Legend of official career
16 dive into the well to save the miners

Tang Shouq

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On Monday, September 3rd, 1990, Zhu Weimin brought his secretary Ma Wenxue and his driver Gu Zhengbing, dressed as farmers. They had been wandering around the countryside of Fengle County for three consecutive days. They had entered the farmhouses, forest forests, animal farms, cowshed, and pigpen in the mountain village, trying to talk to the farmers at zero distance.

There were many lush mountains, but now the trees on the mountains were sparse. Most of the mountains had been blown up by lime kilns and cement factories when they were mining stones. The ditches in the mountains were almost filled with lost soil and stones, and most of the forests and mountain fields were destroyed. When talking to the retired old cadre of the forest farm, the old man said angrily, Our mountain is actually suitable for planting trees because the proportion of stones on the mountain is less than 60%. Moreover, the quality of the stones is not good. It is not suitable to build a lime kiln factory, let alone a cement factory. You see, a few cannon holes are blown up and a large area collapses. A good mountain will be destroyed in a few months. This is irresponsible to future generations. Ma Wenxue asked the old man in confusion,"Is there no one who understands?" No one cares?" The old man shook his head and sighed. Do you want to die?"

When he saw a few villagers connecting soft leather pipes from a distant ditch to pump water to fight the drought, he started chatting with them. The villagers told him,"Five or six years ago, the water in these mountain streams and ditches was basically non-stop. The first and second terraces beside the ravines were planted with rice. Now, there are no more mountains and streams. The ditches are filled with flowing stones and soil. They can't store water. Our fields can't grow crops either."…

In the evening, the three of them came to the state-owned Fengle Animal Husbandry Farm in the name of buying cattle from Huangling Farm in Wanjiang. They were prepared to stay the night, and the farm leader agreed. In order to express his gratitude, Zhu Weimin spent 100 yuan to buy a chicken, a few vegetables, and a few boxes of beer from the farmer's shop and the grocery store. He treated several leaders to dinner. In September, Xijiang was in the middle of summer. A few people were bare-chested, with some mosquito repellent on their bodies. They drank beer and talked about life. Li Weimin said to Deputy Factory Manager Hong,"My friend told me that there are many cattle in Xijiang Fengle Farm. Just nine old bulls. Look at your business…"

" I'm sorry," Deputy Field Leader Hong said with cupped fists." To express our apology, we'll go into the city tonight. All the expenses will be paid by our field." Brother, cheers!"

"It's not easy to raise this year's cow," said the accountant. If you don't make a loss, it's better not to raise it."

Zhu Weimin raised his bowl and said,"Cheers!" Well said, the state financial subsidies were enough anyway.”

Ma Wenxue rolled his eyes at Zhu Weimin and said,"There are more than 700 people in our field. How can that 6 million subsidy be enough?”

Accountant Xia poured a new bowl of wine for everyone and said,""Little brother, be content. "There are 660 people in this farm, and the annual subsidy is only 4.8 million yuan. We still have to rely on selling old cows and old sows to survive every year. Now that the cows are gone, there are not many pigs left. We might have to sell them to our farm manager next year…"

"Sell me?" "Don't think that I don't know where the fodder for those plans went…" Deputy Field Manager Hong glared at him.

Zhu Weimin said,"Director, let's drink…"

"Brother, let's go." Deputy Field Director Hong stood up and said.”He greeted Accountant Xia and said," Ask Yang Ming to drive the pickup truck. He will go into the city to accompany his brother to continue drinking."”

Zhu Weimin quickly said,"Thank you, big brother. Money is my brother's."”

Fenghong Town, Fengle County, was an ancient town that had been around for more than 1500 years. It was a must-pass for entering Fujian, going to Guizhou, and going to Hunan. National Road 112 and 133 intersected here. Therefore, the city was full of shops, businesses, and entertainment. Deputy Director Hong, whose name was Hong Baosheng, was a soldier who had been transferred to civilian work. He was 40 years old and was a righteous person, so he was quite popular. He led Zhu Weimin and the others into the Oriental Red Restaurant. The lobby manager greeted him warmly when he saw him,"Brother Baosheng, you're late. There are no more private rooms.”

"If you don't have a private room, just arrange a table and get two standard rooms for my brother in Wanjiang.”Hong Baosheng said gently.

