Section 77: Official Scheme (1)

Duan Qiyan tiptoed into the office. Linghu Chao saw the Director of Civil Affairs who had been walking a little diligently for the past period of time. He quickly stood up, "Director Duan is here, are you looking for Mayor Zhao?"

"Secretary Linghu, is Mayor Zhao here? I want to report to Mayor Zhao's work." Duan Qiyan smiled very much, but took out two tubes of tea from his bag. "Secretary Linghu, this is the Junshan Silver Needle brought back by my friend from Hunan. I know Mayor Zhao and you like to drink tea. Take these two tubes of tea to try."

"How can you be so embarrassed?" Linghu Chao waved his hand quickly, "You know Mayor Zhao is most taboo about this, don't......"

"Hey, I know that Mayor Zhao's temperament is not a big deal. Just two tubes of tea are not worth two dollars. My friend brought it back from Hunan and didn't ask for money. I like beef drinks when I drink tea. Oolong tea with a strong taste is my favorite. This yellow tea tastes light. I know Mayor Zhao likes light taste, so I specially brought it."

"Duan Director, how about that?" Linghu Chao did not refuse.

Zhao Guodong had already set rules for him. If he was a close and familiar subordinate, he would give him one or two tubes of tea or local specialties that were not worth a few dollars, he could leave it at his discretion. He would politely refuse things like tobacco and alcohol because he was not good at it. As for valuables and money, he would refuse them sternly. Duan Qiyan and his boss also walked more diligently, and he was a role that was close to the second line.

"Hey, stop talking about these things, it's just a taste of freshness, and there's no other meaning." Duan Qiyan waved his hand.

Linghu Chao was not polite and put two tubes of tea next to him, "Thank you, Director Duan. Mayor Zhao has no hobbies, so he just drinks a few sips of tea. I guess Mayor Zhao will like this Yinzhen. You sit for a while, Mayor Zhao is talking to Assistant Gu, and it may take a while."

Assistant Gu? Duan Qiyan was stunned for a moment and immediately reacted, Gu Xiaopeng, the new assistant mayor?

An indescribable jealousy surged in Duan Qiyan's heart.

This is the gap. The Civil Affairs Bureau and the Finance Bureau are only one word apart. Now the Finance Director can quietly take this step and become the mayor's assistant, but no one has ever considered himself as the Civil Affairs Director.

"Oh, Mayor Zhao and Director Gu are talking? Then let's wait." Duan Qiyan couldn't explain his inner feelings. He didn't want to see Gu Xiaopeng's somewhat arrogant look, but he was unwilling to show his intention to avoid it in front of Linghu Chao, so he was a little hesitant.

"Or, Director Duan, come to the reception room here and let me chat with you." Linghu Chao was very enthusiastic. He had already taken out a pack of Zhonghua from the drawer, took out one and handed it over.

"Okay, it's rare to sit with Secretary Linghu for a while, let's have a good chat." Duan Qiyan thought about it and there was no need to avoid anything, so he answered readily.

Zhao Guodong is indeed talking about work with the new mayor assistant Gu Xiaopeng.

After this personnel change in the city, considering the incomplete members of the municipal government team, the municipal party committee also studied and reported to the province to appoint two assistants to the mayor, Xu Luping, secretary general of the municipal government, and Gu Xiaopeng, director of the municipal finance bureau.

Since Zhao Guodong is still in charge of the municipal government's work in the name of the executive vice mayor, it is difficult to clearly state that the deputy mayor will be in charge of finance, and Zhao Guodong has to temporarily touch it.

Zhao Guodong is now in charge of the overall work of the municipal government, naturally he does not have much energy to take charge of a certain task, so Gu Xiaopeng can only temporarily touch the finance department without hesitation.

Of course, he also knew that the finance department was definitely not his turn as the assistant mayor to take charge. Even if he could be elected as deputy mayor soon, it would be impossible for him to take charge of this work. Financial work has always been under the supervision of the executive vice mayor.

"Xiaopeng, before the province has clarified personnel changes, you have to continue this area first. According to the rules we agreed on, I may not have much energy to take into account this area now. You are an old finance department, and you know how to operate it, and I don't need to say more."

Zhao Guodong seemed very relaxed, Gu Xiaopeng was also very skilled, and he was quite familiar with his business work. It was even more rare that Chen Yinglu and He Zhaocheng could get along well with each other.

This time, the competition for the mayor's assistant is quite fierce. Xu Luping is a veteran secretary-general. It is natural for him to become the mayor's assistant, but Gu Xiaopeng has a great resistance to becoming the mayor's assistant. Huaizhou District Party Secretary Kuang Yang and Municipal Construction Committee Director Fang Xiongfei both competed very hard. In the end, Gu Xiaopeng won, which is enough to show his ability.

However, Zhao Guodong had a good impression of Gu Xiaopeng. Although this person was smart, he was still able to control his principles. When Chen Yinglu asked for his opinion, he also voted in favor.

This is actually a disguised balance. Gou Dejian has become a healthy person and Gui Quanyou has also gained a position. Chen Yinglu has also grasped the degree of democratic centralism in employed people, and can also cleverly coordinate and balance. This does require some art.

