The standing committee meeting ended in a bad mood. Fang Zhicheng's final views on Dongtai County's education were considered a little inappropriate by everyone and were considered to be an intentional attempt to make Deng Hongguo uncomfortable.
In fact, Fang Zhicheng was deeply moved by the issue of schooling for children of foreigners. He believed that this was an issue that Dongtai must face in the future, so he asked Qi Yun to discuss this issue at the executive meeting. However, Deng Hongguo, who was in charge of education, obviously did not attach much importance to it. He just thought that opening a few more schools so that children of foreigners could have a place to study would be considered a solution to the problem, which was too perfunctory.
Education is a very important link. If it is not handled properly, many conflicts are likely to arise in the future, which will in turn affect the image of the Dongtai government. Fang Zhicheng is taking precautions.
Chapter 0359 Sun Weiming's New Chess Game
In the eyes of many people, Fang Zhicheng stretched his hand too far and was a little ignorant of the importance and measure. He was the deputy county chief in charge of attracting investment, and it seemed a little too reckless to obstruct Deng Hongguo, who was in charge of education. However, some people secretly admired Fang Zhicheng's courage, because Deng Hongguo was not very popular, and he had worked in the county government for many years, so it was inevitable that some people would dislike him.
Deng Hongguo was still furious after returning to his office. He was obviously very uncomfortable with the confrontation at the meeting. Not long after, Chen Deping knocked on the door and came in. Seeing Deng Hongguo's gloomy face, he smiled faintly and said, "Old Deng, the meeting is not over yet, why did you leave so suddenly?"
Deng Hongguo said disdainfully: "Since someone doesn't give me face, then I won't give face to anyone else!"
Chen Deping smiled calmly, gave a thumbs up, and said, "Old Deng, you are indeed the backbone of the Dongtai County Government. You would rather break than yield. This is admirable."
Deng Hongguo snorted, tapped his fingers on the table, lowered his voice, and said with some regret: "Old Chen, we have been colleagues for so many years. When have I ever been like this before? Isn't it because the government is in a mess now, and a bunch of inexperienced guys are fanning the flames and making people lose their morale?"
Chen Deping sighed, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, and handed one to Deng Hongguo. Deng Hongguo took it and lit it. After Chen Deping puffed out the smoke, he slowly said, "Old Deng, you are still very clear-sighted, but now we are very weak, especially since Secretary Weiming has let go of the government work. We don't have support, so we have a hard time."
Deng Hongguo lowered his voice and said, "Why don't we find an opportunity to have a good chat with Secretary Weiming and tell him everything we think. In this way, Secretary Weiming will not watch the government work become a mess."
Chen Deping smiled slightly, thinking that Deng Hongguo was a shrewd man. He seemed to be inviting him to ask Sun Weiming for help, but in fact, he might have already obtained Sun Weiming's instructions in private. Otherwise, why would he not give Qi Yun any face at the meeting and decisively walk away
Although Chen Deping and Deng Hongguo were both deputy county chiefs promoted by Sun Weiming, their relationship was once very tense. Chen Deping took the opportunity to resolve the conflict with Deng Hongguo. After all, they were now on the same boat. If they were not united, they would only be squeezed into a corner by Qi Yun and others.
Chen Deping nodded and said, "Old Deng, you and I have the same idea. How about this? I will set up a banquet at Qingshui Yage tonight, and we will all sit together and have a good discussion to see how to get the work of the county government back on track."
Deng Hongguo's eyes flashed, and he answered without hesitation: "Okay, then we will communicate with Secretary Weiming together."
Deng Hongguo coughed lightly and said calmly, "Call Lao Liao again."
Liao Guidong had a good relationship with Deng Hongguo, and with his words, he felt more confident when communicating with Sun Weiming. He knew that Chen Deping would definitely call Shao Jianxiang, and if Liao Guidong did not join, he would be at a disadvantage.
Chen Deping realized Deng Hongguo's intention and said with a smile: "Old Liao, he is very arrogant, so you have to come and invite him."
After personally escorting Chen Deping to the door, Deng Hongguo returned to his desk and pondered for a long time. Among the original seven deputy county heads, Deng Hongguo was afraid of two people. One was Luo Hui, who had a wide network of contacts, a flexible mind, and a smooth way of dealing with things, but he was unlucky. After Qian Dechen was dismissed, he was wiped out because of factional disputes; the second was Chen Deping, a person who could never understand what he was thinking. Chen Deping did a lot of earth-shaking things, but it seemed that he did nothing. He was such a person who drew the sword and killed people, but the people who were killed never knew how they were killed.
If we use a profession in the martial arts world to describe it, then Chen Deping can be likened to a killer. Today, Chen Deping seemed to have taken the initiative to put down his means, abandoned his prejudice, and shook hands with him, but in fact, maybe he organized several deputy county heads to attend the dinner, so that Sun Weiming could see Chen Deping's appeal, and then focus on supporting Chen Deping to go further
In the evening, in the Guiya box of Qingshui Yage Restaurant, Sun Weiming, Chen Deping, Deng Hongguo, Shao Jianxiang, and Liao Guidong sat at a round table. They did not talk about work at first. After everyone drank a bowl of white wine, Chen Deping took the wine glass and took the initiative to toast Sun Weiming, sighing: "Secretary Weiming, I invite you to dinner today, first for everyone to get together and enhance mutual feelings, and second because the government work is in chaos now, and we still need your support to give us a little more."
