Rebirth of Minister Qi

Lu Qian called softly for a long time.

"District Chief, Mayor Gao called and will be here soon."

Qi Tongwei could only struggle to get up. Lu Qiang had already tactfully put the relief quilt away and put it in the cabinet.

When Qi Tongwei arrived at the conference room, Gao Yuliang was leading the team, accompanied by two deputy mayors and a group of people from the Municipal Finance Bureau, who were rushing over here in a threatening manner.

Coming here without any prior notice doesn't look like a good thing.

On the district side, Executive Deputy District Mayor Chen Bo and the new Director of the Finance Bureau were waiting for Qi Tongwei.

"District Head, I'm afraid the mayor is here to take advantage of you."

When Qi Tongwei heard this word, he started to have a headache. Dong'ou City's finances are good, but there are many areas of unbalanced development. There are natural limitations to development in mountainous counties, and there are also a large rural population.

In fact, there is another very important background. Jiangdong Province has a special policy. It is the birthplace of provincially-administered counties. Since each county has its own industry, the economy of each county is also very strong. The economies of the two county-level cities even exceed those of the urban districts. However, they have strong independence.

This led to a phenomenon: Gao Yuliang wanted to do something, but the county or the two county-level cities ignored him and refused to pay. He had no choice. After much thought, he decided that the project should be funded by the municipal district first. Jiangbei New District was his old territory, so this was his first stop.

"What else can I do? I've already paid what I owe, so isn't the rest something I'll handle next year?

People can’t even have a peaceful New Year.”

Qi Tongwei and his group had just sat down when Gao Yuliang came in with a group of people. They walked in a hurry, so Qi Tongwei had to take the lead and stand up again to greet the leaders.

"District Chief Tong Wei, why do you look so sleepy? We disturbed your nap."

Of course this is false. Qi Tongwei must have washed his face. You can tell from the look of his face that someone must have told him this when they were contacting each other.

"No no."

"Okay, stop being polite. We are all old acquaintances. Please sit down."

After receiving Gao Yuliang's instructions, Qi Tongwei and his group sat down again, but the leaders all sat opposite each other. This was clearly the rhythm of negotiations. Combined with the news Chen Bo had received in advance, Qi Tongwei had a feeling that this meeting would not be very pleasant.

Sure enough, a deputy mayor named Chen spoke directly. Remember as mentioned earlier, there are two deputy mayors named Chen in the city, plus the former mayor also named Chen, a total of three people.

"District Head Qi, our Jiangbei New District is now the best-developed district in the city.

The city's policy this time requires your strong support."

The accompanying staff came over and distributed documents and information to the people from the new district.

Qi Tongwei had a bad feeling when he saw the title of the document. He had shot himself in the foot. This was clearly the policy he proposed to Gao Yuliang, and now they had to help pay for it.

The file name is the feasibility report on the coordinated payment of agricultural taxes in Dongou City.

"Mayor Chen, what is this?"

I can only play dumb for now, Gao Yuliang didn't say anything anyway.

Deputy Mayor Chen spoke up.

"After research by the municipal party committee and government, it was decided to comprehensively clarify all agricultural taxes and related levies across the city.

The city-level finance department will make unified payments to the higher authorities, which is equivalent to our city abolishing the agricultural tax that has been implemented for thousands of years. This is a great thing.

We, Jiangbei New District, must do our part to provide support.”

Qi Tongwei had a bit of a toothache, but he didn't say anything. He just said he would help and support.

The problem is that they were the first to ask. If they agree to give more, what will happen to the other districts and counties?

Is it really necessary to offer so much? It would be inappropriate to offer less. The new district is indeed the best developed district in the city. Besides, this is the biggest move made by Gao Yuliang as a new official. It is the hottest fire in winter. What can Qi Tongwei do? Support is the only option.

"So what the leader means is that our district should help out with some money?"

Gao Yuliang still sat there without saying anything, and let his deputy speak so that he could make the final decision.

"District Chief Qi has a high level of political awareness. According to the preliminary plan of the Municipal Finance Bureau and the latest notice of Jiangdong Province on the collection of agricultural taxes in 1996, our city needs to pay million yuan."

Qi Tongwei still wanted to argue at this time, it was all about money.

“But this year and next year, we have already paid the agricultural taxes for Yongqing County.”

Gao Yuliang frowned, and Qi Tongwei suddenly realized that he was being a little disrespectful, so he quickly changed his words.

"Then how about this, leader, our new district claiming another million?

We will still pay for Yongqing County, plus this one million."

Gao Yuliang spoke directly.

"One million is not enough, three million is enough. You are still the ones who pay the agricultural tax for Yongqing County. No bargaining is allowed."

Qi Tongwei and Chen Bo beside him quickly calculated in their minds and concluded that it was a number just under four million, which was still acceptable. However, this had to be paid every year.

The figure for other districts and counties is definitely less than theirs. Let's do the math. The city contributed 15 million yuan, and the district and county finances contributed 15 million yuan.

Gao Yuliang spoke directly and Qi Tongwei had no choice.

"Okay, Mayor, I will ensure that the task is completed. Executive Chen, you will follow up on this matter and connect with the responsible comrades at the Municipal Finance Bureau as soon as possible.

Transfer the money before the end of the year."

“Mayor Gao, it looks like our good start has arrived.

I believe that relevant comrades from other districts and counties will also bring good news.”

After finishing the discussion, Gao Yuliang and his group were eager to leave.

"Mayor, why don't you stay for dinner?"

“No, there is still a lot of work to be done.

As for the new district, you should bring out the new plan you boasted about in the meeting as soon as possible. The provincial leaders have heard about it.

If this matter goes unsolved, our city will lose face.”

What he was talking about was naturally Qi Tongwei's bold words at the High-tech Zone Management Committee. The news spread very quickly. The provincial leaders had heard about it, and there were also many voices in the city. Gao Yuliang was also looking forward to Qi Tongwei's new plan, but he was also worried that if he boasted so much, he would not be able to do it well and would be attacked by those with ulterior motives.

"Don't worry, Mayor, I have made the plan long ago.

Some of the broken-down targets will be submitted to the city and provincial governments for approval and will be handed in next Monday."

With two capable generals, Jin and Qi, Gao Yuliang has confidence in developing the economy, and a high-quality economy at that. Now he is more worried about the development of the entire city and wants to do something good for people's livelihood.

Intellectuals who enter politics are always a bit idealistic, and they want to benefit the people during their tenure in office. However, if they are cadres who have grown up from the grassroots level, most of them are extreme realists, because they have been hit by society and officialdom for decades, and all those ideals and beliefs have long been thrown into the East China Sea.