Luo Hui took the business card, took a look at it, and suppressed his doubts and said, "Hello, Minister Yuan. I wonder if Hongda Group is still willing to take over the Huijin Commercial Plaza?"
"Of course!" Yuan Hui smiled faintly, "We have received a notice from the President's Office. We will use all our resources to help Huijin Commercial Plaza recruit suitable shops in the shortest possible time. I also ask County Mayor Luo to believe in the capabilities of our Hongda Group."
Seeing Yuan Hui's promise, Luo Hui heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Since Minister Yuan said so, I feel relieved. Let's sign the relevant agreement in the next two days and start the work."
Yuan Hui pulled out a file bag from her purse, took out a document, and said with a smile: "County Magistrate Luo, we have brought the agreement. Let me show it to you first. If you are willing, we will start targeted investment promotion today. We expect to recruit enough shops within two weeks, and all shops will be renovated by the middle of next month."
"Okay, okay!" Luo Hui found that his wrists were shaking when he was signing. Things had many twists and turns, but it ended with good news. He had mixed feelings.
Chapter 0381: Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones
There is a small river not far from where Fang Zhicheng lives. Every morning when Fang Zhicheng runs, he will stay by the river for a while. Today is no exception. At this moment, he is squatting in a horse stance, stretching out his arms, and punching rhythmically towards the clear river. He is very serious every time he punches, and even thinks that he has made a sound of air explosion, and his fist hits the air flow, making a "ho ho" sound. After dozens of punches in a row, he put away his fist, turned around and looked at Guo Jinyuan beside him, and asked with a smile: "Old Guo, how is my boxing practice going? Have I reached the entry level?"
Guo Jinyuan shook his head and said solemnly, "Boss, practicing Kung Fu is a matter of accumulation. I started practicing boxing when I was five years old, and I built my foundation when I was eight, and I had some success when I was thirteen... You have only practiced boxing for less than a week. The posture looks good, but when it comes to actual combat, you are still not up to the task."
Fang Zhicheng scratched his head. Although Guo Jinyuan criticized him mercilessly, he was not offended at all. He smiled and said, "Old Guo, you should learn to be more roundabout in your words in the future. You should give me some encouragement when appropriate, right?"
Guo Jinyuan sniffed and said, "Boss, a strict teacher produces a good student. If I praise you now, you will be arrogant and complacent. When you encounter problems in the future, you will definitely scold me and give you a lot of nonsense. Also, as a warrior, you must have a backbone. I can't deliberately please you and flatter you just because you are my leader. I, Old Guo, can't do such a thing!"
Fang Zhicheng coughed dryly, thinking that he was just joking and wanted to ease the atmosphere with Guo Jinyuan. He didn't expect Guo Jinyuan to take it so seriously. He muttered, "Too serious, no fun at all..."
After saying this, he squatted down in horse stance again and began to practice boxing methodically according to Guo Jinyuan's instructions.
Fang Zhicheng had long thought about learning some self-defense martial arts, and after beating Deng Hongguo, he became more determined. Learning martial arts is not for beating people, but for strengthening the body and protecting oneself.
In addition, when he beat Deng Hongguo, because he used the wrong way to exert force, he suffered a reaction force that twisted his muscles and bones, and his wrist was swollen for several days. Fang Zhicheng thought that if he wanted to beat someone again next time, he should at least not get himself hurt, so he asked Guo Jinyuan to teach him boxing for a few days.
After two hours of morning exercise, Fang Zhicheng went home to take a shower, and then went to the county government office. Now when he walked in the courtyard, the way people looked at Fang Zhicheng had changed a lot. They originally thought that he was just a young cadre, the secretary of the municipal party committee secretary, and someone of great background. They never thought that Fang Zhicheng's behavior was so bold and reckless.
Two months ago, Fang Zhicheng beat up two people within a week. One was the deputy county magistrate Deng Hongguo, who still wears sunglasses on his face; the other was Qiu Minghe, the former investment promotion director of Hongda Group, who was taken away for investigation by the inspection department of Hongda Group the next day.
