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

"I've heard some things; he's planning to transfer Minister Zhenlin."

Jiang Yiming said, "Although he did it to suppress me, I support him. Minister Zhenlin was unable to become the deputy secretary because of me. Now that he has another opportunity, I will definitely support him to go further."

“You’re right. We can’t let Minister Zhenlin’s development be delayed.”

Chen Zixin said, "There's another piece of news. I heard that Secretary Jiang has been lobbying in the city recently to try to recommend Wang Hao, the director of the county party committee office, as a member of the county party committee standing committee. There is currently one vacancy on the county party committee standing committee. If Wang Hao hadn't lacked seniority, he would have been a member of the county party committee standing committee when he was the director of the county party committee office. However, now that his term of service has expired, it's only natural that he becomes a member of the county party committee standing committee."

“Wang Hao was personally promoted by Secretary Jiang. Like Wang Xianming, he is also one of Secretary Jiang’s people. If he gets into the Standing Committee, your situation will become difficult.”

Whether Wang Hao gets into the Standing Committee or not has little impact on me anymore.

Jiang Yiming smiled wryly, "I don't know how Jiang Xuangui persuaded Zhang Yuntao. They have now reached a cooperation agreement and are on the same page. With the top two leaders working together, even if I had three heads and six arms, I'm afraid I would have a hard time dealing with them. Everyone says that 2003 was the most difficult year, but I think 2004 will be even more difficult than the previous year."

"No wonder County Chief Yuntao and Secretary Jiang have been chatting and laughing together lately. Turns out they've been in cahoots again."

Chen Zixin complained.

"Forget it, let's not talk about them anymore, it's affecting my mood."

Jiang Yiming originally planned to get together with Chen Zixin and others and have a few drinks.

As a result, they received a notification that Jiang Xuangui and the others had returned to Xinping County, so they had to cancel the gathering.

After returning to the county committee compound, the first person Jiang Xuangui sought out was Jiang Yiming. He wanted to know what instructions Wei Shanghua had given after arriving in Xinping County.

"Secretary Xuan Gui, Secretary Wei plans to launch a campaign to optimize the business environment in the city after the Spring Festival. He has asked our county to be a pioneer and play an exemplary role in the city."

Jiang Yiming handed over the prepared plan and said, "This is the plan I have come up with. Please take a look, Secretary."

Jiang Xuangui took it, glanced through it casually, and said, "Since Secretary Wei attaches great importance to this work, our Xinping County cannot lag behind. County Head Yuntao and I will serve as the group leaders, Comrade Xianming as the first deputy group leader, and you and the other standing committee members will serve as deputy group leaders. We will do our best to carry out this work."

Jiang Yiming didn't expect Jiang Xuangui to be so shrewd in reaping the rewards.

"Secretary, I've been in charge of this work all along. Isn't it a bit inappropriate to change people now?"

“Optimizing the business environment is a task primarily undertaken by the government. As the deputy secretary of the county party committee, you should focus your main energy on party building and personnel issues. It would be better to leave economic matters to Yuntao and Xianming.”

Jiang Xuangui smiled and said, "I'm doing this for your own good. A person's energy is always limited. If you do this job, you will inevitably have no time or energy to devote to another job. Party building and personnel work are major issues for our county party committee, and we must not slack off."

Jiang Yiming knew that Jiang Xuangui would not change his mind, so he didn't say anything more.

After Jiang Yiming left, Jiang Xuangui invited Zhang Yuntao over.

“County Chief Yuntao, Secretary Yiming just reported to me about Secretary Wei’s visit to Xinping County. Based on the current situation, Secretary Wei wants to promote the optimization of the business environment throughout the city. If this work is done well, it will definitely attract the Secretary’s attention.”

Jiang Xuangui said, "I just told Secretary Yiming that you will personally take charge of this work, and have Xianming cooperate with you to do it well. Jiang Yiming has already laid the foundation, so as long as you put in a little effort, you will definitely achieve good results. Secretary Wei will definitely approve of your work."

"Secretary Yiming has no objections? This is a project he personally oversaw?"

Zhang Yuntao was also very interested.

"Don't worry, I've already spoken with Secretary Yiming. He should focus his energy on Party building and personnel matters. After all, optimizing the business environment is a government matter, and it's more appropriate for you to take charge of it."

Jiang Xuangui said, "Besides, you are the county magistrate. In terms of the importance attached to this, it is more appropriate for you to take the lead. Even if he has complaints, it will be of no use."

