144: Chapter 144 Townships Can Also Be Clustered

"Siphon effect? Just like the province's strategy to build Zhongzhou City into an international metropolis?"

After Sun Ning finished his report, Zheng Zhanzhong expressed strong approval of the layout for Mishui Township.

However, isn't this siphon effect the very strategy that Zhongzhou is currently implementing?

Doesn't Zhongzhou's goal of building an international metropolis involve absorbing talent, technology, capital, and so on from all of Heyang?

And then feeding back into all of Heyang through the urban agglomeration.

Therefore, he highly approved of Sun Ning's proposal to build Mishui Township into a county-level scale town to feed back into the eastern part of Gongfan County and the southwestern region of Xingyin.

Upon hearing Zheng Zhanzhong's words, Sun Ning couldn't help but mutter to himself.

In his previous life, its reputation for 'constantly sucking' was quite notorious.

To say nothing of anything else, when Zhongzhou ran out of land, it would just carve some off from Bianzhou.

When Zhongzhou ran out of enterprises, wouldn't the headquarters of famous companies cultivated by its little brothers have to move?

Sun Ning really wanted to say that what he was playing wasn't that 'Star-Sucking Great Skill' of his.

But he didn't dare!

He could only smile happily and flatter the leader.

"The leader is still the one with the foresight; I just graduated not long ago, so I'm still learning valuable experience from my superiors."

"Haha, you kid are just being humble. This concept of yours regarding urban agglomerations is excellent. Why can't there be smaller urban agglomerations, or even township clusters, if we can build large urban agglomerations? Your line of thinking coincides with the nation just having made urban agglomerations the main form for promoting urbanization! You really are from the Development and Reform Commission; your ideas are truly visionary!"

Sun Ning could only laugh along foolishly.

What could he say? Say that the concept of urban agglomerations had already been ingrained in his bones in his previous life?

"Officer Xiao Sun, keep up the good work. I'll be waiting for the Mishui Township you build, and when that time comes, I will personally elevate Mishui Township's status!"

This so-called elevation of status could be understood as changing from a township to a town.

If elevating from a township to a town, as long as the population, economy, and non-agricultural population requirements are met, it can change from a township to a town.

However, the meaning in Zheng Zhanzhong's words was not simply changing from a township to a town.

It was an elevation in political status.

For example, having the Party Secretary of the town also serve as a member of the County Party Committee standing committee!

This was a naked promise of an official position.

It just depended on whether Sun Ning could catch it.

Could Sun Ning catch it?

Obviously, the current Mishui Township was just short of meeting the non-agricultural population target.

Put simply, what was missing now was time.

Once Sun Ning had served in his regular section-level position for two full years, then Sun Ning's role as a member of the County Party Committee standing committee would be a natural outcome!

Giving him an ordinary position as deputy county magistrate certainly wouldn't make sense.

The other two leaders also asked some targeted questions.

Not long after, everyone dispersed.

Zheng Zhanzhong was older, and he worked at a high intensity every day.

Therefore, he was quite strict about executing his rest time.

If they chatted too late, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to handle tomorrow!

The next day, the group inspected Mingyue Village again.

Qi Zheng looked at Mingyue Village and couldn't help but exclaim: "Officer Sun Ning, this people-oriented tourism model of yours is really good!"

"The neighboring Dengzhou has been learning from your model, and it is now showing initial results."

"Judging from the situation they reported, their work is still not meticulous enough."

"Look at how harmonious those tourists and villagers are together; this is what tourism is. Those rushed itineraries just won't do."

"After returning, Vice Governor Meng also gave instructions to the Tourism Bureau and various cities to build high-quality tourism routes for Heyang Province."

"He has mentioned your name and the people-oriented concept plenty of times at both large and small meetings!"

"If it weren't for him holding them back, I'm afraid the gates of your Mishui Township would have been trampled down by people from the Tourism Bureau of every region!"