According to normal logic, Fang Zhicheng should be punished accordingly for his reckless beating, not only of his colleagues but also of his guests. However, the result was shocking. Not only did the organization not give any explanation, but Fang Zhicheng went a step further and entered the Standing Committee, becoming the twelfth member of the Standing Committee of Dongtai.
Of course, the most crucial reason is that the Huijin Commercial Plaza invested by the Qi Group was fully renovated half a month ahead of schedule. Not only did the Hongda Group recruit enough shops for the half of the site subleased by the county government, but the Qi Group's own area will also open as scheduled. This is undoubtedly a perfect answer submitted by Fang Zhicheng.
Fang Zhicheng fulfilled the promise of the military order. Sun Weiming knew that it was no longer meaningful to prevent Fang Zhicheng from entering the Standing Committee, so he could only go with the flow. This also meant that Fang Zhicheng's battlefield extended from the county government to the county party committee standing committee.
Of course, compared with the original government struggle, the struggle among the standing committee members seemed more intense. After all, Qi Yun was the one in charge of the county government, and in the standing committee, Sun Weiming's words were undoubtedly the final say.
Strictly speaking, Fang Zhicheng had never had a formal confrontation with Sun Weiming before. At most, it was a minor friction of interests. But it was different after entering the Standing Committee. He faced a direct clash with Sun Weiming. Thinking about Qian Dechen's final fate, Fang Zhicheng had to be cautious, because Sun Weiming was not an easy person to deal with. He was good at collecting other people's handles and was well versed in conspiracies and schemes.
After carefully studying the work report of the Comprehensive Bonded Zone in the office, Fang Zhicheng made a phone call to Li Tiancheng. Now the province attaches great importance to the progress of Dongtai Comprehensive Bonded Zone, so many things need to be done more meticulously.
Now that the comprehensive bonded zone has been fully connected with China Merchants Group, Fang Zhicheng asked Li Hui to set up a special team in China Merchants Group to collect large enterprises suitable for introduction into the comprehensive bonded zone. Although it is still in its early stages of development, it has achieved good results. However, Fang Zhicheng believes that this is not enough.
"Tiancheng, I think we should add some long-term perspectives to the existing planning of the comprehensive bonded zone, such as introducing five major businesses including international logistics, international trade, service trade, bonded processing and offshore finance, and strive to build five centers, namely: Northeast Asia Air Cargo Center, High-tech Bonded Processing Center, International Trade Center, Modern Service Trade Center and Offshore Financial Center. What do you think?" Fang Zhicheng felt that the current development plan of the comprehensive bonded zone was still too thin. If we want to make full use of the functions of the comprehensive bonded zone, we must attach great importance to strategy and planning.
Crossing the river by feeling the stones is certainly a good method, but sometimes you have to have a clear goal and look further ahead.
Li Tiancheng pondered for a long time and sighed, "County Mayor Fang, your ideas are all good, but if the plan is changed, the budget will inevitably increase. The current budget for the comprehensive bonded zone is not enough."
Fang Zhicheng frowned, flipped through the report submitted by Li Tiancheng, and frowned: "Doesn't it say in the report that the special funds for the comprehensive bonded zone have been allocated, and the current usage only accounts for a quarter of the first batch of funds?"
Li Tiancheng smiled bitterly and said, "County Magistrate Fang, you don't know that this special fund has indeed been allocated, but it has now been diverted to other places."
Fang Zhicheng's heart sank. The special fund for the comprehensive bonded zone was a huge sum of money. Someone in the county must have been planning to use it. They all whispered, "Could it be that someone embezzled the money to other places? They are really brave!"
Li Tiancheng thought about it and told Fang Zhicheng the truth: "Dongtai has been developing very fast in the past two days, and the effect of attracting investment is obvious, but there is a transition period from the settlement of enterprises to the payment of taxes to the government. Therefore, the current financial situation of the county is not very good, and there is even a deficit..."
