Material Empire

Good news! Good news!

Pan Shengjie, director of the county economic committee, stumbled into the office of the county magistrate Guo Ming, his face was full of joy, as if he had picked up gold ingots all the way.

Old Pan, what good news makes you so happy? Guo Ming looked at Pan Shengjie cheerfully and asked.

Magistrate Guo, do you remember that Japanese named Kunio Kishida? Pan Shengjie asked.

Guo Ming nodded: How can I not remember, is he here again?

No, he didn't come. It's a Japanese named Ichiro Kawashima. He's...by the way, the vice president of the Great East Asia Green Sharing Foundation. He's coming to Pingyuan. Pan Shengjie said.

Great East Asia Shared Green Foundation...is this company producing paint? Second Monk Guo Mingzhang was puzzled. It is certainly a happy event to have a foreign guest, but it is not worth Pan Shengjie's excitement for a representative of a paint company to come to Pingyuan. Besides, there are not too many buildings in Pingyuan that need green paint. Why did Ichiro come to Pingyuan?

Haha, County Magistrate Guo didn't understand it, did he? When I first heard the news, I couldn't turn the corner for a long time. The Provincial Foreign Affairs Office explained it to me for a long time before I figured it out. Pan Shengjie proudly Said that although he is Guo Ming's subordinate, the difference in level between the two is not that big, so he can be joked about. The news he got was really good, so he couldn't help but want to show off and let Guo Ming share his joy.

It turns out that the so-called Great East Asia Shared Green Foundation is not a paint company, but an environmental protection public welfare organization in Japan, whose purpose is to help Asian countries restore ecology and protect the environment. Ichiro Kawashima came to Anhe this time because he heard that some old iron and steel factories in Beixi City had accumulated a lot of iron-making waste, which had not been effectively treated for many years.

It is said that the long-term exposure of this waste to the outdoors will affect the local air quality and pollute the groundwater. In short, it will cause extremely serious ecological disasters. As Japanese friends who are willing to help others, they are willing to help the local government of Beixi City remove these slags for the health of the Chinese people, and return the people of Beixi a clear living environment.

He's talking about the two scum hills in Pingyuan Iron and Steel Plant? Guo Ming realized when he heard Pan Shengjie's explanation. Those two scum hills were indeed obstructing the view. The county had planned to dispose of them, but I couldn't find a way to deal with it, so I kept procrastinating for more than ten years. Unexpectedly, Pingyuan County itself is unknown, but the two slag mountains have already alarmed Japanese friends.

I have to thank Kunio Kishida for this matter, the Japanese are so kind. Pan Shengjie said with emotion, I heard that when Kunio Kishida was invited by Qin Hai to visit the steel factory, he discovered the two A mountain of scum. After returning to China, he has been thinking about this matter. After several efforts, he finally contacted Mr. Kawashima. The Green Foundation that Mr. Kawashima belongs to is dedicated to this kind of public welfare undertakings, and their money is Donated by Japanese entrepreneurs, it is specially used to help developing countries like us free of charge.”

Then how are they going to remove the waste? Guo Ming asked.

I heard that they plan to pay their own money and hire migrant workers in Pingyuan to dig out the waste, put it on train wagons, transport it to Cenzhou for loading, and then transport it back to Japan, Pan Shengjie said.

Guo Ming was surprised: Didn't they say that these wastes are poisonous, why should they be transported back to Japan?

Pan Shengjie smiled and said, Mayor Guo doesn't know, right? I didn't understand at first, but once they explained it, I understood. Think about it, Japan is an island, and its area is said to be only as big as our Beixi area. If they want to develop their economy, they have to rely on land reclamation. So they transported the waste back to fill the sea. Haha, this thing is waste to us, but it can be turned into treasure when it comes to others. Talking about the Japanese's ability is not enough to make people admire.

So, they help us clean up the garbage, not only do we not need to pay, but also allow us to earn some money, is that so? Guo Ming asked.

Pan Shengjie said: That's right, that's exactly how it is. I heard that when the Japanese hire migrant workers to work, the wages they pay are very high, even higher than the wages of our government officials.

This is a great thing! Guo Ming thought it through, Old Pan, you should implement it immediately, contact the village cadres in the villages below Chengguan Town, and ask them to mobilize and organize the most conscious farmers to become migrant workers. Also, we need to say hello to the steel factory for this matter. Isn’t Qin Hai renting the site of the steel factory now? Tell him in advance and ask him to cooperate. If this matter can be done, Qin Hai will do it again We have made a contribution to the county, if he hadn’t brought Kishida Kunio to the steel factory to visit, how would Japanese friends know that we have this problem?”

Pan Shengjie happily ran to make arrangements. Guo Ming asked his secretary to call the steel factory and told Qin Hai to come to the county government right away and inform him about something important.

