Chapter 129 Qi Tongwei's Proposal
1998 8 Month 23 Day.
Ninghai County Standing Committee.
Yi Xuexi first organized everyone to study the 15th National Congress of the Communist Party of China - to comprehensively advance the cause of building socialism with Chinese characteristics into the 21st century.
After finishing the study, we began to discuss the various tasks in Ninghai County.
Qi Tongwei asked his secretary Hu Haitao to distribute the document he drafted, "Plan for Fiscal Reform in Ninghai County," to all members of the Standing Committee, telling everyone of his plans and asking the Standing Committee to review them.
At Chen Shihu's suggestion, Deputy County Chief Ai Yongjie was the first to express his opposition: "I disagree. This will concentrate all funds in the hands of the Finance Bureau, which will overburden the bureau and easily lead to corruption."
Hearing Ai Yongjie's words, the new Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Chen Mingsheng frowned. He felt that this statement was somewhat inappropriate.
He stood up and retorted: "Deputy County Mayor Ai, as the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, from my own professional point of view, your statement is not quite accurate.
Whether corruption exists has no direct relationship with the importance of power. The key lies in institutional building and educational guidance.
We all know that off-book accounts and slush funds are common in all units at present, which not only causes huge waste of financial funds, but also affects the normal economic order.
If the reform plan proposed by County Magistrate Qi is implemented, it will only require the establishment of a strict system, with the Finance Bureau supervising and auditing the financial status of each unit, and the Commission for Discipline Inspection and the anti-corruption department of the Procuratorate strengthening supervision over the Finance Bureau, which will enable better supervision of financial funds and promote the healthy development of the economy. "
Chen Mingsheng's remarks refuted Ai Yongjie from an institutional level, leaving others unable to express any opposition.
However, Chen Shihu did not care too much about the success or failure of this matter. Even if Qi Tongwei's reform was successful, the Finance Bureau was his own people and he had the final say.
Qi Tongwei naturally saw Chen Shihu's expression. He knew what the other party was thinking, but he was not sure whether he would be defeated when he learned that he was going to replace Bai Yongjun.
Yi Xuexi interrupted the arguing and said, "Let's stop arguing and just start voting." After saying that, he was the first to raise his hand to express his support for Qi Tongwei's proposal.
Then, the deputy secretary, the head of the Organization Department, the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, the secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, and Qi Tongwei all raised their hands.
Seeing that six people agreed, Chen Shihu began to speculate, could it be that these six people have already reached a cooperation?
This made him very panicked. The previous county governors and secretaries were independent in their administration, and he had obtained a lot of power through trickery. Today the wind was not blowing in the right direction, but he hoped it was just a coincidence.
Although he was in a state of panic, he remained calm on the surface. While he was thinking, the two ministers of the Propaganda Department and the Armed Forces Department also raised their hands in agreement.
Seeing this situation, Chen Shihu also raised his hand to agree.
Finally, after counting, 11 out of 9 standing committee members raised their hands in favor, one voted against, and one abstained. In this way, Qi Tongwei's proposal was successfully passed by the Standing Committee.
After Yi Xuexi announced that the proposal was passed, Qi Tongwei struck while the iron was hot and proposed that the current director of the Finance Bureau, Bai Yongjun, be transferred to the CPPCC as vice chairman, and that the deputy director of the China Merchants Group, Li Xiangyu, be appointed as the director of the Finance Bureau.
"I have checked Director Bai's resume. He is a top-notch employee and has only a junior high school education. Such a big reform requires professional talent.
Therefore, I suggest that Comrade Li Xiangyu, Deputy Director of China Merchants Group, be appointed as Director of the Finance Bureau. He is a master's student at the Central University of Finance and Economics, and his major is economics, which is a suitable major and also in line with the policy of young cadres. "
As soon as Qi Tongwei said this, everyone turned their eyes to Chen Shihu. He was openly challenging Chen Shihu. Everyone knew that Bai Yongjun was his cousin's husband.
"Isn't there something wrong with County Magistrate Qi's proposal? Director Bai has not made any mistakes. We can't just bench a good party cadre for no reason?" Chen Shihu broke down his defense and stood up to oppose it.
