Chapter 1376: Tang Ye Poked a Hornet's Nest!

Gao Qidong returned to his office,

and Ding Zhen's call came through.

Gao Qidong answered the phone,

and Ding Zhen asked respectfully, "Mayor Gao, how did the research go today?"

Gao Qidong said softly, "The data previously reported to the city by Yechuan County has issues. I have already spoken to Tang Ye and asked him to write a statement of the situation."

Ding Zhen sighed, "Tang Ye's behavior is hard to understand. How could he do such a thing? Isn't this just airing one's own dirty laundry?"

Gao Qidong was silent for a few seconds, then said rationally, "Actually, this matter cannot be blamed entirely on Tang Ye.

The Provincial Government Inspection Team has already arrived in Yechuan and is collecting economic data on-site. If the data is inaccurate, it will lead to deviations in the policies issued later.

However, understanding is one thing, but reporting false data is another; he must bear the corresponding responsibility."

Ding Zhen said indignantly, "Haven't similar problems occurred in other counties and districts?"

Gao Qidong had long been fully prepared and said slowly, "In order to fulfill the signed responsibility agreements, it is inevitable that local cadres will fabricate economic data.

Next, Xiyang City will establish a Special Rectification Working Group to conduct a comprehensive assessment and verification of the city's economic data."

Ding Zhen's eyes widened, and he remarked, "Mayor Gao, this is a major move."

Gao Qidong said with a serious expression, "Otherwise, it would seem too targeted. I wouldn't be able to get past Secretary Jiang. Don't worry, once the data is verified, Tang Ye will inevitably be disciplined."

Ding Zhen was overjoyed and hurriedly flattered him, "Mayor Gao, your logic in considering issues is meticulous."

After hanging up on Ding Zhen, a profound look appeared in Gao Qidong's eyes.

He had been serving as mayor for some time and needed to establish his prestige as mayor through some powerful actions.

This matter with Tang Ye provided him with a suitable pretext.

Why not launch a comprehensive administrative management rectification campaign from the perspective of falsifying economic indicators?

In this way, the city could further enhance its control by stationing working groups in various counties and districts.

Gao Qidong immediately called for his Secretary and instructed, "In half an hour, convene a Municipal Government leadership work meeting."

The Secretary nodded hurriedly and replied, "Understood!"

The personnel attending this mayoral work meeting mainly included members of the Municipal Government leadership, such as the Executive Vice Mayor, Standing Committee Member Vice Mayors, and other Vice Mayors.

Gao Qidong walked into the conference room, and after sitting down, he began to speak: "The purpose of convening this meeting today is mainly to study an important task.

I went to Yechuan County for research today and discovered an important problem: this year, Yechuan County ranks second in the city, but the economic data reported by the county actually contains falsifications.

Therefore, I have to suspect whether similar situations are occurring in other counties and districts.

I propose the establishment of a special working group, with me serving as the Team Leader, to conduct a comprehensive verification of the authenticity of the city's economic data.

I hope that through this action, Xiyang City's economic data can become authentic and clear!"

After the meeting, the Municipal Government quickly issued relevant documents.

After receiving the documents, all counties and districts were miserable; the news that the Municipal Government working group was moving in to verify economic data stuck in their throats like a fishbone.

Everyone knew how much "water" was mixed into the economic data they had reported.

"The self-inspection time given by the Municipal Working Group this time is too short; I'm afraid we'll have to stay up all night to organize the data these next few days."

"If we report according to the actual situation, our data will look terrible."

"There's no way around it, no matter how bad it looks, we have to bite the bullet and report it. Mayor Gao hasn't been acting mayor for long and is just looking for an opportunity to establish his authority!"

"I heard this was caused by Yechuan County. Tang Ye of Yechuan County insisted on conducting a sudden assessment of townships, and as a result, problems were found in the assessment. Not only were a group of cadres disciplined, but he also made all the lower-level townships report real data. Because of this, Yechuan County's ranking dropped directly to the middle tier. When Mayor Gao was researching, he discovered this problem, which is why he suspected that the economic indicators of other counties and districts also had problems, and subsequently launched this rectification campaign!"

