Chapter 67: Get out of the way! (Please collect)

  I'd like to ask the incoming friends to use their little fingers to click on the collection position a few more times, only after collecting it will be more convenient. Your labor is just giving old Yan a snowflake in the snow, and old Yan bows here to thank you!

  He Ming Sheng is on sick leave!

  Lu Zhengdong was not surprised at all, what was supposed to come would eventually come. After He Mingsheng was refuted by him at the meeting, he had this idea prepared. This so-called "illness" was just a pretence.

  He Mingsheng thought that with this "illness", he could drop everything and be done with it, but Lu Zhengdong couldn't help but shake his head. Some people always overestimate themselves; the earth can still rotate without anyone.

  The cadres in the village below are all familiar with him and can talk to them. At most, He Ming's hands-on affairs will be taken over by him. It's just a bit hard work, at a young age, sitting in such a position, you have to pay more than others, he has already experienced it...

  Lu Zhengdong was thinking, when Deputy Township Head Jiang Mingyao, who was in charge of family planning, knocked on the door and came in to report some expenses for the family planning work done last December. After Lu Zhengdong signed, Jiang Mingyao was about to leave, calling out as he did so:

  "Old ginger, please sit down and let's have a chat."

  He Ming Sheng is also a bit of a handful, and Jiang Ming Yao isn't much better. We need to calm him down first, or he'll cause more trouble.

  "Lao Jiang, this illness is not timely. It's the busiest time in our hometown, but people all eat five grains and miscellaneous grains. Birth, old age, sickness, and death are natural laws, nothing can be done about it. Lao Jiang, you're doing a great job with your current responsibilities and are very familiar with government work. You're now a pillar..."

  Lu Zhengdong handed a cigarette to Jiang Mingyao with a hint of joking tone, saying:

  "The village's family planning work has been commended by the county many times, your contributions are undeniable. The older the ginger, the spicier it gets, this phrase suits you perfectly. Now that Old He is ill, you should take on more responsibilities."

  Jiang Mingyao shook his head and said with a bitter face:

  "Director Lu, you also know that I want to do more things, but this family planning issue has already made me exhausted. Family planning is a basic national policy, and the higher-ups are very strict about it. If we exceed the birth rate, we will be punished and dismissed from our posts. If I don't handle both ends well, I won't be in trouble, but if I drag down Secretary Wu and Director Lu with me, that would be a serious offense."

  Jiang Mingyao spread his hands, looking very embarrassed. Lu Zhengdong brought up the matter of taking responsibility, seemingly anxious about He Mingsheng's provocation. Jiang couldn't help but feel a little schadenfreude, thinking that Lu wanted him to take the fall for He first. Wouldn't He hate him then? He wouldn't be so foolish, so he hastily refused.

  Shan and Xiang allowed the birth of a second child, and the deputy head in charge of family planning was the most idle. Being busy with nonsense things made him anxious, Lu Zhengdong didn't say anything, but smiled slightly with a hint of regret, saying:

  "I originally planned to let you follow up on the fruit jelly factory, but since you're not available, it can only be hard work for Hu Litong."

  Lu Zhengdong took a look at Jiang Mingyao, the mountain and countryside planned parenthood work is relatively easy to do, which also means that the head of the family planning village is difficult to achieve results, the fines for family planning work are small, and its importance in the government is also very low, with little power in hand, and no status in the countryside.

  Specifically in charge of the dried fruit factory, without mentioning other benefits, at a time when the tide of workers had not yet risen, as a rural person, it was really difficult to find a job in the factory, just having the power to recruit workers is a delicious cookie.

  This should be a temptation for Jiang Mingyao, of course, Lu Zhengdong's greater temptation is yet to come:

  "Now Old He is sick, and I don't know when he'll be back. The work on his hands can only be temporarily taken over by me, and I'm also in charge of overall management. I still have to go out to find sales channels for the fruit leather factory. As for the finance and trade section, it's hard to find someone to take over right now, it really feels like a mess... If all else fails, I'll just have to rush through things..."

