Chapter 359 Financial Dilemma
When he arrived at the study room, Bao Guoqiang reached out to take the tea cup handed over by Bao Feiyang and took a sip of hot tea. He asked Bao Feiyang and said, "Did we just start with the beginning?"
"Yes, uncle, you just said that Qin Shizhang had an acute illness and went to the capital for hospitalization. Zhao Chengbin is currently in charge of the municipal axe work for the time being." Bao Feiyang sat down opposite Bao Guoqiang and said, "But how could Qin Shizhang suddenly get an acute illness? The last time I saw him, I was in good health!"
"Haha, he had no major problems in his body. He had a mild cerebral thrombosis. As long as he was hospitalized in time, he would be able to recuperate quickly." Zhou Shugang sat aside and replied. Bao Guoqiang, as the secretary, was not easy to say about this question, but he, as the secretary, said nothing wrong. "But our Mayor Qin, is competitive and doesn't want others to know that he is sick, so he was not hospitalized. Instead, Liao Jianchao from the Health Bureau called two doctors from Xijing People's Hospital to the home for treatment, and finally almost caught himself!" Then he told Bao Feiyang about the specific story of the matter.
"So that's how it is?" Bao Feiyang was also amused and crying after hearing this. If Qin Shizhang had not taken the mayor throne under his butt too seriously and could maintain a normal mind, he would not have made such a ridiculous joke. However, Bao Feiyang had to admire Qin Shizhang's cleverness and cunning position to recommend Zhao Chengbin to the temporary presidency of Xijing Municipal Axe before coming to the capital for treatment. He was able to hang out in the political arena for so many years, stand out among so many people, and finally sit on the throne of Xijing Mayor. This Qin Shizhang is indeed an old fox. If he was not too determined to gain or lose, and sometimes blinded his own eyes, this old fox would really not be aggressive!
However, no matter what, it is still beneficial for his uncle to introduce Zhao Chengbin to the post before leaving. Zhao Chengbin is now regarded as a cadre in Bao, and the orders of his uncle Bao Guoqiang are most thorough and hardworking. He is responsible for the work of the municipal axe, so his uncle Bao Guoqiang can easily implement it through Zhao Chengbin after his political philosophy on Xijing.
"Uncle, Qin Shizhang recommended Zhao Chengbin to temporarily preside over the work of municipal axe. Although it is a little trouble for us, overall, I think the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, which is a good thing!" Bao Feiyang said.
"Although good things are good things, the reality is also very difficult!" Bao Guoqiang shook his head with emotion and said, "I called you back from Zhongjiang Province urgently because I wanted to discuss some issues with you." Bao Guoqiang has basically regarded Bao Feiyang as an important think tank for himself, a crucial helper, and even an object to discuss issues on an equal footing with Bao Guoqiang, so he used the word "discussion".
"Uncle, what are the difficult situations now?" Although Bao Feiyang works in Xijing City, the focus has been on environmental protection work in the Environmental Protection Department in the past few months. Although he also participated in the reform of the Bayi Paper Mill due to the environmental pollution problems of the Bayi Paper Mill, and Fang Xia Ceramics Chemical Group has invested in the construction of a sewage treatment plant in Xijing City, but he doesn't know much about the specific situation in Xijing City, so when Bao Guoqiang talks about it at this time, I want to learn more about it.
"The most difficult problem at the moment is the issue of paying wages!" Bao Guoqiang lit a cigarette and told Bao Feiyang.
It turns out that although Xijing City is the capital of Northwest Province, its fiscal revenue reached 1.3 billion last year, which seems to be quite large. However, compared with the specific situation of Xijing City, the fiscal revenue of 1.3 billion is really a bit ineffective.
In the past, Zhao Chengbin was an ordinary deputy mayor in charge of industrial urban construction, and he did not have any deep feelings about the fiscal revenue and expenditure of Xijing City. After all, Xijing City's finances were managed by Mayor Qin Shizhang, and the executive vice mayor Yang Haowei, who assisted Qin Shizhang in charge of financial issues, Zhao Chengbin only needed to care about the hearts of the departments he was in charge.
But now, Mayor Qin Shizhang went to Beijing 301 Hospital for hospitalization, and Executive Vice Mayor Yang Haowei studied in the Youth Class of the Central Party School. Zhao Chengbin was suddenly pushed to the front desk to preside over the work of Xijing Municipal Axe. Only then did he realize that the position of Xijing mayor is really difficult to sit!
