Chapter 125 Selecting a Confidant
After preliminarily determining the candidate, Qi Tongwei did not tell Wang Zhongshan directly, but talked with Lu Zhengming about the political ecology of Ninghai County.
Through Lu Zhengming's description and what he had seen in the past half month, Qi Tongwei basically understood the problem in Ninghai, that is, the rampant evil forces.
The evil forces colluded with some officials, who wantonly embezzled state-owned assets and committed numerous crimes.
After writing all this down, the two agreed to have dinner together in the evening, and then Lu Zhengming said goodbye. He knew that Qi Tongwei still had a lot of work to do and it was inconvenient to disturb him.
After Lu Zhengming left, Qi Tongwei called the director of the government office and asked him to ask Hu Haitao and Zhang Jun to come to him.
After hearing the person Qi Tongwei chose, Wang Zhongshan shook his head regretfully. In order to let Qi Tongwei choose his own people, he took the risk to modify the file, but unfortunately he still failed to achieve his wish.
Wang Zhongshan sighed inwardly, thinking that he had done his best and County Magistrate Chen could not blame him.
At the same time, he also became wary of Qi Tongwei, being careful that a man of his age was so cautious. He originally thought that he could use this method to help his people get promoted and place people next to Qi Tongwei, but he didn't expect that it would fail in the end.
How could Wang Zhongshan know that Lu Zhengyang had already made a prediction and investigated these people in advance.
If there were no such information as a reference, Qi Tongwei might really choose a driver based on the file, and then Wang Xing would most likely be his first choice.
On the other side, Wang Zhongshan quickly found Zhang Jun and Hu Haitao and conveyed Qi Tongwei's decision to them.
"Haitao, Junzi, don't forget me when you two get to be with County Magistrate Qi. I have spoken for you many times in front of the county magistrate." Wang Zhongshan asked for credit and wanted to see if he could fool the two of them.
Success is good, but failure doesn’t matter either, it’s just a matter of saying a word.
Wang Zhongshan overestimated the two of them. One of them was a top student and the other was a former scout in the army. How could they be fooled by him? Based on their understanding of Wang Zhongshan, it was good enough that they did not stop them, let alone recommend themselves.
Not only did the two of them not believe his words completely, they didn't even believe a single punctuation mark.
Despite this, Zhang Jun and Hu Haitao also understood that they could not expose Wang Zhongshan to his face and could only pretend to be grateful. After all, they had not yet become Qi Tongwei's secretary and driver, and could not afford to offend the director of the government office.
Wang Zhongshan was quite satisfied with their attitudes, but he was not sure about their true attitudes. After all, all good actors are in the official career!
But he couldn't say anything else. After all, Qi Tongwei was still waiting. Although he was Chen Shihu's man, he didn't dare to offend Qi Tongwei, the new county magistrate, too much.
Without letting Qi Tongwei wait any longer, the three of them arrived outside the office.
"Comrade Zhongshan, you have worked hard. You go ahead and do your work. Let Comrade Hu Haitao come in first." Qi Tongwei said to Wang Zhongshan who was knocking on the door.
Wang Zhongshan was still thinking about whether he could stay at the scene and continue to help the two people, but he didn't expect Qi Tongwei to not play by the rules at all and bypass himself, the director of the government office.
Wang Zhongshan could only leave in disappointment, while Hu Haitao calmed himself down, tidied his clothes, and after obtaining Qi Tongwei's consent, he knocked on the door and came in.
"County Magistrate Qi, I'm Hu Haitao."
Qi Tongwei put down the documents in his hand and looked up. He saw a man with ordinary appearance and gentle look.
"Sit down. I rejected the candidate recommended by Director Wang Zhongshan and chose you from the files of dozens of government office personnel. What do you think impressed me about you?" Qi Tongwei asked.
"Is this... my academic qualifications and writing style?" Hu Haitao asked uncertainly.
"I haven't read your writing style, and your academic qualifications are not the highest." Qi Tongwei denied his answer.
