Chapter 1608

Yulin City was still okay. Their infrastructure construction was relatively well done, so Su Xinghui building the Changyu Highway only needed to connect the highway within Changshan County to the existing highway in Yulin City.

Wushui County was also no problem because the county magistrate of Wushui County was Yu Junchu, who was Su Xinghui's most solid ally. The cooperation between them was intimate, and everything was easy to talk about.

But other counties were different. Leaders of each county might have their own little thoughts, wanting to take advantage of others, achieve their own political achievements, and not wanting to take too much risk. Moreover, they were basically in an equal relationship with Su Xinghui, and there was no such thing as who led whom. Naturally, everyone wanted to be the master.

Just like in that fairy tale, several swans pulling a cart together, each going their own way, the cart naturally couldn't move.

It could be said that even if Su Xinghui were the Mayor of Yulin now, this matter wouldn't be easy to handle. Su Xinghui could imagine the scene of him calling several county magistrates together for a meeting.

The county magistrates of Dashan and Muyang counties would definitely cry poverty and then reach out to him, the mayor, for money. Even if you gave them the money, it might not necessarily be successful. Once the money reached their county treasury, it would inevitably be peeled off a layer. In such a poor county, where didn't they need money? They wouldn't be afraid of whoever misappropriated this money; anyway, it was used by the public and didn't fall into private pockets.

You, a mayor, couldn't possibly go to the counties below every day to supervise the whereabouts of every sum of money, right?

And the county magistrate of Shiyang County would listen to you, the Mayor of Yulin, even less. He didn't belong to Yulin City in the first place, and he had no money, nor did he have any place to conjure up money. You could help him think of a way, but you couldn't control him, and supervision was even more out of the question.

In this situation, do you think Su Xinghui had a headache or not?

However, no matter how much of a headache it was, Su Xinghui had to handle it. This matter was really too important.

Su Xinghui pondered for a while, then picked up those budget reports and went to find Ling Anguo.

Ling Anguo was processing documents in his office. Seeing Su Xinghui come, he stopped his pen and said: "Comrade Xinghui, sit down quickly. Is there anything?"

Su Xinghui handed those budget reports in his hand to Ling Anguo: "County Magistrate, this is the budget report for the Changda Highway, Changmu Highway, and Changshi Highway that I asked Bureau Chief An of the Transportation Bureau to make. Inside, there is a preliminary budget for the routes and costs of these highways. I'll let you take a look."

Ling Anguo took those budget reports and looked through them seriously. After reading, he looked up and said: "When do you plan to start construction on these highways?"

Su Xinghui said: "At the latest, it cannot be later than the beginning of next year."

"Beginning of next year?" Ling Anguo said: "This is a bit difficult. It's very simple to start construction on the part within our own territory, but these are highways connecting to other counties. If their counties don't start construction, we couldn't possibly build a half-finished road and stop, right?"

It seems that everyone understands this truth. In China, a county is a relatively basic administrative unit. In a county, government decrees can basically pass without obstruction, and the county magistrate can also manage the affairs of a county very well. It is no problem at all for him to let various townships cooperate in road construction.

This is why some people say that those who can be good County Party Committee Secretaries can also be good Provincial Party Committee Secretaries. The administrative unit of a county is too important in China.

But a city is different. No matter how capable a mayor is, if the county magistrates below don't listen to him, it is very difficult for him to build a cross-county highway, unless the city pays for all the money. There are too many things where each county does its own thing and each engages in its own set.

Su Xinghui said: "County Magistrate, it is precisely because this matter is a bit difficult that I came to discuss it with you. We have to discuss a good set of rules. No matter what, these roads must start construction at the beginning of next year. If it is delayed, it will be a huge loss for the development of Changshan County. In China today, development changes with each passing day. Delaying for a year is delaying the best opportunity for development."