Material Empire

Not long after, a group of officials from the city came to the meeting room, including Mayor Wang Hongliang, Executive Deputy Mayor Ma Muyuan, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee Lei Guangcheng, Director of Propaganda Liu Zhengfang, etc. Xu Yang knew all of these people, but with It was the first time for Xu Yang that they sat in the same conference room for a meeting.

Guo Shuqing didn't talk too much nonsense, and explained the purpose of the meeting straight to the point, and then asked Xu Yang to introduce the relevant situation to everyone. Xu Yang was quite nervous in his heart, but his face was forced to be calm. He introduced the problems of the RX project to everyone with a spring and autumn style of writing. This kind of RX project does have a hint of serious hidden dangers.

After Xu Yang finished speaking, he left the venue. Guo Shuqing watched the director of the Municipal Party Committee Office close the door of the meeting room, then cleared his throat, and said, "Everyone, if the Blue Sky Organization hadn't done such a science popularization in Yiping City, We still don’t know that Daqin’s RX project has such a big risk. Now the masses are talking about it, asking our city to show its attitude, let’s discuss it and see what should be done about this matter.”

Guo Shuqing's words have actually shown tendencies. He directly claims that RX is a huge risk, rather than saying that it is controversial. The effect of these two claims is obviously different. On this matter, Guo Shuqing and Xu Yang have a subtle tacit understanding. Guo Shuqing wants to realize his idea of ​​"de-industrialization" in Yiping through this kind of thing, while Xu Yang is purely for the purpose of venting his anger. What Xu Yang said was somewhat hesitant, but when he arrived at Guo Shuqing's place, he just saw him.

Other officials in the city think differently from Guo Shuqing. They have done grassroots work for many years and know the importance of a large-scale project for local economic development. Regarding Guo Shuqing's idea of ​​"de-industrialization", everyone has always been obsessed with it, praising Guo Shuqing's advanced thinking on the surface, but secretly laughing at him for his inhumanity. Previously, Guo Shuqing only proposed a concept, and everyone was willing to deal with him perfunctorily, but this time, Guo Shuqing pointed at the Daqin RX project, and everyone could no longer calm down.

Ma Muyuan was the first official to negotiate with the Daqin Group on the implementation of the RX project. This large project with an investment of tens of billions of dollars once became an important political achievement of Ma Muyuan. Hearing Guo Shuqing's words, Ma Muyuan frowned and said, "Secretary Guo, I think we need to find out more about this matter, right? The propaganda organized by Blue Sky is somewhat exaggerated. Before the start of the RX project It has undergone an environmental assessment, and the appraisal results issued by the environmental protection department at that time did not show that it had such a big risk, how can we think that this project is problematic just after hearing the one-sided words of the Blue Sky organization?"

"The environmental protection department is also out of political performance considerations. I'm afraid some evaluations are just a formality, right? Hasn't Mayor Ma heard of such a thing?" Guo Shuqing said flatly.

Ma Muyuan's face was a little embarrassed, he hesitated, "This project is really different..."

Mayor Wang Hongliang said: "I agree with Mu Yuan's statement on this point. Perhaps in some other projects, the Environmental Protection Bureau has had some flaws due to human considerations. But when it comes to the RX project, I think the Environmental Protection Bureau The work is quite responsible. In particular, Daqin Group has always been very self-disciplined in environmental protection, and it is unlikely to relax requirements on this project."

"Mayor Wang, you have to take into account that our country's environmental protection standards are different from those of the West. Maybe this project is qualified according to our environmental protection standards, but compared to Western standards, this project is not qualified. We must not forget After learning the lesson of the pesticide factory in Bhopal, that project is illegal in the United States, but it is legal in India." Liu Zhengfang retorted.

The leakage of the pesticide factory in Bhopal was the most famous environmental accident in the world in the mid-1980s. The youngest of the people here was 40 years old, and they were all deeply impressed by this incident. This pesticide factory is an American company, and its products are banned in the United States, so the American company moved it to a third-world country with lower regulatory standards, and it caused a human tragedy.

Liu Zhengfang cited this example to show that the safety standards of third world countries are far lower than those of European and American countries. Projects that are safe in third world countries may not be considered safe in developed countries. The Blue Sky Organization represents the developed countries, while China belongs to the third world countries. Thinking about it this way, the disagreement between the Blue Sky Organization and the Daqin Group can be explained.

