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

The following day, after arriving at his office, Jiang Yiming called Chen Xujian.

"Secretary Yiming, what are your instructions?"

“Those nine officials who violated regulations and discipline must be dealt with before the Spring Festival, otherwise there will be no deterrent effect.”

Jiang Yiming said, "In addition, Ge Weihong from the Urban Management Bureau's enforcement team came to see me last night with a file folder. I didn't open it, but I estimate it contains 100,000 yuan."

“A captain of an enforcement team can easily bribe his superiors with 100,000 yuan. I’m afraid he has serious problems. You should focus on cracking down on Ge Weihong and investigate a typical case. I will recommend you for commendation when the time comes!”

"Okay, Secretary. I originally planned to report to you in your office later, but since you've called, I'll report directly to you. I've already arranged three groups to investigate these nine people. I'll report back to you when there's progress."

"Okay, go ahead and do it. If anyone interferes, let them come to me. I'll take the pressure on you."

"Okay, Secretary Yiming, with your words, I will boldly go ahead and do it."

After hanging up the phone, Wang Lifeng came in carrying a large stack of documents.

"Secretary, these are the documents waiting for your approval."

Wang Lifeng then produced a schedule: "At 3 PM, you will attend an enlarged meeting of the County Party Committee Standing Committee, the main topic of which is strengthening the prevention of safety accidents during the Spring Festival; at 4:30 PM, you will chair a special meeting on strengthening the crackdown on illegal and criminal activities during the Spring Festival, this is the speech draft; tomorrow morning at 9 AM, there will be a meeting of the County Party Building Work Leading Group, this is the revised draft, please take a look; tomorrow at 10:30 AM, there will be a county-wide poverty alleviation conference, you will be responsible for chairing it..."

"There are so many meetings and paperwork!"

Jiang Yiming glanced at the meeting schedule and the documents he needed to review, feeling a bit overwhelmed.

"Have someone from the county party committee office communicate with the relevant departments to try to schedule the meetings I chair together in one go, so that we can finish them all at once. Otherwise, if everyone is busy with meetings, how will they have the time and energy to discuss matters?"

"Yes, Secretary, I'll go and inform them right away."

"Okay, when you get back, come to my office. I need to talk to you about something."

"Okay, Secretary."

Wang Lifeng didn't know what Secretary Jiang Yiming wanted to talk to him about. Filled with doubt, he went to the county party committee office to communicate and ask them to adjust the meeting schedule.

About twenty minutes later, Wang Lifeng returned.

"Secretary, what are your instructions?"

"Sit down and let's talk."

After reviewing the documents in his hand, Jiang Yiming put them aside, then got up and sat down on the sofa to talk with Wang Lifeng.

Wang Lifeng was a little nervous because he hadn't expected Secretary Jiang to talk to him so formally.

“Lifeng, you’ve been with me since I entered the county government compound, almost two years now. I really appreciate your work. I was originally thinking of giving you a chance to train in a township, but right now there’s more important work to do. Optimizing the business environment has now been included in the city’s key tasks, and they need more manpower there. I’m thinking of recommending you there to the comprehensive coordination group. The work is a bit tiring, but it’s very good for personal development and you’ll grow faster.”

"Of course, whether you go or not is your decision. I'll ask for your opinion first."

“Secretary, I will go wherever you assign me to.”

Wang Lifeng immediately replied, "However, I have a request. After my secondment ends, can I continue to work with you?"

“No problem. As long as you’re still willing to work with me then, I’ll take you over. Besides, your main job in the coordination group will still be to liaise with me.”

"That's good, I have no objections."

Wang Lifeng laughed.

"Okay, then I'll get started on the arrangements."

Jiang Yiming said, "You don't need to worry about your girlfriend. I've already spoken to Standing Committee Member Long and arranged for her to be transferred to the Mingyang District Education Bureau. Your offices will be very close to each other, so you can look out for each other."

"Thank you, Secretary. I will definitely work hard and live up to your expectations!"

Wang Lifeng was overjoyed. He had been too embarrassed to mention it earlier, fearing that his superiors might misunderstand.

He planned to work there for a while before bringing it up with his superiors.

After all, your boss has just assigned you a task, and you've already made a bunch of demands before you've even started doing it. This will make your boss think you're making a fuss or taking the opportunity to make demands.

But after a while, once the work is done well, it will be natural to bring this up again.

He just didn't expect that Secretary Yiming had arranged everything so that he didn't have to say a word.

With such a leader, he would naturally cherish it even more and devote himself wholeheartedly to his work.

"After the Spring Festival, you will go to work in the city. I will ask the county party committee office to arrange someone to come over for me as soon as possible, and you can gradually hand over your current work."

"Okay, Secretary."

After Wang Lifeng left, Jiang Yiming called Wang Hao, the director of the county party committee office.

"Standing Committee Member Wang, please find me a secretary to take over Wang Lifeng's work."

"Secretary Yiming, what are the arrangements for Wang Lifeng?"

“The city is going to draw people from our county to strengthen the leading group for optimizing the business environment, right? I plan to recommend Wang Lifeng for that position.”

"I understand, I'll arrange one for you as soon as possible."

"Ok."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Yiming was about to continue working on his business when Zhao Zhenlin, the head of the Organization Department of the County Party Committee, knocked on the door and came in.

"Minister Zhenlin, what brings you here?"

"I received a notice that I'm going to take up my new post in Qing'an County, Linjiang City tomorrow morning, so I came here specifically to invite you to get together."

Zhao Zhenlin smiled and said, "I wonder if you have time?"

“Even if it’s something extremely important, I have to decline and leave my time for you, my old leader.”

Jiang Yiming smiled and said, "Congratulations!"

"Thank you, Secretary Yiming. If it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't have been able to get such a good position."

Zhao Zhenlin asked with a smile, "By the way, Secretary Ding, do you have any hobbies? What should I bring when I visit Linjiang? I've never given a gift to a female leader before, so I can only ask you for advice."

"Let's talk about this later. I have something to discuss with you."

Jiang Yiming poured a glass of water and invited Zhao Zhenlin to sit down and chat.

"You said."

“You are my former leader and my elder brother, so I will tell you everything. It was indeed I who contacted Secretary Ding to arrange for you to be transferred to Linjiang City, but the talks did not go smoothly. I originally thought she would not transfer you there, but she still did.”

Jiang Yiming said, "But a rift has formed in my relationship with her. Therefore, after you take up your post in Linjiang City, try to keep your distance from her, after all, I don't know what his purpose is."

"Moreover, in my personal opinion, there is a good chance that something bad will happen to her in the future."

"Oh no? I heard that she's going to be promoted to mayor after the Spring Festival?"

Zhao Zhenlin could hardly believe it.