Life Reset: I’m the Master in the Officialdom

Chapter 277

"Boss Wang, this is what our county public security bureau owes you. It's my fault as the Public Security Bureau Chief. I apologize to you on behalf of our Public Security Bureau Party Committee."

After saying that, Li Mingyang bowed deeply to Wang Bing.

Seeing this, Wang Bing burst into tears.

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That afternoon, Wen Tao convened a meeting attended by the main leaders of the county-level agencies and townships, and conducted a comprehensive and in-depth investigation into the arrears of various units.

Reborn, he has a profound understanding of the "style" of government at all levels. In some counties and districts in later generations, government municipal debt has reached hundreds of billions!

In this situation, funds continue to roll over and interest rates become increasingly higher, causing many county and city governments to be unable to assume basic responsibilities for ensuring people's livelihood.

What's worse, some places have experienced problems such as public transportation suspension and withheld wages for public servants, which undoubtedly brought huge obstacles to social development.

However, those leading cadres often leave after their term of office, leaving the mess for successors to clean up. This phenomenon has seriously affected the development of cities and social progress.

You don’t know until you check, and once you check, Wentao can’t help but feel shocked.

He didn't expect that the total debt in the county was as high as 2.65 million yuan. This number was a big blow to Wentao!

Among them, the county level owes 1.4 million yuan, and various county-level agencies and townships owe 1.25 million yuan, and this number is still increasing.

You know, Long County is the first industrially important county in Handong Province, and the county's public revenue should be relatively considerable compared to other counties and cities.

However, under such circumstances, there is still such a huge debt!

Wentao took a deep breath and felt a chill running down his spine.

If these debt problems are not resolved promptly, the snowball will continue to grow, potentially leading to serious consequences. It could even affect the government's credibility among the people, which is no joke.

Wen Tao knew full well that there were certainly more than one person like Wang Bing in the entire county, city, province, and country. And similar situations existed in other counties and districts across the country, not just Long County; similar incidents probably happened every day.

Wang Bing was lucky today because he met Wen Tao. But what about others? There is only one Wen Tao in the country, so what should those who have not met Wen Tao do?

Are they just going to have to accept their bad luck and spend the rest of their lives behind those “high walls”? Thinking of this, Wentao felt extremely heavy-hearted.

"The theme of our meeting today is how to clear debts at all levels," Wen Tao said.

As soon as Wen Tao said this, the conference room suddenly exploded with discussions.

"Wang Tao, you're the director of the Finance Bureau, so you tell me."

Seeing this situation, Wen Tao directly called out the name of Finance Bureau Director Wang Tao.

Wang Tao frowned, the veins on his forehead bulged slightly, and a hint of anxiety and uneasiness appeared on his face.

He lowered his voice and said to Wentao, "Secretary, we currently only have a little over 30 million yuan in available funds in our accounts. However, our county's annual fiscal revenue is only 50 to 60 million yuan. To repay these debts, even if we don't eat or drink for ten years, it will be difficult to do so..."

In addition, some of Long County's existing "collective enterprises" are not profitable and require large amounts of government investment every year to maintain their operations, which makes the already tight financial situation even worse.

Wentao's brows were tightly locked together, and a heavy pressure surged in his heart.

He had imagined the difficulties he might face, but the reality was far more severe than he expected.

This situation is like an ordinary office worker who earns only 3,000 yuan a month and is burdened with a mortgage of more than 300,000 yuan.

For ordinary people, they can choose to go without food and drink to cope with the situation, but the government has more responsibilities, including ensuring people's livelihood, paying the salaries of financially supported personnel, and maintaining the normal operation of the government.

In the long run, this debt-ridden situation will only make the famine worse, while also creating a false illusion of prosperity.

High-rise buildings are springing up like mushrooms after rain, and roads are getting wider and wider. But even so, how much practical significance can it bring if we just blindly pursue the number of high-rise buildings and the width of roads?

Once urban development reaches a bottleneck, even if future leaders and cadres do their best, it will probably be difficult to reverse the situation.

With this in mind, Wen Tao decisively issued an order: "From now on, the industrial park will fully initiate investment promotion. All companies entering the park will be required to pay rent. This rent will be used primarily to repay debts owed to county-level departments and townships. Comrade Xudong will be fully responsible for this work."

"At the same time, the Land Bureau must quickly formulate and improve a land sales plan, ensure proper planning for reserved land, and increase land transfer efforts. Within one year, all outstanding debts owed to the Long County Party Committee and government at all levels must be fully repaid!"

With the rapid development of the real estate industry, although land resources are ultimately limited, in order to achieve sustainable and healthy development, Wen Tao had to make drastic measures and "cut flesh" to repay debts to alleviate the current predicament.

Everyone responded in unison: "Okay, Secretary." "Yes, Secretary."

Today, Wentao has become the undisputed leader, and no one dares to question the decisions he makes in the meeting.

Executive Deputy County Mayor Liu Xudong made a careful estimate. If the Huanghua Town Industrial Park successfully attracts 30 private enterprises according to the original plan, and each enterprise is required to pay 300 million yuan, the total will reach a staggering 9000 million yuan.

With the smooth progress of investment promotion, the land was successfully listed for trading, and various funds gradually came in place, eventually raising as much as 200 million yuan.

Wentao made a prompt decision and decided to use the money to repay part of the debt first.

He understood that integrity and responsibility were crucial for a local government, and that debt could not become a stumbling block to development. Therefore, under his leadership, the county government acted swiftly, actively communicating with the debtors to ensure smooth repayment.

During this process, many units that were owed money were surprised and confused when they received the funds.

They could hardly believe their eyes and even felt like it was all a dream.

After all, they have been in a passive position in dealing with the government for many years and often have to beg for payment in a humbly manner.

But now, they suddenly feel unprecedented respect and preferential treatment, as if they have become "grandfathers" from "grandsons" overnight.

They were deeply pleased with this change and also expressed their appreciation for Secretary Wentao's decisive decision-making and efficient execution.

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