The pursuit of a position in officialdom

"Wujiang, has your job been arranged?" Hearing the teacher ask this, Li Wujiang guessed that the teacher already knew where he was assigned to work.

"Yes, teacher, it has been arranged. I have been assigned to work in the General Office of the Provincial Government Office. I would like to thank the teacher for his strong recommendation." Li Wujiang stood up and bowed to the teacher, saying sincerely.

Professor Ma waved his hand and stopped Li Wujiang. "Xiaojiang, let's not say anything between us. You are my favorite student. Your character, academic level, and work ability are all known to the teacher. Recommending you is also recommending talents for the country. Our country is in a period of crisis. At a time when everything is in jeopardy, the country’s development needs talents like you. When you get to your new job, you must make good use of the knowledge you have learned and do your job well.”

"Yes, teacher, the position in the provincial government office is very important. I am also frightened and worried that I will not do well, so I want to ask the teacher for advice."

"Xiaojiang, when doing work, you must first work hard and obey the arrangements of superior leaders. You must do the easy tasks assigned by the leaders and do the difficult ones. You must find ways to overcome difficulties and do everything well; secondly, do the work. You must also look up and look at the road, don’t follow blindly, don’t follow the trend, don’t follow the crowd, have your own attitude and working methods, and stick to the right path if you encounter any difficulties at work, you can tell the teacher at any time.”

"Teacher, I'm here to visit you today. Secondly, I have a small matter that I want to ask you for help with." Li Wujiang explained in detail his plan to organize a team of interpreters from Huayuan University to participate in the Asian Games. Tell Professor Ma.

Professor Ma kept applauding while listening, saying that Li Wujiang's idea was bold and novel, which would not only help the government solve problems, but also promote the school's image, and at the same time bring honor to students, killing three birds with one stone, so why not do it. He said that he would report this matter to the school and asked Li Wujiang to have his unit send an invitation letter or negotiation letter to facilitate the school's operation.

Li Wujiang said that the teacher was thoughtful, and then he went to the unit to handle the matter. Li Wujiang talked a lot with the teacher, from work to the country, from personal to family. Li Wujiang benefited a lot from the teacher's words.

It was already afternoon when we walked out of the teacher's house. At noon, at the invitation of the teacher, we had a light meal. Afterwards, the two talked for a while, and Li Wujiang left.

"Dear students, we will be comrades working together from now on. Welcome to participate in this training activity for new comrades. This training activity lasts for one week. During this week, everyone must abide by the training disciplines and attend and finish class on time. After the training, everyone must Focus on the training content, choose a topic, and write a paper. Your paper will be submitted to the provincial leaders and you must write it carefully. At the same time, in order to facilitate the management of our training class, we recommend Comrade Zhu Zhonghao to be the monitor of our training class. Comrade Xie Huamei serves as the study committee member. If you have anything, you can report it to these two comrades. "The leaders of the Cadre Training Division of the Organization Department conducted training and mobilization.

Li Wujiang roughly counted that there were about thirty people participating in the training event. Everyone is assigned to the Provincial Party Committee Office, the Provincial Government Office, the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department, the Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department, the Political and Legal Affairs Committee, the United Front Work Department and other departments.

The person sitting at the same table as Li Wujiang was a fat man named Du Youfa. The name was very tacky and he was assigned to the Political and Legal Committee. Du Youfa is a talkative person who talks like a machine gun. The two of them chatted very well together, but they didn’t like to listen to lectures and study. During class, Du Youfa even took Li Wujiang to chat, which made Li Wujiang very troublesome. Also unable to concentrate on listening.

After class, class monitor Zhu Zhonghao personally criticized the two of them by name. Du Youfa also scolded Zhu Zhonghao for meddling in other people's affairs.

The training courses of the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department are not like ordinary teaching courses, which simply teach some entry regulations. Instead, university professors and party school teachers are specially invited to teach. During the lecture, an economics professor named Sun taught everyone that if we want to adhere to the path of our own society, we must be wary of the invasion of capitalism, and to develop the social economy, we must make full use of the means of planned economy. Prevent excessive use of market power. Then let the students discuss in groups.

