Chapter 121 Guo Xiangqian is unaware of the suffering of the people
Zhou Yong stared at the contents on the document, and gradually he narrowed his eyes. As he looked at it, the corners of his mouth could not help but twitching a few times.
Li Baotian's reaction was to look at the document for a few seconds and then at Guo Xiangqian, and his comments on the content of the document were nonsense.
Accountant Sun found the contents of the document very intriguing. He drank a sip of water without saying a word, picked up his pipe pouch and filled it with tobacco leaves.
Li Ming took in everyone's reactions. He had clearly already read the contents of the document, but he started reading it again.
As for the matron and the warehouse keeper, they huddled together and whispered.
Cao Biao and Xing Laoqi looked at each other, and then they both looked at Zhou Yong at the same time.
Guo Xiangqian cleared his throat, successfully drawing everyone's attention to himself.
"Have you all read the content?"
Everyone has read the content, but no one agrees with the views and theories of Guo Xiangqian who listed the work guidelines.
But he was a cadre sent by the county after all, and it would be ugly if the conversation remained silent. Li Baotian glanced at everyone and took over the conversation.
"Secretary Guo, I have read the contents of the document. Some things are worth promoting, but some are unrealistic..."
The first guiding suggestion in the document: Move Dongshan away within half a year.
Article 2: The whole village will vigorously develop construction, environment and sanitation.
Article 3: Let villagers pay for building bridges and roads to create a better home.
Article 4: All able-bodied laborers go up the mountain to hunt and pick mountain products, leaving the fields to be cultivated by women, children and the elderly...
There are eight guidelines for the work, big and small, each one more ridiculous than the last.
Let’s not talk about the other things for now and just talk about the first point.
Even if all the villagers of Huaixi Village took action, it would be impossible to move Dongshan within half a year.
Besides, how is it possible for all the villagers to join the battle? The elderly, children, the disabled and the sick are all excluded.
We cannot move mountains due to bad weather, and we need to farm during the spring planting season. If people don’t farm, how can we expect to pay the public grain in the fall?
As for the matters stated in Articles 2 and 3, one can only say that Guo Xiangqian was ignorant of the sufferings of the people and was too naive.
It is impossible to carry out construction, environmental protection and sanitation work now because the villagers cannot even get enough food to eat. How can every household have spare money to build bridges and roads?
Then there is the content of Article 4, which obviously conflicts with Article 1.
The villagers are human beings, not gods. How can they take care of several things at the same time?
“…”
After Li Baotian finished speaking, Guo Xiangqian's expression looked very unnatural.
Accountant Sun took a puff of his pipe, squinted his eyes and spoke slowly: "I personally don't think it's feasible to expect people to pay for the road. After all, our village is notoriously poor, and every household can't get enough food. How can we build bridges and roads..."
Accountant Sun did not mention any other guiding clauses, but this one will definitely be strongly opposed by the villagers.
If this arouses public anger, the village cadres will be the ones who will suffer.
Li Baotian and Accountant Sun had both finished speaking, and Zhou Yong, the second-in-command of Huaixi Village, had to express his opinion.
Zhou Yong smiled and said, "Secretary Guo's ideas and suggestions are very good and worth learning from. It's just that there are some difficulties that we cannot solve by ourselves. We need to discuss them with leaders one by one. Assuming that the leaders solve all the problems for us, everyone will actively cooperate with the guidance and suggestions listed in the document..."
The county has no money, how can it solve the problems in Huaixi Village?
Since they cannot apply for financial assistance, the villagers have to pay out of their own pockets and sacrifice their own interests for the sake of the public, and they will be used as free beasts of burden. Who would be willing to do this?
Let’s not talk about others, Zhou Yong was the first one who was unwilling.
After all, no one’s money comes from the wind. If you want the villagers to pay money willingly, you must first ensure that they can make money.
Zhou Yong's words were recognized by everyone, and Guo Xiangqian gradually lowered his head.
After he finished speaking, Cao Biao said expressionlessly: "Secretary Guo, do you know how many families in the village don't have enough food to eat? And how many families have to calculate for food?
Do you know how difficult it is for our village to get to where it is today? Do you think we don’t want the villagers to live a good life?
The commune has no money, the county has no money, we have to rely on ourselves for everything, do you know how difficult it is for us..."
Cao Biao's words left Guo Xiangqian speechless and made him clench his outstretched hands into fists.
After Cao Biao finished speaking, Xing Laoqi said with a sarcastic look on his face, "You can't even get enough to eat, what ideals and ambitions are you talking about?"
Guo Xiangqian clenched his fists tightly, feeling as if a huge rock was pressing on his chest. He was still too young to think clearly. "Don't be afraid of hardships. We will find a way to solve them."
solve?
How to solve it?
To solve the above problems, a large amount of financial support is needed. The county has no money, the commune has no money, the village has no money, and the people have even less money. Can we rely on words to solve the problems?
Li Baotian smiled and said, "If Secretary Guo can apply for funds for the village, this matter will be another matter."
Guo Xiangqian froze in place. Many people knew whether the county treasury had enough money or not. Otherwise, the county would not have been unable to pay salaries for several months.
“I will try to communicate with the county leaders about applying for funds. Whether I can apply for it depends on the final result.”
Zhou Yonggan said that the final result was that he could not apply for a penny, otherwise the county would not have been so stingy as to let Huaixi Village move the mountain on its own.
The facts are there, and Zhou Yong knew that the reason Guo Xiangqian said this was to save his own face.
He was slapped in the face as soon as he arrived, and he had no way out. How could he survive in Huaixi Village in the future?
Zhou Yong didn't mind giving Guo Xiangqian a way out. After all, they didn't know how long they would work together, and some things couldn't be made too awkward.
Another point is whether this Guo Xiangqian is the former provincial governor Guo Xiangqian. If he is that person, Zhou Yong does not want to have a feud with him unless it is absolutely necessary.
It is not terrible to offend Guo Xiangqian, a fledgling provincial governor. What is terrible is that his grandfather is a founding hero. Going against such a family, Zhou Yong will not only fail to gain any advantage, but will also die without a burial place.
Zhou Yong calmed himself down and looked at Guo Xiangqian's appearance carefully, comparing it with the appearance of the big-bellied and fat-faced provincial governor in his memory.
The Guo Xiangqian in front of him had a clear facial contour, a gentle temperament, and his manners exuded a noble and elegant air. Although his facial features did not resemble the Guo Xiangqian in his memory, his unique scholarly air was exactly the same.
Zhou Yong was full of thoughts, his eyes left Guo Xiangqian's face without leaving any trace. He smiled and said, "Secretary Guo came to Huaixi Village exhausted, and the first thing he did was to focus on work. This spirit is worth learning from for everyone present..."
After hearing what Zhou Yong said, Cao Biao glared and almost swore.
Xing Laoqi curled his lips, cooperated with Zhou Yong's words, and stretched out his hand to applaud.
When others saw this, sparse applause broke out. Li Baotian looked at everyone, then exchanged a glance with Accountant Sun, and the two of them finally applauded.
No matter what guidance and suggestions Guo Xiangqian gives, his work spirit is there!
When the applause ended, Guo Xiangqian looked at Zhou Yong with a kind look.
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