The pursuit of a position in officialdom

"Secretary Li, compared to you young people, I am already old, and the opportunity to move forward is still for you young people." Wu Changqing didn't want to move forward, but he knew that the position in Liuhe County would not be left to him. He had no relationship with the positions in other places, and no one would consider him.

"Secretary Wu, you are a little too modest. You have rich experience. I believe that as long as you go out, you will have a lot of room for advancement."

Li Wujiang has made it very clear that if Wu Changqing doesn't have a political mind at this time, it will be in vain. He understands that Li Wujiang wants to help him. "Secretary Li, thank you for your guidance. If you think that I, an old guy, still have the ability, then I will go wherever you point. I will also follow you young people to make a breakthrough."

"Okay, Secretary Wu, this is the mentality we need to work. It's almost the New Year, and we should go to the city more often to meet the leaders. You should run more with me recently."

Wu Changqing is of course very willing. Li Wujiang can help him improve, and he is very grateful to Li Wujiang.

Before the New Year, Li Wujiang went to Nandu City to visit Ding Zhongping, Zhang Changsheng, Xiaoshanke and other municipal party committee leaders. He also went to the provincial capital to visit Su Zhenghai, Liu Huairen, Wen Ya, Li Yiyang, Du Dajun, Shen Zhengyuan and other leaders. Li Wujiang tried his best to visit all the relationships he should visit.

This year, because Fang Shuxin was pregnant, Li Wujiang did not return to Hualin County, but stayed in Beijing. The medical environment in Beijing is better, and if Fang Shuxin has any urgent needs, it can be convenient for treatment.

Fang Zhiguo did not come back this year, but Fang Shuxin's brother, sister-in-law, uncle, aunt, and aunt also came back. The family celebrated the New Year together, which was also lively. This was the first year that Li Wujiang spent the New Year at the Fang family, and the elders of the Fang family gave Li Wujiang red envelopes.

After dinner on the first day of the New Year, Fang Shuxin's brother Fang Luyuan called Li Wujiang to the study.

Fang Shuxin's brother is three years older than Fang Shuxin. To be honest, Li Wujiang did not have much contact with him.

"Wujiang, I heard that you are doing well at the grassroots level."

"How can I compare with my elder brother? He is a colonel at a young age."

"Our military camp is different from your officialdom. We talk about fists, and you talk about skills."

"Brother, this is not right. Now being a soldier also depends on skills. Whoever has greater skills has stronger fists."

Fang Luyuan heard that Li Wujiang had something to say, so he asked, "It seems that you also know something about the army. So what skills do you think are important in being a soldier?"

Li Wujiang looked at Fang Luyuan. Although his elder brother is a colonel, in Li Wujiang's eyes, he also benefits from the family. Li Wujiang thought that since he is a family member, he should give him some advice. "In the past, our ancestors fought with spirit, perseverance and bravery. As the saying goes, the bravest will win when two meet in a narrow road. The current situation is completely different from the original tactics."

"Oh, Wujiang, what do you mean? Don't you want all these spirits?"

"That's not what I mean. Soldiers must be prepared to fight at any time, and be prepared to fight hard battles and win battles. But now it is unrealistic to fight a war by relying on people alone. In the Gulf War in 1991, the United States relied on air superiority to destroy the defense system of other countries within a few days. The future army needs to be built by land, sea and air, especially whoever controls air superiority will control the initiative in the war. If our country wants to be strong, the national defense force must be strong. Without a strong national defense force, all development is fragile."

Li Wujiang's words touched Fang Luyuan's heart. In the eyes of their soldiers, national defense is a symbol of a country's strength.

"Do you think our country will encounter war in the future?"

"War is never far from us, and we must always maintain vigilance in the face of danger. The overall situation in the world is now calm, but local wars will continue. Especially in Central Asia and other places where ethnic conflicts are intensifying and the interests of various countries are complicated, wars can break out at any time."

"Do you think a war will break out in Central Asia?"

