the bureau chief, but in fact, I am less than the deputy bureau chief. People secretly call me the 'puppet' bureau chief. Sigh! It's hard to explain, I can't tell you all about it. "
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