During the meal, Zhuang Jidong was also thinking about who to accompany him in the village: Bai Yu was in charge of the economy and was familiar with all aspects, but the first one was excluded; Zheng Jiafu was completely useless; Zhang Pei was so busy that he couldn't do anything; he felt lost when he was drawing other clerks.

After thinking about it, only Qi Xiaoxiao was the only one.

However, what Zhuang Jidong didn't know was that Qi Xiaoxiao had been here for less than half a year. Because of the supervisor, she actually had very little time to sit in the village. She just knew more village cadres and more roads than him.

I went to four villages in two days, and the situation was far from as optimistic as Zhuang Jidong and even Zhuang Bin imagined - if you have money, you can get benefits.

There are environmental protection red lines for national ecological protection areas, which are restricted everywhere:

There are as many as forty kinds of pesticides and chemical fertilizers prohibited from being used. Those not on the prohibited list are also limited to use. There are clear regulations on the amount not exceeding the amount per mu;

No breeding is allowed in the red line area; no more than two people should be kept in front of and behind the house outside the red line area;

There are clear requirements for the number of farmland cultivated, forest land developed, and industry types. If you look at it briefly, it seems that you can't do anything.

"How could there be such a restrictive local development? If this continues, it will not be possible for a hundred years!" Zhuang Jidong said anxiously and bluntly.

Qi Xiaoxiao said: "Last year, Bai Yu encouraged all villages to develop the herbal medicine industry in a planned manner, which was a breakthrough. The investment cost was only a few million. After tasting the sweetness, the people actively responded to the call and their income gradually increased. Therefore, we must abandon the conventional thinking and have different strange things in order to find a new path that belongs to the original characteristics of the saccharine."

"I'm very pessimistic..."

Zhuang Jidong shook his head and said, "Yesterday in Maoling Village, you accompanied the boss Zhan to the field for inspection. I heard something..."

After coordination, the Red Society sent Maoling Village a truckload of sweaters, cotton jackets, down jackets, etc. to wear in winter. Unexpectedly, after sending them to the village department, the village director Wang Dongdong called on the villagers to help unload the transportation. No one wanted to do so. He ordered seven or eight consecutive times to ask for wages!

"Tell me, the supplies donated by the Red Society to Maoling Village have been sent from the provincial capital for six or seven hours. After unloading, they actually asked for money. What are their qualities and concepts?!" Zhuang Jidong said angrily.

Zhan Kepeng asked with a smile: "Later it was resolved?"

Zhuang Jidong Road: "The village director promised to help unload the transportation to each villager to choose a down jacket, and then he smiled and moved the clothes into the village warehouse. He lacked public morality and did not know how to be grateful and dedicated, so I saw that the reason why the sage is backward is not only restricted by the national ecological protection zone policy, but the key is the human factor!"

"The village head Zhuang is right," said Zhan Kepeng. "I just passed by the fruit forest. I just discussed with the village head Qi's idea of ​​requisitioning the east farmhouse to connect two pieces of forest land into large-scale planting. Villagers immediately surrounded me and said in a threatening tone that the compensation fee is low. We will definitely not move! What's the matter with me, alas!"

Seeing the two of them sighing, Qi Xiaoxiao smiled and said:

"There is a zone suitable for long-term investment and does not involve the most troublesome demolition. Take two of them to see?"

The man who is close to the ink is black, and Qi Xiaoxiao also learned to play tricks after Bai Yu, no, it is called being polite. She deliberately took the two of them to the village and lost their confidence, and then she took them to the old street she had attracted last year to the more than ten kilometers of wasteland in Lugou Village.

"This area used to be lush trees. Decades ago, all the steel-making industry was cut down and fired. Later, two murders occurred. The locals thought it was unlucky and they were still deserted. The natural climate of the celadon is suitable for growing woody oil forests such as oil tea, tung oil, olive oil, walnut, etc. After the forest becomes a timber, it can further invest in the development of oil pressing and edible oil industry chains, and the prospects are promising!"

Qi Xiaoxiao introduced in one breath.

Zhuang Jidong nodded while looking: "Yes, yes, it's a pity that such a large area is deserted. It should have been used long ago! This is far from the red line of the National Ecological Protection Zone. Even large-scale planting, drone sprays pesticides, robot fertilization, etc., it doesn't matter?"

"I have consulted with relevant county departments specifically. The standard can be slightly relaxed when the straight line distance exceeds 30 kilometers."

Qi Xiaoxiao also made sufficient preparations.

"That is, everything is ready, only the east wind is not needed, the boss is not allowed!" Zhuang Jidong said anxiously.

After decades of storm in the business world, Zhan Kepeng was not infected by the emotions of the two. He stood on the small slope and looked into the distance. After pondering for a long time, he asked:

"Good location, good prospects, and comply with policy regulations. Why hasn't anyone ever thought of investing here? I think there should be smart and visionary leaders in the Huayuan Township."

Qi Xiaoxiao said frankly: "The key is that forestry is a long-term investment. It does not see benefits in the short term and requires continuous investment. Leaders with ideas cannot wait, and leaders with no ideas are unwilling to do it. Moreover, the one-time investment is huge, and it is difficult for investors with smaller scale to take over."

“It doesn’t matter if you invest in the long term…”

Zhan Kepeng came after being ordered and did not want to make money. He simply helped Zhuang Jidong support him. Even if he lost a lot, it didn't matter. It would make Zhuang Bin more able to win his friendship.

