Small meeting room on the second floor of the party headquarters.
Lu Ming, Party Secretary Du Jiahe, Party Whip Wei Baozeng, and three chairpersons Zheng Daguo, Zhao Haojiang, and Tong Jinzhao.
As the new party leader, Lu Ming had no mental preparation, and the secret meeting among the six people did not require any empty talk or clichés.
Therefore, most of the time, Lu Ming was listening.
Not long after, Du Jiahe started arguing with Mr. Zhao.
Du Jiahe proposed an ambitious plan to recruit new party members. For example, through Wen Liangyu, he wanted to develop his trade union members and thousands of construction workers into members of the Grand Public Party.
Obviously, Du Jiahe's plan to vigorously develop new party members was the result of a long period of consideration, and even broke the unspoken rules of all political parties.
Therefore, it was definitely not because of Wen Liangyu's joining that he came up with the idea on a whim, but it just happened that Wen Liangyu's joining provided a good breakthrough for his new plan.
The political parties in the empire have always been extremely strict in recruiting members, almost all of whom are required to be highly educated or influential social elites.
Even though the Grand Ecumenical Party has always regarded itself as a party of the people, it is extremely strict in vetting new members. Take Beiguan for example, with a population of more than 600,000, there are only more than a thousand Grand Ecumenical Party members.
Being a party member is a symbol of identity and social status.
Du Jiahe wanted to recruit a large number of civilians, such as construction workers, into the party, which undoubtedly broke many tacit rules.
Wei Baozeng, Zheng Daguo and Tong Jinzhao all expressed different opinions.
Mr. Zhao strongly opposed it in harsh words.
"Jiahe, let's not talk about the mixed quality of party members, which will cause voters to misunderstand us. There are many cases where a bad apple spoils the whole barrel. If a new party member has a bad record, our competitors will immediately make a fuss about it. Putting aside these, your proposal is a challenge to the survival of all political parties. Don't just focus on the small amount of party dues collected, you also have to think about the consequences!"
Du Jiahe's lips were almost dry from talking, and he felt helpless at this moment, "Mr. Zhao, please don't worry. In fact, I just have a preliminary idea. Shouldn't I bring it out for discussion with everyone? But you may have misunderstood me. I don't care about recruiting more party members and collecting more party dues. On the contrary, for example, for poor construction workers, we must completely reduce the party dues."
"Okay, since everyone is against it, just pretend I didn't say anything!" Du Jiahe gestured with his hand, "Everyone, have some tea, have some tea."
Lu Ming felt that there was nothing wrong with civilianizing party members. In his previous life, the two most populous countries had the largest number of ruling party members.
However, considering the actual political ecology of the empire, even though he had lived two lives as a human being and was accustomed to the civilianization of party members in his previous life, he still felt that Du Jiahe's proposal was too big. The current imperial political system and various institutions, as well as the elitism of party members, are actually conducive to the balance and stability of imperial politics.
This Du Jiahe doesn't look like a time traveler, and he is a bit whimsical. After all, it should be for the party dues.
After pondering, Lu Ming said, "Actually, to expand the influence of our party, we don't have to lower the threshold and recruit new members. We can compromise and come up with a clear purpose. For example, we can call it a preparatory group. As a party group under the Grand Duchy, we can recruit citizens who support our party's propositions into this preparatory group and regularly distribute our party's propaganda materials to the preparatory group, so that the purpose of our party can truly reach the common people and be understood and supported by them."
The others did not expect that Lu Ming would help Du Jiahe out. After all, from the time Lu Ming joined the party to running for councillor to taking over as party leader, Du Jiahe had been neither positive nor negative. It was impossible for the new party leader not to know this.
Du Jiahe was also stunned, and looked at Lu Ming with a complicated look.
Lu Ming added: "This preparatory group will be registered as an ordinary civil society organization. In the early stage, the party will provide financial support. After it develops, a small amount of group fees will be collected."
"Okay, okay!" Everyone nodded. They all felt that it was just a vague proposal by the party leader to end the quarrel. They didn't know when the next discussion on establishing a reserve group would be, and it might be shelved forever.
Lu Ming considered and said, "League leader, I recommend a candidate. My secretary, Murong Xue, is very familiar with promoting our party's policies and is also good at community work. I think she is quite suitable."
Everyone was stunned, but they didn't expect that the new party leader was serious about it and would do what he said. He had even decided on the candidate for the head of the Youth League.
"Okay, let's give it a try. I don't think there's anything wrong with it! Let's give it a try. If it doesn't work, we'll just withdraw it. It won't have any impact at all." Mr. Zhao spoke first. This was the new party leader's first suggestion and instruction for the development of the party. No matter what, we have to support it.
Du Jiahe was immediately filled with anger. Same person but different fate. You would say that anything that Qianxing Lapao made was fragrant.
But looking at Lu Ming, Du Jiahe had a different opinion and smiled slightly: "I think it's feasible."
Everyone agreed, and the resolution to develop a preparatory group was passed.
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"Head of the regiment?" Murong Xue was slightly surprised.
The first time I was called into the boss’s private room in the cafeteria to eat with the boss, I felt somewhat excited, but I didn’t know what I was looking forward to.
But unexpectedly, it was the prelude to leaving.
Lu Ming sighed, "Whether it's Old Gong or you, you're all leaving. All good things must come to an end. It's always sad to say this. I don't want to leave you either, but you've been with me for more than half a year. It's time for you to go out and see the world."
"Yes." Murong Xue lowered her head and agreed softly.
