And Jian was smoking, carefully reading the article in his hand, and didn't even notice when Secretary Qi Feng came in.
This was an article given to him by Zhou Yuming, the deputy director of the county party committee office and the director of the county agricultural office.
When And Jian was the deputy secretary of the Qiaozhuang district party committee and the party secretary of the Qiaozhuang town party committee, Zhou Yuming was just an ordinary staff member in the Qiaozhuang town agricultural office. Later, before And Jian was promoted to vice-county magistrate of Shuangfeng County, Zhou Yuming was promoted to the director of the Qiaozhuang town agricultural office. When And Jian later returned to Nantang to serve as county magistrate after being the deputy secretary of Shuangfeng County, Zhou Yuming was transferred to the county government office to serve as deputy director. The two have maintained a good relationship.
"An Initial Exploration of the Prospects for the Nantang Kiwifruit Industry," this is an article of about 8,000 words, discussing the current status, market prospects, development trends, and existing problems of the Nantang kiwifruit industry.
At first, And Jian thought it was an article produced by the agricultural office, but after a brief look, he knew that the two people currently in the county agricultural office couldn't produce such a piece. This wasn't Zhou Yuming's handwriting either, and And Jian believed that Zhou Yuming might not even be able to write such an article.
He had already read the article twice, finding it quite interesting. From the analysis of the current status, market prospects, and existing problems of the Nantang kiwifruit industry, it was clear that the author had put a lot of effort into researching the Nantang kiwifruit industry. However, this wasn't what And Jian was most concerned about. What interested him most were the author's views and ideas on solving the problems.
Zhou Yuming also had a good relationship with Shen Zilie. It seemed that Shen Zilie intended to appoint Zhou Yuming as the director of the county government office after the year-end election. Zhou Yuming had also discussed this matter with him, and And Jian was very supportive.
Although Zhou Yuming's work ability wasn't strong, his personality was gentle, and he was good at coordination. In the county party committee office, he ranked low, especially with Xu Xiaochun, a strong standing committee member and director of the county party committee office, putting pressure on the deputy directors. So Zhou Yuming had long wanted to leave the county party committee office. Now, with such an opportunity, he couldn't miss it.
After Shen Zilie became the acting county magistrate, he also exchanged some work ideas with him. And Jian noticed some of Shen Zilie's intentions, but he didn't express his stance at the time. Now, Zhou Xingbang delivering this article to him was clearly a probing move.
"Qi Feng, go and ask Director Zhou to come to my office."
When Zhou Yuming arrived at the office, And Jian had already thought through some things.
"Yuming, I've read this article. It's well-written, with solid reasoning and evidence. More importantly, it proposes some very innovative ideas. Is this something your agricultural office produced? Your office really has some talented people." And Jian pointed to the sofa opposite him, indicating that Zhou Yuming should sit down.
"Hehe, Secretary And, you know the capabilities of the two people in our agricultural office. How could they write such an article? I got it from the county government office. Uh, it was written by Lu Weimin." Zhou Yuming laughed awkwardly.
"Oh? Lu Weimin?" And Jian was slightly surprised. In fact, he also suspected that it might have been written by Lu Weimin.
The kiwifruit incident received high praise from the regional committee and the administrative office, commending the Nantang county party committee and government for being forward-thinking, addressing the urgent needs of the people, and handling the kiwifruit sales work perfectly, winning the hearts of the kiwifruit growers. This was in stark contrast to the work in neighboring Huai County, which was one of the surface reasons for Wang Zirong's promotion to Huai County Party Secretary.
And Jian was also aware of the role Lu Weimin played in this work. Zhou Xingbang praised Lu Weimin's performance, considering him the best college graduate he had seen in many years. This left a good impression of Lu Weimin on And Jian.
"Yes, Lu Weimin conducted a detailed investigation of the kiwifruit planting situation in our county, combining it with the kiwifruit planting conditions in Linyang region, the province, and the country. He analyzed the prospects of the kiwifruit market for the next few years. I think his views are very valuable and can provide some guidance for our early preparation for next year's kiwifruit sales work."
Zhou Yuming was also the manager of the county modern agricultural development company. He was quite reluctant to give up this position, even though the kiwifruit sales season had passed and the work was in a lull. However, the "Nantang" brand kiwifruit trademark registered by the company, along with the management fees collected for assisting Huai County and Futo County in their kiwifruit sales, amounted to over 500,000 yuan, which was a substantial amount. This made Zhou Yuming both excited and uneasy.
All of this was done under Lu Weimin's guidance, so whenever there was an opportunity, Zhou Yuming was not stingy in praising Lu Weimin.
"Lu Weimin is quite capable. He managed to produce such a piece so quickly?" And Jian smiled. "It seems that Xiaochun has chosen a good secretary for County Magistrate Zilie."
Zhou Yuming knew that his little tricks were transparent to And Jian, a seasoned official. He had never intended to play any tricks, so he just smiled in agreement. "Secretary And, Lu Weimin has always had good writing skills. He conducted a thorough investigation for a considerable period, collecting a lot of detailed materials. The article he wrote is really valuable. I see that County Magistrate Shen is very interested in this article and has specifically instructed the agricultural bureau to thoroughly understand the situation, plan ahead, and provide strategic support for next year's kiwifruit sales. So I took the initiative to send this article to you to read."
Taking the initiative? And Jian smiled at the corner of his mouth. Zhou Yuming had also learned this trick. He had thought Zhou Yuming was a straightforward person.
This was clearly a very clear signal from Shen Zilie. In the last part of the article, it proposed making full use of the barren slopes and mountains in Nantang to vigorously develop economic forest cultivation, including kiwifruit. It also suggested relying on existing kiwifruit resources to timely introduce fruit processing enterprises to digest the kiwifruit from Nantang and neighboring counties, reducing the pressure on kiwifruit sales in the Linyang region. It proposed cultivating a food industry in Nantang with fruit processing as the main focus. Although these views were somewhat rough, the intentions were clear: Shen Zilie was preparing to take action.
Who wrote it wasn't important. Even if the author's perspective and ideas were noteworthy, the most important thing was that Shen Zilie was preparing to take action. And Jian pondered, as the county party secretary, what should he do?
The political climate in the country was still somewhat unpredictable, sometimes leaning left and sometimes right. Even And Jian, who considered himself relatively accurate in these areas, felt a bit like seeing through a fog. Shen Zilie was sending him a signal. As the county party secretary, the economic work was nominally driven by the government, but the tone was set by the county party committee, meaning he needed to express his stance on the other party's views and ideas.
Shen Zilie must have gained the approval of his father-in-law, but And Jian couldn't understand why Zhang Xiuquan was so sure that the national trend would move in the direction they hoped. At least so far, And Jian hadn't seen any signs of this, and there were even some indications of the opposite direction.
Perhaps he really needed to have a good talk with Shen Zilie, to hear his thoughts.
It's ranking time again this week. Brothers, give your votes to Lao Rui. This week is basically a bare run, relying entirely on the support of the brothers to get on the list and earn some popularity.
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