Chapter 93

Everyone was standing.

The staff of the Propaganda Department were all very surprised. Someone stole a glance at Section Chief Zhou and found that Section Chief Zhou was not surprised.

Section Chief Zhou knew that Qiao Wei was a military family.

Some people couldn't help but curse in their hearts.

This era is a society of favors. Favors, relationships, and backdoors are all important. People in the system understand it especially.

The closer you are to power, the more you know the power and beauty of power.

Section Chief Zhou allowed them to squeeze Qiao Wei, which could give Qiao Wei a sense of power and make Qiao Wei obedient. Section Chief Zhou benefited, and they were the ones who offended.

If Qiao Wei was really a small town girl with no background, it would be fine, but she is a military family.

The middle-aged military officer in front of him just heard Qiao Wei call him "Division Commander".

This is what is very troublesome after the abolition of military titles. Everyone's uniform is the same, with only red collar badges but no shoulder straps. It is impossible to tell whether you are a general or a soldier.

This is too annoying.

Qiao Wei obviously knows this division commander. The division commander can call out Qiao Wei's name at once, so it is not just as simple as "having met" her. The division commander has met many military dependents, but it is impossible for him to call out the names of all of them.

His attitude is still so friendly and kind, and the smile between his eyebrows is obviously from the heart, not just a formality.

What level is the division commander? It is a level that even the county's top leader, Secretary Meng, has to stand by and accompany him.

Although the military and the government are not subordinate to each other, the officialdom is not so simple as to only look at whether you have a subordinate relationship now.

There is an invisible network in this society. Since it is called a "network", it is naturally a network, not a straight line.

Secretary Meng said to Teacher Pan: "Qiao Wei's writing skills are good. I first noticed this comrade because of her award-winning article, so I specially promoted her to the county and let her train in the propaganda department first, and then let her come to the office to give full play to her expertise. To be honest, when I knew she was a family member of our military, I was quite surprised."

Teacher Pan said: "Don't say you were surprised, I was also surprised. It is a rare thing for a family member of our military to have a good writer. You must understand. But don't waste talents."

"Yes, we must give her a stage to show her skills."

"That's good, that's good."

Everyone spoke with a smile.

Qiao Wei also smiled and stood aside, not interrupting the conversation between the leaders.

Teacher Pan glanced at the Propaganda Department and asked, "Who is Leader Qiao Wei?"

He was a very authoritative official, and his words and eyes gave people pressure. Section Chief Zhou stepped forward and extended his hands: "Hello, Chief. I am the head of the Propaganda Section. My last name is Zhou."

He held the hand of Teacher Pan and encouraged him: "Don't relax your requirements on her just because she is a female comrade. You must believe that our military wives are very hardworking. You must be strict with her and urge her to make progress."

Section Chief Zhou: "Yes, yes."

Qiao Wei added at the right time: "Don't worry, Teacher. The leaders are moderately strict with me."

Teacher Pan nodded with satisfaction and let go of Section Chief Zhou: "That's good."

Secretary Meng said: "Teacher Pan, shall we go to the conference room now?"

"Okay." Teacher Pan said, "Qiao Wei will come and listen too."

Qiao Wei didn't know what kind of meeting they were going to have, but Teacher Pan had spoken, so no matter what work she had on hand, she had to put it down.

She said respectfully: "Okay."

Teacher Pan turned around.

Those who were originally following him made way to both sides, and Secretary Meng led Instructor Pan out. Everyone followed in turn.

Qiao Wei was of a lower rank, and planned to follow at the end, and had to wait until the team had "turned around" before catching up.

But Yan Lei, who was following closely beside Instructor Pan, did not keep up with the leader.

Instead, he took a step into the house and took the initiative to extend his hand to Section Chief Zhou: "Section Chief Zhou."

Section Chief Zhou hurriedly shook his hand.

"I am Qiao Wei's husband, and my last name is Yan." Yan Lei said.

Section Chief Zhou said enthusiastically: "I know you, Captain Yan, a combat hero. I've heard your lectures."

It's good to know.

