Leaders of all the major communes, as well as brigade captains, party branch secretaries, etc., were all summoned to the county for a meeting.
The meeting was convened by the mayor himself.
The village was cut off from the news and had no idea that the sprouted wheat had been discovered by the higher-ups.
The team leader thought it was the advanced team's business, so he took out his most valuable Dacron Zhongshan suit from the cupboard and put it on.
He then found his pen from the drawer, filled it with ink, capped it, and pinned it to his chest pocket.
After everything was packed up, he and Secretary He rode on the village tractor to the county.
However, when they arrived at the gate of the county government, the rows of heavily guarded militia made them feel weak in the knees, and their original joy faded a little.
The two looked at each other: What's going on?
I don’t know!
The captain coughed lightly, straightened his clothes, took out his ID, and walked to the leader at the door.
"Hello, comrade. We are here from the commune to attend a meeting. May I come in?"
The man carefully checked the two people's ID cards and then stepped aside to let them pass.
When they arrived at the meeting room where they usually held meetings, they heard the sound of slamming the table and cursing!
The captain paused as he was about to push the door open, and he trembled so much that he dared not move even a little bit.
Several captains who arrived later also crowded at the door and didn't dare to go in!
Finally, when things calmed down inside, the door was suddenly opened from the inside, and several people who had been listening to the noise staggered and fell to the ground!
For a moment, everyone in the room focused their attention on them.
Secretary He only felt that his calves were cramping again and he couldn't move at all.
Secretary Kong, who was sitting in the front row, tapped the microphone and said, "Everyone, come in!"
Everyone sat down according to their commune location.
"Now that everyone is here, the meeting officially begins! Please welcome Mayor Ji to speak!"
There was loud applause from the audience. Mayor Ji was a middle-aged man in his forties. He raised his hand slightly, signaling everyone to be quiet!
"The busy autumn harvest has just passed, and all the communes have worked hard!
This meeting mainly focuses on the problem of mold and sprouting of public grain!
The autumn harvest summaries submitted by various communes and brigades previously all said that grain production was high and farmers had plenty of surplus grain!
I wonder if the major communes have anything to say about this meeting?"
Be it the commune leaders or the cadres of the brigades, they were all too timid to speak.
Captain Lu and Secretary He both breathed a sigh of relief.
The grain they handed in didn't sprout, so it seems like there's nothing they can do!
"Since no one is talking, let me ask one more question. If I rule that all the brigades that handed in sprouted wheat have failed to meet the public grain requirements, what will you do?"
The audience suddenly became agitated. Suddenly someone stood up and said in a choked voice: "If it fails, we will send it back. We can't afford the public grain even if we empty our family coffers..."
His words resonated with everyone.
Each brigade in Heilongjiang Province was allocated a large amount of land, which meant that the amount of public grain they had to pay was also large.
However, the work points were low and the food allocated was barely enough to eat.
The money shared was more than 100 yuan for a family working hard for a year, which was a great fortune for the ancestors.
Mayor Ji knows how to control people's hearts. He only throws out a problem and lets everyone think of a solution.
When others had no other options, he cleared his throat and talked about the decision made by the city leaders at the meeting.
"Quiet!"
"The city has held a meeting and decided that all sprouted wheat will be classified as substandard grain!"
There was a commotion in the audience.
Mayor Ji tapped the microphone gently, and the shrill sound immediately silenced everyone.
"According to our understanding, many brigades harvested wheat ahead of schedule this time. Although there has been a certain reduction in grain production, it is still good overall.
Therefore, the city decided to divide the 15% of the surplus grain purchased by the state that these brigades paid for equally among the disaster-stricken brigades and pay it to the state as public grain!
And these unqualified public grains will be equally distributed to these brigades at a rate of 20%!
This way we can accomplish our national mission without causing widespread famine!"
Some people sitting in the audience were unwilling to do so.
“Why should we take good food and exchange it for their substandard food!”
Everyone knows that the food made from moldy and sprouted wheat is black, hard, very sticky, and much sweeter.
Originally, they paid good grain and could get a few dozen dollars for themselves.
Now I can’t share the money, and all I have to take home is a pile of sprouted grains!
Mayor Ji also knew that this was unfair to everyone, so he took out a piece of paper and said: "I know many teams are angry, but this is a natural disaster, we have to get through it together, and we are all good comrades who are united!
In addition, the Municipal Party Committee decided that all brigades in each commune that made contributions in this incident would be rated as advanced brigades.
The Municipal Party Committee will award certificates and medals and take photos for publication in newspapers!
Finally, to thank everyone for their hard work, at the end of the year, when the major communes are recruiting workers, and when each county has places at the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, these brigades will be given priority!"
There was silence in the audience. Captain Lu and Secretary He looked at each other. It’s not that the sprouted wheat is inedible.
Those are the recruitment quotas for the commune and the quotas for the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University.
And take photos, take photos with city leaders, and put them in newspapers…
This is something that these village cadres dare not even think about.
Even the commune leaders who had known about this in advance were still shocked!
"Okay, this meeting ends here for now. Each commune will hold a commune meeting next. In the afternoon, we will vote based on everyone's opinions!"
Mayor Ji led the city leaders out of the meeting room with their hands behind their backs!
The meeting room, which had been relatively quiet, suddenly exploded.
Sitting in the Municipal Party Committee Office, Secretary Kong and Mayor Ji sat face to face.
The two cunning foxes smiled at each other.
“Finally solved it!”
Secretary Kong picked up his cup, took a sip, and asked, "What do the higher-ups say about the surplus grain issue?"
Mayor Ji took out a piece of paper with an official seal from his pocket and handed it over.
“No one can control natural disasters. I reported to the leaders that the disaster here is serious, and the higher-ups have decided to reduce the surplus grain purchased this year.
So our plan can be implemented.”
Secretary Kong couldn't help but admire him. He thought he couldn't come up with such a perfect solution.
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