Chapter 463: Shocking Proposal (The third update is delivered!)
"Comrades, our Jinfu County has a very good development prospect now. I believe that in the next few years, Jinfu County will definitely be able to get rid of the label of a poor county." Lu Rui talked happily in the face of the eyes of the Standing Committee members.
It seems to be singing praises.
Li Minghua, the county party committee member, smiled slightly: "Yes, these are all achievements after the county magistrate took office, and the result of the joint efforts of the cadres and masses of our Jinfu County."
Lu Rui unexpectedly did not refute his mixed words, but just continued to talk about the future development prospects of Jinfu County.
Li Minghua's brows gradually frowned. He didn't understand which Lu Rui, who had been very quiet recently, sang today. He taught Lu Rui a little lesson through the incident of Hong Dabao some time ago. This young man
The county magistrate seems to be much more at peace. He heard that the government has recently suppressed many matters involving four townships including Jixiang Township. Li Minghua thought that the county magistrate Lu was ready to surrender in front of Hong Dabao.
It's right.
But today Lu Rui suddenly took the initiative to attack at the Standing Committee. What exactly did he want to do?
"Comrades, this is a statistics submitted by the county labor bureau. It shows that last year, a large number of migrant workers working outside in Jinfu County who returned home. After investigation, it was found that among the 1,258 migrant workers who returned home,
There are 1,021 people with an education level below high school. Through a long-term survey on the employment of labor in Jinfu County, it was found that laborers with higher education levels are more likely to find jobs and their income levels are significantly higher." Lu Rui said with a heavy face.
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After raising the documents in our hand, Lu Rui continued: "What does this mean? This shows that only by improving the quality of the population can we truly get rid of poverty. Only by improving the education level in our county can we truly make
The descendants are no longer suffering from barrenness.”
"County Magistrate Lu is right, but what do you mean?" Qin Yang, the Organization Minister of the County Party Committee, frowned and raised the doubts in everyone's hearts.
Haha, Lu Rui said calmly: "I propose to carry out educational reforms in the whole county and build schools so that children in the whole county can have books to read. Only in this way can the people of our Jinfu County truly live.
Good day.”
Li Minghua, the county party committee member *** said: "The county magistrate's idea is good, but the county magistrate, you know the financial difficulties we have. The investment in this education industry is too great. Should you discuss it with the city?
How about applying for more funds?”
Lu Rui's face remained unchanged. He seemed to have expected Li Minghua to say this a long time ago, and said lightly: "I don't need to see it. I have a plan here, please take a look."
As he said that, Lu Rui simply stood up and sent the stack of documents in his hand to the Standing Committee members one by one.
Looking at the documents handed over by Lu Rui, the Standing Committee members looked down and after a while, they raised their heads with different expressions.
"County magistrate, this is not suitable, right?" Zhang Haiyan, the county party committee propaganda minister, said in a dilemma.
Lu Rui said: "What's wrong with it?"
Zhang Haiyan's expression was very strange, and pointed to the plan in her hand and said: "This said that it will promote 15 years of free education in the county within three years. Not to mention whether this can be achieved, it is just the money needed for free education.
I guess our county finance can't afford it, right?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Bao Dezhong, the Political and Legal Committee, interrogated: "Yes, and there is a comprehensive school to build here, including primary, junior and high schools. Where can I pay such a large amount of money?
?”
Lu Rui didn't say anything, and the executive deputy county magistrate Zuo Mei said: "I think this is OK. Education is the foundation of the country. The education situation in our Jinfu County has been in a stagnant state for a long time, which has caused the education level of many people to be low.
, it is extremely unfavorable to the development of the county's economy."
Wang Qixin, Party Committee of Jinfu Town, said: "Yes, Comrade Zuo Mei is right. Children have no books to study and can only go out to work and work as a teenager, or wander around the streets, which becomes a social unrest
Factors, comrades, this is very unfavorable to the development of our work. I think the county magistrate’s suggestion is good and you can consider it.”
Li Minghua's eyes gradually narrowed. To be honest, he did not object to Lu Rui's proposal. After all, education is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. Li Minghua also knows the benefits of it, but for some reason, Li Minghua always
I feel that Lu Rui's plan seems to have ignored something, and these things make Li Minghua have a bad premonition. After thinking about it, he said calmly: "The country has advocated obligations in the first place.
There is no problem with education, but if you want to waive 15 years of education expenses across the county, it will probably be a big burden for the county finance."
