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

"Anyway, I don't want to come back to Xinping County. I finally got the exam and got out, but now I'm back to work in this small place. Wasn't all my education for nothing?"

Sun Tianming looked at his mother and said, "Mom, please promise me that I can go to a bigger city. Once I'm settled, I'll bring you and Dad over to enjoy your retirement."

"Mom is worried that you won't have anyone to take care of you if you go to other places. Your brother Yiming said that he can also speak up in Yiyang City, so you should take the exam in Yiyang City."

"it is good."

Sun Tianming nodded repeatedly, very pleased.

Where is Xiaofen?

"I studied law, and I want to take the exam to work in the court."

Sun Xiaofen said somewhat timidly.

“The competition in the courts is fierce. You should take the exam for the county court first, and if there’s an opportunity, I’ll try to transfer you to the city court.”

Jiang Yiming thought for a moment and said.

"Good good."

Third Uncle laughed and said, "Xiaofen, did you hear what your brother Yiming said?"

"I see."

Sun Xiaofen nodded and said, "Thank you, Brother Yiming."

"You're welcome. We are all family."

Jiang Yiming said, "However, I can't help you with the exam. Whether you pass or not depends on your own abilities."

"Furthermore, once you enter the system, even if you don't do things with the mindset of serving the people, you should at least have empathy and not act recklessly."

"Okay, Brother Yiming, we'll follow your example."

Sun Tianming and Sun Xiaofen quickly expressed their opinions.

Jiang Yiming then looked at Sun Jun and said with a smile, "Xiao Jun, you've been following my dad for quite a while now, so you must have learned something. I personally suggest you go it alone. If you need any resources, my dad can provide them for you."

“I suggest you go into logistics. My dad’s supermarket has a lot of goods coming in and out every day. If you go into logistics, my dad’s work will be enough for you. Of course, people should have ambition and not rely on others. It’s not easy to grow if you do that.”

“If you really go into logistics, I’ll set a rule for you: the work you take over from my dad can’t exceed one-third of your total orders. For the other two-thirds, you have to run the market and develop the channels yourself.”

"Brother Yiming, actually, even if you hadn't brought it up, I was thinking of bringing it up with you."

Sun Jun said, "My uncle and aunt are very good to me and take good care of me. They pay me a very high salary. To be honest, I've always felt uneasy about earning such a high salary just for driving a car."

Sun Jun laughed and said, "I had the idea of ​​going solo last year, but I was afraid you would criticize me, so I never dared to bring it up."

"That's perfect, now that you've said it, I don't have to worry about you scolding me."

“I’ve been thinking about doing some things before, including the transportation issue you mentioned. It’s not just my uncle’s business; there are many places that need to transport goods. If we were to get into this area, it would indeed be a good choice. I plan to try it out gradually.”

“We’re all brothers. If you have any thoughts in the future, just tell me directly. Don’t keep them to yourself.”

Jiang Yiming said seriously, "Go ahead and do it boldly. I won't teach you how to do it step by step. I don't have the time or ability to teach you. But I can help you up when you fall, so that you don't fall too hard and never get up again."

"Whoever it is, as long as they want to cause trouble, within our capabilities, I will provide them with opportunities to try and fail."

Jiang Yiming chatted with everyone until very late.

The reason he offered to help his younger cousins ​​with their life planning was mainly because there was no one on his mother's side who could take the lead.

On the father's side, with Jiang Yongchen taking the lead, the lives of many people in the Jiang family have undergone earth-shattering changes under his guidance.

Many people have achieved good development with Jiang Yongchen's help or guidance.

However, his mother's relatives lacked such a figure. His cousins ​​had dropped out of school early and lacked significant abilities, so even if he wanted to help, it would be difficult to support them.

The three men, including Sun Jun, were different. Two of them had attended university, one had served in the military, and all of them had good personalities.

If given a platform, they can still accomplish something.

After they accomplish something, and with their help leading their siblings, the Sun family as a whole will thrive.

By then, he won't have to worry much, and his relatives will be able to live quite well.

Just like the Jiang family, with Jiang Yongchen around, many people don't need to go directly to him; they can resolve their issues simply by contacting Jiang Yongchen.

In this way, he can relax, and both families can also develop well.

The next morning, Jiang Yiming and his family rushed to the county town and went directly to Xia Shining's house.

The two families discussed the wedding arrangements together, but after much discussion, they still couldn't agree on a date.

In the end, Jiang Yiming made the decision to hold the wedding during the National Day holiday.

Seeing that it was the day Jiang Yiming had decided, neither side said anything more.

As for the other details, Jiang Yiming was too lazy to worry about them and let the two families discuss them slowly.

After lunch, Jiang Yiming took Ding Li, who had rushed back, and headed to Nanhe Province.

That evening he was to rush to the capital of South River Province to visit the Long family.

Long Yumin, deputy secretary of the provincial party committee of Nanhe Province, was about to attend a dinner party when he was stopped by Long Shaolin.

"Dad, didn't you promise me you'd have dinner at home tonight?"

“My son, Jiang Yiming is only a deputy division-level cadre. You, a deputy department-level cadre, can stay at home and keep him company.”

