Zhong Zhengguo has made many efforts to achieve this number. You should know that according to the regulations in 99, the red line area of arable land in Zhongjiang Province should be million mu. It was Zhong Zhengguo who represented the leadership of Zhongjiang Province and worked with his superiors for several years to finally reduce this number.
However, Zhong Zhengguo was a little unsure whether the current management would agree to such a request, because there had never been a deputy secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission who came down in person to supervise the work on cultivated land.
The game between Zhongjiang Province and the central government over the primary, secondary and tertiary industries has been going on for more than 20 years, not just starting in recent years. At the beginning, the cultivated land area in Zhongjiang Province was more than 136 million mu.
Amid the debate over whether Zhongjiang Province should be based on the primary industry or the secondary industry, several generations of leaders of the Zhongjiang Provincial Party Committee have been trying to shift from the primary industry to the secondary and tertiary industries. The economic benefits of farming are certainly not as good as those of running a factory, especially against the background of the rapid development of coastal cities, they also want to get on this express train.
But the whole country is a chessboard, and half of North China's wheat needs to be produced in the fertile land of Zhongjiang Province.
Now the amount of occupied farmland has reached 6 million mu, and there is not much wasteland to be reclaimed in the province. Zhong Zhengguo went to the central government to discuss this matter several times, but there was no good result.
"The inspection team will come to us in a few days and we will receive them as usual.
I will communicate with the higher-ups here and learn from Handong Province to create high-standard farmland, cultivate new high-quality seeds, and increase per-acre yield to make up for the missing quantity within the red line.
I have participated in the entire process of the past few negotiations, so you must have confidence in me."
Zhong Zhengguo was still the same as always, sitting on the Diaoyutai with the demeanor of a great general. He knew that this time Qi Tongwei and his gang were coming with great force, and they had nothing to do with Zhongjiang Province and the inspection team, so there was a high possibility that they would be used as an example.
But he still had confidence. He talked things over with his old leader and exchanged per-mu yield for area. He took out a part of the money first as a show to deal with the inspection first.
No matter what, Zhongjiang Province has made sacrifices for the country. A quarter of the country's wheat is produced in Zhongjiang Province, and so many development opportunities have been missed for this.
Complaining these reasons to management every few years should be effective.
As for typical cases, we can talk to this young deputy secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection and find a province in the Northeast to match.
Zhong Zhengguo's judgment was actually correct. This was how they got through in their previous life. On the one hand, they played the victim. Despite so many opportunities for rapid development in the 1990s and 2000s, Zhongjiang Province eventually fell behind the coastal provinces. One of the reasons was the guarantee of the country's granary, and the superiors would take this factor into consideration.
On the other hand, they can also ask for some funds. The creation of high-standard farmland is a good reason. I heard that Handong Province negotiated with the higher authorities that the higher authorities would provide 5 billion yuan and Handong Province would provide 5 billion yuan itself. The investment would be made in batches within five years to build 50 million mu of high-quality and high-standard farmland.
The arable land red line in Handong Province is just over 60 million mu, so it can get 5 billion. Zhongjiang Province has twice the amount, 120 million mu, so it is not excessive to ask for 10 billion. In fact, the types and status of agriculture in Zhongjiang Province are much higher than those in Handong Province. 15 billion is actually a more appropriate number.
After thinking about this, Zhong Zhengguo felt that he still had to make another trip to Beijing to communicate with his superiors, even if it only required some money. With such a large scale, if he really wanted to calculate it, there would be no way to find wasteland to make up for it. He still had to communicate with his superiors to reduce the actual area of the red line.
Zhong Zhengguo made up his mind and planned to leave for the capital as soon as possible. Naturally, he had no time to deal with this flustered subordinate.
"Secretary, we still have to take some measures. I heard that Deputy Secretary Qi of the inspection team is ruthless. On the first day of arriving in Handong Province, he placed several officials of the Agriculture Department under double supervision.
Now the Handong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection has investigated several officials in the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Department. I am afraid.”
Zhong Zhengguo didn't want to listen anymore and stood up.
"Okay, you don't have to worry about these. The governor and I will report to our superiors, and the provincial government will issue management measures.
In order to prepare for the first test of the inspection team, you should go back and arrange the work as soon as possible.
I'm going to the capital first.
Remember, you are the secretary of the Zhongzhou Municipal Party Committee. If you also want to serve as the deputy secretary and become the governor in the future, then you should show some general spirit and stop being so jumpy all the time.
If you, the leader, panic, what will the cadres below think? "
Although Huang Miao is a female cadre, she has very good abilities and has a good personal relationship with Zhong Zhengguo. When Zhong Zhengguo worked in the ministry, his immediate superior was Huang Miao's father.
It can be said that Zhong Zhengguo trained her like a niece. In the future, he plans to let her serve as the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee. Even if her ability is slightly inferior to other cadres, she can take advantage of the advantages of being a female cadre and take advantage of the situation to become the governor.
"Yes, Secretary Zhong."
Huang Miao stood up and followed Zhong Zhengguo out of the office.
“Do your best, don’t panic no matter what happens, stay calm.
This is no big deal. I negotiated with the central government ten years ago and strived to lower the red line of arable land. We cannot miss the development opportunity of Zhongjiang Province.
We have such a huge advantage in demographic dividend. If we miss the opportunity for development again, are we really going to let more than 100 million people in Zhongjiang Province work in agriculture?
As a leading cadre, you must be firm in your own line. Please report to me at any time about the situation of the provincial party committee.
If anyone inside does something weird, please notify me immediately."
Huang Miao nodded. Their two families were old friends. Back then, Zhong Zhengguo was taken care of by Huang Miao's father since he was a small clerk. Until Zhong Zhengguo showed his excellent abilities and grew into a towering tree, he in turn protected Huang Miao.
Huang Miao's father retired from a deputy-department-level position. Although he had average abilities, he had a chivalrous spirit and selflessly helped many people, including Zhong Zhengguo. These cadres who were helped by Huang's father were promoted to high positions one by one, which in turn helped Huang Miao's career.
These people are also the reason why Huang Miao can reach her current position. At this position, Huang Miao has deeply felt that her abilities are insufficient, and her subordinates do not have much respect for her. She really wants to be transferred to an idle position in the ministry, but Secretary Zhong has such high expectations of her that she cannot say this.
She has unconditional faith in Secretary Zhong's abilities because he has never failed.
Looking at Zhong Zhengguo's leaving back, Huang Miao had a bad feeling in his heart. Will this time be as smooth as before? Will his superiors understand Zhongjiang Province's efforts and make compromises?