The pursuit of a position in officialdom

Chapter 217 Facing a crisis, different reactions

Li Wujiang knew that some counties and districts in Nandu City were affected by the disaster at noon the next day. He was having dinner with Zhao Qianlong and others when he received a call from Deng Dahai.

After receiving the call, Li Wujiang said that he would go back immediately. At the same time, he asked Deng Dahai to mobilize cadres and workers to go deep into farmers' households to check for hidden dangers again. At the same time, we must make good supplies and medical reserves to ensure that Liuhe County has sufficient supplies.

"Brother Jiang, you are busy enough as the county party secretary. There are so many things to do even for a meal."

"Do you think I am as idle as you and can make money sitting here." While talking, he called to book a plane ticket.

"Wujiang, is it so urgent?" Fang Shuxin asked.

"The heavy snow in Nandu City this year is a bit unusual. I think it will happen if it keeps falling like this. So I have to go back and keep an eye on it. Shuxin, Qianlong, you also have to mobilize the people around you to transport the nearest supplies to Liuhe County."

"No problem, I will do what Brother Jiang has assigned me immediately." Zhao Qianlong called the people of Huayuan Company in front of Li Wujiang and asked them to donate a batch of supplies immediately.

"Brother Jiang, we've finished this. Let's continue with what you just said. You said there will be a wave of opportunities in the stock market next year. Can you analyze for us what's going on?" Zhao Qianlong tasted the sweetness of the US stock market with Li Wujiang. When he heard that there was an opportunity in the stock market, he was eager to try.

Li Wujiang saw that everyone was looking at him and said, "After a round of development, the Asian economy has made great progress in various countries. However, the economic development of various countries is linked to the US dollar. Western countries do not want us Asian countries to develop so fast, so they will use financial means to block the development of our country. This will be a huge crisis for our country, and of course there will be opportunities. If our country can get over it, then economic development will advance all the way. If it can't get over it, it will cause great damage to our country's economic development."

Zhao Qianlong's heart was tense when he heard Li Wujiang's serious words. The big boss of their family is in charge of the national economy. If the national economic development is really a hurdle next year as Li Wujiang said, it will also be a big shock to their family. "Brother Wujiang, I believe your analysis, but is there any basis for your analysis?"

"Economic development has its own rules. There are development periods, rising periods, and falling periods. It depends on how to prolong the rising period of economic development. Our country has experienced nearly 20 years of reform, and the economy in various places is booming. But the core technology is still in the hands of the West, and we still have to live by the face of the West. Economic development is levered by finance, and large fluctuations in finance will cause a great economic decline. This year's real estate crisis is a precursor." Li Wujiang also knew Zhao Qianlong's family background and knew why he asked so carefully. If he could help him, that would be the best. At least we can be prepared before the crisis comes.

"Brother Jiang, how much do we need to prepare this time?" Zhao Qianlong rubbed his hands.

"Of course, the more the better. But I have to say in advance that this crisis is also very big. Don't lose money at that time. I won't be responsible."

"We are confident to follow Brother Jiang."

Fang Shuxin knew that Li Wujiang would leave tomorrow, so she worked extra hard at night. She felt a little ashamed, but she couldn't control her inner desire. It seems that after a woman is pregnant, her mind is out of her control.

"Qianlong, you are exaggerating a bit." After Zhao Qianlong got the news from Li Wujiang, he went directly to Zhao Chenggong. He knew that although he was a member of the Zhao family, he was not qualified to tell the Zhao family's top figures, so he could only tell his third uncle Zhao Chenggong and let him convey it.

"Third uncle, who is Wujiang? You have dealt with him, and you know what he is like. He is still very careful in doing things. He will not say or do things that he is not sure of."

"That guy deserves your trust."

"Of course he deserves it. The battle in the US stock market that year was Jiang Ge's famous battle. He let the facts tell us that he never lied."

Zhao Chenggong still admired his nephew's persistence. Trusting a person is very firm. Otherwise, he would not have been so successful in the business world over the years.

"Okay, I know what you said. I will learn more about the situation later, and we will talk about it."

Zhao Qianlong reported what he should report, and as for what the Zhao family would do, it was not something he, the third generation, could consider.

Li Wujiang rushed back to Liuhe County the next night. The snow was heavy and the roads were icy. Ning Xiaowei drove very slowly and almost overturned the car.

It was already two o'clock in the morning, and Li Wujiang called all the team members at home. Everyone cursed Li Wujiang in their hearts. It was so cold, and he still woke everyone up one by one. This was a life-threatening thing.

Seeing that everyone was sitting in the conference room with sleepy eyes, Li Wujiang apologized to everyone first. "Leaders, I'm really sorry to wake everyone up so late. I apologize to everyone here. But in the face of this blizzard disaster, we must be very alert."

