The town held a joint meeting of the party and government. As usual, they had to go to the town reception station for a meal. However, the atmosphere today was very depressing.
Chen Dan stood at the cashier counter decorated with stone slabs and saw Huang Xiaolei and a few deputy mayors enter the door. Their faces were dark. When they saw the little girl at the reception station, they did not have their usual cheeky smiles. They ran to the small banquet hall with a straight face.
Before entering the door, Huang Xinliang, the director of the Party and Government Office, threw away the cigarette in his mouth. He stepped on it and twisted it hard, as if he wanted to twist the cigarette into pieces. He walked in without asking about the preparations for the lunch banquet…
Chen Dan knew that Shen Huai was officially going to work in Meixi Town today. Looking at the situation in front of her, she felt inexplicably uneasy. She stuck her head out and looked outside, but she did not see Shen Huai's figure for a long time.
"This is bad. During the meeting in the morning, the new secretary almost got into a fight with Tiger Du. I heard that Tiger Du almost tore down the office in the morning. The few town mayors were all wearing sour expressions. Little He had just poured water for the weasel and accidentally spilled a few drops of water. He was scolded and his tears flowed out."
The head waiter of the food and beverage department, Qian Yun, ran over with his hand on his chest. He leaned over to Chen Dan's ear and whispered," I still have to comfort the little girl." Chen Dan, help me go in and take one. The atmosphere is so oppressive. I can't stand it!”
Chen Dan knew that Qian Yun liked to exaggerate, but from the expressions of the deputy mayors who came in, she knew that nothing good had happened in town in the morning.
Although she did not dislike Shen Huai that much, she could see his personality from the scene at the city steel mill. Although he had power that ordinary people could not compare to at a young age, when he did things, he was even more reckless than his younger brother, Chen Tong.
Therefore, when Qian Yun said that Shen Huai had a conflict with Tiger Du, Chen Dan still believed it. She was a little anxious. She was afraid that Shen Huai would not know the depth of Tiger Du and the others when he just came over. If he rashly got into a conflict, he would suffer a loss.
Chen Dan didn't care about the reception, so she didn't refuse. She said,"Alright, I'll go in and help you keep an eye out…"
" Xiao Chen." At this moment, the mayor, He Qingshe, and Shen Huai walked in one after another. Seeing that Chen Dan was about to enter the banquet hall, He Qingshe called out to her and said,""This is the new Secretary Shen. Where is Manager He?"
"Manager He just received a call and went to the government. Didn't you meet Mayor He?”Chen Dan walked over and extended her hand to Shen Huai." Hello, Secretary Shen. I'm Xiao Chen from the reception station. If you need anything in the future, just let me know."
Looking at the sly look in Chen Dan's eyes, Shen Huai knew that she did not want to appear familiar with him in front of others. He reached out and shook her hand. It was soft in his hand and he could not help but pinch it gently. He nodded and let go. He looked at the front hall of the food and beverage department at the reception station.
Although the reception station could not be compared to the South Garden Hotel, it was still quite magnificent in Meixi Town.
He Qingshe didn't know that Shen Huai and Chen Dan knew each other for a long time. Seeing that Shen Huai's eyes only stopped on Chen Dan's face for a moment, his attention shifted to the decorations in the front hall. He felt a little strange. Could it be that this thorny rose from Meixi Town didn't catch his eye?
"The reception station was built in 1990. At that time, the financial situation of the town was good. " At that time, everyone said that they were going to merge into Tangzha District. The town had some spare money, so they quickly built this building. The half of the building facing the street was used as a reception station, and the cultural station was further in." He Qingshe was worried that Shen Huai did not have a deep understanding of Meixi's situation, so she took the initiative to play the role of a commentator." At the beginning of last year, the province implemented a tax-sharing pilot, and the town's financial revenue suddenly deteriorated. So, the reception station did not match the current Meixi Town..."
Shen Huai was all ears, but his understanding of the financial situation of Meixi Town was not inferior to He Qingshe's.
