Chapter 3701

Chai Yongxin nodded and said, "Yes, Mayor. I have been to all these coal mines, and I have been to each one more than once."

Since Chai Yongxin took office, it has only been five months, and he has been to all these hundred-plus coal mines more than once. He really hasn't been idle these five months and has truly done a lot of things. He is really a practical cadre.

Su Xinghui looked Chai Yongxin over; he is now dark and thin. Su Xinghui said, "Old Chai, you should still take it easy; your health is important!"

Chai Yongxin said, "It's okay, Mayor. My spirits are very good. It's just that the weather was hot during that time, and I went to the mines every day, so I got tanned and look a bit dark and thin, but my body is fine."

Su Xinghui nodded and pointed to some names on the table, asking, "So these mines have all been rectified according to the requirements?"

Chai Yongxin said, "Yes, there are about a dozen coal mines that have been rectified according to the requirements. These coal mines are also relatively large-scale coal mines, so they are willing to invest. The remaining coal mines are relatively small in scale, and even if they were asked to invest, they couldn't afford it, so it has been dragging on."

Su Xinghui said, "That's fine too. I think it's better to gradually close, suspend, merge, or convert those smaller coal mines. Small-scale investment is not suitable for coal mine production; it's too easy for accidents to happen, and after an accident, those mine owners don't have the ability to repay."

The meaning of "close, suspend, merge, or convert" is to close, stop operations, merge, or switch production. Su Xinghui has always believed that those small-scale mines are not suitable for continued production; they should either be closed or merged into relatively large-scale mines. Only when the scale of the mine is large can they have the money to invest in safety production facilities.

Chai Yongxin nodded and said, "Yes, Mayor, I think so too. I plan to stop issuing safety production licenses to coal mines with an annual output of less than 200,000 tons in the future. Those small coal mines should either be closed or merged, and safety facilities must be done well."

Su Xinghui said, "That's fine, this idea of yours is very good. You submit a plan to the municipal government. If it is feasible, I will instruct the Land and Resources Bureau to take synchronized action with you, and no more mining licenses will be issued to coal mines with an annual output of less than 200,000 tons."

Chai Yongxin was very excited because his idea was recognized by the mayor, which also proved that his work during this period was valuable.

During this period, he ran to so many coal mines, not just to check the rectification situation of these coal mines, but he was also investigating the output of these coal mines and some production laws of coal mines. After investigating so many coal mines, he concluded that 200,000 tons of annual output is a relatively appropriate boundary.

Currently, among the private coal mines in Linshan City, there are only about a dozen coal mines that can reach an annual output of over 200,000 tons. Other coal mines generally have an annual output of tens of thousands of tons, and there are even small coal mines with an annual output of about 10,000 tons. Such coal mines still account for the majority.

Such coal mines also have an annual output value of several million, but how can these mine owners afford to invest in safety facilities? If something happens, how can they afford to compensate? Therefore, such coal mines are indeed not suitable for continued production and are backward production capacities that should be eliminated.

Chai Yongxin said, "Okay, Mayor, I will submit the plan to you within these two days, and the report on my investigation will also be given to you together."

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "That's good, I'll wait for your plan."

Not long after Chai Yongxin left, Su Xinghui received a call from Lu Xiaoya. Lu Xiaoya told Su Xinghui that Zheng Hong, the Minister of the Propaganda Department, said she wanted to invite her to a meal, saying it was to welcome her. She really couldn't decline and had to agree, but Zheng Hong also said she wanted to call Su Xinghui, saying her husband also wanted to attend this welcome banquet, so she asked Lu Xiaoya to bring her husband along.

Lu Xiaoya called to seek Su Xinghui's opinion, of course. She would never make a decision for Su Xinghui without his consent. This is also where her wisdom lies. She knows that no matter how good the relationship is, making a decision for her husband rashly is an unwise choice.

Moreover, among cadres of this level, even a simple meal could be interpreted as a signal that is not simple, because Su Xinghui is the mayor, and Zheng Hong is the Minister of the Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department and a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee. Eating together is indeed a very complicated matter.

Lu Xiaoya would never get involved in such things, so she called Su Xinghui in advance.

After listening, Su Xinghui pondered for a moment and then asked, "When did Minister Zheng say to eat?"

Lu Xiaoya said, "It's after work this afternoon."

Su Xinghui looked at his watch; there were still more than two hours until work ended.

Zheng Hong's impression on Su Xinghui has always been very vague. She is a very slick person who never easily leans to any side in the Standing Committee meetings. She always speaks ambiguously. When she really needs to express an opinion, she either follows the crowd or abstains and reserves her opinion. There is almost no time when she is at odds with others.

The work of the Propaganda Department she is in charge of is also considered standard, with no highlights, but no mistakes either, which is as mediocre as her personality.

Why would she suddenly say she wants to welcome Lu Xiaoya today?

If it were purely to welcome Lu Xiaoya, Su Xinghui would not believe it, because Lu Xiaoya has been in Linshan for several days. On the second day after she came to Linshan, the Propaganda Department had already welcomed Lu Xiaoya. Why does Zheng Hong want to welcome Lu Xiaoya separately after a few days now?

In addition, Su Xinghui also does not believe that there would be any simple meals among cadres of their level. The meals between them often have some meaning. So, what meaning would this meal have?

However, Su Xinghui is not prepared to think too much. Since Lu Xiaoya has already promised her to attend this welcome, Su Xinghui naturally will not refuse. If he refused, it would be too disrespectful to Lu Xiaoya.

Su Xinghui said, "Okay, you tell Minister Zheng that I will attend on time in the evening."

Although Lu Xiaoya would not force Su Xinghui to attend this welcome banquet, she was still very happy that Su Xinghui could attend, which proved that her husband had her in his heart. She happily said, "That's good, in the evening at the Municipal Party Committee Guest House, you go directly, and I will take Minister Zheng's car."

After work, Su Xinghui asked Zhai Yingjie to take him to the Municipal Party Committee Guest House and then let Zhai Yingjie go home. The Municipal Party Committee Guest House is not far from his home. After eating, he planned to take a walk home with Lu Xiaoya, so why let Zhai Yingjie wait so long?

When Su Xinghui arrived, Zheng Hong and Lu Xiaoya had not arrived yet. Su Xinghui sat in the lobby for a while and then saw Zheng Hong's car stop at the door. Su Xinghui stood up and welcomed Zheng Hong and her husband and Lu Xiaoya into the lobby.

Zheng Hong smiled and said, "Mayor Su is really a model husband, getting up to welcome his wife from so far away."

Lu Xiaoya's pretty face flushed slightly and said, "Minister Zheng is joking, Xinghui is clearly welcoming Minister Zheng."

Zheng Hong said, "That's not right, I am considered Mayor Su's subordinate, how can a superior welcome a subordinate?"

Lu Xiaoya said, "Then am I not his subordinate too?"

Zheng Hong said, "At work, you are his subordinate, but at home, maybe you are his superior."

Everyone smiled. Su Xinghui didn't expect Zheng Hong to have such a sense of humor, which is a bit different from her usual self in the Standing Committee meetings.

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Minister Zheng, then you are also a superior at work, and I'm afraid you are also a superior at home? Editor-in-Chief Dong must be suffering."

Zheng Hong's husband, Dong Zhongfu, is the deputy president of the Linshan Daily. Zheng Hong is indeed his superior, and at home, it is estimated that Zheng Hong must also be his superior.