Chapter 1148: It

By a stroke of luck, Zhenao Group ended up coughing up the money.

It could be considered an unexpected delight!

Holding this bargaining chip in his hand,

Tang Ye made a phone call to Han Zhengyi.

"Secretary Han, are you free now? I would like to explain the investigation results regarding Zhaojiang Wharf to you."

Han Zhengyi still had reservations about Tang Ye's surprise raid on Zhaojiang Wharf.

Such a major matter, yet he hadn't consulted with him beforehand!

It put him in a very passive position!

"I am in my office waiting for you." Han Zhengyi's tone was somewhat cold.

Tang Ye soon arrived at the County Party Secretary's office, carrying a bag of tea leaves in his hand.

"Secretary Han, this is a specialty from my hometown, Hanzhou Green. A gift for you to taste. If it's good, I'll bring you some more next time."

Seeing Tang Ye take the initiative to show goodwill, Han Zhengyi's anger dissipated slightly, and his expression softened, "Alright, thank you."

After Tang Ye sat down, he said softly,

"I just received orders from Mayor Jiang; the original plan to seal off Zhaojiang Wharf for one month has now been adjusted to one week.

Additionally, Zhenao Group is willing to invest in an elementary school.

I proposed to Mayor Jiang that this elementary school could be incorporated into the Strategic Eastward Expansion plan.

What do you think of this?"

Han Zhengyi was indeed interested and pressed, "What is their donation budget?"

Tang Ye smiled, "The specific figure is up to you!"

Seeing Tang Ye show him such respect, a smile appeared at the corners of Han Zhengyi's mouth.

"Since we are building an elementary school, it certainly must be built well; it should be at least five million!"

Tang Ye nodded slightly, "I will convey your opinion. I will require Zhenao Group to contribute five million."

Han Zhengyi nodded and said, "Fine, Zhaojiang Wharf will be rectified for one week, but there must be regular inspections later on to prevent similar incidents from happening again."

Tang Ye struck while the iron was hot and explained, "Secretary Han, the reason I didn't communicate this beforehand was because Mayor Jiang ordered me to keep it confidential."

Han Zhengyi saw Tang Ye's helplessness and nodded slightly, "The final result of this matter is good, so I can understand."

Tang Ye felt a sense of relief, "That's great. I was worried that this might cause a misunderstanding between us."

Han Zhengyi laughed magnanimously, "My capacity isn't that small. As long as it is beneficial to the common people, feel free to go ahead and do it; I will definitely stand firmly behind you."

A look of admiration and gratitude appeared in Tang Ye's eyes, "Thank you for your support, Secretary Han."

……

Tang Ye subsequently chatted with Han Zhengyi about the preliminary preparatory work for the Strategic Eastward Expansion.

The land requisition and demolition work had already begun.

Next, large-scale demolition would be carried out in the east.

Demolition involves compensation and resettlement, and where there are interests, disputes will inevitably arise.

Therefore, Tang Ye communicated with Han Zhengyi regarding the division of labor for the requisition and demolition work.

"Secretary Han, I feel that the requisition and demolition work cannot be handed over to demolition companies; the Government must lead the requisition and demolition itself, as this can maximize the benefits to the common people."

Han Zhengyi frowned, "In that case, the workload will be very heavy."

Tang Ye insisted, "I will take the military order. If I cannot complete it, hold me accountable."

Tang Ye's boldness moved Han Zhengyi quite a bit.

Most cadres are unwilling to do thankless tasks.

Han Zhengyi waved his hand,

"I cannot dump all the pressure on you.

We will bear it together.

We will mobilize the whole county; all cadres at the Section Chief level and above must be mobilized to fight the battle of requisition and demolition for the Strategic Eastward Expansion!"

Tang Ye did not expect Han Zhengyi to be so straightforward.

Recently, he had been constantly lowering his profile and adopting a strategy of showing goodwill, which had achieved very good results.

