Half a month after Zhao Yan took office, another piece of good news came. Secretary Lang Jiangzhong was transferred to the county Municipal Garden Bureau as party secretary. Since the new secretary had not yet arrived, the county party committee temporarily appointed Zhao Yan to act as secretary, while deputy township head Li Mingjiang acted as township secretary.
Long term authority.
Within two days of the good news, we encountered a very difficult problem. We saw a scene that no one wanted to see. Two to three hundred well-dressed people suddenly came to the township government to cause trouble.
When Zhao Yan heard the commotion outside, she peeked out of the window and thought, "What the hell are so many people doing here?" Looking closer, I saw that although their clothes were simple, they didn't look like farmers, so they
Who are they?
Zhao Yan picked up the phone and was about to call the office to inquire about the situation. Li Mingjiang, the acting mayor, and Yang Hongli, the deputy township chief responsible for petitions and stability maintenance, walked into Zhao Yan's office.
Zhao Yan hurriedly asked, what happened to those people below? Who are they?
Yang Hongli smiled and quickly replied, "Secretary Zhao, they are all teachers from our township. There are more than three hundred and ten, and almost all of them are here."
Oh, what are they here for? They are all intellectuals. Don't they know that besieging the township government is against the rules? Zhao Yan is puzzled.
Yang Hongli stammered, "He, he, they are right, I, I, we can't do anything."
Li Mingjiang chuckled, "Secretary Zhao, it's like this. Teachers' salaries are relatively low. Last year, the city gave teachers a big raise. However, because the township's finances are too tight this year, in response to the county's policy, we have built our township into a suburban agricultural industry."
The base has invested heavily in infrastructure construction and agricultural industry construction, but there is no money to pay them the increased wages. Now they are owed eight months' wages.
The original secretary and township head have been coaxing them until today. More than 300 teachers heard that the original first and second leaders were transferred. They were anxious. Now that you are here, they took action and all went on strike today.
, collectively came to the township party committee to petition, asking you to solve the salary problem left by the previous leader.
Zhao Yan was shocked, Mom, I was asked to solve such a difficult problem. I thought it would be a good thing to be the acting secretary, but I didn’t expect that I would become a shield for others. She was unhappy in her heart, but on the surface, Zhao Yan was very serious.
Ask, how much money is owed in total? Can the township get the money?
Li Mingjiang smiled bitterly and said helplessly that a total of 720,000 yuan was owed. The township was already in deficit, and the only remaining office funds were only 170,000 yuan, which was far from enough.
Zhao Yan's heart skipped a beat. If he couldn't come up with the money, this matter couldn't be solved. He said, "If I come forward as a shield, I'll be shot full of holes. No, I can't come forward." Zhao Yan thought,
With a smile on his face, Mayor Li, since he has no money, he will just
It's difficult to solve. How did it happen? You and Mayor Yang went to do it once. Afterwards, you reported the matter to the county magistrate and tried to get some project funds to solve it. Not only were there so many people, but there was also a petition incident. You
I have all the responsibilities, so go and send them away first.
Li Mingjiang came to Zhao Yan because he wanted her to be a shield. He didn't expect that although Zhao Yan was a young woman, she was not easy to fool. She pushed the matter onto him with just one sentence. He had to smile and agree.
, then I'll give it a try.
After Li Mingjiang went down, the noise below was quiet for a moment, and then immediately started to make a loud noise again. Zhao Yan heard Li Mingjiang yelling in a hoarse voice, but the roaring noise drowned him out, and he couldn't hear what he said at all.
However, Zhao Yan heard the shouts of the teachers clearly. The teachers were shouting loudly, asking Secretary Zhao to make the decision for us. We want to see Secretary Zhao. Except for Secretary Zhao, we don’t know anyone else.
I believe that without seeing Secretary Zhao, we will be sitting here from today on.
Zhao Yan was shocked. She stood up in a panic and paced uneasily. She was asked to come forward by name. What should she do? The matter has reached this point. If she doesn't come forward, it may be impossible.
But I couldn't come up with a solution. How to answer these teachers? It was impossible to fool them. Once they were coaxed, they couldn't be coaxed twice. It was very difficult. It was too difficult. At this time, Xiao Chen, the office secretary, knew the complexity of the problem, so he hurried over.
, kindly advised Zhao Yan to hide for a while.
He told Zhao Yan that there was no money in the village, which was an unsolvable problem, and he told her, as acting secretary, not to get involved in this muddy water.
At this moment, Li Mingjiang ran up and said breathlessly, Secretary Zhao, I tried my best, but they insisted on seeing you and said they only believed in you. They would not leave until they saw you. Look,
What should we do?
Although the words were said so tactfully, Zhao Yan had already seen Li Mingjiang's pettiness, and he was eager to blame this matter on himself so that he could get away.
Zhao Yan was pushed to the forward position, and she had no choice but to say, if that's the case, let's go down and take a look. When the petitioning teachers saw Zhao Yan coming out, their shouts became even louder, Secretary Zhao, please make the decision for us;
Secretary Zhao, please help us.