Although our country had been reforming and opening up for ten years at that time. However, there are still great disputes over the development of social economy.

After discussing for a while, Professor Sun asked the students to speak enthusiastically.

Zhu Zhonghao stood up and spoke without showing any signs of weakness, saying, "Students, we grew up under the banner of socialism. We are the children of the Reds. We must resolutely defend the socialist road. We must respond to the call of the leader. If we want development, we must reform. In development, We must move forward in the process and make progress in each reform, thereby promoting the development and growth of the socialist economy and lifting people's lives out of poverty. However, we must stick to the bottom line and insist on the planned economy as the mainstay and the market economy as the supplement, avoid taking the capitalist road, and vigorously develop the public ownership economy. "

After Zhu Zhonghao finished speaking, Zhu Zhonghao's speech was enthusiastic. The content of the previous speech was still very high-level, but the latter content was a bit limited. It needed to be developed but the pace was not large enough. It was difficult to achieve things by looking forward and backward.

Chapter 12 Speech at the training meeting was a blockbuster

In order to oppose Zhu Zhonghao, Du Youfa encouraged Li Wujiang to get up and speak too. Li Wujiang stood up because he had no choice but to express something at this moment. He wanted to use his thoughts to lead this society to avoid detours and develop as quickly as possible.

Li Wujiang sorted out his thoughts and said, "We are a socialist country, so we must unswervingly follow the socialist path. This is beyond doubt. We can see the superiority of socialism, that is, we always stand on the side of the people and let the people be the masters of the country. Socialism ultimately allows everyone to achieve common prosperity. But how should socialism go and how should the socialist economy develop? The Soviet big brother himself is deeply mired in the quagmire and cannot extricate himself. Our country has no object to learn from. What should we do at this time? Continue to follow the old path and stagnate, or boldly innovate and achieve breakthroughs. This requires us to cross the river by feeling the stones. Whether it is a planned economy or a market economy, these are means used for social and economic development. Capitalist countries can use market economy or planned economy. Our socialist country can also use both market economy and planned economy. There is no contradiction or conflict between the two. No matter who is the main body, as long as the nature of socialism remains unchanged and the socialist economy is developed, it is a good means.

Li Wujiang stopped to moisten his throat and continued, "Confucius said, if three people walk together, there must be one who can be my teacher. Capitalist countries have been developing for 200 years and have their own advantages. We should learn from their strengths and make up for our weaknesses, learn from others' advanced experiences, and discard the dross, instead of arguing endlessly. Arguing will complicate things, waste time, delay the opportunity for development, and ultimately accomplish nothing. Look, our country has been reforming and opening up for ten years, but the overall situation is still very backward, the economy is still very weak, and the people are still starving. This is not the socialism we want. Our current task is to take development as the top priority, not to argue, but to boldly try and boldly break through. This is the case with rural reform, and it should also be the case with urban reform. This is the ideological line of adhering to the materialist conception of history. What means are used for reform and development mainly depends on whether it is conducive to the development of the productive forces of socialist society, whether it is conducive to strengthening the comprehensive national strength of the socialist country, and whether it is conducive to improving people's living standards. As long as it is conducive to the development of our country and the prosperity of the people, we must persist in going forward. "

Li Wujiang's words were deafening, leaving everyone present stunned. This idea was absolutely ahead of its time. When the upper class was still arguing about the path of socialist development, Li Wujiang expressed his own ideas. Some people say that those who like to show off will suffer. But Li Wujiang is not afraid. The country has become so poor and weak, and someone needs to stand up and applaud the country's development. Even if a little bit of his ideas can be conveyed to the upper class and attract their attention, it can change their thinking and focus on development. This is worth it.

Du Youfa took the lead in applauding, raised his finger and said, "Brother, you are awesome." Some classmates also applauded, But some students are still in the wait-and-see stage.