"The extrabudgetary funds must be strengthened. You and the audit department jointly clean up some small treasuries of each unit. This time, you must thoroughly investigate and implement them. If it is time to be put into the warehouse, I think the supervision department should be involved. This is also for their benefit. Some people always feel that the finance department has taken all the money and cut off their rights. If their expenses are inconvenient, I don't understand what you really should be spending. When will the finance department block you? I think I am relatively open-minded in using money. I say that people with this kind of thinking have problems, and they have to eliminate these loopholes that lead to illegal and disorderly discipline from a system."

Gu Xiaopeng nodded while remembering Zhao Guodong's request. As a newly appointed assistant to mayor, it would be no harm to be humble at this time.

The two have been dealing with each other for a long time, and Gu Xiaopeng has a good understanding of Zhao Guodong's character. He can make you breathless when he is strong and domineering, but during normal contact, especially in private, you don't feel that he is a deputy mayor, but he is more like a good partner at work.

You can not only listen to your suggestions patiently and humbly, but also give out your opinions and ideas without any concealment.

To be honest, Gu Xiaopeng thinks that people with this personality are rare in the officialdom now. They are either children of officials who have just entered the officialdom, young and incompetent, or they are great wise men who have surpassed the general leadership art.

If we judge just from the age, Zhao Guodong would undoubtedly be included in the former by everyone, but Gu Xiaopeng knew that Zhao Guodong was definitely not that kind of person. His understanding of government affairs and social situations and his ability to deal with affairs has long exceeded the general leadership level, and even He Zhaocheng was far inferior to Gu Xiaopeng's eyes.

The financial situation of Huaiqing City was not too bad when Zhao Guodong served as executive vice mayor, but there was some gap compared to when the five golden flowers were in full swing in the past few years. However, after Zhao Guodong came to serve as executive vice mayor, there was a significant change immediately.

Clearing the debt and cashing out was originally the biggest hole in the city's finances, but I never thought that Zhao Guodong's first shot pointed to this work.

At the beginning, he and Gao Dan were prepared to return home in a bad mood, but unexpectedly, Zhao Guodong's sharp combination punch immediately reduced the biggest burden that plagued the city's finances a lot. Now the two repayment difficulties have been successfully overcome, and no waves have been caused. This battle is perfect.

Immediately afterwards, the joint venture and equity transfer of the Canglongyu Cemetery project won an incredibly strong capital out of thin air, which made Gu Xiaopeng admire and thank Mayor Zhao from the bottom of his heart. No one had ever thought of how to discover any treasures in Canglongyu that had been standing on Huaiqing territory for thousands of years. He did not expect that Zhao Guodong would be sold to such a large price.

Duan Qiyan often uses one sentence to describe the Canglongyu Cemetery project. He is not afraid of not being able to do it or not thinking about it. This is used to describe the profits of this project that has been full of wealth.

Zhao Guodong's view on how to make money by opening up the source and moderate reduction is also refreshing. However, Gu Xiaopeng is still not sure about Zhao Guodong's moderate reduction and tilting funds like that. Zhao Guodong once vaguely mentioned that fiscal funds should be used on the blade. Gu Xiaopeng has been thinking about what this blade means. From this, we can estimate that Mayor Zhao is more concerned about those aspects.

Gu Xiaopeng immediately returned to his elegant and cold expression when he came out of Zhao Guodong's office.

He paid great attention to image and temperament, and felt that he should have a style wherever he was. He deliberately kept a distance from his subordinates and never was too close to him. This also made him maintain a calm position in the Finance Bureau. It was not until the director collapsed that he was favored by the newly appointed secretary of the municipal party committee and entrusted with important tasks.

He did not disappoint Chen Yinglu's expectations and picked up a dilapidated financial stall. At least when Zhao Guodong came to take charge of financial work, the municipal finance still maintained a certain degree of vitality and would not be too short of it.

"Old Duan, are you here too?" Seeing Duan Qiyan and Linghu Chao come out of the reception room next door, Gu Xiaopeng smiled faintly and said, "Get in, hurry up, or Mayor Zhao might be going out."

"Haha, Mayor Gu, congratulations. When will I congratulate you when I have time?" Duan Qiyan smiled slightly, trying to suppress the sourness and jealousy in his heart and make himself more peaceful and natural.

"What mayor, old Duan, don't talk nonsense, assistant, isn't it just an old job?" Gu Xiaopeng saw Duan Qiyan, who always wanted to fight with him during meetings in the past, now he was so low-key, and he felt an indescribable joy. He was at the top of the office, and his vision and mind should be different. There is no need to see Lao Duan anymore. However, when he heard that Lao Duan was also seeking his position as the director of finance, Gu Xiaopeng admired Duan Qiyan's courage. He was not from the finance department, and he wanted to be the director of finance?

"Hey, isn't that just a procedural matter? Another day, the Standing Committee of the People's Congress voted to raise his hand and it would be over?" Duan Qiyan handed a cigarette.
Chapter completed!