Rebirth of Minister Qi

Chapter 825 Spying on the enemy

Hou Liangping, a small figure who didn't even have a seat in front of Qi Tongwei and could only sit on a plastic bench, did not need to be paid too much attention. Qi Tongwei quickly calmed down and devoted himself to his work again. If he did not try to climb to the top and see the scenery that the great men in history had seen, but was obsessed with arguing about trivial things, he would fall behind.

"What else do you have planned for the afternoon?"

This was asked to Lu Qiang. Lu Qiang quickly opened the notebook in his hand. His behavior made the second and third secretaries roll their eyes. The chief secretary was keeping a close eye on the two of them. He really refused to ask for leave even when he had a fever of 39 degrees. He was unwilling to let go of even the slightest thing.

It has been several months since Deputy Secretary Qi even remembered their full names, and when he greeted them, he always called them "you", "hey", or "hello".

If she were a normal chief secretary, she should have assigned simple tasks like the itinerary to the two of them instead of doing everything by themselves. As a result, the two of them could not enter Deputy Secretary Qi's office once a week. When they occasionally went into the deputy secretary's office, they were asked to help clean it.

They even gave a good reason, saying that there were too many confidential matters in Deputy Secretary Qi's office and it was not suitable for cleaners to enter, so they had to send several of their own secretaries in to do the chores. As a result, it was the two of them who did the chores, and the chief secretary occupied the entire perspective of the deputy secretary.

However, Lu Qiang is also very capable at work, otherwise Qi Tongwei would not have trusted him so much for nearly twenty years, and he gave an answer immediately.

"Deputy Secretary Qi, Secretary Zhang of the Zhongjiang Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection wants to report to you in person at 3:20."

Qi Tongwei nodded and looked at his watch.

"Let's go to the cafeteria to eat. Call me at 2:30."

It was not until 2:30 in the afternoon that Qi Tongwei woke up on the sofa in the office with a game console still in his hand. He turned it off and threw it into the drawer.

Qi Tongwei sat on the sofa to regain his spirits. He felt that it was still more comfortable to work in the big government office. The work he handled in a day was three-quarters less than when he was in Jiangzhou. Apart from stricter management, he had more than twice the free time and was physically many times more relaxed. Now he was full of energy all day and would exercise for forty minutes in the gym when he got home in the evening before he felt the slightest bit of tiredness.

You know, when I was a general manager in Jiangzhou, I was exhausted at work and fell asleep at my desk more than once. But now, I have to go on the treadmill and rowing machine for a while before I feel a little tired.

Of course, this may also be because Qi Tongwei is now in a higher position and is at the decision-making level rather than the executive level as in the past. Well, promotion is good.

Qi Tongwei stood up, wiped his face, and adjusted his hair. After several minutes of rest, he sat back at his desk and pressed the intercom button. There was a knock on the door and Lu Qiang walked in. Secretaries don't have time for lunch breaks. While Qi Tongwei was sleeping, Lu Qiang had been organizing work content.

In fact, the problem lies in his unwillingness to delegate power. Even though he has two deputies, he still holds on to the important work. If he doesn't do it, who will? This is also one of the problems of some cadres who come from rural areas.

Qi Tongwei knew this very well, because he was like this in his previous life. He was born in the countryside and had never had a full meal before going to college. He could only rely on his own talent and hard work to change his destiny. He could not rely on other people at all, so naturally he would not trust anyone in the long run.

Although Lu Qiang came from a slightly better family, being the son of a breakfast shop owner, his fate depended entirely on himself. Even his wife from a wealthy family ended up being more of a hindrance to him than a help, as he didn't trust others in his bones.

"Leader, Secretary Zhang from the Zhongjiang Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection is already waiting. Should we let him in now?"

Qi Tongwei waved his hand.

"Isn't the appointment at 3:30? Just say I have a video conference, whatever, and ask him to wait."

Lu Qiang corrected himself in his mind and said it was three twenty.

"Oh well."

Qi Tongwei picked up the phone and dialed. The phone rang three or four times and was quickly picked up.

"Deputy Secretary Qi, do you have any instructions?"

The person on the other end of the phone was Hu Haiou. He was supervising the local provincial disciplinary inspection commission in the lower provinces to conduct a strict investigation into the grain purchasing and marketing system. He did not have much time for a nap. He was even busy all day long, working more than ten hours a day, and had to travel all over the country.

Of course, if he was promoted to deputy secretary, which is Qi Tongwei's current position, he would be able to command several teams to travel around the country from the office. However, with Hu Haiou's old-fashioned personality, he might not necessarily find time for leisure.

"What is the current situation in Zhongjiang Province?"

Of course, what Qi Tongwei asked about was the follow-up cleanup work of the grain purchasing and marketing system.

"Deputy Secretary Qi, the situation in Zhongjiang Province is quite complicated.

The grain purchasing and marketing system has now completed the city-level inventory, covering a total of 85 counties. At this stage, the preliminary investigation of 40 county grain bureaus has been completed, but in-depth investigations and the 10-year traceability work you requested will probably take another two months."

There are only 17 prefecture-level grain bureaus in Zhongjiang Province. In addition, the corruption problems in the municipal grain bureaus are mainly concentrated on subsidy fraud and embezzlement in grain projects. The investigation is relatively simple, and even if the source is traced back for ten years, it does not increase the workload much.

They quickly got it done, but now the inspection team sent by Qi Tongwei is focusing on the grain bureaus and grain stations at the county and township levels, which is a huge workload.

First of all, the content of the work is very different. The focus of the grain purchasing and marketing systems at the county and township levels is all on how to collect and store grain. Even if some granaries are built or equipment is updated, that is the power of the municipal level.

At the county and township level grain stations, corruption is mainly concentrated in their daily work. To put it bluntly, they are greedy for farmers' money and eat state subsidies. This involves a lot of transactions and objects. If you trace the source for ten years, the number of grain transactions involved is very large, and it is extremely cumbersome to investigate them one by one.

The next difficult part of the work actually lies in investigating corruption at the county and township levels. The Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection certainly will not do it themselves, and they do not have that many people. So they followed Qi Tongwei's approach and changed their own staff into inspection teams, which to put it bluntly are supervisors.

Then the municipal and county discipline inspection commissions were arranged to do the work, and the two-level departments were confused. For example, if they wanted to investigate whether a certain cadre had downgraded and lowered the price of grain during the grain collection process in a certain year, the discipline inspection commission would have to talk to the cadre in question, investigate all files such as deposit certificates, and also talk to the farmers in question. It would be best if they could see evidence such as receipts left by the farmers.