Behind the scenes

Chapter 34

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After returning from the city hall, Tian Zaisheng didn't bother to go home for dinner, so he went directly to the house of Jiang Siping, the old factory manager. Jiang Siping didn't eat, but was looking out the window. How are you? Have you met the mayor?"

"Well. See you, not the current mayor, but the past mayor."

"The mayor of the past is also in charge?"

"Management. The management is quite powerful. I found Jiang Dashan, who everyone was afraid of, and promised in front of us that the workers' wages would be settled immediately. He also said that if our workers are not satisfied, they can't take the factory at will. house." Tian Zaisheng sat on the edge of the kang while speaking, picked up a pack of cigarettes on the kang, took out one, and started to smoke.

"It's good for someone to take care of it. I'm afraid of pushing it back and forth, regardless of whether our workers live or die. Come on, it's not easy for you to go to the government every day these days. It's all for everyone. Let's have a bite here tonight, I will There is still a bottle of wine, let's have a good drink." Jiang Siping said and shouted at his wife: "You can serve the cooked food, no, and scrambled eggs."

Tian Zaisheng also threw a pair of old leather shoes to the ground, put his legs on the kang, and said, "Director Jiang, I want to have a drink with you too!"

Factory Manager Jiang’s wife has already put the dining table away. It’s the kind of small dining table many years ago. It’s placed on the kang. Peanuts and a few slices of sausage, she said that the eggs will be scrambled in a while, and there will be four dishes.A bottle of Lao Bai Gan that had already been opened and had been drunk for a quarter was brought up.Jiang Siping poured the remaining wine into two big white bowls.He said at the same time: "Rebirth, even though I am a pensioner alone, life at home is tighter, but compared to the old society, our life is still good, with wine and meat, we can rely on it. I often think, how many people died in the People’s Liberation Army that I saw during the fight against Siping, if they could live to this day, and see how we live, how wonderful it would be!”

Tian Zaisheng said: "Old factory director, I also often think that there are still many good people in this society. You say we should go to the mayor, and some officials avoid us because we don't want to see them, for fear of causing trouble, but you see that he has stepped down. Mayor Li, I really don’t believe in that evil, I saw that Jiang Dashan, nodding and bowing at him, I was so happy, there are still good people, there are still people in charge, and there are still people who speak for our workers.”

Jiang Siping picked up the big white bowl filled with wine, "Come on, let's touch each other and have a drink."

As soon as the white bowls of the two people touched together, there was a sound of broken glass coming from outside. The sound was loud and very close.Then there was the sound of glass shattering, and Tian Zaisheng's wife shouted, "What are you doing? Why are you smashing the glass!"

Tian Zaisheng immediately put down the wine bowl in his hand, ignoring his shoes, jumped off the kang, rushed out, and ran to his own house. He ran into his small courtyard, and his wife stood crying in the courtyard. More than a dozen large bricks, the glass on the doors and windows were almost smashed.

"Who did it? Who did this?" Tian Zaisheng asked his wife loudly.

"I don't know who did it, but I saw a few black shadows and ran away after smashing it." My wife replied while crying.

At this time, several neighbors near Jiang Siping heard the sound.Everyone looked at the smashed glass and cursed endlessly.

Jiang Siping asked: "Rebirth, have you offended anyone recently?"

Tian Zai shook his head: "As a worker, who can I offend?! It's because I went to the government with the workers to petition the government these days, and I came forward."

"Yeah. Got it. Rebirth, hurry up and report to the police station, and I will testify for you."

Jiang Siping's family had a phone, so he quickly reported the case to the Public Security Bureau.After a while, two policemen came from the police station. They inspected the scene and asked Tian Zai some questions.Jiang Siping asked if the case could be solved, and one of the policemen said: "How can such a case be solved? Fortunately, no one was hurt. Be careful next time!"

Seeing the policeman like this, Tian Zaisheng was very angry. He said, "Did my house just get smashed like this?"

The policeman said, "What else can you do? Do you have any evidence?"

Tian Zaisheng said: "I know who did it, and I just want to speak the truth for the workers. Is it true that there is no kingly law in this society?"

The policeman smiled, shook his head again, and walked away.

Liu Rong was in a bad mood when he came back from Haimen.Originally, the business promotion meeting was held well, and the wine was also good, but it was just a piece of "fat meat" that was about to reach the mouth, but I just didn't eat it.He really hated Wu Qing, but the more he hated, the more her voice and smile swayed in front of his eyes, especially on the night in the hotel, he touched Wu Qing's pointed nipples and looked at her body in only three-point style , his desire to get her became even stronger.This cold beauty, it's no wonder that so many people haven't got her. However, the more you can't get something, the more real good stuff, the best stuff. For this kind of woman, he wants to change from "heat treatment" to "cold treatment" ", from the way back, he hardly looked at Wu Qing, and never said a word to her again.

