Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

As for the other leaders involved in the steel rolling mill, they were all given an administrative demerit as a warning, and they were also required to conduct a thorough self-examination.

Senior leaders, including Mr. Li, did not impose a severe punishment.

The leadership of the steel rolling mill breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving the notification. An administrative demerit could be considered a serious offense, but it could also be considered a minor one.

This demerit has a time limit; you won't get promoted for 12 months out of the year.

For example, if someone is about to be promoted, this administrative demerit would be a bit too severe.

Who the hell knows what will happen a year from now?

Take Secretary Nie for example. What if he doesn't step down to the second line next year but instead takes another step forward?

Then this administrative demerit will be enough to shut him down. Stop making trouble and go home to take care of the kids.

They might not even receive the benefits of a vice-ministerial level retirement; they can only receive the benefits of a department-level retirement. Don't underestimate this half-level difference; the gap is enormous.

Fortunately, apart from Secretary Nie, no one else in the steel rolling mill's leadership team needs to be promoted or retired in the near future.

So in the end, it was Secretary Nie who was the most seriously injured in this whole affair.

There's no room for advancement anymore; I guess I'll just have to wait to retire and enjoy my retirement.

Actually, it's not a bad thing. Secretary Nie is already 63 years old and has been injured before. The work at the steel rolling mill is not easy, so retiring early is a good thing. It's just that Secretary Nie himself is unwilling to accept it.

The anger in their hearts needed an outlet, so the secretaries, who were the culprits, took the blame for everything.

He was definitely spared, but all his titles and identities were stripped away, and he was sent to the Northwest to dig sand.

In the steel rolling mill's conference room, the leadership team gathered for a meeting. Secretary Nie, expressionless, announced the disciplinary actions taken against them by the higher-ups.

Then, Secretary Nie forced a smile and continued:

"Gentlemen, while some are punished, others are rewarded and promoted. That is Comrade Huai De."

Li Huaide, who had been lost in thought, suddenly opened his eyes when he heard his name called. He looked at Secretary Nie and saw him give him a friendly smile.

Li Huaide also politely replied:

"Hehe, Secretary, you must be joking. I haven't done anything. Rewards and promotions are still a long way off."

Li Huaide had indeed not received any news about his promotion. His father-in-law hadn't even come home last night, so he was still confused.

The others present were also a little confused, but Secretary Nie would soon clear things up for them.

Yang Ligong also frowned. He felt that things were not so simple, so he picked up a cigarette from the table and lit it.

The others followed suit and started smoking.

Secretary Nie lit a cigarette himself, exhaled a puff of smoke, and, seeing the confusion and worry in everyone's eyes, gave a cold smile. Then, he slowly picked up the documents on the table and began to speak:

"Announcement from the Party Committee of the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry Regarding the Promotion of Comrade Li Huaide."

As soon as Secretary Nie said this, everyone present sat up straight.

My god, this opening is a sure sign of a promotion! I don't even need to listen to what Secretary Nie is going to say next.

At this moment, everyone was secretly wondering what tone to use to congratulate Li Huaide, except for Yang Ligong, who was not happy at all and was almost driven crazy with jealousy.

Because after Li Huaide's promotion, he would be the leader of the vast majority of people present.

It's not hard to guess that Li Huaide is currently a deputy director-general, and after being promoted, he will definitely be a director-general, and the position he takes over will either be deputy secretary or directly the top leader.

Since Secretary Nie is still in power and remains the top leader, with Yang Ligong as the second-in-command, Li Huaide is very likely to be the deputy secretary, the third-in-command with real power!

This surprised them greatly. In a large steel rolling mill, which is at the bureau level, the highest position one could hold was a full bureau-level official!

Therefore, a typical large factory with 10,000 employees would have two top leaders: the Party Secretary and the Factory Director. Both are at the ministerial level, but the Party Secretary holds absolute power.

The factory director is the second-in-command; after the Party Secretary, he is the highest-ranking official, and naturally wields considerable power.

The power structure of a normal steel rolling mill is usually like this, but now that the leadership has promoted a cadre at the level of a department director, the situation is starting to become turbulent.

As expected, what Secretary Nie said next was almost exactly what they had guessed.

"In order to further strengthen the cadre team of our department and optimize the structure of middle-level cadres, after democratic recommendation, organizational review, and collective deliberation by the Party Group of the department, we recommend Comrade Li Huaide for promotion."

"After a vote by the ministries, Comrade Li Huaide was promoted to Deputy Secretary of the Standing Committee of the Steel Rolling Mill, with an administrative rank of Director-General."

"Clap clap clap!" Secretary Nie said, taking the lead in applauding.

Secretary Nie had a very good impression of Li Huaide. Both of them had fought in wars and had a strong sense of iron-bloodedness. They admired each other.

Of course, while he appreciated Li Huaide, Secretary Nie wouldn't favor him. Previously, Li Huaide shared the same idea as the leaders above him: that Yang Ligong would succeed him as secretary after he was promoted to the ministry or stepped down to the second line.

But Yang Ligong was too good; he caught the attention of the higher-ups, who immediately promoted Li Huaide.

Even if Secretary Nie were stupid, he could see that Yang Ligong's succession to the position of secretary was in jeopardy.

As long as Li Huaide doesn't make any mistakes before his retirement, and even if the current situation remains unchanged, then directly taking over as secretary is a foregone conclusion.

Secretary Nie does possess some political wisdom.

Sometimes he was just unwilling to fight. Li Huaide controlled the logistics and security departments, but Secretary Nie didn't even lift an eyelid.

You, Li Huaide, may have control over logistics, but ultimately, the steel mill is in my hands as the top leader.

You're fine fighting Yang Ligong, but fighting me? That's a whole different story.

To reiterate, I, Secretary Nie, may not be able to bring you down, but I can certainly prevent your promotion.

The organization takes the opinion of the top leader very seriously.

What is a Supreme Imperial Weapon?

When they make a move, it will surely shake the heavens and earth!

Of course, Li Huaide respected him as a veteran, and he also did a very good job.

In Secretary Nie's eyes, Li Huaide was a man of great loyalty and righteousness.

So Secretary Nie didn't care about all the nonsense Li Huaide did after he entered the factory. He could just sit and watch or lie down and watch.

Anyway, everything is under control.

Just kidding, how simple can someone who becomes the top leader be?

Without Secretary Nie's tacit approval, Li Huaide would have had no way to smoothly take control of the security department.

The current head of the security department is indeed Li Huaide's soldier, but he is also Nie Wuji's nephew.

Do you think it's fun?

Of course, this wasn't Secretary Nie arranging spies or anything; he simply had no reason to do so.

He just needs to keep the overall situation under control; if he really gets angry, no one in the factory can stop him.

Li Huaide's smartest trait was that he would always report to Secretary Nie before doing anything.

Because he understood the secretary's influence; although their backers were different, their camps did not clash.

As a subordinate, it is only right to respect one's superior, and the two even had a very good relationship in private.

Because Li Huaide was truly adept at interpersonal relationships, he managed to acquire a lot of valuable resources from Northeast China, and Secretary Nie naturally received a share.

Given this relationship, it would be unreasonable for Secretary Nie not to support Li Huaide.

At the time, Secretary Nie thought that Yang Ligong would take over his position as secretary, and then he would recommend Li Huaide to the organization to take over as factory director.

But the situation is different now. Li Huaide is clearly a much better candidate than Yang Ligong as the top leader.