Chapter Thirty-Eight: Using Potent Medicine for Severe Illness

  Zhang Qingyun knocked on the door of Lai Gang's office, and as soon as he entered the room, he saw that Lai Gang was reading something with his brow furrowed, and even his greeting to Zhang Qingyun seemed somewhat distracted.

  In this situation, Zhang Qingyun didn't want to disturb him either, so he could only sit down and take care of himself first, brewing a cup of tea for himself.

  "Little Zhang, come over here for a moment, the more I look at this thing, the more confused I become."

  Zhang Qingyun walked over to take a look, and his heart skipped a beat. Li Gang was holding a table with the words "Wu" and "Huang" written on it, followed by a list of departments and county science and technology bureau names. This was clearly a map of Wu De's and Huang Songshan's spheres of influence.

  For a moment, Zhang Qingyun felt somewhat unnatural in her heart. After all, this kind of thing was not something to be taken lightly, and Li Gang had actually written it down on paper for research, without showing any signs of shyness towards herself.

  "I'm not hiding anything from you, take a look at this..." Lijian said nonchalantly, pointing to the names of several departments on the paper as he spoke.

  Zhang Qingyun took a closer look and also understood Lei Gang's confusion. It turned out that he was confused about the Organization Department, which is directly under the county party committee and involves appointments of deputy department-level cadres or above, all of which require Huang Sushan's signature. However, the head of the Organization Department, Liu Wanhao, happened to be a person from Wu De's side, which looked awkward no matter how you looked at it.

  Looking at this table again, Huang Songshan and Wu De are entangled everywhere, it can be said that you have me in you, and I have you in me. The secretary's hand is a little longer to understand, after all, the party leads everything, but if Wu De can stretch his hand so long, then it's not ordinary.

  Zhang Qingyun shook his head, indicating that he didn't understand either. Li Gang smiled and said:

  "Take another look at this. I have experience in making tea, and the creation of a famous tea county is also written into this year's county government economic work conference report. What do you think?"

  Ligang's hand was pressed on the location of Yongping County Tea Office. Yongping County Tea Office is a formal institution, and in the early years, Yongping tea was quite famous. After the reform and opening up, Yongping set up a tea office to vigorously develop tea, but in recent years, Yongping's tea industry has fallen into difficulties, and the tea office has gradually declined.

  Especially last year, the county tea office made a big mistake, introducing a batch of fake pesticides and fertilizers to encourage procurement by various towns, causing extremely bad influence. The head of the tea office, Ma Long, cannot shirk his responsibility. However, in recent years, the tea office has not been so eye-catching, and Ma Long is also a man of martial virtue, so this matter has been left hanging like that.

  "Yes, I also think that tea leaves cannot be abandoned. Yongping is mainly mountainous and farmers account for the majority. Thinking of a way to get rich for farmers is necessary. Moreover, Director Lai, you have experience in developing tea leaves, didn't you take charge of this area when you were in Yunong District?"

  Lijiang glanced at him with a hint of appreciation, but soon furrowed his brow again, pacing back and forth in the office, looking somewhat anxious.

  "County Magistrate Li, today is your first day on the job, aren't you going to inspect each department?" Zhang Qingyun reminded him.

  "I went there early this morning, County Committee Secretary Huang was there, so I didn't need to go." Lijiang said, taking over the conversation, but his eyes drifted towards the window, seeming a bit distracted.

  Zhang Qingyun saw that he was temporarily free, and was about to bid farewell and leave. Suddenly, Li Gang said: "Just now, Secretary Huang mentioned that this afternoon, the county party committee and the county government will hold a joint enlarged meeting, and some important departments in the county will also participate..."

  Zhang Qingyun's heart skipped a beat, and in an instant, he understood Lei Gang's meaning. This meeting was going to be different from the previous ones. It involved Yongping's annual work plan, and Lei Gang was worried that he wouldn't be able to say anything at the meeting. Wu De and Huang Songshan would absolutely not back down, and who knows, they might even make things difficult for Lei Gang again.

  Zhang Qingyun slowly sat down, picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip, smacking his lips, then looked up to see Lijiang staring intently at the back of the calendar. He got up and walked over, only to find that the back of the calendar was filled with tiny characters written by Lijiang himself, and the content was actually the work direction they had discussed last time in Wude. The four words "hide one's light" were written with particular emphasis.

  The room was filled with an oppressive atmosphere, and neither of them spoke. Li Gang casually handed Zhang Qingyun a pack of cigarettes, Zhang Qingyun lit one up, took a deep drag, letting the thick smoke fill his lungs, and only after a long while did he exhale a mouthful of smoke.

  "It feels different once you enter the county town and Lizi Ping, doesn't it?" Li Gang said with a somewhat self-mocking smile.

  Zhang Qingyun didn't dare to speak, he saw deep helplessness in Li Gang's eyes. The current situation of Yongping was like a hedgehog, with no gaps anywhere. Li Gang had parachuted into this place, and the organization had given him a difficult problem to solve.

  Zhang Qingyun also felt a bit stifled in his heart, feeling like there was fire with no place to vent it. In his heart, he secretly thought: "This dog is anxious and can still jump over the wall! What's more..." As soon as this thought occurred to him, his eyes lit up, and he blurted out:

  "The county party committee and government jointly held this meeting, I'm afraid it's not just about work planning? You said last time that this year is the most difficult year for Yongping, what kind of difficulties are caused by this? I think it's because some leading cadres are not doing their job or are doing a bad job, and even worse, there are people who don't care about the interests of the common people, just filling their own pockets and cheating the people. We have to face these problems directly!"

  Lijiang's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and after a long while, he suddenly slammed his hand on the table, startling Zhang Qingyun. After a moment of contemplation, he said:

  "What do you mean? ... But... " Lijiang said while pointing at the words on the calendar.

  Zhang Qingyun sneered and said: "Everything must be analyzed specifically, now the situation in Yongping is a mess, and it can't be solved without taking drastic measures. Moreover, with this situation, how can your work proceed?"

  Li Gang clenched his fists, and Zhang Qingyun's words hit the nail on the head. The current situation in Yongping was so tense that a needle couldn't be inserted, nor could water penetrate it; nothing could be done without sparking some flames.

  "County Magistrate Li, you don't have to worry too much either. After all, personnel matters are the organization department's affairs. The appointment and promotion of cadres also require Secretary Huang's signature. You're new here, so it's better if you don't interfere in this aspect!"

  Li Gang's body shook, and he looked deeply at Zhang Qingyun with a look of surprise on his face. He didn't speak for a long time. Li Gang understood Zhang Qingyun's intention: this kid just wanted him to take responsibility for setting off the firework, and after it was all over, he would wash his hands of it and wait to see what happened next.

  "You little scoundrel." Lijiang smiled and said, "I don't even know where you learned these things from, but you've also made some sense. We need to do it thoroughly if we're going to do it at all. I'll go to Wude in two days' time. You don't have to go, just contact Lizi Ping, Yanshan and a few other towns for me. After I get back from Wude, I'll go there to conduct some research."

  Zhang Qingyun nodded, Lijiang was a bit isolated in Yongping, but after all, he was a person from the municipal party committee, and it should not be a problem to seek some support from the municipal party committee. Zhang Qingyun raised his eyes and looked out of the window, the sky was gray and depressing, it seemed that the weather was going to change.