Excellent little farmer

The middle-aged man is less than forty years old. He has thick eyebrows and a broad face, and is slightly tall. The bridge of his nose has a hint of an inverted hook, which is commonly known as an aquiline nose. His eye sockets are slightly deep, but his eyes are shining, as if to make people's hearts turn. Thinking can be seen through at a glance.

"Uh! Brother Yan, I think it's more appropriate to call you Brother Yan. I've also heard that Brother Huang mentioned you a long time ago, saying that you were the first colleague and friend he could sit down and talk with after arriving in Beijing, so I I have long admired your name, and it is an honor for me to meet you today." My compliments poured out.

"Okay, Liu Yan, you and Qingquan should stop complimenting each other. Qingquan is a little brother and has many things. He has to ask you for advice and benefit from it. Liu Yan, don't hide your secrets."

Huang Wenhan shook his head, waved his hand, and said: "Sit down, Qingquan, Liu Yan and I are discussing work matters. If you don't find it boring, you can also listen."

I sat down peacefully and listened to the two of them talking about work.

The talks mainly focused on the two people's visit to Kazakhstan with the Prime Minister. In September, the two people visited Kazakhstan with the Prime Minister and made a very important working visit to Kazakhstan. The Prime Minister's solo visit to a country in Central Asia has caused a stir. The attention of some countries has not attracted attention at home. I also know that it was probably Huang Wenhan's report on the strategic assessment of the national energy mid- and long-term situation that attracted the attention of the central government.

Huang Wenhan also mentioned to me. To be precise, the two of us discussed this issue. On the issue of Kazakhstan, Huang Wenhan strongly advocated that the country should strongly support state-owned energy companies to enter Kazakhstan and seek joint ventures or wholly-owned exploration in Kazakhstan. China's oil and natural gas resources, while actively preparing for the construction of an energy pipeline from the eastern coast across the inland of China to Xinjiang Province and into Central Asia to the Caspian Sea.

Although this plan has attracted the attention of some leaders of the central government, it has also caused some controversy in the economic circles, that is, it seems too advanced and the financial investment is too huge. For now, China's energy issues do not seem to be tense. to a situation where such a plan needs to be implemented.

However, Huang Wenhan found a strong supporter within the Economic and Trade Committee, and that was Liu Yan. Liu Yan was a top student who graduated from Tianchao Renmin University and had extensive research on the international situation. Huang Wenhan's opinions resonated strongly with him. Although he is only a department-level cadre, his energy in some aspects is not comparable to that of Huang Wenhan. Huang Wenhan is also very clear about this.

The two like-minded people immediately became strong advocates of the national energy medium and long-term strategic plan proposed by Huang Wenhan.

Liu Yan, in particular, was looking for supporters among well-known scholars from the Central Policy Research Office, the State Council Policy Research Office, the Academy of Social Sciences, and several major universities in Beijing. He also formed an influential research group to support Huang Wenhan's proposal. of this plan.

I am also very interested in the discussion between the two. In fact, this point of view was the first one I proposed to Huang Wenhan. However, as Huang Wenhan is the deputy director of the State Economic and Trade Commission, he has access to more information and materials than I am a hundred times richer, the inside information I know is more detailed and comprehensive, and I have more sense and steps when considering some issues.

However, he agreed with my theory of energy crisis and that controlling Central Asian energy would ensure the security of China's energy supply. This was also the original intention of his mid- to long-term energy strategic planning idea for this country.

"Brother Huang, Brother Yan, the country actually has many ways and strategies to support the development of state-owned energy enterprises. The financial sector provides financial support, the national fiscal department provides policy support, and provides infrastructure guarantees. These are all means."

Seeing the two people talking lively, I couldn't help but interject: "Especially in terms of infrastructure construction, I think the national energy strategy can be combined with the economic development of the central and western regions of our country. Now the central and western and eastern regions of our country The regional development gap is increasing day by day. I believe that the central leadership has also noticed this, especially in the inland northwest region. The Southern Xinjiang Railway is under active construction. Once completed, it will establish a bridgehead to connect the Central Asian countries. Function, extending westward from there, it can reach directly to the heart of the Eurasian continent, and the energy in the Caspian Sea region can be used endlessly. The investment in the construction of these infrastructures will not only help alleviate the current fatigue in our country. state of economic growth..."

