In name only: I will break the chess game in Handong

Standing up, pulling in his stomach, and somewhat embarrassedly touching his bald head, Li Shangli smiled as he approached Chen Luo.

"Secretary Chen, I never expected to meet you here!"

Li Shangli was also surprised. Although the organization had prepared a house for him when he came to Handong, he still needed to prepare some daily necessities himself.

Then I ran into Chen Luo.

"Comrade Shangli, you've been in Handong for a few days now, haven't you?"

"Yes, Secretary Chen, it's been two or three days!"

"Your appointment and removal procedures will be streamlined and expedited. You will take office as the Party Secretary of Guangming District next Monday. The work in Guangming District is not easy. Comrade Shang Li, although I do not agree with some of your styles and experiences, I still hope that you can manage Guangming District well and bring benefits to the people of Guangming District!"

He casually mentioned it to Chen Luo when he met him, but whether Chen Luo listened or not was up to Li Shangli; he was speaking on behalf of the people of Guangming District.

Chapter 288 Tian Jingye's Sabotage

However, Li Shangli clearly ignored Chen Luo's words and continued with his usual affected manner.

"Please rest assured, Secretary Chen, I, Li Shangli, will certainly not let you and the provincial leaders down!"

The empty promises immediately killed Chen Luo's interest in continuing. He nodded slightly and waved his hand.

"That's settled then, Comrade Shangli."

After saying that, Chen Luo led the two little ones past Li Shangli and left.

Somewhat bewildered, Li Shangli tilted his head, full of confusion, and muttered to himself, "Strange, I clearly gave a very standard and official answer, but Secretary Chen didn't seem too satisfied. Oh well, he doesn't think much of me anyway, so I might as well not bother trying to win him over."

Shaking his head at himself, Li Shangli may not be good at much else, but he certainly has a knack for self-comforting, Ah Q-like spirit.

Chen Luo criticized him quite a bit when he was in Suzhou.

He can still face things with a smile, just like before. He, Li Shangli, doesn't take pressure!

Monday arrived before we knew it.

Today marks the day Li Shangli and Tian Jingye take office.

They were seen off by the Minister of the Organization Department of the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee, but interestingly, Li Dakang did not attend.

In the conference hall of the Guangming District Committee building, the members of the Standing Committee felt uneasy as they looked at Li Shangli and Tian Jingye who had arrived. They also wanted to be promoted, but they kept being parachuted in. Were they, as cadres, not worthy of being promoted?

Everyone smiled on the surface at the arrival of Li Shangli and Tian Jingye, but secretly they were all horrified. However, when the two came on stage, everyone still applauded to welcome them as usual.

After the head of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee announced the appointment, the classic speech segment began.

First, Li Shangli straightened his collar and then placed his palm on his head to wipe a non-existent strand of hair.

Then, in an official tone, he said, "Comrades, I am Li Shangli. Before this, I was a district party secretary in Suzhou. I am very familiar with the work of a district party secretary. I am happy to work with you all to serve the people!"

Of course, before I came to Handong, I heard that the situation in Guangming District was complicated. Governor Jianjun also reminded me that the work in Guangming District was not easy. Even just two days ago, Secretary Chen of the Provincial Party Committee reminded me to never forget my original aspiration and to seek the well-being of the people in Guangming District. I have kept these words in my heart!

Governor Jianjun and Secretary Chen are both my former leaders, and I, Li Shangli, will not let them down!

Do you all agree with this?

Everyone in the room fell silent, not because of the meaningless and empty words Li Shangli had just spoken, but because of Li Shangli's background.

One mention of a former leader brought up two members of the Standing Committee and another was the provincial governor; no wonder they didn't get a chance...

For a moment, everyone felt that it was dark in Handong.

That's exactly the effect Li Shangli wanted. Raising a big flag would definitely be useful. Besides, he wasn't wrong. Governor Jianjun was his backer. As for Chen Luo, Chen Luo did give him some instructions a couple of days ago, didn't he?

However, even the best start can be ruined by bad teammates. Li Shangli had managed to intimidate everyone in Guangming District in his own way, but when Tian Jingye took the stage, Tian Jingye showed no mercy and exposed him directly.

