Chapter 65 The logic of "governing mediocrity" under heavy pressure

"There was a 'bang' sound under the pit, and a large piece of the ground fell down." This is a jingle circulating in the coal industry in Shanxi. First, there were frequent mine disasters, then under the blow of the "storm of accountability" by the superiors, and finally the relevant officials who were "squeezed to the end" fell down one after another.This is like the ironclad "law of nature" that "the thunderstorm comes after the thunderstorm".It's no wonder that some people once expressed their feelings about "it's hard to be promoted".

Yes, it is even more difficult to be an official in Shanxi when it is difficult for the people in Shanxi.Some people even say that today, the "official pressure" on the parents' officials in Shanxi, which is close to the ground, is far greater than the "occupational pressure" faced by coal diggers. In fact, here, the source of the "pressure" shared by the government and the people is the "production safety under the coal mines" that spreads all over the local coal-producing mountainous areas. Against the backdrop that some places regard "GDP" as the "political achievement" for career promotion, the "political function" of coal mine production safety seems to be more than "GDP".

In fact, over the past few years, the central government and even Shanxi have not stopped all kinds of "accountability" against local officials for coal mine safety production.But at the grassroots level, this kind of "accountability" makes local officials feel quite terrified. In the words of a cadre in a large coal-producing city in Shanxi, he "is in fear every day, walking on thin ice." "There is so much pressure on security that in some places officials don't want to do the work." A county magistrate in a small coal-producing mountainous area in Shanxi even said that being an official in Shanxi "is already a high-risk industry."

In fact, in Shanxi, various forms of "investigation" and "special rectification" involving various fields of the coal industry can sometimes be said to be "continuous". It is understood that "accountability front-end" is being enforced in some places, to the effect that even if there is no accident, if a hidden danger is found, it must be dealt with.