If handled well, what's a problem with a million-dollar project that's worth tens of millions? If that million is eventually divided among several companies, then those companies might not even want to ask the government for the money.
But if Li Xiuyuan were to distribute money to the villagers now, things would be different. Should he give money to the construction machinery company? Should he give money to the county building materials factory? Should he give money to the municipal environmental protection company?
That's how people are; they're not worried about scarcity, but about inequality.
Li Xiuyuan's attitude was very firm. He looked at Lei Yi and said, "I understand this matter. Other funds can be withheld, but the later stages of the project will require the cooperation of Meilin Village. We still need to pay them. As for the lack of funds, I will ask the county for more later."
Lei Yi was just offering a reminder, but Li Xiuyuan insisted, so of course he had no objections and immediately started arranging for people to collect the money.
After returning to work in the afternoon, Li Xiuyuan brought Lei Yi and the accountant from the finance office to the Meilin Village Committee. At the same time, he called Zhou Jianzhong and asked him to bring the roster. Before distributing the money, the amount of money definitely needed to be calculated.
These hundreds of people are working for twenty days. It's not that everyone will work the full amount; some may have family matters to attend to and need to take leave. There are also penalties for being late, such as fines.
In fact, a fine of ten or twenty yuan for being late has no impact on the overall project payment. The key is that this penalty is important for maintaining the rules.
If this person isn't penalized for being late today, then others will dare to follow suit and be late tomorrow. What will happen to the project's progress then?
Therefore, Li Xiuyuan was ruthless when it came to deducting money.
Li Xiuyuan and Lei Yi were drinking tea at the village post, waiting for Zhou Jianzhong. Soon after, Zhou Jianzhong arrived, panting, carrying a roster and the village's new accountant.
The accountants from the finance office and the village accountant began to check each person's salary one by one. Li Xiuyuan then got up and took Lei Yi and Zhou Jianzhong to walk along the Blackwater River embankment to check on the progress of the project.
When Li Xiuyuan arrived at the Blackwater River embankment, he found that Wang Yonghua was also there. Wang Yonghua provided most of the construction machinery for the Blackwater River embankment, but he was not on the Blackwater River embankment every day; he just came to wander around from time to time.
However, Wang Yonghua's appearance in Meilin Village today might have other intentions. Wang Yonghua then proved Li Xiuyuan's guess. Wang Yonghua did not ask for money openly, but while accompanying Li Xiuyuan, he mentioned that Li Xiuyuan had settled the villagers' wages that night, saying that Li Xiuyuan was a good leader and that he had never seen the government settle money so quickly.
Then they mentioned the difficulties their company was facing, saying that everything was tough and that the machines were burning through cash every day.
According to the contract signed between the village and him, the machine fee includes the cost of using the machinery and labor. However, although the contract stipulates that they should purchase the fuel on his behalf and reimburse him, he has not received any reimbursement and his company is covering the costs.
He was under a lot of pressure. Three small dredging boats, excavators, and dump trucks—not counting the cost of the machinery, the daily expenses for labor and fuel alone were considerable. Of course, he was used to working on government projects, but now that he saw Li Xiuyuan had money to pay the villagers' wages, he also wanted some money.
In particular, Hou Peng also told him that with a funding gap of half in the new agricultural project, whoever gets the money first gets it. Although Hou Peng said that Li Xiuyuan would definitely be able to get the money from the county, it was uncertain when Li Xiuyuan would be able to get it. It was better to secure the money first.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