Under the guidance of the waiter, they came to a table near the corner where the air conditioner was. The dishes at West River Hotel were usually prepared in advance, so a few dishes and wine were quickly served. Gu Zhengbing grabbed the bottle. Hong and Xia started to pour the wine first. This time, it was white wine. Two bottles of white wine were divided among the four people. Gu Zhengbing and the driver, Yang Ming, didn't drink. Zhu Weimin raised his right thumb to Hong Baosheng and said,""Big brother is forthright. This little brother offers a toast to the two big brothers.”

" Hahaha…" Hong Baosheng and Accountant Xia raised their glasses and said,""Ha!"

" Brother," Hong Baosheng said," I can't compare to you in business. You guys are free. I, the assistant director, am uncomfortable, so I can only eat and drink."”"Cheers!"

"What's the point of eating and drinking? It's eating away at my party spirit. If I continue to eat, I won't be able to answer to my father, uncle, and countless martyrs in the future.”

Zhu Weimin listened to Hong Baosheng's nagging and could see his helplessness. He could see that his conscience was still there. Zhu Weimin advised,"Brother, what's so stupid about this boring scene? You might as well be like me." Go into the sea."

Hong Baosheng raised his cup and said,"Yes, let's go into the sea too!" Brothers, cheers!"

"You have the heart to leave your brothers?" Accountant Xia looked at him and said,"Anyway, I'm ready to be transferred."”

Driver Yang Ming said to himself," Is there really no hope for this match?”

Hong Baosheng said with tears in his eyes,"Nephew, even the old sow has been sold out. What hope is there?"”With that, he finished the wine in his glass in one gulp."Two more bottles…"

Zhu Weimin and Accountant Xia both persuaded him not to drink anymore. Zhu Weimin signaled Ma Wenxue to go to the counter to pay the bill. Hong Baosheng was unhappy." Big brother, aren't you looking down on me too much…?!

At this moment, the lobby manager came over and said,"The head of the forest farm has already settled the bill for you."”Hong Baosheng said to the lobby manager,"Please send the three of them to their rooms." Brother, we'll meet again."

At this moment, police sirens were blaring on the street outside. At this moment, three people came down from the second floor in a panic. They went straight out the door and got into a police car by the roadside, heading north like the wind. Zhu Weimin, who was about to go to the fourth floor to rest, stopped and asked the lobby manager,""Do you know what happened?" The lobby manager also wanted to understand, so he asked the waiter who came down from the second floor,"What happened to Secretary Zhong and the others?" "Fengshan Mine collapsed again just now."”

When Zhu Weimin heard this, his brain exploded. He quickly walked to the bar counter and dialed Nie Bing's phone."Old Nie, I just found out that Fengshan Mine in Fengle County collapsed. Find out immediately. I'm waiting for news in the lobby of Dongfanghong Hotel in Fengle County.”Seeing this, Ma Wenxue pulled the lobby manager aside and showed him his police badge."Please keep this phone confidential.”

Five minutes later, Nie Bing called."20 minutes ago, there was indeed an accident at Fengshan Mine. The Third Operation Team will report the details to you immediately. I have to remind you that the June 27th Mine Disaster happened in Fengle County's Guniangling Mine. Huang Wanquan went down to save people and went missing. Therefore, before we arrive, you are not allowed to enter the well.”

"Old Nie, report it according to the first-level emergency response procedures. Inform the news media that they can broadcast it live.”

Just as Zhu Weimin put down the phone, four young people came to the lobby and asked,""Who is Comrade Zhu Qin?" Zhu Weimin waved his hand and pointed to the door. A few people came to the roadside. Zhu Weimin said,"Leave one of you to lead the way for Xiaogu. We'll get in the car and leave first.”After getting into the car, the young man in the front passenger seat said,"Chief, I'm the Deputy Team Leader of Team 3, Shi Dalai. Fengshan Mine was a private mine jointly owned by five people. It had been six years since the mine was built. The procedures were complete, but the facilities were seriously not up to standard. Huang Wanquan, who had disappeared on June 27th, had been the director of the mine supervisor for half a year two years ago. He had implemented nine mine sealing operations on this mine. It has been found that: 1. There have been seven accidents in this mine in the past six years. Other than this time, only the two deaths and five injuries when Huang Wanquan was the director were reported, and it was fake; 2. This mine has 5% of the shares of the municipal party committee Sun Jiwei, 4% of the former municipal police chief Ren Gongzheng, 4% of the municipal mine supervision bureau chief Sa Jingdong, 2% of the county mine supervision bureau chief Wang Haoyun, 3% of the former county party secretary and current deputy chief Wang Ping, and 3% of the current county party secretary Zhong Wuguo. 3. The owner of the 21% shares of the five mine owners was called Wu Zhixiang, the cousin of the former municipal party secretary, Wu Shijun. This person's public identity was a Hong Kong businessman, but he was actually a criminal and drug suspect. Report complete."

