Among the several large iron and steel enterprises in Pujiang City, the largest and the best developed is the Chunshan Iron and Steel Plant.

Although Chunshan Iron and Steel Plant is a district enterprise, they have the largest production scale and the best development. Pujiang Iron and Steel and Jiangnan Iron and Steel are old municipal enterprises, and the level of the enterprise is there, so naturally they will not be willing to succumb to the original district enterprise Chunshan Iron and Steel after integration, so the city has put forward integration plans several times, but all of them have ended in nothing.

Bao Feiyang proposed the construction of a new steel plant this time, and did not mention the integration of these steel plants, because he also knew very well the difficulty of integration, the relocation of the Pudong Iron and Steel family was very difficult, coupled with the integration of the problem of the century, not to mention that Bai Zongyi would oppose it, even the mayor Yang Chenglin may not have the patience to listen to his nonsense.

Zhou Kunlin glanced at Bao Feiyang and continued: "The city has also considered merging Jiangnan Iron and Steel, Pujiang Iron and Steel and several other municipal iron and steel metallurgical enterprises to establish a new Jiangpu Iron and Steel Group and create a Jinggang Group belonging to Pujiang......"

"At that time, it was also considered that the location of the two iron and steel enterprises Pujiang Iron and Steel and Jiangnan Iron and Steel was not good, and the continued expansion of production scale was limited, so it was planned to choose a new plant and expand the scale of steel production of the enterprise......

"But the investment required to build a new plant is too great, if you want to reach 2 million tons of steel production, the investment must reach at least 2 billion, if you want to use advanced technology and equipment, then the investment will increase, and it may even need to be doubled......"

"And that's just the cost of building a new plant......

Zhou Kunlin said: "But the scale of the 2 million ton steel project is still on the small side!"

"Two million tons, which is about the same as the current production capacity of Chunshan Iron and Steel, cannot bear the heavy responsibility of establishing Pujiang leading iron and steel enterprises......"

Zhou Kunlin said: "And to achieve this purpose, the output of steel must reach more than six million tons, the scale of the steel industry is very important, according to the research in the industry, the economic scale of iron and steel enterprises should reach at least 6 million tons of output, the best economic scale to reach more than 10 million tons, and the new plant to reach the scale of 6 million tons, then the investment will be doubled on the original basis, to reach about 10 billion ......"

An investment of 10 billion yuan is nothing in more than ten years, and generally second- and third-tier cities often have one or two billion-level infrastructure projects every year. But in 99 years, the total local fiscal revenue of Pujiang City is only more than 40 billion, which also includes more than 10 districts and counties, in fact, the municipal finance can only control about half, and there are many aspects of expenditure, so the investment of 8 billion yuan is also a very big project for Pujiang City now.

At this time, the government was not like more than a decade later, when the county government of a small place could borrow tens of billions of dollars, and now the central government has a little deficit, and it will be stared at.

Therefore, this project with an investment of 8 billion yuan, although it is not completely unbearable for Pujiang City, is indeed quite difficult, so this project has not entered the priority sequence of major project investment in Pujiang City.

Zhou Kunlin said: "The plan you are proposing now does not involve the integration of several major steel plants in Pujiang, which seems to reduce the difficulty, but makes the plan less likely to pass......

"The central government requires all localities to limit steel production capacity, eliminate backward production capacity, this year to limit production by 10 percent, Pujiang to build a new steel project, the production capacity of other steel plants need to be limited, Pudong Iron and Steel to relocate, a year of 800,000 tons of production capacity even if all eliminated, the new plant of 2 million tons of production capacity or more than 1 million tons of expansion, at this point in time, this project to get the support of the central government, very little!"

"And if it's less than two million tons, then the project doesn't seem to make much ......."

Bao Feiyang glanced at Zhou Kunlin, who seemed to be more inclined to the plan of integrating several steel plants together, and this plan ...... It is also Bao Feiyang's original intention: "Mayor Zhou, from the perspective of scale and efficiency of the steel industry, the scale of the new plant of Pudong Iron and Steel will inevitably exceed 2 million tons, and the production scale of the new plant of Pudong Iron and Steel should reach 10 million tons in the future.

"Then have you reported this situation to Mayor Yang?" Zhou Kunlin asked.

Bao Feiyang shook his head: "Not yet!"

Compared with Zhou Kunlin, Mayor Yang Chenglin's attitude is more conservative, just a relocation of Pudong Iron and Steel made Yang Chenglin very hesitant, so Bao Feiyang did not rashly put forward the integration of the four major steel plants, Bao Feiyang is only the acting head of Huixun District, except for Pugang is located in Huixun District, several other steel plants have nothing to do with Huixun District, so this plan should not be proposed by him. It was only when Zhou Kunlin mentioned it first, and Bao Feiyang would explain.