"Deputy County Chief Chen's words are biased. What is a cold bench? The CPPCC is an important channel for consultative democracy and a specialized consultative body. It is an important part of the national governance system. Your understanding is not very good.
Besides, I have taken Director Bai Yongjun's feelings into consideration, and I think there is no problem in promoting him from section chief to deputy director." Qi Tongwei glanced at Chen Shihu and said.
"County Magistrate Qi, you don't have to use clichés. Everyone knows the difference between the director of the Finance Bureau and the vice chairman of the CPPCC. Comrade Bai Yongjun has not made any mistakes and there is no plan to transfer him," retorted Wang Wenyong, Minister of the United Front Work Department.
"Minister Wang is too selfish. There is no distinction between the important and the unimportant in revolutionary work. Comrade Bai Yongjun is not competent for reform, so there is nothing wrong with his transfer, not to mention that he will be further used. I agree with County Magistrate Qi's proposal." said Wang Yanhong, Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission and Director of the Public Security Bureau.
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"Everyone please be quiet. Everyone has their own opinions. Let's follow the convention and vote by raising hands." Yi Xuexi did not raise his hand this time. He also wanted to paralyze Chen Shihu so that the other party would not be on guard.
As soon as Yi Xuexi finished speaking, Qi Tongwei raised his hand first, followed by Chen Mingsheng and Wang Yanhong, and then the Minister of Armed Forces and the Minister of Propaganda also raised their hands.
Yi Xuexue found that there were only 5 votes, so he winked at the Minister of Organization, who understood and raised his hand in agreement.
Seeing that Qi Tongwei got six votes, Chen Shihu's face turned very ugly. He didn't understand why the Minister of the Armed Forces and the Minister of Propaganda had always been neutral, but would favor Qi Tongwei today.
In fact, Qi Tongwei himself didn’t know either, and he was a little confused.
The Minister of the Armed Forces favored Qi Tongwei because of his previous help to the army, and someone gave him a heads-up. That is, Qi Tongwei was not yet the county party secretary, otherwise he would have been appointed as the political commissar of the Armed Forces.
Minister of Propaganda Cai Xiaofen favors Qi Tongwei because his backers have a very good relationship with Gao Yuliang, so she is asked to stand on Qi Tongwei's side when necessary.
Chen Shihu knew in his heart that from now on the Finance Bureau no longer belonged to him, but with a disgusting thought in his mind, he still voted against it.
Afterwards, Yi Xuexi and Miao Xinyu abstained from voting, while Ai Yongjie and Wang Wenyong voted.
"Regarding the proposal to transfer Comrade Bai Yongjun from his current position, there were a total of 11 votes, including 6 in favor, 3 against, and 2 abstentions, so the proposal was passed," Yi Xuexi announced.
"Minister Xiaobin, start the inspection of Comrade Li Xiangyu as soon as possible. Reform cannot wait." Yi Xuexue instructed Tang Xiaobin from the Organization Department.
Qi Tongwei's goal today is these two items. After they are passed, he will no longer care about them. The next step is for Yi Xuexi to perform and cooperate.
After the two resolutions, Chen Shihu's face turned black. He felt that the situation was no longer under his control. He couldn't help feeling a little worried. He looked at Qi Tongwei with murderous eyes.
Before he could recover, Yi Xuexue announced the work of building a clean and honest party style, requiring the Commission for Discipline Inspection and the anti-corruption department to launch a three-month anti-corruption campaign in Ninghai.
Regarding the anti-corruption campaign, no matter how many opinions Chen Shihu has, he cannot oppose it openly. He can only ask his subordinates to refuse to cooperate, or let the Discipline Inspection Commission and the anti-corruption department create chaos on their own.
The first collaboration between Qi Tongwei and Yi Xuexue was very smooth, and each got what they wanted, especially Qi Tongwei. He removed Bai Yongjun and promoted Li Xiangyu, allowing him to show off in front of all the county cadres. I'm afraid no one will dare to ignore him in the future.