Reborn as a Noble s Son

Chapter 558: Chapter 515: Secretary’s Office Meeting (First Update, Asking for Monthly Tickets)_1
 

Even though Li Taishi said these words in a joking tone, everyone could tell that there was no sarcasm in his words, but rather, more sincerity. This kind of atmosphere evoked some feelings in the two old standing committee members of WangHai City, Qi Siyuan and Gu Dongliang.

In the past, whether it was for the secretary’s office meeting or the standing committee meeting in WangHai City, Shi Yiwu was usually the protagonist. It was a typical one-man show, even if there were opposing opinions, they were all drowned out by Shi Yiwu’s voice. Wang Yaguang’s indifference further fostered this atmosphere. After Nie Zhenbang was parachuted into WangHai, the situation in the standing committee improved significantly. This was also the reason why Lin Mohan, Liu Yafu and others supported Nie Zhenbang. After all, who would like to be a non-participating Buddha in the municipal party leadership team.

The current harmonious atmosphere made everyone feel comfortable and ready to make a difference.

At this moment, Nie Zhenbang admired Li Taishi to some extent. As a secretary, one who could integrate the entire standing committee team like Li Taishi did, was very rare and his tactics were extremely sophisticated. It seems that the power of the secretary has been dispersed, but in fact, no one in the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee would ignore Li Taishi. Even Li Taishi’s prestige might be higher than in Shi Yiwu’s time.

After a pause, Nie Zhenbang responded without hesitation: “Secretary Li’s praise is too kind, Wanghai City is currently in disarray. The day before yesterday, Secretary Li and I specially discussed this matter and decided to hold an emergency standing committee meeting to discuss it, which is the reason for inviting you all here.”

Nie Zhenbang, taking the initiative as the Mayor, realized that the future of WangHai – good or bad – was within his hands. If he wanted to improve the economy, it was not enough to simply put in his own effort, he also needed the cooperation of all departments and systems throughout the city. As the lower-ranking officials had varying allegiances, integrating them would be difficult. The first thing he needed to do was to have a unified understanding among the Standing Committee of WangHai Municipal Party Committee and to establish his own prestige. This point, Nie Zhenbang assured, was clear to Li Taishi and would not raise any objections.

Sure enough, at this moment Li Taishi picked up the topic and said, “Mayor Nie is very direct but apt in saying that WangHai City is currently in chaos. Now, we as the municipal committee must wield our swords decisively and courageously to cut through this mess.”

After a pause, Li Taishi took a sip of his tea, which was Tieguanyin, a specialty of Minan and Li Taishi’s favorite. The Tieguanyin prepared exclusively for the municipal committee leaders, judging by its taste, was at least 3,000 yuan a pound. With the tea moistening his throat, Li Taishi continued, “At present, the most important thing in this chaotic situation is to stabilize all positions and levels of officials in WangHai City. I think we can start from this aspect. On the one hand, the Municipal Party Committee quickly adjusts its opinions, with comrade Liu Yafu leading the Organization Department, to compile a list of vacant positions in WangHai City as soon as possible. They should also plan for potential appointees and establish the personnel scheme. Once that’s done, we’ll be halfway there. Right after, the Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission and Municipal Party Organization Department should work together to create an official appraisal system where the capable are promoted, and the incompetent demoted. Anything less than this, and we will have to strictly rectify any misconduct, linking performance to promotion and official evaluation. By these means, link and conduct together, we can thoroughly reverse this scattered situation.”

After Li Taishi finished speaking, Qi Siyuan raised his hand and immediately said, “Yes, I agree with Secretary Li and Mayor Nie’s suggestions. The reason why WangHai City is in chaos, comes down to the disorganized style of officials at all levels. And the restlessness of those below. I believe it’s absolutely necessary for the Municipal Party Committee to step in and make these people sit down and do their jobs earnestly.”

The biggest advantage of a harmonious team is that under such circumstances, everyone temporarily puts away their personal agendas. It seems to be like a communist society, where everyone becomes selfless.

In fact, a harmonious team needs a proper opportunity to appear. And the current situation in Wanghai City just provides such an opportunity. The Yuhai Smuggling Case has caused a large recession in Wanghai City’s economy. Wanghai City is both an opportunity and a quagmire. This is also why there is not much competition for positions in Wanghai City. Otherwise, how could the central factions let go of the positions of Municipal Party Secretary and Mayor? Because everyone understands that, without strong policy support from the central government, Wanghai is a huge quagmire. It is extremely difficult to develop.

As members of the standing committee of Wanghai City, they are now sitting together on the damaged ship of Wanghai, working together to make Wanghai better. If Wanghai becomes better, it benefits everyone; otherwise, everyone should just retire here. This is a common interest, and even the greatest interest, which is the basis for everyone to get along in harmony and work together.

