Chapter 6: Mobilization Meeting

After Feng Guoqiang received Fang Zhiming's report, he prepared to criticize Wang Jian. After all, Fang Zhiming was the deputy director, and it was unacceptable for Wang Jian not to follow his arrangements. However, just as he was about to have Fang Zhiming call Wang Jian over, Zhang Zeguang called to inform him about the mobilization meeting for the adjustment of the agricultural industrial structure and said that all the materials would be handled by Wang Jian, and the party and government office would be responsible for the meeting venue setup.

After hanging up the phone, Feng Guoqiang asked, "Did Wang Jian mention that Secretary Zhang assigned him to write the materials?"

"He did, but I think he might be making excuses," Fang Zhiming replied.

"It's not an excuse. Secretary Zhang did assign him to write the meeting materials. There's a meeting coming up, and you need to be responsible for the venue setup. You need to discuss the specifics with Wang Jian and ensure there are no mistakes," Feng Guoqiang instructed, no longer mentioning the criticism of Wang Jian.

This surprised Fang Zhiming, who asked doubtfully, "But what if Wang Jian doesn't listen to me?"

"If he doesn't listen to you, have you considered your own shortcomings? You can't just blame others. You are the deputy director; you need to learn how to make your subordinates follow your instructions. You can't expect others to do your job for you. Go back and think about it carefully. Don't disappoint me," Feng Guoqiang said, dissatisfied with Fang Zhiming's usual frivolous behavior. He had intended to criticize Wang Jian for him, but now that Wang Jian seemed to be favored by Zhang Zeguang, he didn't want to stir up trouble and let Fang Zhiming handle it himself.

Fang Zhiming returned to the office in a bad mood. Wang Jian glanced at him but ignored him. Du Xiaobei, who saw him constantly reporting to Feng Guoqiang, looked down on him. Wu Lei, a colleague who did odd jobs in the party and government office without a civil servant position, was too busy to pay attention to him. Only another female colleague, Liu Yan, greeted him enthusiastically, as she had heard that Fang Zhiming would be promoted to the director of the party and government office and wanted to curry favor with him.

However, Fang Zhiming, in a bad mood, did not respond to Liu Yan's greeting, making her feel very awkward. She laughed awkwardly a few times and then stopped talking. After sitting down, Fang Zhiming considered how to work with Wang Jian. To arrange the venue setup properly, he needed to know the specific content and requirements of the meeting, which only Wang Jian knew. But after their recent argument, it would be difficult for him to put aside his pride and ask for help. After much thought, he finally came up with an idea.

Approaching Wang Jian's desk, Fang Zhiming slapped the table and said, "Wang Jian, Director Feng said to hold a mobilization meeting for the adjustment of the agricultural industrial structure. Tell me what needs to be set up in the venue so I can arrange it!"

Wang Jian was unhappy with Fang Zhiming's rude behavior. He glanced at him and continued working. Fang Zhiming, seeing this, slapped the table again and said, "Wang Jian, you're not cooperating, right? Fine, I don't need you then!"

With that, Fang Zhiming turned and returned to his seat. After a while, he left the office to find Feng Guoqiang. His goal was to shift the responsibility for not cooperating with the venue setup to Wang Jian, maintaining his face as the deputy director.

Feng Guoqiang was displeased with Fang Zhiming's repeated reports about Wang Jian, thinking he lacked the ability to manage his subordinates. However, since this was a task assigned by Zhang Zeguang, if the two of them did not cooperate and failed to complete the work, Zhang Zeguang would blame him. He had no choice but to follow Fang Zhiming to the party and government office to mediate the conflict.

"Wang Jian, you and Fang Zhiming need to work together and do a good job with the meeting preparations," Feng Guoqiang said as soon as he entered the office.

Seeing Fang Zhiming leave the office again, Wang Jian guessed he had gone to see Feng Guoqiang and thought of a response. He said, "Director Feng, I have always cooperated with Deputy Director Fang. I just finished listing the requirements for the venue setup. I don't know if Deputy Director Fang needs them."

"You ignored me just now and said you've always cooperated?" Fang Zhiming retorted, his face dark.

Feng Guoqiang understood the situation and scolded Fang Zhiming, "Fang Zhiming, Wang Jian has already listed the requirements for the venue setup. Why aren't you doing it? From now on, you need to cooperate with Wang Jian!"

With that, Feng Guoqiang left, leaving Fang Zhiming standing there, realizing that he now had to cooperate with Wang Jian.

"Deputy Director Fang, I have given you all the requirements for the venue setup. You need to prepare them well. If there are any problems, neither of us can take the blame!" Wang Jian handed him a piece of paper.

