Chapter 1699: Work cannot proceed

"What's the reason?" Qin Feng asked Cao Changsheng.

"The mayor personally ordered that the money that was originally intended to be paid to us be transferred to Tai'an County." Cao Changsheng said while taking a big puff of his cigarette.

"There has to be an explanation, right?" Qin Feng asked.

"What else can we say? Isn't fiscal allocation just that? There's not enough money. They said Tai'an County is more important, so we'll allocate it to Tai'an County first, and we'll find a way next time."

"That's what they say, but we all know in our hearts that once this kind of money is shelved, it will basically be wasted." Cao Changsheng was frustrated.

Qin Feng smoked quietly, without complaining or getting angry. Instead, he turned to ask Deng Yong, "If I remember correctly, this is the second payment, which is the second phase of our village-to-village road project. How much did the municipal government originally plan to allocate to us this time?"

"Fifteen million."

"So how much is the total cost of our second phase project?"

"The total is 30 million. According to what you negotiated with Mayor Liang, the cost of the village-to-village road project in Yian County will be shared equally between the county and the city. The total budget for the second phase is 30 million." Deng Yong replied.

"What stage of the project is now?"

"The projects are basically halfway through, and many projects have entered the final phase. Unlike other large projects, where payments are made in installments according to the project volume, small projects like this are all paid in a unified manner after completion of acceptance. In other words, we will soon These 30 million will have to be paid one after another.”

"If we can't come up with so much money by then, it will be a big trouble and it will also have an impact on the third phase of the project we are going to carry out." Deng Yong analyzed.

Qin Feng turned around and asked Gu Gang: "Can you squeeze out 15 million from somewhere else?"

"We can definitely squeeze it out. Fifteen million is not a lot, but it will affect other projects. After you took office, the financial situation of our Yi'an County has improved a lot, but it is still very tight."

"The first thing that can squeeze out this money now is the special funds for water conservancy construction." Gu Gang answered.

"This cannot be touched. This concerns the livelihood of the people. Not a penny of the funds for renovating the water conservancy and irrigation system can be moved." Qin Feng shook his head.

Gu Gang went on to talk about several projects, but Qin Feng rejected them one by one.

For a county, 15 million is not a lot of funds, and since Qin Feng took office as the county magistrate, a lot of project funds have been brought to Yian County from the city and the province. It is not difficult to transfer 15 million from these projects, but once it is transferred, it will more or less affect the progress of these projects. These projects that Qin Feng has brought are basically related to the people's livelihood of Yian County, and Qin Feng will never allow these projects to be affected.

"Well, this matter is not urgent yet. The city has not completely frozen the payment, so the dust has not settled yet."

"And this project has not yet reached the point where it needs to be fully paid for. We can still cope with the fifteen million for a while, so let's do this for now."

"I will find a way to get this money from the city before paying for the project."

"If we really can't get the money by then, we'll think of another way. Fifteen million isn't a lot, and we can always get it by deducting some from other places. We can deduct some from the office expenses of various departments and the entertainment and living expenses of the county party committee and government. If that doesn't work, we can just take some from the construction funds of the two county roads and the problem will be solved."

"The two county roads cost hundreds of millions, so moving them by a few million won't have much impact." Qin Feng said while smoking a cigarette.

Then several people reported other financial issues to Qin Feng one by one.

There is no place without financial difficulties. The financial difficulties of poor counties like Yi'an County, which are undergoing large-scale development, are even more prominent. Having said all that, the main reason is that the city has suspended all the allocations that were previously promised to Yi'an County. This is the main reason for the financial difficulties of Yi'an County and the funding of several important projects.

Qin Feng provided solutions to the funding issues of these projects one by one. Of course, Qin Feng only gave his opinions on a general level. The specific implementation was the responsibility of Cao Changsheng, Gu Gang and others.

After letting Deng Yong and Gu Gang go out, Qin Feng left the county magistrate Cao Changsheng alone.

"Secretary, if things continue like this in the city, there will be no way to continue our work in the county, and there will be no way for the county magistrate." Cao Changsheng complained to Qin Feng.

Others don't know the inside story of this matter, but Cao Changsheng knows it.

The root cause of this incident is that Qin Feng offended Liu Xiaoping, and Liu Xiaoping deliberately blocked Yi'an County's money to retaliate against Qin Feng.

As a poor county, Yi'an County does not have much tax revenue. It relies entirely on transfer payments from the state to maintain normal financial payments, and any development projects it wants to carry out almost all rely on support funds from the province and the city.

Now that Liu Xiaoping has blocked all the funds for Yi'an County, the work in Yi'an County cannot be carried out at all. This is why Cao Changsheng said this.