Inside the meeting room, the spring sunshine was warm and pleasant. Wang Zhixing was still saying, "Besides increasing subsidies, we need to increase manpower. You've seen the situation at our town's forestry station. There are only two people. How many villages are there in the whole town? These two people simply can't handle it all."
Of course, I know that the county forestry bureau doesn't have many people and is too busy. Could our town allocate some funds to hire some people to do this work, even temporary workers, or even assign a few people to each village to be in charge of this matter...?
Hou Peng listened to Wang Zhixing's words and his face darkened. All he was saying was money. If he had money, would he need Wang Zhixing? He could send a dog instead. At least a dog knows not to eat food that isn't in its own bowl.
Wang Zhixing would grab whatever he could and shovel it into his own bowl.
Li Xiuyuan sat to the side smoking, occasionally jotting something down in his notebook. He seemed worried, but in reality, his mind was not on the meeting at all.
"Those who are not in a position should not concern themselves with its affairs." Since this job has been assigned to Wang Zhixing, he certainly won't interfere. How well Wang Zhixing performs is Wang Zhixing's business. He's not the town mayor. If he were the town mayor, he would replace someone like Wang Zhixing first.
However, Hou Peng was unwilling to let Li Xiuyuan have it so easy. He tapped the table, looked at Li Xiuyuan, and asked, "Deputy Mayor Li, what are your thoughts?"
Li Xiuyuan originally didn't plan to speak. The more you say, the more mistakes you make; the less you say, the fewer mistakes you make. You should stand up when you should stand up and hide when you should hide. It's not that you can't stand out, but the key is that standing out must have benefits.
Just as Li Xiuyuan was about to shake his head in refusal, Wang Zhixing chuckled and said, "That's right, Deputy Mayor Li. You came down from the county government office, so you have a broader perspective and can offer us some advice."
Wang Zhixing's words were laced with provocation. In his view, Li Xiuyuan had never even been involved in similar work, so what could he possibly say? Today's meeting at the town government should be used to undermine Li Xiuyuan's prestige.
Li Xiuyuan chuckled upon hearing this: "Alright, then I'll give you some pointers."
Since Wang Zhixing offered up a chance to be proven wrong, Li Xiuyuan naturally wouldn't hold back. Wang Zhixing was asking for advice, but Li Xiuyuan immediately offered his guidance.
Putting everything else aside, just that one sentence made Wang Zhixing's face turn a deep purplish-red. The others in the conference room chuckled, making Wang Zhixing's face burn even more.
Everyone in this system is cunning and calculating. Everyone understood what Wang Zhixing meant by those words. He was just trying to make things difficult for Li Xiuyuan, but Li Xiuyuan didn't tolerate him at all.
Regardless of the quality of the subsequent opinions, a single word like "guidance" completely humiliated Wang Zhixing.
"The conversion of farmland to forest presents certain difficulties in Hedong Province due to its geographical environment and natural conditions. However, we must adapt to local conditions. If everything can be solved with money, then the county can just give money directly to farmers. What would be the point of having township cadres?"
We need to use our brains. If simply converting farmland back to forest doesn't motivate farmers, then we can try other methods, such as replacing the farmland with crops that have economic value.
I had read in the newspaper before that some counties were in a similar situation to ours. They chose sea buckthorn and cooperated with sea buckthorn development companies. After the farmers returned their farmland to forest, they could still reap economic benefits.
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