1. Mobilization meeting

As soon as it got light, Wang Mingkun came to Minqiang in a hurry.

Wang Mingkun knocked on the window with his thick big hand and said: "Minqiang, Minqiang! Get up quickly." Li Minqiang was woken up by Wang Mingkun's loud voice, and he agreed while getting dressed.

Li Minqiang was thinking very well last night. He got up early to fetch a few loads of water and clean the yard. However, some things that happened after he got home were always running in his mind and he couldn't get rid of them. The alarm clock on the table pointed to one o'clock and he still couldn't get rid of it.

He was not sleepy. He fell asleep at some point and did not wake up until Wang Mingkun banged his window.

Li Minqiang got off the kang and put on his shoes. Before the door was fully opened, Wang Mingkun squeezed in: "Hey, the sun is shining on your butt and you still don't get up."

Li Minqiang smiled and said: "What a happy post to make you so happy."

"I asked you to have breakfast and go to the town for a meeting about building the reservoir. I met Uncle Datian last night and he asked me to tell you, but you were not there when I came to see you, and I don't know where you were.

After hearing the news, I didn’t sleep well all night, so I hurried early in the morning... Hehe." At this time, he remembered the thing in his hand, "This is what Jinhua made for you last night." He said the handle

The shoulder pads inside were placed on the kang.

Li Minqiang said movedly: "I have to thank my sister-in-law."

Wang Mingkun waved his big hand and said, "Thank you, you are not an outsider."

Li Minqiang changed the subject and said: "It's not enough for you to just be happy, you have to work hard, but don't go to the construction site and make a fool of yourself."

Wang Mingkun slapped his chest and said with an energetic look: "It's not my turn to blame the idiot. As for you, huh, I'm really a little worried."

"Hey, I'm blowing it before I even go into battle."

Wang Mingkun glared and said, "I'm not bragging. If you don't believe me, I'll meet you at the construction site. It would be weird if I didn't convince you." Then he said seriously, "To be honest, I guess you can go to the town for a meeting."

It's a matter of assigning tasks. You have to show your prestige as a Shagang Villager when you go there. If there are hard tasks, you can grab them. I can guarantee that, except for the lazy guy Li Xiaobao who doesn't live up to expectations, the few of us will go to the construction site to guarantee

To show your face."

In the conference room of the Mingyang Town Government, many participants were already sitting in front of the beige rectangular conference table. The people attending the meeting were all the people in charge of the reservoir construction and some village cadres from each village. Now they were working together.

Yes, the three of them were joking to each other's faces. Some were discussing the harvest situation in the village, some were telling the new things they had seen with great interest, causing a burst of laughter from time to time, and some were asking about Xiu Xiu.

News about the reservoir. In short, almost everyone wanted to express their news on this occasion and get some new news to enrich their brains. Only Wu Yunxia, ​​the town women’s director, sat aside and looked through a study material.

She had nothing to say, because all the people at the meeting except her were gay, so she felt it was inconvenient to interrupt. She just listened to everyone's joking while reading the materials. When she heard something interesting, she grinned silently. Everyone said

Smoking, laughing, and smoking, the unique smell of cigarettes filled the entire conference room, and coughing sounds were heard from time to time. Wu Yunxia walked over and opened half of the window, which made the air in the room a little fresher.

Li Minqiang came earlier and saw that everyone at the meeting had not yet arrived, so he came to the office of Tian Yongsheng, secretary of the town party committee. He had two purposes for looking for Tian Yongsheng: First, he wanted to get a feel for it so that he could pick up the right one when the time came.

Second, Tian Yongsheng knew about the situation in Shagang Village and wanted to report to him his decision to stay in the countryside so that he could get help from the leader.

Three months ago, after the former town party committee secretary was dismissed, the county party committee transferred Tian Yongsheng, the head of Nanhe Township, to take over as secretary. He is 41 years old, with a medium build and a square face. Due to his long years of working in grassroots rural areas, his face has...

His skin looked very rough, as if he hadn't slept well for several nights, and his eyes were sunken deeply. At this time, he was lying on his desk, holding a thick red and blue pencil in his right hand, and holding his forehead with his left hand.

, those tireless eyes were focused on the document "Opinions on Strengthening Water Conservancy Construction in the County" newly issued by the county party committee spread out on the desk. Some paragraphs of the document were painted with red and blue handwriting, and in some places

He also drew various symbols, and it seemed that he had carefully studied the spirit of the document. The sound of the phone interrupted his thoughts. As soon as he picked up the phone, Li Minqiang knocked on the door and came in.

Tian Yongsheng took the microphone, nodded to Minqiang with a smile, pointed to the sofa next to him, and motioned for him to sit down.

"Hello, I'm Tian Yongsheng. Oh, I heard you. How are you, Director Tan?...Okay, if the county can't increase the funding, it means the county is not well-funded....Well, okay, we are doing this this morning.

