In name only: The land of Handong, I shall rule its fate.

Five hundred million? My goodness!

The Zhao family is really rich; they spent five small dollars on a single meeting.

Lin Zhiyuan was stunned by this extravagant gesture.

But the sound became increasingly clear.

"Transfer 400 million to the provincial finance department, and don't touch the remaining 100 million. Transfer it back when I need it."

"I have a 15-minute break at 11 o'clock, have him come over."

"that's all."

Lin Zhiyuan hung up the phone immediately, but his left hand was still holding the red landline phone that was in use.

"Oh!"

A deep, powerful laugh came from the microphone: "You little brat, were you a robber in your past life?"

"Mr. Wang, although you are a leader, you can't say things like that."

"With my dedication to the organization, working diligently to eradicate old ailments and develop the economy for the people, I must have been a national warrior with faith in my past life."

Lin Zhiyuan spoke fluently without hesitation.

"You little rascal, you've become quite carefree since you went to another city. You're no longer the prim and proper Deputy Director Lin from my office."

Mr. Wang sneered.

"I had a meeting with the leaders and we agreed to send the inspection team down ahead of schedule. The announcement will be issued in the system this afternoon. Your 12th inspection team in Handong will arrive in about three days."

"You must cooperate fully with the inspection team's investigation."

Mr. Wang on the other end of the phone instantly switched to a serious work mode and warned, "Apart from uncontrollable problems, I will hold you accountable."

"Okay, Mr. Wang."

"We guarantee the mission will be completed."

Lin Zhiyuan affirmed.

"Um!"

"Furthermore, I've reviewed the operational reports submitted by Handong for Jingzhou Zhongfu and Jingzhou Energy. The coal industry is currently experiencing a downturn, and the situation is bad not only for Handong and Zhongfu, but nationwide. You've always been someone with many ideas; do you have any thoughts on this?"

Mr. Wang asked.

The weariness was palpable in his voice.

For the past four years, coal companies have been tightening their belts and relying on their savings to survive, which is crucial to the lives of millions of miners' families.

This is a problem that even the brainstorming team struggled to solve.

"Temporary support, social security, transformation and greening, closing down small and expanding large."

Lin Zhiyuan had already prepared a plan and quickly replied.

"Oh! Tell me more about it."

Although it was only sixteen characters long, Mr. Wang, who had listened to countless opinions, quickly understood it, as many of them were already existing.

However, Mr. Wang still wanted to hear if Lin Zhiyuan had anything new to say.

"First, a brief lift, divided into two parts."

"An emergency stability maintenance fund will be established, suspending all salary, social security, and housing provident fund contributions, and issuing living allowances according to the original salary ratio, but social security and housing provident fund contributions should not be considered as interrupted."

An emergency support fund is in place to address the common occupational diseases among miners, ensuring their medical needs are met through regular medical insurance reimbursement. The fund also guarantees their children's education and continuing education, including full tuition waivers and interest-free student loans.

"Second, social security."

"The main focus is on skills retraining, seeking the opinions of miners, and helping them transition to other industries. Provinces, cities, and counties should actively carry out targeted recruitment, and companies that can accept such recruitment should ensure the continuation of seniority and other needs, which can be strengthened through policies such as tax deductions."

"Secondly, there is the work-for-relief program, which has been booming in infrastructure construction in recent years. Thirdly, industries such as logistics can be transformed accordingly."

Third, transform and green the environment.

"First, we need to transform. The pollution caused by coal is intensifying, and even if there is a recovery, it will not be as good as before. We should focus more on new energy sources, such as setting up wind power base stations, energy storage power stations, and photovoltaic power stations in mines. Similarly, we can also extend the coal industry downstream, such as electricity, chemicals, and new materials."

To prepare for the next wave of industrial activity, a modern industrial system should be established in the coal-rich Northwest, with the replacement of coal reserves completed gradually but rapidly.

Green spaces can be used to house museums with educational value;

Alternatively, the exploration area could be transformed into fishponds, rice paddies, and vegetable and fruit bases. In this respect, Secretary Dakang of Jingzhou should be one of the earliest pioneers in the country.

Lin Zhiyuan gave Li Dakang a slight nod, and President Wang on the other end of the phone chuckled softly.

"There's no need to elaborate on 'focusing on the minor issues and prioritizing the major ones,' as the think tank has already mentioned it."

Mr. Wang said, adding, "There's something new, but not much."

"Comrade Xiaolin, I'm not very satisfied with you this time. You need to work harder next time."

"Okay! That's it for now."

Lin Zhiyuan shook his head and hung up the phone helplessly. "If you ask me, it's you, and you're the one who's dissatisfied. That's what a leader is like!"

Meanwhile, Mr. Wang, on the other end of the phone, looked at his secretary and said, "You've written down everything Xiaolin said, right?"

"Boss, not a single word is wrong."

The confidential secretary nodded.

"This kid has a bit of a temper, but he's definitely got a knack for planning things out."

Mr. Wang looked at the handwritten document handed to him by his secretary and nodded in satisfaction, but then his brows furrowed again. Could it be that the think tank really couldn't think of these things?

I'm afraid not.

But each of these requires money as a guarantee, but where does the money come from?

Suddenly, Mr. Wang thought of something.

He then took out another document from the drawer, which was the development plan for the multi-headed plan of Handong submitted by Lin Zhiyuan.

"A little fox raised by an old fox."

Mr. Wang was both annoyed and amused. "This is not a nationwide coal industry rescue plan; it's clearly a custom-made version for Handong."

"New materials like graphene, photovoltaic and wind power, and infrastructure and logistics projects funded by industrial subsidies—aren't they all at key junctures in Handong's development?"

Ding Dong!

An extra message appeared on the phone's internal communication network, from Lin Zhiyuan:

"Mr. Wang, I predict that the coal market will recover in another 1-2 years."

If the improvement plan can be implemented, we can enter the transition period more smoothly and quickly.

Mr. Wang narrowed his eyes slightly, then became even angrier.

"Little Qian, look at this brat, he's trying every trick in the book to get resources."

Secretary Xiao Qian was very principled; he smiled but said nothing.

Boss, if you want to scold me, go ahead, but could you at least try to hide that smile?

Does Governor Zhiyuan dare to talk back?

Now they're still bringing me up.

If I were to open my mouth, it would be hard not to burst out laughing; it would be practically challenging his bond with his secure job.

"Call Xu Changhe and tell him that after the inspection team arrives in Handong, they should act in accordance with laws and regulations. They are going down to investigate and solve problems at their source, so they should listen to the voices and suggestions of the Handong cadres."

Mr. Wang put the two documents away again and gave instructions to Secretary Qian.

"Understood, sir."

Xiao Qian quickly left the office to relay the leader's instructions.

But I was also shocked.

The leader's tolerance for Governor Zhiyuan is too high. If it were anyone else, even with the same background, they would have been scolded mercilessly long ago.

Gee!

Governor Zhiyuan is already very capable, and with the support of the leadership and Elder Yan, wouldn't Handong be in trouble...?

That's not right!

Secretary Xiao Qian scratched his head. Where did the new provincial party secretary of Handong go?