The entire experience of this day was as unreal as a dream to Song Ting and Wei Ling. Scene after scene, starting from meeting Xiao Zixin in Xuanpu County in the morning, to meeting Secretary Gao and then having lunch, and then in the evening
Xiao Zixin and Song Ting had a long personal conversation. Thinking about it afterwards, it is really unbelievable.
Song Ting, who had never thought about entering an official career before, was just like Xiao Zixin when he just graduated from college. Although he had heard many rumors about corruption in the officialdom, the true appreciation of the benefits of being an official began with their own personal experience.
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hehe!
Maybe it's because of writing, maybe it's because of his personality. Song Ting is an atheist. He understands that there are no evil spirits or ghosts in this world, and there are no noble people to help. Everything has to rely on his own efforts and a little bit of luck. However, today's
This encounter can be said to be the most magical and incredible experience he has experienced in more than 20 years.
Previously, Song Ting was famous for his literary creations, but in real life, Song Ting was just an ordinary citizen, and his life was even embarrassing.
He has also transferred jobs, from one company to another, which is equivalent to moving from the cesspit to the urinal. There are no transfer letters, labor bureaus, certificates, files, and labor wages. He went through so much trouble at the time, and it makes him sad to think about it afterwards.
In this magical country, if you want to accomplish even the most normal things, you have to collapse from exhaustion several times without dying of exhaustion...
This is for sure, no doubt. Not to mention others, Song Ting himself felt it deeply. He ran from department to department, stamped chapter by chapter, and had to go back and forth every time he went to a department and stamped a chapter.
I don’t know how many times I’ve been running, and I’ve done nothing wrong with this or that thing, let me take the test! tnnd...
For example, just trying to find someone who is in charge or in charge of regulations requires a lot of effort. Sometimes the person is not there yet, and you have to run countless times, etc...
All in all, it’s miserable!
And today, how is it possible???
Haha, from the moment he met Xiao Zixin, the position of "secretary" of the Xuanpu County Party Committee was almost ready for him. This can be seen from Xiao Zixin's introduction to Secretary Gao's attitude.
, how can it not be magical and prevent the couple from freezing?
Not only did people take the initiative to send a letter to him, Xiao Zixin's words just now made Song Ting overjoyed beyond belief! Yes, his wife Wei Ling confirmed that Xiao Zixin conveyed to him what Secretary Gao meant, "Work
If you want to come, you can go to work directly after the May Day holiday. The formalities will be handled later."
Ha, no matter the tone or expression, there is no doubt. It seems like it is a small thing, just said casually.
"Okay, Director Xiao, please tell Secretary Gao that I am willing to come and I will go to work after May Day!" Song Ting said coldly.
As a result, it worked out.
To be precise, if Song Ting is willing to work as a secretary in the Xuanpu County Party Committee, then from now on, he will be a "quasi-secretary" after a long talk with Xiao Zixin. He will come directly after the May Day holiday.
Just go to work in Xuanpu County and "take care of the formalities later". I guess Song Ting doesn't have to go from house to house to complete those unbelievable and daunting complicated procedures?
God knows.
…
In fact, Xiao Zixin has Xiao Zixin’s thoughts, so I might as well mention it here by the way.
Do you still remember the Pan Pengcheng mentioned earlier? Haha, Xiao Zixin went to the Municipal Party School to study and get to know Pan Pengcheng, the director of the county government office in the neighboring county. Now he is already the secretary of the town committee of a large township in the neighboring county with real power.
A person with real power. Later, when he called Xiao Zixin, he also mentioned the things he mentioned to him last time from time to time...
In short, what Pan Pengcheng meant was to suggest that Xiao Zixin seize the opportunity as soon as possible and get a position of real power!
This is completely different...
Of course Xiao Zixin understands in his heart. Although his power as the deputy director of the county party committee office is actually not small, it cannot be compared with those departments with real power - such as the township mayor and secretary, as well as the directors and directors of the committees and offices below.
That's what people call real power. The level is almost the same, but he is just coordinating the development of the entire county committee...
Xiao Zixin has been looking for such an opportunity in his heart. However, since he had just been transferred from the government office to the county party committee office, Secretary Gao was sent to the county public security bureau as soon as he went to work to coordinate with Director Sun Wei and participate in and direct the handling of the antique incident.
In fact, he did not hold the position of deputy director for long during the Jieyuelou Tower fire incident.
Moreover, in addition to participating in commanding the public security organs to arrest some powerful figures, including the Soviet Army, and solving many old cases in Xuanpu County, the deputy director position did not have enough time to do anything outstanding.