Yan Lei said, "Thank you for your care during this period, Qiao Wei."

"No, no, Qiao Wei's secondment here has reduced our work pressure and helped a lot."

The two were being hypocritically polite here, and Wu Aizhen suddenly covered her mouth with her eyes wide open.

She remembered!

She quickly used her elbow to tap the colleague next to her, and said in a low voice: "It's Yan Lei! It's that Yan Lei! Do you remember?"

She had not been working for a long time that year, and the combat hero came to give a lecture on his deeds.

"That's the one you said was so handsome at the time! Do you remember?" Wu Aizhen hit her colleague's waist violently.

The colleague was so angry that he kicked her feet and told her to stop tapping.

As soon as Yan Lei came in, she recognized him at a glance.

But... unexpectedly...

watching Yan Lei finish his pleasantries with Section Chief Zhou and walk out with Qiao Wei. Yan Lei walked beside Qiao Wei and reached out to hold Qiao Wei's vest. He put it down when he walked out the door.

The two looked at each other outside the door, and then disappeared into the corridor with the large group of people.

Wu Aizhen and her colleagues looked at each other.

Qiao Wei turned out to be Yan Lei's lover.

How could this be expected.

Everyone moved their lips, feeling as if they wanted to say something but couldn't.

Mixed feelings.

Some people suddenly realized that they had already greeted Section Chief Zhou's ancestors for eighteen generations in their hearts.

This old man knew everything, but he didn't say a word.

Some people were still calm and felt that it was right to get close to Qiao Wei in the past two days. As expected, don't look down on anyone in the system, don't offend anyone easily. I must remember this rule in the future.

Everyone in a department has their own feelings, and they digest them on their own.

Qiao Wei sat in the last seat and listened to this meeting.

She understood that the county had something to ask of the military region.

They needed to build roads.

The county and towns were merged, and this time Yongming County included Qingshan Town and Xiahekou Town in its territory, which will be two districts of Bocheng in the future.

Secretary Meng is obviously an ambitious person, and he wants to make a difference here.

People in later generations know that if you want to get rich, you must first build roads. In this era, you cannot talk about "richness", and only the poor can be glorious. But if you want to develop, you must first build roads. This is an unbreakable truth in any era. It is

a basic operation that all rulers understand.

In this era, there is no large-scale mechanization, and large projects such as road construction still rely mainly on human resources.

Building roads is not as simple as simply hiring a construction team with money. You must know that in later generations, things like road construction are also projects jointly developed by the government, enterprises and banks.

At this time, when planning the economy, it can be said that there was no financial industry at all. The government did not have so much money to build roads, so it had to seek partners.

The best partner recently is the military district.

The military district is stationed here, and any major action in the area it radiates can hardly bypass the military district.

Ten minutes before the start of this meeting, Qiao Wei heard all kinds of empty but politically correct things such as "deepening military-political cooperation", "realizing the integration of the military and the people", and "effectively integrating forces".

It has nothing to do with her as a young military wife. She was not in a hurry, and sat at the end to observe and wait to see what the two sides would do.

She knew that the military district would appear in this conference room because it must have its own demands.

Sure enough, the military district is an important place.

No matter what you do, you first need land. The land outside the military region is in the hands of the local government.

Qiao Wei knew that the people at the top must have seen the wrong wind earlier than the people below. In this case, it is safest to maintain the logistical support of the army, not be controlled by others, and be highly self-sufficient.

The leaders negotiated and divided the interests there, and none of them would let others take advantage.

The meeting lasted a whole morning and finally reached a preliminary intention for cooperation between the two parties. The specific details will definitely need to be followed up later, but as long as there is no trouble, the matter is settled.

In addition to the big interests, the military region also has some additional small conditions.

For example, expanding the employment scope of military dependents.

There are quite a few military dependents, all in Xiahekou Town. How many jobs can a small town accommodate.

Some military dependents were assigned to the factory that Qiao Wei passed by every day on the road from the town to the county. Qiao Wei was also assigned there when she got married.

Half of the strong labor force in the town works in those factories.

