When Chen Shaoping returns to the county government, everyone who sees him will be surprised.
"Oh, Director Chen, thank you for your hard work!"
"Oh, Director Chen, you have really made an outstanding contribution!"
When they arrived at the government office building, Yang Dongjin, the director of the government office who was already working on the first floor, ran out quickly, stopped Chen Shaoping who was about to go upstairs, stretched out his hands and shook hands with Chen Shaoping tightly: "My director Chen, who are you? What have you been through?"
"What? My Director Yang!" Chen Shaoping asked doubtfully.
"Dongshan Township is indeed a difficult environment! Director Chen, it's not easy for you!" Yang Dongjin patted the back of Chen Shaoping's hand and said with concern.
Chen Shaoping felt baffled. He knew that Yang Dongjin was exaggerating, so he didn't take it to heart.
After exchanging pleasantries with Yang Dongjin, they walked into the Poverty Alleviation Office on the second floor. Zhang Chaotang, secretary of County Magistrate Guo Yutang, and Zhang Lingling, secretary of Deputy County Magistrate You Hanlu, were currently working inside. When they saw Chen Shaoping coming in, they were both surprised at the same time.
"Director Chen, how did you become like this?" Zhang Chaotang was the first to express emotion.
Zhang Chaotang and Zhang Lingling are both from the same family. Chen Shaoping asked with confusion on his face: "What? What does it look like?"
Zhang Chaotang burst out laughing: "Director Chen, don't you look in the mirror on the mountain? Sister Lingling, give Director Chen a mirror to look at!"
Zhang Lingling smiled and handed Chen Shaoping a mirror. As soon as Chen Shaoping looked in the mirror, he discovered that he looked dark and old in the mirror, with frizzy hair and an unkempt beard. He seemed to have aged ten years in an instant...
During this time in Dongshan Township, Chen Shaoping rarely looked in the mirror. Besides, he traveled to various mountain villages all day long. The people he saw were all "golden lion kings" and had no image at all.
Chen Shaoping tidied his hairstyle a little embarrassedly and said, "It seems that I have tanned a lot!"
"Not only have I tanned a lot, I just feel like a different person!" Zhang Chaotang continued to joke.
Chen Shaoping no longer cared about his own image and asked Zhang Chaotang: "Does County Magistrate Guo have time now?"
"Zhou Hua from the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau came here to ask for money again. He is upstairs. However, County Magistrate Guo has ordered that you go straight up when you come back. No need to wait!" After Zhang Chaotang finished speaking, he led Chen Shaoping upstairs.
When they reached the third floor, You Hanlu happened to come out of the office. When she saw Chen Shaoping's appearance, she was immediately frightened: "Director Chen, what have you experienced? How did you become like this?"
Chen Shaoping scratched his head in embarrassment: "I run outdoors all day long, the sun is scorching in the mountains, and I don't like wearing a hat..."
You Hanlu looked at Chen Shaoping, who was almost as tanned as charcoal, and couldn't help but pursed his lips and smiled, and said: "When the time comes, I will approve a separate fund for you as compensation for your appearance!"
Chen Shaoping couldn't help laughing when he heard this, "Then I'll thank County Magistrate You in advance!"
Zhou Hua from the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau did come here to cry for poverty. In fact, it was not a cry for poverty. He was really poor.
In order to build the mountain roads in Dongshan Township, the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau has stopped the two infrastructure projects planned at the beginning of the year and invested all the expenses and construction personnel on the mountain roads in Dongshan Township.
There was nothing that could be done. Municipal Party Committee Secretary Yang Zhengkang personally intervened, and the Municipal Transportation Bureau and the Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau took the lead in setting up a working group.
However, roads need to be repaired, work needs to be done, and no money will be given... I am afraid that only the Cangyang County Government in the world will act like a rogue!
Cangyang County is notoriously poor, and the county's finances are all about food finance... In order to complete the task, the only way to complete the task is to tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall.
Working three shifts and working around the clock to build the road for nearly two months, the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau was almost completely depleted once construction workers' wages, material costs, transportation costs... and various miscellaneous expenses were spent.
If this continues, the road construction project will have to be stopped. Zhou Hua approached Zhang Junming of the County Finance Bureau, but the situation in the County Finance Bureau was not easy to be optimistic. To balance all aspects of income and expenditure, there was no excess funds for road construction projects.
The county party committee secretary Ma Bin also looked like he was "not concerned about his own business" when it came to road construction in Dongshan Township, and he even wanted to embarrass the new county magistrate.
But the county magistrate is not in trouble, the ones in trouble are the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau and the Transportation Bureau.
They are the construction unit, and the municipal bureau is always supervising them.
Zhou Hua had no choice but to report the problem to the main leaders of the Municipal Transportation Bureau and the Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau. However, the leaders above only care about the construction progress and quality of traffic roads, regardless of the source of funds...
After many reactions, the issue came to the attention of Municipal Party Committee Secretary Yang Zhengkang, who gave instructions, saying, "The construction of the mountain road in Dongshan Township belongs to the infrastructure construction in the poverty alleviation task, and can be supported by the national poverty alleviation special funds!"
With the instructions from the Municipal Party Committee Secretary, Zhou Hua boldly went to County Magistrate Guo Yutang to apply for road construction funds.
"The national special poverty alleviation funds are mainly responsible for Chen Shaoping, deputy director of the Poverty Alleviation Office. When the time comes, you will communicate with Director Chen in detail, and I will also explain to Director Chen accordingly!" County Magistrate Guo Yutang said simply.
Zhou Hua was dumbfounded when he heard this. He recalled that Chen Shaoping went to the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau twice to review the approval procedures. His attitude towards Chen Shaoping...
Zhou Hua originally thought that things would turn around and Ma Bin became the secretary of the county party committee. They, the core figures of the "Ma Bin clique", would have a chance to make a comeback, but Chen Shaoping, a "passed cadre", would never make a comeback...
But it has only been a few months, and Zhou Hua has to ask Chen Shaoping for approval again...
How unpredictable things are!
Guo Yutang heard the voices of You Hanlu and Chen Shaoping talking in the office, and the conversation with Zhou Hua ended, so he said directly: "Director Zhou, the progress of road construction cannot be stopped. You can ask Director Chen for the project funds." Let’s discuss it, let’s do it!”
Zhou Hua knew that this was the county magistrate's eviction order, so he stood up and said goodbye.
Zhou Hua walked out of the county magistrate's office, and Chen Shaoping and Zhang Chaotang were standing at the door.
Zhou Hua forced a smile on his face, reached out and shook hands with Chen Shaoping, nodded with a smile, and then left.
Chen Shaoping knocked on the door and went in. County Magistrate Guo Yutang stood up on his own initiative and left the boss chair that symbolized the power, identity and status of the County Magistrate.
Guo Yutang was also shocked when he saw Chen Shaoping, who was tanned and thin, with frizzy hair and unkempt beard, as if he had aged 10 years in a month.
He took the initiative to extend his hand and shook hands with Chen Shaoping, "Shaoping, you have worked hard!"
Chen Shaoping squeezed Guo Yutang's hands and said: "County Chief Guo, the fight against poverty is to fight on the most difficult front line. This little bit of hardship is nothing!"
Guo Yutang nodded with emotion, let Chen Shaoping sit on the black leather sofa where they were talking about work, and then offered Chen Shaoping a cigarette.
"Shaoping, tell me in detail what you think about your stay in Dongshan Township this month!"
