Chapter 1278: Chapter 1233: Breezing Through the Journey and Recalling the Expedition. Chapter 1278: Chapter 1233: Breezing Through the Journey and Recalling the Expedition. Have we arrived at Wanghai yet?
Upon hearing Wang Jian’s words, Nie Zhenbang also straightened up, turning his head to look outside the car window.
On the Minwang Expressway, at the exit of the Wanghai toll station, it was already a scene of flying colorful banners and waving red flags. On the right side of the toll station, lined up neatly beside the shoulder, were a dozen or so black cars, parked orderly along the roadside. They were of different ages but the sa make.
All were dostically produced cars, which nowadays were progressively advancing into the mid-to-high-end market. Tang Zheng wasn’t quite sure of the car brand, but he found it quite satisfactory. Wanghai City, as a sub-provincial city that is now also designated as the Huaxia Silicon Valley, uses dostic cars for its party leaders, which is a rarity in China.
Beside them, Wang Jianhua introduced, “Chief, starting from the policies you set in your ti, Wanghai City has strictly enforced the ‘three ones’ standard in its ‘Three Publics’ spending: One pen approval or veto. The top leader of the municipal party committee is responsible for approving the public spending of the municipal governnt agencies, various bureaus and committees, as well as their subsidiaries in each district and county. A tolerance policy for exceeding standards is implented. One car brand for the city; all official vehicles, except for police cars, are uniformly procured through bidding by the municipal governnt procurent center, with uniform specifications. It’s strictly forbidden for affiliated units to purchase vehicles on their own, and strictly forbidden to accept vehicles under any other na. One-ti overseas travel is implented across the city for all leading officials who need to inspect abroad. A pre-accounting system is used, with a one-off review and approval of travel expenses. Any amounts over the standards have to be covered personally.”
Listening to Wang Jianhua’s words, Nie Zhenbang showed so interest, nodded slightly, and said with a smile, “How effective has the implentation been? How do you manage it in terms of supervision?”
Nie Zhenbang’s experience and expertise hit the nail on the head. Wang Jianhua replied with a smile, “This regulation has been enforced for over six years and has achieved significant results. Wanghai City’s ‘Three Publics’ spending has always been kept at a very low level compared to other cities of the sa level nationwide.”
“In terms of supervision, we conduct strict inspections on small treasuries within units, and systems such as coordinated financial inco and expenditure effectively limit the power below. I rember clearly a phrase you used back then – the size of the power in one’s hands determines the size of their responsibility. To control power, we must cage it. It’s not just who rembers this; the officials of Wanghai City are also fresh in their mories.”
As they talked, the motorcade had already exited the toll station, paying the toll like normal vehicles. This distinctive style also reflected Nie Zhenbang’s attitude.
On the roadside, all the main leaders of the municipal party committee of Wanghai City were present. The secretary of the party committee was Liu Yafu, an old acquaintance of Nie Zhenbang who was the director of the Organizational Departnt when Nie Zhenbang was in Wanghai City.
Over the years, every ti he visited Wanghai, Liu Yafu was already the standing committee mber and director of the Organizational Departnt, and along with Yi Chang, he had already been promoted to Deputy Provincial Governor. Liu Yafu’s advancent had undoubtedly been slow, but Nie Zhenbang naturally wouldn’t dwell on such things. Everyone has their own fate and different opportunities. Perhaps after he left, Liu Yafu made so minor mistakes, which prevented his promotion? This is normal. It’s also not uncommon to see comrades make mistakes and end up in jail.
“Chief, welco back to Wanghai,” Liu Yafu stepped forward with both hands outstretched.
Looking at Liu Yafu, he seed much older compared to before, with many more wrinkles on his face and much grayer hair.
Back then in Wanghai, Liu Yafu was about forty or approaching fifty years old. Now, after ten years, he was already approaching sixty, nearing the age for senior officials at the provincial and ministerial level to step down from the front line.
Then, smiling, he said, “Comrade Yafu, you have worked hard these years.”
Liu Yafu appeared very excited, seemingly touched by Nie Zhenbang’s acknowledgnt of his hard work. Following him was the current Mayor Xie Guang, who had once been District Chief of Wanghu District and had now truly grown in stature. At the age of fifty, it was an excellent opportunity to achieve sothing significant. With Liu Yafu stepping aside, Xie Guang was in the right position, and in the future, he was destined to have a place in the Minan Provincial Committee.
Then, he saw several old acquaintances. Many of the district and county leaders from those years had also risen. Of course, there were also those who had retired, passed away from illness, or had been removed due to misconduct. Nie Zhenbang naturally couldn’t rember every single one.
“All right, everyone, get on the bus. Let’s not block traffic on the road,” he said after exchanging a few words with a few main leaders and giving a brief nod to the others. With so many people and after so many years, Nie Zhenbang couldn’t possibly rember all of them.
As the motorcade started moving, Nie Zhenbang’s car had already taken the lead, with the rest following. The convoy passed through Wanghai Boulevard and entered the bustling city center of Wanghai, where the crowds on both sides of the streets began to grow.
