Zhang Hao took a big red envelope from the assistant and handed it to Park Taihuan:
"I know everyone is having a hard time. This is my personal thought. Please accept it."
There was nothing else in the red envelope, just two thousand yuan in cash. The rationing system is very strict now, and it is unrealistic to send grain and oil, so we can only send condolence money instead.
"Thank you, thank you so much."
Park Taihuan casually put away the red envelope and welcomed the group into the house.
The house is not large in area. It was converted from a former shop. It is almost 20 square meters. It is divided into two small single rooms one in front and one in the back with curtains.
There were many people standing in the room. Zhang Hao counted them secretly. Including the male owner, there were a total of twelve people, including seven little children.
The others are all adults.
Park Taihuan smiled and introduced: "Consul, these are my family members."
"Brother Park, your family is very prosperous!"
Zhang Hao expressed appreciation.
Really good guy!
As we all know, the Korean people have always been world-famous for their ultra-low fertility rate, ranking last in the Federation for many years. Unexpectedly, as soon as this group of people became refugees, their fertility rate immediately increased.
Park Taihuan shook his head and quickly explained: "Consul, you misunderstood, not only my family lives here, but also my brother's family.
In addition, we have taken in six orphans. Their relatives all died in the mining accident. As their team leader, I have to help raise their children no matter what."
"That's it. I didn't expect Brother Park to have such a great love. It's admirable."
Zhang Hao quickly praised him.
He deliberately ignored the problem of the mining disaster. There was nothing he could do about it. The Korean people didn't want to do it, so it didn't matter. There were many people who were willing to work hard.
Park Taihuan waved his hands repeatedly: "I can't take it seriously. The current situation is so difficult. Only by truly uniting together can we, the helpless poor people, not be bullied and survive in this troubled world."
Hearing this, Zhang Hao glanced at Gu Zhang casually, and the other person's expression turned out to be unnatural.
"Well, in the final analysis of this matter, the Federation did not do a good enough job and it has wronged everyone."
"Consul, please don't say that. The federation can distribute food stamps on time and treat everyone equally without any deductions. We are extremely lucky."
Park Tae-hwan actually said something fair.
Zhang Hao immediately expressed his position: "Everyone, please rest assured that before retiring, Consul Ji once specially told me to pay more attention to people's livelihood issues.
I am here to assure you that during my tenure, I will always put solving people's livelihood problems first, prioritize the arrangements and dispatch of funds for people's livelihood projects, and ensure that project construction funds are fully implemented and timely expenditures are in place..."
This is the first time he has officially stated his policy goals in public.
"Pa bang bang..."
The scene immediately burst into warm applause.
After an impassioned speech, Zhang Hao took Park Taihuan's family and chatted about home affairs.
"Do you have food stored at home? Is the monthly ration enough?"
"How is it possible to have food in stock? It's basically moonlight every month, especially the days at the end of the month, which are usually the most difficult. Several children in the family are often hungry and howling.
However, the situation has improved a lot compared to a few years ago. Those years were really terrible. In our area, many people starved to death every day.
Since the coal mining company began to recruit people on a large scale, life has gradually improved. Although many people have lost their lives, it is better than starving to death.
Generally speaking, the treatment in the mine is actually quite good. As long as you go down the mine, you will get extra ration subsidies every day. Even though this subsidy is inconspicuous, it can save lives at critical moments..."
Mrs. Park started nagging incessantly.
Seeing this, Gu Zhang immediately interrupted: "Team Leader Pu, Mrs. Pu, it's hard for the consul to come to our place once. If you have any difficulties, please feel free to ask.
Problems that the city has limited capabilities and cannot solve are sometimes just a matter of words from the central government. We are all federal citizens, so don't be embarrassed."
Zhang Hao shook his head secretly. The implication of these words was too obvious.
"Speaking of difficulties..." Park Taihuan immediately cooperated: "Currently, we have three main difficulties here."
"Oh? What are the three difficulties?"
Zhang Hao asked casually.
"The first difficulty is water supply. Everyone knows that Yandu is short of water, but the extent of the water shortage is too exaggerated. Taking our resettlement site as an example, each person is only supplied with one liter of water per day. Apart from daily drinking, this water is basically
There’s nothing left.”
