Governor Qian’s meeting style is unique, just like O’Henry’s novel, which is short as short, but it makes people feel very memorable.

After a while, when he walked out of the venue, Liu Bing shook hands with Mayor Duan Yong of Maoyun, and walked out with Yang Senlin, Hou Weidong, Xiao Qin and others. Liu Bing was very excited and said, "Forest, you will take the lead in this matter. Focusing on Chengjin County, strike while the iron is hot, and seek the support of Governor Qian and Governor Zhou."

At the meeting, Zhou Changquan proposed the concept of Shamao Mining Area and suggested that work be carried out with this as the focus. Even if Shengbao Group does not invest, the province will raise funds to carry out deep processing projects.

This was a great encouragement to the two cities of Shazhou and Maoyun.

After leaving the door, the leaders of various cities greeted him politely and dispersed. There was a sound of cars starting at the scene.

Hou Weidong's car happened to be side by side with Mayor Duan Yong of Maoyun City. When he got on the car, Duan Yong shook hands with Hou Weidong with a smile and said, "Secretary Hou, I have heard of the name for a long time. When will I come to Chengjin County to learn from the scriptures?"

"Mayor Duan is very welcome to Chengjin to guide the work and impart experience." Hou Weidong and Duan Yong met several times, but they knew each other, but were not familiar with each other, so they were very polite.

Duan Yong stood at the door of the car, not in a hurry to get on the car, and said, "I am here to learn the scriptures. Dongxiang and Chengjin are separated by a trough. Chengjin can complete the task of rectifying phosphate ore. Why can't Dongxiang do this work well? Then I will bring Lao Tu here, so Secretary Hou should not hide his weakness."

Hou Weidong still said politely: "Mayor Duan, Cheng Jin just left earlier and is still far from work."

"Don't be polite. Lao Zhu mentioned you to me many times. You are a favorite general of him and did not transfer Secretary Hou to Maoyun. But Maoyun's big loss."

After the two shook hands and said goodbye, Hou Weidong thought to himself: "Maoyun's most famous tradition is fighting in the nest. Has this habit changed when he arrived at Secretary Zhu?" He thought for a while and gave a conclusion: "I don't think so, it's still the same old saying, that is, to observe his words and observe his actions."

After so many years of experience in the officialdom, he has served as the secretary of the main leaders of the county and city levels. Hou Weidong has come into contact with or seen too many secrets. Most of these secrets occur in the gray area between black and white. If he sees them a lot, he will naturally be skeptical first.

Du Bing still followed the old habit. When the car drove onto the main road, he turned around and asked carefully: "Secretary Hou, are you going back to the county?"

"Minister Zhao is still in Chengjin, I have to rush back."

Lao Geng calculated quickly in his heart. If the car speed is slightly faster, it will take an hour from Lingxi to Shazhou, and from Shazhou to Chengjin has not been fully connected, so it will take an hour and a half anyway. Now at 10 o'clock, it will take at least twelve to half past Chengjin, which can basically catch up with lunch.

As soon as he stepped on the accelerator, the car rushed out like a cheetah.

On Shanglingxi Expressway, he received a call from Li Jing, "Wei Dong, received an email from the United States and agreed to inspect Zhu Mei in seven days."

"It's so urgent. I haven't applied for the visa."

"I've done it, I've taken some special channels."

Hou Weidong ordered: "Hurry notify Secretary Zhu Yan and let him make preparations in advance." Li Jing said: "I know, where are you? Will you come to see us off at that time?"

"Send it, it will definitely give it." Hou Weidong still had some words in his heart, but there were secretary and drivers on the car, so it was inconvenient to say some words.

When Li Jing heard Hou Weidong's words speak, he knew that someone was next to him, and said, "I'll call you then."

At eleven o'clock, the car arrived in Shazhou and he received a call from Organization Minister Li Zhi, saying, "Minister Zhao is not very happy today."

