Chen Wenhua, the Minister of the Organization Department, completed his mission after reading out the appointment and seeing Comrade Qin Mu get acquainted with County Party Secretary Yu Xuewen and other County Committee leaders.
“Everyone, please stay!”
Chen Wenhua walked downstairs, motioned for everyone to stay, then looked at Yu Xuewen and said, “Comrade Yu Xuewen, I’ve brought the person to you. Next, you two will work together. If there are any problems, communicate and discuss them promptly. Comrade Qin Mu is new here, and you are an old Comrade, so please bear with him!”
“That’s for sure. I am a Party member leading cadre, and I will resolutely obey the Municipal Party Committee’s decision and cooperate fully with Comrade Qin Mu to jointly promote the development and construction of Huaining County!”
Yu Xuewen said solemnly.
“That’s good!”
Chen Wenhua nodded slightly, glanced at Comrade Qin Mu again, and then got into the car and left.
He wasn't worried about Comrade Qin Mu’s situation; instead, he was worried that Yu Xuewen wouldn’t understand the situation clearly. In the official circles of Jiangzhou, Yu Xuewen could be considered a senior Comrade with deep qualifications, having worked in officialdom for many years and in Huaining for almost twenty years. To put it simply, Huaining was almost his private domain.
But Comrade Qin Mu was different; he came from the military and had a strong background!
If the two could cooperate well and coexist harmoniously, then Yu Xuewen would certainly land safely. But if Yu Xuewen harbored thoughts of suppressing Comrade Qin Mu, or put on airs as an old Comrade, then whether Yu Xuewen could retire smoothly would be a problem.
However, in officialdom, some things cannot be said too explicitly. Moreover, Chen Wenhua had never had a good impression or any close ties with old cadres like Yu Xuewen who thought highly of themselves, so he certainly wouldn’t say anything.
He also wanted to see what kind of stir this ‘Hidden Dragon,’ Comrade Qin Mu, would cause in Huaining County. It was truly something to look forward to!
…
Comrade Qin Mu spent almost the entire morning in meetings. As the newly appointed Standing Committee of the County Party Committee and Acting County Magistrate, he first got to know the County Committee leaders.
As the highest leadership body in the entire county, the Standing Committee had a total of nine members!
Comrade Qin Mu first remembered the other four members of the five-person group: County Party Secretary Yu Xuewen, Deputy Secretary Gao Qiang of the County Party Committee, Minister of the Organization Department Lei Ming, and Discipline Inspection Secretary Qi Zhenghao. Adding Comrade Qin Mu, the Acting County Magistrate, they had the highest say in the personnel affairs of the entire county.
As for the County Government, it currently had a structure of one chief and five deputies, plus a member of the County Government Party Group and Director of the County Government Office, Duan Ze!
Fortunately, Comrade Qin Mu’s memory was good enough that he had basically memorized the names of these important leaders by the end of the morning.
“County Magistrate Qin, I am Duan Ze. Shall I take you to your office first?”
As soon as the meeting ended, Director Duan of the County Government Office immediately walked up to Comrade Qin Mu and said with a smile.
The duty of the County Government Office is to serve the County Magistrate and Deputy County Chiefs. Since Comrade Qin Mu had just taken office, whether for work or daily life, Director Duan naturally had to serve him wholeheartedly.
“You’ve worked hard, Director Duan!”
Comrade Qin Mu nodded slightly and readily agreed.
On the first day in office, it’s always about doing some preparatory work and familiarizing oneself with the work and living environment.
Passing by the County Government Office, Comrade Qin Mu suddenly thought of Fang Ailan and her new boyfriend, Gu Lin.
He subconsciously glanced inside and asked, “Is everyone from the County Government Office here today?”
Uh…
What does he mean?
Checking attendance at the County Government Office on the first day in office?
“Mostly everyone is here!”
