Chapter 738: The Fog over the 3 Gorges
"What's the use of the leader's attention?" Fan Wubing replied disapprovingly.
This kind of thing. Fan Wubing had seen so much that he no longer felt anything.
The launch of the Three Gorges Project itself was very controversial. At that time, the State Council approved the construction plan for a 150-meter water storage level in principle. Later, it re-examined it. Although the construction was approved, it has been unable to start and it still cannot be done. Dry? How high should it be built? All need to be re-argued.
The demonstration of the Three Gorges Project involves various majors. Fourteen topics are listed for this purpose. For each topic, senior experts in the field are selected, including experts in water conservancy and electric power administration, scientific research, and design systems, as well as non-hydropower systems. Personnel, such as experts from colleges and universities, scientific research, social economy, ecological environment and other fields, jointly form various thematic demonstration groups to conduct scientific demonstrations on various topics.
During the re-evaluation, 20 special consultants and more than 400 experts were invited.
In April 1992, the Fifth Session of the Seventh National People's Congress passed the bill to build the Three Gorges Project with a two-thirds majority, but nearly one-third of the people did not vote in favor. This was the only decision of the National People's Congress. Vote on one project individually at a time.
There are many people in favor, but it is undeniable that some people do not know much about the project itself, and simply support the idea of supporting the State Council's ideas simply out of trust in the government. Have a certain understanding of the Three Gorges Project. There are many such people who really agree in their hearts.
There were also many who objected, thinking that the argument was not enough, or simply opposed the Three Gorges Project, worried about changes in the ecological environment, etc. Some people abstained from voting because they felt that they did not understand the matter and could not make objective judgments.
At that time, some NPC deputies believed that highly technical issues such as the Three Gorges Project should not be decided by NPC deputies who did not understand the Three Gorges Project. If you want to rank them in order, should the Three Gorges Project be regarded as a political project, an economic project or a technical project?
"This kind of thing is not as simple as digging a vegetable cellar in your own yard, nor is it as easy as building a chicken coop." Fan Wubing explained to his mother Zhang Mei, "The total investment budget is nearly 200 billion yuan. Is it possible for a layman to understand a large-scale project involving the massive immigration of millions of people? It’s really a bit of a joke to ask my dad to inspect it.”
Fan Wubing was very dissatisfied with this matter. The Three Gorges Project had a special project team in charge. Although his father, Fan Heng, was the executive deputy prime minister, he did not understand the cause and effect of the project, so he asked him to go over. It is really unreasonable to solve the problem.
"How can you turn down someone who was asked to go by name?" Zhang Mei replied.
From the bottom of her heart, Zhang Mei didn't want Fan Heng to fly around all day long, but things were already taking a heavy toll.
He couldn't help but go. All in all, there was no point in wiping someone else's butt and being thankless. and. The water in the Three Gorges area is also deep. Is it something that a deputy prime minister who has just come to power and has no background power can solve this problem?
"When are you leaving?" Fan Wubing asked.
"It will probably be the day after tomorrow, and the itinerary has not been decided yet." Zhang Mei said.
The executive deputy prime minister's affairs are also relatively busy. Unless there is a particularly serious situation, he certainly cannot just leave. It is always necessary to coordinate all aspects in advance, arrange reception work, security work, inspection work, etc., and then take the bus. The special plane goes to the inspection site. This is a systematic project and not that simple.
But then again, inspections like this are just to reassure people. It’s hard to say what practical effect they can have. After all, the problem areas have been solved or covered up before the leaders came. Those unsightly things People have already dismissed it. Everything they see must be positive images. How can they see the problem?
If the leader can discover the problem at a casual glance during the inspection, there are only two explanations, either the leader is really a Wenqu star with a sharp eye, or the problem is too serious to be covered up.
No matter from which aspect, Fan Wubing did not want his father to be used as a weapon. If you see a problem and ignore it, it won't work, but it's hard to say whether you can manage it or not. If you don't see the problem, it's okay if nothing happens in the future. But once something does happen, you can't escape this responsibility. .