  Jiang Mingyao was a bit stunned, he didn't think that Lu Zhengdong would let such a good thing go, setting up a fruit leather factory. It seemed like Lu Zhengdong was preparing to hand it over to him, but just now he refused, and it looked like he was going to let Hu Lizhong take over ahead of time.

  Setting up a dried fruit factory is a good errand, more importantly, he is in charge of finance and trade. The family planning work in the countryside is relatively easy, but whether it's catching big belly or fining, it's all about making enemies, and everyone knows he's idle, every day being caught to do chores, his heart is also very depressed. Now the financial income of the town is booming, not only can he achieve results but also don't have to offend so many people, naturally, he is overjoyed. If this were to be managed by Hu Litong first, then when adjusting the division of labor, it would naturally belong to Hu Litong.

  Jiang Mingyao couldn't help but want to slap himself, he hadn't even listened to the whole conversation before refusing Lu Zhengdong's request, now it was awkward for him to speak up, however, no matter how hard it was, he had to open his mouth:

  "Director Lu, this... family planning work is also very difficult, but now Old He is ill and the village is really short-handed. I'll arrange my time properly, learn from Director Lu, and with your diligent spirit, I can do more work..."

  Lu Zhengdong was not surprised by Jiang Mingyao's 180-degree turn.

  For those in the officialdom, what is the greatest temptation? Naturally, it is power. Those who do not have power hope to get it, and those who have power hope to have more. From a relatively marginal deputy county head in charge of family planning to a deputy county head in charge of finance and trade, not only has his position moved up one spot, but the actual power in his hands is also greater. Moreover, he created a competitor for Jiang Mingyao, using the tactic of "killing three with two peaches", which made Jiang Mingyao feel even more urgent, so it was inevitable that he would change his attitude.

  Lu Zhengdong looked at Jiang Mingyao's tense expression and still saw a hint of naivety, he couldn't help but smile to himself. He thought that both He Mingsheng and Jiang Mingyao were rural officials who grew up in the countryside, they were still somewhat simple-minded, their skin wasn't as thick as those officials from the government agencies. As for their cunning and tactics, it was even more laughable, not to mention comparing them to him, but even compared to those old foxes from the government agencies, they were on a completely different level. These people thought he was too inexperienced, but little did they know that in many aspects, they themselves were actually quite inexperienced, so for their whole lives, they would only be able to stay hidden in this mountain valley...

  Lu Zhengdong glanced at Jiang Mingyao, after all, Jiang Mingyao was different from He Mingsheng in nature. Lu Zhengdong treated them differently, but he didn't rush to answer. Instead, he pondered for a while, putting some pressure on Jiang Mingyao before saying:

  "I'm not worried about your work experience and ability, old ginger. The key is whether you have the energy to take care of everything. You can't be careless with your normal work, nor can you be careless with the dried fruit factory's affairs... none of these things can be taken lightly."

  "Please rest assured, village chief, I will definitely get both tasks done well and won't slack off..."

  Lu Zhengdong nodded:

  "That's good, you should reasonably arrange your time, if you can grasp the big and let go of the small things, then you can delegate them to others to handle, and free up more time to focus on major issues..."

  "Yes, yes, I will definitely arrange my time properly and get work done well, I won't disappoint the village head's expectations..."

  Jiang Mingyao left after saying a few more words, Lu Zhengdong watched him leave with a relieved expression and picked up his tea to take a refreshing sip.

  Jiang Mingyao will definitely work hard to do things well and then use Hu Lizhong ahead of time. Hu Lizhong was originally a clerk and is familiar with government work, and now he is also at the critical moment of being promoted, so he will definitely go all out. With two helpers holding on, even if He Mingsheng "falls ill" for a long time, the operation of the government side will hardly be affected. If He Mingsheng wants to "fall ill", let him fall ill! It's easy to "fall ill", but it's hard to find his own position when he comes back!