Long Yumin said with dissatisfaction, "I'm not only your father, but also a vice-ministerial level official. You can't expect me, a vice-ministerial level official, to stay at home and wait for him, can you?"

"What vice minister or vice minister? At home, you are my dad. When my good brother comes, you, as the head of the family, should stay home and help me receive the guests."

Long Shaolin laughed and said, "Besides, Yiming came here specifically to see you. It would be so awkward if you weren't here."

"Besides, didn't you say before that you wanted to mentor capable young people? I've already set up all the connections, but you're not taking it seriously. How can that be allowed?"

“If I hadn’t been transferred from Dongjiang Province, I could have helped him and stood up for him at crucial moments, making him owe me a favor. But now that I’m in Nanhe Province, it’s hard for me to have any influence over him. Most importantly, he has Li Zhengquan backing him up, so it’s not my place to take action. I don’t need to focus my energy on him anymore.”

"Who knows, Yiming might be transferred to work under you in the future?"

"Now that I'm in this position, I only pursue maximizing profits and won't waste my energy on uncertain things."

Long Yumin said, "I don't have that much time, nor can I afford to waste it. If our Long family wants to prosper for a long time, we need to continuously cultivate capable new people. This is something I need to do, and I can only choose the person with the highest success rate to do it."

"As for Jiang Yiming, regardless of whether he will follow me in the future, he will always have Li Zhengquan's shadow behind him. Li Zhengquan is still young. According to the information I have, either in the first half of the year or the second half of the year, Li Zhengquan's position will be changed, and he will become the number one figure in Dongjiang Province."

"Given Li Zhengquan's trajectory, there's little doubt that he'll become a vice-national level official in the future, and with the right opportunities, he could go even further. As for Jiang Yiming, he's his wife's student, and that label won't be removed. It's simply impossible for our Long family to attach the Long family label to him."

"Although Jiang Yiming is a very promising prospect, I have no choice but to give up."

"Also, it's fine if you and he have a good relationship, but you can't act too impulsively. We might have conflicts in the future, and if you act impulsively, you could ruin things."

"What conflict could our Long family possibly have with him?"

Long Shaolin was somewhat puzzled.

"You're still too young. Let me give you a very simple example."

Long Yumin said, "If there is only one position for the county party secretary, and the person supported by our Long family wants it, and Jiang Yiming also wants it, wouldn't a conflict arise? After all, resources are limited, and it depends on who can grab it."

Long Shaolin sighed and said, "When I met Jiang Yiming, I didn't think too much about it. I just felt that he was a person I liked."

"Now that you've put it that way, things have become complicated."

"Human nature is inherently complex; our perception of good and evil is related to our sense of self-interest."

Long Yumin said, "In that case, I won't join you for dinner. I'll try to finish early and then sit with you for a while."

"Okay, then you go ahead and get busy."

Long Shaolin said, "Dad, if the scenario you just described actually happens, I still hope you will choose Yiming. That's my stance."

Long Yumin paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "I hope you can always maintain this pure friendship."

He did not answer his son's question directly, but instead left the living room.

Around 6 p.m., Jiang Yiming arrived at Long Shaolin's house.

Long Shaolin asked the nanny to cook a few dishes, and also took out his treasured 30-year-old Moutai. The two ate and chatted.

Around 8:30, Long Yumin returned home.

"Yiming is here."

Long Yumin laughed and said, "Shaolin told me you were coming, but I have a few old friends I haven't seen for many years, and we made plans a long time ago."

"The Spring Festival is a time for visiting relatives and friends, which I understand."

Then the group sat down and started chatting.

On the afternoon of the third day of the Lunar New Year, Jiang Yiming returned to Xinping County.

Liu Sicheng insisted on treating Qiao Xiaomai and the others to a meal, and he couldn't refuse, so he ended up having another meal with them.

For the next few days, Jiang Yiming was either on duty or attending drinking parties.

There's a saying that goes, "The New Year isn't over until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month." Although it's stipulated that people should return to work on the seventh day of the first lunar month, people haven't really gotten back into the swing of things yet.

In addition, since the Spring Festival had just passed and many things had not yet started, things were relatively easier.

However, Xinping County was different. On the second day after the holiday, the Organization Department of the County Party Committee welcomed a new leader.

Hua Wentao, a young cadre transferred from the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee, took office.

County Party Secretary Jiang Xuangui held a special welcoming ceremony, which was quite lively.

He also asked Hua Wentao to familiarize himself with the work of the Organization Department as soon as possible and to begin researching candidates for the Public Security Bureau and some vacant positions.

Due to the Agricultural Bank of China loan case, more than a dozen positions have become vacant, and many people are eyeing these positions.

With their positions uncertain for a day, some people's hearts are itching like cat claws, restless and unable to concentrate on their work.

They're either asking this person to intercede or asking that person to step in; they all want a good position.

But there are only a few spots available, and it's impossible for everyone to get one.

At this point, it all comes down to who has the most powerful connections.

Jiang Yiming has also been preparing to bring one or two people up for approval, planning to do so at the appropriate time.