newbobooks Chapter 148 Anti-corruption and Integrity Building
Chapter 148 Anti-corruption and Integrity Building
On the morning of September 20th, Li Chenglong went to the central computer room. Han Xiaoling and Chen Xiaoke were already working there. Later, in order to give them some rest time, after consideration by Li Chenglong and Yun Lan, they decided to add two more members, namely Zhao Liying and Li Xue. The reason for using all ability users or awakened users was that operating each computer in the room required the use of ability or spiritual energy.
As soon as Li Chenglong entered his office, Zhao Xin, the head of the Discipline Inspection Department, was already waiting there. Li Chenglong was somewhat surprised to see him, as the Discipline Inspection Department had been established automatically. Since being transferred from the Public Security Department, he hadn't even been to his office once. Seeing Li Chenglong enter, Zhao Xin cut to the chase: "Lord Li, I wonder if you're aware that some officials in certain departments of Dawn City are currently facing serious corruption problems." Li Chenglong frowned upon hearing this; he hadn't really paid much attention to these matters.
As Zhao Xin spoke, he took out a stack of documents from his backpack. These documents detailed corruption cases involving several managers, with clear records of the time and location, complete with accompanying photos. Among these individuals were people with supernatural abilities, as well as ordinary people; the highest-ranking official was even a department head. Li Chenglong first poured Zhao Xin a glass of water, then solemnly began to review each document. After a while, he dialed the internal phone, summoning Yun Lan, Zheng Yong, Yun Qian, and other department heads to the location.
Yunlan was the first to enter. Li Chenglong handed her a stack of documents, which Yunlan read and then became very angry, berating these people as parasites and demanding they be punished severely. A short while later, Zheng Yong, Ma Tiancheng, and the leaders of various departments arrived at the city lord's office. Li Chenglong gave the department leaders the files of those with serious problems, instructing them to review them carefully.
Li Chenglong shook his head: "Corruption! Corruption! This is outrageous! Dawn City has only been established for a short time, and so much corruption has already emerged. I used to think that 'too much clarity leaves no fish, and too much scrutiny leaves no followers,' so I turned a blind eye to some problems. But now you see, the problems are getting more and more serious." He then took out a report detailing how a section chief in the logistics department, in just three months in office, had embezzled three tons of various supplies, selling them for a large quantity of crystals. Such serious corruption had gone unnoticed by the relevant disciplinary inspection department of the logistics department.
Then he produced a report detailing how several detectives from the Dawn City Criminal Police Department, under the jurisdiction of the City Security Bureau, had accepted bribes and let a heinous criminal go free. Li Chenglong said, "I invited everyone here today not to criticize you, but to have these twenty-odd of us sit together and see if we can come up with a way to prevent this from happening again. From my perspective, it's truly appalling."
Yun Lan spoke first: "This is no easy task. Corruption and anti-corruption have been common occurrences throughout history, but no matter how difficult it is, we must do it. This is a guarantee for maintaining the healthy development of Dawn City." Zheng Yong also said: "Corresponding laws and regulations should be introduced immediately to constrain the behavior of managers at all levels." Ma Tiancheng added: "There should be both legal and public supervision. The government should have a discipline inspection department responsible for oversight, and each department should publish its work every month to accept public supervision. This applies not only to the Dawn City government but also to the Dawn Army."
The meeting in the office lasted for two hours before concluding, with leaders from almost every department speaking. At noon, all units received a document issued by Li Chenglong via the central computer, titled "Clean and Honest Governance." The document emphasized that all levels of management in Shuguang City should firmly uphold correct ideals and beliefs, remember the principle of serving the people, and establish correct views on power, status, and interests. Only in this way can they remain clear-headed and adhere to the bottom line of clean governance when facing various temptations and tests. Everyone should focus on learning and continuously improve their own qualities and abilities. This includes not only strengthening political theory learning but also focusing on learning about clean governance. Through learning, they should improve their ability to identify and resist corruption and enhance their self-discipline and self-management capabilities.
