Chapter Eighty Acting

  After hearing Ye Pingyu's words, Zhao Yuangong thought for a moment and decided to give it a try, helping Ye Pingyu with this matter. Ye Pingyu saw that he agreed to help him, felt quite happy in his heart, and his feelings towards Zhao Yuangong became much closer, and he expressed that if there was anything else, please ask him again.

  Zhao Yuangong was delighted to see that he had such an attitude. Although Ye Pingyu was young, his ability was not small, and he also had a local relationship. If he could pull him over to his side, it would be a beneficial thing for him, so he had to think of a way to do it.

  There are two obstacles to this matter now, one is Cao Dafu and the other is Yan Bengli. If he proposes to transfer Wang Qiang to work in the Party and Government Office, Cao Dafu will not likely reject him for such a small matter, so it's easy to pass through Cao Dafu. The other obstacle comes from Yan Bengli, who doesn't like him much either, but as the head of the township, he still has to use people like this to support his position. If Yan Bengli firmly disagrees, it will be difficult to handle.

  However, he is the village head, and Yan Bengli has many things to ask of him, such as the water conservancy station's expenses, which still need his signature as the village head, so as long as they have a good talk with him, it probably won't be too embarrassing for him.

  But the key is to make Yan Bengli believe that there is a certain relationship between Wang Qiang and him, otherwise, wouldn't Yan Bengli be suspicious if he suddenly wants to transfer Wang Qiang to the Party and Government Office?

  After some thought, Zhao Yuangong made a phone call to Yan Bingli, asking him to have Wang Qiang come to the office to see him. As soon as Yan Bingli received Zhao Yuangong's phone call, he felt very suspicious and wondered what business Zhao Yuangong had with Wang Qiang. If it was about the water conservancy station, shouldn't he be the one to find him?

  Yan Bengli asked Zhao Yuangong what he wanted to see Wang Qiang for, and Zhao Yuangong told him that there was something he needed to ask him about, so he had called him over.

  Zhao Yuangong didn't say anything, but the more he did so, the more suspicious Yan Bingli became. He had no choice but to inform Wang Qiang to go to Zhao Yuangong's office. Wang Qiang also felt very strange and hurriedly came to the county government compound, arriving at Zhao Yuangong's office.

  After meeting Wang Qiang, Zhao Yuangong didn't say much and asked him about his work at the water conservancy station, who was at home, if he was married, and other things related to Wang Qiang personally.

  Wang Qiang answered truthfully, but didn't know what Zhao Yuangong meant. After asking these questions, he let him go back.

  As soon as Wang Qiang returned, Yan Bengli immediately asked him what Zhao Yuangong was looking for. Wang Qiang thought that there was no need to hide this and told him the truth since Yan Bengli was suspicious and wanted to know the situation.

  As a result, Wang Qiang told Yan Bengli about the things Zhao Yuangong had asked him. As soon as Yan Bengli heard this, his big eyes immediately lit up, and he looked at Wang Qiang, guessing whether Wang Qiang was telling lies or not.

  Then he thought about what Wang Qiang said, Zhao Yuangong asked him about his work situation at the water conservancy station, and then asked him some personal questions. Zhao Yuangong's behavior was very strange, why did he suddenly ask Wang Qiang these questions? Was his purpose aimed at him?

  After some thought, it doesn't seem quite right. If it was aimed at him, Zhao Yuangong wouldn't need to ask about Wang Qiang's family situation, so there must be another purpose. If nothing unexpected happens, then Zhao Yuangong should have taken notice of Wang Qiang, or established some kind of relationship with him. In any case, it should be something beneficial for Wang Qiang.

  Yan Bengli took another look at Wang Qiang, and couldn't help but think that Wang Qiang was not someone to be underestimated. He had gained the appreciation of the village head, or perhaps there was some kind of relationship between them. Who knows, maybe he would become prosperous in the future. Last time, Cao Dafu had suggested transferring Wang Qiang, telling him it was Ye Pingyu's idea. As soon as he heard that Ye Pingyu wanted to transfer Wang Qiang, he immediately rejected it, giving a bunch of reasons and causing Cao Dafu to abandon the idea, then transferred Zhou Xuan instead.

  Wang Qiang has a relationship with Ye Pingyu, he's not afraid, they're all young and inexperienced, don't have much power. But if Wang Qiang has a relationship with Zhao Yuanguo, although Zhao Yuanguo doesn't get along with Cao Dafu, his power is not as strong as Cao Dafu's, but in some matters, he still has the final say. As the head of this water conservancy station, even though he has very strong actual power, it's still inconvenient for him to offend the secretary and the township head. These people take sides in a way that's not so obvious, the secretary and township head need to use them, while they also need to use the township head and secretary.

  Thinking of this, Yan Bengli also had to look at Wang Qiang in a new light, but he didn't say anything for the time being, and instead looked to see if there were any other developments.

  Zhao Yuangong had Wang Qiang come over a few days after they met, and then directly called Yan Bengli to his office. After seeing Yan Bengli, he said: "Old Yan, I think the Wang Qiang you're supporting is not bad. I want to transfer him to the countryside for use. What's your opinion?"

  Yan Bengli heard this and his eyes lit up again, smiling as he said: "Village Head Zhao, we don't have many people in our station. If Wang Qiang leaves, we won't have anyone to use."

