Life Reset: I’m the Master in the Officialdom

The agenda of this meeting was tight and important. The first item was an inspiring slogan passionately put forward by Wentao: "Work hard for six months and resolutely win the battle against poverty!" This slogan was like a loud war drum, inspiring everyone to forge ahead and declare war on poverty.

The second topic immediately caught the attention of the attendees: the recommendation of top leaders for Xihu District and Gangcheng County. These were key positions reserved for Liu Xudong and Wang Hua, who had been transferred from Handong Province.

The third topic was even more relevant to the overall progress and effectiveness of the poverty alleviation campaign. Wen Tao decided to launch a large-scale "selection" campaign for cadres across the city.

This selection breaks the convention. There is no limit on academic qualifications or previous job positions. The only criterion is personal ability.

As long as you have real talents and skills, you may be selected to take up leadership positions in poverty-stricken areas, realize your ambitions and contribute to the cause of poverty alleviation.

Faced with the three closely related and extremely challenging issues raised by Wen Tao, Mayor Sun Yiguo, after careful consideration, expressed his willingness to make concessions and give full support.

In the end, after joint deliberation by all members of the Standing Committee, the three topics raised by Wentao were all passed with unanimous votes.

It is particularly worth mentioning that the generous poverty alleviation funds and carefully planned poverty alleviation projects that Wentao brought back from the province this time were like a blockbuster bomb, which brought great shock to the Standing Committee members present.

However, behind the apparent unanimous agreement, the hearts of the Standing Committee members were like undercurrents surging beneath the calm surface of a lake, each with their own calculations and "ulterior motives."

It was the first time for these "old hands" in official circles to discover that the provincial leaders were so giving face and giving funds and projects as they pleased. Could there not be some trick behind this?

Who would believe that this young municipal party secretary has no background?

However, at this time, the Standing Committee members still have to decide who is more important, the secretary or the mayor. What they need to do now is to wait and see.

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After lunch, Wentao took a short rest and then asked Sun Menglong to bring the feasibility development report of the poverty alleviation project carefully planned by the Municipal Party Committee Research Office.

This report embodies the fruitful results achieved by Wentao in recent times through his tireless and in-depth grassroots research.

It comprehensively and meticulously analyzes the current status of Bengang City's industry, agriculture, forestry and other fields, and provides practical opinions and suggestions for these projects.

However, the reason why these opinions and suggestions are only "relatively feasible" is actually very simple - lack of money.

It is well known that it is not difficult to come up with various ideas and strategies, but it is almost impossible to actually put them into practice and achieve results without sufficient financial support.

After all, poverty often boils down to a lack of money. If there were sufficient wealth to back it up, poverty alleviation efforts might not even be necessary.

When Wentao thought of this headache-inducing "funding problem", he couldn't help but frown.

Previously, he had struggled to secure 200 million yuan in special funds from the provincial government. However, after a period of allocation and use, the money had been spent like water, with most of it being distributed to various counties and cities.

There is no doubt that once the funds reach the hands of counties, cities and districts, they will soon be used up, and it may even be difficult to retain any surplus.

In this desolate, poor and backward land, the financial situation of every county and city is stretched to the limit.

Those limited financial funds may have been reserved for various projects and matters as early as the beginning of the plan. Once distributed, they will probably disappear without a trace like water in an instant.

After all, whether it is the advancement of poverty alleviation work, the development of education or the construction of urban infrastructure, etc., all require a large amount of capital investment.

Wen Tao carefully reviewed the financial revenue and expenditure situation of Bengang City with great concern and found that it could be barely maintained this year, but after next year, the situation may become extremely serious, and even the most basic salary payment of civil servants may be difficult to guarantee.

It is foreseeable that starting from next year, Bengang City will most likely fall into the dilemma of borrowing funds from everywhere to fill the deficit.

At that time, Wen Tao, who is desperate, may have no choice but to go to the provincial capital and ask his "cheap father-in-law" for help.

Thinking of this, Wentao couldn't help but feel deeply emotional. He deeply felt that the path of being an official was much more difficult than starting his own business.

When starting a business, no matter how big the difficulties are, at most you can just start from scratch and make your way through through your own hard work.

Being an official, however, is completely different. Not only do you have to support a large staff, you also have to shoulder the responsibility for the livelihoods of millions of people. Faced with such heavy pressure, the slightest mistake could lead to total failure, so you can imagine how difficult it is.

Because of this, Wentao was filled with disdain for these reports that only talked about ideals and plans but avoided discussing actual funding issues.

In his opinion, funding is the key to solving all problems. Without sufficient financial support, all beautiful ideas are nothing but illusions.

"This is pure debt and starting a business again!" Wen Tao couldn't help but curse. This situation was an unprecedented challenge for him, who had worked hard in Handong for many years.

Back when he was in Handong, no matter what kind of difficulties and problems he faced, he could handle them with ease, but now that he has come to Liaoan Province, everything seems to have changed.

It has to be admitted that compared with Handong, Liaoan Province is at least ten years behind.

There are huge gaps in infrastructure construction, economic development level and business environment.

Wentao looked at the detailed market research report on the table and couldn't help feeling powerless.

He threw the report in his hand away in annoyance, as if it was just a worthless piece of waste paper.

Then he picked up the teacup and gulped down a large gulp of the already cold tea, trying to calm himself down. But at this moment, the slightly bitter taste could not calm his inner anxiety.

Finally, Wentao slumped in his chair like a deflated ball, staring blankly at the ceiling. But just a few seconds later, his mind raced like a high-speed machine, frantically racking its brain: How could he get the money?