He won 900 million in the lottery.

Chapter 295 Corruption

Winter goes and spring comes.

The jam factory was established as quickly as possible.

Actually, poverty alleviation is a technical task that I don't quite understand. However, I think that robbing the rich to help the poor is the fastest way to alleviate poverty, because every whale that falls can bring about a new life.

If the state is a machine, then the people are its parts.

Whether it's a large or small part, you should always have a backup for replacement.

Three ethnic villages.

The new village chief was elected last year.

The definition of low-income households has been redefined.

The roads leading to every village have been repaired.

The only drawback was that the town government's finances did not include funds for road repairs; the accountant had lied, and the money had been misappropriated.

"This is not just one person's problem."

"What should we do?"

"There are too many people, and it's a remote area; we can't send them all to the Discipline Inspection Commission, can we?"

"Meeting."

This is the first all-staff meeting since Dongling came to Fengshan Town, and no one is allowed to ask for leave for any reason.

Dong Ling tapped the table, his gaze sweeping across the room: "I've gathered everyone here today not for idle talk, but to discuss one thing—a preliminary investigation has revealed that our town has engaged in collective irregularities in the use of public funds, the distribution of subsidies to the people, and the reimbursement of project funds. Many comrades have been involved in illicit gains, which, to put it bluntly, means taking advantage of public funds and the people. I'm making this clear today: everyone involved in these irregularities must voluntarily pay back the ill-gotten gains within the specified timeframe."

Before the meeting, Dongling's audit had already caused widespread anxiety within the town government, so most people were mentally prepared.

Office Director: "Deputy Mayor Liu, um... shouldn't we clarify the scope and specific standards for the supplementary payments? And what about some retired colleagues..."

Dong Ling took over, his tone unambiguous: "Director Wang, I know everyone has concerns, so let me explain the policy clearly first. First, the supplementary payment applies to all town government staff, including those who have retired. Second, the supplementary payment amount will be the full amount of the actual illegal gains, without any discounts. At the end of the year, I will have an auditor come to the unit; if they find any problems, don't blame me for being ruthless. Third, we don't do superficial projects, and we don't require you to write self-criticisms. My only purpose in coming here is poverty alleviation. For the next two years, I hope everyone will cooperate with me. As long as the business environment in Fengshan Town improves and tax revenue increases, I can apply for a bonus. But anyone who dares to hinder my poverty alleviation efforts, I will be the first to deal with them!"

Many employees who embezzle money believe that because it's a collective act, the law won't punish them.

However, the law has never stipulated that "the law does not punish the masses".

"This money is all accumulated over the years, and it's difficult to pay it all at once. Could you pay it in installments, Deputy Mayor Liu?"

"Of course you can, but you must submit written materials explaining the specific circumstances. If your family or relatives have business dealings with the government, they must pay the full amount in one lump sum. There is only one way to pay: submit it to the town's special financial account, and the finance department will issue an official collection voucher. The entire process will be documented, and there will be no 'private submission or internal processing.' No one can try to find loopholes or take shortcuts. It won't work with me, and it won't work with the town party committee."

The meeting lasted all day.

at night,

Dongling and I were eating and chatting.

"What should I do in this situation? Will there be no problem after I pay the outstanding amount?"

"Of course not. Voluntarily returning illegal gains and seeking leniency does not absolve one of guilt. Currently, Fengshan Town lacks a reserve of cadres. By the end of the year, the 'Three Supports and One Assistance' program will be launched, and various positions will have replacements, allowing for a gradual reshuffling of personnel."

"I thought they were going to expose everything at once and take them all away."

Dong Ling rolled her eyes: "My main task is poverty alleviation. The town government is short of money right now, so I had no choice but to make them pay the outstanding amount. Anti-corruption is the next term's responsibility. If I were to do it all, wouldn't the Fengshan Town government be paralyzed?"

Poverty alleviation is not the goal.

Stability is the prerequisite.

Do you think there are any discerning people in this society?

Of course there is. I accompany Dongling every day, and many people can see that. In fact, I am the breakthrough point for the new deputy mayor.

That's why, whenever I'm alone...

You always seem to run into people who casually approach you and offer you cigarettes.

"Brother, can we talk in private?"

"Let's stay here."

I was scared. He was just a deputy mayor, yet people were openly stuffing money into my pickup truck just for well-drilling projects in a few villages. Cigarettes and alcohol, whenever I wanted them, someone could deliver them anytime, anywhere.

Luckily, I'm not a government official.

Luckily, I have money, so I can withstand the test.

If a poor student were to become a leader, the biggest problem he would face wouldn't be the economy, but corruption!

I can't take it anymore, I really can't take it anymore.

"Hehe, it's nothing much, I just wanted to ask you for a favor."

"What kind of help? I won't do anything illegal."

"Don't worry, brother, it's absolutely legal and compliant."

The man pulled a paternity test report out of his pocket and handed it to me: "My surname is Hao, and my name is Hao Dabao. A villager in our village had a child in another city and is thinking of registering the child's birth here. This is the paternity test report."

"You can just register this at the police station, why do you need to find someone?"

"Hehe, well, we're just ordinary folks, we've never seen anything like this before. The leaders wanted so many materials, we made several trips, but we still couldn't gather them all."

"Okay, it's a small matter, leave it to me."

"Ordinary folks don't have much to offer, this is a local specialty dug up from the mountains, brother, take it."

I looked down and saw, lo and behold, it was Solomon's Seal.

Are there many yams in these mountains?

"There aren't many. The wild mountain area is small, and I just happened to come across this one."

"Alright, I don't need the stuff. You can take your own documents first. I'll go ask what they need later and then tell you so you can get all the documents at once, saving you from having to run back and forth."

"Okay, thanks bro."

The person threw the Solomon's Seal into my car and left without looking back.

This piece is so big, and it looks quite old. It still has an earthy smell, like it just came out of the oven.

I also learned some skills in diagnosing Chinese medicine from Zheng Wei.

Unfortunately, this mountain is not a medicinal mountain.

Otherwise, we could set up a collection point for traditional Chinese medicine.

Town police station.

I followed the newly arrived deputy mayor around for a year. My presence was equivalent to the deputy mayor's presence, and most people greeted me with smiles.

"Brother Shen's here, have a smoke."

"Take mine."

He took out a new box and gave it to the police officer on duty.

"I want to ask about registering my child's household registration."

"Go to the archives area; the household registration is there too."

"Alright, you're busy."

Thanks.

Household Registration Office.

Coincidentally, the girl sitting there was the one Dongling had kindly reminded when he went to copy the documents.