life in the sky

While Mu Guoxing was talking with Li Zhongsheng, in an elegant courtyard in Zhongnanhai, Zhou Ziping was also reporting work in the office of Chief No. 15.As Zhou Ziping expected, the staff only gave her [-] minutes for this report.

Zhou Ziping stayed up almost all night, repeatedly deliberating on the key points and words of the report when reporting to the No. [-] chief.She also knew that reporting to Chief No. [-] this time was not only related to the future work of Guangnan Province, but also involved Zhou Ziping's future career development.

Zhou Ziping mainly talked about three points in the report, one is the resettlement of the demolished residents, the second is the problems in the construction of resettlement houses for the residents, and the third is the most important point. He is suitable to serve as a member of the Standing Committee of the Guangnan Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Huajiang Municipal Party Committee.And put the responsibility for all the recent problems in Guangnan Province, intentionally or unintentionally, on Feng Songshan. In order to deepen the trust of the No. [-] chief in her, Zhou Ziping finally said that these three opinions have been reached with the new Governor Mu Guoxing agreed.

Zhou Ziping found that the head of No. [-] heard this, and there was a gratified smile on his calm face: "Comrade Ziping, if you have problems in your work, you must face them bravely. You can't solve the problems just by covering them. I am very pleased that you can realize this in time."

After a short pause, the No. [-] chief said again: "Your new governor, Mu Guoxing, is a man of political and economic skills. Several provinces and national ministries and commissions heard that the central government wanted to arrange another job for Mu Guoxing. They were vying to get him to go to them, and the reason why they sent him to Guangnan was because the situation in Guangnan was already very serious. Without someone with a strong hand, the situation cannot be opened. I hope you He can actively cooperate with his work to promote the economic development and various tasks of Quang Nam Province."

Although Chief No. [-]'s words were not many, they were enough for Zhou Ziping to understand. She felt that her current dream of being the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee would never come true.The No. [-] chief has clearly instructed Zhou Ziping to actively cooperate with Mu Guoxing's work, which means that it will be a matter of time before Mu Guoxing becomes the head of the provincial party committee.Only now did Zhou Ziping understand why the central government let her preside over the work of the provincial party committee, and did not send a new secretary to Guangnan province when Qin Jinling was seriously ill and unable to work. Wait until he is familiar with the situation before serving as the secretary of the provincial party committee.

Zhou Ziping had heard from a member of the Politburo she was familiar with that the central government's appointment of Mu Guoxing as the governor of Guangnan was gilded, and that he would be entrusted with more important tasks in the future.At that time, Zhou Ziping thought that after Mu Guoxing's gilding was finished, the central government would transfer Mu Guoxing to an important central ministry to take up the leadership position, but she didn't expect that this was not the case at all.It is true that he took on a more important leadership position, but instead of returning to the central ministries and commissions, he was still in Guangnan.It seems that in the officialdom, especially at the top, sometimes there is a difference of one level, and the gap is huge. This is the difference between the decision-making level and the executive. In fact, this means that the central government has doubts about the ability of the original group of people in Quang Nam Province to manage the economy.Letting Mu Guoxing, who understands both politics and economics, serve as the secretary of the provincial party committee is to improve Guangnan's economy and end the current chaotic situation in Guangnan Province.

On the way back to the office, Zhou Ziping was very complicated.Ever since Qin Jinling was hospitalized, she has often come to the capital for activities. She has been busy for such a long time, and she is about to have hope, but she did not expect that the central government will send Mu Guoxing again, and in the future, he will be appointed as the governor. Committee secretary.From the words of the No. [-] chief, it can be heard that the central government admires Mu Guoxing very much. It can be said that it is rare for the No. [-] chief to say that he understands both politics and economics. .

Zhou Ziping thought that since Chief No. [-] has said this, she will fully cooperate with Mu Guoxing's work in the future. It's a good arrangement. It's also a good choice to go to the Provincial People's Congress for two terms.

