NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1144
When Liu Zhizhong and the others arrived outside the gate of the County Committee and County Government Office, they were truly astonished.
The county's four major administrative offices were there to welcome them, and they were all standing outside the gate, a couple of hundred people of all ages!
Among them, sixty to seventy percent were minorities, the rest were Han people.
Of course, in principle, in the Minority Autonomous County, the Party Secretary must be a Han person, whereas the County Mayor must be a minority. But now, haha... the Secretary is a minority, and the County Mayor is Han.
Just these two hundred or so members of the County Committee and County Government, standing there, formed a solid mass. Those who don't know the inside story might think the minorities are rising up! Right? Even the sweepers are included, and they're all on the payroll, would you believe it?
This welcoming scene was enough to make Liu Zhizhong take a deep breath and be utterly astonished.
Is it really necessary to have so many people? Is there that much work to do?
Of course, Liu Zhizhong knew that these people are interconnected, with extensive human relationships, a major characteristic of the locality, alas...
At this moment, the overweight minority secretary led the way, named Mo Dayou, at most one meter six tall, weighing at least one hundred eighty pounds, standing out quite prominently in the crowd.
And they, a hundred people, stood outside the gate, not far from the street, where minority men and women could be seen, some carrying wine bottles as they walked by, some urinating and defecating in the street.
In this situation, nobody bothered to manage.
Because the County Public Security Bureau had set up a security line, with barriers, as long as the minorities didn't cross over, nothing would happen.
Moreover, there were armed police on duty, so the minorities could only drink and defecate outside the barrier.
Minister Lu frowned, Zhang Tianbao was depressed, and the accompanying staff shook their heads.
But in this broken place, Shanan, the folk customs are just like that. The minorities don't like studying, and they can't study, with limited schooling conditions. The concept of social public health doesn't even exist in their minds.
Their concept is: whatever, won't people live if they don't urinate and defecate? We are minorities, we are uncultured, we can act recklessly.
You really can't say, the minorities here, when acting recklessly, truly leave Han politicians helpless, amused but also despairing. These guys are quite uncouth but not illegal; even if they did something wrong, it would be dealt with haphazardly, muddled over.
The minorities in Nansha have copper-brown skin, and Han people habitually call them Mountain Copper Stick, even the officials do the same. Of course, this is discriminatory, but everyone is used to it.
Discrimination stuff, isn't new, right?
Sigh, let's not talk about this, do as the locals do!
Shanan County's customs are truly crude!
Ministers Lu and Zhang accompanied Liu Zhizhong upon his appointment, and it was already dusk.
As for the county-wide cadre meeting, that had to wait until tomorrow.
Secretary Mo Dayou grinned widely, revealing his big yellow teeth, and after a few pleasantries said that revolution is simply inviting guests to eat, drink, and have fun, following Shanan's old traditions. Tonight, they would first eat, drink, and rest, and they must ensure Liu Zhizhong, the young and handsome deputy leader, is well cared for; the county-wide cadre meeting would officially convene tomorrow morning.
The four major county administration offices, the County Party Secretary is the leader, and the County Mayor is of course the deputy leader, no problem there.
Still, do as the locals do, it's indeed time to eat and rest.
As a result, at this dinner, over two hundred people from the County Committee and County Government accompanied Liu Zhizhong and a few others to eat and drink. The scene... Liu Zhizhong felt his entire scalp tingling...