Twenty-Third Section By Proposal

  Secretary Qin's statement turned the situation around.

  "I agree with Li Chang's opinion, 50% tax rebate is too high, temporarily set at 40% is more appropriate. To be cautious, this decision should be approved by the township party committee and then reported to the county government for review, after the county government approves it, we can implement it specifically." Secretary Qin's speech was calm and resolute, fully demonstrating the authority of a leader. Unexpectedly, this time he coincided with Li Xiangzhang's opinion, "Let's vote by show of hands, those who agree to 40% tax rebate please raise your hand."

  Secretary Qin, Township Head Li, Township Head Cheng, Ye Ziran, Pan Qiusheng, and Minister Lin all raised their hands in agreement.

  Secretary Qin continued: "Those opposed, please raise your hands."

  Vice Secretary Wang and Wu A-zhao raised their hands in opposition.

  "Those who abstain, please raise your hands." Secretary Qin was meticulous.

  Liáng Bìdá raised his hand to indicate surrender.

  Ye Ziran couldn't help but feel a sense of relief in his heart, and he looked up to glance at everyone: Secretary Qin still maintained the dignity of being the top leader, with a serious expression; Mayor Li was calm and collected, holding his teacup as if deep in thought; Deputy Secretary Wang was writing something on his notes with a carefree attitude; among the crowd, only Armed Department Director Lin was completely nonchalant.

  Secretary Qin announced the result: "Six votes in favor, two against, one abstention, the tax refund scheme has been passed, and we will report it to the county government for review. After the review is passed, we will implement it." Secretary Qin glanced at Yang Zheng, the new director of the Party and Government Office, and continued: "Next, please let's hear a report on the rectification situation of several enterprises in our town."

  Mashi Township is a mainly agricultural and forestry township, with a weak industrial base and few township-run enterprises, which have always been inefficient. Among the four major township-run enterprises, the situation reports of the Matie Factory, Dyeing Factory, and Agricultural Machinery Factory were uneventful, but when it came to the textile factory run by Ye Zhenran, another round of debate ensued.

  Ye Ziran News reported: "The main problem with the Ma Shi textile factory is that the quality and grade of its products are lagging behind market demand, resulting in inventory accumulation. To fundamentally change the operating conditions of the textile factory, either update equipment to complete product upgrades or change production and alter the current main business. In addition, during our on-site investigation at the textile factory, we inadvertently discovered that the factory director Hu Weizhong has a serious problem with women, which has already involved criminal activity, and Director Hu is currently under detention for investigation."

  "Ye Chang, tell me about Hu Changzhang's situation. What exactly is going on?" asked Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission Liang Biduo.

  Hu Weizhong, although the director of the township-run factory, did not belong to the cadre establishment and was still a peasant in identity. Therefore, he did not report major problems in his life to the township discipline inspection commission, but instead had them handled directly by the police station. Although this is reasonable, Liang Biduo, as a member of the township party committee and secretary of the discipline inspection commission, had not heard about this matter beforehand, so naturally felt uncomfortable in his heart.

  Ye Ziran nodded and said, "When we were investigating the textile factory, villager Huang Rucheng beat up Hu Changzhang. After being detained at the police station, Huang Rucheng claimed that he beat up Hu Changzhang because he had raped his sister, Huang Ruhua, a female worker at the textile factory."

  "Huang Rucheng is a notorious rascal, how much credibility does his words have? Moreover, he hit people first, in order to shirk responsibility, it's his instinctive reaction to bite back randomly. Why did the police station believe a rascal like him and detain Hu Changzhang for investigation?" Li Xiangzhang looked at Ye Zhenran, then at Chapter Liren who was present, and asked discontentedly.

  The village head's dissatisfaction was within Ye Zhenran's expectations. He calmly took a sip of tea, holding his pen and deep in thought, writing down the three characters "Hu Weizhong" on his notebook, followed by the name "Li Jun" with a small question mark beside it.

  Secretary Qin looked at Township Head Li and said, "Before detaining Hu Weizhong, Zhang reported the situation to me. Based on what we have investigated about Hu Weizhong so far, the problem is very serious. Let's let Zhang introduce the situation below."

  The Party Committee of Mashixiang Township has nine members, and the director of the police station and the director of the party and government office are also present at the meeting. The minutes of the meeting are usually taken by the director of the party and government office.

  Zhang Liren handed out the photocopies of the records to each member of the party committee and said, "According to the information provided by Huang Rucheng, we have investigated and taken records from five or six female textile workers including Huang Ruhua. The situation we currently grasp is that Hu Weizhong used intimidation and bribery to rape at least five female textile workers." Zhang Liren paused for a moment before continuing, "Moreover, this number should be far from the actual figure, as some female workers are too embarrassed to come forward with accusations."

  After listening to Zhang Liren's situation, Wang Jingyu slammed the materials on the table and said angrily: "For this kind of person who harms the group, we should quickly bring him to justice. First, apply to the procuratorate for arrest, and continue to investigate the facts. The female workers have psychological burdens, so we can ask the comrades from the Women's Federation to do ideological work. At the same time, assign the police station to do a good job of keeping secrets, don't reveal their identities, lest there be other negative reactions." This speech was clean and efficient, with great decisiveness, very different from her usual cautious performance. After finishing speaking, she swept her gaze over Li Jun's and Ye Zhenran's faces.

