Shuangmiao Town, located in the southeast of Nanyang County, had 13 administrative villages under its jurisdiction. It was rich in mineral resources and had a long history and culture. Its comprehensive ranking in Nanyang County was second only to Wujiao Town and Shiwan Village. However, it was like a child raised by a stepmother. It had never been valued and pitied by the previous leaders, and its development was slow and difficult. Why was this so?
First of all, let's talk about its history and culture. Shuangmiao Town was the only town in Nanyang County with a history. There used to be temples and ancestral halls everywhere. The most amazing thing was the Northern Wei grottoes arranged like a chessboard on the cliff.
During the Northern Wei Dynasty, Buddhism flourished, especially after Tuoba Jun ascended the throne, he built temples and grottoes. The interest of the subsequent emperors did not diminish, leaving cultural treasures such as Yungang Grottoes, Dunhuang Grottoes, and Longmen Grottoes for future generations to admire. According to investigation, the grottoes of Shuangmiao Town were carved and built during the Northern Wei Dynasty.
The grottoes of Shuangmiao Town were discovered early, but the people who were born and raised here did not think they had much value, so they were exposed and neglected. Some moved them home as Bodhisattvas, some took them home as whetstones, and some directly destroyed them, not treating them as cultural relics.
These grottoes were not exquisite and should have been carved by folk stonemasons at that time. During the "Four Olds", a large number of grottoes were destroyed. Later, when the coal mine owners mined the coal, they were directly bulldozed, and only a few grottoes on the mountainside were preserved.
Later, a cultural scholar passed by and saw that the local government was so indifferent to cultural relics. After publishing an article in a well-known newspaper, "The Tearful Grotto", it attracted the attention of the local government. After organizing rescue, several grottoes were repaired, but because of the serious damage, the restored grottoes were completely changed, and the souls of the past were not here.
Because of this report, the municipal government issued a special document requiring Nanyang County to assume the responsibility of protecting cultural relics and not to develop resources in Shuangmiao Town. So, Shuangmiao Town returned to the former farming era for a period of time.
In the mid- 1990s, the market economy swept the country, and the closed Shuangmiao Town did not dare to lag behind. It repeatedly reported to the County party committee, requesting to restart coal mining. At that time, Liu Kecheng had just arrived in Nanyang County, and his attitude was very vague, neither agreeing nor opposing. After that, private mining flourished, but not a single coal mining enterprise had the proper procedures.
The coal mine in Shuangmiao Town also had another characteristic. The coal seams were deep and the gas was high. If it was in Germany, this kind of coal resource was absolutely not allowed to be mined. But in our country, the reform and opening up had reached a crazy stage. As long as the mouse was caught, it would be a good cat.
The crackdown on illegal mining in Shuangmiao Town began a few years ago. But the more they attacked, the crazier people became. For high profits, the villagers put their heads on their belts and committed crimes against the wind. One of them was the mine manager of Shuangmiao Town's coal mine, Meng Gang.
The history of Meng Gang's rise to power was quite similar to that of Niu Fuyong of North River Town. The difference was that Niu Fuyong was semi-illiterate, while Meng Gang had graduated from high school. From this point alone, he was one level ahead of Niu Fuyong.
It was said that Meng Gang was a good student, but he failed the college entrance examination and was unable to enter the ivory tower. His family was poor. After graduation, he returned to the village and farmed with his old father. Of course, he was not reconciled to this kind of life. When he saw people in the village go up the mountain to dig for gold, he was also tempted and finally embarked on this road of gold.
Meng Gang was smart and flexible. After the previous stage of capital accumulation, he knew that private mining was not a good thing after all. He wanted to take the road of regularization, so he ran around and wanted to open a coal mine in Shuangmiao Town.
At this time, he met Gao Bowen, then the director of the Safety Supervision Bureau. Under the guidance and recommendation of Gao Bowen, Meng Gang succeeded and got a coal mining license, so there was the current Shuangmiao Coal Mine.
The Shuangmiao Coal Mine could be said to have a bad fate. Because of the high safety evaluation, it was not difficult for him. Finally, through money, he opened a relationship and opened a business.
After Zhang Zhiyuan arrived in Nanyang County, he also went to Shuangmiao Town many times. At that time, he was very worried about the coal mine. He repeatedly asked to strengthen safety management and specifically asked for more ventilation equipment, but Meng Gang did not care. He said one thing to the face and another behind the back. After that, Liu Kecheng talked to Zhang Zhiyuan specifically about this matter, and in a roundabout way hoped that he would not intervene in the coal mine. After that, Zhang Zhiyuan was too lazy to deal with it and let it go.
Especially after he confirmed the construction of the three major industrial parks, he ignored Shuangmiao Town even more and let it go. However, he was also worried that if there was a safety accident in the coal mine that day, how could he escape the responsibility as the county magistrate? Fortunately, everything went well, at least during his tenure as the county magistrate, there were no accidents. Now, the safety management was handed over to Yang Derong, and he was even more lazy to deal with it.
After Zhang Zhiyuan determined the development ideas, he did not include Shuangmiao Town in the plan, and Meng Gang was indignant. After Yang Derong came, he rushed to curry favor with him, hoping that the county government could give support.
