Zhao Changfeng was noncommittal to Huo Yilu's statement, he looked at his watch and asked, "When will the road be opened?" ”

"All that's left is this 100-plus metre stretch of snow. [Full text reading. Huo Yilu said: "I also brought a forklift down, and we will work together on both sides, and it is estimated that it will be able to pass in half an hour." ”

Zhao Changfeng looked at his watch and said, "Okay, Township Chief Huo, let's go over there and have a look." ”

"Mayor, it's too dangerous, let's wait until the road is open." Liu Junkang hurriedly stopped. Zhao Changfeng was a little unhappy and said, "If you can pass, I can't pass?" Liu Junkang didn't dare to speak, but he resolutely blocked in front of Zhao Changfeng, without the slightest intention of giving in.

Zhao Changfeng looked at Liu Junkang's appearance and couldn't help laughing, he patted Liu Junkang lightly and said, "Junkang, it's okay, I'll walk on the left and follow your footprints, it's safe." Liu Junkang still had to say something, but when he saw Jiang Wenjing, the editor of Zhongzhou Evening News, and Cheng Miaomiao, the editor of Bibei City TV Station, walking here with a photographer, he had to keep his mouth shut.

"Let's go, Township Chief Huo." Zhao Changfeng said to Huo Yilu, who was waiting in front. Huo Yilu answered, and led the way in front, Zhao Changfeng was about to follow, when he suddenly heard someone shouting behind him: "Mayor Zhao, wait, I want to go with you." When he turned around, it was Jiang Wenjing.

"Mayor Zhao, we're going too!" Cheng Miaomiao was not to be outdone, and hurriedly chased after him with the microphone. "The road is too dangerous for you to cross." Zhao Changfeng didn't have the heart to listen to Jiang Wenjing and Cheng Miaomiao. He glanced at Liu Junkang and said, "Stop them." Then he walked forward quickly and followed Huo Yilu. Several township cadres also hurriedly followed behind Zhao Changfeng.

The snow on the road was knee-high. Burying half of his thigh, Zhao Changfeng followed behind Huo Yilu with one shallow foot and one foot and walked forward with difficulty. In order to resist the snow today, he specially got a pair of military leather shoes with a big head turned over from the armed forces department to wear, but at this time, the leather shoes were also filled with snow water, and his feet hurt like pins and needles.

After turning two corners, Zhao Changfeng felt that his feet had become wooden, and he didn't feel it at all. But it's a good feeling. At least I don't feel any pain. At this time, the roar became louder and louder, and I finally saw a large forklift in front of me pushing all the snow on the road into the cliff on the right side of the road.

Zhao Changfeng walked over and waved his hand, signaling the forklift to stop. The forklift driver didn't know Zhao Changfeng, but he recognized Huo Yilu and several other township cadres behind Zhao Changfeng, so he quickly stopped and jumped out of the car.

"Master driver, hard work!" Zhao Changfeng enthusiastically held the driver's hand and said.

Huo Yilu introduced next to him: "This is Mayor Zhao. ”

The driver hurriedly said, "Hello Mayor Zhao!" It's not hard. It's not hard! ”

Zhao Changfeng smiled, took out a Chinese cigarette and handed it over, and said, "Just you are a driver?" Can you afford it? ”

The driver knew the goods and knew that it was a good cigarette, so he took it and put it under his nose and sniffed it, but he was not willing to smoke it, and put it on his ear. Said honestly: "I worked for two hours with Lao Zhang, Lao Zhang worked for two hours, and I was resting in the van behind, I just came up!" ”

Zhao Changfeng nodded and said, "Hmm." Then you continue, the main safety! ”

The driver smiled innocently again, jumped on the forklift, and continued to shovel snow.

Zhao Changfeng came to the shelter behind and said to Huo Yilu: "Township Chief Huo, while you are free now, you can report in detail on the disaster situation in Houhe Township." ”

Huo Yilu's shoes were soaked. knew that Zhao Changfeng was in a similar situation to him. Afraid that Zhao Changfeng would be cold outside, he said, "Mayor." Let's go to the van and talk. ”

Zhao Changfeng shook his head and said, "Didn't that forklift driver Lao Zhang rest inside?" There you are. ”

Huo Yilu hesitated for a moment and said, "Mayor, wait a minute, I'll come over immediately." He pulled Peng Xiucheng, director of the township party and government office, to the side and explained two sentences, Peng Xiucheng nodded again and again, called the other two township cadres over, and hurriedly ran to the back. Huo Yilu turned back and reported to Zhao Changfeng the details of the disaster in Houhe Township.

A few minutes later, several people ran back, each holding a few dead branches in their hands, and it turned out that Huo Yilu told them to go and collect dry firewood.

