Volume 4: Xishan County Magistrate Chapter 158: The Arrogant Ye Changzhang

  The security captain immediately opened the door, and under Liu Fei's invitation, these teachers also automatically lined up in two rows and followed the security into the conference room.

  Liu Fei returned to his office, calmed down and thought for a moment about how to handle the matter, figured out a general idea, and then dialed County Party Secretary Zhou Wenfu's phone.

  Zhou Wenfu had just arrived at the office, but his heart was still racing wildly.

  This morning, he had just gotten out of bed and was about to go to work after breakfast when he received a report that the county government gate was surrounded by a group of substitute teachers. After receiving the report, he rushed out immediately, not even bothering to take his briefcase with him, despite his wife's reminder from behind. As he hurried towards the county government building, he told his wife to send over his briefcase later.

  Zhou Wenfu was well aware of the adverse impact this incident would have on his political future, and he had to find a way to resolve it. However, what he didn't expect was that by the time he arrived at the county government gate, Liu Fei had already settled the matter. Seeing the teachers standing in pairs with security guards walking into the county government building, he knew that this matter was basically resolved.

  At this moment, sitting in the office, his secretary had already reported to him in detail about Liu Fei's handling of the entire incident. After listening, Zhou Wenfu sighed and said: "Ah, the Yangtze River water waves push forward! This Liu Fei is really not simple! He is bold and decisive, with excellent means, indeed an outstanding talent."

  At this time, Liu Fei's phone call came over.

  "Secretary Zhou, I'd like to report to you about what happened this morning. This is what happened: this morning, I arrived at the county government entrance... Then, in accordance with the guiding spirit you put forward during the meeting, Secretary Zhou, I temporarily stabilized the emotions of the masses. I have a few ideas and would like to ask for your guidance." On the phone, Liu Fei did not take credit for himself, but first pointed out that his achievements were made under the implementation of Secretary Zhou's meeting spirit. Afterwards, Liu Fei also put forward his own proposed solutions to solve the problem and sought Secretary Zhou's opinion.

  If earlier, County Party Secretary Zhou Wenfu was quite impressed with Liu Fei's quick resolution of the incident, then at this moment, upon hearing Liu Fei's words, he attributed the credit for resolving the matter to both of them together. This raised Zhou Wenfu's opinion of Liu Fei to a higher level - this young man truly knows how to conduct himself and do things. He is not arrogant about his achievements and knows how to share credit with his leaders; this young man has a bright future ahead of him.

  Actually, Liu Fei had no intention of sharing the credit for this matter with others, but he had no choice but to do so. He was well aware that behind this incident, a huge conspiracy was definitely hidden. He knew that whoever could stir up such an evil event must have enormous power. As the newly appointed head of Xishan County, Liu Fei's position was not yet stable, and his foundation was not solid. At this moment, he had just arrived and already had a serious disagreement with Vice County Magistrate Gong Chunshan, which made him highly opposed to each other. In this situation, if he wanted to do anything, he would definitely be restricted by Gong Chunshan and various forces. Therefore, in order to investigate the mastermind behind the conspiracy, Liu Fei must first gain the support of County Party Secretary Zhou Wenfu; otherwise, it would be too difficult for him to find out.

  So Liu Fei could only take a temporary measure, first using his achievements to shut up Zhou Wenfu's mouth. In this way, from the perspective of personal interests, Zhou Wenfu would not overstep himself in this matter.

  After communicating with Zhou Wenfu for a while and basically determining the main outline of how to deal with this incident, Liu Fei had a bottom line in his heart. At this time, Secretary Feng Yuan came over and said that the teacher representative had arrived.

  Liu Fei received a few teacher representatives in his office, then he listened to the teachers' grievances. He said that the county party committee and government fully understand the difficulties of the teachers and promised that they would not unilaterally buy out their years of service. Instead, they would consider the actual situation of the teachers, including arranging employment and providing new job opportunities. The county party committee and government plan to hold a special meeting to discuss and resolve this matter. Finally, the teacher representatives left with satisfaction.

  This matter is now settled.

  At this time, He Yaxing and his trusted assistant Ma Lixin, who had been watching the development of the whole incident from outside, found that something was not quite right. Especially after seeing the three fake teachers they had arranged to lead the trouble being taken away, they knew that things had failed. This made He Yaxing very angry, pointing at Liu Zhuo, who was short and fat at the time, and asked: "Who is this guy? How dare he ruin my good deed."

  Ma Lixin was indeed knowledgeable and well-informed, and he said to He Yaxing: "Director He, this is Liu Zong, the vice director of the Public Security Bureau. It was him who beat up Young Master yesterday and made him kneel down."

