Chapter 172 Nonsense, isn’t this embezzlement of public funds?
There was nothing Zhou Yong dared not do. He did not expect to be promoted, and if he offended his leader, the worst that could happen was that he would be fired.
Xu Jianmin was depressed, looking at his fellow apprentice who was not afraid of boiling water and said, "Just wait and see how I criticize you when I get back!"
Zhou Yong kept an eye on the others: "Brother, am I also wrong to let the county leaders see the true side of Huaixi Village?"
Xu Jianmin froze. He couldn't even say anything in rebuttal.
"You, wait for Secretary Zhang to talk to you!"
Let’s talk, Zhou Yong is really not afraid of this.
Xu Jianmin sat back and leaned over to whisper something in Secretary Zhang's ear. Zhou Yong then saw Secretary Zhang glaring at him fiercely.
He didn't care at all and even bared his teeth, which made Secretary Zhang so angry that he almost flipped the table.
How do the county leaders feel when they look at the food on the table?
They felt that Huaixi Village was really poor, so poor that it didn't have enough decent food to entertain them. Others felt the same way as the county leaders.
The county leaders were no longer in the mood to drink. Some of them, who had wanted to take away some mountain products, didn't even have the courage to ask for them.
The meal ended hastily, and the county leaders took everyone back at around two o'clock.
The village cadres of Huaixi Village were very enthusiastic and escorted them to the village entrance.
"I guess county leaders won't come to our village to inspect our work in the future..."
These words were said by Li Baotian, and Zhou Yong smiled when he heard them.
Accountant Sun nodded: "The county leader looked very solemn when he left. Maybe he himself did not expect this situation..."
Zhou Yong's eyes were filled with a smile: "If it weren't for this situation, I dare say it won't be long before the higher-ups will send someone to be the director of the brick factory..."
His words startled Li Baotian and Accountant Sun, and they suddenly understood the purpose of Zhou Yong's arrangement.
If the leaders saw the true economic strength of Huaixi Village, none of them would be able to live a peaceful life.
This leader's relatives went to Huaixi Village to gild themselves like Guo Xiangqian, and that leader's nephews and nieces came here to gain political achievements, and so on...
The most important thing is that they are the grassroots village cadres, have no say in front of the leaders, and can only obey the arrangements.
The next day, Zhou Yong went to the commune with self-awareness. Secretary Zhang raised his finger and pointed at him, but didn't say a word for a long time.
Zhou Yong smiled and pressed Secretary Zhang's hand: "Secretary Zhang, don't get excited. Let's sit down and talk slowly."
On the way back to the commune from Huaixi Village yesterday, the county leaders severely criticized Secretary Zhang.
Ask him, is this the advanced and model village that you reported?
Secretary Zhang was sweating profusely and stammering, not knowing how to explain. Fortunately, Xu Jianmin was there and stepped forward in time to rescue Secretary Zhang.
In short, Secretary Zhang did not sleep well last night. He thought that Zhou Yong and Li Baotian were trying to flatter him in front of the county leaders.
Secretary Zhang snorted coldly and sat on the chair, glaring at Zhou Yong with his nose not a nose and his face not a face, waiting for him to give him an explanation.
Zhou Yong smiled faintly. He first apologized to Secretary Zhang, and then made up a bunch of nonsense.
In the Huaixi Village described by Zhou Yong, although every household can have enough food to eat, they are not so wealthy that every household has extra money.
Moreover, since last year, the amount of mountain products, medicinal herbs and game has obviously not been comparable to previous years, so the income of the villagers in Huaixi Village has naturally been greatly reduced.
Secretary Zhang did not understand these objective issues. All he saw was a thriving scene in Huaixi Village.
Zhou Yong's words swept away Secretary Zhang's anger, but he still felt uncomfortable.
"If that's what you said, why did the brigade open a brick factory? Wouldn't it be better to use the money to do something else?"
Zhou Yong said bitterly: "Secretary Zhang, the purpose of opening a brick factory is to increase the income of villagers, and I have also reported to you that the workers used are all members of poor households..."
Secretary Zhang was speechless. Zhou Yong had reported this matter to him.
At that time, he also praised Zhou Yong, saying that he did the right thing by providing employment opportunities for poor families.
Secretary Zhang looked at Zhou Yong, picked up the big teacup and wanted to drink some water, but there was no water in the teacup. He was so angry that he put the teacup down.
Seeing this, Zhou Yong hurriedly got up to get the thermos. Secretary Zhang looked at him and his expression eased slightly.
Secretary Zhang took a sip of water and said, "Zhou Yong, you made me lose face in front of everyone. How do you think we should settle this account?"
a shame?
Zhou Yong smiled and said, "Secretary Zhang, how do you want to settle this account?"
Secretary Zhang smiled and said, "I know you can do something. How about this? Can you come up with some way to make money for the commune?"
this?
Zhou Yong immediately shook his head: "Secretary Zhang, are you kidding me? How can a village cadre like me have that kind of ability?"
Secretary Zhang's expression gradually became serious, and he spoke frankly to Zhou Yong.
During his tenure in Hongqi Commune, Secretary Zhang did not have any outstanding political achievements. As his term was about to expire, his superiors had no intention of promoting him.
In this situation, it would be good if Secretary Zhang could be re-elected as secretary, but I am worried that he will not be able to keep his current position.
So if Secretary Zhang wanted to be re-elected as the secretary of Hongqi Commune, he had to have a very good excuse.
After listening to Secretary Zhang's words, Zhou Yong fell into deep thought.
Compared with ordinary officials, Secretary Zhang is already very honest and upright. If he is transferred, it will not be a good thing for Huaixi Village.
But if he wants to keep Secretary Zhang, he needs a reasonable excuse, which gives Zhou Yong a headache.
The office fell into an eerie silence. After more than ten minutes, Zhou Yong looked at Secretary Zhang.
"Have you figured out a solution?"
You know what, Zhou Yong really thought of a solution.
"Secretary Zhang, how about developing the Red Flag Commune?"
Secretary Zhang was confused: "How do you develop it?"
The economy of Hongqi Commune is backward, and if it wants to develop it needs industry.
Zhou Yong’s suggestion was that Hongqi Commune should open various factories. This would, on the one hand, solve the employment problem for the people, and on the other hand, the economy would take off in a few years.
Secretary Zhang looked at Zhou Yong and couldn't help but glare at him again: "I've thought about what you said. The problem is that the commune has no money..."
Zhou Yong smiled quietly, "Secretary Zhang, the commune has no money, but the supply and marketing cooperatives, the grocery stores, and the vegetable markets all have money, don't they? You can just inform the finance department that it's okay to have the accounts one quarter late. You can use this time difference to open the factory, and the rest of the problems will be easy to solve..."
Secretary Zhang was stunned, as if he had become a statue.
Other units may not have money, but supply and marketing cooperatives, grocery stores and vegetable markets have always been the ones that make a lot of money every day.
Secretary Zhang is the top leader of Hongqi Commune, so it would be very easy for him to carry out this matter.
"Nonsense, isn't this embezzlement of public funds?"
Zhou Yong took a deep breath and said, "Secretary Zhang, if you embezzle public funds and do something wrong, I, Zhou Yong, will not give you any advice. But if you use public funds to open a factory, it will not only bring benefits to yourself, but also bring welfare to the people...
Also, you can tell your county leader friend about this matter, so that others won’t use it to make a fuss later…”
Zhou Yong knew that Secretary Zhang had a backer.
If someone with a strong backing can't even handle this kind of thing, then all of Secretary Zhang's years of teaching would have been in vain.
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