As the executive vice mayor, Qi Zheng focused more on the economy, while Zheng Zhanzhong focused more on Party building.

On the village committee's bulletin board, there were accounts of Mishui Township's struggles and achievements.

After visiting a few places, the group arrived at a village, the most ordinary kind of village.

Zheng Zhanzhong looked at the cleanliness of the village roads and the newly built cement roads.

He turned and asked the Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee: "We chose these two villages randomly, right? Did you notify Gongfan County in advance?"

"No, they were both chosen randomly while in the car just now."

Having received a positive answer, Zheng Zhanzhong looked at Sun Ning with deep meaning.

"Officer Xiao Sun, you've put in the effort!"

Could Sun Ning accept that?

He certainly couldn't accept it!

Wouldn't that be saying he was faking things? That would be a stain on his record.

Sun Ning thought to himself, 'I'm not pretending anymore, I'm laying my cards on the table. Another major political achievement since I took office as Party Secretary is coming your way!'

"Party Secretary, I can guarantee that Mishui Township did not make any arrangements in advance."

"Initiatives like 'Beautiful Countryside,' 'Clean Countryside,' and 'Leisure Countryside' are all explorations by our Mishui Township regarding the 'three rural issues.'"

"The way you see it now is how it looks normally."

"Our Township Party Committee and Township Government have set up special funds to hire the 'five-guarantee' households or extremely poor households in the village to clean every day."

"While keeping the village clean, it also allows these groups who need care to increase their income."

Zheng Zhanzhong was noncommittal about Sun Ning's answer.

There were all kinds of ways for subordinates to fool leaders during inspections.

He didn't believe Sun Ning would do things that were 'thankless tasks.'

Because he had never heard of the three-countryside concept.

Who are you spending money to make the countryside look this beautiful for? This won't produce results!

Isn't this a classic 'thankless task'!

Nowadays, who has money and doesn't expand the scale of the city or develop the economy? Even building a park is an achievement.

You spend it in the countryside, where the population is largest and leaders visit least often; aren't you an outlier?

If you are an outlier, you will be suspected.

Sun Ning knew that the 'Beautiful Countryside' construction would only be proposed seven or eight years later, so it was normal for them not to understand.

Zheng Zhanzhong ignored Sun Ning and instead turned to look at Village Party Secretary beside him.

That's right, the last stop chosen by the Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee was Ma Family Village, the easternmost part of Mishui Township.

"Village Party Secretary, take us around for a walk."

Village Party Secretary began to lead everyone around the village.

When they arrived in front of a brick-and-wood structure house, Zheng Zhanzhong ordered: "You all avoid us for a moment. Officer Xiao Sun, let's two go in."

Zheng Zhanzhong knocked on that wooden door.

An old man walked out of the house.

"Who is it? Come in, the door is unlocked!"

Sun Ning quickly pushed open the door to let Zheng Zhanzhong in.

"This old brother..."

"Eh, Secretary Sun, why are you here? Come in quickly..."

Suddenly, Officer Xiao Sun felt a chill on the back of his neck.

Then, the names Nian Gengyao, Yue Fei, and Han Xin involuntarily appeared in his mind...

Grandpa Ma, doing this will make the leader lose face.

Sun Ning was not dragged away by Grandpa Ma.

"Grandpa Ma, this is an elder of mine who is looking around the village with me today."

"Look at my old eyes being dim, I didn't even see you. Quick, come in, come in! You are Officer Xiao Sun's leader, right? Let me tell you, you must not promote Officer Xiao Sun."

Then, Grandpa Ma stopped talking.

He led Sun Ning and Zheng Zhanzhong into the house and looked around for stools.

Sun Ning was dumbfounded!

What does this mean? I haven't mistreated you, old man; aren't you trying to sabotage me!

Looking at the gaze cast by Zheng Zhanzhong, Sun Ning, who had never felt guilty before, inexplicably felt a twinge of guilt.

But neither of them replied, waiting for the old man's next words.

Not interrupting is also a form of politeness.