vstars Chapter 264 Li Dakang Wants to Prove Himself
Chapter 264 Li Dakang Wants to Prove Himself
Li Dakang was so angry that he immediately adjourned the meeting and left the conference room first.
Back in his office, Li Dakang thought for a while before going to find Yi Xuexi.
As long as Yi Xuexi supports it, his idea can be implemented.
"County Magistrate Dakang, did you gain anything from your trip to Jingzhou?"
When Yi Xuexi saw Li Dakang enter, he invited Li Dakang to sit down and asked his secretary to pour him tea.
"No, the province doesn't have the money either!"
Li Dakang shook his head; he would not ask Governor Zhao for help unless absolutely necessary.
If he had asked Governor Zhao for help from the beginning, wouldn't that have made him seem incompetent?
You should try to solve any problem yourself first; only if you really can't solve it should you go to your supervisor.
Take the road repair issue as an example. Li Dakang believed that there was no need to go to the leaders; he could handle it himself.
However, Qi Tongwei's meddling made things complicated.
"It's okay, we can think of other ways!"
Yi Xuexi comforted him.
Li Dakang is backed by Zhao Lichun, the executive vice governor, whom he cannot afford to offend.
Therefore, he has always been very supportive of Li Dakang and placed his hopes on him.
After all, Li Dakang had studied in Japan and had broad knowledge.
Even though Li Dakang was very domineering, he had no complaints.
As long as Jinshan County can develop, it doesn't matter if he loses face a little.
"Secretary Yi, our county government just held a meeting to discuss the road repair project."
I need the support of the county party committee.
Li Dakang did not disclose the specifics of the county government meeting, only saying that the county government wanted to build roads and asked Yi Xuexi for his support.
"Road construction is a good thing, and the county committee will definitely support it."
So, what are your plans for repairing the road?
Yi Xuexi said.
The road construction is for the development of Jinshan County, and as the county party secretary, he will definitely support it.
But how should this road be repaired?
After all, Jinshan County was short of money, and Li Dakang hadn't managed to get any money from the province either.
"I'm planning to raise funds to repair all the roads in the county!"
Li Dakang said.
He had already come up with a plan, and if Qi Tongwei hadn't objected, it would have been approved at the county government meeting just now.
"So how will this funding be raised?"
Yi Xuexue asked, "Raising funds is indeed a good method."
"Each cadre, teacher, and medical worker should contribute a little, and the people of the county should contribute a little more!"
Li Dakang explained the solution.
"How much will each person have to pay?"
Easy to learn and ask questions.
If everyone contributes less, the funds raised will be less, and it may not be possible to repair the road.
If everyone contributes too much but doesn't have that much money, many people might have objections.
Especially for ordinary people, who already have little money, asking them to contribute to road construction will definitely cause them to complain.
"County leaders at the level of director receive eight months' salary, while those at the level of deputy director receive seven months' salary."
Township leaders and county-level government officials will receive six months' salary for those at the level of section chief and five months' salary for those at the level of deputy section chief.
Ordinary cadres, teachers, and medical staff will receive four months' salary!
Each household contributed 20 yuan.
Li Dakang explained the specific fundraising methods.
"County Chief Dakang, that's too tall!"
If everyone contributes so much, the county leaders might be okay, but what about the lower-level officials? Won't they cause a ruckus?
And what about ordinary people? If we ask each household to contribute 20 yuan, wouldn't they cause a huge uproar?
Yi Xuexi said.
The main problem is that Jinshan County is facing financial difficulties and cannot guarantee normal wages, which are often delayed.
Therefore, public officials have no money.
In this situation, they definitely wouldn't pay four months' worth of wages.
Ordinary people are even worse off; they can't even afford a bag of salt. Asking them to pay 20 yuan is like taking their lives.
"Secretary Yi, this is for the development of Jinshan County. Building roads is to enable everyone to live a better life."
