Chapter 2201: Strict Discipline

Xia Song shook his head and said, "My sister won't blame you. She would be too late to thank you. If I hadn't followed you, how could I have learned so many things? In this half a year, I feel that I have learned more than I did in the previous twenty years."

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Is that an exaggeration?"

Xia Song said seriously, "County Magistrate, I am not exaggerating at all. I think there are too many things in you that are worth learning from. Being able to follow you is the luckiest thing in my life."

Su Xinghui smiled without saying a word. In fact, over the past few months, he naturally knew that Xia Song had learned a lot from him. At such a moment, it was the best time for him to learn. How many things had he done in these few months? How many places had Xia Song followed him to, and how many things had he experienced?

Such an experience was not something other young people could have. To put it bluntly, some people might not have experienced as many things in their whole lives as he had in these six months.

With such an experience, his growth was naturally fast.

And during this period of time, he also discovered many excellent qualities in Xia Song. Xia Song could endure hardship. In such hot weather, he had no complaints on the embankment every day, and even carried sandbags with Su Xinghui without complaining about being tired.

Xia Song was also very simple and honest, putting the ordinary people in his heart, and was also very kind. A few days ago, he donated all the one-month salary he had just received, saying that it was donated to places where the disaster situation was more serious.

Su Xinghui still liked such a young man quite a bit. He was both smart and capable, full of enthusiasm, and had so many excellent qualities. Su Xinghui seemed to see himself in his previous life, and he was very optimistic about Xia Song.

Therefore, he had also been focusing on cultivating Xia Song during this period of time, hoping that he could achieve great things in the future.

Xia Song said, "County Magistrate, when do you think this flood will end?"

Su Xinghui said, "I think it will take at least another month, right?"

Xia Song said, "If such a big flood happens every year in the future, it will delay things, right? The loss is also great."

Su Xinghui said, "No, I think the central government will definitely introduce policies, such as returning farmland to the lake. The flood water level in the future will definitely not be as high as this year."

"Returning farmland to the lake?" Xia Song was naturally no stranger to this term. He often heard Su Xinghui talk about this during this period of time: "County Magistrate, has the central government made up its mind?"

Su Xinghui said, "It's still early for a decision, but this super flood this year must have made the central leaders realize the evil consequences caused by reclaiming farmland from the lake. They should be touched, right? As long as returning farmland to the lake is implemented, there will be no such high water level in the future, and there will be no such big flood."

In fact, in history, the Changjiang River rarely had water disasters like the Yellow River. The Yellow River breached and changed its course from time to time, while the Changjiang River rarely breached. In the thousands of years of history, it had breached more than fifty times in total, and the frequency could be considered very low.

This was all because there were many lakes in the Changjiang River Basin, while there were basically no large lakes in the Yellow River Basin.

With many lakes, the regulation and storage function for floods was strong, and naturally, the flood water level was low.

Speaking of which, the water volume of this flood this year was not large, but the water level was so high, which was entirely the evil consequence caused by reclaiming farmland from the lake. If it continued like this, would such a big flood happen frequently in the future? How much manpower and material resources would be lost?

Xia Song stayed with Su Xinghui every day, and naturally, he also knew this truth. He nodded and said, "Then the central leaders will definitely make this decision. However, if we really engage in returning farmland to the lake, our Chongjin County will have to resettle tens of thousands of people."

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "So we have to make preparations in advance."

Xia Song had a flash of inspiration and said, "County Magistrate, are the houses you built in the new district prepared for returning farmland to the lake?"

Su Xinghui said, "Whether it is prepared for returning farmland to the lake or not, building those houses is always useful."

Xia Song now admired Su Xinghui to the point of prostration. There were too many things in Su Xinghui's governing methods that were worth learning from. The more he came into contact with Su Xinghui, the more he felt that Su Xinghui was simply a treasure house.

Xia Song said, "County Magistrate, you are simply too amazing."

Su Xinghui said, "This kind of thing is like playing chess. You take one step and see three steps. Sometimes the step you take cannot play a role for the time being. Maybe it can only truly play a role when you leave this place. However, for the long-term interests of this place, you must do it. You cannot be like some leaders who engage in short-term behavior for the sake of political achievements."

Xia Song was taught with respect. He naturally understood that Su Xinghui was teaching him.

In the years Su Xinghui had been in politics, how many things had he done where the predecessors planted trees and the successors enjoyed the shade? For example, planting medicinal herbs and fruit trees in Meng Hu Ling, repairing bridges and roads in Pengjiawan, introducing the special steel factory, repairing highways in Changshan, and engaging in the Tianyue Mountain Range Economic Cooperation Zone. These were all major projects that could not play a role during his tenure.

These projects could only benefit his successors in the end and did not do much good for his political achievements. However, he still did it without hesitation. Why? Wasn't it because these projects were good for these places in the long run?

On the contrary, Xia Song had also seen many leaders who, for the sake of short-term interests and political achievements, introduced heavily polluting industries, or wantonly sold resources, or dug up good roads and rebuilt them, or built a grand and impractical major project. After their political achievements were in hand, they patted their butts and left, not caring about the far-reaching legacy they left behind.

Now isn't there a saying about "three-pat" cadres? "Three-pat" cadres refer to cadres who pat their heads to make decisions, pat their chests to guarantee, and if something happens, they naturally pat their butts and leave, changing to another place to be an official, isn't it beautiful?

For these measures of Su Xinghui, Xia Song admired them from the bottom of his heart. He nodded and said, "County Magistrate, I have remembered it."

Su Xinghui said, "When you are in charge of one side in the future, these are all things you have to do, so pay more attention and watch more."

Xia Song was a bit embarrassed: "How can I be in charge of one side so quickly? I still want to follow you, County Magistrate, and learn more things."

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Even if it's not so fast, there will be such a day sooner or later. Don't you have your ideals? For the sake of your ideals, you also have to work hard!"

Xia Song had always said that his ideal was to become a cadre like Su Xinghui. Hearing Su Xinghui talk about his ideals, he was even more embarrassed. He stood up and said, "County Magistrate, then I will go down to patrol the embankment."