Chapter 16 Hydropower enters Zhushui River

Chengjin County Party Committee Guest House is lush with trees, attracting many sparrows to stay in it.The guest house not only has sufficient food, but also does not have to worry about malicious harm. This former one of the four pests lives here carefree and free. Guo Lan lives in room 302. In front of the window is the canopy of trees. Countless sparrows are hidden in it, jumping cheerfully in the forest with the sound of "chirp chirping".Thinking about something on my mind, I opened my eyes and listened to the chirping of the birds for a while before getting up. After washing up, he heard the sound of brakes. After a while, Li Zhishi, member of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee and Director of Organization, walked up calmly.

Li Zhidao: "Did you sleep well? I have lived here for a while, and I like it very much. But there are two disadvantages here. One is that the mosquitoes are twice as big as those outside, and they are all strong and strong. It’s just a big bag; the second is that there are too many sparrows, and the noise in the morning is annoying.” Guo Lan tidied up the toiletries quickly, and said, "I like listening to birdsong, it's light and natural." Li Zhidao: "Secretary Hou attaches great importance to the pilot work of grassroots organization construction. Today, I will go to Shuanghe Town in person, and I will leave in a while."

Guo Lan knew Li Zhi when she was in the Organization Department of Yiyang, and they also went to Dalian to study and study together, and they have always had a good relationship.Chatted a few words in the room, and came to the small restaurant of the county guest house together.The small restaurant serves county leaders and higher-level department leaders. Although the facilities are old, they are very clean.The service staff asked a few words in a low voice, and soon, steaming steamed buns were served. While eating delicious steamed buns and chatting, Guo Lan was a little distracted.Hou Weidong didn't come to the small restaurant until after breakfast, which made her a little disappointed.

At 8:30, Hou Weidong came out from the backyard.He was wearing a white shirt and fine trousers, which was the most common attire.The secretary Du Bing is also dressed basically the same, but the taste of the two is completely different.Li Zhi narrowed his eyes into crescent moons, and said: "Secretary Hou, you are really spirited." She originally wanted to say "You are so handsome", but it is not a good thing for the secretary of the county party committee to be too handsome, so she used "spirit" A word to replace "handsome". Hou Weidong's eyes quickly passed over Guo Lan, and when he heard Li Zhi's greetings, he touched his chin with his hand and said, "Really? I just shaved and looked more refreshed." He turned his gaze to Guo Lan again. , said, "I would like to ask Section Chief Guo for more guidance on the pilot project of grassroots organization construction."

Guo Lan smiled faintly: "This is what I should do." "According to yesterday's statement, first go to the village for a walk, and then go to the town." Hou Weidong talked briefly and got into the car. Lao Geng was driving an off-road vehicle from the Transportation Bureau and had been waiting in the front yard for a long time.Du Bing stood outside the car door, holding Hou Weidong's bag in his hand.Guo Lan got into Li Zhi's car. An off-road vehicle, a Santana 2000, along the Laochengsha Highway, soon came to the jurisdiction of Shuanghe Town.Half of the villages in Shuanghe Town are distributed along the road. Sitting in the car, you can see large expanses of green, and there are many greenhouses along the way.This is the most important vegetable planting base in Shuanghe Town. Chengjin County can only absorb half of it, and the other half has to be transported to Shazhou to digest it.

Under Hou Weidong's instruction, the two cars stopped on the side of the road. Hou Weidong, Li Zhi, Wen Yongge and Guo Lan stood by the road, looking at a large vegetable field.The original road had many curves, with an average width of only about five meters, and it was difficult to miss a vehicle in a narrow place.In the new plan, one should cut the bend and straighten it, and the other should widen it.As a result, many vegetable fields along the highway will be occupied, involving the fields of thousands of farmers in Jushu Town, Hexi Town and Shuanghe Town.Although there are not too many households, there are many households involved, which increases the difficulty of work.

The parking place happened to have a man and a woman working in the vegetable field.Both of them were in their fifties or sixties. They were busy in front of a bamboo frame. When they looked up, they saw two small carts parked beside the vegetable field. Hou Weidong was dispatched to Shangqinglin when he first left school, and spent every day in the village. He is a genuine cadre stationed in the village and has experience in dealing with villagers.He walked to the edge of the field, threw a cigarette to the old farmer who was working, and said, "Old man, how much land do you have?"