Fang Zhicheng nodded and said, "I roughly understand that this money must have been misappropriated to fill the financial gaps in other places." Fang Zhicheng didn't know because he was not in charge of finances. Qi Yun must have known about this matter, and this was also a helpless move. He thought for a while and said, "I will discuss the issue of expenses with County Magistrate Qi. Although the finances are tight, the comprehensive bonded zone is a national project. No matter how difficult it is, we can't touch it."
After learning more about the progress of the first phase of the comprehensive bonded zone project with Li Tiancheng, Fang Zhicheng then called Qi Yun to inquire about the whereabouts of the financial funds of the comprehensive bonded zone. Qi Yun sighed and said, "It is also a helpless move to embezzle the special funds of the comprehensive bonded zone. In departments at all levels, it is a common practice to embezzle from one place to make up for another. If it is not embezzled, it will not be able to turn around."
Fang Zhicheng frowned and said, "Chief Qi, the comprehensive bonded zone is a national project, and we must not be careless. You can use the funds you have pinched, but using this money is a minefield and a red line..."
Qi Yun was also helpless and whispered: "The total expenditure of the government complex building and other projects in the past two years has reached 67 million yuan, which has far exceeded the budget. Because of the tight financial situation, we have to fill this hole. We have no choice but to temporarily embezzle the special funds of the comprehensive bonded zone."
Fang Zhicheng's expression suddenly changed, and he said vigilantly: "County Magistrate Qi, I feel that something is wrong with this matter. Is this a trap? Did Secretary Weiming tell you to embezzle the special funds of the comprehensive bonded zone to fill these gaps?"
Qi Yun sighed and said, "This was not his instruction, but a method I proposed. However, he did not express any objection during the process."
The more Fang Zhicheng thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. For any government, fiscal funds are like the working capital of an enterprise. They have to be circulated when necessary. So Qi Yun, as the executive deputy county magistrate, must use some means to resolve the fiscal funding issue. Otherwise, such a large body as Dongtai cannot function successfully. Under normal circumstances, when higher-level departments come down to audit and investigate, most of them can understand the difficulties involved. As long as they don't involve restricted areas, don't use public funds for private purposes, and don't embezzle money, they won't make it too difficult for the county government.
However, Qi Yun used the special financial funds of the Comprehensive Bonded Zone this time. If it was used by someone with ulterior motives, problems would definitely arise.
Fang Zhicheng reminded him, "Chief Qi, you must transfer the special funds for the comprehensive bonded zone back to the original account within a week. If I am not mistaken, Sun Weiming must want to set a trap for this matter. If the higher authorities investigate and find that the Dongtai government's special funds have been misused, they will most likely cancel the comprehensive bonded zone project and even hold the relevant personnel accountable."
Qi Yun had also thought about this question before, and sighed softly: "This is a matter of great importance to Dongtai. Sun Weiming will not ignore the importance of this matter, right?"
Fang Zhicheng smiled bitterly and said, "You know how Qian Dechen stepped down. Sun Weiming is more vicious than anyone else. Don't think that he will show mercy to you because you embezzled the special funds of the comprehensive bonded zone for the sake of the government's overall interests."
Qi Yun sighed quietly. After all, she was once Sun Weiming's subordinate. As the saying goes, a bystander sees more clearly. Unlike Fang Zhicheng, she saw Sun Weiming very clearly.
Chapter 0382 My maid is called Xiaoyu
As expected, the Provincial Department of Finance arranged an audit team at the end of the month to stay in the Dongtai Finance Bureau for two weeks and conduct a detailed audit of Dongtai's various financial special funds. Although Qi Yun returned the special funds for the comprehensive bonded zone to their original place at the reminder of Fang Zhicheng, the finances of any county government cannot withstand close scrutiny, especially when some legacy issues were exposed. As the person in charge of financial affairs, Qi Yun was naturally punished accordingly.
This round of audit was not only aimed at Dongtai County, but all counties and districts under Yinzhou. This attracted the attention of Song Wendi, the municipal party secretary, because he vaguely realized that this was an audit storm launched against himself.