Entering the officialdom by mistake and getting promoted quickly

"The meeting now..."

Liu Guanjun knocked on the microphone and announced the start of the meeting in a deep voice. By this time, his face had returned to calmness, and he looked even-keeled while sitting on the podium.

At first glance, he looks quite dignified as an organization minister.

There was warm applause at the venue.

Regardless of whether it was sincere or not, all the cadres in Qingshan Township applauded. Although it was just a formality, it at least made Liu Guanjun feel a little satisfied.

He is a dignified member of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee, and this is the first time he has received applause here today.

"I would like to announce that after discussion and resolution by the Standing Committee of the Hedong County Party Committee, Comrade Xia Shuo has been appointed as member of the Qingshan Township Party Committee and executive deputy township head..."

The venue once again burst into warm applause.

In fact, according to the provisions of the organizational procedures, Xia Shuo cannot be regarded as the real executive deputy township head yet. He must be voted by the township people's congress meeting before he can officially hold the position according to legal procedures.

But everyone knows that this matter is basically a formality. Some people may have accidents when they take office, but Xia Shuo will definitely not have any accidents in Qingshan Township.

The reason is very simple. Almost all the deputies to the people's congress in the township are the party secretaries of each village. Since Xia Shuo started the pine mushroom industry, the people in the township have benefited. In the eyes of the village party secretaries, Xia Shuo is the best official for the people.

Therefore, the village party secretaries must vote for Xia Shuo.

In addition to the village party secretaries of each village, there are also some people who are deputies to the township people's congress, such as the top leaders of various departments, and the more important deputy second leaders.

It cannot be said that all of these people like Xia Shuo, but at least they will not deliberately cause harm at this critical moment. Otherwise, once they are found out, the whole town will poke his spine.

Based on the above premise, there is no possibility of accidents.

When the township people's congress meeting is held, Xia Shuo will definitely be elected unanimously.

However, Liu Guanjun had a trace of malice in his heart and couldn't help imagining that Xia Shuo would lose the election, but he just thought about it, and he knew that such a thing was absolutely impossible.

It is said that for a prestigious official like Xia Shuo, the people of the whole town are looking forward to him taking office. Even ordinary officials with no prestige rarely lose the election when they take office.

Since nothing is possible, there is no need to fantasize.

So Liu Guanjun quickly suppressed the malice in his heart, pretended to be serious and knocked on the microphone, pretending to be cordial and said: "Now, I would like to invite Comrade Xia Shuo to give a speech on his appointment..."

This time, the applause from the entire venue was particularly warm.

Different from the perfunctory applause just now, almost everyone applauded sincerely this time.

Amidst the warm applause of the audience, Xia Shuo took the microphone from the podium.

He didn't take out the speech!

He was prepared to speak unscripted throughout the whole process...

"Dear leaders and colleagues, good morning everyone, I am your new colleague Xia Shuo."

"I say we are new colleagues because I took up my new position again, but in fact we are very familiar with each other, so we are both new colleagues and old colleagues."

"I have been preparing for this appointment meeting for many days. To be honest, I have written the speech several times. But after revising it over and over again, I feel more and more dissatisfied..."

"Simply, I don't need a speech."

"Let's just chat together and listen to some of my ideas. And follow these ideas of mine and let's imagine the future of Qingshan Township together."

"Okay?"

The entire venue became audible.

No one has ever experienced this unique inauguration speech.

So I felt surprised for a moment and whispered to each other subconsciously, but Secretary Cui, Township Chief Wang and others had expected it, so they took the lead in applauding to express their welcome to Xia Shuo's unique speech.

During the second round of applause, Xia Shuo took out a page of paper.

This page is not a speech, but densely written data. He raised the page of paper, looked at everyone in the venue, and said with a smile: "First of all, let me read you some economic figures."

"In the first half of 1990, the per capita income of the 23 villages under the jurisdiction of Qingshan Township was as follows:"

"The monthly average is 27 yuan."

"The annual average is 324 yuan."

"The average monthly household income is 122 yuan."

"The average annual household income is 1460 yuan."

After reading the first set of numbers, Xia Shuo sighed, looked at everyone and said, "This is our per capita income in the first half of the year. Everyone should know what the situation is. To put it bluntly, the poor people have their buttocks exposed in their pants."

"The saying that people are poor but have short ambitions is absolutely true. With this kind of economic income, almost any town in the entire Yicheng area can laugh at us."

"People laugh at us, but we don't have the confidence to refute!"

"It is said that every time Secretary Cui and Township Chief Wang go to the county for a meeting, they always find the most remote corner to sit there and let the leaders on the podium severely criticize them and let other brothers and towns point fingers."

"I can't help it, I'm poor!"

"My waist is not strong, I have to take relief every year."

"In order to receive relief funds from the county, I had to sacrifice my face and let others approve it. At that time, Secretary Cui and Township Chief Wang each had a mantra. I think everyone sitting here may not have heard of it..."

"Why haven't you heard of it? Because the secretary and township chief never talk about it in front of you."

“But when I went to the county to apply for relief, or even when I went to the city to beg for subsidies, the secretary and the township head changed completely. Their mantras are almost universally known.”

