As a typical resource-based city, xiaoyi city is the epitome of Shanxi. "How many Hummers are there" and "How many houses to buy in Beijing" used to stimulate people's nerves, and Xiaoyi coal boss used to be so magical. Nowadays, coal bosses who have completed industrial development and capital accumulation, how can they find their own coordinates in the process of economic transformation? This has become an urgent problem for them to think about. The road of transformation is also a road of exploration, with flowers and thorns, laughter and tears ... xiaoyi city, which is "forced" by transformation and development, is a microcosm of Shanxi. Xiaoyi city's name comes from the story of Zheng Xing, the dutiful son of China in the Tang Dynasty, who "cut shares as a mother". This city not only has a long history, but also is rich in resources. It is a typical resource-based city. The land area is 945 square kilometers, the coal storage area accounts for 82.8% of the total area, and the proven reserves are 9 billion tons. There are also dozens of minerals with proven reserves, such as aluminum, iron and limestone. From the founding of New China to the end of 2008, xiaoyi city has produced 265438+ tons of raw coal, 65438+ tons of clean coal and 500 million tons of coke. In March 2009, xiaoyi city was listed as the second batch in China and the only resource-exhausted city in Shanxi Province. Xiaoyi city's struggling forward has brought one beautiful light ring after another: in the ten years from 1998 to 2008, xiaoyi city completed the three-level leap of "Lvliang leading, Sanjin first-class and National Top 100". In 2006, the regional GDP exceeded 6,543.8 billion yuan, and the total fiscal revenue exceeded 2 billion yuan, ranking 96th among the top 100 counties in China, achieving the grand goal of "Top 100 in China". In 2007, among the top 100 counties in China, it rose to the 88th place. In 2008, the regional GDP exceeded 20.065438 billion yuan, and the total fiscal revenue exceeded 4.354 billion yuan, ranking first in the province. However, behind the beautiful aura are environmental pollution and over-exploitation of resources: in the years after 2004, the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government commended the "Top Ten Counties" in the province, but xiaoyi city, which ranked first in economic indicators, was unknown on the list because of the "one-vote veto" of environmental indicators; In 2006, the Provincial Environmental Protection Bureau implemented "regional approval restriction" for two counties and cities in our province, and xiaoyi city, which has the fastest economic growth in the province, is one of them. Social rumors: "For many years, due to environmental pollution, Xiaoyi did not check out a qualified recruit." Faced with this embarrassment, the secretary of the Xiaoyi Municipal Party Committee is thinking, the mayor is thinking, and the decision makers of Xiaoyi are thinking ... Although the "approval restrictions" are ruthless, they convey the signal that the society requires Xiaoyi's economic transformation. Although the rumor is untrue, it reflects people's dissatisfaction with the living environment. In fact, xiaoyi city has been planning to change its economic development mode for a long time. In 2002, Xiaoyi Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government invited experts from the Land Development and Economic Research Center of the National Development and Reform Commission to study the transformation of xiaoyi city as a resource-based city. In 2003, the working meeting of Xiaoyi Municipal Committee clearly put forward the economic transformation of resource-based cities, but I didn't expect everything to come so quickly. The situation is urgent, so we can't live without it. It is better to turn late than early, and it is better to turn slowly than to turn quickly. Understanding became a consensus, and Xiaoyi stood at a new starting line. From June 5438 to 10, 2006, the Ninth Party Congress of Shanxi Province, which is of great significance to Shanxi's future development, drew a road map for Shanxi's scientific development from three dimensions: adhering to the guidance of Scientific Outlook on Development, stepping out of "four ways", realizing "three leaps", building a new national energy and industrial base, and building a vibrant, prosperous, civilized, harmonious and stable, beautiful mountains and rivers. In the blueprint of "New Shanxi", xiaoyi city positions itself as follows: the goal: to build a regional central city; Ways: Realizing the economic transformation of resource-based cities, which is the core content elaborated by Mayor Zhang Xuguang for many times, is also the content discussed by participants in the 2008 xiaoyi city Economic Work Conference. Transformation and development has become an inevitable choice for xiaoyi city, and it is timely to promote the economic transformation of resource-based cities. After years of over-exploitation, today's xiaoyi has entered the decline period of mineral resources. In addition, since the second half of 2008, influenced by the international financial crisis and the implementation of the merger, reorganization and integration strategy