booktalesy Chapter 59: Is this a one-man show?
Chapter 59: Is this a one-man show?
Dawei remained calm in the face of Liao Yongming's sudden attack from the Education Bureau.
He knew everyone present.
To understand the character and stance of the vast majority of people.
How big of a wave can it stir up?
It's all because they have Zhou Xiangzhang behind them.
Just as Dawei was about to speak, the deputy county head in charge of education and health care spoke up before he could.
"Director Liao, it's inappropriate for you to say that."
County Chief Chen has just taken office and is not yet familiar with many things. It's perfectly reasonable for him to want to understand things more clearly and act cautiously.
After saying that, Liao Yongming immediately looked at Chen Dawei with a smile.
"County Chief Chen, Director Liao is doing this for work."
He wanted the children to be able to eat safe and nutritious meals as soon as possible.
Everyone is doing this for the good of Yuanshan County.
The most important thing is for the leadership team to be united and stable.
County Chief Chen, there are still a few more agenda items. How about we just...
Since Chen Dawei had already drawn his bow and shot the arrow, he wouldn't back down, and raised his hand to stop Deputy County Head Zhang Xuewen from speaking.
Zhang Xuewen's attempt to muddle through and pass the resolution in a confused manner is impossible.
"Comrade Xuewen, let me emphasize this again."
I don't disagree with this.
I just said I wanted to take a look at the tender documents and I wanted to learn more about this company in Foshan.
How did his company, which had only been established for three months, win the bid?
How does he plan to provide services for us primary and secondary school students from the remote mountains?
"What, is there something here that you can't let people know?"
Upon hearing this, Liao Yongming raised an eyebrow, somewhat annoyed: "Who are you trying to imply?"
What's wrong with keeping this a secret?
The winning bid by this company in Florida was legal and compliant. The bidding process was conducted by a bidding team established by the Education Bureau, and the entire process was transparent.
With retirement age fast approaching, Liao Yongming has no intention of advancing any further; the opportunity is gone.
So often he doesn't care about anything and isn't afraid of offending people.
Moreover, the more aggressively he charged forward at this time, the more affirmation he received from Zhou Xiangzhang.
Suddenly, another sound.
"You mean our education bureau is having a conflict of interest with this company in Florida?"
If you have evidence, just call the disciplinary committee to investigate me.
I have nothing to fear, and I am not afraid of your investigation.
I think you have grievances against the county party committee and the organization.
"You're questioning a decision made collectively now? Are you trying to challenge the authority of the county committee?!"
They're going all out.
The atmosphere in the county government conference room was extremely tense.
David remained calm and composed, showing no sign of panic.
The opponent immediately unleashed their ultimate skill upon entering the lane, going all out.
This does not mean that the other party has the courage or confidence.
This actually indicates that the other party has no cards to play and is afraid.
David must seize this opportunity.
In a group, there are always three types of people: left, center, and right.
Those who waver in the middle are actually observing and seeing which side has more power.
The opponent is making random moves now, so Dawei needs to appear magnanimous, calm, and tolerant.
Only in this way can we gain the approval of the middle group.
The power struggles in officialdom often lie in these countless small details.
"Director Liao, look at you, why do you always like to label people?"
I have emphasized more than once that I am not disagreeing.
You keep saying that this is the county committee's decision.
Is there any way to prove it?
Are there any documents or meeting minutes?
Which county committee meeting mentioned that a company should be selected through bidding, and that ordinary people should spend 12 yuan per meal to improve students' meals?
Liao Yongming frowned; there really wasn't any document.
"This is what Secretary Zhou told us personally after he returned from his research trip to Pengcheng, on his way back."
County Chief Xiao was also present at the time.
Secretary Zhou's exact words were: "The students need to be taken good care of; the children in our county are eating terribly."
Liao Yongming turned his attention to Deputy County Head Zhang, hoping to get Zhang Xuewen's support.
Zhang Xuewen avoided his gaze, a hint of disgust flashing across his face.
Liao Yongming is really getting senile.
He's used to being domineering, does he think he's still Xie Changhe in charge?
Didn't you realize that Chen Dawei was trying to lure him into making a mistake?
Look at all the nonsense you're spouting.
Having seized on the other party's weakness, Dawei immediately pressed him for answers in a serious tone: "Comrade Yongming!"
Do you even know what a county committee is?
Liao Yongming was taken aback by the question. What kind of questions are these?
Isn't the county party committee just a micro-organization? Is that even a problem?
"So, from what you're saying, the Yuanshan County Party Committee is Comrade Zhou Xiangzhang, and Comrade Zhou Xiangzhang is the Yuanshan County Party Committee?"
"no……"
"What do you mean it isn't!" Dawei shouted angrily. "You took Secretary Zhou's remark on the road as a decision made by the county committee."
What do you mean by that?
Is this implying that Secretary Zhou is practicing a patriarchal system, or running a one-man show?
Liao Yongming's eyes darted around. He had just said that it was the county party committee's idea for the bidding companies to come in and improve the students' dining conditions, but then he said there was no document and that Zhou Xiangzhang had just said it.
Isn't this equating Zhou Xiangzhang with the county party committee?
Even if that was truly the case before, and Zhou Xiangzhang's meaning was the same as the county party committee's meaning, and the county party committee was controlled by Zhou Xiangzhang, it still couldn't be said openly; it had to be stated at the county government's executive meeting.
Seeing that Liao Yongming was somewhat flustered, Dawei didn't give him another chance to speak and pointed his index finger at the table.
"We cannot afford to be careless in making decisions here."
If we're careless here, things will fall apart outside.
Let's put this issue aside for now.
Let's figure out the issues first.
Whether or not to bring in external companies through bidding needs further study.
Even if we are to recruit, whether we should recruit this company from Foshan is something we need to discuss further.
"Executive Director Liu, what do you say?"
Dawei turned his head to look at Liu Zhiming, who had been silent all along, and who was also the deputy secretary of the Party Group of the Yuanshan County Party Committee, the executive deputy county head.
In David's memory.
This person is a typical centrist.
It has never really made a name for itself.
When County Chief Qiao was in office, he was the Deputy County Chief.
Later, Xie Changhe became the acting county head, and Liu Zhiming was promoted to the position of executive deputy county head.
Because he was reliable in his work, never made any fundamental mistakes, and never offended anyone, he was trusted by Xie Changhe.
However, she maintained a proper distance from Xie Changhe, avoiding social banquets and rarely speaking up at meetings.
When suddenly asked the question, Liu Zhiming was still somewhat dazed.
"This matter involves students, and the food safety of children must be taken very seriously."
He only partially agreed with David's statement and did not directly address the question.
As for whether to introduce catering businesses or whether to use catering businesses in Foshan, not a word was mentioned.
Ambiguity is also an attitude.
At least he didn't confront David.
Seeing Liu Zhiming's attitude, others also began to follow his example.
The matter was thus suppressed, and the second half of the meeting was somewhat fraught with tension, with an atmosphere of disharmony spreading.
As the meeting was about to end, Wu Maocai, who was sitting by the window, stood up and looked towards the entrance of the county government compound.
"Hey, what happened?"
At the entrance of the compound.
Qiao Yong's widow, Zeng Juan, arrived at the gate of the compound with her daughter, Qiao Fangfang, who was in a wheelchair.
Two women were dressed in mourning clothes.
Zeng Juan knelt on the ground, facing the gate of the government compound, and held up Qiao Yong's portrait high.