“Secretary Xuan Gui’s consideration is very thoughtful. I will take on this responsibility and live up to the trust the organization has placed in me.”

Zhang Yuntao was very happy to accept the job.

“County Chief Yuntao, on the way here, I discussed with you the project of building the People’s Cultural Square. Please start preparing as soon as possible, come up with a plan, and strive to start implementation in the first half of next year.”

Jiang Xuangui smiled.

“Secretary Xuan Gui, the construction of the cultural square involves a large investment and a long construction period. I’m afraid the other members of the Standing Committee will not agree.”

Zhang Yuntao said, "Should we study it again?"

"what are you thinking?"

"Me? I will definitely support the Party Secretary."

Zhang Yuntao laughed and said, "As long as the Party Secretary is determined to do it, I will definitely go all out!"

"As long as you say this."

Jiang Xuangui said, "I will take care of the work of the other Standing Committee members."

Meanwhile, after Jiang Yiming returned to his office, Sun Yuxiu, the owner of Xinxin Food Company, came to visit him.

"Mr. Sun, you followed Secretary Jiang all the way around Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, aren't you tired? You still have the energy to come here for tea?"

Jiang Yiming asked with a smile.

"Accompanying the leaders on inspection tours is exhausting."

Sun Yuxiu sighed, "I really wanted to run away halfway, but I was afraid of offending the leaders, so I had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow along."

"Everyone else is eager to go out with the leader, as it can bring them closer and strengthen their relationship. Why do you look so unwilling?"

"That depends on the type of leader. If it's a leader like you, I'd be more than happy to go out with him. But some leaders, I really can't stand them. We business owners are like servants, not only have to smile and serve them, but also have to spend money and effort."

Sun Yuxiu shook her head and said, "It's not something a human being would do. In the future, if there are such occasions, even if it offends the leaders, I will find an excuse to decline."

"You can't even stand being with the boss for a few days?"

Jiang Yiming laughed and said, "Some comrades in the county party committee office and the county government office are often in this situation."

"They not only need to provide good service, but also need to think carefully about what's in front of them."

For example, if the journey is long, does the leader have a tendency to get motion sickness, and should some motion sickness medication be prepared?

Should we prepare chargers, teacups, tea leaves, drinking water, etc. for our superiors?

Should we remind our supervisor to prepare changes of clothes, etc.?

If the leader has underlying medical conditions such as hypertension or diabetes, they should be reminded and ensured to bring all relevant medications before the trip.

Before departure, remind the driver and colleagues to ensure that everyone arrives and departs on time.

If there are a large number of passengers, a headcount must be taken before departure, and each person must be made aware of their assigned task.

At the same time, make sure to bring all items such as documents, notebooks, pens, document bags, and ID cards without forgetting anything.

If rainy weather is expected, be sure to prepare umbrellas, raincoats, and overshoes in advance.

"Okay, this sounds overwhelming. Luckily, I'm not in the system, or I'd go crazy."

Sun Yuxiu said, "Secretary, I have something I'd like to report to you."

"During our visit, we arrived at a county town in Zhejiang Province, which greatly impressed us. The most impressive thing was the county town's cultural square, which was very beautifully built."

"The Cultural Square integrates leisure, exercise, and tourism, providing citizens with a great place for relaxation and entertainment."

"Moreover, their cultural square is very distinctive to the local area, making it memorable. It is the face and calling card of the county."

"Secretary Jiang was clearly shocked and deeply moved."

"On his way back, he brought up the topic of building a cultural square in Xinping County and asked each of our enterprises to contribute no less than 500,000 yuan to support the county party committee and county government in building the cultural square."

“I’ve seen other people’s total investment, which is about 80 million yuan, but their annual fiscal revenue is more than 500 million yuan. They only used a portion of the money for construction. But what about our Xinping County? Our annual fiscal revenue is only more than 30 million yuan. Even if we build a smaller scale than others, it will probably cost 30 to 40 million yuan to build a relatively luxurious cultural square, otherwise it will not be worth seeing.”

“I think this project is all show and no substance. First, our county’s economic level is not high enough to support the construction of such a large project. Second, our county has many important livelihood projects to do. If all the funds are used to build the cultural square, then other funds will inevitably be reduced, which will seriously affect the construction of other livelihood projects. In the end, it will be us ordinary people who will be affected.”

"We hope Secretary Yiming will stop Secretary Jiang from having such a crazy idea, otherwise it will bring a heavy economic burden to our Xinping County!"