As soon as he returned to the government, annoying things followed.The secretary of the Liuhe County Party Committee, the county magistrate, and Jin Ping, the deputy county magistrate in charge of agriculture and water conservancy, came to him together. Now they were going to soak the fields, but the reservoir was still not filled with water. They had already gone to the municipal party secretary Gu Yishun. The government specifically told the secretary of the county party committee and the county magistrate to find Mayor Liu Rong.Liu Rong was very upset when he heard this. He criticized Gao Benzheng, the secretary of the county party committee, and said, "Who do you go to the secretary of the municipal party committee for such a trivial matter? It's not like you can't solve it. Isn't this a case of going to the municipal party committee to sue our city government?"

Jin Ping immediately explained: "Mayor Liu, why is this a trivial matter? We have been talking about it for more than a month, and even Consultant Li has intervened. We have also gone to the Provincial Water Resources Department, but until now, there is still no water. Let it go, if you don't let the water go, it will affect this year's agricultural production!"

Liu Rong gave Jin Ping an annoyed look: "Running water can't intensify conflicts. If you go to the Provincial Water Conservancy Department to sue others, who is willing to release water for you? It is not up to you to deal with the relationship with higher authorities and departments." Follow your young temper and do whatever you want, the reservoir listens to you?"

Seeing that the mayor was not happy, Gao Benzheng, the secretary of the county party committee, made repeated apologies, "Mayor Liu, don't be angry, Xiaojin is just starting this job, she has no experience, if there is something wrong with her, you have to be the mayor More criticism, more forgiveness. I heard that Director Wang of the Reservoir Management Bureau and you are classmates at the party school, and they have a good relationship. Mayor Liu should ask Mayor Liu personally about this matter. How can the people of Liuhe County really I am looking forward to you!"

After hearing the words of the county party secretary, Liu Rong showed a little smile on his face. "I said that this matter is to be taken care of, but go to Haimen to recruit business, and forget about it. How about it, I will coordinate it in person immediately."

"That's great, thank you so much, mayor." The secretary of the county party committee nodded gratefully.

Liu Rong called and knew that Wang Pengcheng was at the reservoir, so he took a car to Liuhe Reservoir. After driving for 10 minutes, he arrived in front of the office building. Director Wang Pengcheng was waiting for him at the gate. The two shook hands tightly when they met.

"Mayor Liu, welcome, welcome, both welcome and congratulations, congratulations on your election as mayor, although the congratulations are a bit late, but this is sincere." Before Liu Rong could speak, Wang Pengcheng's words were like a cannonball Yes, he had a smile on his face.

"Director Wang, I want to congratulate you too!" Liu Rong said with a smile on his face.

"Congratulate me for what?" Wang Pengcheng asked.

"I heard that you are about to be promoted. The old deputy director is about to retire, and you must be the one to take over!"

"Why, you heard about it too?" Wang Pengcheng asked eagerly.

"The government agencies directly under the provincial government are talking like this! When I hold meetings in the province, I keep spreading the word." Liu Rong said.

"Oh, I can't tell now. When you need your help, don't ignore you, a party school student!" Wang Pengcheng said seriously while joking.

"Don't worry, if you want to come to our Xianghan City Government for assessment, there is no problem at all."

The two entered the small conference room while talking.The waiter poured the tea and served two plates of fresh fruit. Wang Pengcheng took out the soft Zhonghua. Liu Rong shook his head and refused to smoke. He lit it himself and smoked it.Liu Rong looked at the luxuriously decorated small conference room, "Pengcheng, you are the real big boss now, if you want money and status, no one can compare to you!"

"How can I catch up with you, brother, you became the mayor at such a young age, the youngest mayor in the whole province, you will be able to take over as the secretary of the municipal party committee in less than two years, and in two years, you may be the deputy governor Lah!" Wang Pengcheng said while bringing fruit to Liu Rong.

"Where is it, how can it be so smooth! It is not easy to be the mayor, and it is difficult all day long. I came to your house today to ask for help."

Even if Liu Rong didn't mention the intention of coming, Wang Pengcheng knew it well.He snuffed out a large portion of his unfinished cigarette and threw it into the ashtray. "Mayor Liu, we are both party school classmates and friends. I will take you not to tell lies. This water, you come, it's easy to use. If you don't come, I really don't buy it from others. He Li Zimin Why go to the province to sue me? He can sue me? Really. Why do you want such an old guy as a consultant?"

