Material Empire

Having said that to this extent, it is a bit of a taste of the poor. Shen Chuanming can understand from the actions of the chemical materials group that Qin Hai attaches great importance to environmental protection issues, otherwise he would not require his subordinate enterprises to adopt such high environmental protection standards.

As an ordinary person, Shen Chuanming appreciates and appreciates Qin Hai's awareness. If Qin Hai is as mercenary as other entrepreneurs, the air quality in Jintang will be more than twice as bad as it is now. But from the perspective of a deputy mayor, Shen Chuanming couldn't fully accept Qin Hai's ideas. If all enterprises were required to meet the standards of the chemical materials group, those entrepreneurs would probably be overwhelmed.

When Shen Chuanming first heard Qin Hai come to talk about environmental protection, he still had some fantasies. He imagined playing Tai Chi as he did with Ning Mo and the others in the past to muddle things away. After talking for a few words, he realized that Qin Hai is still the same Qin Hai from the past, and he will not give up until he achieves his goal. It's useless to play scheming with Qin Hai, it's better to speak out your thoughts frankly.

Hearing Shen Chuanming's blunt words, Qin Hai smiled: "Mayor Shen should have said that a long time ago. Everyone open the skylight and speak up to save time. Since Mayor Shen has said the city government's thoughts, I will also talk about mine. Idea. Daqin Group has invested a lot of money in Jintang, not counting the 800,000-ton ethylene project under construction, but Jinnan Chemical, Hongguang FRP, and Shuanggang Synthetic Fiber. Our investment has reached several hundred million yuan. Mayor Shen should be able to appreciate our expectations for Jintang, a chemical industry base."

"Yes, we are very grateful to Mr. Qin for his trust in Jintang. It is these investments by Mr. Qin that have driven the revival of the entire Jintang chemical industry." Shen Chuanming replied.

Qin Haidao: "Since we want to develop in the hot land of Jintang, the environment of Jintang is directly related to our interests. Yu Gong said that we don't want our development to affect the lives and health of Jintang people. This kind of bloody profit is not what our company pursues. Personally speaking, our employees and their families live in Jintang, especially our employees, who stay in the chemical industry park all day long. Breathing heavily polluted air for a long time will damage their bodies. Once they have health problems, our group will have to bear huge medical expenses, which should also be included in our operating costs.”

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Shen Chuanming was speechless. When Qin Hai told the latter reason, Shen Chuanming's first reaction was not to believe it. For a private enterprise, if an employee is sick, shouldn't they be sent home with just some money? How can there be such a thing as bearing huge medical expenses? But as soon as the words came to his lips, he immediately realized that the person sitting opposite him was the chairman of the Daqin Group, not the unscrupulous entrepreneurs he usually came into contact with. Qin Hai said that Daqin Group will put the health of employees in an important position, this is not false at all, Daqin Group is actually doing this.

"This is only a short-term problem." Qin Hai continued, "China will not be poor forever, and China is now in a period of rapid economic development. Once the people become rich, their pursuit of health and a good quality of life will become more important. At that time, the heavily polluting industries will be cast aside by people. I don’t want our Daqin Group’s industries in Jintang to be unable to gain a foothold in the end because of fierce public opinion. Mayor Shen should know that the life cycle of a chemical company It can last for hundreds of years, and we cannot afford to be forced to relocate."

"It's impossible!" Shen Chuanming said, "As long as I'm still in Jintang..."

Having said that, he suddenly laughed at himself. The condition he mentioned was originally a meaningless premise. Not to mention the iron-clad soldiers, he, the deputy mayor, will be promoted sooner or later, and it is impossible to stay in Jintang forever. Even if he is willing to work in Jintang all the time, his career is still too short compared to Qin Hai's 100-year plan. What can he promise Qin Hai?

"President Qin, you should believe that no matter who is the mayor of Jintang, he will care about economic development. No one will let you leave a pillar enterprise like your chemical material group." Shen Chuanming changed his words , assured Qin Hai.

Qin Hai smiled and said nothing. People of later generations marched against power plants, garbage incineration plants, chemical projects and even substations. From the perspective of today's people, it is completely unimaginable. In the 1950s, people were proud of their city with "many chimneys". In the new century, a group of environmentalists even regarded the water vapor from the condensate tower as snakes and scorpions. Many things happen from time to time, and what he is doing now is just to prepare for a rainy day.

