Chapter 31: Changes in the Political Landscape of Yuhe County

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  Listening to Xiao Wu's serious tone, Yang Jie also realized his own mistake.

  It seems that before the energy liquid is developed, the energy replenishment of the intelligent light brain system will have to be put on hold for now.

  Food supplement and dynamic energy supplement will become two carriages to supplement the system's total energy, providing enough energy for Xiaowu to use.

  Yang Jie adjusted his mood, jumped out of bed, washed up in the bathroom, and then walked out of the dormitory. He ran along the riverbank for a while, without avoiding anything, and specially bought breakfast for Liu Fei, delivering it directly to her dormitory.

  Fortunately, today is Sunday and I don't have to go to work. Looking at Liu Fei who still walks a bit unnaturally, Yang Jie smiled and told her to rest well in the dormitory before leaving for the office.

  "Director Yang, good morning!" Gao Zhiyun rushed out of the dormitory and saw Yang Jie about to go downstairs, smiling and hastily greeting him.

  "Hey Gao, Commander Chen told me you arrived in Chengdu yesterday. However, I went to Zhutang City and returned late, so I didn't get a chance to pick you up. Are you all settled in? Do you need any help with anything?"

  Yang Jie is in high spirits today, feeling happy and refreshed. He can't help but smile at everyone he sees, especially when it comes to Gao Zhiyun, who is now one of his own people. His laughter is truly sincere and joyful.

  "I've been to Chengdu several times and I'm familiar with the place, you're a busy person, how can I trouble you to pick me up? The conditions at the provincial office are very good. Yesterday, I bought everything I needed to buy and was just about to go downstairs to the security room to sit for a while!" Gao Zhiyun saw Yang Jie's enthusiasm and naturally felt pleased, chatting with him as they walked down the stairs.

  "Deng county magistrate will come to Chengdu today, I have to accompany Zhang Wei to the train station to pick him up at noon. I heard that this time Deng county magistrate comes is for running special transfer payment, the county plans to change the sand and stone road from the county town to Caishi district into a third-class asphalt road, the relevant matching funds are already ready, the city's special funds are also in place, just waiting for the province's special matching funds. Gao Zhiyun is one week later than Yang Jie, the latest news from the county, he knows more clearly than Yang Jie."

  When Yang Jie heard Gao Zhiyun say this, his heart suddenly moved. No wonder Zhu Jiangxin and others would invite Qin, the head of the Transportation Department, to a banquet last night. It turned out that they were preparing to run for special road repair funds.

  The quarry area is nearly ten kilometers away from the county town. If it is changed into a third-class asphalt road, the funds needed are not a small sum.

  It seems that even if one is stationed in the provincial office, they cannot truly consider themselves to be in exile. News from the county must still be paid attention to at all times; otherwise, no matter how well one performs their duties in the provincial office, if they are unable to solve practical difficulties for the county, then over time everyone will gradually overlook and even forget their existence, which is not conducive to their future development.

  "Hey, Gao Ge, I'm going to the office to take care of something. Let's catch up when you're free!" Yang Jie thought about his concerns and went down to the second floor, said goodbye to Gao Zhiyun, and was about to head to his own office when he was suddenly stopped by Zhou Dequan.

  Zhou Dequan just came out of the office building, holding a briefcase in his hand, looking like he was going out.

  Yang Jie stood at the staircase entrance and only asked after Zhou Dequan approached, "Director, are you going out? Today is a weekend, do you still have work to attend to?"

  "Come on, let's go pick up Secretary Lei. He arrived in Chengdu last night and took a bus all night. We'll meet him at the toll gate when we enter the city." Zhou Dequan walked very quickly, patted Yang Jie's shoulder, said something urgently, and hurried downstairs.

  Yang Jie was taken aback, didn't have time to think much, and directly followed Zhou Dequan downstairs. Seeing Zhou Dequan open the Santana, he was about to get into the driver's seat. Yang Jie hastily said: "Director, I can drive, let me do it!"

  "You're still unfamiliar with the roads of Chengdu, hurry up and get on the bus! If you're late, it'll be too late!"

  Zhou Dequan didn't give the key to Yang Jie, and after finishing speaking, he got into the car directly. After Yang Jie sat in the passenger seat, he quickly started the car and drove out of the provincial government office, speeding towards the toll station on the national highway leading into the city.

  Although Zhou Dequan had just arrived at the provincial office, he had worked in the county committee office for many years and accompanied leaders to Chengdu every year for meetings, studies, project runs, and funding. Therefore, he was very familiar with the main roads of Chengdu. He drove through the streets and alleys, avoiding some congested areas, heading towards the national highway.

  "Director, I heard from Old Gao of the Security Department that County Mayor Deng is also coming to Rong City today. Why did Secretary Lei come too? Is it for the special funding?" Yang Jie asked curiously after Zhou Dequan drove the car onto the ring road and there were fewer cars on the road.

  Zhou Dequan glanced at Yang Jie and nodded slightly, his face sinking. Yang Jie hadn't been paying attention to county matters for some time, which was understandable since he had just started working and hadn't established a network of connections yet; even if he wanted to help, he was powerless.

  However, Zhou Dequan was different. He was the deputy director of the county party committee office and a regular section-level cadre who had worked in the county party committee office for many years. His network of relationships was far beyond Yang Jie's, so he naturally had access to all sorts of information. Recently, he knew everything about what was going on in the county.

  After Liao Guojin retired to the second line, the city did not promote cadres from Yuhang County, but waited until Zhou Dalong was promoted to vice mayor of the municipal government and Luo Yuancheng took over as secretary of the Yuhang County Party Committee. Then, two county committee members and deputy secretaries were parachuted into Yuhang County from the city.