Liu Rong shook his head helplessly, "Pengcheng, I can't help it. It's hard to make arrangements for him to step down, and it's the final decision of the provincial party committee. What can I do?"

"How about it? If it were me, I would resolutely don't want it. If I step down, I will step down, and I will be a consultant, pointing fingers, who doesn't bother me. Tell the truth, don't look at you as the mayor, but you are really not as chic as me "Wang Pengcheng stood up from the sofa while talking, opened the glass window in front of him, looked at the endless reservoir outside the window, and said very proudly: "Look at this reservoir, the white water in the reservoir is the white flower. In this industry, when it rains, it just gives us money. There is only output and no investment. How can we find such a good product in this world? Enterprise? I can’t spend all the money throughout the year. Except for the money handed over to the provincial government, the rest is mine. This place is as high as the sky and the emperor is far away. I have the final say. I can do whatever I want. It’s a dream, and you can turn it into reality the next day, can you do it? You have the secretary of the municipal party committee in charge, someone big, and the CPPCC to watch over you, are you tired?”

Liu Rong nodded, "Why aren't you tired, I feel tired every day."

Wang Pengcheng said again: "We are brothers. I am a real person and I will not tell lies. I have tens of millions of funds at my disposal a year. Why can't I use this money? Now the higher ups don't manage it? I want to make progress. Is it okay to have no money? Is it okay to have less money? None of them work, why do you think I should release water and waste money to farmers?"

"Pengcheng, you still have to release this water. Although the water is money, the purpose of building the reservoir is to release water downstream from the reservoir to irrigate the paddy fields. The provincial government should also take care of this matter. If the downstream cannot grow Paddy, I don’t think you are a good director.” Liu Rong said seriously.

"I've thought about it too. It's necessary to let it go, but it can't be done like in the past. I'm going to take some measures to keep it as little as possible," Wang Pengcheng said.

"That won't work. If you release less, my agriculture will suffer. What should I do?" Liu Rong shook his head and quit.

"How much can I sell for my water, and how much can you sell for your little rice? You don't count it as an economic account? Besides, the food is so cheap and worthless now, why are you bothering?" Wang Pengcheng was puzzled. ask.

"No. If you can't earn money, I will suffer." Liu Rong continued to shake his head.

"Let's do this," Wang Pengcheng thought for a while and said, "Who made us good friends? Everyone earns money and spends it. I will give you a number in this year's reservoir retention. That's okay!"

"How much is a number? One hundred thousand? I won't do it." Liu Rong still shook his head.

"What one hundred thousand? One million, my mayor. At the end of the year, I will give 100 million to the Xianghan Municipal Government from the net profit. You can buy a car, build a house, or get a relationship with it. This is the head office." Wang Pengcheng Say.

"Yeah. It's okay. But if you release water, you can't do it without a method. You can't cause a large number of people to petition and increase conflicts and pressure on the government." Liu Rong still said uneasy.

"I know this. From tomorrow onwards, I will release the water, which means that Mayor Liu's arrival will be effective. I will stop and stop, stop and stop, so that they can neither tell nor speak. You should be satisfied with this Bar!"

"You're really good, I really have you." Liu Rong patted Wang Pengcheng on the shoulder.

"You are here today, so don't leave at noon. I recently bought an imported luxury boat, which is specially used for the inspection of the leaders. There are also chefs on it. Let them cook some special fish of Liuhe Reservoir at noon. The two were swimming and drinking in Curry, living a fairy life."

"Okay, I will listen to you."

The two walked out of the small meeting room while talking, and walked towards the pier of the reservoir...

As soon as he got to work in the morning, the guard led Tian Zai into Li Zimin's office.Tian Zaisheng asked him blankly: "Do you still know me?"

"I recognize it. Tian Zaisheng from the machinery factory. I received you yesterday, so why don't you recognize me?" Li Zimin said.

"Mayor, my house was smashed last night."

"Who smashed it?"

"I don't know." Tian Zai shook his head.

"Let's go. I'll go and have a look." Li Zimin said angrily.They drove to the machinery factory.Following the path behind the factory, they came to a row of low one-story houses. The car couldn't get in. They got out of the car, and Tian Zaisheng led the way to his home.Not a single piece of glass on the door or window was good. More than a dozen large bricks were still on the ground, and the broken glass had not been swept away. They all remained as they were last night.Li Zimin looked inside and outside the house. He saw an ordinary old worker's house, a dilapidated house, no decent furniture, and smashed glass. He felt very uncomfortable.He asked Tian Zaisheng: "Who do you think did it?"

