Wan Heng was also shocked by this ridiculous plot, and said with a sigh: "This man is so unlucky!"
Fang Zhicheng smiled bitterly and said, "Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. If my friend really went to Switzerland, he would definitely be hit. With his extreme personality, no one knows what the consequences will be. We have concealed this matter from him, hoping to use a white lie to help him avoid this setback temporarily."
Wan Heng nodded and said, "Okay! As far as I know, the provincial party committee is now very strict in managing civil servants' private overseas travel. You should have heard that too many officials have used overseas travel to flee during this period!"
Fang Zhicheng knew that Wan Heng was willing to help, so he smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble Minister Wan."
"It's just a small favor!" Wan Heng said with a smile, "But today I've really broadened my horizons. How could there be such an unfortunate man in the world? You are a very loyal friend. This can be regarded as indirectly protecting his dignity."
Fang Zhicheng felt guilty after hearing this, but he responded hypocritically: "Yes, for a man, face is the most important thing. I would rather lose my life than give up my dignity. By the way, please keep this matter confidential! So you have to be more skillful when communicating with the provincial party committee leaders."
Wan Heng said as a matter of course: "Don't worry, I have my own way."
Chapter 0594: Pursuing the Responsibility of Lazy Government
I then chatted with Wan Heng about the current official situation in Hanzhou. In addition to Xiaguang District, several other counties and districts have also made a series of adjustments. This shows that Xia Lanshan’s recent governing style has indeed changed. He no longer seeks stability and comfort as before, but has become seeking progress and change.
Stability can certainly maintain temporary peace, but it is like closing a country to the outside world, which will gradually rigidify the internal mechanism, and over time affect the work style of officials, and then make officials lose motivation, thus affecting the atmosphere of the entire society.
The reason why Ma Zhencai and Deng Shaoqun were brought down was actually related to this atmosphere. Having stayed in their current positions for a long time, they were ready to make some moves and would choose to play some edge balls. After getting used to playing edge balls, they would take greater risks. When the leaders in charge began to frequently reach out to state assets, the officials below naturally followed suit and kept touching the forbidden zone.
After Xia Lanshan learned about Deng Shaoqun's accident, he was furious and reflected on his work. He realized that the evaluation of him by the government leaders above was quite pertinent. He was calm and steady, but too conservative, which led to Hanzhou becoming what it is today.
Xia Lanshan's age has reached the limit, and it is extremely difficult for him to make further progress. After seeing through some things, Xia Lanshan considered changing his governing ideas and tried to make some changes to Hanzhou.
Wan Heng sighed, "It's really unexpected. I didn't expect Secretary Lanshan to be so determined this time. He plans to select a group of cadres under the age of 35 from the section-level officials to supplement the department-level cadres within three years. At the same time, the responsibility system will be implemented for cadres above the department level. If they fail to deliver satisfactory results within two years, they will be held accountable. Secretary Lanshan, this is to focus on combating the trend of lazy governance."
Fang Zhicheng nodded and said, "Secretary Lanshan has a clear goal in mind. He has focused on the common problems of party members and cadres in Hanzhou. However, the problem has been found, but the method must also be found. In my opinion, the efforts are not enough!"
Wan Heng smiled and said, "Zhicheng, the commotion is already huge. Party members and cadres in the city are all worried about the contents of the document, fearing that they will be affected by their own interests. Because everyone knows that this responsibility system is not just a slogan, but needs to be strictly implemented."
Fang Zhicheng shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Minister Wan, I don't doubt the feasibility of the responsibility letter system, but I think that a serious illness requires drastic measures. It is difficult to make officials in the entire district realize the determination of the municipal party committee just by formulating a system."
Wan Heng raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "What do you mean?"
Fang Zhicheng's tone became serious, and he said, "We must first investigate the governing ability of the main leaders in the past three to five years! If we find that some leaders are lazy in governing, we will directly hold them accountable."
Wan Heng laughed dumbly and said slowly: "If this is the case, the Hanzhou officialdom will be shaken again."
Fang Zhicheng said coldly: "Since it is a cure, then we have to scrape the bone to heal the wound. Imagine giving those cadres who have been lazy for a long time another chance, how much chance will they have to reform themselves. If they don't change, then Xiaguang District will face no progress in the next two years."
Wan Heng fell into deep thought for a long time before he said solemnly, "This does make sense. I will discuss this with Secretary Lanshan."
What Fang Zhicheng said to Wan Heng was from the bottom of his heart, and it was also the work he was going to carry out in Xiaguang District. Fang Zhicheng is now the district party secretary, shouldering the heavy responsibility of managing the party members and cadres in the district. In Fang Zhicheng's view, this heavy responsibility is not power, but responsibility.
