Chapter Twenty-Six: A Mixed Blessing 2
"My consciousness is not high, Secretary Qi can criticize as much as possible, but sometimes it is really not good not to do this. [Ran^Text^Library] Feng Juncai frowned slightly when he saw Qi Tianxiang, knowing that he didn't like to listen to what he said, so he had the courage to say bluntly: "Secretary Qi, you may not know that Qinghe Village was not called this name before, but called 'Qinghe Village', because this village was originally named after the family surnamed Qing, that is, I hope that the family surnamed Qing will be harmonious, harmonious and beautiful, and it is because of the construction of this reservoir and the introduction of lotus vegetables that it was changed to Qinghe Village according to the homonym. ”
"The original planting of lotus vegetables may also be unintentional, it may be to make the reservoir look beautiful, but the result is crooked, the lotus vegetables here not only have high yield and good quality, but also become a special agricultural product here. Speaking of which, it is also an evil sect, the same lotus vegetables, I don't know whether it is the water quality, or the soil quality, the lotus vegetables grown here are snow-white, sweet and crisp, and refreshing without residue. A section of lotus vegetables falls to the ground hard, it can be shattered, the lotus vegetables are cut into thin slices, and they can be eaten without blanching, and they are crispy, sweet and refreshing in the mouth, without a little slag. The cool tone is crisp and slag-free, and the steamed soft and glutinous fragrance is sweet, which is very magical. So much so that after the provincial leaders at that time came to taste the lotus dishes here, they joked that the village might as well be named Qinghe Village in the name of Qinghe, and took advantage of Yaxing to write the name of 'Qinghe Village', and this place has been renamed Qinghe Village since then. Although decades have passed, it is still a good story. ”
Feng Juncai talked with relish, and said excitedly: "Lotus and lotus vegetables have brought reputation to this village, and also brought good economic benefits, just like this reservoir, after so many years, it has become a hanging river in disrepair, and lotus and lotus vegetables have also become a thing of the past with the division of fields to households, although there are still a few households planting, but due to the depth of the water and the siltation of the water bank, picking has become a big problem, so the output and input are not very ideal, but Qinghe Village is still unwilling to give up the income of this cash crop, In particular, the lotus vegetables that became famous in Qinghe Village. It was for this reason that I poured soup into their two village committees, talked about the huge economic benefits of the reservoir, the huge development prospects of lotus vegetables, and especially the great role in strengthening the collective economy, and finally moved their hearts. ”
"In fact, such a weakness is not only in Qinghe Village, all village-level organizations have such a problem, since the package production to the household, most of the collective assets have been divided, just like the floating wealth of the landlord's family in the past, I can't wait for a desk to be divided into four, speaking of which there is also a village committee, in fact, there is nothing but the official seal, and even more, the official seal has gone out with the village chief to work. This phenomenon has become even more serious after the complete abolition of the agricultural tax, and in the past, when there was an agricultural tax and a co-ordinated retention, the townships and towns were still willing to do something, whether it was for the sake of their political achievements or for their personal interests. The agricultural tax has been abolished, and the agricultural towns and villages are like cattle that have been drained of blood, and they still have to do their work, but the source of funds can only rely on the part allocated by the treasury, and ensuring wages and operations has become a top priority, and there is no money to do other things. The village collectives have no source of funds, and the village chiefs often pay out of their own pockets to do things, and no matter how difficult it is, they have to grit their teeth and persevere. As the head of a village, the villagers elected him, and he also has to do practical and good things for the villagers, otherwise who will elect him next? The affairs of the village, big and small affairs, need the consent of all the villagers, and all the villagers make up the money, and if one villager does not agree, no matter how good things can be done. Building roads, building schools, building activity centers for the elderly, and building medical clinics that are obviously good things that affect the interests of the whole village cannot be done because not all villagers have benefited. Building a school is of course a good thing for families with children going to school, but it is not good for those who have elderly people at home. The same is true for road repair, the road is repaired is a farmer who benefits the residents in the village, and the whole family is working outside, how many times a year does he walk back to the village, is he willing to let him pay for it? To put it mildly, sometimes it is the county's unified work to benefit the people, the big head in the county, and the small head in the village, which often can't be done, and the money can't be spent. Sometimes I really want to scold my mother, but what's the use of scolding my mother, why don't you have to do work! Alas, the current countryside and rural work are really a plate of scattered sand! ”
