Chapter 344: Chapter 335 Low-key Action_1
“Mayor, this is your office. Please have a look and see if there is anything that needs to be adjusted. If you dislike this decoration style, I can arrange to have it replaced imdiately, even work overti, it will be done in two days.” In the mayor’s office, a man of about 42 or 43 years old was smiling at Nie Zhenbang.
The man was about 1.75 ters tall, slightly plump, and always seed to be smiling. This man was Liu Weijun, the Secretary General of the Liangxi City Governnt.
On the day of the welco dinner, Secretary General Hu Youquan of the City Party Committee was publicly criticized by the new acting mayor. Nie Zhenbang publicly disregarded the dignity of all city leaders and left. Although there was no public uproar, everyone was discussing Nie Zhenbang privately.
The new mayor is audacious. All the leaders of the city Party Committee, along with all the leaders of Liangxi City, were sidelined by the new mayor, even before he was formally elected. Apart from other factors, everyone had to give thumbs up for his courage, praising Mayor Nie as extraordinary.
Moreover, Nie Zhenbang caught hold of the moral high ground. Over-reception is not uncommon in various places, and is generally not discussed. But Nie Zhenbang seized on this issue and even soone like Fan Changsheng had to keep silent. Anyone sticking their neck out on this issue would be foolish.
Beside Liu Weijun, Nie Zhenbang was expressionless at this mont, with his hands clasped behind his back. Next to him was Yi Jun, his secretary and the Deputy Secretary General of the City Governnt.
Taking a look at the office, Liangxi City was indeed a bustling city, with Yanling City, under its jurisdiction, being the top county-level city in the country’s economic rankings. Wealthy, economically developed. This is the first impression that Liangxi gives to outsiders.
At this mont, seeing this office confird this view. It was worthy of being a comrcially developed area. The grandeur of this office alone was incomparable to that of New Li City.
The entire office was about 300 square ters. Outside was a small office cum reception room of about 60 square ters. In the most interior part was Yi Jun’s desk, and in the spacious area outside were Italian leather sofas with black material. It was low-key yet grand.
Near the secretary’s desk, there was a door leading to the Mayor’s Office. Upon entering, there was an office of about 150 square ters. In the super-wide area of 15 ters by 10 ters, several supporting pillars were ingeniously designed and integrated with the entire decor. A portion was partitioned to form a small reception room. The grand desk was black with several telephones on it. A bright red party flag and national flag were also present on the desk, complenting each other.
Behind the desk was a two-ter-high row of bookshelves, containing various books such as ‘Outline of Administrative Science’, ‘Developnt of Economics’, ‘History of the Huaxia Party’, and other major works of reference neatly arranged. It was customary, regardless of whether or not leaders read the books, whether they had them was a symbol and fundantal indicator of their studiousness.
Behind the office, in a corner, there was a side door leading to a 60 square ter bedroom with a neat double bed. The sheets and quilt were obviously new. There was also a 15 square ter kitchen and a 15 square ter bathroom. In other words, if Nie Zhenbang wished, he could live and eat here without any problems.
Looking at the room, Nie Zhenbang then said in a deep voice, “There’s no need to change anything. Looking at this decor, I guess it’s less than a year old. Although Liangxi City is wealthy, we can’t waste like this. Compared to my previous office conditions in New Li City, this is already heaven and earth apart. Director Liu, let’s keep this decoration. Just make a few minor modifications, like removing the Eight Horses Picture and the traditional Chinese painting of a vast bird spreading its wings from the wall. We should keep our feet on the ground and focus on practical work.”
Nie Zhenbang’s words were rather frank. As soon as he opened his mouth, he bluntly accused Liu Weijun of extravagance. Moreover, he didn’t address Liu Weijun as Secretary General Liu, but called him Director Liu. Generally, the Secretary General of the City Governnt also serves as the Director of the Office, but usually, people address him as Secretary General. Nie Zhenbang’s way of addressing was sowhat disrespectful to Liu Weijun, which made Liu Weijun’s face slightly unpleasant.
However, Nie Zhenbang was still the head of the governnt, and as Secretary General of the city governnt, Liu Weijun’s role was to serve the mayor. Therefore, Liu Weijun could only endure it. He nodded and said, “Okay, I will follow your instructions imdiately. We will work overnight tonight and it will be done soon. Please rest assured, Mayor, this will not delay your work.”
After a pause, Liu Weijun continued, “By the way, Mayor, about your accommodation…?”