The man had a simple and honest face, put the hoe aside, took the cigarette, and said, "Our Dongdu Village has more people and less fields, less than one mu of land per capita, which is not comparable to those villages in the back mountains." In Chengjin County, according to the terrain, the whole county can be divided into two parts, the back mountain and the riverside. Those villages in the back mountain have a lot of land, but the land on the half-hillside is barren, and the land by the river is fertile, which is completely incomparable. Hou Weidong asked again: "The Chengsha Highway will be rebuilt soon. I'm afraid some of your land will be taken?"

The old farmer glanced at the small car on the road, guessed the identity of the person coming, pointed at Sang Huai and said: "The officials only know that the car is comfortable, and it is enough to fill up the ditches on the road. It is necessary to build the road so wide. These soils It is cooked soil, sow the seeds and there will be a harvest, they have never been farmers, and they don’t know that the land is precious.” The woman cursed at the side: "Damn old man, you will stink if you don't open your mouth." Seeing someone driving a small car, she was afraid of getting into trouble, so she cursed at the old man.

Hou Weidong said: "If you want to get rich, build roads first. Roads are built for the development of the whole county, not just for the ass of an official. There is no publicity meeting in the town?" The old man usually smokes leaf tobacco, which has a strong taste. Hou Weidong's cigarettes are good, but they have no strength in his mouth.He puffed a few puffs, but there were not many cigarettes left, and said: "I can't control so much, if I want to occupy the land by the river, it will not be flat." Hou Weidong frowned, thinking: "According to the unified requirements of the whole county, we have already entered the actual work of land adjustment or land acquisition. It seems that the work of Shuanghe Town is indeed lagging behind."

