259: Chapter 259 National Outstanding County Party Secretary, Top 100 Counties in China

The wedding was grand, yet low-key.

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It wasn't until he boarded the plane back to Jiangnan Province that the sense of unreality in his heart gradually faded. Qin Chuan's status in his heart had risen at least another level.

Qin Chuan stayed in the capital for several days.

He mainly spent time with his wife and family.

Occasionally, he went out for drinks and small gatherings.

Chairman Chen Zhixun considered himself the primary follower and took pride in it.

After staying in the capital for a few days, Qin Chuan took Zhu Qingxi on a tour around the country for several days, which served as their honeymoon.

After the marriage leave ended, Qin Chuan brought Zhu Qingxi back to Wanshun County.

As the saying goes, a wife follows her husband; since they were married, she naturally went wherever Qin Chuan went.

Upon returning, Qin Chuan held a wedding banquet in Wanshun County. The original plan was for fifty tables, but hearing that Secretary Qin was hosting a wedding feast, many people took the initiative to come and offer their congratulations.

However, Qin Chuan did not accept a single cent in gift money, paying out of his own pocket instead. He wasn't short on that bit of money anyway. In the end, it took sixty or seventy tables to seat everyone.

A few days later, they made a trip back to Handong Province and held another wedding banquet. Similarly, no gift money was accepted, and the scale also reached sixty or seventy tables.

Time quickly moved into November.

With the onset of winter, Wanshun County already felt a bit of a chill, but everyone's heart was burning with soaring motivation.

This year, the changes in Wanshun County could be described as earth-shaking.

Under the leadership of Secretary Qin Chuan, the leadership team was unprecedentedly united. The county's economy grew rapidly every month, a large amount of infrastructure was built and completed, beautiful residential communities were handed over for use, and the income of the common people climbed steadily.

Many people who originally worked in coastal areas had already returned to their hometown one after another, finding satisfactory jobs right at their doorstep with relatively high incomes.

Whether it was the Jigong Mountain Gold Mine or the Shenlong New Energy Vehicle Factory, both had entered the mass production stage and were flourishing.

The professional cable factory that Chairman Chen Zhixun invested in Wanshun County also began production, hiring several thousand local workers.

Amidst this rapid development, Wanshun County also entered the selection for the top 100 counties in china. Many people in the streets were heatedly discussing this matter.

In the past, that would have been unthinkable.

“Secretary Qin Chuan is amazing; he actually brought our Wanshun County into the ranks of the top 100 counties in china!”

“I think Wanshun County entering the National Top 100 is a sure thing, and I estimate we can even make it into the top thirty!”

“Top thirty is conservative; I think we can make it into the top twenty!”

“We can definitely make the top twenty this year. Next year, following this development trend, I conservatively estimate we can enter the top ten, or even the top five!”

“...”

Qin Chuan heard the public discussions and had a rough guess in his heart. Given Wanshun County's current situation, entering the top twenty shouldn't be much of a problem—likely around fifteenth place, and with good luck, maybe even twelfth.

Besides the Top 100 Counties selection, there was also the selection for national outstanding county party secretary.

Qin Chuan received a personal call from Secretary Kang Kewu.

“Secretary Kang, you were looking for me.”

Seeing Qin Chuan arrive, Secretary Kang Kewu personally made tea and got straight to the point. “Comrade Qin Chuan, you should have heard about this year's national outstanding county party secretary selection, right?”

“Yes, I've heard.”

Not only had he heard, but Qin Chuan also had some thoughts of his own—for instance, whether he could be named a national outstanding county party secretary.

If he could obtain this honor, it would be incredibly impressive, a truly brilliant stroke in his political career that would also be of great help for future promotions.

Secretary Kang Kewu was blunt. “Comrade Qin Chuan, the Municipal Party Committee has recommended you to the province.”

Each prefecture-level city has one recommendation slot. The province conducts an initial screening, and after filtering some out, Jiangnan Province then recommends candidates to the Central Government. Finally, the Central Government selects this year's National Outstanding County Party Secretaries.

“Thank you, Secretary Kang, for recommending me.”

“No need to thank me. It's mainly because your own performance has been outstanding enough. I think it shouldn't be much of a problem for you to be selected as a national outstanding county party secretary.”

Qin Chuan successfully passed the provincial preliminary evaluation. As a nominee from Jiangnan Province, he and two other County Party Secretaries were recommended to the Central Government.

The news spread through the Ningzhou officialdom, sparking envy in many, especially other district and county party secretaries.

Time entered 2014.

After New Year's Day, the Central Government first announced the list of the 2013 top 100 counties in china. Qin Chuan was reviewing documents in his office when his secretary, Xia Hai, rushed in excitedly, unusually forgetting to even knock.

“Secretary, the Top 100 Counties list is out! Our Wanshun County is ranked 12th, just shy of the top 10. It's already been posted on the official website.”

Hearing this, Qin Chuan became interested. He put down the documents he was reviewing and opened the official website. Sure enough, the top 100 counties in china rankings were right there on the homepage.

Seeing the 12th place ranking, for a moment, Qin Chuan felt that all the hard work and effort had been worth it. He had taken office in April 2012, and in less than two years, Wanshun County had developed from an ordinary county into a National Top 100 County, ranking 12th.

That evening, the Provincial TV Station's Jiangnan News gave key coverage to several top 100 counties in china from the province, with a particular focus on Wanshun County.

The next day, Jiangnan Daily and Ningzhou Daily both featured large-scale reports on their front pages.

Good things come in pairs.

A few days later, the results for the national outstanding county party secretary selection were also released.