Li Wujiang characterized this heavy snow as a disaster event, which made the leaders present explode. The disaster situation in various parts of Nandu City was not serious. Liuhe only had a few livestock killed, some houses collapsed, and some people injured. This was common in previous years. How could it be characterized as a disaster? If this characterization is inaccurate and causes panic, it will be a big deal.

"Everyone, please be quiet. You think I am exaggerating a bit, and I hope I am exaggerating. I also pray that nothing will happen. But if the disaster really comes, are we prepared? Can we cope with it? With our current level of materials, we can't handle such a disaster at all. So we must be prepared before the disaster comes, and take precautions to ensure that we can get through this winter smoothly. I now announce that Yangliuhe has entered a wartime state, and Liuhe County has established a temporary command center. I will serve as the commander-in-chief, County Magistrate Deng and Secretary Wu will serve as deputy commanders, and the rest of the Standing Committee members will serve as team members. All cadres will cancel their leave and return to their respective posts. All cadres must go deep into farmers' households, find problems, and mobilize the masses to move out of dangerous areas. The propaganda department must do a good job in prevention and publicity, the government departments must do a good job in material reserves and distribution, the civil affairs department must do a good job in resettling the affected people, the transportation and public security departments must do a good job in road hazard inspections, and the medical department must do a good job in personnel treatment. The Commission for Discipline Inspection must do a good job in supervision and accountability. The whole county must move to ensure that nothing happens in Liuhe. Director Zhaoxiang, you will report the situation of tonight's meeting to the Municipal Party Committee."

After the meeting, Liu Yuan found Li Wujiang. Liu Yuan saw that Li Wujiang was still shivering a little, and he didn't know whether it was because of fear or cold.

Chapter 218: At the critical moment, the true character of the cadres was revealed

"County Magistrate Liu, why do you have anything else to do?" Li Wujiang was very tired after running all day, and he was sober again after washing his face.

"Secretary Li, do you think I can do something?" Liu Yuan was a little lost about his work direction after coming back.

"Liu Yuan, you are still the deputy county magistrate of Liuhe County. You have a division of labor, and you should do it as you should. I remember that Liziping Township, which you subcontracted, is the farthest from the county town, and it is most likely to cause accidents on snowy days. Your burden is not light."

Liu Yuan was very happy when he heard that Li Wujiang still assigned him a job, which meant that Li Wujiang did not deny him in his heart. "Secretary Li, you are right. I will go to Liziping Township now to ensure that nothing happens in Liziping Township." Liu Yuan was about to leave after he finished speaking.

"Don't leave in a hurry. Wait until daybreak and take the supplies with you. Liu Yuan, remember, don't be afraid of making mistakes when you are working, but remember the bottom line and don't make mistakes outside of work." Li Wujiang thought about it and still gave him a few words of advice.

"Thank you, Secretary Li, I understand. I will work down-to-earth in the future."

When the meeting report of Liuhe County was sent to Zhou Ziliang, Zhou Ziliang was furious. This guy is really bold. Without asking for instructions, he made a fuss about the snowstorm and mobilized into a wartime state, making it seem like he was facing a powerful enemy.

"Fengnian, look at this Li Wujiang, isn't he messing around? The snow frightened him like this."

Jiao Fengnian couldn't comment on anything, but it wouldn't be good not to say anything, so he said, "Secretary Zhou, Secretary Li of Liuhe County may be too careful in his work and worried about something going wrong."

"Which leader doesn't worry about something going wrong? You can't mess around just because you're worried about something going wrong. This will cause panic."

"Secretary Zhou is right, but this year's snow is really heavy. Just in case, this is also routine work in previous years. Shouldn't our municipal party committee hold a meeting to mobilize all counties to pay more attention to it?"

Zhou Ziliang thought about Jiao Fengnian's words, and there was still some truth in it. Some work still needs to be done, but the method should be particular and the scope should not be expanded.

"Mayor Ding, I saw Secretary Zhou had some opinions about Liuhe County in the meeting just now." After the municipal party committee standing committee meeting, Zhang Changsheng came to Ding Zhongping's office.

"Everyone is here for work. How the counties and districts carry out their work is the business of the county and district secretaries and county governors. We cannot impose too many restrictions. However, Wujiang's report also reminded us that we still need to pay attention to this blizzard."

"Yes, the snow this year is a bit frequent and a bit heavy, which is different from previous years. I am worried that many counties and districts are just going through the motions according to the methods of previous years. If they really encounter special circumstances, I think it will be difficult to deal with them." Zhang Changsheng was also a little worried.

"Then, Lao Zhang, you ask the office to notify the counties and districts to strengthen prevention work. Several of our mayors will also go down to supervise and supervise."

