PFC Chapter 9 The Party Secretary and the Township Head
Chapter 9 The Party Secretary and the Township Head
After waking up in the morning, Qi Tongwei washed up, exercised for a while, and then went to the cafeteria for lunch.
After lunch, Qi Tongwei went to the Party and Government Office.
Good morning, Brother Qin!
Qi Tongwei greeted Qin Huai, who had arrived early and was cleaning.
Good morning, Qi Tongwei! You're here so early, I thought you wouldn't arrive until eight o'clock.
Qin Huai was surprised; he had arrived early because he was in charge of the Party and government's sanitation department.
"I woke up early, had breakfast, and came over. I'm a newbie, so I have to be proactive, right?"
Qi Tongwei rolled up his sleeves and helped Qin Huai clean up, and soon the Party and Government Office was cleaned.
After a while, an old man and an old woman entered the Party and government office one after the other.
The old man looked to be over fifty, and the aunt looked to be in her forties.
However, people in the countryside all look older at this time, even though the other person may not be that old.
"Qi Tongwei, this is Lao Liu from the Party and Government Office!"
Hello, Uncle Liu!
"Old Liu, this is Qi Tongwei, the new guy. He's been assigned to the agricultural technology station."
"This is Sister Ai from the Party and Government Office!"
"Hello, Sister Ai!"
"Sister Ai, this is Qi Tongwei, the new guy. He's been assigned to the agricultural technology station."
"Hello, welcome to work at Gushanling!"
Qin Huai introduced the two men to Qi Tongwei. The one called Lao Liu had a "keep away" attitude and didn't react at all when Qi Tongwei greeted him. The one called Sister Ai, on the other hand, was much more enthusiastic.
Qi Tongwei didn't care, since they weren't in the same department and wouldn't see each other often in the future.
After a while, a middle-aged man walked in, carrying a briefcase.
"Director, you've arrived!"
Qin Huai greeted the middle-aged man.
"Qi Tongwei, this is Director Huang from our Party and Government Office!"
Qin Huai quickly introduced Qi Tongwei to the director of the Party and Government Office.
"Hello, Director Huang!"
Qi Tongwei quickly greeted him, knowing that the director of the Party and Government Office wielded considerable power in the township and he couldn't afford to offend him.
"Director, this is Qi Tongwei, the newcomer, who has been assigned to the agricultural technology station."
Qin Huai then introduced Qi Tongwei.
"Hello, Comrade Qi Tongwei, welcome to work in Gushanling Township!"
Huang Youqian stretched out his hand. Yesterday, the Party Secretary told him that a graduate student from Handong University named Qi Tongwei was coming to the township, and the Organization Department had made special arrangements for him.
The organization department gave the order, so the township naturally had to take it seriously.
"Thank you, Director Huang!"
Qi Tongwei quickly extended his hand; he couldn't hesitate to shake hands with his leader.
"Qin Huai, have Comrade Qi Tongwei's onboarding procedures been completed? Has his dormitory been arranged?"
After letting go of Qin Huai's hand, Huang Youqian asked, "The first thing a new cadre does upon arrival is to complete the onboarding procedures and arrange dormitory accommodation."
"Director, the onboarding procedures were completed yesterday afternoon, and the dormitory has been arranged in the back, room 312."
Qin Huai explained the situation.
"That's good, Comrade Qi Tongwei. Please have a seat for a while. When the secretary and the others arrive, I'll take you to meet them."
The Party and Government Office needs to summarize yesterday's work and report to the Party Secretary and the Township Head later.
"Yes, Director Huang!"
At nine o'clock, Huang Youqian took a notebook and told Qi Tongwei to come with him.
Arriving at the innermost room on the second floor, Huang Youqian knocked on the door and led Qi Tongwei inside.
"secretary!"
Huang Youqian shouted.
"Comrade Qi Tongwei, this is Secretary Wan from our township!"
Huang Youqian first introduced the Party Secretary to Qi Tongwei; he was an old man around fifty years old.
"Hello, Secretary Wan!"
Qi Tongwei quickly greeted him, emphasizing his sensible nature.
"Secretary, this is the newly arrived Comrade Qi Tongwei!"
Huang Youqian then introduced Qi Tongwei to the Party Secretary.
"Secretary Wan, Qi Tongwei is reporting for duty!"
Qi Tongwei saluted.
"Hello, Comrade Qi Tongwei, welcome to work in Gushanling Township."
Gushanling Township is located in a remote area with poor transportation conditions, and the people in the township live a hard life.
You are a top student from Handong University, and you have lived in big cities for a long time, so you have broad experience.
I hope that in your future work you will offer more suggestions for the development of the township and use your extensive knowledge to help the people of the township live a better life.
We've always lived in the countryside, and our thinking has fallen behind.
The heavy responsibility of leading the villagers to a better life still needs to be shouldered by you young people.
Don't be afraid, speak your mind boldly, and the township will actively adopt your suggestions and fully support you.
