Gao Dakuan's embezzlement of public funds continued to spread, but people did not seem to care about Gao Dakuan. They were more interested in Lu Yiwei. The focus of public opinion was once again on him, which was unexpected.
Some people said that Lu Yiwei bought a house and a car in the county town at a young age. He wore branded clothes and had a phone worth a few thousand yuan. He also spent his days with a group of scoundrel friends, indulging in debauchery and debauchery. He even used his sister's marriage as a disguised bribe, which involved hundreds of thousands of yuan … It could be said that everything was not groundless, and he was directly roasted on the fire.
Lu Yiwei was in a terrible fix because of this. He did not expect that the public opinion would suddenly turn to him, and it was getting more and more intense. It looked like he was going to drown in spittle. He knew in his heart that all this was caused by Gao Bowen.
Since things had come to this, he had to strike first. Lu Yiwei had to meet and explain clearly before Xiao Zhiliang gave the order. Under He Jian's arrangement, Lu Yiwei met Xiao Zhiliang in his office.
Xiao Zhiliang had been so busy recently that he did not have the time to care about such trivial matters. However, since it had happened, he had to treat it with caution. He could use this opportunity to kill off the evil in Nanyang and establish his authority.
Lu Yiwei tried to explain but was stopped by Xiao Zhiliang. Xiao Zhiliang asked, "Yiwei, you were born and raised in Nanyang County. Use the most concise words to summarize the current situation of the local cadres."
This question made Lu Yiwei a little confused. He thought for a while and said, "I think the majority of the cadres in Nanyang County are still good, but there are a few comrades …"
"Hmm?" Xiao Zhiliang looked at Lu Yiwei and said, "Go on, I want to hear about the situation of this few comrades."
Lu Yiwei gathered his courage and said, "A few comrades have a fixed mindset, are satisfied with the status quo, do not want to improve, are slow to accept new things, and too much advocate the idea of being an official and worshipping money …"
Xiao Zhiliang nodded as he listened and asked, "Let me ask you again. Why are there so many cadres in Nanyang County in the past two years, and why are there so many sudden incidents?"
"This …" Lu Yiwei didn't continue.
"I came to tell you," Xiao Zhiliang said, "It is precisely because the few comrades you are talking about do not pay attention to politics, do not pay attention to unity, do not pay attention to Party spirit, do not pay attention to work, instead they like to scheme and scheme against each other, to cheat each other, to do some immoral things that are utterly devoid of conscience. I've been in Guchuan County for five or six years. Why hasn't anything like this happened there? "
Lu Yiwei was surprised by Xiao Zhiliang's harsh words.
Xiao Zhiliang continued, "Let's take the incident in Shiwan Village as an example. It was originally a small matter that wasn't even worth mentioning, but someone with ulterior motives made a big deal out of it and created a big fuss about it. It was as if they were determined to kill someone. How can we focus on development in such a political environment? "
Xiao Zhiliang's attitude and point of view surprised Lu Yiwei again and again. Could it be that he was referring to something?
Xiao Zhiliang continued, "Since this matter has been stirred up, then I must make my stance clear. Once the investigation reaches this point, I will not tolerate it. As for you, I've heard about you and know that you're not a greedy person. The fact that you came to me this year says it all. Since you didn't do anything against your conscience, you don't have to worry. I won't implicate you. Go back and do your job well. After a while, I'll entrust you with an important task. "
Lu Yiwei walked out of Xiao Zhiliang's office. For a moment, he didn't know what he was there for. Xiao Zhiliang didn't criticize him, nor did he discuss the matter as it was. Instead, he comforted himself. Could it be that He Jian played a role in this?
A week later, the results of the investigation were out. Gao Dakuan was given probation in the party and a major administrative demerit. He was also removed from his position as the chairman of the Shiwan Village People's Congress and transferred. This punishment was a little severe, but at least he was able to keep his position. For Gao Dakuan, this had already exceeded his expectations.
This incident started because of Song Yong, and ended with Gao Dakuan's fall. It even involved Lu Yiwei. It was a little absurd and strange, but it sent an important signal. All of this was aimed at Lu Yiwei. Moreover, this was just the beginning.
Xiao Zhiliang didn't let these vexing matters affect his work progress. In a recent political theory study meeting, he invited the leaders of the four sets of teams and retired cadres to listen to a lecture by a planning and design expert in the capital. The expert systematically proposed the future of Nanyang County. He wanted to turn Nanyang County into a modern garden city. The specific measures were "One Ring, Four Circles, Seven Zones, One Center". The "One Center" was the newly built County party committee building, which was called the "Administrative Service Center".
The expert's lecture was really good. Lu Yiwei benefited a lot after listening and was deeply touched. Nanyang County should have been developed a long time ago, but the previous leaders had delayed it due to a lack of funds. Even Zhang Zhiyuan didn't dare to start the construction hastily. Instead, they pushed it forward bit by bit. Xiao Zhiliang spent a lot of money when he arrived. He drew up a beautiful blueprint for the future of Nanyang County, and his blueprint didn't stop on paper.
A few days later, during the standing committee meeting, Xiao Zhiliang made a decision to designate the south of the city as the new district of the county. He would be the first to start a number of livelihood projects and invest 10 million to build a new Administrative Service Center. From that day onwards, everyone would do their jobs. The construction would start before the end of June at the latest, and he would be personally in charge of this project.
