Zhuang Haixia did not reply.
At five o 'clock in the afternoon, half an hour before the end of the day, the General Office of the Municipal Party Committee held a meeting of the leaders of each department. The leaders of each department and the deputy leaders who were in charge of the work attended the meeting.
At present, the General Office of the Qingyang Municipal Party Committee had a total of more than ten departments. The more important ones were the First and Second Secretarial Department, the General Affairs Department, the Communications Department, the Human Resources Department, and a few other important departments. The other departments, such as the Inspection Department, the Information Department, the Password Administration Department, the Internet Center, and so on, were relatively unpopular.
Including the Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee, the Director of the General Office, Du Minsheng, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee, the Deputy Director of the General Office, Fang Qiang, and the other two Deputy Directors, these four highest leaders, there were about twenty people in attendance. It could be considered a medium-sized meeting.
It was also the first time that Li Rui had participated in this kind of meeting among the middle-level leaders of the General Office. It was the first time that he had shown his face in front of all the leaders of the General Office. However, he was not nervous at all. Instead, he was a little excited and proud. There was no other reason. After all, he was Song Chaoyang's personal secretary. He had always had a sense of superiority.
The meeting was about the poverty alleviation meeting and the pairing up to help poor villages.
Du Minsheng was the first to speak. After talking about the importance of poverty alleviation, he raised a rather sharp question, "According to the arrangement and deployment of the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government, the poor village that the General Office of the Qingyang Municipal Party Committee paired with is Jiupo Town in Shuanghe County. There were a total of ten natural villages in Jiupo Town. According to the country's latest poverty line standard, seven of them were considered poor villages. For these seven villages, our General Office wants all of them to be taken care of by the lower divisions. Now, let's discuss the ownership of these seven villages. "
As soon as this was said, everyone became anxious.
People had been talking about poverty alleviation for decades, but there were still many people who were very resistant to this work. One of the main groups of resistance were those officials who lived in large and medium-sized cities. They usually indulged in wine and women in the city, living a carefree and happy life. Even if they were drunk to the point of unconsciousness, or even had fatty liver from drinking, they would not be annoyed or opposed. However, once they were asked to enter the poverty-stricken areas to work in poverty alleviation, they would never agree. The main reason was that their living and working conditions and environment had undergone major changes. Many of them had fallen directly from a honey pot into a rat's nest, making them unable to adapt. In addition, poverty alleviation itself was a very difficult task. It was not something that could be achieved overnight. This was an arduous and thankless task for the current officialdom, where everything was measured by political achievements and GDP. It could be said that as long as the officials in the city were still clear-headed, none of them would be willing to help the poor.
There were even some government departments that treated poverty alleviation and being stationed in villages and villages as small shoes to give to disobedient subordinates.
Of course, if one were to talk about the "Poverty Alleviation Development Office" that was led and managed by the "Poverty Alleviation Development Leading Group" of Fang Zheng's prefectures, it could also be considered a very profitable department. This was because this department could receive special funds from the state or the province for poverty alleviation, and it was not a problem to intercept a little of it. Below that, it could receive "filial piety" from the poor villages that applied for the corresponding poverty alleviation funds. It was equivalent to taking advantage of both sides. Therefore, many people who could not get into departments like the Electricity Bureau or the National Tax Bureau often preferred to work in the Poverty Alleviation Office.
However, for non-specialized poverty alleviation units, such as the General Office of the Municipal Party Committee that Li Rui was in, this poverty alleviation was voluntary. There would not be any profit from it. Instead, they would have to invest a lot of manpower and resources, a lot of energy, and even a portion of funds. It would be better if the poverty alleviation did not work. Even if the poverty alleviation was successful, the merit would not be earned. This was a bitter business that only worked hard without any benefits. As long as one was sane, they would not take the initiative to take on this task.
Therefore, at this moment, when these people heard that Du Minsheng was going to discuss the ownership of the seven poor villages, they were extremely nervous. They were afraid that they would be extremely unlucky and be assigned to one of the villages. If that happened, their lives would not be easy in the future.
After he finished speaking, he saw that there was complete silence. Many people lowered their heads. Du Minsheng was a little unhappy.
Sitting to his left, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee and the Deputy Director of the General Office, Fang Qiang, noticed that Du Minsheng was not happy. He coughed and said, "Our General Office is one of the most important departments in the Municipal Party Committee. It is the only department that serves the main Municipal Party Committee leader. We have always had an excellent and glorious tradition of 'daring to fight a tough battle and being able to fight a tough battle.' Now that we are responding to the important instructions of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government regarding poverty alleviation, we have to treat this task as the most important political task at hand. Therefore, I hope that everyone will speak up enthusiastically and actively express their opinions. Now, everyone, please speak up. "
After he finished speaking, there was still no one speaking. There was a brief silence in the conference room.
