While Zhou Nan was conducting preliminary negotiations with the Hong Kong people, the investigation in Ningshan County by Provincial Party Committee Secretary Zhou Xiaolin and his delegation finally kicked off. No matter how the reception work in the county was, it was just a small episode, and the real test was yet to come.
The purpose of Zhou Xiaolin's visit this time seems to be very clear. It is to test the first major work strategy he has promoted since taking charge of Binhai Province - the advanced and the backward, and the pairing of economically developed coastal areas with poor areas in central and southern China to seek common development.
Central and southern development strategy.
The transfer of hundreds of young poverty alleviation cadres from economically developed coastal cities to work in various cities in Central and South China is just an insignificant and organic part of this grand strategic layout.
The Provincial Party Committee plans to use two to three years to completely lift poverty-stricken areas in Central and South China out of poverty and become rich. In a national environment where reform and opening up are in full swing, this goal is not too far away. And to get rid of poverty and become rich, the most critical link is the poverty-stricken areas
of investment promotion.
The current economic development in poverty-stricken areas is like a pool of stagnant water, lacking economic vitality. It urgently needs external funds and development concepts to enrich this pool of stagnant water and inject vigorous development vitality.
Therefore, the recent boom in investment promotion in Ningshan County has attracted the attention of senior leaders of the provincial party committee who have been paying close attention to the economic development of the central and southern regions. By various opportunities and coincidences, Zhou Xiaolin decided to support and build an "advanced country" as soon as possible.
"Typical" comes out...the purpose of coming to Ningshan this time is also this.
As Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, he led a team to the county for investigation and inspection. This was just a prelude. If Zhou Xiaolin was satisfied with everything, then various publicity and policy tilts in the province would gradually be put in place, gradually pushing Ningshan County to the forefront.
The front desk of economic development.
According to the established plan, Zhou Xiaolin and his party listened to the work reports of the main leaders of the county committee and county government at the county committee in the afternoon, and then started the formal visit and investigation tomorrow. But when they took a break at noon, Zhou Xiaolin suddenly proposed to disrupt the original plan. He refused to listen to the work report.
Report, I need to go down and walk around more.
Generally, leaders at Zhou Xiaolin's level rarely make temporary changes to the original plan without following a step-by-step process, because this will make the grassroots cadres ill-prepared and prone to mistakes.
When Zhou Xiaolin proposed this, not only the city and county were surprised, but even the staff of the Provincial Party Committee Office who followed him to the county were surprised.
But the leader of the world is the biggest. Since Secretary Zhou said so, the itinerary plan must be changed. Yu Jiangang, the accompanying member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary-General, urgently summoned Ningnan Municipal Party Committee Secretary Feng Botao, Ningnan Mayor Ma Liguo, and
Ningshan County Party Committee Secretary Zhang Qiang and County Magistrate Sun Xiang made temporary arrangements for Zhou Xiaolin's inspection trip.
"Secretary-General Yu, this..." Feng Botao rubbed his hands and smiled respectfully, "Secretary-General Yu, we are not afraid that the leader will suddenly attack and find out what the problem is. It's just that the leader is in the county, and security work is
First of all, we are always afraid of mistakes in temporary arrangements... We must be responsible for the safety of Secretary Zhou and the provincial party committee leaders."
Mayor Ma Liguo also said softly, "Yes, Secretary-General Yu, because the plan is that Secretary Zhou and the provincial party committee leaders will listen to the report at the county party committee this afternoon, so our security forces are not in place yet, and some corresponding
Preparations are still in full swing...haha."
On this occasion, it was not the turn of County Party Secretary Zhang Qiang and County Magistrate Sun Xiang to speak. There were two party and government leaders, the Municipal Party Committee Secretary and the Mayor, so they could only listen and remain silent, although Yu Jiangang also summoned the two of them.
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Yu Jiangang sighed softly, "Comrades, I also know that the temporary change of schedule is a bit difficult for you. As you said, Secretary Zhou's security work in the county is of paramount importance... But, the current problem
Yes, Secretary Zhou’s purpose is to conduct a surprise attack and see the real situation.”
"Secretary Zhou told me just now that if we come all the way from the provincial capital and all we see and hear are things arranged and designed by the comrades below, what is the use of such an inspection? What value is there?