Seeing Hou Weidong's serious expression, Li Zhi asked, "Old man, didn't the town talk about the widening of the road this time?" The man said: "People from the town and the village have talked about this, but who is willing to take out such a fertile land?" "Damn old man, let's go back." Seeing these people asking non-stop, the woman was afraid of getting into trouble, so she dragged the old man away, ignoring Hou Weidong. Stop and go along the road, at 10:30 came to Shuanghe town government.The Shuanghe Town Government is a blue brick house with two floors and one basement. There are a few big trees planted in the yard, which is much more grand than the average town government.Wen Gongcheng bent his waist slightly, his fat face was full of smiles, and said: "I heard magpies calling this morning, and indeed a distinguished guest has arrived." On the third floor, after everyone was seated, Hou Weidong cut to the chase and said, "I had planned to go to Shuanghe a long time ago, but I finally got time today, so I didn't notify Shuanghe Town in advance. I will listen to two reports today. One is to listen to the pilot project of grassroots organization construction The second is to listen to the situation of the land acquisition work on the Chengsha Highway.” Wen Gongcheng took out his notebook, and said to himself, "Okay, you Wen Yongge, you are all brothers from the same family. What does it mean that Hou Weidong didn't make a phone call when he came?" Guo Lan and Li Zhi's questions were also answered fluently.When it came to the land acquisition work, Wen Gongcheng's speech slowed down in his report, with a bitter expression on his face. Hou Weidong just listened, and rarely interrupted. When Wen Gongchenghui reported a paragraph, he said: "Secretary Wen, the Chengsha Highway is the No. 1 key project in the county, which is related to the development of Chengjin. It can be said that the Chengsha Highway is the It is the lifeline of Chengjin’s development, and we must understand the significance of road construction from this height.” Wen Gongcheng began to sweat in his vest, and said: "The Shuanghe Party and government attach great importance to the construction of the Chengsha Highway, and have formulated detailed measures and allocated forces. It's just that there are traditional vegetable cooperatives along the Shuanghe Highway, and the land income is higher than other places. It is much higher, and the road has been widened from the original five meters to twelve meters, taking up too much fertile farmland and cultivated soil, and the masses cannot accept it.” Through conversations with several villagers along the road, Hou Weidong realized the universality of the problem, and said: "The Chengsha Highway plan was discussed repeatedly by the county party committee, the county government, and experts, and it is forward-looking. The village cadres couldn't accept it for a while. It is normal, but the town party committee and government must unify their thinking on the decision-making of the county party committee, and do patient and meticulous ideological work. Although the economic and social development of Chengjin County ranks behind the three counties, there are coal, lead-zinc mines, molybdenum Waiting for resources, the development potential is full. This time, the road construction must be advanced, with a 12-meter subgrade, a design speed of 60 kilometers to 80 kilometers per hour, two-way traffic, and a two-lane road without a central divider. According to this standard Only a well-built road can guarantee that it will not fall behind within 30 years, if the standard is low, and roads are built every year, it will always fall behind.” Wen Gongcheng actually understood and agreed with this policy, but the Fang family's request cast a lot of shadows on him.Under the attack of two forces, he carefully searched for a balance, and only he himself understood the pain and tiredness. Hou Weidong was thinking about Wen Gongcheng when his cell phone rang: "Weidong, I'm Zhu Xiaoyong, I'm here to disturb your boss today." Hou Weidong was stunned for about two seconds, and immediately reacted, saying: "Professor Zhu, welcome, where have you been?" Zhu Xiaoyong had fought with Hou Weidong before, and he had a good impression of this young county party secretary. He said, "Meng Ning and I have already entered your jurisdiction on the Chengsha Highway." Hanging up the phone, Hou Weidong said: "I have something important to do. Director Li will continue to preside over the research in Shuanghe, and Minister Li will communicate with me when I come back." Seeing that Hou Weidong was about to leave, Wen Gongcheng felt a little more relaxed, and said, "Secretary Hou, this is your first time in Shuanghe Town, how can you not eat? If you say it, others will make fun of us in Shuanghe Town." "There are guests coming, so I won't eat at noon. Minister Li and Section Chief Guo are not leaving, and you will study the pilot project of grassroots organization construction together." Hou Weidong shook hands with Wen Gongcheng, and walked downstairs quickly. Hou Weidong thought as he went downstairs: "What is the daughter and son-in-law of Secretary Meng of the Provincial Party Committee doing in Chengjin? Are they going to visit Xiang Yong's tomb again? It shouldn't be." After receiving Meng Ning and Zhu Xiaoyong, on the way back to the city, the secretary Du Bing was guessing the identities of these two people. The Lingxi people who can be driven to the side of the road by the county party committee secretary should have a lot of status, especially Meng Ning's surname , Let him have a wonderful association.It's just that if Hou Weidong doesn't tell, he doesn't ask. This is the basic quality of being a secretary. When he arrived at the century-old beef restaurant, the old horse was standing at the door with his hands crossed, watching his apprentice working on the