Lao Yan smiled and said: "Haha, no, no, we are not natives of the northwest, and we have not followed the customs when we come to the country."

Geng Zhongtian looked at them, as if suddenly enlightened, and said: "Oh, no wonder. Your accents don't sound like people from the northwest, but you have a Kyoto accent."

The guests looked at each other, and one of them, a man of medium height, explained: "A few of us went to university in Kyoto and were then assigned to the Northwestern Province."

"So that's it!" Chu Tianshu laughed.

In fact, Chu Tianshu was completely out of curiosity. He also knew that the bigger the agency, the more complicated the composition of the staff. Many staff in provincial agencies come from other provinces, but they do not account for a large proportion.

, most of them are staff who have been promoted from cities and counties in various parts of the province.

The moment he laughed, a question suddenly flashed through his mind: How could there be five people with Beijing accents in Northwest Province at the same time, and they were sent to study and inspect at the same time?!

However, he couldn't help but think about it, and Lao Yan made a request while eating: "Secretary Chu, at your convenience, we would like to talk to you about the reform of the rural medical system."

Chu Tianshu looked at his watch and said, "Okay. Zhongtian, please call the office. The preparations for building bridges and roads will be postponed in the afternoon. Lao Yan, we can talk after dinner."

"That's so embarrassing." Lao Yan sighed and said: "Secretary Chu is really resolute. If leaders at all levels can be like you, there is no need to worry about the economy not improving and the career not developing! We have reason to believe that Nanling County can get rid of poverty.

The day of getting rich is not far away.”

Chu Tianshu smiled and said to Geng Zhongtian: "Northwestern Province is our good neighbor. Good neighbors come to our door to preach scriptures and send treasures. How can we be negligent? Right, Zhongtian?"

Several guests smiled and did not continue to be modest and polite. Instead, they were quite calm. They ate lunch in a hurry and followed Chu Tianshu to the conference room on the second floor.

Geng Zhongtian called the county party committee office and county government office, and called Yu Qiankun, director of the county health and Family Planning Commission. He originally wanted to ask Fu Damu, but he was on lunch break and the phone was probably on silent.

When people answer the call, they just give it up.

After everyone sat down in the small conference room, Yu Qiankun first introduced the process before and after the restructuring of the township health center in Nanling County.

Yu Qiankun's introduction was factual. He did not avoid the death incident at Chengguan Town Health Center, nor did he avoid the resistance among employees. Of course, he would not forget to vigorously publicize the gratifying changes that had been achieved after the restructuring, and the benefits that the farmers had gained.

Later compliments.

Lao Yan asked for a copy of Yu Qiankun's introduction materials, and had cordial conversations with Chu Tianshu, Geng Zhongtian, Yu Qiankun and others. They listened carefully. One of the young people among them remained silent and was taking notes seriously.

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After talking about the medical reform situation, Lao Yan and others seemed to still have something to say, and asked Nanling County what other plans and ideas it had in other areas.

Chu Tianshu felt quite embarrassed. After all, many ideas were still being considered and conceived. Nanling County was also a notoriously poor county. He was still a junior in front of these old comrades. He always wanted to remain modest, cautious and low-key.

That's right.

Lao Yan seemed to see what Chu Tianshu was thinking, and explained sincerely again and again, Secretary Chu, it is not easy for us to come here. We want to learn more about it and hope that Secretary Chu and the comrades in Nanling County will not be conservative.

Chu Tianshu couldn't resist, so he had to say: "Old Yan, let's discuss it with each other. Please criticize and correct us if we have any shortcomings."

The two sides entered into a pleasant conversation again.

Chu Tianshu, Geng Zhongtian and others talked about Nanling County's next reform ideas, intending to learn from the successful experience of the medical system reform, still starting from the townships, implementing the pilot education system reform of township primary and secondary schools, and realizing the sharing of educational resources throughout the county; from

We will gradually promote the reform of the county's personnel system by publicly recommending and electing the main responsible persons in townships; carry out rural tax and fee reforms to reduce farmers' burdens and mobilize farmers' enthusiasm for production;...

During the conversation, Lao Yan asked questions from time to time, and Chu Tianshu answered them one by one.

For example, when talking about the reform of the education system, Lao Yan asked: "Secretary Chu, education in poor areas is mainly due to insufficient teachers, low remuneration, and difficult conditions. Teachers cannot be retained. Wouldn't the reform of the education system become water without a source?

A tree without roots? To change this situation, the government has no money, so it can only increase taxes and fees on farmers."

Chu Tianshu said: "I have never advocated charging fees from farmers to pay teachers. Compulsory education is a matter of the government and cannot be passed on to farmers. On the one hand, we are actively seeking strong support and support from provinces and cities; on the other hand, we are actively seeking strong support from provinces and cities.

On the other hand, starting from this year, we will select a group of junior high school graduates from various towns and villages and send them out for training. After completing their studies, they will return to their hometowns to work as teachers. They love this land, endure hardships, and meet the current salary. This group of teacher training

Once it is in place, I think the education industry in Nanling County will gradually flourish."

