Name: My father Yuan Mu

"Hey everyone, do you think this is high-quality fines? And half a catty? I'm telling you, half an ounce per person. I don't have any more."

"Okay, it's a deal, you are not allowed to regret it!" After hearing Yuan Mu's words, several people couldn't wait to speak, fearing that Yuan Mu would go back on his word.

Yuan Mu was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile. It was over. He was tricked and paid too much. But he was not a stingy person. He had no pursuit for these things. This special tea was drinkable, and ordinary tea was also fine.

Besides, since these people support me so much, I should give them some benefits. People who have reached their position no longer need worldly things, and only these kinds of things will interest them.

"Okay, I'll have Xiao Qi pack half a tael for each of you later. Are you satisfied?"

"Haha! Satisfied! Very satisfied!" Several people burst into laughter.

After chatting and laughing for a while, Yuan Mu got down to business. Seeing this, the others stopped smiling and looked at Yuan Mu.

"As you all know, I've been serving as the mayor of Luzhou for quite some time now since Tian Hongyi left. But I can't go on like this. I have to see a conclusion."

"So you should already have a candidate, right?" Zhang Shaohuai said after thinking for a while.

"Yes, Deputy Secretary Kang Gaoyi is very suitable. This person has a clear understanding of current affairs, is obedient enough, and has good abilities. He can implement my policies. His promotion is the best outcome." Yuan Mu nodded.

"Hey! What else is there to say? Since you have a candidate, we will support your nomination when the Standing Committee comes." Yu Maoxun waved his hand indifferently.

"Old Yu, it's not that simple. Xiao Mu is the secretary of Luzhou after all. It would be too direct for him to nominate directly. I think it's best for Old Zhang to nominate Kang Gaoyi, and we to agree. After all, he is the deputy governor of the Standing Committee, and he still has a certain say in the position of mayor of Luzhou." Liu Jianye thought for a while and then spoke.

"Well, what Old Liu said makes sense. It's indeed best for me to make the nomination. Xiao Mu can make a suggestion, and then I'll nominate, and the rest of us will agree. But Xiao Mu, after all, we don't have the final say in the Standing Committee."

"There are five of us: a vice-governor, a head of the United Front Work Department, a military district official, a propaganda minister, and you, the secretary of the municipal party committee of a sub-provincial city. Although we have a lot of people, our say is still far less than that of the secretary."

"He has all the powerful people on his side, including the Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary, the Executive Vice Governor, the Secretary-General, the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of the provincial capital, and the Secretary himself. Two of his people occupy the Secretary's Office, which is disadvantageous to us."

"If you want to pass this nomination smoothly, you need to find one or two foreign aids. If you can win over Governor Jiang, then there will be no problem with this nomination." Zhang Shaohuai said immediately.

"Yes, we do have a lot of people here, but our voice is indeed weak. We need to seek external help. Even if we can't get Governor Jiang over, we should at least get Secretary Liang over, right?" Lai Jianbai also nodded in agreement.

Yuan Mu shook his head and smiled bitterly, then spoke.

"It's not that simple. The reason Governor Jiang was able to stand on our side last time was because of my father-in-law's face. He may not interfere this time. As for Secretary Liang, it's hard to say about him. Last time was last time. He may not give me face this time. But what you said is right. I will try my best."

. . . . . . .

The next morning, outside Yuan Mu's office in Luzhou Municipal Government.

Kang Gaoyi wandered outside Yuan Mu's office. He wanted to knock on the door several times but retracted his hand. Seeing that the position of mayor had been hanging for so long but there was still no result, he was extremely anxious.

Others are just anxious for no reason, but Kang Gaoyi is different. He is the deputy secretary and has been in the position of deputy director for a long time. This time he deserves to be promoted to mayor. This position is really too important.

Luzhou is about to be completely transformed into a sub-provincial city, and all positions will be raised by half a level. If he becomes the mayor before that, he will be able to directly become a deputy ministerial-level cadre, which is equivalent to taking a fast train.

But then again, if he doesn't get promoted this time, then it will be an unknown whether he can become a deputy minister in his lifetime. During this period, he has been worried about not being able to eat or sleep well, and his hair is falling out in clumps.

But he didn't dare to keep disturbing Secretary Yuan. If the other party was annoyed by him, all his efforts would be wasted. Now his biggest backer was Yuan Mu. If the other party was annoyed with him, his political career would come to an end.

At this moment, a figure came from a distance. He was about forty years old, wearing a Zhongshan suit and carrying a briefcase. It was Gao Yuliang, the secretary of Luzhou Economic and Industrial Park.

He saw Kang Gaoyi take a few quick steps and a smile appeared on his face.

"Secretary Kang!"

Kang Gaoyi was walking around anxiously. When he heard someone calling him, he felt inexplicably irritated. He was about to say something but when he saw it was Gao Yuliang, he immediately smiled.

"Oh, it's Secretary Gao. What's going on? Do you want to talk to the leader?"

Others may not know, but Kang Gaoyi, as a member of Yuan Mu's faction, naturally knows that Gao Yuliang is Secretary Yuan's college classmate and also a close friend. They belong to the same faction, so naturally he has to give him some face. What's more, now that the two are on the same level, he has to give him even more face.

"Yes, I'm reporting to the leader. Do you also want to talk to Secretary Yuan about something? How about you go first?"

"Oh, I'm fine. I just sat in the office for too long, so I came out for a walk. Well, you go first. I'll go back first. I have a lot of things to deal with. Let's have tea together another day." After saying that, Kang Gaoyi waved his hand and left in a hurry.

Gao Yuliang looked at Kang Gaoyi's back with a smile on his face. He naturally knew what Kang Gaoyi meant. He must be after the position of mayor and wanted to show off in front of Yuan Mu.

In fact, he understood Kang Gaoyi's feelings very well. After all, he felt the same as him at the beginning. He would never feel at ease until he got this position.

Ignoring the other person, he walked to the office door, knocked and walked in.

Qi Tongwei was working on some documents with his head down. When he heard a knock on the door, he raised his head, saw the person coming, and immediately smiled and stood up.

"teacher!"

"Hey! Chief Qi, it's working hours now, it's better to call by your title. It won't be good if outsiders hear it." Although Gao Yuliang felt very happy, this is the city government after all, so the rules must be followed.