In the morning, I directly called the Finance Director to my office.
The first thing I asked him after he came in was, "Minister Yang has talked to you, right?"
The purpose of my asking him this question was obvious, which was to tell him that Minister Yang and I, and of course Secretary Chen, were on the same front. There was no need to be shy or secretive on such an issue.
He nodded, "Mayor Feng, if you have anything to do, just give me your instructions. I will act in full compliance with your instructions."
I immediately showed a satisfied look, so I asked again: "The project of the Municipal Government Conference Center currently requires the allocation of over 20 million. Do you think where should it be allocated from our financial account? The premise is that there are no violations."
He said: "It can only come from our administrative fees or local tax revenue. Because this part of the money belongs to our city's fiscal control."
I nodded, "So, is there any problem with taking out the 20 million now? Will it affect the administrative operation of the city?"
He said: "It will definitely have an impact. However, I think it is best for the reception expenses of the four major families in our city to be settled with hotels and other units once every six months. We can use this method to turn around. Because after half a year, there will be administrative charges.
It’s in our account. It’s just half a year’s advance consumption.”
I think his method is quite good. Isn’t this the way mortgage loans are consumed today? I nodded, “Well, wasn’t this the way it was handled before?”
He immediately said to me: "Mayor Feng, is there something I don't know whether I should say or not?"
I glared at him and said, "Is there anything I shouldn't say? We are doing research. If you have any questions, just tell me directly. Don't you still believe me?"
He hurriedly said: "Mayor Feng, that's not what I meant... It's like this, because the reception of the four families involves the interests of several general offices, and these interests also include the welfare of the leaders.
So I am worried that if we change the payment method, these benefits will be affected. You are the leader in charge of the general office, and I am worried that this will cause other leaders to have a bad view of you."
I immediately understood that what he was talking about was that the general offices of the four major companies collected kickbacks from the corresponding hotels or other places to generate income. The concern he mentioned was indeed a very real issue, because I am the executive deputy
As the mayor, in charge of finance and the municipal government office, the first thing I have to do is to ensure that the office and reception expenses of the four leaders are not affected, and their interests are not affected.
I thought about it and asked, "How often did you usually settle accounts with them in the past?"
He said: "At first it was a month, and now it is a quarter. But now the hotel owners are starting to complain."
I suddenly thought of an idea, "How can we open a hotel if we don't have that kind of strength? I think so, I will tell the city government office and ask them to discuss it with the owners of those hotels. If they don't agree with us settling accounts every six months,
Let’s hold an open bidding process for reception units, and we’ll choose whoever has the most favorable conditions. Is that okay?”
He suddenly laughed and said, "Mayor Feng, your method is good. But..."
I was very dissatisfied and said: "But what? If you have something to say, just say it directly, don't hesitate!"
He then said: "Mayor Feng, maybe you don't know much about the situation in Shangjiang City. Most of our hotels and restaurants here are owned by city leaders or have relationships with department leaders. To be honest with you
Let's talk, I own a restaurant myself, of course it is opened by my wife, because she quit her job long ago. But my restaurant doesn't matter, it can be supported by the reception arrangements of our Finance Bureau and other departments. But
The four-star and five-star hotels we have here are different, they are all related to the leaders of the four major hotels."
I didn't expect this place to be so chaotic, and I couldn't help but feel funny and hateful at the same time. I shook my head and said with a bitter smile: "Well, you first allocate the 20 million from the administrative fees or local taxes to that project.
But one thing is, if anyone else in the city government asks about this matter except me, you must tell him that it was taken out of the funds for provincial key projects. By the way, if Secretary Chen asks, you should also
Tell the truth, but only to him. Do you know what I mean?"
He hesitated for a moment, "Okay..."
His hesitation made me very dissatisfied and worried at the same time. I immediately said to him: "I will give you a suggestion. I hope you will do it as soon as possible."
He said hurriedly: "Say."
