Material Empire

The people's war that Qin Hai told Shen Chuanming was actually to arouse Jintang people's attention to environmental protection, and to put pressure on those polluting companies through the voice of the people, and at the same time put pressure on the government. Relying solely on the government's will to control pollution is easy to go through the motions and discount the situation. After all, the government has to take into account too many factors, and any one factor may cause the government to compromise. But the people's request is very simple, that is, to ensure the health of themselves and their families. No one will easily compromise on this issue.

Based on the memories of his previous life, Qin Hai knows very well what kind of enthusiasm for environmental protection will burst out once people understand the dangers of pollution. However, as a practitioner in the industrial field, he also knows that people's environmental awareness must be carefully guided to avoid the extreme environmental thinking of later generations. It would be overkill to blindly oppose all industrial projects because it stoked fears about pollution.

Less than two days after the Jintang Municipal Government announced the need to strengthen environmental protection, a group of uninvited visitors suddenly appeared on the streets of Jintang. From the school badges on their chests, it can be seen that they are from several universities in Shannan Province, including Shannan University, Shannan Normal University, Shannan Institute of Technology and so on. As soon as they arrived in Jintang, they set up tables at several streets with the most traffic, planted school flags, and distributed beautifully printed pamphlets to passers-by while preaching environmental protection knowledge.

"Auntie, take this booklet and go back and read it to learn about the dangers of air pollution... It doesn't matter if you can't read, let your children read it to you, it is related to the health of your whole family!"

"Auntie, did you know that industrial waste gas contains a variety of pathogenic substances, which will attract air containing sulfur dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, nitrogen oxides, carbon disulfide and other pollutants for a long time, which will lead to high blood pressure and heart disease..."

"Sister, the air pollution is so serious now, you should try to take your child out as little as possible, otherwise it will adversely affect his growth and development..."

Jintang has never had such a street publicity activity in the past. As soon as the students appeared, they attracted countless curious onlookers from the public. These students came well-prepared, and they could talk endlessly with their mouths. Coupled with the demonstrations of various publicity boards with pictures and texts, they quickly passed on the concept of environmental protection to thousands of households.

Reporters from Jintang Evening News and Jintang TV Station appeared at the right time. They approached the teacher who led the students and asked the students why they came to Jintang to promote environmental protection.

The teacher leading the team, with a look of justice on his face, made a generous statement: "We students are all members of the school's Baige Environmental Protection Association. They heard that Jintang City is an important chemical industry base in Shannan Province. Serious air pollution problems arose during the process, which led to the desire to go to Jintang to promote environmental protection. The school has always been very supportive of such volunteer activities, and we hope that students can use their knowledge to serve the society.”

"You came to Jintang from the provincial capital. How did you pay for your transportation, board and lodging expenses? Will the Jintang City Government reimburse you for these expenses?" asked the beautiful female reporter from the TV station.

The teacher said decisively: "No, our publicity is completely voluntary, all the funds are borne by ourselves, and the government and the people of Jintang City do not need to pay a penny."

"Teacher, after you arrived in Jintang, what do you think of the actual situation of our air environment here?" asked the reporter of Evening News.

The teacher slapped his nose with his hand, with a serious expression on his face, and said, "It is ten times worse than what we imagined before we set off. We believe that the air pollution problem in Jintang City has reached a point where it must be solved." It's time."

"Do you think Jintang's chemical industry should shrink?" The TV reporter continued to ask.

"No, it's not necessary at all!" said the teacher, "Industrial development and environmental protection are not incompatible things. The key is that leaders must pay attention and enterprises must cooperate. Industrial waste gas can be completely treated. By adding waste gas treatment in the production process The device adopts activated carbon adsorption, catalytic combustion, catalytic oxidation, acid-base neutralization and other methods, which can effectively control the emission of exhaust gas..."

"In this regard, do developed countries have successful experiences that we can learn from?" asked the Evening News reporter.

The teacher said: "Yes, there are many successful experiences. I have been to Japan to inspect their chemical industry. Some of their chemical plants are also built near residential areas, but because of the strict environmental protection requirements, they did not give the surrounding areas It will have an impact on the residents of Jintang. I have brought a few relevant materials here, you can refer to it, and carry out some publicity to the people in Jintang.”

"Thank you very much, you and your students are really good friends of Jintang people..." The reporters all pretended to be sincere and praised the teacher.

