Chapter 410: Securing a National Level Project!

The next day, Shen Mingcheng had just walked into his office.

Guo Zhengting then followed him in with quick steps.

Shen Mingcheng intended to pour tea for Guo Zhengting and said with a smile, "County Magistrate Guo, you're looking for me so early in the morning; is there some important matter?"

Seeing Shen Mingcheng's leisurely manner, anger flared in Guo Zhengting's heart!

"Secretary Shen, stop pouring tea! Something major happened last night! Workers from the Dongfeng Factory had a standoff with a group of unidentified people from out of town; those people were brought in by truck from elsewhere. The two sides had a physical altercation, and it was fortunate that the police arrived in time. If lives had been lost, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

Unsurprisingly, the outsiders were related to the developers.

As County Magistrate, Guo Zhengting had rushed to the scene the moment he received the news.

However, the County Party Secretary, Shen Mingcheng, had not appeared, and his phone could not be reached either!

If this had been Du Chengfeng, such a situation absolutely would not have occurred.

Shen Mingcheng was somewhat surprised and began to complain to Guo Zhengting!

"I have also been worrying about the problems at the Dongfeng Factory. Yesterday, I made a special visit to Secretary-General Du Chengfeng, hoping he would provide us with some substantive help from the perspective of the Municipal Party Committee. But he threw this mess back at us and told us to solve it ourselves. County Magistrate Guo, why don't we just follow the workers' demands and re-designate a piece of industrial land for them?"

How could Guo Zhengting not understand Shen Mingcheng's thinking?

This was a delaying tactic; while the conflict could be resolved for the moment, it left hidden dangers for his successor.

"Secretary Shen, you are the Class Monitor and the backbone of Tianling County. If you decide to allocate the land, I personally express my support. But this matter must be submitted to the Standing Committee for a vote to hear the opinions of the other comrades."

Hearing Guo Zhengting say this, Shen Mingcheng's expression became serious, "Comrade Zhengting, you are putting me on the spot!"

As County Party Secretary, he could not just make a final decision on everything!

If a resolution could not pass the Standing Committee, forcing a decision would give others grounds for criticism.

Guo Zhengting was trying to use the Standing Committee to restrain him!

"There is one more thing I must report to you." Guo Zhengting's voice grew increasingly heavy, "There was a death at the Dongfeng Factory yesterday; the DeputyFactoryDirector committed suicide at home by taking rat poison."

"What happened?" Hearing that there was a loss of life, Shen Mingcheng realized something was wrong and suddenly looked up.

"The Dongfeng Factory hasn't been able to pay wages for several months. The DeputyFactoryDirector's daughter was seriously ill, and he misappropriated the litigation fees pooled by the workers to pay for her medical treatment. After the matter was exposed, he was under too much pressure and committed suicide." Guo Zhengting's tone was pained, "That money was what the workers had scraped together to file a lawsuit."

The office fell into a deathly silence.

While it seemed the Government had no direct connection, if one looked into it carefully, Shen Mingcheng bore responsibility!

The Dongfeng Factory was now a scattered mess.

"You go and offer condolences to the family; I will have the Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department control public opinion."

"Understood, I will go now!"

Guo Zhengting looked at Shen Mingcheng with disappointment and left indignantly.

The gap in ability between Du Chengfeng and Shen Mingcheng was too great.

In the past, when Du Chengfeng was here, Guo Zhengting had disliked him for overreaching.

But now he finally realized how fortunate it was to have a top leader like Du Chengfeng!

Shen Mingcheng rubbed his throbbing temples, feeling physically and mentally exhausted.

He had originally thought Tianling County was a blessed land where he could just lie back and win!

He never expected trouble to come one after another.

A "knock, knock, knock" sound at the door rang out.

Shen Mingcheng took a deep breath, forced himself to perk up, and said, "Please come in."

The Liaison Officer, Xiao Xiao, pushed the door open and entered, reporting in a low voice, "Secretary, we just received news—the National Development and Reform Commission has announced the first batch of national-level green industrial demonstration zones, and Suiyuan County is on the list!"

