Xu Shaojie was not willing to interfere in such a hearing, but the situation at the scene made Xu Shaojie think of the matter of speaking. In the officialdom, it was not that simple to make a judgment. Just say that the hearing on adjusting water prices held by the Price Bureau was not that simple.

On the surface, this time the water price adjustment seems to be that ordinary people spend more water bills every month and spread them to every household. It is not too much. It is generally affordable and social order will not be greatly affected. However, the actual situation is definitely not like this. As the secretary of the municipal party committee, Xu Shaojie is clear about all aspects of the benefits contained in it. []

First of all, water plants are the first group or unit to benefit. After the water price is raised, the income of water plants will increase significantly, which can drive the increase in the income of water plants cadres and employees. This is no doubt. Secondly, the relevant management departments can benefit from the middle. This is a natural cycle. The water plants must pay tribute to some relevant management departments. This kind of tribute is not direct, but is often based on the perspective of supporting work, either sponsoring, or donating, etc. Finally, some leading cadres can obtain benefits from the middle.

The real loss is the people. The people must pay more money. Water is inseparable from every household. It is impossible for ordinary people to lose water because the water price has risen. Besides, the finance department will not get much benefit.

Thinking of this, Xu Shaojie slowly stood up.

Because Xu Shaojie was wearing a mask and sunglasses, he was originally the focus of everyone in the conference room, but because of Xu Shaojie's calmness, no one spoke. Now, Xu Shaojie stood up, and the deputy director who presided over the meeting was a little impatient.

"That comrade who was attending, our meeting is in progress and the relevant agenda is about to be completed. Please stick to it and sit down."

Xu Shaojie slowly took off his mask and sunglasses. After seeing Xu Shaojie, the deputy director who presided over the meeting turned pale.

"Xu, Secretary Xu, you are here to attend today's meeting..."

The representatives of the masses also saw Xu Shaojie, and everyone was very surprised. The secretary of the municipal party committee came to attend today's hearing. This was a rare situation. Many representatives of the masses quickly stood up and shook hands with Xu Shaojie. The deputy director of the Price Bureau who presided over the meeting also hurried over and shook hands with Xu Shaojie.

The situation in the conference room was a little confused for a moment. Two minutes passed, and Xu Shaojie finally spoke.

"Today I came to the hearing on the rise in water prices. I had some insights and also spoke here.

The conference room quickly became quiet. Everyone wanted to see what Xu Shaojie would say. The TV station staff didn't have much concern. The camera had already pointed at Xu Shaojie.

"Xilin City's hearing has been held many times, with perfect rules and regulations. Through the hearing model, we can have a direct contact with the masses and understand what opinions and suggestions the masses have about our work, our decisions, what things we do, what the masses agree with, and what the masses do for the time being do not accept. This should be a good platform."

"But our current hearing also has a considerable flaw, that is, the issue of institutional constraints. The opinions and suggestions put forward by the masses at the hearing have no binding force on our administrative organs. When our administrative organs make decisions, they have carefully considered it. If you want those who formulate the system to modify the system, the results can be imagined."

"It is precisely because of such a problem that over time, our hearings have no meaning. The opinions put forward by the masses representatives are not respected and adopted. You say yours, I do mine, and we do our own things. Anyway, our administrative authorities have followed the form of hearings and all the procedures have been completed, and there is no problem with the policy being introduced."

"I attended the hearing on the rise in water prices today from scratch and heard everyone's speeches. As a listener, I think there are too many things worth improving."

"First, the audience cannot get any materials. Can such a hearing play a real role in listening? According to the arrangement, the audience still needs to speak. I am very suspicious of what can be said when they cannot get the materials and do not understand the actual situation."

