Qi Tongwei: Sign-in relationship started during student days

Chapter 1012 New Secretary Takes Office

Time flies, and two months later.

In the past two months, the political situation in Buksan and even several cities north of the Han River has undergone tremendous changes.

The cities are frequently changing their leaders, and they are all "parachuted-in" officials.

The scale of the personnel changes was unprecedented.

In just two months, excluding Beishan, sixteen bureau-level officials from the five cities took up new posts.

The top party and government leaders in each city have all been mobilized.

Even the Party Secretary of Wenshan City was replaced last week, with the new Party Secretary being Gao Yuliang, who was strongly recommended by North China.

This was the tone set early on.

However, it wasn't easy to finally make a decision.

It wasn't that Hanjiang Province was under any pressure; the main problem was that He Jiyun was unwilling to release the people.

Your own son got scammed, and you still want me to give you another great general? What kind of wishful thinking is that?

Of course, He Jiyun's refusal was not solely due to this reason; internal instability was also a major issue.

Over four years, the energetic and capable Zhao Lichun relentlessly pressured He Jiyun, keeping him constantly on his toes before he could finally suppress the young governor.

Haizhou was an important part of his power, and He Jiyun couldn't just let it go easily.

In the end, with no other option, Qi Tongwei and He Anxia had to work together to persuade the Secretary of Handong.

In order to mitigate the impact of Gao Yuliang's departure, Qi Tongwei recommended several capable department-level officials and asked Liu Weimin (Executive Vice Governor of Handong Province) to cast a crucial vote, which allowed the other party to continue to control Haizhou.

It took a lot of effort.

Qi Tongwei sighed, "Sometimes, the higher the official rank, the less carefree one feels compared to those below."

County party secretaries and township party secretaries all have absolute authority, and even the municipal party secretary's power is relatively concentrated.

At the provincial level, things are quite different.

You're fine as the boss, but if you want to be in charge of everything, a paternalistic approach is simply not feasible.

Politics and democracy are essential, but this leads to a lack of centralized power, making it difficult to work effectively.

Returning to the topic of the Han River, with such a significant change in leadership, were there any objections from below?

Of course there are.

However, it is a fact that the northern cities have not achieved anything in recent years, and the Hanjiang Provincial Party Committee alone can refute these people's objections.

After all, the principle of the capable rising and the mediocre falling is an eternal and unchanging rule.

If it doesn't work, find someone else.

Of course, the provincial party committee also offered an explanation for this on the surface.

The reason is that the central government highly praised and affirmed the regional development strategy of "dual engines north and south of the Han River to reshape the industrial heart", and expressed its "strong support" for the implementation of the plan.

Therefore, in order to advance this strategy, a group of pioneering talents for reform were selected from across the country to focus on Beishan and make every effort to promote the construction of the northern Hanjiang River Basin Center. The successful experience of the "Beishan Model" was also learned from and replicated in order to revitalize the northern economy.

In short, it's an inevitable trend, and the province can't do anything about it, so everyone should just behave themselves.

Only then were some discordant voices from the six northern cities silenced.

Meanwhile, Li Yongbao's case also received its final determination a month ago.

Since no further evidence was found, the amount embezzled was ultimately determined to be over 2.3 million yuan, less than the rumored 3 million yuan.

Whether there were any shady dealings or unresolved facts, Qi Tongwei didn't know, and Yu Huabei was even less clear, because the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection was gradually slipping out of Yu Huabei's control.

The only thing known is that the other party escaped legal trial.

After returning all the embezzled funds, this Deputy Director Li transformed himself from a politician to a businessman, and with the support of several domestic tycoons, established a group company called "Hanshan" half a month ago.

The company has total assets of 300 million yuan and invests in electronics and semiconductors.

He swaggered back to Hanjiang Investment and was treated as an honored guest by officials from all walks of life.

It's no wonder everyone wants to be an official; having that status is like having an extra get-out-of-jail-free card, and the sentencing is completely different.

Faced with this situation, Qi Tongwei naturally wouldn't let it go unchecked. He immediately arranged for three business talents to infiltrate his ranks and lay the groundwork for future plans.

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December 17th, sunny with a light breeze.

At the entrance to the Beishan National Highway, the cold wind was biting, but it couldn't dispel the emotions of parting.

Qi Tongwei and He Anxia held hands tightly, their warmth mingling in the cold air.

"Settle down, go there, keep in touch. If things become unmanageable, it's as if the secretary and I will handle it."

He Anxia looked dejected and patted Qi Tongwei's arm hard. "Don't worry, Tongwei. I'll take good care of myself and keep in touch with you often."

You must also take care. The officialdom is treacherous, so be careful in everything you do.

The young man from the Xia family who came down this time clearly has ill intentions; you must be very careful.

Qi Tongwei smiled calmly, "Don't worry, you don't know me yet. The person who can cause trouble for me, Qi Tongwei, hasn't been born yet."

"It's better to be careful."

"Okay, I'll be careful." Qi Tongwei nodded, then asked, "Are you really not going to wait?"

"I'm not going to wait any longer, I'm afraid I won't be able to resist beating him up," He Anxia chuckled.

It's upsetting for anyone to work hard all year only to have someone else get the better deal.

He checked the time again. "It's almost time, Tongwei, I should go."

"Okay, have a safe trip." Qi Tongwei said no more.

"treasure!"

The two shook hands tightly again, then separated. He Anxia looked at the other members of the municipal party committee, nodded slightly, waved, and got into the departing car without looking back.

He still harbors resentment over these people's indecisiveness last time.

Now that we're parting ways and will never travel the same path again, I naturally don't even want to put on a show.

The car moved slowly, and a hand reached out, waving again to Qi Tongwei with its back turned.

Qi Tongwei stood still and waved goodbye.

I watched as the car slowly started and drove away into the distance.

A sense of indescribable melancholy and loss welled up in Qi Tongwei's heart.

The official career is a boundless sea.

For anyone in politics, being able to work with such a compatible partner is a great fortune.

I don't know if we'll ever have the chance to meet at the top again.

After a long silence, Qi Tongwei raised his hand to check the time.

"Wenjie, Wenjie."

Qi Tongwei called out twice, but received no response.

Executive Vice Mayor Xu hurriedly stepped forward, "Mayor, Comrade Wenjie, you already put him out of jail last week."

Qi Tongwei almost forgot.

When He Anxia reshuffled personnel last time, he also demoted his secretary, and a new secretary hasn't been chosen yet.

I casually asked, "Where's the new Party Secretary?"

Xu Lian looked at Wu Huiying, the secretary-general of the municipal party committee, who replied, "We made contact with them twenty minutes ago and they've already arrived in Tianzhou. They should arrive in about half an hour."

Qi Tongwei nodded, said nothing more, and silently picked up a cigarette and walked to the roadside to smoke.

Xu Lian leaned closer and whispered, "Mayor, I heard that the new Party Secretary seems to have a very extraordinary background."

Qi Tongwei offered Xu Lian a cigarette, glanced at him, and asked, "What? Scared?"

Xu Lian chuckled awkwardly, "Mayor, you're joking. Even if he has a powerful background, he can't suppress the local bully."

Before signing in, Xu Lian's background was his father-in-law, a senior vice governor with considerable influence in the Hanjiang region.

Therefore, he remained very calm.