Cao Qingtai was in good spirits.

Although he is not in charge of the work of attracting investment, as the vice governor of Pingyuan Province and the most trusted and effective assistant of Huang Shaotang, the governor of Pingyuan Province, he will do his best to strive for any work as long as it is conducive to the economic development of Pingyuan Province.

"Zhengyang, where did you get the news?" Cao Qingtai's eyes were scorching, and he looked at Sha Zhengyang: "Oh, by the way, you are now in the working committee of large enterprises, but the working committee of large enterprises has not yet been officially listed, have you already begun to intervene in enterprise management?"

"No, Senior Officer Cao, the current responsibilities of the working committee of large enterprises have not been determined, and the basic determination is still the main management of ideology, management of the team, management of organizations, management of personnel, and some can only be discussed and discussed, the central government has not yet clarified, but we are now coordinating with the ministries and commissions including the State Development and Planning Commission, the State Economic and Trade Commission, and some key industries and basic core areas and even key industries, large state-owned enterprises, especially central enterprises, to play the role of the mainstay, this point is basically approved by the central government, but it is necessary to refine the difference. ”

This is also the work that Sha Zhengyang and Cai Zheng are mainly doing during this period of time.

Through several reports and connections with other ministries and commissions, other ministries and commissions have also realized the particularity and importance of this work, especially by the preparatory group of the working committee of large enterprises, which are the first to be preempted, they are naturally vigilant, afraid that the working committee of large enterprises will erode their rights and responsibilities in the future, and let them lose face and endorse the central leaders in the future, so they have also begun to pay attention to it, and the olive branch thrown by the working committee of large enterprises is much more positive than at the beginning.

Cao Qingtai's eyes were a little more inquiring, "So your original idea was still recognized by the high-level?"

Sha Zhengyang also mentioned this situation to Cao Qingtai roughly, but at that time Cao Qingtai also felt that this question was too big, and the working committee of large enterprises was a little overstepping its authority, but now Sha Zhengyang took the lead in doing it, and also forced other ministries and commissions to follow suit, but let the working committee of large enterprises take the initiative.

However, taking the initiative does not mean that you will be able to occupy a dominant position in the future, according to Sha Zhengyang's own estimate, I am afraid that the State Development and Planning Commission will have to take the lead, and the Working Committee of Large Enterprises can only play a cooperative role.

Even so, Sha Zhengyang and Cai Zheng, on behalf of the Working Committee for Large Enterprises, also taught a lesson to the State Development and Planning Commission and the State Economic and Trade Commission, especially the prime minister, who paid attention to them, which made them even more compelled to pay attention to it.

"It should have attracted the attention of the high-level level, well, there may have been some instructions, and the attitude of the State Development and Planning Commission and the State Economic and Trade Commission has begun to be positive, and we have had more contact with them during this time. Sha Zhengyang returned to the topic: "So in view of the obvious decline in coal prices, sluggish electricity prices, and the situation of excess electricity, Chinalco intends to start electrolytic aluminum projects in areas rich in coal and electricity, and I also inadvertently heard about this situation." ”

"Our plain coal resources are still quite abundant, and I heard that senior officials of Shaotang are also interested in the State Development and Planning Commission and the leaders of the Development and Planning Commission to negotiate coal power projects in our province, but if you want to go to thermal power projects under the current situation of power surplus, the State Development and Planning Commission may not agree with it, and it is very difficult,......," Cao Qingtai mused: "But if Chinalco can put the electrolytic aluminum project in our plain, it will not be a problem." ”

Electrolytic aluminum is a high energy-consuming project, the demand for electricity is very large, generally speaking, the project site will choose thermal power or hydropower rich areas, and although the coal quality of Pingyuan Province is not too good, but the coal resources are still quite rich, for this kind of project can be said to be very thirsty, especially can be connected in parallel with thermal power projects, it can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

"The news I got is that Chinalco probably doesn't just want to start a project, but the central government means to give priority to the western region. Sha Zhengyang said while thinking: "It is said that the central government is very worried about the current situation of the growing gap between the economic development of the coastal areas and the central and western regions, and intends to tilt towards the western region in terms of policies and projects, so projects like this are also very suitable for the western region, and have an immediate pulling effect on stimulating the economic development of the western region and driving local employment, so ......."

"You mean that Pingyuan Province is no fun as a central region?" Cao Qingtai frowned, "Policies and projects are tilted towards the west, does the central government have this idea?"

