Jiang Tao was silent for a while, and then said ambitiously: "I am going to directly bypass my superiors and apply to the city, but before that, we have to get it started."
I looked at him in disbelief and said, "Will this make you make a mistake?"
Jiang Tao smiled bitterly and said: "Some things must be made, but these mistakes are not necessarily wrong decisions, but wise decisions."
"But as a result, our project cannot allocate funds to the city, and there is no way to start it!"
"I've thought about it, and I came to you today to discuss this matter with you."
I looked at him seriously, waiting for him to say the next thing.
After they took another sip of wine together, he continued: "I have thought about it. I am going to sell my house in the city. It is estimated that it can be sold for one million yuan. Let's use this money to complete the project first."
Once the matter is settled, I can apply to the city."
"Chief Jiang, why are you doing this? If you don't do it well, you will be the one to lose!"
Jiang Tao didn't care about this at all. He waved his hand and said: "I don't care about this at all. I just want to do a good job. As the leader of the people, I have to serve the people."
His words immediately made my blood boil. To be honest, Dongshan County is really lucky to have a leader like him.
Immediately, as if I had been given a shot of chicken blood, I said: "Okay, let's do it like this. Magistrate Jiang, I promise you today that I will work with all my heart and will not disappoint your expectations!"
He patted me heavily on the shoulder, smiled at me, and said, "Da Shan, you are great. It is my honor, Jiang Tao, to know you."
"County Magistrate Jiang, you are very grateful. I am honored to know you."
As we said that, we laughed one after another, then raised our heads and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
To be honest, I really didn’t expect Jiang Tao to put in so much effort into this project. Even his house in the city was ready to be sold, so what reason did I have for being indecisive?
The next thing I have to do is to announce this news to Qinglong Township and Shuanglong Township, and lead all the villagers to participate.
The power of the masses is huge, and our enthusiasm alone has no effect at all.
At noon that day, Jiang Tao and I talked a lot. Every time we met, we had a lot to talk about, just because we were of the same mind.
He has no leadership arrogance, and he serves the people wholeheartedly. I like chatting with him very much, and he can teach me a lot.
That afternoon, I asked Patriarch Liu and Patriarch Zhou to notify all the village chiefs and village representatives in the two townships to come to Qinglong Township for a meeting.
I know that Patriarch Liu will definitely reject this proposal, and Patriarch Zhou probably won't agree with it either.
But now I am not afraid of any resistance, just like Jiang Tao, I am determined to do something.
At the meeting, I talked about the development of tourism industry. In fact, many people have heard about it now, but it is only now announced.
Immediately, the whole conference room started talking, and Patriarch Liu and Patriarch Zhou were both speechless.
I continued to tell everyone about the benefits of developing tourism and assured them that once the tourism industry develops, the annual income of farmers can be increased by at least three times.
In fact, three times is a very conservative statement. Once tourism really develops, it will undoubtedly be of great benefit to all villagers.
But my power alone is limited, not to mention that Patriarch Liu and Patriarch Zhou would also disagree.
So I called Jiang Tao. With him here, Patriarch Liu and Patriarch Zhou naturally had nothing to say.
But I didn't expect that Patriarch Liu and Patriarch Zhou seemed to have discussed it from the beginning. Although they did not directly reject the proposal, they also fanned the flames to make the villagers disagree.
It seemed that they didn't even give Jiang Tao face, and it seemed that they were used to being local emperors.
But Jiang Tao was also very determined. He meant that no matter how much Patriarch Liu and Patriarch Zhou refused, this matter had to be done.
I admire Jiang Tao very much. He is really a courageous person who is not afraid of any consequences.
This village meeting did not go so smoothly because Patriarch Liu and Patriarch Zhou took the lead and many villagers did not agree with this approach.
After the meeting, I sent Jiang Tao to the station. While waiting for the bus, he told me a lot. In short, the tourism project must be carried out, and it must be carried out with great fanfare.
Of course I had nothing to say. With him supporting me, I felt even more confident.
As for Patriarch Liu and Patriarch Zhou, they won't be able to stay around for long. It's long past time to abolish this feudal system.
After seeing Jiang Tao off, I returned to the village and began to formulate detailed planning plans.
I would like to start with the hygiene of each village community. This is the most important aspect. If tourists come to our place and find that the hygiene is so bad, it will leave a very bad impression.
Of course, this is also a difficult step, because the country people have been accustomed to this kind of life for decades or hundreds of years, and it is undoubtedly difficult to suddenly change their living habits.
But no matter how difficult it is, as long as you take the first step, the rest of the road will be easy.
I plan to start with our Yulin Village first, because almost everyone in Yulin Village supports my decision, and they will also support any changes I make.
I called several senior villagers in the village, including the village chief, over.
I told them about this and asked them to go back and lead the farmers to improve the hygiene of their own farmyards. They will not litter in the future. I will also set up a special place to store garbage here.
They all agreed with my decision, but they all had concerns.
The village chief asked me: "Da Shan, during the meeting in the village at noon, Chief Liu and Chief Zhou expressed their disapproval. Are you sure you want to do this?"
"If they don't agree, just don't agree. County Magistrate Jiang has agreed, so what can they do?" I said.
The village chief sighed softly and said, "I'm afraid that when Patriarch Liu and Patriarch Zhou incite the masses to protest collectively, there will be trouble."
"So our village will take care of this matter first. Once we finish it, other villages will naturally have nothing to say after seeing the changes in our village."
An old man who was highly respected in the village said: "I think Dashan is right, let's take the first step, just like when Dashan helped everyone buy things, it was also started in our village."
Everyone else thought it was right, so the village chief had nothing to say. Naturally, he supported it, but he just had concerns.
After making this decision, we in Yulin Village took the lead in renovating the village, including cleaning up all the weeds in front of and behind the house. Of course, we had to retain the most authentic aspect of the countryside.
But I never expected that the resistance to this matter would be so huge. On the second day after we started to carry out the renovation, Patriarch Liu and Patriarch Zhou called me over.
They said they wanted to invite me to dinner, but I knew what their purpose was, but I still went to the appointment.