"Tomorrow, Du Jiahe will discuss the specific work with you. If you need money or people, just tell him."
"Yeah." Murong Xue nodded slightly.
"Don't be listless. Pick a few of the people who are comfortable with the office. This new job may seem confusing, but it's just normal party work. Before, you promoted me, but now you promote the entire party group. There's not much difference."
"Boss, don't worry." Murong Xue finally smiled, "I won't bring shame to Mr. Lu."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Okay, let's eat. This steak is so tender. You won't even see it in Longgang."
Murong Xue asked curiously: "Boss, is Longgang really that poor?"
Lu Ming did not answer, but smiled and said, "Speaking of this, do you have any relatives or friends who want to go there to pan for gold? In our small town, the rice shops and grocery stores were all controlled by the local thugs. Now that the world has changed, there are some business opportunities. You can't make big money, so do some small business first, and there will be opportunities later."
Murong Xue chuckled, "I know that what you said now is just a light statement, but what does it mean to others? How does that sentence go? It's going to change your fate, yes, it's going to change your fate! If I really have suitable relatives and friends, I will immediately ask them to go with you. How lucky would that be? I'm afraid they will all be 100,000-dollar millionaires or even millionaires in the future. Unfortunately, I really have nothing to recommend. Who told my parents to cut off contact with me?"
Lu Ming nodded slightly. The difficulties that independent women today sometimes have to face may be unbelievable in the future.
"Do you have a brother?" Lu Ming asked with a smile.
"Yes, originally my parents wanted me to help him find a wife. Luckily, my uncle loved me and sent me to school. He never married in his life and treated me like his own daughter. Unfortunately, he passed away when I was in college..." There was a trace of sadness in Murong Xue's eyes.
Lu Ming nodded: "Ask your brother to contact Lao Gong and arrange a job for him there."
Murong Xue was stunned, and hurriedly shook her head: "My brother knows nothing and is stupid. Moreover, when my parents heard that we were going to other provinces, they would definitely not let him go. They would think that I was cheating him. If they said that other provinces were Jiangnan, my old father would chase me and break my legs." After a pause, she said softly: "Thank you, boss."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Okay, you decide." He looked at his watch and said, "I have to go now. Take your time eating!"
Murong Xue hurriedly stood up and bowed deeply. She did not stand up until Lu Ming had walked out of the private room for a long time before she slowly stood up.
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In the orphanage, Lu Ming was surrounded by people and flashing lights.
Talk to the children with a smile, take photos with them, care about their lives, and visit the various facilities in the orphanage.
As the new leader of the Grand Public Party's Beiguan branch and a member of the Beiguan municipal government, it is my job to occasionally appear in newspapers.
Originally, this orphanage that he and Liu Laocai had jointly established was very low-key, but it was discovered by the propaganda department of the party’s election committee, and they had to report it.
This was a big surprise for the propaganda department, because when the party leader set up this orphanage, he had not yet run for parliamentary election, and during the parliamentary election, he did not use this orphanage to build the party leader's image.
So, first the gossip tabloids revealed the secret.
The party leader had no choice but to admit that this happened when questioned by reporters.
Then, there was the massive positive publicity.
After all, this orphanage has invested hundreds of thousands of dollars. It is not only the largest orphanage in Beiguan, but also a unique one in the entire Donghai. From the professional personnel, teaching staff to the campus facilities, it far exceeds other orphanages.
Lu Ming slowly sat down on the lawn bench next to the slide, swings and other facilities.
Come to think of it, the news about the orphanage must have been leaked to the Election Committee by Fourth Brother Wen, and it was also for my own good.
However, I really don’t like what I’m doing now.
"Boss, would you like some water?" A very tender voice came over, and a can of lemonade was handed over.
The can is also a patent applied for by Huaxia Technology and is widely used in various beverages of Huaxia Beverage Industry.
Looking at the trademark of "Grandfather and Grandson Lemonade", Lu Ming smiled, and the fatigue and irritability in his heart seemed to be reduced a lot.
The beautiful young woman in the light blue dress who handed over the drink was the new chief clerk recommended by Murong Xue. Her name was Duan Guimi and she was from the Duan family, a scholarly family in Donghai. This family had produced many powerful figures. One of them was called Duan Zhengzhong, who was once the president of Donghai University and the only Central Plains person to ever be the president of one of the top ten universities in the empire.
However, Duan Zhengzhong has passed away for many years, and now, the presidents of the top ten schools in the empire are all Westerners.
It seems that the Duan family is now far inferior to its heyday.
But no matter what, considering the Duan family's connections or Duan Guimi's abilities, there is nothing wrong with Murong Xue recommending her as the new director of affairs.
She had taken turns by his side several times and was indeed a very smart woman.
Looking at the lemonade she handed over, Lu Ming reached out to take it.
"Boss, no matter how tired or annoyed you are with these things, when you think of the people you have helped in the past and the many people you will help in the future, you will not be so resistant to today's schedule, right?" Duan Guimi was a little excited. It was the first time for him to travel with his boss as the chief clerk, and he could talk to his boss at close range. But after he finished talking, he knew something was wrong. Although he guessed so in his heart, saying it out loud made him seem too talkative, and it also seemed like he often guessed what his boss was thinking.
Lu Ming smiled but said nothing. It was obvious that Duan Guidi was more scheming than Murong Xue.
Deputy Director General Zhai Jingsheng is also a middle-aged man.
The layout of my office always seems to be more yin than yang, so that's probably it.