Professor Sun is still well-educated. Although he is an old antique, Li Wujiang's ideas conflict with his, but as an academic school, it is normal to be different.

In the evening, Du Youfa invited Li Wujiang, Xie Huamei, Chen Xinhua, Fu Guoqiang and others to go out for a drink.

Li Wujiang never thought that his speech would soon reach the ears of the leaders of the province. When they were drinking outside, Mu Liancheng was sitting in the office of Lu Donghui, the secretary of the provincial party committee.

"Old Mu, have you heard that a young comrade who was newly promoted this year spoke a lot at the training meeting and talked about the socialist development path. He is really young and does not know the wind." Lu Donghui said.

"Secretary Lu, young people are just bolder. Discussion is to speak freely! "Mu Liancheng was actually speaking well of Li Wujiang. It is estimated that even Li Wujiang himself did not expect that a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and the Minister of Organization was speaking well of him. Mu Liancheng is a young and vigorous person who firmly supports reform and opening up. He also has a good impression of Li Wujiang's speech.

"This young comrade's speech is not so simple. If it is not handled well, it will cause a huge response."

"Secretary Lu, what Xiao Li said actually makes sense. Our country has been arguing for so many years, which has delayed the development of the economy. The poverty of the grassroots people has not improved. If it continues like this, the consequences will be worrying. As Comrade Xiao Li said, we should not argue, but boldly cross the river by feeling the stones and resolutely follow the path of development. As long as it is conducive to the development of the socialist economy, we will firmly support it. "Mu Liancheng knew that Lv Donghui was also a reformist and supported development. But there were still many obstructors in the province. The leader of the provincial government was a planner. Fortunately, he went to the central government to report on his work recently. If he heard this, he would definitely be furious.

Lv Donghui was also a headache. He knew the situation in Huayuan best. The economy was backward, there were no advanced enterprises, and the people were still very poor. He wanted to vigorously develop the economy during his tenure and lead the people out of poverty and become rich. However, there were many obstacles and the reform was not smooth. Li Wujiang's words also refreshed him and brightened his eyes. Li Wujiang was right about one thing, don't argue, cross the river by feeling the stones.

"Old Mu, you arrange someone to let Comrade Li Xiao compile a set of materials and send it up as soon as possible." Lv Donghui was not a person who dragged his feet, and he made decisive arrangements.

"Wujiang, where do you get these ideas from? You are so bold that you dare to say anything." Everyone got together and drank a little wine, and Xie Huamei asked boldly. In fact, although Xie Huamei is a girl, she is also very thoughtful and ambitious. Li Wujiang's words also deeply touched her.

"Hua Mei, I am a rural kid, and all of this is inspired by my feelings. I was born and raised in the countryside. I have seen that the rural people are still very poor, many children are hungry, and many families have left their homes. I am really anxious for the development of the country. I hope that our country can get better and people's lives can get better," Li Wujiang said deeply.

The people sitting there listened and felt heavy in their hearts. Although most of them grew up in cities, the situation in cities is not that good. They are all people who have received higher education and are determined to make their own contributions to the country's four modernizations.

That night, several people drank a lot and talked a lot, and finally returned to their residence with each other's support.

The next day, Li Wujiang was called by the leader of the Organization Department's Training Department as soon as he arrived in the classroom. Some classmates in the class began to gloat over his misfortune, letting him be in the limelight and talking nonsense, which made a big mess.

Director Nan Jindou of the Training Department talked to Li Wujiang directly and told him to organize yesterday's speech into a material and submit it as soon as possible. Li Wujiang can not participate in the next training.

Li Wujiang didn't realize anything at first. This was a big thing that the leader personally asked Director Nan to do, and he couldn't mess it up. But Director Nan saw that Li Wujiang was a little confused, and was afraid that this kid didn't understand what he meant, so he consciously reminded Li Wujiang that this material was crucial and the content should be detailed and well-founded.

Li Wujiang realized that his chance had come. His speech yesterday must have reached the ears of the leader. If he didn't write well, he would leave an image of being bold and brainless in the leader's mind. So he must write this article well.

