Excellent little farmer

The minibus departed from the county town for Caoji and had to pass through Xinping, so the two of us took the somewhat shabby minibus calmly.

"Sister, is your car old?" I paid for the ticket, but You Mingfu paid first, so he didn't push it and asked directly.

"How old is it? This is a new car, less than three years old. On this road, you will have to consider changing the car in three to five years. Not only the repair costs will be unbearable for you."

The middle-aged woman selling tickets said bitterly: "I don't know what the people in the Transportation Bureau do for a day. They repair it every year, but I have never seen this road smooth before. Otherwise, it will become smooth again in two months." With this kind of behavior, aren't you trying to find business for the car repair shop?"

"Hmph! Don't you know that the brother-in-law named Niu has opened a repair shop in Chengguan Town? I heard that it is a designated accident repair point by the traffic police. Accident cars can only be repaired at his place. The traffic police and the insurance company can only repair the car at his place. Recognition.”

After a passenger heard this, he smiled and said: "Remember to be an official in your next life. That way you can make money openly."

You Mingfu secretly complained in his heart, glanced at me who ignored me, coughed dryly, and said: "What is the reason why this road is so bad?"

"It's all about tinkering, but I'm not willing to spend money to repair it properly. I do this every year. Otherwise, how will those guys from the Transportation Bureau make money?"

Another passenger chimed in: "We all put the blame on those heavy trucks pulling sand and gravel, thinking that everything is fine. We really think that the people don't understand anything and are easy to fool."

"Oh? Wasn't it crushed by those heavy trucks pulling sand and gravel?" After hearing this, You Mingfu was stunned for a moment.

"It has something to do with those heavy vehicles, but you can see the situation under the roads in those damaged areas. How much material was put? How much asphalt was laid? How thin was the base? Hum! This method is good. , everyone can make sense, everyone gets what they need, but it’s hard for those of us who have to go to Yuzhou to purchase goods every few days, and our bones are about to fall apart after just one trip.”

The passenger who interrupted was obviously an old passenger. He said angrily: "Just because of this road, we can shoot the transportation director without injustice."

You Mingfu didn't dare to talk anymore. He rarely took this kind of minibus. Naturally, it was rare to hear the complaints of these passengers who were on the road all day long. Niu Defa's brother-in-law seemed to have opened a car repair shop, but This was normal, but he couldn't figure out the many twists and turns. Unexpectedly, at the same time that he knew about it, County Magistrate Ye also pricked up his ears and listened clearly.

"Okay, don't talk about these things when you are full. Which county is not like this? I don't think Fengting and Canghua are much better, and the national highway is similar."

Another passenger also chimed in: "The crows in the world are as black as the crows in the world. Officials thousands of miles away are just for money. Otherwise, how can their pockets be bulging?"

This statement attracted a burst of echoes from other passengers. I shook my head and looked out the window.

These road-related complaints are naturally heard by these tourists. The poor road conditions are probably not a factor. Insufficient maintenance funds and heavy vehicles are crushing them. Xinping is the main sand and gravel in the construction of Lingtai County. In the place of origin, there will naturally be a lot of heavy traffic, but it is not clear that the construction unit is not cutting corners.

However, from this point of view, it is worth noting that public dissatisfaction is boiling. Transportation construction is not only a need for economic development, but also a need for people to travel. The road from Lingtai County to Xinping and then to Huaian is originally a Lingtai County is the most important line between Lingtai County and the outside world, and this line is not only the lifeline of Lingtai County's development, but also the main channel for people to enter and exit Lingtai. If it is not smooth here, Lingtai's economic development will definitely not be smooth.

At this time, I felt a lot of disdain for Director Niu. As a director, you can't even do face-saving projects. It shows that your level as a director is also very average.

On the 23-kilometer road, the minibus took more than an hour to arrive at Xinping. Of course, this was also related to the fact that the minibus was carrying people. It delayed a lot of time for passengers getting on and off along the road.

Standing at the intersection of Xinping and Sancha Road, dust billows all over the sky. National Highway 915 goes east from here, enters Huxiang, and leads west to Caoji County and Huai'an.

There were too many damaged areas on the asphalt road, and the workers in these maintenance sections also wanted to save trouble, so they simply brought in truckloads of loess, mixed with sand and gravel to fill them directly, and then rolled them over with a road roller, and they looked decent.