"It's not me who thinks so, but the complex situation in Central Asia determines that a war will inevitably break out."

"Then what do you think our country should do?"

"What we have to do now is to focus on developing military equipment and conducting large-scale military training activities. We must arm our national defense forces through technical means and continuously strengthen our air and sea teams."

Li Wujiang said a lot, and Fang Luyuan was shocked. I didn't expect that his brother-in-law, although an official, had such a profound understanding of war.

Before Fang Luyuan left, he told Li Wujiang a word and asked Li Wujiang to take good care of this family.

Li Wujiang was a little depressed. This is your Fang family, and you should take care of it.

Li Wujiang knew that Wang Yanan was attending an event alone in Beijing and did not go home for the New Year, so he brought gifts to wish her a happy New Year. Wang Yanan was extremely surprised by Li Wujiang's arrival. She rushed up happily and hugged Li Wujiang. But she was soon pulled over by her agent. If the media took pictures of this, it would ruin Wang Yanan's image of a pure and innocent girl.

Wang Yanan pushed her agent out of the room, closed the door, and was alone with Li Wujiang.

"Brother Jiang, how do you know I didn't go home?" Wang Yanan was as happy as a bird.

"I can tell the truth."

"Tsk, it must be Sister Shu Xin who told you. Why didn't you go back to your hometown this year? Oh, I remember, it must be Sister Shu Xin who was pregnant, and you stayed to take care of Sister Shu Xin. Sister Shu Xin is too happy." Wang Yanan's eyes showed naked envy.

"You little girl, when you find a boyfriend in the future, someone will love you."

"I'm not looking for him unless I can meet a man like Brother Jiang."

Wang Yanan's words made Li Wujiang a little embarrassed. But he is also a veteran in love and can now fully handle this kind of situation. Changing the subject is the best way. "Ya Nan, if you don't go home during the Chinese New Year, your family will miss you."

"There is no way. Since I started singing, my time is no longer mine, and I am no longer mine. I have to show everyone what they want to see. I am no longer myself at all."

Chapter 226 Behind the glamor is sadness

People say how glorious it is to be a star, but Li Wujiang knows that there is a lot of sadness hidden behind everyone's success. "Ya Nan, thank you for your hard work." Li Wujiang stretched out his arms and hugged the girl into his arms.

Wang Yanan was very touched at this time. It was great to have a man who understood her. Wang Yanan shed tears of grievance, sadness and happiness.

Li Wujiang personally helped her wipe away the tears on her face. Seeing Li Wujiang treat her like this, Wang Yanan started to blush.

The two chatted a lot, and Li Wujiang even invited her out to have dinner together. Wang Yanan was very happy that day.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Li Wujiang was watching TV with Fang Shuxin at home when he suddenly received a call from Zhao Qianlong. Li Wujiang thought that Zhao Qianlong was here to pay New Year greetings, but Zhao Qianlong mysteriously said that he was waiting in front of Li Wujiang's house to see Li Wujiang for something.

"Let's go sit at home." Li Wujiang came out, opened the door, and invited Zhao Qianlong to his home.

Zhao Qianlong leaned into Li Wujiang's ear and whispered, "My third master wants to see you."

"Who is your third grandfather? If you want to see me, see me." Li Wujiang had not yet realized who the third grandfather Zhao Qianlong was talking about.

Zhao Qianlong leaned into Li Wujiang's ear and said a few words, which frightened Li Wujiang so much that his eyes almost fell out of shock.

"You kid can't joke."

"Brother Jiang, would I joke with you about such a big thing?"

"Wait a moment, I'll go in and clean up." Li Wujiang rushed in without waiting for Li Wujiang's reply.

Fang Shuxin watched Li Wujiang dress up seriously. She knew how sloppy Li Wujiang was. Dressed up so carefully today, who are you going out to see?

"Wujiang, you want to go out?"

"Yes."

"Who are you going to see?"

"Zhao Qianlong's third grandfather."