Meixi was not a small town. In 1990, the industrial value of the whole town was as high as 30 million yuan. It was one of the top 200 towns in Donghua. The problem lay in the trial of the tax sharing system. Starting from 1992, three-quarters of the newly added industrial value-added tax had to be handed over to the central government, and the other quarter went to the municipal finance.
After the tax-sharing system was implemented, it limited the ways for local governments to increase their income by expanding production scale.
Because of the expansion of production scale, the profits of the enterprises did not increase. The increased industrial value-added tax was taken by the central government. There was no benefit at all to the local government. Naturally, no one was willing to do such a thing.
Shen Huai nodded and said,"After I arrived at Donghua, I saw that the city had a full discussion about the issue of tax sharing. He believed that local finance could not rely solely on expanding the scale of production. The key was to look at the benefits of enterprises. The income tax, business tax, and so on related to the benefits of the enterprise were still included in the local finance. Moreover, according to the design of the tax-sharing system, only the portion that increased after 1992 would be collected. With the actual tax revenue in 1991 as the base, this portion of industrial value-added tax would still be returned to the local government. Meixi's financial growth may stagnate in the short term, but it shouldn't worsen…"
"This is related to the division of Meixi Town in the past few years."
Seeing that Shen Huai had brought up the key point of the question, He Qingshe knew that he still had some real talent, so she simply explained the question to him,
"The city has always wanted to separate Meixi Town from Xiapu County. On this issue, the county did not have the right to lead. However, the county would naturally not use the county-level finance to subsidize the construction of the territory that was to be cut off. The Meixi Bridge was originally planned to be rebuilt in 1991, and the Xiamei highway was also planned to be paved with asphalt at the same time. Because Meixi Town was going to be included in Tangzha District, the county directly took away the construction funds for Meixi Bridge and Xiamei Road. Not only did the county not subsidize Meixi Town anymore, but it also cut off a large piece of meat from the value-added tax base that was originally supposed to be returned to Meixi Town. Last year's town finances, compared to 1990, not only did it not increase, it even decreased by 2.6 million…"
In 1993, the official salary of a public official in Meixi Town was only 4,000 yuan a year.
2.6 million yuan might not seem like a lot, but it was enough to pay a year's salary for the primary and secondary school teachers and government officials in Meixi Town. The financial revenue had dropped by 2.6 million in just two years. The blow to Meixi Town was naturally particularly heavy.
" At that time, Tangzha District wanted to merge Meixi Town because they saw that Meixi's financial situation was good. Now, looking at the situation, not only did Meixi Town have no benefits, but they also immediately paid nearly 10 million yuan to rebuild Meixi Bridge and Xiamei Road. No one mentioned this matter anymore," He Qingshe sighed and said," Of course, the industry of Meixi Town is mainly supported by the steel mill. If the steel mill was profitable, the town would be better off. In the future, it will be up to Secretary Shen to show off your magical powers."
Shen Huai was just about to say a few more words to He Qingshe when he saw Du Jian walking in with a graceful middle-aged woman.
Although he was born and raised in Meixi Town, he only knew a small number of the nearly 50,000 people in the town.
However, from the eyes of Chen Dan and He Qingshe, Shen Huai could recognize that this middle-aged woman was Du Jian's mistress, He Yuelian, the manager of the town reception station. At the same time, she was the mother of Wang Gang, who had just been appointed as the director of the steel mill by Du Jian's party and government meeting.
Even if He Yuelian wasn't forty, she should be at least two or three years old. However, her skin was fair, and there were only faint wrinkles at the corners of her eyes. She didn't look old. Her waist was thin and her arms were fat. Her plump body made her look somewhat charming. The key was that she did not have the rustic air of a country woman. With light makeup on, she did have some looks.
If He Yuelian and Chen Dan were placed together, they would naturally be inferior, but a mature woman had her own taste. No wonder she could tie Du Jian's heart up.