After Park Taihuan finished speaking, he put on a sad face.
Zhang Hao turned to look at Gu Zhang. One liter of water was indeed a bit small, and he had just visited the seawater desalination plant yesterday. The entire plant was not small in scale. Even if the production capacity was not particularly abundant, it should be more than enough to supply residents' daily needs.
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Gu Zhang was waiting for this opportunity, so he complained on the spot: "Consul, the sea level has dropped sharply in the past few years, and the entire Bohai Sea has been frozen. The process of getting water is very troublesome, so..."
"Is there no remedy?"
Zhang Hao suddenly frowned.
"There is a way, but the initial investment is a bit large. The city does not have the ability for the time being and needs support from the central government."
"Stop being so pretentious, tell me, what can I do?"
"The solution is very simple, that is to directly lay an underground water pipeline that goes straight to the depths of the sea."
Gu Zhang proposed a plan that he had prepared long ago.
Zhang Hao said angrily: "The cost of building four to five hundred kilometers of underground pipelines is not much cheaper than building a subway. As you can imagine, the central government cannot afford this money."
According to his plan, the entire northern population will gradually move south to Southeast Asia in the future, and investing in such a super project is not cost-effective at all.
"Consul, please understand our difficulties. Without sufficient fresh water resources, Yandu may not be able to survive for too long."
Gu Zhang pleaded.
Zhang Hao shook his head and remained unmoved: "You can hold on as long as you can. If you really can't hold on, the central government will not sit back and do nothing. Don't worry about this."
"Consul..." Gu Zhang looked unwilling.
"Let's talk about this later." Zhang Hao waved his hand and then looked at Park Taihuan: "Brother Park, the central government has difficulties with the central government. If you just hold on a little longer, I promise you that if the day comes when it becomes unsustainable, the central government will
We will arrange for everyone to move south."
"Consul, we want to believe you."
When he heard that he could move south, Park Taihwan was overjoyed.
If they had the conditions, they would have chosen to go south instead of staying in the north and lingering.
Zhang Hao smiled happily: "Aren't there still two difficulties? You continue."
"Okay, the second difficulty is the pension issue. To be honest, there are many people here working in the mining area, but they are basically temporary workers.
We do not ask for equal pay for equal work, but we hope to receive the same pension benefits. After all, people still need to support their families after death, and this is what we paid for with our lives, so we should not be treated differently..."
Park Tae-hwan burst into tears as he spoke.
Zhang Hao immediately asked: "Mayor Gu..."
"Consul, it's not that we treat temporary workers harshly. According to laws and regulations, temporary workers cannot enjoy the same benefits as regular workers."
Gu Zhang looked embarrassed, but he was so angry that he almost wanted to scold his mother. This Pu Taihuan was so audacious and ignorant that he dared to bring in private goods.
Zhang Hao recalled the contents of the dream and suddenly had an idea: "In that case, can we buy a personal accident insurance for all temporary workers? How about each of the temporary workers and the mining company pay half of it?"
"Consul..." Gu Zhang quickly pulled Zhang Hao aside and explained softly: "Due to the harsh mining conditions, the accident rate at the mining company has remained high for many years, and the insurance company may not... Even if it can be done, the premium
I’m afraid it’s not low either.”
"If human lives matter, no matter how difficult it is, we must do it." Zhang Hao first set a tone, and then reassured: "Let's let the insurance company lower the compensation amount appropriately, and the central government will take out a part of it.
Funds subsidize the premiums, and you all contribute a little, and that’s pretty much it.”
Gu Zhang gritted his teeth: "Okay, those temporary workers are indeed quite pitiful. As long as the central government is willing to take the lead, we will never hold back."
"That's right if you think so. We are all citizens of the Federation. There is no need to do anything too extreme."
Zhang Hao felt relieved.
Seriously speaking, among these temporary workers, there are also quite a number of local people. It is better to do less of such evil things that make people feel spineless.
He himself can also gain a lot of popular support through this move. You must know that at least half of every ten jobs in the federation are temporary workers.