Chapter 656

The person in charge of the small commodity wholesale market, who had been thinking about what to say, suddenly turned pale.

He had originally thought that since everyone was from the county, whether it was a random check or an inspection, it wasn't a big deal; besides, with Geng Miao covering for him from above, even if he was just a market manager, he still had some face.

But Su Yang suddenly wanting to bring people in from other places for a random inspection—wasn't that just demanding his life?

To put it bluntly, this matter was a case of gods fighting and mortals suffering; no matter who won or lost between Su Yang and Geng Miao, he, this little pawn, would definitely be the one to suffer.

He knew best what the quality of all the clothing and such in the small commodity wholesale market was really like. How much of it couldn't withstand an inspection or a random check? How much of it was actually sold to the common people? He had a ledger for all of that in his mind.

Once this matter was investigated and the truth came out, he would definitely be the scapegoat; he might not even live to see the result of the battle between Su Yang and Geng Miao. He immediately cast a look of help toward Wen Qiren, but the latter acted as if he didn't feel it at all.

Regardless of anything else, the other person was the County Magistrate, the head of the Lieshan County government leadership team; only Geng Miao could talk to him, and of course, his brothers could too. As for a wage earner like him, the other person wouldn't even look at him straight. Moreover, things had reached such a point that Wen Qiren was still thinking about how to stop Su Yang; how could he manage so much?

"Comrade Su Yang, I don't see the need for such a big move, do you? If we really let people from other places come over for a random check, wouldn't that just be asking for others to laugh at us? Our Lieshan County has been stable for so many years; if we don't want such things to reach other people's ears..."

But Su Yang said, "I didn't expect you to be so overthinking. I heard that these are all businesses under the Shuanggou Daqu brand, and the people in our county recognize Shuanggou Daqu the most. Since that's the case, Shuanggou Daqu's products must be able to stand the test, so what is there to fear? Check it! The more we let brothers from other counties and cities come to check, the more it proves that our work is being done properly. Isn't this a good thing?"

"For a long time, there have been rumors outside that some of our government officials are too close to Shuanggou Daqu. Taking this opportunity is also a good chance to prove it, isn't it?"

A single sentence left Ye Xianggao, Wen Qiren, and the other Standing Committee members looking at each other in dismay, speechless.

Such things, even if everyone knows them—even the Jinzhou Municipal Committee and the County Committee leadership know them—you can't just say them out loud in front of everyone!

How should one describe a person like you? If one says you are politically immature, you look particularly seasoned in every move; if one says you are mature, you constantly blurt out things that everyone knows but that absolutely cannot be brought to the table. You truly live up to the title of "Officialdom Killer"!

Su Yang didn't think about so much at all; he asked directly, "Do you have anything else to say? Are there any other problems? If there are problems, continue to raise them; if there are no problems, then I'll move on to the next one."

At this very moment, the person in charge of the small commodity wholesale market had long since lost his composure; how could he dare to speak again? He immediately stammered, "I have no problems, I have no problems."

He now only wanted to hurry up and call his superiors to ask how to handle this matter; he absolutely could not let them bring people over for an inspection, otherwise, he would be finished.

Once he left, the others actually started to feel uneasy in their hearts. They had originally thought that since there were so many of them, they could cause such a big stir, and with the support of the County Committee head behind them, Su Yang would definitely have to apologize to them today.

Taking this opportunity, they could make many demands, make Su Yang lose face, and then tell him to get back to where he came from. But in the end, it was they who lost face.

Immediately after, Su Yang asked the person next to him, "Did the teachers whose wages were in arrears also come to the county government to protest today? Who is the representative? Start solving your problems."

The principal of the County No. 1 High School, wearing thick reading glasses, stood up from the bench and said, "County Magistrate Su, our teachers' wages aren't high to begin with, and since most of the teachers' family members are farmers, we rely on our wages to support everyone."

"Now that the finances are so difficult, coupled with other factors, we can't get our wages, and our families can't even put food on the table. Of course, if the county really has difficulties, we can try to find a way to hold on ourselves, but this doesn't represent everyone; I can only represent a minority."

Although this old principal didn't have much political acumen, he could always see the situation on the scene clearly. Originally, someone like him who had taught for a lifetime didn't have much wisdom in this regard and didn't want to come at all, but others insisted on pushing him to come, so he had no choice but to come.

But today, Su Yang's decisive and ruthless methods made him suddenly realize a problem: if he were still as tough on the scene as the previous few, he would likely face a job adjustment, and he might not even be able to continue as the principal of the No. 1 High School.

The reason he made such a judgment was that Su Yang himself was in charge of the Education Bureau. To put it bluntly, as the principal of the No. 1 High School, the Director of the Education Bureau could replace him whenever he wanted, let alone the County Standing Committee member in charge of the Education Bureau.

They say those who know the times are heroes; he was old and didn't want any accidents. Although he knew Geng Miao also had the ability to manipulate all of this, in today's environment, if Geng Miao really wanted to get angry out of shame, how many people would he have to deal with? It would never be his turn, a small character like him.

Su Yang's attitude was very unexpected to him: "Regarding the teachers' wages, since I am the leader in charge, I have the responsibility to solve the problem."

"How about this: I will have the Education Bureau give me an accurate figure, and I will have your wages issued within a week. This is my guarantee to you here. If you have any problems, you can come to me at any time. As gardeners who teach and educate, I personally have the utmost respect for the teaching profession. There is a saying that goes well: no matter how hard it is, don't make it hard on the children; no matter how poor it is, don't make it poor on education. Therefore, we cannot let you teachers who work hard to educate others go to work on an empty stomach."

The old principal wearing black-rimmed glasses felt both guilty and moved. Everyone knew what was going on today; he had even prepared to be dealt with by Su Yang, but he didn't expect Su Yang to go against the norm and give him the greatest respect.

If this were in Geng Miao's hands, they would be considered the lowest tier; cash red envelopes and such had no share for them, and at most, they would get a shopping card of one or two hundred yuan every year.

Because being a principal or something like that had no power, if one really wanted to talk about students taking exams and such, this only way to make a little profit was all controlled by the people in the Education Bureau above, and he could only let it be.

For a moment, his eyes became a bit cloudy: "Thank you, County Magistrate Su. Then I have no problems here. If there is nothing else, I will go back first."

Although he didn't have much face, he was still highly respected in the teacher circle, and many people were brought up by him, so when he left, more than half of the teachers followed.

At this time, the Director of the Transportation Bureau and the manager of the bus company arrived. They wanted to greet Ye Xianggao and Wen Qiren, and also wanted to probe what the attitude of these two main leaders was, but the result was that these two didn't even look at them. Su Yang asked directly, "I've been waiting for you two."