Since Li Xiaomin is willing to come forward to change the status quo, whether he is trying to collect power or seek benefits for himself, Xia Xiang will remain appropriately silent in the process of breaking the old order.

At the same time, the positive pressure also came as expected.

When it was almost time for get off work at noon, Yang Jian came.

"Mayor Xia, do you have time at noon, sit together?" Yang Jian returned to his smiling expression, as if he was very enthusiastic.

"Don't be polite, Lao Yang, please forgive me, please." Xia Xiang waved his hand, "I made an appointment with Tianyu first and I want to sit with him."

If the first sentence is a polite word, the next sentence makes Yang Jian feel uncomfortable. It is obvious that in Mayor Xia's mind, he is not as close as Chen Tianyu.

Yes, Chen Tianyu is an old subordinate of Mayor Xia. After thinking about it, Yang Jian felt relieved again and said, "It's okay, I'll talk about it next time I'll wait for you to make it easier. Now I have something I want to report, you can see..."

Xia Xiang laughed: "There are ten minutes left."

If it is five minutes, it means to send him off. If it is twenty minutes, it means it is more enthusiastic. If it is ten minutes, it is not long or short. Yang Jian understood that in Mayor Xia's eyes, his relationship is also between close or far, and it depends entirely on his performance.

"Last night I reported my thoughts to Secretary Mei. Secretary Mei instructed me to learn more from you and to unite by your side." Xia Xiang did not give up his seat, so Yang Jian did not sit down. Mainly Mayor Xia was standing, so why did he have the nerve to sit? "Secretary Mei also said that I would also want me to report my thoughts to you in the future."

The leader stands and listens to your work report, which has a dual meaning. First, he can end it at any time. If you don’t talk about the leader’s heart, he will look at the time and you will have to end the report immediately. Second, put pressure on you. Standing can be regarded as paying attention to you, or as preparation for being ready to leave at any time. You can leave with your wrist, but at the same time you can sit down, all depends on whether your performance satisfies the leader.

Xia Xiang laughed at Yang Jian carrying Mei Shengping out to get close to him. He also knew that Yang Jian was an old man in the officialdom because he said that reporting thoughts can be more room for advance or retreat than reporting work. Thoughts are invisible and qualitative, and they do not have practical things than work. But in reality, there are not so many practical work to report? And ideas can be generated anytime and anywhere, that is, they can find reasons to report to their leaders at any time.

If you report more often and your leader is eager for you, you will enter the leader's sight. If you have a little bit of ability, you will be able to reuse and get promoted.

Since Mei Shengping was mentioned, Xia Xiang said a few more words casually. There is no need to explain the relationship between him and Mei Shengping, and he doesn't like to show off his backing everywhere. Even if he wants to show off, it will be more important than Mei Shengping when he shows off the Song Dynasty.

Of course, Tianze City is the territory of a family force in the traditional sense. Mei Shengping's influence in Tianze City may be more powerful than the Song Dynasty, which is another matter.

After saying a few opening words, Yang Jian knew that Mayor Xia neither sat down nor left, and knew that he had to get to the point: "Mayor Xia may not be very clear. There is a kind of good-person atmosphere in the officialdom of Tianze City. As long as it does not hinder himself and does not block his own way, no matter what others do, they don't care about it, and laugh at each other, and all the big and small things will be over."

Good manism is actually a kind of indulgence and escaping the truth. Most people keep silent about corruption, contradictions and problems around them, either joining in or turning a blind eye to them. The deeper reason for the formation of good manism is the intricate network of relationships and the chain of interests that can be cut and chaotic.

Generally speaking, the more you are at the grassroots level, the greater the coverage of this link. Usually, there will be situations in the county where friends are all over the county and brothers are everywhere. All officials are members of the network of relationships, links to the chain of interests, and so are all evil forces. It is better at the municipal level, at least some officials who are self-reliant, or cadres who are determined to do things for the people, and comrades who have to be self-disciplined if they want to be promoted.

Tianze City is a prefecture-level city, and there is also good-personism, but Xia Xiang is not surprised at all. The more traditional and economically underdeveloped, the more prominent the friendship between good-personism and friends and brothers will be, and human feelings will replace rules and even laws.

Yang Jian opened the remarks with the presence of good-personism in the officialdom in Tianze City, which obviously wanted to excuse Zhang You. Xia Xiang nodded: "How about this, I'll have dinner with Tianyu at noon, and you will go together?"

