Official Way: Starting from Township Civil Servants

The 80-kilometer journey took more than an hour because we were going to a rural town. When we arrived at the town, it was almost ten o'clock.

Markets in villages and towns usually hold fairs every other day, that is, there are big markets, and there will be more people. But today is obviously a quiet market, there are not many people on the street, and nearly half of the shops are closed.

This town is larger than Yunqi Township, and is similar to the original Lingguan Town. The streets are made of cement, but some places are dilapidated. There are mostly two- or three-story buildings on both sides of the streets, which were built one after another in the past few years.

The car stopped at the entrance of the town. Wang Yi and Lao Luo followed Xiao Yuanshan into the town. The comrades from the Secret Service did not get out of the car. Instead, they followed Wang Yi and others in their cars after they walked a certain distance. We came up and finally stopped on the street in Changzhen, but no one came down.

Wang Yi and the other three were watching as they walked. Starting from the streets of Changzhen, they saw many units with signs hanging along the way.

Agricultural technology station, agricultural machinery station, forestry station, court, finance office, land office, housing management office, water conservancy station, power management station, post office, taxation office, industrial and commercial office, finance office, family planning station, radio station, economic management station, culture stand.

Before we even finished walking around the town, we had already seen nearly twenty stations of various kinds, which did not include infrastructure such as police stations, health clinics, and passenger terminals.

Today is Saturday. Except for the basic police stations, health clinics, and passenger terminals where staff are working, the doors of other stations are closed.

Therefore, Governor Xiao was not able to go inside and take a look. However, Wang Yi had worked at the grassroots level for many years and was very familiar with the functions and daily work of these stations. He also briefed Governor Xiao on the situation on the way.

Governor Xiao also asked some questions, and Wang Yi always answered truthfully, without any personal feelings or expressing his own opinions.

From the street to the end of the street, Governor Xiao had not visited a town like this for many years. Wang Yi didn't know what he was thinking.

It was almost time for lunch. At Governor Xiao's suggestion, the three of them walked into a restaurant. There were only three restaurants in the whole town. This one looked slightly better. Wang Yi also knew why this one looked better. OK, because just opposite the restaurant is the town hall.

Governor Xiao also ordered the dishes. He asked Wang Yi and Lao Luo what they wanted to eat. Both of them said they were not picky eaters, so Governor Xiao casually ordered three dishes and one soup.

It was a very ordinary table, but the boss was still very enthusiastic. During this period, Governor Xiao even took the initiative to chat with the restaurant owner.

"Is business going well, boss? I think your decoration is already very good in the town." Governor Xiao also came up from the grassroots level, and he is no stranger to dealing with the grassroots people.

"It seems like this boss is from a big city, right? This business is not easy to do. Even though I have many tables in this restaurant every day, they are all here..." The restaurant owner said with a smile. But his expression was a little helpless, and he patted a ledger on the bar with his hand.

"Our boss's ancestors are also from here, but he went to the capital for development very early. Now he comes back to see if he can make some contribution to his hometown and see if there is anything he can invest in." At this time, Wang Yi intervened at the right time.

"Hey, don't do it. As a fellow villager, I admire you for your determination, boss, but if you come back to invest, I advise you to give up the idea. It's better to donate money directly to the town and village and still gain a reputation. If If you come to invest, you will probably lose everything." The boss seemed straight-tempered at first glance. Of course, it was also because Governor Xiao and others looked like outsiders, so he had no scruples about what he said.

"How do you say this? Doesn't the town welcome foreign investment?" Governor Xiao asked with a puzzled look.

Wang Yi already roughly knew what was going on, but he couldn't say it. The restaurant owner would be more convincing if he said it, and Governor Xiao would believe it more.

The restaurant owner took a look outside, then picked up the account book and said: "My family has opened this restaurant for decades, ever since my father's generation. Since I took it over, I have made some profits on the books over the years, but all of them have stayed there." On the books, the town government and those stations all have debts for eating at my restaurant. The debts as far back as three or four years ago have not yet been settled, and now more than 10,000 have been confiscated. Maybe my restaurant is not worth that much money. .”

Wang Yi thought that this was indeed the case. This matter of credit in towns and villages has become a common practice, especially in the area of ​​food and drink. Moreover, this is a common problem.

"Our boss doesn't open a restaurant, so the situation is different from yours?" Lao Luo may not have reacted yet, but he may be trying to trick the restaurant owner into taking the topic deeper.

Sure enough, the boss laughed when he heard it, and then said as if he didn't hold the door open: "So you people from big cities don't understand. Doing business here is different from what you think. Let's put it this way, boss, if you want to come to town To set up a factory, first you have to get through the heads of the government. Then you have to get the land and clear the land, right? Then you have to build the factory, right? The people from the housing management office will come again, and none of the things that follow are free of money. Yes, do you need money for electricity and water supply, electrical pipe stations and water plants? After these are repaired, every now and then, tax offices, industrial and commercial offices, as long as they are connected, will come to you and ask for money. If they don't give it, there will be various reasons to make it impossible for you. Continue production and operations..."

"Most of these approval procedures are completed at the county level. I have all the approval procedures in place. How can the town still be in trouble?" Governor Xiao said with a slight frown.

"Why don't the county magistrates take charge now? Isn't it because they have the final say? In my small shop, there are various charges every day. Last year, Tianwen Station asked us to order any newspaper. We paid for it for a year. I didn't see a newspaper. The industrial and commercial office also comes every now and then. Either the sanitation here is not up to standard, or there are safety hazards there. If you don't pay, it will close. Doing business in rural towns is completely different from your big cities." This boss is indeed There is no door on your mouth, just tell the truth when you open your mouth.

Wang Yi is well aware that these are common situations. Even when he first arrived in Yunqi Township and Lingguan Town, such situations existed more or less in these two places. It was he who developed the local economy and later developed the local economy. Gradually fight against this unhealthy trend.

Governor Xiao's brows furrowed more and more tightly. He didn't know if he was going to stop. Only then did he realize that the matter was more serious than he thought.

There is no doubt that these township authorities have become parasites on the people. These are just merchants in the town. I wonder what the situation is in the village?

After lunch, Governor Xiao made an excuse to go to a canteen to buy cigarettes and water, and briefly chatted with the boss for a while.

Maybe there are benefits to coming on the weekend. The boss probably knew that all the town officials were on vacation, so he kept complaining as if he didn't keep the door open.

Later, Governor Xiao saw a store selling pesticide seeds and fertilizers, pretending to be a manufacturer, and went in to chat with the boss for a while, but the result was the same complaints.

It was only after two o'clock in the afternoon, and Governor Xiao was no longer in the mood to continue the investigation and visit. When he got back to the car, his face didn't look very good.

Both Wang Yi and Lao Luo remained silent in tacit agreement. They both knew that this private visit in private had greatly touched Governor Xiao.

"Go back. Xiao Wang will hurry up and check on the investigation after he goes to work." Governor Xiao went home directly, but on the way he suddenly mentioned the investigation to Wang Yi.

"Okay, I'll tell them to hurry up." Wang Yi replied quickly, knowing that Governor Xiao had made up his mind.