  He Ya Xing's face turned red with rage; "You send someone to investigate this person for me and think of a way to deal with him."

  Ma Lixin immediately agreed.

  Then the two people drove away from the scene in a car. At this time, He Yaxing, who was sitting in the car, was planning a new conspiracy in his heart.

  Liu Fei sat in his office, rubbing his temples and couldn't help but smile wryly. Being the county head wasn't as easy as he thought. As soon as he took office, he had to face so many headache-inducing issues, which made him admire Jiang Zhengyuan even more. He was just a small county head and already felt overwhelmed, let alone when Jiang was the provincial governor, facing countless problems. However, Liu Fei clearly remembered that during his four years of following Jiang, the latter always remained calm and composed, smiling in the face of changing circumstances, with strong confidence and abilities. It seemed that Jiang's decision to send him to a lower-level county for training was correct. If he were still in the provincial government, he might have been promoted faster, but his governing ability and response to various events would not have grown as quickly.

  At this time, the phone rang, Liu Fei answered it, and the call was from Secretary Feng Yuan: "County Magistrate Liu, the entrepreneurs I invited have arrived."

  Liu Fei nodded: "Okay, I'll go see them right now."

  Secretary Feng Yuan continued: "However, County Head Liu, Ye Changfu, whom you insisted I invite, did not come."

  Upon hearing this, Liu Fei furrowed his brow and looked somewhat displeased: "What's going on? Why didn't he come?"

  "Feng Yuan explained: 'It's like this, County Head Liu. Ye Changfu said he was preparing to receive a big shot from the city. Apparently, the general manager of Xinyuan Supermarket in Hengyang City is coming down this afternoon to inspect Chunhui Canned Food Factory and determine whether to make it a supplier for Xinyuan Supermarket. They may also discuss other cooperative matters, but Ye didn't elaborate.'"

  Liu Fei responded with an "uh-huh" and then hung up the phone.

  His heart was not very happy, it seemed that Ye Changfu, the director of Chunhui Canning Factory, was a arrogant and self-conceited person who didn't put the county head in his eyes. However, this instead inspired Liu Fei's desire to meet Ye Changfu. Liu Fei first met with several entrepreneurs who came to visit, listened to their views on developing state-owned economy and their own opinions. After more than half an hour of conversation, Liu Fei also found that these state-owned enterprise directors seemed to have not yet gotten rid of the idea that the state-owned economic system was superior, some even thought that since they were state-owned enterprises, they would not go bankrupt no matter what. However, at the meeting, Liu Fei clearly put forward his own views: any enterprise that could not adapt to the market economy trend in the new situation should be closed down, stopped production, or reformed into a shareholding system, and unqualified leaders should be laid off. This speech left the several directors present stunned. They did not expect this young county head to have such courage, some even said to Liu Fei at the time: "County Head Liu, if the enterprise goes bankrupt, what about the hundreds of workers in our factory?"

  Liu Fei just smiled faintly: "For this part of laid-off workers, the county will subsidize a part and organize skills training for laid-off workers to actively help them find new jobs. Moreover, for re-employed laid-off workers, the county will give them various preferential policies to encourage them to re-employ and start businesses. In short, we absolutely cannot let those stagnant state-owned enterprises become an economic burden, we must cut off the dead branches!"

  After the meeting, these entrepreneurs left with different expressions. Some were quite happy because Liu Fei proposed a method that could well solve the current dilemma of their enterprises. Others were very unhappy, as they felt that their rights might be deprived. Without power, how could they continue to reap various benefits?

  Liu Fei returned to the office and directly called Ye Changfu, the head of the canned food factory: "Director Ye, I'm Liu Fei, the county magistrate of Xishan County. I heard that you're going to entertain some big shots from the city tonight, and I thought I'd join in on the fun. Is it convenient for you?"

  On the other end of the phone, Ye Changfu, the director of Chunhui Canned Food Factory, was a robust man in his 50s with a rough appearance, but his eyes were bright and spirited. He was indeed very surprised to receive Liu Fei's call, because in the past, whenever the county magistrate or leaders from the county government called him, it was either to inspect or visit, and the purpose was simple - they wanted to get some benefits. It was rare for a county magistrate to personally call him, but he didn't expect this new county magistrate to be so polite on the phone. However, he knew that the other party's politeness didn't mean he had the courage to refuse them, no matter what their purpose was. As someone in his position, he still had to give face to this new county magistrate, so he could only smile wryly and say: "Alright, welcome County Magistrate Liu to guide our work. The reception will be held at the VIP hall of Xishan Hotel in the county city tonight at 6:30."

  Liu Fei smiled and said: "Okay, I'll definitely be there on time tonight."

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