There was a brief silence in the venue: regardless of political leanings, no one expected that Wen Desi would suddenly say such words at the conference. [Read the full text] They were either savoring the taste or falling into surprise. The ones who broke the silence were the aunt elders from the "Dependent Elders" area. Although they were not interested in what the leader said, they subconsciously began to applaud after the speech.
First there was sparse applause, then Secretary of State Ma Qianxu and Sanya Region Governor Wang Luobin, other elders of the Executive Committee, and then the elders of the military began to applaud: the People's Commissar of the Army and Navy, the Director of Training and the elders of the General Staff. First, members of the Young Officers Club of the Navy and Army stood up and applauded, followed by all the veterans of the Army and Army. Xiao Zishan noticed that Zhao Manxiong was also applauding: the fleshy slaps were neither slow nor urgent, rising and falling in a measured manner, with the gentle smile still on his face.
Immediately, the applause became louder and louder, from small to loud, from sporadic to unison, and finally became "thunderous applause" from the audience. Even the elders who had originally made up their mind not to applaud had to join in and clap.
Wen Desi smiled and waved frequently, and slowly walked down from the podium. Before he returned to his seat in the first row, Ma Qianxu had already stood up to greet him, and held his hand firmly:
"Chairman Moon, you said it very well."
"Where is it," Wen Desi said, "If you don't vomit, you won't be happy."
After this small interlude, the meeting entered the first formal topic: institutional reform.
The leader of the Structural Reform Leading Group is Wen Desi, but everyone knows that he is a "practical" leader, and the actual people handling matters are actually three deputy leaders.
First, Yu Eshui made the "Summary Report on the Survey of the Senate System". The survey report itself was very thick, with each department having a copy, and together they were as tall as one person. So this time we just read out the relevant conclusions.
The system formulated by the Second Plenary Session has exposed many problems in its operation until now. The most important and fundamental issue that the senators are most concerned about is the relationship between the Senate and the Executive Committee. Many problems that arise in operation are related to the failure to clarify this relationship.
In terms of political performance alone, the Senate and the Executive Committee are the relationship between the parliament and the government. However, the particularity of the time-traveling group makes the senator have a dual identity at the same time: he is the member of the parliament that constitutes the highest authority. Then there are the heads of administrative departments or state-owned enterprises - as a result, they are often selective when performing their duties as members. They look at problems more from the interests of their own departments, which are greatly affected by personal likes and dislikes and the environment. Too much administrative and technical work in their duties also left the elders with no extra energy to participate in political affairs. Even if the Standing Committee system is later adopted for representation, it will be difficult for the Standing Committee members to take care of both - because their own work will not be reduced much because they become members of the Standing Committee. The work of the elders is like a carrot with several pitfalls. If you don’t do the work yourself, no one will do it. Therefore, the Standing Committee has a heavy burden. It is said that they work during the day, hold meetings at night, and have to read documents when they go home. How can ordinary people have such strong energy? Once you become a member of the Standing Committee, both the scope of your administrative duties and your own work performance will be greatly affected. Before the first term of the Standing Committee expired, many people applied to resign.
Although the Qian brothers and others once proposed that the Standing Committee should be composed of retired veterans. A number of specialized committees will then be established. However, the most distressing problem of the Senate at present is that there are too few senators who can fill the gap, especially in technical positions. At least in a short period of time, they cannot be replaced by naturalized citizens. After the mainland strategy is launched, the demand for senators will only increase. It is obviously not feasible to specifically allow a group of elders to take off their jobs to engage in representation.
As for the Executive Committee, the situation is not much better. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the executive committee system is actually a clone of the TG political system, but in Lingao, a situation that was not adapted to the local conditions soon appeared. First of all, the power of the Secretary of State, who is supposed to be the head of the administration, is pitifully small. Many important functional departments are under the "responsibility" of other executive committee members. Many administrative matters must be discussed with the executive committee at the same level before resolutions can be made. Due to their equal status, coordination among various departments under the executive committee has also become a problem. Poor government orders have become the norm. The specific business departments under the jurisdiction of each executive committee have thus become the executive committee's personal "private territory." The Executive Committee has great power, and in many cases even overrides the Secretary of State. Not only that, the expansion of the personal power of the executive committee has also led to the expansion of the power of the executive committee secretary. Since the executive committee has a lot of work, daily business processing is often entrusted to the executive committee secretary. In some departments, the actual power held by the secretary of the executive committee has exceeded that of ordinary elders. This is an extremely sensitive issue for the elders who have always been worried about "the loss of power".
