Chapter 1386: Distant Water Cannot Quench a Near Thirst!

The days at the Central Party School had reached the afternoon of the third day before one knew it.

Tang Ye would talk on the phone with Executive Deputy County Magistrate Zhao Kaiyuan for at least an hour almost every day.

Zhao Kaiyuan would send some urgent matters to Tang Ye via email.

"County Magistrate Tang, today's important documents have all been sent to your inbox. Please review them."

"Alright, I will look at them immediately."

Tang Ye would approve these emails that same day.

Although this method was somewhat cumbersome and complex, Zhao Kaiyuan felt at ease choosing to do it this way.

The entire Yechuan County Government had, from some unknown point in time, developed a sense of reliance on Tang Ye.

On some important matters, Tang Ye's views were often able to hit the nail on the head.

Although Tang Ye was living a quiet life at the Party School, he was constantly concerned about the current situation in Yechuan.

He had been in politics for six years, and he had spent the longest time in Yechuan.

More importantly, Yechuan's development model was closely related to his own train of thought; it was more like a work he had personally crafted.

Yechuan's economic reform was proceeding in an orderly manner.

According to his own requirements, state-owned enterprises within the county were pushing forward with restructuring.

While studying a copy of the asset verification report, Tang Ye suddenly noticed a detail: according to requirements, the asset verification should be conducted by an independent social intermediary agency with all qualifications and other factors fully in order, and it looked like there were no problems at all.

However, the accounting firm responsible for the audit seemed somewhat unusual.

A solid interest group was hidden within Yechuan County, and the true purpose of these people was to plunder state-owned assets!

There are over ten thousand types of class struggle; it seems I still need to look more carefully at the complexity of society and the greed of human nature.

If one is not careful, one will be coerced and used by them!

After finishing replying to the emails, Tang Ye dialed Ma Ran's number.

Ma Ran had already been in office in Lianhua Town for some time.

Noisy sounds came through the mobile phone.

Tang Ye frowned, "Why is it so noisy over there? Did something happen?"

At this moment, Ma Ran was wearing a raincoat, walking on the dam to inspect the flood control project, "County Magistrate, I am currently checking the embankment. It has been raining for the past few days, and some rural areas upstream have been flooded. A problem appeared in the embankment last night, so we organized personnel overnight to reinforce the fortifications. The rain has stopped now, and we have temporarily held it. However, looking at the weather forecast, it will rain again tomorrow, and this round of rain will be even heavier. We must reinforce the embankment sections with hidden dangers before the heavy rain arrives."

Hearing this, Tang Ye's heart skipped a beat, "The flood control work in Lianhua Town is actually this severe? How are the other townships?"

Ma Ran told the truth, "Although I haven't gone to other places for on-site exploration, according to news revealed by the Flood Control and Disaster Relief Command Center, the situation in other townships is also not optimistic. The most severe among them is Chenxin Town, where a large-scale breach appeared in the embankment last night."

Tang Ye's expression became extremely grave.

He knew that flood control work was very important, so ever since he took office, he had always paid attention to water conservancy projects.

No matter how well economic construction is done, once a flood passes through, all efforts will be wiped out.

"Alright, I understand. Take care of your personal safety."

He hung up Ma Ran's call.

Tang Ye dialed Dong Zhangan's number.

"Dong, I just received news that the current flood control work in Yechuan County is very severe. Why wasn't I told about this?"

Dong Zhangan explained patiently, "The flood situation changes from morning to night. After the rain stopped yesterday afternoon, the sun came out and the water level dropped, so everyone thought the flood peak had passed. We didn't expect it to start raining again in the middle of the night. This time the rainfall was particularly heavy, so the flood situation suddenly became urgent.

The Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government have always attached great importance to flood control and disaster relief work. Under the guidance of higher-level departments, we have already made proper arrangements.

County Magistrate Tang, you can rest assured in Yanjing; we will definitely be able to complete this task very well."

Tang Ye sighed softly, "Dong, you have worked hard."

The reason why the Yechuan leadership team did not take the initiative to mention this matter to Tang Ye.

Was mainly because Tang Ye was too far away.

If he were training in the province, it would only be a journey of a little over an hour.

But Tang Ye was in Yanjing; water from afar cannot quench a near thirst.

Tang Ye knew that the abilities of this group of cadres in Yechuan were not weak, but he was still somewhat worried.

In the eyes of others, there was no need for Tang Ye to be anxious at all.

He was receiving six months of full-time study at the Central Party School in accordance with the organization's requirements.

Even if the sky over Yechuan collapsed, it would have nothing to do with Tang Ye.

However, Tang Ye always felt uneasy in his heart.

He had personally inspected the flood control project in Chenxin Town many times; it looked like the embankment was built very high and very solidly.

Although Gao Guangquan had once made a speculative move, he had bright spots in his work performance.

This was also the reason why Tang Ye only gave Gao Guangquan a disciplinary action and did not remove him from his post.

Tang Ye took a deep breath and prayed for Yechuan in his heart, hoping that they could successfully resist the natural disaster this time!

……

Gao Guangquan stood on the embankment, looking at the rolling and surging river water, his eyes firm.

He leaped forward and jumped into the bone-chilling cold river water with a splash.

The bone-chilling river water instantly wrapped around his whole body, making him unable to help but shiver.

He quickly steadied his mind and shouted with all his might, "Everyone, put in more effort! We must finish repairing and reinforcing the breach in the embankment before the next flood peak arrives!"

Seeing the Party Committee Secretary enter the water, the others were immediately greatly encouraged.

"Secretary Gao, don't worry. The fellow villagers have all come to help. We will definitely be able to plug the breach."

"Chenxing Town is the home we built with such difficulty; we must protect it well."

At this moment, Gao Guangquan suddenly felt that his body was filled with strength.

He took a sandbag, walked a few steps toward the direction of the breach, and handed the sandbag to the person below.

If one were to look down from the sky.

It would be just like ants moving house before a rainstorm arrives.

In the face of nature, humans are nothing but ants.

"Secretary Gao, Secretary Gao, a County Leader has come to inspect the flood control work," someone shouted on the river embankment.

Gao Guangquan was busy helping with emergency repairs, so he did not hear.

A moment later, a group of people appeared on the river embankment.

The person in the lead was Yu Jing, a People's Congress Representative of Yechuan County.

He was the Deputy Group Leader of the County Flood Control and Disaster Relief Headquarters, and Chenxin Town was the township he was assigned to oversee and liaise with.

Watching Gao Guangquan, who was soaked in water up to his waist, a flash of coldness crossed Yu Jing's eyes.

If it were in the past, he certainly would have praised Gao Guangquan for taking the lead.

But now, he felt that Gao Guangquan was deliberately putting on a show!

"Secretary Gao, hurry up and come up; the County Leader is waiting for you to go up and report on the flood control work!"

After being urged many times, Gao Guangquan finally climbed onto the river embankment.

Yu Jing asked with a grave expression, "Comrade Guangquan, your spirit in going into the water to carry sandbags with the fellow villagers is commendable. But you are the Party Committee Secretary, the brain of the entire town's flood control work. You should be clear about your post responsibilities, distinguish between primary and secondary priorities, and not risk your own safety, lest you neglect the greater whole."

Gao Guangquan nodded and said, "Director Yu, I was indeed a bit impulsive. Thanks to our active emergency repairs, we have already fixed the damaged parts."

A thunderclap boomed, ringing in everyone's ears.

Gao Guangquan could even feel his eardrums stinging!

His heart sank abruptly!

The torrential rain was about to pour down again...