I was really surprised because I thought Zhong Feng should have told me something like this. But she didn't. This can only mean one thing: she didn't want to have too much contact with me anymore.
Therefore, I immediately thought that it was impossible to say that "men and women cannot be lovers but can still get along as friends."
I suddenly felt depressed, but I still said: "I really don't know."
He smiled and said: "Mayor Feng, you are really amazing, 20 million! Only you can get such a large donation."
I shook my head and said, "Minister Wu, you are wrong. Donations are not solicited by a certain person, but donated by the person himself."
He smiled and said: "Although I say this, your role as an intermediary is still very important. Mayor Feng, I have an idea. Anyway, the reconstruction of the temple will not start for some time, and Boss Lin also agreed.
Their company does the construction for free. In the final analysis, this donation is the cost of materials. Of course, a sum of money will also be paid for the use of the land. However, these money will not be paid immediately. So I have an idea. If our industrial park continues to
As for funds, can we temporarily divert this donation?"
I was shocked, "Isn't this... inappropriate?"
But he immediately said: "Mayor Feng, in fact, I have already asked Secretary Chen for instructions on this matter."
I looked at him in astonishment, "Then, what did Secretary Chen say?"
He answered me: "Secretary Chen criticized me immediately."
I immediately laughed and said, "That's right. He won't agree."
But he was shaking his head, "What he criticized me for was not what you think."
I was surprised again, "Then why did he criticize you?"
He immediately replied to me: "He criticized me for not reporting everything to him. And he also told me that I didn't know anything about this matter."
I was silent for a moment.
To be honest, I am not willing to misappropriate Zhong Feng's donation casually, either from a personal emotional point of view or from a principle of fund use.
Zhong Feng's donation was actually for her own spiritual sustenance, so I think that misappropriating her money is actually a kind of blasphemy to her soul.
But what I didn't expect was that Secretary Chen would agree to the misappropriation of this money in disguise. But thinking about it, I think this is normal, because it is a common thing for local governments to misappropriate certain funds. Of course, it must be done after the misappropriation.
What are the responsibilities to pay?
For donations, under normal circumstances, there will be no liability if the money is misappropriated. As long as the misappropriated part is returned at the time, it will be fine. After all, in the eyes of many people, this money is just a huge sum of money.
What's the harm in misappropriating the money? For many officials, they will not consider the donor's emotions too much, because in the eyes of many officials, the money represents a sum of money and nothing else.
I don't think so, not because I am more noble than other officials, but because I have a special relationship with Zhong Feng, so I care about her feelings particularly.
I said: "I think we'd better not misappropriate such funds. After all, it is someone else's donation. She has no obligation to contribute to the development of our Shangjiang City. Her donation is just for her own peace of mind."
.We should respect her devotion to religion, and I think this is also part of the embodiment of religious freedom.
Moreover, if we misappropriate this amount, if the donor finds out, there may be bad consequences, and it will also affect other people's views of our Shangjiang Municipal Party Committee and Government. This is a kind of killing of the goose that lays the egg.
Behavior.
Minister Wu, maybe I said it too harshly, but what I said is indeed the truth. The industrial park will definitely encounter many difficulties in the next work, and the biggest difficulty may also be the issue of funds, but I believe
We can solve those problems through the operation of capital. I don’t want to use that donation just to make my job easier. Zhong Feng is my friend, and I can’t do anything that hurts her emotions. Minister Wu, please understand.”
He nodded and said: "Actually, I also thought about this, so I told you this specially. Maybe my idea is too inappropriate, but Mayor Feng, have you ever thought about it? If our industrial park does not touch this
Won’t other leaders touch the money? Although I am in charge of the money, what if a leader wants to use the money? Let’s be clear, if Secretary Chen wants to use the money,
Can I disagree? So I thought, instead of doing this, I might as well bring it up first, so that others might not think about the money anymore."
I understood immediately, and immediately said to him gratefully: "Minister Wu, thank you for thinking so far. In fact, this money must be managed well, and the idea of not letting other leaders touch it is very simple, that is, in the future, it is
Every expense of this donation must be signed by the donor himself. As a donor, it is very reasonable for her to make such a request. Don’t you think so?"
He nodded, "That's right. But it wouldn't be good for us to take the initiative to bring this matter up to the other party, right? It would be best for her to bring it up herself and sign a contract with us. Mayor Feng, you know that in official circles
Some things are very complicated, and I might offend others. So, when the money didn’t arrive in my account, I didn’t feel it, but now that the money has arrived in my account, I suddenly felt like it was like a red-hot bullet.
It’s just as troublesome to use carbon pellets. To put it plainly, if this money is not managed as you said, it will be misappropriated sooner or later, and it will also affect the future reconstruction of the temple. At that time,
I am the one who is responsible, which makes me feel very uneasy."
Now I completely understood what he meant - in fact, he deliberately mentioned the misappropriation of the donation in front of me, but his main purpose was to let me explain the funds to Zhong Feng in private.
Management issues. Ultimately, he hopes to resolve any conflicts or troubles that may arise in the future in this way.
This is a very wise man. If we use derogatory terms, he is actually an old fox.
I smiled slightly and said: "I will go to the meeting on time in the afternoon, but I will only speak for ten minutes. From now on, we will try to keep our meetings as short as possible. Don't hold any unnecessary meetings, and don't talk about any unnecessary empty words. This
We also need to form a system. We have too many different opinions, which not only wastes time but also greatly delays things."
In fact, he should understand what I mean: some things just need to be settled. And I also expressed my meaning to him: I already know about Zhong Feng’s donation, and I know what to do.
Yes, there are some things that I cannot tell, otherwise I will be the one who offends others in the future.
He smiled and said: "Your suggestion is very good. From now on, we have to change our minds on everything. Okay, I'll go back first. Mayor Feng, in fact, we have the same idea on many things. You
Don’t worry.”
I nodded. I knew in my heart that what he meant was not only referring to the work issues in the industrial park, but perhaps more to show me his attitude towards Zhong Feng's donation.
After he left, I thought for a while, then locked the door of my office, and then started calling Zhong Feng, "Zhong Feng, I heard that your donation has been transferred to our special account in Shangjiang City. Yes.
Bar?"
I don't want to talk to her about other things, because that will only increase my own troubles and the embarrassment between us.