Li Kenong first congratulated him, "County Magistrate Fang, congratulations on your successful promotion to become the longest-serving deputy county magistrate in the history of our county."
Fang Zhicheng waved his hand and smiled faintly: "Secretary Kenong, you are too polite. May I ask what I can do for you?"
Li Kenong was slightly startled, then smiled and said, "Since County Magistrate Fang asked this, I will tell you directly. According to the county's planning, Xujiaqiao Township is at the center of demolition and reconstruction, but in the specific implementation process, there are many problems in the resettlement of the people. I heard that you are now the leader in charge of demolition work, so I hope you can provide us with help and support."
Fang Zhicheng suddenly had a flash of light in his mind, and finally realized what was wrong. He had just attended the county magistrate meeting and determined the division of labor. Li Kenong came to find him soon. One possibility was that the demolition of Xujiaqiao Township was imminent, and another possibility was that someone was testing his ability.
Fang Zhicheng smiled slightly and said in a steady tone: "I have just taken over the demolition work, and I am not very familiar with the specific problems that Xujiaqiao Township has encountered. I still need you to explain in detail in which aspects you have encountered difficulties."
Li Kenong sighed and said slowly, "There are three or five stubborn households in the town center, which is in the core planning area of the new county government. Their asking price is very high, and it is difficult to communicate and coordinate well, so the demolition work has come to a standstill. The higher-ups have repeatedly asked us to pay attention to methods and strategies when demolishing, but now we have really reached a dead end."
Fang Zhicheng nodded and said solemnly, "When encountering this kind of problem, we should recalculate the cost. If the price demanded by the nail households is too high, then it is better to change the demolition plan. You might as well write a report and I will submit it to the county magistrate meeting for everyone to discuss together."
Li Kenong was stunned for a moment, because he did not expect Fang Zhicheng to use such a trick. He originally thought that Fang Zhicheng was young and impulsive, and would make a rash decision when faced with such a problem. If he followed his wishes, even if something went wrong, he would naturally be responsible. However, Fang Zhicheng was very experienced and did not make a decision easily. Instead, he asked Li Kenong to come up with a new plan and calculate the cost. If the nail households were unwilling to be demolished, then they could simply change the county government planning.
However, how can county planning be easily changed
Li Kenong sighed secretly and said softly, "County Magistrate Fang, if the demolition work cannot be done properly and Xujiaqiao Township cannot complete the demolition task assigned by the county government, this is not a trivial matter that can be solved with just words."
Fang Zhicheng raised his eyebrows and asked calmly, "Secretary Kenong, I understand your difficulties. But you may not have understood what I mean. I am not forcing you to relocate, but I hope you will resubmit the relocation costs as soon as possible. If the cost is too high and exceeds the original budget, there is no need to continue to implement it rigidly. Since the nail households do not want to be relocated, then we will not demolish them."
Li Kenong took a deep breath and said with a wry smile: "What about the work we did in the early stages? We have demolished so many households. If we don't demolish them now, won't that mean all our efforts will be in vain?"
Fang Zhicheng waved his hand and said, "Secretary Kenong, please rest assured. I will never waste the idle land after the demolition. The momentum of attracting investment in the county is so good now, and we can definitely attract one or two heavyweight companies. In addition to being in charge of the demolition work, I am also in charge of attracting investment, so please rest assured that I will coordinate. The only troublesome thing is that the county planning needs to be adjusted, so you need to submit a corresponding report as the basis for adjusting the county planning."
Li Kenong was speechless for a moment. He had originally hoped to use the demolition work to make things difficult for Fang Zhicheng, but he didn't expect Fang Zhicheng to find a job for him in just a few words, which put him in a difficult position.
According to Fang Zhicheng, if the nail households disagree, the government will simply not demolish the houses. As for the new county government's plan being redrawn, isn't that a bit too arrogant
Although Fang Zhicheng is young, he is the deputy county magistrate. A higher rank can crush a person. Li Kenong had many complaints in his heart, but he did not say them directly. So he compromised temporarily and said, "I know what you mean, County Magistrate Fang. I will arrange for someone to do some work on those stubborn households. If it is really impossible to execute, I am afraid I will still need your help later."
Fang Zhicheng hummed and said, "I will communicate with other leaders in time to see how to better help you solve the problem."
After hanging up the phone, Li Kenong frowned slightly. He obviously didn't expect Fang Zhicheng to be so calm. His words just now were not inferior in momentum at all, and even made him, a veteran who had been in the officialdom for many years, sweat profusely.
However, after Li Kenong came to his senses, he figured out Fang Zhicheng's flaw. He actually wanted to change the county's political plan, which was a big boast.
County planning is generally formulated based on the five-year plans of the provinces and cities, and is included in the outlines of the provincial and municipal plans. Without special reasons, it is impossible to change it. To change the county planning so easily for the sake of three nail households, isn't this treating the county planning as a joke
Li Kenong thought that Fang Zhicheng was still a little too naive. Xujiaqiao Township was designated as the future administrative center. This was approved by both the provincial and municipal levels. It would be too frivolous to change it so easily.