"No, I called him in the morning and reported the situation, and he should be able to understand."

Li Zhi lowered his voice and said, "It's not this. Minister Zhao was surrounded by villagers when he was inspecting the village and handed over a lot of materials."

Hou Weidong was surprised and said, "The highway has been repaired and the villagers have tasted the benefits. There should be no major problems. What materials should I hand in hand?" Li Zhi said, "I looked at the content, it was all about the burden on farmers."

"What happened to Secretary Xiao Liang? Is he not thinking well, careless, or lacking basic sensitivity."

Li Zhibu explained: "This is an unexpected situation. Several people in the village who love to make trouble have already arranged for someone to keep an eye on him. Unexpectedly, Minister Zhao held a symposium and wanted to go to the village for a while. Several women clamored to say that the burden was heavy."

The problem of farmers' burden is a long-standing problem in the province. In Chengjin, in addition to agricultural taxes, agricultural and forestry specialty taxes, slaughtering taxes and retention coordination, there are also accumulation work, volunteer work, etc. These are regular taxes and fees, and other taxes are difficult to explain, such as homestead usage fees, and the grain purchase price is 40 cents. After deducting basic costs such as pesticides and fertilizers, the income per mu of farmland is even negative.

As the county party secretary, Hou Weidong knew the actual situation in the local area very well and took many measures. However, in reality, as the county party secretary, he was the grassroots official. Without the power to formulate and modify policies, he could not completely solve this problem. All he could do was to try to curb random charges. However, even if there was no random charges, regular taxes and fees would not make much profit for the farmers.

This is a fact similar to the emperor's new clothes. Hou Weidong was unwilling to become the person who shouted out the truth. Although this person is noble and will definitely promote social progress, it does not benefit much from Chengjin's development.

"Minister Li, the main responsibility of Minister Zhao is not the burden of farmers. You can find a way to divert Minister Zhao's attention and try to return to the theme of grassroots organization construction. You can also tell Mo Weimin about this." Hou Weidong added: "I will call Minister Su immediately. He is very good to Chengjin and will help you to ambush."

The car ran along the newly built highway, looking at the pieces of land passing by, Hou Weidong felt a little sad.

Seeing the red flag flying at Shuanghe Village Primary School from afar, Hou Weidong received a call from Zhu Yan. He said first: "I heard from Mayor Duan that today's meeting was very good. I think the Shamao Phosphate Mine is attractive to Shengbao Group."

After talking about a few words of work, Zhu Yan changed his tone and went all out, saying, "Wei Dong, you are so worried about Xiaomei's affairs. I want to invite Li Jing to a simple meal tonight. It's purely private perspective, you, me, Li Jing. It's just the three of us." Without waiting for Hou Wei Dong to speak, Zhu Yan said, "In theory, as my father, I should have followed Xiaomei to the United States, but I really can't leave."

Hou Weidong understood Zhu Yan's intentions and said, "Don't worry, Secretary Zhu. This time, Seiko Group sent a team to the United States, and Chairman Li Jing also followed him, and there would be no accidents."

"I'm not worried about this." Zhu Yan paused and said, "I just said it straight. You and Li Jing should be very familiar with her. After she did this, did she really have no requirements?"

Hou Weidong thought for a while and said, "I have been in contact with Li Jing for a long time. When I was in Yiyang Shangqinglin Town, my second sister Hou Xiaoying once opened a stone yard with her. At that time, she had no industry and had been in contact with her for six or seven years. According to my observation, she is a trustworthy woman, and I can guarantee this."

People in the officialdom have always given me some room for leave, but Hou Weidong's guarantee has not left him with room for himself. What a smart person Zhu Yan is. After hearing this, he knew that Hou Weidong had a deep relationship with Li Jing, so he felt really at ease. He said, "Wei Dong, you are very good, I didn't see you wrong back then."

