In officialdom: After she left, I rose rapidly through the ranks!

Liu Bin and Wang Mingshan looked at Chen Jingcheng and once again admitted their mistakes.

It's unfair, but Chen Jingcheng is right. Other people's mistakes are their own, but if they don't check, then it becomes their problem.

Chen Jingcheng sat down at the desk assigned to him, turned on his computer, and said with the documents in hand, "From now on, you two must carefully check all the documents that County Chief Li needs. I will also review them again to ensure that there are no omissions before they are presented to the County Chief."

At this point, looking at the open office door, Chen Jingcheng walked to the door, closed it, and said softly, "Wang Mingshan, Liu Bin, let's close the door and have a heart-to-heart talk."

"Working in the government office is hard and tiring, and working overtime is commonplace. I knew this even before I joined the county government office."

"But why are so many people still desperate to get in?"

"Why is it that even though some departments are relatively less demanding, more people still prefer to be liaisons for the leadership?"

"I think everyone knows the reason: if you follow the leader, you'll be one of their close associates, and your promotion will be much faster."

"Moreover, after the promotion, the position will be relatively better. I believe you all understand this without me having to say more."

Wang Mingshan and Liu Bin exchanged a glance, then nodded. This was a fact, a universally acknowledged fact, and it was no use for them to deny it.

Chen Jingcheng smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, that's right. Besides this benefit, there's also the fact that when you're with a leader, the leaders of various units and townships will give you some face out of respect for the county leader."

"Whether it's asking for help with personal matters, business matters, or even just going out to brag, it will be much more convenient."

"This isn't a secret, nor is it anything that's hard to talk about. This is one of the advantages. Apart from being a little tired and under a lot of pressure, the rest are probably all benefits."

"This kind of benefit and familiarity, when working in the government office, will help us build a network of interpersonal relationships, which will also provide convenience when we go out to work. These are benefits that are impossible to obtain in townships or other units."

"Wang Mingshan, Liu Bin, I am new here and have no authority, so I cannot promise you anything. However, I can assure you that as long as you cooperate with me and serve the county magistrate well, I will do my best to help you with anything you can do in the future."

"Similarly, the county magistrate has seen your hard work, so even if you are promoted to work in townships in the future, he will try his best to find you a good position."

At this point, Chen Jingcheng laughed.

"I don't know if you've worked in rural towns before, but even if you haven't, you've been working here for so long, so it's possible to decide which town to work in, how far away it is, and what the economic environment is like."

"At the same time, among the deputy section-level positions in townships, the deputy secretary is naturally the best path to the full section-level position, and is the third most powerful person in the township. Below him are the various party committee members of the township, as well as some deputy township heads who have not been promoted to the party committee."

"Sometimes, the difference of just one step can be years."

"You understand what I mean, right?"

Chen Jingcheng was telling the truth, things they discussed in private, and things they couldn't control right now.

However, that is the reality. Promotion to deputy section chief is just their starting point, and after that, the gap between deputy section chiefs is enormous.

The deputy township heads, party committee members, and deputy secretaries of the townships are all at the deputy section chief level.

Most of the deputy heads of various units, bureaus, commissions, and offices in the county are also deputy section chiefs.

Can a deputy township head be compared to the deputy directors of the county party committee office and the county government office?

Can he be compared to the deputy heads of powerful departments such as the Organization Department, the Finance Bureau, and the Development and Reform Commission?

How can a deputy township head who is not in the Party Committee be compared to one who is in the Party Committee, even though both are deputy section chiefs in townships?

The Party Committee is an essential step; without joining the Party Committee, even if you are rotated through different positions, you will have to go through several more rotations than others.

Those who are directly promoted to deputy secretary in townships save more than three to five years in terms of time costs, while some people work in townships for more than ten years without getting a deputy secretary position.

This is reality.

Whether you admit it or not, this is the reality.

There are different levels of deputy section chief.

Wang Mingshan and Liu Bin looked at Chen Jingcheng and both took a deep breath.

They understood that Chen Jingcheng was telling them that he wouldn't stand in their way, and that if they cooperated well, they might even be able to secure a better position in the future.

Wang Mingshan looked at Chen Jingcheng and immediately said, "Section Chief Chen, don't worry, I know what to do. I will never make such a basic mistake again."

"You are my direct supervisor. If you need anything in the future, just give me your orders, and I guarantee I will complete the task."

Liu Bin smiled and said, "Section Chief Chen, that's what I mean too. Although the entire government office serves the county leaders, the three of us directly serve the county head. So, I will be clear about my position."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jingcheng smiled.

They are all intelligent people, young, idealistic, and ambitious, so they know exactly what they should do.

"Okay, then let's not say much more. You guys accompany me to visit the various departments so I can meet up with my colleagues and get acquainted with them. Although we'll meet again this afternoon for the all-staff meeting, I just want to say hello now."

"After you come back, tell me about the data provider for this project, and also tell me the specifics of how they made excuses, gave evasive answers, and ultimately reported incorrect data."

"I don't know whether the leadership will investigate this matter, but we can't just become scapegoats without knowing the truth."

"Even if we are wrong, others who make mistakes must also bear the responsibility."

"Otherwise, if this happens once, then twice, how will we be able to carry out our work in the future?"

Upon hearing Chen Jingcheng's words, Wang Mingshan and Liu Bin were extremely excited.

They had been holding back their anger for a long time, but they couldn't say much. After all, it wasn't appropriate for them to talk to their superiors about this. They had spoken to Director Gao, but he hadn't said much either. They knew that County Chief Li wanted to keep things calm for the time being.

However, this stability cannot last forever.

Originally, it was thought that County Chief Li might tolerate it, even for several years, until the Party Secretary was transferred. But now it seems that Chen Jingcheng's attitude clearly shows that he believes County Chief Li is not someone to be trifled with!

The thought of this made Wang Mingshan and Liu Bin quite excited.

Soon, Chen Jingcheng had taken a stroll around the government office, and many people already knew that a new person had joined the government office, and that he was very likely to become the secretary of County Magistrate Li Feitu and the head of the Comprehensive Section.

At 9:20 a.m., Chen Jingcheng sat at his desk, holding a notice that a meeting would be held at 9:30 a.m. that morning. The attendees were the main leaders of more than 20 powerful units, including the Finance Bureau, the Industry and Information Technology Bureau, the Development and Reform Commission, the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, the Urban Management Bureau, and the Tax Bureau.

There are also the top officials of the central town where Linchuan County is located and the two subdistrict offices of Nancheng and Beicheng.

Also attending the meeting were Li Guangming, member of the Standing Committee of the Linchuan County Party Committee and Executive Deputy County Head, and An Xin, Deputy County Head of the Linchuan County Government.

This was County Chief Li's home turf, but at this moment, Chen Jingcheng, holding the meeting notice, was trembling slightly.

Because today will also be his first official appearance as County Chief Li's secretary!

His name will soon spread to all the officials, big and small, in Linchuan County.

Taking a deep breath and forcing himself to calm down, Chen Jingcheng pointed to the Bureau of Industry and Information Technology on the meeting notice and said, "So, after the Bureau of Industry and Information Technology kept making excuses, they sent overly perfunctory and incorrect data, is that right?"