Zhou Kunlin nodded: "I agree with your analysis and judgment on the future development of the steel industry, and the integration of Pujiang steel industry is also imperative." Of course, even if it is integration, it must be done step by step, and the first step is to realize the relocation of Pudong Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., which is also possible. However, in the planning and formulation of the plan, it is still necessary to focus on the overall situation of the entire Pujiang and even the domestic steel industry......"

Zhou Kunlin didn't talk too deeply with Bao Feiyang, and quickly made a simple summary, and at this time, Bao Feiyang also knew that he should leave, and quickly got up and left Zhou Kunlin's office.

For Bao Feiyang, the harvest of this trip to the municipal government is quite big. Although he had learned about the steel industry in Pujiang through some ways before, it was through contact that he really learned about Mayor Yang Chenglin, Executive Vice Mayor Zhou Kunlin, and even some of the city's plans and arrangements for Pujiang's steel industry.

Relatively speaking, Zhou Kunlin's attitude is more positive, but he also raised a difficult problem, the relocation of Pudong Iron and Steel involves not only a factory of Pudong Iron and Steel, but also the changes of the entire Pujiang iron and steel industry. This is not surprising, although Pugang is not the largest steel company in Pujiang, but it is also one of the top four steel mills, even second only to Chunshan Iron and Steel in terms of output, and Jiangnan Iron and Steel.

Pujiang iron and steel industry lacks a leader, lacks a giant like Beijing Iron and Steel, the current total output of the highest Chunshan Iron and Steel, is just a district enterprise, the best benefit of Pubei Iron and Steel or township enterprises, and the development of Pushan Iron and Steel and Jiangnan Iron and Steel two municipal iron and steel enterprises tepid, the prospect is difficult to say optimistic.

As Zhou Kunlin said, Pujiang iron and steel industry must be integrated, the steel industry is very particular about economies of scale, like Pujiang's steel industry is so scattered, can not produce scale effect, is not conducive to cost control, control energy consumption and environmental pollution, in terms of technology upgrading and product upgrading, it is also difficult to compete with large iron and steel enterprises.

"The merger of the four factories?"

On the way back to the district, Xiong Bihong couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard Bao Feiyang's report: "The merger of the four factories involves four factories and four districts, and the involvement is too wide, even if all parties have such ideas, if this plan is roughly finalized, it will be in the second half of the year at the earliest!"

Xiong Bihong shook his head and said: "Our immediate priority is to let the city change the plan for the World Expo, and determine the joint plan of Huixun and Chundong, and the city will determine the plan for the World Expo in the first half of this year at the latest, and we don't have so much time to ......."

"Before there is a consensus on the relocation of Pudong Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., the city will definitely not easily adopt the plan we proposed, and what we lack most now is time. ”

Bao Feiyang nodded: "The steel industry in Pujiang City is scattered, and integration is inevitable. If I am given time, I am sure that this plan will be supported by the city and even the central government. However, as Secretary Xiong just said, what we lack now is time. ”

"However, we don't necessarily have to decide on the merger plan of the four factories now, as long as we can get the city to make up its mind to relocate Pudong Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., then there will be no obstacle to the plan for the two districts to jointly host the World Expo!" Bao Feiyang said.

Xiong Bihong turned his head to look at Bao Feiyang: "Do you have a way?"

"I'll try it!" Bao Feiyang said.

The officialdom of China, in the eyes of ordinary people, is very mysterious, but to those in the system, there are almost no secrets. The news that Bao Feiyang and Xiong Bihong went to the city to meet Mayor Yang Chenglin soon became known to many well-intentioned people, and even the content of their talks came out.

Of course, whether it is Yang Chenglin, Xiong Bihong, or Bao Feiyang, they have no intention of hiding this matter, and no one investigates where the news first came from.

"So, Bai Zongyi is against the relocation of Pugang, and Mayor Yang has not expressed his position?" In a private room in Wangjiang Building in Huixun District, Yao Qi was smiling, and sitting opposite him was Chang Wanhe, the deputy head of the district.

Yao Qi himself also knew Bai Zongyi, but he was not very familiar with Bai Zongyi, and his identity was relatively sensitive, so it was not appropriate to ask Bai Zongyi about the situation at this time. Chang Wanhe used to work in the Education Bureau and had dealt with Bai Zongyi, and he had just had dinner with Bai Zongyi, so he came here to meet Deputy Secretary Yao Qi.

Chang Wanhe nodded: "Yes, according to Bai Zongyi, Mayor Yang also does not approve of Bao Feiyang's plan, thinking that Bao Feiyang's plan is too pragmatic, and the relocation of Pudong Iron and Steel requires at least five billion funds, so much money, the city can't take it out, and the central government won't give it, and the factory of Pudong Iron and Steel will be sold for a few hundred million at most, and it may not be able to be sold." He himself is extremely optimistic about this plan, thinking that Bao Feiyang is messing around and will completely kill Pugang. ”