Zhou Shan He didn't care much about the others, but he couldn't let Sun Lian Cheng, such a promising young man, go astray.
Fortunately, Sun Lian Cheng wasn't yet at the county level, so he technically got away with it. This was also the reason why Zhou Shan He and the County Committee and the County Government didn't say anything after they found out.
However, it's obvious that Sun Lian Cheng's promotion is a matter of time, so he needs to prepare in advance. He can't rely on Zhou Shan He to remind him about everything!
Sun Lian Cheng decided to wait until next year to make his move. He would let his elder brother, Sun Lian Guo, earn a large sum of money according to his instructions, and then he would gracefully withdraw.
Whether he gets promoted or not, he won't have to worry about money anymore.
After Sun Lian Cheng filed his taxes and reported his income as instructed by Zhou Shan He, news quickly spread around the county.
A regular section-level cadre with a net worth of 300,000 yuan! Everyone was envious of Sun Lian Cheng, this "diamond bachelor."
Unfortunately, either they didn't have suitable daughters, or they were too afraid to introduce themselves. Thus, Sun Lian Cheng enjoyed a period of carefree bachelorhood.
Upon returning to Dong Lin Town, Sun Lian Cheng convened a meeting with the County Committee and County Government report in hand.
He had to convey the instructions from above and summarize the work of the local government.
Dong Lin Town's development had been even faster this year!
The number of industrial enterprises in the township had more than doubled, mainly because others were inspired by Sun Lian Guo's success.
A number of small enterprises, such as lumber processing plants, food factories, and breweries, sprang up. There were also many individual businesses like restaurants, hair salons, and convenience stores that emerged around these factories and enterprises.
With the development of rural planting and animal husbandry, various stores emerged to serve the agricultural and rural sectors, selling fertilizers, pesticides, veterinary drugs, agricultural tools, and seeds.
Unlike government-controlled departments such as the Agricultural Technology Station, Veterinary Station, and Supply and Marketing Cooperatives, their emergence, while increasing competition, also facilitated economic development.
After all, the service attitude of those departments was indeed a bit problematic. Even after Sun Lian Cheng's reforms, they couldn't do much better, only managing to barely pass.
Therefore, he decided to open up competition in these areas and let them experience the pulse of the times.
With substantial growth in both industry and agriculture, Dong Lin Town's economic growth rate was remarkable, with a generally positive outlook.
As a result, everyone received substantial bonuses and benefits at the end of the year.
The seasoned veteran Hu Lai, the secretary, also benefitted greatly. At least he didn't hold back, and all the work reports listed him first. He was even praised several times during county meetings.
As we entered 1992, everyone's work became even busier.
Sun Lian Cheng had to organize the reception of inspection teams with Hu Lai and others, as well as arrange the town's work and development plans.
He was overwhelmed with various tasks, even neglecting to notice the flirty glances from some girls.
However, there weren't any beauties in Dong Lin Town, so Sun Lian Cheng focused on his work, occasionally indulging in his system's lottery and winning some prizes.
Unfortunately, most of the prizes were ordinary items of little practical use. The special items he desired were rare, and even when they appeared, he couldn't draw them, which was frustrating.
After the Lantern Festival, Sun Lian Cheng and Hu Lai, accompanied by heads of various government departments, welcomed an inspection team led by Fu Meng Lin, the Deputy County Mayor. The team included leaders from various county government departments and some township leaders.
They inspected Dong Lin Town's industries and enterprises. Although most of these enterprises were workshop-style, Sun Lian Guo's newly established Feiyang Group and several upgraded town-run enterprises were relatively large.
However, these enterprises were developing well, with bustling production and strong sales.
Especially after witnessing the initial scale of the production lines at Feiyang Group, they were even more satisfied with Dong Lin Town's development.
If this trend continued, these enterprises would surely flourish.
After observing the growth of various planting and animal husbandry industries in the countryside, Fu Meng Lin, representing the county, gave high praise.
Out of all the townships in Yi An County, Dong Lin Town was undoubtedly the most developed, with a visible improvement in the rural economy.
This indirectly made family planning work much easier!
Everyone was busy with planting and animal husbandry, eager to earn money, so their desire to have children decreased significantly.
With more money, paying the overbirth fine also became easier.
Overall, Dong Lin Town was thriving, brimming with vitality.
The reception work wasn't difficult. It mainly involved accompanying them on a tour, which took about a day.
However, Sun Lian Cheng didn't expect the impact to come so quickly.
In March, the County Committee and the Organization Department issued new appointment notices.
The seasoned veteran Hu Lai, the secretary, was promoted to Vice Chairman of the Yi An County CPPCC, while Sun Lian Cheng was appointed Party Secretary of Dong Lin Town, and Bai Jia Heng, the former deputy town mayor, was appointed mayor.
In other words, Zhou Shan He decided to transfer Hu Lai, who was just coasting, and let Sun Lian Cheng take the lead, allowing him to work freely and boldly.
With such an opportunity, Sun Lian Cheng naturally wouldn't hold back!
At this opportune moment, others realized the changing tides. Heads of the seven stations, eight offices, and various departments all rallied behind Sun Lian Cheng, even those who previously supported Hu Lai switched sides, making his control unprecedentedly strong.
The new mayor was his former deputy, who had been very cooperative with Sun Lian Cheng's work over the past two years. It was likely that Sun Lian Cheng had secretly reported this to Zhou Shan He.
Bai Jia Heng initially had a lazy attitude, but after learning some techniques from Sun Lian Cheng, he implemented them in his own village to boost development.
It was said that his village was now copying Dong Lin Town's development model and had made significant progress.
Therefore, he cooperated well with Sun Lian Cheng's work and deserved to be promoted.
With this favorable environment, Sun Lian Cheng's actions became more significant.
First, he further reformed the system of industrial enterprises, introducing piece-rate wages and various incentive programs, even allowing the town-run enterprises to increase dividend payments.
Previously, they merely worked, with no connection to how much they earned. Their work motivation was low, and many were just coasting.
Now, the system provided them with diverse income options and increased their earnings, boosting their work enthusiasm.
Over the year, production more than doubled, with surprisingly positive results.
How long this would last was another matter.
Second, he was preparing to learn from Li Da Kang and build roads!
Dong Lin Town was connected to the county town by a paved road, so the need wasn't urgent.
However, as the rural economy developed, transportation of goods became a problem.
In the past two years, they had barely managed to ensure transportation tasks, but the road constraints were too significant!
Therefore, Sun Lian Cheng planned to use the hundreds of thousands of yuan in off-budget funds allocated by the finance department this year to invest in roads in various villages.