Rebirth of Minister Qi

Chapter 816 Remedies

After receiving the statement from the head of the provincial government, Zhong Zhengguo nodded secretly. He was still very confident as long as his first deputy did not take the opportunity to make trouble, stood on the same front with him and actively responded to this crisis.

Zhong Zhengguo then turned to the full-time deputy secretary in charge of agricultural work and continued to make arrangements.

“Secretary Chi, we should take the initiative to clarify the measures for protecting arable land.

We can’t wait for the higher-ups to post an announcement, we should post it ourselves first.

Clarify several corrective measures.

First, strictly control the approval of construction land and control the source. You must make this clear to the Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. All new approvals must be blocked, and the land use change procedures in all prefecture-level cities must be submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. There must be no loopholes.

Second, strictly control the occupation of arable land by non-agricultural construction, add an equal amount of new arable land, and immediately issue documents to reclaim and restore arable land for some suspended construction projects or tourism or mining projects with low returns. Although the amount may not be enough, the attitude must be firm.

Third, crack down on illegal occupation of arable land, let law enforcement departments conduct strict investigations and enforce the law, investigate and punish illegal construction, digging lakes for landscaping, illegal mining and other behaviors, and the law enforcement attitude must also be firm.

Third, restore and reclaim arable land. Count the amount of arable land that can be reclaimed and start reclaiming it immediately. "

Zhong Zhengguo was quite capable. He came up with a number of systematic measures and issued clear instructions. On the other hand, he also expressed the firm attitude of the provincial party committee to the prefecture-level cities below, that they must block the source. Even if it was impossible to control such a large number of cases, new approvals would not be allowed.

It can be said that as long as his plan is followed, the attitude of admitting mistakes by the Zhongjiang Provincial Party Committee should be recognized by its superiors, right?

"Let's arrange things as soon as possible and do the work slowly. Tomorrow I will take the plan to Beijing to discuss it with the leaders. Please give us a little more time.

At the same time, I want to warn you all not to take chances. Zhongjiang Province’s food red line is a national strategy. Even if it affects GDP for a certain period of time, we have no way out. "

After Zhong Zhengguo finished speaking, he looked at his deputies who were talking about the issue, but he didn't have much confidence in his heart.

Because only he himself knows that the problems have accumulated over more than 20 years. What is the use of a sudden rectification? It involves huge economic interests and a large number of local cadres. If it is to be implemented, the rectification will inevitably be discounted again and again.

Even if we control the source, there is a possibility that someone will conduct surprise approvals and surprise construction.

If Qi Tongwei were here, he would have told him firmly not to doubt, because there would definitely be people who would conduct surprise approvals and commit crimes in defiance of the law, and that subsequent measures would be basically useless. There would be annual inspections and countdowns every year, because these were all things that had happened in history. It was just that Zhong Zhengguo had already been promoted and transferred away at that time, and he just walked away and did not mind his own business, causing the current governor who succeeded him to be criticized in articles many times, and he suffered for him.

For example, if the provincial party committee decides to reclaim one million acres of land, but the plan is not implemented properly at the county level, the cadres will just spread loess on the cement ground, urgently plant some seedlings, and continue to live in peace as soon as the inspection team leaves.

In fact, only 10,000 acres of land were reclaimed. As the leader of a province, outsiders think that he has great power and his word is final. However, only by sitting in this position can one know how many difficulties there will be in implementing things. Sometimes he feels like he is just a rubber stamp.

Zhong Zhengguo could only pray that the higher-ups would understand the difficulties faced by the local authorities and give them more time.

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On the way back to the Commission for Discipline Inspection, Qi Tongwei still couldn't hide his excitement. Teaching a provincial and ministerial level training class was clearly a huge signal.

As soon as Qi Tongwei came back, he convened a video conference. At this time, the heads of several departments under him had already gone to several regions across the country to launch special inspections of the grain purchasing and marketing system.

"Deputy Secretary Qi, the Secretary also wants to attend the video conference and is already waiting in the conference room."

When Qi Tongwei heard the news, he was a little surprised. Since when did the secretary need to personally take care of this matter? So he trotted a few steps and rushed to the meeting room.

"The video signals in each area are good and can be connected."

The secretaries were busy with some administrative work. The top leader saw Qi Tongwei coming and waved.

"Come and sit here."

Qi Tongwei came over with a notebook and a smile.

"Secretary, why are you here in person for this meeting?"

"I heard that you will be giving a lecture at a provincial and ministerial level seminar tomorrow. How are your preparations going?"

Qi Tongwei suddenly came to his senses.

"Secretary, is this what you applied for me?"

The leader waved his hand.

"Originally, my superiors asked me to go there in person, but I have too many things to do. Since you are also in the Party School, I will let you go with me. This way, we can be more efficient.

You have to be prepared and don't bring shame to our Discipline Inspection Commission. I heard that there is only one student who is the same age as you.

Although you are a teacher, they are all veterans, so don’t be shy.”

Qi Tongwei also thought about this problem. When he went to teach the department-level class a few days ago, he had already discovered that there were only two students in the class who were younger than him. However, at that time, Qi Tongwei had a level suppression and was much higher than them, so he needed to be more cautious when dealing with the provincial and ministerial level classes.

"Okay, everyone is here, let's start the meeting."

More than a dozen figures appeared on the screen. When everyone saw the top leader sitting in the main seat, they all sat up straight unconsciously. Qi Tongwei knocked on the microphone, glanced at the top leader, and began to preside over the meeting.

"Comrades, the secretary specially attended our meeting today, which shows that the superior leaders attach great importance to our work.

Now we will report the situation in order of districts.”

The situation in some areas is not very serious, so I will not go into details here. Qi Tongwei only recorded the situation in several major grain-producing areas.

Hu Haiou: “Secretary, Deputy Secretary Qi, among the three provinces I visited, Zhongjiang Province has the most serious situation.

The following types of corruption have occurred in grassroots grain stations in many counties.

1. The act of downgrading and lowering prices.

Deliberately lowering grain registration or withholding weight to lower the purchase price and take advantage of the difference.

This is the most common practice. Among grain stations in more than 80 counties, nearly half of the station managers have participated in downgrading and lowering prices.

2. Fictitious acquisition

Nearly 20 county grain bureaus have falsified purchase volumes, obtained subsidies from higher authorities, or misappropriated special funds.

3. IOU

This is also the situation most reported by local farmers. To be honest, many farmers have a limit to their tolerance for downgrading and price-cutting behaviors, but the situation of writing IOUs and not paying at all is the behavior that most hurts farmers' enthusiasm.

The above behaviors have, to a certain extent, made farmers lose their enthusiasm for growing crops. With their incomes reduced, many farmers have taken the initiative to cooperate with local governments and apply to change the land to other uses.”