Chapter 229 Local Attitude
"Young Japanese really enjoy it!"
Wearing the high-end chemical fiber swimming trunks given by the Japanese side for free, soaked in the hot hot spring pool and drinking freshly squeezed juice, Hao Yawei's eyes were blurred and said with emotion to Feng Xiaochen beside him.
After the Metallurgical Bureau was abolished, Hao Yawei was adjusted to the Industrial Transport Department of the Economic Commission and was still a director in charge of budget allocations. This time, the large fertilizer inspection team went to Japan for inspection, and he was also one of the members. In the entire inspection team, the one with the best relationship with Feng Xiaochen was Hao Yawei. This is not only because they worked in the Metallurgical Bureau, but because when they were in Germany, Feng Xiaochen once bought a discounted Lycra camera for Hao Yawei, which is still the most expensive item in Hao Yawei's family. Let's put it this way, in Hao Yawei's family, the child is naturally the highest-ranking position, followed by Mrs. Hao, and then the Lycra camera. Hao Yawei himself could only condescend to the fourth place.
"We also have hot springs in China. In Tangshan, it is said that the quality of hot springs is quite good." Feng Xiaochen said disapprovingly. This pool, compared with the luxurious hot springs in later generations, should be considered relatively simple. In Feng Xiaochen's impression, there were several quite luxurious hot spring hotels in Tangshan in the north of Beijing in later generations. The cost of taking a single meal is enough for a working-earned family to spend a month on living expenses.
Hao Yawei smiled and said, "You said Tangshan Hot Spring, it's a big bathhouse, a pool for men and a pool for women. I've been to soak a few times, and it's not expensive. I heard that it can cure arthritis and asthma, and many old men go every week."
"Uh..." Feng Xiaochen was speechless. What Hao Yawei said seemed to be quite a scenic spot. However, the situation in China is indeed the case nowadays. Everyone's food and clothing are just solved, so how can they have free money to enjoy hot springs? The value of hot spring baths to Chinese people is a bathhouse, and with a little medical effect, unlike in Japan, it has become a way of leisure and enjoyment.
"Director Hao, Director Feng, when will he go to our Binhai Province? The Gushan Hot Springs in our place are also famous. According to legend, in the early years, when Qianlong went to the south of the Yangtze River, he passed by our Binhai, the local gentry invited him to take hot springs. Now there are still a line of words engraved on the Gushan Mountain, saying that it was the best soup in the world, and that it was Qianlong's handwriting."
Zheng Bin, director of the Production Department of the Binhai Provincial Department of Chemical Engineering, came to them and sat down, and issued an invitation with a smile. This time, his purpose in coming to Japan was to introduce a set of large fertilizer equipment for Binhai Province. The provincial directive to the Chemical Engineering Department was that it must be imported from the original and put into production in three years. Hearing that the country has policies that require new projects to reach a certain domestic production ratio, Zheng Bin felt a headache. He is desperately lobbying officials of various ministries and commissions these days, hoping to open the policy online and allow him to complete the province's entrustment.
"Is Gushan Hot Spring? It's really famous. I have never been there. When will I bother Director Zheng?" Hao Yawei responded casually. The so-called Qianlong had eaten, used, slept, and left behind legends of calligraphy. There are countless places in various places, and even Yunnan Province, Sichuan Province, can be posted with Qianlong. It seems that Qianlong is a super nerd, doing Brownian exercises all day long. Hao Yawei and Feng Xiaochen will definitely not take this seriously.
"Director Hao, I heard that the central government has requirements that no longer complete sets of imported large fertilizer equipment, it is necessary to adopt domestic subcontracting. Is there any clear documentary regulations on this matter?" Zheng Bin lowered his voice and asked Hao Yawei. In fact, this hot spring pool is big enough that it is impossible for others to hear clearly when the three of them speak clearly. Zheng Bin did this just a gesture, and it seems that he was asking Hao Yawei for information.
Hao Yawei pointed at Feng Xiaochen with his hand and said with a smile: "Director Zheng, you asked me the wrong person. Big fertilizer is a major equipment, and now it has been assigned to the reinstallation office. Director Xiao Feng is the person who is reinstallation office, you should ask him."
"Hehe, yes, yes, we are at the local level and can't figure out the division of labor in the ministries and commissions. It turns out that Director Feng is responsible for this work." Zheng Bin pretended to be ignorant, smiled shyly, and nodded to Feng Xiaochen.
In fact, how could he not know about the relationship between power and responsibility in this regard? He came over at this time just to inquire about Feng Xiaochen. However, he had never met Feng Xiaochen and had to use Hao Yawei to make a statement.
Feng Xiaochen was also very clear about Zheng Bin's thoughts. He did not point it out at this time, but said lightly: "The policy matters are controlled by leaders at Director Luo and his level. I just helped the leaders run errands and tricks. How could I know so detailed?"
Zheng Bin seized the looseness in Feng Xiaochen's words and asked: "It's okay, it's okay. Even if Director Feng only knows a little, he is much better than the people below us. What is the attitude of the central government on the introduction of complete sets of large fertilizer equipment?"
