The Official Ladder: I ascend to the pinnacle of power, wielding the power of life and death.

"It will definitely have some impact, but this is the only thing we can do now. She's been preparing for the exam, hoping she can get into our area so we can be together."

"Are you considering coming over?"

Jiang Yiming said, "Here's what we'll do: after get off work, contact your girlfriend and see if she's willing to come over. Whether she wants to continue as a teacher or go to the Education Bureau, I can help with the transfer."

"Thank you, thank you, County Head."

Wang Lifeng didn't expect Jiang Yiming to be so helpful. Before he could even provide any service, Jiang Yiming had already solved his biggest problem.

"It's nothing. You should discuss it with your girlfriend first and give me an answer later. Don't worry about Linyang City either. If they don't release him, just tell me. I'm an old acquaintance of Ding Nan, the deputy secretary of the Linyang Municipal Party Committee."

Jiang Yiming said, "In the future, whether it's work or life, if there's anything that needs to be resolved, you can mention it to me. As long as it doesn't violate principles, I'll resolve it if I can."

"Yes, County Head."

Wang Lifeng smiled憨厚ly: "Originally, my girlfriend and I had a backup plan. We would both take the exam in each other's places, and as long as one of us passed, we could be together. But now that I'm with you, I don't plan to take the exam anymore. I'm going to stick with you."

“You still have to take the exam. People always want to move up. To be honest, our county's platform is a bit too small. You should seize the opportunities like selection and try to get into the city or province.”

Jiang Yiming said, "As long as you pass the exam, you can tell me if you need to ask someone for a favor."

"Okay, go and compile a list of information on the heads of the relevant units under my supervision and give it to me."

"Good leadership."

Wang Lifeng nodded seriously and then began preparing for the relevant work.

In the afternoon, the heads of the relevant units under Jiang Yiming's supervision came to report on their work.

The heads of the Agriculture Bureau, Fisheries Bureau, Forestry Bureau, and Water Resources Bureau successively came to him to report on their work.

Since it was their first meeting, he didn't say much. He mostly listened to the reports from the heads of various bureaus, occasionally taking notes on some data.

He would ask more detailed questions about some key data, such as the total cultivated land area and grain output of the county.

He spent the entire afternoon listening to various reports.

"County Chief Jiang, welcome to our Forestry Bureau for guidance."

Forestry Bureau Director Shi Yunshan extended a sincere invitation.

"I will visit soon to learn more about forestry-related matters."

Jiang Yiming nodded.

My uncle, Jiang Yunhai, is still the deputy director of the Forestry Bureau. I wonder what his feelings will be when we meet.

Just as it was about time to leave work, County Head Zhang Yuntao personally knocked on the door and came in.

"County Chief Zhang, why did you come in person? If there's anything you need, you could have just had your secretary call me and I would have come right away."

Jiang Yiming quickly stood up to greet him.

"I just finished what I was doing and sat there all afternoon, so I thought I'd come out and stretch my legs and come over to take a look."

Zhang Yuntao smiled and said, "How was it? Are you satisfied with Guanghui's arrangements? If there's anything you're not happy with, just let me know."

"Thank you, County Head, the arrangements are excellent."

"That's good. Whether it's something in your life or something at work, feel free to come to me anytime. We're old friends, and now we're comrades fighting side by side. Don't be shy with me."

Zhang Yuntao said, "Is there anything else planned for tonight? I'll arrange a table and invite Xing Lei and County Chief Luo Yan to join us. We'll all get together and celebrate for you."

"Okay, but I'll make the arrangements for tonight. I'll also invite Peng Yunqing from the Audit Bureau, Chen Zixin from Yusha Town, and Qiao Xiaomai from Kaiyuan Subdistrict Office. I don't know if that's appropriate?"

Jiang Yiming thought he might as well invite a few more people to avoid the awkwardness of having too few. To be honest, although he and Zhang Yuntao seemed very amicable on the surface, they actually had some resentment towards each other.

After all, after Zhang Yuntao was transferred to Xinping County as county magistrate, he not only failed to speak up during the several crises he encountered, but also aided and abetted the wrongdoers.

Now that they see that I can be of help, they start to get closer to me. If the other person were not my boss, they would not associate with me at all.

Of course, on the other hand, it was also to let these people show their faces more in front of Zhang Yuntao, which would be more beneficial for them in getting funding and policy support from the county.

“Sure, the people you selected are all very talented, and I have high hopes for their future.”

Zhang Yuntao laughed and said, "Then it's settled. But tonight, I'll make all the arrangements. When I first arrived, you arranged a welcome party for me. Now that you've been promoted, it's my turn to make the arrangements."

Seeing that Zhang Yuntao insisted, Jiang Yiming didn't say anything more.

In the evening, County Head Zhang Yuntao, Deputy County Heads Zhu Xinglei and Luo Yan, Yusha Town Party Secretary Chen Zixin, Kaiyuan Subdistrict Office Director Qiao Xiaomai, Audit Bureau Director Peng Yunqing, and Jiang Yiming, a total of seven people, found a place to have a small gathering.

Because of the presence of County Magistrate Zhang Yuntao, everyone was somewhat reserved, so the atmosphere during the meal and drinking wasn't as lively.

After the meal, Zhang Yuntao and Zhu Xinglei left.

"Oh, they've finally left."

Luo Yan complained, "To be honest, if County Chief Zhang hadn't called me personally, I would have found an excuse to refuse. It's so boring to have dinner with them."

"County Chief Jiang, let's start over in a different place. Let's celebrate your promotion properly."

Luo Yan laughed and said, "We should take this opportunity to treat you to a nice meal. What do you think?"

“County Chief Luo, you dare to say that, but we wouldn’t dare. We’re afraid that County Chief Jiang will make things difficult for us, after all, he’s a county leader now.”

Qiao Xiaomai joked.

"Sister Qiao, how can you tease your brother like that?"

Jiang Yiming laughed and said, "How about this? It's still early, so let's head to the city, find a good spot, and call out Minister Ma, Minister Xie, and a few old acquaintances. Let's all have a good time!"

He was going to treat all these people anyway, so since they were all so enthusiastic, he might as well invite them all to join in.

"My husband and I are fine, but the key question is, will Minister Ma come out at this hour?"

"That's what Qiao Xiaomai said."

"Let me call and ask first."

Jiang Yiming went out and called Ma Qiyun.

"County Chief Jiang, what are your instructions?"

Ma Qiyun's cheerful voice came through the microphone.

"My former boss, your words make me feel extremely ashamed."

Jiang Yiming shook his head speechlessly: "I called you to ask if you have time to get together later. I just had a get-together with Zhang Yuntao and the others. County Chief Luo and a few others were there too, but we ate a bit too formally. After Zhang Yuntao left, they suggested we have some more fun. I said we should go to the city and invite the leaders over so we can enjoy ourselves with the people."

"Luo Yan is here too?"

Ma Qiyun thought for a moment and said, "Okay, it will take you some time to get here from Xinping County. I'll handle things in the office and meet up with you when you arrive."