The news that all the outbound steel products were seized did not reach Xingchuan until three days later, and all the small steel mill owners were stunned at once.

Not all factories ship these days, but when steel is produced, it always ends up being shipped outside the prefecture. Instead of taking action in Xingchuan County, the working group blocked all exit lanes in Xingchuan County, which was equivalent to stucking the necks of the steel mills. Qin Hai remembered that there was an advertising slogan in later generations, called "No Purchase, No Killing", and in the same way, to stop the production of strip steel enterprises, there is no need to bother to check at all, as long as their sales channels are stuck, they will naturally not be able to support it.

Steel is an unusual consumer product. For example, fake cigarettes and alcohol can be transported out through mountain paths, and as long as you are willing to suffer a little, it is not difficult to bypass the checkpoints set up by the government. Steel is a bulky and heavy commodity that can only be transported by large trucks or flatbed trucks, and these vehicles cannot be detoured on mountain roads, but only by regular roads. In addition, due to the large load capacity of these cars, the driving speed can not be increased, which makes it impossible to achieve the "punch card" method. Of course, those self-employed or transportation companies engaged in transportation will not be interested in accompanying the steel mill bosses to the death, and it is really unnecessary to punch the card for a truckload of steel.

"Who the hell is this, it's too ruthless!"

"Isn't that our lives?"

"It's better to copy our factory directly!"

The petty bosses were panicked and indignant at the same time, and in their opinion, this time the action was far more vicious than the previous raids on the factory.

The matter of copying the factory has not happened in Xingchuan, but it has happened in neighboring counties. A small steel mill does not have many fixed assets, and the most expensive is just an electric furnace. Coupled with some steel casting and rolling equipment, at best, hundreds of thousands of yuan. When encountering such a thing as copying a factory, the boss often throws down the factory and runs away, asking the law enforcement officers to pull the equipment away. When the limelight passes, they can use their savings to buy equipment and continue to work.

But this time the situation was different. The other party first tricked the steel mills into purchasing a large amount of scrap steel and spent all the money on these raw materials. Then block the exit and prevent the local strip steel from leaving the country. What can't be sold is no different from scrap, and if they can't get the money back, it means that they have completely lost money in the transaction.

The loan sharks in the county town got the news as soon as they could, and they began to urge the debtors to repay the loans on time, otherwise they would have to make a profit until the last drop of blood was squeezed out of these small bosses. But. Steel cannot be sold, and no one can afford to repay the loan sharks, so contradictions arise.

I heard that the borrower could not repay the loan, so he directly arranged for thugs to come to the door to force the debt. The small bosses were cornered and had to join forces. Collective resistance to the debt collection of usury merchants. There were more than a dozen fights to collect loans in just a few days, and one case almost killed someone.

To this extent. Gao Xuejian finally couldn't sit still, and he arranged for Wang Yue, the director of the office, to go to Kangtai County to learn about the checkpoint.

Qin Hai was actually in command at the checkpoint in Kangtai, but in order to avoid trouble, he did not come forward directly. Instead, a battalion commander named Zhang Xiangqian was pushed to serve as the commander of the scene. When Wang Yue came to the checkpoint, he saw this active officer with a straight waist and a majestic face.

As Cui Hongchun suggested, Qin Hai directly approached Ji Mingchu and asked Ji Mingchu to transfer a group of elite soldiers from the garrison to help him complete this operation. Controlling small iron and steel is a real task assigned by the central government. Asking the troops to cooperate is not too outrageous. Qin Hai did not use officials from ministries and commissions to be in charge of various checkpoints, because he was worried that the officials of the ministries and commissions would be involved in too many relationships, and in case of some intercession, these officials would be very embarrassed, and they might even release water. In addition, investigating and dealing with inferior steel is a matter of cutting off people's money, which may lead to mass incidents, and it is also convenient to find some officers of the army to take command, so it is also convenient to control the situation.

"Battalion Commander Zhang, when did you set up this checkpoint, why didn't you say hello to our local government for such a big matter? There are some things that we can do to help coordinate and make it easier than you do. As soon as Wang Yue saw Zhang Xiangqian, he was almost smiling with a smile on his face, but there was some dissatisfaction in his words.

Zhang Xiang was expressionless and replied: "Director Wang, we are acting on orders and liaising with the local government, I don't know. ”

"Battalion Commander Zhang, you have deducted so much steel, what are you going to do with it? These steels are all shipped from our county, and our county magistrate is very concerned about your disposal plan. Wang Yue asked again.

