Reborn in 1976, teach him how to be an official

"The biggest taboo for leading cadres is being kept in the dark."

"I thought the situation was good and getting better, but in reality, I didn't understand a lot of the situation down below. The decisions I made were completely off the mark."

Xin Yuanjia and others immediately nodded in agreement.

Even Jin Yunfeng had some insights.

He's now the general manager of two large hotels, and he's about to open a third and fourth chain. He's also going to run a high-end hotel business, so he's expanding his business considerably. He's also going to run into this problem.

According to the results of his discussion with Liu Hongyi and Quan Xu, Haoyun Hotel and the high-end hotel that was about to be built would be considered their common property and would be managed by Jin Yunfeng.

Liu Hongyi and Quan Xu focused on developing within the system and left all business matters to Jin Yunfeng.

As for what to do if policies change in the future, we will discuss it then.

"So, let's use this as a starting point for this discussion."

"What you want is smooth government implementation, consistency from top to bottom, and concerted efforts."

Liu Chuan nodded.

"Reception days are one way, and the publicity column I just mentioned is also a way."

"Once the public understands the policies and procedures from above, they will know which unit to contact for resolution when they encounter a problem. Only when problems cannot be solved by ordinary units and staff do they need to be reported to the leadership."

"That way, the number of suggestions and opinions you receive in the suggestion box will be much smaller. As the First Secretary of the Prefectural Party Committee, you won't be completely overwhelmed by grassroots affairs and can spare time and energy to consider major issues for the entire region."

“This is also very necessary.”

"After all, your energy is limited. It's impossible for you to handle everything personally."

"When Wu Zetian launched a nationwide denunciation campaign, she was actually selling horse bones for a fortune. She was putting on a show for officials and gentry across the country, primarily to serve as a deterrent."

"Otherwise, the Great Zhou Empire is so vast, with such a large population and such a vast territory, she alone would be unable to manage it even if she died of exhaustion."

Liu Chuan’s purpose in organizing reception days and setting up suggestion boxes is precisely this.

Make the cadres below nervous and let them know that if they do not perform their duties conscientiously, do some tricks in secret, pretend to obey but actually disobey, and oppress the people, Liu Chuan'an, the head of the district committee, may find them at any time.

"In this case, the management of this suggestion box is very important."

"Especially the suggestion box in the Prefectural Party Committee compound. It represents the face of the entire Chuzhou region and also represents your prestige."

"First of all, all questions must be answered. This must be guaranteed."

"If problems accumulate and are not addressed, they will have a negative impact over time."

"Secondly, it needs to be categorized."

"Simply put, it's a real-name system. Anyone who submits a suggestion or raises a problem using their real name, no matter how small, will receive a response and a solution. However, we also need to consider that this suggestion box could be exploited by those with ulterior motives."

"For example, if someone is dissatisfied with your approach, they might fabricate some issues out of thin air, or deliberately retaliate against those they are dissatisfied with."

"If we were to handle all these letters of advice, we wouldn't be able to handle them even if we had more staff."

This is the famous "eight cents report" in later generations.

A stamp costs eight cents, and once an anonymous letter is sent to the Discipline Inspection Commission, the investigators will have to run around in circles.

After careful investigation, it was found that most of these anonymous reports were false, which greatly wasted public resources such as manpower and material resources, and seriously hindered the normal development of work.

Eventually, new regulations had to be introduced: only reports made under real names would be processed; anonymous reports would be ignored.

Liu Chuan was slightly stunned, then nodded in sudden realization.

He certainly hadn't considered this.

Liu Hongyi's reminder is very necessary.

"The real-name system is designed to prevent this kind of situation. If you dare to use your real name, I will investigate. If the facts prove that it is true, then the officials in question will be dealt with. If it is a false accusation, then the person who made the false accusation will be dealt with."

“Rights and obligations must be equal.”

“Only in this way can righteousness be established.”

Xin Yuanjia couldn't help but praise: "These additional opinions from Hongyi are very good. I really learned a lot from them."

He is still a college student, but has already contacted a job.

After graduation, I went straight to work in an administrative unit.

From now on, he will accumulate his administrative management experience.

I didn’t expect to learn such valuable experience as soon as I arrived in Chuzhou.

He was deeply inspired by Liu Hongyi's thoughtful, detailed, and comprehensive approach to problem-solving. A good learner would often summarize others' methods rather than mechanically copying their predecessors' experiences.

What Xin Yuanjia learned from Liu Chuan and Liu Hongyi was the thinking mode of dealing with problems.

This will be of great help to him in the future.

Quan Xu, Jin Yunfeng and others also nodded continuously, expressing that they were greatly inspired.