Fang Zhicheng's eyes gleamed, and he said calmly: "I have heard that Caoyao's social environment is full of banditry, and it is the city with the highest crime rate in Huainan now. The reason for this is that there are officials and social personnel colluding with each other."
Li Zhengchuan nodded and said, "There is a saying that bandits have always been from Caoyao. After so many years of social environment governance, the atmosphere in Caoyao has begun to change. Those complicated people with original sins use other identities to cover themselves up and extend their tentacles into many areas of Caoyao. Wang Guoyue has always been famous for his gentlemanly demeanor. After he came to Caoyao, he couldn't help but attack with fire, hoping to make those forces afraid."
Fang Zhicheng raised his lips and said with a smile: "I am only here in Caoyao as a temporary official. I have no experience working in the political and legal system. I don't think Secretary Wang will give me the tough bone of public security management."
Li Zhengchuan shook his head and said with a wry smile, "It's unlikely that you will be in charge of public security, but if this problem is not solved, you will be constrained in every way."
Fang Zhicheng could probably understand what Li Zhengchuan meant. Judging from the results of the previous investigation, the social environment in Caoyao City was indeed complex to a certain extent. Public security was only superficial and had affected all areas.
Take the city's transportation system as an example. Although the province has repeatedly emphasized that it should be conducted in the form of open bidding, some officials in Caoyao still made deals with certain local forces and privately handed over important transportation projects to certain forces. These forces are just shell companies. After getting the projects, they recruited construction teams. These construction teams are small contractors with qualifications that do not meet the standards. As a result, the main roads in the eastern district of the city were delayed last year.
Strictly speaking, the delay in the construction period had caused a political incident, but later, under the cover of some officials, not only was the economic penalty for the project contractor exempted, but additional financial subsidies were also provided. This was the main reason why Wang Guoyue used thundering means to crack down on local officials.
The problems with the transportation system are just the tip of the iceberg. It can be said that similar problems now occur in every area of Caoyao City.
It takes four hours to get from Qiongjin to Caoyao. We set off at 8:30 and arrived at Caoyao at noon. Guan Ruofei, the head of the Organization Department of Caoyao Municipal Party Committee, personally received Fang Zhicheng and Li Zhengchuan. Guan Ruofei was Wang Guoyue's confidant who was transferred from Jidong Province in the second half of last year. If you look closely at Guan Ruofei's resume, you will find that he is always with Wang Guoyue and is an important think tank around him.
Guan Ruofei is a military strategist-type official with a good educational background and strong professional ability. Eighty percent of Wang Guoyue's political achievements over the years are related to him.
Fang Zhicheng shook hands with Guan Ruofei gently, and under his guidance, they entered the private room of the Municipal Party Committee Canteen. As soon as Fang Zhicheng sat down, the waiter began to serve the dishes. From this, it can be seen that Guan Ruofei has a good grasp of time and is well organized, compact and leak-proof.
Compared with Qiongjin and Hanzhou, Cao Yao's dishes are much more rough. The dishes are mainly based on fish and meat, with unique flavor and its own system. Almost every dish has a story.
Guan Ruofei pointed at a dish and introduced it with a smile: "The name of this dish is Yang Fang Cang Yu. Cut the stewed mutton into pieces and stuff it into the belly of the fish before cooking."
Li Zhengchuan took a bite and praised: "Fish and mutton together make up the word 'fresh', it is indeed very delicious."
Fang Zhicheng also took a bite, nodded, and said, "I have been to Caoyao City for research before, but I didn't get to taste such authentic local specialties at that time."
Guan Ruofei smiled and said, "The main thing is that this dish is just a home-cooked dish. When you come to conduct research, if the reception standard is a little higher, eating these home-cooked dishes will seem to be downgraded."
Fang Zhicheng smiled faintly, thinking that Guan Ruofei had an easy-going personality, which also showed what kind of person his master Wang Guoyue was.
At the dinner table, everyone only talked about customs and human relationships, and did not mention work. This also shows that they are still in a testing state with each other.
After lunch, Fang Zhicheng and Li Zhengchuan were arranged to stay in the guesthouse. After the official work started at 2:30 p.m., they were taken to the Municipal Party Committee.
Fang Zhicheng then saw Wang Guoyue, who was over 1.8 meters tall, wearing a black wool jacket, a purple shirt, and a navy blue tie, looking very elegant. Fang Zhicheng's eyes finally fell on Wang Guoyue's hair, and it could be vaguely seen that the corners of his hair were a little gray, mixed with silver hair, giving people a sense of vicissitudes.
Wang Guoyue was only a few years older than him, and his hair was gray, which surprised Fang Zhicheng. However, he also knew that in the officialdom, some people would deliberately make a fuss about their hair in order to show their hard work, not by dyeing their hair black, but by dyeing their hair gray.
