The reclamation of wasteland in Jinhe County was carried out with great enthusiasm. Thanks to the county's leadership and the strong support of the militia, many wastelands were immediately planted for spring sowing after being reclaimed.
However, due to the limited number of militia members, it was impossible to cultivate all the wasteland of all the production teams at once. They could only be assigned one by one, which caused some production teams to become restless, worried that they would fall behind and miss the spring planting season.
If it were any other situation, the production team leaders wouldn't make demands of the organization. But in matters where it was obvious that they would suffer if they didn't speak up, the veteran team leaders didn't want to sit and wait for arrangements. They all ran to the commune to request that people be arranged to reclaim wasteland as soon as possible.
The commune secretary was forced into a corner and had no choice but to seek help from the county.
Seeing a stack of applications from the commune for land reclamation, Song Dongzheng smiled and sipped his tea, saying, "Take this to Secretary Lin."
Luo Wei quickly delivered the application to Secretary Lin's office.
A while later, Luo Wei returned with a serious expression. Only after entering the room did he manage to laugh and say, "Secretary Lin is angry and is slamming his fist on the table. This is the matter you raised, and you're being asked to resolve it yourself."
"Secretary Lin, is that so?" Song Dongzheng asked with a smile.
"Yes."
"Alright, let them know and arrange for the communes below to come to the county for a meeting. The meeting's topic is to further deploy measures regarding the issue of land reclamation by production teams."
"I'll go inform them right away." Luo Wei hurried off, secretly thinking to himself how incredibly high his boss's rank was.
Previously, he had the militia of the commune and production team firmly in his grasp. Now, with this latest move, the communes below will also know how powerful County Magistrate Song is and will no longer dare to outwardly comply but inwardly defy him.
After Song Dongzheng issued the notice, the secretaries of each commune actively went to the county to attend the meeting.
There was no other way. Not only were the production teams worried that other production teams would get ahead, but the communes were also worried that other communes would reclaim more wasteland than they did, and that they would be at a disadvantage. If the commune lagged behind in grain production when performance evaluations were conducted later, wouldn't other people benefit from any good opportunities in the future?
Song Dongzheng sat in the conference room, watching calmly as several commune secretaries argued about which commune should be given priority in land reclamation.
After they had finished arguing, Song Dongzheng patted the table and, seeing that they had quieted down, said, "What's all the fuss about? If you want to argue, go outside."
The secretary of Dashan Commune quickly said, "County Chief Song, we have no choice. The production teams below are all arguing about it. If we don't resolve this, we won't be able to explain it to our comrades."
The secretary of Xitang Commune also said, "County Chief Song, the county chief's subordinates are all arguing. We in Xitang are having a very difficult time. We hope the leaders can understand us."
The others chimed in, "Yes, County Chief Song, you have to help us out. If this isn't resolved, our commune secretary will also be complained about by the people below."
Song Dongzheng, holding his teacup, smiled and said, "Don't panic. If a problem is raised, of course it needs to be solved. For example, when I wanted to recruit militia, the communes below dragged their feet, but in the end, it was resolved, wasn't it?"
Upon hearing Song Dongzheng's words, some commune secretaries looked somewhat embarrassed.
Some of them supported County Party Secretary Lin and naturally looked down on the young county head. So when they heard about the conscription of the militia, they were all wary, worried that the county head would cause trouble once he had connections. They kept dragging their feet and didn't do anything after receiving the notice. Later, it was only when County Head Song, who had previously recruited militia members, personally came down to select people that the matter was finally settled.
Now that County Chief Song is bringing this up, it's clearly a reminder that he remembers everything that happened back then.
Looking at the commune secretaries whose expressions had changed, Song Dongzheng smiled slightly and said, "I have a plan for this land reclamation, but I need everyone's cooperation."
"County Chief Song, you are here." The secretary of Linshui Commune said.
Song Dongzheng said, "I know that there are grain requisition teams in the commune, so let the grain requisition teams participate in land reclamation as well. Now that we need manpower, these people are just sitting idle anyway. We don't need them to requisition grain now."
The commune secretaries' faces darkened further. The grain requisition teams were the commune's special forces used to collect grain from the people's homes. Sometimes, when the production teams didn't deliver enough grain, the commune would send these requisition teams to buy more from the people in order to meet its quota.
They also knew that the grain requisition team was sometimes indeed too forceful.
This time, County Magistrate Song intends to reorganize the grain requisition team.
The secretary of Linshui Commune said, "Our Linshui Commune has always insisted on implementing County Chief Song's instructions. We will arrange for the grain requisition team to join the land reclamation team as soon as we get back."
Song Dongzheng nodded, "Good, the Linshui Commune's positive response is commendable. Tomorrow we will arrange for the militia to go to the Linshui Commune to reclaim wasteland."
The secretary of Linshui Commune immediately beamed with joy.
The other commune secretary saw this and was furious.
However, seeing Song Dongzheng's expression, it was clear that Song Dongzheng was determined this time. If things didn't go his way, who knew when the land reclamation would even reach their commune.
So everyone started to respond, saying they would arrange for grain requisition teams to join the land reclamation team when they got back.
"Alright, since everyone is so supportive of the county's work, the county should also provide you with support. We must treat everyone fairly. Let's proceed according to the order in which we responded. Does everyone have any objections?"
Upon hearing Song Dongzheng's words, the production team that responded first naturally had no objections. "County Chief Song's arrangement is very fair, and our commune has no objections."
The other communes that were ranked lower were unhappy and were about to complain to Song Dongzheng. Song Dongzheng said, "Do you think the communes that responded first should be ranked lower?"
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