In the afternoon.
Before getting off work.
The County's Party Secretary's secretary, Zhang Feng, called Dong Xuebing's office. "Hello, Mayor Dong? Secretary Meng wants to see you."
"I understand."
"Try to hurry."
"Okay, I'll go now."
After hanging up, Dong Xuebing suppressed the fire and walked out of the room.
…
Meng Rui and Jiang Fangfang were in the County's Party Secretary's office.
Dong Xuebing entered and asked emotionlessly. "Secretary Meng, Mayor Jiang, are you looking for me?"
Meng Rui gestured for Dong Xuebing to sit down. "Have a seat, Mayor Dong." He paused for a second. "Do you know what happened?"
"The City Government intercepted the funds?" Dong Xuebing replied. "I know. It's my fault. I should have asked the Ministry of Finance to transfer the money to the County's account."
Jiang Fangfang said faintly, "Even if you want to, it won't work in terms of procedure."
Meng Rui nodded. "This isn't your responsibility. It's already a great achievement that you were able to get 50 million from the Central Government. I didn't expect the City Government to hold back most of the money. I called you here to discuss this matter. Just now, Mayor Jiang and I called the City Government to ask about it, but none of the City Government Leaders were clear about it. I could tell that they were trying to brush us off. Also, I couldn't get through to the other relevant leaders. Their phones were either turned off or not picked up." Meng Rui had basically said what he meant. The City Government must have the intention to intercept this sum of money. That was why they pretended to be ignorant and disappeared. No one wanted to be the first to take the blame.
The city doesn't know?
No one knew?
Of course not!
"Let me try again." Jiang Fangfang took out her phone.
Dong Xuebing looked at them and said. "Let me make the call. The City Government should know your numbers and even our County's office number."
Jiang Fangfang nodded. "Alright."
Meng Rui thought for a while. "Call Wei Lin from the Finance Department."
Wei Lin was the director of the finance department of the city, and he was in charge of the finance department. He was the most suitable person to beat up. Wei Lin was the director of the finance department of the city, and he was in charge of the finance department.
Dong Xuebing got Wei Lin's number and called.
Ring … ring … ring … ring … Dong Xuebing answered quickly. Dong Xuebing had just been appointed, and the City Government does not know his number. If not, the other party will not answer.
"Hello, who is this?" It was the voice of a middle-aged man.
Dong Xuebing replied: "Nice to meet you, Chief Wei. I am Zhen Shui County's Executive Deputy Mayor, Dong Xuebing."
"Hmm?" Weylin, who was on the other side of the phone, was stunned. He was silent for a moment and didn't say anything. "Oh."
Dong Xuebing immediately asked: "I would like to ask Chief Wei. The Central Government had given us 50 million RMB. Why is it only 5 million RMB?"
"I'm not too sure about this either."
"Chief Wei, the money was transferred from your Finance Department. It is recorded in the records. Since we have transferred 5 million RMB from the City Finance Department's account, how can you not hear about it?"
"I have something to do today, so I just arrived at the office."
"We need this money urgently. Can you help us urge them?"
"Alright. Let me ask about the exact situation first. I still have something on. That's all."
Dong Xuebing narrowed his eyes and said: "Most of our County's government officials and staff had not received their salaries for 1 to 2 months. Everyone is very agitated now. If they know the City Finance Department had deducted their salaries, I don't know if we can calm them down. Last week, a school's teachers went on strike. If this carries on, who knows if they will do something worse? Chief Wei, can you ask the Finance Department's staff to hurry up? "
Weylin was furious when he heard this. What's the meaning of this? You are just a poor County's Executive Deputy Mayor, and you dare to threaten me?
Dong Xuebing's temper is like this. The City Finance Department's Chief? Divisional Leader? F * * k you! Who the f * * k cares! Deducting our salaries? We are giving you all face!
The phone was hung up.
But Dong Xuebing's anger had some effect. After all, he had spread the word about Zhen Shui County's attitude.
You want to stop our money without saying a word?
Impossible!
After a while, Meng Rui's phone rang. It seems to be a City Leader calling. The moment he answered, he said: "Xiao Meng, I heard about what happened. The Central Government had allocated 50 million RMB to you all. This is not a small amount, and the City had discussed it and decided to keep it for us. I know your county is short of funds, but 5 million should be enough. We will transfer the money to you all in batches later."
Dong Xuebing's ears are sharp, and he was nearby. He heard what the leader said, and his face changed.
Keep it for us?
Give us the money in the future?
Damn! This is the money we had worked so hard to get! You all want to keep it for us just by talking? Do you all think our County is a child? Don't we know how to manage our own money? Do we still need you all to give us the money?
Meng Rui was furious and shouted loudly.