Li Wujiang locked himself in the dormitory and didn't go out for two consecutive days. He wrote an article "Adhere to reform and opening up, boldly move forward, and take a road with socialist characteristics." Li Wujiang didn't know what kind of response this article would have after it was handed in. Will it be like a butterfly flapping its wings and changing the development process of the world.

Li Wujiang did not miss the training activities in the next few days and attended various trainings on time. When everyone saw Li Wujiang coming back, some people consciously kept their distance from him. However, Du Youfa, the fat man, and Xie Huamei and others took the initiative to greet him.

There are no eternal friends or eternal opponents in the officialdom. Today's friends may become tomorrow's opponents; today's opponents may become tomorrow's friends.

Chapter 13 Criticized and sitting on the bench

After the training, Li Wujiang returned to his job and devoted himself to work with confidence. However, what he didn't expect was that he encountered a cold reception when he returned to the department. Everyone was very cold to him.

Lao Liu said sarcastically, "Xiao Li is now a big celebrity," "Oh, our comrade Xiao Li is back. Your remarks can be said to be a blockbuster. You haven't officially taken office yet, but you are a celebrity in the unit. It's amazing," Lao Liu said sarcastically.

Li Wujiang just smiled. Lao Liu is an old man in the office. He has not become a leader until now. He must have resentment in his heart. It is normal to tease the newcomers. Why should he be on the same level with him? After saying that, he also knew that he would sit on the bench for a while. At this time, Wang Wanchun helped him out and asked him to go to the secretariat to get a file.

The secretariat is located on the third floor. Most of the offices on the third floor are the offices of provincial government leaders. At the secretariat, he happened to meet Wang Nan. Although Wang Nan and Zhang Yi were in the same unit as him, Li Wujiang had little contact with them at this training meeting.

Wang Nan led him to the secretary's office to collect documents. Most of the people in the secretariat serve the leaders. There are five or six deputy governors in the government, and they are all equipped with full-time secretaries. As the saying goes, follow the leader and you will progress faster. Although Zhang Yi and Wang Nan are in a relatively low position now, they can often contact the leaders and are the backup force of the leaders' secretaries.

Wang Nan invited Li Wujiang to sit in her office. Li Wujiang said forget it, everyone is new here, and it is not good to visit in such a confidentiality-oriented agency. Finally, Wang Nan whispered to Li Wujiang, what you said has been passed on to the upper level, and there is some controversy about you now, you have to be patient.

Wang Nan can say such words, which means that she has a good impression of Li Wujiang. Li Wujiang expressed his gratitude.

Li Wujiang sent the documents to Jiang Liying's office. Jiang Liying asked him to sit down first, saying that she would deal with the things at hand and chat with him. Li Wujiang saw that Jiang Liying's cup was empty, so he took the initiative to fill it up for her.

"Xiao Li, I also heard about what happened to you at the training meeting. As a young person, you dare to think and speak, which shows that you are passionate and ambitious, which is worthy of recognition. But you also need to know that as a provincial government unit, everyone's speech not only represents you personally, but also represents the entire unit. You should be careful about what you say in what occasions, don't talk nonsense, and don't talk casually, especially the direction of national development. This is not something we worry about. Our job is to perform our duties and complete the tasks assigned to us by the leaders." Jiang Liying did not criticize Li Wujiang, but just persuaded him earnestly. In fact, Jiang Liying was also under pressure from above. Regarding Li Wujiang's matter, the department leaders criticized the Comprehensive Office and asked Li Wujiang to write a self-examination.

"I'm sorry, Chief, because my matter has brought trouble to our department. I will pay attention to my behavior in the future." Li Wujiang knew that this matter would not end like this. Not only would he be suppressed by the higher-ups, but Jiang Liying would also probably be under a lot of pressure. Jiang Liying was able to persuade him like this, which was also a great honor for him.

"Xiao Li, go back and think about it carefully. The department will not arrange any work for you recently. According to the requirements of the higher-ups, you should write a self-criticism on this matter and make a self-criticism at the internal meeting of the General Office." Jiang Liying said.

