Li Rui's words made the atmosphere of the scene freeze all of a sudden, Qi Zheng and Wang Peng looked at him with eyes full of doubt and vigilance, Ma Xiaojun was the first to lose his breath, jumped up and said: "Li Rui, if you want to get some benefits, just say it, yin and yang are weird, what do you mean?" ”

Li Rui glanced at him and sighed: "I said Xiaojun, why are you still as brainless as when you were a child, I just want to remind you kindly for the sake of Mr. Qi helping me, you are a dog biting Lu Dongbin, I don't know the good heart. Do you think I'm trying to blackmail you into making some money? Then you underestimate me Li Rui too much. Forget it, forget it, I don't bother to give you nonsense, even if I didn't say that just now. Then he said to Qi Zheng: "Mr. Qi, please entrust you with the matter of the Water Conservancy Department, even if I owe you a personal favor, I will definitely pay it back if I have the opportunity in the future." After saying that, he made a gesture to stand up.

Hearing what he meant by this, he dared to be affectionate or reciprocated, Qi Zheng was a little unsure in his heart, looking at Li Rui's appearance and not seeming to have any malice, besides, there was such a time last time in a good time, and he didn't see any rumors unfavorable to them, so he hurriedly got up and stopped Li Rui: "Secretary Li, there is something to say, Xiaojun's words are indeed a little rushed, but Lao Wang and I are also quite puzzled, I don't know what you mean, and I have to ask for advice." ”

Li Rui took the opportunity to sit down again and looked at them, Ma Xiaojun's face was indignant, and although Qi Zheng and Wang Peng had a smile on their faces, their eyes were still full of doubt and incomprehension. He was secretly amused in his heart, in fact, what he did today, including agreeing to Qi Zheng's invitation to come over for tea, also had his plans.

Wang Peng was not talking about what coal deep processing industry should be invested in the acquisition of coal mines at the Mining Bureau, although he thought that his surname might not be big, but he still wanted to explore their tone and see if it really meant that, and then find a way to introduce this project into the coal chemical industry park. The construction of the coal chemical industrial park is quite lively, but so far there is only one project for Shen Weidong, and the funds he can get are only about 20 million, and he can only set up a medium-sized coal washing plant. If there was no cement plant project and the emergence of the future behemoth of Red Sea Electronics, the investment of more than 20 million yuan would have been a big project for Qingshanquan Town, but now it is not worth mentioning. Moreover, the delay in the investment promotion work of the coal chemical industry park also gave him a headache, and when he met Qi Zheng and Wang Peng, he also thought that there were no dates to play three poles.

On the one hand, he does have this idea, and he has already reported to the county and is ready to apply for this project; On the other hand, he also wanted to take this opportunity to test Qi Zheng's attitude. Unexpectedly, Qi Zheng actually agreed under his run, and seemed to have a deliberate friendship with him. This time he did not mean to intimidate, but took the opportunity to persuade them to invest in the coal chemical industry park.

Li Rui took a sip of tea, and then said: "Mr. Qi, Xiaojun, in fact, you don't have to be suspicious. I know you've been suspicious of me since I warned you last time, but I was kind enough to warn you about it. Including this time you cooperated with Lao Wang, to say that it is ugly is just to hide people's eyes and ears and do things more secretly, am I right? ”

The three of them, you look at me, I look at you, except for Wang Peng, who was a little confused, Qi Zheng and Ma Xiaojun both knew it, and they couldn't hide it from him if they knew this kind of thing, but they didn't expect him to say it so directly.

"Actually, what you want to do has nothing to do with me, and I don't want to take advantage of it, this kind of thing is no different from the reselling approval in the first two years, whoever has a relationship will get rich! I'm just sorry for you. ”

"But I heard about it." Qi Zheng hurriedly said.

"It's your ability to get the mine at a low price, but I think it's a pity to sell it just to make a difference. What is Coal Mine? That is a natural resource, with the development of the economy, what will be the most valuable in the future, in the final analysis, it is this resource that is the most valuable......"

Before Li Rui's words were finished, he was interrupted by Ma Xiaojun disdainfully: "Don't talk about it, what resources are the most valuable, who doesn't know that our country's coal resources are the largest in the world, and the proven reserves are worth tens of billions of tons, and it will not be a problem to mine for a few hundred years, and the one you said will not know in the future until the Year of the Monkey." ”

