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Hou Weidong's biggest gain was to basically figure out what he was in charge of.

On May 1, 1996, Shazhou City promoted funeral reform, which was the first test that Hou Weidong faced after becoming deputy mayor.

On the morning of February 9, the Qinglin Town Government held a joint meeting of the party and government to study the matter in a special way.

Su Ming is an administrative officer, and first spoke: "I went to the county government yesterday to hold a funeral reform work meeting. The county has issued a document. From May 1 this year, funeral reform will be implemented. The whole city of Shazhou is a cremation area, and of course there will be no burial area in Yiyang."

"As for funeral reform and breaking the bad habits of funerals and saving land, I won't talk about the significance of how to promote this work, the leaders in charge will discuss it."

Funeral reform is a unified arrangement of Lingxi Province. Shazhou City is a medium-developed area in Lingxi Province. The whole city has been included in the cremation area. The new funeral method will be implemented from May. Hou Weidong is in charge of social affairs. This difficult and contradictory work naturally fell on him.

After accepting the funeral reform task in Yiyang County, Su Ming and Hou Weidong discussed it many times, and the two basically reached a consensus. Su Ming talked about this matter with Zhao Yongsheng and basically reached a consensus. Then, the leader in charge Hou Weidong proposed a formal plan at the joint meeting of the party and government.

After this incident, Hou Weidong realized sensitively: "In Qinglin Town, any major decision is actually approved by Zhao Yongsheng and Su Ming in advance. Only then can he get the party and government joint meeting to study it. This is a hidden rule."

Hou Weidong had already read the relevant contents of funeral reform several times in his mind and was very familiar with the situation. He first briefly talked about the basic situation of the funeral reform conference, and then talked about the work ideas of Qinglin Town.

"According to the unified deployment of the county, the funeral reform will be implemented from May 1st, from now to May. In less than three months, the tasks are heavy, the time is tight, the contradictions are deep, and the difficulty is high." Hou Weidong specially compiled a few neat short sentences to enhance the expression ability of language.

"To promote funeral reform, we must focus on three aspects of work: one is publicity and mobilization, the other is specific implementation, and the third is guarantee measures."

"Funeral reform is a funeral habit that has been reformed for thousands of years. Being buried in peace is a funeral tradition that has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It must be changed in a short time, and the difficulty can be imagined. However, we must complete the order of the county government. Therefore, I think there must be overwhelming publicity and be known to everyone in order to minimize the contradictions."

"The publicity work is divided into four parts. First, the publicity is held for the meeting. I suggest that the town hold a meeting of three-level cadres at the town, village and community level in mid-February, and explain the funeral reform work thoroughly. As long as the village cadres' thoughts are unified, half of the matter will be successful; second, through the existing broadcast system, the relevant documents of the Yiyang County Government will be played repeatedly and mandatory publicity is implemented; third, the promotional leaflets can be distributed in the venue, and some consultation activities can be held; fourth, the slogans are used to brush lime on the road to create momentum."

Zhao Yongsheng nodded and said, "If the publicity work is done to this level, the effect will definitely be good."

Hou Weidong was encouraged. He said: "From May 1st, the whole town will fully realize cremation. I think the top three axes are the most critical. If the first few axes are not cut properly, things will be difficult in the future. To cut the top three axes well, it will definitely not work by relying on the social affairs office alone. The whole town must mobilize, and all the cadres of the agency will participate in this matter. I suggest a funeral reform leading group, with Secretary Zhao as the group leader, and the leading group has an office, and Liu Yajun of the Social Affairs Office is the office director."

Zhao Yongsheng smiled and said, "I don't deserve this team leader, so I'll be the one who will be the leader of the town."

Su Ming still wanted Zhao Yongsheng to be the team leader and said, "Secretary Zhao, you must do this."

Zhao Yongsheng smiled and waved his hand and said, "It is most suitable for Mayor Su to be the team leader. I will run away with you."