I need to have a meeting to study it, and I will give you a detailed report after the meeting. Okay, bye."

Tian Yongsheng put down the phone and said: "As you just heard, the county will not give us any more funds to repair the reservoir. We are required to do our job well, carry forward the spirit of hard work, and overcome difficulties by ourselves. And according to the overall deployment of the county party committee

, requiring us to complete the project ahead of schedule without increasing personnel and funds, and not delaying the spring plowing and sowing work at the latest. It seems like this is a tough nut to crack!"

Li Minqiang stood up and said firmly: "If you have difficulties, you can overcome them yourself. Don't be afraid of heavy tasks. The more difficult the task, the more it tests and trains people! Just leave the hardest bones to us."

Tian Yongsheng smiled and said: "As expected of someone who came from the army, he is tough in every word he speaks. Let's not talk about anything else for now. Let's talk about your affairs first. Minqiang, you are doing a good job.

!In response to the call of the Party Central Committee to get rid of poverty and become rich in rural areas, the government has arranged for you to work in the countryside instead of working in the city to help farmers get rid of poverty and become rich. This is not easy for ordinary people to do. The construction of new rural areas needs you to be ambitious and thoughtful.

, high-level talents. I have checked your files in the county. You are an outstanding cadre in the army, the company you lead is an advanced company, you have won the third-class collective merit, and you have also been awarded the second-class merit. No.

It's so simple! I informed the comrades in the town about your situation, and they all expressed their desire to learn from you."

Li Minqiang smiled and said: "Secretary Tian, ​​in fact, I am not as good as you said. Besides, this can only show that I still have some shortcomings in the past. I still need your help in my actual work in the future. I

Originally I didn't want to stay in the countryside, but when I came back I found that Shagang Village was still very poor and the villagers were still living a hard life, and I felt unwilling to do so. Some people said that I was doing it for the limelight, but that was not the case. Shagang Village was the place where I was born and raised.

I have feelings for this place, the land here, and the people here. I sincerely hope that the villagers can live a good life."

"So, you have to rush to the front line as soon as you get home. The town party committee has studied and decided that a total of thirty-seven migrant workers from your village, Zhangzhuang Village, and Xinxing Village will form a platoon. You will be the platoon leader. Zhang Yong, deputy secretary of the Zhangzhuang Village branch

Serve as deputy platoon leader. What do you think?"

Li Minqiang was taken aback and said, "Secretary Tian, ​​I just got home, is that okay?"

Tian Yongsheng immediately took over the words and said: "Why, are you afraid of difficulties? 'The more difficult the task, the more it tests and trains people'! You can lead a company well in the army, but can't you lead a platoon of migrant workers well?"

I believe you will be able to take care of it." Tian Yongsheng said with such confidence.

Li Minqiang added: "I have just arrived home and am not familiar with the situation. Besides, there is a difference between leading militiamen and leading soldiers in the army."

Tian Yongsheng said: "People across the country are learning from the People's Liberation Army. Basically, the people who go to the construction site this time are militiamen, and the construction sites live a collective life. It is a good opportunity to learn from the People's Liberation Army. You have to ignore the good style of the army.

Pass it on to everyone without reservation! Make a good appearance for the entire migrant workers on the construction site. I believe you will do it. To be honest, you, the platoon leader of the migrant workers platoon, are the ones I specifically proposed to the town party committee. What else do you have?

Is there anything you want to say?"

What else can Li Minqiang say? He has been in the army for eight years and has never shied away from the burdens placed on his shoulders by leaders, no matter how heavy they are. He said with a ruddy face: "Secretary Tian, ​​since the organization trusts me, I will hand over the task to you."

I, I will throw my arms away and try to do it!"

Tian Yongsheng's shiny purple face was filled with joy. He patted Min Qiang's shoulder and said, "Okay! I believe you will do a good job!"

Tian Yongsheng, who has been a leader for many years, has developed the habit of being willing to "explain" to his superiors at any time when something happens. Through casual conversations with subordinates or the masses, he explains the party's principles, policies, work requirements, and issues that should be paid attention to.

Break each piece apart and hand it to them. He often said: The masses have infinite creativity. Without the conscious action of the broad masses of the people, it is impossible for leaders to accomplish anything even if they have great abilities.

. When the masses truly understand that the party’s ideas are consistent with their fundamental interests, they will work hard and create many good methods in the process, often achieving unexpected and perfect results in their work.

Tian Yongsheng's work method, which is good at following the mass line, has indeed tasted a lot of sweetness.

At this time, Tian Yongsheng was thinking that to complete the arduous task of building the reservoir, he should briefly and clearly explain the spirit of the superiors' instructions and exchange opinions. So he said: "The county party committee has repeatedly emphasized that we must focus on the overall situation.