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Yu Jiangang waved his hand and smiled slightly, "Don't get me wrong, the Provincial Party Committee is very satisfied with your work. This is not deliberately to embarrass you... In this way, since Secretary Zhou has proposed it, we must implement it
, there is no room for bargaining on this.”
“Therefore, we must not only ensure the safety of Secretary Zhou and the leaders of the Provincial Party Committee 100%, and ensure that nothing goes wrong, but also ensure that Secretary Zhou can investigate and investigate the true situation of the county’s economic and social development, so as to facilitate the next step of poverty alleviation by the Provincial Party Committee.
Work decisions are closer to the reality in poverty-stricken areas."
Feng Botao and Ma Liguo fell silent. The meaning of Yu Jiangang's words was obvious. No one dared to disobey the decision made by Secretary Zhou. Moreover, it seemed that Zhou Xiaolin and others had planned a surprise attack from the beginning, and the Provincial Party Committee
The "Provincial Party Committee Secretary's Inspection Itinerary" that was communicated and coordinated in advance with the Municipal Party Committee Office and the County Party Committee Office was nothing more than a false shot.
In other words, Zhou Xiaolin's decision was not made clear to the people in the Provincial Party Committee Office. The people in the Provincial Party Committee Office just made preparations in advance according to administrative practices, but unexpectedly Zhou Xiaolin did not follow the conventional methods at all.
"Secretary-general Yu, why don't you let Secretary Zhou take a look at schools and hospitals first?" Feng Botao asked gently and tentatively.
Yu Jiangang pondered for a while, then nodded, "Well, okay, you make arrangements immediately, I will report to Secretary Zhou now."
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Schools are the units most vulnerable to official "control." After the county party committee made a phone call, officials from the county education bureau immediately rushed to the county's No. 1 Middle School and Central Primary School to make temporary arrangements. At the same time, police from the county public security bureau were dispatched urgently.
, "cleared the area" around a middle school and elementary school that Zhou Xiaolin was going to inspect, and set up various overt and covert plainclothes sentries.
Zhou Xiaolin stayed at Ningshan County No. 1 Middle School and County Central Primary School for about half an hour each. He did not disturb the normal teaching order of the school. He only visited and inspected the school accompanied by city and county officials and Education Bureau cadres.
Infrastructure and software and hardware environment.
Although he only had a quick glance, he generally had a basic understanding of the educational development situation in Ningshan, a poor county.
For a senior leader like Zhou Xiaolin, it is basically impossible to see 100% of the true grassroots situation, because what he can see, even if it is a temporary surprise attack, has been "resettled" by the grassroots government
And "whitewashed" scenes, he can only strengthen his personal judgment through this glimpse and various details.
This is evident in the so-called ability to detect leopards within a pipe. The higher the level of a leading cadre, the stronger this ability must be. Otherwise, it is likely to be colluded and deceived by the lower levels of power. Although this "deception" is not intentional.
This is the so-called "high place is too cold". Once you reach a certain level as an official, you are destined to bear the price of "loneliness". No one will tell you the truth and no one dares to tell the truth.
After leaving the school, the accompanying city and county officials let out a sigh of relief and felt their hearts drop. They finally got through the scene "safely and soundly". Although the inspection at the school was arranged in a hurry and there were no "highlights", but after all,
No problems arose, and Secretary Zhou did not discover any "negative issues" that could affect the political future of city and county officials.
Provincial Party Committee leaders and their entourage took a van, of course, only high-level provincial Party committee leaders such as Zhou Xiaolin, Kong Yan, and Yu Jiangang, and other subordinate officials and attachés took separate buses.
Zhou Xiaolin sat in the car silently, turning his head to look out the window at the nondescript and gorgeous urban scene in Ningshan County. Suddenly he slowly turned his head to Yu Jiangang and smiled calmly, "Old Yu, I think if you look at it like this
If we go down, we won’t see anything in Ningshan...won’t our trip be in vain?”
"I came here this time mainly to see how poor the poverty-stricken areas are and how difficult the lives of the people are... It depends on the problem, but they always show us the highlights of the results. If it is
In this case, we still don’t have to go all the way, and we can just listen to the report in the province?”
