Chapter seven hundred and twentieth we are ordered to act
The news that all outbound steel products had been seized did not reach Xingchuan until three days later, which frightened all the small steel mill owners.
Not all factories are shipping in these days, but the steel produced will always be shipped outside the county. The working group did not take action in Xingchuan County, but blocked all exit channels in Xingchuan County. This
It is equivalent to blocking the necks of various steel mills. Qin Hai remembers an advertising slogan in later generations, which is called no buying, no killing. Similarly, to stop the production of Ditiao Steel Enterprises, there is no need to bother to check, as long as
If their sales channels are blocked, they will naturally not be able to sustain themselves.
Steel is an unusual consumer product. Counterfeit cigarettes and alcohol, for example, can be transported through mountain roads. As long as you are willing to suffer a little fatigue, it is not difficult to bypass government checkpoints. Steel is a bulky and heavy commodity.
, can only be transported by large trucks or flatbed trucks, and these vehicles cannot go around mountain roads and can only take regular highways. In addition, due to the large load capacity of these vehicles, the driving speed cannot be increased, which makes "rushing into jams"
"This method is also impossible to realize. Of course, those self-employed people or transportation companies who are engaged in transportation will not be interested in accompanying the steel mill bosses to death. It is really unnecessary to rush for a truck of steel.
"Who did this? It's so cruel!"
"Isn't this going to cost us our lives?"
"It's better to just steal our factory!"
The small bosses were all panic-stricken and indignant. In their view, this action was far more vicious than previous factory raids.
Factory copying has never happened in Xingchuan, but it has happened in neighboring counties. A small steel factory does not have many fixed assets. The most expensive thing is an electric furnace, plus some steel casting and steel rolling equipment.
.At most it costs hundreds of thousands of yuan. When faced with things like factory raiding, the bosses often abandon the factory and run away, asking law enforcement officers to take away the equipment. After the storm is over, they can use their past savings to buy equipment and continue working.
But this time the situation was different. The other party first tricked various steel mills into purchasing large amounts of scrap steel and spent all the money on these raw materials. Then they blocked the exports and prevented local strip steel from leaving the country. They could not sell it.
The goods are no different from scraps, and not being able to get the money back means that they have completely lost money on this transaction.
The loan sharks in the county got the news as soon as possible. They began to urge the debtors to repay on time, otherwise they would have to compound interest until the last drop of blood was squeezed out of these small bosses. However, no one could sell the steel.
The ability to repay usurious loans creates conflicts.
Few of those who can make loan sharks are good ones. When they heard that the borrowers could not repay the loans, they immediately arranged for thugs to come to the door to collect the debts. The small bosses were desperate and had to join forces to collectively resist the loan sharks' debt collection. In order to
There were more than a dozen fights over loan collection in just a few days, and in one case a person almost died.
At this point, Gao Xuejian finally couldn't sit still. He arranged for office director Wang Yue to go to Kangtai County to learn about the checkpoint.
Qin Hai actually took command at the checkpoint in Kangtai. However, in order to avoid trouble, he did not come forward directly. Instead, he recommended a battalion commander named Zhang Xiangqian to serve as the on-site commander. Wang Yue came to
At the checkpoint, what I saw was this active-duty officer with a straight back and a majestic look on his face.
Just as Cui Hongchun suggested, Qin Hai directly approached Ji Mingchu and asked Ji Mingchu to mobilize a group of elite soldiers from the garrison to help him complete this operation. Managing Xiaogang was a real task assigned by the central government, so it was not too much to ask the troops to provide cooperation.
It's too outrageous. Qin Hai did not use officials from ministries and commissions to take charge of each checkpoint because he was worried that officials from ministries and commissions would be involved in too many relationships. If they met some intercessors, these officials would be in trouble and might even let them off. In addition,
, Investigating and dealing with low-quality steel is a matter of losing people's money, and may lead to mass incidents. It is also easier to control the situation by hiring some military officers to take command.
"Battle Commander Zhang, when did you set up this checkpoint? Why didn't you tell us about such a big thing? There are some things that would be easier for us to help coordinate than for you to do." Wang
As soon as Yue saw Zhang Xiangqian, he smiled broadly, but there was some dissatisfaction in his words.
Zhang Xiangqian showed no expression and replied: "Director Wang, we are acting under orders and liaising with the local government. I don't know about it."
"Captain Zhang, you have seized so much steel, what are you going to do with it? These steels were shipped from our county, and our county chief is very concerned about your disposal plan." Wang Yue asked again.
Zhang Xiangqian still had the same expression and said: "I'm sorry, Director Wang, I have been ordered not to allow any low-quality steel to pass through this road. As for where these steels come from and how they will be disposed of in the future, I have no idea."
