Rebirth of Minister Qi

Chapter 725 Secretary Sha of Handong Province

After listening to Qi Tongwei's strategy, Liu Dexu thought for more than ten seconds before his next words were heard from the other end of the microphone.

"You kid, don't you want to come back? Why are you so concerned about this place?"

Qi Tongwei sneered and spoke in a very Versailles tone.

"Governor Liu, you are not kidding.

Why should I go back? I am now the district party secretary of the number one district in the world, and I am also in charge of important national work. I have a top leader backing me up here, and I can do almost whatever I want.

Unless I am directly made the governor, I will not be willing to give up my current record of achievements. Even one more day of service will be good.

But my qualifications are not high, so even if I were to be the deputy secretary, my leader wouldn’t let me be the deputy secretary. I’m just making money by keeping my current position.

However, I heard that regarding the reduction of deputy secretaries, the streamlining policy will be clearly implemented this year. In Handong, apart from you, the governor, there will be at most one deputy secretary assisting the top leader in his work.

Guess who's going to come up?"

Liu Dexu's tone was full of ease.

Qi Tongwei pretended not to care.

"I won't guess. It doesn't matter who goes. What about you? Who do you think your deputy will be?"

Liu Dexu also laughed.

“If you don’t guess, then I won’t guess either, because I know who it is.

You should know that too.”

This series of guesses actually appeared in the conversation between two senior officials, which is rare.

"Who is it then? How should I know?"

Qi Tongwei had a vague guess in his mind that the person he was thinking of was becoming more and more likely to be the one.

"Secretary Zhao told me personally that a cadre from Jiangzhou would go there to serve as deputy secretary of Handong Province. Even the call I made to you today was instigated by Secretary Zhao."

Qi Tongwei understood instantly that Zhao Mengsheng knew that he didn't like Sha Ruijin, and he also knew the little tricks in his mind, but Zhao Mengsheng didn't care. He was now more focused on the overall situation. The suggestions Qi Tongwei gave him were in line with his thoughts and the thoughts of his superiors. So satisfying Qi Tongwei's little trick was just a small matter, which led to this phone call.

"Sha Ruijin, this guy is a pioneer. You and Secretary Wu both tend to be conservative, so the leader will arrange for a deputy with a radical personality to go there.

This kid is really lucky, maybe the higher-ups will promise him that he will be the governor in the next term."

"Hahahaha, it seems you understand everything.

Secretary Zhao had a chat with me once. He said that you sometimes have some ulterior motives. I don’t know why you are somewhat hostile to Sha Ruijin. You two haven’t had much contact in the past, so this hostility is inexplicable.

But your hostility is clearly shown in your words, without any small actions.

You have never slacked off in your work, and the little story you mentioned to the secretary was also out of public interest, so let's just follow your plan.

But don’t get cocky and think you have a lot of power.”

Only then did Qi Tongwei understand his leader's painstaking efforts.

"So, the secretary asked you to call and remind me.

I was still giving advice like a clown."

Qi Tongwei laughed at himself.

"No, I didn't plan to recruit Li Dakang from the beginning. This person has many problems. His children's study abroad is funded by businessmen. His wife has a bad reputation. She is the president of a bank and specializes in bridge loans. She is a usurer.

But what you said shows that he does have his merits, and the economy really needs people like him. His minor flaws also make it easier for me to control him.

Then I will use him and assign him a strong deputy. The deputy-department-level disciplinary committee secretary supervises the deputy-ministerial-level provincial party committee standing committee member. This is a joke. There is a difference of two levels in level. The so-called same-level supervision is basically nonsense.

I plan to assign him a mayor directly to keep him in check."

It was only then that Qi Tongwei realized that the roles of the two people on the phone had been swapped unknowingly. At the beginning, Qi Tongwei took the initiative and talked incessantly about his plan.

Now it was Liu Dexu's turn to talk about his plan, and Qi Tongwei listened obediently.

"You can definitely guess it. It's easy to learn."

Qi Tongwei already had the answer in his mind, but when he heard the other party say it, he still found it magical. Yi Xuexi was really lucky. He should have worked in various districts and counties and served as a department-level cadre for 25 years, but he was noticed by Liu Dexu. In less than ten years, he was about to sit on the throne of mayor of Luzhou City. There was no need for Sha Ruijin to come and promote him to a higher level.

"Wise choice."

.........

A few days ago, Qi Tongwei's worries soon came true, and an internal notice appeared on Lu Qiang's desk.

"Jiangzhou Meteorological Observatory issued a blue typhoon warning.

This year's ninth typhoon Haitang has formed. After a period of growth, the central wind force has reached level 17. Jiangzhou City is on the predicted route of Typhoon Haitang and is expected to affect the city in early August..."

The window was not closed and the internal notice was blown to the ground by the wind.

Qi Tongwei was sitting at the city's typhoon emergency meeting, and Gao Yuliang was presiding over the meeting.

“今年9号台风海棠，于7月20日8时在菲律宾东北面洋面上生成，21日20时加强为强热带风暴，23日2时加强为台风，23日18时加强为强台风，24日5时加强为超强台风，并于7月27日至8月1日影响江州市。中枢和政务院高度重视防御超强台风海棠的工作，多名大领导先后作出重要批示，国家防汛抗旱总指挥部派出工作组及时到江州给予指导。

Under the great attention and strong leadership of the municipal party committee and government, the military and civilians of the whole city are on high alert, ready to welcome the invasion of typhoons and heavy rains..."

Gao Yuliang is very familiar with typhoon defense and has extensive experience. He has also worked in Dong'ou City for many years.

Qi Tongwei was taking notes and looking at Gao Yuliang who was giving orders on the stage. He knew that this was an important signal. Secretary Zhao was planning to officially help Gao Yuliang take the position of mayor.

The current mayor Niu is not qualified enough to be the municipal party secretary, not to mention the position of municipal party secretary in this city, which has special significance, similar to the significance of Zhao Kuangyi's position as the prefect of Kaifeng in the early Northern Song Dynasty. Only a core cadre truly recognized by the higher-ups can sit in this position. Mayor Niu and Gao Yuliang have similar backgrounds. They are both relatively ordinary cadres with shortcomings in their abilities, and have not received training as core echelon cadres.

Gao Yuliang actually knew that being the mayor of Jiangzhou City was his limit. No matter who became the secretary of the municipal party committee, he would have to cooperate unconditionally. Resistance or passive confrontation would lead to a dead end.

But for him, it is worth it for a university professor to become the mayor of a municipality.

After the meeting, all members of the Standing Committee were incorporated into the command center.