Rebirth of the Rising Sun

"Wait, just tell me the problem directly." Feng Sizhe interrupted Luo Bing because it sounded like a complaint rather than a question.

When Feng Sizhe interrupted her, Luo Bing felt nervous. It seemed that Chen Guangming had predicted that complaining too much in front of the leader would be disadvantageous. She quickly organized her words and said, "The situation is like this. Secretary Chen feels that there are many people on the payroll in the county party committee office, but there are not many people available for actual work."

Finally, the problem was brought out, and Feng Sizhe finally understood it. "Oh, Director Luo means that there are too many people who are just filling in the gaps in the county party committee office, and too few people who do real work, right?"

"Yes, that's what Secretary Chen said. At the same time, he also proposed a solution."

"Solution, okay, tell me about it." Feng Sizhe felt a little better at this moment. There are many people who can raise questions, but there are very few cadres and comrades who can both raise questions and solve them. If Chen Guangming is really such a person, then he really needs to be trained and cultivated, or at least use him to help himself.

"Secretary Chen's method is this..." Seeing that Secretary Feng seemed interested, Luo Bing told him everything he had heard from Chen Guangming.

Luo Bing explained the solution, and then walked out of the office at Feng Sizhe's signal. After Feng Sizhe considered the solution and thought it was feasible, ten minutes later, Gu Yucheng, director of the county party committee office, also appeared in the office of the county party secretary.

"Secretary Feng, do you want to talk to me about something?" Gu Yucheng came to Feng Sizhe's office and asked cautiously. After all, it was Feng Sizhe who took the initiative to discuss things with him after he took office. Could it be that Secretary Feng couldn't hold back and finally took action? Gu Yucheng thought so, and at the same time, he became more alert.

"Well, it's like this. Some comrades told me that there are many staff members in the county party committee office, but not many people can do practical work. This is not good. Our county party committee office cannot just follow the situation. This is not a place to support the boss. Now the whole country is developing the economy with all its strength. Although Qiu County is known as the capital of gold, the efficiency of many things is not very high. So I was wondering if there is any way we can change this situation. You know, the work of the county party committee office is always watched by all departments in the county. If the efficiency of the county party committee office cannot be improved, then you can imagine what the efficiency of the unit will be. Director Gu, you are one of the standing committee members of the county party committee. I think the county party committee should set a good example?"

Listening to Feng Sizhe's analysis of the County Party Committee's affairs, Gu Yucheng was a little unhappy. Of course, he was unhappy, but he would not show it on his face. "Secretary Feng, since a comrade has reported this matter to you, I think you must have come up with a solution. To be honest, the efficiency of the County Party Committee's work is indeed not very high, but this is an old problem, and it can't be changed just by saying so."

Gu Yucheng was deliberately giving Feng Sizhe a difficult problem, and he could even guess who said this. But it didn't matter, as long as Feng Sizhe couldn't think of a solution, it didn't matter, anyway, the national conditions were like this, not only in Qiu County, but also in many government departments across the country, there would always be a bunch of uncles standing in the toilet without taking a shit, but no one could come up with a good solution, and he didn't believe that young Feng Sizhe would have any good solution.

Feng Sizhe smiled when he saw Gu Yucheng kick the ball back. He was waiting for him to ask for his opinion. As for the solution, Chen Guangming had already thought of it for him. It was not a rare method. At least the government departments had already used this method in later generations. It was just that it was still 1994, so it was indeed a bit ahead of its time to use this method now. But it didn't matter. As long as it could solve the problem, Feng Sizhe didn't mind being the first to try it.

"Well. I'm very happy to hear Director Gu say that he also has such an understanding. It seems that you have strong observation skills. Well, since we have reached a consensus on this issue, I think we should do it this way. You should prepare immediately. Starting from tomorrow, we will implement an assessment system in the County Party Committee Office. This assessment system is divided into two types: written and oral. All current staff members of the County Party Committee Office, except you, Director Gu, must undergo assessment. Then, based on the results of the assessment, we will promote the capable and demote the mediocre. All personnel who fail the assessment will be transferred from the County Party Committee Office and assigned to other work units. In this way, I believe that in a County Party Committee Office full of capable people, your work efficiency will be very high, don't you think?" Feng Sizhe smiled and said such words to Gu Yucheng. After he finished speaking, he paid close attention to his reaction.