"Xiao Jiang, you call Governor Mu, oh, forget it, I'll do it myself."

In fact, Zhou Ziping wanted Jiang Ruyu to call Mu Guoxing just now, because she wanted to talk about some things for the two of them to communicate again.But when she thought of what Chief No. [-] said, she changed her approach in time.Since it was cooperating with other people's work, then Zhou Ziping should put herself in a subordinate position, and then it would be inappropriate for the secretary to call Mu Guoxing. This is also a disrespect to Mu Guoxing.

When the call was connected, Mu Guoxing's car had just driven out of the compound of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Hearing Zhou Ziping's voice on the microphone, Mu Guoxing also felt very puzzled, why was her tone so humble today.

"Hehe, Secretary Zhou, I'm on my way to the office. Has Chief No. [-] met you?"

"Governor Mu, I just came out of Zhongnanhai, and I'm still not sure about the spirit of the chief's instructions. I want to have a good chat with you. Do you have time?"

"Hehe, Secretary Zhou, I just wanted to talk to you too, this is really a tacit understanding!"

This time when the two met, Zhou Ziping's face was clearly showing some humility.At first, Mu Guoxing felt a little strange, but after thinking about it again, he realized that it might be that the No. [-] chief had already hinted something in front of Zhou Ziping.

Zhou Ziping conveyed the instructions of the No. [-] chief to Mu Guoxing, and then looked at Mu Guoxing respectfully, as if the subordinates were waiting for instructions from their superiors, waiting for Mu Guoxing's speech.

"Secretary Zhou, my understanding of the instructions from the head of the central government is that the two of us should support and cooperate with each other in our work. I think that if the head of the central government can meet me, he will say the same thing. Get Guangnan's work up , is the most important task for the two of us. Only when the economy of Guangnan is well established and the people live and work in peace and contentment can we be considered to have completed the task entrusted to us by the central government.”

"Governor Mu, it turned out that I still had some wrong ideas. I have completely changed my thinking through this meeting with the head of the government. Please rest assured that from now on, I will firmly support your work and step into the future. Do everything you have entrusted to me in a down-to-earth manner."

Mu Guoxing knew that Zhou Ziping was expressing his attitude to him, and it was hard for Mu Guoxing to say anything more at this time.It seems that Zhou Ziping has a thorough understanding of the leadership's instructions and is also a person who is very knowledgeable about current affairs.However, before the central government's document was officially issued, Mu Guoxing, as the head of a province, had to respect the leadership of the provincial party committee.

Mu Guoxing thought for a while and said: "Secretary Zhou, you are now the acting secretary of our provincial party committee. The party leads everything. This is the most basic principle. I will put my position right."

Zhou Ziping nodded: "Thank you, Governor Mu. Next Friday is the time for the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee. There are a few important issues that I would like to communicate with you in advance. The first item needs to be resolved urgently. The problem of resettlement of demolished people, if this problem is not solved, will affect the stability of our society in Guangnan Province. The second is the serious quality accident problem of resettlement housing for residents in the western suburbs. This problem has now caused our provincial party committee and provincial government to The image of the company has been greatly damaged. The third issue is the management and rectification of small coal mines. If production safety is not done properly, it is already a major issue affecting social development. I would like to hear your opinions on these three issues .

VIP Chapter [-] Attitude Change

To be honest, Mu Guoxing still had some mental preparations for the first two questions raised by Zhou Ziping.When the two talked last time, they reached a consensus on these two issues.It's just that Zhou Ziping still has some hesitation about the management of small coal mines, and she still has a little difference with Mu Guoxing on the specific approach.Mu Guoxing did not expect that Zhou Ziping also took this opportunity to bring it up together.

Before coming to Beijing this time, Wu Xuelong, the executive vice governor in charge of production safety, also reported to Mu Guoxing many times that the joint investigation team sent by the provincial government to Nanming City was strongly obstructed by the Nanming Municipal Party Committee during the investigation process.Later, Zhou Ziping went to Nanming City to conduct research. Although she did not mention anything about the investigation team of the provincial government in the investigation, she still pointed out in several speeches that Nanming City still needs to focus on economic development.Although Zhou Ziping did not explicitly support the continued production of small coal mines, everyone understood what she meant in her speech.