Before Zhao Yan could speak, teachers rushed towards her one after another. A middle-aged teacher in his forties squeezed in front and cried that his old mother was still lying in the hospital, waiting for her salary to buy medicine;
The young teacher said sadly that his daughter would
He was studying in a county junior high school and could not even pay the tuition; an old teacher who was about to retire said that due to the heavy academic load, long standing hours, and overloaded work, he had suffered from spondylitis, but he had no money for treatment or medical treatment.
Reimbursement is also empty talk, a female teacher complained
The family lived in a poor dormitory on campus. Not only were they exposed to wind and rain, but they couldn't even afford milk powder for their children. Others bought it for three to four hundred yuan, but I couldn't even afford fifty yuan.
I can’t even afford a pack of milk powder; a male teacher in his twenties said with a grimace.
, I am 28 years old this year and have been teaching for seven years. Due to the low status of a teacher and the low salary, not only can I not afford to buy a house, but I have not saved a penny, so I cannot have a girlfriend, and no woman is willing to be with him.
Married and still single, I can't live this life...
Zhao Yan never imagined that the life of a teacher in the countryside would be so shabby. This group of engineers of the human soul, hard-working gardeners, people's teachers who are engaged in the most glorious career under the sun is so pitiful. Looking at them wearing shabby, outdated clothes, even
Migrant workers wore shabby clothes that no one wanted to wear, pitifully confiding their sufferings to themselves.
Zhao Yan was suddenly moved. She couldn't help but think of her own suffering as a child. At that time, how similar she was to their children and how pitiful she was. Zhao Yan couldn't help but have tears in her eyes.
Zhao Yan gave up her previous idea of escaping responsibility and decided to find a way to handle this matter. Yes, as the secretary and head of the township, she had to give the teachers an explanation. She suppressed her tears and shouted loudly: "Teachers, teachers, please be quiet.
Be quiet! I have something to tell you."
The noisy teachers immediately stopped their commotion.
Zhao Yan shouted sincerely: "Teachers, I already know the reason why you came to the township government today. Here, I first want to say sorry to you. It is our township government that has dragged you down and failed to take good care of you. Your salary
It is indeed our fault that the township government still owes you money due to low income and difficult living conditions. I apologize to everyone.
I know that you have not received your back wages for eight months. Eight months! I, the acting secretary, am ashamed! But now our township government does not have the money, so we cannot make up for it today, but please believe me, teachers.
I, I will definitely find a way to cash in everyone's wages.
Here, I am not talking big words. I solemnly promise the teachers that everyone’s wages will be paid at the end of this month. If wages are not paid at the end of the month, I, the township head, and acting secretary will stop working! I will take the initiative to resign from above!
Zhao Yan was so generous and excited that she made up her mind that this was a solution.
The teachers immediately burst into thunderous applause, and everyone shouted happily, Secretary Zhao, you are Master Qingtian, you are a good official, we thank you.
Standing next to Zhao Yan, Li Mingjiang, Deputy Township Chief Yang and other leading township officials looked at each other. Xiao Chen in the office was also puzzled. Everyone was stunned. Secretary Zhao was actually serious.
Zhao Yan smiled slightly and then said, "Teachers, I have promised your demands. Thank you for trusting me, but it is not possible if the school does not have classes. What will happen to the children? They are innocent. Our parents sent their children to
The school was given to us for the purpose of studying. We don’t have classes. We feel sorry for the children. Teachers, that’s it for today. Please go back! For the sake of the children, you go to class first. I will report this matter to the county committee immediately.
I promise to give everyone a thorough explanation this month.
The teachers once again burst into thunderous applause, and then dispersed one after another. A few old teachers at the front ran forward and held Zhao Yan's hand. They were so excited that they burst into tears and said thank you.
As soon as the teachers left, Zhao Yan truly realized that this was a thorny problem. There was no money in the village, and what was most needed at the moment was to find a way to solve the problem. She immediately asked the office to notify the members of the two committees and went to the conference room for a meeting. At the meeting,
Everyone was silent, and no one took the initiative to offer suggestions because they really couldn't come up with a reasonable solution.
Zhao Yan turned her gaze to Li Mingjiang, who was expressionless at the side, and asked for advice, "Head Li, you are the old leader here. Please give your physical advice, what should we do?"
Li Mingjiang said unhurriedly, "Secretary Zhao, this is not easy to solve. Let's solve the problems left by the previous secretary and township head. We don't have to rely on money. The key is that we can't find the money. That's it."
Once the problem is reported, the county will not allocate money to us because it is our own fault. It is difficult and I have no choice anyway.
Everyone clearly heard that Lang Meijia's tone was wrong. No wonder, the secretary was transferred. Everyone thought that she should take over the post of township head Zhao, but they didn't expect that Zhao Yan was only an acting secretary. How could he become just an acting head of the township?
Do you have any objections? So, seeing that Zhao Yan has come forward today, he hopes that something will happen to her, and now if he is asked to find a way, there is no way.
No one could come up with a solution, so Zhao Yan had no choice but to announce the adjournment of the meeting.