Super first-tier cities: Starting from village committee secretary

"Oh?" Xiong Xu perked up, listening attentively.

"Regarding the road construction in Shanxiong Village, the county has provided a plan. The plan states that the county will fund 60%, the town will fund 30%, and the village will fund 10%, raising 72 million yuan. The money will be given to your village committee, and your village committee will be responsible for the road construction," Zhang Wenjie said slowly, outlining the road construction plan.

Xiong Xu raised an eyebrow, surprised by this unexpected good fortune.

To be honest, Xiong Xu had always been thinking about Shanxiong Village funding the road construction themselves and hadn't considered getting money from above.

This was a pleasant surprise.

"Our village still has to pay 10%, which is 7.2 million yuan. How can our village afford that?" Although it was a good thing, Xiong Xu still played poor, indicating that the plan was a bit harsh.

"Oh my, please don't play poor, okay? Once your breeding base starts shipping, even I, the town party secretary, will be keeping an eye on your life. When you become rich, don't forget me and the town!"

Zhang Wenjie, in a few words, elevated Shanxiong Village to a very wealthy position.

Xiong Xu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This Zhang Wenjie was truly shrewd, already eyeing the money that hadn't even been earned yet.

"Alright, alright, I agree to this plan." Xiong Xu wasn't greedy and knew when to stop. It was already great to get 43.2 million yuan from the county and 21.6 million yuan from the town.

Once they received this money, plus the dilapidated house renovation funds, the Shanxiong Village Committee would have nearly 80 million yuan in funds to allocate.

Xiong Xu felt like he was dreaming, sensing for the first time that a small goal was so close.

"I have nothing else here. Do you have anything else?" Zhang Wenjie picked up his water glass and asked Xiong Xu.

"Then I won't disturb Secretary Zhang any longer."

Xiong Xu immediately left, disappearing from Zhang Wenjie's sight.

After Xiong Xu left, Zhang Wenjie picked up the landline phone on his desk, "Call Mayor Li Chunhua to come here."

After speaking, he hung up the phone with a click.

Before long, Li Chunhua appeared at the door. The door wasn't closed, but Li Chunhua still knocked twice at the door, smiling as he asked, "Secretary, you were looking for me?"

Since Secretary Miao Ge's visit to Shanxiong Village, the political landscape of Shigang Town had changed overnight. The neutral faction and the fence-sitters in the town had all stood behind Zhang Wenjie.

Some of Li Chunhua's own people had also followed Zhang Wenjie.

Zhang Wenjie had thus become the de facto number one in Shigang Town. When Li Chunhua saw Zhang Wenjie in town, he could only keep his tail between his legs.

"Yes, I have something to discuss with you."

"Close the door."

Zhang Wenjie drank his tea, speaking calmly.

Li Chunhua carefully closed the door and walked to Zhang Wenjie's desk.

Zhang Wenjie didn't waste any words and said directly, "As you know, the county requires the road in Shanxiong Village to be built, and the dilapidated house renovation in Shanxiong Village must also be done quickly."

"I calculated that the town needs to contribute 21.6 million yuan for road construction and about 16 million yuan for dilapidated house renovation. I also checked the finances and found that the county had allocated funds, but the town only has 2 million yuan left."

Li Chunhua couldn't help but tremble, beads of cold sweat appearing on his forehead.

"Mayor Li Chunhua, are you cold or hot? Why are you trembling and sweating?" Zhang Wenjie noticed Li Chunhua's small movements, his lips curving into a cold smile.

"This... this is suddenly cold and suddenly hot, so... haha." Li Chunhua couldn't find a reason to explain himself and could only keep smiling to ease the awkwardness.

Zhang Wenjie chuckled, "I wasn't here before, so I don't know what you did, but I only know that the money is missing now."

Hearing this, Li Chunhua seemed to see a lifeline and quickly said, "I can make it up, I can make it up."

He hadn't dared to spend a single penny of the money he had embezzled.

It was all stored under his bed at home.

"If you can make it up, then it's fine," Zhang Wenjie said meaningfully.

Li Chunhua nodded repeatedly.

Zhang Wenjie waved his hand, and Li Chunhua immediately left the office.

Watching Li Chunhua's hurried departure, Zhang Wenjie's eyes flashed with a thoughtful look, and then he sighed.

Meanwhile, Xiong Xu, after leaving the government office building, rode his motorcycle to the crossroads to wait for the afternoon bus to the county and then from the county to Hongchang City.

The main purpose of going to Hongchang City was twofold: one was to find a construction company to ask how much it would cost to build an ancient-style residential area for five hundred households, as well as to build roads; the other was to see Comrade Lin Yuanqing.

It had been half a month since they last met, and not only did he miss her, but the primal forces within him missed her greatly.

"Dad, I have something to tell you. I'm going to Hongchang for a few days to take care of some things, so I won't be home," Xiong Xu called Xiong Jingchun while waiting for the bus to inform him.

"Oh, okay."

"By the way, who will make the feed after you leave?" Comrade Xiong Jingchun asked.

"There are only 40,000 catties of herbs left that haven't been processed. The processed feed is enough to last for a month. I'll be gone for a week at most."

Xiong Xu replied, adding, "Also, I just met Secretary Zhang Wenjie. If there are no accidents, the dilapidated house subsidy will be transferred to the village committee's account."

"Besides that, the county will also build roads for us. The county and town will contribute 90%, and our village will contribute the remaining 10%, which will probably allocate over fifty or sixty million yuan."

"That much!" Comrade Xiong Jingchun was shocked by the amount.

Xiong Xu ignored Comrade Xiong Jingchun's shock and continued, "Tell my second uncle and the others that when the money arrives, don't touch it first. Wait for me to come back and hold a village party committee meeting."

"Oh, okay, okay, I'll tell them later."

Comrade Xiong Jingchun also thought of something to tell Xiong Xu, "I almost forgot to tell you. After you left, someone from the county TV station came with a camera, saying they wanted to film a documentary and interview me, your second uncle, third uncle, and some villagers."

Hearing this, Xiong Xu immediately remembered Secretary Miao Ge's previous visit to the village, saying that they would promote the spirit of selflessness and dedication of the Xiong Jingchun brothers.

"This is a good thing. The whole village should cooperate with them in filming. If the reputation is spread, we might even get a considerable amount of social donations." Xiong Xu naturally fully supported this matter. Publicity like this is beneficial and harmless.

"But I don't understand it, and no one in the village understands it either. Why don't you go to Hongchang later and wait until this matter is settled?" Comrade Xiong Jingchun said helplessly and embarrassedly.

Xiong Xu was speechless, "Oh my, it's okay if you don't understand. It's fine if they understand. The county TV station is here with the task of the county party committee, so they won't harm us. Just follow them."

"Okay, okay."

"Okay, that's it."

Hanging up the phone with Old Comrade Xiong Jingchun, Xiong Xu parked his motorcycle on the side of the road, sat on it, smoked, and waited for the bus.