415: Chapter 415 The First Move: Massive Personnel Adjustments

Upon seeing this document, many were stunned.

Especially the people at the Linshui County Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau.

They knew Deputy County Mayor Zhang Tianxiong; he had no background, no connections, just a country bumpkin. They heard he was dating Deputy County Mayor Zhao's daughter, but Deputy County Mayor Zhao was vehemently opposed.

This... How did this kid get so lucky? He's jumped straight to the top!

Bureau Chief Wei was shocked when he saw this document. The first thing he did was berate his son and then warn him not to harass Zhao Wandi again.

The short, chubby man was still a bit unconvinced, but upon hearing that Deputy County Mayor Zhang Tianxiong had become the Municipal Party Secretary's first secretary, he dared not do anything.

Competing for a girlfriend with the Municipal Party Secretary's first secretary? Heh, he still wanted to live a few more years.

Deputy County Mayor Zhang Tianxiong officially became the Municipal Party Secretary's first secretary. He threw himself into his work and performed well. Qin Chuan was very satisfied and found him very easy to work with.

Over the next few days, Qin Chuan was basically conducting investigations in the field and rarely stayed in the office.

Every time he went for an investigation, Deputy County Mayor Zhang Tianxiong followed behind carrying a briefcase. Qin Chuan no longer had to worry about many things; Deputy County Mayor Zhang Tianxiong arranged everything perfectly.

Municipal Peoples Congress.

Mayor Liu arrived here once again. He sat on the sofa, drinking tea while chatting with Secretary Wu Qiaoxi about some matters.

Secretary Wu Qiaoxi had been hospitalized for a few days, was discharged the day before yesterday, and started working yesterday. His complexion and mental state looked much better.

"Mayor Liu, what has our Secretary Qin been doing these days?"

What he was most worried about was Qin Chuan. Even while hospitalized, he had to ask what Qin Chuan did every day and whether he had shaken the development route for Dongjiang City that he had originally formulated.

"Leader, Qin Chuan has been conducting investigations in the field these days and has spent relatively little time in the office."

Secretary Wu Qiaoxi asked in a deep voice, "Comrade Mayor Liu, what do you think he plans to do next?"

"Well, I don't know yet," Mayor Liu analyzed. "I think that after the investigation ends, he will probably make a big move."

Upon hearing this, Secretary Wu Qiaoxi's expression became serious. He stood up, paced back and forth in the office with his hands behind his back, his mind filled with various thoughts and speculations.

After pacing back and forth several times, Secretary Wu Qiaoxi suddenly stopped. "I think the most likely next step is a large-scale personnel adjustment."

This is indeed possible.

Many leaders do this when they first take office: replace those who are disobedient and bring in their own people.

Secretary Wu Qiaoxi had operated in Dongjiang City for over twenty years. Although the current Municipal Standing Committee might not necessarily have the upper hand, most of the middle-level leaders below were his people and listened to Secretary Wu Qiaoxi.

If Qin Chuan were to replace middle-level leaders on a large scale, Secretary Wu Qiaoxi's influence in Dongjiang City would be greatly diminished, which was the last thing he wanted to see.

After thinking for a moment, Secretary Wu Qiaoxi instructed, "Mayor Liu, everyone hasn't gathered together for a long time. You go and contact them. Let's all have a drink tonight to foster our relationships."

Mayor Liu was secretly delighted.

This was what he most wanted. Only by tightly uniting the old Secretary's people could they arm-wrestle with Qin Chuan.

"Leader, everyone really should get together. I will go and notify them. If everyone knows you will personally attend, they will definitely be very happy."

At dusk, Qin Chuan returned from his field investigation.

After these few days of investigation, his understanding of Dongjiang City was more comprehensive, especially regarding the main leaders of various districts, counties, bureaus, and offices, which he understood particularly thoroughly.

With the system, every time he went to the districts, counties, or bureaus for investigation and inspection, he would use the system to check their main leaders. Who was qualified, who was excellent, who was a parasite, and who was merely occupying a post without doing any work—it was all clear.

He already had a rough plan in his mind; it was time for a large-scale personnel adjustment: the capable would rise, and the mediocre would fall.

In the evening, Tian Chaoqun accompanied Qin Chuan for dinner, chatting about some work matters along the way.

"Secretary, Secretary Wu Qiaoxi is hosting a dinner tonight. Mayor Liu and the others have all gone over to Phoenix Mountain Villa to eat. I heard there are five or six full tables."

Qin Chuan nodded, his expression calm and unruffled, because he had known about it when he woke up this morning and saw the system's notification. He even knew who was eating there.

"Secretary, I am worried they might make a big move."

Qin Chuan said, "Don't worry, they won't be able to stir up any big waves."

The next day.

Almost everyone in the Dongjiang City officialdom knew that the old Secretary was hosting a dinner at Phoenix Mountain Villa. Many deputy-department-level and division-level cadres in Dongjiang City attended, including the heads of some districts, counties, and bureaus.

As soon as work started in the morning, Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan arrived at Qin Chuan's office to talk about this matter. To be honest, after hearing this news, he was quite worried.

He was worried that Secretary Wu Qiaoxi and his group would turn the tables and make a comeback. After all, Qin Chuan had just firmly established himself in the position of Municipal Party Secretary, and if any mishaps occurred, it would be bad.

Qin Chuan was much calmer. He only chatted about this matter for a few sentences, and then shifted the topic: "Comrade Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan, you have come at the right time. I have been conducting investigations and inspections in the field these past few days and found that many comrades are occupying posts without doing any work, and many capable comrades have not been put to good use. This simply won't do."

Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan was a smart man and immediately knew that Qin Chuan's first fire upon taking office was about to be lit; next would be a large-scale personnel adjustment.

"Qin Chuan, you really have sharp eyes. This phenomenon does indeed exist, but many of them are Secretary Wu Qiaoxi's people. Even if we want to adjust their positions, we are powerless to do so."

Qin Chuan said, "How can that be? Dongjiang City belongs to the Party, not to any one person as their private property."

The two began to discuss a series of cadre adjustment issues, and even called Minister Xiao Ruojun over. The three of them talked for a long time.

When Monday arrived, the Municipal Standing Committee was convened once again.

Besides discussing a few routine topics, the most important agenda item for this Municipal Standing Committee meeting was personnel adjustments. Many bureau chiefs, deputy bureau chiefs, directors, and even the heads and deputies of several districts and counties were adjusted one after another.

It involved 6 division-level and 17 deputy-division-level leading cadres; the scale of the adjustment was almost unprecedented.

But Qin Chuan felt this was only the first round. Secretary Wu Qiaoxi had operated in Dongjiang City for too long; to significantly weaken his influence, adjusting just this group of people was not enough.

In order not to cause panic and to control the impact, Qin Chuan prepared to proceed in steps and batches, conducting a second round of adjustments after some time.

Logically speaking, it is very normal for a new Municipal Party Secretary to carry out a series of personnel adjustments and appointments upon taking office, but Secretary Wu Qiaoxi could no longer sit still.

Not long after the Municipal Standing Committee meeting adjourned, before the official documents were even released, Secretary Wu Qiaoxi pushed open the door and entered Qin Chuan's office in person.

Seeing that it was Secretary Wu Qiaoxi who pushed the door open and entered, Qin Chuan understood what was going on in his heart.