"Secondly, in terms of speeches and tone of the Bureau of Prices, I feel that the tone of the water plant and the Bureau of Prices. It seems that the rise in water prices is inevitable. If it is not raised, the water plant will not be able to continue to maintain it and cannot provide tap water to the people. I think that such a severe situation has not been achieved. Since it is a hearing, the attitude of our organs and departments needs to be sincere and we need to seriously explain the reasons for the price increase, why the price increase, how much income we can increase after the price increase, where the income and expenditure are spent, and there is a clear account. But what I heard was a work report, saying that our units and departments have done so much work, and there is no need for it. How much work you have done, the representatives of the masses do not need to know that they are here to attend the hearing today, not to attend the work meeting and report meeting. Their purpose is to hear whether the water price has risen and why it has risen, and they need to make suggestions."

"Third, I feel that the speech of the representatives of the masses is not very satisfied. If it were not for the objection raised in the last time, I would almost doubt what the significance of the hearing today is. When the Water Plant and the Price Bureau introduced the situation, the old lady was dozing off and I couldn't laugh. Our representatives represent millions of people in Xilin City, and came here to review the issue of rising water prices. The rise in water prices involves the interests of every household. It is definitely not a trivial matter, but some of our representatives of the masses did not express their true opinions. Of course, this cannot be blamed on you. Many times, saying it means not saying it. No one is willing to say such words."

"Fourth, our price department, presided over today's meeting, do you have to consider that the responsibility is very important. The water prices have risen and the water plants have gained real benefits. It is obviously inappropriate to ask them to conduct comprehensive and comprehensive research. So, this responsibility is in the price department. Are you considering that before the hearing, do a wide range of investigations and research to solicit opinions from the people. Our representatives of the masses know to continue to solicit opinions, but at today's meeting, I did not hear such an introduction. The leaders of the Price Bureau, prices are closely related to the lives of our people. It is not a small matter. Price increases are definitely not something that can be done just by talking."

"Finally, I want to talk about my personal feelings."

"I have been in Xilin City for more than two years and have not been able to achieve many work results. The hearing was not well held. I actually have an unshirkable responsibility. The central leaders repeatedly emphasized that the benefits of the masses are no small matter. Through today's hearing, our cadres and staff will feel whether we have kept this sentence in our hearts. If we all keep this sentence in our hearts, there will be no such hearing, and there will be no hearings. There will be no hearings that have become a meeting that few ordinary people are willing to attend. Comrades, the things decided at the hearing are all things that are closely related to the lives of ordinary people. Do they say they are unwilling to participate? Are they unwilling to make suggestions? This is far from the case."

"From this, I thought of all our work and our work philosophy. Should we do our work mainly to complete the tasks assigned by the superior party committee and government, or to think that the people do practical things, according to my understanding, the person in charge who can think of the interests of the people at all times in the work and complete the work tasks arranged by the superiors is the most prominent leader and the person in charge who is the most loved by the people. Taking into account both, the person in charge mainly to complete the work assigned by the superiors. Judging from the current situation, he is considered a qualified leader, and the person in charge who mainly completes the tasks and does not consider the interests of the people is the unqualified person in charge."

"Perhaps some people think that what I said is a contradiction. The municipal party committee and government itself serve the people, that is, they should do practical things for the people. There should be no contradiction between issuing work tasks and doing practical things for the people. This understanding is wrong. At least in the current situation, it is wrong. Leading cadres are not perfect people, let alone saints. When issuing work plans and work tasks, it is impossible to consider such a comprehensive view. Sometimes there may be conflicts between the two. This is the actual situation. We must admit that I will not talk about specific examples."

"When it comes to hearings specifically, our agencies at all levels should think that if you do not listen to the opinions of the masses' representatives, you will still do your own thing in the process of making decisions. Your approach is to discredit the municipal party committee and government. What impact will it have? Have you considered it?"

"Speak lighter. Such an approach hurts the feelings of the masses, creates a gap between the municipal party committee and government and the masses, and makes the masses distrust the municipal party committee and government. If you say it seriously, it means that you do not believe in the masses and ignore the interests of the masses. Since you don't believe in the masses, can the masses still believe you? Water can carry a boat and can also overturn it. Over time, what kind of situation will we face? Comrades, this is not a trivial matter."

