Chapter 1906

In his previous life, after Su Xinghui was transferred to the county level in his thirties, he also often stayed up late writing documents, which led him—someone who didn't smoke—to start smoking just to stay alert. If it weren't for his eyes being okay, his image would be exactly the same as Duan Qi's.

Therefore, upon seeing Duan Qi like this, Su Xinghui instinctively felt a sense of affinity. People who could stay up late writing documents like this were at least decent people; if they weren't decent, they wouldn't do such grueling work.

How grueling is it to stay up late writing documents? In this day and age, there were no computers. Writing thousands of words of material purely with pen and paper, revising after writing, and writing after revising—often by the time a document was finished, dawn was almost breaking. It was hard to imagine an indecent person doing this kind of work.

Because of this, Su Xinghui felt that Duan Qi wouldn't be a bad person. Of course, he still needed to observe what Duan Qi was like specifically.

Su Xinghui said, "Comrade Duan Qi, for a university student like you, just writing documents is a bit of a waste."

Duan Qi lowered his head and said, "County Magistrate Su, I can't do anything else; I'm only okay at writing documents."

Su Xinghui said, "Comrade Duan Qi, you are being too modest. Every one of the first batch of university students after the resumption of the college entrance exam is a precious treasure of the country!"

Duan Qi kept his head low. How could he not hear that Su Xinghui was trying to win him over? However, no one had ever said such words to him before. Was he a precious treasure of the country? This made his eyes moisten a little. He had to lower his head and endure it with great effort to keep his tears from falling.

Su Xinghui said, "Comrade Duan Qi, work hard, don't have any worries, and work with peace of mind. The Party and the organization still trust you. By the way, I have a document here. Take a look at it first. If you think there are no problems, we will bring it out for discussion at the next county magistrate's office meeting and implement it."

Duan Qi raised his head, took the document from Su Xinghui's hand, and began to read. But this document made his heart jump with fright. The thin few pages of paper felt as heavy as a thousand jun, making his hands tremble.

This was a new financial reimbursement system. The system clearly stipulated new reception standards and expense reimbursement procedures. Which department should receive which guests, how many people should accompany them, what the meal standard per person was, and that no alcohol could be consumed at noon—these things were written in such meticulous detail that it left no loopholes for anyone to exploit.

And all expense reimbursements required reasonable justification, formal invoices, and the signatures of the executive deputy county magistrate and the county magistrate. If it were a large-scale government procurement project, it also required bidding, as well as the approval signatures of the finance department, the deputy county magistrate in charge, and the county magistrate.

Duan Qi could certainly imagine what kind of uproar would be stirred up in Chongjin County if this system were truly implemented. It was no wonder his heart was jumping with fright.

However, he also admired Su Xinghui somewhat. Su Xinghui's entry point was excellent; the matter of expenses was originally the power of the county government. Su Xinghui was not overstepping his bounds in doing this, and no one could say anything against him.

Moreover, Duan Qi also knew that Chongjin County was simply too extravagant in its spending. For example, the banquet held for Su Xinghui yesterday cost at least two or three thousand. Drivers reporting repair fees and fuel costs also had no limits; some reported thousands or tens of thousands at a time. Some cars had repair costs that were more expensive than the price of the car itself, but what could you say? They were the leaders' drivers, and the leaders had signed off on it.

Cadres in Chongjin County with even a little bit of power could go to restaurants to sign for bills. Whenever they felt like they needed a treat, a few people would arrange to eat at a restaurant, then write down some random justification, sign their names, and put it on the unit's tab. Don't underestimate this tab; every year, this expense alone for the whole county was at least several million or even ten million. Chongjin County was such a poor county, yet its annual fiscal revenue was only a few tens of millions. What a shocking waste this was!

Duan Qi was the director of the County Government Office, so he was, of course, very clear about these situations, but what could he do? He couldn't do anything.

Now, seeing this system Su Xinghui gave him, while admiring him, he also felt a bit worried for this young county magistrate. He asked hesitantly, "County Magistrate, does this really need to be brought to the office meeting for discussion?"

Su Xinghui nodded solemnly and said, "Yes, of course, it really needs to be brought to the office meeting for discussion."

Since Su Xinghui had made the decision, and he was even capable of walking out on a banquet, Duan Qi no longer doubted his determination. A glimmer of hope arose in his heart, though he didn't dare to think about what exactly he was hoping for.

He prayed for Su Xinghui in his heart, hoping that this young county magistrate wouldn't get his head bloodied in Chongjin County.

He nodded and said, "Alright, County Magistrate, then I will take it to the printing room to be printed out and bring it out for discussion at the county magistrate's office meeting."

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "By the way, Comrade Duan Qi, arrange a communications officer for me. Someone young and with a relatively high level of education. I might go around to various places in the county in the next few days and need someone to lead the way."

Duan Qi nodded, and Su Xinghui let him leave.