When people heard that Xiao Zhiliang started the project so hastily and wanted to start the construction in less than a month, they felt that it was a fantasy. Not to mention the early procedures, they didn't even have time to collect and level the land. Furthermore, the investment was so big. How could the county have so much money? Also, it wasn't clear who would be carrying out the project. He couldn't possibly do it alone, right?
Many questions were answered very quickly. Xiao Zhiliang then raised two personnel issues. With the approval of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee, Guchuan County County party committee Office Deputy Director Hu Jianwei was transferred to Nanyang County County party committee Office Director; Guchuan County Education Bureau Director Hou Tianen was transferred to Nanyang County Finance Bureau Director. The Administrative Service Center project would be implemented by Hu Jianwei and Hou Tianen.
At this time, the standing committee members understood that Xiao Zhiliang was already prepared. From this, it could be seen that Xiao Zhiliang didn't trust the local cadres of Nanyang County.
Regarding the issue of funds, Xiao Zhiliang also gave an answer. Drawing on the practice of Guchuan County, the Nanyang County Coal Management Service Center was established. Its main responsibility was to check various tax bills and collect more than ten kinds of taxes and fees on behalf of the center, such as the basic coal maintenance fee, coal price adjustment fund, and coal metering fee. The director of the center would be Tang Xiaonian, Deputy Director of the County party committee Office. It was a section-level unit.
As soon as the news came out, there was an uproar. Let's not talk about what the hell this nondescript unit is. Who allowed him to do this by depriving a few units and departments of their fees in one go? Moreover, he arranged for his own people to be the vanguard. Could it be that Nanyang County really couldn't come up with a suitable candidate? It was no wonder that Xiao Zhiliang had only been here for a few months. It was impossible for him to understand the local cadres. In comparison, it was more practical to use his own people.
Lu Yiwei saw some clues. After Xiao Zhiliang came, he first made a high-profile statement to support the development of private enterprises, which indirectly supported the existence of private mining. There was no love for no reason in the world. Then, he set up such a powerful department to collect various fees. It was indeed a way to make money. To put it more vividly, this department was Xiao Zhiliang's money-printing machine. He guessed that most of the money would be used to support Xiao Zhiliang's development.
This person was not simple! Lu Yiwei originally admired Zhang Zhiyuan. He felt that he was knowledgeable, had new ideas, and was a person who could do great things. However, people were afraid of comparison. When compared with Xiao Zhiliang, Zhang Zhiyuan's halo quickly faded. There were always experts beyond the mountains. It fully showed that no matter how high one's education was or how deep one's theory was, the truth was only applied to practice. Xiao Zhiliang was only a junior college graduate, but his insight was no less than Zhang Zhiyuan's. Moreover, he could adapt to local conditions and carry out work in combination with reality. It seemed that grassroots work experience was the cornerstone of all good ideas. If a good leader did not have rich grassroots work experience, it would be like building a castle in the air. No matter how high the house was built, if one did not understand what the lowest level needed, it would collapse sooner or later.
While Xiao Zhiliang was speeding up the implementation of his new policies, Lu Yiwei was not idle either. He continued to quietly struggle in Shiwan Village.
The sky of Shiwan Village was azure blue, and one could not see the end of it. It was like a pair of clear eyes, without any turbidity or stains. It shrouded the vast verdant land with its blood-stained color. For the people who were born and raised here, yesterday, today, and even tomorrow were the same. The sun rose as usual. For Lu Yiwei, the edge of the sky seemed to be on the other side of the mountain. Where was that?
The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and Lu Yiwei's sleep was getting worse. At night, he often only managed to close his eyes at one or two at night, and he would wake up at five in the morning. He tossed and turned, but could not fall asleep. He did not know if he had too many things to worry about, or if there was something wrong with his body. Insomnia was such a painful thing.
On this day, Lu Yiwei woke up early as usual. He did not feel sleepy anymore, so he got up and went for a jog. As soon as he walked out of the main gate, he saw a woman leaning against the gate, sleeping. He had seen this woman before, but because he was too busy, he did not pay attention to her. He thought she was a nearby villager who had come to the village to run some errands. But judging from her attire and appearance, she did not look like a local. Could she be a homeless person? He could not sit back and do nothing when such a person appeared in his territory.
He walked to the gatehouse and asked Old Li, who was guarding the gate, to come out. Old Li said, "This woman appeared as early as last month. She disappeared for a while and then came back. I asked her who she was looking for, but no matter how I asked, she just kept shaking her head and did not speak. Could she be a lunatic? "
Lu Yiwei looked at the woman's pitiful appearance and felt a pang of sadness. "How long has she been like this?"
"I think she came two days ago. She has been standing at the gate and fell asleep at night."
"What if she is hungry?"
"She seems to have brought some food with her."
"Why didn't you report this to me?" Lu Yiwei complained to Old Li.
Old Li seemed to be greatly wronged. "Standing Committee Lu, you are usually so busy …"
At this moment, his phone rang. It was from home. Lu Yiwei interrupted Old Li and hid to the side to pick up the call.
"Yiwei, come back for a while. Xia Jinpeng wants to go home. I can't persuade him," Lu Weiguo said anxiously.
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