After everyone was seated, County Party Committee Secretary Meng Rui and County Magistrate Jiang Fangfang were the last two to come in. Secretary Meng exchanged something with County Magistrate Jiang with an uneasy expression on his face. Magistrate Jiang sometimes nodded and sometimes said something, with a friendly expression.
The temperament was very light, and there was no trace of happiness or anger at all. Dong Xuebin looked over and saw that although Secretary Meng controlled Zhenshui County with one hand, from this point of view, he felt that Jiang Fangfang was actually much more profound than Secretary Meng.
As for sadness and joy, this is not something that most leading cadres can do. If you think about it, County Magistrate Jiang's indifferent attitude is actually a state of mind. At least Dong Xuebin admires her temperament.
"Have the documents been sent?" Meng Rui looked at a young man.
The young man Zhang Feng immediately said respectfully: "It's all done."
Meng Rui said calmly, "Let's have a meeting then."
Zhang Feng is the secretary of Secretary Meng and the first secretary of the county party committee. He is in his mid-twenties. He is responsible for the preparation and minutes of the meeting.
The two leaders took their seats.
The Standing Committee meeting also officially started.
Dong Xuebin couldn't help but glanced at Jiang Fangfang secretly.
County Magistrate Jiang was sitting on the ground drinking tea without squinting his eyes.
Originally, Dong Xuebin attended the County Party Committee Standing Committee for the first time today. Secretary Meng should have introduced him. Even if he did not introduce, he should have said "Welcome the new comrade." However, everyone could see that Secretary Meng was in a very bad mood.
It seemed that something had happened, so everyone was not surprised to see that he did not introduce Dong Xuebin to everyone. They knew that Secretary Meng or the county might have encountered a big problem.
Sure enough, the first thing Meng Rui looked at was a man in his thirties sitting in the extra seat behind him, "Director Yan, please tell me about the situation of the Finance Bureau."
Yan Yizhi.
Director of the County Finance Bureau.
Being very close to the Mongolian cadres, I feel like I have a Mongolian label on my forehead.
Dong Xuebin looked at Yan Yizhi, and the introduction Yao Cui gave him flashed through his mind. Dong Xuebin was in charge of financial work, so he would naturally remember him.
Yan Yizhi was obviously attending the meeting and was not qualified to make decisions, but he could still speak when the leader called his name. Otherwise, there would be no need for him to come. Yan Yizhi said bitterly: "The situation in the Finance Bureau is not very good.
I am optimistic. At the beginning of the year, the government allocated some money, but it was all used up in the past two months. It filled several financial gaps in the middle and end of last year, and also paid back some money. Basically, there is not even two million left.
"Two million is a lot, but for a county, this is obviously a drizzle of funds. "If we can't find the funds, if this trend continues, not to mention next month, all the wages of the county agencies may be paid this month.
Won’t come out.”
This statement immediately aroused discussions among several leaders.
Secretary Meng said nothing. His face was dark, he lit a cigarette and started smoking.
Zhang Wanshui, deputy secretary of the county party committee and third in command of the county, spoke. He said: "You can't even pay your wages? Don't you think of other ways?"
Yan Yizhi said helplessly: "I have thought about it and went to the city for activities, but the situation in the city is not much better, so there is no extra financial support for our county. I have asked people to go to the city three times, and I have
I ran twice. But... I still didn't get any money." If it were the head of the finance bureau of other counties, it would obviously be a fat vacancy. Many people would have to make a fortune to get it, but Zhenshui County is an exception.
This place is too poor. It is truly a national-level poverty-stricken county. The Finance Bureau has no money to use. It diverts money from here to fill the gap, and then diverts money from there to fill the gap. It even faces the situation all the time.
The task of going to the city to ask for money is purely thankless. It may seem like a good job, but probably only Yan Yizhi himself knows about the hardships of the Finance Bureau.
Deputy County Magistrate Ci Boyang frowned and said, "Didn't the city always provide some funds in the past? Why didn't you get a penny this time?"
Yan Yizhi explained: "The city also suffered a lot of losses due to the snowstorm at the beginning of the year."
The situation was probably like this, and everyone's hearts were cast into a shadow. Except for Jiang Fangfang, everyone here looked bad.
No one said anything.
One second...
Two seconds...
Three seconds...
Meng Rui pinched the cigarette butt and finally spoke, "Let me tell you one more thing. I went to the province a few days ago to look for financial support. I just came back this morning. You may not know the specific situation. Well, the province
This year, not a penny of extra money has been allocated to our county.”
"ah?"
"How could it be!"
"Then this is..."
Secretary Meng's words caused a slight uproar.
Their county relies on government funding every year, from the province and city, and sometimes even borrows money. This time, the province and city didn't give a penny, and their financial capital chain suddenly collapsed.
It's a top priority for the county.
No money?
Then nothing can be done!
Jian Xiangrong, director of the United Front Work Department, said: "Secretary Meng, is it still possible in the province..."
