Chapter 703: Political Support!

Li Xiulian took a bite of the braised pork, then picked up a piece of spicy duck, gave a thumbs up, and said, "It's all quite delicious!"

"Sister-in-law Li, thank you for the compliment!"

In truth, Tang Ye knew clearly in his heart that different environments nurture different people, and the Jiangnan-style dishes might not necessarily suit the palates of the Qin people.

But seeing that the dishes he made were all eaten clean in the end, he couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction in his heart.

After dinner, Fang Chengxin and Tang Ye sat in the courtyard drinking tea and chatting.

"Stay at home tonight; your sister-in-law has already tidied up the guest room."

"There is an important meeting to attend tomorrow morning, so I won't stay over," Tang Ye declined with a smile.

Fang Chengxin then began to talk about the future development direction of Dayu County.

"Dayu County can be considered revitalized, and the city leaders now attach great importance to the work here."

Seeing that the atmosphere of the conversation was just right, Tang Ye took the opportunity to state his purpose: "Minister Fang, there are quite a few problems currently existing in Dayu County, and there is a rather thorny issue right now."

Fang Chengxin was stunned for a moment, then his expression turned serious as he said, "As long as it's something I can help with, I will certainly do my utmost! Is it that you need financial support?"

Tang Ye shook his head and said, "The financial situation of Dayu County is indeed difficult, but relying solely on financial allocations from the city is, after all, only treating the symptoms and not the root cause. To truly change the predicament, we must find a way from within; only then can we solve the problem fundamentally—if we want to remove the label of a poverty-stricken county, we cannot always rely on the support of higher-level departments."

Fang Chengxin was quite surprised; the teacup he had just picked up hung in mid-air as he asked, "What do you need me to do? You might as well speak plainly."

Tang Ye did not rush to state his intention, but instead recounted the background of the matter step by step: "Financial difficulties can always be solved slowly if one is willing to think of ways;

but the crux of the cadres' thinking cannot be resolved by simply thinking of ways. Right now, most of the leading cadres in the entire Dayu County hold a 'muddle along' attitude, working with the mindset that 'as long as there are no mistakes, that is an achievement'."

"Have you discussed this matter with Secretary Ou?" Fang Chengxin pressed.

"I have mentioned this to him, and Secretary Ou has also realized the seriousness of the problem. I think that if we want to change this status quo, we need a breakthrough point. Promoting the Dayu Women's High School is a very good ideological breakthrough point."

Fang Chengxin had always thought that what Tang Ye was good at was practical work like investment attraction and municipal planning.

He did not expect that his considerations regarding ideological construction would be so profound.

Fang Chengxin nodded again and said, "You must already have a specific plan; you might as well talk about it in detail!"

"There is a women's high school in Dayu County, and the principal of this high school is a Provincial People's Congress Representative.

Over the past few decades, this principal has sent many girls from the mountains to universities.

This persistence and sense of responsibility form a sharp contrast with the unenterprising mental state of many cadres in Dayu County at present.

So I want to promote the deeds of this female principal well, so that more people know: in order to break through vulgarity and ignorance, someone has been silently putting in effort.

As grassroots cadres, even if the problems faced are thorny, we must never fall into ideological inertia and ignorance."

Fang Chengxin nodded slightly and said, "I have heard of this female principal's deeds; it seems her surname is Jin, right?

The Provincial Governor has mentioned her name at several meetings before, and Yanzhou has also always paid close attention to the development of the Women's High School, specifically allocating funds every year to support the construction work of the school."

Tang Ye sighed helplessly: "Higher-level departments do indeed attach great importance to the development of the Women's High School, but when it comes to implementation at the grassroots level, there are still many difficulties. Previously, the Women's High School had long planned to build a new dormitory; although the project was approved, the special funds were misappropriated, and even the teachers' salaries have been in arrears for half a year."

A look of surprise suddenly appeared in Fang Chengxin's eyes, and he said, "Such a problem actually exists! The cadres of Dayu County are really too immature in the allocation of financial funds!"

At the grassroots level, the use and management of financial funds have always been prone to situations of "robbing Peter to pay Paul."

A few years ago, Dayu County left behind a significant financial loophole due to the construction of the City Square.

Over these years, many special funds have been used to fill that hole.

At the time, Ou Xiye had already reported the solution to the Municipal Party Secretary, and the approach was also tacitly approved by the city.

Although Fang Chengxin is the Deputy Minister of the Municipal Organization Department and holds considerable power, it is obviously extremely difficult for him to take the lead in handling problems in the financial field.

And Tang Ye did not come this time to ask Fang Chengxin for financial support.

"Some time ago, I contacted an enterprise in Hanzhou, and the other party is interested in donating a sum of money to the Women's High School.

It is expected that next week, Dayu County will hold a donation ceremony, and I hope the city leaders can pay more attention to this matter and provide us with some help in publicity and promotion."

Only then did Fang Chengxin fully understand Tang Ye's intention;

he came here this time to seek support at the level of publicity;

compared to coordinating financial funds, coordinating publicity resources is obviously much easier.

Fang Chengxin put down his teacup and said with a smile, "Rest assured! Regarding the donation ceremony, I will submit an application to the city to strive for the maximum exposure for this event."

Tang Ye chatted with Fang Chengxin for a few more sentences, then rose to say goodbye and left.

He had not been in Dayu County for long, and at the moment, he was still in a state of being "completely in the dark."

Above, the only person he could talk to was Fang Chengxin.

After all, in officialdom, political support is often far more important than mere financial support.

After Tang Ye drove away, Li Xiulian remarked with emotion, "This Xiao Tang is really young, and his speech and manner are quite extraordinary."

Fang Chengxin smiled; even his own wife could see Tang Ye's excellence.

"He is already married, so don't you go getting any ideas about playing matchmaker for him."

Li Xiulian said with a smile, "That's true; if he weren't married, it would be unreasonable instead. By the way, did he come to find you this time to ask you to do something?"

Fang Chengxin shook his head, "To say he is asking me to do something, actually, if you think about it carefully, it is also helping me."

Li Xiulian looked at Fang Chengxin with a complicated expression, "I don't understand."

Fang Chengxin said with a smile, "You don't need to understand."

Tang Ye's visit to Fang Chengxin this time was actually also to inspire Fang Chengxin to create a highlight of political achievement, using the Dayu Women's High School as an entry point; if he could create a model, it would be beneficial for him.

Fang Chengxin returned to the study, took out his work log, and dialed the phone number of Minister Zhao of the Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department.

"Minister Zhao, there is a matter I would like to report to you..."

"Xiao Fang, if there is anything, just speak plainly."

"There is a women's high school in Dayu County, and the principal's name is Jin Chunping; I don't know if you have any impression of her."

"I know; a few years ago, the city did some key publicity for her."

"There is an enterprise in Hanzhou that intends to donate funds to the Women's High School and wants to hold a donation ceremony; can you provide some publicity support!"

"No problem. I will arrange it tomorrow."

Tang Ye hung up the phone with Department Head Zhao.

Fang Chengxin sent Tang Ye a message.

Tang Ye did not expect Fang Chengxin to have such strong execution.

It seems this trip tonight was not made in vain.