The people watching the interview naturally couldn't guess that whether it is a teacher or a reporter, they are actually performing according to the content agreed in advance. Behind this affectation, there is an invisible hand manipulating everything. The funds for the students to come to Jintang are naturally impossible to be provided by the school. In fact, the teaching funds of each school are very tight, and it is impossible to have spare money to support such public welfare activities. As for who provided them with transportation, accommodation, meals, and materials printing fees, it is not humane.

The Jintang Evening News set aside a section to report on the news of this environmental protection campaign, and Jintang TV station specially arranged for half an hour before broadcasting "Legend of the New White Lady" that night, and invited Shen Chuanming and Shannan University professors discuss the air pollution problem in Jintang City. No matter which media it is, the propaganda caliber adopted has been repeatedly deliberated by Qin Hai and the senior executives of the material group to ensure that everyone knows the importance of environmental protection without extreme situations of collective opposition to industrial construction.

"Damn it! Qin Haite meows what is he trying to do!"

Liu Shuda, who was watching TV with his wife at home, jumped up after listening for less than ten minutes, pointing at the TV and swearing.

"Shuda, what are you talking about? Qin Hai?" Liu Shuda's wife Xiong Xiuying asked in surprise.

"The chairman of the Daqin Group, the richest boss in the country, Qin Hai! It's clear that he is behind the show!" Liu Shuda said angrily.

"How do you know?" Xiong Xiuying looked at the expert talking on TV, and said, "Didn't the host just say that this person is a professor from Shannan University and is very knowledgeable. I think what he said is quite reasonable of."

Liu Shuda said: "What makes sense, he wants to destroy our factory, okay?"

Xiong Xiuying usually doesn't pay much attention to the situation of her own factory. She asked, "He said that air pollution can make people sick, so why did he destroy our factory?"

"His words are aimed at our factory. The air pollution he said is all emitted by our factory. If everyone believes what he said, our factory will not be able to continue." Liu Shuda explained .

"But, didn't he say that as long as an exhaust gas filtering tower is built in the factory, the exhaust gas can be filtered out? Doesn't our factory have a filtering tower?" Xiong Xiuying asked.

Liu Shuda said angrily: "Of course not! Do you know how much it costs to build a tower like this, at least 500,000! How can I have so much spare money to spend on such things?"

"Ah? So, the kind of unscrupulous enterprises that the professor mentioned... refers to our factory?" Xiong Xiuying stared at her husband and asked.

Liu Shuda couldn't hold back anymore, and replied: "It's not that our factory is like this, everyone is like this... Isn't it just to save more money for the family?"

"But..." Xiong Xiuying was speechless, "In this way, wouldn't everyone want to poke our family's back?"

Xiong Xiuying's prediction soon became a reality. In the next few days, the topic of discussion in the entire Jintang was environmental protection. Everyone pointed their fingers at the ground and looked at the business owners with some strange eyes. look.

In Xinyuan Chemical Factory, the workers in the factory began to mutter in private. Some middle-level cadres simply came to ask Liu Shuda directly if there was any plan to install exhaust gas filtration equipment in the factory, and said that if such equipment was not installed, they would all It's a bit uncomfortable to see Jiang Dong's elders.

Back home, the son who was in middle school asked his father full of grievances, whether his factory was one of the culprits that caused Jintang’s air pollution, and because of this incident, he was already ashamed of being a man in class. After finally fooling his son, the phone on the desk rang, and it was from his old father who was living in the countryside. The first sentence was: "Shuda, we can't earn that kind of black-hearted money!"

"Nimma, it's unreasonable!"

Liu Shuda couldn't help but want to run away violently. He wanted to lose his temper, but he didn't know who to lose his temper to. Even thinking with his heels, he could guess that Qin Hai must be the mastermind behind all these things. Only Qin Hai has such a big hand, and can do things so relentlessly. If it were Shen Chuanming, it would be impossible to do this.

However, even if he knew that the instigator was Qin Hai, so what? Not to mention that Qin Hai's power is much greater than his small Xinyuan Chemical Factory, even if he is not afraid of power, he can't find a reason to attack Qin Hai, because Qin Hai never said Xinyuan Chemical The word "factory" refers to the people in Jintang City demanding environmental protection. What does it have to do with Qin Hai?

"How about, Shuda, let's squeeze out some money and build that filter tower. It's better than being scolded by the villagers?" Xiong Xiuying timidly suggested to her husband.

Liu Shuda stared at his blood-red eyes and said: "No, I can't let people play like this casually, I want to talk to Shen Chuanming!"