Chapter 2212

With these houses, the work of relocating and building towns in Chongjin County would naturally be smooth. By the end of the year, just move those migrants directly in.

Premier Nan smiled and said, "How will the livelihoods of those migrants be solved? Let me guess, see if I guess right?"

Su Xinghui smiled and nodded, waiting for Premier Nan's follow-up.

Premier Nan said, "You must be thinking of letting these migrants go to work in those enterprises in the Economic Development Zone, right?"

Su Xinghui gave a thumbs up and said, "Premier, you are truly too smart. No, it shouldn't be called smart, it should be called wise. You guessed it right away!"

Premier Nan laughed loudly: "Comrade Xinghui, you are quite good at flattering. However, I find this flattery comfortable to hear!"

Su Xinghui said, "Premier, then what do you think of this idea of mine?"

Premier Nan put away his smile. After pondering for a moment, he said, "How much labor can the enterprises in your Economic Development Zone accommodate?"

Su Xinghui said, "There are more than 100 enterprises currently under construction in our Economic Development Zone, which can accommodate and absorb at least 10,000 to 20,000 laborers. It can completely accommodate all the labor force among the migrants and still have some left over."

There were about 50,000 migrants. This number included women, children, and the elderly. The actual labor force inside was at most 10,000-plus people. These 100-plus enterprises could completely accommodate this labor force.

Premier Nan nodded and said, "I truly admire you. You must have planned this matter long ago, right? Otherwise, how could there be such a coincidence?"

Su Xinghui said, "It's not exactly planned long ago. For our Chongjin County, developing the economy is a certainty. To develop the economy, we must introduce investment to set up enterprises. Creating employment opportunities for the masses is what the government should do. This happens to coincide with the relocation and town building, which can be considered a coincidence."

Premier Nan was silent for a while. He sighed and said, "In this matter, I am actually not as good as you. Under my hands, there are quite a few laid-off workers."

Since Premier Nan became Vice Premier, he had been leading the reform of state-owned enterprises, and there were indeed quite a few workers laid off under his hands.

Su Xinghui hurriedly said, "Premier, this cannot be blamed on you. Reform, after all, state-owned enterprises cannot work without reform. Without reform, there is always redundancy, and there will always be a day when they collapse."

Premier Nan no longer had any doubts about Su Xinghui's ability to do a good job in relocating and building towns. After hearing Su Xinghui's words, he suddenly became interested and asked, "Then do you have any insights on the reform of state-owned enterprises?"

In fact, Premier Nan did not hold much hope, because the places where Su Xinghui had worked were all county towns, and there were no large state-owned enterprises, nor did he have the experience of leading the reform of state-owned enterprises. However, it was really because Su Xinghui had created too many miracles, so Premier Nan asked a question.

What if Su Xinghui really had some insights?

Su Xinghui said, "Premier, you are an expert in the reform of state-owned enterprises. In front of you, how dare I say I have any insights?"

Premier Nan said, "It's okay, just say whatever you have."

Su Xinghui said, "Then I will just talk casually. If there is anything wrong, please bear with me."

Premier Nan nodded with a smile.

Su Xinghui said, "The crux of state-owned enterprises is, first, redundancy; second, backward management; third, backward technology; fourth, poor market competitiveness of products; fifth, too heavy a burden. To make state-owned enterprises good, these problems must be solved."

"These problems can all be solved through reform. There are several ways of reform, which I won't mention. You know more than I do. I will just talk about some of my experience in creating employment for laid-off workers."

Hearing Su Xinghui talk about this, Premier Nan became even more energetic. He said, "Okay, then hurry up and say it. It can just provide some reference for me to solve the employment problem of laid-off workers."

Su Xinghui said, "When I was in Changshan County, there were also quite a few laid-off workers in Changshan County. At that time, in order to let these laid-off workers be re-employed, I thought of quite a few ways, such as letting those enterprises that came to Changshan County to invest give priority to absorbing laid-off workers, such as giving them preferential policies to let them start businesses..."

Su Xinghui told Premier Nan about some of the measures he had taken to solve the employment problem of laid-off workers when he was in Changshan. Premier Nan listened with great interest, especially about Su Xinghui's establishment of vocational skills training schools for laid-off workers. He was particularly interested and asked very detailed questions.

Premier Nan said, "Comrade Xinghui, you still said you didn't dare to say anything in front of me. You have a lot of insights."

Su Xinghui said, "Premier, I only have some insights in solving the employment problem of laid-off workers. I really don't dare to say anything else. You are the expert."

Su Xinghui was not being humble. Many of the things he said were actually understood by Premier Nan, but there were also some things that could inspire Premier Nan. Being able to achieve this effect, Su Xinghui was satisfied.

After Premier Nan pondered for a long time, he nodded and said, "What you said has indeed given me no small inspiration. Perhaps it can allow a few more laid-off workers to be re-employed. I thank you on their behalf."

Su Xinghui said, "Premier, you overstate it. I dare not accept your thanks. In fact, governing a county and governing a country, the difficulty is not comparable. I really don't dare to compare myself with you."

Premier Nan smiled slightly and stopped talking about this issue. After he smiled, his expression became solemn: "Comrade Xinghui, I heard that Comrade Weng Guoying is your friend?"

As soon as Weng Guoying was mentioned, Su Xinghui's expression changed immediately. His expression became very painful. After a long while, he nodded and said, "Yes, Premier, he is my friend."

Premier Nan asked, "Can you tell me how you met Comrade Weng Guoying?"

Su Xinghui couldn't help but recall the bits and pieces of his acquaintance with Weng Guoying. He said, "Premier, my meeting and acquaintance with Comrade Weng Guoying was entirely an accident..."

Su Xinghui talked about the process of his acquaintance with Weng Guoying, talking about that thrilling experience, his voice became a little low...

Premier Nan listened with fascination. Even Ke Zhifang and Lu Xiaoya listened very attentively. This was the first time they had heard Su Xinghui talk about this experience. Su Xinghui was afraid that Lu Xiaoya would be worried, so he had never mentioned the detailed process to Lu Xiaoya. He only generally talked about his experience in Qingxi County.

When Lu Xiaoya heard that Su Xinghui and Weng Guoying were held at gunpoint by Cui Minda's pistol, she couldn't help but exclaim. Although Su Xinghui was sitting right in front of her, she was still worried about Su Xinghui's thrilling experience this time.

Premier Nan angrily slapped the table: "How can this be? They are too arrogant, aren't they? They actually dared to use a pistol? And in front of so many police officers? Is this still the world of the Communist Party?"

Su Xinghui said, "Premier, for the sake of profit, what wouldn't some people do?"

Premier Nan couldn't help but think of the Jiangkou embankment breach last month. He was silent for a moment and said to Su Xinghui, "Continue, I want to hear about Comrade Weng Guoying."

Su Xinghui then talked about his interaction with Weng Guoying. In his narrative, the image of a man gradually became vivid in the minds of the three. Lu Xiaoya even sobbed as she listened. Weng Guoying's deeds were truly too touching.

After Su Xinghui finished speaking, his mood was a bit low, and the atmosphere in the entire ward was also a bit dull. After a long while, Premier Nan sighed and said, "I know Comrade Weng Guoying is a good comrade, but I didn't expect his deeds to be so touching. Such a comrade is the backbone of our country!"

Ke Zhifang nodded and said, "Yes, he truly deserves to be called the backbone of the country. It's a pity that such people often don't have good results."