Afternoon.
1.30 pm.
County Government. Jiang Fangfang's office.
Dong Xuebing relaxed after talking to Jiang Fangfang. After talking about personal matters, they started to talk about work.
Jiang Fangfang looked at Dong Xuebing. "The Finance Department is quite chaotic when you are not around."
Dong Xuebing nodded. "I heard about it. Everyone is here to apply for the funds, right?"
Jiang Fangfang nodded coldly. "Yes, it's the same for me and Secretary Meng. There will be waves of people coming. You won't be able to stay idle after coming back this time. Be mentally prepared."
Dong Xuebing asked. "What do you think we should do with this money?"
Jiang Fangfang told Dong Xuebing. "Secretary Meng and I want to discuss this at tomorrow's Party Committee meeting. We will decide how this money should be used. This is very important, and that's why I asked my secretary to call you back. Although we have not decided on the direction of the money, we can be sure that ordinary funds will not be used. For example, building dormitories, renovating classrooms, or buying new equipment are not necessary. We must use the money wisely. I had met with Secretary Meng, and this is what we are thinking. You should know what we should do. We must not let this go, or else, it will be hard to deal with the rest. After all, our finances are limited."
Dong Xuebing laughed. "I understand."
"I am not worried with you around." Jiang Fangfang put down the documents and stood up to pour a glass of water for Dong Xuebing. "A sum of money had exposed a lot of problems."
Dong Xuebing accepted the glass of water and thanked her.
They were the leaders of the County, and they were short-sighted. Usually, they did not do any serious work, and all of them sat in the office steadily. But now, when they saw money, all of them could not sit still. They were like hungry wolves.
Knock, knock.
Someone knocks on the door.
Jiang Fangfang looks up. "Come in."
Dong Xuebing left. "I will go back first."
"Ok. Take care of yourself." Jiang Fangfang reminded Dong Xuebing.
Dong Xuebing walked out of the office, and someone entered the office. It was the Deputy Mayor, Ci Boyang. Ci Boyang was from the Mongolian faction, and both of them had some conflicts in the past. Their relationship was not good, and they only nodded at each other as a greeting.
Dong Xuebing opened the door and walked out.
"Mayor Jiang."
"What's the matter, Mayor Ci?"
"It's still the issue of funding. We're really having a hard time there. We haven't given out the promised bonuses. Our comrades are very emotional now. What do you think …"
Asking for money again? This group of people!
Dong Xuebing closed the Mayor's office door and left.
But before Dong Xuebing could open the door to his office, he heard his phone ringing. Dong Xuebing wondered how many times the caller had called. He entered the room and answered.
"I am Dong Xuebing."
"Mayor Dong, you are back?"
"Yes, who are you?"
"I am Old Liu from the Health Bureau. Mayor Dong, when will we get the funding? That batch of equipment is very important. It will be of great help to the improvement of our county's medical standards. We've already placed an order a few days ago, but the money hasn't arrived yet. "
"Your Health Bureau has no funds?"
"It's not enough. It's far from enough. It's all imported equipment. It costs at least a few million."
"If you don't have enough funds, why would you place an order? Who agreed to give you the funds? "Dong Xuebing frowned." Are you going to act first and report later? "
"No. We had agreed on the equipment a long time ago. Mayor Ci had promised us the equipment a long time ago. Now, the County had given us a large amount of funds, and we think the County will help us. It's not a lot, so we placed the order first. After all, these are imported equipment, and we must place the order in advance."
"We will talk about this later."
"But the orders are …"
"Since Mayor Ci had promised you all! Go and speak to him! "
"Mayor Dong, we …"
Dong Xuebing can't be bothered to talk and hang up. What the hell is going on?
After hanging up, the phone rang again. Dong Xuebing is afraid it's an emergency, and he can't reject the call. He picked up the phone.
"Hello."
"Is this Mayor Dong?"
"Yes. Who are you?"
"Hi, I am a staff from Qingshui Township Government. My name is Jiang Dashui. I am Mayor Jiang Fangfang's Third Uncle."
Third Uncle?
What kind of relative is this?
But since this person is related to Mayor Jiang, Dong Xuebing replied politely. "Oh … Yes. How can I help you?"
Jiang Dashui sighed and said, "It's a long story, a long story."
Dong Xuebing replied. "Go ahead. I am listening."
"Last year, there was a drought in our village and the disaster was very serious. Seeing that the villagers' lives were getting worse day by day, the village leaders are very anxious. You know that we rely on animal husbandry here. Once an environmental disaster happens, it will directly affect the villagers' survival. This year's situation is also very bad. It's difficult, very difficult, so our village wants to apply for a batch of relief funds. One million yuan is enough. There's no need to trouble our Fangfang with such a small amount of money. That's why I am calling you. "
1 million RMB is considered a small amount?