"What strange things are you talking about, you are the secretary of the county party committee who thinks and says so, don't the comrades at the grassroots level have no backbone?" Qi Tianxiang knew that Feng Juncai was telling the truth, and he also said the difficulties and weaknesses of rural work, but now was not the time to say this, nor did he say strange things and complain that the fundamental problem could be solved, so he glared at Feng Juncai with dissatisfaction, and said seriously: "Pick up the important ones." ”
"That is, do you dare to say that in front of Secretary Qi? On weekdays, some township cadres say this, and I also criticize them mercilessly. But criticism is criticism, find the crux of the problem from the whining and strange words, and hold the bull's nose, and it will be easy to do. Feng Jun knew that Qi Tianxiang was not really angry, but he didn't dare to say it too presumptuously, so he had to change his tone and said: "Knowing the difficulties in the village, and also finding the weakness of the two village committees, we can start from strengthening collective assets and improving the voice and prestige of the two village committees. Such prospects and benefits are difficult to achieve by farming. ”
"In view of the problem of tight funds in the village, it was promised that they would only contribute work and efforts, not a penny, and that all the funds for the renovation and expansion of the reservoir would be provided by the county, and the part that needed to be supported by the village would be temporarily lent to them by the county, and they would not need to pay it back, and only 10 percent of the income from the operation of the reservoir would be handed over to the county." The more Feng Juncai spoke, the more excited he became, Fangzheng's face overflowed with a smug look, and he said with a smile: "At that time, a few people from the two village committees were happy, thinking that they had taken a big advantage, so they agreed very happily, and they repeatedly begged me to speak and count, and I couldn't go back, and even asked me to write a letter of guarantee for them." ”
Feng Juncai looked at Qi Tianxiang with slyly eyes, and couldn't help smirking proudly: "It's easy to expand the reservoir, dredging and building embankments is even simpler, the province and city give me the cost of maintenance and reinforcement, after the two-level matching funds are in place, there is no need for any funds in my county, and the labor cost has saved a lot of money, and even the cost of some service facilities in the reservoir is enough." Not to mention the benefits I have gotten, the farmhouse built around the reservoir in the village, as well as the income from lotus flowers and lotus vegetables, have made them a lot of money. The year before last was not conspicuous, last year's income of lotus vegetables was more than 30 million, and they tasted the sweetness of mechanized planting and harvesting, this year they expanded the planting area, and built a primary processing plant for lotus vegetables, which increased the added value, and there should be no problem with quadrupling the income of lotus vegetables. Now that the village collective has become wealthy and the villagers' incomes have increased significantly, things have become easier to do, not only have they spent money to rebuild the village school and nursing home, built the villagers' cultural activity center, renovated the village roads, and not only hardened them, but also paved them with cement. At the same time, along the reservoir built more than a dozen farmhouses, eating, living and playing a one-stop, are the village collective unified investment and construction, unified management and operation, the good news is that with the improvement of the reservoir environment, 10,000 acres of lotus flowers are competing to open, attracting more and more people in the city to come for sightseeing and leisure, visiting the reservoir, appreciating lotus, tasting lotus vegetables has become the most appealing project, the business of the farmhouse is getting better and better, and the income is also rising. They regretted it a little, looking at the more than 10 million I took away easily every time I was young, it was really distressing, and they grinded me a few times, wanting me to give up the commission, but they didn't dare to say it clearly. ”
"Appropriate income should still be, and it is reasonable for the county to invest in the need to recycle, but it still needs to be moderate." Qi Tianxiang was very excited about Feng Juncai's story, thought about it for a while, and instructed: "You can consider setting a deadline, slowly reducing or withdrawing, and forming a certain demonstration effect is the most important thing." Only living water can raise fish! ”
"Secretary Qi is right, this is also my consideration with the county magistrate." Feng Juncai and Xiang Youzhi glanced at each other, smiled tacitly, and said to Qi Tianxiang: "The county is ready to slowly withdraw from the management of the reservoir through a few years of transition, guide the village to carry out planning and upgrading at the right time, merge lotus appreciation and reservoir tours, and farmhouse leisure into a tourism project, carry out corporatized management, rely on standardized management and scientific management, and make the extensive village project an excellent project that can be developed sustainably for a long time." ”
