Wen Huaiming had just returned to the Municipal Party Committee when Zhang Fang, Xu Fuyan's first secretary, was waiting at the door of his office. He walked over quickly and said, "Secretary-General, the secretary wants you to come over."
If it were someone else, he would not have been able to wait all the time and would have gone back to report earlier. Only Wen Huaiming could make him wait willingly. Don't underestimate the difference here. When the personal secretary of the first row comes to look for someone, it is of course urgent. If Zhang Fang goes back first and says that he can't find someone and doesn't know where he went, what impression will it leave on the first row? There are no trivial matters in the unit. Details determine success or failure. Sometimes an unintentional word of insult can make people feel aggrieved for a long time. This is why the secretary of the leader cannot be offended.
Wen Huaiming was about to start when Zhang Fang suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Mayor Feng is here too, and he seems to be talking about a lot of things."
Wen Huaiming understood, nodded, walked away two steps and turned back to say: "By the way, Secretary Yin of Bai'an County will retire at the end of the year. I mentioned it to Secretary Xu, and he might let you go. Be mentally prepared. The organization will talk to you in a few days."
Zhang Fang's heart began to beat uncontrollably. Secretary Yin was referring to Yin Ziqiang, the deputy secretary of the Bai'an County Party Committee. He had retired to the second line due to his age, which left a vacant position. Recently, many people were running around to replace him. He had been with Xu Fuyan for two years, and he was getting old. He wanted to compete for the position, but he couldn't figure out Xu Fuyan's mind, so he didn't dare to act rashly. Besides, he might not be able to win over others, so he was inevitably a little depressed. Once, he had a private meal with Wen Huaiming, and when he was drunk, he said something about his thoughts, but he didn't take it to heart afterwards. He didn't expect Wen Huaiming to do it without saying a word.
Although the two were comrades-in-arms of Xu Fuyan when he was in hibernation, and they had been through hardships together and had a deep relationship, and he would leak some news to him from time to time, this favor was still a huge one, so how could he not be extremely grateful
"Secretary-General..."
Wen Huaiming stopped him from talking and said, "Go and do your best. The secretary has high hopes for you. Don't let him down."
"Well, I understand. I will definitely do it in a fair way and not embarrass the secretary and the general secretary!"
Arriving at the secretary's office, Wen Huaiming knocked on the door and said apologetically after entering, "I was out for something just now, so I kept the secretary and the mayor waiting."
Xu Fuyan and Feng Wenxue were sitting on the sofa, one on each side. They smiled when they saw Wen Huaiming coming in. Xu Fuyan pointed to the seat next to him and said, "Sit down. Mayor Wenxue is talking to me about work. You should come and listen."
Wen Huaiming went over and sat sideways. As soon as he sat down, Feng Wenxue said in a deep voice, "Since Secretary-General Wen is here, I wonder if you have heard about what happened at the Kuaiyouduo International Restaurant Chain today?"
Wen Huaiming was prepared. Hearing his accusatory tone, he was not panicked. He said, "I heard that Pan Mingliang, the CEO of Kuaiyouduo, instigated and bribed the staff of its competitor Qinghe Soy Milk, intending to poison the central kitchen in order to achieve the purpose of attacking the other party. Fortunately, the Municipal Bureau handled it decisively after receiving the alarm, so as not to cause panic among the citizens and further serious loss of life and property..."
Wen Huaiming put all the blame on Kuai Youduo in a few words. Feng Wenxue listened to him silently, and then remained silent for a moment before asking, "Have you investigated the case? Did Pan Mingliang confess?"
"As far as I know, Pan Mingliang has confessed to bribery and other illegal acts, but he did not admit to poisoning. Instead, he claimed that it was a laxative. However, based on the confessions of relevant people and physical evidence, it can be basically concluded that the poisoning was established."
Feng Wenxue had dealt with Wen Huaiming quite a bit, and they would sit down and chat in their spare time, but he had never seen Wen Huaiming so tactful and neither soft nor hard, and he didn't know how to ask him questions. Xu Fuyan came out in time to mediate the atmosphere and said, "Wenxue, you have also heard Huaiming's report. If it is really poisoning, the nature is too bad and must not be tolerated. Of course, Kuaiyouduo is the result of attracting investment after all, and has made contributions to the economic construction of Qingzhou. Under the premise of not violating the law, it can be handled at your discretion."
Feng Wenxue also woke up in shock. He did not expect Liu Tianlai to act so quickly and finish the case in just a few hours. Just as Xu Fuyan said, if poisoning was really the case, the impact would be too bad, so it would be better for him to withdraw from it as soon as possible. Besides, according to the secretary's tone, there was still room for negotiation, so he would not be too embarrassed.
"Yes, I agree with the secretary's opinion. Such unscrupulous businessmen must not be tolerated! It's all because of Liu Yuzhou. I will ask him to make a self-criticism to the secretary immediately on how the work of the China Merchants Group is done." When it comes to making a decision, Feng Wenxue can also take drastic measures.
"There's no need to review. Director Liu is still doing a very effective job... But it would be good to hear the opinions of the Merchants Bureau. Where is Liu Yuzhou now?"
Feng Wenxue said hurriedly: "In the municipal office."
Xu Fuyan shouted to the cubicle outside, and Zhang Fang walked in and said, "Go to the municipal office and ask Director Liu to come over."
