After raising his head and drinking a large cup of tea, Zhuang Ji** remembered: "Oh, I haven't had lunch yet, so I only ate a sandwich in the morning. Okay, let's experience what it means to forget to eat and sleep."

Bai Yu sat down and said, "The banking system has its own difficulties in managing vertically and dealing with money all day long."

"I don't want to use power to suppress others, but what can I do now?" Zhuang Jidong opened several drawers and said angrily, "The leader has no time to eat, and all the people under his command are blind? He doesn't know that sending some bread, beef jerky, etc. is too unreasonable."

"The situation is quite complicated, and there are whirlpools everywhere. What do Mayor Zhuang thinks?" Bai Yu took a bag of walnut kernels from his pocket and threw them over.

Zhuang Jidong caught it and said while demolishing it, "It's not possible to change blood for the time being. It's up to these people to be familiar with the situation... Although what you said is true and false is better than nothing. By the way, what's going on at the construction site?"

"The progress is pretty good. A few projects have stopped due to funding problems. It is expected that some blood will be given later to prolong their lives."

"Mayor Bai, I have always been unable to figure out where to use tens of billions! There are 47 projects, nearly nine hundred billion, and an average of 2 billion per project should be no shortage of money, right? How could it be that time? On the one hand, the projects are facing the dilemma of insufficient funds, and on the other hand, they cannot free up money to repay bonds?"

Bai Yu said: "At noon, you asked why the relocation of Diansong City Village was suspended. I didn't explain in detail because the partition walls were heard. According to reports, 600 million yuan has been spent on the compensation and * for two-thirds of the demolition compensation and *, and the engineering team has not entered the site yet! I asked a few compensation standards along the way. There is no specific and clear compensation standards for different areas, different orientations, different alleys, different architectural styles, etc., and the vagueness is based on 'on-site investigation and recognition'. Isn't there a space for rent-seeking? The standards are different, and the people of course have opinions! Therefore, the suspension of the relocation is a consideration made by combining various factors to avoid continuing to throw money into the black hole in our hands."

Zhuang Jidong understood the meaning of his words and said, "Wang Anshi strongly advocated reforms, and the grassroots corrupt officials took the opportunity to extort and extort the people. Later, the court unanimously determined that the reform failed and Wang Anshi was forced to step down. Is this what it meant?"

"During the construction site, I asked four projects in a row, including special requirements and professional standards for subways and elevated buildings, dredging rivers, and environmental improvement. Is there any value in environmental improvement? There is also a judicial explanation for a single source of procurement. Isn't it clear that I can take care of the relevant households?"

"The key lies in the role Mayor Shao plays in it!"

"If he wants to get benefits, he will not go to 47 projects in one go; on the contrary, so many projects prove that he is eager to see results."

"Someone makes money through projects, but secretly drags him down!"

Bai Yu smiled and said, "It's too early to assert that everything is waiting for the survey data. Tonight I'm going to continue to go to the construction site until I look at all 47 projects. Start to do subtraction tomorrow, and sell what can be cut, what can be stopped, what can be sold..."

“To whom?”

"The official office will be transferred to private enterprises, so that enterprises that feel profitable and willing to take over will continue to work, and free up some funds at the same time," Bai Yu said. "I don't think the official government needs to take over the big picture and think too carefully. It is necessary to market the engineering projects as much as possible. If you really don't see the hope of profit, you can invest it by Caizheng."

Zhuang Jidong said: "Yes, the big market of Xiaozhengfu has always been a goal that Kyoto strives to promote and strive to achieve. I can't figure out why Mayor Shao went against the trend, or has other difficulties? Dianxi, there are too many unreasonable things."

Bai Yu said: "There is its internal logic behind any unreasonable things."

"A deep pit, I was confused by the dazzling cadres of Dianxi before," Zhuang Jidong turned, "By the way, how do you think about the secretary?"

"I plan to find it in the urban construction entrance, but Xun Liyuan said there is no suitable one."

"Hey, strange! I'm going to choose a position with grassroots experience and good at state-owned assets management. Yin Yong said he couldn't find it, so he suggested to choose it in the official office."

"I can't even pick a secretary at the grassroots level. Have all the good cadres communicated to other places?" Bai Yu joked.

Zhuang Jidong said: "It's a very abnormal environment. The more I do this, the less I feel at ease with the candidates they recommend. I would rather be short than excessive, even if there is no one."

"I just broke down the talk with institutional investors." Bai Yu said suddenly.

After examining him carefully, Zhuang Jidong didn't say anything.

Bai Yu said: "They know 10 billion, the redemption plan, and the source of fundraising. The conditions raised on this basis cannot be accepted."

"There are three days left before rigid redemption, Mayor Bai."

The tone is not heavy, but it contains a strong warning - for them, time is the biggest enemy.

"Mayor Zhuang, if there was no future debt peak of 40 to 50 billion yuan, I wouldn't be too lazy to bargain with them. However, the people of Dianxi still had to live, and the urban development was stagnant. We could not just start to sell the food pot as soon as we came on stage."

Zhuang Jidong sighed long: "Why we are right, we really only have the options of 'wrong' and 'very wrong'... Time is up, and I have made an appointment with seven grassroots county and district mayors to have a meeting, and strive to... to squeeze out some more money."

