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As for why Ouyang Hua didn't come and asked Yu Chenghai to report to Mu Guoxing, the reasoning here is also very simple, because Yu Chenghai is Mu Lao's old subordinate, even if Mu Guoxing had some different opinions, It will also save a little face for Yu Chenghai.

Now that Mu Guoxing had clearly stated his position, Yu Chenghai felt reassured. It can be seen that in the case of imperfect national laws, a word from the superior still has a decisive effect.

After sending Yu Chenghai away, Mu Guoxing was still thinking about this matter. Although this matter was not a big one, it also reflected a problem, how far the state-owned enterprises had reached.They themselves have monopolized a large number of lucrative industries, but still not satisfied, they extended their hands to private enterprises and used their special status to replace the country's administrative departments and charge huge fees to enterprises. This is an obvious illegal act.Now that the actions of Petroleum Group and China Minmetals Import & Export Corporation have been exposed, how many have not been discovered?

"We must not allow this situation to continue!" Mu Guoxing thought of this, rang the summoning bell, and said to Zheng Wei, who walked in Xunsheng: "Director Zheng, you should contact the Policy Research Office of the State Council immediately. In recent years, the documents issued in the name of the State Council and various departments have been comprehensively cleaned up, and some documents that do not meet the needs of the current development of the situation must be terminated by issuing documents, and those who are not sure can be taken to the State Council office meeting for study and decision.”

Enterprises in the Beijiang International Trade Processing Zone received documents from the Petroleum Corporation and Minmetals Import and Export Corporation almost at the same time, ordering them to pay additional fees and management fees, otherwise they would have to suspend production for rectification.Those who refuse to implement will be taken measures to cut off electricity and water.

The business owners in the International Trade Processing Zone were in an uproar and sent representatives to the provincial government to appeal. If they pay fees, what right do they have to ask the enterprise to suspend production for rectification?

Ouyang Hua, who received the phone call from Yu Chenghai, did not take any evasive measures this time, and made it clear to these business owners that the International Trade Processing Zone is a provincial enterprise, and no unit is allowed to submit to the enterprises in the International Trade Processing Zone. In addition to paying taxes and fees expressly stipulated by national laws, enterprises can refuse to pay any other fees.

Holding the documents just issued by the provincial government and still exuding the smell of ink, the business owners are like holding a magic sword. They have not returned to the company, but they call back. The staff of the Group and Minmetals Import and Export Corporation were mercilessly kicked out by the company.You must know that the International Trade Processing Zone is in compliance with the provincial government's documents. They were disgusted with the arbitrary charges of these two state-owned enterprises.

The staff of the oil group and the import and export company also couldn't understand, seeing that this big piece of fat was about to be eaten in their mouths, why did these companies suddenly become so tough?After getting to know them from many sources, they found out that the provincial government has issued a document, and companies are not allowed to pay surcharges and management fees to them.

The current communication is very developed. In less than an hour, the news reached the headquarters of Jingcheng Petroleum Group and Minmetals Import and Export Corporation. Faced with such a large pie, these two units naturally refused to let it go easily. , So the bosses of the two units once again started activities in full swing, and finally this matter went to Gao Xuzheng.

It took a lot of effort to get Gao Xuzheng to meet the new president of the Petroleum Group, Liu Guanglei, who spoke righteously to Gao Xuzheng to reflect the Northern Xinjiang Provincial Government's support for companies not paying surcharges in accordance with national regulations, and repeatedly emphasized that the Petroleum Group is based on the previous deputy Mu. The fee charged by the Prime Minister's instructions implies that their actions are legal.

How could Gao Xuzheng not understand the meaning of Liu Guanglei's words?He repeatedly mentioned that this was an instruction from the former Vice Premier Mu, which meant to imply that Gao Xuzheng, you are also a member of the old Mu family. I am afraid that you must also maintain the prestige of Vice Premier Mu. He has just retired, so you can’t even ignore his instructions. Execute it.