Qin Hai was currently studying smelting technology with Li Linguang and the others at the iron and steel plant. When he received the call, he didn't think much about it. He changed into clean clothes and drove to the county government. After the previous few incidents, Qin Hai and the leaders of the county have known each other, and they have been to Guo Ming's office four or five times, so they are familiar with each other.

Our hero is here, please sit down, please sit down. Guo Ming was in a good mood, and played a light joke with Qin Hai.

County Guo made fun of me again. I'm not a hero. I've caused trouble for the county. Qin Hai said modestly with a smile.

Well, there are indeed many troubles, but there are also credits. You don't know it yet, but you have made another great contribution to our Pingyuan County without knowing it. Guo Ming said.

Qin Hai scratched his head, unable to think of any good things he had done these days. What happened to the Qujiang Cement Factory, at least can't be regarded as unknowingly? As for other aspects, what can be called great merit seems to be really hard to find.

Major Guo, I'm not smart enough, just tell me if you have anything to do, don't make me guess the riddle. Qin Hai said.

Guo Ming laughed, and told Qin Hai exactly what Pan Shengjie had told him just now. Qin Hai couldn't react at first, but when he heard that the Japanese planned to transport the waste back to fill the sea, he burst out laughing.

Magistrate Guo, you don't really believe that pies will fall from the sky, do you? Qin Hai asked indifferently. After traveling for so long, he still couldn't get his position right, especially at some critical moments, he didn't take the county magistrate or mayor as a cadre if he didn't pay attention.

Guo Ming was a little embarrassed by Qin Hai's words. He was originally in high spirits, but Qin Hai's words were like pouring cold water on his head, which made him very annoyed.

Xiao Qin, what do you mean by that? Guo Ming asked with a dark face.

Qin Hai said angrily: This old devil Kishida is really good at taking advantage of loopholes. If I didn't pay attention, I must have let him take away the sample of slag from the steel plant. If I had known this, I shouldn't have taken him to see the slag mountain , or he should be allowed to leave the house after reading it, and he should not let him take away even a speck of dust. Mayor Guo, I dare to bet you that this shitty Green Foundation is probably a subsidiary of the Fukuoka Club. They are Those who came to take our resources for nothing, we are still here to thank them.

Resources? Guo Ming was taken aback, and he began to realize that things were not simple.

Anyone who can reach the level of county magistrate is not a fool. If Guo Ming was a little confused at the beginning, it was only because the media kept advocating Sino-Japanese friendship and the kindness and enthusiasm of the Japanese, which gave him some preconceived illusions. When Qin Hai was so broken, Guo Ming naturally returned to his normal rationality. Yes, he is courteous for nothing, rape or steal. Do the Japanese really have such good intentions?

Xiao Qin, explain the matter clearly. What the Japanese want is our waste, how can it be resources? Guo Ming asked Qin Hai seriously.

Qin Haidao: Major Guo, there is a technical problem here. Our Pingyuan Iron and Steel Plant used to only know how to make iron. We found iron ore from the mountains and started smelting. As a result, a pile of low-quality scrap iron was smelted, leaving behind a lot of iron ore. Pile waste residue. As everyone knows, the iron ore in our entire Beixi City is lean ore in terms of iron content. But these iron ores are actually tantalum niobium iron ore, and the most valuable element in it is not iron, but tantalum and niobium. In the market, the price of one kilogram of tantalum is equivalent to dozens of tons of iron.”

You mean, what kind of tantalum and niobium are there in these waste residues? Guo Ming asked.

Qin Haidao: I'm still not 100% sure about this matter. In terms of mineral distribution, our Beixi City happens to be in an area rich in tantalum-niobium ore. Most of the iron ore should be tantalum-niobium-associated ore. Before Due to being too busy for a while, I have not taken time to analyze the composition of these slags. However, I once talked with Professor Li Linguang about this matter, and he also thinks that these slags should be tantalum-niobium slags.

The most powerful evidence is this little devil named Ichiro Kawashima. If there is no trick in it, it is impossible for him to rush to show his love in such a hurry.

But... Guo Ming hesitated. If these slags were really rich in the tantalum and niobium that Qin Hai said, then the intentions of the Japanese were very sinister, and Pingyuan County should resolutely refuse the Japanese to take away the slags. But on the other hand, if Qin Hai's guess is wrong and Pingyuan County accuses the Japanese of goodwill for no reason, then the impact will be very bad. When the time comes, the higher authorities will investigate, and they will not be able to explain it at all.

Qin Hai saw what Guo Ming was thinking, and he said, County Guo, you don't have to make trouble. I'll go back now and ask Professor Li to bring some samples back to the Institute of Engineering for testing. If the test results confirm my guess, Then we have a reasonable reason to reject the Japanese request. What is needed now is to delay for a few days, I think County Magistrate Guo should have this method, right?

It's really late, but let's fight for the third watch today, let's watch Chengzi's actions.