"Zhang Erhu is a native of Shahe County. Many of his relatives and friends work in government agencies at the city, county, and village levels. He has gathered a group of younger brothers and made a fortune from coal and molybdenum mines. He can be said to be the tyrant of Shahe. He is domineering and no one dares to mess with him."
Ning Xi and Wen Liang came to the simple construction site shed, found two stools and sat down, and said: "According to the plan, the first step is to unconditionally take back the mining rights of the molybdenum mine, and then discuss specific investment cooperation with the government. But we are new here, and we don't want to make things too awkward with the locals, nor do we want to affect the interests of too many people, so as to avoid encountering too much resistance and making it difficult to carry out the work. So after research, the company came up with a compromise method, mainly based on commercial behavior, supplemented by administrative power, and the county party committee and county government acted as a coordinator. Hengsha contacted the mine owners, either to buy them at a high price, or to use the mine as a share and participate in the dividends at the end of the year. However, Zhang Erhu, the largest mine owner in Kaihua Mining Area and the backbone and leader of the small owners in the mining area, has always refused to give in."
Wen Liang had expected this, and said, "No one would be willing to take food from a tiger's mouth. Others would be concerned about your financial strength and the attitude of the county, so they would have no choice but to give in. But Zhang Erhu has money and connections, and he is not afraid of either, so he will not give in so easily."
Ning Xi nodded and said, "We have contacted Zhang Erhu for no less than a dozen times, and we have offered a good price and even made great concessions, but this man is arrogant and has no intention of cooperating in any form. He openly threatened to get Hengsha out of Shahe within three months, and secretly instigated other small bosses to gather and cause trouble. He is really seeking his own death and cannot blame others!"
Wen Liang thought for a moment and said, "Don't underestimate Zhang Erhu..."
Although Ning Xi and Lei Fang are high and mighty and have countless ways to kill Zhang Erhu, their purpose in coming to Shahe is not to kill people, nor to make enemies. They need to consider all aspects of the factors and the impact of all aspects.
People like Zhang Erhu may seem like local tyrants in a small county, weak and not worth mentioning, but only those who have a deep understanding of the grassroots know that the more such people are, the more they should not be underestimated. In his previous life, Wen Liang once knew a very typical case. The village party secretary of a small village sold the village's enterprises and land and embezzled tens of millions of yuan. The villagers did not get a penny, which caused countless petitions and reports. From the county to the city, the investigation was fruitless. Finally, it was reported to the province. The deputy secretary of the provincial party committee personally issued instructions and sent an investigation team to investigate. However, the final result was that nothing was done. It was simply amazing.
"Don't worry. In order to arrest Zhang Erhu this time, Shahe County replaced the top leader and the second in command. Dongming City also withdrew several leaders. The armed police who arrested him were seconded directly from the province. The personnel handling the case have been strictly vetted. Their family backgrounds and social connections have nothing to do with Shahe. If something still goes wrong, I can only bite my teeth and admit it!"
This is what it means to compare yourself with others. In order to take over Yishan as his base, Wen Liang had spent a lot of effort to drive out the previous secretary and county magistrate and promote Yang Yihang and Yang Dingjun to the position. But the same plot was just a few casual words in Ning Xi's hands.
But the uncle's obscene thing is that when he thinks of such a vigorous woman begging for sex under him last night, he can still get a little comfort in his heart: she conquers the world, and I conquer the world by conquering her, the effect is actually the same!
This was of course a joke, Wen Liang said, "Isn't that too much of a fuss?"
"Huanghuai Province is the territory of the Lei Clan. We can't let the Lei Clan sit idle!" Ning Xi had dragged the Lei Clan into the water, on the one hand, for her own self-rescue, and on the other hand, because without the Lei Clan's full support, it would be difficult to get enough resources from the local government. Ning Xi said calmly, "Besides, the personnel adjustment is not just for a mere Zhang Erhu. If the original power system of Shahe County is not completely broken, Hengsha Mining will face at least twice as many difficulties in order to gain a foothold in the mining area amidst various conflicts of interest. Not to mention anything else, the ownership of the mining rights alone can cause countless disputes before the newly revised Mineral Resources Law is officially promulgated..."
"By the way, speaking of the Mineral Resources Act, how is it going?"
"I just got the news not long ago that the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress has reviewed it internally, and the formal vote will have to wait until early August. Passage is just a matter of raising hands, and there is basically no problem. Ha, it's funny, how can you think those small bosses are so easy to convince? If they hadn't been informed in advance that the Mineral Resources Law would be revised, how could these guys who value money more than their lives be willing to sell the mine and leave? Although Hengsha offered them a high price, it is still better than having a molybdenum mine that lays golden eggs in hand..." (In the real world, the revision of the Mineral Resources Law was passed at the 21st meeting of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on August 9, 1997, and was officially implemented on January 1, 1997. However, in order to highlight the active intervention of the Ning and Lei factions in the book and to match the timeline of the book, it was changed to early August, and it was implemented immediately. I would like to explain this)
Ning Xi's bright eyes rarely showed a trace of fatigue. She said, "Even though they knew that the Mineral Resources Law was about to be amended, they were still unwilling to accept it. They were all waiting and waiting for the development of the situation. So I took advantage of the opportunity of the Huaihe River Management Work Conference held in Dongming City to include molybdenum mining companies that were operating indiscriminately, had incomplete licenses, and were insufficiently qualified into the scope of closure and rectification. This really hit their pulse point, and the stalemate was immediately resolved. Within a few days, 70% more people agreed to sign the agreement..."
