HPDBC Chapter 141 This is a truly grand display.
Chapter 141 This is a truly grand display.
Director Li from the Wufeng County Government Office, carrying large and small bags, was about to enter the house: "I came to visit relatives and brought you some local specialties from Wufeng."
Wu Maocai quickly pressed his hand down, preventing him from putting the gift down.
"Old Li, don't try that on me."
Our Yuanshan County and Wufeng County are adjacent to each other.
Customs, food culture, topography, and everything else are the same.
What special products do you have that we don't?
If there's something to say, say it.
We're all old acquaintances, you're making me do something wrong by doing this.
Director Li opened the bag to show him: "Dried tofu, preserved olives, dried mustard greens, salt-baked chicken... how could these possibly be wrong?"
Wu Maocai looked inside and his brows relaxed.
It seemed there was something important to discuss, so they invited Director Li to the study.
His father-in-law and Qin Hongmei were both very sensible. When they saw that their friends from the officialdom had come, they kept quiet and deliberately lowered their voices.
The peace and stability in the backyard is also the reason why Wu Mao was able to develop steadily.
"Old Li, just get to the point," Wu Maocai said, getting straight to the point.
They hold the same position and have been in officialdom for about the same amount of time, so it's easy to tell if someone has something on their mind.
Director Li of Wufeng County apologized first and then shifted the blame for plagiarizing the Yuanshan County plan to the Wufeng County Agriculture Bureau.
They said it was done by their subordinates, and that Director Li and County Head Zhang were unaware of it.
"Today, the provincial department notified us that Wufeng County's application qualification has been cancelled. This time, Wufeng County will not be eligible for the subsidy. Only then did County Chief Zhang and I realize that someone below us had plagiarized your plan."
Hey……
The situations in Wufeng and Yuanshan counties are quite similar.
We won't receive any of this subsidy, and Wufeng County will face even greater difficulties.
Our two counties are adjacent, and County Chief Chen is from our Wufeng County, so we have a deep connection.
You have to help us...
He said a lot, but the main point is that he wants to cooperate with Yuanshan County.
Because County Chief Zhang and Director Li of Wufeng County highly approve of Dawei's plan and admire Dawei's determination, they believe that Dawei can do a good job.
When the time comes, Wufeng County will be able to catch this fast train and enjoy the benefits as well.
Even if we don't get the subsidy this time, we won't lose too badly.
Director Li's idea was that the fruits from Wufeng County would be branded as Yuanshan County Fruit Industry Company's products. Once the fruit industry company was established, Yuanshan County would send a manager to oversee the planting bases in Wufeng County.
If possible, we should also provide financial assistance to help Wufeng County build up its base. The fruit company could hold a controlling stake in the navel orange base in Wufeng County.
In this way, the competition turns into a win-win situation, with Yuanshan County taking the lion's share.
Wu Maocai hadn't expected that the leaders of Wufeng County would be so quick to change their tune.
If this can be done, it would be an opportunity to expand the scale of navel orange cultivation in a short period of time at low cost.
But he couldn't make that decision.
He smiled, didn't reply, and looked at Director Li with amusement, asking, "Hey, who provided you with all that...that plagiarized data in your proposal?"
Wu Maocai asked Zhao Kui to investigate this matter.
Director Li's face turned embarrassed. He picked up his teacup and put it down again: "I'm not very clear about this matter either... It's all being handled by those young people in the Agriculture Bureau."
"Oh... I see. Okay, you can go back now. I'll report this to County Chief Chen." Wu Maocai's expression was somewhat displeased.
Director Li knew he didn't want to push things forward, so he forced a smile and said, "Old Wu, please help me out, Wufeng County is really in a difficult situation..."
"Everyone's in trouble. If I help you, you have to help me too, right? You've planted spies in my area, how can I cooperate with you?"
Director Li rubbed his face and whispered, "Deputy Director Xie from the Forestry Bureau, and Xiao Dong from your county government office."
"Okay, I understand. You can go back now. There shouldn't be any problem with the cooperation. I'll talk to County Chief Chen."
After Director Li left, Wu Maocai found Dawei and reported the whole story.
Dawei is inclined to cooperate with Wufeng County, but he is not in a hurry to convey this idea. He will wait until County Chief Zhang of Wufeng County visits him before making a decision.
If you agree to something too easily, it seems worthless.
After discussing it, the two decided to transfer Xiao Dong to the town first, and then deal with him slowly later.
Next, Wu Maocai was tasked with winning over the female bureau chief surnamed Xie.
Dawei's idea is to first collect materials on Deputy Director Xie of the Agriculture Bureau, and then Dawei will propose to remove Deputy Director Xie from office at the Standing Committee meeting of the County Party Committee.
Whether the proposal will be passed at the meeting depends on two factors: firstly, how solid the materials prepared by Wu Maocai are, and secondly, the attitude of the members of the county party committee standing committee.
This can't be rushed.
Generally, matters approved by the county's five-person group will also be approved at the county meeting.
So, what Dawei needs to do now is to select a successor to Shao Zhen'an from the county's organization department. Once this person is chosen, he will have two seats out of five. If he can then win over one more person, he will have a say in the matter.
Wu Maocai suggested direct coercion.
If Wu Maocai had done his job well and could have forced the person surnamed Xie in the Agriculture Bureau to resign voluntarily, that would have been the best and simplest approach—in the end, both of them preferred this method, directly forcing her to step down.
"Brother Cai, we'll do it your way. Thank you for your hard work."
"Okay, I'll go think of a way."
Zhao Kui compiled a list of all the projects that Deputy Director Xie had handled since taking office.
Wu Maocai plans to start by working on the suppliers of these projects.
Wu Maocai has been in the county for quite some time.
We know how these project suppliers and agricultural bureau officials raise money, but we lack concrete evidence, and we haven't had the time to investigate these matters in the past.
It's like in the past when the agricultural bureau built greenhouses and applied for subsidies.
Those greenhouse suppliers should reserve at least 20 percentage points for the project leaders, namely Director Xie and his team.
Wu Maocai planned to select several key agricultural projects from previous years, identify a few suppliers, and then, with these lists in hand, work with the county discipline inspection commission and the county public security bureau to control these suppliers.
Then I called Xiao Zhikai in the city and asked him for help in coordinating the work with two comrades from the municipal discipline inspection commission, since Lin Wangyou, the head of the county discipline inspection commission, had been arrested.
That's how you make a big enough show of things.
Small business owners in society don't have that strong willpower, and they're not as familiar with case-handling procedures and laws as people in the system. If you coax or intimidate them, they'll confess quickly.
Without direct evidence, it's difficult to take action against Deputy Director Xie of the Agriculture Bureau.
Starting with these businessmen suspected of bribery makes things much simpler.
Once we get these bosses under control, those in the Agriculture Bureau who received the money will panic, and things will be much easier to move forward.
Coercion gives you power.
All of this needs a trigger.
Someone has to report it.