Chapter 100: The Effect Was Very Obvious

"Everyone has finished speaking, now it's my turn to say something," Wang Jian began to speak after seeing everyone had finished their reports. "This time I went to the provincial capital, visited the provincial transportation department and the provincial government, and met with Director Hu Zuoyun and Governor Zhang Chengyi. If you ask me how a small township party secretary like me could meet such high-ranking officials, I think it's all about sincerity. I have a sincere heart for the development of Xianhe Township. With this sincerity, I can move the leaders above. Similarly, we must have a sincere heart in our work below to move the people. When the people support our work, what difficulties can there be? I hope everyone can unify their thoughts, focus more on work and less on people. When the work is done well, those with opportunities for promotion will be promoted, and when the township's finances are sufficient, we will improve everyone's benefits. In short, as long as the work is done well, everything else will be easy. I, Wang Jian, do not live in a vacuum. I will strive for what I can for everyone. Some may think I am harsh, but that is only in terms of work. If I am lenient, I will be more lenient than anyone else."

Wang Jian spoke loudly, and anyone with a discerning eye could tell that he was intimidating the members of the two committees. Would they believe it was due to sincerity that he met the governor? Without an introduction or the help of high-level figures, meeting the governor would be as difficult as ascending to heaven. This one sentence captured everyone's hearts. His trip to the provincial capital was not in vain; he had met the governor!

After intimidating everyone and warning certain people to focus more on work and less on people, this statement was clearly aimed at Ning Xingong. Unifying everyone's thoughts was essentially about rallying around him, Wang Jian. After the warning, he offered a sweet deal, indicating he would care about everyone's career development and benefits, extending an olive branch to everyone. With this, Ning Xingong's efforts were in vain. Just a few words from Wang Jian resolved the issue. Why? Because Wang Jian was the township party secretary, holding the greatest power in the township. No matter how much Ning Xingong tried, he could not escape Wang Jian's control.

In an instant, the members of the two committees thought a lot. The world of Xianhe Township could only belong to Wang Jian. Ning Xingong wanted to change the situation, but Wang Jian would not allow it. They had to be careful from now on. Wang Jian's public statements at the meeting showed that he took Ning Xingong's attempts to rally people very seriously. If they did not act wisely, they would be suppressed by Wang Jian. Just now, Zheng Qingzhi was already significantly affected by Wang Jian. If they continued to follow Ning Xingong, they would likely end up on the bench.

Seeing everyone listening carefully, Wang Jian knew his words had a significant effect. He continued, "The funds for the road construction have been personally approved by Governor Zhang. We just need to wait for the provincial finance department to allocate the funds. We need to continue strengthening our preparatory work. A ten million investment is a huge amount for our township. No matter who undertakes the construction, it will bring a considerable income to our township's residents, and the township's fiscal revenue will also increase. This is a good opportunity to make money. If anyone has a way to participate in the road construction project, as long as it is legal and no corners are cut, I welcome everyone to participate. It's better than letting some unscrupulous bosses make the money!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the meeting room erupted in noise. Everyone was thinking about how to get a share of the road construction project, but they were also afraid that Wang Jian would not agree. They were envious of Tang Linzheng, who was assigned to the command post. Now, Wang Jian was telling everyone that everyone would have a share, as long as it was legal. This required careful planning. Even a small section of the road could earn more than their salaries. Although they could not do it themselves, they could have their relatives and friends do it!

Seeing everyone's happy faces, Ning Xingong could not sit still. When Wang Jian warned him, he could still pretend to be calm, but now that everyone was stirred up, the funds he had obtained from the transportation bureau were nothing in comparison. Promising everyone the opportunity to make money was only for a few close associates and could not compare to the tens of millions of the road project. Wang Jian was clearly making a significant effort to constrain him.

What to do? Ning Xingong felt helpless, and in an instant, his efforts were in ruins.