cattle shelf, pointing out a few words from time to time, when he heard the sound of the car, he looked up and saw Hou Weidong get off the car. Lao Ma's bad temper is well known in Chengjin.The so-called bad temper means that he treats customers equally, whether they are county leaders, ordinary people, or local hooligans, whoever enters the door is a customer.In other words, the leaders who eat at the century-old beef restaurant cannot enjoy the treatment of the uncle. Therefore, most of the people who support the business of the century-old beef restaurant are ordinary people. Seeing the county party secretary Hou Weidong at this time, Lao Ma still greeted him. On the one hand, Hou Weidong is the secretary of the county party committee, and on the other hand, he is a customer.After coming to the front, the old horse said neither humble nor overbearing: "The private room is ready, Secretary Hou, please go to the second floor, where you had dinner last time." Meng Ning said with a smile: "Uncle Ma, do you still remember me?" The old horse is very thin and energetic, and his memory is surprisingly good. In addition, Meng Ning, Zhu Xiaoyong and Hou Weidong appeared in a unique way last time, which made a deep impression on him. He said, "Are you Wu Ying's daughter?" Meng Ning respected the elder who witnessed his mother's educated youth era, and said: "Uncle Ma's memory is really good, I am Meng Ning. I was here with my mother last time, and I almost got into trouble that day. Before coming, my mother Let me say hello, she will come to drink your beef soup this year." Lao Ma remembered what happened last time, with a thin face, he smiled brightly, and said, "Wu Ying's daughter is here, I want to cook by myself." Now Lao Ma's chef is his son and apprentice, and he rarely cooks.Committing to cook by myself today is already giving Wu Ying a lot of face.The reason for this face does not lie in Wu Ying's current status, but in the friendship of that era. Although Meng Ning doesn't have much airs as a young lady, in Lingxi Province, her surname is a passport, and her inner pride has been cultivated in her words and deeds.Lao Ma's promise is a big event for Lao Ma, but it is too small for Meng Ning.Meng Ning didn't care, said thank you, and went upstairs. Zhu Xiaoyong took the old horse's words calmly, and said: "I am Mengning's lover, I drank beef soup here last time, and after returning to Lingxi, I drank beef soup from several provincial cities one after another. Will not work." It is always happy to be praised, and Lao Ma is no exception. In the middle of the lunch, Zhu Xiaoyong explained the purpose of this trip: "This time, I am here on behalf of Hengqing Group to inspect the Zhushuihe Small Hydropower Plant. I hope Weidong can give us strong support." The Zhushui River originates from the mountain at the junction of Chengjin County and Dongxiang County.This river is a relatively large tributary of the Yangtze River in Lingxi. The plan to build small hydropower has been proposed several times in Shazhou, but it has been put on hold due to various reasons.The Standing Committee of the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee once discussed this issue, but in the end it was nothing.At that time, Hou Weidong attended the meeting and still had a certain understanding of the construction of small hydropower stations on the Zhushui River. Hou Weidong said with a smile: "Hengqing Group is very difficult to invite, of course I welcome it 100%." ​​He asked again, "I wonder if Secretary Zhou knows about this?" Zhu Xiaoyong said: "I'm going into the sea now, and I'm the deputy general manager of Hengqing Group. I was entrusted by the group to go to several preparatory points in Zhushui River to check on the spot. After Hengqing Group has made up its mind in general, I will discuss with the Shazhou side. Formal contact. I’m just looking at it from a professional point of view. As long as the conditions for building small hydropower are met, the problem is probably not too big.” He said this lightly, but he has strong confidence inside and outside the words.As the son-in-law of Meng Haofang, a water conservancy expert and secretary of the provincial party committee, in Lingxi, his self-confidence is definitely strongly supported. Chengjin is a poor county and is extremely hungry for funds. Hou Weidong will not let go of this piece of fat with a deep background, and said: "I won't say anything extra, this time Mr. Zhu and Sister Meng's inspection in Chengjin, I will accompany you all the way." He made such a statement, on the one hand, he really wanted to get the small hydropower station to settle in Chengjin County, and on the other hand, he wanted to build a good relationship with Zhu Xiaoyong and Meng Ning.One more friend and one more road, this is an irrefutable truth. Hou Weidong kept his promise. In the afternoon, he personally accompanied Zhu Xiaoyong and Meng Ning to inspect the terrain along the Panshan Road.There are several sections of mountain roads, with steep cliffs on one side, and the terrain is very dangerous. Meng Ning was so frightened that he glanced at the river like a thin line, and quickly closed his eyes. When we returned to the county seat, it was already evening, and the two cars went straight into the county party committee guest house. Hu Yonglin, the director of the hostel, had been waiting in the front yard for a long time. When Hou Weidong got off the car, he immediately went up to greet him and said, "Secretary Hou, the best guest room is on the fourth floor of the front yard. It was prepared for the main leaders of the municipal party committee and government. It is rarely used, and I asked the waiter to clean it just now." Hou Weidong was still worried, so he specifically told Du Bing, "Go up and take a closer look, and if there is anything missing, solve it immediately." Zhu Xiaoyong said from the side: "Weidong, don't