Rebirth of the Rising Sun

So, when Fan Yuegang asked if anyone had a suitable candidate, Jiang Daquan did not answer immediately, but looked towards the ceiling, looking thoughtful.

Jiang Daquan suddenly stopped talking, which made Fan Yuegang a little depressed. What was this kid doing? What did he want to do? Knowing that some things could not be entrusted, as it was easy for accidents to happen, he was ready to take the initiative and ask Jiang Daquan what he meant. In this way, he would have to tell him.

But Fan Yue had just opened his mouth and hadn't said what he was thinking when Tao Daotian, the deputy county chief and member of the Standing Committee, suddenly spoke up. "Oh, I don't think anyone seems to have a suitable candidate, so why don't I recommend someone? Xu Fangxin, the director of the Agriculture Bureau, is a cadre who works hard, has strong professional skills, and has strong party spirit and principles. Since he is to serve as deputy county chief concurrently this time, is he fully qualified for the job?"

After throwing out this name, Tao Daotian said, "In fact, there is a reason why I nominated Xu Fangxin to do it. Everyone knows that our Qiu County is a large gold mining county with the reputation of the Gold Capital, and the main source of the economy is also dependent on this aspect. But I have to say that agriculture is the foundation of the country, and it is also an indispensable industry for our Qiu County. Now, seeing that other brother districts and counties have made great progress in agricultural work, our Qiu County has indeed been lagging behind in agriculture. Even the last time I went to the city for a meeting, I was criticized. The leaders of the Municipal Party Committee said that our Qiu County did not attach importance to agricultural work. This made me very angry, and I have been looking for a way to prove it. If today, the director of the Agricultural Bureau can concurrently serve as the deputy county magistrate, this is enough to show that our Qiu County still attaches great importance to agricultural work. In this way, the Municipal Party Committee will not be able to say anything about us, right? So I nominate Comrade Xu Fangxin."

Tao Daotian put forward his opinion with solid evidence, and what he said immediately made Fan Yuegang a little anxious.

He had no idea that Xu Fangxin would appear. Now, facing this unexpected person, he was a little nervous. "Oh, Lao Tao recommended Xu Fangxin. Do other comrades have any different ideas?"

"Yes, I recommend Liu Tongyi, secretary of the Daqing Town Committee. He is an old comrade. Judging from the investigation report of our county party committee organization department, he is capable of playing this role in terms of his qualifications and other aspects." Seeing that the situation was not good and some accidents had happened, Jiang Daquan did not bother to hold back and quickly reported Liu Tongyi's name as requested in advance.

At this time Jiang Daquan recommended Liu Tongyi. Although it was a little late, it was not too bad. At least with his recommendation, Fan Yuegang and others knew what to do next.

Fan Yuegang glared at Jiang Daquan to express his dissatisfaction with his procrastination, then turned around and said to everyone, "Oh, the Organization Department also has recommended candidates. It seems that the candidate for the part-time deputy county magistrate is still in great demand."

Fan Yuegang wanted to ease the tension with this joke, but when he said it, no one in the audience laughed. If anyone did, it was a sneer.

The person sneering was of course the executive deputy county magistrate Lu Bin.

Lu Bin and Wu Shiyou were natural enemies and never got along. And just this morning, his Aimin Gold Mine was vandalized. Of course, he guessed that it must have been done by Wu Shiyou. If nothing else, the fact that the police arrived so late after receiving the report could prove everything.

Although Lu Bin was filled with hatred, he was also a man with a broad perspective. He knew that holding this meeting today and appointing Wang Shan, whom he recommended, as the executive deputy director of the Public Security Bureau was actually a favor given to him by Fan Yuegang and Lu Keyuan, hoping to calm his anger in this way.

Of course, he would accept such an arrangement from his leader. He had always wanted to have his own say in the County Public Security Bureau, and now he had finally gotten what he wanted. For this, he was still a little grateful to Fan Yuegang and Lu Keyuan. However, this gratitude would at most make him cooperate with the work of these two people and not raise any objection to Wu Shiyou's nomination of Liu Tongyi as deputy county magistrate. But it was impossible for him to say a few good words for him.

Now, he saw that someone had made a different recommendation from Wu Shiyou, and he couldn't help but sneer. He wanted to see how Wu Shiyou would react if he didn't get the position of deputy county magistrate. It was conceivable that he would be furious.

Lu Bin sneered, and Gu Yucheng, director of the county party committee office, was in the mood to watch the fun.