Zhou Ziping is indeed a person who is very knowledgeable about current affairs. Seeing that Feng Songshan would affect her career, she mercilessly cast Feng Songshan as a scapegoat.After being hinted by Chief No. 180 that Mu Guoxing would be in charge of the Guangnan Provincial Party Committee in the future, her thoughts immediately took a [-]-degree turn, and she began to support the provincial government's rectification of small coal mines.

To be honest, Mu Guoxing despises Zhou Ziping's sloppy governing style. It is difficult for an official without long-term correct guiding ideology to make a difference in his official career.

"Governor Mu, last time you talked about the work that our province needs to do at present. The first security, second focus, and third development you proposed are still very good, and they are also in line with the current actual situation of our province in Guangnan. If possible If so, we can discuss it at the next Standing Committee meeting as a guideline for our province for a period of time to come. It can be said that the province did not grasp the key point of economic development because of the lack of clear strategic goals. I took some detours, and I have a lot of responsibility in this regard."

Mu Guoxing shook his head and said with a smile: "Secretary Zhou, you should not bear the responsibility alone. On the surface, these problems appear to be mistakes in the work, but fundamentally speaking, they are our responsibility to the cadres." The consequences of inadequate ideological education, without a correct guiding ideology, it is difficult to lead the 5000 million people in the whole body to build Guangnan well."

Although Mu Guoxing's words smacked of criticism, Zhou Ziping was not dissatisfied at all. She thought what Mu Guoxing said made sense, and after thinking about it, she said, "Governor Mu, do you think we will What is the guiding ideology?"

"From a general point of view, we must advocate public spirit and hard work among our cadres. In specific aspects, we must require our cadres to put the interests of the people first. Only then can we gain the support and support of the masses, and our government orders can be passed without hindrance. The second is to administer according to law. We are a country ruled by law. As an administrative organ, the government must rely on the law to do things. If it’s not good, there will be trouble.”

"The third is to give full play to the enthusiasm of the cadres, vigorously advocate the importance of attracting investment, and provide them with some preferential policies for investment in Guangnan, but the premise must be mutual benefit. Sifang Real Estate is the case. It is absolutely not allowed to appear again. Fourth, we must do a good job in making government affairs public, put all work under the supervision of the masses, implement sunny administration, and eradicate the soil that breeds corruption. Fifth, while developing the economy, we must Effectively improve people's livelihood. Due to historical reasons, Guangnan Province owes too much money, and 20.00% of the population in the province is below the poverty level, and these people are the focus of our attention in the future."

"Sixth, vigorously support various industries in line with the actual situation of our province, give full play to our resource advantages, and develop our economy. Seventh, make great efforts to improve the environment and eliminate the need for GDP growth without ignoring environmental protection. Development model. Eighth, develop pillar industries, develop tourism and the tertiary industry in our province, and gradually increase the proportion of these two economies in GDP.”

Zhou Ziping was seriously recording in her notebook, while thinking, it seems that the head of the central government said that Mu Guoxing is a political and economic master. It is not wrong at all. With such a clear understanding of the situation in Guangnan Province, each of the eight points raised has been grasped to the root.

"Governor Mu, the eight points you mentioned are very good. In addition to the original "one security, two stresses, three developments, can we summarize them as one security, two stresses, three developments, and eight priorities?" A writing team, according to what you just said, write it into a programmatic document and convey it to the cadres and the masses of the province. Unify thinking, gather strength, and prepare for the economic take-off of Guangnan Province."

Mu Guoxing smiled and said: "Secretary Zhou, these are some immature ideas of mine, and they still need to be discussed by the Standing Committee. Let's brainstorm and further improve him. I think this matter will be decided by you in the Standing Committee." It would be better to bring it up at the meeting.”

