Chapter 133: Visiting Secretary's Home

  After passing by Minister Ouyang's house, Liu Siyuan's subsequent itinerary was packed. This time back to the provincial capital, he had many tasks. In the next two days, he visited Secretary Chapter, Director Yao Yuan and other leaders with local specialties without stopping his horse.

  The Secretary of the Chapter was very polite and received him at home, during which he particularly emphasized a point: "Si Yuan, this time you are exceptionally promoted to deputy department level, although it is proposed by the Ziwai City Committee Organization Department, but your personnel relationship is still in our Hanjiang City, so our Hanjiang City Committee Organization Department also needs to agree."

  Liu Siyuan immediately picked up the conversation and said: "I know this..."

  Then Zhang Zheng said after a moment of silence, "Not to hide from you, actually at the beginning when our Hanjiang City Organization Department Director Xie took over as Minister Ou Yang's successor, he had reservations about this promotion. He thought you were too young and feared that people would gossip, Director Xie meant it was not suitable to rush things."

  "What happened next?" Liu Siyuan hastily and humbly asked for guidance.

  Zhang Zhengdong smiled and said, "Director Xie asked for my opinion later, after all, you were brought out by me in the past. I said that our Comrade Liu is young, but his work style is very solid, his work ability is outstanding, and he is a rare good comrade."

  Liu Siyuan hastily expressed his gratitude, and Zhang Zhengdong waved his hand, saying: "You don't have to thank me, my words are just for reference by the Organization Department. If you really want to thank someone, you should thank Secretary Chen properly. In the end, it was he who spoke up, saying that our assessment of cadres is based on the principle of selecting the best person for the job, what's wrong with that? Whoever feels dissatisfied can try to learn from Liu and make some achievements. For young cadres who have made achievements, we must dare to promote them. With Secretary Chen's words, the Organization Department finally approved your deputy department-level position."

  Liu Siyuan also felt a sense of emotion, although he didn't interact with Chen Guo much, but Secretary Chen's care for him was never ambiguous.

  Zhang Zhengdong continued: "Secretary Chen's family is in Beijing, and this time he will definitely spend the New Year in Beijing. However, I'll let you in on a piece of information - the Secretary will probably return around the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. If you stay in the provincial city for a few more days, you can go pay your respects to Secretary Chen."

  Zhang Zhengdong is the secretary general of the municipal party committee, so he naturally knows the itinerary of the municipal party secretary like the back of his hand. He thanked him repeatedly, almost saying that Secretary Zhang had a great kindness to repay him.

  On the third night back in Hanjiang, he finally arrived at the provincial party secretary's house. This was also his last difficult hurdle during this Spring Festival period.

  The provincial party committee arranges a small building as a residence for each member of the standing committee, and several small buildings form a small district located in a quiet area of Hanjiang City. The security level is one level higher than that of the municipal party committee's residential area where Ou Yang Minister lives.

  Liu Siyuan felt a sense of unreality when he arrived at the entrance of the residential area. A few years ago, provincial committee members and even municipal committee members were unattainable figures in his eyes, let alone the provincial party secretary. He never dreamed that one day he would come to such a place, and have the opportunity to meet the number one person in Qianhu Province face-to-face.

  At the entrance of the residential area, Fang Xinyi came out to pick him up and the security guard let him pass. Fang Xinyi still smiled on the way and told him that the provincial party secretary is also a human being, don't think too much of him as an old man.

  A few minutes later, she led Liu Siyuan into the house. The room was decorated in dark tones, and the living room was very spacious with a huge sofa in the center.

  The nanny led Liu Siyuan into a small living room that was not very large, but was tastefully decorated. Soon, they saw Provincial Committee Secretary Xiang Tianming and a woman who, although middle-aged, still looked extremely beautiful, walking down from the second floor.

  Fang Xinyu stood up and introduced him: "Mom and Dad, this is Liu Siyuan."

