Right path to power

After listening to Lin Xiao's words, Zhu Lishu thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "As you said, the cadre team in Fuchuan really needs optimization; otherwise, it will always be lifeless, lacking any atmosphere or passion for getting things done. Okay, let's tentatively arrange these positions like this, and discuss it at a meeting in a couple of days. Do you have any suggestions for the other vacant positions?"

In fact, according to Julie Shue's philosophy, she would choose a relatively conservative approach and would not take such a big step all at once.

However, considering that he had already delegated authority to Lin Xiao, and that Lin Xiao had her own ideas and thoughts, there was no need to let the two positions affect their close working relationship.

Of course, there are two key factors: first, she believes that Lin Xiao would never practice nepotism and that Lin Xiao's choice must have been made after careful consideration; second, at present, she mainly needs to grasp the overall direction, strive to achieve more results, and lay the foundation for the next promotion.

As for delegating some personnel authority, it will not have a significant impact.

Moreover, she believed that Lin Xiao understood the appropriate boundaries.

As expected, Lin Xiao did not mention any more candidates.

"Thank you for your support, Secretary Zhu, but I don't have a suitable candidate."

To be honest, if these two positions weren't crucial to the overall economic development of the county, Lin Xiao wouldn't have acted so arbitrarily.

After Lin Xiao left, Zhu Lishu called the Organization Minister He Zhiqiang to her office and talked to him about the personnel adjustments, asking him to come up with a preliminary plan as soon as possible.

Then, He Zhiqiang knocked on Lin Xiao's office door.

"Minister He has arrived. Please have a seat."

He Zhiqiang laughed and said, "County Chief Lin really knows how to recruit talent without being bound by convention."

"Haha, Minister He, you flatter me. I'm just putting the right people in the right positions."

"I remember these two comrades. They are both under 35 years old and highly educated and qualified. They really need to be trained faster. If we continue to follow the old ways, they may be stuck by age and find it difficult to go out into the world."

As the head of the county's organization department, he was quite familiar with the situation of all the cadres in the county.

Before Lin Xiao could respond, He Zhiqiang continued, "If I remember correctly, they also graduated from Fengdu University, right?"

"Minister He doesn't think I'm involved in some kind of 'Fengda Gang,' does he?" Lin Xiao asked with a smile.

He Zhiqiang was stunned for a moment, then smiled after a few seconds: "County Chief Lin really loves to joke. With your awareness and party spirit, you wouldn't dare to touch that high-voltage line."

"Uncle He has too much faith in me. People always say that the human heart is the most fickle thing."

"Haha, then I also believe that you're not the one who's changed. Or rather, there are many other people who share the same thoughts as me."

"Uncle He's saying that puts a lot of pressure on me."

"I don't think you've ever been under a lot of pressure, have you?"

Lin Xiao nodded.

Soon, the Organization Department came up with a preliminary plan for personnel adjustments.

Subsequently, Zhu Lishu convened a five-person group meeting to discuss and formulate the plan.

As He Zhiqiang introduced the plan, Deputy Secretary Gao Chengce closed his eyes with a gloomy expression.

He was dissatisfied with the plan—a total of four section-level cadres and six deputy section-level cadres were transferred, but he only nominated one deputy section-level candidate.

And those four section chiefs were all promoted by Lin Xiao, and the key point is that they were all so young and had such little experience.

Is this treating personnel adjustments like a joke?

After He Zhiqiang communicated with him before, he also specifically sought out Zhu Lishu to express his thoughts.

But Zhu Lishu told him that this was a decision she and Lin Xiao made after discussing it, in order to optimize the county's cadre team and focus on long-term development.

With the top two leaders in a consensus, he, as the third-in-command, naturally couldn't change the outcome.

In his view, Juliet was too weak and lacked the authority of a leader.

If it were him, he certainly wouldn't compromise so easily.

During his speech, Gao Chengce had no objection to the plan, but he said that the selection of cadres should not be rushed. Although the problem of an aging cadre team in the county does exist, it cannot be solved overnight.

Lin Xiao glanced at him and smiled slightly.

Subsequently, Yang Xueting, the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, strongly supported the plan, believing that given the current problems in Fuchuan, it was indeed necessary to break with convention and make great efforts to solve the structural problems of the cadre team and improve leadership and execution.

As expected, the five-person group reached a consensus on the personnel adjustment plan and began to formulate its opinions.

Three days after the meeting, Zhu Lishu chaired a meeting of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee.

At the meeting, Lin Xiao introduced the progress of two key projects recently and proposed a plan for the use of the five million yuan special fund approved by the city.

Everyone offered their opinions, but they all agreed with Lin Xiao's suggestion.