After returning to the Chengjin County Small Guesthouse, just after twelve o'clock, Li Zhi was waiting at the gate of the courtyard without any greetings, saying, "Zhao Dong put the materials together. After reading for a long time, his face was not very good. You have to pay attention."

Hou Weidong had long been mentally prepared and said: "The burden on farmers is a big problem. Among the four counties in Shazhou, Chengjin is the lightest. If you really want to force the burden to be reduced, you must at least start from the provincial level. Our county-level cities cannot make the decision at all and can only implement the major policies."

He said as he walked into Xiaozhao Building No. 1.

"Minister Zhao, I'm really sorry. I followed Mayor Liu to the province for a meeting today and I couldn't accompany you."

Zhao Dong looked unhappy. He pointed to the sofa next to him and said, "I'm coming down to work, not to increase your burden. Just have Fumin and Li Zhi, why do you have to come back?"

Hou Weidong said: "Zhao's troops came to Chengjin. How could I not come back? Although I have never been a soldier, I still understand when I stand at attention."

Zhao Dong looked a little heavy, and he said, "I used to know that farmers have heavy burdens, but I didn't know that they were so heavy." He looked directly at Hou Weidong and said, "Do you know these situations?"

Hou Weidong nodded honestly and said, "I know." He pointed to the burden card and said, "I also randomly checked some of the burden card."

Zhao Dong shook his head and said, "I went to a household and planted forty acres of land last year. I am considered a big grain grower in Shuanghe Town. I was busy all year round and I handed over 20,000 kilograms of grain from the government. After removing seeds, pesticides, fertilizers, etc., the last 3,000 kilograms of grain was left. After harvesting the millet, Tangke fell ill and spent more than 2,000 yuan. When he was hospitalized, he sold out all the grain at home and borrowed money."

"Look, is the situation of this family true?"

"true."

"What other land does the farmers have planted? Have you ever thought of a solution?" Zhao Dong raised his voice, and blue veins appeared on Yuan Benya's face.

Hou Weidong did not expect Zhao Dong to get angry and said, "Chengjin attaches great importance to rural burdens, only collects agricultural taxes and reserves for coordinated taxes. However, this year's grain price is only 40 cents, one branch is invested one by one. Even if it is clear, these are major policies and the county cannot make the decision. All we can do is to actively create multiple channels for increasing income, and at the same time, it is strictly forbidden to cause unreasonable burdens."

Zhao Dong knew that what Hou Weidong said was true. He closed his eyes and thought for a while, without looking at the materials on the coffee table, and said to himself: "You can't get rich by hard work, and there must be problems with the policy."

Seeing that Zhao Dong was angry and did not seem to be a fake, Hou Weidong's favor towards Zhao Dong doubled and said, "Minister Zhao, I will issue a military order here and immediately carry out a major inspection of farmers' burdens. Any unreasonable burdens must be cancelled and the relevant responsible persons will be dealt with."

"I came from rural Hubei and had feelings for the countryside. Now this situation is not entirely blamed on county and town cadres, and it is not a matter. We should find a way to solve it."

Hou Weidongdao: "In the next step, in conjunction with the promotion of grassroots organization construction, try to seek a way to reduce burdens, and at the same time do a good job in industry and moderately transfer some labor."

Zhao Dong was silent for a while and said, "I'm not blaming you, I'm holding my breath in my heart."

Seeing that Zhao Dong's expression calmed down, Hou Weidong hurriedly said, "Minister Zhao, let's have a meal first."

Zhao Dong stood up and said, "Don't make it complicated at noon. I'm going to Yiyang to take a look in the afternoon. Yiyang is the most prosperous county in Shazhou, and the situation there should be better than Chengjin."

Hou Weidong thought to himself: "The municipal government is very clear about this situation, but no one wants to uncover the lid. Zhao Dong is a very experienced cadre, so why can't he control his emotions today?"

Then he thought: "I didn't expect Zhao Dong to get angry about this matter, I really didn't expect it."
Chapter completed!