Chapter 1944

Not long after, Su Xinghui saw a few workers pushing plastic oil drums that looked unusually heavy with small carts. They pushed the oil drums into the finished product warehouse and then went back to the workshop to push them.

Pan Sheng got up and went to the workshop. Not long after, he called the middle-aged man over. When this middle-aged man came out, he put on a greasy work suit, and his hands and face were black.

He washed his hands and face with laundry detergent at a faucet outside the office, and drank a few big mouthfuls of water from the faucet with his mouth, before following Pan Sheng into the office.

Pan Sheng said: "County Magistrate Su, this is Chen Changqiao, the boss of Changqiao Chemical Plant."

Chen Changqiao smiled honestly: "So it's County Magistrate Su. I'm sorry, I had to produce products just now, so I neglected you. Let's have lunch together."

Su Xinghui nodded slightly noncommittally. He asked: "Boss Chen, how many years have you been running this factory?"

Chen Changqiao said: "It's been three years."

Su Xinghui said: "Why did you come here to run a factory?"

Chen Changqiao said: "I studied chemical engineering. I used to be a technician in a state-owned chemical plant. Later, I stopped my salary and kept my position to run a factory. I made some money. It happened that the Economic Development Zone here was attracting investment, so I came here to run a factory."

Su Xinghui said: "You made a lot of money, right?"

Chen Changqiao was still smiling honestly: "This is all thanks to the government. It is the government's good policy that allows us to make money. However, we have always been paying taxes according to the regulations."

Chen Changqiao had also received leaders a few times. What leaders cared about most when they came was his output value and tax payment situation. He was already very familiar with these and knew very well what words leaders liked to hear. However, he did indeed pay taxes according to the regulations. Although his small factory was inconspicuous, the profit was quite high.

Su Xinghui asked: "Boss Chen, were the sewage and waste gas here discharged without any harmless treatment?"

Chen Changqiao said: "County Magistrate Su, we have a sewage pool behind. The sewage is discharged into the sewage pool and will be treated."

Su Xinghui said: "But I also went to see that sewage pool. There is a ditch behind that leads directly to a lake over there. That water has not been treated at all."

Chen Changqiao's eyes were a little flustered. He didn't expect this young County Magistrate to be not so easy to fool, and actually went to see that sewage pool himself.

Leaders who came before generally would not go to the factory building to see, let alone the sewage pool behind. They felt that the smell was unpleasant, and the wasteland behind was full of weeds and shrubs, which was difficult to walk. They generally stayed in this office, drank a cup of tea, smoked a cigarette, and then Chen Changqiao took them to have a meal.

The former Management Committee Director Luo Chuanyong had also received benefits from Chen Changqiao. He guaranteed that there was no need to install sewage treatment equipment, and he could handle anything. But who would have thought that this young County Magistrate would directly point out this problem, which caught Chen Changqiao off guard.

Chen Changqiao smiled apologetically: "This, this is a small factory of ours, it's really impossible to afford this. County Magistrate Su, you also have to understand the difficulties of our enterprises. Let's go, County Magistrate Su, let's go have a meal together."

Su Xinghui waved his hand: "I'm not eating. Let's go, I'll go with you to the lake behind to take a look."

Chen Changqiao had no choice. He could only go out of the factory gate with Su Xinghui and Pan Sheng, and walk towards the back of the factory area along the fence.

Not far away, there was a lake. This lake was not large, probably only a few hundred mu. In Chongjin County, there were quite a few such lakes. Su Xinghui found the place where the sewage ditch behind the fence was, walked there, and stood by the lake.

At this time, sewage was still gurgling into the lake. At the place where the sewage was discharged into the lake water, the lake water was black and fishy, and a few dead fish were lying on the water grass with their white bellies turned up. The slightly farther places were slightly better, but it could still be seen that the water quality was very poor.

Su Xinghui asked: "Boss Chen, do you know the situation here?"

