"Song Wendi, what tricks are you playing?" There was an indescribable complexity in Jiang Yong's eyes.
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With the help of Pang Xi, Fang Zhicheng cleaned the office. Judging from the arrangement of the furniture inside, his predecessor should be a person who liked to pay attention to details. Although most of the things had been moved away, when he was tidying up the bookcase, he found a book called "Illustrated Chinese Ancient Jade". There were densely recorded words in it. It can be seen that his predecessor liked antiques. People in the antique circle were all entrepreneurs or people of status.
Seeing Pang Xi sweating profusely, she took off her coat, and her white shirt was also wet with sweat. Fang Zhicheng felt a little sorry and said, "You don't need to clean the window glass. I can clean up the other things later. You can take a rest."
Pang Xi wiped the sweat off his face and said with a smile: "Secretary Fang, it's okay, I'm not tired!"
Fang Zhicheng nodded, thinking that Pang Xi's mentality was quite good. If it were an ordinary newcomer, doing some odd jobs, he would inevitably have some thoughts in his mind. He pointed to the sofa and said, "Sit down, I want to talk to you, and I also want to know more about the department."
Pang Xi stopped at this time, with an awkward smile on his face, and said: "Director Fang, I have actually only been working here for a short time, so I don't know much about the department."
Fang Zhicheng was slightly stunned, then smiled faintly and said, "So we are both newcomers."
Chapter 0820: Hidden Dragons and Crouching Tigers in the Department
Fang Zhicheng spent his first week in office getting familiar with the work. The different position meant that his work ideas needed to change. He was previously in charge of coordinating all aspects of the work at the district committee. Although he also had some involvement in the work of the Development and Reform Commission, it was only a part of his many tasks. He also had a deputy in charge of the Development and Reform Commission. Now that he was in the provincial government compound, he had to change his previous approach.
When he was in Xiaguang, Fang Zhicheng didn't need to be particularly good at any one field, because he needed to coordinate the overall situation more, but now Fang Zhicheng needs to calm down and study the content of the position he is responsible for in depth.
The reason why Fang Zhicheng chose the National Development and Reform Commission was because he felt that he needed a core competitiveness. Although he had some knowledge of many fields, he had not done any work that was truly "specialized" or "specialized".
During this promotion process, he had a lot of choices. According to what Wan Heng had revealed before, if he wanted, he could enter any unit of the provincial party committee. For example, the Organization Department and the Finance Department, which are all very good departments. But Fang Zhicheng finally chose the Development and Reform Commission, and was willing to accept a horizontal transfer, which surprised many people.
The High-tech Industry Division is responsible for many things, but Fang Zhicheng summarized that there are mainly three aspects: first, high-tech enterprises. This division affects the preferential policies that high-tech enterprises in the province can enjoy. Second, the cultivation of new industries related to science and technology. This division must be foresighted and need to analyze and study the future dynamics and development direction of high-tech industries; third, approval authority. This division is responsible for the approval authority of provincial engineering research centers and projects related to high technology.
In order to familiarize himself with the work, Fang Zhicheng first read all the documents issued by the department in recent years. From the content of the documents, he could understand the development of the department and then have a general understanding of the development of the province's high-tech industry; secondly, he would spend an hour every day communicating with the two deputy directors. On the one hand, he wanted to get familiar with the two deputies more quickly, and on the other hand, he could understand the thinking and working style of the officials of the Development and Reform Commission during the communication process.
Zuo Qiuxin and Cao Bin have completely different personalities. Zuo Qiuxin is a very strict female official. When talking to her, Fang Zhicheng needs to be careful and cautious. If he reveals any shortcomings, Zuo Qiuxin will point them out without hesitation.
Cao Bin is a typical old official who has been in the officialdom for many years. He pretends very well in front of Fang Zhicheng, but it can be seen that he is not particularly serious about his work. The relationship between Zuo Qiuxin and Cao Bin can be described as bad.
There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. There are two deputy directors in a department, but only one chief director.
Before Fang Zhicheng took office, Zuo Qiuxin and Cao Bin had fought fiercely for the position of director. The top leaders of the Development and Reform Commission considered that it would not be a good idea to promote anyone, so they arranged Fang Zhicheng in this position. Because of this episode, Fang Zhicheng could clearly feel that Zuo Qiuxin and Cao Bin were a little hostile to his new leader.
Fang Zhicheng made tea, Cao Bin walked into the office with a smile, and sat directly on the sofa. Fang Zhicheng smiled and said, "Old Cao, please have some tea."
Cao Bin has gotten used to it. Fang Zhicheng would invite him to drink tea before getting off work every day. He picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said with a smile, "Director Fang, what's the matter today?" Fang Zhicheng would find some trivial things every day, which was actually just an excuse to chat with him, but Cao Bin still asked symbolically.
Fang Zhicheng said: "Today I want to talk to you about the department's slush fund."