Zhang Xiangqian still had the same expression, and said: "I'm sorry, Director Wang, I received an order not to allow any inferior steel to pass through this road, as for where these steel come from and how to dispose of it in the future, I don't know anything." ”

"Then who should I ask about this?" Wang Yue was a little anxious, what he was most afraid of when doing things was this kind of situation where oil and salt did not enter, but as long as Zhang Xiangqian could loosen his mouth, he would have a way to get an inch in and pry a crack from the iron plate.

Zhang Xiangqian said: "Director Wang can learn about the specific situation from the State Economic and Trade Commission's small iron and steel working group, and we are also assigned by the working group to carry out the task. ”

"That'...... How long do you plan to check? Wang Yue asked.

"This ...... No comment. Zhang Xiangqian replied very briefly.

Wang Yue touched the ashes of his nose, and could only go back to report to Gao Xuejian in a gloomy manner. Gao Xuejian listened to Wang Yue's introduction, and his face was gloomy. If he couldn't think of anything to do with the smiling and cowardly Qin Hai before, then he had been in the officialdom for so many years. He just couldn't figure it out, even if Qin Hai found a serious problem with Xiaogang in Xingchuan County, there was no need to use this method to solve the problem, since he had the ability to mobilize troops, wouldn't it be simpler to go directly to the village to seal down those factories?

Of course, he couldn't imagine that Qin Hai was not blindly pursuing suppression, but wanted to lead these small iron and steel enterprises to the road of large-scale and formalized operation. To do this, you have to think about some tricks.

"You're saying that all these checkpoints are aimed at our Xingchuan?" Gao Xuejian asked Wang Yue.

"Yes, several checkpoints are built on a highway about two kilometers outside our county, obviously to block the export of steel from our Xingchuan County. I've called and asked a few other counties, and they don't see anything like that there. Wang Yue said.

"Damn! I'm sorry for this surnamed Qin, he didn't go anywhere, and he chose our Xingchuan to do research, and that's it. After the investigation, I didn't let go of a fart, and I gave us such a big move when I got back, is this trying to force us Xingchuan to death? Gao Xuejian shouted in annoyance.

"County Magistrate Gao, why don't we come forward to the province and fight a lawsuit with them?" Wang Yue suggested. Zhang Xiangqian said that it was the working group of the State Economic and Trade Commission that gave the order, and Wang Yue knew that Xingchuan County did not have such a big face to have direct dialogue with the Economic and Trade Commission, and that it could only coordinate through the province.

"Looking for the province? How to find it, and on what grounds? Gao Xuejian asked angrily.

Wang Yue said: "They don't target other counties, just target us Xingchuan, isn't this reason enough?" What does the Economic and Trade Commission think of our Xingchuan, can you say it directly, why use such vicious means? As a central ministry, it is really unacceptable to engage in such a conspiracy. ”

Gao Xuejian shook his head and said, "No, let's go to the province like this, and in the end we can only be bored." The province is not ignorant of the situation in our county, and the province will not stand up for us because of the things suppressed by the Economic and Trade Commission, after all, this matter is taken care of, can we say that the county should protect these small steel mills? ”

"However, the province did not force us to close down all the small steel mills in the past." Wang Yue argued.

Gao Xuejian sneered: "But the province has always asked us to shut down the small steel mills, as for these small steel mills have always existed, it is all our own fault, and the province will not carry the black pot for us." ”

"This ......" Wang Yue was speechless.

There are many cities and counties in Yanning Province that engage in small iron and steel, and the province has always adopted an attitude of turning a blind eye and closing one eye. When the country's governance efforts were strong, the province held a campaign to clean up 100 households to meet the requirements of the state. When the limelight passes, these small steel mills will resurge, and the province will not care.

In the final analysis, the province needs the tax revenue provided by these small steel mills, and it also needs these small steel mills to settle jobs, which is much more important than energy conservation and environmental protection.

However, this tacit understanding between the province and the cities and counties below cannot be brought to the table for discussion. The unspoken rules are the unspoken rules, and although everyone knows them, no one will openly admit them. Xingchuan County wants the province to help solve the problem of steel inspection stations, and must be able to come up with strong reasons, otherwise Gao Xuejian will not even dare to mention it, so he can only find a way by himself.

"County Magistrate Gao, we can report to the province that these checkpoints have carried out surprise attacks, and the investigation and punishment have been too strong, which has affected the livelihood and stability of our county. If this continues, the owners and workers of those small businesses will all go hungry, and we will not be able to explain what will affect the stability of the company. Wang Yue said.

Gao Xuejian pursed his lips and was silent for a long time, then nodded and said, "In the name of maintaining stability, it is indeed the only way." However, the mere fact that it may affect stability is not convincing. Preferably ......"

"I understand, County Magistrate Gao, I'll arrange it." Wang Yue said understandingly. (To be continued......)