Liuhe County is doing a good job of prevention work in an orderly manner according to Li Wujiang's deployment. But the snow was too heavy, and finally after two days, many roads were interrupted. Fortunately, Li Wujiang prepared supplies in advance.

The situation in Nandu City was not as safe as Zhou Ziliang expected. Due to the heavy snow, roads and communications in many places were no longer accessible. At this time, Zhou Ziliang had a premonition that something big was going to happen in Nandu City.

Zhou Ziliang quickly convened an emergency Standing Committee meeting, but Ding Zhongping and Zhang Changsheng had already gone to the county to supervise the work of fighting the blizzard. Due to the interruption of communication, the two people's phone calls could not be connected.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Nandu City has encountered a once-in-a-century blizzard. Many roads are blocked and communications are interrupted. We don't know the specific situation of each county. Our first task now is to contact each county as soon as possible to understand the disaster situation in each county; secondly, we must prepare all kinds of materials to ensure that the materials are delivered to the disaster-stricken areas; thirdly, medical institutions must be prepared to provide timely treatment for the affected people. If you have anything else to say, please speak up."

Deputy Mayor Du Gang said, "Secretary Zhou, now the roads and communications are cut off. We can't go down at all and can't get in touch with the county."

"Yes, the roads are now frozen, and we can't drive at all, and the materials can't be transported down."

The Standing Committee has exploded, and the leaders sitting there are just sitting there, not knowing what to do.

Zhou Ziliang was really angry when facing this group of cadres. No one helped him to share his worries. No one wanted to find a solution, and they all gave up. Zhou Ziliang said angrily, "There is no way. Everyone should find a solution." Then he left the meeting room.

Jiao Fengnian chased Zhou Ziliang back to the office.

"Fengnian, look at this group of cadres. They don't look like senior cadres. They retreat when they encounter difficulties and escape when they encounter problems. Where is the spirit of our predecessors who lived on the grass and ate tree roots in the past?"

"Secretary Zhou, no one reacted to the sudden situation. Our municipal party committee can set up various special teams and assign tasks to leaders. I believe everyone has their own ways." Jiao Fengnian still has ideas for work. As the secretary-general, he is a big housekeeper. He has no right to complain about anyone. He was promoted by Zhou Ziliang, and at this time he could only help Zhou Ziliang with advice.

"Okay, Fengnian, when others are not sober, you are very clear-headed. Then do as you said, and quickly introduce plans, issue notices, and clearly divide the tasks." Zhou Ziliang also knew that getting angry at this time would not solve the problem.

"Secretary Zhou, should we report the situation in Nandu City to the Provincial Party Committee and seek necessary support?" Jiao Fengnian reminded.

Zhou Ziliang had thought of this situation, but he did not know the specific situation of each county and district. He did not know whether it was affected or not, and what the situation was. He did not know anything, so how could he report to the Provincial Party Committee. If it was a false alarm, it would leave a bad impression in front of the leaders of the Provincial Party Committee.

Jiao Fengnian saw that Zhou Ziliang was still hesitating, and he knew his concerns. It seemed that the cadres sent from above did not understand the grassroots work. The blizzard was so heavy, and Nandu City was under the current conditions. It was certain that it would be affected. It depended on how serious the damage was. If you still hold a fluke mentality at this time, you would be courting death. "Secretary Zhou, reporting major events is our work system. We can report to the Provincial Party Committee in a realistic manner, and we can report the specific situation to the leaders in real time."

Zhou Ziliang saw that Jiao Fengnian was still reminding him, so he looked up at Jiao Fengnian and asked him to do it.

"Changsheng, it seems that Nandu City has encountered a major disaster." Ding Zhongping and Zhang Changsheng were trapped in Yangcheng County while inspecting the prevention of heavy snow in Yangcheng County.

"Yes, Mayor Ding, with such heavy snow, I am worried that many rural houses will not be able to withstand it. The people will suffer."

Chapter 219 United as one, overcoming difficulties together

"Since we can't leave for the time being, let's organize the cadres of Yangcheng County to start self-rescue."

Li Wujiang also began to organize Liuhe County to save itself at this time. He knew that it was impossible to rely on Nandu City at this time. Fortunately, he had asked various leaders to supervise the battle in the townships. At the same time, Li Wujiang issued a call for the whole county to unite as one to fight the snow disaster, requiring all party members and cadres to stand up, calling on the people of the whole county to move, and advocating that all enterprises in the county overcome difficulties together.

Fortunately, Li Wujiang asked Deng Dahai to prepare a batch of snow-melting materials in advance, encouraging the masses to shovel snow on the streets and roads, and called on the factories in the industrial park to send shovel trucks and excavators to the roads to assist the masses in shoveling snow.

