vncnus Chapter 6 A little bit of fun
Chapter 6 A little bit of fun
At that time, Qiao Yong was genuinely determined to take action to rectify these enterprises.
This is undoubtedly blocking people's path to wealth.
Therefore, people like Zhou Xiangzhang and Xie Changhe wanted to get rid of him.
Xie Changhe looked down at his notebook and slowly began to speak: "Let me tell you."
Comrades, this is a wake-up call!
We must take decisive action to address environmental pollution from businesses; there is no time to lose!
Let me state my position first: I firmly support the decisions made by the organization of this meeting…
He talked a lot of empty talk and nonsense, and everyone was getting sleepy.
Finally, Zhou Xiangzhang announced the establishment of a working group to conduct a comprehensive investigation into environmental pollution in various enterprises in the county.
Xie Changhe was appointed as the team leader.
"We must thoroughly study and grasp the spirit of the meeting, and resolutely implement it. Unqualified enterprises should be shut down, and officials who are inactive or act improperly should be removed from their posts."
Zhou Xiangzhang spoke in official jargon, delivering another long speech, and the meeting ended around noon, with everyone heading straight to the cafeteria.
The food at the county government canteen is quite good.
A meal costs three yuan, consisting of three meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, and a soup.
Although Yuanshan County is poor, its food and drink standards are the same as those in big cities, or even higher. No matter how hard life is, the leaders can't suffer.
Zhou Xiangzhang, Xie Changhe, and others did not eat at the county government, but went to the Guohao Hotel outside.
At noon, Chen Wei, the son of Mayor Chen Tiecai, treated them to lunch, and both of them received a share.
Chen Wei is the actual controller behind Wansheng Group in Yuanshan County. The boss on the surface is not him, but his subordinates.
Wansheng Group was established in Yuanshan County after Xie Changhe brought it back from Foshan City, Guangdong Province through investment promotion.
There's something fishy going on here.
In the VIP banquet hall on the third floor of the Guohao Hotel, Chen Wei, Zhou Xiangzhang, and Xie Changhe took their seats in turn.
The hall, which was over 80 square meters, had only one table, and served 18 dishes to three people.
When Chen Wei, the young master, hosts a banquet, it has to be this grand.
"Uncle Zhou, I heard that the county is going to conduct a comprehensive investigation into pollution from all enterprises in the county, and has even set up a special working group?"
Chen Wei offered cigarettes to the two men and asked calmly.
Less than an hour after the county's study session ended, the news reached Chen Wei.
His Wansheng Group owns quarries, stone factories, furniture factories, as well as real estate, KTVs, and more.
Among them, quarries, stone factories, and furniture factories seriously fail to meet environmental protection requirements.
In particular, the Wansheng Stone Factory, with more than 700 workers, is a large factory, ranking among the top in the country in terms of scale.
The company mainly produces artificial marble for kitchen cabinet countertops, which causes extremely serious dust pollution.
During the day, this stone factory doesn't dare to open its doors for production. If it does, a large cloud of dust and smoke will billow out.
When the workers are grinding, you can only hear the sound of the grinding machine, but you can't see them because there is so much dust inside.
When production started at night, dust flew into the air, making the entire factory seem to be shrouded in a gray haze.
When Qiao Yong wanted to close the stone factory, there was considerable resistance.
Because this factory has high profit margins.
The workers they employ are mostly middle-aged and elderly people from the surrounding rural areas, and their wages are half of what they used to earn in Foshan.
And they don't even need to pay social security or anything, so those people are very enthusiastic about it.
With the addition of various policies from the county, the stone factory made a fortune.
They don't have to worry about sales; all the fully furnished apartments in Meihua City must be equipped with cabinet countertops produced by Wansheng Stone Factory.
Chen Wei has at least a dozen companies like this under his control.
Wansheng Group in Yuanshan County is just one of his several group companies.
So it's not surprising that he spent over a thousand yuan on a single meal in this remote mountainous county where the average wage is only a little over 1300 yuan.
Zhou Xiangzhang and Xie Changhe were used to it.
Upon hearing Mr. Chen's words, Zhou Xiangzhang simply smiled, picked up the abalone in front of her, and took a bite.
Xie Changhe answered on his behalf.
That's right.
But Mr. Chen, there's no need to worry.
We're all on the same side, we all know what's going on.
Your stone factory and furniture factory may have to shut down for a few days.
"Just stop during the day, but keep it running at night. Stop at 10 PM to avoid more complaints about disturbing the peace."
Then, they'll target one or two small factories without powerful backers and use them as examples.
That's the end of that matter.
They've always done this before.
Chen Wei took a sip of wine with a blank expression, gently put down the glass, and his every move exuded the composure and nobility of a second-generation official.
