Rebirth of Minister Qi

Chapter 309 Hidden dangers

Gao Yuliang glanced at Chen Chao, who smiled shyly and continued the conversation.

"Secretary Gao, the focus of Xiaqiao Subdistrict's flood prevention and typhoon relief is on the seaside. This side has a flat terrain and relatively few mountains, so the wind will be stronger.

We will ask fishermen to make preparations in advance and organize fishing boats to enter the safe harbor. At the same time, the Port and Shipping Administration will cooperate with us to clear the river surface to prevent sand-dredging ships from staying.

All the houses near the geological disaster site near the mountain have been demolished. Under the promotion of District Chief Qi, some houses originally built on the tidal flats by the river have also been demolished and the people have been relocated.

When a typhoon comes, the makeshift sheds on construction sites may pose a safety hazard, so we have included all migrant workers in the key group to be relocated.

The classrooms of two nearby primary schools were vacated as shelters, and some wooden houses in mountain villages were sealed to evacuate the people first.”

In fact, there is another hidden danger that Chen Chao has not mentioned yet, that is the group of people living in wooden houses. Qi Tongwei is a little afraid that they will cause trouble.

The reason is very simple. The houses they live in are from the Republic of China or even the Qing Dynasty. They want to go to the government to approve new residential land, demolish these old houses, and build new reinforced concrete houses. Of course, there are definitely various situations that require approval in reality.

In the past few years, there have been cases of corruption in the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau. They can clearly approve applications, but ordinary people don't give gifts like wine or tables, so they use rules and regulations as an excuse to refuse approval.

But the reality on the other hand was that these houses were already dilapidated and the former Yongqing County government felt that there were safety risks, so when a typhoon came, the people had to be forcibly relocated.

But on the other hand, they would not approve new houses for others, always with various reasons and excuses. Those who gave gifts would instead demolish their wooden houses and cover them with reinforced concrete.

Unfair treatment of the government led to a number of petitioners who were dissatisfied with the government. Then, when the Jiangbei New District was established, this area was included in the urban area.

Then, the nature of the rural housing land changed again and could not be approved. All the houses in the district were stuck there, which made the farmers who had been waiting for several years very angry.

Why was Qi Tongwei worried about this group of people? Of course, it was because when he was the director of the Public Security Bureau last year, he learned about their situation. At that time, this group of people in Xiaqiao Street deliberately refused to move out of the dilapidated houses and resisted the government. Qi Tongwei had no choice but to force the police to move them out.

Now this matter has been delayed for another year, and a typhoon is coming soon. It is unknown whether there will be petitioners who would rather let their dilapidated houses be blown away than oppose the government.

However, it might not be appropriate to speak out this situation directly. I should report the situation to Gao Yuliang privately afterwards to see if a policy can be issued at the city level to resettle these people.

The specific work of the government is often intertwined with several lines of policy. Sometimes flood prevention is related to urban construction, and urban construction is related to other policies from above.

Therefore, cadres who can do their job well at the grassroots level can easily get promoted no matter which line they go to. On the contrary, professional cadres like those who come from above can only go around in circles in one system because they cannot handle multiple complex and troublesome issues well.

The decision for Gao Yuliang to take over the position of district party secretary is really important. With this resume, his superiors will think that he is experienced and able to handle complex issues, and his future path will be broader.

The conversation had reached a stage where Chen Chao and Qi Tongwei had already given a brief introduction to the specific work arrangements. Gao Yuliang then let them go, leaving only Jin Xinkai to continue talking to Gao Yuliang.

"Then, District Chief Qi, District Chief Chen, you two go back first and finalize and confirm the specific arrangements for typhoon prevention work. Time is very tight."

The two got up and left.

Qi Tongwei did not try to find out what the two officers were going to talk about next. Anyway, it definitely had nothing to do with the work they were currently doing.

"Let's go, Lao Chen, you still have a heavy task to do.

You just told the secretary about the problem of those dangerous wooden houses in Xiaqiao Street. You know what kind of troubles are there.

Let Cheng Zhong do his work as soon as possible and stop those petitioners from continuing to harass us.”

Chen Chao also looked embarrassed. This was what he was most worried about. Gao Yuliang might not be aware of the inside story here, but Qi Tongwei knew it clearly. It was he who asked the police from the police station to forcibly carry the man out.

"General Manager, but their fundamental problem has not been solved. Their anger will only grow day by day. I don't have the authority to give them a house."

"So what? Should I pay for them to buy a house? What bullshit are you talking about? Come on, just say it.

Now the entire district cannot approve homesteads. What can I do? Should I make an exception for them? What about other people?

You didn't use your brain to do things some time ago. Think about it, during that period, the higher-ups gave us a policy for the relocation of geological disaster sites, and we could approve joint construction with them.

Why didn't you report this group of people during that period? Wasn't it because you felt that promotion was not important and you were too lazy to bother with them?

Just imagine how difficult it is to make such a policy loophole now. If you think you can get it done, go back now and report to Secretary Gao. If he makes an exception, we will directly find migrant workers to move their luggage for them, provide attentive service, and let them move in with just their bags.”

What Qi Tongwei scolded was exactly what Chen Chao was thinking. He was not wrong. Some time ago, Chen Chao had actually thought about whether he should also report this group of people to be relocated from the geological disaster site to give them a chance to build houses.

But at that time, he was still a veteran with more than ten or twenty years of experience as a section chief. He was half-hearted in his work and was unwilling to say much to the young leaders in the district. As a result, things were delayed and the policy window period was gone.

"Director, you are right to scold me. It was me who was lazy at work and did not take the initiative. I will go to Secretary Gao now. Even if he punishes me, I will make up for this matter myself."

After saying that, Chen Chao walked back without looking back.

Qi Tongwei also looked a little confused. Tsk tsk, he still had some courage. He went to the new district party secretary to take the initiative to admit his mistakes and correct them. For a grassroots cadre, this would most likely leave a very bad impression on the secretary.

To put it bluntly, he didn't care about his own future, but he still turned around. This old guy really has some courage.

Yu Xiaoming was stunned watching from the side and could only step forward to ask.

"Boss, shall we go back?"