"Are you sure?" Shen Mingcheng widened his eyes, almost unable to believe it.

"The official document with the red header has come down." Xiao Xiao nodded.

Shen Mingcheng subconsciously gritted his back teeth in anger.

Compared to the mess he was currently struggling with,

the news that the place next door had secured a National Level Project was even harder for him to accept.

……

Tang Ye had been waiting for news from the National Development and Reform Commission.

He had attended several important meetings in a row that morning and had not stayed in his office.

As the last meeting ended and he just stepped out of the conference room, Lin Heng came up to him, beaming with joy, and reported in a lowered voice, "County Magistrate Tang, the National Development and Reform Commission has announced the list of the first batch of green industrial demonstration bases, and our Suiyuan Industrial Park is on the list!"

Tang Ye stopped abruptly and confirmed in a deep voice: "Say that again!"

"We have secured a National Level Project!" Lin Heng raised his volume.

Tang Ye clenched his fist and swung it hard: "That's great! Everyone's hard work during this time hasn't been in vain!"

"Secretary Han asked you to go to his office immediately after the meeting," Lin Heng added.

Tang Ye patted him on the shoulder.

He strode toward the County Party Secretary's office.

Ever since coming to Suiyuan, he had devoted all his energy to the rectification of the Industrial Park.

He had personally handled every single step.

After months of running around, he had finally received the heart-stirring news.

Pushing open the office door, Han Guangyao, Gao Hong, and Cheng Lin were sitting on the sofa.

Han Guangyao pointed to an empty seat, letting Tang Ye sit down, and then stood up to pour tea for him personally.

"Little Tang, sit down and catch your breath."

"Thank you, Secretary Han!"

Han Guangyao said with a smile: "You should know by now! The Suiyuan Industrial Park has passed the review of the National Development and Reform Commission and has been listed as a national-level green industrial demonstration zone. This means that the industrial economy of our Suiyuan has officially stepped from the 1.0 era into the 2.0 era!"

Cheng Lin had a look of relief on her face: "I just received a call from Director Gao; besides expressing his congratulations, the special funds allocated by the Provincial Development and Reform Commission will arrive soon."

Gao Hong wore a smile as he exhorted Tang Ye: "These funds must be used for their designated purpose; you must make comprehensive arrangements."

Tang Ye quickly promised, "Please rest assured, County Magistrate Gao! I will certainly spend every cent where it is most needed!"

The more Gao Hong looked at Tang Ye, the more he felt this person was worth winning over.

He had not intervened in the project application for the Suiyuan Industrial Park, acting entirely as a hands-off manager, yet he had now unexpectedly reaped this heavy political achievement.

Suiyuan being able to break open the situation was inseparable from Tang Ye's efforts.

One must know that before Tang Ye arrived, this place was a stagnant pool of water.

Tang Ye not only changed the clearance into rectification, recovered quite a bit of lost assets, and took down several scourges, but also successfully pushed for and secured a National Level Project.

Placed in 2007, for many major projects, as long as one actually worked hard to strive for and respond to them, the opportunities were very large.

Many grassroots Government departments felt these projects were unattainable, or simply did not actively strive for them.

Opportunities are never something one waits for!

Tang Ye used the courage and boldness to be the first to act to break open the situation!

Cheng Lin glanced at a text message on her phone and reported to Han Guangyao with a smile: "Secretary Han, I just received a notice from the Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department; the provincial station and the provincial daily newspaper plan to do a special report on our Suiyuan industrial rectification and want to promote the Suiyuan Model throughout the province."

Tang Ye thought to himself, good news really is coming one after another!

With the publicity and guidance of provincial-level media, the publicity resources for Suiyuan County will be very abundant going forward.

This means that the work of investment attraction will also have quite a few more hidden supports.

Han Guangyao's back straightened even more unconsciously!

"I will leave the media coordination work to Comrade Cheng Lin.

All departments across the county must perk up; although we have secured a National Level Project, this is only the beginning, and we must implement the follow-up matters thoroughly."

Tang Ye looked toward Han Guangyao, having known him for nearly half a year.

It was the first time he had seen a heartfelt smile appear on Old Han's face...