"I understand what you mean." Shen Chuanming sighed. The opinions expressed by Qin Hai were very clear. Whether public or private, Qin Hai wanted to take care of the pollution. The reasons he listed made it impossible for Shen Chuanming to refute. Shen Chuanming is worried that environmental protection will drive other companies away. What he needs to worry about now is that if he does not engage in environmental protection, Qin Hai, the biggest financial backer, will leave. Jintang can afford the loss of the chemical materials group. ?

"Mr. Qin, I understand your thoughts. You must also understand the difficulties of our government. I can assure you, Mr. Qin, that if we have to choose between Daqin Group and Xinyuan Chemical, we will I will choose Daqin Group without any hesitation. However, with all due respect, Daqin Group alone is not enough to completely change Jintang’s economy. We also need companies like Xinyuan Chemical. I would like to ask Mr. Qin , can we find a compromise between us?" Shen Chuanming said in a slightly begging tone.

Qin Haidao: "Let's not talk about compromises, I just want to ask, whether Mayor Shen, or the entire Jintang City Government, has any plans to control pollution?"

"Of course." Shen Chuanming replied. Environmental protection is also a national policy requirement. As a local official, how dare he say that there is no requirement for environmental protection? In fact, in any place with the most serious pollution, environmental protection issues must be repeatedly emphasized in the work reports of local officials.

"Since there is, it will be easy to handle." Qin Hai said, "Actually, companies like Xinyuan Chemical are not incapable of controlling pollution. I asked Yu Huiguo, the section chief of Jinnan Chemical Factory, to do a calculation. Adding a set of filtering equipment to Xinyuan Chemical’s production equipment requires a one-time investment of only about 1 million yuan, and the annual operating cost is 300,000 to 500,000 yuan, depending on its output. Such a cost, it is completely affordable Affordable, the key lies in the determination of the government."

"The government is determined." Shen Chuanming said, "But Mr. Qin, you know that when we invited these entrepreneurs to Jintang, we made promises. If we change the order overnight, I'm afraid we will lose our promise. .”

Shen Chuanming's promise, of course, is not a promise that the other party can discharge at will, but that the government will provide various conveniences for the development of enterprises. However, as an unspoken rule, tolerating some tricky things from enterprises in terms of sewage discharge, labor insurance, and taxation is also considered a part of "convenience", which must be included in the government's commitment. In other words, when people come to Jintang to invest, they are interested in Jintang's lax management in this area, which will allow them to earn more profits. If Jintang suddenly turned his back on him and had to be strict, it would be a breach of trust.

Qin Hai knew what Shen Chuanming meant, and he didn't bother with Shen Chuanming's wording. After all, it's meaningless to pick on this kind of fault. Compared with Qin Hai in the past, today's Qin Hai has more experience in how to deal with the government. He knows that in order to achieve some goals, he must be considerate of the other party's difficulties and only think about problems from his own standpoint. It is useless to solve the problem.

"Mayor Shen, I can understand your difficulties." Qin Hai said, "In the past, Jintang's economic situation was very tense. At that time, some extraordinary measures were taken to relax the environmental protection requirements for enterprises to a certain extent. It is completely understandable and should be. However, the economy of the whole country is now recovering, and Jintang’s economic situation is not the same as in the past. It's a bit outdated, don't you think?"

"I admit this." Shen Chuanming said, "However, if we want to change the policy, there must be a reason? Can you give me a solid reason?"

"I said that a certain head of the central government will come to Jintang for inspection in the near future. Is this a reason?" Qin Hai said with a smile.

"What you said is true?" Shen Chuanming stood up suddenly, his face was flushed, his lips were trembling, obviously he was extremely excited.

"I'm just making an analogy..." Qin Hai quickly denied it. Standing in Qin Hai's position, it's already a habit to make fun of the leaders of the central government. He didn't expect the local government to be so serious about such jokes. Reaction.

"No, you, Mr. Qin, don't seem like a casual joker." Shen Chuanming looked into Qin Hai's eyes and said seriously, "800,000 tons of ethylene, an investment of nearly 10 billion yuan, and more than half of the core equipment is domestically produced, so It is a project of great significance, and it is completely worthy of a certain chief executive to come to inspect it in person.

Mr. Qin, have you heard something? Has the office of a certain chief executive contacted your Daqin Group? Did Director Wang from the Planning Commission greet you? That must be the case, otherwise, how could you, Mr. Qin, come to pay attention to the pollution of Jintang in the midst of your busy schedule? "

"Uh...Mayor Shen, your imagination is too rich, right?" Qin Hai said dumbfounded.