Fang Zhiming stood in silence for a while, then walked forward and took the paper.

After careful preparation, the mobilization meeting for the adjustment of the agricultural industrial structure in Xianhe Township was successfully held. Zhang Zeguang urged the village cadres to work on the adjustment of the agricultural industrial structure, guiding the people to adjust their agricultural structure according to market demands, creating a高潮 in the adjustment of the agricultural industrial structure. Although the village cadres were present, their expressions showed they were not interested. If they knew what crops were profitable, they would have planted them themselves. Why tell others? Greenhouse vegetables, although profitable, required significant investment and carried risks, and the work was heavy. The village cadres had no interest in this.

Wang Jian believed that the mobilization meeting was just a ripple on the surface and would not have much effect. The key was how to mobilize the people. After the meeting, he focused on organizing the people to visit advanced villages in agricultural industrial structure adjustment. Zhang Zeguang had already agreed to this, and Wang Jian used an old minivan to take representatives from each village to visit these advanced villages.

During this period, Wang Jian's activities in the township caught the attention of others. They had heard that he had been criticized and expelled from the party and government office, but he had returned quickly and was involved in various projects, becoming a prominent figure in the office.

Without paying attention to others' gossip, Wang Jian took the villagers to visit the planting of willow trees in Taowan Village, greenhouse vegetables in Xinhe Village, and burdock in Gaolou Village. These three villages were the most advanced in the adjustment of the agricultural industrial structure in Xianhe Township, and they were initiated by the people themselves, not the village committees. However, the achievements were credited to the village committees.

Wang Jian analyzed that among the three villages, the greenhouse vegetables in Xinhe Village had the smallest scale but the greatest potential. Willow tree planting was more profitable than grain but not by much. Burdock planting relied on the international market, which was unstable. Only greenhouse vegetables had a stable market and high profitability. If a large-scale vegetable base could be formed, the benefits would be even greater.

Therefore, during his conversations with the farmers, Wang Jian encouraged them to plant greenhouse vegetables. Some farmers were interested. To solve the sales problem, Wang Jian suggested to Zhang Zeguang to build a vegetable market in the township, providing a place for farmers to sell their produce. Zhang Zeguang agreed, seeing it as an opportunity to showcase his achievements. An investment of about 100,000 yuan and a simple shed could solve the problem, saving money and effort while achieving results.

The farmers in Xinhe Village became technical advisors, helping other farmers in the township build greenhouses. Wang Jian believed that the development of greenhouses should not be盲目, and should not be rushed. If they lost money, it would be difficult to mobilize the people again. Therefore, he strictly screened the farmers who applied to develop greenhouses, requiring them to have experience in vegetable planting, a good family situation with risk awareness, and a strong determination to persist. The first batch of farmers in the township numbered only 30, a small number, but if these 30 households could make money, the demonstration effect would be significant. Wang Jian believed it would work.

However, the initial stages were difficult. A strong wind blew down some of the newly built greenhouses, and some farmers gave up, thinking the risk was too high. Only 23 households persisted. Wang Jian required these 23 households to carefully maintain their greenhouses, as planting vegetables would be a victory.

The development of vegetable greenhouses in Xianhe Township soon attracted the attention of the county. The county agricultural bureau, unable to find a typical case of agricultural industrial structure adjustment, sent people to investigate. The county TV station also sent reporters to film a program, planning to broadcast it on the Dongting News.

Unexpectedly, the agricultural industrial structure adjustment, which was initiated without much effort, received high attention from the county. Zhang Zeguang was delighted, introducing Wang Jian as the key figure behind the initiative to the visiting county officials and the reporters. Wang Jian, now more tactful, said that everything was done under the leadership of Secretary Zhang, who highly valued the adjustment of the agricultural industrial structure and increasing farmers' income.

Zhang Zeguang was very satisfied, accepting the interview from the county TV station. The county agricultural bureau conducted a field investigation of the greenhouse vegetable planting and analyzed the role of the government, preparing to form an experience report to be submitted to the county leadership for approval and promotion throughout the county.

However, Wang Jian knew that the current experience was still immature. It was unknown whether the newly developed farmers could make money, and the vegetable market had not yet started operations. But the county was eager for results, so they could let them proceed. His main focus was on how to make the vegetable greenhouses profitable and scalable, ultimately achieving industrialization and exporting products to foreign markets, like Chen Yu's company, to earn foreign exchange.

Unexpectedly, Wang Jian's series of actions and the early involvement of the county TV station caused a small storm, angering the county leadership.