Nominal: The pinnacle of power began in the sixth province of Handong.

Chapter 20 Dafeng Factory

Ten minutes later, Xia Qing appeared in Sha Ruijin's office on time.

"Secretary Sha, you wanted to see me?"

"Comrade Xia Qing, please sit down."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Sha Ruijin got straight to the point, saying:

"Comrade Xia Qing, how much do you know about the Dafeng Factory in Guangming District, Jingzhou City?"

Xia Qing thought for a moment and replied:

"It seems to be an old state-owned garment factory that has been mortgaged to the Shanshui Group and has not been demolished."

"That's the problem. The Guangmingfeng project needs land from Dafeng Factory, but the resettlement compensation hasn't arrived yet," Secretary Sha said seriously, clasping his hands together.

"There are many twists and turns involved, and it's too complicated to explain in a short time."

Xia Qing, intending to further investigate Sha Ruijin's intentions, asked:

"What does Secretary Sha mean?"

"After Ding Yizhen fled, the situation at Dafeng Factory became increasingly sensitive. Comrade Dakang tried to intervene several times, but with little success." Sha Ruijin changed the subject, saying:

"I believe that there is laziness among the cadres in Guangming District, and even in Jingzhou City. I have discussed this with Governor Liu and Secretary Yuliang, and we hope that you can go there on behalf of the Organization Department to see if there is laziness in Guangming District, and why related work has been delayed."

Xia Qing didn't rush to answer, but instead began to think.

The actual situation at Dafeng Factory was much more complicated than the two men had described in their conversation.

Based on Xia Qing's reading of the original novel and his understanding of the situation at Dafeng Factory after personally visiting Handong.

This area has been embroiled in controversy, from the initial equity pledge to the mid-term land use change, and now the Shanshui Group is reclaiming the land, with the workers of Dafeng Factory fighting tooth and nail to prevent it.

Too many factors are involved.

The kind that will cause trouble for anyone who touches it.

At this time, Sha Ruijin sent him to Guangming District to investigate officials' laziness in their duties.

It's simply a desire to get involved as well.

Other officials would definitely avoid this at all costs.

But Xia Qing is different.

Because the situation at Dafeng Factory is very complicated, Xia Qing believes that it is possible to properly handle the relationships between all parties and effectively advance the work under such circumstances.

This is exactly the kind of capable and outstanding cadre that Xia Qing wanted to discover.

As the saying goes, time will tell.

The cadres discovered through such complex work are more valuable than those recommended by leaders.

I don't know how reliable it is.

Moreover, they are all capable and competent.

Xia Qing was happy to be their mentor.

Perfect timing, let's take this opportunity to go and have a look.

Even if the situation at Dafeng Factory gets out of control, I, as a member of the organizational work team, will not be greatly affected.

I'm here to check on the cadres, not to interfere in the problems at Dafeng Factory.

What can you do to me?

Thinking of this, Xia Qing readily replied:

"Yes, Secretary Sha, I'll go back and draft a plan, and we'll set off as soon as possible."

Sha Ruijin was greatly surprised by Xia Qing's attitude. He originally thought that, given Xia Qing's love for feathers, she would not be willing to get involved in the mess of Dafeng Factory.

But then I thought about it again. Xia Qing was a pragmatic person who dared to carry out the work of unfreezing cadres in Handong despite the pressure after the cadres' records were frozen.

Retreating in the face of battle is not Xia Qing's style.

Since that's the case, let Xia Qing go and investigate.

After reporting some daily work and achievements to Sha Ruijin, Xia Qing returned to the Organization Department.

As soon as I arrived at the department, the office compiled a list of cadres.

Xia Qing circled several cadres from Guangming District on the list and said to Jiang Shulan, the office director:

"Let's put Yi Xuexi aside for now. We just received Secretary Sha's arrangement that we're going to Guangming District again."