I looked at him and smiled lightly, "You'd better find a way to transfer your wife's restaurant as soon as possible. You should know that our Shangjiang City is about to carry out a comprehensive reform. Secretary Chen and Minister Yang also
I am not a local, and we are not involved in any personal interests here. Therefore, I believe that the first step in our reform of Shangjiang City is to clean up and rectify all kinds of chaos. Situations like the one you just mentioned are definitely
It should be rectified first. Otherwise, the next reform will not proceed smoothly. You should believe and understand Secretary Chen’s confidence in this reform, because this is the main task assigned to him by the province. Of course, this matter is your own
Just do it quietly. If someone asks me about this, I won't admit that I said such things to you anyway. Deal with it early, otherwise you will lose everything and even be affected.
You are in the position now. Do you understand what I mean?"
He was stunned for a moment and then suddenly became overjoyed, "Mayor Feng, thank you for the reminder! Thank you so much! Don't worry, I will fully comply with everything you ask."
I smiled at him and said, "Then you go and file the report right away. I will transfer the money immediately after I sign."
He repeatedly agreed and left, and less than an hour later he brought the report to my office. I read the report carefully and found that there was no problem. Then I signed the opinion on it: Agree to transfer funds. From the city
Payment is made from financial and administrative fees.
Then sign.
Then I asked him another question, "Has the municipal finance allocated funds to military divisions before?"
He answered me: "It has been allocated before, but not much, that is, about 100,000 yuan each time. It is mainly to solve their lack of funds for militia training."
I nodded, "Well, let's allocate 200,000 yuan to them this year. I'll ask them to report it immediately. 200,000 yuan... I can just sign it, right?"
He nodded again, "You are in charge of finance. You can just sign for such funds."
I said: "Okay, that's it. Contact me immediately after you transfer the 20 million to the conference center project."
He said repeatedly: "It will be soon. I will do it after I get back."
I looked at him and smiled, "You, the finance director, are very capable, and I admire you very much. But a person's ability is one thing. Obeying the instructions of the main leaders of the municipal party committee and the leaders in charge of the municipal government is the most important. Now
The reform in Jiang City will soon be fully rolled out, and I believe you will see the situation clearly. Don’t you think so?"
He said in a panic: "Mayor Feng, I understand, please don't worry."
The finance director called me in the afternoon and told me that the funds had been allocated.
I didn't call Mayor Wen until an hour later, because I guess he already knew that the funds had arrived.
"Mayor Wen, according to your instructions, the funds for the Municipal Government Conference Center have been received." After the call was connected, I reported to him.
"Is it allocated from funds for provincial key projects?" he asked.
At this moment, I suddenly felt panic in my heart, because after all, this was asking me to lie, and it was a huge lie. However, I persisted and answered him immediately, "Yes. This is not what you ordered.
Is it? It was also reflected in the minutes of the last executive meeting of the city government. I just followed it."
He immediately laughed happily on the day of the phone call, "Okay. This problem has finally been solved. We will try to hold next year's Two Sessions in our own conference center."
I took the opportunity to say to him: "Mayor Wen, there is one thing I want to ask you for. There is a gap in the militia training funds of the military division this year, and they are asking our city government to help them solve their current difficulties. Take a look at this matter.
.....”
He said: "This is your terms of reference, you just need to sign it. They can't ask for a lot of money. Of course, if they ask for too much, we won't be able to give it out. Don't you think so?"
I said: "That's it. They applied for 300,000 yuan, and I think giving them 200,000 yuan is the maximum limit. You are the leader, so I think it's better to ask you to sign their report. This is also
It reflects your strong support for their work. What do you think?"
Maybe he was in a very happy mood, so he immediately agreed, "Okay. You can ask the general office to send the report to me immediately."
I agreed repeatedly, but I was sneering in my heart. I knew that Mayor Wen must be secretly proud at this moment, and at the same time, he was laughing at my weakness in his heart.
I immediately called Political Commissar Liu of the Military Division, "Old Liu, please call the fund application report immediately and submit it to the municipal government office. Immediately."
He was very happy, "Mayor Feng, you are such a generous person. That's great!"
I laughed "haha", "This is what I should do to support the work of the military division, so don't be polite to me. In this way, you ask the city government to support you with 300,000 yuan in the report, and I will approve it for you when the time comes.
Two hundred thousand. This will make it easier for me to talk."
He was overjoyed and said, "Mayor Feng, you don't know that it was difficult for us to ask the city government for money in the past. Why didn't you come to our Shangjiang City earlier?"