Meanwhile, Shuguang City will gradually improve relevant systems, as these systems are crucial for ensuring officials' integrity in governance. It is essential to establish and improve various systems, perfect the mechanisms for restricting and supervising the exercise of power, and strengthen the combination of internal and external supervision to ensure that every link has someone responsible and someone oversees it. Furthermore, a sound reward and punishment mechanism must be established to commend and reward officials who demonstrate outstanding integrity in governance, and to severely punish those who violate integrity regulations.
Li Chenglong demanded that all officials in Shuguang City consciously accept supervision, including internal supervision, public supervision, and social supervision. They must dare to publicly disclose their words and actions and be willing to accept criticism and suggestions. At the same time, they should actively participate in the anti-corruption struggle and play their role. Making clean governance not only a systemic constraint but also a cultural atmosphere is crucial. While emphasizing moral cultivation and family traditions, an atmosphere of respecting integrity and resisting corruption should be fostered throughout Shuguang City, so that every citizen recognizes that integrity is the foundation of governance and the basis of administration.
In the following week, Shuguang City launched an anti-corruption campaign, arresting many officials at various levels who had committed serious violations of discipline and law. Some were even sentenced to death, while others with minor violations were demoted or given warnings but retained to observe their future conduct. Li Chenglong also repeatedly emphasized that future appointments must be subject to stricter vetting.
On September 30th, the Second General Assembly of Shuguang City was successfully held. The assembly began with an overall work report from Li Chenglong and Zheng Yong, followed by reports from the heads of various departments. The proceedings were broadcast live through the Publicity Department, allowing all residents of Shuguang City to watch and monitor the proceedings on monitors placed throughout the city. After the reports, several hundred people's representatives evaluated and scored the presentations.
The conference lasted seven days, thoroughly refining the relevant laws of Dawn City. From now on, Dawn City's laws will cover all aspects of life, ensuring that there are laws to follow, that laws are followed, that violations are investigated, and that enforcement is strict – all of this will be firmly ingrained in everyone's mind. At the same time, some departments were reorganized. The Production and Logistics Department was renamed the Industry and Information Department, with Shen Menghua as its minister. The Living and Logistics Department was renamed the Dawn City Support Department, with Yun Qian as its minister. The Publicity Department and the Organization Department were merged into the Organization and Publicity Department, with Ma Tiancheng temporarily serving as its minister, responsible for personnel appointments and publicity. Due to increasing exchanges with other bases, a new Ministry of Foreign Affairs was also established, with Chu Kexin as its minister.
Dawn City now has the following departments: Logistics Department, Industry and Information Department, City Defense Department, Public Security Department, Discipline Inspection Department, Civil Affairs Department, Organization and Propaganda Department, Medical and Health Department, Education and Culture Department, Construction Department, Military Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Commerce and Human Resources Department, Justice Department, and Agriculture and Water Resources Department. With this more detailed organization, Dawn City's operational efficiency will significantly improve. The conference also formally passed a resolution to expand the military: the Dawn Army will be a division-level organization, comprising five combat regiments, each with 1500 personnel; a joint logistics support department with 1000 personnel, headed by Yun Lan, with Qin Fangyu and Liu Cheng as deputy heads; an army discipline inspection department with 200 personnel; and a special operations team with 24 personnel.
Following this meeting, Dawn City now has three committees: the General Committee, led by Li Chenglong, whose members are the ministers and deputy ministers of various departments; the People's Representative Committee, elected by the ordinary people of Dawn City, one representative for every 500 people, currently with 100 members, chaired by Li Chenglong, with Yun Lan as vice-chairman and Wang Bing as general secretary; and the Military Committee, chaired by Li Chenglong, with Zheng Yong and Yun Lan as deputies, whose members are the commanders, deputy commanders, and political commissars of various regiments, plus officers from other military departments.