Next came the discussion of personnel plans.

After He Zhiqiang finished his introduction, the other members of the Standing Committee all showed expressions of surprise.

In particular, Executive Deputy County Head Jia Anpeng's face turned ashen. The Finance Bureau was nominally under his jurisdiction, but the Organization Department had not consulted him beforehand, nor had Lin Xiao spoken to or given him any instructions.

What are they trying to do?

Is this blatantly creating procedural flaws?

Seeing Lin Xiao's confident demeanor, Jia Anpeng's anger flared.

Who is Wei Wenjuan?

Others may not know, but he was deeply impressed.

After graduating from university, Wei Wenjuan was admitted to the county finance bureau. Because of her intelligence, quick thinking, and high efficiency, she was quickly promoted to a middle-level cadre.

But this girl was stubborn—once, she had already spoken to Yuan Caiying, the then director of the Finance Bureau, about a budget, but she thought it was unreasonable and resolutely refused to comply.

Later, he had to find another way to solve the problem.

From that time onward, the girl became much stricter in reviewing every budget, putting Yuan Caiying in a very passive position.

Left with no other option, he suggested that Ding Junning, the then county magistrate, send the girl to the countryside.

To avoid gossip, she was specially promoted to deputy section chief.

According to the original plan, she was supposed to stay in the countryside for a longer period of time.

Who knew that Lin Xiao would actually promote her?

He was promoted directly from deputy mayor of a remote township to director of the county finance bureau.

Is this a joke?

Everyone spoke in turn, but none of them expressed any dissenting opinions.

After all, Lin Xiao and Zhu Lishu had already united the vast majority of the Standing Committee members, and moreover, they had reached a consensus. Anyone with a modicum of sense would not raise any objections.

When it was Jia Anpeng's turn, he said with a dark face, "The Finance Bureau is an important functional department, and its main person in charge bears heavy responsibilities. Is it not ill-considered to let a young woman in her early thirties hold such an important position? Moreover, as the leader in charge, I was unaware of this proposal beforehand, and no one consulted me. If this continues, how can we carry out our work in the future?"

He spoke quite passionately, but everyone else present seemed not to hear him.

Today's personnel adjustment plan clearly reflects Lin Xiao's opinion.

Since no one consulted Jia Anpeng beforehand, it means that Lin Xiao simply didn't think his opinion mattered.

At this point, Shu Xiaobing, a member of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee and Minister of Publicity, said: "I believe that when adjusting cadres in the county, we should first listen to the opinions of the leaders in charge; otherwise, it will indeed be detrimental to carrying out the work. Only by fully soliciting opinions from all parties can we avoid problems in selecting and appointing personnel."

After she finished speaking, Zhu Lishu asked, "Do any other comrades have any objections? If not, we will proceed to the voting stage. Those who agree with the plan, please raise your hands."

Juliet didn't say much and proceeded directly to the vote.

He was clearly somewhat dissatisfied with Jia and Shu.

Dong Yimei, director of the county party committee office, was the first to raise her hand. She was now keeping a low profile, completely surrounding Zhu Lishu, and doing everything according to Zhu Lishu's wishes.

In this way, her position gradually became more secure.

As for her previous relationship with Yang Qinghui, there is no concrete evidence other than rumors. Although the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection made a routine interview, it did not investigate further.

This put her mind at ease, allowing her to focus wholeheartedly on her work.

As she raised her hand, others followed suit, raising their hands in agreement.

Finally, both Julie Shu and Lin Xiao raised their hands.

Of the eleven members of the county party committee standing committee, nine agreed.

Jia Anpeng and Shu Xiaobing did not raise their hands; their expressions were serious, and their spirits had plummeted.

In fact, the outcome was already predetermined; their efforts were merely futile.

However, Deputy Secretary Gao Chengce's gaze swept over Jia Anpeng and Shu Xiaobing's faces, and his eyes lit up.

"Good, the personnel adjustment plan is approved. Please expedite the process in the Organization Department to ensure its implementation as soon as possible. In addition, this is a crucial period for promoting the development of the entire county. Efficiency in all aspects must be improved. Each member of the Standing Committee should take the lead in their respective units and vigorously improve their work style. The County Government's Office for Correcting Unhealthy Tendencies will intensify its supervision and rectification efforts."

Julie Shue gave a concluding speech and then adjourned the meeting.

Lin Xiao stood up and said calmly to Jia Anpeng, "County Chief Jia, if you feel that the work is not going well, you can adjust the departments under your supervision. We'll discuss it later, ask the county party committee to review it, and then report to the municipal party committee and government."

Jia Anpeng had just stood up when he heard this, and he staggered, almost falling over.

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