"Comrade Guanglei, I want to ask you a question, what kind of unit is your petroleum group?"

"Petroleum Group is a large state-owned enterprise directly under the state, shouldering the important task of ensuring national energy security and managing domestic oil production."

Gao Xuzheng smiled and said, "It is undeniable that Petroleum Group is a super large enterprise directly under the state, but you are also just an enterprise. Since you are an enterprise, you must act in accordance with the laws of the market. Former Vice Premier Mu once instructed The oil group is required to impose surcharges on some small refineries. This is also a decision made by the Politburo under certain historical conditions. Why didn’t the central government issue a formal document at that time? I think you should understand this very well. The truth in it."

"That,……"

Gao Xuzheng waved his hand: "The instruction of the head of the central government is a temporary solution to the problem under specific historical conditions. Now the situation has undergone fundamental changes. All enterprises in the International Trade Processing Zone of Beijiang Province have passed the The strict acceptance by the relevant departments is in full compliance with national laws, so why do you charge fees to them? Petroleum Group is an enterprise just like them, not an industry authority. If you stretch your hand too far, it will have side effects. Economy Vice Premier Mu will take care of the work in this area, and you can report directly to Vice Premier Mu if you have such problems in the future.”

Liu Guanglei thought that he could persuade Gao Xuzheng to agree to charge surcharges to enterprises in the Beijiang International Trade Processing Zone. The oil refining enterprises in the trade processing zone are the largest enterprises in the country, and their annual output value accounts for 20.00% of all oil refining enterprises in the country.If surcharges are levied on them, this alone will cost several billion yuan. Who would not be tempted by such a big piece of fat?

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Liu Guanglei would never go to Vice Premier Mu because of this matter. He knew very well that without Mu Guoxing's support, the Northern Xinjiang Provincial Government would never have dared to issue such a document.bubble-book_bar()

Now No. [-] doesn't support their approach, and they don't dare to look for No. [-]. After thinking about the billions of big fat meat, Liu Guanglei is really not reconciled. After returning to the office, he summoned a high-level Conference dedicated to addressing this issue.

At the meeting, the executives came up with a lot of ideas in a hurry. Some said that since No. [-] did not support it, they should write a report to the central government in the name of the oil group, and directly put the report on No. [-] through their connections. desk.Others said that since it was an order issued by the former Vice Premier Mu, they must fight hard according to reason, and this big pie must not be let go.

The vice president, Zhang Bin, was the oldest in their group. He didn't say a word from the beginning to the end. Seeing that everyone had said the same thing, Zhang Bin said, "I don't think the two suggestions you made are very appropriate. When I think about it, the No. [-] chief does not support it. If the Northern Xinjiang Provincial Government has indeed received the instructions of the No. [-] chief, it will be useless for us to write a report to the central government. How can we argue with reason? The central government has no official documents in this regard. There is no evidence and no evidence, even in a lawsuit with the Northern Xinjiang Provincial Government."

Liu Guanglei knew how powerful Zhang Bin was. Even though Zhang Bin was usually quiet, he was very scheming, and he was known as Little Zhuge in the oil group.Now that he has denied everyone's opinions, he probably already has a good solution.

"Old Zhang, what good idea do you have?"

"The reason here is very simple. Although we are the boss of state-owned enterprises, Beijiang Province is a first-level government after all. Now they have the support of two central leaders. In this regard, we must not be able to compete with them. The only way to do that is to act on the market and force them to pay us a surcharge."

Liu Guanglei understood a bit, but he still didn't know Zhang Bin's specific plan, so he hurriedly asked, "Old Zhang, don't be a fool here, if you really have a way to let us eat this big piece of fat in our mouths?" , you are the hero of our oil group. By the end of the year, we will give you a heavy reward in accordance with the regulations on corporate rewards and punishments."