What is the most important thing in the official circles? It’s not power, nor backing, but time. If you’re younger than others, it means you have more chances and more advantages than others. If everyone were to lie low in Wanghai for three to five years and even seven to eight years, there would be no question of progress.

That’s why the proposals by Nie Zhenbang and Li Taishi received everyone’s response. Li Taishi looked at the scene with satisfaction, nodded and said, “Good, it’s better to act sooner rather than later. We need to take action as soon as possible to stabilize the situation in Wanghai. How about we hold a Municipal Committee emergency standing committee meeting tomorrow morning to specifically discuss this issue?”

As soon as his voice fell, nearby, the Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, Gu Dongliang, raised his hand and said, “Secretary Li, I have something to say.”

According to the usual procedure, at the Secretary’s office meeting, at this point, the municipal party secretary has already made the final summary and the decision has already been made. That would mean this meeting is essentially over. Yet, Gu Dongliang made this sudden move.

Li Taishi was somewhat surprised. However, his excellent psychological quality and seasoned experience in politics prevented him from showing too much astonishment. He immediately responded with a smile, “Comrade Dongliang has something to say, which is not a problem at all. The purpose of today’s meeting is to encourage open discussion.”

“Secretary Li, Mayor Nie, comrades, I have listened to much and been deeply inspired. Right now, there is disorder in Wanghai, not only are there problems at the grassroots level but social security is also in disarray. I request the Municipal Party Committee to criticize and reprimand the lack of organization. Law enforcement and crime prevention falls under the jurisdiction of the political-legal frontline. As the Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, I admit I have performed poorly and ask for organizational punishment and criticism. I suggest a 100-day inspection campaign across the city to address the public’s security concerns and improve the entire city’s sense of security and recognition.” Gu Dongliang spoke eloquently, his attitude was very sincere and his expression quite serious.

Nie Zhenbang started to ponder, what did Gu Dongliang mean by this? As the Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, was he trying to remind everyone and elevate his position?

Upon thinking this, Nie Zhenbang immediately dismissed the idea. Gu Dongliang was not a petty man, despite their limited personal interaction. Besides, Gu Dongliang’s earlier decision to let go of the public security bureau might have been to give Shi Yiwu some face. Now, wouldn’t Gu Dongliang want to save face for himself? Certainly not.

In the officialdom, the most mysterious thing is background. Everyone keeps their background and support secret. However, within the system, there are no real secrets. The support and the officials are linked by an invisible stream. You can often trace the origin from these tiny clues, and find the source, which is nothing more than power.

His own power has certainly been demonstrated. As part of the air-drop strategy, he was personally invited back by Secretary Qiao. Having solved the Yuhai smuggling case, he had also received approval from the Central Government. This series of achievements are not inferior to Shi Yiwu, in fact they’re better. Gu Dongliang would certainly not do something foolish.

Looking at it now, Nie Zhenbang preferred to think positively. Next to him, Li Taishi had already opened his mouth with a smile, “This issue was something I also discussed with Mayor Nie earlier. The current Wanghai is facing three kinds of disorder: economic disorder, public disorder, and cadre disorder. I originally thought of dealing with cadre disorder first, but now that Comrade Dongliang has put forward this opinion, I think it is practical. We might as well bring it up for discussion at tomorrow’s Standing Committee meeting. This can be seen as the focus of our next step as the Municipal Party Committee team.”

After the meeting adjourned, Nie Zhenbang stood up and started to leave the conference room. At this moment, Li Taishi suddenly said, “Mayor Zhenbang, please wait a moment.”

Seeing Li Taishi calling for him to stop, Nie Zhenbang also paused, smiled and asked, “Secretary Li, is there anything else?”

At this moment, Li Taishi replied with a smile, “Zhenbang, I heard that your sister-in-law is in Jingcheng for her postpartum confinement, and it must not be convenient for you to eat alone at home. How about coming to my house for dinner tonight? You can also have a taste of your sister-in-law’s cooking.”

A family diner invitation? Nie Zhenbang found it difficult to figure out why Li Taishi, the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, was behaving like this. To put it bluntly, Li Taishi seemed overly enthusiastic. However, it was well-meant. A family feast was seen as the greatest honour in the system, refusing it would be akin to a direct snub. Shortly after, Nie Zhenbang nodded agreeably, “Well, that’s great. Now, I have a place to scrounge for meals.”

PS: The base update of the three has been slowly updated, in the evening, I hope we can reach a 750 ticket supplement with a burst of five more updates! Brother and sisters!! (to be continued. If you like this work, please come to qidian.com to vote, your support is my biggest motivation.)