Chapter 140: Cycling Down to the Countryside
Du Yong, who has been the town head of two towns, apparently has a good grasp of the situation in Shisanli Town. He can recite some key data off the top of his head. On the way here, Feng Si Zhe had heard from He Wenbao that Du Yong had almost been promoted to the position of town secretary last time, but Wang Guanghe suddenly appeared and became the secretary after being the deputy secretary of the town, causing Du Yong to miss an opportunity. Fortunately, Du Yong is a down-to-earth person and has been working hard as the town head for another term. He finally waited until Wang Guanghe was promoted again. However, even with this addition, he may not have many opportunities to make a name for himself, because He Wenbao heard that Pi Taisheng, the deputy secretary in charge of personnel at the county level, intends to appoint one of his trusted followers as the secretary of Shisanli Town.
From Liu Yong's report, Feng Sicheng heard that this is still a responsible cadre. From his grasp of the situation in Shisanli Town, he is still very clear about the situation below, and even has some methods and plans in mind. However, due to the constraints of his position, many things are beyond his control, and he can't intervene.
"Hmm, Director Liu's work is still very responsible, it seems that the situation in Shisanli Town has been on your mind all along." Feng Sizhe commended him after listening to the report.
Being praised by the leader, Liu Yong's face also turned slightly red. "This is what I should do, it doesn't count as anything, but during my tenure, the living standards of the people in the town are still very low, and I am also mainly responsible for this." Fortunately, Liu Yong still knew how to be humble, still knew the current situation of Shisanli Town, and was not proud or complacent when praised by the leader, basically still a suitable cadre.
"Alright, let's stop here for now. From this point on, Director He and I will head down to the village to take a look around. Can you arrange for some local cadres to accompany us so we can get a better understanding of the situation?" As for Liu Yong, Feng Sicheng couldn't promise him anything at this time, nor could he be of much help in the upcoming town committee secretary election. He just hoped that when Liu Yong was under pressure and facing difficulties, he would be able to untie his own knots. In short, this time Liu Yong had left a deep impression on Feng Sicheng, and in the future, if there were any suitable vacancies, he would keep an eye out for capable cadres like him.
Feng Sizhe thought that sending an ordinary cadre from the town would be enough, after all, if there was no one familiar with the situation to follow along when going down to the village, even if they wanted to understand local conditions, they would have to take a lot of detours. But unexpectedly, as soon as he asked this question, Liu Yong volunteered himself, saying that if it came to understanding the local area, no one was better than him, and he was willing to accompany the two leaders to conduct research below. After saying all this, seemingly afraid that Feng Sizhe would not agree, he repeatedly emphasized that the current work in the town government was not busy, and there were specialized cadres doing their jobs, so even if he left, the work of the town government could still go on smoothly, and asked for the leaders' consent.
Feng Sicheng did not expect Liu Yong to value himself so much, thinking that perhaps the road to promotion was always without anyone's help, which made him think of currying favor with his superiors. However, no matter what, if he could have a familiar local mayor accompany him personally, the investigation work would be much faster. He also wanted to understand the situation in Dahu County as soon as possible and make achievements earlier. Looking at Liu Yong's sincere appearance again, he nodded slightly, agreeing to it.
With Liu Yong's accompaniment, going down to understand the situation is indeed half the work with double the results.
Liu Yong is also a person who handles things efficiently, and he quickly arranged for his work to be done while he was not in the town. Then, the three of them set off from Shisanli Town's grassroots village with light luggage, saying it was a light vehicle, but indeed it was true, because the only public car in the town was assigned to Wang Guang and the secretary, and Wang Guang was currently handling the affairs of becoming the secretary of Chengguan Town. After Liu Yong reported to him with great embarrassment, Feng Sicheng agreed happily, and then the three of them rode three 28-inch bicycles from the Shisanli Town government and headed straight for the village below.
Although Dahuxian is one of the 100 poorest counties in China, the vice county magistrate still rode a bicycle to conduct research at the grassroots level, which was also a rare thing at that time.
