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Chapter 795 I Can't Tolerate a Sandwich! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Wu Aiguo has vivid memories of playing cards from his past life!
Especially in my first life, when I was in high school, I rented a house outside, and the landlord was a retired old man from a factory.

During a casual chat, the landlord repeatedly lamented that life was too boring.

He frankly admitted that in the early 1990s, he would carry money in sacks when he went out to play cards, and he could win or lose tens of thousands of dollars in one night.

Unfortunately, these 'good days' were short-lived!

Also, in that life, he lived in a residential compound belonging to a government-affiliated institution since childhood.

The entire residential compound has over a hundred households, but two mahjong parlors were opened there. Every year during the Spring Festival, all the residents in the compound owed the mahjong parlors a lot of money.

The cheapest is five or six hundred, the most expensive is two or three thousand!
Back then, the monthly salary for a regular employee in the company was only around 800 yuan.

Those two mahjong parlors operated from 2000 to 2020, profiting from the exploitation of other residents in the compound. Without any other additional income, they not only bought houses and cars but also ensured their children lived very comfortably.

Many long-time residents, who have reached retirement age, still have to go to other places to work and earn money to support their families.

As children born in the family compound grow up, they will inevitably continue to have their blood drawn as long as they continue to live there.

Back then, the entire small county town was filled with mahjong parlors.

Residential areas, company staff quarters, and even bustling streets all have them.

Well, it has cultivated a large number of card-playing partners and even professional cheaters.

It would be strange if social morality didn't develop problems.

Therefore, Wu Aiguo was quite clear about the consequences of the spread of the card-playing trend, so he naturally wanted to thoroughly address the issue from its source.

While the gambling culture can be guided, Wu Aiguo absolutely cannot accept the underground gambling dens.

Once underground gambling establishments gain traction, loan sharking will become rampant, potentially leading to the ruin and even death of many families.

Moreover, and most importantly, the wealth accumulated by the hard-working workers and farmers will be quickly transferred to the underground casino operators and the powerful figures behind them.

This is not a good thing!
If no strong measures are taken, the impact on social values ​​will be extremely serious.

Putting aside other things, the term "honest person," which was originally a positive term, will become a negative one.

Making quick money, taking shortcuts, and resorting to any means to make money, including things like being ruthless and having no bottom line, will become the mainstream.

Then, various civil and criminal cases occurred frequently, and social order and public morals were severely impacted.

Wu Aiguo had experienced such an evolution firsthand, so he was particularly intolerant of it at this moment.

He mobilized not only the public security system but also the militia system, and he himself frequently patrolled the county.

With his current spiritual strength, he could clearly perceive even the slightest movement within a five-mile radius.

Then, some bad things that hadn't even started were nipped in the bud.

Anyone involved in the relevant interest chain ultimately suffers the consequences.

In just over a year, hundreds of public officials alone have been dismissed, a truly significant number.

At the same time, reading activities organized by the county party committee and county government, as well as various sports competitions, have also been launched in full swing.

According to Wu Aiguo's statement at the Standing Committee meeting, it would be best if the energy of residents and villagers could be diverted to reading and sports competitions.

Games like table tennis, badminton, basketball, and football can all be started.

Book exchanges and essay competitions can also be organized.

In any case, as long as we can divert the attention of residents and villagers from those bad things, that is a victory.

As a result, county leaders also faced considerable pressure. The county's strong economic situation naturally attracted those with connections to share in the profits.

These guys, naturally, will do whatever makes money quickly.

Then, the vast majority of them crashed into a brick wall, suffered serious injuries, and were basically all arrested.

Wu Aiguo didn't stand on ceremony. He ate peanuts when he was supposed to and operated the sewing machine when he was supposed to. There was nothing more to say.

As a result, he offended many of his colleagues.

If things weren't so different now, we'd probably be in deep trouble.

When Comrade Shen Ying asked why he was so stubborn, he only replied, "I don't want Xiao An and Xiao Le to live in a messy environment, otherwise they will easily grow up badly!"

As for whether her tough stance will affect her career, does Wu Aiguo care?
Furthermore, in an environment where everything revolves around economic development, Wu Aiguo's contributions are enough to propel him to greater heights.

However, his age and experience are indeed a major drawback.

If he were a student at Tsinghua or Peking University, there might not be many obstacles, but unfortunately he never even went to university, and that's the problem.

Of course, none of that is a problem in the present day.

Anyone who has the ability to revitalize the local economy is a capable person.

Putting everything else aside, just the fact that he's on the provincial leadership's radar shows that the pressure from the prefectural committee is really nothing.

He doesn't hate all people with connections, but he dislikes those who don't follow the rules. That's all.

Those who followed the rules and had connections made a lot of money by taking advantage of the county's rapidly developing economy.

Speaking of this, Wu Aiguo is also very worried.

In 1986, long-distance driving was a very risky business.

However, the county's economy requires a large number of products to be transported out via automobiles and ships.

In the county, Wu Aiguo could suppress anyone who dared to defy him!
No matter how strong or powerful a person is, they must honestly follow the rules, otherwise they'll end up working on a sewing machine.

But once you leave the county, the situation becomes uncertain.

I know everything!

To this end, Wu Aiguo recruited many retired soldiers through the armed forces department. He also invited well-known heroes from the county and surrounding areas to join the county's large transportation system.

In fact, in order to attract kung fu masters, they even created a street full of martial arts schools to ensure smooth external transportation.

The effect is quite obvious.

Despite the significant number of injuries and even deaths each month, the county's external transportation channels for goods have remained normal and stable.

The county has done its best to achieve this.

Wu Aiguo did emphasize the importance of transportation safety and smooth transportation at the prefectural committee meetings, but unfortunately, his efforts were not taken seriously.

Well, his father-in-law was also transferred to the province to serve as one of the provincial government's deputy ministers because of his meritorious service in buying up Hong Kong's real estate assets at rock-bottom prices.

As a result, Wu Aiguo lost direct supporters on the local party committee side.

Of course, he didn't care too much. As the saying goes, one shouldn't meddle in matters outside one's jurisdiction, and that's the situation right now.

It's not too late to take drastic measures to rectify the situation once his words carry weight in the prefectural committee.

(End of this chapter)