Chapter 2779: Instructions from Gan Yuru

Xin Jing naturally understood the meaning of muddling through, but she came to Su Xinghui because she didn't want to muddle through. If she muddled through, what was the point of her being a Vice Mayor? She also had to worry about taking the blame at any time. Therefore, Xin Jing smiled and said, "Mayor Su, of course I want to manage the mines well."

Su Xinghui said, "If you really want to manage the mines well, then start with environmental protection. As long as it is a gold and silver mine opened by a private individual, then pollution to the environment is unavoidable. As long as environmental protection standards are strictly implemented, these mines can only be suspended for rectification."

Xin Jing nodded thoughtfully and said, "I also thought of this method, but I'm afraid that no one in the city or the Environmental Protection Bureau will support me."

For an outsider like Xin Jing to do such a thing, she must win the support of the city leaders and the Environmental Protection Bureau, and make great efforts to investigate. However, most of the city leaders had interests in the mines, and many people in the Environmental Protection Bureau also got many benefits from the mines. Could they listen to an outsider like Xin Jing? Wasn't that cutting off their own wealth?

Su Xinghui said, "Isn't this a good opportunity now? Media exposure, provincial committee pressure, the mines in Baozhou have reached the point where they must be rectified. If the rectification this time is effective, it can be maintained in the future."

The external pressure this time was unprecedentedly huge for Baozhou City. It was estimated that rectification was necessary. The result of the rectification would definitely be that a batch of mines with incomplete procedures would be completely closed, and a batch of mines with complete procedures but too much environmental pollution would also be suspended for rectification.

The rectification this time should also be real, because the provincial committee investigation team had come, and it was estimated that no one dared to play tricks.

However, Xin Jing was afraid that it would be difficult to maintain in the future, because after the limelight passed, the mines that the leaders had shares in would probably resume work again. She doubted whether she really had the ability to stop this matter.

Xin Jing smiled reluctantly and said, "I'm just afraid that after this time, everything will return to the original state."

Su Xinghui smiled confidently and said, "After the rectification this time, it will not be so easy to return to the original state."

Xin Jing's heart moved. She thought of Su Xinghui's tough background. Since Su Xinghui dared to say this, he should be very sure.

Xin Jing said, "Then I will believe Mayor Su. If I encounter any difficulties, I will come to find Mayor Su."

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Well, as long as I can help, I will definitely help."

For Su Xinghui, having a quasi-ally like Xin Jing in the municipal government now could be considered quite good. Most of the other municipal leaders were locals, or had worked in the local area for a long time, and had intricate connections with the local interest groups, making it difficult for them to stand on the same front as Su Xinghui.

He had learned about Xin Jing's situation. It was said that Xin Jing had a relationship with a Vice Governor, but the relationship was very limited. After she was arranged to be a Vice Mayor in Baozhou City, her situation was relatively awkward, and she was excluded by the local municipal leaders. Even the directors of the bureaus she was in charge of didn't buy her account much.

Therefore, Xin Jing couldn't wait to find an ally to get rid of this awkward situation. Su Xinghui came to Baozhou, which could be considered an opportunity for her.

The conversation between the two sides today could be considered to have established a tacit understanding. In the future, in the municipal government, they each had one more ally. Of course, Su Xinghui's words today could be considered reserved. After all, the two sides had just started to cooperate and could not be open and honest yet. It depended on the effect of the cooperation between the two sides in the future.

This time the provincial committee sent an investigation team, and the media pressure was also great. The mines in Baozhou were bound to be rectified. This was the best time to test the effect of the cooperation between the two sides. If Xin Jing could seize this opportunity, then Su Xinghui could regard her as a reliable ally, and the cooperation between the two sides would be closer in the future.

After Wang Guoqing's article was published, several media reporters wrote articles to refute his views. They also learned the true situation of the mines in Baozhou through various channels. The pollution caused by the mines in Baozhou to the environment was definitely not as understated as Wang Guoqing said.

And Wang Guoqing's view that the environment could be sacrificed for economic development was also opposed by these reporters. Some experts also expressed their opinions in newspapers, believing that both economic development and environmental protection should be achieved, and the two should not be in an opposite relationship, but should be parallel.

They believed that the view that sacrificing the environment for economic development was a fallacy. In China, there was no lack of regions that could both develop at high speed and protect the environment, and many examples were cited, among which Shangjun County, Changshan County, and Chongjin County were prominently listed.

These counties were all places where Su Xinghui had worked. Under Su Xinghui's leadership, the economic development speed of these places was indeed very fast, and until now, they were still in high-speed development, and the environment of these places was protected very well, and now they were all famous tourist scenic spots.

When Su Xinghui was in the Policy Research Office of the Planning Commission, he had written the development process of these counties into his articles and published them in the internal reference. These articles influenced many people and also made many experts sigh in admiration. Now, these experts who supported environmental protection used the arguments in Su Xinghui's articles to support their own points.

This debate gradually leaned toward the side supporting environmental protection. However, Yinshan County could also be considered to have successfully diverted everyone's attention, so that everyone would no longer stare at Yinshan County. This proved that Wang Guoqing's article indeed played a role in muddying the water, which made Ma Changeng let out a long sigh of relief.

The Sheshan Gold Mine took out one million and handed it to the county for them to handle these reporters. And the security guards of the gold mine headed by Yang Hu who participated in beating Wang Guoqing were all punished with criminal detention, and it was estimated that they would be sentenced later.

This was not only to vent anger for Wang Guoqing, but also Ma Changeng's intention. Ma Changeng hated these security guards so much that his teeth itched. They were too stupid and specifically added trouble to the county.

The Sheshan Gold Mine not only paid money and handed over people, but they also suspended for rectification. This was also a matter of no choice. Now the wind was so tight, if they continued to open, it would be committing a crime against the wind.

Other gold and silver mines in the county were also suspended for rectification. They were ordered to restore and govern the environment they polluted, which made them complain endlessly. Other pollution was fine, but the pollution of mercury and cyanide used to extract gold and silver was very serious. If they wanted to restore and govern, the funds to be spent were huge, and it was not certain how much effect it would have.

These private small gold and silver mines, in order to save costs, did not take any environmental protection measures. The waste liquid and tailings produced after extracting gold and silver were piled up everywhere. After being rained on, they would flow into streams and even seep into groundwater. After many years, these waste liquids and tailings piled up like mountains. Now wanting to restore and govern, how easy was it?

The provincial committee investigation team continued to investigate the pollution incident of the mines in Baozhou. Although the investigation was still ongoing and the investigation results had not come out, the wind that had been revealed was that the reports of those media were basically true, and the pollution of these mines indeed had a relatively large impact on the physical health of local residents.

Baozhou City naturally hoped that the investigation team could speak more good words for them. Therefore, the reception standard of Baozhou City for the investigation team was very high. Even Municipal Committee Secretary Ma Changeng and Mayor Wei Ziming often accompanied the investigation team to eat, and Vice Mayor Xin Jing, who was in charge of land and resources, accompanied the investigation team almost the whole time.

However, their behavior of pleasing the investigation team did not receive very good results, because this time the investigation team, several of whom were personally named by Provincial Committee Secretary Gan Yuru, could be said to be directly responsible to Gan Yuru. ===== CHAPTER 2781 =====