Things happened, so after returning these days, although Xiao Zixin still wanted to find a chance to talk to Secretary Gao and hint at his true thoughts, but he didn't have the opportunity to mention it. After all, Secretary Gao still expected him to come back.
Going to the county committee office to serve food...
There must be a few major things done in this position as soon as possible to satisfy Secretary Gao, and it will not be too late.
hehe.
However, as luck would have it, Secretary Gao suddenly asked him about the candidate for secretary that day, and Xiao Zixin suddenly felt that the opportunity had come...
Yes, to be fair, Xiao Zixin thinks that the Song Ting in front of him is good in terms of word processing and moral character. He is suitable to be the secretary of the Xuanpu County Party Committee, and more importantly, this person is a bit like himself.
Another version, he is here, as long as he is respected by Secretary Gao, then Xiao Zixin can find an opportunity to talk to Secretary Gao and discuss issues with the mayor or town mayor.
Got it? That’s it.
"However," that night, when Song Ting's wife Wei Ling rested in the room, Xiao Zixin called Song Ting back to his room, had a further in-depth talk with him, and pointed out some of the problems he currently needed to change. For example,
Talking about his personality problem, "Song Ting, now, don't think of me as the deputy director of the county party committee, and I don't think of you as a writer. We are just ordinary people, ordinary people. Let's just talk about what's on our mind, okay?"
"Yes," Song Ting nodded seriously, "I think so too, friends, it's best to be straightforward and talk about everything!"
"Yes," Xiao Zixin also nodded with a bright smile, "As you can see, Secretary Gao is quite satisfied with you as a person, which basically determines your political profile and career after arriving in Xuanpu County.
It’s not easy to move forward, Xiao Song. I think this is a pretty good start in officialdom..."
Song Ting said nothing, savoring his words, lit a cigarette for him, lit it himself, and nodded.
"I tell you the truth, you don't have any problems with writing or anything else. I believe that once you get started, you will soon become a qualified county party committee secretary..."
Although he was telling the truth, Xiao Zixin was still worried about hurting Song Ting's self-esteem, so he considered it and slowly entered the topic.
Song Ting listened, and his heart began to beat. He didn't understand why Xiao Zixin was so serious all of a sudden. Although he was smiling, it sounded like his topic was more important.
"What I mean is that after you go to work, your advantages can continue to be carried forward, and the leaders, especially Secretary Gao, will be very happy and like you. However, the shortcomings of you are also obvious. As a friend, I must remind you in advance, don't blame me. No.
The other thing is that your personality is too strong, your literary temperament is too strong, and sometimes you don’t pay attention to the way you speak, which can easily cause the boss’s dissatisfaction..."
"Listen to me," Xiao Zixin waved his hand to stop Song Ting's desire to explain, and continued: "First of all, let's be clear, of course you and I are included. We people actually serve the main leaders, so no matter what,
, the first is to position yourself first, think about and pay attention to everything you say and do, and always understand that since we want to do this work, we must do it well, and we must do everything possible to satisfy the leader."
"Otherwise, it will be unsuccessful or even failure," Xiao Zixin smiled and said, "All the previous efforts will be wiped out."
"Politics and officialdom are just like this. I have been around, and I know that since we can't change this evil society and environment, we can only - we can only do our best to adapt to it!"
"What do you think?" Xiao Zixin paused and asked Song Ting.
"Well..." Song Ting nodded deeply, indicating that he understood and approved, "I understand..."
"That's good. This is the only thing I'm worried about about you. You are a scholar. Haha, I was the same before! I also used to be an angry youth..."
"But please believe me, Song Ting," Xiao Zixin thought about it and said sincerely: "Since I recommended you to come here and I am the deputy director here, I will try my best to support you after you go to work at the county party committee.
Your work will also protect your interests. At the same time, you must also work hard to improve. This is what I want to focus on telling you tonight as your literary friend."
"As long as you do your job well and become an official, it won't be a problem, as long as the leader is happy!"
Song Ting was once again stunned. This could be seen from his expression and expression. He also told Xiao Zixin a lot of things that were in his heart...
Then, he suddenly changed the topic and asked Xiao Zixin:
"Then, Director Xiao - haha, from now on I will no longer call you Xiao Zixin, I will call you Director Xiao!"
"No," Xiao Zixin shook his head, "of course it's okay in public, because that's what officialdom is, and official position is a knife that people talk about, but in private, like now, calling me Director Xiao seems far away... and calling me
Xiao Zixin, or Zixin will do."
"Well, that's good," Song Ting said, "To tell you the truth, originally, I didn't want to be an official, and I hated officialdom so much that I even dismissed it. Really, haha, don't be angry, I'm speaking from my heart.