"As long as you can help the township develop and achieve some results, the township can promote you to a permanent position ahead of schedule and recommend you to the county as deputy township head."
Wan Jiaxian spoke at length, praising Qi Tongwei highly and making grand promises.
"Thank you, Secretary Wan. You've made me feel like I'm flying to the sky."
Under your leadership, I will certainly utilize my knowledge to assist the leaders of the agricultural technology station in carrying out agricultural technology extension work.
Qi Tongwei didn't get carried away by Secretary Wan's praise; he wasn't a hothead.
Development is the township head's job; he doesn't even have the right to offer opinions now.
His primary job is to promote agricultural technology.
As a technician, his primary task is to promote agricultural technology in the township under the leadership of the station director and deputy director.
Only after that will I start thinking about other things.
Secretary Wan didn't mention agricultural technology promotion at all, which was an attempt to mislead him into not doing his job and instead interfering with the work of the township head and others.
It's true that the main task of the township is development, but that's not the job of the agricultural technology station.
If you lose your bearings because of a couple of compliments, the head and deputy head of the agricultural technology station will immediately make things difficult for you.
If Qi Tongwei starts interfering in the development of Gushanling Township as soon as he arrives, it will cause dissatisfaction among many people.
Who do you think you are, telling us what to do? You think you're so great, and we're all trash?
At that time, everyone in the village will ostracize him.
Secretary Wan's words were full of pitfalls.
As for being promoted to a permanent position ahead of schedule, Qi Tongwei had never even considered it.
He obtained the benefits he was entitled to by taking advantage of national regulations, so he must abide by national regulations and complete the full one-year probationary period.
His official appointment cannot be made even a day earlier.
As for the deputy township head, that position will be filled after the official appointment; it doesn't require Secretary Wan's recommendation or the township's recommendation.
They owed them a favor for their recommendation, and besides, their recommendation was completely useless.
Qi Tongwei's deputy section chief position cannot be fulfilled until the probationary period ends.
Secretary Wan was just dangling a carrot in front of him; the prerequisite for his early promotion was to help the township develop and achieve some results.
This is almost impossible to achieve; his job is not development, but agricultural technology promotion.
Instead of doing your own job, you spend all your time criticizing other people's work. You take yourself too seriously.
The result was naturally a large meeting to criticize and educate him.
Recommending him for the position of deputy township head is just for show.
He won't be the only one being recommended; he's just a supporting character.
"Comrade Qi Tongwei, you are a part of the township. You can't just focus on your own little plot of land when you work. You have to keep the whole township in mind."
Wan Jiaxian was surprised that this kid didn't fall for it.
Generally speaking, new cadres are the most energetic and the easiest to fool.
"Okay, Secretary Wan, I will try my best to learn about other aspects of the work while I am involved in agricultural technology promotion."
Qi Tongwei remained unmoved, adhering to the principle of not interfering in matters outside his official capacity and simply focusing on doing his job well.
It's fine to learn about it, but it's not acceptable to offer your opinion.
Besides, he didn't have much energy to care about anything else; he needed to use his spare time to write articles.
If you want to climb to a higher position in the future, you need to quickly gain access to the vision of those at the top.
After leaving the secretary's office, Qi Tongwei followed Director Huang to the innermost office at the other end.
"Mayor Yan!"
Huang Youqian shouted.
"Comrade Qi Tongwei, this is Township Head Yan from our township!"
Huang Youqian introduced Qi Tongwei to the mayor of Gushanling Township, a middle-aged man in his forties.
"Hello, Mayor Yan!"
Qi Tongwei quickly greeted him.
"Mayor Yan, this is the newly arrived Comrade Qi Tongwei!"
Huang Youqian introduced Qi Tongwei to Mayor Yan.
"Mayor Yan, Qi Tongwei reporting for duty!"
After Qi Tongwei finished speaking, he saluted.
"Hello, Comrade Qi Tongwei, welcome to work in Gushanling Township."
Agricultural technology promotion is one of the important tasks in the township. Our people live a hard life because of backward technology and low grain yield.
Handong University must have achieved a lot in agricultural technology research. I hope you will actively promote those agricultural technologies in our township.
"To help our township increase grain production and enable our people to live a better life."
Yan Maoqing believes that the government assigned Qi Tongwei to the agricultural technology station perhaps with the aim of increasing grain production in Gushanling Township.
"Yes, Mayor Yan!"
Qi Tongwei didn't say much. Compared to Secretary Wan, Mayor Yan was much more pragmatic.
Qi Tongwei just felt that Mayor Yan's expectations were too high.
He did not graduate with a degree in agronomy, and he knew very little about agricultural technology.
He knew nothing about the agricultural technology research at Handong University.
All he knew was the little agricultural knowledge he had acquired while doing farm work at home.
To increase grain yield, the only options are to replace the seeds with high-yield ones and increase the amount of fertilizer used.