Chapter 136: Opposing Voices

  In his spacious office, Hu Zhichao respectfully reported to him the new year's work plan of the town government. Liu Siyuan did not raise many opinions and emphasized that economic development should pay attention to local conditions, projects should have long-term plans, and cannot be put in a bowl with all dishes.

  At the same time, he also said to Hu Zhi-chao: "Before the Spring Festival, regarding our Beixi Town's application for a charming town, I reported it separately to Secretary Fan and Mayor Jian. The two leaders still support our work, so Mayor Hu, you quickly organize your elite team, prepare this matter, first get the materials ready, and we can formally submit the application."

  Hu Zhi-chao nodded repeatedly and said: "Secretary Liu, rest assured, I will go to implement it now, and strive to submit the materials for your review within this week."

  Liu Siyuan nodded and sent him away, then pulled up the bee, spent a few days, together with the team to inspect several villages and Ouyang family's agricultural base.

  The green fruit and vegetable agricultural base has been developed for several months and has a certain scale. According to the manager, it will soon be mass-produced. Although the output cannot be compared with those that use pesticides, the high unit price makes up for it.

  Can't help but say that Ou Yanghua indeed has a way, according to Ou Yanghua's phone call, he has reached a consensus with the provincial government and will make Beixi Town's fruit and vegetable base as the latter's designated vegetable supplier. It is said that the provincial government has a very good response to being able to eat hygienic and guaranteed fruits and vegetables.

  Ouyang Hua was full of energy and had already begun to plan, proposing to the town government to expand the base's scope, but unexpectedly, the deputy mayor Yixisha firmly opposed it.

  Ouyang Hua was probably afraid of Yixing Sha, so he called Liu Siyuan and strongly demanded that the town send someone else to negotiate. Liu Siyuan had wanted to let Ma Feng go, but after all, the latter is now the deputy secretary of the party committee, belonging to the party committee's side, specializing in empty work, and intervening in government work was somewhat improper, so he was a bit embarrassed.

  He was worried, and Deputy Mayor Jin Haixin unexpectedly took the initiative to come to his door and said straightforwardly: "Secretary Liu, I heard about the second phase of the green fruit and vegetable base project. Personally, I think this is a good thing that benefits both the country and the people. It can reduce the phenomenon of abandoned land, revitalize the town's economy, and make our Beixi Town famous in the province. However, some comrades may not fully understand this win-win situation, they only look at the surface, lack a broad perspective, and as a result, there are different voices on the government side. So, I hope to volunteer to take charge of this matter under Secretary Liu's leadership."

  He was originally following the footsteps of the former town head Wu Weiqiang, and has never been seen by Liu Siyuan. The two have no intersection in their work, and there is no private communication between them.

  So Liu Sih-yuan was somewhat surprised by Jin Hai's sudden offer, but upon further reflection, he suddenly understood that Jin Hai must have seen the writing on the wall and decided to surrender. It seemed that his own halo as a top leader was growing bigger and bigger.

  Just then, Liu Siyuan was also short of a loyal party member on the government side. After some hesitation, he decided to give him a chance and accepted his surrender. He thought for a moment before saying: "Mayor Jin's work enthusiasm is indeed commendable." He paused again and said: "However, regarding the arrangement of government work, it will still be mainly handled by Mayor Hu, but I will communicate with Mayor Hu and try not to pour cold water on the comrades' enthusiasm."

  Jin Hai Xin understood that he had accepted the task, and was overjoyed. He repeatedly expressed his determination: "Secretary Liu can rest assured, I will definitely not disappoint the leadership's trust, and I will get this thing done perfectly."

  Liu Siyuan suddenly thought of a possibility, that this guy was trying to curry favor with him by making trouble, and hastily reminded him: "There's a major principle in negotiating with investors, which is to safeguard the basic interests of the townspeople, Mayor Jin, remember!"

  "After some deliberation, fearing he might not have understood, she said: 'Before finally signing the agreement, I must take a look.'"

  Jin Hai nodded in agreement and retreated, after which Liu Siyuan called Hu Zhichao in to express his hope that Jin would take charge of the agricultural base negotiations. The latter naturally had no objections, although it was somewhat overstepping for the party secretary to interfere with government duties. Firstly, he was new to the position and didn't have the ability to resist Liu's influence; secondly, he had heard that the agricultural base had always been under Liu's responsibility; thirdly, Liu Siyuan wasn't just an ordinary township party secretary, but also a county committee member, so naturally Jin couldn't afford to disobey him.

  Hu Zhi-chao added, "Secretary Liu, during the Spring Festival, I and a few colleagues from the government worked overtime to prepare all the materials for the application of Shenbao Charm Town. Please review them."

  Liu Siyuan did not expect him to be so dedicated, somewhat surprised, and hastily said: "Director Hu, you have worked hard. I will take a look at the materials. If there is no problem, I will submit them to the county as soon as possible and request support from the county party committee and government for our work."

  After Hu Zhi-chao left, he carefully read the materials and found that Hu Zhi-chao had put some thought into it. However, not changing a single word made him appear to be lacking in level, so he appropriately polished it up and submitted it to Jian Zhi-qiu at the county government office the next day.

  Jian Zhiqiu laughed after watching and said: "I didn't expect our Beixi Town to have such a high work efficiency, it seems like a team with combat effectiveness, I'm very pleased."

  Liu Siyuan didn't dare to take credit, and repeatedly said: "This was achieved by Hu Zhenzhang giving up his Spring Festival holiday, working overtime to rush it out, for fear of delaying things."

  Jian Zhi nodded repeatedly and said, "That's right, when working, we must have this fighting spirit. In that case, tomorrow is the county party committee meeting, I will propose to Secretary Fan to add this matter to the agenda."

  Liu Siyuan understood that this was absolutely a good thing. As long as the Standing Committee passed it, the support from the county would be even more justified in the future.

  He has attended many county committee meetings and no longer has the previous naivety, curiosity and tension. Instead, he is now calm and composed. The atmosphere of the current meeting is also completely different from his first attendance. Previously, it was almost a one-man show by Fan Yugun, where the voting results were predictable and merely a rubber stamp. Now, however, it has truly become a battleground for various forces to contend with each other.

  He thought that applying for a national charm town in Beixi Town should be a good thing, and there would be no discord, but the result was far beyond his expectations.

  Zhao Yingfeng was the first to raise objections, saying: "I think that so-called 'charming town' is just a nominal title and doesn't have much practical significance. There's no need to spend too much energy on it. Comrades should still focus on doing their work practically."

  Wang Tingxiang also said: "Secretary Zhao is right, I'll add that this charming town selection, I've looked at the data, there are only about ten places nationwide, on average, three provinces can have one opportunity. Don't mention other provinces, just in our Qianhu Province, there are not a few towns with good conditions, it's imaginable how fierce the competition is. I'm worried that our county, especially the comrades of Beixi Town, spent a lot of effort on this matter, and finally, it will be a waste of time."