What's even more remarkable is that he never came back to the county to ask for help. He quietly got things done, and even when there was a funding gap of one million, he didn't ask for anything and still managed to push the project more than halfway through.
Yun Yanchang could imagine how much hardship and effort Li Xiuyuan had endured. Just for Li Xiuyuan's sake, Yun Yanchang couldn't bring himself to refuse. He pondered this in his heart.
The shortfall of eight million should not be a problem if four million is squeezed out of Li Xiuyuan's budget this year and another four million is squeezed out next year.
Yun Yanchang had roughly calculated it in his mind, and looked at Li Xiuyuan and asked, "Xiuyuan, how long have you planned for the entire construction period?"
Upon hearing the question about the construction period, Li Xiuyuan knew that his answer would determine whether he could get funding, or whether he could barely get the funding for the project, or whether he could get the funding quickly and receive strong support from Yun Yanchang.
"In Yun County, my planned construction period is one year. I expect all projects in Meilin Village to be completed by the middle of next year."
"A year?" Yun Yanchang was taken aback.
He had originally planned to squeeze out eight million for Li Xiuyuan over two years, but coming up with eight million in just one year would be quite difficult, more than doubling the difficulty.
Facing Yun Yanchang's gaze, Li Xiuyuan nodded affirmatively: "Yes, Yun County, within one year, all projects must be completed and accepted by the middle of next year."
"Isn't this too rushed?"
"The construction of the new rural demonstration village in Yun County was something that happened last year. The province issued a notice for a small-scale pilot project, but at that time, not many places paid attention to it. It was your insightful vision and long-term perspective that led you to select this project."
However, after the central government issued the notice on rural revitalization at the beginning of this year, even those with low sensitivity in various regions realized the importance of this work. Normally, assuming a two-year construction period, the new rural demonstration villages in various regions will be completed by the end of next year or the beginning of the following year. At that time, new rural demonstration villages will spring up like mushrooms after rain.
"Even if our Meilin Village is built perfectly by then, it will lose its political significance and be a waste of your vision. It will be completely different from when it is completed by the middle of next year. If it is completed by the middle of next year, then we will be the first..."
As Li Xiuyuan spoke, Yun Yanchang's eyes lit up. Li Xiuyuan hadn't mentioned it, but he had almost overlooked this point: time was the most important issue.
What kind of achievement is it to be the first newly built model village for new agriculture? What kind of achievement is it to be built just like everyone else?
“Yes, if it weren’t for the half-year delay last year, we wouldn’t be in such a rush this year.” Yun Yanchang sighed, then looked at Li Xiuyuan with a determined gaze.
“What you said makes a lot of sense. Since we’ve taken this step, and we’ve chosen a tough one, we not only have to build it well, but we also have to be the first to build it well, setting an example for other places in the construction of new rural areas. So, we’ll do it your way. You can go ahead and do it. Don’t worry about the money; I’ll take care of it.”
Li Xiuyuan breathed a sigh of relief. Yun Yanchang had declined the river naming proposal because he was concerned about his reputation, but he was definitely tempted by the political achievement and was willing to support him.
"Okay, Yun County."
Li Xiuyuan stood up: "Yun County, thank you for your trust. I will live up to your expectations, overcome all difficulties, and build a new Meilin Village by the middle of next year. I will make Meilin Village the first model new rural demonstration village in our city and even the province, and the first benchmark for the transformation of a mining village into a new rural area."
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