旧时代常用“清水衙门”颂扬一些廉洁奉公的“政府”。这里所说的“清水衙门”,指的是那些没有生财之道、两袖清风的事业管理单位。水利管理部门不是生产性单位,也没有什么资金来源,除了收取一点水费之外,全靠国家拨款维持。因此,这是个名副其实的“清水衙门”。 然而,前些时候水电部在北京举办的水利系统综合经营展销会,却以事实改变了人们这种老观念。展销会上不但有活鱼活蟹、干鲜果品,服装鞋帽、竹木家具,而且还有家用电器、活动房屋、大型游艺机。人们吃惊了,水利管理部门居然能在商品生产中崭露头角,“清水衙门”也有了生财之道。 In the old days, “clean water tips” were used to celebrate some “governments” that were clean and honest. The “clean water tips” referred to here refer to those business management units that do not have the means to make money and have two sleeves and breeze. The water conservancy management department is not a productive unit, nor does it have any source of funding. In addition to charging a little water fee, it depends entirely on state funding. Therefore, this is a veritable “clean water trick.” However, in the past, the comprehensive exhibition of water conservancy systems held by the Ministry of Water and Electricity in Beijing changed the people’s old ideas. At the trade fair, there were live crabs, fresh and dried fruit, clothes, shoes, hats and bamboo furniture, as well as household appliances, mobile homes and large-scale amusement machines. People are surprised that the water conservancy management department can actually emerge in the production of goods. “Clear water tips” also have a way to make money.