"Thank you, Mayor Li."
"Thank you, Mayor Li," everyone said, their faces beaming. Four hundred yuan was almost half a month's salary.
Li Xiuyuan smiled and waved his hand, continuing, "In addition, it's impossible for everyone to take the full seven-day May Day holiday, but you can take half of it. You can decide the specific schedule yourself; there will be no mandatory arrangements, it all depends on your own initiative."
Another cheer erupted in the conference room. Everyone had thought Li Xiuyuan wouldn't let them rest, since everyone had been working the previous weekend, except for a few who had to take leave.
Especially now that the dredging project is about to end, it's normal for Li Xiuyuan not to let them rest.
Unexpectedly, they were given four days of rest.
Looking at the smiles on everyone's faces, Li Xiuyuan then began to assign work tasks. Being a leader is not easy. Of course, he could force everyone to work overtime, but there would definitely be resentment among the subordinates.
Even he, as a leader, works overtime with everyone else; it's the same for everyone.
Some people might think, "Li Xiuyuan, you're working overtime for your own political achievements. What does it have to do with us? The completion of Meilin Village has nothing to do with us either."
But now that the money has been paid, everyone has benefited. It's not like we're working overtime for free. Whether the pay is a lot or a little is not important. The key is that we get paid, and that makes us feel a little better.
In addition, the three or four-day holiday allows everyone to relax their tense nerves and tired bodies.
After the guidance group's office meeting, Li Xiuyuan held another meeting with the village cadres. The meeting with the village cadres was much simpler, with two things to discuss: one was the distribution of money. And so another month came to an end.
This month's wages will be paid out tonight.
Another point is to keep a close eye on the project and ensure it is completed properly.
As for the subsidies for cadres, Li Xiuyuan did not mention them. As long as the village cadres are doing their work, it can be counted as a project and they can receive a salary. If they are given subsidies on top of that, it would be too much.
The art of managing subordinates is not about simply giving them benefits, thinking that the more benefits they receive, the more motivated they will be. Rather, it's about striking the right balance. You can't be too good to them, but you also can't withhold any benefits from them.
It's already quite good that they can get a wage on the construction site whether they work or not; wanting subsidies is going too far.
The two meetings ended around noon. After having lunch in Meilin Village, Li Xiuyuan prepared to leave when Wang Yonghua came over and caught up with him.
"Mayor Li, I've already made an appointment with Mayor Hou. How about we have dinner together tonight?" Wang Yonghua asked.
Li Xiuyuan thought for a moment and said, "How about this, tonight is the day we pay the workers, so let's celebrate. Let's invite Mayor Hou to the village for dinner tonight, it'll make it more lively."
Wang Yonghua was stunned, wondering why Li Xiuyuan had made this arrangement, but he still nodded in agreement.
After driving back to the central town, Li Xiuyuan stopped in front of the town's middle school, made a phone call, and soon Su Ziying came out of the school with her luggage. Li Xiuyuan got out of the car and helped put the luggage into the trunk.
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