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Chapter 280 Rejecting Li Dakang's Impolite Request
Chapter 280 Rejecting Li Dakang's Impolite Request
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"County Chief Qi, the county chief said he wants you to contribute ten million to support the road construction!"
The next day, as soon as Li Dakang arrived at work, his secretary Bao Chunlai came to see Qi Tongwei.
"Xiao Bao, go back and tell County Chief Li that the funds I requested from higher authorities are for building a high-standard highway from the county seat to the city."
I'm still short of funds myself, so I can't help him.
Qi Tongwei refused outright.
You, Li Dakang, can't raise the money yourself, yet you're trying to take my funds? That's just wishful thinking.
"Yes, County Chief Qi!"
Bao Chunlai nodded and took his leave.
He was just a lowly secretary; all he could do was relay messages.
"County Chief Qi, you're busy!"
Shortly after, Wang Dalu arrived at Qi Tongwei's office.
"County Magistrate Wang has arrived, please have a seat!"
Qi Tongwei smiled and invited Wang Dalu to sit down, and made him a cup of tea.
"County Chief Wang, aren't you County Chief Li busy with road repairs?"
What brings you here?
Qi Tongwei roughly guessed why Wang Dalu had come to him—he was also there to ask for money.
"Hey, the road construction is stuck. We haven't raised enough funds, and we're still a long way from starting construction."
That's why we came to ask County Chief Qi for help.
County Chief Qi, do you think it's possible to allocate some funds to us?
"Building one more road will allow Jinshan to develop even faster!"
Wang Dalu didn't beat around the bush and stated his purpose very clearly.
"County Chief Wang, I really want to help you, but I simply don't have the ability to do so."
County Chief Li asked me to upgrade the road from the county seat to the city center into a high-standard highway.
With the funds I've raised, it's only enough to repair five or six kilometers.
Even if the road from the county seat to the city is straightened out, it is still dozens of kilometers long.
I still don't know how to solve this huge funding gap!
Qi Tongwei expressed that he was willing but unable to do so.
Of course, he genuinely didn't want to help Li Dakang.
Li Dakang chose this task himself, and he will complete it even if he has to cry.
"Alright! Then I won't disturb County Chief Qi's work any longer!"
Wang Dalu looked disappointed; he had thought that Qi Tongwei would at least share some of the funds with them.
As a result, Qi Tongwei refused to give a single penny and even complained about his grievances.
"County Chief Li, Deputy County Chief Qi refuses to give it to us!"
Wang Dalu went to Li Dakang's office and told him the results.
"Does Qi Tongwei have no sense of the bigger picture at all?"
They've already completed most of the road construction on their side, while we haven't made any progress at all.
The road construction is for the development of Jinshan County and to promote the development of the surrounding towns and villages.
"He has money, can't he contribute to the development of the whole county?"
Li Dakang was furious. His secretary went to ask for it, but Qi Tongwei refused.
Wang Dalu went to ask for it, but Qi Tongwei still refused. Wasn't he just trying to make a fool of himself?
"County Chief Li, why don't you go and talk to Deputy County Chief Qi yourself?"
Wang Dalu did not respond to Li Dakang's words.
Qi Tongwei's argument was reasonable and well-founded, and he really couldn't do anything about it.
The decision to build a high-standard highway from the county seat to the city was made by Li Dakang when he issued a document to Qi Tongwei.
He knew that Li Dakang's original intention was to make things difficult for Qi Tongwei, but now Qi Tongwei was using this as an excuse to refuse to support them.
They watched helplessly as their road construction efforts stalled.
"Xiao Bao, call Deputy County Chief Qi over here!"
Li Dakang thought for a moment and then asked his secretary, Xiao Bao, to call Qi Tongwei over.
He is the county magistrate. Even if he needs Qi Tongwei's help, it's not him who should go to Qi Tongwei's office to find Qi Tongwei.
