NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1202
Hamuer reached the rank of... Deputy...
Haha, that's a story for another time, let's not get into that now, shall we?
In officialdom, you've got to know people, recognize people, and stick with people. If you're with the right people, you can make it no matter what. If you're with the wrong people, nothing will work!
In the days that followed, the new situation in Shanan County continued to develop, and all the work was being carried out in an orderly manner.
Under Liu Zhizhong's leadership, Shanan County changed day by day! There was a major focus on building transportation infrastructure, setting up projects, and securing funding, with everyone working together towards the same goal.
Originally, Liu Zhizhong donated six hundred million in copyright revenue to the rural transportation infrastructure in Shanan, but this was far from sufficient.
Liu Zhizhong envisioned that the roads needed to be extended and improved, and that the unique ethnic economy would be developed. There must be a highway and a railway, and a branch airport built. If possible, he'd even fight for a hydroelectric project for Shanan, given its abundant rivers, which would be wasted if not utilized, as the water would flow downstream to the neighboring country, haha...
As for Zhang Hongyang, Liu Zhizhong really put him through the wringer. Just a trip to the countryside to conduct field research made Zhang Hongyang utterly miserable.
The mountains were high, the roads were remote and difficult to navigate, and the weather was changeable, leading to illness. When they arrived at local towns and villages, each place strictly implemented the County Party Committee Standing Committee's new reception regulations, following the dining standards accordingly.
As a result, County Mayor Zhang couldn't even dream of eating lavish banquet food or exotic seafood anymore, there was no chance. Fiscal and public expenses were audited each quarter, with an auditing firm from the Provincial City assisting, which was quite something. Anyone who exceeded the limits and couldn't explain it would be in trouble. Of course, explaining constant wining and dining activities was exhausting, wasn't it?
Within less than a month of going to the countryside, Zhang Hongyang lost twenty pounds. In less than two months, he got sick five times, looking every day as if he were dying.
Xie Peng was younger and also a martial artist, and he could really endure it. Once, when Zhang Hongyang had a high fever that wouldn't go away in a village, it was Xie Peng who braved the heavy rain and carried him to the town's health clinic. The feelings between this master and servant pair grew deeper day by day.
Zhang Hongyang's entire emotional state was almost collapsing. Being an emotional management master was no joke; it's not just something you can say you are, one needs the right qualities.
The master and servant privately cursed Liu Zhizhong, blaming him for making them suffer so much. After all, when the County Mayor went to the countryside, only the secretary could accompany him, a driver was permitted, but even the two drivers were in great distress. Thus, Zhang Hongyang couldn't enjoy the vanity of having many attendants like he did in Shadong County.
When Zhang Hongyang's stint in the countryside ended, he was dark and thin, and wearing glasses, looking nothing like a County Mayor—more like a migrant worker.
Xie Peng, too, was dark-skinned, but still, he remained quite strong.
However, fortunately, this suffering was somewhat worth it, as it provided Zhang Hongyang with another kind of emotional value. Because sometimes he had to go to the state for meetings, and the leaders praised him, County Mayor Zhang, for his fact-finding visits in the countryside, getting down to the real issues, and losing weight. This spirit of being willing to endure hardship was the model spirit of an official!
Zhang Hongyang felt bittersweet, both wronged and contented. Damn you, Liu Zhizhong, don't you treat me like a person! Just wait until someday I climb over your head; I'll have to give you a good showing!
However, because Zhang Hongyang was both dark and thin, he made it to the second page of the State Newspaper, earning him some fame, and the news even reached Luo Tianlin's ears...