Gu Yucheng is not stupid. He certainly knows that Fan Yuegang wants Liu Tongyi to be the nominal deputy county magistrate. After all, it is a deputy division-level title. It can be said that with this title, once Tao Daotian reaches retirement age and steps down in a year, Liu Tongyi can be directly promoted from town party committee secretary to standing committee deputy county magistrate, which would be a step up.

After understanding this situation, Gu Yucheng's thoughts became active. In his mind, Wu Shiyou or other people, their growth would not be of much benefit to him. Why? The reason is that when these people have become powerful, they will not take him seriously. Only when they are weak and need his help, he can be more important in their eyes. In this way, he does not agree to let Liu Tongyi pass the nomination of the part-time deputy county magistrate.

But what's the point of him disagreeing? In Qiu County, his words are insignificant and he can't influence the current situation.

He had thought there was no hope, but what he didn't expect was that Tao Daotian, who rarely spoke at the county party committee meetings, actually put forward a candidate. This way, he became competitive with the person recommended by Wu Shiyou. This was a good thing. Maybe Tao Daotian could really take the opportunity to get the person he recommended to take the position, making Wu Shiyou feel frustrated.

With the mood of watching the fun, Gu Yucheng sat alone at the side. He wanted to observe the situation carefully before taking action.

Because Wu Shiyou was scalded, the Fan faction could not get more than half of the votes in the Standing Committee today. And as Lu Bin, Gu Yucheng, and even Jiang Daquan all had their own plans, the only two people who could actually push Liu Tongyi to be the part-time deputy county chief were the county chief Fan Yuegang and the deputy secretary Lu Keyuan.

Fan Yuegang had just told a joke on purpose, waiting for his men to come to his rescue. However, after waiting for a long time, he found that no one responded to his words, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

Lu Keyuan had originally wanted to speak for Liu Tongyi at the end, so that his words would have more force, but he didn't expect that no one would come to smooth things over for Fan Yuegang. Under such circumstances, he had no choice but to take action.

"Well, I think competition among many people is a good thing. Only by comparing can we know who is better. But from my personal point of view, I still agree that Comrade Liu Tongyi should be the part-time deputy county magistrate. I am afraid that everyone knows that Comrade Liu Tongyi managed Daqing Town very well during his tenure as secretary of the Daqing Town Committee, which has demonstrated his excellent qualities and strength as a leader. In comparison, Comrade Xu Fangxin may be a little worse. After all, he only manages an agricultural bureau. It is not the same as managing a town with a population of tens of thousands, right?"

Seeing that no one spoke, Luke Yuan had to take action in advance and express his attitude.

After Lu Keyuan finished speaking, he thought someone would respond to his words, but who would have thought that Fan Xi did not respond, and Tao Daotian spoke up instead. "Deputy Secretary Lu, I don't agree with what you said."

"In fact, everyone knows that the selection of this part-time deputy county chief is to prepare for my retirement. I am responsible for the agricultural work of the entire county, so please think about it, does the person who will take over my position have to know something about agriculture? So I recommend Xu Fangxin, the director of the Agriculture Bureau."

Tao Daotian had just expressed his thoughts when Lu Keyuan spoke again, "Oh, from this point of view, Comrade Liu Tongyi also meets the requirements. Think about it, as the secretary of a town committee, how could he not understand agricultural issues? I don't think this is a good reason."

"No, this is definitely one of the main factors. If Deputy Secretary Lu talked about other towns, I would be afraid that I would have nothing to say, but the secretary of Daqing Town knows about agricultural issues. I believe everyone knows that Daqing Town is mainly rich in gold. Relatively speaking, agriculture is very backward. As the deputy county chief in charge of agriculture, I can feel this."

Tao Daotian did not give in and directly refuted Lu Keyuan's words, which made him angry and very unhappy.

Watching Tao Daotian and Lukeyuan arguing with each other, Fan Yuegang knew that he could not stand by and watch any longer, otherwise the nomination right for the deputy county magistrate would really be snatched away by Tao Daotian. If that happened, how would he explain to Wu Shiyou?

Thinking of this, Fan Yuegang said quickly, "I also agree with Secretary Lu Keyuan. I think Liu Tongyi has an advantage over others in terms of overall situation. When we select a cadre, we look at his comprehensive ability, not just one point. Does it mean that just because Xu Fangxin is the director of the Agriculture Bureau, he must be the deputy county magistrate of agriculture? I don't think that makes sense. Besides, if Comrade Liu Tongyi is not familiar with agriculture, he can learn it. No one is born knowing everything. Don't you think so?"