Chapter 23 The Leadership Framework Issue

  The next afternoon, Xie Liangshan, the deputy director of the county party committee's organization department, came to Caolingzi Township with two staff members from the organization department to announce the county party committee's decision on personnel adjustments for the leadership team of Caolingzi Township.

  In fact, before that, Qu Xiangxiang had the intention of letting Xie Liangshan come to Cao Lingzi Township to serve as the township party secretary. Although Zhang Mingshun supported Cao Dafu for the position of secretary, Qu Xiangxiang did not have a good impression of Cao Dafu and looked down on him. So he thought about transferring someone from the county party committee to Cao Lingzi Township, thinking that Xie Liangshan was quite suitable, and wanted him to go.

  But Xie Liangshan was not very interested in taking office in Cao Lingzi Township, because this place was too poor and the transportation was not convenient. Cao Lingzi Township was named after a mountain, with a medium-sized mountain called Cao Lingzi Mountain nearby, and a river called Tuo River next to it. Although there were mountains and rivers, the economy was very backward, with no factories in the township, relying mainly on agriculture, and the income of the common people was not high. Coming here to take office was a dreaded path for many county officials. When Zhao Yuangong was transferred to work here, he reportedly cried for several nights before being forced to come and take office.

  Xie Liangshan is the deputy head of the county party committee's organization department, and Yang Long relies heavily on him. Now that he wants to send him to take up a post below, Yang Long is not very willing, and the position he is being assigned to is the first-in-command secretary of the township party committee. He personally does not want to go, so the county party committee cannot force him to go, otherwise it will affect work. Therefore, after soliciting opinions, Gui Qixiang gave up this idea.

  Xie Liangshan has been to Caolingzi Township many times, he knows the situation here. As the saying goes, "poor mountains and evil waters produce stubborn people", not only is the economy underdeveloped, but it's also difficult to work here, what can be done here?

  It was just promoted here, but that's not a good thing either. It's better for him to stay in the county comfortably. The county party committee organization department is powerful and prestigious, who will look up to it? But if he comes here, although he is a small lord, he is still inferior to the high-ranking county party committee organization department.

  Xie Liangshan thought about these things all the way, and after nearly two hours of bumpy ride, he arrived at Cao Dafu's village. Cao Dafu had already made preparations to welcome him, gathering all the township officials and village cadres to hold a meeting in the township conference room. He and Zhao Yuangong were discussing related matters together, although they had always been at odds, but work-related things still needed to be coordinated with each other. The kind of public confrontation and direct sabotage was rare in official circles.

  The conference is about to be held, and Ye Pingyu has become a busy person. Cao Dafu returned from the county on the same day after receiving a conversation and called him to his office to inform him of the county's decision. Since he knew this situation in advance, he appeared very calm after listening to Cao Dafu's words, which made Cao Dafu feel good. Compared with Liang Jun's light and frivolous behavior, Ye Pingyu is much stronger in this aspect.

  After discussing the situation with He Pingyu, Cao Dafu asked him to take on the responsibilities of the Party and Government Office Director from now on, prepare for tomorrow's meeting, and Old Zheng will no longer be responsible for this. Liang Jun also does not need to participate in office work anymore, he has other arrangements.

  As soon as he heard this, Ye Pingyu felt that Liang Jun was still highly valued by Cao Dafu, and after he became the director of the Party and Government Office, he would not lead him, but might arrange for him to go to another department. This is also good, no need to deal with him again, which is conducive to his management of the Party and Government Office.

  After talking to He Pingyu, Cao Dafu called Liang Jun over and told him about the situation. As soon as he heard that things had turned out this way, Liang Jun stood there for half a day without saying a word. He had worked hard for Cao Dafu, but now he hadn't gotten any returns, and he felt unfair in his heart!

  Seeing him like this, Cao Dafu said to him: "Xiao Liang, this adjustment is entirely the county committee's decision. I personally wanted you to go up, otherwise I wouldn't have taken you to see Secretary Zhang. However, the county committee didn't agree, and there was nothing I could do about it. Don't be emotional, although you can't become the director of the party and government office, I will arrange other positions for you. Don't worry, from now on, don't participate in the work of the party and government office. After a while, I'll make some adjustments in the countryside, and when the time comes, whichever position is good, I'll let you take it!"

  After hearing Cao Dafu's comforting words, although Liang Jun felt uncomfortable in his heart, he couldn't say anything more. He didn't understand why the county committee hadn't agreed to his arrangement, nor did he understand why Ye Pingyu had risen to power. Would Ye Pingyu have risen to power without Cao Dafu's recommendation?

  For a moment, he couldn't figure out what was going on inside, but he also couldn't ask Cao Dafu directly. Since things had come to this point, it didn't matter what he said anymore. Fortunately, Cao Dafu would arrange for him in the next step of adjustments in the countryside, and he would be assigned to whatever position was best suited for him, which would definitely be the Finance Office. Except for the Party and Government Office, there wasn't a better unit in the countryside than the Finance Office. If he were to take on the role of Director of the Finance Office, he would still be satisfied. The question was where Zhao Yuncai would be assigned? This might even give Cao Dafu a headache.