Hu Haitao hesitated for a while and said unconfidently: "Then... I don't know."
Qi Tongwei looked at Hu Haitao in front of him and knew that he might be a little unconfident, but that didn't affect anything. Some things require time and experience to cultivate.
"The reason why I chose you to be the secretary is because you are neither a native of Ninghai nor have any complicated family relationships or background. This can avoid a lot of trouble." Qi Tongwei revealed the answer.
Seeing Hu Haitao sitting upright, he continued, "As my secretary, you must be responsible and conscientious in your work, and you must also strictly abide by the confidentiality regulations. These are the basic requirements."
"Yes, Mayor Qi, I will definitely keep the work secrets strictly." Hu Haitao said excitedly.
"Okay, then make an appointment with Li Fei tonight and ask him how to be an excellent secretary. At the same time, tell him what I said and ask him to be prepared to take on important tasks."
Qi Tongwei believed that Li Fei was a useful person. He was the secretary of the previous county magistrate and was very familiar with the officialdom in Ninghai. He must know clearly which people can be trusted and which cannot be used.
In other words, as the former county magistrate's secretary, he knew exactly who belonged to whom.
If he was not worried about causing unnecessary trouble, he would even want to meet Li Fei in person immediately. Now letting Hu Haitao meet Li Fei is also a test for him to see if he can understand his intentions.
After Hu Haitao left, Qi Tongwei met Zhang Jun again. He was very interested in this soldier who had retired from the army due to mistaken reasons.
"Reporting to County Mayor Qi, Zhang Jun reports to you." Looking at Zhang Jun's physique, Qi Tongwei knew that he maintained some military working style.
"Sit down. I guess you already know why I called you here?" Qi Tongwei asked with a smile.
"I know. You want me to be your driver." Zhang Jun said concisely.
"Do you know why you were elected?" Qi Tongwei asked tentatively to see what his political talent was.
"I know. The others are either from Ninghai or have connections there. You chose me because you think I'm reliable." Zhang Jun thought for a while and said.
Qi Tongwei asked curiously: "How did you know?"
"I know the information of all the drivers in the logistics department. I can find out with a simple analysis." Zhang Jun said confidently. It seems that he is not the kind of person with strong limbs and a simple mind.
"Tell me why you retired from the army. Of course, if it needs to be kept confidential, just pretend I didn't ask." Qi Tongwei has already decided to use Zhang Jun as his driver, but he still needs to determine whether the mistake he made is important or not.
Zhang Jun was silent for a while, and then said in a low voice: "When we were on a mission, two of my comrades were brutally killed by the bandits.
After those bandits were arrested, I couldn't suppress my inner anger and impulsively beat the bastard to death.
According to the regulations, I should have been put in solitary confinement and discharged from the army, but our regiment commander interceded for me and finally allowed me to be discharged from the army due to mistakes and was able to find a job. "
Speaking of the team leader, Zhang Jun's gratitude was beyond words.
Qi Tongwei nodded imperceptibly. He was a grateful man, and said without hesitation: "Well done! You will be my driver from now on."
He did not think that there was anything wrong with Zhang Jun's behavior. Revenge for his comrades showed that he was a loyal and righteous man. His only mistake was that his method was a bit rough. He should have remained calm and killed the bandit while protecting himself.
"Yes, thank you County Magistrate Qi for your trust and appreciation. I will do my best to provide you with logistical support." Zhang Jun said excitedly.
For a long time, as an ordinary driver, he has been despised and disdained by his wife's family. Although his wife cares for him and has no complaints, as a man, he still feels embarrassed.
Now that I have become the county magistrate's driver, my wife's family members will no longer nag me.
"Contact Comrade Hu Haitao later. You two should clean up my place first. Check the house carefully while cleaning. Also, use your spare time to read more and try to obtain a bachelor's degree through self-study."
He is very optimistic about Zhang Jun, a young man with great development prospects.