Chapter 226: Obtaining Huge Funds
After chatting with Xu Pengfei for a while, Qi Tongwei went to the Municipal Finance Bureau.
"Mayor, why are you here?" Seeing that it was Qi Tongwei, Gao Yanjun hurriedly stood up with an expression of surprise and confusion on his face. He had not received any news that Qi Tongwei was going to conduct financial research.
Qi Tongwei walked directly to Gao Yanjun, sat down on his chair, stared at him sharply, and asked, "Why? I can't come?"
Gao Yanjun looked at Qi Tongwei nervously and quickly replied, "Yes, of course, I'm just curious."
Qi Tongwei narrowed his eyes slightly, continued to stare at Gao Yanjun, and said in a serious tone: "Can I trust you?"
Gao Yanjun was full of doubts, but he still nodded firmly and said, "Yes, I definitely can."
Qi Tongwei relaxed a little and continued, "I want the details of the money allocated by the Municipal Finance Bureau to the Municipal Education Bureau in the past five years, especially for private teachers."
Qi Tongwei emphasized, "I want the materials, but you can't let anyone else know."
Gao Yanjun hesitated for a moment, then replied: "No problem, I'll send it to you right away and make sure no one knows."
Worried that Qi Tongwei might not trust him, he added: "I will notify the personnel in charge of the various departments such as politics and law, agriculture and forestry, and education to retrieve the application and disbursement materials under their charge, on the grounds that they are research data, so that people will not associate it with education."
Qi Tongwei nodded and approved of Gao Yanjun's approach.
Ask him to notify as soon as possible, and then hand the information directly to himself, and not let anyone know.
Gao Yanjun knew in his heart that something must have gone wrong in the education system, but he had no intention of informing on the situation.
He has already found out about Qi Tongwei's background. He is the son-in-law of the Deputy Prime Minister Pei Yihong. If he clung to Qi Tongwei's thigh, he might be able to make further progress.
On the contrary, informing on others would not only bring no benefits, but could also lead to imprisonment. Of course, he knew what to do.
"Next time the education system applies for funding for private teachers, you need them to provide a detailed list, specifying where each person teaches." Qi Tongwei suddenly thought of something and instructed Gao Yanjun.
"Yes, Mayor Qi." Although he didn't know what Qi Tongwei was up to, he agreed without hesitation.
Afterwards, Qi Tongwei instructed Gao Yanjun that in the future large grants would require his signature, and asked him to conduct strict reviews and never allow state funds to be misappropriated.
"Mayor Qi, I understand." Gao Yanjun answered sincerely.
Then he continued, "Mayor, it's already noon, how about we go out for dinner together?"
After Qi Tongwei thought for a moment, he readily agreed: "Okay, but keep it simple, not too complicated."
Interpersonal communication is also an indispensable part. He intends to train Gao Yanjun into his confidant, so he did not hesitate too much about his proposal.
Hearing Qi Tongwei's response, Gao Yanjun's mood became obviously happier, as if he was greatly encouraged.
Next, they went to a private restaurant together.
After entering the restaurant, Gao Yanjun enthusiastically introduced it to Qi Tongwei: "Mayor Qi, this private restaurant specializes in Suzhou cuisine, with high-quality ingredients, fresh and delicious taste, very authentic, and affordable."
Qi Tongwei responded with a smile: "The purpose of eating out is to relax. As long as the work is done well, the position will naturally be promoted."
This sentence is both an encouragement and a hint, letting Gao Yanjun understand that as long as he works hard, he will get more rewards.
Just then, the waiter brought a dish and said, "The squirrel mandarin fish is here." This dish is delicious and makes people salivate.
Qi Tongwei looked at the squirrel mandarin fish in front of him, smiled and said to Gao Yanjun: "Eat the food, let me taste it and see how good the dish you praised so much is."
"It's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, sweet and sour, and really authentic." Qi Tongwei gave his approval after tasting it. He said he would support the tourism industry in the next few years, and local specialties would naturally be a part of it.
This private restaurant's food is indeed authentic. Several Suzhou dishes are very delicately prepared and delicious, with good color, aroma and taste. Qi Tongwei enjoyed the meal very much.
He took note of the store and planned to invite important guests to this place in the future.
After dinner, Qi Tongwei and Gao Yanjun took a leisurely stroll and unknowingly arrived in front of the Batong Building.
Qi Tongwei stared at the abandoned unfinished building in front of him and asked in confusion: "I have been in Green Vine for two years, but this building has always been left here. It has neither been further developed nor demolished. What is going on?"
Out of caution and fear of alerting the enemy, Qi Tongwei has not sent anyone to investigate the matter.
Gao Yanjun lowered his voice and explained: "The construction of this building was forced to stop due to demolition issues and incomplete procedures. According to regulations, it should be demolished according to the law.
But it is said that this is a project developed by a person with great power, and many powerful people are involved behind the scenes, so it has not been demolished. "
Qi Tongwei curiously asked: "Who are these big shots? Are there any specific clues?"
Gao Yanjun shook his head helplessly and replied: "I don't know. The boss on the surface is named Yan Yun, but the real manipulator behind the scenes is still a mystery.
But what is certain is that this person has a very powerful background, otherwise the building would have been demolished long ago.”
Qi Tongwei nodded thoughtfully, indicating that he understood.
The time is not yet ripe. He needs to complete his own layout first and then take action in the entire Green Vine City.
By then, we will naturally be able to find out everything.
The two then chatted about other things for a while and then parted ways.
Qi Tongwei was quite satisfied with Gao Yanjun's performance today. He was able to be honest with himself. From Gao Yanjun's reaction, he could tell that as long as he was willing to sincerely accept some people, he would be able to succeed.
This is also the reason why he is confident that he can straighten out Green Ivy City, because no one can resist the temptation of power.
With the support of his father-in-law Pei Yihong behind him, he can still gain many hidden benefits even if he doesn't speak personally.
Gao Yanjun is an example. If he did not have such a powerful background, the other party might not easily and sincerely surrender to him.
Of course, winning over Gao Yanjun was only one of the purposes of today's meeting. What Qi Tongwei really wanted to understand clearly was the matter of private teachers.
The reason why he was so obsessed with this matter was that Qi Tongwei had come into contact with a related situation in his previous life.
At that time, one of his fellow villagers, who was also a private teacher, came to him for help after being fired.
The fellow villager told him that there were serious problems in the education system and that they were siphoning off state funds by fabricating the number of private teachers.
Specifically, suppose a county actually has only 300 private teachers, and each person's actual monthly salary is about 2000 to yuan, but they will falsely report thousands of private teachers and increase each person's salary to around yuan.
In this way, nearly 20 million yuan of funds can be siphoned off every year, and all of this money will eventually fall into the pockets of certain leaders.