Chapter 365: I Have Shed Blood for the Organization!

Tang Ye saw He Bin gradually lower his posture.

After a brief silence, his tone became more relaxed.

"General Manager He, I can understand your difficulties. If there were any other way out, you wouldn't have resorted to such impulsive behavior. However, the County Government has a clear stance on handling polluting enterprises; we cannot change our principles and bottom line just because of one company."

He Bin had originally thought Tang Ye would compromise with him, but he did not expect Tang Ye's attitude to be so firm.

He said with a mournful face, "County Magistrate Tang, it is not easy for me to run a business. My entire livelihood is invested in the factory. If I breach the contract, I will be ruined. Not only will the workers lose their jobs, but it will also be difficult to guarantee the livelihood of my family. Please help me; I will definitely remember your great kindness!"

Tang Ye glanced at He Bin indifferently, "General Manager He, you have contributed to the development of Suiyuan, but at the same time, you have also caused it harm. You keep saying that you cannot survive. But as far as I know, you have been running to the Environmental Protection Bureau quite often lately, and you even hired a chef specifically to cook dog meat."

He Bin was slightly stunned, not expecting that Tang Ye would not fall for his sob story at all.

"County Magistrate Tang, do you really have to be like this?"

"General Manager He, it is not that I am intentionally making things difficult for you. If your enterprise wants to survive in the long run, you must change your previous business model and abandon barbaric development. The old model of only caring about economic benefits while ignoring environmental pollution will sooner or later be completely banned. Why don't you take a step forward, consider the issues of sewage discharge and environmental protection, upgrade your technology to a new level, and form differentiated competition with other enterprises, instead of acting like a rat crossing the street—opening in one place for a while, only to be cleared out by the government?"

Hearing Tang Ye say this, He Bin's eyes lit up, realizing that Tang Ye's words were not just to fob him off.

"County Magistrate Tang, I have also thought about your suggestion. But, to be honest, I lack the energy, and the procedures are very complicated."

Tang Ye said earnestly, "General Manager He, if you are sincere about continuing to grow and strengthen your business in Suiyuan County, then the enterprise and the government can work together to solve the factory's pollution problems. If you lack funds, we will help you solve the loan issues; if you lack technology, we will arrange for professional personnel to follow up with you throughout the process. In short, if you want to solve the problem thoroughly, we can work together."

Sitting in front of Tang Ye, He Bin felt a surge of excitement in his heart.

The young County Magistrate before him was neither humble nor pushy during the negotiation; he pointed out the problems, stated his position, and provided concrete solutions.

This was completely different from the "tai chi" style of officialdom he was accustomed to, making him feel somewhat uncomfortable for a moment.

Zhao Bin, standing to the side, was secretly shocked: Is Tang Ye trying to reform Runsheng?

Wouldn't this contradict the policies of the County Party Secretary?

But from the perspective of the enterprise, Tang Ye's plan indeed provided a way to survive.

"County Magistrate Tang, can you give me some time to think about your suggestion?" He Bin said to Tang Ye after a long silence.

"Fine, there is no rush for this matter; you do need to think it over carefully. When running an enterprise, you must look at the long term. Also, do not block the gates again, otherwise, no one will be able to protect you." Tang Ye reminded He Bin once more.

"County Magistrate Tang, because you spoke to me from the heart today, no matter how difficult it is, I will absolutely not come to the government to block the gates again." He Bin stood up and gave a look to the workers under him.

The two workers also stood up one after another.

Tang Ye stood up to shake hands with He Bin and instructed Zhao Bin, "See General Manager He out!"

After He Bin left, Tang Ye breathed a sigh of relief and immediately went to the County Party Secretary's office.

Tang Ye had been injured, and although it was not serious, he had shed blood for the organization, which made Han Guangyao feel that Tang Ye was a young cadre worthy of key attention!

"Little Tang, I heard you were injured. Is it serious?" Han Guangyao asked with a face full of concern.

"It's nothing, just a few scrapes." Tang Ye said straight to the point, "Secretary Han, I would like to communicate with you about the solution for the Runsheng issue."

Han Guangyao's expression was pleasant, and he took the initiative to pour a cup of water for Tang Ye, "Little Tang, feel free to speak directly!"

"Under my persuasion, He Bin of Runsheng has agreed never to block the gates again. However, I made a promise to him. The government will send a professional team to help Runsheng actively rectify and thoroughly solve the pollution problem."

Han Guangyao stroked his chin and fell into silence.

According to his original idea, as long as Runsheng moved out of the Industrial Park, a polluting enterprise would be cleared, and he would add another statistic to his political achievement record.

Tang Ye's suggestion would make the problem more complicated!

"The pollution problem at Runsheng isn't that easy to solve, is it?" Han Guangyao frowned and said.

"Secretary Han, helping Runsheng solve the pollution problem, although more tedious than clearing them out, has many benefits. We can set an example, letting other enterprises in the park feel that environmental pollution is not an unsolvable problem, so they can make up their minds to overcome the difficulties together.

Additionally, this can also produce results, letting the outside world know that our Suiyuan County does not use a 'one-size-fits-all' approach to solve industrial pollution, but actively helps enterprises improve. This can build a good reputation for our business environment."

Upon hearing the end, a look of gravity appeared in Han Guangyao's eyes; clearly, Tang Ye's suggestion had swayed him.

In fact, the large-scale clearing of polluting enterprises in the Industrial Park was putting immense pressure on Han Guangyao. If he followed Tang Ye's line of thought and turned "clearing out" into "rectification," it would indeed alleviate the resistance to reform.

"Your suggestion is very valuable. I will submit this plan to the Standing Committee for discussion."

Tang Ye secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Han Guangyao was stubborn in his actions, he was not someone who turned a deaf ear to advice.

However, he knew in his heart that whether this Secretary could fully push forward the rectification policy would still depend on the actual results of Runsheng's rectification.

"Secretary Han, there is one more thing I need to report to you." Tang Ye said solemnly, "Last night, Secretary Cheng and I went to Fugu Village for an unannounced investigation and found that the local area had concealed the child poisoning incident. The reported number of poisoned people is inaccurate; the actual figure has reached thirty."

Han Guangyao's brows suddenly locked together: "There is such a thing? Tell me in detail."

Tang Ye recounted the details he had seen during the unannounced investigation truthfully.

"Yesterday, Secretary Cheng and I wanted to understand the situation in the Industrial Park, so we arrived at Fugu Village. We visited almost every household; among them, there was a girl who had not received treatment, and her condition was very serious..."

"When we left, we were intercepted by the Village Chief Yang Dagen. Later, the Secretary of the Township Party Committee Liao Guosheng appeared and showed an indifferent and numb attitude regarding the concealment of the data..."

After listening, Han Guangyao slapped the table in anger and said in a deep voice: "Lawless! This matter must be thoroughly investigated and strictly dealt with."

Seeing Han Guangyao's firm attitude, Tang Ye felt relieved in his heart.

This Secretary had principles and a bottom line.

Of course, he also knew that Han Guangyao probably wanted to use this incident to exert pressure on the tough nut that was Guangtai, in order to push forward the process of pollution control.