A few minutes later, Liu Yuzhou came in sweating profusely and stood in the room in a restrained manner. Feng Wenxue scolded him, which made him pale and afraid to move. To be honest, Liu Yuzhou was wronged. He was the director of the Investment Promotion Bureau, and he was only responsible for attracting investment, bringing in enterprises, and serving them well. He had no right to care whether others violated the law or not. That was the business of other departments. But he tried his best to match Pan Mingliang and Feng Wenxue, making outsiders think that the two had a close relationship. If Pan Mingliang had done his best and given Feng Wenxue face, it would have been fine. But such a thing happened, which put Feng Wenxue in a passive position. It was too light to scold him.
"Okay, Wenxue, calm down first. I just said that this matter cannot be entirely blamed on him." Xu Fuyan said kindly: "Yuzhou, tell me about the current situation of your Merchants Group. After Kuaiyouduo was investigated, what was their reaction?"
"Yes, yes," Liu Yuzhou didn't even dare to wipe the sweat off his forehead, and hurriedly replied: "According to what we have learned so far, after Pan Mingliang and several other senior executives were taken away by the Public Security Bureau, some middle-level managers couldn't figure it out, and are organizing their employees to petition the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government."
"Petition?" Xu Fuyan's face straightened and he asked, "What's going on?"
"Kuaiyouduo has more than 2,300 employees in total. Their benefits and wages are far higher than the average level in our city, and even much higher than those of state-owned enterprises. After the closure, the employees will lose their jobs. It is not easy to find a job with the same salary. So people are panicking and want to gather together to ask the government for an explanation."
“Nonsense!”
Feng Wenxue's face turned pale, and he slammed the table fiercely, saying, "Such an important matter, why didn't you report it just now?"
Liu Yuzhou said with a sad face: "I just received the news and was about to report to the leaders. But I have arranged for someone to keep an eye on it and see if they can help..."
When serving as an official, the thing he fears most is mass incidents, and among mass incidents, the most troublesome ones are gathering to petition. Xu Fuyan and Feng Wenxue looked at each other and both understood that this matter was urgent and must be dealt with as a priority.
"How about this, since everyone is here, let's discuss it together and come up with a solution." Xu Fuyan had been through many storms and would not lose his composure. He said, "Wenxue, you speak first."
"I think we still need to find a way to solve the re-employment problem of the employees of Kuaiyouduo. Although there are reasons for the incident, after all, it is the destruction of their jobs and the lack of food, so it is inevitable that they will cause trouble."
Xu Fuyan turned to look at Wen Huaiming, who said thoughtfully, "I agree with the mayor's opinion, but the current state-owned enterprise reform has laid off a large number of people. It may not be easy to arrange employment for so many people at once."
Feng Wenxue sighed, "Yes, it is not easy. It is also our fault for not doing our job carefully and not thinking about this in advance."
This is a subtle point out that Liu Tianlai acted rashly. Why did he arrest people if he wanted to? Why did he block so many people so quickly? He only cared about his own pleasure, but left such a mess. Who should clean up the mess
Xu Fuyan thought for a moment and asked Liu Yuzhou, "Is there any company that can hire some people?"
Liu Yuzhou was not a complete fool. He was well aware of the size, scale, and operating conditions of all the companies in the city. He said, "Only two or three state-owned enterprises have this capability. However, the current reform of state-owned enterprises is to only let people out, so it is impossible to arrange for social personnel to enter. Other private enterprises are either small in scale or have poor treatment. If the government really wants to intercede, arranging one or two hundred people is fine. If it is two or three thousand people..."
The room fell into silence. Feng Wenxue was actually not as anxious as he appeared. After all, doing more and faster was a slap in his face. He couldn't help feeling unhappy. But seeing Xu Wen and the others worried about this, he felt relieved.
Liu Yuzhou looked around and said boldly, "How about asking the Public Security Bureau to cooperate and arrest those who organized the conspiracy?"
Wen Huaiming frowned and said, "Why are you arresting people? Just because they want to express their demands to the government? It's better to ease the situation than to block it. If you follow your method, you will only stir up the powder keg and make the situation even more difficult to deal with."
Liu Yuzhou looked embarrassed and lowered his head to stop talking. Feng Wenxue saw that his favorite general was interrupted, so he looked at Wen Huaiming and said with a smile: "It seems that Huaiming has a solution. The secretary and I are listening. Stop keeping us in suspense."
Of course, he didn't think that Wen Huaiming could come up with any good solution in such a hurry. Arranging employment for thousands of people is not a trivial matter that can be solved by just talking. This was digging a trap for Wen Huaiming and deliberately embarrassing him.
Well, you are good at training people, but not so good at getting things done!
Wen Huaiming hesitated and hesitated. When Feng Wenxue and Liu Yuzhou thought they had relieved themselves, he raised his head and said, "I do have an idea. Why not let Qinghe Soy Milk take over these people? They are all in the catering industry and the treatment is not bad. I believe they are willing to do it..."
Liu Yuzhou opened his mouth wide. Everyone knew that Kuaiyouduo and Qinghe were sworn enemies. How could you think of letting Qinghe take over Kuaiyouduo? Isn't that like slapping someone in the face and spitting in his face? Besides, Qinghe was too busy watching Kuaiyouduo's jokes to take over this hot potato.
Feng Wenxue looked at Wen Huaiming in surprise, obviously not expecting him to come up with such an idea, and said, "I'm afraid Qinghe may not agree?" (To be continued)