Carry forward the spirit of Foolish Old Man to move mountains and complete this project. No matter how difficult it is, it must be completed on time. How is the organization of the migrant workers in your village? Have you encountered any difficult things?"

When Li Minqiang heard Tian Yongsheng ask him about the situation in Shagang Village, the turmoil over the issue of migrant workers repairing the reservoir immediately appeared in front of his eyes. But he did not want to expose the problems to the leader and distract the leader's work energy, so he said: "

The migrant workers have been organized, and although they encountered some problems, they have been solved, and they can set off immediately with just an order."

After listening to Li Minqiang's words, Tian Yongsheng responded: After the county committee made the decision to build the reservoir, some people thought that the town would not benefit much from this project, so they were not too concerned about this work. After repeated discussions,

Later, he complained that the county was too tight on funds to repair the reservoir, did not fully consider the lives of migrant workers, and felt embarrassed about completing the task. Thinking of this, he deeply felt that it was difficult to do any job well.

It will be smooth sailing, but it will take hard work.

Tian Yongsheng wanted to continue talking with Li Minqiang. Secretary Zhou came in and said: "Secretary Tian, ​​everyone in the meeting is here." Tian Yongsheng picked up the materials on the table and walked into the conference room with Minqiang.

The layout of the conference room is very simple. There is a "Zhaozhuang Reservoir Construction Schematic" hanging on the front wall. The tasks shared by each township in the county are marked in different colors. The participants sat in a circle around the long conference table.

, there were quite a few people sitting against the wall outside the table, filling the small conference room to the brim.

The meeting began. Mayor Chang Ziming used his rough voice to convey the spirit of the county party committee's instructions on building the reservoir and the specific arrangements for the construction of the reservoir, and gave a detailed introduction to everyone. He also gave information about the personnel involved in the construction of the reservoir.

An explanation was given: One hundred and thirty migrant workers from the whole town formed a company, with the mayor Chang Ziming as the company commander, and the deputy secretary of the town party committee Chen Wenjun as the deputy company commander. There were three platoons, and the chief and deputy platoon leaders were announced respectively.

Each platoon has three squads, and the squad leader of each squad is appointed by the platoon leader.

Tian Yongsheng said in his speech: "Everyone knows that our county is threatened by drought almost every year. Now the county committee has decided to mobilize thousands of troops and dozens of large-scale equipment in the county to use the two months of winter to build a large-scale construction project in the west of the county.

Zhaozhuang builds a large reservoir. The completion of this reservoir will allow 20% of the land in the west of the city to be irrigated. Some small reservoirs will be built in other places and some deep wells will be dug. This will change the way our county carries water without rain in spring.

Cotton, water is used to sow corn in the summer, wheat is grown in the autumn, and men, women, old and young are able to resist drought three times a year."

Tian Yongsheng's speech received applause from the participants.

Tian Yongsheng continued: "But there is another issue that I need to make clear to everyone. This project is on a tight schedule and has many participants and equipment, but the funds allocated by the authorities are not much. This requires everyone to carry forward the spirit of hard work and work diligently and thriftily to control the water.

, seriously think of ways to overcome difficulties.”

Tian Yongsheng's words triggered the following discussion.

Tian Yongsheng continued: "Today we will hold a democratic meeting, and everyone must speak actively at this meeting." He nudged Deputy Secretary Chen Wenjun who was sitting next to him thinking about the problem with his elbow, and said: "Old Chen,

You are the commander of the construction site, what do you have to say?"

Chen Wenjun is about the same age as Tian Yongsheng. He wears a pair of black wide-rimmed glasses on his serious rectangular face, and his two small eyes are shining brightly behind the lenses. He is a graduate of the Agricultural University and was transferred from the County Agricultural Bureau.

, has served as deputy secretary of the party committee in Mingyang Town for more than three years.

Chen Wenjun raised his head, adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose, glanced at everyone and said, "I'll say a few words, but what I said didn't interest everyone. The county committee's decision to build the reservoir was correct, he said.

The correctness of it has already been stated by Mayor Chang and Secretary Tian just now, so I won’t repeat it again. I think there won’t be any big problem with the enthusiasm of the migrant workers at the construction site. The biggest concern is the funding issue, and I hope they will seriously consider it.

Just now, Secretary Tian said that we should be diligent and frugal in water control. I agree with this, but the money that should be spent must still be spent, and what should be used must be used. I am afraid it is true that a clever woman cannot cook without rice, right? So, my opinion is still

Apply for more funds from the county."

At this time, someone took over the topic: "I think what Secretary Chen said makes sense. There are a lot of expenses such as vehicle maintenance, equipment repairs, and tool purchases at the construction site. Everything costs money. As the saying goes, it's better to have more money. Still.

It’s good to have more money, and you can return it if you don’t use it up. It’s better to be prepared. If you don’t have money when you need it at the critical moment, you will be blind.”
To be continued...