"It's one thing for him to strip off his own underwear, but he's dragged us into having our underwear stripped off too!"

"This Tang Ye is truly a disaster!"

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After the document was issued, Tang Ye was quite surprised; he never expected that Gao Qidong would make such a big fuss over this matter.

However, regardless of Gao Qidong's starting point,

if this could be used to promote the entire Xiyang municipal system to establish a correct view of political achievements,

it could be considered a good deed done by accident.

The landline phone suddenly rang.

Tang Ye saw the caller ID was Han Zhengyi, so he hurriedly answered the phone and asked in a respectful tone, "Mayor Han, is there something you need from me?"

Han Zhengyi joked with a smile, "County Magistrate Tang, do you know that you've poked a hornet's nest?"

Tang Ye feigned ignorance and said in a sincere tone, "I don't know. I have always followed the rules and never done anything with a guilty conscience. Please don't keep me in suspense; if I have made any mistakes, please point them out directly!"

Han Zhengyi laughed out loud and said, "You're still playing dumb with me! The city has established a special working group to verify the authenticity of economic data; isn't this all because of what you did in Yechuan?"

Tang Ye hurriedly explained, "I was also completely helpless. The Provincial Government Inspection Team kept asking me for real data, and I couldn't just fool them."

Han Zhengyi joked again, "Next time you attend a meeting in the city, you'd better be careful; some people hate you to the bone."

Tang Ye laughed in spite of himself and said, "Mayor Han, it's fine if others hate me, but you must understand me!"

Han Zhengyi's tone gradually sank, and he remarked with emotion:

"To tell you the truth, the 'water' in economic data has been too much these years. Every year we can only bite the bullet and report it upward. How is this any different from the 'exaggeration wind' of those years?

I actually approve of you daring to poke through this layer of window paper this time.

However, next time you handle such matters, you should be more cautious.

You are a young cadre with a bright future; you should understand the principle that 'the rigid are easily broken.' Being too upright makes it easy to offend people and, on the contrary, brings trouble upon yourself."

Tang Ye said solemnly, "Mayor Han, thank you for your understanding and reminder."

After hanging up on Tang Ye, Han Zhengyi stroked his chin and fell into a long contemplation.

A moment later, he finally dialed the number of the Director of the Municipal Government Office.

"The Municipal Working Group is moving into Wenyang City tomorrow. You must immediately issue a notice for all townships and streets to conduct self-inspections regarding their economic data. During the self-inspection process, you must ensure the authenticity of the data; there cannot be the slightest bit of falsification."

The Director of the Municipal Government Office said with some difficulty, "Mayor, are you sure you want to report the real data? If this is reported, I'm afraid our Wenyang ranking will be affected."

Han Zhengyi nodded firmly and said, "Yes, convey my instructions immediately!"

"For those who take the initiative to report the true data now, their past actions will be forgiven;"

"For those later found by the working group to have falsified or concealed data, they will be punished severely without exception, and there will be no leniency."

The Director of the Municipal Government Office hurriedly replied, "Understood, Mayor. I will arrange it right away to ensure the notification is delivered effectively."

Hanging up the phone, Han Zhengyi fished a cigarette out of his pocket, lit it, and took a slow drag.

Wenyang City's economic ranking had always remained firmly in first place in the entire city, but since taking office, he had already figured out exactly how much of that was inflated.

As Acting Mayor, he had to completely squeeze out this inflation so that Wenyang City's development could move forward unburdened.

For other counties and districts, this special rectification might be a crisis, but for him, having just taken office, he could push the responsibility for past data fabrication onto his predecessor Tan Zonghe and make a clean break with the problems of the past.

Precisely because of this, Han Zhengyi made up his mind to fully support this special rectification campaign in the city!

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