Du Jian's face darkened when he saw Shen Huai.
He Yuelian's eyelids twitched, and her big watery eyes fell on Shen Huai. She smiled and said,""Is this the new Secretary Shen? "I was rushing to the government to report to you for work, Secretary Shen. I didn't expect to make a mistake and ask you and Mayor He to come over first…" Her soft voice was also pleasant to hear.
"Manager He, right?" Shen Huai took He Yuelian's fair and tender hand and shook it. He smiled and said," Secretary Du assigned me to be in charge of the steel mill. Manager He doesn't have any work to report to me…"
" Secretary Shen, I'm here to report to you about the reception work at the steel mill." He Yuelian obviously didn't want to let Shen Huai off so easily. She leaned over and said," If Secretary Shen thinks it's inappropriate for me to report to you, who do you think is suitable at the reception station?"”
No matter how bad the town's finances were, the annual hospitality fee of hundreds of thousands was still unavoidable. The situation at the steel mill was similar.
He Yuelian was no longer involved in the town's family planning work. While she occupied the government's staff, she could rely on these two pieces of money to live comfortably after contracting the town's reception station.
Du Jian was already unhappy when he saw Shen Huai, and when he saw He Yuelian sticking to him like she was a fly, he was even more unhappy. He said with a dark face,""There's no need to say so much. What time is it already?”
Chen Dan stood at the side and did not move closer. Looking at Du Jian and Du Laohu's expressions, she knew that Shen Huai really had a conflict with him in the morning.
He Yuelian invited Du Jian, He Qingshe, and Shen Huai in with a charming smile.
It could not be compared to the South Garden Hotel. The small banquet hall at the reception station had three round tables, but it was still very spacious. The beige patterned imitation stone floor tiles, wallpaper, and lighting all looked magnificent. It was obvious that Meixi Town was really rich two years ago.
"The annual contract fee for this reception station is quite a lot, right?”Shen Huai sat opposite Du Jian and asked He Qingshe directly.
He Qingshe even made a number under the table.
Shen Huai pursed his lips and did not speak. Eighty thousand a year of contract fees was not even enough to cover the cost of the renovation.
"It's a three-year contract, and it's due this year," He Qingshe added.
At this moment, Chen Dan came in with a box of wine. Shen Huai looked up and said,"The city has issued a decree three times and five times. On weekdays, government officials will ban alcohol at noon. Take the wine out!"
Chen Dan was a little dazed. She held the box of wine and stood at the door. She did not know whether to enter or retreat.
The few people who were craving for wine stood up and were about to distribute the wine when they heard Chen Huai's words. They were all stunned and looked at Du Jian together.
"Motherf * cker!" Du Jian slammed his hand on the table and stood up, causing the dishes on the table to tremble. He glared at Shen Huai, his anger about to spew out.
"Secretary Du, what's wrong?" Shen Huai sat on the chair, his hand on the table, unmoving. When he looked up at Du Jian, he still had a smile on his face." Regarding the ban on alcohol at noon on weekdays, I think the county should have issued a notice. We party members can't take the lead in violating the policy, right…"
At this moment, Chen Dan was worried that Tiger Du would really pounce on Shen Huai and punch him.
Du Jian had a bad temper. He was used to being the king of Meixi over the years. He often scolded government officials. There was also a case where a deputy town was slapped by him.
The flesh on Du Jian's face twitched. He flung his sleeves and kicked the stool to the side. He scolded,"I'm not eating this meal."
She walked out with a thump and almost knocked down Chen Dan, who was blocking the door. The others knew that Shen Huai was a ruthless character. He could slap Huang Xinliang in the face in front of Du Jian in the morning meeting. No matter how angry they were, they did not dare to curse and directly become enemies with this new secretary. However, they also moved their chairs away from the table and followed Du Jian out.
Only then did Chen Dan realize that He Yun was not exaggerating at all. This Shen Huai, ah, was a chaotic river dragon, a chaotic demon king ah.
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