Wang Jian continued, "The matter is as such, the key is how people carry it out. The township has not adjusted its cadres for many years, and some people's work has become slack, making it difficult to adapt to our current accelerated development. I think we need to adjust the finance office, family planning office, and economic management station, among other important departments. Ning Xiangzhang has also mentioned this to me. Today, I will raise it first. Please start considering it. The responsible comrades should provide their opinions. After all, they know better than I and Ning Xiangzhang how well they are doing. The responsible comrades should report the situations of the cadres who need to be adjusted to me, and then we will hold a meeting to discuss it. Fang Xiangzhang should focus on analyzing the family planning office, Cao Xiangzhang should focus on understanding the economic management station, and the finance office will be handled by Ning Xiangzhang. We must also consider giving Yang Juncai, who has worked hard, a suitable position. Other cadres who are adjusted should also have a good destination. That's all I have to say. If anyone has any opinions, please let me know after the meeting. Now, let's adjourn!"

After speaking, Wang Jian stood up, tidied his things, and left. The others did not move, digesting the meaning of Wang Jian's words. There had always been rumors about adjusting cadres in the township, and now it was finally settled. What was surprising was that Wang Jian had pushed the responsibility onto the responsible comrades, giving them greater power to make adjustments. This move was highly skillful. If Wang Jian was not satisfied with the nominations, they would have to re-nominate, and the responsibility for offending people would fall on them. They would also have to find good positions for the adjusted cadres, and if they did not do it well, they would be blamed. Although it seemed like complete authorization, in reality, they might end up doing all the work without any credit, falling into Wang Jian's trap.

"High, high, just too high!" Tang Linzheng kept thinking, nodding in admiration.

Tang Linzheng thought about this, and others noticed the order in which Wang Jian spoke. He mentioned Fang Zhiming first, then Cao Guoqing, and finally Ning Xingong, clearly not highlighting Ning Xingong's position as township head, but elevating Fang Zhiming to a high status. This was a move to win over Fang Zhiming!

After a while, the meeting room became restless, and people started to leave. Ning Xingong remained seated, thinking about Wang Jian's actions today. They were too harsh, directly attacking him and hitting all his weak points, not giving him a chance to speak. Everyone was stirred up by Wang Jian, and he could not say anything. At the end, Wang Jian even made him responsible for adjusting the finance office personnel, without mentioning Du Xiaobei from the party and government office, and then adjourned the meeting, not giving him a chance to react. This was too inconsiderate of unity!

The finance office director, Yang Juncai, was a cunning old fox. If he knew that he was responsible for adjusting his position, he would surely offend him. There was no such easy thing. He had to find a way to prevent Wang Jian's scheme from succeeding and also think of countermeasures to avoid being passively attacked!

Thinking about this, he suddenly saw Fang Zhiming walk by. Ning Xingong called out, "Fang Xiangzhang, come to my office, let's discuss the budget!"

Fang Zhiming had noticed Wang Jian's efforts to win him over today, clearly favoring him. Moreover, Lu Fang had approached him multiple times about the road construction, but he had not dared to agree because Wang Jian had not given the go-ahead. Now that the authority was directly given, he could respond to Lu Fang. He was quite excited at this moment. When he heard Ning Xingong asking him to his office, he instinctively thought of refusing. Standing clearly on Ning Xingong's side in front of so many people was like asking for trouble!

"Oh, Ning Xiangzhang, there's still something to be done at the family planning office. I'll come to you after I finish!" Fang Zhiming made up an excuse to refuse.

Ning Xingong's face changed when he heard this. This Fang Zhiming was not reliable at all. He was easily swayed by Wang Jian's words. Such a teammate was not worth having!

The other members of the two committees, seeing how Fang Zhiming treated Ning Xingong, naturally did not dare to approach him. They all avoided him as they left the meeting room. The entire meeting room was left with only Zheng Qingzhi and Ning Xingong.

"What to do?" Zheng Qingzhi softly said, looking at Ning Xingong, who was silently sitting there.

Ning Xingong was silent for a long time before finally saying, "Let's wait and see. We will first focus on the road project from the transportation bureau. No matter how much he boasts, if he cannot bring in real money, no one will follow him. We will keep our cadres in place and support Yang Juncai. Let's see what he does!"

Zheng Qingzhi felt that Ning Xingong was experienced and had grasped the essence of the problem. No matter what Wang Jian did, he would remain calm. Things might not turn out so badly.

After speaking, Ning Xingong and