Chapter 81 The Willow of Unintention (Two)

Hou Weidong and Zeng Xiangang had objections to the concept of operating a stone factory.

Zeng Xiangang's idea was that there was no need to apply for an industrial and commercial license. He opened the Gaishan Mountain and applied for some explosives. The stone factory opened. When he came to buy it, he would pay the money and deliver the goods at the same time. This was simple and realistic.

Hou Weidong's idea was slightly different. He believed that opening a stone factory and making small fuss is meaningless, and he still had to apply for an industrial and commercial license and tax registration. In this way, he could deal with large enterprises. Although he had some investment in the early stage, he could eventually make greater profits.

Zeng Xiangang invested all the money from his family into the stone factory, and took this stone factory seriously, so he refused to give in easily according to his own ideas and argued with Hou Weidong.

"There is not a single word of the eight characters yet, and it is hard to say whether anyone comes to buy it. It is not worth spending these money in vain. What I mean is to pull up the market first, and it is not too late to make up the procedures after you have business."

Hou Weidong has never really done business. Most of the things he thinks are from books. "If you don't go through the procedures and can't get invoices, this is an illegal act. If you find out, you will be fined. Moreover, when dealing with large enterprises in Yiyang County, we must be formal. This is a long-term plan."

Zeng Xiangang shook his head and said, "There are stones everywhere on the mountain. We both started the stone factory. Many people must have followed suit. They will definitely not go through the procedures. If our fees are higher than them, there will be no business."

Hou Weidong also insisted on his opinion: "I still advocate that the procedures be completed. Only when the reputation is just right can the words be smooth. We must focus on big users. Small knocks and small hits are not very meaningful."

Finally, both of them took a step back and took the opportunity of building a road to open the stone factory, and gradually completed the procedures at the same time."

By mid-January, the road rough connected from Xiaqinglin Highway to Dushi Village office had already come out, supplemented with stone and gravel. After compacting it, it will be opened to traffic. However, at this point, investment is required, but it cannot be solved with manpower.

Hou Weidong found Su Ming and submitted an application form with the suggestions and opinions of Engineer Liu Wei. He wanted to obtain some funds.

Su Ming looked carefully at the progress table and said, "If you have auxiliary stones and gravel, the cost will be not low."

Hou Weidong said: "The entire highway is actually divided into two sections, one is the uphill highway and the other is the top highway. The top highway is a flat road, so it can be temporarily not supported by stones, but the uphill road is a winding mountain road, and it does not support stones and gravel. This road is dangerous and cannot be passed at all." Hou Weidong said to Su Ming with a smile: "Master Su, this time the county has rewarded 200,000 yuan. Can you make a little on the road?"

The town government implemented a financial approval branch. Su Ming was a deputy and had no signing rights. He only had the right to suggest the use of large amounts of funds, but no decision-making power. He said: "I'll discuss this with Mayor Qin. You can wait here for a while and I'll go to Qin Town."

Qin Feiyue looked at the application form and said, "I just got the accurate news and haven't had time to inform you."

"The Transportation Bureau has compiled the rural road plan for the whole county. The four major teams collectively listened to the report and agreed in principle to this plan. In the plan, there is a highway in Shangqinglin, which not only needs to be connected to Xiaqinglin, but also needs to go westward to connect the large areas of Lijia Town, Wutan Town, and Youlong Town."

Lijia Town, Wutan Town, and Youlong Town are several institutions of Yiyang. They are across the mountains from Qinglin Town and Chunliu Town, and the straight distance is only four or five kilometers. However, from Qinglin Town to Lijia Town and other towns, since there is no road between each other, you must first go to Yiyang County and then transfer from Yiyang. In other words, walking from Qinglin Town to Lijia Town and crossing mountains and ridges is only one hour, and taking a jeep takes at least five hours, let alone a bus.

Qin Feiyue said: "In this way, going up Qinglin Highway will become a county road, and the county road will be invested by the county finance. Therefore, the town should not rush to invest in it, so as not to waste money."

Su Ming's head was turning fast and said: "Planning is planning, and there is still some time to truly implement it. 1994 is the year of transportation construction. All towns are not stupid. They will definitely show their magical powers and strive for county finance to invest money in the local area to build roads."

Qin Feiyue said: "I have also thought about this problem. The town cannot invest money, but the three villages still have to continue to invest labor. The rough on the Qinglin Highway has been dug out. The rough on the Qinglin Highway is the most favorable competition condition. We seize the time to write a report to the county government and apply to start the Qinglin Highway this year."

"This matter must be studied through the joint meeting of the Party and government. After forming a consensus, I report to County Mayor Ma. The county will hold a people's congress soon and strive to include Shangqinglin Highway in the key project of the county government." Qin Feiyue was born in an enterprise and knew the value of road construction. He said happily: "If Shangqinglin Highway is really built, Shangqinglin resources will be revitalized, and I, the mayor, will be easy to be."