Zhou Ziping was a little surprised. She knew that if this document was sorted out, the effect of its implementation would be very obvious. Mu Guoxing asked her to raise it at the Standing Committee meeting, which was equivalent to giving away a great contribution easily. She, this is extremely rare in the officialdom where intrigues and deceptions are involved.

Zhou Ziping looked at Mu Guoxing carefully, and found that his eyes were so clear, only a person with a selfless heart can do this.Combining with what Mu Guoxing mentioned just now, Zhou Ziping suddenly thought that when the party newspaper introduced Anjiang City’s organizational reform and cadre appointment work experience last year, it mainly highlighted Mu Guoxing’s idea of ​​“working hard out of a public heart” With these eight big characters, it seems that the young governor not only put forward this point but also took the lead in doing it.

"Governor Mu, a gentleman can't steal beauty from others. It's better for you to propose this proposal at the Standing Committee."

Zhou Ziping was very sincere when she said this. Mu Guoxing saw that she didn't seem to be lying, smiled and said: "Secretary Zhou, we are partners, and you are now in charge of the work of the provincial committee. Of course, the theoretical guidelines must be formulated by the Provincial Party Committee. We also highlight the leadership of the party. The development of Guangnan Province is due to the collective contribution of our team. How many nails can I, Mu Guoxing, be able to drive when I am covered in iron? "

Zhou Ziping understood that by doing this, Mu Guoxing was sending a message to the other Standing Committee members of the Provincial Party Committee, to unite all Standing Committee members tightly and completely isolate those few people who were running behind Feng Songshan's ass. First, eradicate the wrong development guiding ideology of Feng Songshan and his group.

Mu Guoxing went on to say: "I have another suggestion, which is to give full play to the important role of our party school, select a group of young and vigorous cadres to study in the provincial party school in turn, strengthen their theoretical level, and let them fundamentally establish the spirit of being close to the people. The idea of ​​loving the people, and taking "working seriously out of a public heart" as a basic principle in our work, we will gradually increase the number of fresh blood among our cadres."

Mu Guoxing changed hands and gave Zhou Ziping a big gift. According to relevant regulations, Zhou Ziping, the acting secretary of the provincial party committee, is also the principal of the provincial party school. It is the largest group of people in the entire cadre team.If the thinking of these people can really be changed, the decrees of the provincial party committee and the provincial government will be easily passed in the future, so that a good scripture will not be misrepresented by the crooked monks at the grassroots level.

In fact, what Zhou Ziping saw were superficial phenomena. Mu Guoxing did this with a different meaning. To put it bluntly, he was preparing for his future administration of Guangnan Province, and also prepared for the upcoming investigation of some cadres of the provincial government. The adjustment creates convenient conditions.

VIP Chapter [-]

Let’s take Fu Rongbin, the secretary-general of the provincial government, and Feng Nana, the director of the secretary’s first department. If you want to replace them now, there is another reason besides that there are no other vacancies to arrange. Xing is now just a governor.According to the principle of the party committee managing personnel, although Mu Guoxing has the right to make suggestions on the use of cadres, he is far from having the initial right to nominate cadres like the secretary of the provincial party committee.Let these people go to the party school to study for a year and a half, and the time is almost up. At that time, Mu Guoxing will be the secretary of the provincial party committee, and he will be able to drastically reorganize the cadre team.

From this point of view, Mu Guoxing has considered the problem for a long time now, that is, he has achieved his personal goal, and what he has done is so aboveboard.The others clearly knew that Mu Guoxing was using this method to eliminate dissidents, but they couldn't tell there was anything wrong.Letting you go to the Provincial Party School to study is to improve your ideological and theoretical level. Who would dare to object? It is better not to participate in the study. According to relevant regulations, a single appointment can permanently put him in the sidelines.