The so-called Enterprise Rewards and Punishment Regulations are clearly stipulated by the National Development and Reform Commission in the management of state-owned enterprises. For the person in charge of a well-run enterprise, the enterprise is allowed to use a proportion of after-tax profits to reward individuals. One billion, although the proportion of rewards is not very high, the number is definitely not small.

Zhang Bin shook his head: "It doesn't matter if the reward is not rewarded. I mainly do it for the benefit of our oil group. Now the National Development and Reform Commission is getting stricter and stricter on the issue of fuel price increases. Last time we submitted a request for an increase." The price report has not yet been approved, if this continues, it will be very difficult to complete the profit target assigned to us by the central government this year."

Liu Guanglei became a little anxious: "I said, Lao Zhang, everyone knows that you are the famous little Zhuge, so if you have anything to say, just say it out loud, and don't whet our appetite."

Zhang Bin smiled: "Actually, this method is also very simple. Didn't No. [-] say that we are an enterprise? Enterprises must act in accordance with the laws of the market. Although the oil refining enterprises in the Beijiang International Trade Processing Zone have a large Production capacity, but their sales still depend on us. Think about it, if you leave the oil companies in various provinces, cities and counties of the oil group, and the many gas stations, how will the fuel they produce be sold?"

Liu Guanglei understood: "You mean that we want to send a document to the following, stipulating that oil companies in various provinces, cities and counties are not allowed to sell fuel oil from Beijiang Province without our permission. The oil produced by Xinjiang oil refining enterprises cannot be sold. If we want to sell it, we have to pay us a surcharge. I am afraid that it will be more than just a surcharge. Well, you, Zhang, are worthy of being recognized by everyone. Zhuge."

Zhang Bin didn't speak, he smiled and picked up the teacup from Gu Zi to taste the tea.How to understand it is your business anyway, I didn't make it clear anyway, even if this matter is wrong, one day the higher-ups will track it down, and I can easily evade it.

At this moment, the glasses on the bridge of Zhang Bin's nose flashed, which surprised the other vice president sitting opposite him. He thought in his heart that Zhang Bin's idea was not necessarily a good thing. This little Zhuge didn't treat him well. He would never be so concerned about the matter of profit, and I am afraid that he might not take that little reward to heart.

Seeing Liu Guanglei's elation, the vice president sighed secretly. He knew that if the Petroleum Group really adopted Zhang Bin's suggestion, there would be a lot of excitement again, and the future lawsuit might be fought again. to the center.

This time, the Petroleum Group moved fast enough. Within two days, all companies under the Petroleum Group received a document. After the group headquarters approved the sentence, the meaning inside is very clear.

Another week later, the National Development and Reform Commission's document on encouraging private enterprises to enter the oil industry was also sent to various provinces and cities. This document clearly stated that it wanted to break the monopoly of one major player in the oil industry and welcome social forces to engage in oil industry. As long as the processing, wholesale and retail business is in line with the regulations of the relevant state departments, governments at all levels must provide support in terms of taxation and credit.

Establishing a gas station is also a very simple matter, and the technology is not very complicated. The reason why private enterprises did not enter this industry before was because the state did not support it. Now that there are central documents, gas stations and private companies in various places Oil companies popped up overnight like mushrooms after rain.

As the saying goes, there can be development only when there is competition. In the past, the oil company was the only one that controlled the oil exploration, processing and sales in the whole country. The price is going up again and again.Although the National Development and Reform Commission has a pricing mechanism, the price of fuel oil is adjusted according to the price of crude oil in the international market. However, in the case of a high degree of monopoly, fuel oil only rises but never falls. , The soaring price of fuel has also indirectly contributed to the rise in prices.

Well now, the fuel oil produced by Beijiang Oil Refining Company is of good quality and low price, coupled with their good service attitude, soon brought a lot of pressure to the oil group, forcing them to continuously improve product quality , Price cuts and promotions, no longer dare to pretend to be the boss and do whatever he wants.