When Xia Shuo said this, he sighed again and said, "What are these two mantras? Please allow me to tell everyone once."

"Secretary Cui's catchphrase is: Face is nothing, I can't lose face. If I care about my own face, the people in my family will have to drink."

"Headmaster Wang's mantra is: Leader, please approve one more point. The situation in our Qingshan Township is really hard to uncover. The people are too poor, and the children can't afford to go to school..."

The entire venue was silent.

No one can believe that Secretary Cui and Township Chief Wang actually have such a side.

They couldn't believe that Xia Shuo actually said such a thing on such an occasion.

On the bright side, this is a shining point in promoting the two leaders. But if you think about the worst, it can also be understood as ruining the reputation of the two leaders.

Someone quietly observed the expressions of the two leaders.

Fortunately, the faces of the two leaders did not look angry. Instead, their eyes were a little moist, as if they remembered their misfortunes in the county and city.

At this time, I heard Xia Shuo speak again, saying with a sad tone: "Comrades, think about it, how humble that occasion was, the two leaders begging for help in a low voice."

"what is the reason?"

"Isn't it because our village is poor?"

"Everyone is born from father and mother, and no one wants to beg for help."

"Besides, Secretary Cui is a cadre transferred from the army. He once rushed forward with a machine gun in the battle of Laoshan. A bloody man like him would not bow his head even if his head fell off..."

"But because of the poverty in Qingshan Township, he could only lower his proud head to the top."

"The same goes for Township Chief Wang. Everyone knows that Township Chief Wang has a bad temper. He has a rough work style and likes to bang the table and scold his mother at every turn."

"But when he went to the county to apply for relief, his temper was gentler than that of his angry little daughter-in-law at home."

"Why?"

"It's still because of poverty."

When Xia Shuo said this, he raised the page again and said: "As the ancients said, only by remembering hardship can we think of sweetness. Just now I read a set of data, talking about our past poverty. Next, please allow me to read 1Think we are getting rich..."

The entire venue was silent, and everyone looked expectant.

I saw Xia Shuo holding up the page, looking at them again, and suddenly said loudly: "In the second half of 1, Qingshan Township had 1 villages under its jurisdiction, and the per capita income was as follows:"

This is obviously to compare with the first half of the year just now.

Everyone at the venue couldn't help but their hearts were pounding.

Everyone knows that Qingshan Township is getting better, but to what extent it is getting better is uncertain. Only economic figures can tell everything. Everyone is looking forward to hearing the numbers.

In full view of everyone, Xia Shuo's voice echoed throughout the audience:

"The monthly average is 127 yuan. Compared with the income in the first half of the year, it has directly increased by 100 yuan every month."

"The annual average is 924 yuan. Ordinarily it should be 1524 yuan, but the low income in the first half of the year held back."

"I don't like whitewashing, so the statistics are very realistic. 1 is 1, 2 is 2. Our average annual income this year can only be set at 1524 yuan for the time being."

"Of course, this is the average annual income of an ordinary person. It doesn't sound like a big number, which makes people not excited enough."

"Then, please allow me to make everyone excited..."

Xia Shuo said, deliberately smiling, his voice became louder, and it echoed throughout the entire venue again, loudly saying: "Qingshan Township, 1 villages, the income of the people, per capita per household is as follows."

"The average monthly household income is 680 yuan."

"The average household income per year is 5720 yuan."

"These two figures are average figures. Some families are higher and some are lower. The reason is that the population is different, so the total income is different."

"But I can happily tell you that the overall situation is exciting."

"Any household in Qingshan Township will have a total income of more than 1 yuan this year. Some families can even reach the income threshold of 5000 yuan because of their large population."

"What does that mean?"

"This means that people can finally save some spare money."

"They don't have to eat sweet potatoes during the Chinese New Year this year."

"Comrades, have you heard that we, the people of Qingshan Township, finally don't have to eat sweet potatoes to celebrate the New Year?"

Throughout the venue, countless people subconsciously clenched their fists.

It's as if he doesn't dare to breathe, for fear that this is a dream.

In their ears, they heard Xia Shuo's voice again. They heard that Xia Shuo seemed to be sighing and excited, muttering to himself, but it was deafening in everyone's ears:

"Looking back at the past and looking forward to the future, we are deeply aware of the benefits that the pine mushroom industry has brought to the people."

"Not only have the people benefited, but the township's finances have also been enriched."

"For example, Township Chief Wang told me that all wages owed to everyone have been repaid. Director Sun of the Education Office told me that the enthusiasm of teachers in each village has been unprecedentedly high."

"This time Secretary Cui went to the county for a meeting. He did not sit in the most remote corner. He sat in front with his head held high and his chest held high. The county leaders no longer criticized him, but gave him all kinds of praise and encouragement."

"Looking back at the past and looking forward to the future, the changes in Qingshan Township are so gratifying and make us realize the importance of industry."

"Only by continuing to muster up our energy and lead the people to move forward can we continue to rush on the road to get rid of poverty and finally reach the longed-for destination of wealth..."

Whoa!

The whole audience burst into cheers and applause resounded from the sky.

[Author's digression]: There will be another chapter later, please wait a moment