Li Wujiang could accept being left out in the cold. But he couldn't accept Li Wujiang writing a self-criticism and making a self-criticism. Although what he said was inappropriate, it was mainly an academic discussion, and he said it for the sake of national development. He didn't preach it in an external occasion. He actually paid attention to the degree. Now asking him to write a self-criticism is a bit too much. But Li Wujiang knew that he needed to be patient. Patience for a while is calm, and taking a step back will open up a wide world.

"Okay, Section Chief." Li Wujiang knew that Jiang Liying had no power to decide this matter. It was not her fault, nor could she be blamed.

Jiang Liying originally thought that someone as sharp-edged as Li Wujiang would definitely complain, explain, and struggle. But he didn't. At this time, Jiang Liying saw the demeanor of a general in Li Wujiang. If you want to achieve great things, you must first be patient. Li Wujiang did it. This kid will definitely become a great talent in the future.

Li Wujiang has been a little lonely recently. Few people in the office take the initiative to talk to him, the unlucky newcomer. Fortunately, when he returned to the dormitory, Shen Zhengyuan was able to help him relieve his worries. As the saying goes, it is enough to have a confidant in life. Shen Zhengyuan has also worked in the provincial party committee for ten years, and he is also very clear about the affairs of the provincial party committee and the provincial government. Li Wujiang learned from Shen Zhengyuan that the current head of the provincial government, Chen Yimin, is a native of Huayuan Province. He has been working in Huayuan. He is a veteran in Huayuan Province and has a wide network of contacts, but his thoughts are relatively conservative and he is skeptical about the development of the market economy. Li Wujiang's speech this time also touched his bottom line, making him furious. He scolded the leaders of the Provincial Government Office, saying that they couldn't even control their own people, so why did they support this group of people. If Li Wujiang was a cadre, he would probably be dismissed.

However, the provincial party committee and the provincial government are not monolithic. Secretary Lu of the provincial party committee and Minister Mu of the provincial party committee's organization department are both liberal. They all support reform and development and want to promote the economic development of Huayuan Province during their tenure. However, due to the obstruction of conservative personnel, many policies are difficult to implement. They are also looking for a breakthrough. Perhaps Li Wujiang's speech this time will break the original deadlock and promote Huayuan's reform and development.

Shen Zhengyuan encouraged Li Wujiang not to be discouraged. There are still many people in the provincial party committee and the provincial government who support Li Wujiang in their hearts. Li Wujiang's speech this time is not necessarily a bad thing. It may allow him to quickly enter the vision of the upper-level leaders. When everything is in place, Li Wujiang will be reused. That time is also a good time for Li Wujiang to display his ambitions.

Director Fang Hongwei of the Beijing Office was also worried about Li Wujiang at this time. Li Wujiang proposed a very good idea in the activities to welcome the World Sports Games. He had a good impression of Li Wujiang and was about to coordinate with the General Office to let him come to help with the translation work. Who knew that Li Wujiang had such a thing, which made it difficult for him to use or not use him.

In fact, in Fang Hongwei's heart, Li Wujiang's speech was not a big deal at all, because he had been the director of the Beijing Office for many years and had come into contact with many gods, including leaders of ministries and commissions, foreign businessmen, and incense merchants. He knew very well that national reform was the general trend and national development was unstoppable. Li Wujiang's words made sense and were also supported by the upper echelons of the country. In the process of development, we should not argue but move forward boldly.

However, Li Wujiang's words touched the leader's bad luck. It was a bit taboo to use him now, but if he was not used, it would not be suitable for anyone else to find this volunteer plan. At this time, Fang Hongwei thought of calling the old leader and asking for advice.

Chapter 14: Turning around, boldly using

Fang Hongwei called the old leader on the office landline.

"Hongwei, why do you think of me, an old man, at this time?" The other party said with a smile after receiving the call.