After the two main leaders made a decision, Hou Weidong continued: "The final measure is to ensure that the extremely complex funeral reform is carried out. To mobilize all villages to participate together, truly improve their enthusiasm and change them from passive to active. I suggest that by the end of the year, 10% of the land occupation fee collected will be rewarded to village cadres as their work funds."

"This is my preliminary plan for funeral reform. After the two main leaders and all leaders put forward their opinions, they will make specific plans."

This plan was discussed by Su Ming and Hou Weidong. Naturally, he had no objection, but just explained: "The county has issued cremation indicators to each town. The indicators are set based on the annual natural mortality rate of each town. Our town must complete the cremation task of 200 units this year. As long as these 200 cremation tasks can be completed, other burials can and must charge land occupation fees, with the cost of 4,000 to 10,000 yuan per unit. My idea is to set it at 5,000 yuan."

Since it was a team member meeting, Su Ming did not make a big deal and went straight to the topic. "There are 240 to 300 people in our town every year. If the land occupation fee is 5,000 yuan per unit, it can be calculated as 40 people, and the county government has stated that the land occupation fee for funeral reform will not be a cent for the county, and all the money will be left in the township."

Su Ming said with his eyes glowing: "The Qinglin government has a tight finance. With this money, we can do many big things. From this perspective, we must do our best to do the funeral reform work. If we do this, it will not only benefit the country and society and descendants, but also charge sufficient fees for the town. This is a good thing for everyone to be happy."

"We must rely on village cadres for funeral reform. I thought repeatedly last night that if we consider 10% of the work fund for village cadres, according to the algorithm just now, it will be about 20,000 yuan per year. In the twelve villages in Qinglin Town, each village is more than 1,000 yuan, and the amount is relatively small, which is not very attractive. I suggest that we consider 20% of the work fund for village cadres, so that each village can have more than 2,000 to 5,000 yuan per year. It can mobilize their enthusiasm more effectively."

Finally, Zhao Yongsheng decided: "Funeral Reform is a major event in the whole town and must be carried out steadily. If it is done well, there will be a big mess. If it is done well, it will increase income. In principle, I agree with the opinions of Hou Zhen and Su Town. Here, I will give you three specific opinions."

"The publicity work will be held by Secretary Liu Kun. After the meeting, Secretary Liu and Mayor Hou discussed the work well. We will strive to create a propaganda boom in Qinglin Town and lay the foundation for the funeral reform in May."

"As for how much land occupancy fee is charged for each item, whether it is 5,000 or 6,000, we should not decide for the first time. If there is less, the town is not cost-effective, and if there is more members, I am afraid I can't afford it. Houzhen, you should contact the surrounding townships and see how much they charge. We will take the average number, not more or less."

"I agree to the 20% return rate. If the village cadres do not work, the villagers will bury the dead on the mountain. We don't know that 20% is necessary."

After a while, Hou Weidong wanted to communicate with Liu Kun.

Since Hou Weidong and Liu Kun took office at the same time, the two have basically never talked except for meetings. This time, the two divided their labor and cooperated in the funeral reform, and face-to-face contact was required. Hou Weidong also wanted to take the opportunity to improve the relationship.

After Liu Kun returned to the office, he sat at the table and flipped through today's newspapers casually, and then called Duan Ying to a page. While waiting for the page, Hou Weidong appeared at the door.

"Secretary Liu, let's discuss the funeral reform." Hou Weidong also ignored Liu Kun's face. He sat opposite Liu Kun, handed over the information in his hand, and said: "Funeral reform will be implemented in early May, and the preliminary publicity work is very important. A special meeting on funeral reform will be held this Friday. The outline and publicity slogans must be posted at the meeting..."

Looking at Hou Weidong's face, Liu Kun felt angry. He said lukewarmly: "Please put the information here, I will read it again if I have time."