The expensive watch on his wrist gleamed under the light, and even the glittering gold buttons on his sleeves exuded an air of wealth.
"The stone factory just received an order from Southeast Asia."
We need 13 square meters of stone.
The delivery time is extremely tight; this is international trade, and we cannot default on the contract.
The factories are now operating at full capacity, with workers putting in extra hours.
The factory also recruited more than 30 people from Fujian Province to speed up production.
If construction stops...
Zhou Xiangzhang nodded slightly in agreement, saying, "That's a good thing."
However, my dear nephew, you should also understand the difficulty of our work.
A meeting just started in Kyoto this morning...
Chen Wei's lips twitched almost imperceptibly, and he said nonchalantly, "I know."
My dad also attended the training this morning.
Party and government leaders from all districts and counties of Meihua City participated in the study session.
There are always countermeasures to policies from above.
What good companies can come from our poor area?
If all the businesses are ruined, who will revitalize the economy, and where will the money come from to pay civil servants' salaries?
In the past, we could get funds from the city government, but now the city government is out of money.
Even if we had it, we wouldn't give it to you. Old debts haven't been settled, and now we're adding new ones; nobody would agree to that.
How could Zhou Xiangzhang and the others not know what Chen Wei was talking about?
But right now, we're in the eye of the storm, so we have to keep a low profile.
Zhou Xiangzhang winked at Xie Changhe beside her.
Xie Changhe knew that he was being asked to play the villain again.
But there was nothing he could do; Zhou Xiangzhang had put him in this position as county magistrate.
That's the county magistrate.
It's the dream of so many people.
For every gain, there is a loss.
Xie Changhe is a firewall; whenever the Party Secretary needs him to step forward, he has to do it.
Xie Changhe was always the vanguard; wherever the secretary pointed, he would go.
Xie Changhe leaned closer to the table, lowered his back, and said in a low voice, "President Chen, just one week."
"Three days at most. If we have to stop production for a week, we won't be able to deliver our orders from Southeast Asia on time, and we'll suffer huge losses."
At this point, Chen Wei raised both hands and clapped them. The driver pushed open the door and came in, leaving behind a case of liquor.
"It's just a small token."
Don't give it away; it's a special bottle of wine I prepared for the two leaders.
Chen Wei deliberately lengthened the tone of the word "good".
Zhou Xiangzhang and Xie Changhe immediately understood what was going on.
When the driver put down the bag of wine, it turned out that the contents of the bag were not wine at all.
If it's filled with alcohol, the driver will be much more careful when carrying it, afraid of breaking it, since it doesn't look as heavy as the alcohol.
Moreover, Chen Wei's words also clarified the issue.
The message "Don't give it away" implies that the contents of this product shouldn't be exposed to the light of day, and that they should deal with it themselves.
Xie Changhe hesitated to make a decision and looked at Zhou Xiangzhang with a questioning gaze.
Seeing Zhou Xiangzhang nod slightly, Xie Changhe finally replied, "Alright then..."
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After having lunch at the government canteen, Chen Dawei packed some food to go and took advantage of his lunch break to go to the county hospital.
My mother, Zhang Guifen, can be discharged from the hospital today.
They were tired of the hospital food, so Dawei packed some up for them to try something different.
While the two elderly people were eating, Dawei started helping to pack their things, preparing to take his mother home to continue her recuperation.
"Awei, you don't need to see us off later. I'll just call a van at the door and take your mother back to Dashi Village," said Chen Shouren, the father.
"Get in my car, we're not going back to Dashi Village, we're going to my house."
Dashi Village is under the jurisdiction of Wufeng County, a neighboring county, which is as poor as Yuanshan County.
The village is more than 20 kilometers away from the county seat of Yuanshan.
Because Dashi Village is closer to Yuanshan County than to Wufeng County, many villagers look for work in Yuanshan County.
Going back to my hometown involves navigating difficult mountain roads, taking 30 to 40 minutes by car, which will make future check-ups inconvenient.
Mother Zhang Guifen waved her hand and said, "No, no, let's go back to the village."
After getting married, Dawei bought a three-bedroom apartment in the county with the help of his parents.
Xie Liting dislikes elderly people in rural areas, and Dawei's parents have never lived in their new home in the county town.
David knew that his mother was afraid of affecting him.
"It's okay, Mom, we'll stay in the county."
Chen Shouren said with a stern face, "Let's go back to the village. We don't want to have to put up with your wife's attitude."
"It won't happen again. We, Xie Liting and I, are already... already divorced," Dawei stammered.
Upon hearing this, the two old people were stunned and stared at Dawei in astonishment.