Chapter 2203: Guoying He Left

Time quickly entered late August, and the flood prevention situation became even more severe. There was still a lot of rain in the upper reaches of the Changjiang River, and the flood peaks became more and more dense. In this month of August, four or five flood peaks had already arrived.

With a mobilization order from the General Secretary, all the troops stationed along the Changjiang River went up to the embankment to fight the flood and rescue disaster victims. Tens of thousands of People's Liberation Army soldiers went up to the embankment. For a time, all the river embankments were filled with dark-pressed soldiers, which was spectacular.

The flood peak was menacing, but everyone knew that this was actually the end of its strength. As long as they held on for these few days, the most dangerous period of this year would pass.

The Party Central Committee also issued a call, calling on the flood control soldiers and civilians to bite the bullet, unite as one, and strive for the final victory.

And at the end of August, the primary and secondary schools in the whole county were also about to start school. Vice County Magistrate Feng Lan, who was in charge of education work, found Su Xinghui, because in this heavy rain and flood, many school buildings and classrooms of primary and secondary schools in various townships were submerged and collapsed. It was impossible to build new school buildings in this short time.

Feng Lan came to find Su Xinghui, naturally because of this school building matter.

Feng Lan was a female comrade in her forties who had been serving as a vice county magistrate for more than two years, always in charge of cultural, educational, and health work. Her performance was standard, without merit or fault, and her presence in the county government was not very strong. She didn't have much contact with Su Xinghui. If it weren't for the school building problem this time, she wouldn't have come to find Su Xinghui easily.

Su Xinghui still attached great importance to cultural, educational, and health work. He had been in Chongjin County for nearly a year. In this nearly one year, the funding he allocated to cultural, educational, and health aspects was much more than before, hoping to improve some conditions in cultural, educational, and health aspects, improve the overall quality of the people of Chongjin County, and let more people receive education.

The tradition of Jiangyou Province in education was still quite good. It was also a land of Jiangnan where talents emerged in ancient times. However, in modern times, their economy had fallen behind, and naturally, they had also fallen behind in education.

Jiangyou Province did not have a few well-known universities, but primary and secondary education was still okay. However, that was limited to a few primary and secondary schools with concentrated educational resources. Other schools, especially township primary and secondary schools, still had relatively poor conditions.

After liberation, the investment in township primary and secondary schools in Chongjin County had always been insufficient, and there were many debts, which made the teaching conditions of these township primary and secondary schools very average. Many school buildings were in disrepair. Otherwise, this great flood would not have caused so many school buildings to collapse.

After Su Xinghui arrived in Chongjin County, the first work he started was the embankment renovation project. This was a top priority related to the safety of the lives and property of the more than 400,000 ordinary people in the whole county, and the priority was ranked first.

Then there was developing the economy, which was also a big event. If the economy could not be developed, then nothing else could be talked about. This matter also cost Su Xinghui a lot of energy.

There were also other important tasks such as preventing and treating schistosomiasis and building housing for the relocated people for returning farmland to the lake, which had to be completed as soon as possible.

In addition, there were some other complicated affairs that also involved a lot of Su Xinghui's energy, making his energy invested in education somewhat insufficient. He only increased the investment in education, hoping that Vice County Magistrate Feng Lan, who was in charge of education, could strengthen the autonomy of her work and do the work well.

Feng Lan hadn't come to find him much, especially when the flood control and emergency rescue work was at its most critical moment. During that period of time, Feng Lan herself was also stationed in a township, and she had even less opportunity to find him.

But now that school was about to start, Feng Lan had to come to find him.

Su Xinghui asked, "How many school buildings collapsed, and how many students have no place to attend class now?"

Feng Lan said, "According to incomplete statistics, there are 82 collapsed school buildings in various townships in the county. In addition, more than 50 school buildings have been soaked in water for too long and have become dangerous houses, which cannot continue to be used. About more than 2,000 students have no place to attend class."

Speaking of the collapsed school buildings, Feng Lan sincerely admired this young county magistrate in front of her. If it weren't for Su Xinghui's prompt decision to order the suspension of classes in primary and secondary schools in the whole county when the heavy rain first started, the casualties would probably not be small now. That matter would be a big deal, and she, Feng Lan, would naturally be the person most responsible.

Su Xinghui said, "Are these collapsed school buildings all in the townships below?"

Feng Lan nodded and said, "Yes, the situation of school buildings in the county town is generally quite good. The conditions in the townships below are relatively poor, and there are many dangerous houses, so the collapsed dangerous houses are all concentrated in the townships below."

Su Xinghui said, "Didn't the county government increase the allocated funds for the cultural and educational mouth this year?"

Feng Lan spread her hands and said, "The wages of teachers owed in previous years are quite a lot, and they haven't been fully paid yet. If the wages are not paid again, I guess many teachers are not willing to work."

Su Xinghui couldn't help but be silent. What Feng Lan said was indeed the truth. He also knew this point, which could only be blamed on the fact that Chongjin County owed too much debt in the past.

Now the fiscal revenue of Chongjin County was indeed growing quite fast, but the fiscal expenditure was also growing quite fast, which was because there was too much debt.

For example, those infrastructure constructions, county roads, power facilities, urban construction facilities, etc., were all relatively poor in Chongjin County in the past. Su Xinghui increased the investment in these infrastructure facilities, which was a huge expenditure and needed continuous expenditure.

If it weren't for saving a sum in entertainment expenses now, I'm afraid the fiscal situation this year would have to be stretched again.