But now the military region hopes to expand the employment of military dependents to the county. The county can provide more positions.

Military wives have low education levels, bad living habits, many things to do and bad tempers, and many units do not welcome them.

But now the county needs help, and Secretary Meng naturally has to take this opportunity.

"Qiao Wei." Commander Pan suddenly turned his head and looked over, "You are the first of our military dependents to come to the county to work. Do you have any ideas about this matter?"

Qiao Wei leaned forward slightly.

"The leader gave me the opportunity, so I will share my personal opinion."

She came with a notebook, which was always open. In fact, Yan Lei had just caught a glimpse of what she was writing in the notebook.

Everyone was taking meeting notes, but Qiao Wei was an extra-staff member of this meeting and had little to do with her, so she didn't know what she was writing.

But everyone was writing, so it seemed normal for her to follow suit.

"Road construction is a big deal, it takes a long time, and it can't be done overnight. But the ultimate goal of road construction is to promote the flow of people throughout the county, so that the labor force can be assembled and mobilized more conveniently and quickly."

"As far as I know, one of the reasons why military dependents have rarely come to the county to work is the inconvenience of transportation. Mainly the inconvenience of transportation."

"Like me, I now ride a bicycle, which takes about 50 minutes to an hour one way. But not every family has a bicycle, and the rate of female comrades owning bicycles is even lower. So military dependents rely more on public transportation to travel between their place of residence and work."

"Right now, there is no short-distance public transportation in the town and the county. The only bus you can take is a section of a long-distance bus. The time is completely uncontrollable. You may have to wait three or four hours for a bus. If I take the bus to work, I may not be able to arrive at the unit until noon. Just being late can deduct all my wages."

She paused and everyone laughed.

After everyone finished laughing, she made a request: "So I hope that no matter when the road is built or when it is completed, can we first open a short-distance bus between the town and the county. Special trips between the town and the county."

"Not only Xiahekou, but also Qingshan County."

"Since it is merged, it is one. If after the merger, a trip to the county is still a long journey and a laborious task, then this merger loses its meaning."

"My personal suggestion is to open a special short-distance shuttle bus between the town and the county. At least guarantee four shuttle buses in the morning and afternoon, afternoon and evening. Set up a station in the factory area in the middle, and it will also be convenient for workers at both ends to go to and from work."

"For one-way transportation between the town and the county, we strive to control it to 15 to 20 minutes each way, and at the same time, we ensure that the departure time is accurate so that the journey is controllable and we do not waste too much time waiting at the station."

Teacher Pan was the first to praise: "Qiao Wei said it very well."

The leaders look at the big picture from a high perspective. Qiao Wei started from the grassroots level and talked about the needs of the people.

And if this appeal is met, the wives of the military will not have the concern that the county town is too far away, and will be willing to accept jobs that are farther away.

Qiao Wei picked up the gaps for the leaders and made suggestions, which was exactly what Teacher Pan wanted to hear when he gave her the opportunity to speak.

Teacher Pan threw the question to Secretary Meng: "Secretary Meng, what do you think?"

Secretary Meng also showed appreciation.

I knew this girl was good at speaking the first time I met her. But this time I saw that she was not only good at speaking to her superiors. She was able to think seriously and rationally and make suggestions.

She was only 22 years old, but her quality was much better than her peers.

She was very malleable and was really a good seedling in the eyes of the leaders.

Secretary Meng was also very sincere and decided on the spot to open a short-distance bus between Xiahekou Town and Yongming County.

Why is it called a short-distance section? Because the distance from the town to the county seat is only ten kilometers. Later generations like to say kilometers, but it is actually only five kilometers. For many restaurants in later generations, it is even within the take-out range.

If it is opened, the one-way trip can be shortened to fifteen to twenty minutes, just as Qiao Wei said.

This is because the road is not good. If we cooperate with the military region and build the road into a tarmac road, it may be even shorter. Once

this road is built, it will be Yongming County, and it will be the ten-year, twenty-year, and fifty-year plan for Bocheng.

Secretary Meng's leadership team can all be recorded in the county annals.