December almost passed in a flash, and the special rectification work on the land did not have any substantial impact on the work of abolishing the land and building the city. On December 25, Fengzhou officially abolished the land and built a city. The approval of the State Council and the provincial government officially announced that the original Fengzhou area was abolished and the newly established prefecture-level city - Fengzhou City. This is the last prefecture-level city established in Changjiang Province. Since then, Changjiang Province no longer has an administrative unit of the region, twelve prefecture-level cities plus an ethnic autonomous prefecture.

The former county-level Fengzhou City was abolished and divided into three parts were established, Fengcheng District, Shuangmiao District, and Fulong District were established, plus a provincial economic and technological development zone - Fengzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone. The administrative areas and ownership of other counties remain unchanged.

Subsequently, the three newly established districts and Fengzhou City held people's congresses one after another to elect a new government team.

On December 30, the First People's Congress of Fengzhou City was officially held. Lu Weimin was elected as the first mayor of the Fengzhou Municipal People's Government, He Xuefeng, Pan Xiaofang, Song Dacheng, Lu Teng and Meilin were elected as deputy mayors, and He Xuefeng also served as deputy secretary of the Party Committee of the Municipal Government.

On January 4, the Municipal Government Executive Meeting appointed Shangguan Shenxue as assistant mayor of Fengzhou City. At the same time, Tian Weidong served as deputy secretary-general of the municipal government and director of the office.

Zhang Tianhao and Lu Weimin were not very clear about how He Xuefeng entered the game and became the executive vice mayor of the municipal government, but one thing is certain. At the beginning, the candidate for the executive vice mayor of the municipal government was definitely not He Xuefeng. At least when Wang Zirong officially left Fengzhou at the end of November, the candidate for the executive vice mayor was still confusing and had been undecided. The news that Zhang Tianhao and Lu Weimin received was that an executive vice mayor came from the province, and neither Wei Yikang nor Cao Gang had any chance.

It was December 15 when Lu Weimin learned that He Xuefeng was shortlisted. He estimated that Zhang Tianhao would not have learned the news much earlier than he did. In other words, the provincial party committee did not officially finalize the candidate for executive vice mayor until mid-December. As for He Xuefeng, the most low-key role in the original prefectural committee, how could he be able to overwhelm Wei Yikang and Cao Gang and rise to the second position of the municipal government to sit, but no one knew it.

However, this change did surprise many people, including Zhang Tianhao and Lu Weimin. No one expected that He Xuefeng would enter the dark horse in the end and successfully win.

After being surprised by what factors, Lu Weimin did not consider it any more. The seemingly mysterious veil will eventually be unveiled, but he did not have much prejudice against He Xuefeng, especially after returning to Fengzhou.

In his opinion, He Xuefeng acted extremely low-key. Although the position of the United Front Minister is a bit remote, He Xuefeng is still a member of the Prefectural Committee. It is rare to act more low-key than a deputy commissioner or even a county party secretary.

A deputy who knows how to be low-key, Lu Weimin believes that at least it is easier to cooperate with than a deputy who has too personality or has too outstanding style, especially when his personality is also more prominent.

A series of activities and meetings made the entire Fengzhou City particularly busy and lively when the New Year came. Although the establishment of the People's Congress and CPPCC institutions at the three districts and Fengzhou City levels had some preparations in the early stage, it still seemed particularly busy when it was really finalized. After all, this was the first time, especially Fengzhou City divided into three, involving a large amount of assets, data division issues, team organization establishment issues, and administrative personnel diversion and supplementary issues, which cannot be completely straightened out in a short period of time.

According to Zhang Tianhao and Lu Weimin's estimates, if the party and government agencies at both urban and district levels can be put on the right track in the past or two months before and after the Spring Festival, it will be quite efficient.

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"Mayor Lu. All the data are almost out." Tian Weidong walked into Lu Weimin's office in high spirits. "Mayor He is watching, and he said he will come here soon."

"It seems that the situation is good. Wei Dong, I think you are in good spirits. It should be good news, right?" Lu Weimin joked, "Is there any source of bonuses and benefits for our city cadres this year?"

Tian Weidong also controlled his emotions and nodded, "I met Mayor Lu, and Mayor Lu was also saying that he was the hardest this year. You have to give him a big red envelope, and it's okay not to give him a red envelope. He won't attend the duty during the Spring Festival and should have a good rest."

"Haha, Lu Teng is going to make a decision. My Meilin's family is not in Fengzhou. Why? I have worked hard for a year and I haven't let Meilin and I go home? How did he take care of this head? I don't even talk about this class relationship?" Lu Weimin also laughed and scolded, "Who isn't working hard?"