Hou Weidong was unwilling to make things difficult for Liu Kun, and said with a smile: "Liu Kun, do you have time at noon? I'll treat you to a meal. We two still have to chat."

Liu Kun's father greeted Liu Kun again and again: Let him establish a good relationship with Hou Weidong, and there should be no conflicts on the surface,

Liu Kun did not want to reconcile with Hou Weidong at first, but the two of them are now members of the team and the office is not far away. He looked up and looked down and looked down. He felt uncomfortable with his face every day. Seeing Hou Weidong smiling, he slowed down and said, "Forget it, I won't bother with you anymore. I'll treat you to lunch at noon."

At this time, the phone rang suddenly, and Liu Kun made a waiting gesture to Hou Weidong. After receiving the phone, he said affectionately: "Hey, why did you reply to the paging? I will fight for it tonight and you come to your house for dinner."

Duan Ying's voice came from the phone: "I can't smile at your house, I won't go." Liu Kun accompanied him and said carefully: "Duan Ying, don't be too stingy. My mother has no intention of saying anything, a knife-like mouth, a tofu heart, and that's all. I'll pick you up tonight."

Hou Weidong recalled Bai Sha's expression and said to himself: "Bai Sha has a temper with an official wife, I'm afraid that the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will be difficult to get along with."

As soon as Liu Kun put down the phone, the phone rang again. Liu Kun was originally indifferent tone. When he heard the voice, a respectful expression immediately appeared on his face. He stood up and said, "Okay, OK, Secretary Zhao, I'll get out immediately."

Liu Kun said to Hou Weidong: "I'm sorry, let's make an appointment another day. Secretary Zhao asked me to accompany him to the county committee." He said this, with a slight sense of satisfaction.

Hou Weidong returned to his office and stood at the window. He saw Zhao Yongsheng and Liu Kun coming to Santana. Santana ran out of the courtyard and brought a piece of dust. When he first arrived in Qinglin Town, the garbage on the street and the dust in the sky left a deep impression on Hou Weidong. He thought to himself: "It should be a good idea to transform Qinglin Laochang Town. Even if Laochang Town cannot be completely changed, at least it can improve the environmental sanitation and appearance of Laochang Town."

This idea just flashed by, and the key now is to smoothly push out the difficult funeral reform in front of you.

The short director of the Social Affairs Office, Su Yajun, appeared at the gate of the courtyard. Hou Weidong opened the window and shouted: "Director Su, wait a moment."

The social affairs office was directly under Hou Weidong, but it was not until the third day Hou Weidong went to work in the town that Su Yajun went to the office to discuss work. This kind of boss in his forties has rich work experience and wide connections. In addition, due to age restrictions, he has no hope of progress, so he became the most difficult subordinate to command.

Hou Weidong is currently trying to win him over so that he will not stumbling down.

Su Yajun, director of the Social Affairs Office, still had some reservations about Hou Weidong who suddenly rose. When Hou Weidong came to his side, he said calmly: "Hou Zhen. What's the matter?"

Hou Weidong said with a smile: "It's okay, let's go, I'll treat you. Everyone in the social affairs office is very close. Which restaurant do you think you are in?"

Su Yajun was about to go out for dinner when he heard that Hou Weidong was going to treat him. He thought about it and said, "The restaurant in the town is not good, so let's go to Hekou Village. Liu Weibin's house opened a farmhouse. The environment is good, you can fish and play cards. The taste is also sloppy."

"Even if you go to Hekou Village to investigate funeral reform today, funeral reform is a big problem. You must first communicate with the village cadres to see what are the difficulties or any good suggestions."

Su Yajun looked at the watch and said, "Let's go and I'll go and call Zeng Qiang and others back." Su Yajun was about to walk to the office, and Hou Weidong waved his hand. He said, "Don't go to the office, use my phone." At this time, the mobile phone was still rare in Qinglin Town. Except for Zhao Yongsheng and Su Ming each had one. Only Hou Weidong was using the phone. Of course, Zhao and Su were used for public funds, and Hou Weidong was purely a private consumption.