Feng Xiaochen did not answer, but asked Zheng Bin: "What is the attitude of our province?"
Zheng Bin is a full director, Feng Xiaochen is a deputy director, and he is much younger than Zheng Bin, but he can't answer Zheng Bin's questions, but Zheng Bin cannot answer his questions. The reason is that the difference between Beijing officials and local officials. Officials in the capital usually make fun of themselves, saying that the director is everywhere, and the director is not as good as a dog. But when they arrive in front of local officials, they are in the third level of the senior officials. Provincial officials like Zheng Bin must compliment each other when they see Hao Yawei and Feng Xiaochen, and the latter can accept it calmly.
"Our local attitude still thinks that it is more ideal to introduce a set of sets directly. The reason in the middle is also very obvious. First of all, the introduction of sets can save time. Every year the equipment is put into production one year in advance, it can provide a large amount of fertilizer for farmers in our province a year earlier. You know, after the contracting system in the countryside, farmers' enthusiasm for farming has increased unprecedentedly, and the demand for fertilizers has increased day by day. In the past two years, our province has had dozens of fights every year due to the issue of fertilizer sales. In fact, it is a dispute caused by farmers who have not bought fertilizers and are impulsive." Zheng Bin said in an excited tone.
"Yeah, we have also heard about this situation during our research." Feng Xiaochen nodded slightly, saying that this issue is no longer necessary.
"Second..." Zheng Bin was also extremely smart and immediately entered the next topic. "When it comes to domestic equipment manufacturing companies, of course, they all work very hard, and we all admit that. But because of the interference of the ten-year movement, there is still a big gap between domestic technical level and foreign countries. This is also objective. It cannot be said that our company does not work hard, right?"
"You're right." Feng Xiaochen nodded. He knew that Zheng Bin said this to be a derogatory to those chemical equipment companies. He said some things in advance to avoid offending people too much. As for what happened to the ten-year movement interference, it was also a popular term for trashing the blame back then. Someone must take the blame, right?
Sure enough, after Zheng Bin made the preparations, he began to complain:
"In this way, the equipment they provide is somewhat unsatisfactory in terms of quality and progress, which sometimes makes people under us really trouble. Two years ago, we built a 50,000-ton urea factory, which was responsible for a domestic enterprise. The delivery time of 2 molecular sieve containers with a capacity of less than 10 cubic meters can be delayed by 3 months, and the welds on the cylinder have been reworked many times, and there are still hidden dangers. There are also 4 furnace water preheaters, and the technical requirements are not high. Three units were broken in less than two years, causing us great losses. You are not as high-quality, precise and sophisticated equipment, and they cannot guarantee the quality and construction period. How dare we hand over the 300,000-ton large device to them?"
"Which company is this submitted equipment?" Feng Xiaochen asked.
"It is Xinyang's Second Chemical Equipment Factory." Hao Yawei explained, "Old Zheng talked to us a few days ago."
Before going abroad, there were several days of intensive training as usual. Feng Xiaochen did not participate in the ensemble because he knew Japanese and had other things involved. During that time, the members of the inspection team had already had some contact with Xinyang Second Chemical Equipment Factory to provide urea equipment for Binhai Province. Zheng Bin had already talked to many people in private, so Hao Yawei was able to name the manufacturer.
In this inspection team, the personnel of Xinyang Secondary Machinery were included. Zheng Bin said bad things about them, but in fact, they had already reached Xinyang Secondary Machinery's ears. They were just angry about this matter and could not ask Zheng Bin to reason with it. In terms of this, Zheng Bin really didn't spread rumors. There were indeed many problems with the equipment provided by Xinyang Secondary Machinery, and users could not complain.
"Xinyang Secondary Machine, I understand." Feng Xiaochen nodded, but did not comment too much, which made Zheng Bin quite disappointed.
"We understand that the country hopes to master the manufacturing capabilities of large fertilizer equipment, and we agree with it. However, the country should also consider the difficulties at the grassroots level, right? We really dare not cooperate with enterprises like Xinyang Secondary Machinery." Zheng Bin pretended to be pitiful and said.
"Well, it is rare for local comrades to understand the country's policies." Feng Xiaochen directly skipped Zheng Bin's later words. Just kidding, he is a staff member of the reinstallation office, and of course he tends to be localized. Domesticization is a political task. No matter how big the people like Zheng Bin have, they dare not publicly object. They can only find objective reasons. However, Feng Xiaochen must face up to the problems in localization. Anyway, the inspection is still long, so he is preparing to find an opportunity to chat with the Qingyang Secondary Machinery personnel to see what they think about this issue. They are to be shameless and brave, but to rely on the protection of the country to make a living.
"Everyone, have you all cooked? We have prepared an authentic Japanese dish, please enjoy it."
Gan Guiwuzhi appeared just right. He wrapped himself in a bath and smiled and invited everyone.
Chapter completed!