Zhuang Jidong's idea was: Since my uncle asked him to help me, the risk was too great and whether to make money was not considered. The key was to implement the investment in place and let the county and township leaders see the money of money, which was more convincing than the uncle's greeting.

What if you lose money? These guys make a lot of money through their uncles all year round, but it’s also a bit drizzling in the sauna, right?

"Only by investing in a long-term basis can you make big money. Short-term input and short-term output, and small-scale quarrels are boring," Zhuang Jidong said seriously. "Planting trees and afforestation will be based on long-term achievements for the future, and have both social and economic value. I think it is completely feasible."

"What should I plant? Have you ever thought about it?" Zhan Kepeng asked.

"What do you think of creating a peach and plum garden, half planting peach trees and half planting plum trees, taking the meaning of 'peach and plum trees all over the world'?"

Zhuang Jidong remembered the scene of seeing the peach and plum trees in Lugou Village, and said with confidence.

"What a unique creativity, the village head Zhuang is amazing!" Zhan Kepeng presented a high hat in time.

Qi Xiaoxiao also thought that the Taoli Garden had a good idea. When the peach blossoms and plums were ripe, the Ten Miles Wasteland became the Ten Miles Gallery, and perhaps it could become the most beautiful scenery in Shanglin. She also nodded with a smile.

Squatting on the roadside, roughly estimated that the first phase investment will cost about 1.8 million yuan. By the end of the year, the second phase and the third phase will all end. The total investment will be about 5 million yuan. From next year, it will still require an investment of about 2 million yuan, which is exactly in line with Zhan Kepeng's expectations.

If the investment is too large than the ability to bear, Zhan Kepeng will have to think about it again.

He returned to the village in a good mood and said vividly in front of Jian Gang, emphasizing that all the 5 million yuan investment was in place by the end of the year. Jian Gang was rarely happy and praised Zhuang Jidong, and also praised Qi Xiaoxiao by the way. He asked Zhan Kepeng to stay for two more days to visit the natural scenery and waterfalls of the Green River Valley.

"That..." At the end, Jian Gang still mentioned, "Let Comrade Bai Yu connect it, include it in the annual economic development plan, apply to the county as a key project, and strive for more preferential policies."

Bai Yu is the deputy township head of economics, and he cannot avoid even the investment and implementation of projects. Although Jian Gang is domineering in his style, he has experienced Bai Yu's excellence, but he will not leave any talk in the procedures.

Zhuang Jidong thought he had made a great contribution, so how could he be condescendingly to report to Bai Yu? The connection task was handed over to Qi Xiaoxiao.

Unexpectedly, Bai Yu went to the county town to attend the county-wide economic work conference chaired by Miao Wenjun. The meeting lasted for two days, and had no choice but to keep Zhan Kepeng and wait for Bai Yu to come back while visiting.

Miao Wenjun was tense throughout the economic work conference. The atmosphere at the venue was always tense, and it was rare to be quiet and full of anxiety.

There is no accurate statement on whether Shanglin County will be removed from the label of a national poverty-stricken county and whether it can continue to be labeled as a provincial poverty-stricken county after it is removed. However, out of the principle of prudence, all subsidies, poverty alleviation funds and relief funds in the first quarter of previous years were suspended, leaving only targeted subsidies issued by the finance and civil affairs channels to poor households.

The situation is unprecedentedly severe.

Miao Wenjun took the initiative to confess at the meeting that the current main fiscal expenditure is the salary of civil servants, public institutions, and informal staff; various livelihood security expenditures; debt repayment interest, etc. The county's monthly tax revenue is only enough for three to five days of fiscal expenditures.

Zhongshui City understands Shanglin's difficulties and provides assistance to its wages. Even so, there is still a gap of 9 million yuan per month for wages!

Except for the wage expenditure that must be ensured, all other expenditures must be self-reliant, and it is impossible to rely on foreign aid.

Therefore, Miao Wenjun repeatedly emphasized four words: based on income, and each township should raise funds from multiple sources, and there must be specific plans for which income falls into which expenditure.

As the main focus of the economy, Miao Wenjun knows that the source of fiscal revenue in townships is clearly visible, which is nothing more than taxation, land, disposal of other assets, financing of financial institutions, revitalizing existing funds, and transfer payments from superiors.

Now for townships, it is quite difficult for financing platforms to raise funds from financial institutions; land is difficult to sell due to the general trend, and it is not expensive to sell - who is willing to go to the Yuanyuan to buy land for real estate development? It is obvious that the money is thrown into the water.

Taxation is also difficult. After the merger of national and local taxes, most of the taxes collected by townships are paid to the provincial and municipal levels. Less than 30% of the county and the county has to share the county's infrastructure investment, and in the end, only about 20% of the taxes returned to townships are left.

But rigid expenditures must be guaranteed. When it comes to this point, Miao Wenjun slapped the table and said that it was related to social stability and people's livelihood. Whoever has a problem with the territory, who will take action? Especially everyone here is the first responsible person, and it is hard to fly!

All the participants felt heavy.

It sounds like a responsibility to ensure rigid wage expenditures, but you will sigh long when you really look at the dizzy roster.

Even the jurisdiction of the sacrificial family, which has been at the bottom for more than ten years, has expanded more than twice and its population has increased exponentially. However, due to the miserable national-level poverty-stricken county, the staffing has not increased but has gradually been reduced, which has directly led to the increasing size of the non-staff team and the increasing burden of local finances.
Chapter completed!