As soon as Zhou Xiaolin's words came out, other provincial party committee leaders remained silent. Yu Jiangang chuckled, "Secretary Zhou, I will say hello to the comrades in the city later. From tomorrow on, we will only look at problems and not results. Don't
Always show us what you do well..."
Zhou Xiaolin smiled and shook his head, turned around and glanced at his secretary Zhang Cheng, and said calmly, "Xiao Zhang, call Comrade Feng Botao in Ningnan City... When the call goes through, I'll come and talk to him."
Zhang Cheng did not dare to neglect, and quickly and respectfully agreed, then dialed the number of Ningnan Municipal Party Committee Secretary Feng Botao, and handed the phone to Zhou Xiaolin respectfully.
Zhou Xiaolin slowly took the phone and coughed lightly.
Feng Botao's respectful and humble voice immediately came from the other end of the phone, "Secretary Zhou, I am Feng Botao, do you have any instructions..."
"Comrade Bo Tao, instructions are out of the question. I have an idea at the moment - I think it's still early, and it would be a waste of time to just go back to my residence. Let's do this. I heard that you have a mountain village here that is quite representative, and
The ecological economic industry is being developed, let's go over and take a look. Okay, no more nonsense, I'll let the car turn and your car will lead the way."
"You, Comrade Liguo and two comrades from the county can just follow you. Other comrades should not follow." After saying that, Zhou Xiaolin hung up the phone, then waved his hand and told the driver to change the route directly, and the van circled again.
Speeding away outside the county town.
On the other end, Feng Botao held his cell phone in a daze and a layer of sweat appeared on his forehead. He calmed down and quickly asked the following secretary to seize the opportunity to inform the county for emergency arrangements.
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Zhou Nan talked with people from Hong Kong Xinsheng Company about the cooperation on the 1 million tons steel project for a while, and finalized the time with Ouyang Xinsheng to meet with the main leaders of the county after dinner tonight, and then left Ningshan Hotel.
During the negotiation with Xinsheng Company, he heard that Secretary Zhou of the Provincial Party Committee had temporarily changed his itinerary and instead of listening to the report, he went to the school to inspect. He originally wanted to follow him. But halfway through the car, he picked up Zhang Ningning.
phone number.
Zhang Ningning's voice on the phone was very low and sounded a little sad. Zhou Nan was taken aback and lowered his voice and asked, "Ningning, what's wrong with you? Did something happen?"
"You... come here, I have something to tell you..." Zhang Ningning's voice suddenly became choked with sobs.
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Because they have to work and live in Ningshan for a long time, Zhang Ningning and Sky Group Ningshan Company moved their offices and accommodations away from the Ningshan Hotel, and rented several houses in the dormitory area of the Cotton and Linen Company in Dongjiao County, the county seat.
After the market logistics park project around May Day is completed and put into use, Ningshan Company will move there.
Zhou Nan asked the driver to go back first, and then drove straight to Zhang Ningning's residence.
Parking the car downstairs, Zhou Nan hurried upstairs. As soon as he knocked on the door, the door was opened, and Zhang Ningning's delicate face appeared in front of him.
Zhou Nan walked in, closed the door tightly, and said softly, "What's wrong, Ning Ning?"
Zhang Ningning stared at Zhou Nan blankly, suddenly threw herself into his arms, hugged him tightly, and cried loudly on his chest.
Zhou Nan was surprised, but hesitantly hugged Zhang Ningning tightly, gently caressed and patted her back, and comforted her softly, "Ning Ning, don't cry. If you have anything to say, please tell me..."
Zhang Ningning was still crying without caring about it. Zhou Nan comforted her softly, but his heart skipped a beat and he guessed that something big had happened to the Zhang family. Otherwise, Zhang Ningning, who had always been reserved and steady, would never have lost his composure like this.
Zhou Nan hugged her and could feel Zhang Ningning's whole soft body trembling slightly. This was clearly a sign of extreme excitement and helplessness - his heart gradually sank: What happened to the Zhang family?
?Did something happen to Zhang Xiao?
Thinking of this, Zhou Nan gently pulled Zhang Ningning's pretty face with tearful eyes and said in a deep voice, "Ningning, don't cry! Tell me, what happened?"
"My brother... something happened..." Zhang Ningning choked up and started sobbing again.
