Rebirth of Minister Qi

Chapter 814: Zhong Zhengguo's Panic

The course was coming to an end. Qi Tongwei turned to the last page of the courseware and looked at the students with his bright eyes without any help from the teaching assistant.

“Comrades, we will always encounter various temptations in our work, but whether we can keep our original intention and persevere through to the end, no one can help you, only you can help yourself.

Okay, that’s all for today’s class.

I wish you all a bright future. Maybe I will have the opportunity to see you at the Party School, rather than at other occasions, and come to our department for tea. "

The students stood up and applauded, and Qi Tongwei waved and left.

The vice-principal was already waiting for Qi Tongwei at the door.

"A wonderful lesson. Only by keeping the original intention in mind can we achieve our goal. I believe this sentence will definitely be included in our new textbooks.

Deputy Secretary Qi, your teaching task is over. Please come over here. The principal is waiting for you."

In the principal's office.

Qi Tongwei knocked on the door and came in.

"Comrade Qi Tongwei, please sit here."

The principal put down what he was doing and came to the sofa area. The sofas here were all single-body sofas covered with dustproof cloth and had a very long history.

"Hello, principal."

After the two shook hands, they sat down as host and guest.

Qi Tongwei was thinking about why the Organization Minister specifically called him for a private talk. After thinking about it, he realized that the two sides had very few interactions and their identities were not equal. Besides, Qi Tongwei's boss was not him.

"How do you feel about teaching these two days?"

Qi Tongwei nodded slightly, acting like a subordinate and keeping a clear distance.

“We have only had two days of classes so far, but I think the students have learned quite deeply.”

The principal also nodded. He was not surprised by Qi Tongwei's attitude and simply went straight to the point.

"Deputy Secretary Qi, what do you think about checking the red line of cultivated land?"

Qi Tongwei did not expect that senior officials would speak so bluntly. Are they lobbyists?

"Principal, checking the red line of cultivated land is related to the national food security strategy.

As far as I know, our country has a huge consumption gap in soybeans alone, and soybean crises have occurred many times in history.

Even in the fertile black soil of Northeast China, the soybean yield per mu is only 400 kilograms. my country now imports more than 90 million tons of soybeans each year, accounting for 85 percent of the consumer market.

In some major grain-producing provinces, a lot of arable land has been occupied because the benefits of growing grain are not as good as those of industry.

Now is peacetime, and it is still convenient to import from abroad, but the international situation is ever-changing. What if one or two natural disasters or even a geopolitical crisis occurs, and many large grain-producing areas may begin to strangle us?

This is just one type of food. The overall situation is not optimistic for us.

You should know that our department has recently been investigating problems in the grain purchasing and marketing system, and many of these problems are not isolated.

The purchasing and sales system can reflect the huge hidden dangers of the reduction of arable land.

Of course, President, I personally think that it is not appropriate to ask me this question, especially for specific data. You should ask the National Development and Reform Commission. "

The principal suddenly laughed.

“You said it very well and objectively.

Well, if you stay one more day tomorrow, I will send a letter to your department.

You are teaching a class at the provincial and ministerial level, and this time the topic is food security strategy.”

Qi Tongwei was surprised. It turned out that he was not a lobbyist. It might be arranged by the leaders above.

"But, Principal, I'm just a disciplinary inspection officer.

It is not appropriate to talk about these national strategies.”

The principal waved his hand.

"It's okay. The leaders above asked you to speak out. Your ideas are comprehensive and your perspective is correct. What's important is that you dare to speak out and do it.

So many cadres have seen these problems but dared not speak or raise them. They knew that their work was difficult, so they hid aside to preserve themselves, doing only things that were beneficial to themselves and not daring to do anything for the overall situation. Only you dared to start with a small matter and take every step carefully to tackle the eternal problem of food.

This time, you will represent the central government and give a lecture to this group of provincial and ministerial officials on our national policy."

It is a great honor to teach a provincial and ministerial level class, but Qi Tongwei was a little panicked.

"But, Principal, these are just my personal opinions. How can they represent the higher-ups?"

The principal took a document from the desk.

"This is a courseware. I've studied it, and the main points are pretty much the same as what you said. You just need to refine it a bit and present it according to the standard.

Also, the leaders asked me to tell you, don’t be afraid of difficulties. We Party members are never afraid of difficulties. This time we must have the determination to turn over the table and expose what is inside. "

Qi Tongwei did not show any particular excitement, but stood up and nodded slightly.

"Yes."

But he was not at peace inside. He was wondering what kind of game was going on among the upper echelons. Although Qi Tongwei had reached this level, he still didn't want to interfere. Since he had chosen to do this, he had to be impartial and do something for the country, which was worthy of his high position.

...........Dividing line..........

On the other hand, some people are not in a good mood.

Zhongjiang Provincial Committee.

Zhong Zhengguo was arguing with the person on the other end of the phone.

“Old Zhong, there’s really nothing we can do this time.

The central government has made up its mind to solve the problem of occupying the red line of arable land. This is no longer a question of whether to talk about it or not, but something that must be done.

The situation in your province is very serious. I believe you already know the situation about these things without the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development sending anyone to investigate.

I advise you not to go to Beijing. The leaders mean to convene a committee next month to formally set the tone and establish solutions for the three rural issues. The time span may be a long-term rectification of five or even ten years, rather than a one-off campaign. "

Zhong Zhengguo even stood up to argue.

"But, Secretary Wang, this kind of thing is too serious to be reversed.

At least two million mu of arable land in the entire Zhongjiang Province has been occupied. Do we have to demolish those houses and factories?

There must be some wiggle room in this matter, right?

At least give it some time. Let's state how long it will take to rectify the situation. You have to give us some time. Nothing can be accomplished overnight."

Zhong Zhengguo is more worried about the long-term rectification spanning five to ten years that Leader Wang just mentioned. Faced with a gust of wind movement, he is confident that he can muddle through it first, then slowly block the approval loopholes and reclaim some land to add to the arable land. Although the amount will definitely not be enough, he has to try.

However, the meaning of long-term remediation is probably to focus on one problem, conduct multiple inspections, and ensure implementation and timeliness. In that case, many of their construction projects may have to be abandoned directly, and some investments will be wasted. Will the completed residential buildings and factories also be demolished?