1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

The tap water project in Erdaoling Village is in full swing. Those who spend money and those who work are satisfied. Chen Tiezhu, who has a secret idea, is even more satisfied.

The construction of the mountain temple is also on the agenda. Chen Tiezhu doesn't need to worry about these things. The villagers are much more enthusiastic than him.

I was stewing pork with beans at home when the phone rang.

Mayor Sun summoned me to continue the on-site meeting at the paper mill.

"Brother-in-law, it seems that the city is really going to take action. Does this mean that it has accepted your conditions?" Han Zhenwen asked.

"I guess it's about the same. It's a bit beyond my expectations. I thought it would take another ten days, but I didn't expect the result now." Chen Tiezhu said.

"But it makes sense. If no decision is made, what will the employees of the paper mill do? Are you still going to take a walk with him?"

"No, I'm going to stew meat with Doudou at home. Doudou, should I put the eggs in after peeling them?" Han Zhenwen asked.

"Yeah, the eggs smell good with the meat." Doudou nodded his head.

"Ah..., I have to go out alone to make a living." Chen Tiezhu sighed.

No need to ask, Doudou's mind is also stewing meat, so he won't take a walk with him.

He drove to the paper mill, and he was a little surprised that there were not many people this time, only Mayor Sun and Gao Xiaoguang were here with their secretaries.

"What's the situation? It's a little different from what I expected." Chen Tiezhu asked curiously.

"The city meeting has passed your proposal. Now tell me the bottom line, how long will it take to get it done?" Mayor Sun asked.

"Let's talk about the sewage treatment. Do we have to get all of this done before the paper mill can resume production? How long will it take?"

"Leader, this question really stumped me." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Xiao Liu, drive my car to the machinery factory to bring Director Cui over. Some equipment maintenance and modification still need people from the machinery factory to do it."

"Okay, I'll go there right away."

Xiao Liu nodded, and there was no need to ask Gao Xiaoguang for his opinion.

"Both leaders are here, do you have to give me a bottom line? What is your opinion?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

"Just follow your suggestion, but the selection of the factory manager is not that easy." Mayor Sun said.

"There are indeed some disputes in the province about the reform of the paper mill, so the funds that can be provided are limited, and more of it has to be arranged by the city itself."

"I will find a way in this regard. Your task is to find a development path for the paper mill, and your county will also participate in this reform."

"What do you mean? Will the county also invest?" Chen Tiezhu asked in confusion.

"Well, this is what I think after communicating with County Magistrate Gao." Mayor Sun said.

"Otherwise, the county's supervision of the paper mill will definitely be constrained. If it also joins the production and operation of the paper mill, then many problems will be easy to handle."

"Especially now that many laborers in the paper mill are from your county, adjustments will also be made later. It may have some impact on the finances of some towns, but your town has already started, right?"

"Then how much money does the county have?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

"Funds are indeed very tight, so the county has to find a solution from the bank." Gao Xiaoguang said.

"This is a reform jointly made by the city and the county for enterprises. The root cause is actually the wastewater discharge from production."

"Others will not pay enough attention to this matter now, but Mayor Sun and I must pay attention to it, as it involves the health of the people in our county."

"Especially after the resumption of production, under your guidance, the production capacity will definitely be further improved. With more production, the wastewater discharged will definitely be more."

"The people in our county drink the water from this river, and even the water plant has undergone some treatment processes "

Chen Tiezhu nodded, "It is more worry-free, labor-saving and cost-saving to control pollution at the source. If it is handed over to the water plant for treatment, it will definitely increase the burden."

"Our village is also building a water supply project, but I didn't tell the villagers the truth. At present, our drinking water is surface water from groundwater. As the scale of aquaculture expands, it will definitely be polluted."

"But this is a habit of people for thousands of years. You can't just say it's pollution. I have to change my way and say that using tap water saves water.Things, use deep well water to drink. "

"I also understand that the two leaders' mind is to ensure the development of the paper mill while ensuring that pollution must be controlled. To be precise, it is also to set an example and set an example. "

"Such things are often difficult to do, and there will be many eyes watching. It also means that the opinions of the province are basically difficult to unify, and the discussion is also quite intense. "

Mayor Sun was happy, "You guessed it right."

The subtext in Chen Tiezhu's words was clear to both of them. Governor Li wanted to promote this matter, but he was actually at a disadvantage.

After all, this matter is not just about one enterprise. There are so many enterprises in the province. If they rectify one by one, the funds required are really too much.

So it is necessary to set an example, and the paper mill will bear the brunt.

It can be said that not only Mayor Sun, but even Gao Xiaoguang has put his own future on the line.

"What do you think? Since you dare to put forward such conditions, are you sure in your heart? "Gao Xiaoguang asked.

"There are some, my personal opinion is that the main focus is on producing toilet paper that people don't like." Chen Tiezhu said.

"The profit may not be very high, but its sales volume will be very large. So in terms of overall profit, it is still very good. Especially in terms of collection, the collection is very fast."

"Not to mention buying from farther places, just in our city, how big is the market? With such a large market, why are people monopolizing it?"

"In addition, there are some newspaper and magazine paper, and we have some orders. The next goal is to reduce costs while ensuring quality and strive for more orders."

"In fact, in the final analysis, if an enterprise wants to survive, it must be more meticulous in its work on increasing revenue and reducing expenditure."

"These administrative tasks have to be controlled by you. What I mean is that if a serious illness requires strong medicine, the paper mill must also go through a certain slimming process and deal with all the people who should be dealt with. "

Listening to his words, Mayor Sun and Gao Xiaoguang both frowned.

This move is a bit big and will inevitably cause a greater backlash.