image of the government

It was already a quarter past seven in the evening when the program was taped. Gao Zhetang did not meet with the TV station leaders as usual. Without any delay, he simply said hello to the program staff and called the driver back to the city hall.

He picked up the cigarette case, took out a cigarette and lit it, took a few puffs, and walked back and forth inadvertently. His thoughts gradually became clearer, but his mood became more and more heavy.

He walked to the window and opened it. The city was full of lights and people were flowing like crucian carp. It was a prosperous and peaceful scene. However, behind the prosperity of the land here were large circles, like traps, trapping curious people. No one knows how many unknown secrets are hidden here.

Although Gao Zhetang had thought about many of the situations and knew them well, when he really heard the voices of those at the grassroots level, the helpless bitterness made him feel waves of pain in his heart. At this moment, his mind was full of thoughts. The content of the "Conversation with the Mayor" dialogue.

"We understand that there is a country first and then a home, and that big rivers are full of water and small rivers are full. We can understand that the municipal government's development of local economy is also to benefit local people and support the municipal government in the construction of development zones. However, we are opposed to disregarding the actual situation and sacrificing the environment. Blindly invest in construction at the expense of the vital interests of the people..."

"...Most of the residents in the west of the city are laid-off workers from state-owned enterprises in the early years. Their factories and dormitories in the city were expropriated, resold, and resettled to live in the west of the city. They have not had a stable life for two days before they are about to be demolished again. The laid-off workers have already lost their lives. Jobs, and now the demolition money is not enough to buy a new house, and they will be homeless from now on. Doesn’t this push people to a dead end?! We don’t want and dare not go against the government, but we hope that the government can show us a way out..."

At this moment, Gao Zhetang felt nothing but sadness in his heart. Although these situations had not been verified one by one, the sensitivity he had developed as an official for many years made his inner balance tilt towards those citizens. He had reason to believe that these reactions to the situation, There is no need to verify them one by one, they are absolutely inseparable.

To be fair, in many cities, this situation does exist. In order to pursue political achievements and GDP figures, some major leaders, regardless of the actual situation, are almost fanatical in attracting investment, giving various policy preferences and engaging in real estate development. The collusion between officials and businessmen, neglect of duties, and personal enrichment at the expense of the public and private sectors have caused misery to the common people, and the price and consequences will ultimately be borne by the common people.

In Omi City, when it comes to real estate development, Gao Zhetang also has a certain understanding. Due to the lack of a clear development plan and effective management, some people took the opportunity to speculate in real estate and land, driving up property prices...

Gao Zhetang had a lot of thoughts in his mind, and a sense of righteousness suddenly emerged from deep in his heart: "At present, we must make up our minds and strike hard to deal with all kinds of bad incidents." He said to himself in his heart, with a look on his face. He slightly showed a serious expression that was hard to detect.

He took out another cigarette and walked back and forth in the office while smoking. As he thought, Governor Yu Xiangyang's words inadvertently rang in his mind again, "Zhetang, struggle requires strategy. When the time is not yet ripe, don’t be blindly impulsive and expose yourself prematurely, but learn to be patient and wait. If you act boldly at this time, it is easy for people to misunderstand and think it is a political struggle and a struggle for power..."

After a while, Gao Zhetang seemed to suddenly remember something, so he quickly put out the cigarette butt in his hand in the ashtray on his desk. He raised his hand and looked at his watch. It was already eight-fifty.

Gao Zhetang returned to his seat, skillfully found a mobile phone number from the address book on his desk, quickly pressed the number button and dialed it, and soon heard the call was connected.

"Hello, is this Secretary Liu? I'm Gao Zhetang. I have something important to report to you now... Yes, yes, it's urgent. The sooner the better!... Okay, okay!" After hanging up the phone, Gao Zhetang thought again.

After a while, he straightened his back and walked out of the door.

…

Ning Xingguo, Hu Changcheng, Zhu Fang and others gathered at Wu Zhengqing's home to report to him on Gao Zhetang's "dialogue with the mayor".

"Mayor Gao is not good, he lacks work ability and has no organizational principles!" Hu Changcheng spoke first. Although Gao Zhetang made a clear statement in the "Mayor Dialogue", his ambiguous speech made him feel uneasy and made him immediately

I thought of venting my dissatisfaction with Gao Zhetang to the old leader.

"Listen to what he actually said in a speech on your TV today! Doesn't this betray our municipal government? It seriously pits the municipal party committee and the municipal government against each other. What kind of problem is this? This is a serious split.

words and deeds."

Zhu Fang immediately followed up and said: "In the past two years, our Public Security Bureau has many good methods and ideas in social security and stability maintenance work, but Mayor Gao's speech tonight suppressed our ideas and made it impossible to implement them..."

Wu Zhengqing was sitting on a large and comfortable office chair, playing with a golden lighter in his right hand. He kept turning it on and off, making a crisp and sweet sound, and the lighter sprayed out wisps of light blue flames.

