Chapter 1307: The first fire

Ma Sheng said, "Secretary, the conditions here are average, but our Matou Town only has these conditions. I hope the secretary won't take offense."

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "It's fine. I don't have too many requirements for where I live. This is already quite good."

Only then did Ma Sheng breathe a sigh of relief. Su Xinghui came from Shangjun County, which was much more developed than Changshan. The conditions there must be much better than Changshan County. He was really afraid that Su Xinghui would be dissatisfied with the place where he lived. However, Ma Sheng had also tried his best. It was only one day after the County Party Committee Standing Committee decided to let Su Xinghui come to Matou Town that Su Xinghui came. It was already quite good that Ma Sheng could prepare it like this in one day.

Ma Sheng said, "Secretary, then you rest, I'll go down first."

Su Xinghui said, "Town Head, sit for a while, I have something to chat with you about."

Ma Sheng then sat down on a chair. Although Su Xinghui's age was more than ten years younger than his, he didn't dare to neglect Su Xinghui at all. Su Xinghui's background was incomparably strong. Xue Xingyuan didn't fear him, but Ma Sheng couldn't not fear him.

Moreover, Su Xinghui came to Matou Town today. From his performance, this was a very steady person. The feeling Ma Sheng had facing him was like facing a middle-aged person who had been floating in the officialdom for a long time and was in his forties or fifties. The pressure was very great.

Ma Sheng sat there, only daring to sit on half a chair, not daring to sit firmly. His hands were placed on his knees, waiting for Su Xinghui to speak.

Su Xinghui looked at his appearance and smiled, "Town Head, don't be so nervous, we are just chatting casually."

Ma Sheng nodded and said, "Alright, Secretary."

Su Xinghui said, "Town Head, what were the output value and fiscal revenue of the town last year?"

It was only January now, and the specific figures for output value and fiscal revenue hadn't come out yet. However, Su Xinghui only asked for approximate figures. Ma Sheng pondered for a moment and said, "Last year, the town's output value was about thirty million, and the fiscal revenue was nearly four million."

It should be said that Matou Town's output value and fiscal revenue were considered quite good at the county level. Among the more than ten townships in the county, it was considered an upper-middle level. This was related to their geographical location. They were close to the county seat and relatively close to Yulin City, so they were considered quite good in the county.

However, if these figures were compared with the townships of other more economically developed counties, they would be quite pitiful. For example, compared with Pengjiawanzhen, the output value was less than half of the Pengjiawanzhen winery, and there was even less comparability in fiscal revenue.

Su Xinghui knew that among these fiscal revenues, it was estimated that more than half came from the retention and pooling fees collected from the common people below. This was no wonder that the common people's lives were not good.

Su Xinghui asked again, "Then what was the fiscal expenditure last year?"

Ma Sheng thought for a while and said, "It was about five million."

Su Xinghui secretly shook his head in his heart. This was typical of expenditure exceeding income. However, there was no other way. As a large town, Matou Town had an estimated five hundred people eating from the public treasury. The expenditure on this alone was one or two million a year.

Su Xinghui said, "How much is the hospitality expense among this?"

Ma Sheng said, "It's about over six hundred thousand."

Su Xinghui said, "Town Head, I want to discuss something with you."

Ma Sheng nodded and said, "Secretary, just say whatever you have."

Su Xinghui said, "The town's fiscal problem is relatively large. I think we need to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. The first measure is to strictly control hospitality expenses. I think in the future, for town-level units to entertain guests, it requires reasonable reasons for the guests, they must eat in the town government canteen, the number of accompanying personnel should be strictly controlled, and there should be strict systems for dining standards."

After saying this, Su Xinghui's eyes stared at Ma Sheng with spirit. Ma Sheng secretly cried out in his heart.

Matou Town's hospitality expenses of several hundred thousand a year in the past were something Ma Sheng thought was unavoidable. There were too many town-level units, the four major groups, seven stations, and eight offices, all of which frequently had to receive superior guests. No matter what they came for, they came to your town, could you not entertain them?

When people came to the town, the town's cadres always had to accompany them, right? It couldn't be denied that some people were oily-mouthed. No matter what unit from above came, they always had to go accompany them. Sometimes, two people came from above, but there were five or six or even seven or eight people accompanying them from the town. Anyway, they always had to fill a table. How could hospitality expenses not be high like this?

In terms of dining standards, since they were entertaining superior guests, of course, the higher the better. Things like game, good wine, good cigarettes, were all used to the fullest. Sometimes after eating, they still had to take some, and what they took were specialties of Matou Town, such as mutton, game, and so on. ===== CHAPTER 1309 =====