"Qingquan, many domestic experts and scholars are quite controversial about our proposal to establish an energy channel connecting the west to Central Asia. In particular, this requires a considerable amount of capital investment and is time-consuming and labor-intensive. They feel that the current energy channel in our country is The situation is relatively stable, and the international oil price is also at a suitable price. We can completely guarantee our country's crude oil needs through sea transportation." Liu Yan raised his eyebrows and asked intentionally.

"Frog at the bottom of the well!"

I pursed my lips in disdain. What I can do for the country now is to influence the national energy strategy through these two people. If I can do that, I can at least save thousands of dollars for my country’s energy needs in ten years. Billions or even trillions can also establish a relatively good energy security channel for the country. At the same time, it can also lay the foundation for the country to expand its influence in Central Asia.

Liu Yan was not angry but happy. He had long heard Huang Wenhan praise the young man in front of him so highly that he was rare in the world. It was especially refreshing to hear Huang Wenhan introduce some of my views. Such a profound and far-reaching view The character is actually just a young man in his twenties, but this can only be said to have aroused a little interest in him.

If the other party is a scholar who specializes in this field, it is difficult to say that he can have such a view. However, this guy is not a scholar, but a real grassroots cadre, and has already served as the county party committee secretary of a county. !

As a leader in a political family, Liu Yan naturally knows the weight and meaning of county party secretary.

If the county party committee secretary is a senior member of the central ministries and commissions, it is no problem, but this is often the basis for an official's success. Many provincial and ministerial level officials have moved from the position of county party committee secretary to the top step by step. Leadership positions, and the central government's senior officials are now paying more and more attention to the grassroots work experience of officials. In their view, only by being the masters of a county and acting alone can they truly shoulder the heavy responsibility of governing a county.

It was precisely based on this curiosity that Liu Yan became very interested in this guy. Even when Huang Wenhan mentioned that this guy was getting married, he deliberately arranged for his cousin to meet and get to know this guy. Of course Huang Wenhan agreed very much, so he immediately arranged for me to come to the capital.

Of course Liu Yan also knew Huang Wenhan's intentions. The influence of the Liu family in the domestic political arena was not comparable to that of ordinary provincial and ministerial officials, or even one or two central leaders. This was also a mark of thousands of years of history in the Chinese political arena. If Huang Wenhan can pass the marriage between Ye Qingquan and the Liu family, he will not only find greater room for advancement for Ye Qingquan, but also provide Huang Wenhan with the support of a potential group ally to express his political ambitions.

Huang Wenhan is not a man in the pool. This is clear to Liu Yan. To be highly praised by Vice Premier Hong, who is known as "iron-fisted and loyal" in China, this guy's rapid rise can be said to be just around the corner, and the National People's Congress is actively discussing the energy to be restored. The position of minister must belong to this guy, and even though he has the support of his family's influence, it is already quite good to be able to compete for the position of deputy minister.

And Ye Qingquan should not be underestimated. His advantage lies in his age. He is twenty-seven years old. What is the concept? Even in departments with high starting points such as central ministries and commissions, it is not bad to be a department-level cadre. But this guy can reach the bureau-level cadre at the grassroots level, which is about as difficult as crossing a single-plank bridge with thousands of troops.

Successful people must have something extraordinary about them. Liu Yan has always believed in this motto. Whether he is a big shot or a small role, if he can achieve something in a certain aspect, he must have a reason for success.

Just like Huang Wenhan in front of him, Liu Yan also studied the history of this person's fortune. He graduated from an agricultural college as an ordinary cadre of the Organization Department of the Yuzhou Municipal Party Committee, and then started as a secretary, and then climbed up step by step from the Huayang County Party Committee and County Government. He got up and finally made several leaps to reach his current position as a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, which means that he will definitely get a ministerial-level cadre position at the 11th National People's Congress next year.

Liu Yan analyzed several key steps of Huang Wenhan.

The first step should be the rise of this person in Huayang County. As an ordinary county under Yuzhou City, the capital of Jiangzhou Province, Huayang County vigorously developed the private economy under the leadership of Huang Wenhan in the late 1980s and early 1990s. , has become the most economically developed county in the entire Yuzhou City, and deserves to be the leading county in Jiangzhou Province.