Perhaps touching the scene, Hou Jinsheng looked up at the coal kilns not far away, as well as the mountains of coal, and sighed: "As a Qianshan person, I am also the master of this land, it is this water and soil that has raised me, and I have a deep affection for this land, and its feelings have been integrated into my blood." Hou Jinsheng pointed to the dry and barren land in front of him and said: "For the villagers, maybe they no longer have dreams in their hearts, but for some people, this is still a cornucopia. The reason for this is that there is a big chain of interests behind this coal mine, and I didn't say that it was an industrial chain. From the industrial point of view, the current coal price continues to be high, which proves that coal has become a scarce resource, since it is a scarce resource, it must be profitable; Coal can be coking, produce gas, and deep processing can bring benefits; The excavated coal must always be transported outward, and transportation has a problem of derivative benefits. In terms of the main body of operation, things are more complicated, the mine owners have interests, the local government has interests, and even some individuals behind it have to share some interests. Since they want to relocate and close the coal kilns, the first thing they will face is to solve or eradicate this huge chain of interests, will the vested interests agree? Will they watch their own interests disappear into thin air in an instant? They are not only the formulators of specific plans, but also the implementers and promoters. ”

Liu Dake finally smelled something from Hou Jinsheng's words and nodded deeply. Liu Dake sighed and said, "It turns out that things are so complicated. ”

Hou Jinsheng nodded deeply.

Seeing that Liu Dake seemed to have understood his concerns, and that his words had been said to such an extent, he simply stopped hiding them, looking at Liu Dake, Hou Jinsheng said with a smile: "Secretary Zhou has repeatedly proposed to close the Liangzhuang Coal Mine and even all the coal kilns in Mashan on various occasions, but why have the coal kilns been open?" Was it the disobedience of the mine owner, or was there another reason? And what is the real reason behind it? In fact, there are many things that everyone knows. ”

Liu Dake also looked at Hou Jinsheng and smiled slightly, and the two sides seemed to know each other.

"Although Secretary Zhou didn't say anything, through the conversation with the villagers just now and Secretary Zhou's eyes, I feel that Secretary Zhou has made up his mind this time."

After listening to Hou Jinsheng's introduction, Liu Dake seemed to have a better understanding of the land in front of him, so he couldn't help but nodded. At the same time, I also had a hunch that there would be more stories in the future, so I didn't say anything, walked forward quickly, silently followed Zhou Siguo, and walked forward. Liu Dake's eyes couldn't stop looking at Wu Qiang, and when he saw that Wu Qiang was obedient in front of Zhou Siguo and showed a very humble appearance, he felt more and more that Wu Qiang might be the vested interest behind this coal kiln. I thought: The water in this Mashan is very deep, and I must be cautious in my words and deeds in the future, otherwise, I will be sold and help others make some money, and I may not become anyone's scapegoat one day, and I can't talk about withdrawing at all.

As Zhou Siguo walked, he saw that in a black ditch, several villagers were struggling to dig black muddy water, still widening the drainage canal, and he was moved and walked forward.

When the villagers saw the leader approaching, they wanted to find out, and immediately surrounded them.

Maybe he was worried that something unexpected would happen, or maybe he had other plans, so Wu Qiang stepped forward and introduced with a smile on his face: "Fellow villagers, it's hard work, this is Secretary Zhou of our Municipal Party Committee." I'm here to visit you. Wu Qiang's eyes looked at Zhou Siguo from time to time.

originally wanted to hear what the villagers had to say, but Wu Qiang came up to scare the people with the gimmick of the secretary of the municipal party committee. In front of the leaders of the Qianshan County Party Committee and the local parents and officials, do the people still dare to speak their hearts? Zhou Siguo's face was full of displeasure, but it was not easy to attack, so he looked at the villagers standing in the drainage ditch and smiled slightly: "Fellow villagers, let's take a break, smoke a bag of cigarettes, let's talk for a while, okay?" ”

Maybe the villagers were a little tired, and when they heard someone say that they should come up and rest for a while, they jumped and climbed up from the ditch.

Looking at the villagers in front of him, Zhou Siguo was a little puzzled, and said, "Isn't the compensation already in your hands?" Why are you still destroying crops and widening drainage ditches in your own fields? ”

The villagers seemed to be a little confused by Zhou Siguo's question, blinked their eyes, and said, "Yes, we have already received the compensation for the damage to the crops, and we are grateful to the municipal party committee, but we continue to widen this drainage ditch not entirely to ask for more compensation from the government?" ”

"Then you are ......." Zhou Siguo still looked at the villagers.

"We did it voluntarily, not to mention widening the drain, even if we were to go down to the well to save people, we had nothing to say. Is there anything more valuable in this world than human life? ”

What a rustic villager! Hearing the heartfelt words of the villagers, Zhou Siguo sighed in his heart.

Suddenly, Zhou Siguo seemed to remember something, and said, "Do the miners trapped underground have any of your relatives?" ”

The villagers didn't know how to answer, so they looked at Zhou Siguo blankly. Maybe Zhou Siguo felt that his question was a little inappropriate, ignoring the simple feelings of the villagers, so he didn't say anything.

