Tan Zijin's earnest persuasion did not sway Zhang Songting, who had his own plans.
"Let Pangbo sit in the car with me." He simply left a message and got on the car first.
Soon Pang Bo came to the car door and gently knocked on the car glass: "County Magistrate, you are looking for me."
The car window slowly lowered, revealing Zhang Songting's gloomy expression. He paused for a while and said, "Get in the car, I'll take you back to the county committee."
"Thank you, County Magistrate." Pang Bo opened the door and got in the car without much hesitation.
In the car, Zhang Songting first praised Pang Bo for his contribution this time:
"Xiao Pang, you have paid a lot for this special fund and won a lot of money for the county. I will give you a grand commendation at the county meeting in the second half of this year."
Pang Bo was not interested in Zhang Songting's sweet words. He knew that there must be a back-up plan waiting for him.
"County Magistrate, this is all my job. I don't need to commend you."
"Then what do you need? Just tell me directly. As long as I can do it, I will help you achieve it." Although Zhang Songting is only a seventh-grade official, he is also the only one in Wantong County. It's a bit lower, it's a bit big to say that your hands and eyes can reach the sky, but it takes a minute to help a grassroots cadre achieve promotion.
Pang Bo knew that there must be preconditions for Zhang Songting's offer of an olive branch to him, so he didn't think of making any demands.
"County Magistrate, you are serious, I don't need anything."
Zhang Songting was speechless for a moment. He didn't expect that Pang Bo didn't make any request.
"I heard that you are still living in the county party committee cadre dormitory, right? In this case, I will ask someone to arrange for you to rent a house with three bedrooms and one living room in the nearby Pinhu Community. The county party committee will pay every month. The furniture and other items are all provided for you, and they must be of high-end quality. Not only can you live by yourself, but you can also bring your family members to live there."
Zhang Songting didn't know that Pang Bo was Wei Changlin's son-in-law. This kind of small favor was a sure thing to deal with young cadres who had never seen the world. But if Pang Bo wants to live in a good house, does he still need Zhang Songting to arrange it? He didn't care at all about the conditions of his accommodation.
"County Magistrate, it's good for me to live in the cadre dormitory. I have the habit of checking information every night. Living in the county party committee compound makes it easier to access the information room. But I feel uncomfortable living outside."
If the living conditions are not particular, then start with the position. Zhang Songting smiled and said: "Xiao Pang, I remember you haven't changed your job yet, right?"
"Yes, but don't worry. I just came to the county party committee not long ago, and it is not in accordance with the procedures to be promoted now." Pang Bo's eyes darkened.
Zhang Songting wanted to start from this point: "What procedures are needed for this? You have made such a big contribution to the county, even giving you a deputy department is not an exaggeration. But for the time being, we will talk about the matter of becoming a full-time official. This matter is yours Don’t worry, I’ll ask the Organization Department to help you become a regular employee as soon as possible. How about it?”
Zhang Songting looked at Pang Bo expectantly, but the latter remained unmoved. Pang Bo showed a polite smile:
"County Magistrate, I'm really not in a hurry about getting regular employment. Do you have something to discuss with me?"
When Pang Bo asked this question, he most likely guessed that he was wary of him, and the topic he was going to talk about next would definitely be difficult to adapt to his wishes.
Zhang Songting first said in a kind tone: "Xiao Pang, I won't stop you from Tianhe Mining's construction of a factory in our county. If you want to do it, just keep doing it. Director Liang also said just now that he supports it. I Also supports..."
"Thank you, County Magistrate."
"Don't thank me yet, I haven't finished speaking yet!" Zhang Songting's mouth tightened, "Can you make some changes to the 150 million when you write the project planning report? I will keep 20 million Here it is, as funds for the construction of supporting facilities for Tianhe Mining. I hope the remaining money can make up for the holes in the county. Our county is too poor and there is no way. If this continues, the people will be unstable, and where will my colleagues be? Are you thinking about doing something?"
Twenty million is indeed an astronomical sum in this era. Zhang Songting feels that it is not easy for him to come up with this money. This was his last compromise.
The most serious hole in the county lies in two aspects. One is the salary of medical staff in the county hospital. Counting this month, it has been four full months that have not been fully settled. The hospital's income has long been diverted to other areas to fill holes. If things continue like this, if medical staff cause trouble, it will become a problem for ordinary people to see a doctor, and this problem will only get worse.
The other is an auxiliary police officer from the County Public Security Bureau. The wages of dozens of auxiliary police officers have not yet been paid. Qiu Zhendong had told him about this more than once. If there was no more money, the Public Security Bureau would have to find a way on their own.
How to find a solution? That is to ask the traffic police team to intercept trucks on the side of the road. Anyone found to be overloaded and in violation of regulations will be severely punished. Use fines to cover the salaries of auxiliary police officers.
In addition to hospitals and public security bureaus, there are also companies from the Women's Federation, housing construction companies, water conservancy companies, and electricity companies, all waiting for money.
Zhang Songting didn't dare to follow up and fight face to face, rather than continue to let the people below have no food to eat.
Because Xu Xiaoman is a living example.
Why Xu Xiaoman is not favored by the leaders above is partly because of the weak economic growth, but the reason why Wantong County is so prosperous cannot be entirely blamed on her. The most important thing is not because there are too many anonymous complaints from cadres.
Zhang Songting wants to make progress and will not let Pang Bo become a stumbling block for him.
But Pang Bo's words completely made Zhang Songting lose his will to continue the conversation.
"County Magistrate, according to my original expectations, of the 150 million, 100 million will be used for the construction of supporting facilities for Tianhe Mining. The bulk of this is actually road construction. You are aware of the road conditions in our county. Not to mention affecting the confidence of foreign investors, the most troublesome thing is safety risks. Boss Yu of Jiahong Chemical Factory once said that their tank trucks are filled with high-risk chemicals. Driving on that kind of road conditions is actually dangerous. There are high safety risks. We can take this opportunity to shovel all the bad roads and build new ones."
"As for the remaining 50 million, I hope to give more support to other companies in the county. In the past few years, Secretary Xu's aggressive environmental protection efforts forced a large number of companies to leave, and the remaining companies are also struggling to hold on. If the county can provide financial support, business owners can also realize the benefits of the county’s policies.”
Pang Bo did not directly answer Zhang Songting's question, but indirectly rejected his proposal with his own spending plan.
Twenty million was already a lot for Zhang Songting. Unexpectedly, Pang Bo refused to let go.
However, due to Liang Xuebing's support from above, Zhang Songting could only persuade him with good words and did not dare to suppress him with a tough attitude.
"Xiao Pang, don't you consider the actual situation and difficulties in the county? To put it bluntly, our county is like a poor family whose children can't even eat. Now some kind-hearted people are sponsoring a sum of money , shouldn’t we buy rice and oil first to fill our stomachs? But you want to talk about going to college and your lofty ideals. Isn’t that high-minded but short-handed?”