However, the leader on the other side didn't say much to him and seemed to find an excuse to hang up.
It was obvious that the City has no intention to give them the money. Give them the money in the future? This means they will be rich. In the future? Next year or the year after? If they were to leave, they would not be able to get a single cent back from the City's annual allocation to their County's financial department. Maybe there was another layer of meaning. The City Government was only showing a strong attitude and clearly stated that they would not be able to take back the money temporarily. This was to make Zhen Shui County take a step back and make them give up a portion of the funds to ease the City's financial pressure. This way, the City Government would not be accused of taking the money by force. What a good plan!
Meng Rui's face turned green and banged the table.
Dong Xuebing took a deep breath and asked: "What should we do now?"
Meng Rui replied: "Before you came, I had discussed with Mayor Jiang. We must get the money back. But since the City had made this stand, it is impossible for us to get the full amount back."
Jiang Fangfang asked quietly: "Half?"
Meng Rui was not willing to give up, but he had no choice. They were from the City. Zhen Shui County was under Meihe City's jurisdiction. So, he said: "We can only take a step back. Half."
Jiang Fangfang sighed and did not say anything.
Get half? 25 million RMB? That means they are still short of 20 million RMB?
Meng Rui and Jiang Fangfang knew better than Dong Xuebing. They should have predicted this would happen and could tell from the City's attitude. That's why they had discussed this earlier. 25 million RMB was Zhen Shui County's bottom line. If they could get the money back, it would be a blessing in disguise. At least, it was better than not getting a single cent back.
Meng Rui and Jiang Fangfang were very united on this matter. They had let go of their previous grudges. Dong Xuebing could feel that after he entered Secretary Meng's office, Secretary Meng's attitude towards him had changed.
If they could get the money back, the whole County would benefit.
Be it the Meng faction or the Jiang faction, they had no choice but to be united. They had to let go of their internal conflicts. But this external conflict was too big, and it gave them a lot of pressure!
Meng Rui suddenly said: "The key is who will get the money back. This is not an easy job, and there is a lot of pressure. The person must also be flexible and good at communication."
Jiang Fangfang asked: "Finance Department's Old Yan?"
Meng Rui frowned: "Old Yan's rank is not high enough, and he does not have the authority to speak."
Suddenly, Dong Xuebing, who had been quiet all this while, said: "Don't look for people. I will go!"
Meng Rui was stunned.
Jiang Fangfang also looked at Dong Xuebing.
Dong Xuebing said: "I am the one who got the money back, and I am in charge of the Finance Department. Now that there is a problem, I must take responsibility. I will go!"
Meng Rui looked at Jiang Fangfang.
Jiang Fangfang did not say anything, and Dong Xuebing did not know what her attitude was.
After thinking for a while, Meng Rui looked at Dong Xuebing. "Alright. Thank you for your hard work."
Meng Rui had a bad impression of Dong Xuebing, and this was unavoidable after Dong Xuebing sided with Jiang Fangfang. After all, they are not from the same faction, and there will be conflicts. But now, Dong Xuebing had volunteered to go to the City Government to ask for money. Meng Rui was impressed by Dong Xuebing. Just like what Meng Rui had said, this was not a good job. If he went to the City Government, he will face pressure from the City Government leaders, and it would be good if he could get half of the money back. If the City Government does not want to give him any money, he will be left empty-handed. Not only he will not be able to complete the mission, but he might also offend some of the City Government's leaders. This was a bad deal, and he did not expect Dong Xuebing to volunteer!
This kid has a sense of responsibility.
But it's a pity that Dong Xuebing did not side with him.
Meng Rui felt a little regretful.
"Secretary Meng, Mayor Jiang, I will go back to prepare."
"It's too late now. You can go to the City tomorrow. Just let me know if you need anyone."
"I will bring Xiao Yao and the Finance Department's Chief Yan and Chief Chen. It's useless to bring too many people."
… …
When Dong Xuebing left the County's Party Secretary's office, the office was closed.
On the way back, Dong Xuebing heard many people talking about this incident. The truth cannot be contained.
"The City Government intercepted our money?"
"What's the meaning of this? How can they do this? "
"I heard they only gave us 5 million RMB? This … "
"Isn't this money for our County? How can the City intercept our money? "
"Lower your voice. This is not the first time."
"That's right. This is tens of millions of RMB, and the City Government must be jealous."
Dong Xuebing's eyes turned colder when he heard this.
Secretary Meng and Mayor Jiang said they will only get half of the money back. But Dong Xuebing had never thought of doing this!
Compromise?
Give in?
These two words do not exist in Dong Xuebing's dictionary!
How can you all take away my money?! I'll show you how to spit out the money!
Not a cent less!
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