"It doesn't matter if you have your own relatives or not, anyway, they are all villagers, and they are all forced by money. Otherwise, who wants to go to the coal kiln? ”

From the casual words of the villagers, Zhou Siguo seemed to hear something, and he couldn't help but say: "Forced by money? ”

"yes. Children go to school, the elderly are sick and have long disasters, and the family buys oil and salt, where do you not need money. If you look around us, there is enough food for men and animals every year. A little bit of culture and ability, have gone to work outside, no choice but to go to the kiln to dig coal, after all, a day can earn a few tens of yuan, a month down more than a thousand, and at the door of the house, but much stronger than farming, is a little dangerous, that is to exchange life for money. Another villager smiled and said, "It's still dangerous, now it's not dangerous, it's safe to eat and drink." ”

The words of the villagers deeply pierced Zhou Siguo's heart. Zhou Siguo sighed deeply and nodded incessantly. The villager said: "In the past two years, the safety production has been tightened, and there is no need for so many people to go to the mine to dig coal, and to give gifts to the contractor?" And now, when we hear that the government is going to close the coal kilns, the mine owners will arrange more people to dig coal, and there is no guarantee of safety. ”

"Is there such a thing?" Zhou Siguo muttered to himself.

"How many years ago, it said that it would shut down the coal kiln, and what did it say to return the land to the people, this is not coal digging, and the coal bosses are making money? It is we people who have been fooled, and it is more difficult to go to the coal kiln to make money than before. ”

"What do you mean, the coal mines here are all contracted by individuals?" Zhou Siguo said, as if he heard something from the words of the villagers.

"Isn't this a bald louse? Leading you is a real bureaucrat. The villagers laughed.

Wu Qiang glanced at his watch, and seemed to feel that Zhou Siguo had been chatting with the villagers for a long time, so he got up and said, "Secretary Zhou, are we ......." ”

Zhou Siguo was talking with the villagers, and he didn't seem to hear Wu Qiang's words clearly, and continued: "Who are the people who contract the coal mine? ”

"Haha." The villagers couldn't help but laugh when they heard Zhou Siguo's question, and said, "What person?" Anyway, it's not us ordinary people, I heard that there is a cousin of a contractor who is a big leader in the city, and the brothers who are now trapped in the well are from our villages. He is a small shrimp, just a well, and I don't know how many times he has poured his hand, what is more powerful is to buy shares, and some have heard that it is a dry stock, and each well is pumped a part, how many wells, how much money does each well earn a year, you are more educated than us, calculate it yourself. ”

Zhou Siguo nodded, as if he felt that the information provided by the villagers inadvertently was extremely important, and his eyes became serious, but because there were too many people accompanying him, and the matter was extremely sensitive, it was difficult to go deeper into it, so he changed the topic and said: "I heard that this place is easy to sink, and it is dangerous for you to work in the drainage ditch?" Be sure to pay attention to safety," Zhou Siguo said as he looked at the sweaty villagers.

"Our people are different from you city people, our lives are not as valuable as your gold, we only know that this drainage ditch is to save our brothers' lives, if we can quickly save the miners in the mine, even if we face great danger, we are worth it."

Hearing the villagers' answers, Zhou Siguo was a little puzzled, and kept shaking his head, thinking: Isn't it the same life? Why do the villagers here value the lives of the underground miners so much? Another villager seemed to see Zhou Siguo's thoughts, and said: "Maybe you don't know, we are all more than half a hundred years old, and we can't earn much copper plate for our family if we live for a year, and the people in the well are all young and strong laborers who support our families." We died, but there was less burden in the family, and they had three longs and two shorts, and it really collapsed that day. ”

Zhou Siguo seemed to understand the words of the villagers and nodded. As the secretary of the municipal party committee, the mine water seepage accident and the reasons why the villagers are reluctant to relocate have been wiped out, and they are like a boulder deeply pressed in Zhou Siguo's heart, so he wants to find out, and he feels that now is the best time and does not want to miss it. Suddenly, Zhou Siguo seemed to remember something again, and said: "Since the family can't do without them, then why do they have to fight to go down the well, is there any other reason here besides the factor of money?" ”

Zhou Siguo's meaning is very clear, he wants to learn from the villagers about the real cause of the accident. To Zhou Siguo's surprise, the villagers seemed to have something unspeakable in their hearts, looked at each other, didn't know how to answer, and lowered their heads, looking a little uneasy, and even afraid. After a while, a villager said, "Actually, the reason is very simple, in the final analysis, it's all about money. ”

"Don't you even want your life for the sake of money?" Zhou Siguo's eyebrows tightened, and he looked at the villagers who spoke.

"This leader, you may not know much about our Liangzhuang Coal Mine. There are coal mines here since ancient times, called official kilns in ancient times, called state-owned coal mines before the reform and opening up, at that time the people were very strict, and the planning of the mining area was also very good, but after the reform and opening up, it was not good, although the coal mines were also national, but after all, in our Liangshan boundary, the state clearly stipulates that the mines are owned by the state, and some people pay some money to the locals, hang the banner of state-owned coal mines, and mine them privately, therefore, it often happens that the mines are dug between the mines. Different from state-owned coal mines, private coal mines still think about how to produce more coal, how much money underground miners get every month, is also related to the output of coal, in order to get more money, they desperately dig more coal, some people, a day in the underground work 12 hours is also a common thing, is this safe? But who is to blame? Isn't it all about money? ”

"Oh. I see. Zhou Siguo said in his heart.