Fang Zhicheng smiled and shook hands with Wang Guoyue. He felt that his palms were warm and strong, and his eyes were clear and gentle. Just as others called him, he had the power to make people calm instantly, like a spring breeze.
Wang Guoyue nodded and said in a deep and powerful voice: "Zhicheng, welcome to Caoyao!"
Fang Zhicheng looked at Wang Guoyue calmly and said with a faint smile: "Secretary Guoyue, thank you!"
Wang Guoyue pointed at the people around him and introduced them to Fang Zhicheng one by one: "This is Mayor Qu Kang..."
He naturally introduced each member of the Party Committee to Fang Zhicheng. As a cadre on secondment from the central government, Fang Zhicheng was going to join the Standing Committee.
After Wang Guoyue finished his introduction, he said to Qu Kang, "Our team members will have a chat in the conference room, and then Mayor Qu will take Zhicheng to the municipal government to see the working environment."
Qu Kang was a man with a very serious expression. He said "hmm", and it was hard to tell what he was thinking. Qu Kang was one or two years older than Li Zhengchuan, and it was easy to imagine how he felt when he was suppressed by a young cadre who was more than a generation younger than him.
The Caoyao Municipal Standing Committee originally had thirteen people, but before Fang Zhicheng arrived, it became eleven. Wang Guoyue took the opportunity to reduce the number of Standing Committee members in order to control the Standing Committee. This was an ingenious rule of balancing organizational relations, which Wang Guoyue used very smoothly.
Abbot Wang Guoyue presided over the Standing Committee meeting, Li Zhengchuan read out the decision of the Provincial Party Committee, Fang Zhicheng made a brief speech, and then each Standing Committee member made a brief introduction based on the department they were in charge of, and expressed their support for the decision of the Provincial Party Committee.
When Sui Qi introduced herself, Fang Zhicheng met her gaze and deliberately blinked.
Sui Qi did not show any sign of panic, but he spoke much faster than usual.
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After the meeting, it was already dinner time. Guan Ruofei had already arranged a banquet at the Guest House to welcome Fang Zhicheng. Wang Guoyue was very graceful at the table and created a good atmosphere for the dinner. However, despite the bright smiles of the Standing Committee members present, Fang Zhicheng could read some hypocrisy. Only Sui Qi's attitude was very sincere, which made Fang Zhicheng feel a little warm.
At the dinner, Fang Zhicheng observed Mayor Qu Kang more closely. He didn't seem to talk much, and his eyebrows were always knitted. If he looked closely, he didn't see any obvious wrinkles. Therefore, Qu Kang was also called "Three-Eyed Qu Kang" by the people. The wrinkle was compared to Erlang Shen's unopened eye.
From his few words, Fang Zhicheng could vaguely see his treacherous character.
Previously, Li Zhengchuan had stated that the environment in Caoyao City was complicated, and most of the responsibility fell on Qu Kang.
Fang Zhicheng had also studied Qu Kang's resume. He was an experienced cadre. Before coming to Caoyao, he had worked in Dengchang City, where he worked his way up from the grassroots to the deputy department level, and then became the director of the Provincial Tourism Bureau. Later, Qu Kang was assigned to Caoyao City because of his outstanding performance in the Tourism Bureau.
During his tenure, Qu Kang used tourism resources to inject a lot of vitality into Cao Yao. At the same time, Qu Kang also established a deep personnel system in the local area. Although Qu Kang is not a native of Cao Yao, he is the core soul of the local faction.
All in all, the fact that Wang Guoyue was a little overwhelmed fully demonstrated that Qu Kang was an extremely powerful person.
After the banquet, Fang Zhicheng and Li Zhengchuan stayed in two different places. Liang Youde, director of the Municipal Party Committee Office, took Fang Zhicheng to his accommodation. This place was a little far from the main building. Liang Youde introduced: "Mayor Fang, this is your room. If you have any other needs, you can contact me at any time."
Fang Zhicheng nodded, walked to the balcony, and looked towards the next door. The lights were on. Sui Qi walked to the balcony and reached out to get clothes. She heard a cough from the next door. She looked in the direction of the sound and saw Fang Zhicheng winking at her. He smiled and said, "It's a good place, right? If the weather is good during the day, you can see Caohu Lake."
Human beings lived around the lake. As the population increased, towns and even cities were formed. Caohu Lake is the mother lake of Cao Yao.
Fang Zhicheng smiled and said, "I was originally planning to rent a house, but now it seems that I don't need to. Before, you told me how bad Cao Yao was, and I thought I was going to suffer, but I didn't expect the treatment to be so good. It's much easier than when I was in Qiongjin."
Sui Qi held the clothes she had just taken off in her arms and said, "Don't be fooled by appearances. After a while, you will find that things are not as smooth as you wish." After that, Sui Qi turned and walked out of the balcony and into her room.