Family connections: From special recruitment by the county committee to the pinnacle of power

Feng Mingshan, who was involved in organizational work, naturally understood the subtext in Xu Hansheng's words.

If Xu Hansheng's method is implemented, it would mean that all civil servants, from the county party committee down to every village and hamlet, would be directly led by the county party committee.

This also includes all the bureaus within the county, meaning that everyone's energy will be focused on the county party secretary.

This greatly enhanced the county party committee's ability to coordinate the entire county, but at the same time, it severely weakened the real power held by the county head.

This effectively marginalizes the county head once again.

Strictly speaking, apart from having the same rank as the Party Secretary (both being at the level of a full-fledged department head), he is no different from other members of the Standing Committee in every other respect.

While this approach may enhance county cohesion, it also completely removes checks and balances on the Party Secretary's power, making him, apart from the Provincial Party Committee, the true patriarch.

"Director Feng, I think this approach is more in line with the core principles of democratic centralism. Furthermore, in the current wave of reforms, it is necessary to clarify that a fundamental principle of the central leadership remains unchanged."

"Everything is under the leadership of the Party, everything is linked to Party building and cadre promotion, the responsibilities and obligations of every Party member are clearly defined, and the whole county is united around the Party Secretary. Only by pooling our wisdom and opinions can we make better use of the county's resources."

At this point, Xu Hansheng paused for a moment before looking at Qi Hongchang and saying, "Take our county as an example. All the major policies formulated by Secretary Qi are for the benefit of the people of the county."

"However, the various bureaus have some reservations in the implementation process, and the problems reported by the townships can only be summarized by County Chief Lin and then sent to Secretary Qi."

"But there are several checkpoints in between. Often, problems that occurred months ago can only be seen by County Chief Lin after several months. Then, after County Chief Lin's screening, the important issues will be reported to Secretary Qi."

"This not only lacks timeliness, but also involves personal feelings. I personally believe that matters concerning people's livelihoods, no matter how small, are all important and should not be selected by the county head!"

"Instead, the organization department should go directly to Secretary Qi, who will then prioritize tasks based on the county's core development strategy. The county head and relevant staff from the county government will then coordinate and implement the plans."

"Only in this way can all the cadres in our county think and work together, and only then can the whole county live the good life they have always dreamed of as soon as possible."

Xu Hansheng sighed softly and said, "Of course, my idea is not mature and can only be used as a reference. I would appreciate it if Director Feng and Secretary Qi could give me more guidance."

Feng Mingshan pondered for a moment, then beckoned to Wang Yonglin, signaling him to bring over the recorded contents.

Wang Yonglin hurriedly put away his pen and handed the notes he had made to Feng Mingshan.

"Director Feng, please take a look."

Wang Yonglin said with a smile.

Feng Mingshan nodded slightly, took the record, and carefully read it several times before handing it to Qi Hongchang. He said with a serious expression, "From my perspective, this suggestion is excellent."

"Clearly defining a central authority and coordinating with multiple points is more in line with the core spirit of democratic centralism. Moreover, only in this way can the secretaries of each county mobilize the resources of their respective counties with ease and without any obstacles."

"The various bureaus no longer dare to implement the county party committee's instructions with reservations. Fully implementing the resolutions of the county party committee and its standing committee will not only greatly help the economy, but also make the selection of cadres more comprehensive."

"Secretary Qi can also take a look. I think this shouldn't be a questionnaire, but rather a detailed report of recommendations to be presented to Secretary Tan and the provincial leaders for discussion."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yonglin couldn't help but turn around and look at Xu Hansheng.

How could a newcomer who had only been working for a little over two months receive such high praise from Feng Mingshan?

Although this report was not Xu Hansheng's responsibility to draft, the idea was Xu Hansheng's!

Qi Hongchang took the record, read it carefully several times, and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Director Feng, I agree with your thoughts. I have many feelings about these three years in Yutong County."

"If a county could work together with a shared vision and purpose, Yutong County wouldn't be in the state it is today. It's precisely because we can't form effective cohesion that the various departments are like a pile of loose sand."

"It's as difficult as climbing to the sky to gather all these resources together."

"If we can closely integrate economic work with Party affairs and use it as a standard for the county Party committee to evaluate cadres and grassroots civil servants, then all the resources of the county will be gathered together and form a synergy."

As he spoke, Qi Hongchang was secretly shocked.

Is this something a section chief at the level of a division chief could come up with?

He even began to wonder if Xu Hansheng had ever served as a provincial governor.

At the very least, one must have had contact with provincial-level leaders to have the perspective to view grassroots issues from such a high level.

This applies to a county, a city, and a province.

If this method is implemented, the entire province will act swiftly.

Previously, economic work was just one of the assessment subjects and did not carry much weight. But now it's different. Grassroots civil servants or public institution employees who want to join the Party or become permanent employees must demonstrate achievements in economic work.

Grassroots cadres' desire for advancement is also linked to their performance in economic work.

There's no need for the county to develop a very detailed and actionable plan. All that's needed is for the county committee's requirements to be communicated to every village and town, and the grassroots cadres will naturally find their own ways to implement them in accordance with the county committee's requirements.

In short, just as Xu Hansheng said, by only giving requirements and not detailed rules, grassroots cadres have a lot of autonomy, and the county party committee no longer needs to supervise them as meticulously as before.

Simply wait for the results and provide the final assessment score based on them.

It can both hone the specific work skills of grassroots cadres and achieve the goal of revitalizing the economy, achieving multiple benefits at once!

In this way, the entire Handong Province could be completely transformed in just a few years!

Feng Mingshan laughed heartily, "Hahaha... I really didn't expect such an unexpected gain!"

"I personally drafted this report and had it reviewed by Minister Qiao of the Provincial Party Committee. Minister Qiao will then forward it to Secretary Tan. Once it is approved, Secretary Qi will have accomplished a great feat."

As they were talking, Feng Mingshan, holding Wang Yonglin's notes, stood up and said to Qi Hongchang, "Do you have a spare office? I'd like to borrow it."

Qi Hongchang hurriedly stood up, grasped Feng Mingshan's hand and said, "Yes, yes, but the empty offices aren't very nice. Use mine."

As he spoke, Qi Hongchang pointed to the desk and said, "Director Feng will write here. I'll move to another desk for now. Good steel should be used where it's needed most!"

Feng Mingshan shook his head with a wry smile and said, "After all, I'm not in that position, so... isn't this inappropriate?"