"Comrades, what Secretary Shang Li just said is true. When Secretary Shang Li was the Secretary of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee, Secretary Chen was the Mayor, and Governor Jianjun was also the Secretary of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee. However, Secretary Chen always had high expectations for Secretary Shang Li, and Secretary Shang Li would be scolded by Secretary Chen every now and then."

Of course, Secretary Chen also hopes that Secretary Shangli can continuously correct his own problems.

Even now that we're in Handong, nothing has changed. A few days ago, Secretary Chen met Secretary Shangli at the supermarket and gave him the same instructions again. I believe Secretary Shangli must remember them well and keep his mission firmly in mind!

I won't say anything else. I hope everyone can cooperate with my work so that Guangming District can get better and better.

Tian Jingye didn't even need to reveal his background; everyone knew he was the chief secretary to the governor of Jianjun Province.

This sabotage instantly energized the group of cadres in Guangming District who had been looking around in a daze. So, Li Shangli was just waving a big flag!

If there's only one Governor Jianjun, they can still put up a fight. After all, everyone knows that Governor Jianjun is currently at odds with Secretary Sha of the Provincial Party Committee, and it seems that the provincial government isn't united. These secrets can't really be kept hidden.

Seeing this, Li Shangli could only keep a dark face. He knew that if he didn't play his first move well, his work would definitely not go smoothly. He glared at Tian Jingye silently and cursed in his heart, but he still smiled on the surface.

As expected, after the welcoming ceremony, Li Shangli convened the first enlarged meeting of the district committee at 2 p.m. The cadres who came were no longer as reserved as they had been in the morning, but sat down calmly.

Once everyone had arrived, Li Shangli began to chair the meeting.

"Comrades, I have just arrived in Guangming District and am not very familiar with the main tasks of Guangming District at present. Please feel free to speak and talk about the most important tasks at present. Our district committee will deal with these tasks first."

After he finished speaking, the entire conference room fell silent.

No one spoke, and no one paid any attention to Li Shangli.

Upon seeing this, Tian Jingye couldn't help but sneer.

Li Shangli felt not awkwardness in the silence, but deep worry. These people were not cooperating with his work, and things would definitely not go smoothly in the future.

"Since no one is saying anything, I'll bring it up myself. Shouldn't the old city renovation project, which was spearheaded by the former district party secretary Yi Xuexi, continue to be promoted? I heard that Guangming District has borrowed 5 billion yuan for this project. This project cannot be taken lightly; it is closely related to everyone here!"

When this was mentioned, everyone finally broke their silence.

“Secretary Shangli, this project is indeed very serious. Our district's finances are losing money every day, and the construction company is also under great pressure. If we don't start construction soon, I'm worried that the construction company will run away!”

"Run away? Didn't we sign a contract?"

Li Shangli frowned. At this moment, the director of the Finance Bureau continued to reply: "Secretary Shangli, it was clearly stated when the contract was signed that if the construction was affected by factors of the district committee and the district government, the Continental Group had the right to withdraw from the project."

"Who signed this? This is ridiculous!"

Li Shangli was speechless. How could the government suffer a loss? He would never sign such a contract; the company must bear all the risks!

"Um, the former Party Secretary was Yi Xuexi..."

Okay, that's a redundant question.

"So what's the reason for the current work stoppage? Why isn't construction underway?"

"Secretary Shang Li, Yi Xuexi was arrested for corruption, and this project was one of his key responsibilities. Naturally, the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection ordered the work to be suspended to cooperate with the investigation into whether there was any procedural corruption..."

"I understand. I will communicate with the comrades of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection about this matter and try to resume construction within this week!"

Chapter 289 Is it genuine stupidity, feigned stupidity, or just pretending to be stupid?

Seeing Li Shangli get his comeuppance, Tian Jingye felt exceptionally pleased. He leaned closer to the microphone, cleared his throat, and then spoke.

"Comrades, besides the old city renovation project, are there any other urgent tasks?"

At this moment, the director of the urban management bureau raised his hand.

"Director Liao, please speak!"