"Who are you meeting?" Fang Shuxin actually heard it, but she didn't believe it. She knew who Zhao Qianlong's third grandfather was. How could such a big man, who was always busy with everything, meet Li Wujiang?

Li Wujiang repeated it again.

"Then do you want to bring something with you? It's Chinese New Year, and it won't look good if you go there empty-handed." Fang Shuxin did not ask Li Wujiang what he was going to do. She is a daughter of a government official and knows what to ask and what not to ask. At this time, just do your own logistical support.

Li Wujiang thought for a while and said, "Just prepare two bottles of Liuhe old wine, as well as specialties such as Liuhe apples and edible fungi."

When Zhao Qianlong saw Li Wujiang coming out with big and small bags, he said to Li Wujiang, "Brother Jiang, my third grandfather hates other people giving him gifts. You'd better not bring anything."

"What do you know? I can go to the old man's house empty-handed during the Chinese New Year. This is like a junior. Don't worry, the old man will happily accept these things I brought. Okay, let's get down to business, what do you think of the old man? You want to see me all of a sudden, are you doing something behind your back?"

Zhao Qianlong said a little embarrassedly, "Brother Jiang, I told the old man what you told me about the Asian financial crisis last time."

"You're such a quick talker." Li Wujiang complained. In fact, in my heart, I want to let the upper-level leaders know that taking precautions in advance is also good for the development of the country.

Zhao Qianlong drove the car and arrived at the place quickly.

Mr. Zhao's real name is Zhao Tianyu. Li Wujiang often sees him on TV, but this is the first time he sees him in real life. I still feel very uneasy inside.

"Third Grandpa, this is Comrade Li Wujiang." Zhao Qianlong introduced.

"Hello, Chief." Li Wujiang didn't know what to call him.

Zhao Tianyu looked at the young man in front of him. Although this was the first time I met this young man Li Wujiang, the legend about this young man had already spread throughout the capital. Courageous, clear ideas, many methods, tough skills, strong innovation ability, good at publicity and economic management, good at organizational work, with the masses in mind, and dare to do practical things for the masses. The most significant thing is that this boy faced a natural disaster, was not afraid of danger, responded in advance, and just won a snow disaster battle. His own family members, Zhao Chenggong and Zhao Qianlong, also praised this boy many times by their side. Zhao Tianyu decided to meet Li Wujiang this time because he heard that there would be a financial crisis this year and it would start in Xiangjiang. This year is a big year for our country. The return of Hong Kong is a top priority for the country. At this time, nothing can happen to Xiangjiang.

"Qianlong, didn't you tell him that he couldn't bring anything with him when he came to me?" Zhao Tianyu's face was stern, a bit scary.

Zhao Qianlong felt bad. He had already told Li Wujiang not to bring anything with him, but this boy insisted on bringing it with him. This touched the old man's bottom line.

"Chief, today is the Chinese New Year. You are Qianlong's third grandfather, and also my third grandfather. As a junior, I only brought ordinary Liuhe specialties, Liuhe apples, edible fungi, Liuhe old wine, and nothing valuable. "

Zhao Tianyu's expression improved a little after hearing what Li Wujiang said. What Li Wujiang said was on point. He is Fang Lao's grandson-in-law, and he is related to Lao Fang's family. It is really not good-looking to be empty-handed during the New Year.

Seeing that Zhao Tianyu's expression improved, Li Wujiang continued to strike while the iron was hot and said, "Our Liuhe County is a big apple county, but due to poor sales, many apples rot in the ground every year. Since the capital sent a working team to assist farmers to Liuhe, These cadres can take the initiative to go into the homes of fellow villagers to find out the reasons for the unsaleable apples, and personally contact the big supermarkets in Beijing. Now apples from Liuhe County can be sold directly in Beijing, which has shortened the distance between Beijing and Liuhe County. relationship between cadres and the masses.”

"Oh, a small apple can have such a big effect. Have these agricultural support cadres caused you any trouble after arriving in Liuhe County?"