On the surface, he looked careless, but in fact he was listening carefully to everyone's work reports. Wu Zhengqing glanced at Ning Guoxing with a cold look. Ning Guoxing felt that he should express his attitude at this time, so he agreed.

: “Some of Mayor Gao’s statements are indeed inappropriate and poorly thought out.”

Hu Changcheng continued to say angrily: "The reason why we are not doing well at work is that we are sleeping with our wives, and our own people always mess with our own people. In fact, we advocate attracting investment and engaging in real estate. What is wrong with this? Some people do not know the actual situation, and

I'm so happy to work, but I don't do the actual work myself, and I obstruct, interfere and sabotage, which has a very bad effect. Should our investment promotion work be carried out in the future? Should our economy in Omi City continue to develop!"

Ning Xingguo also added: "Secretary Wu and Secretary Liu have just come to our Jinjiang City to preside over the work of the Municipal Party Committee. Many things are still unknown. I suggest you communicate with Secretary Liu. The Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government also have great influence on our Jinjiang City."

I hope that some people who don’t have a sense of the overall situation will not be allowed to mess around, so that we will have less resistance in our work in the future and can get away with it."

After listening to everyone's attitude, Wu Zhengqing said casually: "I'm too impatient to eat hot tofu, so take your time." At this point, he paused, as if he suddenly remembered something, and suddenly said a confused sentence.

If there is no tail, "Comrade Su Ting's work arrangements have been arranged?"

Everyone was stunned, but Ning Xingguo was the first to react. He thought for a while and said: "It has been arranged at the Municipal Local Taxation Bureau. His position is the deputy director of the office. Section Chief Su can report to the Local Taxation Bureau at any time after he settles down."

Su Ting is Gao Zhetang's wife. When she was in Jiangzhou, she worked in the Archives Bureau and was also a department-level cadre. There is nothing wrong with horizontal transfer, but everyone in the officialdom knows that the value of the Archives Bureau and the Local Taxation Bureau are not the same.

, working in the Archives Bureau sounds like it is in a provincial government agency, but it is a typical Qingshui Yamen, with nothing but salary, while the Local Taxation Bureau is an extremely oily and powerful unit.

After hearing this, Wu Zhengqing nodded, but his brows wrinkled slightly.

Ning Guoxing added: "Lao Wang will retire after the Spring Festival."

Wu Zhengqing nodded again, as if he was not interested in continuing this topic. After thinking for a while, he said thoughtfully: "Mayor Xiaobing appointed the Provincial Civil Affairs Department. Although his previous residence was spacious and sturdy, the environment was also good.

But it is also an old building and has been around for some time. Guoxing, I think your government office will take action on this matter and ask Mayor Gao to move in as soon as possible. Staying in the city guest house is not an option."

Everyone was not too surprised by Wu Zhengqing's concern for the new mayor, a series of large and small things, even if they were not meticulous, they were not too surprised. They looked at each other and smiled knowingly...

The next day, the weather was fine, the sun was shining brightly, the wind was light and the clouds were light.

As soon as Gao Zhetang returned to the city government, he asked the city government office to organize and lead the main leaders of the municipal departments such as planning, environmental protection, transportation, urban construction, urban management, land and housing management to conduct an inspection and survey of the urban area of ​​​​Omi City.

Everyone is in a good mood, with high spirits and smiles on their faces, as if they are preparing for a group outing. In addition to the fine weather, there is another main reason for this: this is the new mayor's overall view of Omi City.

The first trip of "perceptual understanding" also determines how the newly appointed acting mayor will arrange the layout and carry out his next work. For them, it is very worthy of attention and expectation.

Of course, according to past practice, this kind of investigation and research work is just a formality. A large group of people walk around, take a look, point in a pretentious manner, and give a few specious instructions in a serious manner.

Then the relevant reception unit will treat everyone to a feast. Even if the entire inspection work is successfully concluded, no truth can be discovered and no problems can be solved.

A group of leaders from the municipal government sat in the minibus and greeted each other, chatted softly, and were immersed in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Gao Zhetang did not participate in everyone's conversation, but silently admired Omi City through the car window.

City appearance.

Omi City is an old industrial city that once had a prosperous and prosperous economy. However, in recent years, the economic development has slowed down significantly. The real dilemma it faces is that the enterprises lack vitality and the unemployed... It seems that a man who is walking fast has slowed down.

The young man turned into a staggering old lady, walking forward slowly.

Suddenly, Gao Zhetang was silently looking at the city scenery outside the window: on both sides were newly built modern high-rise buildings mixed with low and dilapidated houses, which seemed very uncoordinated. There were even some dilapidated wooden houses and adobe houses in many places.

It's like a series of conspicuous scars on the face of the city.

He frowned more and more: This is in the main urban area of ​​a city?