483: Disagreements over Lin Zifeng's new appointment

The Spring Festival was festive and busy; no matter how far away they were, wanderers returned home to reunite with their families and celebrate the New Year together.

The festive days of reunion passed quickly in the busyness, seemingly faster than usual, and before one knew it, the Lantern Festival had passed.

During the Spring Festival, Lin Zifeng and Chen Yuxi went to the provincial capital on the second day of the Lunar New Year and did not return until the seventh day.

During those few days in the provincial capital, Li Yuhang, who had also returned to the provincial capital for the New Year, organized a gathering with Lin Zifeng, and they had a great time catching up with several classmates from the Party School in the provincial capital.

After the Lantern Festival, Lin Zifeng's grandparents returned to the countryside, and Li Yanran and Wang Ziyan also returned to Yushu City one after another.

Lin Zifeng, as before, devoted himself entirely to his work, pushing for the rapid development of Yushu City in all aspects.

As time passed day by day, the annual "Two Sessions" arrived once again.

As a representative, Lin Zifeng went to the capital again. During the more than a week of meetings in the capital, Lin Zifeng set aside time in the evenings to visit his doctoral supervisor and two senior fellow students, and also had a gathering with Party School classmates like Yang Zhongqiang with whom he had good relationships.

Of course, he also had a gathering with Li Dongliang and friends in the capital; it can be said that his schedule was very full.

Upon returning to Yushu City, even the physically fit Lin Zifeng felt mentally exhausted. It was only after resting at home for a full day that he felt refreshed again.

The same effort will yield returns; this is an unchanging truth.

It can be said that this trip to the capital was very fruitful for Lin Zifeng. Not only did he consolidate his interpersonal relationships, but during the meetings, he also fully expressed his opinions as a representative, which received full affirmation from the discussion group leader, who was none other than Provincial Party Secretary Zhao Fulai.

After the "Two Sessions" concluded, the annual personnel adjustment work followed.

The Organization Department at all levels began to get busy. The personnel changes in Yushu City were not large, with only some Cadre adjustments at the township level.

After the personnel adjustments were made in the Districts and Counties of Chunhua City, it was the turn of the provincial and municipal levels.

Lin Zifeng attended the Standing Committee meetings in Chunhua City for two consecutive days, participating in the research and discussion of personnel adjustments for the Districts and Counties and government units of Chunhua City, before returning to Yushu City.

On the morning of that day, Lin Zifeng went to work as usual, while the Provincial Party Standing Committee was holding a meeting in the conference room of the Provincial Party Committee Compound. The Provincial Party Standing Committee was also researching and discussing personnel adjustment work.

Minister of the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department, Liu Jiasheng, read out the list of Cadres to be adjusted across the province and their resumes, taking a full quarter of an hour.

After Liu Jiasheng finished reading the list of position adjustments, each personnel appointment began to be discussed, researched, and approved at the Standing Committee meeting.

Wan Guoliang, deputy secretary of the municipal party committee of Chunhua City, smoothly passed the personnel appointment and was transferred to serve as the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee and acting mayor of Yuquan City.

The next item discussed and researched was the personnel appointment for Lin Zifeng. The Provincial Party Committee Organization Department recommended that Lin Zifeng serve as the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee of Chunhua City, while continuing to serve concurrently as the Municipal Party Secretary of Yushu City.

Although this appointment meant Lin Zifeng had taken a step forward, it was still at the deputy department level.

Chen Yuanhua had expected this personnel appointment to pass very smoothly, but to his surprise, the first Standing Committee Member to speak, Vice Governor Sun Jialin, raised a different opinion.

"I have a certain understanding of Comrade Lin Zifeng. This Comrade is young and quick-witted, works with great decisiveness, and is even more of an expert in economic development."

"In these past few years, not only did he push an ordinary county into the top 100 counties in the country, but he also successfully completed the County-to-city conversion."

"Heping Town, where he once served, has not only become a famous tourist destination but has also been the top of the top ten towns in our province for two consecutive years, with annual economic income exceeding that of ordinary Districts and Counties."

"Last year, this Comrade was named one of the ten outstanding County Party Secretaries in the country. For such an excellent Comrade, I suggest we add to his burden and let him take on a more important position to play a greater role."

Hearing Sun Jialin's speech, Chen Yuanhua remained calm on the surface, but was slightly stunned in his heart. He couldn't help but think that although Sun Jialin had highly praised Lin Zifeng, he had also expressed another meaning: that he wanted to transfer Lin Zifeng away from Yushu City.

This was not the original intention of him and Lin Zifeng. Now that the construction of Yushu City in all aspects had been fully launched, it would be the best choice for Lin Zifeng to serve in Yushu City for another two years before being transferred.

Otherwise, most of Lin Zifeng's efforts over the past two years would have been in vain for someone else.

Chen Yuanhua knew that Sun Jialin must have his own candidate to recommend to serve in Yushu City.

Moreover, Sun Jialin might have only released a signal; there must be supporters, otherwise, he alone could not change the current situation.

However, as the Governor and also Lin Zifeng's father-in-law, it was not yet the time for him to express his opinion, so he glanced at Cao Mingxiu.

Cao Mingxiu understood and spoke directly: "I agree with Vice Governor Sun's evaluation of Comrade Lin Zifeng. I have a better understanding of the situation in Yushu City, after all, I have served as the Municipal Party Secretary of Chunhua City."

"Yushu City is currently in a stage of rapid development, and there is still a lot of room for development potential."

"Replacing the top leader of Yushu City at this time involves many uncertainties, so my opinion is that Comrade Lin Zifeng should be transferred to serve as the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee of Chunhua City, while continuing to serve concurrently as the Municipal Party Secretary of Yushu City."

"Governor Cao, I think we should let Vice Governor Sun finish speaking! Vice Governor Sun should have more to say, right? Which important position is Vice Governor Sun preparing to recommend Comrade Lin Zifeng for?"

Just as Cao Mingxiu finished speaking, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Qian Guorui said with a scholarly air.

Cao Mingxiu nodded slightly and looked at Sun Jialin along with the others.

Feeling everyone's gaze, Sun Jialin spoke again: "I think our Provincial Party Committee should be bolder in the use of Cadres."

"The economic development of our Huanan Province has already shown an imbalance, becoming increasingly strong in the east and weak in the south."

"Take Fengnan City, for example! Two mayors have been replaced in two years, but despite the changes, there has been no significant improvement in any aspect."

"Among the eleven Prefecture-level Cities, it has ranked last for three consecutive years, and its fiscal revenue is not even as good as Yushu City, a county-level city."

"My opinion is to let Comrade Lin Zifeng serve as the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee and acting mayor of Fengnan City."

"Moreover, after Comrade Lin Zifeng arrives, we should promote the Fengnan City People's Congress election as soon as possible, and strive to remove the word 'acting' from Comrade Lin Zifeng's title within half a month."

"We cannot let the word 'acting' hinder Comrade Lin Zifeng's work. Fengnan City should have some new atmosphere; we must change the political status quo of Fengnan City."

"If Fengnan City continues to maintain its current situation, everyone sitting here has a responsibility!"

Hearing Sun Jialin's opinion, several Standing Committee Members nodded subconsciously.