  Ye Pingyu came out of Cao Dafu's office and returned to the Party and Government Office. Chang Fang and Zhao Yanan immediately surrounded him, asking if he had any news. The two women already knew that Ye Pingyu was taking over as director of the Party and Government Office. Chang Fang had rushed out of her dormitory and ran to the Party and Government Office specifically to make a phone call to inquire about this matter. Unexpectedly, the person she called was Xiao Jianzhong.

  She and Xiao Jianzhong had trained together at the county party school before, so they knew each other from then on, and gradually became close, with a sense of boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, but it was never clear. Chang Fang valued Xiao Jianzhong highly, while Xiao Jianzhong was also very satisfied with Chang Fang. However, at the same time, someone in the county introduced him to a director's daughter, which made him hesitant. Chang Fang's family was just an ordinary family and couldn't compare to the director's family. If he could establish a relationship with the director's daughter, it would be a great achievement, not only helping his career but also greatly improving his economic situation.

  At that time, Xiao Jianzhong had not yet settled on either side, so when he received Chang Fang's phone call, he was still very warm and as soon as he asked about this matter, he directly told her: "The director of the Party and Government Office in your hometown is now Ye Pingyu, who is my classmate."

  When the two knew each other before, Xiao Jianzhong had never mentioned that Ye Pingyu was his classmate. Now, as soon as he heard that he and Ye Pingyu were actually classmates, Chang Fang's heart was shocked. This matter was indeed a coincidence. Ye Pingyu and Xiao Jianzhong were classmates, and now she worked under Ye Pingyu, which would make her feel like a fish in water.

  With this situation, Chang Fang couldn't help but excitedly congratulate Ye Pingyu, and Zhao Yanan also knew about it. After coming out of the office, she saw Ye Pingyu and called him Director Ye.

  Now that Cao Dafu has made direct arrangements, Ye Pingyu is equivalent to taking on the responsibility of the Party and Government Office Director first. The two of them listened to his words and sat down to discuss with them how to do a good job in preparing for tomorrow's meeting.

  Yao Weiguo doesn't care about this matter now, and people who can't see him often, Ye Pingyu can't say anything to him now. But if he officially takes the post of director of the party and government office, he won't be so casual anymore. Let Chang Fang have a good talk with him. If he is willing to stay in the party and government office, he will do his job well and won't be transferred away. However, if he doesn't want to work hard, then he can only be transferred out of the party and government office.

  So now the three of them are working in the party and government office, and then the three of them go to the town meeting room together to arrange things. There will be many people tomorrow, the health needs to be swept, the leader's seat number needs to be printed, and tea water also needs to be arranged well. Originally, they often did these things, so it was also very handy to do, but it made Ye Pingyu, the deputy director of the party and government office, look a bit too unleaderlike. In the past, Niu Zhencai would not have personally swept the health and arranged these things.

  Seeing Ye Pingyu busy with sweat all over his face, Zhao Yannan smiled and said: "Director Ye, I think you can take a rest now, Fang and I can handle it!"

  Ye Pingyu was sweeping the floor, heard Zhao Yan's words, smiled and stood up, wiped his sweat and said: "It's okay, you guys must not treat me as some kind of director, we are all young people, there is no need for so many rules, also don't call me Director Ye, just call me by my name, it feels comfortable to hear!"

  Chang Fang was also sweeping the floor, heard their conversation, and poked her head out from the side, smiling: "How can that be? Without rules, nothing can be accomplished. We can be casual in private, but at work, we should do things by the book. Otherwise, everyone will take it lightly, and you, Director, won't be able to keep your position!"

  Ye Pingyu thought for a moment and felt that Chang Fang was right. If he didn't have any official authority, if he didn't have credibility in people's minds, then the work of the party committee office couldn't be carried out. Although he felt young and didn't want to put on airs as a leader, sometimes not putting on airs meant that credibility couldn't be established. Take Cao Dafu for example, when he was the village head, he didn't have much of an air about him, but once he took charge of the work of the Grass Ridge Village Committee, his air changed and people became more disciplined in front of him. When tasks were assigned, others didn't dare not to do them, and as a result, the village's work began to take shape. If he still had no air about him, was gentle and courteous, and nobody listened to what he said, then what was the point of being the village committee secretary?

  He is now similar to Cao Dafu when he first started hosting the countryside work, and he also needs to show some majesty in order to make others in the party and government offices obey his leadership. What Chang Fang said makes sense.

  But he felt that if there was only awe without kindness, and it started off very seriously, people might not buy into his account. After all, he didn't have a solid foundation of work experience, and the time spent working together was short. At this point, it's better to be humble, lower his posture first, let everyone acknowledge him, then after a period of work, let everyone recognize his authority, and finally put on the airs of a leader, making it easier for people to obey him.