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Cao Changsheng naturally understood what Qin Feng meant.

"But these are two completely unrelated projects. What's the connection between them?"

"You think they are two different things, but some people now want to make them the same thing."

"What do you mean?"

"If these are two unrelated things, Tai'an County will get nothing and it will not have any advantage. But if you insist on tying the two things together, the result will be different." Qin Feng's words had hidden meaning.

"I still don't understand."

"That's right, you don't understand. Let me first tell you something. These two are big projects. Ultimately, they need to be submitted to the Standing Committee for study and review. It's not something the municipal government can decide on its own."

Cao Changsheng nodded. He naturally knew this.

"The municipal party committee has clearly required that priority be given to supporting the development of tourism in Yian County with 500 million yuan in tourism support funds. Now that the matter has come to the Standing Committee, it is very obvious how the municipal party committee requires the allocation of the 500 million yuan, right?" Qin Feng asked.

Cao Changsheng nodded again. This was exactly what Cao Changsheng didn’t understand.

"Speaking of the poverty alleviation relocation project, no matter from which angle we consider it, the priority should actually be on Xuanqia Village in Yian County. When it really comes to the Standing Committee meeting, do you think the Municipal Party Committee will support Xuanqia Village or Yanggang Village in Tai'an County?" Qin Feng asked again.

"It's the Cliff Village, of course."

"Yes, so some people have the same idea as Mingjing. These two projects cannot get the support of the municipal party committee, so what should they do? So some people are holding on to the 500 million yuan of funds. The municipal government has the power to do so, and there are many ways to delay this matter." Qin Feng lit a cigarette after he finished speaking.

"Are you saying that they are now planning to use the 500 million yuan in tourism support funds to exchange for Yanggang Village in Tai'an County?" Cao Changsheng also immediately understood what this meant.

"Of course, these are just my guesses, but I think they are pretty close." Qin Feng exhaled a puff of smoke.

Cao Changsheng stopped talking for a moment.

"I will focus on the tourism support fund issue in the next few days, but as a deputy mayor, I have limited power over such a big matter. Even if I go to see Secretary Xie of the Municipal Party Committee, this matter may not go as you wish in the end. Whether it is project establishment or subsequent execution, the municipal government will never get past this hurdle."

"You have to be mentally prepared. You can only choose one of the two. We may have to give up the matter of the cliff village. Of course, I will try my best to fight for it." Qin Feng said slowly.

Cao Changsheng nodded and said, "No matter what, the 500 million yuan tourism support fund must be obtained as soon as possible, otherwise this big stall will really be a bit unsustainable."

After Cao Changsheng left, Qin Feng also sighed. A higher-ranking official can crush a lower-ranking official. As the deputy mayor, he looks glorious, but without the support of the mayor, this deputy mayor is more of a decoration.

After Cao Changsheng left, Qin Feng sat in the office, smoked a cigarette, and then picked up the phone on the table.

"Jianjun, call Director Liao of the Culture and Tourism Bureau and ask him to come to my office in half an hour. Also notify Director Jiang of the Poverty Alleviation Office to come to my office in an hour."

Half an hour later, Liao Lijun, deputy director of the Xiquan Municipal Propaganda Department and director of the Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau, walked into Qin Feng's office.

"Comrade Lijun, sit down!" Qin Feng pointed at the chair in front of him.

"Last time, I asked your Culture and Tourism Bureau to take the lead in coming up with a plan for allocating funds for the city's tourism industry support as soon as possible. What do you think about it?" Qin Feng asked straight to the point.

Qin Feng and Liao Lijun were not strangers. When Qin Feng was promoting the tourism industry in Yian, he had looked for Liao Lijun many times and had invited Liao Lijun to dinner and drinks privately many times. However, there was no other way because the project had to pass the approval of the Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau.

At that time, the municipal party secretary was Xia Junhua and the mayor was Liang Jianbo, so many things were easier to handle with Liao Lijun.

But after Liu Xiaoping became mayor, Liao Lijun's attitude towards Qin Feng and Yian County took a 180-degree turn. Not only were many projects stuck at the Culture and Tourism Bureau, but several sums of funds were also stuck there.

It was from this time that the relationship between Qin Feng and Liao Lijun took a sharp turn for the worse. Although there had been no conflict between the two, everyone was aware of Qin Feng's dissatisfaction with Liao Lijun.

But things change unpredictably, and in a blink of an eye, Qin Feng became Liao Lijun's first superior.

"We have already prepared a draft plan. Please review it, Mayor Qin." Liao Lijun had obviously guessed that Qin Feng came for this matter, so he handed the prepared document to Qin Feng.

Qin Feng has urged him several times about this matter recently.

Qin Feng looked at the document, his brows furrowed more and more as he read.

"Tai'an County gets 320 million, Yi'an County gets 120 million, and Jinggu County gets 60 million. What's the basis for this distribution?" Qin Feng put down the document and asked Liao Lijun.

Qin Feng had already made it clear to Liao Lijun about the distribution principles a long time ago. He said that the tourism development strategy determined by the Municipal Party Committee must be followed and the poverty alleviation strategy must be coordinated and obeyed. Liao Lijun could not have been unaware of what this meant, but the distribution plan issued today still allocated the bulk of the money to Tai'an County.