Huo Yilu paused the report, shrunk his neck and took a hot breath, and said to Zhao Changfeng: "Mayor, light a fire to warm up, I can't stand the cold!" ”

Zhao Changfeng smiled and said, "Okay, let's warm up, everyone!" ”

lit a fire, surrounded by the fire, Zhao Changfeng suddenly felt a lot warmer, and his soaked shoes were smeared with heat under the smoke of the fire. Huo Yilu added dry firewood to the fire while reporting the situation to Zhao Changfeng. On the whole, although the snow was very heavy this time, the main impact on Houhe Township was the collapse of several dilapidated houses and the destruction of the primary school building in Lishukou Village.

"Mayor, I'm afraid I'm going to ask you for this!" Huo Yilu said with a smile.

"Township Chief Huo, we still have to advocate the style of hard work, we can't always wait to rely on it, and we must break this old concept. Of course, the city will also give a part of the subsidy as appropriate, but the bulk of it still depends on the hard work of the cadres and masses below you to solve the problem. Zhao Changfeng groaned for a moment and said. For Zhao Changfeng, whether it is the dilapidated houses that have collapsed for ordinary people or the primary school buildings that have collapsed in Lishukou, they are all places that need to be rebuilt, and they need to be rebuilt immediately. But now since the provincial government working group stopped 80% of the small and medium-sized gold mines in Pibei City, the finances of Pibei City are very tight, and the department that comes to ask him for money from the mayor in charge of finance every day is constant, Zhao Changfeng often dismantles the east wall and makes up the west wall in order to barely maintain the normal financial operation of Bibei City, especially this is a blizzard, and the entire disaster situation in Pibei City has not yet been counted, and Zhao Changfeng has no bottom in his heart, so of course he can't give Huo Yilu any promise at this time.

Huo Yilu said with a sad face: "Mayor, the township finance is now gone, and the staff of the township government have no salary last month!" ”

Zhao Changfeng was taken aback, and looked at Peng Xiucheng with his eyes, Peng Xiucheng hurriedly said: "Mayor, what Township Chief Huo said is true. I didn't have a leadership salary last month, and I was almost scolded to death by my wife! ”

"Township Chief Huo, how can this be?" Zhao Changfeng couldn't believe it, "Houhe Township is rich and rich, and it is famous in Bibei City!" In addition to Chengguan Town and Zhouzhuang Town, Houhe Township is rich. ”

Huo Yilu sighed and said, "Mayor, what you are talking about is the old yellow calendar!" That was before. At that time, when the Houhe Township Gold Mine was not closed, the financial situation of Houhe Township was good, but now the gold mines have been suspended for three months. As you know, since the opening of the gold mines, agriculture and forestry in Houhe Township have been almost completely destroyed. Now that the gold mine has ceased production, Houhe Township's fiscal revenue is almost zero. ”

"Is it that serious?" Zhao Changfeng's face became grim, "It turns out that when the gold mine was not suspended, there was no accumulation of Houhe Township's finances?" ”

"Where is there any accumulation!" Huo Yilu shook his head, "Secretary Ma is the famous secretary of Sanguang, who claims to eat up all the financial revenues. He said that anyway, when the gold mine sounds, it will be ten thousand taels of gold. It doesn't matter if the financial revenue is exhausted, and you are afraid that you will not have money to guard the gold mine? But now Secretary Ma has also had an accident, and the gold mine has also stopped production. Houhe Township is now almost poor and white, and it is not as good as the agricultural towns under the mountain! ”

"This horse will come!" Zhao Changfeng snorted.

At this time, I heard a shout from the other side: "It's open, the road is open." Then Liu Junkang led Jiang Wenjing and Cheng Miaomiao and the photographer over, followed by the Jinbei van.

Zhao Changfeng said: "Let's talk about this question later, let's go inside first!" ”

Everyone got into the car and went to the mountains. The snow on the mountain road was removed, and the speed of moving forward was much faster, and after more than 20 minutes, we arrived at the Houhe Township Government. The door of the township government was deserted, and there was no one, except for a banner hanging on the township government compound: Welcome city leaders to Houhe Township to guide the work.

Huo Yilu got out of the small van and said to Zhao Changfeng with some embarrassment: "Mayor, I have sent the cadres in the township to the village to fight the snow, and I haven't rushed back yet, it is estimated that it will be soon, why don't you go to the office and sit down first?" ”

Zhao Changfeng looked at his watch, and at half past three in the afternoon, he said: "Township Chief Huo, it's still early, let's go to the village below to have a look, let's go to Lishukou Village, I'll go to see the collapse of the school building." ”

Huo Yilu calculated the time in his heart and said, "Okay, Lishukou Village is not far away, and I came back just in time after going to see the situation." Suddenly, two people ran out of the township government, and they came to Zhao Changfeng and shouted: "Who is the city leader?" We have a situation to report to the city leaders! ”

Huo Yilu's face immediately changed, and he said sharply, "What are you two doing?" Hurry up and get me out! ”

The two people shouted, "Township Chief Huo, what are you afraid of?" Do you dare to do it, are you afraid of what we say? Today, in front of the city leaders, let's make this matter clear! ”

Zhao Changfeng glanced at Huo Yilu, and said to the two people with a pleasant face: "Who are you and what do you want to reflect?" ”