Sun Weiming raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Oh? Now the Dongtai government is under the guidance of County Magistrate Xing. Isn't it well-organized and developing rapidly? How can there be chaos?"
Chen Deping smiled bitterly and said, "This matter has to start from the executive meeting this afternoon. How about Old Deng, can you report your work to Secretary Weiming?"
Deng Hongguo stood up and exaggerated what Fang Zhicheng had said about the schooling of children of migrant workers during the day. He said with emotion, "Sun Weiming, you know me well. Before I became the deputy county magistrate, I worked in the education system for many years. It is infuriating that a young man is picking on my work without any basis. However, both County Magistrate Xing and County Magistrate Qi kept silent, which makes it difficult for us to carry out our work in the future."
Sun Weiming frowned. In recent months, he had deliberately delegated power for this day, because he knew that without his help, Xing Jike, who had average leadership, and Qi Yun, who was a woman, would eventually run into trouble. Deng Hongguo and Chen Deping were both old hands in the Dongtai officialdom. How could they easily obey the control? It would definitely cause disputes and conflicts. In the end, he, the county party secretary, had the final say in causing conflicts.
In officialdom, one must combine overt and covert tactics. Sun Weiming used retreat as a means of advance and played a very meaningful game of chess. Now that a clue has finally been revealed, he feels relieved.
Since it was a hidden move, Sun Weiming naturally couldn't show it. He smiled bitterly and said, "Old Deng, County Magistrate Xing is the head of the government. If there are conflicts in government work, you should naturally go to him to coordinate. Otherwise, others will think that I, Sun Weiming, am overreaching and will cause trouble."
Deng Hongguo curled his lips and said disdainfully, "Xing Jike is just a paper tiger. He knows nothing at all. Now he has been played around by Qi Yun and Fang Zhicheng. You asked him to coordinate, Secretary Weiming, you overestimate him."
Chen Deping also echoed: "To put it bluntly, Xing Jike has never done anything decent since he took office. If I were the leader of the municipal party committee, I would have let him go long ago."
"Let him walk away?" Sun Weiming pondered for a long time and muttered, "Isn't this a good idea?"
Chen Deping asked in confusion: "Secretary Weiming, what do you mean?"
Sun Weiming smiled faintly and said, "Now the provincial and municipal committees have always attached great importance to the ability of leading cadres. If there are really people who are occupying the toilet without doing anything, for the sake of local development, they will definitely accept the opinions and let the incompetent cadres step down and make way for the wise."
Deng Hongguo and Chen Deping looked at each other and understood what Sun Weiming wanted to do.
Let Xing Jike leave Dongtai County Government, and then place one of our own men there. In this way, the current balance of four to four will be broken.
However, it is not easy to ask Xing Jike to leave Dongtai. Although Xing Jike's performance as the county magistrate is not very impressive, he has made great contributions. Dongtai is now developing rapidly, and Xing Jike's name is also on the list of merits. In other words, if Xing Jike's lack of governing ability is used as an excuse to ask him to leave Dongtai, it is untenable.
Liao Guidong cursed and said, "That Xing Jike is a coward. He unconditionally supports whatever Fang Zhicheng says. He doesn't have the courage of a deputy county magistrate at all. He sees the good development momentum of Dongtai now and wants to be a hands-off boss, not taking care of anything and just enjoying the fruits of others' labor. People like him are despised."
Chen Deping analyzed: "Xing Jike is now a puppet. He has no ability to stir up trouble, so he just rides on the bandwagon and gets enough political achievements. After all, he is a provincial cadre."
Sun Weiming waved his hand and smiled faintly, "Puppets actually have their own fears."
Deng Hongguo asked doubtfully: "Please give me some advice, Secretary Weiming..."
Sun Weiming smiled mysteriously and sighed, "What a puppet fears most is that everyone knows he is a puppet!"
Deng Hongguo was a little confused, and Chen Deping smiled knowingly, "I understand! Please rest assured, after a while, everyone in Dongtai County will know that a certain person is actually an incompetent puppet."
Seeing that Chen Deping understood his intention, Sun Weiming held out his glass and gently touched it with his, then drank the wine in the glass. Now, he has completely let go of all the affairs of the Dongtai government, because he has realized that it is not a smart thing to take care of trivial matters.
As a county party secretary, you don't need to do everything yourself. You just need to give some pointers and people will naturally come forward to help you. Sun Weiming's mood changed, and the methods he adopted were also different. His advantage now was that he didn't need to confront Fang Zhicheng head-on, and he could hide himself in the dark.
As for Xing Jike, Sun Weiming never took him seriously. In fact, Xing Jike's position as county magistrate was even beneficial to Sun Weiming, because Sun Weiming knew Xing Jike very well and knew that he would never be able to make big waves. If he were replaced by another strong deputy county magistrate, it would inevitably affect his overall control over Dongtai.
But now the situation has changed, and behind Xing Jike stands Fang Zhicheng. Fang Zhicheng is not a pushover, he has become Xing Jike's shadow, and if he does not break up the alliance between Xing Jike and Fang Zhicheng, it is hard to guarantee that one day he will threaten his position.