"And arresting Zhang Erhu is to scare the monkeys and become the last straw that breaks everyone's psychological defenses!"
Since Ning Xi set foot in Shahe, she has started a sleepless journey that lasted for several months. Not only does she have to compete wits with the old ruffians in Dongming officialdom, but she also has to compete courageously with the brutal upstarts in Shahe mining area. She also has to walk a tightrope between the balance of various interests of various forces. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a laborious and heartbreaking journey.
Her original dream when she returned to China was to spend some comfortable and pleasant time in Qingzhou with Qinghe Soy Milk!
Wen Liang held her little hand and said distressedly: "Ning Xi, it's all my fault for leaving you here alone..."
Ning Xi placed his warm hand on her cheek, rubbed it gently twice, murmured comfortably, and said softly: "We are all working hard, aren't we?"
Yes, we are all working hard!
After meeting Ning Huchen in the capital, Wen Liang's life began to count down. He did not tell Ning Xi that he had an eight-year agreement with Ning Huchen, but he had already made up his mind to do everything possible, use all his wisdom and intelligence, speed up his pace to catch up with the time that easily passes, and reach a high enough level in life when the eight-year period is up - enough to no longer make himself so small and insignificant when facing the Ning family!
Ning Xi was extremely smart, even though she didn't know the eight years set by Ning Huchen, she knew that if she wanted to hold happiness firmly in her hands in the future, she must have the ability and foundation to defend this happiness. So she willingly said goodbye to her lover, stayed away from the prosperity, gave up her dreams, and stayed in such a closed and backward place, dealing with a group of rough and vulgar men every day, and then there were the intrigues of the flies and dogs, the bloody and naked struggles, and then, even fighting for life and death, talking and laughing and killing!
So that one day I can hold your hand,
Walking together in the bright sunshine,
I am willing to give everything I have!
… …
Suddenly, there was a cry of women and children outside the room. Chang Cheng, who had been guarding the door, said coldly, "Who are you?"
"What do you care who we are? Let that vixen come out, come out now!"
"Yes, she harmed someone's husband, and she dared to come to the mining area to seduce a strange man. God is really blind. Why doesn't he kill this bitch?"
"Mr. Ning, you have always been so majestic, why are you so cowardly now and dare not come out to see people?" "Come out, if you don't come out, we will rush in!"
Wen Liang frowned and asked, "Who is it?" He and Ning Xi walked to the door and looked through the gap. There were about 10 to 20 people standing outside. They were all women and children. They were wearing striking mourning clothes and white scarves. The one in the middle was holding a portrait of the deceased in her hand.
"She's Zhang Erhu's wife!"
Ning Xi recognized the man in the photo as Zhang Erhu. Although she didn't recognize the woman in mourning clothes, she thought she must be his wife. She was surprised and said, "Zhang Erhu is not dead..."
"This is intentional. She pretended to be pitiful and sympathetic. She cried, made a scene and then hanged herself. This lady herself was reluctant to hang herself, but she cursed her husband to death first!"
Wen Liang was joking but his expression was not relaxed. The other party was obviously here to disgust him. If he didn't handle the situation well, not only would Ning Xi be humiliated, but it would also affect public opinion outside.
I was careless today. I shouldn't have shown myself in public so easily!
The curses outside were getting more and more unpleasant, accompanied by the wailing of several people. It was so noisy that even the crows were annoyed. Chang Cheng took a step forward and yelled, "Shut the fuck up!"
The women were frightened by his shout and shivered collectively. They suddenly became quiet and looked at each other, not daring to say a word. The scene looked extremely weird.
However, this weirdness only lasted for a few seconds. Zhang Erhu's wife was the first to react. She collapsed to the ground with her hair disheveled. She beat her chest and stamped her feet, crying and saying, "Oh, what sin did I do in my previous life to make my husband suffer so much. I know that you can't bear to see us earning some hard-earned money, and you are all jealous, but you can't hurt us just for money... We don't want the money, it's okay, I'll give it to you, please spare our whole family... I don't have a husband, but my children are still young and can't be without a father..."
She cried and reached out to pull the child next to her, hugging him in her arms. I don’t know if she pinched the child, but the child immediately burst into tears. If someone who didn’t know the inside story saw it, they might really be moved!
This woman looked like a shrew, but in fact she was very organized and had evil intentions. Ning Xi looked calm and said, "I'm out!"
Wen Liang raised his hand to block them and whispered, "Don't show up! As long as you show up, you'll be trapped. They are not here to reason with you... Let me handle it!" (To be continued)