On Saturday morning, Lu Tao took a bus to Songshan's local tax bureau and handed the disciplinary complaint materials to Director Liu. Because he was in a bad mood, he didn't rush back to Taolin immediately. Instead, he toured the two scenic spots near Songshan for two days before returning home on Sunday night.
The next morning, Lu Tao took a bus to Huaguang Village at eight o 'clock. What he didn't expect was that he was welcomed by Su Yaoguang, the two village committees, and some of the villagers' representatives at the entrance of the village. More than ten people stood in two lines at the entrance of the village. When they saw Lu Tao, they immediately applauded with sincere smiles on their faces.
At first, Lu Tao was a little confused. He stood about two meters away from the entrance of the village and looked at the villagers who were cheering and clapping. He didn't know what they were doing for a long time.
Su Yaoguang saw that he was a little confused and quickly walked over with a smile. He held Lu Tao's hand and said to the surrounding village officials and villagers, "This time, Officer Lu, in order to get the funds for the renovation of our village's houses, you put in a lot of effort and spared no effort. Under almost impossible circumstances, you managed to get a precious one million yuan 'cap fund' from the budget of the provincial finance department. Our village's renovation can finally be put into action again. Come, let us once again express our sincere gratitude to Officer Lu with a round of applause. "
Only then did Lu Tao know why they were standing here to welcome him. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. At the same time, he was slightly touched. It seemed that the villagers were more honest and warm. As long as the cadre sincerely did good deeds for them, they would take note of it and remember it in their hearts …
At noon, Su Yaoguang invited Lu Tao to his house for lunch. He even promised that this meal would be his personal treat and that he wouldn't use a single cent of the village's public funds. When Lu Tao heard that, he thought it was just a simple meal. He didn't expect that Su Yaoguang would prepare "luxurious dishes" such as free-range chicken, turtle, and wolfberry stewed with bullwhip. He even called the main staff of the two village committees to accompany him. Lu Tao was the only guest, which made him feel very touched …
For the next ten days or so, Lu Tao stayed in the village and worked with Su Yaoguang and the others to plan and budget for the renovation of the houses. He also helped them deal with some conflicts and disputes among the villagers. His days were busy but fulfilling, and he temporarily forgot about the worries in his heart.
That morning, Lu Tao was in Huaguang Village writing the "Diary of the People's Mood" when he suddenly received a call from Su Yaoguang. He asked anxiously, "Officer Lu, do you know when our one million yuan cap fund will be transferred from the provincial finance department?"
Lu Tao silently calculated the time and replied, "When I was in the provincial capital, I heard from the head of the Budget Department that our Taolin County's ten million yuan would be transferred in a week. Now that I've been back from the provincial capital for more than ten days, the money should have already been transferred to the county's finance bureau. "
"Yes, yes. Today, I went to the county with Director Xian Can for a meeting. I heard from the secretary of Stone Keng Village that the provincial finance department had already allocated the funds to Dalong Town's finance department. Stone Keng Village's 200,000 yuan road hardening fund has already been allocated from the town's finance department. Why is there still no news about our 100 yuan fund?"
Lu Tao hurriedly asked, "Did you call the head of the town's finance office?"
"I just called Head Yu of the finance office, but he didn't pick up. Why don't you ask the head of the county's finance bureau to see if our village's cap fund has been allocated? "
Lu Tao responded with an "okay." After hanging up, he immediately called Xia Bingbing's phone and asked if Huaguang Village's money had been transferred to the town's finance department.
Xia Bingbing said in astonishment, "Dalong Town's finance department hasn't allocated the money to the village yet? "A week ago, our bureau allocated 1.8 million RMB of subsidies to Dalong Town to the town's finance office. I also specially instructed Yu Gaoxin, the director of the town's finance office, to say that one million RMB was designated by the provincial finance office to be allocated to Huaguang Village. Although it's not considered a subsidy, it must be allocated to your village according to the agreement. What, is the town still stashing the money in the finance department? "
Lu Tao immediately felt that there was something fishy about this and instinctively associated it with the town's party secretary, Li Weijun. Thus, he said to Xia Bingbing, "Director Xia, the money still hasn't been allocated to the village, and the town's finance department hasn't notified the villagers either. I think there's a problem."
Xia Bingbing made a sound of surprise and thought for a bit before saying, "Why don't you go ask the town's finance department first? I'm currently handling some matters at Songshan's finance department and will rush back in the afternoon. If there's any problem, you can call me again and I'll make a trip to town with Chief Cai and explain the ins and outs of the funds to the town's leaders and Director Yu. There shouldn't be any problems. "
Lu Tao hurriedly expressed his gratitude to her and then called Su Yaoguang's phone to tell him that he would immediately go to the town's finance department to understand the situation. Su Yaoguang told him to find the village's accountant, Su Yuejin, and say that Su Yuejin knew the finance director, Yu Gaoxin.
Ten minutes later, Lu Tao followed Su Yuejin into the office of the town's finance director, Yu Gaoxin. Su Yuejin introduced Lu Tao to Yu Gaoxin. The latter sat motionless behind his desk and nodded coldly at Lu Tao before asking, "What business do you have with me?"
Lu Tao asked, "Director Yu, last time I accompanied Chief Cai of the county's finance department and Director Xia of the budget department to the provincial finance department to obtain a cap fund for Huaguang Village. The amount was one million yuan and was used to renovate the village's houses. I just called Director Xia and she said that the money had already been allocated to the town's finance department a week ago. I want to ask, when can this one million yuan be transferred to Huaguang Village's account? "
Yu Gaoxin calmly asked, "Are you sure that one million yuan is for Huaguang Village?"
"I'm sure. It was personally designated by several leaders of the provincial finance department. Director Xia also said that when she allocated the money to Dalong Town's finance department, she clearly told you that this one hundred yuan must be allocated to Huaguang Village. She's right, isn't she?"
Yu Gaoxin stared at the computer and said in an impatient tone, "It's useless for you to tell me this. Although the town's finance department is an agency sent by the county's finance department, it has to obey the arrangements of the town's party committee and the government when it comes to specific issues such as the use of funds. Regarding the one million yuan fund, Secretary Li of the town has clearly instructed the finance department that this money was allocated by the provincial finance department to Taolin County for the construction of the new village. The finance department's document didn't clearly state that this one million yuan was for Huaguang Village, so even if the county's finance department requested it, the town couldn't allocate all of it to Huaguang Village. It had to be distributed among several villages participating in the construction of the new village. The town's party committee hasn't studied the distribution plan yet, so the money hasn't been allocated yet. "
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