Qi Tongwei: Can I be young again?

Qi Tongwei understood.

So, this monkey has played with it before...

……

It was another nearly an hour's drive.

Weary from our journey, we finally arrived at the Yanyuan County Government Building.

The so-called building is just a two-story building, made of red bricks and black tiles. Overall, it's not bad.

The red flag fluttering in front of the building is bright and eye-catching.

Even amidst the sandstorm, it remains dazzlingly bright.

Knowing that the county party secretary would take office today, all the leaders in Yanyuan County were already waiting.

Not only that, but Mayor Zhan Hongjun of Yanhong City also came.

The motorcycle had just stopped.

Before Qi Tongwei could even get out of the car, someone immediately bent down and jogged over to greet him.

Take a closer look.

Li Dakang.

"Secretary Qi, you must be tired from your long journey!"

“If Sun Liancheng hadn’t broken the car, I would have come to pick you up.”

"By the way, Mayor Zhan Hongjun is here too. It seems he has something to discuss with you."

"Give me the backpack and luggage, oh my... it's so heavy."

"..."

Li Dakang is still the same Li Dakang.

They were obsequious to their superiors.

He delivered a powerful punch to the head.

If Qi Tongwei remembers correctly, Hou Liangping said that Li Dakang broke the car.

That's great, they just turned around and shifted the blame to Sun Liancheng.

Sun Liancheng rolled his eyes in anger.

Qi Tongwei didn't bother with such matters. After tossing his luggage to Li Dakang, he looked at the waiting crowd.

Zhan Hongjun, with a full head of white hair, stepped out from the crowd.

"Secretary Tongwei, I am Zhan Hongjun, the mayor of Yanhong City. You must be tired from your journey."

"Hello Mayor Zhan, I am Qi Tongwei!"

The two shook hands briefly, and that was it.

Qi Tongwei's arrival in Yanchang County was at the behest of ZY; this fact had already been discussed at a provincial meeting.

Zhan Hongjun's arrival to welcome them essentially represented the attitude of the province.

And so, Qi Tongwei had barely arrived in Yanyuan County and hadn't even had a chance to get to know everyone when the mayor invited him into a private office.

Have a heart-to-heart talk.

“Secretary Tongwei, our Yanyuan County is poor. It’s a disservice to you, a top student from a big city, to be the secretary here.”

Qi Tongwei is not stupid.

He could tell there was a hidden meaning in her words.

Big city, top student, feeling wronged... these are clearly implying that Qi Tongwei can't endure hardship and only came to Shaanxi and Gansu to gain prestige.

Of course, Qi Tongwei could understand.

Many older generation politicians look down on young cadres, especially in relatively impoverished areas like the Northwest.

They believe that these people are incapable of enduring hardship, that their trip is just a formality to gain experience, and that they will leave once they've completed their resumes.

“Mayor Zhan, I promise you that I will not leave this place if I cannot bring Yanyuan County’s GDP to a new level.”

"Secretary Tongwei, are you making a solemn pledge?"

"Yes." Qi Tongwei replied without hesitation, "You can take what I just said as a pledge. I came to Yanyuan County not to gain experience or just to go through the motions, but because I am determined to make this place prosperous."

Zhan Hongjun nodded. "Actually, the province has high expectations for you, but to be honest, the leadership of Yanyuan County government changes the most frequently. Countless county party secretaries have come and gone. Changing things here is not as simple as you think."

"I know, that's why I'm here."

“Talking big is useless.” Zhan Hongjun laughed. “Our situation here is different from your big cities. We suffer from drought when it’s dry and floods when it’s flooded. You can’t boast too early, or you’ll be laughed at if you don’t do well.”

"I'm not afraid of being laughed at," Qi Tongwei said frankly. "I've always known what I need to do and what I should do, and I've been working hard to achieve it."

"Good." Zhan Hongjun nodded again. "Young people have fighting spirit; I hope you'll keep your word!"

After saying that, he extended his hand and said, "Welcome, Secretary Qi, to our Yanyuan County!"

(P.S.: Thank you so much, Wang Jiazhu from Dasheng, for the inspiration capsule!)

Chapter 173 Impoverished Yanyuan County

After Zhan Hongjun left, it was already evening. Taking advantage of the presence of the county government officials, Qi Tongwei held a brief meeting.

The meeting attendees are as follows:

County Party Secretary... Qi Tongwei.

Hu Ping'an, the county head and deputy secretary of the county party committee.

Deputy Secretary of the County Party Committee... Jiang Liuer.

Executive Deputy County Head... Li Dakang.

Liu Erquan, Secretary of the County Discipline Inspection Commission and Director of the County Supervisory Commission.

Sun Liancheng, deputy county head and concurrently director of the education bureau.

Secretary of the County Political and Legal Affairs Commission, concurrently Director of the Public Security Bureau... degree.

Hou Liangping, Director of the County Party Committee Office.

Wang Ping, the Organization Minister of the County Party Committee.

Zhang Yiwen, head of the county's publicity department.

It's mainly these ten people.

The rest of the county government staff were just there to listen in and take notes.

Qi Tongwei didn't waste any time.

After introducing himself, he got down to business.

"I came to Yanyuan County for no other reason than three things."

"economy."

"economy."

"It's still about the economy."

"Relax at today's meeting, everyone. Don't take things too seriously. Feel free to speak your mind and offer any good suggestions."

"It's okay if you say something wrong or get it wrong."

"The key is to encourage bold statements, the bolder the better."

After the words fell, the whole place was silent.

After all, many of these people are meeting for the first time, and there are still some reservations about letting them speak freely.

how to say.

When your boss tells you to speak boldly, most people will think twice, because there's a term called "fickle".

There's also a phrase called "settling scores after the harvest"!

Seeing that no one spoke, Qi Tongwei looked at Li Dakang and said, "County Chief Li, I know you are very good at managing the economy. Tell me, what are your thoughts?"

After being called out, Li Dakang coughed awkwardly, then stood up and thought for a moment before saying, "I've been in Yanyuan County for four months now, and to be honest, I'm quite shocked. There's almost no heavy industry here, and it's impossible to develop heavy industry. As for agriculture, it's all dependent on the weather. If the weather isn't cooperating, agriculture is difficult. Take this year for example, it's almost the end of May now, and the whole county has been in drought. The wheat growth is just so-so. If there's a heavy rain at the end of June, the harvest will be drastically reduced. It's too difficult."

This is the truth.

At that time in 96, even industry was not widespread in coastal areas, let alone in the Northwest.

Yanyuan County has little heavy industry, and even its coal mining industry is far less developed than that of its neighboring counties.

Most of their income comes from agriculture, such as wheat farming, and a few old brick kilns.

Changing this place is indeed not easy.

"Anything else to add?"

“Yes.” Li Dakang took a deep breath. “Actually, I still advocate for the real economy. In the past few days, I have visited several neighboring counties. The better counties are all driven by industry, with mines and steel mills being the most common. If we want to reform Yanyuan County, we can consider starting from these two aspects.”