Sure enough, something happened to Zhang Xiao? Zhou Nan couldn't help being shocked when he heard this. The Zhang family's Sky Group is also a very powerful and influential private enterprise group in Binhai Province, and Zhang Xiao himself is a well-known entrepreneur in the province.
Still a deputy to the Provincial People's Congress and a deputy to the National People's Congress, how come...
"What's going on... Ning Ning, please be more specific." Zhou Nan picked up Zhang Ningning and strode to the living room of Zhang Ningning's house. He sat on the sofa and put Zhang Ningning on his legs.
He came up and said in a soft voice, "Ning Ning, stop crying. Tell me what's going on!"
"We have chosen a piece of land in the provincial capital and are planning to build a commercial housing project... My brother has negotiated with the government and signed a framework cooperation agreement. However, Chen Xiaoning from Heilan Group suddenly came out. He relied on his family
Some background is that they stole the land from us..."
"That's fine. In order to squeeze Sky Group out of the real estate market in the provincial capital, he secretly instigated some local gangsters to go to the construction site of another of our projects to cause trouble all day long..."
"My brother was so angry that he went to talk to Chen Xiaoning... But he used his power to bully others and threatened my brother in person. My brother couldn't control it for a moment and beat him twice... As a result... he was arrested by the Public Security Bureau
Now, the company's activities are being managed, and the police are not keeping quiet. It is said that Chen Xiaoning's father gave the message..."
Zhou Nan couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself, why should I take it seriously? Even if Chen Xiaoning's father is a deputy ministerial leader and has given advice to the people from the Public Security Bureau, this matter is at most a civil dispute involving a fight, and the police can at best
Zhang Xiao was released after being detained for two days. Is it possible to put Zhang Xiao in jail just because of this?
This is impossible!
“The next day, the Ningzhou Municipal Government sealed off our construction site, and the Ningzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau even came to our branch in Ningnan and took away several employees, saying that my brother and some employees of our company were suspected of hiding.
Drugs and gun trafficking...Chen Xiaoning made people say harsh words, unless we completely withdraw from the provincial market, otherwise he will kill my brother and Sky Group..."
After hearing this, Zhou Nan's face suddenly darkened.
He did not expect that because he had too many things going on in Ningshan recently, he had not yet had time and energy to take action against Chen Xiaoning. The huge net that had been set up for a long time was about to be closed, but Chen Xiaoning took aim at the Sky Group again.
With Chen Xiaoning's cunning and ruthless energy, as well as his father's family background as a deputy ministerial cadre, Zhou Nan knew that Zhang Xiao was not Chen Xiaoning's opponent. Since Zhang Xiao had fallen into Chen Xiaoning's trap, if the situation was allowed to develop, Zhou Nan would surely
Zhang Xiao's end was not good either.
"Ning Ning, don't panic first. You can't panic at this time. If you panic, Sky Group will be doomed." Zhou Nan gently patted Zhang Ningning's shoulder and said softly, "I like Chen Xiaoning very much."
I understand that he is cruel and cunning, and if your brother falls into his trap, he will definitely be in some trouble."
"But things are not that bad... Possessing drugs and selling guns? This kind of crime is just a threat at best. How can you just frame it so easily against law-abiding entrepreneurs? Your brother is not an ordinary person. People from the Public Security Bureau are not
Those who dare to act rashly should rest assured."
Zhou Nan pondered, and just as he was about to say something else, Zhang Ningning suddenly pounced on him, threw him down on the sofa, and kissed his lips crazily.
After a passionate kiss and a tender caress, Zhang Ningning gradually calmed down. A blush flashed across her charming face, and she pressed her face against Zhou Nan's chest, while her whole body
They all curled up into Zhou Nan's arms.
"Zhou Nan, I want to go to the provincial capital as soon as possible to rescue my brother..."
"Well, you should rush over, but before rushing over, you might as well use some means..." Zhou Nan whispered a few words in Zhang Ningning's ear, and then stood up and said loudly, "The top priority now is to bail out.
Your brother is here, as for business matters, it’s nothing to give in temporarily!”
"Believe me, Ning Ning, Chen Xiaoning won't be arrogant for long."
Zhou Nan slowly raised his head and turned to stare at the exquisite wall clock in Zhang Ningning's living room, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.