Chapter 76

When Liang Qunfeng finished speaking, the expressions of everyone in the room changed slightly. Liang Qunfeng's words had been completely straightforward, without any beating around the bush. He had pointed out directly that following the tax-sharing reform, local governments simply lacked the funds to shoulder the corresponding costs of public infrastructure, education, and public security maintenance. All of this boiled down to two simple words: "No money!" Therefore, the problems emerging at the grassroots level were understandable. True to a veteran official who had weathered decades of political ups and downs, Liang Qunfeng had hit the nail on the head. After speaking, Liang Qunfeng sat down. Even Zhao Lichun had not expected Liang Qunfeng to be so blunt. Between the lines, his remarks even expressed a certain degree of dissatisfaction with the policies from above. Yet it was precisely by leveraging the tacit approval of those higher authorities that Luo Lijun was able to vigorously push forward the agricultural tax system reform in Handong. Thus, Liang Qunfeng was expressing dissatisfaction not only with Luo Lijun, but with the policies from above as well.