In theory, the members of the Municipal Party Committee's Standing Committee should live in the Standing Committee Building. Not to mention how much advantage they could gain by living there, at least it would reflect their identity and status. However, many members of the Municipal Party Committee's Standing Committee did not live there. Of course, this was due to one reason or another. For example, someone had just been promoted to the Municipal Party Committee's Standing Committee, but there were no empty rooms in the Standing Committee Building, so they could only live outside temporarily. Another example was someone who wanted to hide and keep a distance from the big guys, so they would not choose to live in it. Once they moved in, they would have to see other members of the Standing Committee every day. There would be no privacy at all, and they would slowly lose their prestige. Also, members of the Municipal Party Committee's Standing Committee, such as the commander of the military division or the political commissar, only had the title of Standing Committee in the Municipal Party Committee. They still worked in the military division every day and did not live there.
The reason why Song Chaoyang did not live in the Standing Committee Building at first was that there were no empty rooms there at that time. After the former Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Zhang Wenlin, was dealt with, his family definitely had to move out of Building No. 1 of the Standing Committee Building. However, with such a large family and a family of more than ten people, it was not a matter of one or two days to move all of them. As a result, it was delayed for a few months. It was almost the end of the year before Building No. 1 was completely vacated.
Building No. 1 corresponded to the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. The Secretary could choose to live in it or not. However, even if the Secretary did not live in it and left Building No. 1 empty, no other Standing Committee member would dare to live in it. Even if they had the guts, they would be embarrassed to live in it. Chinese people were the most particular about reputation. Everything had to be done in the name first. Even if they rebelled, they had to "clean up the emperor's side". If the name was not legitimate, the words would not go smoothly. The number of the Standing Committee member you were in was the number of the building you lived in. You could not go beyond it without permission. It was just like how only the Emperor could sit on the Dragon Throne. Even if the Emperor was out of court, the ministers would not dare to sit on it.
Of course, this kind of housing allocation method that corresponded to the corresponding ranking of the Standing Committee member was too rigid and inefficient. It often led to the awkward situation of some buildings being empty and some people not having a room to live in. Therefore, in some places, the housing allocation method had been reformed. It was no longer based on the building number corresponding to the corresponding ranking of the standing committee. Instead, it was based on queuing. First come, first served, and those who were late would not get any. It was just that Qinyang started the reform of public affairs late and had a shorter pace. Therefore, it had been using the old regulations all the time. It was just like how Qinyang still used the No. 1 and No. 2 license plates when some cities had canceled the special license plates of municipal leaders' buses.
When Song Chaoyang heard Li Rui report this matter, he had a headache. He did not want to move to the Standing Committee building because once he moved in, he would be restricted by the courtyard. It would be inconvenient for him to do anything. He would also be targeted by many people with ulterior motives. It would be difficult for him to keep some secrets. However, if he did not move in, he was afraid that some people would gossip about him. They would say that he thought highly of himself, was not united with the other members of the Standing Committee, did not put others in his eyes, and so on. If these rumors spread, even if he was the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, he would be criticized and ridiculed by others. In the long run, it was not conducive to unity.
Moving or not moving had its own advantages and disadvantages. Moreover, the advantages and disadvantages were basically equal. There was no particularly obvious difference. This was the most difficult problem. Did he want freedom or reputation?
When Li Rui saw that the boss did not express his opinion, he knew that he was unwilling to move in. Thinking about it, once he moved in and lived with the other members of the Standing Committee, he would be completely tied down. Not to mention other aspects, it would be an extremely extravagant thing to have a tryst with a confidante like Guo Xiaohe.
Do you know how many people and pairs of eyes would be watching you every night after you moved in? Some people with ulterior motives would even be able to tell if you came back to sleep tonight. If even these private matters were known, what secrets would you have left? If they wanted to deal with you, would you be able to escape?
After guessing the boss's considerations, this matter was easy to handle. He just had to follow his wishes.
