After having lunch with Tong Huan, Lu Yiwei did not go home but went back to Heishan County.
As it was still early, Lu Yiwei called Li Ermao to his office and gave him 5000 RMB. "Go back to Nanyang County and clean up Uncle Xu's grave. Use cement to build a platform, surround it with good stones, and set up a tombstone. After that, clean up the cave he used to live in."
After a period of training, Li Ermao could basically complete the tasks assigned by him alone. Also, he abided by the rules and rarely had anything to do with the local officials. Lu Yiwei agreed with this point. Before leaving, Lu Yiwei called him back and asked. "Ermao, what's your education background?"
Li Ermao scratched his head embarrassedly. "I joined the army after junior high school."
"Oh." Lu Yiwei said. "After that, you can apply to a Party School or TV University to improve yourself. You can't be a driver forever, right?"
Li Ermao thought Lu Yiwei wanted to chase him away and said nervously. "Secretary Lu, if I did something wrong, please criticize me. I'm still willing to follow you."
Lu Yiwei realized that he misunderstood and said. "You are good, and I like to use you. What I mean is, if you enter the government in the future, you can't do it without an education background. "
Li Ermao understood that Lu Yiwei was trying to groom him, so he immediately promised, "Secretary Lu, I'll register for the class immediately."
"Okay." Lu Yiwei nodded. "It's almost the start of school. You can still make it. I'll inform the principal of the Party School, and you can go and register."
"Okay. Thank you, Secretary Lu." Li Ermao bowed.
Lu Yiwei stretched out his hand and said. "Didn't I tell you? Don't be so polite. Just call me brother. By the way, is your real name Li Ermao? "
"Yes, my dad is uncultured and doesn't know how to name things." Li Ermao immediately said, "Secretary Lu, why don't you change my name?"
"Uh …" Lu Yiwei thought for a while and said, "You really should change it. If you become a leader in the future, Li Ermao will be too casual and not serious at all. I think … let's call her Li Qinyang. "
"Li Qinyang? Hehe, that's a good name, "Li Ermao said excitedly.
"Alright, you go ahead. I need to rest for a while."
Just as Lu Yiwei lay down, Zhao Xiaokang entered the room. Seeing that Lu Yiwei was resting, he whispered, "Secretary Lu, Secretary Yan wants to see you."
"Oh, sure." Lu Yiwei sat up. He wanted to talk to him about the integration of educational resources.
"Yiwei, hurry up and think of a way. What should we do now?" Yan Bugao said anxiously, "Where can I steal projects in a month's time?"
Lu Yiwei could not think of a solution. He was not a deity. "Secretary Yan, Mayor Jin has already talked to me about this. I can't do anything."
Yan Bugao said anxiously, "Yiwei, you can't just sit back and do nothing. After all, you are a member of the County party committee. You have a lot of connections. Can you attract some companies from other places? Even if it's a shell company, as long as it can be located in Black Mountain County, I will accept it. "
Seeing Yan Bugao was anxious, Lu Yiwei said helplessly, "How can I do that in such a short period of time? Even if I can attract some companies, I can't start work in two days."
"Then what should we do now?" Yan Bugao closed his eyes, rubbed his forehead, and groaned.
Lu Yiwei thought for a long time and said, "Should we report the glass factory to the higher-ups?"
Yan Bugao waved his hand and said, "No. It's going to close down soon. If you report it to the higher-ups, they might come down and observe. No, we need to think again."
As Yan Bugao was thinking, Mayor Jin Rongguang walked in and said hurriedly, "Secretary Yan, I have an idea."
Yan Bugao's eyes lit up and sat up. "Hurry up and tell me."
Jin Rongguang said, "Er Mazi's tofu processing factory just built this year, and the scale is not small. Why don't we report this project to the higher-ups in the county government's name?"
Yan Bugao did not know whether to laugh or cry. "This is your idea?"
"Is it not a good idea?"
"What's so good about it?" Yan Bugao said, "The other counties are building stadiums, plazas, and roads around the city. If we report the tofu processing factory to the higher-ups, they will laugh their heads off."
"Then what should we do?" Jin Rongguang was unhappy and decided to pass this problem to Yan Bugao.
"Ouch, my toothache is killing me." Yan Bugao covered his face and groaned non-stop.
An idea suddenly popped up in Lu Yiwei's mind. "Secretary Yan, Mayor Jin, I have an idea. What do you think?"
Yan Bugao's teeth stopped hurting. He adjusted his sitting posture and said, "Hurry up and tell me."
Lu Yiwei said, "Yesterday, I reported the integration of our Black Mountain County's education resources to Secretary Guo, and he agreed on the spot to allocate 2 million RMB of education funds for this integration. I went to Dongguan Junior High School a few days ago. The school building is in ruins. Why don't we use the funds to rebuild a new building and renovate the school? What do you think? "
After Lu Yiwei said this, Yan Bugao and Jin Rongguang were stunned.