Yang Jian knew that it was Xia Xiang's polite words, and he was not ignorant of the rules, so he hurriedly said: "No need, thank Mayor Xia for his kindness. Actually, I just wanted to say that the housing project is not a big deal. Moreover, Secretary Chen had the spirit of instructions before, trying to take care of local enterprises and support local enterprises to grow and grow. Aeon Construction has always had a good reputation..."

Xia Xiang knew what Yang Jian was going to say, and looked at the watch: "It's getting late. Let's talk about this matter later. I haven't met Secretary Chen yet. I will discuss it when I agree with Secretary Chen."

Seeing that Xia Xiang was quite determined, Yang Jian couldn't help but look disappointed. He knew that Xia wanted to leave and would be ignorant if he stayed there, so he asked for goodbye. As soon as he walked to the door, he heard Xia Xiang say again: "Old Yang, the action to rectify the municipal government's maintenance funds led by Xiaomin is of great significance. I think it is a good thing. You come forward to support it."

Yang Jian felt bitter in his heart. Well, he was convinced that Mayor Xia was coming, but he was pushed back by Mayor Xia and asked him to support Li Xiaomin. Wouldn't he stand opposite Zhang You? But the mayor had to listen to his words, so he had to agree.

After returning, he was in a very bad mood. Mayor Xia was not only familiar with the three flavors of officialdom, but also did not get into oil and salt. What should I do? Although Yang Jian should be closer to Xia Xiang because of Mei Shengping, Yang Jian has been in Tianze City for a while and knows that Tianze City has a pool of stagnant water on the surface, but in fact, under the atmosphere of good-personism, many things are difficult to progress because they do not hang together on the surface, but actually formed a web, a network of relationships similar to spider webs. There is no rebound when they touch it gently, but when they use force, the net will shrink and even stick to people, and finally they cannot move.

Unlike the fierceness of Lang City, Tianze City has hidden torrents. It is calm on the surface, but in fact, the torrents under the water are the most deadly. People who can swim know that the most harmful place is often the calm pool, because you think the water flow is very calm, so you relax your vigilance. In fact, the whirlpool hidden at the bottom of the water is the most scary.

Still water flows deep...

Yang Jian was half out of kindness and half not wanting to touch his own interests, but he couldn't convince Xia Xiang, so he had to call Mei Shengping again.

The maintenance funds of the Aid Project and the municipal government, both large and small, involve Zhang You. Yang Jian knew that Zhang You, as a key, had already entered Xia Xiang's sight. Thinking of Xia Xiang's methods of dealing with Chen in Lang City, although he knew that although Zhang You was not as strong as Chen, Zhang You was better than Chen, but Chen was more slick and more slippery, and Xia Xiang might not be able to catch his feet.

He couldn't catch his foot, but he could cut off his wealth. If there was a conflict between Xia Xiang and Zhang You, what Yang Jian was worried about was where he would go? Zhang You didn't have Chen's huge power, but he was as cunning as a fox, and he had the means to pull people into the water that was unpredictable.

Xia Xiang only waited for a day, and Chen Jiewen finally took the initiative, which led to the first time he had a big and small dispute with Chen Jiewen since he took office!

After more than a week of office, Xia Xiang only visited Chen Jiewen's office once. Overall, he and Chen Jiewen get along well. I don't know if it was because he had already competed in Beijing once, and Chen Jiewen rarely interfered in government affairs. Of course, it may also be because the time is still short.

One more possibility is that the fundamental interests of both parties have not been involved yet. Chen Jiewen has not pointed out the government's affairs now, which does not mean that she will really adhere to the duties of the secretary. Having said that, a secretary who does not express any instructions on government work is not a qualified secretary.

Xia Xiang came to Tianze City, and it can be said that from Chen Jiewen to Peng Yunfeng and Xu Ziqi, basically everyone respected him and gave him the dignity that mayor should have. But today when he came to Chen Jiewen's office, he was treated with lukewarm courtesy from Chen Jiewen's secretary Li Yifeng.

Li Yifeng is 35 years old, fair and slightly fat, and looks reasonable, but he looks a little arrogant. He likes to look up slightly when looking at people, and often snorts from his nose when speaking. Tianze’s first secret posture is very strong. Even Xia Xiang knocks in the door, and he just nods slightly: “Mayor Xia is here? Secretary Chen is on the phone, please wait a moment.”

After saying that, he didn't say he wanted Xia Xiang to come in, so he threw Xia Xiang down and asked for instructions inside.

Xia Xiang was not angry, and came in with a smile on his face, and closed the door. He understood in his heart that there was a reason for Li Yifeng's arrogance. If Chen Jiewen wanted to maintain a glorious and upright image, she had to have a role around her who understood her intentions and acted in a bad manner at any time in order to remind others that her authority cannot be violated.

