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

"As far as the management is concerned, no matter how difficult the business is, they will not go hungry, so they will not be enthusiastic about reform. Especially after the reform of Yusha Winery, many of the original management became ordinary workers, which made them realize the crisis and even oppose the enterprise reform."

Du Weizhong said, "Therefore, I think that if we carry out large-scale enterprise reform, the biggest obstacle will probably be the management. If the management does not cooperate, they will incite employees to oppose it, and our enterprise reform will be difficult to advance."

Jiang Yiming nodded and said, "Thank you all for your hard work. This preliminary information is very important for our next decision."

"Although the county has not given us a deadline for completing the enterprise reform, we must put pressure on ourselves and take the initiative to assume responsibility."

"I hereby declare that all 26 companies will complete their restructuring within two months."

Snapped!

Liu Xinbin's hand trembled, and the cup in his hand bumped against the table, making a clear sound.

The crowd looked at Jiang Yiming with astonishment, which quickly turned into mockery.

In their view, Jiang Yiming's recent statement was even more absurd than his previous attempts to address the farmers' problems.

Even if we work with each of the 26 companies one by one, it's impossible to know when we'll be able to finish. Their target is to complete all the enterprise reform tasks within three years.

And what about Jiang Yiming?

He wants to finish it within two months!

That's absolutely outrageous!

"Comrades Weizhong and Yuanjie, apart from Xinxin Food Processing Plant, please notify the heads of the other 25 companies to attend a meeting at the park management committee at 4:30 pm. I'll meet with them first, give them a heads-up, and let them prepare mentally."

Jiang Yiming asked, "Does anyone else have any other topics to discuss?"

"Nothing."

They all shook their heads, feeling that talking to Jiang Yiming any further would be a waste of breath.

Even Liu Xinbin had some regrets.

Jiang Yiming's ambitious and utilitarian management style is unlikely to go far, and who knows how many problems he will cause in the future.

Following him was simply a case of choosing the wrong side.

"Why don't you talk to Du Weizhong again? Maybe there's still a chance to salvage the situation?"

Liu Xinbin thought to himself, but he didn't plan to go to Du Weizhong immediately, otherwise he would appear to be a fence-sitter.

"Since you don't have any more, let me add something."

Jiang Yiming said, "Given that Comrade Yuanjie is responsible for too many tasks and can't even find time to hold meetings, I think we should relieve her of some of her burdens and reduce her pressure."

"The work on building a safe community and improving social governance, which was spearheaded by Comrade Yuanjie, will be handled by Comrade Liu Xinbin."

After saying that, he picked up his notebook and walked out of the meeting room, leaving Liu Yuanjie and the others looking completely bewildered.

"Director Yuanjie, I didn't know about this beforehand. I'll go find Secretary Jiang to find out what's going on."

Seeing that things were not going well, Liu Xinbin quickly slipped away and fled.

"Secretary Weizhong, if there's nothing else, I'll go and contact the village secretaries down there."

Ding Xuede also found an excuse to leave this place of trouble.

“Secretary Weizhong, Jiang Yiming is going too far! I was only ten minutes late, and he took over the core business I was in charge of?”

Liu Yuanjie said angrily, "I absolutely disagree with his division of labor. I'm going to the county to demand an explanation!"

Du Weizhong shook his head, lamenting that his teammates were a bunch of pigs, but he still patiently said, "Comrade Yuanjie, I'm not trying to criticize you, but you're a veteran comrade and cadre, how could you make such a low-level mistake?"

"Although Jiang Yiming is a bit cowardly, he's not stupid. He's just taken office and is probably thinking of changing our division of labor, but given that his position is not yet stable, he won't do anything for the time being."

"But you, on the other hand, deliberately made a mistake and walked right into his line of fire, so he will naturally seize the opportunity."

"You say you're going to make a scene in the county? Tell me how you're going to make a scene. Don't you know the difference between the big and small kings?"

