Su Ziying and the others sat down at the entrance of the teachers' dormitory, basking in the warm sunshine. On the stage, the village mobilization meeting officially began.
The first item on the agenda was Hou Peng, representing the central town, announcing the election results of the Party branch, with Zhou Jianzhong becoming the Party branch secretary of Meilin Village and acting village director.
Originally, Li Xiuyuan was supposed to announce the appointment, but Hou Peng came over, and Hou Peng always had to do something. It would be better for the town mayor to announce the news than for the deputy town mayor to announce it.
A round of applause rang out from the audience, especially from the villagers surnamed Zhou. Although Zhou Jianzhong was only acting as the village head, it was still a significant achievement for the Zhou family to have a village head.
Although the villagers surnamed Tian looked somewhat unhappy, they could barely accept it. The Zhou surname was the second largest in the village, and this Zhou Jianzhong was only acting as an agent, so they still had a chance.
The remaining villagers with surnames like Shi Yufei had no objections, and their thoughts were similar to those of the people with the surname Tian.
On stage, Li Xiuyuan secretly observed the reactions of the villagers below and felt relieved. It was actually difficult to choose anyone as the acting village head of Meilin Village. If Tian Hong was chosen, the people with the surname Tian would have no objection, but what would the others think? Last year, the people with the surname Tian caused such a mess in the village, and in the end, it was still the people with the surname Tian who became the acting village head.
If someone else is chosen, the villagers with the surname Tian will have objections, as will the other people who were not chosen.
Only Zhou Jianzhong, who is quite old and about to retire, is able to maintain this delicate balance and make everyone accept it.
Li Xiuyuan needed this much time. As long as the new rural demonstration village of Meilin Village was built, he could elect other village directors later. People could make a fuss however they wanted, and it wouldn't concern him anymore. He just wanted this year and a half so that everyone could focus all their energy on the construction of the new rural area.
"Next, we will proceed with the second item on the agenda. Please welcome Li Xiuyuan, the executive deputy mayor of the central town, to give a mobilization speech. Let's give him a round of applause." Zhou Jianzhong said, taking the microphone. He had just finished the announcement and was now officially in office as the village party secretary and acting village director.
Li Xiuyuan stood up from his chair, no longer sitting down to speak. Sitting down to speak in such a setting, facing a huge crowd, always gave people a feeling of lacking confidence.
"Good morning, fellow villagers. I am Li Xiuyuan. I have come to the central town to do one thing: to build Meilin Village into a model new rural village." Li Xiuyuan's first words attracted everyone's attention. In government, one should speak tactfully, but this was not a county government meeting, but a village mobilization meeting.
When dealing with people at the grassroots level, it's useless to be too tactful with them; you have to be direct and straightforward from the start.
Upon hearing this, Hou Peng, who was sitting in the center, couldn't help but glance at Li Xiuyuan. It seemed that Li Xiuyuan was self-taught. Needless to say, his political skills and abilities were exceptional, but more importantly, he was also quite adept at dealing with the grassroots.
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