Su Yajun had a few wrinkles on his forehead, and he smiled and said, "Hou Zhen, I don't know how to use these foreign things you are. I'd better go to the office to make a phone call."

While waiting for the paging, Su Yajun began to complain: "Houzhen. Our social affairs office manages the radio station and the civil affairs office. It has many points and wide ranges. Especially since the funeral reform, the task has been heavier. I suggest buying a van, no more than 100,000." Hou Weidong is a deputy and dared not express this attitude at all. He said: "This matter must be decided by Secretary Zhao and Mayor Su. I will talk to them."

Su Yajun certainly knew the joints, he just asked Hou Weidong to ask.

A few minutes later, after sitting in the Social Affairs Office for ten minutes, Zeng Qiang, Yang Chuanmin, Wang Rong and Cheng Yilin arrived at the office one after another. There were five people in the Social Affairs Office. Director Su Yajun was in his forties, Deputy Director Zeng Qiang was in his thirties, and the others were about twenty years old. When they heard that Hou Weidong invited everyone to fish in Hekou Village, they all smiled.

The group came outside the town and waited on the side of the highway for more than twenty minutes before a broken bus came. They swung to Secretary Liu's house in Hekou Village. It was already one o'clock.

The branch secretary of Hekou Village is Liu Weibin. He is in his thirties. He is a smart person who is famous among the cadres of Xiaqinglin Village. In the past few years, he often went to Guangdong and Fujian to travel around the area. He is knowledgeable and has a very economical mind. In the past two years, he has set up a nursery at home, specializing in high-end small flowers and trees from Fujian Flower and Tree Wholesale Market. After transplanting for a few years, he will be sold to Yiyang and Shazhou.

Next to the nursery is a four-acre pond. He put a lot of local crucian carp in the pond and started a farmhouse that integrates fishing, flower appreciation and eating. This is also the experience of moving from the coastal areas. It is the first place in Yiyang County. Every Sunday, many Yiyang people come to play and the business is very good.

Since it was Wednesday, there was only a table of guests in Liu Weibin's garden. He was carrying a kettle and was playing with flowers and plants. He was not familiar with Hou Weidong and had only met him once, so he did not recognize Hou Weidong at first sight, so he greeted Su Yajun and said, "Director Su, why did he come here so late today, and he didn't make a phone call."

Su Yajun said: "Today is Hou Zhen treating guests, get some vegetables ready."

Liu Weibin recognized Hou Weidong and said, "Hou Town is a rare guest. The first time I went to our Hekou Village, I went to call Director Yang over. This meal was mine."

Hou Weidong smiled and said, "I finally got the opportunity to treat you, so no one can compete with me."

He once forced a simple fishing rod and said, "You guys talk slowly, I'm going to fish."

Hou Weidong looked at the bleak pond and said, "It's really a big winter, fishing is really a pain."

Liu Weibin took out a pack of Hongtashan from his half-new suit pocket and said, "Hou Zhen, smoke." He also said, "I have an old nest in this pond, so I can catch a lot. Many customers in the county like to come fishing. Minister Xiao from the Organization Department has come many times."

Hou Weidong smiled and said, "I have many friends in the county. In March, I will take them down to play." Liu Weibin smiled and said, "I will always have 20% off for the people brought by Hou Zhen." Hou Weidong joked, "There is less than 20% off, and there is 30% off."

Village director Yang Wenwu also came over. After saying a few words, Hou Weidong said, "Get two pokers, let's have double buttons for the four of us."

Su Yajun was observing Hou Weidong. Seeing that he was following the customs of the countryside, he quickly spoke to Liu Weibin in an opportunistic manner and said to him: "No wonder several village cadres in Qinglin followed Hou Weidong all day long. As expected, some good things are true."