"Then who should I ask about this matter?" Wang Yue was a little impatient. What he feared most when doing things was the lack of oil and salt. As long as Zhang Xiangqian could let go, he would have a way to make further progress and start from the iron plate.
Pry open a seam.
Zhang Xiangqian said: "Director Wang can learn about the specific situation from the small steel governance working group of the State Economic and Trade Commission. We were also assigned by the working group to perform the task."
"Then... how long do you plan to check for?" Wang Yue asked.
Wang Yue was so frustrated that he could only go back and report to Gao Xuejian dejectedly. After listening to Wang Yue's introduction, Gao Xuejian's face became gloomy. If he could not think of anything else, this matter had nothing to do with the smiling Qin Hai who looked cowardly and incompetent before.
If it was related, then he had been in the officialdom for so many years in vain. He just couldn't figure it out. Even if Qin Hai discovered the serious problems of Xiaogang in Xingchuan County, there was no need to use this method to solve the problem. Since he had mobilized
Given the capabilities of the troops, wouldn't it be easier to go directly to the villages and seize those factories?
Of course he didn't expect that Qin Hai was not just pursuing suppression, but wanted to lead these small steel companies to the path of large-scale and formalized operations. To do this, he had to consider some techniques.
"You mean, all these checkpoints are targeting us in Xingchuan?" Gao Xuejian asked Wang Yue.
"Yes, several checkpoints are built on the road about two kilometers outside our county, obviously to block the steel transportation in our Xingchuan County. I called several other counties and asked them, but they did not show up there.
Similar situation." Wang Yue said.
"Damn it! How can I be sorry for this guy named Qin? He didn't go anywhere. He just chose us, Xingchuan, for research. That's it. After the survey, he didn't fart even a single fart. He turned around and let us do it.
With such a big move, are you trying to force Xingchuan to death?" Gao Xuejian shouted angrily.
"County Magistrate Gao, how about we ask the province to come forward and file a lawsuit with them?" Wang Yue suggested. Zhang Xiangqian said that the person who gave the order was the working group of the State Economic and Trade Commission. Wang Yue knew that Xingchuan County did not have such a big reputation.
The only way to have direct dialogue with the Economic and Trade Commission is through coordination through the province.
"Looking for the province? How and for what reason?" Gao Xuejian asked angrily.
Wang Yuedao: "They don't target other counties, but only target our Xingchuan. Isn't this reason enough? What opinions does the Economic and Trade Committee have on our Xingchuan? Can you just say it directly? Why do they use such vicious methods? As a central ministry,
It is really unacceptable for people to engage in such a conspiracy."
Gao Xuejian shook his head and said: "No, if we go to the province like this, we will only end up asking for trouble. It's not like the province doesn't understand the situation in our county. The province won't do anything that the Economic and Trade Commission suppresses.
You are standing up for us, after all, they are reasonable in this matter, can we say that the county should protect these small steel mills?"
"But the province didn't force us to close down all the small steel plants in the past." Wang Yue argued.
Gao Xuejian sneered: "But the province has always asked us to close down the small steel plants. As for the existence of these small steel plants, it is our own fault. The province will not take the blame for us."
"This..." Wang Yue was speechless.
There are many cities and counties in Yanning Province that engage in small-scale steel production, but the province has always turned a blind eye. When the country's governance becomes stronger, the province will launch a campaign to clean up hundreds of companies and cater to
Let’s take a look at the country’s requirements. When the limelight passes and these small steel mills come back to life, the province will not care.
After all, the province needs the tax revenue provided by these small steel mills and also needs these small steel mills to provide employment. This is much more important than energy conservation and environmental protection.
However, this tacit understanding between the province and the cities and counties below cannot be brought to the table for discussion. Unwritten rules are unwritten rules. Although everyone knows it, no one will admit it publicly. Xingchuan County wants help from the province
To solve the problem of steel inspection stations, you must be able to come up with a solid reason, otherwise Gao Xuejian would not even dare to mention it and would have to think of a solution on his own.
"County Magistrate Gao, we can report to the province that these checkpoints have carried out surprise attacks and the intensity of investigation and punishment has been too great, which has affected the people's livelihood and stability of our county. If this continues, the owners and workers of those small businesses will
We are going to be hungry, and it will be difficult for us to explain anything that affects stability." Wang Yue said.
Gao Xuejian pursed his lips and was silent for a long time, then nodded and said: "In the name of maintaining stability, it is indeed the only way. However, just saying that it may affect stability is not convincing. It is best...
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"I understand, County Magistrate Gao, I will make arrangements right away." Wang Yue said understandingly. (To be continued.)