"I hope this is your true idea, not the refurbishment of the old jar with new wine, which will eventually become a trap for the peasants." Of course, Feng Juncai and Xiang Youzhi's tricks couldn't hide from Qi Tianxiang's eyes, and he also knew that he would not do anything to harm the peasants, but he still deliberately hammered: "Everything must be based on the willingness of the village collective and the villagers, this is the bottom line without any room." ”
"Of course, this is also the bottom line that Secretary Feng adheres to, and he would rather the county suffer losses than let the village suffer." Xiang Youzhi saw that Feng Juncai was a little embarrassed, so he relieved him and said: "Secretary Feng's willingness to communicate with the village again and again is to instill a kind of thinking in them. That is, raising chickens is not the goal, laying eggs is the goal, only chickens laying eggs and hatching chickens can achieve sustainable development, don't just stare at the gains and losses of a chicken, no matter how big it is, it is still a chicken, except for killing and eating meat, there is no other use, to lay eggs, to hatch, is the only way. I forced them like this to make them think more broadly and have more ideas. ”
"The county magistrate Xiang is still younger, and he still can't see the problem thoroughly. Secretary Qi is finalizing us, for fear that we will do something out of the ordinary, and we should still have the consciousness of preventing the slightest mistake. Feng Juncai scolded Xiang Youzhi with a slight smile, then turned his gaze to Qi Tianxiang, and said seriously: "But there is still something, I want to ask Secretary Qi for it, I hope to get Secretary Qi's understanding and support." ”
"It depends on what you do, what I can do will be done without asking, and if I can't do it, it will be useless." Qi Tianxiang narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Feng Juncai vigilantly, knowing that he must have something bad in his heart, but he said lightly: "But you can talk about it." ”
"It's not a big deal to say, it's just that after entering the village for a while, Qingfeng Harvest will definitely complain to you about his grievances, difficulties and contradictions can be said to be a big push, you just have to listen, don't be confused by him, this old guy is very shrewd, and he can wrap people around when he talks." As he spoke, he looked at Qi Tianxiang's confused expression, and hurriedly explained: "I forgot to introduce, Qingfeng is the director of the village committee of Qinghe Village, a very scheming person, I have been fighting wits and courage with him for several years, and this time I finally let me give him a set." ”
Looking at Feng Juncai's excited expression and smug look, he really looked like a naughty big child, a county party secretary could be so frank, it was really beyond Qi Tianxiang's expectations, but through his language description and expression, it didn't seem like he was intentionally acting, and at this moment Qi Tianxiang didn't want to explore the truth too much, after all, these are just ways and means of work, as long as Feng Juncai is willing to do it and do it as much as he can, in a sense, it is worthy of support and affirmation.
Thinking of this, Qi Tianxiang smiled slightly, and said lightly: "I am only responsible for watching and listening this time, I have no idea of expressing my position, and I will not participate in any fighting." But the name of this harvest celebration is very interesting, let's go over and see how he celebrates the harvest! ”
After getting Qi Tianxiang's reply, as well as the witty ridicule, Feng Juncai was overjoyed, and he happily made a gesture to ask Qi Tianxiang to turn around and get into the car, and then walked quickly to his own car parked in front of him, and continued to play the role of the pilot car.
The convoy moved slowly along the small cement road built by the reservoir, perhaps to let Qi Tianxiang see more clearly and more carefully, Feng Juncai's car in front of him drove very slowly, and looked out through the glass window, and the endless water surface appeared smoother and vast. It is said that it is 10,000 acres of lotus, in fact, it only occupies a small part of the reservoir, and there are not as many as 10,000 acres at all, according to Qi Tianxiang's visual measurement, it is good to have 2,000 acres, but because there is no reference, a large piece of lotus leaves spread out on the water surface, it is indeed magnificent. The rest of the water surface of the reservoir is as smooth as a mirror, and from the dozen or so pleasure boats parked not far away, it seems to be for the convenience of boat tours, and the slope protection on the side of the reservoir and along both sides of the highway are planted with dense willow trees, which seem to create a pleasant scenery of weeping willows, but now it seems that there is still a long way from the goal.
As the road along the river winds around a large bend and passes a small bridge, several courtyards of different sizes, neat two-story buildings, and flashing plaques are faintly visible on the roadside, and the density is increasing. What he saw in front of him gave Qi Tianxiang an intuitive feeling that Qinghe Village had arrived.