  Ye Ziran silently cheered "good" in her heart. Vice Secretary Wang was a female leader, particularly sensitive to this type of case, and had a strong sense of justice.

  "What did Hu Weizhong himself say?" Li Xiangzhang asked with a frown.

  "Hu Weizhong is still shirking responsibility and claiming that the female worker was willing," said Zhang Liren matter-of-factly.

  "There is also such a possibility." Li Xiangzhang's spirit lifted and he said.

  Pan Qiusheng immediately responded: "According to the records, this possibility is almost non-existent. Hu Weizhong took advantage of his position as factory director to coerce and entice female workers under him, and forcibly had relationships with multiple female workers, revealing his true nature as a rascal. This has caused great damage to the image of our township party committee and government, and must be severely punished." Pan Qiusheng has always been a staunch supporter of Secretary Qin, and would not miss the opportunity to attack Township Head Li, let alone that he also looked down on Hu Weizhong's character.

  Li Jun wanted to help Hu Weizhong, but the evidence was all there. Seeing the attitude of each committee member, he knew it would be difficult to do anything, so he chose to remain silent.

  Discipline Inspection Secretary Liang Biduo said to Zhang Liping: "Zhang Suo, the dispatched office should strengthen its forces and do a solid job on the case. If necessary, it can apply to the county public security bureau for assistance."

  "How is Hu Weizhong doing with the textile mill's work after he was arrested?" Secretary Qin asked.

  "My opinion is to establish a working group to be stationed in the textile mill, temporarily replacing the work of the factory leadership team, mainly doing a good job in the enterprise's rectification and reform work, and leading the textile mill's transformation and daily work. After the Hu Weizhong case is concluded, a new factory leadership team will be established."

  Secretary Qin nodded and said, "I think it's okay. Forming a working group is more stable. Considering the textile factory is currently in chaos, to facilitate work, Ye Chang will temporarily take on the role of team leader."

  Ye Ziran nodded in agreement and said, "Okay, I suggest that Party Secretary Ma Yanli serve as deputy leader, and the team members include Liu Ping from the textile factory, the head of the technical department, and the head of the sales department."

  "I think it's okay, let's discuss it with other comrades." Secretary Qin raised his eyes and looked around.

  Li Xiangzhang was in a weak position on this issue and no longer opposed it. The plan to dispatch a work team was approved.

  After the party committee meeting, Ye Zhenran called Ma Yanli to come up.

  "Little horse, the matter of sending a working group to the textile mill has been passed at the party committee meeting. You should make preparations, we will go down next Monday." Ye Zhenran said as he sat down on the sofa with Ma Yanli.

  "Yechang, shall I go?" Ma Yanli hesitated a little.

  "Of course it's more tiring than sitting in the office." Ye Zhenran smiled slightly and encouraged: "I think you're better at running a business than doing administrative work, it can bring out your strengths."

  Women who are too beautiful have limited space in their careers, but in the business world, they have an intangible advantage. Moreover, Ma Yanli has a kind of leadership potential and her thinking is relatively broad-minded.

  "I'm not afraid of hard work, I'm worried about disappointing the leader's trust." Ma Yanli looked up at Ye Zhenran and said, "However, since the leader has made up his mind to let me go, I'll give it a try and do my best."

  Ye Ziran praised: "This is the dare to act and dare to take responsibility of Ma Yanli, after you go down, quickly understand the situation, stabilize the mood of the workers, and then hurry up to Shenzhen. The garment industry in Shenzhen is developed, and the garments are also fashionable, after you arrive, you need to understand each link of the garment production, especially the craftsmanship of suit and jeans production, it's best if you can get some garment samples."

  Ma Yanli, under his encouragement, also slowly became excited: "Ye Chang, I have a high school classmate in Shenzhen who is engaged in garment production. After you talked to me last time, I've already contacted her and she can help."

  "Oh, okay, what exactly is your classmate doing over there?" Ye Zhenran was quite interested upon hearing this.

  "She is the workshop director of a relatively large private factory." Ma Yanli raised her face and put on an innocent smile.

  "Hey, hey," Ye Ziran chuckled to himself and said, "It's best to dig her back up. If the textile mill is converted into a garment factory, it will have an additional technical guarantee."

  "Understood, Ye Chang." Ma Yanli puffed out her chest and replied loudly, then burst into laughter. Every time she puffed out her chest, she found that Ye Chang's gaze would move from her face downwards, giving her a particularly thrilling feeling.

  Ma Yanli is a beautiful woman who held love in high esteem before marriage, but unexpectedly, she and her husband were not very compatible after marriage, and since they had no children, her husband's family looked at her with disapproval. Later, she vaguely heard that her husband had a mistress outside, and her feelings towards home became even more distant, the relationship between husband and wife becoming increasingly cold. Two years ago, Ye Zhenran was assigned to the party and government office as director, and the young man's elegant appearance seemed to awaken some memories in her, and she unknowingly felt very close to Ye Zhenran.

  "You go ahead and do it, you're capable." Ye Zhenran smiled encouragingly.

  "Understood, thank you for your trust." Ma Yanli solemnly expressed her gratitude to him and stood up to bid farewell. Her curvaceous figure disappeared from Ye Zhenran's sight, leaving behind a faint fragrance lingering in the office.

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