36: Chapter 36: Foolish and Greedy

County Magistrate Zhang Yuansong was better informed; he happened to have a former subordinate working in Jinzhu Township, so he had known about Qin Chuan's background for several days.

He was not at all surprised that Qin Chuan could secure 100 million yuan in funding from the provincial level.

After hearing the report, his only thought was to win him over.

It was not uncommon for the County Magistrate and the County Party Secretary to be at odds and engage in secret struggles; County Magistrate Zhang Yuansong and County Party Secretary Cao Zhengwang were polite on the surface, but their behind-the-scenes fighting had never ceased.

If he could win Qin Chuan over, that would be wonderful.

Harboring this intention, he tried to woo him, but Qin Chuan did not take sides and brushed him off with a casual excuse.

After leaving the County Magistrate's office, Qin Chuan went to visit several other key county leaders to give a brief report.

With the funds in place, many tasks would follow, and he expected to be busy for a while.

The news gradually spread throughout the county; for example, Education Bureau Chief Township Head Chen Qunfeng heard about it.

Upon hearing it was a full 100 million, he was a bit skeptical and personally made a call to confirm; it was indeed 100 million.

Immediately, he had an idea.

To be precise, he was a bit jealous.

How could so much money be given directly to Dahe Township? It had to be placed in the Education Bureau's account—yes, it must be done that way.

Both stupid and greedy.

That described someone like Township Head Chen Qunfeng. He didn't think deeply about why Qin Chuan could get so much money from the provincial capital, and why the money bypassed the city and county levels to go directly into the Dahe Township account.

He was likely blinded by greed; his mind was filled only with the money, and he didn't consider anything else.

Having stayed in the position of Education Bureau Chief for a long time, in this little patch of Sanjiang County, at least in the education sector of Sanjiang County, he had gradually become a bit arrogant.

He was confident that if Dahe Township didn't listen, he had a hundred ways to manipulate Dahe Township, at least regarding education.

The more he thought about it, the more tempted and confident he became. Township Head Chen Qunfeng picked up the phone and called Deputy Township Head Zhang Mengying, who was in charge of education, culture, and science in Dahe Township.

Among the several deputy township heads, Deputy Township Head Zhang Mengying was the only woman, in her thirties, with short hair and glasses, looking quite refined.

"Comrade Mengying, come to my place for a moment."

Deputy Township Head Zhang Mengying thought it was a work matter, so she arrived at the County Education Bureau not long after and knocked on the door to enter Township Head Chen Qunfeng's office.

Little did she know, she was completely wrong.

After briefly asking about the education situation in Dahe Township, Township Head Chen Qunfeng couldn't help but get to the point.

"Comrade Mengying, I heard your township requested a full 100 million in funds from the province, which will all be used for education."

Deputy Township Head Zhang Mengying said, "That is indeed the case. Secretary Qin Chuan held a special meeting at 2:00 PM to carry out a series of divisions of labor and arrangements. The money will be used entirely for the construction of primary and secondary schools across the township."

Township Head Chen Qunfeng said, "How could your Dahe Township possibly use up so much money? I think 20 million is enough. As a leading party cadre, one must have a big-picture view. Other townships in our county are very difficult, and funds for education are even more stretched..."

Straining his patience, standing in his position as the County Education Bureau Chief, Township Head Chen Qunfeng did a lot of ideological work.

Then, he revealed his true intentions.

"Comrade Mengying, my meaning is very simple. I suggest this money be placed in the Education Bureau's account for unified arrangement by the Education Bureau. But rest assured, we will still prioritize Dahe Township."

Deputy Township Head Zhang Mengying was not stupid; she understood completely.

This was jealousy over the money. He had spouted a bunch of grand principles, but the goal was to get his hands on the money.

"Bureau Chief Chen, I cannot make the decision on this; you must communicate with our Secretary Qin Chuan."

"You, comrade, I know you cannot make the decision. My meaning is that you should first report it to your Secretary Qin and express my opinion, so he has some mental preparation."

After leaving, Deputy Township Head Zhang Mengying's expression gradually became a bit ugly.

Bureau Chief Chen's eating manners were too ugly.

Walking out of the County Education Bureau, Deputy Township Head Zhang Mengying called Qin Chuan. After all, the matter was too big, and she dared not delay.

At this time, Qin Chuan had just come out of Organization Minister Sun Zhen's office and was preparing to return to Dahe Township when his phone rang—it was a call from Deputy Township Head Zhang Mengying.

For this female deputy township head who was ranked lower, Qin Chuan still had a deep impression.

"Comrade Mengying, what is it?"

Deputy Township Head Zhang Mengying recounted what had just happened.

After listening, Qin Chuan sneered inwardly.

He had considered that some people might be jealous, but he thought it would only be inner jealousy, not something they would dare to act upon.

But he didn't expect that someone would actually act on it so quickly. Township Head Chen Qunfeng had jumped out and expressed his goal—to put the money in the County Education Bureau for him to coordinate and plan.

Truly both stupid and greedy.

As if that were possible!

"Comrade Mengying, I understand."

For such a person, Qin Chuan sneered.

Damn it, what is he dreaming about?

Too lazy to bother, Qin Chuan got in the car and returned to Dahe Township, throwing himself into daily work...

...

It was a new day. Waking up in the morning, Qin Chuan habitually checked the information refreshed by the system.

1. Township Head Liu Qiang's detention period has expired; he is coming out today. He hates you to the bone and only wants to cause some trouble to get you off the position of Township Party Secretary.

2. Education Bureau Chief Township Head Chen Qunfeng will call you; he dreams of getting this money into the Education Bureau's account.

3. This afternoon, Wang Jun, the boss of the Jiucailing Coal Mine, will come over to renew the coal mine contracting contract.

After reading these three pieces of information, Qin Chuan smiled.

He basically had a plan in mind and knew how to deal with it, especially Township Head Liu Qiang. He didn't expect this guy to still be thinking of revenge; it seemed he was unconvinced.

For those who are unconvinced, he must make them thoroughly convinced.

After washing up, he went out for a five-kilometer morning run.

The air in Dahe Township was good. The only thing that affected his mood was that this road had been crushed into ruin, and the scattered coal made the road surface pitch black.

A few days ago, Qin Chuan had called the station chief of the Overload Management Station over to talk about controlling overloading, but it seemed he had treated this matter as a passing breeze.

This would not do.

If it really didn't work, this person had to go, and someone else would be replaced as the station chief of the Overload Management Station.

After running and eating breakfast, Qin Chuan sat in his office at about 8:30.

On the desk, there were already several documents waiting for his approval; these had been organized and placed there by Director Hu Qibin.

Sitting in the office chair, Qin Chuan began to throw himself into work.

...

At the county detention center, the big iron gate opened, and Township Head Liu Qiang, Wang Jun, and a few others were released.

The few of them were, of course, cursing and swearing.

In this life, they never expected to be arrested and locked up for a few days.

Wang Jun even said, "Don't let me find out who reported us. Once I find out, I will definitely break their legs."

"Exactly, these past few days were so hard to endure; the feeling was awful. We must get to the bottom of this matter."

"Let's go, let's go. Damn it, these past few days were so boring. Let's go to Red Romance to take a bath and wash away the bad luck before we do anything else."