The conference room was very quiet, no one spoke, everyone was listening to Xu Shaojie's speech carefully. The recorder did not look up and quickly recorded Xu Shaojie's words without missing a word. Some staff members around Xu Shaojie were also quickly recording, and even some representatives of the masses were also recording carefully.

"Anyway, what I mean is that the interests of the masses are nothing small. When we do any work and make any decisions, we must consider the interests of the masses and think about what the masses feel when we do this."

"Today I am the representative of the masses to be listened to. Because of my special identity and my words may attract everyone's attention, but I don't want to see such a situation. I hope that our hearing will truly play a role. We must respect the opinions of the representatives and make the hearing worthy of the name.

After Xu Shaojie finished speaking, he shook hands with every person attending the meeting in the venue. When shook hands with the representatives of the masses, facing the representatives who raised objections, Xu Shaojie said words of thanks.

Afterwards, Xu Shaojie left the conference room. He knew that it was inappropriate for him to continue to attend the hearing here. He said everything he should say. What should he do later? The deputy director of the Price Bureau who presided over the meeting should understand.

When Xu Shaojie left the conference room, everyone stood up and applauded, especially the representatives of the masses. The deputy director of the Price Bureau who presided over the meeting specially sent Xu Shaojie outside the conference room. At this moment, members of the Price Bureau had been waiting outside the conference room for a long time. Xu Shaojie saw that Sun Zhendong stood with them.

Xu Shaojie could not leave immediately. He listened to the work report related to the Director of the Price Bureau. At this time, Xu Shaojie once again put forward work requirements.

At 5 o'clock, the deputy director of the Price Bureau, who presided over the hearing, entered the director's office and made a special trip to report to Xu Shaojie. It was said that the representatives of the masses put forward a lot of opinions and recorded them carefully. The person in charge of the water plant also made a clear statement. After returning, they carefully considered it and put forward clear opinions. Next time, the representatives of the masses continued to review.

In other words, this hearing, due to Xu Shaojie's participation and Xu Shaojie put forward opinions and suggestions, the opinion on the increase in water fees was actually rejected, which is still the first in Xilin City.

The hearing was arranged with life. The director and deputy director sincerely invited Xu Shaojie to attend, and it was time to eat, but Xu Shaojie did not refuse.

During the meal, Xu Shaojie and all the representatives of the masses drank. During this process, the old lady who was dozing off at the venue was the most interesting. When she was drinking with Xu Shaojie, she smiled and said that she had become a celebrity and should not dozing off at the venue. She must pay attention in the future. In the future, she should also ask more opinions from neighbors, attend more hearings, and bring the opinions of the masses.

The sensation caused by Xu Shaojie's participation in the hearing soon spread in Xilin City. Xu Shaojie himself did not expect that after the public representatives returned, they vigorously promoted the situation and the TV station also truthfully reported the hearing. This hearing rejected the rise in water prices proposed by the Water Plant and the Price Bureau, which had never been before.

Xu Shaojie was not relaxed. At this time, a very realistic problem was already in front of him. The problems mentioned before about the work style and ideological rectification of cadres are about to appear. Xu Shaojie has clearly put forward requirements for the work of cadres, which is to focus on the interests of the masses, but the current actual situation is not like this at all. Many departments focus on their own interests and rarely even take into account the interests of the people.

Xu Shaojie has figured it out that the so-called big things, introducing hundreds of millions or even tens of billions of dollars, is not his current main task. What Xu Shaojie needs to do is to change the style of cadres. This is not an ordinary change, and to make cadres respect the masses from the bottom of their bones and put the interests of the masses first. This is a big thing. If you do such a thing well, Xilin City will benefit greatly. But Xu Shaojie also knows the difficulty here. As society develops, there are more and more conflicts and problems arise. Because the solution is not timely, the masses have great opinions. It is not a simple thing to truly win the trust of the masses. t!.
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