You really dare to ask for help?!
Also, Jiang Dashui seems to be using Mayor Jiang's name to pressure Dong Xuebing. Dong Xuebing knows that if Jiang Fangfang had agreed, Jiang Dashui will not call him. Even if the money is given, Mayor Jiang will not agree to it!
Dong Xuebing replied. "I cannot make the decision alone."
Jiang Dashui replied. "The County had received 50 million RMB this time, and we are only applying for 1 million RMB. How can you not make the decision?"
"Wait a while more. I will help you all ask."
"The villagers and leaders are worried, and we cannot wait any longer."
"I can't do anything even if you all are worried. We have to go through the procedures step by step."
After chatting for a while, Dong Xuebing hangs up with Mayor Jiang's Third Uncle. He thought for a while and called Yao Cui.
The line is busy.
Dong Xuebing called again a few minutes later.
"Cui Er, are you busy?" Dong Xuebing asked.
Yao Cui replied. "I had just received a call from a primary school classmate. He wants me to help you talk to him about getting some agricultural funds for his township. I tried to persuade him, but he rejected me."
"Did he go to your place?"
"This is not the first time. My relatives had come to my place and annoyed my parents."
"Thank you. Oh, do you know about Qingshui Township's situation? Is it really that serious? "
"Not at all." Yao Cui replied softly. "Did Mayor Jiang's relatives call you? It's all bullsh * t. It had not rained for a few days, and they are making up stories. Some people from Qingshui Township had also come to the Finance Department a few days ago. "
Dong Xuebing heard this and shook his head. "What kind of people are they?"
Yao Cui whispered. "This is nothing. I heard someone had approached Secretary Meng's father through his connections. Secretary Meng's father came to the County's Party Committee to ask for money, but Secretary Meng refused. He was even scolded by the Old Man. Sigh … I don't know what to say."
If it is an urgent matter, the County will approve it. But if it is an urgent matter, the County Government will approve it. But if it is an urgent matter, the County Government will not approve it. Even if the County Government has connections, the County Government will not approve it. Furthermore, this is a sensitive period, and Dong Xuebing can understand Secretary Meng and Mayor Jiang's difficulties.
"Oh, Xuebing."
"What's wrong?"
"Many people had called me when they heard you are back. They want to treat you to dinner. There are Health Bureau's Director Liu, Industry and Commerce Bureau's Director Chen …"
"Reject all of them. They said I am not fully recovered."
"Ok. I understand."
After hanging up, Dong Xuebing's phone rang again.
Dong Xuebing looked at the caller and decided not to answer it. He sat there and smoked.
Dong Xuebing thought he can have some peace if he does not answer the phone. But after a while, someone knocked on the door. Dong Xuebing answered, and the Civil Affairs Bureau Chief entered.
"Mayor Dong, I am Xu Xuelong from the Civil Affairs Bureau." It is a middle-aged man.
"Oh, Chief Xu. Please have a seat." Dong Xuebing looked at Xu Xuelong. This is the first time they met. Although they had met during the meeting, he does not have any impression of him. "What's up?"
After Xu Xuelong sat down, he started to complain, "Recently, the comrades in the Civil Affairs Bureau have been in a bad mood. Even the Cultural Bureau has a big Golden Cup, but only our Civil Affairs Bureau doesn't have a single car. It's too inconvenient to go out for work. I'm not asking for a car for myself, I'm asking for a car for the Bureau's work. Our county's roads are not easy to walk on, and you know how full of potholes it is. Sigh, seeing everyone waiting for a bicycle to go out for work every day, I don't feel good."
Dong Xuebing did not say anything.
Xu Xuelong looked at Dong Xuebing. "Mayor Dong, we had submitted the application, but there is still no news. Do you think …"
Dong Xuebing replied. "I will consider it. You can go back first."
Xu Xuelong did not leave. "Our Civil Affairs Bureau is also a department under the County Government. The County cannot be biased. A few cars are not worth much, and the County's finances are not tight now. They cannot let us … "
Before Dong Xuebing can finish, someone knocks on the door.
Before Dong Xuebing could let him in, the door was pushed open from the outside.
It is a black-faced old man, and a few people followed behind him. They should be the leaders of the village. After entering the office, they started to act arrogantly. "Mayor Dong, why is our village not receiving the money? How many days has it been? Why is the money not approved? We don't even have enough food to eat! "
Dong Xuebing frowned. "Your village? Go and look for the town! This is the County Government! "
The old man replied. "The Town Mayor had said! The County does not agree to give us the money! They also do not have money for us! We can only come to the County to ask for money! "
Ask for money!
Ask for money!
All they know is asking for money!
Damn! All of them are going crazy!
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