Chapter Eighty-two: Down with Majesty

  Right after the Spring Festival, Zhu Zi's boat arrived at Donglin County with a light vehicle and simple retinue. After Qingyun withdrew from the market, Pingyuan took over as secretary of the municipal party committee. He was still staying on the side of the municipal government serving as deputy director of the office, but this situation did not last long before changes occurred.

  Donglin County Party Secretary Gui Qixiang has been working in Donglin County for many years. As the predecessor of Yang Zhong, after Yang Zhong was promoted to Vice Governor, his position also changed accordingly.

  Guī Qǐxiáng's work in Dōnglín County was not bad, although his style was quite strong and he had driven away two county heads, but his working ability and political achievements were still recognized by the Provincial Committee and Municipal Committee. So with the start of a new round of adjustments to the county-level leadership team, he would undoubtedly be promoted.

  He Guixiang left Donglin County's officialdom after the last banquet, and although Zhang Mingxun was grateful to him for promoting him to county magistrate, he couldn't let him take over as county party secretary after he left. He felt a little regretful in his heart, so his face looked a bit downcast. He Guixiang understood this, patted him on the shoulder, and comforted him. He was powerless on this matter, and now Qingyun City is dominated by Pingyuan Chao.

  Zhu Zi Chuan was ordered to take over the post of Gui Qi Xiang, as the original secretary of Pingyuan Prefecture and a deputy department-level cadre. It's nothing unusual for him to be directly transferred to serve as the county party secretary. Although it would also work if he were appointed as the county magistrate, it's definitely not as good as being appointed directly as the county party secretary.

  After so many years of struggling in the local government agency, it's finally time to come out and take control. Who wouldn't want to be released early and have a chance to make a name for themselves by achieving great things?

  He has finally gotten what he wanted, and it's the top spot in the county committee, with the entire county under his control. Thinking about this, his heart feels heavy again. Before his transfer, Ping Yuan personally spoke with him, telling him that he would have to go out on his own now and not disappoint the municipal party committee's expectations. Donglin County is a relatively complex place, with many people, a large land area, poor economy, and a bad official atmosphere. He told him that after taking office, he must grasp several fundamental problems and change the face of Donglin County.

  When Ping Yuanchao said this, Zhu Zichuan felt that Ping Yuanchao seemed not to be very satisfied with Gui Qixiang's work, but had placed a lot of hope in him. However, Gui Qixiang's promotion to vice mayor this time shows that the provincial and municipal party committees have given affirmative recognition to his work. It is estimated that Ping Yuanchao's words were just private talk.

  The child sat in the car of the municipal government agency and rushed to Donglin County. A deputy director of the Municipal Party Committee's Organization Department was driving a car from the Municipal Party Committee's agency in front, and it seemed that the driver had a bit of an urgent temper. In the blink of an eye, the car disappeared.

  Zhu Zi Chuan didn't let the driver drive faster, he wanted to take a look at the situation in Donglin County along the way. He had been to Donglin County several times before, but at that time it was just a cursory visit, following the leader's arrival. He hadn't thought that he would come to work in Donglin County. The last time he went to Cao Ling Zi Township was also assigned by Ping Yuan Chao.

  Now taking a closer look at Donglin County, he felt that Donglin County was really too backward. The houses where farmers lived were still relatively dilapidated, and the roads had been unrepaired for many years. Now that Qingyun area has just withdrawn from the land and established a city, it has ushered in a great opportunity for development, and Donglin County should also speed up its development.

  Qingyun City is located in the north, Donglin County is in the south. From north to south, there is a national highway, but it only has four lanes, which makes it relatively narrow and prone to traffic congestion due to accidents.

  Caolingzi Township is located in the north of Donglin County, where there is a village right next to the national highway. When Zhu Zi's car was heading south and the driver saw that the traffic ahead had jammed again, he did what other drivers usually do after a traffic jam - drive through the village to get around it.

  The driver drove the car forward, not far from where he saw a railing blocking the way, with one or two villagers collecting fees there. From a distance, it was clear that another toll station had been added here. Originally, there were already many toll stations on the national highway, and now there is also a toll station here, all wanting to make money from selling roads.

  Zhu Zi Chuan was sitting in the car and didn't pay much attention to this matter, he was thinking about how to carry out his work after arriving at Donglin County. The driver drove the car forward, and as usual, the villagers blocked him. The driver rolled down the window, stuck out his head and shouted at the villagers: "Can't you see that this is a city government car?"

  The villager who was collecting the money was taken aback, looked up at the front of the car and found that there was indeed a license plate for government agencies hanging inside the car. Generally speaking, this kind of license plate is quite useful, even traffic police dare not check it.

  But the traffic police didn't dare to check, it doesn't mean that the villagers didn't dare to check. The villagers don't understand so much, they just know to collect fees according to the village's requirements. After hearing the driver's words, he was stunned for a moment, and then discussed with another villager. Because of the driver's bad attitude earlier, the two discussed and walked over together, patting the car and saying: "No matter who it is, if you damage our village road, you must pay!"