Yang Derong had his own plan in mind. The three major industrial parks were established by Zhang Zhiyuan. No matter how hard he worked, it was a political achievement of others and had nothing to do with him. Meng Gang's idea provided him with room to play, and he decided to take this opportunity to develop Shuangmiao Town with great efforts and fill in a wonderful stroke for his political career.
Yang Derong did so, Zhang Zhiyuan saw it in his eyes, and did not say anything. When they could not reach an agreement with the chief executive, it was the best result to compromise with each other and not interfere with each other.
However, Zhang Zhiyuan never thought that Yang Derong would do such a thing. Last night, the two had a dispute on determining the observation points. Yang Derong was dissatisfied with the two points designated by Zhang Zhiyuan and asked for the addition of the Shuangmiao Town coal mine. Zhang Zhiyuan did not agree, and the reason was very good. Although the Shuangmiao Town coal mine had a mining license, the superior did not revoke the document of that year, and it was not a mineable area. If Mayor Lin came here to observe, it would not be a problem for the leader!
Yang Derong did not care about this, and the reason was very good. Mayor Lin was doing a safety survey this time, and Shuangmiao Town was a high-gas area. It was more appropriate to let the leader see their safety management measures and experience.
Because of this, the two argued for a long time. Finally, Zhang Zhiyuan hit the table and said, "What has been decided cannot be changed." With Zhang Zhiyuan's attitude, Yang Derong did not say anything and left.
Because of yesterday's disagreement, the two did not meet again today. They were busy with their own things, and unexpected things happened.
When Zhang Zhiyuan arrived at the Shuangmiao Town coal mine, Lin Haifeng and his party had already arrived ahead of him. At the moment, they were under the coal mine office building, wearing hard hats, listening to the mine manager Meng Gang's report.
Zhang Zhiyuan quickly got out of the car and trotted all the way. At the gate, a staff member saw him and ran up to hand over a hard hat. Zhang Zhiyuan was not in the mood to wear that thing. He glanced at it and plunged into the crowd.
Lin Haifeng was tall, at least 1.8 meters, and stood out in the crowd. He crossed his hands on his abdomen, looked at the coal cars coming out of the pit in the distance, and kept nodding.
Su Qiming, who was standing next to him, saw Zhang Zhiyuan. He took a step back and pulled Zhang Zhiyuan to the front, gave him an intriguing look, and nodded.
Zhang Zhiyuan was small and did not stand out in front of Lin Haifeng. He stood for a long time, but Lin Haifeng did not notice his existence.
In fact, when Zhang Zhiyuan entered the gate, Lin Haifeng had already noticed his figure, but he pretended to be cold.
Meng Gang was still talking smugly. Zhang Zhiyuan wanted to greet Lin Haifeng a few times, even if it was just a glance, but Lin Haifeng raised his arrogant head and kept his eyes forward, making Zhang Zhiyuan feel incomparably awkward.
Finally, Meng Gang finished. Lin Haifeng kept nodding and said, "This … this is pretty good! I've said many times in different meetings that safety is the most important thing, and we must not take it lightly. According to Meng Gang's introduction, the safety management is quite good. "As he spoke, he turned to look at Meng Gang and pretended to see Zhang Zhiyuan.
"Zhiyuan, you're here!" Lin Haifeng was still polite, and took the initiative to greet Zhang Zhiyuan.
Zhang Zhiyuan bowed and shook hands, and explained, "Mayor Lin, I'm really sorry, I thought you were going to Guchuan County, so I've been waiting there …"
Lin Haifeng reached out and shook hands, and quickly let go, "It's not your fault, I just thought I'd come to take a look, because I've never been through this road before. I didn't expect to see such a coal mine in this valley, it's good! "
Zhang Zhiyuan glanced at Yang Derong, and forced a smile, "I hope Mayor Lin can give me more valuable advice."
"Huh?" Lin Haifeng suddenly stared at Zhang Zhiyuan and said, "Zhiyuan, why didn't you wear a safety helmet when you entered the mine?"
Zhang Zhiyuan was a little confused, and stood there awkwardly, not knowing how to answer.
Lin Haifeng used this as a pretext, and said, "The purpose of today's survey is to conduct a safety inspection. Look, everyone is wearing a safety helmet, you're the secretary of the County party committee, you can't be special, haha."
"Haha …" Although it was not funny, the other escorts laughed along.
Zhang Zhiyuan's height was really short, and he was surrounded by a group of tall people, as if they were watching a circus. However, Lin Haifeng's show of strength had indeed played Zhang Zhiyuan like a monkey.
Lu Yiwei, who was hiding at the side, immediately stuffed the safety helmet in his hand, and quickly put it on himself.
Zhang Zhiyuan put on the safety helmet, and Lin Haifeng did not forget to bend down and put it on. This kind of action was somewhat disrespectful.
After the small interlude, Lin Haifeng pointed to the front and said, "This, this … I've only heard you guys talk, but I'm still worried about whether the safety measures are in place. Come, let's go down and take a look!"
At this time, a lot of people stood up to stop them. Yang Derong, in particular, stopped Lin Haifeng, and said, "Mayor Lin, you can't do that. The mine is dirty and dark, what if you get hurt, how am I going to explain it to you?"
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