Nominal: The Handong Game, the Energy System's Counterattack

"Boss, do you think the newly arrived Secretary Sha might take advantage of the chaotic political environment in Handong exposed by the Dafeng Factory incident to launch an attack?"

"Should we directly freeze all appointment and removal procedures for these 125 cadres and seize personnel power directly?"

"Cough cough..." Governor Liu almost choked after taking a sip of tea. "The appointments of 125 officials at the bureau level or above are being frozen just like that?"

Old Liu was somewhat incredulous. How could the top official of Handong Province act so recklessly?

He leaned back slightly in his chair, looking at Zhou Chuyi's serious expression, still somewhat incredulous.

"He's not that stupid, is he? At most, he'll single out a few people with questions and discuss them further, then reject them all?"

Old Liu asked Zhou Chuyi.

"I think that's possible," Zhou Chuyi nodded. "This Secretary Sha is quite domineering, even more so than Secretary Dakang."

Governor Liu looked at Zhou Chuyi and urged him to continue.

"This Secretary Sha has served for many years, from county party secretary to city party secretary, and he has basically accomplished everything he set out to do."

"If he doesn't want to do something, no one else can."

"According to our records, when he was mayor, he did not get along with the then municipal party secretary."

"He wanted to push forward a project, but the municipal party secretary objected. At the Standing Committee meeting, he directly threatened the municipal party secretary with his own job."

"This Secretary Sha has several adoptive fathers who are veteran revolutionaries, and he is also the son-in-law of the Wang family in Yanjing."

"Naturally, no one dared to remove him from his post, and the projects he promoted were successfully launched afterward."

"It's said that he once boasted arrogantly, asking, 'Is there anyone below who opposes me?'"

"Yes, but very rarely, unless he's willing to give up his official position."

"The discipline inspection commission and the procuratorate at the same level dare not supervise me, nor can they supervise me."

"Sir, during my time in Handong, I've heard about the domineering nature of Secretary Dakang of Jingzhou City."

Zhou Chuyi took a sip of tea. "When he was mayor, the mayor was the top leader; when he was secretary, the secretary was the top leader."

"But compared to our Secretary Dakang..."

"Isn't this new Secretary Sha even worse?"

Old Liu's mouth dropped open when he heard Zhou Chuyi's words.

Whose subordinate is this Sha Ruijin, that he is so brave?

How dare you say such a thing?

"So, he's going to reclaim the personnel power of the provincial party secretary, not slowly, but directly slashing the appointments of 125 cadres?"

Old Liu was truly astonished; this new Secretary Sha was even more domineering than Comrade Zhao Lichun.

But if he starts off like this, will he be able to control himself? Is his political acumen even stronger than Zhao's?

Although among the 125 cadres this time, Lao Liu's relationship with the provincial government is not very strong.

If a blanket ban is implemented, the entire officialdom of Handong will be in for a major storm.

"Even if Sha Ruijin carries the imperial sword of authority from the central government, is there any need to be in such a hurry?"

Old Liu seemed to foresee the turmoil that would ensue in the officialdom of Handong in the near future.

"No, Old Zhao is still Old Zhao." Governor Liu seemed to have thought of something and sighed.

"Hmm?" Zhou Chuyi looked at Governor Liu with a puzzled expression.

Governor Liu gave Zhou Chuyi a meaningful look and slowly revealed the deeper secrets behind this personnel list.

"Comrade Zhao Lichun knew he was leaving office, and it was also during the leadership transition period."

"In the subsequent Standing Committee meetings, the personnel issues that needed to be arranged were mostly resolved."

"Just like the people that Zhenhui and I nominated, they were all approved at the Standing Committee meeting."

"The last batch consists of these 125 cadres."

Old Liu looked out the window, seemingly gazing into the distance in the direction of Zhao Lichun in Yanjing.

Have you reviewed the names of these 125 cadres yourself?

Zhou Chuyi shook his head; he hadn't had time to look through all the names yet.

"If you look closely at this list, you'll find that many of them are older comrades who are about to retire."

"In addition, most of them carry distinct factional labels."

"Or like the leader, Qi Tongwei, who was nominated by Gao Yuliang and is spread throughout the public security, procuratorate, and judicial system."

"Or they were nominated by Li Dakang and are now occupying powerful positions in various cities, districts and counties."

"Truly clean, pure, unaffiliated, problem-free, and highly capable cadres are few and far between."

"The vast majority of people are involved in some form of interpersonal relationship or interest-based entanglement."

"There are even quite a few people who have hidden problems of corruption and misconduct, but they have not yet been exposed."

"Sir, what do you mean? This Comrade Zhao Lichun may know his situation and deliberately left behind this list of cadres?"

Governor Liu nodded. "Old Zhao knows exactly what he did."

"His transfer to Yanjing may have been due to some considerations about his situation."

"I suspect that when he recommended Gao Yuliang as the Party Secretary of Handong Province, he probably wanted to gauge the central government's attitude?"

Zhou Chuyi nodded; he hadn't understood it when he watched TV at the time.

However, after spending so many years working within the organization after time-traveling, I found Gao Yuliang's idea of ​​becoming the secretary of the Handong Provincial Party Committee after Zhao Lichun's departure somewhat ridiculous.

First of all, Gao Yuliang lacks grassroots experience.

He entered the cadre ranks in Handong starting at the deputy director-general level.

Liang Qunfeng was transferred to the political and legal system and appointed as the deputy chief prosecutor of the Handong Provincial People's Procuratorate.

He was later transferred to serve as deputy secretary of the Lüzhou Municipal Party Committee, then promoted to mayor of Lüzhou, and eventually became secretary of the Lüzhou Municipal Party Committee.

Although he was in charge of a region, his experience at the grassroots level was hardly impressive.

Not to mention his political achievements, which weren't particularly outstanding.

Later, he became a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee of Handong, full-time deputy secretary, and secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission.

It seems like he climbed the ladder step by step, but before reaching the deputy director-general level, he was a university professor.

In Zhou Chuyi's view, his position as Vice Minister Gao Yuliang was almost at its peak.

Even if Comrade Zhao Lichun is alright, at most he can take over Lao Liu's position, and becoming the provincial governor would be a stroke of luck.

As for wanting to govern a major economic province, that's simply wishful thinking.

"So Old Zhao is really something, a ruthless guy."

"Comrade Zhao Lichun has worked in Handong for decades. Knowing that he was about to leave office, he made his last speech at the Standing Committee meeting before leaving office."

"Leaving behind this batch of personnel nominations can be considered as him planting a heavy hidden bomb for the officialdom of Handong and for the next provincial party secretary."

"Comrade Zhao Lichun's move was very deliberate."

"He knew very well that after he left office, the central government would inevitably send a new secretary to reorganize Handong and reshape its ecosystem."

"If the new provincial party secretary has no intention of targeting Zhao Lichun, there was good communication before he took office."

"He might tell them how to deal with the people on this list."

"But if what you say is true, then the newcomer Sha Ruijin's ultimate target is Comrade Zhao Lichun..."