Fang Zhicheng saw that Deng Shaoqun finally revealed his purpose. He knew that he had called him over for a talk today because he actually hoped that Fang Zhicheng would be more cautious in the arrangement of cadres in the district government.
Deng Shaoqun also had another implication. Although Ma Zhendong had retreated to the second line, Deng Shaoqun was still the top leader of Xiaguang District. He was responsible for the promotion and transfer of cadres. Fang Zhicheng wanted to stretch his hand too far and interfere in personnel work, which he would not allow. This was a forbidden area.
Fang Zhicheng felt the pressure from Deng Shaoqun. Although he said the last sentence with a smile, there was a sense of unquestionableness. Deng Shaoqun's personality has been restrained a lot in the past two years. As early as two years ago, he would not speak so many twists and turns. This is related to his work experience. He took the route of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, and slowly went from being an ordinary clerk in the Commission for Discipline Inspection to the Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, and finally the Secretary of the District Party Committee. Therefore, his words and deeds will reveal a sense of "murderousness", especially to lower-level officials, who will feel guilty and in awe when they see his two glances.
Fang Zhicheng picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, looked at Deng Shaoqun calmly, and expressed his inner thoughts: "Secretary Deng, you just said that you think I am a straightforward person. I will also tell you a few words from my heart today. I have ideas about the current arrangement of government members. As early as the first day of taking office, I told you that the division of labor among district heads needs to be rearranged, which is what I will work hard to do now and in the future. Of course, in your eyes, this may seem disrespectful to old comrades, but I think that the times have changed now, and the government that remains unchanged will be eliminated in the competition. As leaders, we must stand high and see far. Work requires emotion, but it cannot only be about emotion. If I am afraid that the old cadres will be disappointed, the development speed of the region will be reduced, which will then affect the lives of the people. I can't do this."
Deng Shaoqun obviously didn't expect Fang Zhicheng's tone to turn so hard. He frowned, not hiding his dissatisfaction, and said stiffly: "Comrade Zhicheng, I know you have a fire in your heart, but this fire must be released skillfully. In short, I firmly disagree with Comrade Jiao Zhengcai's request for position adjustment."
Seeing Deng Shaoqun's serious attitude, Fang Zhicheng smiled faintly and said, "I don't have enough experience in party affairs. Since Secretary Deng thinks Comrade Jiao Zhengcai is worth retaining, please ask the organization to persuade him. Comrade Jiao Zhengcai is so conscious. I believe he will appreciate the organization's attention and hospitality and make a decision that is in line with the collective interests. It's getting late, so I'll take my leave first."
Deng Shaoqun watched Fang Zhicheng leave, his face full of anger. He had not expected Fang Zhicheng to have such a strong character and not take him seriously at all.
Fang Zhicheng's last sentence was very simple. Haven't you always used your position as Party Secretary to pressure yourself? Then how can I do your job as Party Secretary? The district head only needs to be responsible for government work, and the ideological work of the cadres should be left to you as Party Secretary.
The result of the conversation was unexpected. Deng Shaoqun originally thought that he could use his status as the top leader to force Fang Zhicheng to persuade Jiao Zhengcai. However, Fang Zhicheng did not hesitate to break up with Deng Shaoqun and let Deng Shaoqun deal with the problem of Jiao Zhengcai himself.
"It seems that some things need to be done in advance." Deng Shaoqun said coldly.
Chapter 0486: Outsiders Going Against the Trend
Fang Zhicheng is a vengeful person. As early as the first day Deng Shaoqun ignored him, the seeds of hatred were planted in his heart.
Fang Zhicheng thought clearly that since Deng Shaoqun was hostile to him, there was no need for him to be so envious of him. Deng Shaoqun was the head of the Party Committee, and in principle Fang Zhicheng needed to follow his arrangements and instructions, but the current mainstream trend was that economic construction was the center, and the power of the head of the government was also very large. In some places, it was not uncommon for the head of the government to be more powerful than the head of the Party Committee. Fang Zhicheng did not need to be too humble in front of Deng Shaoqun, as that would only make his work more and more difficult.
Compared with the time when he was in Dongtai, Fang Zhicheng's mentality has quietly changed with the change of environment. When facing Sun Weiming, Fang Zhicheng was the executive deputy district chief, and there was a gap in level and power. He still had to give Sun Weiming some respect when appropriate. But now Fang Zhicheng is the acting district chief and a director-level cadre. He must show his bearing and courage, otherwise he will become a puppet like Xing Jike, allowing others to drag him around and manipulate him.
In short, as long as the two are in Xiaguang District together for one day, Deng Shaoqun and Fang Zhicheng will inevitably become competitors for the sake of interests, because there is no room for two tigers in one mountain.
Fang Zhicheng sat in the office in deep thought for a long time. Shang Yan saw that Fang Zhicheng was in a bad mood, so she filled his teacup with hot water twice. Seeing that Fang Zhicheng remained silent, Shang Yan finally couldn't help but asked, "Boss, is there something wrong?"
Fang Zhicheng waved his hand and said calmly: "It hasn't happened yet, but it's coming soon."
Shang Yan asked in confusion: "What exactly is going on? Can I help you?"
Fang Zhicheng smiled and glanced at Shang Yan, knowing that she was sincerely thinking about him, and shook his head and said, "No, no one can help me this time, I can only work hard on my own."
Shang Yan saw that she could not help, or Fang Zhicheng was unwilling to help, so she left the office with a little regret. Fang Zhicheng turned the pen in his hand for a long time, sighed, and called Zhang Xiaoliang. About half an hour later, Zhang Xiaoliang came into the office carrying a large bag. Fang Zhicheng knew that the bag contained the official information he wanted, so he sighed and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Zhang Xiaoliang waved his hands and said: "What's this? This is my job..."