As the capital city of Northwest Province, Xijing City is not as difficult as the prefecture-level cities below, but it is in an inland and underdeveloped area in the northwest and cannot be compared with those rich and wealthy cities along the coast. Even though the fiscal revenue is 1.3 billion yuan, it can only maintain a barely balanced fiscal revenue and expenditure. Many of them are barely achieved by Qin Shizhang and Yang Haowei’s hard work in demolishing the west wall and repairing the east wall.
Because Qin Shizhang's illness was very sudden, he went to Beijing 301 Hospital very urgently, and there were many things that he did not explain to Zhao Chengbin, who was in charge of the municipal axe work on his behalf. In that case, Qin Shizhang really could not make any explanation. So when Zhao Chengbin was in charge of the municipal axe work on the first day of his appointment, he was surrounded by the heads of the ministries, commissions and bureaus in Xijing City. The heads and minds below had nothing else to do, and they spoke in one word, saying how difficult and difficult the unit they were in, and they were sad. In short, it was just one purpose, asking for money and funds, and asking Zhao Chengbin to allocate funds and other departments.
Zhao Chengbin, the deputy mayor who temporarily presided over the municipal axe work, naturally, could not offend the heads of the ministries and commissions below. After all, whether he, the deputy mayor who temporarily presided over the municipal axe work, could do a good job in the Xijing Municipal Axe work, also needs the support of the heads of the ministries and commissions below. Otherwise, they would secretly make some trouble and make some coaxes below, and the deputy mayor who temporarily presided over the municipal axe work cannot be stable under his butt.
However, the financial market in Xijing City is generally so big. Even when Qin Shizhang and Yang Haowei were both here, in order to meet the funding applications of the ministries and commissions below, they were rushing to demolish the east wall and repair the west wall, not to mention Zhao Chengbin, a temporary family member who was suddenly pushed to the front desk? Moreover, when Zhao Chengbin listened to the report of An Shoufang, the director of the Finance Bureau, said that last month, in order to pay wages in time, Qin Shizhang even instructed An Shoufang to go to the Xijing Municipal Grain Bureau to use the account of the Grain Bureau to purchase autumn grain.
When all the credit funds were misappropriated, Zhao Chengbin's heart turned cold. Looking at the strange glory of the mayor of Xijing, who could have thought that once he sat in this position, he would have to face such a situation? Even at this time, Zhao Chengbin felt a little regretful. He should not compete for the task of temporarily taking charge of the municipal axe work. The so-called official to be an official in the officialdom is not in vain. If he was still just an ordinary deputy mayor in charge of industrial urban construction, who would have the time to worry about these things!
However, when things go so far, it is useless for Zhao Chengbin to regret it. What he has to do is to find a way to allocate the funds raised so that the heads of the ministries, commissions and bureaus can pay the wages of their respective units. A large part of the funds required by the ministries, commissions and bureaus are mainly capita fees, which are used to pay the wages of the personnel in their respective units. If Zhao Chengbin cannot raise money in time and let the cadres and staff of Xijing City receive their wages in time, then the deputy mayor who temporarily presided over the municipal axe work was not poked to death by the cadres and staff below, but also drowned by the saliva of these cadres and staff!
Zhao Chengbin knew that this problem was no longer something he could solve, so he immediately put down all the work at hand and went to Bao Guoqiang, secretary of the municipal party committee, to ask for help.
Bao Guoqiang knew that the city's financial situation was a bit nervous, but he never expected that he was so nervous that he even misappropriated the credit loan from the Grain Bureau's account for purchasing autumn grain in order to pay the salary. Now, after hearing Zhao Chengbin's statement, he felt that the situation was indeed very difficult. Perhaps when Qin Shizhang proposed to recommend Zhao Chengbin to temporarily preside over the municipal axe work, he deliberately dug a trap for Bao Guoqiang and Zhao Chengbin! As the mayor, Qin Shizhang must have a clear understanding of the financial situation of Xijing City. Qin Shizhang must have known the current financial difficulties of Xijing City, so he took this opportunity to promote Zhao Chengbin.
If Zhao Chengbin cannot solve the salary problem of Xijing cadres and employees, then Zhao Chengbin's own reputation will be secondary. Bao Guoqiang, the secretary of the Xijing Municipal Party Committee, will inevitably be greatly affected. These people in Xijing will definitely say that Bao Guoqiang agreed to Zhao Chengbin's temporary presidency of municipal axe work during Qin Shizhang's hospitalization in Beijing 301 Hospital for selfishness and was to fight for power and profit for him. He did not consider whether Zhao Chengbin's ability could meet the requirements of temporarily preside over the Xijing Municipal Axe work, so he made such a big joke that the cadres and employees under Xijing did not even have to pay their wages.
Chapter completed!