"Old leader, I'm sorry to bother you. I want to report to you about the recent work of the Beijing Office." The old leader mentioned by Fang Hongwei was actually not someone else, but Mu Liancheng. When Mu Liancheng was the secretary of the municipal party committee, Fang Hongwei was a county party secretary in the county under his jurisdiction. It was also under the care of Mu Liancheng that he stepped up to the position of director of the Beijing Office at the level of a department. So Fang Hongwei was very grateful to Mu Liancheng.

"The work of the Beijing Office is not under my jurisdiction. If you want to report, you should report to Governor Chen." Mu Liancheng spoke casually.

"The Organization Department is the in-laws of all our cadres. Although we are married, we still have to go back to visit our relatives regularly." Fang Hongwei also spoke humorously.

"You are a good talker. Did you think of your in-laws only when you encountered some difficulties?" Mu Liancheng said what Fang Hongwei was thinking.

Fang Hongwei gave Mu Liancheng a simple report on the activities and also reported to Mu Liancheng the idea of ​​organizing volunteers proposed by Li Wujiang.

Mu Liancheng said that this was a good idea, very creative and thoughtful, and he should be bold to try it.

Fang Hongwei talked about the situation Li Wujiang was facing now, and he didn't know what to do.

Mu Liancheng said: "Xiao Fang, we are cadres trained by the state. Our first priority is to complete the tasks assigned to us by the Party and the state. Welcoming the World Games is now the top priority of our province. The provincial party committee and the provincial government attach great importance to it. It is crucial to organize this event well. Talent is the first resource. We have such talents around us, so we must be good at using talents, giving full play to the role of talents, and truly make the best use of talents. Don't think too much about other things, everything is for work. I believe you can handle this matter well."

After talking for a while, Mu Liancheng hung up the phone. At this time, Mu Nianwan came in, poured a glass of water for Mu Liancheng, and then began to rub his shoulders.

Mu Liancheng knew his daughter's character and knew that she had something to ask him for help. Asked "Xiao Wan, do you have something to tell Dad?"

Mu Nianwan said, "Dad, it's nothing big. I just heard that my classmate Li Wujiang has suffered some grievances recently. As a leader, you must be observant."

"Xiao Wan, did Li Wujiang tell you?" Mu Liancheng asked a little seriously.

Mu Nianwan was shocked, fearing that her father would misunderstand and think that Li Wujiang was asking him to intercede. Her father hated such people the most. She quickly explained, "The Bianzhou Municipal Committee is not far from the Provincial Committee. Li Wujiang's affairs have long been spread to Bianzhou."

"As a party cadre, it's okay to suffer a little grievance. As a party cadre, you must always be prepared to suffer grievances. If you can't even bear this little grievance, then you should quit this job as soon as possible. Besides, he is not wronged. As a state cadre, he should know what to say and what not to say. If you speak nonsense, you will be responsible." Mu Liancheng said.

Hearing her father's serious words, Mu Nianwan was a little anxious and tears were about to fall.

Seeing that his daughter was soft-hearted, Mu Liancheng said again: "As a young cadre of the country, it doesn't matter if you make some mistakes. As long as you know your mistakes and can correct them, you are still a good comrade."

Mu Nianwan heard her father say this, it seems that Li Wujiang will not be in big trouble, so she smiled and patted Mu Liancheng's back again.

The leaders always stop talking when they speak. Fang Hongwei listened to Mu Liancheng's words and understood what Mu Liancheng meant, that is, Li Wujiang could be used. Mu Liancheng and Secretary Lu of the Provincial Party Committee were very close, and he knew this. Moreover, they were both reformists, and Li Wujiang's ideas were in line with the leadership's ideas. Fang Hongwei made this call to see what the provincial party committee thought about this matter. It seems that the leadership meant that if it is a talent, we should make full use of it. Since Li Wujiang is a talent, we should use him boldly and not not use him because of a little mistake.

The General Office held a meeting specifically for Li Wujiang's matter, and criticized Li Wujiang's behavior. Li Wujiang also made an inspection at the meeting and deeply reviewed his behavior.