"Does the command center know about the situation you have?”

"They've all been included in the operation targets!”

"Alright, inform the rest to immediately take control of the five shareholders.”Zhu Weimin said decisively and then asked,"How many people do we have in Fengle?”

"The original plan was to take action tomorrow night, so now there is a company near Fengshan, two companies in the eastern suburbs of the county, and two companies scattered in Maiden Ridge, Taji, Zhangxiang, and other places to practice.”

"Alright, pass on my order: immediately arrest all the people involved in the case in Fengle County!”

"Yes, sir!" Shi Dalai took out his walkie-talkie.”

"I heard…"

"I heard…"

"I heard…"

"I heard…"

"Comrade Zhu Qin has ordered Feng Le to take action immediately!”

"Comrade Zhu Qin has ordered Feng Le to take action immediately!”

"Alright, execute it immediately!"

"All participating units of Fengle, I order: Fengshan and the towns and villages must act quickly and accurately!”

"Feng Shan understands!"

"Miss Ling understands!"

"Understood!"

"No. 03 understands!"

"No. 04 understands!"

"Everyone in group 3, move out immediately!”

"Understood!

"No. 03, No. 04, I am No. 01.”

" Roger, please instruct me!"

" I order all units participating in the battle to move forward before 22:20. It's now 21:05. Everyone, please prepare for one hour and fifteen minutes. You may adjust the plan appropriately. You are allowed to fight on your own, but you are not allowed to let a target escape.”

"04 understands. Immediately issue the combat mission.”

"Shi Dalai, this is 01. Please respond if you copy!”

"Yes!"

"I order you to stay close to Comrade Zhu Qin and not let him go down the well.”

"Understood!"

"Little Shi, inform all units in Fengshan to quickly resolve the battle and immediately enter the rescue and disaster relief.”Zhu Weimin said anxiously.

The car had reached a distance of more than 500 meters from the well. Zhu Weimin and the others got off the car and ran less than 50 meters before they were stopped by the public security police. Zhu Weimin handed over his work permit and said,"I am Zhu Weimin, the secretary of the municipal party committee. Please make way."”

" I'm sorry," the police officer said."We received an order that no one is allowed to enter. Please understand, Comrade Secretary!”

"Who gave the order?"

"It's from Deputy Director Huang of the municipal police station and Secretary Zhong of the county party committee.”

" Please report to Director Huang immediately…" Shi Dalai said anxiously. Zhu Weimin pulled him and immediately gave the order. Although they said it was slow, they did it as fast as lightning. They knocked out six police officers respectively. Zhu Weimin said in a low voice, He went up the hill. When they arrived near the entrance of the mine, they found the Fengle County Party Secretary Zhong Wuguo and the county head Cui Gongming arguing fiercely. Cui Gongming, who had a small figure, said sternly,"Deputy Director Huang, Secretary Zhong, you have to take full responsibility for the delay in the rescue.”" You sure have big words." Deputy Director Huang pointed at him and said,""As the county head, you still want to push the responsibility to others after such a big accident? Men, take Cui Gongming down." Cui Gongming glared at him with a solemn expression.”Then, he shouted," They're here too. It's the comrades of the Party, the county and township officials. If you're a man, you should be like Comrade Huang Wanquan. Follow me into the well to save people."”After saying that, he lifted his leg and walked towards the well. Soon, the miners, many government officials, and some public security officers followed closely behind him.

" I repeat the order." Deputy Commissioner Huang pulled out his gun and said,""Cui Gongming disturbed the order of the rescue and disobeyed the command. Arrest him. He wants to resist and be executed on the spot.”

"How dare you!"

"Who are you?" Deputy Director Huang didn't recognize Zhu Weimin.

" Linshan City Party Secretary Zhu Weimin," Zhu Weimin said sternly,""Take down Huang Kaihu!"

"Yes, sir!" As soon as he finished speaking, a figure flashed in front of Huang Kaihu. The gun in his hand had been removed, and his hands had been grabbed and handcuffed.