After returning to the office, Bai Yu buried his head in looking at the project information until after 7 o'clock in the evening, Xun Liyuan knocked on the door and asked for instructions:

"Mayor Bai, the car has been arranged. Do you think which other units and departments leaders need to be invited to accompany you?"

"Just we..."

Bai Yu said as he packed his things and went out, saying, "First stop, go to the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau."

Xun Liyuan was stunned and said, "Okay, I'll call to notify..."

"No need!" Bai Yu said, "Look at it casually, don't disturb too many comrades."

The Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau building is only four or five hundred meters away from the municipal government compound. On both sides are the Transportation Bureau, the Grain Bureau, and the Health Commission. There are jokes in society that this street covers the people's food, clothing, housing and transportation, and is a one-stop service.

Under the night, the building was dark, with only two or three offices on lights. The security guards stopped him at first, but Xun Liyuan showed his work permit and emphasized "leader's surprise inspection" before he let him go.

"Today, there were fewer comrades working overtime on weekends, mainly because they were very tired even when they were running around the clock a few days ago," said Xun Liyuan. "The Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau is very busy, and at least half of the offices are in the evening."

I took the elevator to the sixth floor. Before I could turn, I could vaguely hear the voices. There seemed to be men and women. Xun Liyuan's expression immediately became wonderful, worried about making international jokes in front of the new executive vice mayor.

I stood in the corridor outside the office and listened for a while, and found that the couple were discussing work, maybe they were too devoted and didn't pay attention to controlling the volume.

Bai Yu knocked twice, then pushed the door open and entered.

"Ah, Mayor Bai!" The woman sitting on the side stood up and shouted. It turned out that it was Pu Yingying, deputy general manager of Dianbao Urban Investment Company, who attended the meeting last night.

The man sitting opposite the door was about forties, wearing glasses, holding a pencil in one hand and holding a pattern in the other, was surprised to look at them.

"Who is this?" Bai Yu asked.

Xun Liyuan didn't know much about it, Pu Yingying introduced: "The two leaders, Zhang Yiheng, deputy director of the Project Management Section of the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, are mainly responsible for urban construction project budget, final accounts, and project audit. I am here tonight to communicate that there are changes and additional issues in two of the projects..."

"Oh, it's very troublesome to add additional projects in urban construction projects, and a lot of information needs to be supplemented and improved." Bai Yu said.

Pu Yingying frowned and said, "The problem is that the project is added according to the instructions of the leader. Section Chief Zhang refused to establish the project. It is now being discussed."

Bai Yu stepped forward and picked up the change drawings, which read: Dianxi City Official Project-City of Chengnan Underground Comprehensive Pipeline Gallery Project

"The significance of adding project establishment lies in necessity and urgency. If these two conditions are met and the construction party and the contractor reach an agreement, why would he refuse?" Bai Yu asked.

Zhang Yiheng said: "I can't tell you about the specific reason, but I can't tell you very clearly. It was a death order given by Section Chief Chai Jun. Unless the city leader signs, the director will not work."

"Oh, the work style is so tough?"

Bai Yu was interested in asking, and Pu Yingying said: "Chai Jun is the head of the project management department and a master's degree in architecture. Although he is young, he is very professional."

"Mayor Bai, Section Chief Chai is studying in the ninth floor library now," Zhang Yiheng said, "Do you want to ask him to come down?"

"No, let's go up," Bai Yu walked two steps and waved, "President Pu will come together, I'll ask you if you have something to do later."

"Well..." Pu Yingying knew that it must be related to the bad debts and management of Dianbao City Investment, and followed behind uneasy.

Bai Yu asked when he went upstairs: "He is in the library every night?"

"Basically, everyone said that his only hobby is learning."

"I have a very special hobby. What are the main things I learn? Do I take the Ph.D.?"

"He is a doctoral student, but he usually focuses on a wide range of things, not limited to architecture. Anyway, we ordinary people don't understand the minds of academic masters." Pu Yingying smiled.

Xun Liyuan joked: "Mr. Pu is also a master of finance and is also a top student."

"The master's degree in liberal arts is much more sensible than the master's degree in science, so I feel inferior to myself." Pu Yingying smiled.

Bai Yu said lightly: "I am also a master's degree in liberal arts."

"ah--"

Pu Yingying covered the cherry's mouth with her hands in panic, thinking that it was broken. Isn't this pointing at the monk and scolding the bald donkey?

But Bai Yu said again: "It's a bit too good to have a master's degree in science and engineering, hahaha..."

Pu Yingying's youngest daughter covered her chest with her hands and said, "It's good that Mayor Bai doesn't mind."

Xun Liyuan joked again: "There are all the young people around me who have high education. They either work, study, or have no time to fall in love. Is this the same thing for Mr. Pu?"

Sighing softly, Pu Yingying said: "I will not hide it from Mayor Bai and Secretary General Xun. I plan to resign when the Dianbao City Investment bonds are redeemed. I will leave some time for myself, instead of being too busy to pay for it all day long, and I don't know what I have done in the end."

Xun Liyuan comforted him: "It's okay, I won't be so busy in the future... Alas, if you want to say that anyone who hasn't been tired for several years is gritting their teeth and persevering."

You can imagine the mayor Shao who was promoting 47 urban investment projects in one go, and how nervous the entire official and municipal government agencies were.
Chapter completed!