Chapter 2465 Singing Double Act

"Comrades, our Shazhou is not suitable for farming. Since ancient times, our people have been fighting against the sky and the water."

"I have a completely different opinion from the two comrades just now. Because Shazhou is not an agricultural city, our land suitable for large-scale farming is extremely limited, so we should spend more efforts to protect and build Pingshun City, the only area suitable for farming."

"Irrigation projects are a major undertaking that will benefit the present and future generations. Although they are not as effective as direct investment in industry and tourism, they are truly a major undertaking that concerns the livelihoods of ordinary people. They play a huge role in both the long-term development of Shazhou and political stability."

"I support the construction of this project, and it must be launched as soon as possible and completed as soon as possible." Sun Yuanwei's words were sonorous.

Sun Yuanwei refuted with reason and evidence, and openly and specifically refuted the reasons given by Shao Hongli and Tian Wenjian. Anyone with a discerning eye knew that Sun Yuanwei's remarks were directed at Shao Hongli and Tian Wenjian.

What is even more surprising is why the old mayor Sun Yuanwei, who has never been involved in "worldly affairs", would stand on Qin Feng's side today and "attack" Shao Hongli on behalf of Qin Feng?

The others were surprised, and Shao Hongli was also very surprised.

He and Sun Yuanwei have been "enemies" for many years, but Sun Yuanwei was defeated by him and had surrendered long ago.

But Shao Hongli didn't expect that Sun Yuanwei would suddenly appear and stab him today.

Shao Hongli was not stupid, so he naturally knew that Qin Feng had recruited Sun Yuanwei.

After Sun Yuanwei finished speaking, Shao Hongli just sneered twice with disdain. He never took Sun Yuanwei, the "defeated general", seriously. He was not his opponent when Sun Yuanwei was in his prime, let alone the current Sun Yuanwei who has faded out of the core of power for many years and is about to retire.

"I also think that this irrigation project is necessary. I went to Pingshun City some time ago and went to see the irrigation project that Pingshun City had built before..." Chen Guohua, who had just taken over as Secretary-General, saw that no one spoke after Sun Yuanwei finished speaking, so he spoke with a smile.

This was the first time that Chen Guohua attended such a meeting. As he had little experience, he naturally had to wait until these "seniors" had finished speaking before he could speak. You know, this circle was most particular about seniority.

Although Chen Guohua waited until the previous bigwigs had finished speaking before speaking, and because of his young age, his speech had the least weight, but Chen Guohua spoke the longest.

Chen Guohua described in detail his inspection of the existing irrigation land in Pingshun City. He also cited a large amount of data, comparing the income of the people before and after the construction of the irrigation project and the local economic data.

Chen Guohua prepared for today's speech for a long time. Although it seemed to be an impromptu speech, he actually wrote the script and recited it repeatedly.

The speeches of the others were only a few minutes long, but Chen Guohua spoke for more than ten minutes alone, and also cited a large amount of data and facts to prove the benefits of building this irrigation project.

After Chen Guohua finished speaking, the conference room fell silent again.

Although there were quite a lot of people attending the meeting, about a dozen or so, everyone tacitly abided by the unspoken rule of "not crossing the line". Generally, they would not easily express their opinions unless the person was a leader under their charge or if it did not involve their own interests.

For example, today's topic is related to agriculture and water conservancy, so other deputy mayors who are not related to this field remained silent.

To be honest, Sun Yuanwei and Chen Guohua's speeches on this topic today broke the "rules", but everyone knows that these two people are exceptions because they have political missions.

"No matter what, where is the money? Can the government afford it? All budgets are fixed long ago, and we only have a small amount of money to operate freely each year. There are still a lot of major projects lined up for implementation, and each of these projects is more important and urgent than the irrigation project in Pingshun City."

"Mayor, tell me where you can get these 500 million yuan? If you can get these 500 million yuan, I will support you immediately." Shao Hongli leaned back in his chair and directly called out Qin Feng.

This scene repeated the last mayor's office meeting.

There was no need for Shao Hongli to target Qin Feng so directly. He could have just expressed his opposition, but he chose to attack Qin Feng by name, which was a naked provocation.

However, it makes sense for Shao Hongli to make trouble with the financial funds. You have to know that he is the executive vice mayor, and the jobs he is in charge of include finance, development and reform, auditing, and taxation. In other words, the financial power of Shazhou City has always been in his hands.

Although Qin Feng snatched the position of director of the Finance Bureau from him, Shao Hongli still firmly holds the financial power of Shazhou.

Regarding the financial affairs under the charge, some places are under the personal charge of the mayor, and some places are under the charge of the executive vice mayor. However, the financial power of Shazhou has always been held by Shao Hongli, which is one of the important reasons why Shao Hongli can consolidate his position in the municipal government.

After hearing Shao Hongli's naked provocation, Qin Feng just smiled slightly and looked directly at the new director of the Finance Bureau, Hu Haihui: "Comrade Haihui, Mayor Hongli is asking you a question, can you come up with the 500 million?"

"It is definitely impossible to take out 500 million yuan from the unplanned budget. At present, we do not have much financial funds available." Hu Haihui took over the conversation.

After hearing Hu Haihui's words, Shao Hongli sneered. No one knew better than him how much financial resources Shazhou City had.

After Hu Haihui finished speaking, the others also laughed in their hearts at Qin Feng for bringing humiliation upon himself.

"But Mayor, I think we can still implement this project," Hu Haihui continued.

"Please tell me specifically."

"Our Finance Bureau can think of ways to squeeze out 200 million yuan from other projects and funds for advance payment, and then next year we can think of ways to squeeze out another 200 million yuan from the budget. However, 400 million yuan is our limit," said Hu Haihui.

"I suggest that Pingshun City find a way to solve the remaining 100 million yuan on its own. They can't rely entirely on the city. They have to solve some of the problems themselves, right?" Hu Haihui smiled when he said this.

Although Hu Haihui was still claiming to be poor, he actually publicly promised Qin Feng the construction funds for the project.

Shao Hongli has been refuting Qin Feng with the issue of funding, and now the director of the Finance Bureau has personally promised that the funds can be provided. This is a direct slap in the face to Shao Hongli, and Shao Hongli has no way to fight back.

Everyone could see that Qin Feng came prepared today, especially Hu Haihui's statement, which was a double act with Qin Feng and was completely aimed at Shao Hongli.

"Hu Haihui, you can eat whatever you want but you can't say whatever you want. Can these two hundred million be squeezed out easily? You must be responsible for what you say." Shao Hongli gritted his teeth and stared at Hu Haihui coldly, speaking word by word.