Board meetings were conducted as if they were public demonstrations. When the shouting and the tumult died, there were two problems he had to solve: the flagging demand for coal and the well-being of the miners.

• 董事会开得像示威游行似的，一阵喧哗过后，他不得解决两个问题；一是对煤炭的需求正在减少，二是矿工的福利。