"Comrades, please be quiet. I am Zhu Weimin, the secretary of the municipal party committee. 9.03 Mine Accident Rescue Command was immediately established, with Comrade Cui Gongming as the commander.”" Alright…" The audience cheered and applauded. Cui Gongming had already turned around and ran to Zhu Weimin."Secretary Zhu, are you not going to punish me? I'm going down to save them now."

Zhu Weimin held Cui Gongming's right hand tightly.""You have to calm down. You can't do a good job with just your passion.”…

At this moment, a few soldiers ran in front of Zhu Weimin."Reporting to the political commissar, the results of the Fengshan mine operation. All those involved in the case are under control, and all key parts of the mine have been taken over. Major Battalion Commander Fang Chunming."

"Alright, thank you for your hard work! However, you still have to immediately throw yourself into the rescue battle.”Zhu Weimin continued,"On behalf of the municipal party committee, I announce: 1. Dismiss all of Zhong Wuguo's duties and handcuff him. 2. Comrade Cui Gongming is appointed as the county party secretary and county head of Fengle County. Gong Mingtong immediately called for an on-site analysis meeting and invited the experts from the mine supervisor. Tell me about the situation."

"In the evening, an uncontrollable roof collapse occurred at the underground working face, causing the collapse. There are currently four people trapped, and the casualties are unknown.”

"Are the emergency experts here yet?"

"I'm Chen Quan, an engineer from the mine supervisor. I just came up from the mine.”Chen Quan took a bowl of water from the person beside him and suddenly cursed,""They are cruel and unscrupulous. I went into the well to check on the danger, but they stopped me in every way possible.”He finished his drink in one gulp." There will be a large area of danger at any time below. The roof collapse section is 50 meters away from the excavation, and the length of the roof collapse section is about 40 meters. At present, the excavation of the working face is 138 meters. Among the four comrades trapped, two are slightly injured, and one is seriously injured. The trapped personnel are digging into the front section to reinforce the pillars to save themselves. 1. Make a ventilation hole to deliver water and medicine; 2. First of all, the working face that did not have roof collapse must be reinforced, otherwise, secondary disasters may occur. After that, he would clean up the landslide and re-support the pillars at the same time.”

"Alright, Comrade Gong Ming will be the emergency commander, and Comrade Chen Quan will be the operation commander. The transportation of materials will be completed by the soldiers, and the excavation and support will be completed by the miners. Was there a drilling machine at the scene? Is there any electrical lighting equipment? Are the mine captain and section chief here?"

"We are here. The drilling machine has just been set up. There is no electrical storage lighting equipment, but we have miner's lamps.”

"Alright, Captain, please give us a miner's lamp cap. We will move immediately and follow me down the well.”

"Secretary Zhu, you can't go down!" Shi Dalai and Ma Wenxue tried their best to stop him. Zhu Weimin said,"Old Nie was afraid that I would fall into their trap. Now that they have captured me, there is no danger. Secretary Cui, I'm young. I'll go down the well while you command from above. You have to disclose the rescue process to the news media. Don't hide the truth and take the initiative to accept supervision…"

Zhu Weimin followed Chen Quan and the others into the well. Chen Quan said,""You're a black-hearted thing. Even the lifting equipment is second-hand and worn-out. Captain Wang, please cut off the power supply and water source of the working face according to the regulations.”

After reaching the bottom of the well, the supporting materials began to be sent in continuously. At the risk of a second collapse at any time, the people who participated in the rescue under the guidance of Chen Quan raced against time and rushed forward without regard for their own safety. Zhu Weimin and the workers participated in the rescue together, which made the miners very excited. In the well, the radio reporter He Fang asked a worker,""Brother, are you scared?" The worker pointed to the front and said,"Secretary Zhu's life is more precious than ours." At this time, Cui Gongming used a loudspeaker to shout to the trapped people in the mine,"I am the county head Cui Gongming. Our municipal party secretary Zhu is personally leading the people's soldiers and mining friends to rescue the mine. Brothers, you must save your strength and hold on!”

The Fengshan Mine emergency rescue might be the first time in the history of Xijiang, or even the first time in China's history that a news broadcast was allowed. The radio reporter, He Fang, had invented a military walkie-talkie to broadcast live to a wide audience.

