Chapter 74: Flying to the sky

Toyota Coaster slowly started and drove out of the airport. At this time, the sky was blue, and the hot sunlight in the clear sky was projecting on the earth. It is hard to believe that it was still dark and heavy rain here two days ago. God was just playing with all living beings casually.

"Dongliu, this time we have suffered a lot of losses. The General Secretary and the Prime Minister both spoke to me on the phone. The central government estimated that some policies should be supported to restore production in our province. Of course, the flood will completely recede. I think we should seize this opportunity to win the support of the central government. The province is also following up and striving to strive for several major projects. I plan to go to Beijing with you at the right time. On the one hand, we will report to the central government's post-disaster work to the central government and seek support from the central government. On the other hand, we should also find several departments, such as the Ministry of Railways, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Ministry of Water Resources, and implement some of the central government's intentions as soon as possible."

Ning Fa was quite touched by Vice Premier Wen's view that when he mentioned the Secretary of the Xijiang District Committee of Ningling City, the best way to face the losses caused by floods is to accelerate development and regain losses. Even a district party secretary could think that the solution after facing the disaster was to resume production and accelerate development, especially the latter point was more important, but some major leaders of the city did not realize that it was completely passive to discuss things based on the facts and talked about the difficulties of restoring production. He did not realize that this was also an opportunity for development. This was what he felt in Tangjiang and Ningling, and even this phenomenon existed to a certain extent among provincial leaders.

Vice Premier Wen has a simple and dedicated style and is most tired of the false airs. So when he arrived in Anyuan by special plane, Ning Fa and Ying Dongliu did not go to greet him, and even after he arrived in Ningling, he did not go to greet him. Instead, he went directly to the disaster site to meet and get to the main topic. This would actually win the favor of Vice Premier Wen.

"I also talked about the flood situation with Minister Tianming on the road. He also said that the flood situation will be repeated again in August, and asked us to further strengthen the leadership of flood prevention and flood control to avoid causing greater losses." Ying Dongliu knew what Ningfa meant, and he also heard the meaning of Vice Premier Wen's words, to resume production and accelerate development. These two points are actually not contradictory. Resuming production means accelerating development, which is the basis for accelerating development, but we also need to pay attention to the dangers brought by repeated flood situations.

"Well, I mean that after the flood situation has passed, our province will take advantage of the opportunities brought by this crisis and take advantage of the possible opportunities brought by the central policy to accelerate our province's investment in railway and road traffic, communication facilities, water conservancy infrastructure and other infrastructure construction, further enhance the competitiveness of our province's various infrastructure and hardware environments, and lay a good foundation for the next step of promoting the acceleration of economic development." Ning Fa glanced at Ying Dongliu and strengthened his tone.

"Yes, this is an opportunity to take advantage of the central policy tilt and seize the opportunity to launch infrastructure construction that concerns the national economy and people's livelihood in a timely manner. This will not only greatly promote the rapid economic development of our province, but will also benefit the lives of ordinary people. The province should provide supporting policies and funds in this regard, and encourage local governments to actively invest." Ying Dongliu nodded in agreement.

Ning Fa is a little funny. Even when this guy agrees with his own point of view, he can't forget to join his own point of view. Could it be that developing infrastructure construction is not a project that benefits people's livelihood? Is it necessary to emphasize a sentence that benefits the lives of ordinary people?

Ning Fa didn't say much. Although Ying Dongliu had a slight difference in focus with him, this was reasonable. If the views between each provincial party secretary and the governor were completely consistent, it would be a strange story. At least the two were just different in development cognition and had no conflicts in fundamental views. They should be able to handle them in a coordinated manner in daily specific work. If they can reach this level, Ning Fa would be satisfied. He also believed that this step should be achieved between him and Ying Dongliu.

"The Ningling disaster is quite serious. Huang Ling encountered such a flood as soon as he arrived in Ningling. I think it is also a good thing from a certain perspective. The wind is strong and the storm is aware of loyal ministers. The more difficult it is, the more dangerous it is, the more it can reflect the organizational leadership and execution ability of our first-level party committee and government. As the secretary of the municipal party committee, how to condense the team's thoughts into one rope, think in one direction, and work in one direction, how to lead the 5.4 million Ningling people to work hard to rebuild their homes after the disaster, and to boost their spirits and accelerate their development. I think this is also a tempering and test for the team led by Comrade Huang Ling."

Ning Fa's seemingly expectation for the Ningling Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government team fell in Ying Dongliu's ears, but it had a different meaning. When accompanying Vice Premier Wen to inspect the disaster situation and guide flood control and disaster relief, he and Ning Fa and Yan Rantian met. The three of them did not agree with each other on whether there were any problems and shortcomings in the Ningling Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government team in this flood control and disaster relief work and to what extent the three of them did.