Even if you have retired and have no way to hold you accountable, you still have to bear unshirkable responsibility in terms of public opinion.
After a while, Fan Heng suddenly came over, wearing casual clothes and slightly modified. Most people would not be able to tell that a member of the Standing Committee had come to the office. Fan Heng did not bring many bodyguards. He changed after leaving the office. He hired a personal bodyguard and drove straight to the hospital in a car from Fan's Investment Group without alerting outsiders.
After carefully checking Zhang Mei's injured arm and seeing that it was no longer serious, Fan Heng felt relieved and said with some worry, "I was planning to come here in the morning, but there were too many things, and the Standing Committee opened the door again. A meeting asked me to go to the Three Gorges to check the situation, but it has been postponed until this time. "
"Are you going the day after tomorrow?" Zhang Mei asked.
"It was originally scheduled to go the day after tomorrow, but due to weather conditions, it may have to be postponed a little, a week later." Fan Heng replied.
weather reason? Fan Wubing was a little confused. When he looked at the weather forecast just now, he didn't seem to see any special extreme climate changes in the southwest? Why is there a sudden suggestion that the trip will be postponed due to weather conditions? He immediately felt that there must be something fishy here.
So Fan Wubing asked Fan Heng his question, and Fan Heng replied. "Well, the general office said that several airports near the reservoir area have been foggy and thundery recently. We need to wait until the weather conditions improve before we can arrange the trip, so we postponed it."
Fan Wubing touched his nose, then took out his mobile phone and called his Fan Airlines, and then asked them whether the airports near the Three Gorges were not suitable for flying in recent days.
As a result, the answer they reported back was very clear. The weather had been good in the past week and there was nothing unsuitable for flying. They also asked Fan Wubing if he wanted to travel there so that the airline could arrange the itinerary?
After Fan Wubing encouraged them a few words, he said to his father Fan Heng, "Haha, it's obvious that someone from the general office is trying to trick you."
Fan Heng was very angry after hearing the news. Since he was asked to go over to inspect the situation, there were people from the general office who were obviously trying to look down on him. This matter was really not done properly and he didn't know. Is there really some problem in the reservoir area, and someone was specially hired to carry out public relations, so that the people in the general office could find ways to delay the time? Or was it someone who instructed them to do this?
If it's the latter. Then this matter can be regarded as a small conspiracy against himself.
After thinking for a while, Fan Heng realized that his son was also thinking, so he pushed Fan Wubing and said, "Well, can you arrange a flight for me quietly?"
"Dad, are you going to enter the village quietly?" Fan Wubing had this idea in his heart, but he was more worried and didn't want to let his father Fan Heng take risks. At this time, his father raised it himself , Fan Wubing had to seriously consider the feasibility of this matter.
As a senior leader, it is obviously not appropriate to change the schedule at will, but extraordinary measures are used in extraordinary times. Only by breaking this boring pattern can we show our own methods. What's more, in this case, we don't know who is behind the scenes.
"Look at the arrangements. It's best to arrive at the reservoir area early tomorrow morning and catch them off guard." Fan Heng has been at the grassroots level for a long time and has come up step by step. Naturally, he knows the commonly used methods to fool leaders. If it is If you reach it at night, it only takes one night, and you may see very different results. If you reach it in the morning, you will go straight to the point, and the other party will have no choice but to accept their fate.
Some people who are in high positions like to be ignorant and live in harmony, just living day by day, managing contacts, and seeking some benefits for future generations. They can live in this life, but Fan Heng feels that it is not easy for him to get up. It can be said that it was due to luck. Since I have never considered gaining something from this, I have no worries.
Anyway, each of my three children is more capable than the last, so I don’t need to worry about it at all. There are no relatives in the family who need to support and take care of me. With these rights I have, I am satisfied if I can do my job well. I have no desires or demands. Naturally. Able to stand upright and walk upright, Fan Heng doesn't care about other people's concerns.
"It seems I have to make some plans for you." Fan Wubing said after thinking for a while.