As he was talking, footsteps sounded at the door, "Mayor, Lao Lu is really hard. Yesterday I met him and his foot was muddy. His Passat broke the territory again. He complained in front of me, saying that he had walked out of the construction site after more than three miles of mud, and his leather shoes were reimbursed. He wanted me to report the accounts to him. He said that he could only have a rest during the Spring Festival. After the first day of the first lunar month, several construction sites would be fully launched, and the Luofeng Expressway project would also go to the province and Beijing,..."

He Xuefeng walked in with a smile, holding a large stack of things in his hand, "It's okay, I'll be on duty this Spring Festival. To be honest, I've been relatively idle in the past two years. If I have to say that I have enough rest, I'll be on duty. By the way, I'll look at the documents and think about my work next year."

"That's good. Meilin has told me a long time ago that she doesn't want to be on duty during the Spring Festival and wants to accompany her husband and children back to her hometown. I also thought about going back and resting. Lu Teng also wanted to rest, and only Dacheng and Xiaofang were left. Shangguan Shenxue could also be placed in, so you have to work hard." Lu Weimin was not polite, "But one thing, Lao He, now you probably don't have much time to rest. There are a lot of things after the New Year. The investment promotion projects in Fulong and Shuangmiao Districts will be entered one after the New Year. The Economic and Technological Development Zone also has some ideas. In addition, we may also need to adjust the work division, and we may have to study it carefully at that time."

He Xuefeng nodded steadily, "Well, mayor, what do you think?"

Lu Weimin pondered for a while. It was not the time to discuss the division of work. But then he thought that He Xuefeng was the executive vice mayor, and it was more appropriate to hand over some work to him, especially since he had just taken over and was very enthusiastic, so he could think about it first.

"Old He, I think Dacheng, Lu Teng and Meilin's work has just been adjusted, and I don't think it's better to make a big move, but Lao Pan's work is quite complicated. You are in charge of the daily work of the municipal government, and I'm afraid the burden is also heavy. I mean, you can adjust the original Lao Pan and some of the work you were in charge appropriately, and leave it to Shangguan Shenxue to take charge, and put it under pressure to her. You should take advantage of this period of time to think carefully and strive to study and come up with a plan after the Spring Festival."

He Xuefeng nodded, "Well, I'll think about this matter first, but this is not the most urgent thing now. We have to discuss the two things with you. The Municipal People's Congress and the Municipal CPPCC car distribution problem. The regional People's Congress and the CPPCC were both working committees before, with relatively small organizational structures and staffing, and there are not all staff. Now the Municipal People's Congress and the Municipal CPPCC team are basically equipped, and there are a lot of office vehicles. Director Jiao and Chairman Zhang called me two days ago. The People's Congress and the CPPCC also sent the car distribution report to Weidong. I know you are busy these two days, so I haven't told you, but I'm afraid I still have to consider this matter."

Lu Weimin couldn't help but press his temple.

One of the most intuitive things brought about by the transformation of local cities and the abolition of municipalities is that the institutions suddenly become larger, and various office expenses have also become larger. The changes in the administrative agencies at the municipal level are not obvious yet, but the municipal people's congress and the Municipal CPPCC are quite different from the original regional people's congress working committee and the CPPCC working committee. The scale has been expanded by at least one-third, especially some special committees. They used to be just a false air, and one person can also take on one. Now it is different. Each committee has to have a few more people. After all, it has to be more or less. In addition, it was just a working committee, and there were only three or four deputy directors of the working committee. It is different now, and it is even more staffed than the municipal government team. Of course, this is also the same as the leaders of some important functional departments, and they need to be arranged to transition to the People's Congress and the CPPCC, and the level is also increased.

Not to mention the city level, the district and county level also changed a lot. Fengzhou City is divided into three parts. The administrative structure in Fengcheng District is not much smaller, but there are two district-level structures, Fulong and Shuangmiao. In addition to some people coming from Lao Fengzhou City, which is now Fengcheng District and region, there are also many additional ones. In the past two years, the military demobilized personnel and college graduates have basically entered these two districts directly, which is insufficient for supplement.

According to the previous plan studied by the Prefectural Committee Office, the fiscal expenditure of Shuangmiao and Fulong districts in 2002 will be borne by the municipal first-level finance. The finances of the two districts will only start to operate independently in 2003. In the past 2003 and 2004, the municipal finance will also provide certain financial subsidies based on actual conditions. This also means that in the past 2002, 2003 and 2004, the municipal finance will bleeding heavily in Shuangmiao and Fulong districts in the past 3 years.

The current various expenditure budgets in the two districts have been officially put on He Xuefeng's desk, and the huge amount has also made He Xuefeng restless.
Chapter completed!