Chapter 897 - 897: Stealing Credit
Li Jingyi and several standing committee members collectively turned to look at He Ligang, as if they had seen an idiot.
"Vice President He, this new district construction project is personally overseen by County Magistrate Lin, and there are many things to follow. It's not that simple."
Li Jingyi hinted that this matter required County Magistrate Lin's approval, and that many troublesome issues were to come, and he'd better think carefully.
Of course, since he is the Executive Vice County Magistrate, in the system they generally call him Vice President, and he can also be called Vice County Magistrate.
"Secretary Li, the construction of the new district will undoubtedly have many difficulties, but please rest assured, Secretary, I am confident in solving them."
He Ligang glanced at Lin Hao, full of fighting spirit, without a hint of retreat.
Lin Hao felt there was nothing wrong with giving the new district construction project to He Ligang, since it still required so much money; it wasn't easily resolved.
"Since Vice County Magistrate He has this confidence, how about this, you take the lead in the new district construction project, how does that sound?"
Lin Hao grinned and surprisingly agreed readily.
At this, everyone's eyes turned to Lin Hao again, thinking he must have lost his mind.
After all, this project had always been his responsibility, and now someone clearly came to steal the credit, how could it be so easily given away?
"Thank you, County Magistrate Lin, for your trust. I will definitely handle the new district construction project well." He Ligang was overjoyed.
"Vice President He, are you sure you want to take on the new district project?" Li Jingyi asked again.
"Secretary Li, since County Magistrate Lin trusts me so much, I naturally must relieve him of his burden." He Ligang replied loudly.
"Since you are taking charge, let me explain the difficulties encountered in land compensation and demolition."
Li Jingyi finally addressed the crux of the issue.
"Secretary Li, weren't we following procedure with no difficulties?" He Ligang frowned.
"Yes, the land demolition work in Zhenjiang Village indeed followed procedures. Next, we need to pay the first installment of 30 million for demolition, but our county's finances face significant challenges, and you need to find a way to resolve this."
Li Jingyi addressed the reality of the first installment of the compensation payment.
"What? Thirty million?" He Ligang was dumbfounded.
Letting him resolve a 30 million funding gap by himself, wasn't this setting a trap for him?
"Yes, originally I asked County Magistrate Lin to find a solution for this. Since Vice President He has taken over this project, naturally it's only yours to handle."
Li Jingyi nodded slightly, handing the hot potato over to him.
The rest of the standing committee members realized why Lin Hao was willing to let him take charge?
Turns out this 30 million funding gap needs Vice County Magistrate He to resolve.
But, this isn't three dollars. How do you resolve it?
Even Lin Hao, with such good relations with several bank managers, wouldn't dare say he could handle a 30 million funding gap in one go, and interest would still need to be paid.
The main issue is that using such large funds would surely require a lot of approval documents, and relying solely on government endorsement might not be feasible.
Fate is inevitable, but self-inflicted disasters are inescapable!
Originally intending to snatch the credit, but unexpectedly snatched a hot potato. This left He Ligang utterly bewildered.
"Secretary Li, this 30 million... isn't it logically supposed to be covered by the county finances?" He Ligang looked at Li Jingyi, speaking in a low voice.
"To be honest with you, our county finances indeed can't come up with so much money, I believe several standing committee members are aware of this." Li Jingyi swept a glance around.
County Organizational Minister He Wulin chimed in: "Vice President He, Secretary Li is speaking the truth, our county finances certainly don't have that much money."
"Yes, our county finances have always been in deficit, it was only last time when County Magistrate Lin sold construction land that the fiscal issue was barely resolved, there's no way we can come up with that much money."
Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee and Public Security Director Zhang Boqing also chimed in.
"If the county finances have no money, where do I get the funds? This is 30 million!" He Ligang's face was full of distress.
"I also don't know, I just handed this matter to County Magistrate Lin to handle, and he found it quite a headache too, but since it's a task given to him, he had no choice but to accept it."
Li Jingyi cast a meaningful glance at Lin Hao.
Not only her, but everyone's gaze turned to Lin Hao, after all, this is a 30 million funding gap, how exactly does County Magistrate Lin intend to resolve it?
"County Magistrate Lin, can you resolve the 30 million demolition compensation?" He Ligang turned to Lin Hao, asking.
"As you've said, that's 30 million! I haven't pulled out either; it's just that Secretary Li asked me to find a way, so I had no choice but to grit my teeth and accept the task." Lin Hao also looked distressed.
He Ligang was instantly dumbfounded!
The air in the entire meeting room froze!
Everyone was looking at He Ligang, clearly wanting to see how he would resolve the 30 million in funds.
He Ligang now deeply regretted, but he had boasted too much earlier, how could he refuse now?
"Vice President He, this important task is entrusted to you, think of a way." Li Jingyi said in all seriousness.
"Secretary Li, that..." He Ligang wanted to find an excuse to refuse to take on this task.
However, Lin Hao evidently did not plan to let him refuse, interrupting his words, he thanked with a smile: "This time we're really grateful to Vice County Magistrate He, otherwise, where would I find so much money?"
From his tone, it was clear that this County Magistrate Lin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, clearly glad to throw away this hot potato.
"County Magistrate Lin, does the land demolition compensation in Zhenjiang Village really require so much money?" He Ligang found it a bit unbelievable.
"Rest assured, I'll have Secretary Zhang of Fuhua Town provide you with a compensation list at that time." Lin Hao quickly said.
"Have you considered seeking a bank loan?" He Ligang probed.
"Of course I've considered it, but even with government endorsement, getting 30 million is wishful thinking." Lin Hao shook his head bitterly.
County Organizational Minister He Wulin chimed in: "Most of our governments now are in fiscal deficit, causing our government's credibility to decline, and those banks are no longer buying it."
"Indeed, we had already studied this before, getting money from banks will be difficult, Vice President He, perhaps you could try seeking a bank?" Li Jingyi suggested.
"Alright, I'll give it a try." He Ligang felt like he had swallowed a fly.
The other standing committee members looked at him taking on the task with expressionless faces, though their hearts were secretly delighted, clearly relishing the spectacle.
Li Jingyi glanced at Lin Hao, seeing him as calm as ever, she loudly said: "In that case, let's discuss the new energy vehicle project. This time, County Magistrate Lin led a team to investigate and study, achieving complete success, and signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Aiyadi Group..."
She spoke while taking out the agreement signed with Aiyadi Group, passing it around to several standing committee members for review.