At the opening ceremony of the Beijiang International Trade Processing Zone, Mu Guoxing highly praised Anjiang entrepreneurs for their contribution to the country's economic development. He said in his speech: "Encouraging private enterprises to enter the monopoly industry Only by introducing the competition mechanism into the market can our country’s economic development be healthier, and party committees and governments at all levels must take this work as a political task.”

Liu Guanglei, the president of the Petroleum Group who followed Mu Guoxing to the listing ceremony, felt that his last ray of hope had come to naught. Don’t talk about lobbying Vice Premier Mu to agree to pay management fees to the oil refineries in Beijiang Province. Land is not easy either.

After the dinner, Mu Guoxing invited Liu Guanglei to his place of residence: "Comrade Guanglei, state-owned enterprises not only shoulder the responsibility of creating wealth for the country, but also set an example for domestic enterprises. You issued a statement some time ago. I issued a document stating that if oil companies from all over the country want to operate the fuel oil of Beijiang Oil Refining Enterprises, they must get your approval. Isn’t this a bit too small? What is the result? A large number of private companies with advanced facilities Gas stations have been established one after another, and they have launched strong competition with you, forcing you to lower prices, so I am afraid that the National Development and Reform Commission will no longer have to worry about your reports asking for price increases.”

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Liu Guanglei understands why the National Development and Reform Commission has not approved their request for a price increase for so long. It turns out that it is because of the relationship between Vice Premier Mu. It seems that the No. [-] chief has taken everything into consideration and introduced the market competition mechanism step by step. in the oil industry.

"Boss, the oil industry is related to the security of the country's energy and must be controlled by state-owned enterprises. In fact, we don't want to charge additional fees for oil refineries in northern Xinjiang, but want to bring them into a unified management scope."

Seeing that Liu Guanglei didn't understand what he meant, Mu Guoxing smiled and said: "In the early stage of reform and opening up, the national economic reform adopted a strategy of basically not moving the state-owned economy and seeking development outside the system, that is, 'incremental reform. strategy' and has achieved great success. The most important result has enabled the private economy to grow from the bottom up and grow stronger day by day."

There was a pause.Mu Guoxing also said: "However, adopting an incremental reform strategy to enable the growth of the private economy is only the prelude to the big drama of reform and development. Without a thorough reform of the state-owned economy, it is impossible to establish a market mechanism to lay the foundation for resource allocation. market economic system with sexual function.”

Mu Guoxing talked eloquently: "First, without reforming the state-owned economy, it is difficult to improve the overall efficiency of the national economy. In the first ten years of reform and opening up, the country's economic growth and efficiency improvement basically came from the non-state-owned sector, while the The state-owned sector, which is the main part of economic resources, not only grows slowly, but also tends to decline in efficiency. The number of loss-making enterprises has increased year by year. As a result, by the middle of the 90s, the entire state-owned enterprise sector was in a predicament. This situation is bound to It drags down the entire country's fiscal and financial system. Among them, the banking system has accumulated a large amount of bad debts and faces great systemic risks."

"Second, the coexistence of the dual system has created a lot of space for rent-seeking, making it difficult to curb the trend of the spread of corruption. The incremental reform strategy is implemented to allow the development of the private economy and the introduction of some The market mechanism has brought about a dual-track coexistence of the command economy and the market economy in the national economy. Since the command economy is an economy dominated by administrative orders, while the market economy is an economy dominated by the interests of various market stakeholders, the dual system and dual The coexistence of operating rules will inevitably create a huge space for rent-seeking activities where power disrupts transactions."

"Whether state-owned enterprises' expansion against the trend and strengthening of their status is a disaster or a blessing to the long-term development of the national economy cannot be judged by the amount of short-term profits they obtain, but by its impact on the improvement of the market system and long-term economic development. Judgment. As for whether the efficiency of state-owned enterprises is higher than that of private enterprises, there have been empirical analyzes made by research institutions, which have made negative conclusions supported by detailed data.”

