Manager Guo introduced that the store was in a small alley behind the guesthouse.
What Lu Ming didn't expect was that it was actually a rice noodle shop, and the cooking method and taste were very similar to the rice noodles he liked in his previous life.
Manager Guo sat with him for a while and then said he was busy and left. He probably felt that this relative of Director Gong was stingy and not happy to do things, and he didn't seem to be someone who could get things done.
"Give me another serving!" Lu Ming had never eaten rice noodles with such authentic taste since he came to this world. He ate with relish and was not satisfied with one serving. He pointed to Heitou's bowl on another small table and said, "Give her a pound of barbecued pork!" It can be seen that Heitou can eat a lot, and he likes delicious food.
The proprietress was shocked. No one here eats meat like this. One pound of barbecued pork is enough for twenty servings of rice noodles.
But the other party is staying at the county guesthouse, and Manager Guo came with him, so he should not default on the debt.
The lady boss was about to go back to get the barbecued pork when she suddenly smiled and said, "Manager Li."
Instead, a middle-aged man with a big briefcase, a middle-parted hairstyle and black-rimmed glasses came in. His black clothes and pants were a little big. It was a very spirited uniform style for civil servants, but it gave people a cowardly feeling when he wore it.
He nodded to the proprietress, stepped over, sat opposite Lu Ming, took out a business card with both hands and handed it over, "Lu, Mr. Lu, my name is Li, Li Zhaoji." He spoke with a stutter.
Lu Ming looked at the business card and found out it was the deputy manager of the guesthouse.
Lu Ming smiled at him: "Are you here to eat rice noodles too?"
"No, no, I came to see you..."
"Oh?" Lu Ming looked at him.
"Well, there's nothing special. I just want to get to know Mr. Lu. If you need help in the future, just call me..." Li Zhaoji said with great effort. It was not easy for him to finish such a long sentence.
Lu Ming nodded indifferently.
"I know that Mr. Lu is not an ordinary person. Those people who came with Mr. Lu are not his friends who followed him to take advantage of his status. They are Mr. Lu's bodyguards..." Li Zhaoji spoke in a low voice, and it seemed that he was more fluent.
"Oh?" Lu Ming finally looked at him seriously.
"Anyway, anyway, if Mr. Lu needs my help, just tell me..." He placed the briefcase on the dining table, patted it gently, and stood up: "I won't disturb you anymore." He bowed slightly, turned around and walked out.
Lu Ming looked at the briefcase, tapping his fingers lightly on the table, not knowing what he was thinking.
…
There are three main rooms with side rooms on the east and west sides. The layout of the county government staff quarters is the same. The yards are not big, but the gates are tightly guarded, and there are armed guards at the main gate.
Lu Ming was wandering around the small courtyard, looking at the roses planted under the windowsill of the main house. The tender buds had emerged and were about to bloom.
"The environment is nice!" Lu Ming smiled slightly.
Master Gong nodded and said, "Yes, yes, it's not bad, better than I expected."
Both of them spoke in low voices, and the wall definitely couldn't hear what they were saying.
Lu Ming knew that since he got off the bus at the station, he had been staring at these uninvited guests, and countless ears were trying to find out about them. Many people were observing him and everyone else through a magnifying glass.
Most of the pistol team did not travel with him, but stayed in Montenegro. There were only three or four guards who came with Lao Gong, and there didn't seem to be anything abnormal.
"Have you met the two deputy governors?" Lu Ming asked, "How did you feel?" The deputy governor is the deputy county magistrate.
Old Gong's voice became lower and lower. The two chatted for a long time before Lu Ming said goodbye and left.
…
Friendship Hotel is the best hotel in Longgang County, and it is located in the east annex of the guesthouse.
At this time, in the private room on the second floor, Deputy Governor Gao Shaoting was flipping through a few pages of documents in his hands, and occasionally looked up at Lu Ming.
Last night I hosted a welcome party for Director Gong, and Director Gong had a secret conversation with me. The vague suggestion was that this Mr. Lu was not Director Gong's personal advisor, but the agent and white glove of that Western county magistrate.
In this case, no matter what, he must have a share of Longgang's broth.
But unfortunately, no one from the Hu family came to pass on the message, which was really infuriating. Since they were Westerners, they didn't share the delicacies of the Hu family, but insisted on taking the little leftovers from Longgang.
The four largest coal mines in Longgang are directly under the Heishan Mining Bureau. The county government has no say in these four major coal mines.
The remaining dozens of small coal mines, combined, are actually not as valuable as one of the four major coal mines.
Not to mention that among the four major mines, there is also a super mine like Zuodun Coal Mine.
Gao Shaoting cursed in his heart, and when he looked at the document handed over by this guy named Lu Ming, he gritted his teeth. It seemed that he was very knowledgeable and had conducted a very detailed investigation of the small coal mine in Longgang.
Indeed, there is a coal mine in Sansha Town, and the original 30-year mining rights have just expired. The letter from Mr. Lu contains an unusually strict contract, requiring the mine to be mined for 99 years.
If it's ten or eight years, then of course there's no problem, but ninety-nine years? After the Xiyang County Magistrate leaves office, I'm afraid there will be another fight.
However, that was none of my business. He was able to stamp the governor's seal, and as the person in charge, there was no need for me to stop him.
"Mr. Lu, do you know who the mine owner who wants to renew the contract with Sansha Coal Mine is?" Gao Shaoting asked with a smile.
That man's surname was also Hu, and some people had seen him drinking with a prominent member of the Hu family in Heishan, so they all thought he was a distant relative of the Hu family.
So three years ago, this thug nicknamed "Brigade Commander Hu" made some efforts and seemed to have kidnapped the relatives of the original mine owner, forcing the mine owner to transfer the coal mining rights, which had three years left on the mining contract, to him.
Since the beginning of the year, this "Brigade Commander Hu" has been trying to renew his contract.
The dead governor was frightened by him and agreed to extend his term for another 30 years.
But he had already found out that this Brigade Commander Hu was just a rogue and had nothing to do with the Hu family at all. The most ferocious member of the Hu family was nicknamed "Commander Hu". He gathered some thugs and called himself "Brigade Commander Hu", making it seem like he was the real deal.
I want to renew the contract but I don't want to pay a penny.
He just dragged his feet. He didn't know what was going on and had no intention of showing filial piety at all.
Then, that idiot died inexplicably, the governor position was vacant and the contract renewal was further delayed.
Now that the new governor wants this mine, there is naturally nothing to say.
However, he wanted to see if the other party knew the details of Brigade Commander Hu? Or even if he was from the Hu family, he would still do it
Therefore, Gao Shaoting asked with a smile whether Mr. Lu knew who the original owner of Sansha Coal Mine was.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Brigade Commander, much younger than the Commander, right?"
Gao Shaoting nodded in his heart. As expected, the Western county magistrate seemed to have some skills. He might not compete with the Hu family for food directly, but he obviously didn't care about the rotten fish and shrimps under the Hu family.
"Okay, then I wish Mr. Lu that you will dig out light and turn charcoal into gold!" As he said this, he picked up a pen and signed the letter quickly.
Lu Ming smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Mr. Gao!"