Under Feng Sizhe's gaze, Gu Yucheng's face tightened. He really didn't expect there would be such a method. People say that if you get a job in the government, it's like getting a stable job, and you won't have to worry about food and drink for the rest of your life. But if such a method is chosen, does it mean that this stable job has become a paper job?

"This... I'm afraid this won't work. I'm afraid some comrades will object..." Gu Yucheng said hesitantly.

"Why won't it work? The capable ones are promoted and the mediocre ones are demoted. This is a method that many people with intelligent minds would choose. Why doesn't it work in Qiu County? Besides, we are not doing this throughout the county. We are just taking the county party committee office as a pilot. I think this is very normal. Didn't Comrade Guo En say that we are walking on an unprecedented path? That is to cross the river by feeling the stones. So I think the way our Qiu County Party Committee Office employs people is a pioneering way and it is worth a try. How about this, you go back and arrange it right away. Tomorrow morning, all the staff of the county party committee office will take the exam." Feng Sizhe waved his hand and did not listen to Gu Yucheng's objection at all. The matter was decided just like that.

Gu Yucheng didn't know how he left Feng Sizhe's office. He only knew that he felt a little dizzy when he came out. After leaving the office of the county party secretary, he tried his best to adjust his mood and quickly went to the office of Deputy Secretary Lu Keyuan. Now was the time to ask for help, because he knew that the people who belonged to his own power in the county party office had no real talents or knowledge. For example, Hu Xiaosong was a typical example. Although it was written in his file that he graduated from a technical secondary school, in fact, he didn't even finish elementary school. Such a person would be the first to be taken down when facing the kind of assessment that Feng Sizhe mentioned? No, he couldn't allow this kind of assessment system to be implemented in the county party office. He had to find Lu Keyuan to make it clear.

In Lu Keyuan's office, Gu Yucheng told Feng Sizhe everything he had just heard.

After Gu Yucheng finished speaking, Lu Keyuan fell into silence.

It is true that he had not thought of this kind of assessment system, but it cannot be denied that this was not the first time he had heard of it. Of course, as far as he knew, such a system had never appeared in the history of the Republic, but it was certainly not the first time it appeared in history. Wasn't the ancient imperial examination system similar to this?

"Secretary Lu, you can think of a solution for everyone. You know, Secretary Feng actually wants to use this incident to clean up the County Party Committee Office, promote those who are close to him, and take down those who are not obedient to him and those who oppose him. If things are really done in this way, the result is predictable. The County Party Committee Office will be the world of Mr. Feng." Gu Yucheng looked at Lu Keyuan who was silent and couldn't help but get a little anxious. The County Party Committee Office is his territory, and he will not allow others to interfere.

"Don't be anxious, Old Gu. Secretary Feng is doing this for the sake of improving the work efficiency of the County Party Committee Office. There's nothing wrong with that, right?" Regarding this correct assessment system, Lu Keyuan knew that even if he opposed it, he would not be able to find a suitable excuse. What's more important was that Secretary Feng also said that this assessment would only be held within a small scope of the County Party Committee Office and this method would not be adopted in the entire county. More importantly, those who failed would not be asked to go home immediately, but could still be assigned to work in other units. In this way, he had even less reason to oppose it.

Seeing that Lu Keyuan seemed to be at a loss, Gu Yucheng was really anxious. "Secretary Lu, it was you who said that you wanted to cause trouble for Chen Guangming, so I did as you said, and then arranged for Hu Xiaosong to assign him a lot of work, which caused his opposition and gave Feng Sizhe this idea. Now that things have developed to this point, you can't just stand by and watch him die."

What Gu Yucheng said was true. But this matter was not something Lu Keyuan could handle. According to the rank, he was the secretary and he was the deputy secretary. Of course, he, as the deputy secretary, could not order the secretary. Judging from the facts, he was telling the truth and what he did was reasonable. There was really no reason to refute it. What could he do?

"Hey, Lao Gu, don't worry. We have to admit that Secretary Feng's move was very ruthless, and it caught us off guard. Let me tell you this, you can order the people below to take the exam well. If it doesn't work out, I will arrange other positions for them. Don't worry, their positions will not change, and they will not be marginalized in other units. What do you think?" This is the only thing Lu Keyuan can do, to ensure that those who follow Gu Yucheng will not lose their original status. I believe that in this way, at least their resentment will be much less. As for the question of who the county party committee office will listen to in the end, to put it bluntly, it is still to blame that the people Gu Yucheng usually chooses are not capable enough, and it is not anyone's fault.