"I will come up with a plan, and I will personally lead the team. Executive Director Lei Yu will bring people from the Cadre Department to Guangming District no later than the day after tomorrow."

"They are responsible for monitoring the cadres I just selected, focusing on their competence, especially in handling the Dafeng Factory issue. I personally went to see Sun Liancheng, the head of Guangming District."

Jiang Shulan carefully noted down Xia Qing's instructions and went back to work on the plan.

Xia Qing sat in her office chair, thought of something, opened her laptop, and searched for Dafeng Factory in Guangming District, Jingzhou City.

A large number of videos came into view.

Xia Qing browsed through them one by one, and the more she looked, the more her brows furrowed.

The overall online environment's evaluation of Dafeng Factory is almost entirely one-sided.

Support workers at Dafeng Factory in safeguarding their legitimate rights and interests.

"Resolutely oppose collusion between officials and businessmen, and fight against violent demolitions to the end."

How long can Dafeng Factory last? Exposing the shocking corruption in Guangming District.

Xia Qing clicked on the video, which was usually a short video of the Dafeng Factory taken on her phone.

There was absolutely no conflict. Instead, groups of cadres from Guangming District arrived at the scene and worked outside with a sincere attitude.

Inside the factory area were sand piles, trenches, and factory workers standing by, ready for action.

Even with such a comparison, netizens still implicitly acknowledged that the workers at Dafeng Factory were being bullied.

After the short video clip, the uploader himself appears on camera, offering various analyses of the so-called situation, speaking eloquently and logically.

But Xia Qing understood that such analysis was utterly unhelpful, even absurd and meant to incite conflict.

Such videos can influence public opinion.

It is easy to imagine that the image of the officials in Guangming District, as well as the related problems of Dafeng Factory, has become extremely bad in the eyes of the public.

Improving relations between officials and the masses is now an urgent matter.

At the same time, Xia Qing also understood that the workers at Dafeng Factory were not some unarmed lambs.

To put it bluntly, many of these people are no longer workers.

Instead, they are shareholders of Dafeng Factory.

Thanks to the decision made by Chen Yanshi, the former chief prosecutor of Handong Province, the workers of Dafeng Factory were granted shares.

Years later, these workers who are now shareholders are more concerned about their equity stakes and whether those stakes can be liquidated.

For these people, it wasn't about protecting Dafeng Factory, nor was it about resisting the takeover by Shanshui Group.

Rather, they simply felt that they had lost their shares and were not receiving any commensurate benefits.

They felt that the resettlement compensation of over 40 million yuan was too low, leaving very little for each person.

This led to the so-called defense of Dafeng Factory and resistance to demolition.

According to the wishes of these shareholders, the resettlement fee should be even higher.

It's equivalent to having as much equity.

As long as the money is paid in time, it doesn't matter if it's a mountain and water group or a flower and bird group, whether it's embezzlement or a transaction.

They just let them demolish it without warning.

The core issue is that one side wants money, while the other side feels it's too much.

That's when they froze.

At the same time, there are also issues related to economic development planning, investment attraction, government image, and power-money transactions in Jingzhou City and even Handong Province.

The multi-pronged approach has created the current complex situation at Dafeng Factory.

Xia Qing murmured involuntarily:

"In any case, it's best not to let the situation escalate further."

Thinking of this, Xia Qing suddenly dialed the red secure phone number.

After the connection was established, Xia Qing said to the other end:

"Is this Secretary Yuliang? This is Xia Qing."

Gao Yuliang was somewhat surprised by Xia Qing's call, and said with a smile:

"Minister Xia? What brings you to call me?"

"Well, I just received an assignment from Secretary Sha. I'm going to Guangming District in a couple of days to inspect the problem of officials being lazy in their duties." Xia Qing paused, then changed the subject:

"I was thinking, could you perhaps inform Director Qi and ask him to arrange police forces to go to Dafeng Factory in Guangming District in advance?"