HCB Chapter 263 The Showdown at the Meeting 2
Chapter 263 The Showdown at the Meeting 2
“If County Chief Li is unwilling to take the lead in solving the funding problem, then I think there is no need to build this road.”
If you, as the county head, are unwilling to work hard, then the cadres below you will not work hard either.
It seems you were just joking when you said that the hundreds of thousands of people in Jinshan County couldn't wait.
Qi Tongwei continued.
Li Dakang, you think you can avoid sticking to the pan? That's impossible. As long as I, Qi Tongwei, am in Jinshan County, you, as the county head, must set a good example.
You just brought up the hundreds of thousands of people in Jinshan County, and now I'm going to use the hundreds of thousands of people in Jinshan County to retaliate against you.
Didn't you say that the hundreds of thousands of people in Jinshan County can't afford to wait?
Then you should take action and take the lead in solving the funding problem.
Li Dakang's face immediately darkened, and he was so angry that he wanted to slam his fist on the table.
He just wanted Qi Tongwei to take responsibility for the road repair, but Qi Tongwei refused on the spot.
Not only did she refuse, she also mocked him on the spot.
How can he maintain his assertive style in the future?
"I didn't say I wasn't willing to take the lead; I just think you're more capable and can shoulder this responsibility!"
This way, others can focus on other things and accelerate the development of Jinshan County!
Li Dakang said with a stern face.
At this point, he had no choice but to make excuses, otherwise he would be seen as someone who says one thing and does another.
“County Chief Li, if you can’t even shoulder this heavy responsibility, how can I?”
The responsibility of road construction is heavy and needs to be shared by everyone! But County Chief Li, you will have to shoulder the lion's share!
The biggest problem in our county is its poor transportation. Without solving this problem, we can't do anything else that could promote our county's development!
Qi Tongwei persisted, determined to show Li Dakang his domineering nature.
We all supported your proposal to build a road.
But you have to take the lead and solve the major part of the road construction funding.
You can't just raise the issue without considering its implementation!
“County Chief Li, it’s unrealistic to repair all the roads in our county at once. Let’s focus on repairing the key roads first.”
As for the funding for road repairs, let's all work together to find a solution.
Wang Dalu quickly came to Li Dakang's rescue, saying that if the argument continued, Li Dakang would lose face big time.
Wang Dalu also disagreed with Li Dakang's approach, as it was simply unrealistic to repair all the roads in the county at once.
Jinshan County is not a wealthy county.
Qi Tongwei is capable, but you can't entrust everything to him.
After all, they've just arrived and aren't familiar with the situation in Jinshan County yet.
"Yes, County Chief Li, it's not realistic to repair all the roads at once. It's more appropriate to repair one road first!"
Du Qiang, Zhang Hongzhe, Hong Wenliang, and Jiang Songjie all spoke up.
They felt very satisfied watching Li Dakang get roasted by Qi Tongwei.
Relying on the backing of Executive Vice Governor Zhao Lichun, Li Dakang has been doing many things for the past two months without consulting them, directly ordering them to do them.
Now look what happened! Qi Tongwei gave them a good dressing down, and they can't just assign tasks to them like before.
"Then what do you suggest we do?"
How can Jinshan County develop without building roads?
"If Jinshan County doesn't develop, its hundreds of thousands of residents will continue to live in misery."
Li Dakang angrily said, "None of them are cooperating with me. Are they trying to rebel?"
"County Chief Li, didn't everyone just say that?"
The road needs to be repaired, but the county chooses the most important road to repair, then makes a budget, and after the budget is made, everyone goes their separate ways to apply for funding from higher authorities.
We'll apply for as much as we can; we'll figure out how to handle the rest later!
Qi Tongwei said, "I already told you the solution, but you, Li Dakang, wouldn't listen."
Qi Tongwei said that everyone should act together because one person cannot raise much capital.
Li Dakang might be able to raise enough funds, but he's unwilling to.
If there are too few funds, it is impossible to build roads, and even if they are built, they will be abandoned halfway.
If we're going to make repairs, we need more than half, or even most, of the funds.
"In addition, we can ask other members of the county party committee to help us apply for funds from higher levels."
Qi Tongwei continued.
The road construction in Jinshan County is a remarkable achievement that the county head and deputy county heads need, as do the members of the county party committee.
As a leader, who wouldn't want to climb the ranks?
Qi Tongwei said this in an attempt to win over the members of the county party committee and the deputy county heads.
As long as they support me, my work in Jinshan County will be much easier.
"Yes, County Chief Li, road construction is a major event for Jinshan County. Not only should the county government work hard on it, but the county committee should also work hard on it!"
Du Qiang said.
Qi Tongwei's idea could reduce the difficulty of finding money. As long as everyone can apply for a sum of money, even if the amount is not large, it will add up to a considerable amount.
He felt that Qi Tongwei's method was the best.
Du Qiang found it strange that Li Dakang seemed very reluctant to ask his superiors for money.
Logically speaking, someone with Li Dakang's background should have made full use of his resources to ask Executive Vice Governor Zhao Lichun for money.
Jinshan County is poor, and the provincial leaders know that.
Giving funds to Jinshan County and helping it develop would surely help Li Dakang achieve results, wouldn't it?
As long as Li Dakang speaks up, Zhao Lichun will definitely allocate funds to Jinshan County to help Li Dakang make a breakthrough.
As long as the province allocates funds, the city will also allocate some funds.
After all, Zhao Lichun was behind Li Dakang, and the city had to give Zhao Lichun face.
In this way, Li Dakang can start building roads.
But Li Dakang wanted to build roads but didn't want to ask his superiors for money. Wasn't this like asking a skilled cook to make a meal without rice?
In comparison, Du Qiang felt that Qi Tongwei was more reliable.
Li Dakang only assigns tasks, he doesn't offer solutions, and he doesn't care how you do it; he only cares about the final result.
Qi Tongwei will at least give you some solutions to make things easier for you.
"The county government hasn't reached a conclusion yet; we'll discuss it with the county party committee later!"
Li Dakang said impatiently.
Only after the county government has made a decision can it be submitted to the county party committee for discussion.
"County Chief Li, please decide which road you want to build first, and then we can discuss the funding."
It's unrealistic to repair all the roads in the county unless you can find enough funding!
Qi Tongwei said.
Li Dakang still didn't want to give up the idea of repairing all the roads in the county; he certainly wouldn't support it.
If you, Li Dakang, want to do this, then you should solve the problem of funding the road construction.
"Yes, County Chief Li, we'd better build a road first!"
Zhang Hongzhe, Hong Wenliang, and Jiang Songjie echoed this.
Are you still state cadres?
They were all timid and hesitant, not at all like county government leaders!
Without funding from higher authorities, is it impossible for Jinshan County to build roads?
If the county doesn't have money, we can raise funds!
"If cadres, teachers, and medical staff each contribute a little, and the ordinary people contribute a little more, wouldn't that cover the cost of road repairs?"
Li Dakang shouted loudly.
Repairing roads throughout the county benefits hundreds of thousands of people. Can't we ask them to contribute to the road construction?
As public servants, cadres, teachers, and medical staff should contribute to the development of the county.
"I object. Our county's finances are tight, and we often delay paying wages."
In this situation, wouldn't asking cadres, teachers, and medical staff to pay for road repairs make their already difficult lives even worse?
Needless to say, the common people are in even worse shape. I heard from Secretary Yi that the people in our county have difficulty even buying a bag of salt.
"Making them pay more money would be like taking their lives!"
Qi Tongwei immediately objected, saying that Li Dakang's method was unacceptable, and that if problems arose, others would be held responsible, not Li Dakang.