  He's deliberately trying to probe Zhao Yuangong, to see what Wang Qiang is really made of, and also use this opportunity to discuss terms with Zhao Yuangong. As an old slicker, he has this kind of idea.

  Zhao Yuangong has also dealt with them for a long time and is familiar with their tricks, so he said directly: "Your water conservancy station is busy for only a few days a year, and there are five or six people in your station. Those who haven't come to work, notify them to come to work on time, they can't take the salary without coming to work. In the future, you need to strengthen the management of the water conservancy station, it's not possible for whoever wants to come and go as they please. Don't be afraid of offending people, transfer Wang Qiang over to use him, it won't delay your work at the water conservancy station, when it's busy, Wang Qiang can still go back to help. The party committee is just borrowing him."

  Zhao Yuangong's tone was firm, and his reasons left Yan Bengli speechless. The other water conservancy station workers didn't come to work, and the village leaders knew about it but didn't manage it. Now that he brought up the issue of not having enough people, they let him notify those who didn't come to work, but those people were old and unwilling to come. If he notified them, they would definitely scold him - they were all local people with some status. Even if Zhao Yuangong was very powerful, it wouldn't be good to offend those people. So as soon as Zhao Yuangong mentioned this issue, Yan Bengli immediately smiled wryly, afraid that Zhao Yuangong would really make him do so.

  "Director Zhao, our water conservancy station is also very busy and important. Don't think that we have nothing to do at the water conservancy station. Although the work of the water conservancy station is important, it's not as important as the party committee's work. If you must have Wang Qiang come to the party committee to work, I won't be able to keep him from leaving. However, when we need his help, he will have to come over and assist us. He is a key member of our water conservancy station!" Yan Bingli said with a smile after weighing her words.

  When he finally agreed, Zhao Yuangong didn't say anything else. This old man was very astute, if he weren't the village chief, scaring him a bit wouldn't have made things go so smoothly. However, the matter of calling Wang Qiang didn't conflict with his interests and also saved face for him, if he hadn't gone along with it that would be stupid.

  Yan Bengli didn't get any information out of him, and Zhao Yuangong was so enthusiastic about getting Wang Qiang to talk, there must be something going on behind the scenes. Since that's the case, he can't push too hard.

  After discussing with He Yan and Li, Zhao Yuangong called Wu Zhenquan over. This matter he didn't plan to directly go find Cao Dafu, but just to transfer someone to work in the Party and Government Office. Wu Zhenquan happened to be the deputy secretary in charge of the Party and Government Office. At the same time as calling him over, he also called Ye Pingyu over.

  This was Zhao Yuangong's clever move, to prevent Cao Dafu from knowing that this matter was related to Ye Pingyu. If he did, it would be possible for Cao Dafu to become suspicious and not achieve his goal. Although he wanted to make Cao Dafu suspicious in order to drive a wedge between Ye Pingyu and him, that was something to be done after bringing Wang Qiang over. If he couldn't bring Wang Qiang over and instead made Cao Dafu suspicious, Ye Pingyu would definitely be angry with him, thinking that he wasn't doing his job and secretly plotting against him.

  After calling Wu Zhenquan and Ye Pingyu to his office, Zhao Yuangong said to them: "Zhenquan, Xiaoye, I feel that the work of the Party and Government Office needs to be strengthened. Although the current work is not bad, there is still a certain distance from the requirements of the Party Committee and the government. I suggest we bring in another person to strengthen the Party and Government Office's power. What do you think?"

  When Ye Pingyu heard Zhao Yuangong say this, he secretly felt that his level was indeed not ordinary. He had intentionally acted in the play, originally wanting to tease him, but as a result, it became Zhao Yuangong who wanted to tease him instead, relieving him of a lot of pressure.

  Wu Zhenquan did not expect Zhao Yuankong to criticize the work of the Party and Government Office, although he said it very euphemistically, but his intention was definitely critical. As a leader in charge, he also had responsibility, but the main responsibility lay with Ye Pingyu, so after Zhao Yuankong finished speaking, he looked at Ye Pingyu, waiting to see how he would respond.

  When Wu Zhenquan looked at himself, Ye Pingyu also took a look at him and said: "Director Zhao, if the work of the Party and Government Office is lacking, it is mainly my responsibility. If Director Zhao thinks that personnel need to be adjusted and strengthened, I have no opinion."

  Hearing him say this, Zhao Yuangong turned to Wu Zhenquan and asked: "Zhenquan, what's your opinion?"

  Wu Zhenquan was momentarily unclear about Zhao Yuangong's purpose, and Ye Pingyu said he had no opinion, so after thinking for a moment, he said: "Director Zhao, the number of people in the party and government offices is indeed not much compared to before, if you want to adjust it, I have no opinion, but don't we need to tell Secretary Cao about it?"

  Zhao Yuangong immediately looked at him and said, "It's just adding one more person to the Party and Government Office. I'll communicate with Secretary Cao later, let's hear your opinions first."

  When Wu Zhenquan heard Zhao Yuangong's statement, he also found it inconvenient to directly offend Zhao Yuangong, so he said: "If that's the case, I have no opinion, but I don't know who to transfer over?"

  When Wu Zhenquan asked this, Ye Pingyu also looked at Zhao Yuangong, watching how he would say it. This play must be performed truthfully, and see how he would bring up Wang Qiang's name.