Chapter 2912 "Setting the Rules"

"I believe, and I hope, that today marks a new beginning for our municipal government. This educational and cautionary meeting will be the last one we hold. The municipal government will have a completely new look and a spirit entirely different from before," Qin Feng said while smoking a cigarette.

“Our municipal government team has run into serious problems this time, and I am responsible. The leaders of the provincial party committee and the provincial government have all spoken with me, criticizing and educating me. But in the end, the leaders still trust us and let me continue to serve as mayor, and let you continue to sit in this position.”

"At the same time, this also shows the organization's trust in you newly promoted comrades. Promoting you during this special period is of great significance."

"Everyone, the organization has placed its trust in us, and we must live up to that trust." Qin Feng's attitude changed as he said this, becoming more serious.

"Among those present are veteran comrades and newly appointed comrades. But whether they are veteran comrades or newly appointed comrades, they are all comrades from our government sector. We are all familiar with each other, we are all clear about the situation of our municipal government, and we are also very familiar with me, Qin Feng."

"However, the past is the past, and the previous municipal government is the previous municipal government. From today onwards, I hope to have a new municipal government. Therefore, I have some new expectations and requirements for our new municipal government and the new municipal government team. Today, I would like to take this opportunity to talk to you about these expectations and requirements." When Qin Feng said this, his tone became more serious, and his eyes also became sharp.

The group, who had been laughing and joking, realized that Qin Feng wasn't really joking after hearing this, so they all became serious and looked at Qin Feng obediently, ready to hear what he would say next.

"First, unity!" Qin Feng paused after saying the word "unity" and looked at everyone. This is a common technique used by leaders when giving speeches. He uses this pause to emphasize that this is the key point and also to make sure everyone remembers it.

"You all know what our municipal government was like before, so I won't go into too much detail here. I'll only talk about what will happen in the future." Qin Feng was naturally referring to the time when Shao Hongli had disagreed with him.

"From now on, our municipal government must remain united, and all of us here must think in the same direction and work together towards the same goal."

"I allow for differing opinions within us, and I support different voices within us, but this can only be internal. When it comes to external communication and final implementation, our opinions must be unified."

"Just like everyone sitting here for a meeting today, I encourage everyone to speak freely and express any opinions, including opposing me, provided that we stick to the facts."

“However, once a resolution is made, everyone must obey it unconditionally and wholeheartedly implement it. Our entire municipal government can only have one opinion and one voice.” Qin Feng’s eyes were particularly sharp when he said this.

"Second, we must never allow any more factionalism to emerge."

"I don't know if you've heard of this, but back in our municipal government, we were divided into several factions, such as the Shao faction, the Qin faction, and the Municipal Party Committee faction. Basically, everyone in our municipal government was labeled and categorized into factions. To put it nicely, it's like the martial arts sects in a wuxia novel; to put it bluntly, it's like bandits occupying a mountain stronghold."

"These people who are keen on labeling and dividing our municipal government leaders into factions are certainly despicable and must be dealt with seriously in the future. But is the root cause of this phenomenon their nonsense, or are some of us actually doing just that?"

"From today onwards, I will not allow any signs of factionalism to emerge in our municipal government. If anyone dares to engage in any form of clique culture or factionalism, or even has such a tendency or idea, I will deal with it seriously and resolutely crack down on it without any leniency." Qin Feng said, tapping his fingers on the table, his attitude unusually firm.

The two points Qin Feng made were meant to tell everyone present that there would only be one "boss" in the future municipal government; he was setting the rules for everyone.

Why didn't Qin Feng say these things before? Why wait until today to say them?

Setting rules is not as simple as just saying a few words. If you want to set rules, you must first have the ability to uphold them and the power to punish those who break them. Otherwise, your rules will just be a joke.

Qin Feng now clearly has the power to establish rules in the municipal government, so after he established the rules, everyone's eyes were clear, no one dared to utter a single objection, and not even a single person frowned.

Qin Feng paused again, giving everyone time to digest these two points, and then he lowered his head and took a sip of tea.

"Thirdly, we must resolutely fight corruption and promote integrity."

"We've been talking about this topic for over an hour now. I won't continue with the big talk and platitudes. Let me talk about some casual conversations we have in private. Was Shao Hongli once successful? You all saw how tragically he died. Did he take a single penny of the money he embezzled? What did he leave for his wife and children? Not only was his home raided and he left with nothing, but his wife, children, and all his family members were imprisoned. Even a large number of his so-called relatives and friends were imprisoned."

"Before the incident, Shao Hongli was probably the pride of his family, but what about after the incident? Will his family remove him from the family tree?" Qin Feng asked, because he knew that family values ​​were very strong in Ganliang.

"Shao Hongli did all sorts of evil things for money his whole life, and went to great lengths to embezzle. He was found to have embezzled more than 70 million yuan. What did he get in the end? Was it worth it? He not only lost his life and ruined his whole family, but he will also be remembered with infamy for eternity after his death."

"Whether it's him, Ding Wenbo, or any of the people who followed him down this path and were investigated this time, every single one of them has not only harmed themselves and their families, but also all the people of Shazhou. Was it really worth it?"

"I only have one question for everyone: what is the purpose of becoming an official?"

"I don't talk about grand principles, sentiments, or politics. I only talk about reality. The most important thing in life is two words: choice. These two words accompany each of us throughout our lives."

"Why did you choose to enter politics in the first place? Was it to make money? I don't think so. The people sitting here are not ordinary people. If you wanted to make money, you could have easily become rich by going into business. Why did you choose to make money through politics? It's the most foolish choice."