The Daling River, which runs from northeast to southwest, is the main river in Chuncheng.

Most of the upstream sections of the river flowing through the Chuncheng urban area are gentle and open, and only in the southwest of Xijiang County is the river is constantly flowing due to the steep narrowing of the river channel.

Chen Youwei and his entourage came to Xijiang County, did not stay too much in the county seat, and went straight to the bank of the Daling River for inspection. Hu Dongjiang, secretary of the Xijiang County Party Committee, and Li Dazhi, the county magistrate, accompanied him.

Although this is not the first time for them to inspect the young mayor, after deeply understanding the vigorous and resolute style of the mayor, they will naturally not do those actions that disobey each other's ideas.

There is no convoy to greet the crowd, perhaps this is definitely a big taboo when dealing with other leaders of the municipal party committee, but in Chen Youwei's view, such bad habits of officialdom are absolutely intolerable. He doesn't care how others show off, but he also knows that even if he is said to be famous, he must try to start from himself.

The sky is overcast, and the water level of the Daling River is low at this time of the cold winter, and even some rivers have been frozen in some shallow places along the river.

Chen Youwei took Hu Dongjiang and his entourage to walk on the somewhat messy embankment of the Xijiang County Party Committee and the leading cadres of the Xijiang County Party Committee and County Government, stopping and watching from time to time.

Hu Dongjiang, secretary of the Xijiang County Party Committee, was in a complicated mood at the moment, the young mayor in front of him was smiling and amiable on weekdays, but when it came to work, it was completely a pair of endless majesty of business.

Although no one in the entire Spring City has been reprimanded by the young mayor for his poor work so far, it is precisely because of such a cruel reality that Hu Dongjiang is even more uneasy, and he does not want to be honored to be the one who breaks this record.

On the surface, the current political structure of Chuncheng seems to be a balance and opposition between several factions of equal strength, which is normal in the eyes of middle-level cadres like Hu Dongjiang who have some seniority in Chuncheng, and they actually don't want this situation to be easily broken in their hearts.

Hu Dongjiang himself has been the number one leader in a relatively poor place like Xijiang County, and he still stayed in this position where many people are not interested at the just-concluded city party congress.

and other people of the same level are desperately trying to work hard to get to a higher position, Hu Dongjiang, who has reached the age of fifty-four, does not have too many ideas, as a gradually marginalized figure of the Dong family, he is already satisfied with being able to keep his current position.

Hu Dongjiang is so arrogant, in fact, he is more disappointed with the current confusion of the political pattern of Spring City, since the original benefactor Xia Wang retreated, the Dong family's influence in Spring City has plummeted.

Especially under the continuous encroachment of the young mayor in the past two years, maybe others don't care, but in Hu Dongjiang's eyes, the future of Spring City is really likely to fall on this young mayor who has made great contributions to the re-emergence of Spring City.

What really made Hu Dongjiang entangled was this, he was already not favored at the city party congress, and if it weren't for the nomination of the young mayor, I am afraid he would not even be able to secure his current position.

Glancing at Li Dazhi, the county magistrate beside him who was trying to get closer to the young mayor, Hu Dongjiang sighed softly.

Outsiders say that he is a tiger in Xijiang County, but they don't know that now since he has no strong support from above, more and more people are beginning to be ready to kick him out.

"Lao Hu, have you added this project to the renovation of the Daling River embankment in your budget next year?" Chen Youwei, who personally inspected the banks of the Daling River, frowned, and the situation in front of him was generally not satisfactory to him.

Hu Dongjiang glanced at Li Dazhi next to him, nodded and said: "Some comrades feel that there are many places in our county that need money, and they have different opinions on the transformation of the Daling River, which has not been in any situation......

A gloomy look flashed in the eyes of the county magistrate Li Dazhi, and a smile appeared on his face: "Mayor Chen, I can't complain that the comrades have such thoughts, but our Xijiang County's financial revenue is far from being compared with other districts and counties, and there are too many places that need to spend money. ”

How the two first-in-command and second-in-command of Xijiang County in front of him are constantly fighting among themselves, that is not the focus of Chen Youwei's concern, and he naturally knows the situation in Xijiang County better than ordinary people.

In particular, Li Dazhi, the magistrate of Xijiang County, has had close contacts with Jiang Zhenbang, secretary of the municipal party committee, in the past year or so.

On the contrary, Hu Dongjiang is a little interesting in Chen Youwei's eyes, I don't know if Lu Dao is his own intention, or because of his unruly personality and is not liked by Guan Peng and others, Chen Youwei clearly knows that Hu Dongjiang and the Dong family are drifting apart.

And this is also when the Standing Committee team intends to adjust the existing leadership framework of Xijiang County, Chen Youwei unexpectedly voted for Hu Dongjiang.

Of course, the Dong family did not like such a choice, but Jiang Zhenbang did not care, but the Nan family may have stabilized the existing situation, but vigorously supported Chen Youwei's choice.