Before he could finish speaking, Nie Zhenbang raised his hand and said, “Director Liu, if you hadn’t ntioned it, I would have forgotten. Don’t arrange accommodation for . Before I took office, my wife had already arrived in Liangxi City, and I bought a house in Liangxi City myself, so it’s not necessary to bother.”
Seeing that Nie Zhenbang seed to have nothing more to say, Liu Weijun, who was also quite adept at reading people, took his leave.
After Liu Weijun had left, Yi Jun ca over and said with a smile, “Mayor, I have already chosen your driver for you. Yang Qingshan, a driver from the city governnt’s car team. He was a reemployed scout soldier. I’ve heard that he was originally supposed to join the public security bureau, but sohow he was squeezed out and ended up being a driver in the car team. He is not older than twenty-five or twenty-six, but he is quite capable. My suggestion is to try him out first. If he ets all the requirents, we can finalize him.”
Nie Zhenbang had absolute confidence in Yi Jun’s work. Otherwise, he would not have specifically summoned Yi Jun to join him in Liangxi. And if it wasn’t for Yi Jun’s sake, Nie Zhenbang wouldn’t have been as blunt as he was just now. To state such things to Liu Weijun in front of his face was Nie Zhenbang’s simple way of telling him that the position of the city governnt’s secretary-general was not for him. If Liu Weijun was wise, he would find connections to transfer away. However, if he were ignorant, Nie Zhenbang wouldn’t mind helping him out.
At this point, only Nie Zhenbang and Yi Jun were left in the room. Nie Zhenbang then sat down in the chair behind his desk, looking at Yi Jun and asked, “Xiaoyi, have your family and Chen Le’s settled in nicely after moving here? How is the work going?”
Speaking of this, Yi Jun smiled and said, “Everything is arranged. My wife has transferred to the city’s cultural bureau to work, and Elder Chen’s wife works at the city’s political consultative conference. They have brought their children with them. On my side, my child is only a year old and is staying with my mother in our hotown for now. When he is a little older, I plan to bring him over.”
After all these years, Nie Zhenbang’s leadership skills have matured. These seemingly mundane conversations demonstrated his care and affection for his subordinates, enough to encourage devotion and effort.
When it ca to work, Yi Jun’s expression beca sowhat awkward. However, he understood Nie Zhenbang’s character and still honestly replied, “Mayor, my side is a bit better, as it’s part of the governnt. It’s not like Elder Chen’s side. Aside from selecting a driver, I have been observing several potential candidates for the secretariat. But Elder Chen’s situation is more difficult. In Liangxi City’s Public Security Bureau, Elder Chen is a commander without troops. The leading cadres from the public security sub-bureaus in five districts and two cities, plus several deputy leaders in the city bureau, are mostly local cadres, deeply rooted here. Therefore, Elder Chen is having a hard ti.”
Hearing Yi Jun’s words, Nie Zhenbang nodded. This was the reality. If Yi Jun claid that everything was going smoothly, that would be abnormal.
Then, Nie Zhenbang also nodded and said, “Indeed, Ro wasn’t built in a day. You guys have only been here for a few days. It’ll take so ti to familiarize yourselves with the situation. At so point, invite Chen Le to join us for a al. I have faith in Chen Le’s ability to work, otherwise, I would not have transferred him here.”
After a pause, Nie Zhenbang instructed, “Alright, now that we’re here in Liangxi City, let’s not worry about other things. Focusing on our own work is the priority. Xiaoyi, go to the archive room and get the economic reports and governnt work reports of Liangxi City from the past two years. In these next few days, we will not go anywhere and focus on reading these materials in the office.”
Just when the officials of Liangxi City thought that Mayor Nie was going to make a grand move, his actions greatly exceeded everyone’s expectations.
In the past few days, Nie Zhenbang didn’t go out much. He stayed mostly in his office. At this ti, Yi Jun perfectly displayed the role of a secretary, which was to publicize and gather information for the leader.
Not to ntion all the cadres in the city, at least more than half of the city’s officials knew that Mayor Nie had been reviewing the governnt work reports and economic data of Liangxi City over the past few years. This confused the officials who were expecting the Mayor to make so big moves upon assuming office. Now, they were all unsure of what Mayor Nie’s true intentions were.
Although Li Guohua and Fan Changsheng were the main characters in Liangxi City, holding the reins of the city’s work, it didn’t an that Liangxi City was completely under their control. At this mont, so officials couldn’t bear it any longer.
On the fourth day of Nie Zhenbang’s official appointnt, early in the morning just as he was starting work, he had not been in his office for half an hour before Yi Jun ca in and whispered, “Mayor, Deputy Director Liu from the Finance Bureau is here.”
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