"Anyone else is Jiang Dashan and the others. I led the workers to sue the government, and he hates me." Tian Zaisheng said word by word.

"Did you call the police?" Li Zimin asked again.

"I reported it last night. But, but the police don't care about it at all. Also, I need to be more careful in the future."

"It's really ugly." Li Zimin said as he took out his mobile phone and called a deputy director of the Public Security Bureau, telling him to come right away.After a while, the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau personally led a group of people to take pictures and take measurements.Li Zimin asked them to investigate quickly and provided clues for the investigation.After the police left, Li Zimin called again and asked the comrades from the administrative department of the government office to come quickly, take measurements, and replace all the smashed glass before tonight. After these things were done, he left Tianshengsheng s home.

When he returned to the office, he was still angry, so he called Ma Guanjun and called the newly appointed deputy secretary-general by his first name: "Ma Guanjun, please tell Jiang Dashan to let him Don't lay a bad hand on an old worker like Tian Zai, let him attack me if he has the guts."

Ma Guanjun was puzzled, "Consultant Li, who is Tian Zaisheng? I don't know him!"

"Tian Zaisheng is an old worker in the machinery factory. He has led dozens of workers to report the situation to the government in the past few days. His house was smashed last night."

"His house was smashed up, how can you be sure that Jiang Dashan did it?" Ma Guanjun rolled his eyes and looked at Li Zimin and asked back.

"He reported that Jiang Dashan bought a machinery factory, but he didn't pay the workers wages. He also wanted to sell the factory, sell the machinery, and engage in real estate development. The workers firmly disagreed. I called Jiang Dashan a few days ago and asked him to The worker’s face as a guarantee. Jiang Dashan was offended by all these, and if he doesn’t send someone to attack, how can an old worker have any other enemies?” Li Zimin said with a serious face.

"Then, then I'll ask for you." Ma Guanjun nodded again and again. He left Li Zimin's office, went straight to the team, asked for a trolley, and went to Dashan Company.In the car, he contacted Jiang Dashan with his mobile phone, saying that he had something important to discuss, and when he arrived at his office, Jiang Dashan was sitting there alone waiting for him.

"Secretary-General Ma, you came back from Haimen. Before I had time to greet you, you came in person." Jiang Dashan said with a smile on his face.

"It's a trivial matter whether to catch the wind or not. Why did you send someone to smash Tian Zai's home?" Ma Guanjun asked with a slap in the face.

"How do you know? Who told you?" Jiang Dashan immediately asked.

"Li Zimin told me that he went to Tian Zaisheng's house, and the police station had already taken a picture. He also asked me to tell you, go to him if you have something to do, and don't vent your anger on an old worker."

"What's the matter with the old worker? I'm going to kill him. You didn't see his arrogance a few days ago, and he didn't see me anymore. Who am I, Jiang Dashan, afraid of? It made me anxious, even the one who stepped down The mayor and I will also clean up." Jiang Dashan said viciously.

"Dashan, I don't think things can go bad. There was a lot of public opinion in the society about the sale of this company. It was Mayor Liu and I who insisted on it. This matter is considered to be done. If the conflict is intensified now, then The next step will be difficult!" Ma Guanjun said.

"What's the problem? Who saw me smashing their house? Who can produce any evidence? Just smashing is not enough, I have to give him some experience. I let him always run to the government, and let him Can't run..."

"You, don't be fooled!" Ma Guanjun hurriedly stopped him, but Jiang Dashan didn't pay attention to him at all, as if he didn't hear what he said.Ma Guanjun also felt bored sitting there, so he had to leave.

In the evening, several people from the city government office had already reinstalled the smashed glass in Tian Zaisheng's house, and cleaned the inside and outside of the house. A deputy chief of the administrative department also brought some After buying twenty catties of soybean oil and a bag of white flour, Tian Zai was so happy that he couldn't keep his mouth shut. He kept saying, "The Communist Party is better, and Mayor Li is better."

The person who sent An Glass away, he had a quick bite to eat, and it was already dark.He thought, if someone came to smash the glass again tonight, wouldn't the government give me security for nothing?He took a small bench at home, walked to the entrance of the alley in front of the courtyard, sat down, lit a cigarette, and started smoking.He is to guard his home at the gate.

The weather forecast came from the neighbor's TV, and he knew it was already 07:30.At this time, a young man came over with a piece of black cloth in his hand, and asked him as he walked, "Is this the dormitory of the machinery factory?"

(End of this chapter)