Sitting to the right of Du Minsheng, one of the Deputy Directors of the General Office, Kong Lingyuan, took a drag of his cigarette and said with a chuckle, "There is no use in running away. Rather than waiting to be assigned, why not take the initiative?"
Everyone laughed when they heard this, but still, no one took the initiative to ask for a job. The atmosphere in the conference room was a bit awkward.
Seeing this, Li Rui raised his hand and said, "Secretary-General, our First Secretary Department will take over Xishan Village in Jiupo Town."
As soon as he said this, everyone was shocked. Many people had smiles on their faces, but at this time, their smiles completely froze.
No one doubted that Li Rui was an idiot. An idiot would never be chosen as a secretary by the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. No one doubted that he was mentally retarded. Whether it was when he was chosen as a secretary by Song Chaoyang or when he became a secretary, his performance had always been commendable. No one could find any fault with the way he treated people. How could such a person be mentally retarded? But some people suspected that he was mentally ill, or at least intermittently ill. If not, there was no way to explain why he was the first one to jump out and take on this difficult task.
Many people looked at him with strange expressions. Some people looked at him with a complicated expression. Some people even curled their lips.
Du Minsheng looked at Li Rui with gratification. He thought to himself, 'Our own people are the most reliable!'
In his heart, he already regarded Li Rui as one of his own.
Fang Qiang was also very happy. He praised Li Rui and said, "As expected of the head of the First Secretary Department. Your awareness is higher …"
Although he didn't say it was higher than anyone else, the people present were not fools. Naturally, they could hear the derogatory meaning in his words. He was disparaging the people in charge of the First Secretary Department.
Some people understood the deeper meaning in his words. They looked at Li Rui with resentment. They thought to themselves, 'If you want to be in the limelight, why drag us down with you?'
Fang Qiang continued, "… Li Rui has already taken the initiative to take over one of the poor villages. Everyone should be more enthusiastic. Don't wait for us to assign you."
He had already said this, but still, no one stepped forward to take the initiative to take over the second poor village.
Du Minsheng and the other leaders were well aware of these people's little schemes. There were more than a dozen departments and bureaus present, but there were only seven poor villages. Just now, Li Rui's First Secretary Department had taken over one, so there were only six left. The ratio of six poor villages to more than a dozen departments and bureaus was about one to two. In other words, there were quite a number of departments and bureaus that wouldn't be assigned this troublesome task. Since that was the case, of course, they had to take a risk. As long as they didn't step forward to take over the village, there was a 50% chance that they wouldn't be assigned to a poor village. If they stepped forward, they would definitely be assigned to a poor village. Only a fool wouldn't take this into account.
Du Minsheng had already stared at a few people with complicated expressions. When he saw that no one had stepped forward to take over the village, he said, "It's almost time to get off work. In order to save time, we won't discuss this in depth. I'll just assign …" After he finished speaking, he called out the names of those people.
After the meeting, it was already time to get off work. Everyone walked out of the office in twos and threes. Those who were assigned the poverty alleviation task were dejected, while those who weren't assigned the task were elated. Some were happy, and some were sad.
Yu Heping's secretary, the Second Secretary Department's Ji Gang, took the initiative to walk to Li Rui's side and said, "Director Li, I can't help but admire you. Your awareness is higher than ours." Li Rui didn't know if he was expressing admiration or sarcasm, so he asked, "What do you mean?" Ji Gang said with admiration, "Everyone knows that poverty alleviation is a tough job, but only you dared to be the first one to take over the task. This boldness and breadth of mind is far above ours. No wonder the Song Shuji chose you. This time, I'm completely convinced." Li Ruixin said. It seems that you have always been unconvinced by me. Haha. He was very happy to be praised by him. He laughed and said, "Ji Gang, you are too polite. Since we serve the Song Shuji and the leaders of the Municipal Party Committee, of course the First Secretary Department has to set an example. "
Li Rui and Yuan Xiaodi returned to the First Secretary Department and told their colleagues about the poverty alleviation task. Although some of them didn't want to accept it, since the head of the department had agreed, there was nothing they could do. They could only accept it silently and didn't dare to show their unwillingness on their faces.
After Zhang Hui heard it, she smiled and raised her hand. "I firmly support the Director's wise decision."
Li Rui looked at her with a smile. He thought to himself, 'If I have any subordinates in the First Department, then Yuan Xiaodi and this little girl should be my most trusted subordinates. It feels so good to have subordinates waving flags and cheering for me.'
When he returned to the office, Song Chaoyang came out to look for him. "Because of Reporter Zhuang, you didn't rest well last night. Get off work on time today and go home early to rest. " Li Rui was grateful for his care and concern, but he didn't want to agree and said, "I'm fine, I'm in good spirits." Song Chaoyang laughed and said, "I don't have anything to do here tonight, you can go your own way."
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