Since yesterday, Yang Liwen, the head of Longjiang's Water Conservancy Department, had been in a good mood. Many people said that the leader had spoken to him. It seems that Yang Liwen was going to be promoted!
But no one in the Provincial Government was going to be promoted. Could it be that Yang Liwen was going to be promoted to the Central Government? The people in the lower levels were also asking around. If the leader was promoted, there will be a vacancy. Everyone will have a chance to be promoted.
Today, Yang Liwen suddenly called all the middle level leaders for a meeting. He said it was a mobilization meeting. This time, everyone was dumbfounded.
Everyone could understand the purpose of a mobilization meeting after Lunar New Year. But it was almost Lunar New Year. Why was there a mobilization meeting? Could it be that the Longjiang province was in a snowy climate? How could they build water conservancy projects? Dig holes in the ice?
"Yesterday, I had received good news from the leaders. Next year, the whole province will be building water conservancy projects. We will be getting a lot of funds!"
This time, everyone was excited. More funds meant more projects, more bonuses, and more benefits. Of course, there were also some hidden benefits. For example, giving funds to the lower levels.
If you don't do something, you can only watch from the side.
"Everyone should be happy, right? But this also means we will have a lot of projects next year, and it will be tough. Now, I will give all of you a task. All the cities' Water Conservancy departments have their own people in charge. I want all of you to inform all the cities to raise funds for water conservancy projects and deposit it into our department's account. Tell them how much they can raise, and we will double the amount after Lunar New Year! "
Everyone was confused. What was the meaning of this? Wasn't the Provincial Government giving funds? Why do they have to raise funds themselves? It's fine if they raise the funds themselves. Why do they have to get the funds from the Provincial Government first?
Furthermore, you said you will double the amount they can raise? Bing City's taxes are high, and if they raise 100 million RMB, what are you going to do?
You dare not to double the amount? The leaders will punish you!
"Why are you all keeping quiet? Old Liu, you are in charge of Qi City. How much funds do you think you can raise? "Yang Liwen started to call out names.
"Leader, what is the meaning of collecting funds? Our Water Conservancy Department is not a powerful department. What if the cities do not give us face? "
"You don't have to worry about that. All the cities have received the documents from the province, and they will actively cooperate. If any city doesn't cooperate, tell me and I'll look for the higher-ups! "Yang Liwen said firmly.
He was not the head of the Department of Transportation or the Department of Finance. Usually, not to mention the head of those prefectural cities, even the second-in-command did not pay much attention to him. How could he be so strong-willed without money?
But this time, it was different. The leader had promised him that if he could get 1 billion RMB, the Provincial Government would give him another 1 billion RMB. If the Provincial Government had 2 billion RMB, the Provincial Government's water conservancy project would be upgraded. That would be a huge political achievement. He had never dared to think about it before.
Xu Changyou had no choice. There was no money in the province. Previously, he had squeezed out a sum of money to invest in Beidacang Group. Beidacang Group did not have any profits now, and it might not even have profits next year. The Provincial Government still needs to invest a sum of money, and some of the things that had been delayed last year must be carried out. The Provincial Government really does not have the funds to repair the irrigation works.
But now, Feng Yu wanted a one-to-one donation. If he didn't seize the opportunity, he would be an idiot! The Provincial Government does not have the funds, and the various prefectural cities had to raise the funds themselves.
This was also a good thing. It was a project that would benefit the people, and it was also a political achievement. When the leaders of the various prefectural cities heard about this, they started to think of ways to squeeze out a sum of money to hand over to the Water Conservancy Department.
After the Water Conservancy Department returned double the amount, they could take out the money again. Using half of the funds to repair the irrigation works was already a political achievement.
Feng Yu did not know about all these. He had been raising funds. Xu Changyou had already agreed to help, and Feng Yu will not go back on his words.
After squeezing out some more money from various companies, he collected a total of 500 million yuan. He felt that it would be enough. The Provincial Government's finances were not doing well, and Feng Yu knew about this. The Provincial Government could not fork out a lot of money. Feng Yu thought that even if the Provincial Government could only fork out 300 million RMB, he would still donate 500 million RMB. He will donate another sum next year, and it should be enough to repair all the dams in the Province.
By 1998, at least the dams will not collapse, and the residents' houses will be saved. As for the flooded fields, Feng Yu could think of a solution. Maybe he could let the residents plant corn instead of wheat, sugar beets, soybeans, etc.
Today, Xu Changyou had called Feng Yu personally to invite Feng Yu over. He told Feng Yu that the Provincial Government had prepared next year's budget, and the budget for the irrigation works was higher.
Feng Yu had expected this. He had promised the Provincial Government, and if the Provincial Government still does not allocate the funds, then he will have nothing to say. But when he reached the Provincial Government, Feng Yu was shocked.
"1 billion? Leader, you are telling me that the Provincial Government's budget for the irrigation works this year is 1 billion?! "Feng Yu could not believe what he heard. Where did the Provincial Government get so much money from? This was 1 billion and not 100,000 RMB. How could it be so easy to squeeze out this amount?
Beidacang still needed a steady supply of blood. Although Beidacang's industries were recovering fast, Bing City's taxes were not handed over to the Provincial Government. A sub-provincial city had a lot of autonomy. Based on Feng Yu's estimation, the Provincial Government should not be able to invest more than 100 million RMB into the irrigation works this year.
With Feng Yu's donations, the Provincial Government's budget should be more than 200 million RMB. But it should not be more than 500 million RMB. Where did this 1 billion RMB come from?
Xu Changyou had asked the various cities to raise more than 800 million RMB, and the Provincial Government had allocated more than 100 million RMB. This was to beat the tycoons!
Xu Changyou had asked Zhang Ruiqiang about how much money Feng Yu had. Zhang Ruiqiang told him that Feng Yu was China's richest man. Just the properties in Bing City was worth a lot. Furthermore, Feng Yu had investments in other provinces and overseas. Zhang Ruiqiang told Xu Changyou that Feng Yu's net worth should be more than 10 billion RMB!
Xu Changyou's jaw dropped when he heard that. A person's net worth was more than 10 billion RMB? How much was Longjiang Province's annual tax revenue?!
But Xu Changyou could not say anything. Feng Yu's businesses were all legitimate businesses, and he had donated a lot of money every year. Just look at Longjiang Province's various Tai Hua buildings. This had helped the Provincial Government to save a lot of money on education.
But after listening to Zhang Ruiqiang's analysis, Xu Changyou made a decision. Feng Yu had said that if the Provincial Government could fork out 1 billion RMB, he would donate 1 billion RMB. Then I will really donate 1 billion RMB. Let's see what you can do!
Zhang Ruiqiang had said that Feng Yu had never gone back on his words when it came to donations. How could Xu Changyou not take a bite out of this meat that was in front of him?
Especially if he had done well in his government, he could delay his retirement. How could Xu Changyou let go of this opportunity? Even if he could not delay his retirement, the people in the Provincial Government would also benefit from it. Anyway, he had not taken a single cent from the Provincial Government.
"General Manager Feng, you had told me that if the Provincial Government could fork out 1 billion RMB, you would donate 1 billion RMB. Now, the Provincial Government had donated 1 billion RMB. What do you think? "
Xu Changyou looked at Feng Yu and smiled like a sly fox … …
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