boyutpedia Chapter 194 You Didn't Understand
Chapter 194 You Didn't Understand
After hearing this, David fell into a brief silence...
Dawei had encountered similar situations when he worked in the government office.
Before County Chief Qiao arrived, Zhang Xuewen was the deputy county chief, and Dawei had also advanced funds for him.
I vaguely remember there were about seven or eight hundred.
At that time, Zhang Xuewen took Dawei and others to the city to attend a meeting. They had a late-night snack, and Dawei paid for it.
For normal business trips, meals can be reimbursed.
Eating late-night snacks, getting your hair washed, or getting your feet washed are definitely not covered.
Dawei was in a similar predicament to Zhao Kui at that time.
Going with Zhang Xuewen to ask for this money might offend him, as he is the deputy county head and could make things difficult for me at any time.
No way! This money is hard-earned; if I lose it, I'll feel depressed and frustrated.
If you refuse the first time and the other party benefits, they will use the same trick again to take advantage of you. This forces your subordinates to embezzle, accept bribes, and make money, eventually getting trapped in the system.
Dawei handed Zhao Kui a cigarette, and the two of them smoked it.
"Have you asked County Magistrate Zhang for it?"
"No... I wouldn't dare."
Dawei expressed his understanding and nodded slowly. How could Zhao Kui, a mere clerk, dare to offend a deputy county head?
Deputy County Head Zhang Xuewen may not be good at doing work, but he certainly has a knack for persecuting people.
"This kind of thing needs to change..." David's eyes hardened. "Let's start changing it from you."
Zhao Kui suddenly became a little nervous: "How, how can we change this... Many leaders are like this, and many comrades in the General Office have advanced money for their leaders... Maybe we should just let it go..."
Zhao Kui was also worried that if County Chief Chen went too far, he would offend a lot of people.
It's not worth damaging County Chief Chen's reputation and connections within the county party committee and government for a few thousand yuan.
"We can't just let this go!"
Your money is also hard-earned.
In this compound, the people from your two offices are the ones who work the hardest.
Why should we give money to these people?
This is blatant bullying!
Dawei could also see that Zhao Kui was doing it for his own good.
But David still felt that this trend should be stopped.
There are two advantages to doing this.
On the surface, it can win the favor and recognition of middle and lower-level cadres, and can also eliminate some hidden risks of corruption and rectify the unhealthy practices in officialdom.
Meanwhile, on the other hand, they took this opportunity to get back at Deputy County Chief Zhang.
This person and Liao Yongming from the Education Bureau have very poor reputations.
Zhang Xuewen was in charge of education, and Liao Yongming was the director of the Education Bureau. How much benefit did the principals and teachers in Yuanshan County give them?
Nobody knows the exact number, but David is certain that these two made a fortune.
These two people almost always get involved in personnel changes within the education sector.
Not to mention the numerous off-campus training institutions, the purchase of teaching materials, school uniforms, meals, and so on. These expenses cannot be completed without their approval.
David wouldn't believe there wasn't something fishy going on here.
At the last government standing committee meeting, Zhang Xuewen and Liao Yongming dared to challenge Dawei at the county standing committee meeting in order to recruit a restaurant owner from Foshan to provide meals for students.
If there was nothing fishy going on, why would they go to such lengths?
When Liao Yongming came to the office last time, he reported his work to Dawei. During their last meeting, Liao Yongming seemed quite sincere and wanted to cooperate well.
Deputy County Head Zhang Xuewen maintained a distance from Dawei throughout.
So, this is a good opportunity to put some pressure on Zhang Xuewen, otherwise he will think that Dawei is easy to bully.
Seeing that County Chief Chen was serious, Zhao Kui gripped the desk with both hands and looked at the county chief fearfully: "County Chief Chen, don't offend so many people because of me. It's not worth it. I won't cover for them anymore."
David, with a stern face, raised his hand to stop him: "Now, this is not just your problem anymore."
First of all, let me put this behind closed doors: you are my liaison, and the way they are bullying you is the same as them not respecting me at all.
Secondly, this is not an isolated case. I have been treated this way by those leaders before, and other comrades in the General Office and the General Office have suffered the same grievances as you.
If this problem isn't addressed, it will continue to exist.
What will our comrades think of us?
Where is the image of the Party and the government?
Zhao Kui frowned and didn't dare to reply, but a warm feeling washed over him.
David slowed his pace: "This is not a simple matter of private advance payment."
This is a serious corruption issue.
Some leaders like to take advantage of their units by manipulating and diverting funds for expenditures, which is against regulations.
You didn't understand Zhang Xuewen and others' true intentions in doing this.
Actually, he just wanted to skirt around the edges and go through the public school system.
Zhang Xuewen asked you to advance four or five thousand yuan, such a large amount, he certainly wouldn't forget it, he's just deliberately not paying you back.
This is forcing you to submit expense reports to the logistics department.
If you behave yourself, some so-called flexible people will see this and go ahead with the expense report, and get their money back.
He couldn't handle these expenses himself, so he forced you to submit an expense report. Once the accountant approved it, the money was returned to you, and Zhang Xuewen benefited from it.
If anything goes wrong in the future, it will be your problem, and it will have nothing to do with the leader who spent the money.
At that time, you not only wasted money, but you also took the blame for your boss.
The officialdom is also a kind of江湖 (jianghu, a world of martial arts and chivalry).
It was undeniably treacherous.
I wouldn't say these things to anyone else.
You're someone close to me; I can't stand by and watch you be taken advantage of.
Zhao Kui's eyes widened in surprise after hearing this; he hadn't expected there to be so much to it.
In the past, I heard people complain that their bosses always made them pay for things out of their own pockets.
Zhao Kui couldn't understand it at the time. If someone didn't pay back the money they advanced once, and didn't pay it back twice, were they going to have to advance it three times?
How much money would I have to advance?
So, those people paid out of pocket, and when their superiors didn't pay them back, they used the money for reimbursement?
No wonder, how could colleagues speak openly about such things? It's all done behind closed doors.
In this way, he can leave a good impression on the leader that he is capable, and the leader will call him along when going out in the future, and the two of them will become partners who take advantage of public resources.
The leaders are responsible for enjoying themselves, while the subordinates are responsible for doing the dirty work.
Zhao Kui curled his lip: "So, I'm the idiot."
Those people are bad too.
I used to sympathize with them, feeling sorry for them because they had paid money out of pocket and couldn't get it back.
So they all ended up getting reimbursed, and I was the only idiot.
David chuckled wryly, touched his nose, and said, "You're not stupid."
You were right not to do that.
That depends on whether anyone investigates.
Upon investigation, it was found that those who paid in advance and then sought reimbursement were the ones who would have to take the blame.
The things that can't be discussed openly are the things the leaders ask you to pay for upfront and then get reimbursed for.
"For legitimate business, just go through the proper channels and get reimbursed; there's no need for this whole roundabout process."
Zhao Kui felt a chill run down his spine: "It seems that coming to you today to discuss these matters was the right decision."
I wonder what County Magistrate Zhang is really up to.
If I also try to claim reimbursement and get caught, it will damage your reputation, and I'm your contact person.
Zhao Kui learned a profound lesson.
The affairs of officialdom are far more complicated than he had imagined.