There was no problem for Fan Heng to board the plane overnight, but it was more difficult to leave the capital unnoticed, especially since the people in the security department must shoulder their responsibilities and know the whereabouts of the leaders at any time. , if you want to avoid the eyes and ears of these people. It still requires some effort.
However, these things did not trouble Fan Wubing. After thinking carefully for a while, he came up with an idea.
In the evening, Fan Wubing drove home with his father Fan Heng. He also said hello and chatted with the security guard at the door.
At about two o'clock in the middle of the night, Fan Wubing drove out and told the guard that his mother was slightly allergic to medicines. He received a call and wanted to go over to see how the situation was. The guard also asked whether he should send a few people to help, but Fan Wubing Declined.
After Fan Wubing's car drove out, he stopped for a moment, and a car belonging to Fan's Investment Group passed by. Then he picked up the heavily covered Fan Heng and went directly to the Capital Airport. The senior staff passed through and boarded the flight to Southwest.
After being exempted from inspection all the way, Fan Heng found out after boarding the plane that several of his capable men, including Song Qing and others, were already on the plane. He couldn't help but admire Fan Wubing's ability to do things, and unknowingly he After everything has been arranged, in addition to having sufficient resources in your own hands, you also need strong coordination methods.
When we arrived at the reservoir area, it was only around six o'clock in the morning. By this time, Fan Heng and others were already chatting with workers and residents near the reservoir area who had gotten up early.
In fact, Fan Heng also has doubts about the quality of the projects in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area. The reason is simply because when there was a nationwide flood last summer, the Three Gorges Reservoir Area did not use the facilities that had been built to divert floods, nor did it use the facilities that had been built to divert floods last year. Play no role in fighting floods.
From this point of view, some people may be worried that the quality of the Three Gorges reservoir area is not up to the task of fighting floods.
Through a simple investigation at the grassroots level, it seems that it is not clear how serious the problem is, but at least one thing is clear, that is, the locations of cracks have been figured out, so that people will not be led everywhere in vain.
At eight o'clock in the morning, Fan Heng asked Song Qing to contact the leaders of the Kurdistan Region on time to indicate that Comrade Fan Heng had arrived at the scene.
Originally, because of the cracks in the dam in the reservoir area, everyone was a little confused in the past few days. They didn't know how this matter would be handled in the end. But now they actually heard that Vice Prime Minister Fan Heng had appeared on the dam. The leaders were immediately very nervous, wondering what impact Fan Heng's sudden appearance would have on the construction of the reservoir area.
After all, at the level of central leadership, few people would launch a sudden attack on Fan Heng.
This time the matter was very serious, otherwise Fan Heng would never have appeared on the dam in this way. For a moment, everyone's nerves became highly tense and they rushed to the dam.
When they arrived here, they found that Fan Heng did not bring many people, and his expression seemed to be relatively relaxed. After the leaders of the reservoir area and the local leaders who arrived after hearing the news met with Fan Heng, the two sides began to target the dam in the reservoir area. Things that cracked were communicated.
"I came quite unexpectedly this time," Fan Heng said directly. "Because the meteorological information provided by the general office showed that the recent heavy fog near the reservoir area has affected flights, so the original plan was to come in a week, but I am impatient. Some couldn’t wait until then, so they rushed over overnight.”
"Vice Premier Fan is a person who does practical things and big things, and he is an example for us to learn from." A group of leaders said one after another.
"Since it comes so suddenly, it will inevitably have some impact on everyone's work." Fan Heng continued, "So let me make a statement here. First, I did not bring reporters here this time. Everyone can speak freely without forming words. Sexual information. Second, I need a convincing cause analysis report. Third, I need a strong assessment report to explain the crack incident. Otherwise, I have no way to report to the Politburo. This is how we can report our work to the people across the country. Let’s talk about it.”
The fact that no reporters were brought here is telling. Everyone immediately grasped Fan Heng's thoughts and understood that this incident would be digested internally, so their mood became a little brighter.