Yan Bugao was unhappy. The County had not even agreed to this, and Lu Yiwei had already brought this up to Guo Jinzhu. Do you still care about me? Even if you have a good relationship with Guo Jinzhu, you can't just ask for permission from the higher-ups. To put it more seriously, you are not abiding by the political discipline.
Jin Rongguang was thinking that Lu Yiwei was not an ordinary person. Jin Rongguang had been running around the city, and he did not get a single cent this year. He did not expect Lu Yiwei to get 2 million RMB as soon as he arrived. If this news got out, he would lose his face as the County Mayor.
Both of them had ulterior motives. Lu Yiwei was baffled. He said, "If you don't think it is possible, we can think of other ways."
Jin Rongguang said, "This is a good idea. The problem is that we can't even get the relevant documents approved in a month, let alone start construction. We still need to plan and design the school. This is not practical."
Lu Yiwei said, "Don't worry. We are not planning a new site. The school's land has already been used by the school, and we can start construction anytime. Although we can't finish the construction in a month, we can get a few teams to start at the same time. The efficiency will be different, and we might be able to finish the main part of the project. Even if we can't finish it, Secretary Guo will not say anything when he sees us starting. "
Yan Bugao thought for a long time, and there was no other way. He said, "Yiwei, this is a good idea. I think it is settled. I will leave this matter to you. "
Lu Yiwei quickly waved his hand and said, "Secretary Yan, I can do anything else, but I know nothing about engineering. Why don't you let Mayor Jin be in charge? It might be better. "
Seeing Lu Yiwei decline, Yan Bugao asked Jin Rongguang for his opinion. "What do you think?"
Jin Rongguang said, "Fine. I will do it, but Yiwei must cooperate fully."
"No problem." Lu Yiwei has his own ideas. When it comes to engineering, it is easy for corruption to happen. He does not lack money, and there is no need to find trouble. He can give the benefits to Jin Rongguang, and he can do him a favor. Also, he still needs to integrate the education resources.
"Fine. It is decided. We will go to the Standing Committee now." Yan Bugao can't wait any longer.
"Secretary Yan, I still have other matters to attend to."
"Oh. Go ahead." Yan Bugao felt much better after solving the problem.
Lu Yiwei said, "Since Mayor Jin is here, I will talk about the integration of education resources …"
Yan Bugao did not object and said, "Come up with the proposal, and it will be voted on by the Standing Committee."
"I have brought it." Yan Bugao passed the proposal to Yan Bugao.
Yan Bugao glanced at it and passed it to Jin Rongguang. After a discussion, Yan Bugao said, "If we recruit 20 teachers, it will be a big expenditure. Even if we give each of them 600 RMB a month, it will be 12,000 RMB for 20 teachers, and it will be over 100,000 RMB a year. Mayor Jin, what about you? "
Jin Rongguang was not as meticulous as Yan Bugao. "The County can afford 100,000 RMB. Even if we can't afford it, we can squeeze some money from other places. No matter how poor we are, we can't let the children suffer. I have no opinion on this. But I think we can't recruit in the name of the County. Let Dongguan Middle School recruit on their own. Even if there are any problems, it will be the school's responsibility. "
"Hmm, this is a good idea." Yan Bugao nodded. "Let Dongguan Middle School recruit on their own. As for the integration of students, I think it is reasonable. Let's follow the proposal. I won't ask too much about the choice of principal. Yiwei, you choose. "
Jin Rongguang added, "As long as it is beneficial to the education of the County, hiring an external principal is not a bad idea. I have no opinion on it."
Hearing the two echoing each other, Lu Yiwei was a little confused. Didn't they have conflicts? Why did they have the same opinion on this issue? Were they doing him a favor?
In fact, the two had long been dissatisfied with the education of Black Mountain County. But because they had different opinions, they did not want to compromise. In addition, they did not want to offend Guo Zhenbiao. Now, a hothead suddenly appeared and dared to challenge Guo Zhenbiao, intending to transfer Hu Guoxing away. Wasn't this a good thing? Let him do the work of offending others. If he succeeded, they would have a share of the credit. Why not?
For them, the quality of education was not important. But they were gambling with their children's future. Education had become a platform for people from all walks of life. It was really disappointing.
Two days later, the Standing Committee of the County was held. The plan to integrate education resources was discussed and approved, and Lu Yiwei was fully in charge. On this issue, no one on the Standing Committee voted against it. Instead, they clearly stood on Lu Yiwei's side. This showed that they also hoped that someone would stand up and revitalize the education of Black Mountain County. Education was the foundation of the hundred-year plan. No one wanted their children and grandchildren to curl up in this small place forever.
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