  He took over the post of full-time deputy secretary from Luo Yuan, and also took over the post of deputy secretary in charge of agriculture and forestry that Liao Guojin vacated after retiring to the second line. The dispute between the newly appointed Secretary Luo Yuan and County Magistrate Zhang Daxian was also caused by these two new secretaries.

  Yuancheng County Party Secretary Luo Yuancheng was promoted by Zhou Dalong, he took over Zhou Dalong's political power in Yuancheng County and has become a key member of Changyang City Party Secretary Li Jun's faction.

  County head Zhang Dashan, however, is the younger brother-in-law of Li Wujin, the third-ranked Party Masses Vice Secretary in Changyang City, so neither Luo Yuancheng nor Zhang Dashan are without backing or support from their leaders.

  After Zhou Dalong was promoted to vice mayor and received approval from the provincial party committee's organization department, the vacant position of county party secretary naturally became a coveted spot. City party secretary Li Jun strongly recommended Luo Yuancheng for the position at Zhou Dalong's suggestion, while deputy party secretary in charge of united front work Li Wujin, however, strongly supported Zhang Daxian for the position instead.

  Both factions have focused their attention on the candidate for county party secretary, suddenly neglecting other vacant positions in the Lianjiang County team.

  There are 12 members of the Changyang Municipal Committee, with Secretary Li Jun and Deputy Secretary Li Wujin having equal power, each gaining the support of four committee members.

  When the two factions in the Standing Committee had disputes, the two votes held by Mayor He Wenqing became the key to the municipal party committee's standing committee. Whichever side could get these two votes would be able to overpower its opponents and implement its own will.

  Changyang City Mayor He Wenqing is an outsider, who was elected by the Municipal People's Congress at the beginning of the year and removed the word "acting" from his title. In the Changyang City team, although Mayor He Wenqing is not a lone wolf, he has only one supporter among the municipal committee members, whose power is far less than that of Li Jun and Li Wujin.

  To take down the county party secretary, municipal party secretary Li Jun chose to cooperate with Mayor He Wenqing in a situation where he had no other choice. Mayor He supported Luo Yuancheng's appointment as county party secretary of Huaihe County at the Standing Committee meeting, and the two vacant seats on the Standing Committee left by Luo Yuancheng and Liao Guojin were given to officials from Mayor He's faction.

  So in the county of Yuhe, which had never had a mayor's leadership, the mayor finally inserted two standing committee members, making Li Wujin unexpected and Li Jun deeply moved.

  As the county party secretary of Yunhe County fell into the hands of Secretary Li's faction again, the two vacant positions of county party committee members were also taken away by the mayor, how could Li Wujin not be furious.

  The complicated situation in the city has intensified the turmoil of the Banzi County Committee, and the original situation where the secretary was in charge of everything has become obscure with the arrival of two standing committee members from the municipal party committee.

  To control the Standing Committee, to implement their governing will, Luo Yuan and Zhang Daxian are both striving to form an alliance with newly appointed Party Group Deputy Secretary Zhang Biao and Vice Secretary in charge of Agriculture and Forestry Wang Meng.

  In recent days in Xunhe County, the secretary and county magistrate have been fighting fiercely over these two secretaries, only short of stripping to the waist and engaging in a personal duel.

  This time, County Magistrate Deng and Secretary Lei went to the province to run for special funds, which is the result of a struggle between the two leaders.

  Luo Yuan took over the political power left by Zhou Dalong, and on the Standing Committee, he could get the support of half of the standing committee members in Xunhe County. He could barely control the Standing Committee. In theory, the two votes of Zhang Biao and Wang Meng were not many, and without their two votes, it would not affect the overall situation. There was no need to go to such great lengths to compete with the county magistrate.

  Ke Zhongde, however, learned from his own channels that Luo Yuancheng, the secretary, and Zhang Daxian, the county magistrate, wanted to bring Zhang Biao and Wang Meng into their camp not for the sake of Xianghe County, but for the struggle for the municipal party committee's standing committee.

  Zhang Biao is the secretary brought by He Wenqing from outside to work in Changyang City, his trusted confidant and absolute loyalist. Wang Meng, on the other hand, is another municipal standing committee member of the He Mayor's faction, a cadre promoted by Vice Secretary in charge of economy and industry.

  Being able to win over Zhang Biao and Wang Meng also means having a direct bridge of communication with the mayor's faction, and it is entirely possible to adopt a policy of "saving the country through a curve" by influencing the municipal party committee's situation through Xianghe County.

  These things, if Zhou Dequan didn't say, Yang Jie wouldn't have known from other channels. Considering the special relationship between Yang Jie and Secretary Zhou, as well as the current special situation in the county, Zhou Dequan told Yang Jie about Zhang Biao and Wang Meng's affairs, and also mentioned the purpose of Secretary Lei and County Magistrate Deng coming to the province.

  Zhang Biao and Wang Meng parachuted into Yuhang County from the city, it is impossible to remain neutral forever, so standing in line became a necessity. Striving for special funds from the provincial hall was first proposed by Zhang Biao when he attended the secretary's office meeting of Yuhang County for the first time. It was precisely because of this that Secretary Luo and Mayor Zhang attached great importance to it.

  "Director, what's the necessary connection between striving for special funds from the provincial government and Zhang Secretary taking a stand? Although it was his question, do we have to make such a big fuss about it?" Yang Jie listened to Zhou Dequan finish explaining the situation in the county and city, furrowing his brow, very perplexed.

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