Chapter 345 Issue 9 (3)

Jiang Ningyue picked up the microphone and said, "The principal of the primary school in Huimin Town is also here."

A middle-aged man stood up from the end of the audience. Although Jiang Ningyue had not started asking questions yet, he was already sweating profusely.

Jiang Ningyue said slowly, "Hello, Principal, are you aware of this situation?"

Principal Liao: "I have read and studied this document..."

Jiang Ningyue: "Isn't it said in the document that lunch is provided?"

Principal Liao said: "Because our school cafeteria is relatively small, if we implement this nutritious lunch, there won't be enough space for students to eat in it."

Jiang Ningyue: "Don't you also provide self-funded lunches at noon and in the evening? How come the self-funded ones are enough, but the subsidized ones are not enough?"

Principal Liao: "Well, we also feel that this task is causing more trouble for the school, so we haven't done it yet."

Barrage:

【6666】

[You don't even want to act anymore, right? ]

[Providing nutritious lunches is a hassle, but why isn't providing nutritious breakfasts a hassle?]

【Lunch must be cooked food, and it must have meat! Can it be the same?】

【6 yuan a portion, isn’t it a bit cheap? 】

【At most, you won’t make any money, but it’s impossible to lose money. 】

If you think the money is too little, the city and county governments should continue to subsidize you!

Poor principal, he was arguably the lowest-ranking official to appear on "Questioning Haizhou" since its premiere, and it couldn't even be called an official position. Facing the pressure from Jiang Ningyue and the studio, his mind went blank.

The director of the Donghe City Education Bureau was so angry that he laughed, and the director of the Provincial Education Department also shook his head repeatedly.

Can he be a principal with this level of ability?

Being a security guard is hard!

Jiang Ningyue smiled. "Okay, I won't ask any more questions about why it's not being implemented. Come on, everyone, please look at the big screen. There are two registration forms on the big screen, one for the Education Bureau and one for each class. The registration form submitted to the Education Bureau shows that all 1,025 students in the school have eaten a nutritious breakfast. However, the class registration form shows that less than 40% of the class has eaten a nutritious breakfast. Excuse me, Principal, what's going on here?"

The principal immediately retorted, "This class was an isolated case. A young teacher was appointed as the homeroom teacher at the time. He had no experience in the job and, fearing trouble, asked the class leaders to register and sign themselves. Those leaders, however, failed to manage the situation properly and filled out the forms haphazardly."

Barrage:

【66666】

[Sweat all over the head]

[That means the students filled in the real situation]

[Homeroom teacher: Thank you]

[Can this blame be put on the students? ]

[The class leaders never imagined that they would be featured on "Questioning Haizhou" at such a young age.]

[It's over. The class leaders are going to be placed under double supervision.]

After hearing this, Jiang Ningyue slowly asked back, "You said this class was an exception. Can you take responsibility for what you said?"

The principal opened his mouth, but ultimately didn't know how to respond. If he dared to say he could take responsibility, Jiang Ningyue would have to take out the registers for the rest of the classes.

Jiang Ningyue continued, "One child gets 6 yuan a day, 1,025 children gets 6,150 yuan a day, and 22 days of school a month costs 135,300 yuan. If at least half of the children in the school don't eat nutritious meals, then at least 70,000 yuan in nutrition subsidies is missing every month. Where did this money go? Did you embezzle it?"

"No, no, I, how dare I!"

Faced with Jiang Ningyue's ruthless questioning, the principal was immediately frightened and quickly denied it. Under Jiang Ningyue's high pressure, he answered directly without thinking:

"When the money reached the county, a portion was intercepted. The actual amount we received was only 60,000 to 70,000 yuan per month. Given my rank, it was impossible for me to embezzle it."

Barrage: [Just say it like that? ]

I discovered that "Questioning Haizhou" has a magical power. Many people have exposed themselves on it.

[It's not "Questioning Haizhou" that has magic, it's Jiang Ningyue that has magic. It wasn't like this when she wasn't around.]

I don’t know how long this program will last.

Jiang Ningyue nodded, "Okay, I don't have anything else to ask."

Although Jiang Ningyue had no more questions to ask, the elementary school principal almost fell to the ground. What had he done? What nonsense was he saying? He was just a township elementary school principal, and he dared to blame the Education Bureau and the county. Did he want to die?

Although the elementary school principal had taken his seat, the matter wasn't over yet. Jiang Ningyue connected directly to the Aimin County government. On the big screen, the county magistrate's face flushed before he was even asked a question.

Misappropriation of special public funds is a very common thing. After all, a county government that relies solely on financial appropriations has to deal with many emergencies by either borrowing or misappropriating public funds.

However, corruption often lies behind the misappropriation of public funds, so this issue has always been taken seriously.

"County Magistrate Wu, do you understand what happened to Principal Liao regarding the provincial nutrition subsidy being withheld by the county?"

Although County Magistrate Wu was already furious, he immediately refuted the claim, saying, "This is absolutely false. After our county government received this funding, it was placed in a dedicated bank account under strict supervision and monitoring. It will absolutely not be misappropriated."

Principal Liao was disdainful and said, "You wouldn't embezzle the bank account, but you would falsify it! And you didn't even send it to us!"

This funding is directly allocated from the province to the county, and then transferred to the school by the county.

Jiang Ningyue did not dwell on this issue without any evidence. She just asked casually based on the principle of trying both ends. Since the other party did not admit it, there was no need for her to ask any more questions.

"Okay. So, are you aware of the issue with these rural schools falsifying the number of people who eat at the school?"

County Magistrate Wu said: "I was also deeply shocked when I heard the news. After the live broadcast, we will definitely conduct surprise inspections throughout the county. Those who falsely report or misrepresent the number of diners will be severely punished. At the same time, we will also set up a special supervision team to investigate the issue of the charity lunch being changed to charity breakfast."

Donghe City was still a rock-solid state. Even if County Magistrate Wu had genuine issues, the city wouldn't take action. Therefore, Jiang Ningyue didn't overly embarrass the county magistrate. Instead, she directed her criticism at the Director of the Donghe City Education and Sports Bureau, the Mayor, and the Director of the Education Department.

The Education Department announced a province-wide review of the lunch program and will penalize schools that fail to implement it.

Saying this in "Questioning Haizhou" is tantamount to issuing a military order.

During the subsequent review, Jiang Ningyue didn't want Cai Hanwen to speak, but the old man really liked to be in the spotlight. When he was the municipal party secretary, he was reported on the local television and newspapers almost every day.

Now that he's the provincial Party Secretary, the provincial television station must be present at every meeting. Even if it's just an ordinary symposium or seminar, they have to report on it.