"According to the requirements of the central government to insist on equal protection of property rights and form a new pattern of equal competition and mutual promotion of various ownership economies, in the next period of time, it is necessary to break administrative monopoly, maintain competition order, improve market rule of law and realize fair law enforcement, and build Modern market system. It is a very difficult task to effectively promote the reform of the state-owned economy, and it will inevitably encounter resistance and obstacles from outdated ideologies and special vested interests. However, if this task is not completed in this way, it will be impossible to establish a A market economy system governed by law for common prosperity and sustainable and stable development. Therefore, all those who care about economic prosperity and social progress should make every effort to realize this task.”

At this time, Mu Guoxing didn't have the airs of the head of the No. [-] Central Committee, just like a university professor, preaching and teaching his students.Mu Guoxing is also very clear that for hundreds of large state-owned enterprises, relying on administrative orders alone will not work at all. These leaders must be made to understand the situation ideologically. The development of the country's economy depends on state-owned and private enterprises. Two legs can embark on the road of healthy development.

Liu Guanglei came to see Mu Guoxing with the idea of ​​being criticized, but he knew Mu Guoxing's strength.Only Chen Mingchu, the former president of the group, was not only dismissed as an official but also thrown into prison because he did not earnestly implement the policies of the central government and refused to listen to Mu Guoxing's greetings.As the saying goes, if you kill the chicken for the monkeys, as long as you kill the boss of the biggest company, the heads of other units will understand that the company belongs to the state, and they must obey the orders of the central government honestly if they want to manage it. Chi, there are several ways to deal with them waiting in the center.

Liu Guanglei felt that it was time to say something: "Chief, we still have misunderstandings. We only considered the security of the country's energy, but did not take into account the healthy development of the country's economy. I understand after listening to your instructions. From now on, we will stick to the Do our job well in accordance with the spirit of the Central Committee’s instructions.”

Mu Guoxing laughed. He also knew that it was impossible to completely change Liu Guanglei's thinking based on this conversation alone, but no matter what, at least Liu Guanglei's statement was good, and it also let him know that private enterprises are allowed to enter Monopoly industry is the country's long-term development strategy.

"Your statement is very good. That's why I just said that state-owned enterprises should play an exemplary role. The document you issued a few days ago has a very bad influence. Many leading comrades in the central government are against you. I am not satisfied with this approach. I will give you three months to eliminate the adverse effects in this area, put down the airs and take the initiative to discuss cooperation issues with oil refining companies in northern Xinjiang. You have a very complete and relatively mature sales system, You can work harder on this aspect, otherwise, in a few years, you will lose most of the market in the north."

Liu Guanglei nodded and did not speak. He knew that what Mu Guoxing was talking about was about to happen.According to the reports of oil companies in several northern provinces, the situation is indeed serious. As soon as the fuel oil from oil refineries in northern Xinjiang was launched on the market, it quickly occupied half of the north due to its high quality and low price. The price is high, and no one cares about it gradually, especially some big customers like the army no longer use oil from the oil group, but instead buy from the oil refinery in Beijiang.

Under the current circumstances, the oil group has only two ways to go, one is confrontation, but this will lead to the emergence of more private gas stations in various places. Will put the oil group in the eyes.Another way is to cooperate as Mu Guoxing said. With the perfect sales system of the Petroleum Group and the good oil quality of the Beijiang Oil Refinery, a strong alliance will be formed. The two sides will have a win-win situation, but now the problem has arisen again. However, if they open up their own sales channels to oil refineries in northern Xinjiang, then the oil group must undergo large-scale rectification.First of all, the quality of products must be improved, and secondly, the price must be lowered. Then, it is absolutely impossible to rely on the National Development and Reform Commission to agree to their price increase as before, or to say that it will only increase without falling.But if there is no price increase, how can we meet the profit target issued by the central government?

This year is Liu Guanglei's first year as the president of the Petroleum Group. After taking office, everyone wants to make some achievements, and the company's profit indicators are the most convincing.