Chapter 1041: The First Fire After Taking Office!

Mao Yu walked into the County Magistrate's office, and sour bile began to bubble up in his heart.

This office had better lighting than his own, and the floor area was also significantly larger.

Tang Ye personally poured a cup of tea for Mao Yu.

"Executive Mao, have some tea!"

Mao Yu took a sip of Hanzhou Green and asked softly, "County Magistrate Tang, is there anything you need to instruct me on?"

Tang Ye nodded and said, "I took office today, and on the way, I encountered employees from the Old Lock Factory blocking the road. As a staff member of the Yechuan County Government, I can consider the issue from your perspective, but as a provincial cadre, Department Head Xia naturally finds it hard to accept when seeing such a situation. Therefore, this matter must still be handled."

Mao Yu spread his hands helplessly, "County Magistrate Tang, I am also at my wit's end; the money for the Old Lock Factory was embezzled by someone. The Public Security Department set up an investigation team and has been looking into this case for several years, but there have been no results."

Tang Ye remained calm and composed, "How much money is currently in the treasury?"

Mao Yu said in surprise, "There is money in the treasury, but it is all earmarked for specific purposes; it would be inappropriate to misappropriate it."

Tang Ye did not find Mao Yu's reaction strange, "It is not misappropriation, but a temporary loan. The employees of the Old Lock Factory have been fighting for their rights for so many years, and the various departments have been kicking the ball back and forth; dragging it out like this is not the right way to handle it."

Mao Yu said with some resistance, "County Magistrate Tang, I think this matter should still be reported to Party Secretary Han. The Old Lock Factory has over two hundred employees in total, and the amount involved exceeds five million; this is not a small sum."

Tang Ye nodded slightly, "Is there five million in the treasury account?"

Mao Yu said, "Yes, but this is the salary for all the teachers and civil servants in the county."

Tang Ye said softly, "Give this money to the employees of the Old Lock Factory first. As for the teachers' and civil servants' salaries, they can be delayed for a while."

Mao Yu secretly wondered if this was the first fire Tang Ye was lighting after taking office.

"County Magistrate Tang, I cannot agree with this decision. I will report this matter to Party Secretary Han." Mao Yu's attitude was very intense and carried some personal emotions.

Tang Ye nodded slightly, "If there are differences, of course, we must communicate."

Mao Yu stood up expressionlessly, "County Magistrate Tang, I have other matters to attend to, so I will take my leave first. If you have other things to instruct, you can contact me at any time."

"Very well, go ahead and get busy." Tang Ye did not stand up and watched Mao Yu leave.

Mao Yu's attitude toward him was within Tang Ye's expectations; although he was Mao Yu's superior, Mao Yu was more than ten years older than Tang Ye, and it was clearly difficult for him to digest his emotions while taking orders from a parachuted cadre much younger than himself.

Mao Yu returned to his office, sulked for a while, sorted out his emotions, and dialed Han Zhengyi's phone number.

"Party Secretary Han, there is a matter I would like to report to you in person."

"Very well, come to my office."

A moment later, Mao Yu met with Han Zhengyi.

"Party Secretary Han, I am reporting a matter to you. County Magistrate Tang just asked me to take five million from the county treasury to fill the gap in the demolition and relocation funds for the Old Lock Factory."

Han Zhengyi frowned and asked, "What was your attitude?"

Mao Yu said, "I explained to him that this money is earmarked for specific purposes, used to pay the salaries of faculty, staff, and government workers, but he demanded to delay it. He is putting himself in opposition to all the faculty, staff, and civil servants in the county!"

Han Zhengyi secretly thought that Mao Yu was labeling Tang Ye.

He pondered for a moment and appeased him, "County Magistrate Tang has just arrived in Yechuan County and does not understand the situation in the county. Today, Xu Fu'an led people to block the road, causing a very bad influence, which is why he demanded to handle this matter quickly. I will communicate with County Magistrate Tang; you should calm down."

Mao Yu said with dissatisfaction, "If he wants to establish authority, he must see if it is appropriate; he is making an issue out of it, and I do not approve."

Han Zhengyi knew that Tang Ye had put in the effort to solve the Old Lock Factory problem, but Mao Yu was unaware of it, so there was an information gap.

"You should not be too extreme either. As far as I know, Tang Ye arrived in Yechuan County before today. To prevent the Old Lock Factory employees from causing trouble, the petition department wanted to take them on a trip out of town, but Xu Fu'an did not cooperate, and at that time, a physical conflict occurred with the petition staff; County Magistrate Tang happened to encounter it and brought the situation under control."

Mao Yu suddenly realized, "No wonder I heard that after Xu Fu'an saw Tang Ye, he did not continue to make unreasonable trouble and retreated with the others."

Han Zhengyi said in a deep voice, "I will communicate well with Tang Ye; this matter must be solved, but it cannot be rushed."

After Mao Yu left, Han Zhengyi dialed Tang Ye's phone number.

"County Magistrate Tang, are you free now? Come to my office for a moment!"

"Party Secretary Han, I was just about to communicate something with you."

"Very well! I am waiting for you in my office!"

Tang Ye walked into the County Party Secretary's office.

Han Zhengyi stood up and poured a cup of tea for Tang Ye, "This is our local Yechuan Tea, a type of yellow tea; it is different from ordinary green tea. I don't know if you are used to it."

Tang Ye knew the subtext of Han Zhengyi's words.

He was hinting that anyone who comes to a new place might suffer from acclimatization and needs to adapt and integrate.

Tang Ye drank the tea soup, "I have had this tea these past few days. It was indeed a bit strange at first, but I gradually got used to it."

Han Zhengyi smiled, "Your adaptability is quite good. I was just chatting with Comrade Shaokang, and he said you arrived a few days ago and quietly resolved a mass incident."

Tang Ye said, "Party Secretary Han, I was just preparing to report this matter to you. The demolition funds for the Old Lock Factory were embezzled; I have looked into this matter. At the time, besides the factory director of the Old Lock Factory, there were many other people who had contact with the demolition funds, but as the matter followed the disappearance of the factory director, it was not investigated further. Are there other reasons for this?"

Han Zhengyi understood Tang Ye's meaning and sighed helplessly, "For this case, I asked the Public Security Department to investigate further, but mainly because the key person disappeared, the trail was broken. I am also quite worried about this matter; the employees of the Old Lock Factory block the door every few days, and even go to Jinniu Bridge to hang banners, preventing construction, which has caused problems with the progress of Jinniu Bridge."

Tang Ye was mainly probing Han Zhengyi's stance on whether he really wanted to solve this problem.

If he wanted to solve this matter, his own push for the subsequent work would be easier.

If he did not want to solve this matter, then he would have to plan for the worst-case scenario.

Judging from this series of probes, the County Party Secretary still wanted to solve this matter.

Tang Ye took a proposal out of the briefcase he was carrying and handed it to Han Zhengyi.

"Party Secretary Han, please take a look at this proposal!"

Han Zhengyi took the proposal and began to study it.

The County Party Secretary's eyes gradually became bright.

His expression became increasingly solemn!

This proposal was written very well; perhaps it was the key to solving the legacy problems of the Old Lock Factory!