make it so serious, just be casual." Hou Weidong smiled and said: "Mr. Zhu is the God of Wealth, how can he be sloppy? Go to my room to sit down and have a drink of tea. The master chef in the small restaurant can cook authentic home-cooked dishes, which are very delicious." Meng Ning is very good at eating. After walking for a day, her appetite is much stronger than usual.She said with great interest: "Home-cooked food is the most eternal taste. Any restaurant that can make mother's taste will definitely become a century-old restaurant. Restaurants that rely on novelty to win will not last long. This is most obvious in Lingxi .” "Sister Meng is really a gourmet." Hou Weidong complimented her in his tone. Meng Ning was in a good mood, and while walking towards the backyard, he said: "I am similar to my dad in this regard. My dad hates going to restaurants to eat. When I was young, he often took me with him, and he only picked out authentic gourmet restaurants." When I went upstairs, I didn't see the shadow of Chunchun, and the door of Zhumei's room was also closed. Hou Weidong secretly said: "This spring is still a little tender, so why don't you bring Zhumei home so late." After entering the house, he made tea for Meng Ning and Zhu Xiaoyong himself. There was a framed painting on the coffee table, and Meng Ning was attracted after a glance.She walked to the painting and looked at it seriously.There are cemeteries, strange grass and rocks in the painting, and there are a few small words on the tombstone: "Tomb of Xiang Yong, an educated youth". Meng Ning looked at it for a while, and asked, "Who painted this? It's really good, with just a few strokes, the taste is drawn out." Hou Weidong said: "Zhu Mei, a student of Lingxi Academy of Fine Arts. She went to Feishi Town to collect folk songs and drew more than ten pieces. I like this one very much." Just as she was talking, Zhu Mei had already gone upstairs.Seeing that Hou Wei's east door was still open, she walked in with a drawing board on her back without going back to the dormitory, and was about to leave when she saw that there were guests inside. Seeing that Zhu Mei was going to retreat, Hou Weidong quickly made a few simple sign language, took the pen from the table, and wrote: "Hello, Uncle and Auntie." Zhu Mei smiled at Zhu Xiaoyong and Meng Ning, and nodded as a greeting.Then he returned to his bedroom. Hou Weidong introduced: "She is Zhumei, who studied at Lingxi Academy of Fine Arts. This is her work." Seeing that Zhu Mei was actually a deaf-mute little girl, Meng Ning was even more surprised, saying: "She is deaf-mute, and she is still studying in the Academy of Fine Arts, which is amazing!" Zhu Xiaoyong suddenly thought of someone and said, "Zhu Mei, is she Zhu Yan's daughter?" Hou Weidong said: "I used to be Zhu Yan's secretary. At that time, Zhu Mei was still studying at the Shazhou School for the Deaf and Dumb. Last year, she was admitted to the Academy of Fine Arts. This little girl is amazing and very smart." Meng Ning admired the painting for a while, and said: "Secretary Hou, I have a small request, can you pass this painting on to me?" Hou Weidong said, "I have to ask Zhu Mei for her opinion." The next day, Meng Ning and Zhu Xiaoyong returned to Lingxi, and brought back Zhu Mei's painting at night.Wu Ying, the wife of the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, was very moved when she saw this painting.When I learned that it was painted by a deaf-mute girl, I was a little moved by the accident, and said: "Hou Weidong is a caring person, no wonder he became the secretary of the county party committee at a young age. The little girl Zhu Mei is even more amazing. If you don't say that you are deaf-mute The girl's work, I must have thought it was the work of a mature artist." In the evening, Hou Weidong called Zhu Xiaoyong and said, "Mr. Zhu, how sure are you about SHP?" Zhu Xiaoyong came out of university to start a business because he was optimistic about SHP.At this time, he took advantage of the timing, location, and harmony of people, so he joined Hengqing Group and became the vice president of a large state-owned enterprise in Lingxi.It is normal for technology experts to work in enterprises these days. "If other people ask, I'll say that I'm still working on it. Weidong is different. If you ask, it basically sets the tone." Hou Weidong said again: "This is a big matter, I should report to the municipal party committee, what's the problem?" Zhu Xiaoyong knew what Hou Weidong meant, and said, "The report to the municipal party committee should be a bit vague, just say that Hengqing Group intends to build a hydropower station in the Zhushui River, and it is under investigation." After hanging up Zhu Xiaoyong's call, Hou Weidong called Zhou Changquan.During his days in Chengjin, Hou Weidong basically called Zhou Changquan the next day to report on Chengjin's work. "Yesterday, Hengqing Group came to investigate. They intend to build small hydropower on the Zhushui River." Zhou Changquan said: "This matter has been talked about for ten years, but there is still no movement. Let's have a look first." Hou Weidong said: "Yesterday, Zhu Xiaoyong and Meng Ning came to investigate. Zhu Xiaoyong served as the deputy general manager of Hengqing Group. He inspected from the perspective of Hengqing Group's water conservancy experts. After the inspection results came out, he formally contacted the municipal party committee." This has already been said very clearly. Zhou Changquan has been in charge of Shazhou for eight years, with a population of more than four million in the jurisdiction, and he has cultivated a pair of insight into the world.Hearing that it was Zhu Xiaoyong who took the lead in doing this, he knew that there was nothing wrong with it. On the other hand, he also felt that Hou Weidong was still good, and he reported all major and minor matters to himself.