"Yes, County Head!"
Upon receiving the order, Bao Chunlai immediately went to inform Qi Tongwei.
"County Chief Li, you wanted to see me?"
Soon, Qi Tongwei arrived at Li Dakang's office.
"Deputy County Head Qi, we've encountered difficulties in our road construction!"
The roads in your county's urban area are mostly completed, and there's still plenty of money left.
I think we should use the remaining funds to repair other roads!
Li Dakang didn't stand on ceremony and directly asked Qi Tongwei to use the remaining funds to repair the road on his side.
Originally, he only wanted Qi Tongwei to come up with ten million, but the high-standard highway on Qi Tongwei's side could not be built.
Instead of letting this money sit in a bank account, it would be better to use it to repair other roads in the county.
With this 3500 million yuan, he can repair all the roads in Jinshan County.
In particular, new roads can now be built in towns and villages that previously lacked road access.
"County Chief Li, I also want to contribute to the repair of other roads in the county!"
But you've asked me to build the road from the county seat to the city center according to high-standard highway construction, and I'm currently having a headache over this.
The transportation bureau is already working on the planning and design; the plan will be ready soon.
Then, the road will have to be repaired.
I'm still far from having enough start-up capital.
The county is building other roads, and there's nothing I can do to help!
The old road can be used for a period of time after repairs, but it will not help improve traffic in our county.
To thoroughly improve the county's transportation, a high-standard highway must be built connecting the county seat to the city.
We can wait, but the 600,000 people of Jinshan County cannot!
Qi Tongwei refused without hesitation.
You, Li Dakang, have the audacity to ask for the remaining money in his hand right away.
If you want money, apply to the city or province yourself.
If you don't want to apply at the city or provincial level, then figure it out yourself. Don't try to take the money I'm asking for.
"Qi Tongwei, why can't you be flexible?"
The old road connecting the county town and the city center has been repaired and can temporarily meet the transportation needs between the county town and the city center.
Building another high-standard highway would be both expensive and time-consuming.
For Jinshan County, the road from the county seat to the city center just needs to be passable without affecting normal traffic.
Right now, the most important thing is to solve the transportation problem between the county seat and the surrounding towns!
Only by solving the road problems connecting the county seat to the townships can the people in those townships truly change the current situation where it's difficult to even buy a bag of salt!
Li Dakang questioned loudly.
Qi Tongwei really doesn't take him, the county magistrate, seriously. Even though I went to see him in person, he still made excuses.
"I'm sorry, County Chief Li, this matter cannot be circumvented."
We've already divided up the tasks for road construction, and I don't have the energy or ability to manage the construction of other roads right now!
The task you gave me is to build the road from the county town to the city center according to high-standard highway construction.
If I fail to complete the task, no one will be there to take the blame when I'm held responsible!
Qi Tongwei's attitude was firm; there was no room for negotiation.
You'll have to figure out the funding yourself.
If anyone needs to make a compromise, it should be you, Li Dakang, who can do so. You could build a road first to solve the transportation problems of the towns that need access the most.
It will also connect the towns and villages along the route.
Li Dakang and his team have now raised over one or two million yuan.
We can start construction on one or two roads now.
But Li Dakang refused to start construction, insisting on first raising the funds needed to repair the entire road.
By the time enough funds were raised to begin construction, it was already too late.
Qi Tongwei originally thought that all the cadres, teachers and medical staff in the county had paid the money.
Li Dakang and his team have already raised four or five million.
As a result, only county officials, teachers, medical staff, and public employees in Jinshan Town paid the money.
The public officials in the remaining 22 townships have not yet paid.
Qi Tongwei understands this situation.
If even the salaries of public officials in the county cannot be guaranteed, then the salaries of public officials in the townships are even more uncertain.
It's normal that they can't come up with the money.
It was because he hadn't raised enough money that Li Dakang decided to try and get the money he had obtained from his superiors.