This method is cheap and simple, but it is generally used on rural roads, or temporary roads. This method is rarely used on provincial roads and county roads, let alone national roads.

I sighed in my heart, no wonder the common people would scold me. If we repair it in this way, how can the common people not be dissatisfied?

Seeing that I was always staring at the damaged areas, You Mingfu felt a little uncomfortable and said softly: "County Magistrate Ye, I'm afraid this is just a temporary repair. I heard that National Highway 915 will be overhauled this year. We will have to invest money in repairs ourselves." , it’s not worth it.”

"I know, but I see what's going on from Xinping to Chengguan Town. Why are there so many repairs in this way?"

I asked back, then pointed to the construction site and said, "Lao You, don't be careless in front of me. Even if you don't tell me, I can still ask."

"Hey! How dare I?"

You Mingfu smiled awkwardly and said: "The county people's congress deputies inspect highway construction every year in September, so the transportation bureau usually chooses July and August to carry out repairs. At that time, the weather is just right for asphalt paving. But you also know, Winter and spring are the peak times for construction. There are a lot of heavy vehicles coming from Xinping. They are rumbling every day, so the roads deteriorate quickly. It is impossible for the Transportation Bureau to repair them twice a year. Therefore, During this period, we can only use this method as a temporary emergency.”

I also know that this is a common tactic used in transportation in poor areas. To be honest, it is not a big mistake. It is better to make a temporary repair than to ignore it at all.

The question is, does the formal repair of this road every summer really only last one season? Is there anything fishy in this? Is it true that the road is deteriorating so quickly because of the so-called heavy vehicles running over it? If so, how can this problem be solved?

I thought for a while and asked: "Xinping has so much sand and gravel production. Could it be said that the county has not considered these issues? It is repaired and repaired every year, and the money is invested, only to be wasted a year later." , haven’t you ever thought of a once and for all solution?”

"I have thought about it, how could I not have thought about it? Every year, the county people's congress representatives have made countless proposals on improving the exit channel of the mausoleum. It is not that the county has not thought about building this road. There have been countless discussions and surveys. times, but in the end they were just put on the back burner.

Although the road condition of National Highway 915 is not very good, it is much better than the section from Xinping to Lingtai County. If this passage can be completely opened, Lingtai County will be alive. "

"But the road from Xinping Daolingtai County alone is 23 kilometers long. If we want to solve it once and for all, we have to change the cement road, and it has to be built according to the standard of second-level cement pavement. This does not cost millions." , but neither the county transportation bureau nor the city transportation bureau can afford such a huge expenditure. The county's fiscal budget last year was only more than 30 million, and the expenditure was nearly 40 million. The shortfall must be found through other ways. If we can’t even take care of having a full stomach, how can the county still have the time to build this road?”

Of course I know the other ways You Mingfu mentioned, which probably means that Tian Yuhe can get some funds from the Provincial Poverty Alleviation Office, Agriculture Department, and Forestry Department. This is why Tian Yuhe dares to work in Lingtai County as a deputy county magistrate. The main reason for walking sideways is that no wonder even a great guy like Niu Defa has to lie down in front of Tian Yuhe. Without money, you, the traffic director, are nothing.

If you have money, you will be the boss. This sentence is vividly reflected at this time. If I can get project funds, I'm afraid that Niu Defa will also run up to me and beg for mercy. I muttered to myself.

"Well! This is a problem. It is obviously unrealistic for a poor county with only 30 million yuan in fiscal revenue to spend millions to build roads, and just build one road. Couldn't the Municipal Transportation Bureau? Can you get some funds?"

I muttered to myself, this is the first hurdle before me, I must find a way to break through, otherwise, I will not be able to establish prestige in this mausoleum.

"I estimate that if you try hard, you can definitely get a little bit, but how much? I'll give you three to five million. That will only be implemented after you actually have this road construction plan. And most of them are special accounts, and you must use the name to name them. Over there, there are many ways to use the above funds in different ways these days, and all the bureaus in the city have become more sophisticated. They will only follow up if they see that all your matching funds are in place. Our county How can you come up with that number?" You Mingfu said listlessly. He was also very familiar with the tricks of the county agencies.

"Three to five million is just a drop in the bucket, alas! It doesn't have much effect." I sighed and shook my head.

You Mingfu immediately opened his eyes wide and said with a bitter smile: "My County Magistrate Ye, if I really can give you three to five million, it depends on how much face you have. Three to five million is not enough for our county. It's not a small amount.