Lu Rui held the teacup without saying anything, and his fingers rubbed the lid of the teacup. He knew that Li Minghua saw the key to the problem, and the next thing was the argument of real swords and guns.
"There is indeed a lot of pressure in finance. I asked the comrades from the Finance Bureau to estimate that for high school students alone, 800 yuan of tuition fees and 200 yuan of evening self-study tuition fees will be 2,000 yuan per semester.
Part of the money must be borne by the county finance. Only free high school education is required. Our Jinfu County finance will invest 4 million yuan every year, plus free preschool education, living allowance for accommodation students, egg and milk engineering, nutrition plan, etc., county finance
More than 13 million yuan is invested every year.”
Lu Rui's voice was calm. Since he had already talked about the plan, he would talk about money next.
"What? One Thousand Three Millions?" Not only Li Minghua, but even Wang Qixin and others who originally supported Lu Rui showed a look of horror at this time. Lu Rui only talked with Zuo Mei about this matter.
This was the first time that other people knew that this matter would cost so much investment.
Gu Hua, director of the county party committee office, jumped out first and said: "Too much, county magistrate, this matter is a good thing, but this money..."
Needless to say, everyone understands what this means. Indeed, for a poor place in Jinfu County, 13 million yuan is invested every year in education, a place where there is no results or political achievements in the short term, for many cadres.
It's all unacceptable.
In many places in China, officials would rather spend money to build some superficial face-saving projects, such as squares, pedestrian streets or urban gardens than to invest money in education and civil affairs.
The reason for this behavior is ultimately because education and other businesses are a long-term thing. By the time they are truly effective, officials probably have already been transferred to other parties. It is better to be the square that can be seen after the repair is completed.
Political achievements such as this are effective.
Lu Rui remembers that he heard a classmate telling a joke about his hometown in his previous life. Every time the big flower bed in front of a supermarket in the center of the district is re-opened, it means that the main leaders in the district have been replaced, with the highest record.
, it was rebuilt three times within three years.
Therefore, Lu Rui had long been mentally prepared for Gu Hua's objection. He was about to speak, but unexpectedly, the deputy *** model worker of the county party committee took the lead in speaking.
The model worker put out the cigarette he had been holding in his hand and showed a harmless smile on the ashtray, saying, "Let me say a few words. In fact, Director Gu's concerns make sense. The financial situation in our county is poor.
One thing is that the plan proposed by the county magistrate costs a lot of money every year. Speaking of which, I have worked in Jinfu County for so many years and have been in charge of the education department. But to be ashamed, I don’t have the county magistrate.
With such courage, I want to solve this problem for the children."
After a pause, he picked up Lu Rui's plan, looked at the contents on it and smiled: "First of all, the free education above does not mean that everyone goes to school without spending a penny, although it is exempted
Tuition and miscellaneous fees, but students have to pay 500 or 600 yuan in textbook fees and study materials fees every semester, and students on campus have to pay 180 yuan in accommodation fees every semester. Second, we need to pay attention to one problem, that is, although our Jinfu County has a population
Many, but what about the number of students of appropriate age? According to the plan, there are less than 10,000 students in our county, and it also includes everyone from elementary school to high school. This has greatly reduced the number of people.
Financial investment.”
As he said, the model worker said: "According to the population development trend, the number of students of our Jinfu County at the age of age will decrease year by year. And everyone has seen the situation in our county. The economy is developing and the county is also vigorously developing tourism.
In this way, local fiscal revenue will increase year by year. In this way, the pressure on promoting free education will become less and less."
"Comrade model workers is right. Only by improving the quality of the population can we truly get rid of poverty and become rich." Lu Rui looked at the model workers gratefully and summarized his words.
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Yang, the head of the county party committee, said: "I don't think so, let's not talk about anything else. Just these high school students, according to County Mayor Lu's wishes, we will provide them with free high school.
The university also needs to provide subsidies, but what if they choose to work in the city after graduating from university and don’t return to Jinfu County?”
"Yes, college students nowadays like to live freely in big cities with high incomes. How many of them are willing to return to our remote Jinfu County?" said Zhang Haiyan, Minister of Propaganda.
Lu Rui smiled calmly: "Minister Zhang also said that college students live in high-income life in big cities, so at least he should respect his parents. In theory, even if college students do not return to work in Jinfu County after graduation, they will go home.
Send money, come back during the Chinese New Year and holidays to honor your parents, so that their family’s lives will improve and the family will get rid of poverty.”
He tapped his fingers gently on the table, and Lu Rui said lightly: "What's wrong with cultivating a student and helping the family get rid of poverty?"