10: Chapter 10 Taking Office in Dahe Township

Dahe Township.

In the office, the expression of Township Head Liu Qiang was a bit ugly.

He had just received notice that the new Secretary would take office this morning, accompanied by Minister Sun from the County Committee Organization Department, arriving at Dahe Township around 10:30.

"Damn it, he is finally here..."

He was still thinking in his mind that he must isolate the new Secretary and make him roll away on his own within a few months.

After a while, his expression softened.

At this moment, a knock sounded at the door. Director Li Youfu of the Party and Government Office knocked and entered, asking for instructions: "Township Head, how should we arrange the new Secretary's inauguration this morning?"

Director Li Youfu was also a member of the Party Committee and one of the township leaders.

His primary service object was the Party Committee Secretary, followed by the Township Head; logically, he should be more inclined toward the Party Committee Secretary.

Generally speaking, the director of the Party and Government Office is the person of the Party Committee Secretary, but he was very close to Township Head Liu Qiang and liked to come to him for instructions on all matters, big or small.

Township Head Liu Qiang said, "Notify all township leaders to line up at the main gate ten minutes early to welcome them. It must be grand."

Director Li Youfu was slightly surprised.

Logically, Township Head Liu Qiang must have had resentment toward the new Secretary, so he did not expect him to ask all township leaders to welcome them at the main gate.

Perhaps, Township Head Liu Qiang was doing this for the sake of Minister Sun; yes, it must be that.

In fact, Township Head Liu Qiang was a person with deep hidden motives. He usually would not show his opinions about someone on the surface, and could even smile while talking to you, only to stab you in the back later.

After being slightly stunned, once he came back to his senses, Director Li Youfu hurriedly said, "Okay, I will go notify them immediately. Also, the cadre meeting is scheduled in the Auditorium at 11:00 AM. Do you think that is okay?"

"That is fine, go and arrange it quickly."

At this time, a convoy consisting of three cars was heading toward Dahe Township. At first, Qin Chuan was a bit puzzled.

Why were all three cars off-road vehicles instead of sedans?

After driving for ten kilometers, he gradually understood. The closer they got to Dahe Township, the worse the road conditions became; it was obvious the road surface had been crushed.

He could also see large trucks fully loaded with coal driving slowly and laboriously on the road, each carrying at least tens of tons, clearly severely overloaded.

Seeing the gaze of Qin Chuan fall upon another large truck through the car window, Organization Minister Sun Zhen slowly said, "Qin Chuan, these are basically your Dahe Township's vehicles. The Jiucailing Coal Mine in your Dahe Township is a large coal mine with an annual output of 300,000 tons of coal!"

With 300,000 tons of coal transported out of here every year, it basically relied on trucks, and almost every one of them was severely overloaded, so it was no wonder the road conditions were so bad.

At the same time, Qin Chuan was also a bit curious about this coal mine.

With such a coal mine in Dahe Township, logically, the economy should not be too bad; at the very least, ranking in the top three or five in the county should be normal. That the economy was actually below average was a bit unreasonable.

It seemed that after taking office, he would need to thoroughly understand what was going on.

After driving another few kilometers, suddenly, a Land Rover behind them honked its horn several times, clearly impatient with the slow speed of the three cars of Organization Minister Sun Zhen.

After honking a few times, without caring about anything, the Land Rover forcibly overtook them, showing no respect at all.

After overtaking, it deliberately honked a few times again before disappearing into the distance.

Immediately, the expression of Organization Minister Sun Zhen sank slightly.

Qin Chuan could not help but ask, "Minister Sun, whose car is that? It is very arrogant."

Organization Minister Sun Zhen said, "Who else could it be? It is the car of Wang Jun from the Jiucailing Coal Mine. This guy is becoming more and more arrogant."

Qin Chuan was quite sharp, and he immediately realized that this Wang Jun should not be simple, as even someone like Organization Minister Sun Zhen, a member of the County Party Standing Committee, had to give him some face, and only expressed verbal dissatisfaction after being forcibly overtaken.

It seemed that the waters in Dahe Township were very deep.

The convoy finally arrived at the Dahe Township Government around 10:30 in the morning. From afar, they could see many people standing at the entrance of the Township Government courtyard, presumably waiting to welcome them.

After the cars drove over and stopped, someone immediately came over to open the doors.

Township Head Liu Qiang led the Dahe Township leaders to greet them, "Minister Sun, welcome to our Dahe Township."

Organization Minister Sun Zhen nodded and said in a clear voice, "Let me introduce you. This is the newly appointed Comrade Qin Chuan."

The gaze of Township Head Liu Qiang fell upon Qin Chuan, and a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes, which no one noticed. He immediately put on a warm face, took the initiative to step forward, and extended his right hand.

"Qin Chuan, we have been waiting day and night, and finally, we have welcomed you. I am Township Head Liu Qiang, your deputy. In future work, I hope you will provide more guidance."

Organization Minister Sun Zhen was slightly surprised; the attitude of Township Head Liu Qiang was a bit beyond his expectations.

Township Head Liu Qiang was a relatively strong-willed person, and Qin Chuan was relatively young with obviously insufficient experience in officialdom. He was originally a bit worried that Township Head Liu Qiang would have resentment and show some attitude, but he did not expect that it was not like that at all.

This is very good.

Then I can rest assured.

Qin Chuan was also slightly surprised, but he knew the information provided by the system could not be wrong. Having struggled in officialdom for so many years in his previous life, what kind of people had he not seen?

This guy was just like this on the surface; in his heart, he probably already hated him to the bone. Such a posture was mostly faked.

The purpose was very simple: on one hand, to paralyze him and make him lower his guard. On the other hand, it was deliberately for Minister Sun and the others to see.

Since that is the case, then I will play along.

Since you are so enthusiastic, then I will also put on a very happy appearance.

Qin Chuan gripped the hand of Township Head Liu Qiang tightly, "Township Head Liu, I would not dare talk about guidance. Let us cooperate with each other, work together to get the job done, boost the economy of Dahe Township, and build a more beautiful Dahe Township."

"That is right, that is right, what Qin Chuan says is correct." Township Head Liu Qiang said, "Let me introduce you. This is Director Li Youfu of the Party and Government Office, this is Deputy Township Head Wang Feng, this is..."

These township leaders all took the initiative to step forward and shake hands with Qin Chuan, acting very normally, seemingly welcoming this new Secretary.

With the new Secretary taking office, many people watched from afar, and many people showed expressions of surprise.

So young!

So handsome!

Some female comrades even blushed slightly, and some male comrades were a bit jealous. The new Secretary was too handsome; with this appearance and this figure, it was a pity not to be a star.

After introducing each other and shaking hands one by one, everyone crowded around Organization Minister Sun Zhen, Qin Chuan, and Township Head Liu Qiang as they walked into the Township Government courtyard, heading toward the meeting room that had been prepared in advance.

Qin Chuan also took this opportunity to look at this courtyard; this was the place where he was about to start working.

The first impression was: old!

This was clearly a building from the 1950s or 1960s. The office building was a red brick structure, and the red bricks were quite dilapidated. It was two stories high, the roof was covered with black tiles, and there were wooden stairs that creaked when stepped on.

The prepared meeting room was on the second floor; although a bit old, it was spacious and bright, clearly having been cleaned carefully.

Everyone sat down in this meeting room and chatted for a few sentences. Time quickly reached 11:00 AM, and then everyone went to the Auditorium together.

Organization Minister Sun Zhen would represent the County Party Standing Committee to announce the appointment of Qin Chuan, and Qin Chuan, Township Head Liu Qiang, and others would all give speeches.