"Secretary Han, with those words from you, I can rest easy."

After Tang Ye left, Han Zhengyi stroked his chin, "Five million... to be able to squeeze money out of Chai Zhenkun's pocket... that is not easy!"

……

Friday.

The County Government held its twenty-sixth Executive meeting, specifically studying how to broaden investment channels, and proposed the opinion of utilizing funds from the Development Bank to build the Dong Qu.

After the meeting, Tang Ye had just entered his office.

Li Yongan walked in and reported with a grave expression, "The main gate of the City Transportation Bureau has been locked by common people from Yechuan who are here to petition."

Li Yongan was responsible for emergency management; upon receiving a call from the Letters and Visits Bureau, he hurried to tell Tang Ye the news.

Recently, private minibus owners in Yechuan County collectively raised prices, from the original three-fifty to five, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the common people.

Some people went to the Transportation Bureau to file a complaint.

As a result, no sooner had they finished complaining,

than they were beaten by the private minibus owners who came to their door.

This incident incited public anger.

At this moment, the desk phone rang; it was Chen Ning, the Director of the City Transportation Bureau, calling.

He questioned, "County Magistrate Tang, how is Yechuan handling its work? The common people have locked the door of the Transportation Bureau."

"Director Chen, I have heard about this matter. Because the minibus owners and the common people have come into conflict, if the issue of transportation monopoly is not resolved, the conflict between the common people and the minibus bosses will only intensify."

Hearing the noisy commotion coming from outside, Chen Ning felt agitated, "Regardless of what happened, locking the door is definitely wrong; you must resolve the problem immediately."

Tang Ye said, "I will arrange for people to go and pick up the petitioning masses right now."

After hanging up Chen Ning's call, Tang Ye dialed Zheng Shaokang's number.

"I just received news that some common people have gone to block the entrance of the City Transportation Bureau. You and I will go and bring them back."

Zheng Shaokang nodded and said, "Understood. I will organize the personnel and vehicles and meet up with you shortly."

Tang Ye added, "This vicious incident is related to the private minibus boss. If we want to resolve the resentment of the common people, we must find the root cause."

Zheng Shaokang sneered, "I have investigated it clearly. The private minibus owner Du Dalong is usually arrogant and domineering; he is a notorious bully and road tyrant. The person who filed the complaint was beaten and injured by his younger brother."

Tang Ye nodded and said, "We will split into two groups; I will leave the task of arresting the people to you."

After a period of brewing and planning, the chaos in the transportation system should finally have a conclusion!

Du Dalong received a call from County Transportation Bureau Director Zhang Lei.

"Director Zhang, is there something the matter?"

"What is going on? Why did you hit someone, and why did you beat them until they were seriously injured?"

Du Dalong said dismissively, "That guy is a scoundrel, and my brother has a violent temper; he couldn't hold himself back."

"Both sides started fighting."

"After I found out about this, I specifically went to the hospital to apologize and even sent him a fruit basket."

"I didn't expect him to be so relentless; he incited a group of people to go to the City Transportation Bureau to cause trouble."

Zhang Lei cursed angrily, "Shut up! The matter has blown up, and it has alarmed the County Leader."

Du Dalong said helplessly, "Director Zhang, you can't entirely blame my brother; that old thing has a foul mouth."

Seeing that Du Dalong was still being stubborn, Zhang Lei said angrily, "Why did Tang Ye not express any objection to the price hike! He might have done it on purpose, waiting for the conflict to intensify..."

Du Dalong couldn't wrap his head around it, "Isn't the reason the price hike was approved because we went to the Municipal Government to block the door and caused a scene?"

Zhang Lei sighed, "I suspect that Tang Ye anticipated that the price hike was too high and would cause public outrage, so he deliberately did not stop it, allowing the conflict to ferment..."

After Zhang Lei's analysis, sweat began to break out on Du Dalong's back...