of Shanxi coal mining enterprises, xiaoyi city's economic and social development has undergone profound changes. In particular, due to the exhaustion of resources, coal mine closure and land subsidence, there are 50 villages without jobs and land for planting. According to the investigation and statistics of the whole city in 2005, within 945 square kilometers of xiaoyi city, the land subsidence caused by coal mining reached 169 square kilometers, and the houses of about 200,000 people in 10 townships, 295 villages and 53 100 households were damaged to varying degrees. Coal gangue accumulated for many years amounts to hundreds of millions of tons. Coal mine waste gas, waste water and waste residue not only pollute the environment, but also occupy a lot of land. "The transformation and development of xiaoyi city is imminent. To some extent, the transformation and development of xiaoyi city is' forced'. " Yang Yuxi, director of xiaoyi city Environmental Protection Bureau, said. This "compulsion" gave birth to the great emancipation of the mind, the strategic vision of seizing opportunities, the development mechanism of reform and innovation, and the big ideas and big projects of urban transformation and development such as industrial transformation, ecological environment, social construction and coal safety production, with a total investment of 465.438+0.2 billion yuan. The road came out and was "forced". Coal bosses aim at modern agriculture. Although many coal bosses in Xiaoyi "collectively lost their voices" and retreated to the second line one after another, they still came and went on the stage of the top 100 counties, and agricultural and sideline products provoked the leading role for the first time. Driven by a number of large-scale modern agricultural projects such as Levin Agricultural Science and Technology Demonstration Park, we will vigorously promote the development of agricultural industrialization and build a first-class modern agricultural base in the province. Xiaoyi's great article about changing from "black" to "green" is equally eye-catching. In Xiaoyi, some coal bosses in those days aimed at agriculture, but the road to transformation was not smooth sailing, always accompanied by hardships. Walking into the nursery base of Levin Agricultural Science and Technology Demonstration Park, individual cypress seedlings stand upright in irregular cylindrical containers, green and neat, arranged in rows and columns in a square array according to the height of plants. Against the background of blue sky and white clouds, they are as majestic as soldiers undergoing inspection. The local people said that this is a new project just brought back from Yangling, Shaanxi this spring, with an investment of 500,000 yuan, and the return after one year is 10 times of the investment. Levin Agricultural Science and Technology Demonstration Park has become a "test field" for the transformation of local coal bosses. Here you can find specimens of "gorgeous turn", students who are "exploring turn" and even typical cases of "turn failure". According to the introduction of xiaoyi city Agriculture Bureau, it is precisely because Xiaoyi's coal bosses have transformed from coal coke to modern agriculture in recent years that the city's modern agricultural demonstration parks have grown from scratch to 74 now. Xiaoyi city has implemented the development model of core drive, development extension and peripheral radiation in Levin Agricultural Science and Technology Demonstration Park. At present, there are 12 enterprises in the park, and the products of these enterprises reach more than 60 kinds, among which 16 products fill the domestic gap. After all these enterprises in the park reach their production and efficiency, they can achieve an annual output value of 3.9 billion yuan, profits and taxes of 800 million yuan, deep processing of agricultural and sideline products 18 kinds, driving the planting area of 570,000 mu, driving nearly 400,000 farmers, and enabling 4,500 rural surplus laborers to achieve employment. After the production line of Shanxi Huinong Starch Co., Ltd. with an investment of 65.438+0.07 billion yuan was put into production this year, the annual sales income was 365.438+0.07 billion yuan. Although a heavy snow some time ago caused pipeline valves to freeze and crack, the steam workshop was paralyzed, the oxygen-containing resin froze to death, and the company stopped production for several days, Guo, the chairman of the company, was still full of confidence when talking about changing from "black" to "green". The coal boss became the "duck commander". At the beginning of 2009, xiaoyi city introduced a well-known "market darling": Cherry Valley SM3 introduced by Xue, the young chairman of Shanxi Mingxin Poultry Industry Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Mingxin Company). A few years ago, Xue was a coal boss engaged in coal chemical industry. Now he has become attached to Cherry Valley SM3 and has become a "duck commander". Cherry Valley SM3 is a new variety cultivated by British Cherry Valley Company for many years. It has the characteristics of fast growth, high feed conversion rate and lean meat rate, strong disease