Ying Dongliu and Yanrantian both tend to find out the actual situation, distinguish the nature and size of the responsibilities in the existing problems, and give the parties to the party discipline and government discipline sanctions. However, Ning Fa does not agree with the two. In Ning Fa's view, the huge losses caused by this flood were mainly caused by natural disasters. Whether there is a human responsibility is definitely there, but it is not as serious as Ying Dongliu and Yanrantian thinks. Moreover, the tasks are still quite heavy in the current flood control and disaster relief and subsequent restoration of production and development. He believes that the investigation should be carried out at the right time.

The inconsistency of the three people's views on how they view the performance of Ningling Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government in this flood control and disaster relief work, and they did not reach a consensus. However, there is one thing that the three people's views are surprisingly consistent, that is, Zhao Guodong, member of the Standing Committee of Ningling Municipal Party Committee, Secretary of the Xijiang District Party Committee and Secretary of the Party Working Committee of the Development Zone Management Committee, performed very well in this fight against the flood disaster. He attached great importance to the early thoughts, had sufficient preparations, and had strong organizational leadership in the later stage, and responded properly, avoiding the loss of people's lives and property to the greatest extent, becoming a shining point in the flood control and disaster relief work in Anyuan Province this time.

After Ning Fa returned to the office, he received a call from Propaganda Minister Han Du.

Han Du said on the phone that two reporters from the Provincial TV and CCTV happened to film the touching deeds of two people involved in the flood in Ningling during an interview with Ningling. Among them, the one who took the lead in jumping into the turbulent Yuexiu River was Zhao Guodong, a member of the Standing Committee of the Ningling Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Xijiang District Party Committee. It was precisely because Zhao Guodong took the lead that the masses competed to imitate the water and acted bravely, and finally rescued the mother and daughter who fell into the water at the critical moment. This deed was witnessed by thousands of people on the river bank and caused a great sensation in Ningling. The propaganda department believed that this was an excellent material to show the selfless style of the Communists who sacrificed themselves to save others, but Zhao Guodong himself was unwilling to accept the interview.

Ning Fa never expected that Zhao Guodong would encounter such an accident. He was really not flying, but soaring into the sky. Vice Premier Wen praised his performance and ideas when he saw him off at the airport. Now that Vice Premier Wen had just left, he came again, which made him, the secretary of the provincial party committee, feel a little savory.

"Old Han, what is your propaganda department's opinion?" Ning Fa pondered for a moment before asking.

"I have learned about it. In addition to the two reporters from the Provincial TV station, there were two CCTV and a reporter from Guangming Daily. They also took this video without knowing it. CCTV and Guangming Daily both thought it was a rare material and said that they must promote such vivid and realistic typical deeds with great fanfare. The Provincial TV station also had this view."

Han Du was also very moved on the phone. The times created heroes. Vice Premier Wen was quite satisfied with the work of flood control and rescue in Xijiang. He also learned that this happened suddenly. Even he thought that Zhao Guodong was too popular and might not be a blessing. It was just that if you want to press such a thing, CCTV and Guangming Daily were not willing and could not understand it. They all said that this was not an intentional director, but first-hand information obtained through on-site interviews. What's more, thousands of people on the river bank personally felt it and witnessed it with their own eyes. It had caused a sensation in Ningling. It was a bit out of time if you wanted to cover it up.

"Well, that is to say, this matter is indeed objective and real, why doesn't Zhao Guodong be willing to accept an interview?" Ning Fa frowned slightly. In fact, he also vaguely felt why the district party secretary was unwilling to accept an interview. Standing in that position, his job had been highly recognized by his superiors. Now there is such a thing that makes him worry that the superior leaders will focus on this and ignore his own abilities. However, bravely sacrificing oneself to save others is just a high morality, but a noble morality may not be an excellent leader.

"Uh, Comrade Zhao Guodong and I spoke to the phone. He himself said that he was just saving people with the conscience of an ordinary citizen, or to improve his ambition, that is, he went into the water to save people with the awareness of an ordinary Communist Party member. He did not consider anything else. He felt that such a thing was not worth interviewing. If you really want to interview, you should interview countless People's Liberation Army soldiers and party members who were desperate to save the people in the flood. This is just an ordinary thing, and it has nothing to do with his identity as a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and the Secretary of the Xijiang District Party Committee." Han Du also understood Ning Fa's meaning.

"This statement is very good, Lao Han, what do you mean?" Ning Fa's heart lit up.

"I also feel that this matter is a bit difficult. It has been circulated in Ningling, but our province is still under pressure, and it is a bit inappropriate. Moreover, CCTV and Guangming Daily have made it clear that they want to report this matter according to their views. This is the first time I have encountered or even heard that this kind of deed is a big deal, but because he is a leading cadre, he is timid." Han Du was also quite embarrassed on the phone.
Chapter completed!