After a few fights, Hou Weidong said casually: "Secretary Liu and Director Yang, the whole city of Shazhou will carry out funeral reform this year. Have you heard of it?"

Liu Weibin said: "I saw this on TV. Qinglin Town is in the mountainous area, which is different from ordinary towns. People can be buried everywhere. Funeral reform is too difficult, so it is impossible to start."

Su Yajun only cares about playing cards and does not speak. He wants to see how Hou Weidong talks about this with the village cadres.

Hou Weidong first talked about the big truth: "The purpose of funeral reform is to change customs and save land resources and reduce people's funeral costs. Now the phenomenon of dead people competing for land between living people is becoming more and more serious, and many green mountains are beginning to whiten. The Party and the country have already attached importance to this issue."

Both village cadres listened silently.

"It is a general trend to implement cremation in rural areas. At present, there are only a small number of burial areas in Lingxi Province, and the entire city of Shazhou is a cremation area. The Yiyang County Government has issued a document requiring that on May 1st, the county will not be allowed to bury it, and cremation must be made. Subsidies will be given for cremation by the Civil Affairs Bureau."

Yang Wenwu used to be a private teacher, but later, because he felt that his salary was low, he competed to become the village committee director. He knew the difficulty of this matter. He shook his head like a pluck and said: "Funeral Reform is more difficult than family planning. It really needs to be implemented. I don't know how many fights and how many skins I have to be pulled. If the village wants to carry out work, he dare not take the initiative."

Su Yajun really wanted to help explain a few words. Seeing Hou Weidong looking straight in his chest, he swallowed his words to his head.

Hou Weidong stayed in Shangqinglin for more than two years. He mingled with village cadres every day and understood what the village cadres thought and thoughts. He began to slowly throw out the RMB weapon and said: "The county has given Qinglin Town a cremation task. As long as the annual task can be completed, it can be properly burial. The fundamental new spirit is that the land occupancy fee must be paid for the implementation of burial, ranging from 5,000 to 10,000 yuan per piece."

When Liu Weibin heard that he wanted to collect land occupancy fees, his mind turned quickly and said, "How to use the land occupancy fees? Should I hand over to the county?"

Hou Weidong said in his heart: "Smart people are different. Liu Weibin is a businessman, and it seems that he has already smelled the hidden interests in it."

He said: "Land occupation fees are collected by the social affairs office. As for how to use them, the county has also made clear requirements and all of them are for use in each township, without having to pay the county finance. A joint meeting of the party and government was held this morning. After research and decision, the land occupation fees received will be returned to 20% of the village as your work funds."

Liu Weibin and Yang Wenwu looked at each other, and Liu Weibin complained: "Just 20% return, this is too low. For the reform of burial, our village cadres will always be the front line. I don't know how many people they will offend. We don't want to return 20% return."

He is a businessman and knows the principle of asking for prices everywhere and paying back money by land. He also knows that the most important person is not Hou Weidong, but Zhao Yongsheng and Su Ming. He just wants to pass on Xunxi.

Hou Weidong is not an ordinary town cadre, he is also the actual boss of two stone yards. He can't hide this trick from him. He threw out the bait and waited for the village cadre to bite it. He deliberately said, "I'll go to the toilet."

As soon as Hou Weidong left, the branch secretary Liu Weibin asked Su Yajun and said, "Director Su, give me a clear idea. How many cremation indicators are there in each village?"

Su Yajun was not willing to understand the truth, so he said vaguely: "It's not sure now, there are probably about ten?" Liu Weibin asked Yang Wenwu, "It was cold last winter, and a few people died in the whole village, and I remember a lot." Yang Wenwu calculated and said: "Twenty-five."

Su Yajun helped them calculate: "If you can collect land occupation fees for ten companies, each company will temporarily calculate 5,000 yuan, and you can receive more than 50,000 yuan. If the village withdraws 20%, it will be 10,000 yuan. This is all for you to lose work."
To be continued...