“District Chief Tian, ​​the city recently issued a document requiring each district to further optimize the centralized management of street vendors. Special attention should be paid to vendors with serious oil pollution. We cannot pollute the city, but we also cannot ban them outright. Our Urban Management Bureau needs to apply for funding from the district finance department to work with the Environmental Protection Bureau to address the oil pollution.”

When street vendors were mentioned, Tian Jingye knew exactly what was going on. When policies from above were implemented at the grassroots level, they needed to be put into practice. However, Tian Jingye wasn't stupid; he found the loopholes in these statements.

"Director Liao, as far as I know, the provincial party committee allocated several hundred million yuan to support the management of street vendors, which also includes pollution treatment. Has your urban management bureau not received this funding?"

"And the province just approved over a billion yuan in funding for urban management recently, your urban management bureau isn't short of funds, is it?"

Director Liao rolled his eyes at these words.

“District Chief Tian, ​​what you said may be true, but you may not know that the hundreds of millions of yuan in governance funds may not have reached the Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development yet, let alone the Municipal Urban Management Bureau and us.”

The entire process would take at least ten days, and even if it did, several hundred million yuan wouldn't be enough even if distributed across the entire province. As for the billions of yuan you mentioned, that would take forever to reach our district level.

"Using resources from higher levels to lower levels, surely District Chief Tian doesn't really not understand this?"

To put it bluntly, most of the funding is held back by higher-ups who make up for their own shortfalls before allocating it to lower levels. In fact, less than half of the funds actually reach the lower levels. This is a common practice, and everyone knows it.

Tian Jingye was completely dumbfounded. At this moment, Li Shangli smiled disdainfully and added, "Director Liao, you should explain more clearly. Comrade Jingye has always been working as Governor Jianjun's chief secretary. He has no experience in grassroots work, so it's normal that he doesn't know about this kind of thing."

As long as it's not an outsider giving advice to an expert, everyone should be understanding!

Tian Jingye's face was tense, and he was extremely displeased, but he was indeed being a bit too idealistic.

"So what is your budget?"

"That District Chief Tian's budget is around five million, since management and pollution control both require money."

"Five million? There are only nine food streets in our district. If I remember correctly, the vendors all need to pay rent and sanitation fees. You still need this much money?"

“District Chief Tian, ​​the rent and sanitation fees are settled annually. Last year’s money has already been misappropriated by Ding Yizhen. Our Urban Management Bureau really doesn’t have a single penny to use.”

Tian Jingye's lips twitched, clearly not believing it, but he couldn't find any evidence, and he couldn't say they would talk about it next time, since this was the first meeting, and he couldn't refuse to give them face on the first meeting.

"I understand. Then you need to write up a report, clearly stating the budget and where the money will be used. If there are no problems, I will sign it and have the Finance Bureau approve the allocation."

Upon hearing this, Director Liao immediately stood up to express his gratitude.

He had already figured out where to use the money: of course, to give welfare to the urban management officers!

Who wouldn't be happy to get five million for free?

After sitting down with a smile, Director Liao pretended to be dead.

The heads of the other departments rolled their eyes. This new district head had some skills, but not many. Could they take this opportunity to make a quick buck?

However, Li Shangli coughed and interrupted everyone, "Comrades, let's adjourn the meeting here today!"

He wasn't stupid; he knew perfectly well that these people were treating Tian Jingye like a fat sheep. But the finances of Guangming District were also his finances, and he couldn't let Tian Jingye give them away so carelessly.

As Tian Jingye walked out of the conference room, he was still in a daze. At that moment, Li Shangli came to his side.

"District Chief Tian, ​​did you realize you were just fooled? Five million yuan in funding approved on your whim? Do you think the urban management department is short of such a small amount of management fees? You believe everything they say?"

Upon hearing this, Tian Jingye felt a surge of anger.

"Didn't you say I lacked grassroots work experience? I thought you also thought what they said made sense..."

This question stumped Li Shangli.

"Alright, the five million is given, let's put this matter behind us for now. You must be careful with the financial matters. I know you and I don't get along very well, but one thing is certain: if anything goes wrong with the work in Guangming District, neither you nor I will escape responsibility."

On this basic principle, I hope Tian Jingye can have some boundaries and stop just going against me, understand?