"Dear listeners, I am He Fang. At this moment, I am at the scene of the Fengshan coal mine collapse accident in Fengle County. It has been nearly two hours, and the tunnel reinforcement work is progressing nervously. Three members of the Linshan Municipal Party Committee had participated in the underground rescue operation, and two female members were working on the surface. The Municipal Party Secretary and Chief Shi, Zhu Weimin, had rushed to the scene after the accident. He had been fighting for more than two hours in the well. The Municipal Political and Law Committee Secretary Nie Bing, the Municipal Police Bureau Chief Han Bing, the newly appointed Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Political and Law Committee Li Lin, and the Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee Wang Huayang had also been fighting for more than an hour in the well. This was the most tragic and touching rescue and disaster relief battle in the history of Linshan. I love you, the soldiers of the people, I love you, the people's justice!”

In Inoue, under Han Gongming's command, five ambulances had arrived, and the air vent was being dug. Hu Yueyue, a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and the head of the propaganda department, took the loudspeaker microphone and sang loudly." Unity is Strength ", followed by an emotional chorus with Guan Xiaofeng, member of the municipal party committee and head of the organization department: Ten Sends Off the Red Army. The song was sent to the well with the horn, encouraging the morale of the officers and men. The song traveled in all directions along with the radio waves, and tens of thousands of listeners listened quietly in tears. The song echoed in the night sky of the Fengshan Mountain Range, swearing to the red land: We are still the same Red Army…!

"01…"

" Yes..." Nie Bing stood up and took the walkie-talkie from his secretary.

"Reporting to the commander, all the action teams in Lin Mountain have completed their mission. Other than Sun Jiwei who committed suicide by jumping off the building, the remaining targets have all been captured.”

"Alright, on behalf of the citizen secretary, Han Bing, Li Lin, Hua Yang, and Xiaofeng, Yue Yue, and other comrades who are in the underground rescue at this moment, I salute all the officers and soldiers who participated in the war. Please follow the preparatory plan!”

"Understood. Please tell the people and all the rescue workers and comrades: All the soldiers of the Linshan Military Division saluted them!”

When the hour hand pointed to 1:32 a.m. on September 4th, 1990, the collapsed section was broken through and all four miners were saved. Zhu Weimin shook hands with each of his colleagues and greeted them. He picked up a miner with a seriously injured leg and quickly evacuated. When Zhu Weimin and the others went up to the ground, the audience burst into a storm of applause. He Fang's voice sounded on the radio,""I'm up, I'm up, the air outside is so good…Look, Secretary Zhu Weimin was the first to walk up the well with a heavily injured miner in his arms. Listen to the warm applause and cheers.”…

Wang Cunrong, the secretary of the Xijiang Provincial Party Committee, who had arrived by helicopter, had been guarding the well for more than two hours. When he saw Zhu Weimin, who had been fighting for nearly five hours in the well, he ran up and hugged him tightly."Good brother, good look!"

"Are you hurt?" Wang Cunrong's right hand touched the coagulated blood on Zhu Weimin's back and asked anxiously.

"What happened?" Han Bing asked Gu Zhengbing.”

" It's been an hour since his back was hit by the pillar and the collapsed rock."He tied it up with a strip of cloth from his shirt and ordered us not to make a sound.”

" Send Comrade Weimin away quickly…" Before Wang Cunrong could finish his sentence, Zhu Weimin fell to the ground in front of him.

" Comrade Li Lin…" As Zhu Weimin was carried away, Han Leng hugged Li Lin, who was about to faint. Hu Yueyue said," He has a serious stomach problem. Because of his family's financial difficulties, he hasn't been hospitalized for surgery."

At this moment, He Fang's live broadcast continued.""Dear listeners, the rescue mission for the 9.03 mine accident was successfully completed. However, when Secretary Zhu Weimin personally carried the injured miner into the mine, the Municipal Party Secretary, who had been incognito in the Fengle Mountain area for three days and three nights, fainted on the ground due to excessive bleeding. The other deputy secretary of the Political and Law Committee, Li Lin, who did not have surgery for stomach problems in time, also fainted in the arms of Bureau Chief Han Bing.”"Zhu Weimin, Li Lin, please take care!" He Fang cried loudly.”

On September 5, 1990, the mainstream media in the country published a report on the rescue and disaster relief in the mountains. For the first time in the history of Huaxia Daily, the release time was delayed by seven hours. The full page of He Fang's documentary biography, Red Star Shines on Fengshan, was published with a special commentator's article,"9.03, Let us understand what the style of the party is."”At the end of the article, it was written that during a rescue, seven municipal party committee members were on the scene, including five standing committee members. 300 meters deep underground, 5 hall members were fighting, 3 standing committee members were leading the fight, and within 5 hours, 2 standing committee members had fallen. What do these numbers tell us? He told us that the oath of a party member always had unparalleled charm!”

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