Lao Yan nodded appreciatively, changed the subject, and talked about rural tax and fee reform. He said: "Local cadres are worried that the taxes and fees collected after the tax and fee reform will decrease, and the operation of grassroots governments will have serious difficulties. They said

, if you don’t change it, you can barely survive, but if you change it, you’re seeking death, right?”

"There is a strange circle here." Chu Tianshu thought for a while and said: "The most prominent contradiction in rural areas in economically underdeveloped areas is economic backwardness. Grassroots cadres believe that only by collecting more taxes and fees can they maintain operations, so they try to increase the number of farmers who cannot help but

Reasonable burden. Farmers are already poor. As a result, if they cannot afford to pay these taxes and fees, they will only default or even resist. Many contradictions and conflicts arise from this, which involves a lot of energy of grassroots cadres and causes many adverse effects.

, hindering local economic construction and development. As a result, the poorer you get, the more you gain, and the more you gain, the poorer you get, and you will never be able to turn around. Therefore, rural tax and fee reform is imperative, and farmers should be loosened first. The government will live a hard life for a few years.

Only when we put our thoughts and energy into leading farmers out of poverty and become rich can there be hope for Nanling County."

Lao Yan and others exchanged admiring glances.

It seems that the outside world has been saying that Chu Tianshu dares to think and do things, and is full of enterprising spirit. Today's talk shows that his reputation is well-deserved. Moreover, his daring to think and do things is not like some negative rumors, which is a reckless act just to gain political achievements.

, but has a clear mind and always considers the interests of farmers and the development of all work in the county.

The conversation was very pleasant and lasted for more than two hours.

After the discussion, Lao Yan and others thanked Chu Tianshu for imparting scriptures and gifts without reservation. Chu Tianshu also thanked Lao Yan and others for raising questions that broadened their thinking and triggered inspiration, which helped to improve the plan and avoid unnecessary mistakes.

detour.

Lao Yan held Chu Tianshu's hand and said that they planned to go to the towns separately to walk around, see and listen, and repeatedly said that they did not want the comrades from Nanling County to accompany them. After they finished watching, they took the time to return.

I didn’t come here specifically to say goodbye to Chu Tianshu.

Chu Tianshu saw that Lao Yan and others were very down-to-earth, so he did not persist. He just politely offered a few words of encouragement, sent Lao Yan and others to the car, and then rushed to the county committee meeting room with Geng Zhongtian to hold a bridge and road repair plan and budget.

discussion meeting.

Chu Tianshu did not ask further questions about where Lao Yan and the others had gone and what investigations they had conducted.

For more than half a year, as Nanling has been agitated by various media, both positive and negative, there have been too many local units coming to Nanling County to learn and learn from them. Chu Tianshu treated them all with courtesy, but he was not particularly deliberately

He felt that showing the truest side of Nanling County to others was the greatest respect for them.

After the meeting, Chu Tianshu was always a little puzzled when he thought about the guests from the northwest. No matter the tone, demeanor, or temperament of the guests, they were a little bit unlike those who came to learn from the provincial level, and

How come none of the people sent by the Northwest Province likes to eat raw garlic? None of them even speaks the northwest dialect, and their voices have a slight or heavy hint of "Beijing accent".

Three days later, the director of the Provincial Government Office called Yi Haitao, secretary of the Qingyuan Municipal Party Committee, and told him that Governor Qiao had reported back from Beijing and learned that a five-member investigation team from the State Council had visited Nanling County to investigate rural areas a few days ago.

Reform work, let him ask how Yi Haitao was received and why there was no report.

After hearing this, Yi Haitao immediately broke out in sweat. He reported truthfully that he had not received the report either.

The director of the general office directly called Chu Tianshu in Nanling County. After hearing about the situation, he realized that the leaders of the State Council did not say hello and arrived directly in Nanling County for a private visit with a letter of introduction from the Northwest Rural Work Office.

He didn't say much and went to reply to Qiao Mingsong.

After Yi Haitao found out the whole story, he still called Chu Tianshu and criticized them for being too careless in their work. The five members of the State Council investigation team traveled around several towns in Nanling County for a day and a half without noticing it.

After Chu Tianshu explained the situation, he added: "Secretary Yi, I heard that the five people all had Kyoto accents, and I was a little suspicious. If they were sent by the Northwest Province for study and inspection, how could there be no one among the five?

What about the natives of the northwest? But I am just suspicious, and I don’t dare to think about it elsewhere.”

"Xiao Chu, please be more careful in the future." Yi Haitao said: "It seems that the central leaders have been paying attention to you!"

Chu Tianshu said seriously: "Secretary Yi, this is actually very good. If we knew that they were sent by the State Council, we would feel unnatural and would not dare to say a lot. The leaders of the State Council paid a private visit incognito, and they must want to know more.

Regarding the current difficulties and problems in rural areas, the policies and measures formulated in the future will be more in line with our actual work."

Soon, the central government held a national rural reform work conference.

The conference specially invited Chu Tianshu to attend the meeting and gave a typical speech at the meeting, which was widely praised.

The Vice Premier of the State Council in charge of rural work met with Qiao Mingsong alone during the meeting. During the conversation, he specifically mentioned Chu Tianshu and said: "Mingsong, I heard Lao Yan come back and said that this young man is a good seedling. It's time for you to fertilize it."
Chapter completed!