The heavy snow stopped two days later. With the efforts of the whole county, most areas of Liuhe County have restored access within one day. According to the preliminary reported figures, there were no deaths in Liuhe County, but more than a dozen people were injured, nearly 100 houses collapsed, and 300 to 400 livestock froze to death.

When Li Wujiang saw this number, he was greatly relieved. As long as no ordinary people died, it was a great fortune. If the collapse of houses and the death of livestock were to be controlled, it would be unrealistic. For the villagers whose people were injured and whose houses collapsed, Li Wujiang asked the Civil Affairs Bureau to provide material assistance.

Then, Li Wujiang organized the resumption of work and production of various enterprises in the industrial park to ensure a turnaround before the New Year.

When Liuhe County began to resume production, Zhou Ziliang saw the disaster situation reported by Liuhe County and looked unbelieving.

"Fengnian, Liuhe County will not be false. Other counties and districts have not yet resumed transportation, and the disaster situation has not been counted. Liuhe County has begun to resume construction."

Jiao Fengnian clearly felt that Zhou Ziliang had a lot of opinions about Li Wujiang and did not trust him at all. "Secretary Zhou, since Liuhe said so, it should be that Liuhe has done a good job in prevention, and this disaster has little impact on Liuhe."

"Then I hope so. Other counties and districts are also like Liuhe, and the disaster has little impact." Zhou Ziliang still held a glimmer of fantasy.

But a few days later, the disaster situation reported by various counties and districts completely broke his remaining fantasy. Baochang County, which was the worst hit, suffered nearly a thousand deaths and injuries due to the disaster, and countless houses collapsed, not to mention the number of livestock deaths. The minimum number of deaths and injuries in other counties and districts was nearly a hundred.

Ding Zhongping and Zhang Changsheng also rushed back from Yangcheng County. Although they were in charge and took some rescue measures, Yangcheng County was also severely affected by the disaster this time, with 400 to 500 casualties.

The meeting of the Standing Committee of Nandu City was very depressing. The sitting members of the Standing Committee looked at the series of casualties and their faces were pale. There were so many casualties, this was a big event, and they had to be held accountable.

Zhou Ziliang looked at everyone in silence and wanted to curse. I have only been in Nandu for half a year, but such a big incident has happened. Although it is not a man-made disaster, this natural disaster and man-made disaster are inseparable. "Everyone, looking at these series of casualties, what do you think?"

All the members of the Standing Committee lowered their heads to look at the materials in their hands, and no one looked up to speak. Zhou Ziliang continued, "This is a natural disaster, and we cannot stop it. But how to organize the follow-up rescue is what we urgently need to do now. We must mobilize all counties to organize production and life work to ensure that the impact of the snowstorm is minimized. Mayor Ding, please tell us about the next work deployment."

As the mayor, Ding Zhongping cannot shirk his responsibility at this time. "Ladies and gentlemen, such a big natural disaster has occurred in Nandu City. Now is not the time for us cadres to be sad. At this time, we need our cadres at all levels to play the spirit of leading the front. Our municipal party committee cadres must go to the grassroots counties and districts and the most severely affected areas to help the people through this difficult time. Here I emphasize three points. The first point is to put the rescue of people's lives first, and to rescue and treat the injured people as soon as possible; the second point is to allocate the city's materials to the most needed places to ensure that the affected people have food to eat and a place to live; the third point is to do a good job of comforting the injured and let everyone see that the government is taking action and that the government has not forgotten everyone." Ding Zhongping is worthy of coming from the grassroots, and he immediately grasped the key to disaster relief.

Zhou Ziliang listened to Ding Zhongping's speech. It seems that this mayor is also a figure.

After Ding Zhongping finished speaking, the members of the Standing Committee spoke in turn. When it was Du Gang's turn to speak, he raised a question. "Dear leaders, I just looked at the statistical reports from various counties and districts. There were deaths in every county and district, but not in Liuhe County. Nandu City experienced such a big snowstorm, and all counties and districts had problems, except Liuhe. I wonder if Liuhe reported it wrong, or if Liuhe really has no problems."

"Deputy Mayor Du, I have confirmed this number with Liuhe County, and they did not report the wrong number." When Jiao Fengnian first received this report, he couldn't believe it, so he confirmed it with Liuhe County again.

"Oh, that's a bit incredible. If Liuhe County really did so well, it deserves our praise. If there is concealment or omission, then the nature is different." Du Gang's words were meaningful.

However, most of the members of the Standing Committee present had this question, and even Zhang Changsheng had this doubt at the beginning, so he called to inquire about Li Wujiang's actual situation. After getting Li Wujiang's confirmation, he was relieved. He trusted Li Wujiang.

"Yes, Mayor Du raised a very good question. We can deal with it quickly now that we have discovered it. If it is exposed in the future, Nandu City will be in a passive position." said Xiang Youjun, Minister of the Propaganda Department.