The news of Mayor Nie’s return had spread yesterday during the citywide cleanup. The people of Wanghai City, hearing that Mayor Nie was coming back without any police escort, roadblocks, or disturbance to the public, were eager for a chance to speak with him up close.
When the convoy reached the middle of the downtown area, tens of thousands of onlookers gathered on both sides of the street, forming a dense crowd. Each person was waving at the motorcade and shouting loudly, with so voices faintly carrying over, “Mayor Nie, welco back. Good to see you, Vice Premier Nie.”
Up ahead, Wang Jian’s expression was sowhat solemn, “Chief, there’s a large crowd ahead; could there possibly be…”
Before Wang Jian could finish, Nie Zhenbang raised his hand and said, “Xiao Wang, don’t worry. Here in Wanghai, I trust the people and believe nobody will have any ill intent.”
Nie Zhenbang’s words were spoken with unwavering determination. This was a show of trust in the four million residents of Wanghai City, and at the sa ti, an affirmation of the work he had once done.
Having finished speaking, the black one-way see-through car window rolled down, and Nie Zhenbang’s figure appeared in the view of the crowd. At that mont, Nie Zhenbang was smiling, and the car could only move slowly along the route, waving to the masses lining the streets.
This sight filled Wang Jianhua, standing by, with longing and admiration. After ten years, today’s leader, the forr Mayor Nie, had beco even more mature. Following such a leader was certainly the right choice.
The motorcade did not stop at the Wanghai City Municipal Party Committee and City Governnt office building; instead, it hurried past. The building from ten years ago now appeared sowhat mottled, yet the greening inside the courtyard had been enhanced, and the camphor trees surrounding the square in front of the Party Committee had grown from a re ten centiters in diater to almost twenty or thirty centiters.
The group was headed directly to inspect the Hope Sea City High Tech Industrial Developnt Zone. Currently, the entire Zone, officially known as the Hope Sea City National High Tech Developnt Zone, was an institution with the rank of a vice-bureau. Known externally as Golden Valley, this was a title distinct from Silicon Valley.
The entire Zone, covering an area of forty-seven square kiloters, was ho to IT companies and internet firms from across the nation and around the world. Of the Fortune Global 500 companies, one hundred and twenty-three had established branches here.
In the IT industry, well-known companies and enterprises all had branches or headquarters here. This place was a major driving force behind the entire developnt of Wanghai.
Here, Nie Zhenbang visited several companies of significant representativeness. One company was a local enterprise of Wanghai City that had grown step by step to beco one of the leaders in e-comrce shopping in the country. Nie Zhenbang inquired in great detail, and the people there answered one by one.
Next, he visited a branch of a well-known dostic internet company and then the Asia Pacific headquarters of a foreign IT company set up in Wanghai.
He visited and inquired one by one, asking about the difficulties in the developnt of the enterprises, the problems they faced, how the local governnt dealt with these issues and their opinions, covering all bases.
The selection of companies also had strong representativeness, basically encompassing all types of existing IT enterprises in Wanghai City.
After having a working lunch at the Hope Sea City Party Committee Guesthouse in the afternoon, Nie Zhenbang and his party stayed at the guesthouse.
That evening, Nie Zhenbang called for a eting with Wang Jianhua, Liu Yafu, Xie Guang, and to everyone’s surprise, Yi Chang also rushed over from Minzhou.
Nie Zhenbang could guess why; Yi Chang was one of his old subordinates, soone he had personally brought to Wanghai. Subsequently, having served as the Secretary-General of the municipal governnt until today, Yi Chang’s achievents were the results of his own efforts.
Feeling a bit tired after a day that passed by as swiftly as if he were just glancing at flowers while riding on horseback, Nie Zhenbang was starting to feel his age.
Outside the door, Xia Gang ca in carrying a cup of boiled water, setting it on the table, as advised by the healthcare physician. It was best not to drink strong tea at night, as the caffeine stimulation might lead to excessive excitent, resulting in insufficient sleep. Long-term habits like this could cause insomnia.
“Sir, it’s already midnight. Tomorrow morning, we have to rush to Hongjiang Province. You see,” Xia Gang reminded carefully.
As a secretary, sotis you find yourself in an awkward situation. A good secretary needs to have their own responsibilities and convictions, just like now. Clearly, Nie Zhenbang was quite happy, but Xia Gang could not help but speak these sobering words.
Nie Zhenbang nodded, smiling as he said, “Xiaoxia, you don’t know and can hardly comprehend how I’m feeling right now. Wanghai is the first place where I truly served a full term in an official capacity. I devoted a lot of effort here. The network base stations were negotiated in person when I went to Arica. The process, the hardships, and the difficulties… Thinking back now, it’s heart-wrenching.”
Xia Gang also nodded and said, “Sir, coming back now, I believe you must be very satisfied with the achievents of Wanghai City.”
Hearing Xia Gang’s words, Nie Zhenbang smiled faintly and stood up, “Just glancing at the flowers on horseback, recalling the journey… Alright, go rest now.” (
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