Political gatherings, especially when there were many different levels of officials sitting at the same table, weren't just about eating and drinking. They often had clear or obscure goals. However, no matter how obscure the goals were, as long as the officials involved put their minds to it, they would be able to understand why the higher-ups had organized this gathering.
The deputy bureau chiefs and middle level officials of Songshan City's local tax bureau were all old foxes who had been in politics for many years. They were the best at figuring out the intentions and thoughts of their higher-ups. They all knew that Yuan Cheng, who hadn't officially taken up the position of Songshan City's local tax bureau chief, suddenly came to Songshan City on his day off to organize a gathering. This definitely wasn't a whim, and it wasn't as simple as just wanting to get to know everyone. He had other goals and intentions.
At first, they weren't clear about these goals and intentions. However, when they saw the deputy bureau chief of Taolin County's local tax bureau, Wang Zhichang, the daughter of the provincial party secretary, Chen Pei, and her boyfriend, Lu Tao, some of the quick-witted people immediately guessed: Bureau Chief Yuan had organized this gathering for Chen Pei and Lu Tao. To put it bluntly, he had come all the way from the provincial capital just to invite this pair of lovers.
Secondly, from the fact that he kept asking Wang Zhichang about himself at the table and chatted with him for half an hour after the banquet, it was clear that he wanted to promote Wang Zhichang to the position of Taolin County's local tax bureau chief. Moreover, the reason why Wang Zhichang was able to enter his sights was definitely because Lu Tao recommended him. In other words, the reason why he had picked Wang Zhichang, who he didn't know, was actually to curry favor with Lu Tao. He wanted Lu Tao to accept his favor …
When everyone understood Yuan Cheng's intention, the next thing was logical.
On the third day after Yuan Cheng took office, Songshan City's local tax bureau held a party meeting. They decided to remove Long Jianbin from his position as secretary and bureau chief of Taolin County's local tax bureau.
After Wang Zhichang took over as the head of Taolin County's local tax bureau, he solemnly mentioned in his first party meeting: Comrade Lu Tao had been framed and retaliated against because of his adherence to the law. He had been wrongly punished and stripped of his position as the deputy bureau chief of the tax bureau. Currently, Songshan City Bureau has already revoked Comrade Lu Tao's punishment. In order to give Comrade Lu Tao justice, we suggest that the Bureau's Party Leading Group consider restoring Comrade Lu Tao's qualifications as the Deputy Director of the Inspection Bureau!
However, his suggestion was opposed by two members of the Party. They had two reasons. First, the fact that Lu Tao had hit someone was an objective fact. Although there was a reason for it, no matter what the reason was, as a government official, he had to bear the responsibility for hitting someone and injuring the other party. Songshan's Bureau of Investigation had considered Lu Tao's punishment rationally, but not legally. This was a problem in and of itself. If he was reinstated as the Deputy Bureau Chief, not only would the people who were beaten have objections, many of the cadres in the bureau would also be confused.
Second, there were more than ten people in the Inspection Bureau, and there were already three Deputy Directors. If Lu Tao was reinstated as the Deputy Director of the Inspection Bureau, the other Deputy Director would have to be moved away. However, no one would be able to understand who the other Deputy Director was, and it might cause a huge conflict. Therefore, it was best for Lu Tao to stay in the Party Committee for the time being. It wouldn't be too late to promote him in the future!
Wang Zhichang couldn't refute these two reasons, so the suggestion of reinstating Lu Tao's position as the Deputy Director of the Inspection Bureau was left unsettled.
However, Wang Zhichang didn't give up just like that. He knew very well that the City Bureau Chief Yuan had personally suggested him to be the head of Taolin County. There were certain prerequisites, and the most important one was that he had to take care of and support Lu Tao. Moreover, after that meeting, he had clearly said that he had to find a way to reinstate Lu Tao's position as the Deputy Director of the Inspection Bureau. If he couldn't complete this task, his impression in the eyes of Bureau Chief Yuan would be greatly reduced, and his prestige as the head of Taolin County would be damaged.
In order to solve this problem, Wang Zhichang had privately talked to the two members who were against Lu Tao's reinstatement as the Deputy Director of the Inspection Bureau. He told them very implicitly that Lu Tao had a good relationship with the new Bureau Chief Yuan, and that it was actually Bureau Chief Yuan's intention to reinstate Lu Tao's position as the Deputy Director of the Inspection Bureau. Lu Tao's current girlfriend was the daughter of the Provincial Party Committee's Deputy Secretary, and they were going to get married soon.
The two Deputy Directors originally thought that Wang Zhichang was reinstating Lu Tao's case because they had a good relationship with each other, and they had a good relationship with Long Jianbin. They knew that Long Jianbin was prejudiced against Lu Tao, so they objected to Wang Zhichang's suggestion.
However, when they heard Wang Zhichang say that Lu Tao not only had a good relationship with Bureau Chief Yuan of the Municipal Bureau, but was also the future son-in-law of the Provincial Party Committee's Deputy Secretary, they couldn't help but be shocked. At the same time, they were scared. If what Wang Zhichang said was true, then offending Lu Tao now was equivalent to offending Bureau Chief Yuan of the Municipal Bureau. That would be bad …
So, the two members immediately changed their minds and expressed to Wang Zhichang that they would agree to reinstate Lu Tao's position as the Deputy Director of the Inspection Bureau. At the same time, in order to eliminate future problems and not let Lu Tao hate them, the two of them also privately talked to Lu Tao and praised him. They also hinted that they would support the suggestion of the Bureau's Party to reinstate his position as the Deputy Director of the Inspection Bureau.
After solving the problem of the two Deputy Directors, Wang Zhichang personally talked to Xia Yuze, who had replaced Lu Tao last time. He told him that the Bureau's Party was going to reinstate Lu Tao's position as the Deputy Director of the Inspection Bureau, but because the position of the Deputy Director of the Inspection Bureau was full, he had to carry on his style and be transferred to another department as a Deputy Director.
According to Wang Zhichang's idea, the Deputy Director of the Inspection Bureau was a "lucrative position" in the entire Local Taxation Bureau. Xia Yuze definitely wouldn't be willing to give up this position. Therefore, he was mentally prepared that Xia Yuze would argue with him.
Unexpectedly, when he expressed his intentions, Xia Yuze not only didn't get angry, but instead said happily, "Bureau Chief Wang, I think the Bureau's Party has made a wise decision to reinstate Lu Tao's position. When he was punished, I felt that it was unfair for him. It was obviously the tax suspect who retaliated and framed him, but the Bureau not only didn't support him, but also gave him a demerit without any reason, and even revoked his position as the Deputy Director. Isn't this a great injustice? Now that the Bureau's Party has decided to reinstate his position, I fully support it and am willing to follow the arrangements of the Bureau's Party. "
It turned out that Xia Yuze had a good relationship with Lu Tao, and not long ago, Lu Tao helped his sister, Xia Bingbing, to successfully be promoted to the Deputy Director of the Finance Bureau. This made him admire and appreciate Lu Tao even more, so his words were indeed from the bottom of his heart.
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