I saw Meng Rui knocking on the table and said: "The province doesn't need to think about it. The snow disaster has also had a great impact on the province. In addition to the normal allocation at the beginning of the year, the province's other funds have been allocated to the serious problems of the snow disaster."
Disaster areas, follow-up funds... We in Zhenshui County don't even think about it. The purpose of convening this temporary standing committee today is to brainstorm and everyone can talk about how we can get money to fill the gap. If we can't find a way, our county will
We won’t be able to make it through the end of the month, and our finances will definitely not be able to support it. This is absolutely not possible!”
If the finances are paralyzed, God knows whether the higher authorities will hold all county leaders in Zhenshui County accountable. This will be a big stain.
Meng Rui looked at Dong Xuebin and said, "County Magistrate Dong, you are now in charge of the financial work. Can you talk to me about it?"
Dong Xuebin pondered for a while, conceived the language, and said: "I can take the lead and do the work of the comrades below. The salary for these two months can be delayed. Except for some comrades whose families are very difficult, others...
I think the salary can help me get through it for the time being." Others don't know, but Dong Xuebin doesn't care about the salary anyway. His family fortune is hundreds of millions, so he still cares about the monthly salary of several thousand yuan?
Meng Rui nodded, "This month's salary will definitely not be paid on time. It is necessary to do the work of comrades and let party members take the lead."
Everyone nodded.
Jiang Fangfang interrupted, "But this is just a temporary measure."
Meng Rui hummed, "Financial problems still need to be solved fundamentally."
Deputy County Magistrate Ci Boyang said: "Can we hold an investment fair to attract some outside funds? This is also possible... Oh, I forgot, the investment recruitment work is in charge of County Magistrate Dong."
Meng Rui said: "Everyone can bring forward their ideas. This is the most difficult year for our county. We can speak freely and don't have to pay much attention to it. But let's put it aside for the investment promotion meeting. This itself requires funds, and we don't know.
How is the effect? We have done it once before, but the funds raised are not even as good as the cost we invested. If it is the same this time, then the gains outweigh the losses. Moreover, even if we attract external funds, it will not be effective quickly. In a short time
There is no way to solve the financial problem internally, does anyone else have any ideas?"
No one spoke.
A penny stumps a heroic man, and the problem of money is really difficult to solve.
After a long time, Secretary Meng finally glanced at Jiang Hai, director of the county party committee office.
Jiang Hai immediately said: "I remember that a batch of financial allocations for education were released this year. Anyway, the education funds are still quite rich. I wonder if I can make up for this amount first, and then wait for the county to have money, and then fill the gap.
Just make it up and nothing will be delayed."
Jian Xiangrong frowned and said, "But this is a special allocation, right? And the money isn't much."
Jiang Haidao: "The main thing is that there is no other way now. If you can survive for a while, just survive for a while."
Meng Rui sighed and said: "If there is no better proposal, I think this is the only way to do it. Let's fill the gap first and then think of other ways."
The two of them clearly seemed to be singing in harmony.
Dong Xuebin could see that Secretary Meng must have met Jiang Hai, a Mongolian cadre, at the beginning, and this decision had probably been made a long time ago. It was just that Secretary Meng did not want to take responsibility for misappropriating special funds, so he let Jiang Hai, a county party committee member
The director of the office suggested it.
No one said anything. After all, Secretary Meng still had the authority to speak out in Zhenshui County.
But if others didn't say it, it didn't mean that County Magistrate Jiang wouldn't say it. Jiang Fangfang slowly put the tea cup on the table and said calmly: "I don't agree."
Meng Rui looked at her, "Does County Magistrate Jiang have a better idea?"
Jiang Fangfang said calmly: "The education funds allocated from above must not be moved. The special funds are for our county's education and students. Nothing can be lost to the children, so this money must not be moved, even if the agency takes half a year
Even if we don’t pay wages, we must also ensure the rights and interests of the children.”
Zhang Wanshui, deputy secretary of the county party committee, said: "Mr. Jiang, there is nothing we can do. If the county has funds, who will touch this money? It is a last resort."
Cheng Fuguang, director of the Propaganda Department, said: "Well, I think the overall situation is the most important thing."
Jiang Fangfang said slowly: "I don't agree."
In fact, Dong Xuebin also has the same idea. How can the children's money be touched? Even if they have no money, they can't use the money. Dong Xuebin also has principles, but now basically all the county committee standing committee members agree with Secretary Meng's approach. He
It’s hard to say anything.
Meng Rui's eyes darkened, "County Magistrate Jiang, how can we make up for the financial shortfall?"
Jiang Fangfang looked at him and said unhurriedly: "I think we should go to the central government to apply for funding. If we can apply for 10 million, the financial problem will be temporarily solved."
"Ten million??" Meng Rui laughed.
Several Mongolian cadres also shook their heads, "This is unrealistic."
Meng Rui said: "County Magistrate Jiang is thinking too simplistic, isn't it? Let alone 10 million, the central government has already given a lot of support to the local area. How can it be given if we ask for it now?"