Guo Shuqing took over Liu Zhengfang's words and said: "Minister Liu's words are worthy of our deep thinking. Our country is a third world country, which is true. But we cannot demand ourselves according to the environmental protection standards of third world countries, even if the country has We have to temporarily accept some lower standards due to such and other difficulties. For us, since we know the advanced international standards, we should consciously use this advanced standard to demand ourselves. The old way of pollution first and then governance, we are resolute Don’t go. The lives of Chinese people are not cheaper than those of foreigners, so why do we have to accept things that are unacceptable abroad?”

What he said was so powerful that Wang Hongliang, Ma Muyuan and others couldn't find a reason to refute it. When the economy is underdeveloped, it is an unspoken rule to sacrifice some environmental and safety interests for the sake of economic development. Officials from all over the country have done this, and Yiping City has also done this in the past. But this kind of thing cannot be said on the table after all, otherwise, once it is recorded in the record, when any environmental accident occurs in the future, the person who said such a thing will be held responsible. Therefore, when Guo Shuqing sang this high-profile statement, Wang Hongliang and others found themselves unable to say anything else.

"So, Secretary Guo, what's your opinion?" Wang Hongliang simply kicked the ball back to Guo Shuqing, letting Guo Shuqing express his opinion.

Guo Shuqing waved his hand and said, "Negotiate with Daqin Group to stop the construction of the RX project."

"This is impossible!" Ma Muyuan couldn't bear it anymore, and blurted out.

"Why is it impossible?" Guo Shuqing asked.

Ma Muyuan said: "The construction of Daqin's RX project is nearing completion, and tens of billions of investment have already been invested. How can they accept it if they are asked to stop construction at this time?"

Guo Shuqing said: "They can relocate. Wherever they are willing to accept, they can move there."

Ma Muyuan said with a wry smile: "Secretary Guo, this is really not something that can be done just by touching the upper lip to the lower lip. In the construction investment of chemical enterprises, 30% is civil construction investment, which is impossible to move away. There are nearly 40% of the construction investment. % of the investment in equipment cannot be disassembled. Those large tank towers and a large number of pipelines may be dismantled at all. If they want to move away, 70% of the investment will be in vain. This is nearly 7 billion yuan. "

"Is there such a big loss?" Guo Shuqing was also a little dumbfounded. He originally planned to propose that the finance should compensate the Daqin Group for the loss. Now that he heard that the loss may be as high as 7 billion, how dare he speak up.

Ma Muyuan said: "This is just an obvious loss. Daqin's RX project was originally scheduled to be put into operation next year. If they are required to relocate now, and they move to other cities to restart construction, it will be delayed for at least three years. The value, for the Daqin Group, is worth at least 10 billion."

"This kind of loss should not be borne by Yiping." Deputy Secretary Lei Guangcheng interjected, "Daqin Group did not consider safety issues when building this project, and built the project only 20 kilometers away from the urban area. It is in violation of international regulations. I heard people say that foreign RX projects must be kept at least 100 kilometers away from urban areas, and Daqin Group is engaged in chemical industry, don’t they understand this?”

"That's right, I've also heard about this regulation." Liu Zhengfang echoed.

"If this is the case, then the responsibility does not lie with Yiping." Guo Shuqing said, "It is the Daqin Group that violated the regulations first, and we are just correcting this mistake. They don't care about the safety of Yiping people and build in a place so close to the city." It’s pretty good that we didn’t hold them accountable for such a high-risk project. As for any losses caused by this, it’s entirely their own responsibility.”

"The RX project needs to be 100 kilometers away from the urban area. I've also heard the saying." Ma Muyuan said, "However, it seems that the source of all these claims is the Blue Sky Organization. We have never heard of such a statement in the past. According to the regulations, do you need to check this?"

"Okay, let the Science and Technology Bureau and the Environmental Protection Bureau find out after the meeting." Guo Shuqing said, "Now let's vote first. If the Daqin RX project does violate regulations, should we stop it immediately?"

Wang Hongliang and Ma Muyuan looked at each other, and were about to say something when they suddenly heard a commotion outside the window. The meeting room of the municipal committee is on the 7th floor of the office building, and the entrance of the municipal committee compound can be seen from the glass window. Everyone turned their heads and looked down, and saw that outside the gate of the municipal party committee compound, thousands of citizens had gathered at some point, holding large banners in the crowd, and some people were holding placards in their hands, surrounding Slogans were shouted excitedly at the gate.

Before Guo Shuqing ordered someone to find out, the secretary hurriedly opened the door and came in. He walked to Guo Shuqing's side, leaned over and whispered a few words in Guo Shuqing's ear. Guo Shuqing's face changed suddenly, he raised his head and said to everyone:

"Comrades, the development of the matter is beyond our control now, and we probably don't have time to argue. Those people outside the door are here to ask the municipal party committee to stop the RX project immediately. It has become a serious mass incident!"

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