"The cadres from the capital have high cultural quality, are pragmatic in their work, have broad ideas and many methods, and can get along well with the masses. Especially during snowstorms, they can take the initiative to stand up, troubleshoot problems over and over again, and persuade fellow villagers to move again and again. This is exactly Thanks to their patient persuasion, nothing major happened in Liuhe. The commendation meeting held by Liuhe County two years ago also commended our resident work team.”

"Okay, no matter where you work as a cadre, you must bend your body and serve the people wholeheartedly. You have so many opinions about your apple, I think edible mushrooms also have their own opinions." Zhao Tianyu felt much better and took the initiative to ask.

"Originally, people in Liuhe County grew edible fungi, but they lacked technology and were small-scale. In order to cultivate and expand the edible fungi industry, we attracted investment. Using the technical resources of the Provincial Agricultural Science Institute, we introduced a company and adopted the company's combined agricultural science and technology methods. The method of adding farmers is that the company pays for it, the Agricultural Science Institute provides the technology, and the farmers are responsible for planting. Finally, the company purchases, processes and sells edible fungi. Since the year before last, tens of thousands of villagers in Liuhe County have grown edible fungi, with an output value of 500 million yuan or 600 million yuan. Lifting local people out of poverty.”

Chapter 227 Three gifts, three meanings

"Yes, a product cultivates an industry. As long as you choose the right method, it will open up the road to wealth for the masses. I know this Liuhe Old Wine is now a household name."

"Liuhe Old Wine is a collective enterprise that was on the verge of bankruptcy before last year. In order to activate the collective economy, we boldly carried out corporate restructuring, promoted technological transformation and upgrading, and product upgrading. This year, Liuhe Winery's sales exceeded 2 to 3 billion. , directly creating 3,000 jobs.”

Zhao Tianyu has now completely changed his view of Li Wujiang. The three gifts Li Wujiang brought today are very meaningful and valuable. Every gift struck a chord in his heart and he couldn't help but accept it. The three gifts represent cadres, the masses, and the economy. If cadres can work, the economy will develop; if the economy can develop, the people will benefit. This is a cycle and the focus of an official's work.

"These three gifts are very meaningful. Qianlong, please put these things away."

This time it was Zhao Qianlong's turn to be shocked. He knew who the old man was. Unexpectedly, if Li Wujiang was right, the old man would be happy to accept it.

"Xiao Li, I believe Qianlong has told you the purpose of coming to you today. Today I just want to hear your views on the Asian financial crisis. You have to tell me your specific judgment."

Li Wujiang thought for a while and said, "Zhao." Before Li Wujiang could say anything, Zhao Tianyu stopped him and said, "You are just like Qianlong, just call me Third Grandpa."

At this time, Li Wujiang was very happy. This was Zhao Tianyu's recognition of him. Li Wujiang climbed up the pole and said, "Third Grandpa, Hong Kong will return this year. This is our country's top priority, and hundreds of millions of people are eagerly looking forward to it. But this year is destined to be an extraordinary year. I don't think Western countries will be like this." It will be easy to return a complete Hong Kong to us. Although they will return territorial sovereignty, I am worried that they will make an economic fuss."

"Tell me why you're worried."

"Hong Kong is a market economic system, completely open to the outside world, and its economic development is highly interconnected with Western countries. However, the market economy has its advantages, but it also has its disadvantages, and the market economy will also have its failures. The modern market economy not only has problems that lead to There is a crisis of overproduction of commodities and insufficient demand, and there is a financial crisis caused by out-of-control financial credit behavior, excessive use of new financial instruments, and excessive speculation in the capital market. The Asian financial crisis has begun to emerge, and countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand are all export-oriented economies. Countries are very dependent on the world market. The fluctuation of the Asian economy will inevitably affect the whole country. Since last year, currency depreciation and price increases in places such as Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand are not serious at present, but according to the current development situation. The situation will get worse and worse, and will eventually affect the development of Hong Kong and the mainland."