Fang Zhicheng smiled, thinking that the deputy district chief's job was not to do private work for the district chief. He didn't say much, unzipped his bag, took out more than a dozen stacks of sorted materials, and read them slowly. Zhang Xiaoliang didn't know that Fang Zhicheng looked calm, but he was actually a little anxious.
The conversation with Deng Shaoqun ultimately ended in failure, which meant that Deng Shaoqun would soon deal him a heavy blow. Judging from his current situation, what Deng Shaoqun could do was undoubtedly discuss the issue of his becoming the acting district chief at the People's Congress.
Although there would not be any big problem for Fang Zhicheng to become a regular member according to normal procedures, since he was a cadre sent by the provincial party committee, if it was not approved by the Xiaguang District People's Congress, then it would be a serious dereliction of duty for him as the party committee secretary, and he would not be able to give a reasonable explanation to the provincial party committee.
Therefore, Deng Shaoqun would not do that. The most likely possibility is that he would lower the number of votes at the People's Congress and pass his own formal appointment with a small number of votes. This would not only give an explanation to the provincial and municipal party committees, but also severely suppress Fang Zhicheng and let him know his situation.
Fang Zhicheng sorted the information into two piles and told Zhang Xiaoliang, "Recheck it to see if my classification is correct. If there is no problem, you need to contact the people in the middle pile of materials and be careful about your activities."
Zhang Xiaoliang was a little confused when Fang Zhicheng gave such an order.
Fang Zhicheng couldn't tell Zhang Xiaoliang directly, so he could only hint at him, "People need to plan ahead. Build a good relationship with them, and I'll be able to use them when the time comes."
Zhang Xiaoliang pondered for a long time, but still couldn't figure out Fang Zhicheng's intention. However, he vaguely knew that Fang Zhicheng was planning something, and these people would be of great use at that time.
In order to prevent himself from being stabbed in the face by the issue of regularization at the People's Congress, Fang Zhicheng has already started planning. His first method is to let Zhang Xiaoliang mediate in secret and win over those people he has won. Fang Zhicheng is now the district head. He needs to build his own power and faction, and Zhang Xiaoliang is an important chess piece for him to recruit talents. The reason why he took a fancy to Zhang Xiaoliang is that he has been the director of the Statistics Bureau, is very familiar with the situation of the entire district, and is also quite good at dealing with people.
After finishing work, Fang Zhicheng suddenly remembered an important thing. Some time ago, Xie Yuxin sent him a text message to tell him that Lele's birthday was coming soon, and asked if he could spare time to go back and attend her birthday party. After a quick calculation, Lele was now eight years old. Although Fang Zhicheng left Yinzhou, he could still receive her calls from time to time.
Fang Zhicheng thought for a moment, called Shang Yan into the room, and asked, "Do you know what an eight or nine-year-old girl likes?"
Shang Yan frowned and thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Nothing more than dolls and various snacks, right?"
Fang Zhicheng nodded, took out a thousand yuan from his wallet, and said with a smile: "I'll give you a task. Buy a gift that the little girl likes. If the money is not enough, you can ask me for more. I will need it in two days."
Shang Yan smiled and joked, "Is it your relative's child? Boss, you are not young anymore, it's time for you to get married and have children." After she finished speaking, she felt that she was a little too talkative, so she quickly covered her mouth with her hands, laughed, and walked out of the office.
Fang Zhicheng sighed and shook his head helplessly. He now regretted letting Zhao Zhaoyan become his secretary. The reason was really the gender issue. If a woman occasionally acts coquettishly with you, as a leader, you really can't just glare at her and can only let her embarrass you.
In the next one or two days, a strange phenomenon occurred in the Xiaguang officialdom. Fang Zhicheng's office became lively. People came in and out of the office and residence almost every day. Fang Zhicheng maintained the generosity of opening the door to welcome guests. As long as anyone came to visit, he would not turn them away. This made Mo Jin a little restless, so he called Jiao Zhengcai and the two of them closed the door to discuss.
"What's Fang Zhicheng up to these days? Why did he get so many people to his office, like a parade of lanterns?" Mo Jin frowned. In comparison, the place in front of his own door was a little too deserted.
Jiao Zhengcai sighed and analyzed: "Fang Zhicheng is gathering popularity. He has been in Xiaguang District for almost three or four months. He needs to use this kind of demeanor to make the people in Xiaguang District accept him."
"He's just a stranger. Why would you accept him?" Mo Jin asked unhappily. "Have you kept a detailed record of who the people who visited his office recently were?"
Jiao Zhengcai nodded. "I noticed that they were all the people who had been sitting on the bench before. When the old district chief was in office, he assigned them to the second line. They were all deputy division-level cadres who had been neglected."
Mo Jin stroked his chin and muttered, "Could it be that he wants to revive these abandoned children?"
Jiao Zhengcai shook his head and said, "It is more likely that he is trying to create an atmosphere to make others think that Fang Zhicheng has changed the original state of the government. He is trying to build momentum, and this is probably his second fire."
Mo Jin sighed and smiled bitterly, "Fang Zhicheng is really a powerful guy. He actually thought of this trick. Creating an environment that is beneficial to oneself can indeed affect many things. At least this can dispel the fear of many people about his identity as a foreigner."
The reason why local officials exclude outsiders is because they have the idea of local protection in their hearts. They believe that the arrival of outsiders has robbed them of their own resources, which creates an instinctive aversion.