Chapter 425: Give a Strong Warning!

Gao Ping looked toward the Director of the County Finance Bureau, Yang Guoliang, "Comrade Yang Guoliang, you are the Director of the County Finance Bureau; how do you view this matter?"

Yang Guoliang was not stupid; he knew this involved a power struggle between the higher-ups.

As a Director of the Finance Bureau, he simply had no standing to propose any ideas.

Gao Ping did not have direct authority over the Suiyuan County Government leadership team, but he did have jurisdiction over him, a county bureau director.

"Director Gao, our Finance Bureau will unswervingly obey the instructions of the County Party Committee and the County Government, and in accordance with the spirit of the City Bureau, do every task well."

Yang Guoliang said a load of empty words.

Looking at the slippery Yang Guoliang, Gao Ping smiled seemingly casually, "You speak very much about principles, but you don't act according to principles. As far as I know, this sum of money has already been misappropriated by the Finance Bureau in advance, and the wages have already been paid out."

Yang Guoliang stared at Gao Ping in astonishment, subconsciously casting a look of help toward Nie Kai.

Nie Kai said in a deep voice, "Director Gao, regarding the matter of paying wages, it was a decision made after I discussed it with County Magistrate Gao. We have to consider the public servants; everyone has families to support and is waiting for the money to buy rice and oil."

Tang Ye pressed the microphone in front of him at this moment.

"The reason why Suiyuan has never been able to complete the Village-to-Village Project is because our attitude is not upright. Roads are the first step for rural areas to develop. Not paying two months of wages makes everyone feel aggrieved. But, those roads that should have been repaired were not, affecting the travel of tens of thousands of common people; because you cannot empathize, is it therefore unimportant?"

Nie Kai's face flushed red, and he said disdainfully, "Comrade Tang Ye, we have been working hard to repair roads. The remaining roads are all tough nuts to crack; the construction costs are high and require more funds and time."

Tang Ye slammed a document onto the table at this moment, "The remaining roads are hard to repair, so you drag it out and don't repair them, leaving it to the next government to clean up the mess? With this kind of thinking, when will the roads ever be repaired? As for the companies contracting these road projects, they are only willing to repair good roads and not poor ones; why do they get all the good things? This is data I collected from recent visits; there are several road sections that have been completed for less than half a year and have already started cracking. How did this kind of shoddy construction pass inspection? What right do they have to open their mouths and ask the government for money?"

Gao Hong took the document, his brows furrowed.

These few projects were related to the Beijing Company; how could Huang Bingwen be so sloppy in his work? If one wants to make money, one must do things well for it to last.

The materials did not mention the Beijing Company, which could be considered a fig leaf for his old face.

Nie Kai also knew that there were quite a few problems with the Village-to-Village highway project previously.

He frowned and said, "Comrade Tang Ye, you have only been in Suiyuan for a few months and don't understand the situation here, and financial issues are not under your purview."

Tang Ye sighed helplessly, "Are you saying that because I am an outsider, I have no right to comment on the problems of Suiyuan? Many comrades present are not from Suiyuan. Can't we even speak a word of justice? You are all local people born and raised in Suiyuan; many projects in Suiyuan have been left unfinished in recent years. Are you going to take full responsibility?"

This sentence from Tang Ye instantly turned Han Guangyao, Cheng Lin, and other outsider cadres into a single entity.

Tang Ye continued his bombardment mode!

"County Magistrate Nie, I suggest you find time to walk around the rural areas more, especially on rainy days. Go to the homes of the common people to take a look and listen to how they curse us public servants. When the time comes, ask your conscience again: when spending the taxpayers' money, is your face red, and does it burn your hands?"

Nie Kai was left red-faced and speechless by Tang Ye's retort.

A look of gravity appeared on Han Guangyao's face.

The confrontation between Nie Kai and Tang Ye was, in fact, an indirect clash between himself and Gao Hong.

Tang Ye seized the loopholes in Nie Kai's words to counterattack, forcing Nie Kai into a desperate situation.

As for Gao Hong, he remained silent, analyzing inwardly that Nie Kai's debating skills were not just a little bit worse than Tang Ye's.

He hadn't expected that Tang Ye was not only solid in his professional abilities, but his level of roasting people was also top-notch.

Gao Ping looked toward Han Guangyao, "Secretary Han, you are the Class Monitor of Suiyuan County; you should have thoughts on how financial funds are allocated!"

Han Guangyao swept a faint glance at Nie Kai, "The government department did not greet me in advance about this matter. Although there are no relevant regulations that one must ask the County Party Committee for instructions, such a large sum of money should respect the opinion of the County Party Committee. Comrade Yang Guoliang, you need to be criticized and disciplined for this matter."

Yang Guoliang's expression changed instantly.

It really lived up to the saying: when gods fight, the little ghosts suffer.

Han Guangyao continued, "There are management problems in the County Finance Bureau. Whether Comrade Yang Guoliang is still suitable to serve as Director is a matter we will discuss in a meeting later. As for the wages already paid out, the water has been spilled and cannot be recovered; we cannot have them return it. Several plots of land in the Industrial Park have been sold successfully recently; once the funds arrive, we will immediately fill this gap."

"As for paying the previous arrears to the Beijing Company, this matter needs to be postponed. We must conduct a re-inspection to ensure there are no problems with the project quality before the funds can be allocated."

Nie Kai felt terrible; he had already promised Huang Bingwen solemnly that he would make up the previous arrears for them.

But, Han Guangyao's decision undoubtedly turned his words into waste paper.

As for the expression on Gao Hong's face, it did not fluctuate in the slightest, but his inner emotions were both shocked and angry.

For a County Magistrate, losing the power to decide on financial funds is equivalent to being completely hollowed out.

In Gao Hong's view, the approval of several hundred million in funds previously had been very easy.

He hadn't expected that this time, it was only a few tens of millions, yet it had caused such a huge controversy.

One could only say that he had chosen the wrong time and the wrong opponent.

He should not have aimed at this money that Tang Ye had fought to secure.

The meeting ended after Han Guangyao set the tone.

In the end.

The outcome concluded with the Director of the County Finance Bureau receiving a disciplinary action.

Anyone with a discerning eye knew that this was a strong warning given to the two government cores, Gao Hong and Nie Kai.

Tang Ye had forcefully made his voice heard.

He could cooperate with the work, but he was not a soft persimmon that anyone could squeeze.

Tang Ye saw Gao Ping off to the front of the County Party Committee Compound.

Before getting into the car, Gao Ping shook hands with Tang Ye and said in a deep voice, "The situation here is indeed intricate; if you have other needs, just speak up."

Tang Ye was extremely moved by Gao Ping's reinforcement, "Brother Gao, I will remember these words."

After the vehicle drove out several hundred meters.

Secretary Xiao Zheng whispered, "County Magistrate Tang stuffed four jugs of Suiyuan rice wine into the trunk."

Rice wine again!

Recently, probably because he had drunk too much, the thought of that sweet and sour taste of rice wine made him feel a bit nauseous!

Gao Ping laughed in spite of himself and teased, "He didn't even leave me a meal, just sent me off with a few jugs of rice wine—this kid!"

Listening to Gao Ping's words, Xiao Zheng secretly thought that Director Gao must treat Tang Ye as a true friend to reveal such a casual side!