Zhou Ziping also seemed to see what Mu Guoxing meant. She stared at Mu Guoxing for a long time without saying a word. Only then did she realize that Mu Guoxing, who is all about politics and economics, had such things in his mind. .Seeing that such a young man is not much older than his own son, how could he have so many scheming.

Zhou Ziping is now also secretly rejoicing, fortunately, this time the head of the No. [-] Central Committee received her, and she accurately understood the spirit of the instructions of the No. [-] head, and quickly changed her thinking. Otherwise, Mu Guoxing would have so many Scheming, if Zhou Ziping confronted him, she would be dead without a place to die.

Thinking of this, Zhou Ziping also felt sad for Feng Songshan. The veteran of the three dynasties is still dreaming of being the governor, but he doesn't know that his opponent is so powerful.This young man may have prepared everything for him long ago. After a little talk in front of that respected old man, plus what Zhou Ziping reported to the No. [-] chief this morning, if the central government wants to take him down, it is only a matter of time. minute matter.

The conversation between the two lasted for a full two hours. It can also be said that through this conversation, Zhou Ziping's thinking has undergone a major change.It turned out that she didn't have a good opinion of Mu Guoxing, thinking that the young prince had come to this position because of his family background, but through today's conversation, Zhou Ziping knew that it was far from that. The thing is, Mu Guoxing does have real skills.

During this period, Jiang Ruyu also came in twice to add water to the two teacups. Every time he saw Mu Guoxing talking and Zhou Ziping recording.The appearance of the two of them is that a deputy secretary of the provincial party committee is talking with the governor. It is clearly a superior leader giving instructions to the subordinates.

Jiang Ruyu was a little puzzled. The young governor had only been in Guangnan Province for a few days. What kind of ability did he use to win the support of Zhou Ziping, a stubborn and unreasonable old woman.And Zhou Ziping showed such humility in front of Mu Guoxing, it seems that it is really a matter of ordering tofu in brine.

Fang Youxiang, the director of the office, came to invite Zhou Ziping and Mu Guoxing to have lunch. On the way to the restaurant, Fang Youxiang was surprised to find that every time Mu Guoxing was half a step behind, Zhou Ziping would deliberately let go. They slowed down and waited for Mu Guoxing to catch up before walking forward together, so that the two of them walked for a long time in the short distance of 200 meters.

Some people say that in the officialdom, you don't need to ask that person's official seniority, that person's official junior, you can tell it completely from their walk.Even the secretary of the provincial party committee and the governor who are both ministerial-level officials, when they walk together, the governor is always half a step behind, and there is no way that two people walk hand in hand.This is the rules and etiquette in the officialdom.Maybe low-level officials don't pay much attention to it, but when they reach the provincial and ministerial level, they pay great attention to every move, word and deed.

What made Fang Youxiang even more surprised was that Zhou Ziping, who seldom drank alcohol on weekdays, asked Fang Youxiang to bring a bottle of 30-year-old Moutai, saying that she was very happy and wanted to have a drink with Governor Mu today.

Fang Youxiang and Jiang Ruyu are not qualified to accompany these two bosses for dinner. On the way to their restaurant for dinner, Jiang Ruyu heard Fang Youxiang say a pun intentionally or unintentionally: "It seems that the sky is about to change."

Early the next morning, Zhou Ziping received a call from Shui Chenxi, deputy secretary-general of the Provincial Party Committee who had been taking care of Qin Jinling in the hospital.Shui Chenxi's voice on the phone was very loud at first, Zhou Ziping thought that Qin Jinling was dying, but Shui Chenxi told her that Secretary Qin had woken up and was in good spirits, and asked Zhou Ziping to see him.

When Zhou Ziping arrived at the hospital, there were still a group of experts around in the ward. These experts all looked in disbelief. An old expert smiled like an old playboy and said repeatedly: " Incredible! Incredible!"

Sitting on the chair in front of the hospital bed was Mu Guoxing. From the looks of it, Qin Jinling must have called Mu Guoxing to have a conversation first, and only notified Zhou Ziping when the conversation was about to finish.