NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1167
"Well said, well hit the mark!"
Liu Zhizhong slapped the table, picked up his drink, held the exquisite glass, looked at Hamuer, and said word by word, "I want Shanan to see a new dawn, I want to sweep away all the evildoers in Shanan. Do you understand?"
"Oh my mother~~"
Hamuer was so shocked he leaned back, his glasses slipped down a bit, and he hurriedly adjusted the frame.
There was even sweat on his forehead, and he looked around.
But in this mountainous place, with high mountains and dense forests, few stars in the moonlit sky, except for the silhouette of mountains and shadows of trees, and the distant sounds of nocturnal beasts, there wasn't even a ghost around.
Yet, Hamuer still seemed afraid that Liu Zhizhong's bold words would be overheard by someone, who would then report to Mo Dayou.
This was quite real, quite lifelike.
Hamuer wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Um... County Magistrate Liu, you can't just say such things carelessly! If this reaches Secretary Mo Dayou's ears, or those of the other County Committee members, the consequences will be very serious!"
Liu Zhizhong pointed around them, then pointed at himself and Hamuer, and said calmly, "There's just the two of us here, who could leak it?"
At this moment, in Hamuer's eyes, Liu Zhizhong was no longer the gentle and resolute young man he appeared to be; he exuded an extraordinary calmness and composure, an unusual aura emanated from him, which was awe-inspiring.
Hamuer said, "Of course, I wouldn't leak it! County Magistrate Liu, your courage is unique, and I'm willing to follow you, to see you accomplish earth-shattering deeds. But have you thought it through? To bring a new dawn to Shanan, how many people need to be removed? The whole of Shanan could come to a standstill!"
"Do you think that without these people in their positions, the entire county will come to a standstill?"
"Uh... haha..." Hamuer was taken aback and smiled, nodded, "It doesn't seem to have stopped, does it?"
"Indeed, it hasn't stopped. The people are still in deep waters, and the Party and government agencies are still operating normally. Why is this? Because the supervision is not strong enough, so this remote place thrives on corruption and idleness. As long as there's no major trouble, everything is negotiable. Of course, this also means that in Shanan County, there are too many personnel in the Party and government systems. What's to be swept must be swept, and what's to be dismissed still needs to be dismissed."
"But..." Hamuer offered Liu Zhizhong a cigarette, "Have you considered that sweeping and dismissal mean 80% of the Party and government cadres and ghost employees in the county might end up in prison or lose their jobs? That's a big challenge! If these people cause trouble, how will it be resolved? Like Mo Dayou, such people have deep-rooted connections in officialdom, rallying support throughout Shanan; besides, his influence doesn't stop at the state level, it even reaches the provincial level. How do we handle that? Furthermore, you want to conduct an anti-corruption sweep, but the County Disciplinary Committee Secretary is Mo Dayou's man; the State Disciplinary Inspection Committee Secretary is Mo Dayou's brother-in-law; and at the Provincial Disciplinary Committee, he seems to have quite a good connection too!"
Liu Zhizhong hadn't expected Mo Dayou to be so cunning, but he said, "Since I want to make a move, I'm definitely going to focus on seizing a local 'tiger' like Secretary Mo and hit him hard till the end, uprooting the problem in the process. Surely many will fall, but those who remain will be relatively clean, able to maintain county operations, and by supplementing some positions, the problems won't be too big; it might even achieve the aim of streamlining and improving the efficiency of the County Committee and County Government, saving the nation enormous salary and fiscal expenditures!"