It is precisely because he actively takes advantage of the gap in the existing power game in Spring City that either he does not have many opinions on matters other than most economic issues, or he is shocked that the bills he proposed have basically not been vetoed.

However, what is the evaluation of these colleagues around him, Chen Youwei's self-disciplined but very disciplined and sophisticated approach makes his reputation in Chuncheng and even in Liaobei Province quite good.

"The comrades' ideas cannot be said to be wrong, but we should not ignore the construction of infrastructure related to this. In particular, the existence of a section of the Daling River in Xijiang County, which has an uneven terrain of several tens of kilometers, must not be slackened in this great matter that has a bearing on the safety of the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. ”

Chen Youwei took out a cigarette and lit it, spit out thick smoke, and said in a deep voice: "Especially in Honghe County, which is close to other cities in this section of the river, once there is a problem, the impact will be very bad. Considering the actual situation in your Xijiang County, I have decided to allocate a special budget to support your ......"

No matter how discordant Hu Dongjin and Li Dazhi are, none of them will have too much money in their hands.

"Thank you Mayor Chen, with the support of the city, we will ensure the completion of the Dalinghe project with quality and quantity!" Li Dazhi grabbed the conversation and took the lead in patting his chest and reassuring.

Li Dazhi's obviously somewhat ridiculous approach made Chen Youwei frown slightly.

Hu Dongjiang asked steadily: "I don't know how much money has been allocated to us in Ludao City?" If it's too little, I'm afraid it's a drop in the bucket! ”

Chen Youwei flicked the cigarette ash and said with a smile: "It is said that you are Hu Laohu, this appetite is really not small, it is good to allocate funds to you, you Hu Lao Hu is still not satisfied." ”

"What the mayor said, since the city offered to support us, then we think the city will definitely not be too stingy!" After all, Hu Dongjiang is also an old bird in officialdom, and he can handle such a scene easily.

"I noticed that the most important thing to pay attention to in this section of the Daling River in your Xijiang County is that it is close to the downstream direction of Honghe County, and that section turns to the bend of the southerly direction, if that section of the river is re-strengthened, it can basically ensure the safety of the Daling River in the entire territory of Xijiang County."

Chen Youwei confidently scolded Fang Xuan and said, "Is 20 million enough? ”

Hu Dongjiang was overjoyed, nodded again and again: "Enough, enough, if all this special fund is in place, even the maintenance of other river sections is more than enough!" ”

Hu Dongjiang's statement made Li Dazhi a little dissatisfied, in his opinion, it has always been that crying children have milk to eat, there are so many places in Xijiang County that lack money, and it is easy for the mayor to personally agree to the matter, you don't take the opportunity to ask for more.

"Earmarked? Hehe, you Lao Hu really understands my thoughts! ”

Chen Youwei swept over Li Dazhi and the others with sharp eyes, and said with a smile: "This water conservancy maintenance fund does need to be earmarked, I'll talk about it first, if anyone wants to fight the idea of this money, hehe, you know!" ”

Li Dazhi laughed a few times with great resentment, he naturally knew that this was a beating by the young mayor to himself, thinking that the expression just now might be too obvious, he was also a little secretly vigilant.

No matter how intriguing these people are, he doesn't bother to pay too much attention to Chen Youwei.

Such a fact is the real norm in officialdom, and without the existence of these seemingly headache-inducing little tricks, it is impossible for so many truly talented officials to stand out.

To a certain extent, it is precisely because of this constantly difficult environment that people who adapt and control power can truly gain a firm foothold in the officialdom.

It's just that for Chen Youwei now, what he really cares about is the far-reaching flood in the coming ninety-eight years.

The year '98 can be said to be a year of many disasters and difficulties, and from the perspective of China's economy, from the continuous spread and impact of the crisis in Southeast Asia, the huge China was gradually dragged down by the surrounding environment. Coupled with some existing problems in China, it was faltering and suffering for several years at the end of the century.

But for ordinary people, what really touched them the most was the unforgettable once-in-a-century flood in '98.

It was at that time that the El Niño phenomenon, a somewhat awkward meteorological term, began to enter the attention of ordinary people. It's just that people didn't expect that this meteorological phenomenon that occurred in the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles away, would have such a great impact on their lives.

Most people only know that the great flood of that year made the huge Yangtze River basin and even most of the southern cities a flood.

Chen Youwei clearly remembers that not only in the south of the Yangtze River and in South China, but even in the northeast, where floods rarely occur in the river basin, the degree of disaster is quite high.

Although the disaster in Chuncheng is relatively small, there are still many counties and districts along the Daling River that have suffered heavy losses.

In the face of the raging natural disasters, human society still has to appear too weak, and it is conceivable that in that environment, it will not be as conscious as human beings.

Where the water conservancy protection project is done well, and where the turbulent flood disaster can be easily overcome, there is no human favor to be bargained for.

Otherwise, all that awaits you is the devastation of the flood.