However, the three holdouts took advantage of this and deliberately raised the price, making it difficult for the township government to make any further progress in the demolition and resettlement process.
The three nail households were brothers from the same family, who grew up in Xujiaqiao. The eldest brother was Bao Bianqiang, a contractor; the second brother was Bao Xirong, who opened a decoration company in the town and employed many workers; the third brother was Bao Jincai, who bought a few minibuses and hired a few drivers for long-distance travel.
The three brothers of the Bao family were neither landlords nor gentry, but each of them was not someone who could be easily taken down. It was impossible to fight with them either verbally or physically, which gave Li Kenong a headache.
Li Kenong held his chin and thought for a long time. Suddenly, his brows relaxed and he smiled faintly. He thought to himself that today's call with Fang Zhicheng was not in vain. Didn't Fang Zhicheng make his attitude clear? If the three stubborn households asked for too much and exceeded the demolition budget, then they would not be demolished.
Fang Zhicheng is the head of a county. He needs to take responsibility for everything he says. If the county government planning of Xujiaqiao Township is to be changed, what effect will it cause once this news spreads
It will inevitably cause a series of chain reactions.
Li Kenong sighed deeply and said, "It's not that I deliberately picked a fight with you, County Chief Xiao Fang, but someone forced me to do something tricky to you."
He figured it all out and called the director of the town's demolition office. Not long after, the demolition class teacher Tu Cheng came hurriedly.
"How is the demolition work going by the three Bao brothers?" Li Kenong asked in a serious tone.
Tu Cheng sighed and said bitterly, "Secretary Li, I have no other choice. I have communicated with these three companies for more than 20 times. No matter what we do, they just ignore us. Recently, they even raised the price again, showing an attitude of not giving up until they achieve their goal. Otherwise, how about arranging more people and launching a surprise attack? I'm afraid the cost is too high. After all, the three brothers have connections, and there are people guarding the three houses every day..."
Li Kenong knew that Tu Chengcheng had put a lot of thought into persuading the three brothers of the Bao family. He waved his hand and said solemnly, "The situation has changed now. We have to change our strategy."
"Oh?" Tu Cheng showed a puzzled look on his face and listened quietly to Li Kenong's detailed explanation.
Li Kenong tapped the table with his finger and said in a low voice, "Spread the news that the county government planning has changed and the demolition plan for Xujiaqiao Township has also been adjusted. In other words, there will be no more demolitions in the next three to five years."
Tu Cheng opened his mouth wide, surprised, and whispered, "Secretary Li, don't talk about this. Once it spreads, it will probably cause public outrage. Also, we have demolished so many households before, but the government's plan changes without warning. Isn't that all the work in vain?"
Li Kenong stood up, patted Tu Cheng on the shoulder, and whispered, "When spreading the news, please add one more piece of information. This matter was raised by the new deputy county magistrate Fang Zhicheng."
Tu Cheng suddenly realized something and smiled bitterly. He thought that the new deputy county magistrate would probably have to bear the pressure.
This pressure has two levels. First, the government's plan changes every day, which will definitely cause people's protests, because so many households have been demolished, all with government money, and the government's money comes from people's taxes. Now the people's awareness of rights protection is very high, which will definitely cause many people to protest; second, if it causes public anger, the government will definitely calm the matter down. The county government plan cannot be changed easily. In order to ease public anger, Fang Zhicheng is afraid that he will be pushed out as a scapegoat.
Tu Cheng had heard of Fang Zhicheng. In the Dongtai officialdom, everyone knew that there was a young cadre who became the deputy county magistrate at the age of 27. Fang Zhicheng changed the business landscape of Dongtai by himself, and made the investment promotion work increase several times in more than a year, which was a miracle.
Tu Cheng nodded, realizing that this matter was not simple. He was afraid that it would involve conflicts between county-level cadres. As a section-level cadre, he had no say at all. He said to Li Kenong, "Secretary Li, I know what to do."
Chapter 0320 Xujiaqiao Demolition Disturbance
Around 8 a.m. the next day, nearly a hundred people showed up at the Dongtai County Government Office, blocking the main gate. In the middle of the main gate, there were two banners that read, "Oppose the county government's policy changes every day!" and "The demolition plan has been abolished, and the people need to have the right to know!"
Before Fang Zhicheng even got to the office, his cell phone started vibrating. The director of the government office, Wang Jingran, said hurriedly, "County Magistrate Fang, something big has happened. There have been problems with the demolition of Xujiaqiao. There are now mass incidents. The gate of the county government has been blocked, and some people are even preparing to self-immolate!"
Fang Zhicheng frowned, and immediately realized that this matter was unusual. It was only the second day since he was in charge of the demolition work, and he encountered a mass incident. In addition, yesterday, Li Kenong, the Party Secretary of Xujiaqiao Township, called him and asked for advice on how to solve the problem of nail households. Putting things together, he judged that today's turmoil was directed at him.
Ten minutes later, Fang Zhicheng hurried to the gate of the county government. The guards had already arrived and set up a cordon. Several people among the people held microphones and shouted at the top of their lungs, "The government must give us an explanation!" "Why did Xujiaqiao Township stop the demolition?" "The government changes its orders every day. It's so irresponsible!"