  Liu Siyuan hastily said: "Hello Secretary Xiang, hello Aunt Fang, I brought some local specialties..."

  Xiang Tianming's face was very serious, without a smile, he just nodded and pointed to the seat, indicating that he should sit down and talk.

  Liu Siyuan hastily sat down with his buttocks half on the seat, his tense palms sweating, while Fang Xinyu calmly and openly sat beside him, tightly pressing against him. Although there were no particularly intimate movements, her attitude towards him was clear at a glance.

  "You're the one who should say something, what kind of local specialties does Beixi Town have?" Xiang Tianming suddenly asked out of nowhere.

  Liu Siyuan understood that this was a test for him, and the first question was sharp enough. He thought for a moment and said: "Speaking of Beixi Town's local specialties, of course, it is Beixi wine and hollow noodles, which I have brought with me today. Secretary can taste them." He changed his tone and continued: "However, our town's greatest specialty cannot be brought here, that is the cultural heritage of over 2,000 years and the beautiful mountains and rivers of our town. Not only our town, but also the entire Cheng'en County, which borders Taiji Mountain to the west, faces Jinshan Mountain to the south, and has a river running through the county seat, with excellent scenery. This requires Secretary to take some time to visit in person to experience it."

  Tian Ming nodded slightly towards Heaven, his answer barely satisfactory. He continued to ask: "What do you think of the development of tourism economy in your county?"

  Liu Siyuan thought for a moment, and in front of the provincial party secretary, there was no need to pretend to be something he's not, so he simply said: "To be honest, it's quite disappointing. To use an inappropriate idiom, it's a waste of heaven's gift. Such good natural scenery is not being utilized properly."

  Xiang Tianming didn't expect him to be so direct and asked curiously: "So you're not satisfied with the current development of the county government?"

  Liu Siyuan nodded and said, "My personal idea is that economic development should be tailored to local conditions. Now, including our county, we all emphasize the development of industry, not that industry is bad, but it's a matter of suitability. Blindly following the trend of developing industry will inevitably fall into the vicious circle of homogenization and vicious competition, and it will also affect environmental protection work. Each place should develop differentiated economies based on actual conditions to achieve a hundred flowers blooming together."

  Xiang Tianming heard the words and couldn't help but nod his head, his point of view coincided with him unexpectedly, then he asked: "So your meaning is that your county should take tourism economy as the mainstay?"

  Liu Siyuan nodded and said, "However, tourism economy is not something that can be achieved overnight. Building some artificial scenic spots is easy, and putting up advertisements is not difficult either. The real difficulty lies in winning out in the fierce market competition, which requires long-term planning and patient cultivation of tourists."

  Xiang Tianming rarely showed a hint of a smile and said, "What you said makes some sense. Now in our Qianhu Province, there are also many places that have proposed developing tourism economies, but none have been particularly successful. The key is still the problem of being overly eager for quick success."

  Liu Siyuan nodded and said seriously, "I think developing the tourism industry is the same as other industries. To achieve differentiated competition, some regions completely ignore market research and simply imitate successful tourist attractions, resulting in the current situation where tourists can't escape the cliché of 'sleeping on the bus and visiting temples when they get off'. Additionally, the management of local travel agencies is not strict, and forced shopping by tour guides is a frequent occurrence. In the end, it's all about not truly considering the problems from the perspective of tourists. If we calm down and find the right people to do it, I have confidence that Cheng'en County will definitely achieve results in a few years."

  His words made Xiang Tianming think for a moment, and Fang Biyu interrupted: "Old Xiang, since Liu has come all the way here during the New Year, can you spare him from talking about work?"

  She nodded and stopped talking, then Fang Bier began to ask questions, she spoke very softly, giving people a warm feeling like spring breeze. However, the questions she asked were similar to those of all mothers in the world, mainly focusing on his family background.

  She asked halfway and suddenly interrupted Tianming: "I heard Xinyi say that you plan to stay in Ziwai for a long time?"