Chapter 1914

Su Xinghui looked at everyone present with burning eyes. Nie Xin said, "I agree to implement the new financial system. The financial expenses of our Chongjin County in the past were indeed too high, and it is necessary to manage them well."

The other seven deputy county magistrates looked at Nie Xin sideways. This guy, as soon as he defected to Su Xinghui, immediately became Su Xinghui's vanguard. Was this too fast?

Nie Xin spoke, but the other deputy county magistrates remained silent. After another few minutes, Su Xinghui said, "Since everyone has no objections, then I will take it that everyone agrees!"

Just like that, Su Xinghui held his first county magistrate's office meeting and passed the new financial system. The executive deputy county magistrate Meng Lingguo's right to sign was thus handed over.

After the meeting, Meng Lingguo left the meeting room in a rage. Today's county magistrate's office meeting made him feel so aggrieved that he almost exploded, but he couldn't vent it. This feeling was really too uncomfortable.

As soon as he returned to his office, he slammed the office door shut with a bang. On this day, everyone knew he was in a bad mood, and no one dared to disturb him. However, the next day, according to the cleaning lady, a large pile of ashtray and teacup fragments were swept out of County Magistrate Meng's room.

The other deputy county magistrates also left the meeting room in a bad mood. Only Nie Xin and Duan Qi looked in a very good mood, and Su Xinghui was also very satisfied with today's result.

Although today's result seemed simple, it was carefully designed by Su Xinghui. He launched such a surprise attack, letting everyone face a decision without any psychological preparation, and then deterred the biggest victim, Meng Lingguo, so that he couldn't speak out against it.

Even Meng Lingguo couldn't speak out against it, and with the only Standing Committee deputy county magistrate Nie Xin strongly supporting Su Xinghui, who dared to oppose it? In such a sudden situation, who could put forward objections? Moreover, they had no reason to oppose it.

Thus, this resolution was passed just like that.

It seemed simple, it seemed incredible, but it condensed Su Xinghui's careful design and his superb skill, which was really a brilliant battle.

Taking the power of approving fiscal expenditures into his own hands was not only to save expenses but also an important part of Su Xinghui's plan. Tightening the rope of fiscal expenditure and making these people feel uncomfortable was the only possibility for this pool of stagnant water to be stirred.

Moreover, Su Xinghui still had a trump card in his hand. As county magistrate, the County Audit Bureau was directly in charge of him. If it really didn't work, Su Xinghui would conduct a comprehensive audit of the county's fiscal revenue and expenditure in the previous few years and directly take these people down.

Of course, this was the worst policy, which would cause violent turmoil in the Chongjin County officialdom, which was not what Su Xinghui wanted to see. He hoped to gather the strength of the whole county to do a good job in various tasks in the county because there was really not much time left until the flood season next year. Su Xinghui couldn't wait.

According to the current situation in Chongjin County, if a comprehensive audit were really conducted, I'm afraid there wouldn't be many clean people among the leading cadres. If the scope of the strike was too wide, I'm afraid not many people would be able to sit in their current positions by then.

Su Xinghui only hoped that these people would be sensible and could cooperate with his work; otherwise, Su Xinghui would have no choice but to use this worst policy.

Su Xinghui returned to his office leisurely. He looked at the time. Today's county magistrate's office meeting didn't last long, and it was only 10 o'clock now. Su Xinghui left his office, went to the County Government Office to call Li Zhongwen, and went out together.

The two walked out of the gate of the County Party Committee compound and didn't take a car, walking on the street. Su Xinghui asked, "Zhongwen, did you work an extra shift last night to print out that material?"

Li Zhongwen nodded and said, "Yes, County Magistrate, but it didn't take long. Your material was only 3,000-plus words, and I only spent less than two hours typing it out. County Magistrate, you are really too powerful. This material is written so well. If it can be strictly implemented, then our Chongjin County will have hope."

Su Xinghui smiled faintly and said, "Zhongwen, did you learn computers in school?"

Li Zhongwen said, "I learned some, but I only know some simple operations. I don't know anything about programming."

Su Xinghui said, "It's good to know how to operate. There are not many people who know computers now."

Li Zhongwen said, "County Magistrate, I think computers are good things, but there are too few people in our county who know how to use computers."

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Computers are good things. In the future, the role played by computers will definitely become greater and greater. You must learn computers well, which will have great benefits for you in the future."

Li Zhongwen nodded in agreement.

The two walked north all the way, and before long, they walked onto the river embankment. It was already late October, and the water level of the river had long since receded. The slope protection stones at the bottom of the embankment and the river beach were all exposed.

Su Xinghui and Li Zhongwen walked along the stone steps to the river beach. The river beach was full of pebbles. Li Zhongwen said, "County Magistrate, be careful, don't slip on the pebbles."

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Zhongwen, I'm not those middle-aged people in their 40s or 50s. I'm only a few years older than you, so you don't need to worry about me."

Only then did Li Zhongwen remember that Su Xinghui was only 26 years old this year. However, usually, cadres like the county magistrate were at least middle-aged people in their 40s or 50s. How could there be someone as young as Su Xinghui? He respected Su Xinghui very much, so he reminded him casually.

He touched his head in embarrassment and said, "That's true. I see that your body is even better than mine."

Li Zhongwen usually liked quiet and didn't like movement, and rarely exercised. In terms of physical fitness, he really couldn't compare to Su Xinghui.

Su Xinghui said, "Zhongwen, you still need to exercise more in the future. The body is the capital of revolution. If you become a leader in the future and have more work to be in charge of, it won't work if you don't have enough energy."

Li Zhongwen said, "How am I material for a leader?"

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Don't lack confidence in yourself. When I first graduated, I was a few years younger than you are now. Could I have imagined that I would be a county magistrate after a few years?"

Li Zhongwen nodded with a smile and said, "Alright, then I will strengthen my exercise in the future."

While talking, Su Xinghui looked at the slope protection stones at the bottom of the river embankment. As he looked, his brows furrowed. The situation here was indeed similar to what Nie Xin said. Many of the slope protection stones were incomplete. He walked forward along the river embankment and saw that the slope protection stones along the road were not complete anywhere, and the thickness of the slope protection stones was clearly insufficient. In many places, concrete was not poured.

Li Zhongwen said, "County Magistrate, do you want to repair the river embankment? This river embankment should indeed be repaired. It was very dangerous when the flood peak came this year."

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Are you familiar with the situation of the river embankments and lake embankments in the county? If it is this situation everywhere, then it should indeed be repaired."

Li Zhongwen said, "My home is by the lake, so I am naturally familiar with these situations. The county's finance has no money and cannot completely repair this embankment. Every time, it is 'dismantling the east wall to repair the west wall.' As soon as it is repaired, when the flood peak comes, it digs along the gaps that were not repaired, and the places that were repaired are all dug and broken again."

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "It needs to be completely repaired. In the afternoon, let's drive out and look at the river embankments and lake embankments in the townships below."

Li Zhongwen nodded and said, "Alright."

The two wandered around for an hour or two in the morning and looked at the several kilometers of river embankment in the county seat. The situation of the river embankment in the county seat was not very good; it was in disrepair for a long time and urgently needed maintenance. This situation made Su Xinghui's brows furrow. This kind of embankment definitely couldn't withstand such a large flood next year.

Seeing that it was past 12 o'clock, Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Zhongwen, let's go, I'll treat you to a meal."

Li Zhongwen said, "County Magistrate, how can I let you treat me? Let me treat you."

Su Xinghui said, "It's okay, I won't treat you to a big meal. Let's go eat some snacks in your Chongjin County, which are not expensive."