Chapter 621: Assigning a Heavy Task to Su Yang

"Let me start by saying that Comrade Su Yang's division of labor takes on a portion of the work originally shouldered by each of you."

"Mainly responsible for transportation, maintaining social stability, comprehensive public security management, public security, judicial affairs, petition affairs, education, ethnic affairs, etc., overseeing the County Transportation Bureau, County Education Bureau, County Public Security Bureau, Judicial Bureau, Petition Bureau, and coordinating with the Armed Forces Department, County Court, County Procuratorate, County Civil Affairs Bureau, County Highway Section, County Road and Town Law Enforcement Office, and the Armed Police Squadron."

"Aside from assigning this portion of work to Comrade Su Yang, the other comrades will continue to be responsible for the remaining tasks they originally held."

"Comrade Su Yang's burden is heavy and the task is arduous. From my perspective, I want to let him relax a bit, and after he becomes familiar with the work here, gradually add more responsibilities, but our Comrade Su Yang is not ordinary; he was directly named by the province and designated by the Provincial Organization Department, so not only must I support him, but the other comrades must also support him unconditionally."

"Do not raise objections just because Comrade Su Yang oversees many departments and appears to have taken away some lucrative units; that is unacceptable. In future work, everyone must support each other and cooperate jointly."

"In any case, our current government team must stabilize the existing economic situation and strive for a five‑point increase in GDP. Moreover, the policy from top to bottom is to attract investment, and all work must make way for investment attraction; our county is no exception and must fully implement the higher‑level policies."

"Previously, because there was no dedicated person in charge, our work did not progress satisfactorily; I must admit this to everyone—it was my personal dereliction of duty."

"Furthermore, our team lacks suitably qualified personnel; the reason is simple: County Magistrate Gao has many responsibilities and cannot be detached, and the other few of you each have your own piles of work, having been transferred from other county bureaus earlier, without having directly rooted in towns or elsewhere to develop the economy."

"Fortunately, we now have a capable economic developer who has also achieved remarkable results in his previous post; that comrade is Comrade Su Yang."

"I have seen his projects in Huatian Town and Xiushui Xiang; although they are still in the development stage, some industries have already turned profitable. For example, the village collective enterprise's clothing factory in Huatian Town achieved over a million in net profit within just a few months, and the Apple Processing Plant has grown into a ten‑million‑level enterprise; I will not list the others one by one."

"Especially, Comrade Su Yang has uniquely insightful ideas in leveraging inherent resources that few can match. Xiushui Xiang is the poorest place in Jingcheng County—so poor that even the leaders refuse to look at it, and recent graduates from the county cry and refuse to go there. Yet after County Magistrate Su went, he somehow turned a local spot called Xiushui Mountain into the Xiushui Mountain Scenic Area."

"What vision, what boldness! If this were in Lieshan Xian, I would not doubt that a new economic breakthrough could be found, nor that our economy could not produce a new development model."

"Therefore, I hereby announce that Su Yang will be in charge of attracting investment, striving to secure a 50‑million‑level project this year. Do any of the other comrades have objections?"

"Everyone shook their heads and said, 'No objections, no objections. Comrade Su Yang is young and bold, the best choice.'"

"Comrade Su Yang has successful experience, and Lieshan Xian is not without resources."

"Yes, yes, I will fully support Comrade Su Yang's work."

"I am the same; any cooperation required will be provided, after all what we lack is not resources but talent."

"Seeing the crowd's jubilant demeanor, Su Yang couldn't help but sneer inwardly; it seemed the entire County Party Committee and County Government were guarding against him. He had thought today's division meeting was merely a formality, since his duties had already been set, and the plan could be followed without even holding this meeting—just issuing a red‑headed document would have sufficed."

"To completely pin down Su Yang, they conveniently assigned him this so‑called key investment‑attraction task, accompanied by a slew of grandiose justifications. In fact, this work is usually handled by the Executive Vice County Magistrate, with the specifics carried out by comrades from the dedicated Investment Bureau, and it need not involve such elaborate effort."

"If the county truly followed Wen Qiren's statement to prioritize investment attraction, it would not look like today's situation. In Lieshan Xian, from the County Party Committee and County Government to ordinary construction units, even down to the townships, everyone relies on Shuanggou Daqu, all hanging from this crooked‑necked tree."

"Thus, over time Geng Miao grew strong and became a genuine Local Tyrant. Geng Miao's rise to a Local Tyrant—a tumor that looms over the County Party Committee and County Government—stems not only from his own tactics but also from the chronic laziness of successive County Party Committee and County Government leaders."

"Of course, this is a government team division meeting, and Su Yang cannot refuse. He said, 'Thank you, County Magistrate Wen, for your trust, and thank you comrades for your support. Since the investment‑attraction work has also been assigned to me, I will certainly complete the task. Moreover, I will state publicly, as County Magistrate Wen just mentioned, that it is simply about bringing in a 50‑million‑level project; that should not be a problem. I hereby issue a military order to finish it in the first half of the year.'"

"When he said that, everyone first exhaled in relief, yet they all stared at him like fools. Do you think assigning you this so‑called investment‑attraction task is truly to make you attract investment?"

"As long as we don't cause trouble for Shuanggou Daqu, the county's finances are secure, so why need any investment attraction? Moreover, merely agreeing is one thing, but then swaggering and claiming to finish a 50‑million investment project within half a year is just puffed‑up bravado."

"One must understand what a 50‑million figure means; for a company to reach that scale in a county, it would have to be a state‑owned enterprise or a large firm from a southern city."

"Honestly, none of those present could achieve even 5‑million, let alone 50‑million. Moreover, Jinzhou, while also implementing the above spirit, has no special demands on Lieshan Xian to hit any target. If this were another county, there would indeed be an investment‑attraction task."

"Wen Qiren was momentarily stunned; he truly did not expect this young man to be so thoughtless. Everyone had praised the youngster for his boldness, competence, and political acumen, but now it appears he is merely reckless—a clueless hot‑headed youth who knows nothing of politics."

"How could provincial leaders send someone like this down? Could it be that he is a relative of some provincial official, coming here just to gild himself, merely shouting slogans daily, claiming to resolve the impact caused by Geng Miao and to expose the so‑called tumor, while the final result is actually irrelevant."

"Moreover, many well‑connected youngsters come down to gild themselves, so his thinking is entirely normal. Given Su Yang's displayed political acumen combined with his achievements in Huatian Town and Xiushui Xiang, he deeply suspects that this is all provincial backing looking after him. If that is the case, a high‑difficulty project like the Xiushui Xiang Scenic Area truly becomes a matter of merely talking."

"Executive Vice County Magistrate Gao Hai looked at Su Yang with astonishment. After a while, he pressed further: 'County Magistrate Su, this is a government division meeting; we are all county officials, and every word and action is recorded, and we must be accountable for what we say. Are you sure you can complete the 50‑million task?'"