Chen Changqiao said apologetically: "I am in the factory every day to manage production, so I don't know much about the situation here."

Su Xinghui said: "Then do you think your factory can continue to produce?"

As soon as Chen Changqiao heard the meaning of Su Xinghui's words, he was a little anxious. He hurriedly said: "County Magistrate Su, anything can be discussed. My factory cannot be stopped. I can pay fines and pay more taxes, but I cannot be stopped from working!"

Su Xinghui turned and walked towards the factory gate, saying as he walked: "It just so happens that this pot of products of yours has been produced. Stop the reaction kettle. I will call someone to check it immediately. If you don't stop, you will bear the consequences."

Chen Changqiao shouted repeatedly behind: "County Magistrate Su, County Magistrate Su, wait."

But Su Xinghui did not stop his steps, walked to the factory gate, got into the Mercedes-Benz car, and Pan Sheng also got into the car. Su Xinghui drove the car away, leaving only Chen Changqiao stunned.

In fact, people like Chen Changqiao have a side that makes people respect them. They have technology, brains, and courage. In the tide of reform and opening up, they dared to go to sea and dug their first pot of gold. They are a part of reform and opening up. And after accumulating the first pot of gold, many of them can become stronger and bigger, becoming the backbone of private enterprises.

But on the issue of environmental protection, Chen Changqiao is not worthy of respect. His factory has caused too much damage to the surrounding environment, and in order to make money, he ignores the environment and the health of the workers in his factory. Therefore, Su Xinghui will absolutely not let his chemical plant continue to open here.

Next, Su Xinghui ran through the other few factories again. The situation of the other chemical plant was almost the same as that of Changqiao Chemical Plant. Su Xinghui also let them stop working and wait for inspection.

That food factory was of course not as serious as the chemical plant in terms of pollution. They mainly produced some leisure puffed food. Of course, in terms of discharge and hygiene, Su Xinghui also had to let relevant departments check to determine whether they met the standards. But according to Su Xinghui's observation, most of them did not meet the standards, because the factory buildings here did not look very standardized.

The other processes of that furniture factory were fine, but the smell of the paint spraying process was relatively large, and it also needed to be rectified.

And that cement plant was a typical small cement plant, with small production scale, backward technology, and serious pollution. Once it was produced, the surrounding area was covered with dust. Su Xinghui also let them stop working and wait for inspection.

After seeing these five factories, Su Xinghui and Pan Sheng returned to the Management Committee. At this time, his Mercedes-Benz car was already covered with gray dust. Most of these dusts were stained at the cement plant, and some were splashed when the large trucks on the road ran past. This car could no longer see its original color.

After entering the courtyard, without waiting for Su Xinghui to speak, Pan Sheng pulled a rubber hose and connected it to the faucet in the courtyard to wash the car. He Wenjin and Xiong Yang saw this and hurriedly came out to help. Tang Chaoxin took a few people from the station to patrol, and was not at home.

Su Xinghui entered the office and called Duan Qi. He asked Duan Qi to notify the Environmental Protection Bureau, Labor Bureau, Health Bureau, and other relevant departments to immediately go to the few enterprises in the Economic Development Zone for relevant inspections. Those that did not meet the requirements should be closed for rectification. If they were repeatedly checked and did not meet the requirements, they would be directly closed.

He also asked Duan Qi to notify Li Zhongwen to hand over the things on hand and report to the Economic Development Zone Management Committee tomorrow.

After arranging these things, Su Xinghui went out of the office and saw the three of them washing the Mercedes-Benz car with a rubber hose, washing the car clean. Su Xinghui laughed: "The three of you are good at washing cars!"

Pan Sheng said: "Every time Director Luo drove back before, we washed the car for him."

Su Xinghui said: "The dust at the cement plant is really too big. I estimate that I have to wash the car once I go there."

Pan Sheng said: "Yes."

The car was almost washed, and He Wenjin and Xiong Yang took out a few dry rags and carefully wiped the water on the Mercedes-Benz car.