resistance and strong regional adaptability, and can be raised in both north and south China. Mingxin Company's ecological meat duck breeding and deep processing project is a landmark project of xiaoyi city's economic transformation. The total investment of this project is 2 1 10,000 yuan, and duck products of 30 categories and 1.30 specifications can be produced. It is the largest ecological meat duck breeding and processing base in North China, and its products are sold nationwide 1 many provinces (cities, districts). Mingxin Company is an agricultural industrialization enterprise with "leading base and connecting agriculture". However, this local agricultural "leading" enterprise is now worried about many problems such as funds and talents. In the report submitted to the government, Mingxin Company mentioned that due to the high investment in agriculture, low return on investment and relatively long payback period, although Mingxin Company obtained certain funds through various channels such as government support, self-raised funds from enterprises and bank loans during its establishment, there is still a big gap in capital flow, which restricts the development of enterprises. Mingxin also said that at present, enterprises have also encountered bottlenecks in the recruitment and training of professionals. Talking about the role transformation of entrepreneurs, the staff of xiaoyi city Municipal Government said: "No matter whether people change jobs or enterprises transform, they cannot do without the government's policy support and financial support. In order to speed up the development of agricultural industrialization and help Mingxin Company develop, Xiaoyi Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government issued two documents specially for Mingxin Company, and specially awarded Mingxin Company 5 million yuan to arrange 5 million yuan for the construction of duck breeding community, which was unprecedented in the past. It is the policy support of the municipal party Committee and the municipal government that has accelerated the transformation of entrepreneurs. " The "healthy rice" based on the "minor cereal kingdom" is called "minor cereal kingdom", but no one has done it in the field of grain deep processing. However, Meng Qingju, who was born as a coal boss, attracted people's attention in xiaoyi city Laiwen Agricultural Comprehensive Science and Technology Demonstration Park. In 2005, Meng Qingju's Wanda Company officially switched from coal washing to agricultural and sideline products development. "When I opened the coal washing plant, it was dark every day. Although it is slow to make money by operating agricultural and sideline products, the social benefits generated by earning10 million yuan are much higher than others. " Meng Qingju said. The new product "Healthy Rice" jointly developed by Meng Qingju and Beijing Food Research Institute is a new type of nutritious synthetic rice made from various miscellaneous grains through strict screening, crushing, heating and extrusion. This kind of rice looks like the shape of rice, tastes elastic and has a different taste. This kind of fast food "health rice" pioneered by China has won the national patent product certificate. Meng Qingju's Wanda Company has successively signed agricultural product purchase contracts with more than 9,000 surrounding farmers. "The company provides seeds for farmers. When the grains are ripe, we will recycle them. The government department will provide the company with about 80,000 yuan. " Meng Qingju said that this practice of the government is conducive to the production of agricultural and sideline products. Xiaoyi city government attaches importance to the production of agricultural and sideline products. Meng Qingju invested more than 40 million yuan in early construction, of which 5% was awarded by the government for infrastructure. For other agricultural and sideline products and processing enterprises, the xiaoyi city Municipal Government will also provide some funds to support them. "As long as the enterprise takes a step forward, the government will give great encouragement and support." A related person from xiaoyi city Information Office said that for enterprises that settled in Levin Agricultural Comprehensive Science and Technology Demonstration Park five years ago, the government implemented preferential measures for enterprises to refund the rent paid in full, which is undoubtedly the biggest "welfare" for enterprises, especially those that have just started. To build the "Huaxi Village" in Shanxi, from the coal boss to the director of the village Committee, Manon experienced another "gorgeous turn" in his life. Ma Linong, born in Dongpanliang Village, xiaoyi city, worked in Taiyuan after graduating from college. In the hearts of people in Dong Pan Grain Village, it is a great thing to go out of xiaoyi city to work in the provincial capital. However, Manon was not satisfied. 