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

Jiang Yiming remained silent, waiting for further instructions from Ma Qiyun.

He knew that Ma Qiyun probably wouldn't promote him to the top position.

After all, doing so would be too controversial.

If he can successfully complete the mission, that will be fine. But if the reform of the industrial park fails, Ma Qiyun will be the first to suffer.

It could jeopardize his career, and a mature official would naturally not gamble with his career so easily.

"What abilities do you think are most important for someone to be in a leadership position?"

Ma Qiyun inquired.

Jiang Yiming was surprised that Ma Qiyun would ask such a question. Could it be that he really wanted to promote him to the level of a section chief?

The current system for promoting and appointing officials is not perfect. Many people do not meet the required years of service or the conditions for appointment, but they are still promoted and appointed.

After all, the internet was not well-developed at that time, making it difficult to form public opinion supervision, and the current system of publicizing the appointment of cadres before their appointment has not yet been established.

This makes it difficult to truly supervise power, and cases of irregular promotion and appointment of cadres often occur.

Even 10 years later, there are still cadres who have been promoted rapidly multiple times. For example, a female cadre who was promoted to deputy section chief after 5 months of work, deputy division chief after 8 months, and became deputy secretary of the county party committee in less than 3 years; and another female cadre who had a self-taught associate degree, served as deputy mayor for only 9 months, was promoted to mayor, and then promoted to deputy county head 4 months later. In just 13 months, she was promoted from deputy section chief to deputy division chief, completing a magnificent career transformation.

"Organizational coordination ability, execution ability, emergency response ability, etc. are all important."

Jiang Yiming responded.

"Yes, all these abilities are important, but in the eyes of leaders, the most important thing is the ability to take responsibility."

Ma Qiyun said, "You were just promoted to deputy director of the county party committee office, and now you're being promoted again to head of the industrial park. This will obviously cause controversy and will not be good for your future career."

"Therefore, I would like to transfer you to the industrial park as the deputy secretary of the Party Committee and deputy director of the management committee, to take the lead in all the work of the park."

"In other words, I will not appoint a new Party Working Committee Secretary for the industrial park for the time being. You will be the de facto head of the industrial park and in charge of all work."

“On the way back, I thought about it and considered transferring a weak Party Working Committee Secretary, following Liu Sicheng’s model. But then I thought about it and realized that you are different from Liu Sicheng. You are more capable and experienced in handling affairs. Most importantly, you have a better network of connections. If I make this arrangement, I will get support from many sides.”

"By the way, the city has approved the appointment of Su Huaizhang as a member of the Standing Committee of the Xinping County Party Committee and Deputy Secretary, and Liao Xiandong as a member of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee, Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, and Director of the Public Security Bureau. With their support, you can go all out and get things done."

"If you have any other concerns or requests, tell me now, and I will address them all at once."

Jiang Yiming knew that Ma Qiyun had already made a decision. He was not asking for his opinion, but informing him and telling him to be prepared.

"Thank you for your kindness, Secretary. I know the county is facing financial difficulties, so I won't mention money. What I want is support in terms of policy and capable personnel."

"As long as it's free, anything is negotiable."

Ma Qiyun smiled and said, "I'll give you time. Take your time to think it over. Make a list of the people and policies you want, and I'll approve them as long as they're not too difficult."

"Thank you, Secretary. I assure you that I will adhere to a problem-oriented approach, focus my efforts, accurately position the park, clarify its industrial characteristics, highlight differentiated development, further improve and optimize the operation mechanism, sincerely serve and support the enterprises in the park, complete the enterprise reform of the industrial park, and build the park into a powerful engine for high-quality economic development."

Jiang Yiming felt a sense of pride. Although he was only in charge temporarily, it was as if he had his own little plot of land where he could do things according to his own ideas!

"I believe you."

Ma Qiyun said, "I will convene a meeting of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee this afternoon to discuss your personnel appointment."

“The training course was organized by the city, so I can’t ask you to come back. You’ll have to work hard and run back and forth.”

"Okay, Secretary."

As the two were talking, Chen Xujian, the secretary of the county discipline inspection commission, came to report on Wang Fugui's case.

"Please invite Secretary Chen in."

Jiang Yiming led Chen Xujian in.

"Secretary, after receiving your instructions, we acted immediately and found Wang Fugui in a hotel. Through extensive investigation and evidence collection, we found that Wang Fugui and several business owners were drinking at a restaurant last night and had invited five female companions. After drinking until after 2 a.m., they each took the female companions back to their hotels."

“When we arrived, the hostess had already left, but through the confessions of the other hostesses, we arrested her and got her confirmation that she had been with Wang Fugui last night.”

"We have taken measures against him in accordance with relevant procedures. Whether there are any other violations of discipline or law is still under further investigation."

"Your colleagues in the Discipline Inspection Commission have worked hard. Please continue your efforts and make sure to thoroughly investigate Wang Fugui's violations of laws and regulations."

"Okay, Secretary."

Chen Xujian left after reporting on his work.

After having lunch with Ma Qiyun, Jiang Yiming returned to his office to prepare.

To get started, you first need to understand the relevant situation of the industrial park.

In the name of the county party committee office, he asked the industrial park to submit an introduction of the park, as well as relevant information about enterprises, administrative villages, communities, schools, hospitals, etc. within its jurisdiction.

Especially for enterprises, a set of data should be compiled for each enterprise.

As for the members of the industrial park's leadership team, he contacted Chen Wei directly through personal connections and obtained their information.

新平工业园区位于新平县城区西北部，版图面积16.3平方公里。1995年11月设立,下辖李台、云湖、高桥、双沟4个自然行政村，杨湾、金园2个社区居委会。另外辖区内有1所医院、3所学校。机关内设六个科室，即党政办公室、财务科、规划和社会事务科、招商服务科、经济发展科、农村事务科,总人口2.7万。

Xinping Industrial Park currently has 26 county-owned state-owned enterprises, covering multiple fields such as food processing, textiles and clothing, machinery and electronics, and medical supplies. Among them, 80% of the enterprises are in a state of loss or shutdown, and only 20% of the enterprises are in a state of break-even.

The leadership team of the industrial park is as follows:

Du Weizhong, male, 51 years old, is the Deputy Secretary of the Party Working Committee and Deputy Director of the Management Committee, responsible for the park's economic development, personnel, and finance. He assists in the management of the park's Party and Government Office, and is in charge of the Finance Section and Economic Development Section.

Liu Yuanjie, female, 46 years old, member of the Party Working Committee and deputy director of the Management Committee, is responsible for park planning, ecological protection, work safety, emergency management, and public security. She is in charge of the Planning and Social Affairs Section.

Liu Xinbin, male, 41 years old, is a member of the Party Working Committee and Deputy Director of the Management Committee. He is responsible for the daily work of the Management Committee, including document processing and meetings; and for the daily work and discipline inspection of the Industrial Park Party Working Committee. He is primarily responsible for the unit's Party building, Party conduct and integrity, daily office management, and supervision and inspection, and oversees the Investment Promotion Service Section.

Ding Xuede, male, 49 years old, member of the Party Working Committee, is responsible for the management committee's work related to petitions, information, statistics, investment promotion, agriculture, and mass organizations. He is primarily responsible for the unit's administrative logistics, publicity and education, government services, legal education, united front work, retired cadres, trade union, and mass organizations. He oversees the Rural Affairs Section.

Jiang Yiming didn't have time to look at the company's information. He returned to the city with a thick stack of documents.

I plan to learn, review materials, and formulate development strategies simultaneously.

Although it's tiring, as an official, if I don't do something practical for the people, I might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes.