After Kong Shao was transferred to the Environmental Protection Bureau, everyone felt sorry for him, thinking that he had lost a great opportunity to make a career. Only he happily carried out water quality testing work all day long, climbing mountains and wading in rivers to test the water quality downstream of the mines.
. He thought that what he was doing was a serious job. Being a secretary, serving tea and water to the boss all day long, and writing nonsense articles that had no meaning at all was a waste of life.
Kong Shao spent half a year checking the water quality conditions of each of the eleven rivers in Jinsha City. Based on these facts, he wrote a "Jinsha City Water Quality Monitoring Report".
He pointed out that the water quality of all rivers in Jinsha City has been polluted to varying degrees. The most serious Huangsha River has heavy metal content in the water that has exceeded three times the national red line. He proposed that if the water source is not effectively treated as soon as possible,
, seven years later, Jinsha City will be forced to relocate entirely because there is no water available.
After his report was handed over to Director Wu Liangzhong of the Environmental Protection Bureau, Wu Liangzhong called him in and gave him a severe scolding, saying that he was an alarmist and was deliberately undermining the good economic development situation of Jinsha City.
The Environmental Protection Bureau is a standard Qingshui yamen. It does not have much funding every year. The bureau has built a family building. The welfare of the employees usually depends on the sponsorship of a few gold mine bosses. Wu Liangzhong, the Environmental Protection Bureau director, receives a lot of money from the gold mine bosses every year.
Be filial and live a happy life. This Kong Shao is too ignorant. He made this test report and made a fuss about rectifying the environment. Isn't this cutting off everyone's financial path?
After deliberation and decision by the bureau’s party committee, the testing equipment used by Kong Shao was taken back and he was suspended for inspection.
Kong Shao was dissatisfied and sent the test report to an influential magazine on national environmental protection. The full text was published, which attracted the attention of the national environmental protection department and sent an investigation team to Jinsha City to investigate.
Provincial and municipal leaders at all levels are very passive.
In the end, the city government spent more than one million and used many shady means to exchange water samples in the hands of the investigation team to settle the matter.
For this reason, Dai Changwu, the mayor of Jinsha City, was punished. He hated this nerd from then on.
Later, the Environmental Protection Bureau sent him to Luoqiao Town to carry out poverty alleviation work, and later fired him because he failed to complete the poverty alleviation work.
Kong Shao, the child prodigy at that time, actually lost his job and became a homeless man. It was Luo Changgui who loved talent. He felt sorry for him and recruited him to Huangshahe Middle School as a teacher through personal connections.
From then on, Kong Shao became taciturn and did not interact with anyone. He taught students every day and came to this pub to drink after school. But he drank very restrainedly, only drinking three taels a day and never got drunk.
He thought it was troublesome to open accounts every day, so he asked his boss to remember to pay him in one lump sum after his salary was paid at the end of the month.
Because every time he came to the tavern, he only needed three ounces of wine and a plate of peanuts, and occasionally said a few words that no one could understand, so he was called Kong Yiji by the guests.
After saying that, the tavern owner shook his head and sighed: "It's such a pity that a dignified doctor studying in the United States spends his time drinking here all day long."
Li Wei said: "He is so talented, why doesn't he leave Jinsha City to develop outside? People like him will surely not worry about finding a job?"
The boss said: "After he was fired, several of his college classmates came to him and asked him to work in their company, with an annual salary of 500,000, but this guy was stubborn and refused to leave no matter what.
Jinsha, he said he didn’t believe it. Jinsha City has always been in the hands of these stupid officials. There will always be a knowledgeable and good official who will agree with his point of view. If the environment of Jinsha City is not sorted out, he will never leave.
Sands.”
Li Wei sighed in his heart: There are too few knowledgeable and principled people like this nowadays. Wouldn't it be a pity not to use such people?
After Li Wei asked about Kong Shao's residence, he decided to visit this strange man the next day.
The next day, Li Wei and Hu Zhijun came to the tavern again. Following the route given by the boss, they walked through another small alley that could only pass two people. After walking for three to five minutes, they saw a person on the door.
The door of the small building was written with "Ziqi Dong Lai" written on it. When they pushed open the iron door and went in, a yellow dog barked and rushed towards them. A beautiful woman was washing clothes in the small courtyard. White soapy water flowed all over the floor. She drank
Stop the dog, raise your head and ask: "Who are you looking for?"
Li Wei smiled and said: "Let's find Mr. Kong Shao. Does he live at your place?"
The woman raised her arms, pulled out her hair hanging from her face and said, "Kong Shao, I've never heard of this man. You've gone to the wrong door."
"That's Kong Yiji, thin and pale." Hu Zhijun added.
The woman giggled and said, "You are talking about Kong Erlengzi."
She scattered the soap suds on her hands and shouted upstairs: "Er Lengzi, someone is looking for you."
After seeing no movement for a long time, the woman said to them: "This guy must be sleeping again. Go to the second door on the east side upstairs by yourselves."