It is also Chen Jiewen's cleverness.

Less than half a minute after Li Yifeng entered, when the door rang, Chen Jie said that she would come out to greet Xia Xiang in person. She smiled and reached out to her hand: "Mayor Xia is here, please come in quickly. I was calling just now, but I didn't hear your voice." In addition to enthusiasm, there seemed to be some other thoughts that she would even come to the door to greet her.

Excessive enthusiasm is pretentious. Xia Xiang smiled, and gently clenched his hands with Chen Jiewen's hand, and followed him into the office. After a glance of his eyes, Li Yifeng left with a dissatisfied expression. He smiled secretly. As a gun, Li Yifeng was too immersed in the play and really thought he had firepower. In fact, he had lost the support of Chen Jiewen's push hands behind him. Sooner or later, he would end up with a bird full of bows.

Maybe not, the premise is that he can grasp a degree well, and neither be bored by Chen Jiewen nor offend others. But it seems difficult, and it is difficult for people to treat others equally...

Xia Xiang didn't care about Li Yifeng's future. After he sat down in Chen Jiewen's office, he spoke and said, "Secretary Chen, are you looking for me to discuss the housing project?"

Chen Jiewen nodded: "Yes, it's winter, we always lay the foundation before the freezing, so that we can give the people an explanation so that they can see hope."

The words are indeed very tactful, but they are simple and clear, just to make Xia Xiang make a decision early and not to delay it.

"I also want to get housing projects to be launched as soon as possible, but the problem is that housing projects are people-oriented projects, people-friendly projects, not ordinary commercial housing, and quality must be guaranteed. A century-long plan is the first. There are countless examples of ignoring project quality in order to speed up the construction period, and the lessons are profound." Xia Xiang's words are also very easy. Chen Jiewen knows Tai Chi, so he can do it. Many things in the officialdom are originally just as simple as one, one, two, and two. It makes sense.

Chen Jiewen is also patient: "Everyone Construction Engineering is an old construction company. It has a good reputation in Tianze City. It has been working with the municipal government for many years and can be trusted."

Xia Xiang also took retreat as an advance: "I have also studied the qualifications of AEON Construction and learned about their engineering projects in recent years. From the book, I can trust them, but one thing is that there are too many loans and the debt ratio is too high. Housing project is a people-friendly project, so there cannot be any mistakes. I just came to Tianze City as mayor. If there is any problem with the housing project in my hands, I cannot bear the responsibility of letting down the people. Thirty percent of advance payments cannot be missed. Secretary Chen, AEON Construction is a company with a conscience and responsibility. If the municipal government will also promote it to the outside world, they can also make a lot of reputation."

Chen Jiewen's patience was slightly worn out by Xia Xiang, and the faint smile she had been trying to maintain disappeared: "Mayor Xia, the new official took office, I can understand that I want to open up the situation and carry out work, and I will also strongly support it. But don't burn the fire with the housing project, and Comrade Li Xiaomin will also use the city government's maintenance funds to start the operation. If you support him, I have nothing to say, but I must also prevent some individuals from worshipping themselves."

A pun is both an allusion to Li Xiaomin and an allusion to Xia Xiang.

Xia Xiang smiled meaninglessly: "I wonder, even if I ask AEON Construction to pay 20% more advance payment, I will encounter many obstacles, and it is difficult to ensure that anyone has no selfishness in it. They all use AEON Construction's reputation to talk about it. In my opinion, the great reputation is not as good as the real strength. My attitude is that if I have strength, I will take over the project. If I don't have strength, I will stand aside."

Chen Jiewen's face changed drastically.

Although Xia Xiang didn't have much contact with Chen Jiewen after taking office, he had a certain degree of understanding of her in the direct conflict in the capital. Until today, he had not seen Chen Jiewen change his face for the first time, and he had to admire her calmness and cultivation.

It can be said to be cultivation, or it can be said to be skilled in using the three flavors in the officialdom.

Many people are afraid that the top leader will change their faces. Xia Xiang is not afraid. The top leader who changes his face is not scary. The top leader who does not change his face is the most scary. Because you keep speaking in one tone, you will never know the joys, anger, sorrow, and happiness of the top leader, and you will never be able to figure out her psychology and will not be able to grasp her weaknesses.

Chen Jiewen didn't say anything for a while, and suddenly said, "Comrade Bao Daguang is in poor health and wants to quit early. Is there a suitable candidate for Mayor Xia?"
Chapter completed!