The third problem is the institutional setting. The administrative structure of the Executive Committee is still largely modeled on that of the old times, with clear divisions and comprehensive coverage. Trying to build a top-down bureaucracy that tightly controls and manages society and the economy. However, the Senate is extremely short of well-trained middle- and lower-level bureaucrats, and not only department heads can only be served by senators. Most of the first-level cadres can only be held concurrently by veterans. It is not uncommon for a veteran to serve as five or six deputy directors and seven or eight deputy directors. The energy of a veteran is limited, and if he has too many part-time jobs, things will be done slowly and poorly. And too many departments create too many links. It is understandable that work efficiency continues to decline.
Xiao Zishan listened absentmindedly as Yu E Shui read the report in a cadence - he had read the report a few days ago, and the tone had been set: no matter how the meeting went, organizational reform was inevitable. Where will you go next?
Naturally, no matter how the organization is reformed, the general office will never be left out.
It would be good to continue serving as the chief of staff, but I am in charge of the seniors' eating, drinking and sleeping. He directly manages thousands of naturalized men and women who provide various services to the elders. The personal life of the elders is no secret to him-this is quite taboo. Some people are already saying that the biggest black hand in the Senate is themselves - this is not a good thing.
What if you go out and take an administrative position? I seem to be a little lacking in ability, and to be honest, I really don’t want to leave my comfort zone of Lingao.
While I was thinking wildly, I suddenly saw Ma Qianzhu revising something at his desk. Maybe it was a speech for a meeting? There has been talk of "institutional reform" within the Executive Committee for a long time, and the Governor, one of the main factions in the Senate, is bound to take action. He vaguely heard rumors that Xi Yazhou would soon return from Sanya to take up the post of chief of general staff, a position that had been vacant in the past.
Xiao Zishan knew that Ma Qianxu, Wen Desi, Wu De and other executive committee members and main people's committee members had frequent interactions recently. According to Wu Nanhai's report, they often met in coffee shops, although no one knew what they talked about. But Xiao Zishan guessed that it was most likely a matter of personnel arrangements.
In Xiao Zishan's view, there is not much mystery in personnel arrangements. The key is whether the parties currently wrestling can come up with a plan that can make the elders feel at ease? It is indeed not easy to eliminate the "delusions of persecution" among the elders, but Xiao Zishan also admitted that the elders' concerns are not unreasonable.
Liu Xiang once paid a special visit to him and advocated the argument that the Senate was the emperor. As far as the argument itself is concerned, Xiao Zishan has no objections: this is just saying "the Senate is the highest authority" in a new way. Specifically, Liu Xiang didn’t have any new ideas on how to make the majority of senators truly feel that “the Senate is the highest authority” and believe that this highest authority will not be usurped by a few people. This nonsense is nothing more than checks and balances. Speaking of which, Xiao Zishan is not opposed to having a serious senator or an institution such as the House of Lords. Unfortunately, the size of the Senate is too small...
I don’t know if the institutional reform carried out by the Law Society this time can make everyone feel at ease. he muttered. At this time, Du Wen suddenly came over from the back row with her waist bent. She walked up to Ma Qianxu's ear and whispered something. Ma Qianxu frowned as he listened and said a few more words. Xiao Zishan wondered what kind of trouble Ms. Du was making now? Could it be that it's still about the "Hainan New District Rural Situation Survey"?
Du Wen circulated this report to the Executive Committee a few days ago. It listed the rural police investigations in five or six counties she had visited. Although the investigation content was very simple and she only stayed in each county for a few days, the problem But there are quite a few: some of the policies formulated by the Senate that they are very proud of either cannot be implemented in rural areas, or are completely out of shape.
Xiao Zishan knows that this is inevitable. Lingao's governance is effective and policies are in place. This is because of the existence of the capital effect - abundant manpower and material resources, and fast information feedback. Once out of Lingao, with one or two elders and a few naturalized cadres, it will not be easy to implement all the policies. I can only say whether they are like three points, and whether they have gained the true essence, only God knows. .
However, this matter has attracted the attention of the Executive Committee - once the mainland strategy is launched, Guangzhou, not only one of the best cities in Asia, but also one of the top cities, will fall into the hands of the Senate. The difficulty of civil affairs work is obviously not at best. Qiongzhou Fucheng with a population of 100,000 is comparable.
Therefore, after discussion, the Executive Committee has decided to arrange for senior ministers from non-production departments to conduct field inspections at the grassroots level in counties in Hainan, focusing on inspecting rural conditions.
This matter alone takes up so much precious time! But if we don't do this, we need to find out how many problems have not been discovered, and how many of the policies that have been implemented are "taken for granted" or "acclimated to the local environment". Otherwise, if Mayor Liu comes to Guangzhou to "promote advanced experience" indiscriminately, he will definitely cause a big trouble. (To be continued.)
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