Li Wei and Hu Zhijun climbed up the stairs filled with debris. The second door on the east side was unlocked and ajar. They pushed it open and went in. The room was about eighteen or nineteen square meters. It was empty, with only one bed and one
A desk and a broken chair.
The biggest feature is that there are a lot of books, the table is piled with books, and half of the big bed is also filled with books, leaving only enough space for one person to sleep. Under a thin quilt, a thin body lies
, slept soundly.
Seeing this shabby scene, Li Wei felt inexplicably sad.
Hu Zhijun walked over to wake up the man, and Li Wei shook his hand quietly. Li Wei looked at the books on the table. The books were very miscellaneous, including classic literature books, and monographs on management and environmental studies. Many of them were in English.
These books were neatly arranged and spotless. The only one opened was the Traditional Chinese "Zizhi Tongjian", which surprised Li Wei. Could it be that this guy also studies officialdom?
Li Wei gently held up the "Zizhi Tongjian" and sat on the chair to read. Hu Zhijun stood quietly behind him.
About an hour later, Kong Shao woke up. He didn't look surprised when he saw Li Wei and Hu Zhijun. He nodded towards them, poured a spoonful of water into a plastic basin, washed his face and lifted it up.
He wanted to pour water for them, but found that the kettle was empty. He went out to the hostess's house and poured two glasses of water for them, put them on the table, and then said: "You two went to Kong Yiji's house yesterday.
Tavern? Do you have a problem with me?"
Li Wei said modestly: "I heard that your husband has a doctorate in environmental science. I would like to hear his opinions on environmental management in Jinsha."
Kong Shao shook his head and said, "I don't have any high opinions. My opinions are too naive."
Li Wei said in surprise: "I heard that your husband wrote a "Report on Environmental Governance in Jinsha City". Can you let me read it?"
Kong Shao said lightly: "I have burned that article. I said it was too naive and there is no possibility of it being realized."
Li Wei asked in confusion: "Why?"
Kong Shao glanced at Li Wei and said, "Do you know why the theory of Chinese medicine is its own system?"
Li Wei asked: "Why?"
Kong Shao said: "The yin and yang theory of traditional Chinese medicine is inseparable from Chinese culture. In the past few years, I have been studying the theory of traditional Chinese medicine. The core of traditional Chinese medicine is harmony, and it pays more attention to treating the root cause."
Li Wei's heart moved and he said: "You mean to say that the environmental problems in Jinsha City are not fundamentally related to the environment or the mines?"
Kong Shao finally smiled. It is easier to talk to smart people. He said: "Yes, environmental problems, public security problems, all these problems have their root in the officialdom. China's officialdom knowledge is really broad and profound, so I say that I am too
It’s childish.”
Li Wei also smiled, Yang Yang held the book in his hand and said, "So, you started studying "Zi Zhi Tong Jian"? What was the result of the study?"
Kong Shao said: "The more I studied, the more profound I felt and the more I was in awe of it. I finally understood where I had failed over the years. It was because I was too naive. In China, there is nothing purely academic.
, people say that everything must serve politics, in fact, it is to serve the officialdom. In China, no matter what you do, if you do not consider it from a political perspective first, it will definitely fail. I finally understand why Mayor Dai put my
The report was abandoned like rubble. If he had done what I said, he would not have been able to hold the mayor's seat for even half a year. People must first keep their seats before they can do anything. So, I burned that report. Even if I don't burn it, I
I won’t give it to you. If I give it to you, it will harm you.”
Li Wei said: "Then we don't have to do anything? Just go with the flow and watch the environment in Jinsha City worsen day by day?"
Kong Shao said with a serious expression: "Of course not. If I wanted to follow the trend, I would have left Jinsha long ago. In the past five years, I have not only studied the environment of Jinsha City, but also the officialdom and the underworld of Jinsha City.
In Jinsha City, the underworld looks after the gold mines and protects the homes. The gold mines provide political achievements and money for the officialdom, and the officialdom in turn acts as a protective umbrella for the underworld. These three form a circular chain of interests. Only by breaking one link can the solution be solved.
The puzzle of Sands City.”
Li Wei couldn't help but sigh in his heart: It's profound. A genius is a genius. He can study everything thoroughly. After listening to Kong Shao's words, Li Wei solved many mysteries in the past few days.
Li Wei asked: "Based on what you saw, which part should be operated on first?"
Kong Shao said: "The underworld. The underworld in Huangsha City has been very arrogant in recent years. It has caused outrage and threatened the interests of some people in the officialdom. It has also aroused dissatisfaction among the upper-level leaders and made the people feel disgusted with them.
It is ten times stronger than environmental problems. Although environmental problems pose a ten times greater threat to them than the underworld, the quality of Chinese people only sees immediate interests and immediate threats. There is no way to do this.
Starting from the underworld is the most popular and can win the support of some people in the officialdom. It has the greatest chance of success."
Li Wei high-fived and said with a smile: "Okay, that's good, let's start with the underworld in Jinsha City! Mr. Kong, are you willing to come out and help our brothers?"