Doing this will increase the burden on everyone and make their lives more difficult.
But as long as the roads are repaired and Jinshan County develops, everyone will be able to live a good life.
"To allow everyone to enjoy a better life as soon as possible, I'm sure you all understand that we need to endure some hardship for now!"
Li Dakang said.
It's worth it to endure temporary hardships in exchange for better days to come.
"This matter needs to be discussed carefully; we can't make a decision lightly!"
Okay, since the county government has already held a meeting, let the county committee also hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss this matter.
Let's set the time for tomorrow morning!
Yi Xuexi thought for a moment and then said.
A direct rejection is definitely not an option, as that would offend Li Dakang. Let's discuss it together and see what everyone's opinions are.
If most people don't support it, then Li Dakang's method won't work.
According to Li Dakang's plan, he and Li Dakang would contribute 9200, deputy division-level leaders would contribute 6300, section-level cadres would contribute 3900, deputy section-level cadres would contribute 2500, ordinary cadres would contribute 1600, teachers would contribute 1200, and medical staff would contribute 1400.
(In 1994, the state carried out wage system reform, and the situation of cadres' wages is more complicated, with significant differences due to factors such as region, position, and rank.)
For example, the monthly salary of an ordinary staff member in a government agency at that time was around 300-500 yuan.
Section-level cadres might receive around 500-800 yuan; division-level cadres would receive around 800-1500 yuan.
For a long time, Jinshan County has been unable to guarantee normal wages, so giving so much money all at once will cause many people to have objections.
"Row!"
Li Dakang nodded.
The same applies if it's brought up for discussion at the Standing Committee meeting; apart from Qi Tongwei, no one dares to oppose him.
As long as no one else objects, this matter can be approved.
Once it's approved at the Standing Committee meeting, specific arrangements can be made.
Meanwhile, Du Qiang arrived at Qi Tongwei's office.
"County Chief Qi, what do you think County Chief Li is really thinking?"
Instead of utilizing available resources, they choose to make things difficult for lower-level cadres, teachers, medical staff, and ordinary people.
It's alright with cadres, teachers, and medical staff; after all, they are public officials, and their opinions can be suppressed.
Ordinary people are different. If ordinary people were living a better life, it wouldn't be a problem. The key issue is that ordinary people are living a difficult life.
Even buying a bag of salt is difficult.
Du Qiang voiced his doubts.
He's in charge of transportation, so the road repairs will ultimately fall to him. If anything goes wrong, he'll be the one held responsible.
Now that Qi Tongwei doesn't support Li Dakang's approach, he wants to side with Qi Tongwei.
Qi Tongwei worked his way up from the township agricultural technology station, facing numerous difficulties along the way.
He said he could build a road, and he was sure he could build it well.
If Qi Tongwei didn't have the ability, he wouldn't have been promoted to deputy secretary and executive deputy county head after only one year as deputy county head.
"County Chief Du, please sit down. County Chief Li probably wants to prove himself!"
As far as I know, after graduating from university, County Chief Li worked for the Jingzhou Municipal Government for two years as an ordinary cadre.
Then he was noticed by the then mayor, who is now the executive vice governor, Zhao Lichun, and became the mayor's secretary.
After serving as the mayor's secretary for five years, County Chief Li was demoted to a county as deputy county chief.
After serving as deputy county head for two years, County Head Li was sent to Japan for three years of further study.
After returning, he served as secretary to Zhao Lichun, a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee.
In April of this year, after Secretary Zhao was promoted to Executive Vice Governor, County Head Li came down to Jinshan County to serve as County Head.
According to County Chief Li's resume, he did not have any outstanding achievements before.
Now that he has become the county head of Jinshan County, he wants to develop Jinshan County through his own efforts.
Let everyone know that he is quite capable as well.
Perhaps in County Chief Li's view, Zhao's help was a sign of incompetence!
Qi Tongwei poured Teacher Du a cup of tea, then sat down and said.