"He emphasized, "However, today I personally experienced the leaders of your Xuanpu County, including the so-called officialdom, and my impression suddenly changed. It did not get better, but became more complicated."
He thought for a moment and then continued with a look of enlightenment: "If you don't say anything else, whether I stayed in this hotel today or the lunch and dinner you arranged, it was the first time in my life that I have grown up. I don't have anything to do with it.
, the key is, when I saw the contented and happy smile on my lover Wei Ling’s face, I suddenly understood that others can be officials and enjoy good life, why should I refuse all this???
"
"Isn't that right?"
"Yes..." Xiao Zixin nodded, smiling broadly, but he felt something else in his heart, a complicated state of mind that wanted to cry but couldn't.
Why, I don’t know, I won’t be able to tell for a while...
"Even if it is just for my lover or my parents, since you have provided me with such a good opportunity, I should seize it tightly."
"Moreover, what you just said, I do exist. I will pay attention to it in the future..."
"Well, that's good..." Xiao Zixin took a long breath and felt relieved. This was actually the topic he wanted to talk to him about tonight.
"Haha, but there is one thing that I still don't quite understand. Director Xiao...er, Zixin??"
"Haha, what the hell? Say it!" Xiao Zixin joked.
"Why is China's officialdom so big? In just one county, I see a lot of officials. If I am included in the officialdom, there may be one more corrupt official in the future and one less one who serves the people and the country.
Excellent young writer thinking??”
This question was so sudden that Xiao Zixin had never thought about it. However, with his intelligence, he was relieved after thinking about it for a moment...
"This cannot be explained. In a society like China that came from feudal society, officialdom itself is a complex art and a specialized knowledge."
indeed.
Xiao Zixin knew in his heart, how big is China's "civilian-official ratio"? "There are 26 common people and one official" was the most popular saying in the country at that time. In fact, in the process of deriving this number, "official" was the so-called official in the past.
"State cadres" are confused with "those who eat financial food" and "those who eat imperial food". The extension of "official" is actually being continuously expanded and expanded...
Finally, a shockingly huge number of “45.72 million” was calculated.
To return to the original appearance of things, Xiao Zixin can basically understand it after thinking about it. The key is to find out how many "state cadres" there are in China who "eat the fiscal food" and "eat the imperial food"? What types of people are included? "
How many of the “state cadres” are “officials” and how many are not “officials”?
According to the commonly used "statement" of Chinese officials, "those who eat financial food" and "those who eat imperial food" actually refer to the so-called "state cadres", and "state cadres" can basically be divided into "administrative establishment" and "public service establishment"
Two parts. First, state cadres belonging to the "administrative establishment" are civil servants; second, most of the state cadres belonging to the "public establishment establishment" work in various public institutions, but some actually work in government agencies.
According to the figures in the "China Statistical Yearbook" (xxxx), the number of people with "state-owned" status in party and government agencies is about 10-11 million, of whom 5-6 million are civil servants, and there are actually another 5-6 million
- 6 million people, these people belong to the "business establishment"...
These people can all be called "officials". Because the official language of "officials" in China is one thing, and the folk sayings of old unbelievers are another. They have different opinions. They are not just "civil servants"
At present, a large number of staff of "quasi-administrative agencies" (actually also "power departments") that exist in the name of "public institutions" and are "implementing administrative licensing" should be regarded as "officials".
The problem can also be explained from another aspect: compared with before the government reform in 1998, the number of civil servants dropped from 8 million to 5-6 million, while the number of employees in public institutions increased from 25 million to 30 million.
The total number of "state cadres" who "eat the imperial grain" increased from 33 million to 36 million.
This is very simple. The reasons for the increase in the number of employees in public institutions are, first, the government organizational reform in 1998. A large number of civil servants from the original party and government agencies were "enriched" into public institutions, and their status was also changed from "administrative establishment" to "public establishment establishment"
Second, in order to adapt to the changes in government functions, government agencies have added "self-financing" "business establishment" institutions and personnel.
The crux of the problem is not that there are too many government workers, but that there are too many officials and few soldiers. Taking the small Xuanpu County as an example, we can see some of the clues: including people like Xiao Zixin
There are too many people who are leaders and too few who are doing specific things.
Especially after the personnel were streamlined, almost 80-90% of the people had "official positions."
Haha, the number of civil servants or state cadres is not an important factor in the reform of the political system, or even a very unimportant factor. What is important is to clearly distinguish the social positioning of the government, including roles and tasks, and then consider how many to use.
It’s a human issue. Whether it’s party and government agencies or public institutions; whether it’s administrative establishment or business establishment, what should be streamlined should be streamlined and what should be increased should be increased.