Qi Tongwei: Sign-in relationship started during student days

“But Mayor Qi, you need to think this through. His sealing off the city will likely affect the production of many factories.”

Liu Lan's electroplating plant and coking plant were acquired from two soon-to-be-bankrupt state-owned factories in Beishan, and rebuilt with new equipment.

As a leading enterprise in the city's industry, with the support of He Anxia, ​​Liu Lan's factory has secured most of the orders from related industrial enterprises in the city.

Now that the factory has been sealed off, it naturally has far-reaching implications.

"I'm fine, but I'm afraid you'll be worried. When the time comes, everyone will blame you for this."

After all, many people don't understand politics very well; they just think that you're still in charge in the city and that you're the one directing those people.

Qi Tongwei understood Xia Guanglei's sinister intentions and replied, "I'll communicate with him and get back to you before this afternoon."

Then hung up the phone.

After gathering his thoughts, Qi Tongwei immediately dialed Xia Guanglei's number.

The trouble should end it.

The only way to completely solve this problem is to confront Xia Guanglei head-on.

The phone rang for a long time before it was finally answered near the end.

"Comrade Tongwei, what's the matter?" The voice on Xia Guanglei's end was very noisy, as if he was receiving someone.

Qi Tongwei thought of the large enterprises that Xia Guanglei had mentioned earlier that wanted to settle in Beishan.

Judging by the timeline, it should only take a few days.

"Secretary Guanglei, I have something I'd like to report to you."

Even though both sides secretly wished to bring the other down, they remained very polite in their words and maintained the proper political demeanor.

"It's about the pollution from the company, isn't it?" Xia Guanglei didn't put on airs. He apologized to the person on the other end of the phone and then went to the side to talk.

Qi Tongwei laughed and said, "Yes, didn't the Standing Committee decide to establish a fund to support enterprises at the last meeting? Why is the factory being shut down today? The enterprises below are all making a fuss and demanding an explanation from me."

They also said that when our municipal government lured them here, they made all sorts of promises, but now that things have calmed down, they're asking if we're planning to abandon them after we've served our purpose.

Then, it took another step forward.

"Look at the mess this has made, so I'm wondering if there's been a misunderstanding, or if someone misunderstood the rectification as a factory shutdown."

Xia Guanglei seemed not to have understood the way Qi Tongwei was offering, and said directly, "No one misheard me, this is what I mean."

"What do you mean?" Qi Tongwei was taken aback, guessing what Xia Guanglei was thinking.

Is this eldest son going to defy public opinion, openly display his power as the top leader, and overturn the collective decision of the Standing Committee?

It's not impossible.

A person's way of thinking is shaped by different environments.

Isn't the saying "Why not eat meat porridge?" a product of this situation?

Having seen political figures and provincial and ministerial-level leaders every day, how could this young master possibly care about the opinions of the group of minor officials in Beishan City who were only at the department level or above?

"Yes, Comrade Tongwei, don't misunderstand. My order to shut down the factory and the Standing Committee's decision are two different things."

Closing the factory does not represent opposition to the Standing Committee's decision, but rather a temporary workaround.

Your municipal government's decision to establish a support fund remains valid.

Xia Guanglei seemed to have guessed Qi Tongwei's thoughts and explained:

"This temporary workaround is because this morning, the environmental protection department provided me with a test report."

It's truly shocking.

The waters near Beishan Industrial Zone have the most serious problem with excessive heavy metal levels.

The water sample showed a chromium concentration of 12.5 mg/L, which is more than 200 times higher than the "Surface Water Environmental Quality Standard", and a cadmium concentration of 0.38 mg/L, which is 37 times higher than the standard.

These heavy metals have strong bioaccumulation properties and can enter the human body through the food chain, causing chronic poisoning and ultimately endangering the lives and health of the people of Beishan.

In addition, the pH value was also abnormal, with the water sample having a pH value of only 3.2, far below the standard range. The highly acidic environment can directly corrode the gill tissue of aquatic organisms, leading to the death of a large number of fish and other organisms, and disrupting the balance of the aquatic ecosystem.

Of course, there are other data points that are also not ideal.

In short, these polluting companies have directly threatened the drinking water safety of approximately ten thousand residents.

This is completely disproportionate to the benefits they bring.

It can be said that all the profits they make are insufficient to compensate for the damage to the residents' health.

The factory closure, as a temporary workaround, aims to urgently block the source of pollution and prevent further harm, and does not conflict with the long-term governance direction of the municipal government's support fund.

Going forward, I hope the municipal government will, based on the factory closure, develop a targeted rectification plan in conjunction with the testing data to ensure that pollution control and economic development are promoted in a coordinated manner.

As for the current situation, I don't want the factory to resume operations without making any necessary corrections.

They came with reason and evidence, and were well-prepared.

Such a thought crossed Qi Tongwei's mind, but he really didn't have a good way to retaliate.

In fact, Qi Tongwei never expected the pollution situation to be so serious.

Therefore, Xia Guanglei's plan seems to have no problems.

That Xu Lian really deserves to die.

But then Qi Tongwei thought again and felt something was wrong. Since Xia Guanglei knew these problems clearly, why was he blocking the establishment of the support fund?

Ultimately, the reason is to achieve absolute power.

Yes.

On the one hand, they achieved a political victory by indirectly negating the Standing Committee's decision.

On the other hand, he was portrayed as a negative figure who would stop at nothing to achieve GDP growth.

In this way, his golden image as a reform general will be gone, how can the other Standing Committee members still recognize him? And how can he counter him?

To be honest, if it were someone else, they would probably be in a very passive situation.

At the very least, the Standing Committee members of Beishan City would develop inappropriate thoughts, allowing Xia Guanglei to exploit the loopholes and seize control of the situation.

Fortunately, Qi Tongwei has a sign-in system, so no matter how Xia Guanglei tries to cause trouble, his advantage in the Standing Committee meetings will remain unshakable.

"Comrade Guanglei, regarding the issue of water pollution, I think we cannot generalize."

Qi Tongwei sorted out his thoughts and said, "The pollution problem in the waters of the Beishan Industrial Zone did not just appear today; it existed as early as the beginning of my term."

After all, it's an old industrial city, so there are bound to be some historical legacies and debts.

Of course, these historical legacies and debts mainly stem from the limitations of the times, so we shouldn't delve too deeply into their origins.

Just like today.

For Beishan City at that time, finding a balance between "protecting the environment" and "protecting employment" was an unsolvable problem, and the word "no money" made this predicament even more concrete.

It's something you can't change even if you want to.

However, what you said makes sense. In this situation, my opinion is that we should activate the emergency plan immediately.

The government has allocated special funds to first renovate the waterway. As for the factory, operations will be restricted to at least ensure the livelihoods of the workers and the normal production of existing orders.

After Qi Tongwei finished speaking, he waited for Xia Guanglei's counterattack, but to his surprise, the other party remained silent for a moment and then surprisingly compromised.

"I see... Alright then, since Comrade Tongwei insists on starting the project, let's do it your way. After all, the mayor is in charge of the government. Here, I also have reception arrangements to make."