At present, it is only the formulation of some comrades within the central authorities, when Deng Gong proposed that the coastal areas should be given priority to the development of the central and western regions, and that the central and western regions should take into account the overall situation and support the development of the coastal areas first, but when the coastal areas develop to a certain stage, they should in turn support the development of the central and western regions. ”

Sha Zhengyang has been dealing with people from the State Development and Planning Commission and the State Economic and Trade Commission during this time, and he has become more familiar with these internal situations.

Sha Zhengyang has the impression that in his previous life, it would not be until 1999 that the principal leaders of the central authorities would have this viewpoint, and that it would be until 2000 that the real implementation and promotion would take place, and that the sign was that the state would set up a leading group for the large-scale development of the western region, and only then could it be regarded as the official start of promoting the development of the western region.

"The central government only focuses on the west, but what about the central region?" Isn't it just that grandma doesn't love uncle and uncle?" Cao Qingtai's dissatisfied tone overflowed, "The central government can't be so narrow-minded, right? Of course, the western region should be considered, but the central part should also be included, and the central and western regions should be considered in a unified manner." ”

"I just heard this kind of statement, and it was private, but since some comrades have such opinions, they also have some influence and right to speak, so they may start to consider the implementation of some specific policies and projects, and Chinalco's project may be affected by this. Sha Zhengyang explained.

He didn't expect this matter to cause such a big reaction from Cao Qingtai, this is really a plot in his position, where does his ass sit, then he has to subconsciously tilt which way.

"That's not good, I want to go back to report to Governor Shaotang I immediately, such a project can't pull the overall economy of our plain, if it is placed in a certain city, it may be able to drive the economy of a region to increase the economic growth rate by a few percentage points in a few years!" Cao Qingtai said without hesitation.

Seeing that Cao Qingtai was so anxious and excited, Sha Zhengyang didn't say much, at this time he realized how important the power, resources and information in the hands of these national ministries and commissions were, and it was unusual to miss a single one, and it could attract so much attention to a province, and if it was placed in a certain prefecture and city under the province, it would be even more important.

"Provincial Governor, you don't have to worry, firstly, Chinalco's action may include several projects, and secondly, it is only an intention stage, and it is far from finalizing the board. Sha Zhengyang could only comfort the other party.

"I know, but once this kind of thing has an intention, it will take a lot of effort to get it back, and if it drags on any longer, it may be completely useless. Cao Qingtai still sees this kind of situation very clearly, the local government has little influence on the central government's decision-making, and his deputy position is even more powerless, so he can only connect through the main leaders of the province to see if there is an opportunity.

"Provincial Governor, I think Pingyuan Province can actually make some preparations now, I judge that in the second half of the year the central government may introduce a series of policies to stimulate economic growth, especially in infrastructure construction, there will definitely be big moves, in addition to the complete liberalization of the real estate industry has been on the bow, cement, steel, aluminum, Electricity and even coal have a certain pulling effect, of course, this pulling effect may have a certain lag effect, maybe it will not slowly appear until a year to two years later, but the construction period of such projects itself is definitely measured in years, so it is necessary to prepare early. "Sha Zhengyang is colorful.

Cao Qingtai thought thoughtfully: "Zhengyang, have you mentioned this to the leaders of your province?"

"I mentioned some indirectly, mainly to Governor You Province, but unfortunately he was transferred to Sinopec." Sha Zhengyang said calmly: "But I plan to find an opportunity to report these views to the senior officials of Yunxiang after returning to Handu, which is also what I have observed and analyzed during my time in Beijing." ”

"Zhengyang, I have a feeling that this large enterprise working committee is actually not very suitable for you, because as you said, its main responsibility is to manage ideas and organize the personnel team, although you also mentioned to try in some areas, but can not change its mainstream, and your advantage in vision and thinking, often far-sighted and innovative, this point Shaotang senior officials have also said, now even the central head is concerned, so, well, I mean, if you can, the work of the Planning and Development Commission is actually very suitable for you. ”

Cao Qingtai spoke very slowly, "I'm afraid you haven't realized this yet, many of your ideas have been shown to be quite advanced and accurate, which is very precious and rare, sometimes a foresight is enough to be worth many people's hard work for many years, you can't accept it!"

Cao Qingtai's words hit the key, and Sha Zhengyang's heart was also moved. Cao Qingtai hit the nail on the head, and it is in his "discerning eyes" and "farsightedness" that the leaders will value themselves so much, especially after he has served as a county magistrate for a term and has experience at the grassroots level, so he should bring this level of ability into full play.