Nowadays, ordinary people in various parts of China have a low opinion of the government. Why is that? The image of the government is shaped by officials. In the final analysis, it is the poor work style of officials that has caused public resentment.
Fang Zhicheng discussed personnel issues with Wan Heng today, and in fact, he was also telling Wan Heng that Xiaguang District was about to carry out a large-scale "liquidation". This liquidation was mainly aimed at the top officials. If they had not made any achievements in their positions, once it was found out, they would be asked to step down and let others do the right thing.
There were no external affairs activities in the morning, so Fang Zhicheng decided to eat in the cafeteria at noon. The cafeteria in Xiaguang District had a good sanitary environment. When Fang Zhicheng left the office, he did not tell Jiang Pei and Shang Yan, and queued up to get a meal. After getting the meal, Jiang Pei came to the cafeteria and saw Fang Zhicheng holding a stainless steel lunch plate. She was slightly startled, came over, and said with a wry smile: "Boss, why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming to the cafeteria to eat?"
Fang Zhicheng smiled faintly and said, "It's just a meal, why do you need to tell me in advance? I'm not a handless person, it's just a meal."
Jiang Pei thought to herself that Fang Zhicheng came here specially to get food today, probably to inspect the situation in the government canteen. He used to eat in the canteen frequently, but now he has a different perspective and a different way of looking at things.
Fang Zhicheng used to eat in the cafeteria frequently, but after he was promoted to the district party secretary, he never came. This was also intentional.
The canteen is an interesting place, where people with good relationships gather together, while those with bad relationships stay far away. From the distribution of people in the canteen, one can see the embryonic form of the current Xiaguang District officialdom.
Not long after Fang Zhicheng sat down, Zhang Xiaoliang also came over with a plate in his hand. Zhang Xiaoliang smiled and said, "Boss, why did you suddenly come to the cafeteria today? When you sit here, everyone loses interest in eating and focuses their attention on you."
Fang Zhicheng glanced at Zhang Xiaoliang and said unhappily, "What you said means that I should never come to the cafeteria to eat in the future, right?"
Zhang Xiaoliang shrugged and said with a smile, "It's just a joke! Actually, everyone wants you to come to the cafeteria every day. Who wouldn't want to show off in front of you? Who knows, one day they will become successful?"
Fang Zhicheng thought to himself that Zhang Xiaoliang was cunning and spent all day trying to deal with and please him. However, what he said was not wrong. With so many cadres in Xiaguang District now, who wouldn't want to please him in exchange for a chance to rise to the top
Fang Zhicheng and Zhang Xiaoliang were eating and chatting when a fragrant breeze blew by and Jiang Pei came quietly. She held a stir-fried dish and a meat dish in her hands and placed them next to Fang Zhicheng, saying, "Today's dishes are a bit vegetarian, so I asked the cafeteria to stir-fry two more dishes."
Zhang Xiaoliang glanced at Jiang Pei and secretly praised her. Jiang Pei was a very attentive woman. Fang Zhicheng nodded, picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and tasted it, and said, "You, come and eat quickly."
Jiang Pei saw that Fang Zhicheng was satisfied, so she went to the window to get her meal with a smile.
Zhang Xiaoliang whispered: "I didn't expect that Teacher Jiang is quite suitable for the job of secretary..."
Fang Zhicheng smiled and said, "Eat your meal in peace and stop talking nonsense."
Zhang Xiaoliang grinned, didn't take it as an offense, and ate quietly.
After a while, Jiang Pei came over with a plate of food. Seeing that she and Zhang Xiaoliang were both concentrating on the food on their plates, Fang Zhicheng smiled and said, "It's just a meal, there's no need to be so restrained. Teacher Jiang, why don't you eat the stir-fried dishes you ordered? Lao Zhang, you eat too!"
Zhang Xiaoliang smiled and said, "Since the boss has ordered me to do so, I will obey your orders. Well, this fried cucumber with black fungus is good. The cucumber is crisp and refreshing, and the fungus is oily but not greasy. It's delicious!"
Jiang Pei explained with a smile: "Black fungus is a good thing. It can remove dust. When I was a teacher, I especially liked to cook this dish. We stay on the podium for a long time, so it is inevitable that we will eat some chalk dust. Eating some fungus is good for protecting the lungs."
Zhang Xiaoliang smiled strangely and said, "Fungus is a good thing, but black ones are not good."
Jiang Pei was slightly stunned, not understanding what this meant.