59: County Party Secretary Inspects and Investigates

That morning, he rarely had a moment of free time. He was just thinking in his office about whether he should make a trip to The County Seat to inquire about the situation, when Wang Zhongyu knocked and entered.

"Town Mayor, we just received a notice from the County Party Committee Office. Secretary Wan Guoliang of the County Party Committee, accompanied by the newly appointed Secretary-General Zhao Delin, just finished his investigation in Hetao Town and is currently heading toward our Heping Town to conduct an inspection.

It is estimated that he will arrive at Heping Town in less than half an hour."

Hearing Wang Zhongyu's report, he stood up. "This newly appointed Secretary Wan is really quite unusual, isn't he? He conducts investigations like a surprise attack!"

"Notify all Party Committee Members to gather at the main entrance in ten minutes to welcome the leaders of the investigation team."

"Remind the office staff to set up the meeting venue."

Wang Zhongyu acknowledged the order and quickly left.

Lin Zifeng thought to himself, he was just about to go to The County Seat! Now this Secretary brought people over to conduct an investigation.

He should find an opportunity to ask about the matters he was concerned about! That would save him a trip.

He waited for a few minutes in his office before stepping outside.

Ten minutes later, the seven Committee Members of Heping Town stood uniformly in front of the Town Government entrance, constantly looking toward the road while chatting quietly with the people next to them.

Lin Zifeng stood in the foremost position. The person standing next to him was Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission Zhang Zhenhua. The other Committee Members stood behind them according to rank.

Zhang Zhenhua quietly said next to him, "Town Mayor, why did Secretary Wan arrange a surprise visit like this?"

"It's a good thing all the leading members of our town's team are here today; otherwise, we would have been caught completely off guard, wouldn't we?"

"In the past, when a County Leader came down to inspect work, we were always notified at least a day in advance."

"Every leader has their own style. We, as subordinates, can only adapt to it."

He replied casually. He was currently wary of this Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission.

"Town Mayor, the positions of Secretary and Deputy Secretary in our Heping Town have been vacant for so long. Why hasn't The County Seat given a decision yet?"

"If this continues, won't it affect the work of our town?"

Zhang Zhenhua still couldn't hold back and asked the question he was concerned about.

"I've been too busy with work lately to pay attention to this matter, and even if I did, it wouldn't be useful. These are things the County Leaders need to consider."

Lin Zifeng continued to deal with the other party superficially.

Hearing his answer, Zhang Zhenhua couldn't help but think: You've only been Town Mayor for two months, and there's almost no hope for you to advance further, so naturally you are indifferent and adopt an attitude of non-involvement.

But I'm waiting anxiously! More than half a month has passed, and there's still no movement, causing me to suffer from insomnia at night.

I asked my Old Leader, but he didn't give me a definite answer, only saying that The County Seat hadn't held a Standing Committee meeting yet! He told me not to worry, reminding me that haste makes waste.

But how can I not be anxious?

Just as Zhang Zhenhua was preoccupied with his thoughts, three sedans lined up and drove toward them.

Lin Zifeng reminded them that the visitors had arrived. Everyone quickly stopped chatting, straightened their bodies, and focused their attention.

The three sedans stopped. Lin Zifeng led the group forward in an orderly manner to greet them.

The accompanying staff quickly opened the car doors. Wan Guoliang, accompanied by Secretary-General Zhao Delin, walked up to the crowd.

Lin Zifeng quickly reached out, shook Wan Guoliang's hand, and said with a beaming smile, "Hello, Secretary. I am Lin Zifeng, the Town Mayor of Heping Town."

"Welcome to Heping Town to inspect and investigate our work."

"I've long heard that Yushu County has a young and promising Town Mayor. Seeing you today, you truly are an outstanding talent!"

Wan Guoliang said with a kind attitude.

"Secretary, you flatter me."

Afterward, he shook hands with Zhao Delin and exchanged a few quick pleasantries.

Zhao Delin was formerly the Deputy Secretary-General of the County Party Committee and was very familiar with the cadres in front of him. So, after greeting Lin Zifeng, he followed beside Wan Guoliang and began introducing the other cadres of Heping Town to him. Lin Zifeng followed behind the two men.

Subsequently, the group surrounded Wan Guoliang and walked toward the conference room.

As the current sole chief official of Heping Town, Lin Zifeng naturally stepped forward and delivered a work report to Wan Guoliang and the others.

He introduced the work currently being carried out in Heping Town and elaborated on the future direction of their work.

Finally, he said, "Secretary, the economy and various aspects of work in our Heping Town are currently at the lower end among the townships and towns in Yushu County."

"Since I came to work in Heping Town, I have also summarized the reasons."

"The main reason is that Heping Town lacks pillar industries. The entire town only has two brick kilns and two wineries, which fundamentally cannot drive local development."

"The root cause is that we are unable to rationally utilize local resources, leading to unreasonable waste."

"Take the Thousand-Mu Orchard project from a few years ago, for example! Peach yields have increased every year recently, but serious overstocking problems have emerged. Many peaches have rotted in the fields for nothing, or were taken home by villagers to feed to pigs, failing to achieve the goal of increasing fruit growers' income."

"Next, our town plans to increase efforts in attracting investment."

"Furthermore, although the economic development of Heping Town is lacking and GDP growth is slow, our town has a good environment and rich natural resources, with several valuable sites that could be developed into scenic areas."

"In the next step, our town will proceed with launching this initiative."

Hearing his final report, Wan Guoliang became interested and said, "Town Mayor Lin, could you elaborate on that?"

Seeing Wan Guoliang's interest, he was delighted and quickly laid out all the plans he had formulated in his mind.

This included specific plans for tourism development, as well as ideas such as introducing fruit processing plants to process peaches into canned goods and beverages—he revealed everything.

Aside from Jiang Yufei, the other leading members of Heping Town were stunned while listening.

Initially, they had been somewhat careless, but later they began listening attentively.

They hadn't expected Lin Zifeng to be so ambitious and think so far ahead. If these plans could all be realized, it would definitely be a major leap for Heping Town.

Finally, Lin Zifeng added, "Of course, the prerequisite for all of this requires the strong support of the County Party Committee and County Government, and we need the Secretaries and Leaders to frequently guide and advise Heping Town."

Wan Guoliang showed a warm smile, looked at Zhao Delin sitting next to him, and said, "Secretary-General, our Town Mayor Lin has quite the appetite, doesn't he?"

"However, our cadres should have this kind of drive—to dare to think and dare to act. Otherwise, relying solely on waiting will not develop the local economy."

"The Secretary is absolutely right. This kind of pioneering work spirit is extremely rare and valuable."

Zhao Delin first agreed with Wan Guoliang's statement, then turned and looked at Zhao Tianbao and asked, "Town Mayor Lin, I am very optimistic about your work plan for Heping Town's future."

"However, several of your work plans require substantial financial support. The County Treasury simply doesn't have that much funding to allocate specifically to Heping Town!"

"There are so many townships and towns across the county, all clamoring for support! The County Treasury cannot sustain your plans!"

"How do you intend to solve this problem?"