Dong Mingguang is the mayor of Dubei District, Changtai City, the provincial capital. His rank is not high, similar to Bai Jie, but he has considerable power. North District, as an important urban district in Changtai City, has always lagged behind in economy compared with other major urban areas. Moreover, the encouragement of many policies has made it difficult for them to develop, which has resulted in this area becoming one of the most troubled and poverty-stricken areas in the province. As a major urban area of a provincial capital city, it is indeed a bit unreasonable that it has been turned into a poverty-stricken area.
Dong Mingguang has been the district chief here for many years. Knowing the situation here, Ye Shaofeng has long wanted to talk to this person, but he has never had the chance. He has talked to the director of the Changtai City Planning Bureau and even the mayor before. He talked about the situation in the northern part of the city, but he couldn't get the answer he wanted. Those people at the top didn't think about the dire straits at the bottom. Only those who have experienced it firsthand can deserve the suffering of the people here.
Therefore, if you want to change the social status quo here, you must start from the grassroots level. Dong Mingguang is the official closest to the grassroots level here. It is most practical to start from him.
"Comrade Dong Mingguang, how many years have you been working in the North District," Ye Shaofeng asked.
"It's been five years, and I have been promoted slowly from the township head at the beginning. Thank you to the government for its love," Dong Mingguang said.
"In the past five years, I have dedicated a lot of my time here. The government should thank you. However, you have done a lot of things. I don't know if the people are grateful to you." Ye Shaofeng changed the subject. , Dong Mingguang realized that the situation was a bit bad, and the secretary-general Zhao Shunnan next to him looked out the window, looking absent-minded.
From the time when Ye Shaofeng wanted to ask Dong Mingguang to get in the car, he knew that Ye Shaofeng would not be a good person. They said that there are three things that make new officials angry when they take office. Sometimes if you don't provoke him, he will punish you. What's more, your North District has always been a headache for the government. The existence of this place is to create trouble for the leaders. There have been so many previous leaders. Who doesn't have to point fingers here? But , after this period of time, it should be fine. After all, it is too difficult to manage here. When Ye Shaofeng knows how difficult it is to manage here, he should naturally give up.
"Everything I do is for the people here. Please be aware of it, governor," Dong Mingguang said quickly.
"If I hadn't noticed, I wouldn't have come to you today. Why has North District, as an important urban area in the provincial capital, never been able to develop effectively? Even though the government has given reasonable support, why can't it be improved? I don't require this place to be prosperous or like a big city, but at least we need to get rid of poverty here, improve the appearance of this shanty town, and allow people to move out from here.
It’s not like developers have come here to visit once or twice. Why can’t you retain people? Why are there not a few developers willing to develop here? Look at the Central District. Land is already at a premium, and housing prices are soaring. It’s already ten thousand to twenty thousand, but here, all the houses with a price of four to five thousand are vacant. It’s the same city. It only takes twenty minutes by bus from your place to Zhong District. Look at how shabby your place is. Scene, you still have the nerve to tell me what you are doing for the people.
By the way, let me ask you, does your family live here, in a shantytown here?" Ye Shaofeng asked.
"No...it's not..." Dong Mingguang was dumbfounded by Ye Shaofeng's scolding. He shook his head foolishly and didn't know how to respond.
"I think you should move to this shantytown and live for a few days, living in the same cruel living conditions as the people here," Ye Shaofeng said again.
"Governor Ye, you don't know something. It's not that we can't retain developers. It's that we beg developers to give them the green light and lower the land price to the lowest, but they don't come. Moreover, our district The government has a small family and a small business. It doesn’t have much money. If the planning bureau wants to plan, they have to make some money. The planning bureau wants to make money, and the developers also want to make money. They can’t develop the land for free. So, my land will be We can only sell at a loss, and our district government cannot lose money even if it doesn't make money," Dong Mingguang said.
"To make money, you, as an official, serve the people. You don't become an official just to make money. If you have always had such a mentality, I advise you to leave this officialdom as soon as possible," Ye Shaofeng said angrily He said, although he also knows that these officials now only want to make money, and rarely put themselves in the people's shoes. Even if they think so, they are basically doing it to gain political achievements for themselves. Everything is based on His own interests are the main priority. This Dong Guangming's position is not high, so it is understandable that he has such an idea of making money.
Dong Guangming knew that he had said the wrong thing. Even if he had the idea of making money psychologically, you couldn't say such words in front of a newly appointed governor. As soon as such words were uttered, it would be a disaster.
Dong Guangming quickly saved the situation and said: "Governor Ye, you don't know something. It's not me who is complaining here. It's not me who wants to make money. It's the people in the Municipal Planning Bureau and the developers who want to make money. The developers Why should they develop this place for us? They are businessmen, not charities. They have no obligation to improve the living conditions of the shanty towns here. The reason why they want to improve the environment here is not to make a fortune here.
The planning bureau also does it for their own interests. If it is good land, they will not take action easily. It is not easy for them to take action for the shabby locals like us in the North District who no one cares about, because they have to consider the government's investment here. With the support capital paid, we also think about how to maximize the benefits from merchants.
Our small district government is caught in the middle between them and the citizens here. We are also suffering. I hope you can understand. However, you can come today and understand this issue as I do. I feel I am very excited, because if the province takes the lead in doing this, I believe that all the problems here will not be a problem,"
Dong Mingguang said it sincerely, and he acted like a good official who serves the people wholeheartedly, but everyone knows what the community leader is thinking. He said that the planning bureau wants to make money, but in fact, their district government also wants to make money. Otherwise, if they took the lead, the Planning Bureau would not be able to refuse approval...