"According to the Organization Department's document, Jiang Yiming is in charge of all work, and adjusting the division of responsibilities among the team members is within his authority. Your protest is unreasonable. Moreover, you were late. If the county leaders find out, do you think the county will punish him or you?"

"I can't just suffer this injustice in silence."

Liu Yuanjie retorted, "My core business is gone, and all I have left are trivial matters. How am I supposed to mobilize my staff?"

"What else can we do? We'll just have to bear with it for now!"

Du Weizhong advised, "As long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn. The two development strategies that Jiang Yiming proposed this time are extremely difficult. Especially with no source of funds and the processing plant unable to start operations, he rashly ordered Ding Xuede to notify all villages to stop picking fruit."

“I dare say that if the processing plant doesn’t resume operations within a week, the villagers will vent all their anger on Jiang Yiming.”

"Then let's see how he manages to hold onto this position."

"Here's what I'll do. I'll call Ding Xuede, and you can personally accompany him to the four villages to convey Jiang Yiming's instructions. Remember, it's best to have a large meeting and make sure to explain clearly and thoroughly that Jiang Yiming made a promise to buy everyone's peaches within a week."

"When the time comes, everyone will start making a fuss and will definitely identify Jiang Yiming."

"Okay, I'll do it right away."

Liu Yuanjie readily agreed.

At noon, at Juyuan Restaurant.

Jiang Yiming and Jiang Yongchen arrived at the private room first.

"Yiming, why are you asking my wife's cousin out?"

Jiang Yongchen asked, puzzled, "You still have contact with him?"

"No, I only met him a few times when I went to the countryside with Secretary Ma before, but we're not that close."

Jiang Yiming smiled and said, "I remember he studied finance?"

"Yes, after graduating from vocational school, he was assigned to work in a township. A leader admired him and promoted him to the position of township mayor at a young age. However, that leader went to jail, and the proposal to promote him to the position of township party secretary was shelved. In the end, when the reshuffle took place, he failed to take the next step and remained the township mayor. He was somewhat depressed because of this."

Jiang Yongchen said.

"I feel okay. I wouldn't call myself depressed. Things were going too smoothly before, and I became a bit complacent. After this experience, I'll mature a lot."

Jiang Yiming laughed and said, "Besides, he's the second-in-command, so he can't be too conspicuous, otherwise it will be difficult to get things done. That's why he seems a bit down."

"I called him here today to try and find out if he has any ideas about working in a county-level department."

"You want to recommend him for a job in a county-level department?"

Jiang Yongchen said with some surprise, "I remember that the heads of county-level departments are basically appointed from among the party secretaries of townships. My cousin is just a town mayor, so I'm afraid he's not quite qualified."

He now comes into contact with many officials and has learned a lot about the unspoken rules of officialdom.

Although the town mayor is also at the level of a section chief, and according to his rank he could be transferred to any county-level department as its head, such a situation is extremely rare.

Unless you have a powerful background.

"You're right, but there's always an exception."

Jiang Yiming said, "Peng Yunqing has served as town mayor for six years and has a wealth of experience in grassroots work. It's not like he won't have a chance to be promoted to work in a county-level department."

"Yiming, I suggest you think carefully before making a decision, after all, we have this relationship. If he becomes the top official in the county, there will definitely be people gossiping."

Jiang Yongchen advised.

"It's alright, Peng Yunqing is my sister-in-law's cousin, we're several layers apart."

Jiang Yiming laughed and said, "There's a theory called the six degrees of separation theory. It means that you are no more than six people away from any other stranger. In other words, you can get to know any stranger through a maximum of six people."

"According to this theory, I can be connected with anyone in our county. Surely their promotions can't all be related to me, right?"

"Besides, even if we know there's a connection, so what? We should recommend talented people regardless of their relatives."

As the two were talking, a man in his early thirties walked in.

The man had fair skin, wore silver-rimmed glasses, and looked very refined.