Li Rui said, "If you ask me, I think it's better not to move in. I have been to the Standing Committee building. It is such a big building and courtyard. It is impossible to not hire a nanny to take care of it. Once he hired a nanny, it would cost quite a lot of money every month. Besides, the former Secretary, Zhang Wenlin, was dismounted when he lived in Building No. 1. Building No. 1 is definitely inauspicious. Who knows if there are unlucky and unclean things in there. It is better to live in the Qingyang Hotel. It saves trouble, money, and nannies. It is also quiet. It will save you from living in the same courtyard as others. It will be noisy all day and you won't even be able to rest well. "
Song Chaoyang smiled and said, "As a member of our Party, how can you speak with superstition? Apart from the one about Zhang Wenlin, help me tell the other reasons to the deputy director that I'm not moving. " After saying that, he frowned and said, "The way the Standing Committee allocates the apartments is not good. Building No. 1 corresponds to the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, building No. 2 corresponds to the Mayor, and so on. On the surface, it looks very fair and shows off one's status. In fact, it is full of bureaucratic selfishness. It is old-fashioned and pedantic. It needs to be changed. We are all comrades who serve the people. It is reasonable to arrange according to the order of arrival. Why do we have to make a fuss about the order of ranking? Could it be that if the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee lives in Building No. 9, he is no longer the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee? Or could it be that if the last comrade lives in Building No. 1, he will become the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee? That is impossible. Also, tell the deputy director to change the allocation method. It must be fair and reasonable. "
Li Rui nodded and agreed. He thought that his boss had played a smart move. He was worried that if he did not move in, people would gossip. Therefore, he proposed to change the allocation method of the Standing Committee. From then on, the status of Building No. 1 would be diluted. Once this precedent was set, no one would specifically target Building No. 1. They would also not target him, the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. Smart, really smart, really smart. It was reasonable to say that leaders were always wise. They could treat people but not treat them well. It was a reflection of their ability and wisdom. It was not even counting the great wisdom that they had gained through decades of experience in the bureaucracy.
Following a leader was learning skills. It was hard not to be impressed!
After work in the afternoon, Li Rui called the Deputy Director of the Government Affairs Bureau and told him what Song Chaoyang wanted him to do.
The Deputy Director smiled and asked: "Director Li, the Song Chaoyang wants us to change the allocation method of the Standing Committee. This … … Haha, how should we change it? Please tell us what to do. " Li Rui said: "Didn't I just say that the Song Chaoyang wants us to allocate according to the order of arrival?" The Deputy Director said: "I understand. It's easy to talk about the people. But how should we arrange the buildings?" Li Rui did not know if the Deputy Director really did not understand or was pretending not to understand. He patiently explained: "Now, all the empty rooms in the Standing Committee building will be arranged according to their serial numbers. From the smallest to the largest. Once a new leader moves in, he will move into the first room. It does not matter if it is Building No. 1 or Building No. 10. Oh yes, why don't you paint out all the serial numbers of the buildings and arrange the people to move in from the inside to the outside or from the outside to the inside? "
The Deputy Director finally understood. He agreed over the phone and went to make the arrangements.
Later in the afternoon, the Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, Xiao Dawei, brought his subordinates to report to Song Chaoyang. Li Rui also went in to listen.
The two of them reported on the possible fraud case in the Nanhe County Education Bureau's entrance exam. That incident had happened a long time ago and had been brewing silently. It finally broke out last weekend. The impact was not good. Not only did it catch the Deputy Governor Fan Jianlin off guard, but it also made the leaders of Nanhe County and Qingyang City lose face. Fan Jianlin even came to work on the spot. He wanted to get to the bottom of the matter and seek justice for the examinees and their families. At that time, Song Chaoyang was under pressure and sent a joint investigation team from the Municipal Government's General Office, the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, and the Municipal Personnel Bureau to investigate the matter.
Today, the matter had been investigated clearly. The leader of Nanhe County's Education Bureau had indeed leaked the exam questions. However, what was strange was that the person who came forward to plead guilty was a retired Director of the Education Bureau. This person had been retired for four or five years. His two sons had been working for many years, and their work was not bad. In other words, his sons did not take the exam this time. He should not have had the intention to leak the exam questions. Who did he leak it to?
According to his own confession, he wanted to repay a favor. He wanted to repay a certain disciplinary team leader of Nanhe County's Education Bureau for taking care of him for a long time. Therefore, he purposely stole the exam questions and leaked it to the leader's son. There were two suspicious points here. First, as a retired cadre, it was impossible for the old director to know where the exam questions were. If there were no clues provided by an insider, he would definitely not be able to find the exam questions. Second, this person leaked the exam questions to the discipline inspection team leader's son without his knowledge. This did not seem to be in line with people's habits of repaying favors. Who would not want their benefactor to see that they had returned a huge favor?
Doubtful points were doubtful points, but he had come out to take the blame, taking all the blame on his own head. He said that after he leaked the exam questions to the leader's son, he considered that many of his old friends and colleagues' children had also signed up for the exam. In the spirit of helping each other, he secretly leaked the exam questions to those children. In the end, it caused the exam questions to be leaked widely. It was these children who were admitted because they scored high.
After hearing this, Song Chaoyang said lightly to Xiao Dawei, "Okay, I understand. You can go back to work."
After Xiao Dawei left, Song Chaoyang sneered.
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