  The driver looked at this and said, "This is really the end of the world! They even dare to charge fees for city government cars!" He got out of the car and pointed at them, saying: "Who told you to collect fees here? Get out of my way!"

  Seeing his attitude was quite arrogant, the two villagers were even more unyielding and also found other villagers to surround Zhu Zi Chuan's car.

  Zhu Zi Chuan was thinking about the problem when he suddenly saw the driver get out of the car and start arguing with someone. He quickly got out of the car and saw what was happening in front of him, but for a moment, he didn't understand what was going on. He had never experienced this before. After You Zhi Bing went through this incident, he returned to report to Ping Yuan Chao, who then ordered him to come and handle the situation. However, Zhu Zi Chuan hadn't experienced it himself, so when he suddenly encountered such a thing, he was a bit bewildered. But very quickly, he understood what was happening - someone had set up an unauthorized toll booth on the road!

  When he saw Zhuo getting off the bus, the driver hastily said to him: "Director Zhuo, these people are too unreasonable, they're overcharging and being aggressive!"

  The villagers are not afraid of trouble, before coming, Zhu Zi Chuan also knew that the folk customs in Donglin County were a bit fierce. Now, although it's said that they're not right, but there are many people on the other side, if he says something too radical, it might cause trouble.

  After some thought, Zhuozi asked, "Fellow villagers, is your village secretary around?"

  "Not here!" A villager said irritably.

  Upon hearing the other party's response, Zhu Zi Chuan knew that there was no way to communicate with them. He was also in a hurry to attend a meeting in the county town and had already been delayed. If he were to be delayed for another half day, it would be too late.

  Thinking of this, Zhuozi Chu took out the money from his body, smiled and said: "Well, you're not asking for money, are we? Can't we just hand over the money?"

  The villager who was supposed to collect the fee earlier walked over with an arrogant tone and said, "Originally it's five yuan, but now we have to charge ten yuan. Hand over ten yuan and we'll let you pass."

  The fare suddenly doubled, and the driver was furious, but Zhu Zi didn't let him say another word, pulled out 10 yuan from his pocket and handed it over.

  Ten yuan was handed over, and the car was let go. As soon as Zhuo Zi Shu sat in the car, his face turned gloomy. On the first day of taking office in Donglin, someone gave him a warning shot. If it gets out, where can this new county party secretary put his face?

  "Which township does this place belong to?" asked Zhu Zi Chuan after getting on the car.

  The driver has been to many places, but he doesn't know which village it belongs to. After a while, he saw the words "Cao Lingzi Township" written on the wall in front of him and immediately told Zhu Zishen: "Director Zhu, this is Cao Lingzi Township."

  As soon as he heard it was Cao Lingzi Township, Zhu Zichuan immediately thought of Ye Pingyu, and after a moment's thought, he took out his mobile phone and called Ye Pingyu to ask about the matter.

  Ye Pingyu was staying in the countryside at this time, Cao Dafu and Zhao Yuangong had just boarded the car and left, preparing to go to the county seat to attend the county leadership cadre conference, welcoming the new county party secretary.

  It is said that Zhu Zi Chuan has arrived in Donglin County to take up the post of county party secretary, and Ye Pingyu was overjoyed, but he couldn't confirm it and didn't have the nerve to call him to ask. Now, suddenly receiving his phone call made him feel very surprised.

  "Hello, Director! Good day!" Ye Pingyu said politely after answering the phone.

  As soon as Ye Pingyu's voice was heard, Zhu Zichuan asked: "Xiao Ye, are you in the countryside now?"

  Ye Pingyu said: "I'm in the countryside now, what's up Director Zhu?"

  Zhu Zi Chuan thought for a moment and said: "Xiao Ye, I remember that last time the county government organized an operation to crack down on private toll booths and irregular fee collection. Do you know about this?"

  Ye Pingyu didn't know how he brought this up and said: "I remember, last time I met with Brother You on the road, and after we got back, it was settled."

  Zhu Zi Chuan understood and said: "How is the situation in your village?"

  Ye Pingyu still had a bit of resentment in his heart when he thought about this matter, and he didn't know whether or not to mention it in front of Zhu Zishen. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Director Zhu, we also did it, but..."

  Zhu Zi Chuan immediately asked, "But what is it, Xiao Ye? Tell me the truth, don't worry about other things. I'm about to take office in Donglin County and want to understand some situations."

  When he heard this, Ye Pingyu settled down and said: "Director Zhu, the last time we dealt with it was not severe at all. Our town is like a dragonfly touching water, nothing to worry about. I think it's inappropriate, but I'm powerless. If you come here to take office, you must deal with this properly."

  Ye Pingyu seems to be telling the truth. Zhuozi Chuan said in a low voice, "Xiao Ye, I understand this matter now. Alright, let's leave it at that for now!"

  Zhu Zi Chuan hung up the phone, and after hanging up, Ye Ping Yu thought about why Zhu Zi Chuan would call to ask this. Was someone informing him of this matter? If so, then it should be reported. Last time his relative was beaten, he didn't handle it properly, letting Yan Bing Che's son off easy, which made him feel very uncomfortable. Now that Zhu Zi Chuan has arrived, if he can properly deal with this matter, that would be great!

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