Cao Bin was slightly startled. Fang Zhicheng's words surprised him, because in the past few days they were discussing the family affairs of a colleague in the department, or the recent Dongtai of other departments, and rarely asked key questions. But today Fang Zhicheng asked a sensitive topic.
"Private slush funds" are a problem that the central government has recently focused on rectifying. Slush funds have a long history in government agencies, and all levels of departments, from top to bottom, have this situation to a greater or lesser extent. The income of normal civil servants is divided into two parts: one part is the salary paid by the government, which comes from the fiscal budget, and the other part is the benefits allocated from the slush funds, which is hidden income.
The slush fund is usually managed by the head of the unit. Fang Zhicheng had just arrived, so naturally he did not take back the slush fund.
Although Cao Bin had expected Fang Zhicheng to ask about this, he was still a little surprised that Fang Zhicheng asked so directly.
After the former director left, the small treasury was indeed handed over to Cao Bin, but how could Cao Bin easily hand over the money to Fang Zhicheng
Cao Bin put down his teacup, touched his chin, and smiled dryly: "Director Fang, you just came, so you don't understand some things. Our High-tech Industry Department does have a slush fund. However, before the predecessor left, the slush fund was cleared. So now the slush fund is useless... A few days ago, the Discipline Inspection Group issued a notice to rectify the slush fund. Please rest assured that our High-tech Industry Department does not actually have a slush fund, so there is no need to rectify it at all."
Fang Zhicheng stared at Cao Bin carefully, and could not see any mystery on his face. He smiled faintly and asked, "So what do you think about our department setting up a small treasury? I want to discuss it with you and see what you think."
Fang Zhicheng was just testing the waters.
Cao Bin was very cunning. He rolled his eyes and said, "Others are jealous of our Development and Reform Commission, thinking that it is a powerful department with the power to approve projects. But the fact is that our salaries are very low, and the higher-ups didn't care much before, so colleagues were looking forward to the slush fund bringing in extra income at the end of the year. However, the central government is now in the process of rectifying it, and will there be problems with setting up a slush fund privately? So I think we should consider it carefully."
Cao Bin said so much, with both positive and negative opinions. Fang Zhicheng smiled and said, "Let's discuss this matter later."
After drinking a few more cups of tea, Cao Bin said goodbye and left. When he walked out of the office, Cao Bin sneered and thought to himself that it was too naive of Fang Zhicheng to easily take away the power of the small treasury from him.
With the slush fund, Fang Zhicheng could do many things. For example, he could use the money from the slush fund to give benefits to his colleagues in the department, thus indirectly winning their hearts and minds.
In fact, everyone in the High-tech Industry Department now knows that the slush fund is in Cao Bin's hands, but Cao Bin refuses to take it out, in order to prevent Fang Zhicheng from gaining a firm foothold in the department. Cao Bin was very skillful in communicating with Fang Zhicheng. He did not say that the slush fund was gone, but hinted that there was not much money left in it, and now that it was in the spotlight, it was not easy to take it out. This made it difficult for Fang Zhicheng to continue asking questions.
Although the High-tech Industry Department has a relatively lower status than other core departments and the benefits are not as rich, it also holds a considerable amount of approval funds, so the small treasury accumulates to a huge amount over time.
As for the rumors coming out of the central government, Cao Bin didn't care. After all, they have been shouting for so long, but nothing has happened seriously.
Fang Zhicheng knew what Cao Bin was thinking. He asked about the secret fund because he had heard that things were very tense recently. If he insisted on going against it, he would be helpless.
Cao Bin did not go back to his office directly, but came to Zuo Qiuxin's office. Seeing Cao Bin's initiative to visit, Zuo Qiuxin looked puzzled and said, "Is the sun rising from the west today? Old Cao, you actually came to see me."
Cao Bin sat down on the sofa, crossed his legs, took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it and took a puff, then said with a smile: "Director Zuo, I came here today to apologize to you on my own initiative."
Zuo Qiuxin had no idea what Cao Bin was up to, so she put down her work, sat opposite Cao Bin, and asked, "What are you trying to do?"
Cao Bin found a paper cup, put some water in it, flicked the ash from his cigarette into it, and said, "Director Zuo, we do have conflicts, but this is a different time. We were like two snipes and a clam fighting each other, but in the end, someone else won. To be honest, I feel very uncomfortable."
Zuo Qiuxin already understood Cao Bin's intention, and smiled faintly: "Old Cao, we have worked together for many years, and I can guess what you are thinking. I can turn a blind eye to what you are going to do. But I'm sorry that we have different ideas and it's difficult to make plans with you."
Cao Bin sighed helplessly and said, "You are still so stubborn. As far as I know, our new director is unusual. If we don't do something, I'm afraid our life will not be so easy in the future."
Zuo Qiuxin replied bluntly: "Old Cao, you are too scheming. I am afraid you will sell me out."