Director Duan didn’t answer quickly, but he didn’t answer completely either, leaving himself some leeway. There were definitely people from the County Government Office who hadn’t come, and Director Duan, as the Director, was the clearest about this. After all, there were some people with connections who liked to take leave or be absent, which was unavoidable.
But if he told the truth to the new County Magistrate on his first day, wouldn’t that leave a bad impression on him?
So, by saying “mostly everyone is here,” Director Duan felt he could fool the other party.
The County Government Office, a section-level unit, had as many as thirty people. If a few were missing, the County Magistrate wouldn’t go around calling out names to check, would he?
He just didn’t believe the County Magistrate would have such an intention!
Director Duan had worked in the County Government Office for many years, from a clerk to the Director, and had served many County Magistrates. He had never encountered a County Magistrate who checked the attendance of the County Government Office on his first day in office.
But he happened to meet Comrade Qin Mu!
“How many people are there in the County Government Office in total?”
Comrade Qin Mu strolled into the office, asking as he walked.
“There are thirty people in total, twenty-four with administrative prepared by and six temporary staff!”
Director Duan quickly said, following behind Comrade Qin Mu. He suddenly felt a bit flustered. This new County Magistrate was asking such detailed questions; he wouldn’t really be checking the exact number of people, would he?
Being so serious, it probably wouldn’t be easy to fool him!
As soon as Comrade Qin Mu and Director Duan entered, the atmosphere in the entire office noticeably changed, and everyone quickly got busy with their own tasks.
“Director Duan, you just said that mostly everyone was here. It seems you wanted to fool me!”
Comrade Qin Mu just glanced around and said, “The number is quite a bit off!”
After all, he came from a special forces background; he could get a rough idea of the number of people with just a glance. Moreover, Fang Ailan’s boyfriend, Gu Lin, was also not present.
Today was his first day in office, and logically, a department like the County Government Office should have full attendance.
Not giving any face to this new County Magistrate?
“County Magistrate, I apologize. Three people are on leave today, and five others are assisting other departments with surveys, so a few people are missing.”
Director Duan no longer dared to fool him and quickly told the truth.
Eight people were missing!
This time, it was almost accurate.
“Then give me a brief introduction!”
Comrade Qin Mu pointed to the large office area and said directly.
“Okay!”
Director Duan didn't hesitate and immediately gathered everyone from the County Government Office, introducing them one by one to Comrade Qin Mu.
Comrade Qin Mu got acquainted with the twenty-two people one by one, and then, led by Director Duan, headed to his own office.
This series of actions had already left Director Duan bewildered.
The County Magistrate on his first day in office actually got acquainted with all the clerks of the County Government Office. He truly didn’t follow conventional wisdom at all.
You, a Great County Magistrate, proactively getting to know these ordinary clerks?
Logically speaking, as someone who is already a County Magistrate, a departmental-level cadre, is it necessary to know these ordinary cadres?
The County Magistrates Director Duan had served before, even after working for two years, hadn't gotten to know everyone in the County Government Office. Comrade Qin Mu, on the other hand, hadn't even entered his own office yet and had already gotten to know the people in the County Government Office.
How strange!
“Give me a copy of all the personnel files for the County Government Office.”
As soon as he entered the office, Comrade Qin Mu made another request.
“Okay, no problem. I’ll prepare it for you shortly.”
Director Duan was completely unable to gauge the new County Magistrate’s thoughts and could only readily agree.
“I said I want it now!”
Comrade Qin Mu turned around, looked at Director Duan, and said flatly.
“Yes, I’ll go prepare it now!”
Director Duan was stunned, immediately changed his tone, and turned to leave the office to prepare the list.
Trying to play games with me?
Comrade Qin Mu didn't understand the ways of officialdom, but on his first day in office, this Director Duan tried to fool him, which left a bad impression on him!
Based on his experience leading troops, this Director Duan needed to be disciplined.
Since the other party was the Director of the County Government Office, to control him, he naturally needed to give him a sense of crisis!
For example, finding a competitor for him?