Hou Weidong was also very happy to hear the news and said to Su Ming: "The level of county roads is much higher than that of rural roads. Fortunately, when the road was built, it was strictly constructed according to the drawings. If the corners were cut at that time, it might have to be reworked, which is a blessing."

Suddenly he thought of a question, "Since the county wants to invest money, will we continue to build roads?"

Su Ming conveyed Qin Feiyue's opinion and said: "The plan is on paper and only after it is implemented is counted. No one dares to guarantee this matter. You still have to continue to build roads and lay the foundation for future competition."

In the afternoon of the same day, Qinglin Town held a joint meeting of the party and government. The first topic was to go to Qinglin Highway. The participants reached a high degree of public awareness about the county's financial investment in road construction. They decided to continue to be led by Su Ming to strive for the implementation of the matter. Gao Township Chief came forward to report to Gao Zhiyuan, the director of the People's Congress, to strive for him to help Qinglin Town and promote the implementation of the plan.

The second issue was serious differences. The owners of the three town-owned coal mines applied for payment. The town mayor Qin Fei agreed to help Yang Jiafu pay for payment for the money. Secretary Zhao Yongsheng believed that the conditions of Wangri coal mine were better and should be given priority. The two slapped the table again at the office meeting and parted ways. The latter topics were not raised.

Hou Weidong returned to Shangqinglinchang Town and reported the latest news to the Township Mayor Gao. Township Mayor Gao looked embarrassed and said, "Brother Hou, according to the opinions of the town, the three villages will continue to repair roughs, but if the county upgraded Shangqinglin Highway to a county road, the village cadres may not be willing to work to build roads in a meaningful manner."

Hou Weidong said disapprovingly: "Guest Gao, this is what I think. No matter what the county’s policies are, as long as the road construction plan is not changed, Qin Dajiang and the others should support it."

In order to build the roads, the three villages in Shangqinglin fully exerted their subjective initiative. They had money and made great efforts. The Qingmu expenses were not paid, and the adjustment of land was also handled by each village. If these expenses were based on the standards issued by the Ministry, they were a large amount. Since the villagers were eager to build roads, the three villages jointly borne the expenses.

However, rural roads have been upgraded to county roads, and theoretically, the main body of road construction has become the county government. It is probably a bit difficult to get the cadres of the three villages to provide free support. After all, Hou Weidong only had half a year to go to the township and did not realize the complexity of the problem.

Sure enough, the next day, the six main cadres of the three villages had different expressions.

The secretary of Wangri Village, He Hequan, spoke first. He was most worried about something changing and said loudly: "Now the highway has reached Jianshan Village. Wangri Village has invested in the work and paid for it. I don't care whether it has become a county road or not, I will first repair the rough to Wangri Village."

Qin Dajiang made a small plan. The road rough has connected the entire Dushi Village. If the county takes over, Dushi Village will not pay any money. And even if the county does not invest for the time being, using a stone or a stone for a floor, the car can already go up the mountain. He said: "It is not the matter of our three villages to upgrade the road to the county road. The county will definitely have to bleed. If we continue to repair it, it will be a fool, and it will be a waste of money."

Qin Dajiang's statement aroused the response of village cadres. There were quite a few funds used to build roads. If the county finance could be paid, villagers would not only not pay any work, but also receive some subsidies to a greater or lesser extent.

Seeing the village cadres echoing Qin Dajiang's statement, Hou Weidong then thought of what Mayor Gao said before the meeting. When it comes to his understanding of village cadres, he is indeed far inferior to Mayor Gao.

Hou Weidong said: "My opinion is very clear. The road has been built to Jianshan Village. If you work hard for another month, you can build to Wangri Village. If you stop this time, you will not be able to explain what will happen in the future."

He Hequan stood up and said, "There are no fewer people in Wangri Village in the section of Dushi and Jianshan, and no less money is spent. If you want to repair it now, it will definitely not be enough. If you really want to stop, I will organize people to dig the road ahead, and no one wants to open the traffic."

Tang Guiyuan took a deep breath of cigarette and said, "Is the county clear that it is necessary to build the Qinglin Highway?"

Hou Weidong explained: "Now I have only made plans, or something that is put on paper. No one can tell whether the construction will start. Moreover, the rural road planning in the county involves all townships in the county. It is not clear which one is built first. My idea is to continue to build the road according to the original plan."

Jiang Shangshan said: "Hou Crazy, if the county agrees to build roads, our three villages will suffer a lot."

Township Mayor Gao had not spoken. At this time, he said: "If we pull out the rough road, it will increase the competitiveness of going to Qinglin Highway. If we ask Secretary Gao to come forward to do the work, we will have great hope. As for the labor we invested in before, we can only make contributions. We have the strength to put in, and we will not lose two taels of meat. Don't count the small accounts, we have to look at the long term. Moreover, as long as the county determines that it is necessary to build Qinglin Highway, it is possible to build cement roads. What is your early investment?"

The words of the village chief Gao were reasonable, and everyone kept silent and each calculated their own accounts.

(End of Chapter 81)
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