1994, he went through the formalities of leaving his job without pay and attracted 5 million yuan to set up a factory and start a business in his hometown. While developing and expanding his own enterprise, he devoted himself passionately to the construction of new countryside and various social welfare undertakings, building schools, repairing oil roads, solving the drinking water difficulties for people and animals, greening forests and subsidizing more than 400 poor students. Over the years, he has donated more than 50 million yuan to social welfare undertakings. In the general election from June to February, 2008, Manon was elected as the director of the village committee with a high vote. From the coal boss to the director of the village Committee, the role has changed only half a year, and Dongpanliang Village has undergone tremendous changes. After Manon took office, he first established Dongpanliang Modern Agricultural Science and Technology Development Company according to the idea of large-scale and intensive land management. In the twelfth lunar month last year, it only took 10 days, and all the more than 3,000 mu of cultivated land in the village were smoothly transferred to the company. From February 14 this year, the cadres of the "two committees" helped agricultural companies fight for more than 70 days, digging deep wells, repairing channels, repairing roads, planting trees and reclaiming more than 200 mu of land. More than 3,000 mu of cultivated land has been irrigated, and mechanized spray seeding has been used throughout the process. Now, Dongpanliang Village is building a green vegetable base and a wholesale market for agricultural products. Project investment 10 million yuan, it is estimated that the annual production of green vegetables is 300,000 kg. "Starting from Dongpanliang Village, if possible, I will also serve as the village director of seven surrounding villages, with the goal of building' Huaxi Village' in Shanxi." This is a new blueprint drawn by Marion. Using high technology to realize the transformation from "black" to "green" in Taiyuan's double-synthetic convenience breakfast car, you can taste delicious oat soybean milk; In supermarkets in provincial capitals, you can buy a series of products such as oatmeal and probiotic milk, but you may not know that the boss who produces these products is a coal boss in xiaoyi city. Tian Xiangdong, who lives in xiaoyi city, used to be a coal boss. Later, he changed his identity and became the chairman of Shanxi Jin Lu River Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Jinluhe Company). More than 20 years ago, Tian Xiangdong "went to sea" and worked hard in auto parts, auto repair and coal washing industries. After seeking development funds from Coal Sea, it raised 20 million yuan to set up Jinluhe Company. Three of the company's five shareholders are local coal bosses. Together, they made a big article about oats in Shanxi, and the comprehensive development project of oats was listed as the national "Eleventh Five-Year" science and technology support project by the Ministry of Science and Technology. Speaking of changing from "black" to "green", Tian Xiangdong was deeply touched: "In the past, people focused on producing coal tar, and there were not a few people who made a fortune by it. Excessive dependence on mineral resources has made agricultural production develop into a' short leg'. What should we do after digging coal? " Tian Xiangdong once thought about this problem for a long time. After investigation, he found that Shanxi is a big province producing oats, and Lvliang is a concentrated producing area of oats in Shanxi. Oat itself has extremely high nutritional value, and its nutritional index ranks first among nine coarse cereals in China. Can oat deep processing be developed around high-quality oat products? He started his action while asking questions. In view of the characteristics of few varieties and poor quality of oat health products in the market, especially the lack of research on deep processing of oats, he positioned his own Jinluhe company as the research and development and deep processing of oat series base materials, and the products should be palatable, convenient and staple food, so as to solve the problems of poor taste and difficult processing of miscellaneous grains and break through the bottleneck of deep processing of miscellaneous grains. In order to ensure the quality of raw materials, Jinluhe Company has built 3,000 mu of organic oat planting demonstration base and 50 mu of improved seed breeding base. In order to improve the ability of technological development and innovation, R&D rooms, laboratories, pilot workshops and corresponding supporting facilities have been newly built. In order to strengthen the intellectual property management and protection of the company's core technologies, apply for patent protection for newly developed technologies and new processes in time, and realize the industrialized production of patents, they introduced 36 technical developers of various types, and successively signed R&D cooperation agreements with Wuhan University of Technology, Henan University of Technology, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences and other scientific research institutes. After some efforts, Jinluhe Company has qualified talents, improved the research and development level, gradually expanded the production scale and greatly improved the product quality.