Chapter 146 Zheng Guoqiang's Work
Xie Yun asked him, "Why did you suddenly want to retire? He was considered the most promising young man in our team. It would be great to stay in the army. You can serve the country, improve yourself, and have a bright future. I really don't know what he was thinking."
Gong Jianhua thought for a moment and said, "I'm not too clear about the specifics, I can only speculate. Ordinary soldiers are discharged after completing their military service. The length of service varies from branch to branch, some for three years, some for four, and some for five years. The army can also adjust the length of service based on needs."
However, once promoted, one will basically serve for ten years. Zheng Guoqiang was promoted, but he had been in the army for less than ten years when he suddenly had to retire. If he did not apply for retirement on his own initiative, then he must have done something that made the army dissatisfied with him, but it was not to the extent that he had to be publicly criticized or punished. In any case, he was no longer needed and was asked to return to work in the local area.
It's hard to say which one it is; it could be both. Anyway, based on my experience over the years, those who have been promoted have all served in the army for more than ten years before leaving.
Xie Yun said: "The option of actively applying for demobilization can be ruled out. He went home to visit relatives at the end of last year and left just two days after the Chinese New Year. At that time, he told people he might not be back for several years. He said that now there is a call for 'no Spring Festival holiday', so he will not actively apply for leave in the future. He will just work hard in the army and strive to make a name for himself as soon as possible.
It was already the end of February. You just said that the army reported the list of demobilizations in March. How could his thinking change so quickly? In just one month, he went from an officer determined to fight for promotion in the army to one determined to retire?
I think it's possible that the military saw through his selfish nature and felt that he was unreliable and unfit for the task, so they simply let him retire."
Gong Jianhua said: "Hearing you say that, this possibility is indeed greater."
Director Zhong said, "A few years ago, the central government issued a document to select and transfer retired military officers to serve in commercial departments. Can we place him in the supply and marketing cooperative?"
Secretary Li said, "Why don't you let him take charge of the nursing home? We already have a director, so we can let him be the deputy director."
Gong Jianhua said: "Why not let him go to the Agricultural Machinery Station and be the deputy director."
Xie Yun thought about it and decided that Zheng Lanping couldn't snatch the positions at the nursing home and the agricultural machinery station. She wasn't suitable. Besides, the nursing home would always exist. Although the agricultural machinery station was later abolished, Zheng Guoqiang, as a retired state cadre, would have new arrangements for him even after the station was abolished.
As for the supply and marketing cooperative, although this position is very likely to be snatched away by Zheng Lanping, the position of salesperson is too respectable in this era, and neither of the brother and sister is worthy of it!
Xie Yun even thought that during the ten-year period, 410,000 retired military officers were mistakenly resettled as demobilized soldiers, which means they were not resettled at all. For a moment, Xie Yun wanted to follow this wrong path, but when she thought that this mistake would be corrected after the 1980s, and these officers would have their status as state cadres restored and enter government departments such as the public security, procuratorial and judicial departments, she immediately gave up the idea.
She thought about it again and again, and said, "How about we set up a new team?"
Three people: "..."
Secretary Li asked her, "What new team?"
Xie Yun said, "Think about it, we're focusing on construction right now, and there's so much to build: roads to repair, canals to dig, houses to build. Wouldn't it be better if we had a fixed team to do this? We could just move them wherever they're needed. Let's set up such a team and make Zheng Guoqiang the deputy team leader."
If the engineering team is cancelled in the future, we will deal with it later.
Gong Jianhua blurted out, "How can he not be made captain?"
Xie Yun asked in return: "Does he understand architecture? Does he have the skills? Can he take overall responsibility? Does he share our philosophy?"
Gong Jianhua swallowed his saliva and said, "Then let him be the deputy captain."
Secretary Li and Director Zhong thought for a moment and said, "Let's set up a construction office in our commune and find a suitable person to be its director. The construction office will oversee all construction work, while the engineering team will be responsible for the actual construction. Zheng Guoqiang's position will be a clerk in the construction office, and his specific job will be to work alongside the engineering team. He's a soldier and should be at the forefront of hard work. Let him set a good example for the people."
Xie Yun applauded. "That's a great point. He should have endured hardships first and enjoyed pleasure later, with the masses and the great cause of Taoyuan Commune in his heart, but not himself. My God, in this way, we are helping Zheng Guoqiang become a good cadre who wholeheartedly serves the people! We are cultivating his noble sentiments and strong revolutionary will! We are amazing!"
Three people: "..."
Gong Jianhua wanted to report the Taoyuan Commune's discussion and decision to the county armed forces department. Xie Yun helped him write a short document:
We sincerely welcome Comrade Zheng Guoqiang to transfer to Taoyuan Commune. Taoyuan Commune is experiencing rapid development, and the people are highly motivated and enthusiastic. We need a cadre like Comrade Zheng Guoqiang, who has received military training, to lead our work.
We have prepared a position for him as an officer in the Taoyuan Commune Construction Office. We look forward to his early return to his hometown to lead the people in construction and make Taoyuan Commune more harmonious and beautiful!
Gong Jianhua was stunned.
If you don’t know, you might think you really value Comrade Zheng Guoqiang!
Xie Yun said, "We can't let him do less work. On the contrary, we have to make him do more work, hard work. But we just don't promote him. The more we look down on him, the more we have to say nice things to him. Otherwise, he will immediately see that we don't like him, and I'm afraid he will do something bad to harm others. After all, there are no good people in the Zheng family."
Gong Jianhua swallowed again and asked cautiously: "Do you think I'm a good person?"
"Yes, of course you are a good person."
"Really?"
Xie Yun gave him a strange look, then burst into laughter. "Comrade Gong Jianhua, what are you thinking? I know Zheng Guoqiang is not a good person because I know exactly what he did. You haven't done anything immoral, so don't worry about yourself. Anyway, you haven't done anything immoral, right?"
"No, no, no."
Gong Jianhua shook his head like a rattle, and secretly decided to treat his wife better when he returned home.
He finally realized that Xiao Xie was speaking up for the girl named Xu Wumei. Fortunately, he was not a hands-off boss. He did work when he got home!
Xie Yun smiled and said, "That's all. Besides, you don't have to worry at all. When I judge whether a person is good or bad, I focus on hard evidence. I don't believe in rumors, and I don't speculate about others based on the slightest clue. That's too arbitrary. But in Zheng Guoqiang's case, the evidence is too solid. I happened to be there when he did the bad thing, and I saw it happen."
"Oh, that's good."
Secretary Li and Director Zhong were both amused by his cowardly look and couldn't help but add fuel to the fire, "Xiao Gong, reflect on yourself when you go back and see if you have made any mistakes before. If you have, correct them; if not, learn from them. We'll let bygones be bygones, but don't make the same mistake again in the future."
"Okay, okay."
Gong Jianhua nodded halfway when he suddenly realized, "No, I didn't make any mistakes. You can't use the phrase 'let bygones be bygones' on me!"
Xie Yun and the other two were laughing there. Gong Jianhua left in grief and indignation, and vowed that he would never chat with these three people unless it was something important.
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