Qi Zheng and Wang Peng's faces also showed knowing smiles at the same time, and there was even a little mockery in their eyes. Li Rui smiled without hesitation and said: "It is true that our country's coal resources have proven reserves of trillions of tons, but who said that it is the first in the world?" The United States is the world's largest coal mine reserves, three times more than our country, the second is Russia, and the third is our country's turn. Don't argue with me about this, I have been the director of the coal management bureau, and I must know better than you. In addition, you said that it would not be a problem to mine for a few hundred years, and I also told you that it would be good if 30 percent of the proven reserves in our country could be exploited according to the current technical conditions, and the rest were more than 3,000 meters underground. Even if it could be mined, the cost would be ridiculously high. And mining for hundreds of years is just based on our current coal consumption, when the big oil field in the northeast of our country was just discovered, what our country said in one fell swoop to take off the hat of an oil-poor country, what can be mined for two or three hundred years, as a result, now only 40 years later, it is almost exhausted. Although oil fields have been discovered and are being developed in the western part of our country, I think it will not be long before the economy develops, and we will have to import oil from abroad. ”

Although Li Rui's topic was a little far, Qi Zheng still interjected: "Even if it is imported, it is not a big deal, the price in the international crude oil market is not high now, maybe the cost of importing from abroad is lower than that of domestic self-exploitation." ”

Li Rui sneered: "Now the international crude oil price is low because the Americans need oil, and at the same time, it is also to suppress Russia." ”

Li Rui saw that the three of them still didn't understand, so he explained: "Everyone knows that the United States is now the world's largest oil importer, why did the Americans rush to send troops when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, and what else did they say to maintain world order? In the end, it is to protect their interests in the Gulf region. And you look at what it was like when the Americans fought Iraq? Their helicopters and tanks are similar to us playing video games, and it stands to reason that it would be easy for the United States to destroy Saddam, but why didn't the United States do so in the end? To paraphrase an old saying in our country, that is called raising thieves and respecting themselves! As long as Saddam Hussein does not fall for a day, those oil-producing countries in the Gulf will be afraid for a day and will have to listen to the Yankees. It's like a vegetable seller who is afraid of being bullied and has to ask the vegetable buyer for protection, so the price of the dish is not set by the vegetable buyer. ”

"Then there's Russia, which is the largest oil producer after the Gulf, and their economy is in shambles, and they can only sell oil for dollars. At that time, the two superpowers of the United States and the Soviet Union faced each other for decades, and the Americans spent so much effort to wait for the collapse of the Soviet Union, how could they use oil resources to develop again. ”

Then, he immediately changed his tone and said: "But as soon as our country starts to import oil, I can guarantee that the price of oil will jump up immediately." On the one hand, our country has a large population, and it will definitely need more oil in the future, which will cause a situation where supply exceeds demand, and the price will naturally rise; On the other hand, there is the difference in ideology, in the eyes of the United States, [***] is almost equated with terrorism, and the biggest enemy they faced after the collapse of the Soviet Union is undoubtedly our country, how can they let us buy bargains. So I'm going to put my words here today, and in a few years you will be optimistic, as long as our country starts to import a large amount of oil, it will not be more than several times higher than the current oil price. ”

"Hey, hey, Li Rui, let's talk about coal mines here, why are you going so far?" Ma Xiaojun said impatiently.

Qi Zheng is a person who is good at thinking, and he still agrees with what Li Rui said. In those years, the media were far less liberal than those of later generations, and articles similar to this kind of analysis of the international political and economic situation were difficult to see in newspapers, unlike the overwhelming Internet in later generations.

He thought for a while and nodded in agreement, but at the same time questioned: "Even if we need to import oil in the future, coal should be completely self-sufficient. ”

"I think this situation will be broken soon, and maybe in a few years we will go from being the biggest exporter of coal to the biggest importer of coal." Li Rui said.

Last week, he also read a news in the newspaper that the country's total power generation in the first half of this year exceeded 400 billion kilowatts. Jokingly, he clearly remembers that the year before his rebirth, the country's total electricity consumption had already exceeded five trillion kilowatts, which is equivalent to more than six times the total electricity consumption in the next 19 years. And more than 90% of it is thermal power, coupled with the process of urbanization, the improvement of residents' living standards, urban heating and other aspects have been greatly improved, no wonder that after more than ten years, coal bosses and real estate developers have become synonymous with the two local tyrants.

"Li Rui, don't blow it, is it so evil as you said?"

Although Ma Xiaojun questioned again and again, and the words were ugly, Li Rui was not angry, his questioning just gave him an excellent opportunity to explain, he wrenched his finger and said: "Let's not say anything else, let's just say that the whole country is now attracting investment, this must be Lao Wang must have a personal experience, like you Taiwanese bosses, wherever you go, you must be particularly welcome, right?" Li Rui asked Wang Peng.

"Hey, hey!" Although Wang Peng did not answer positively, the smile on his face fully explained everything.

Li Rui continued: "Now that our country's annual industrial output value is increasing by more than 10 or even 20 percent, what is the most important thing in industrial development? One word: electricity! No electricity you can only stop production, no electricity you are the introduction of more projects are also in vain, let's calculate, now our annual power generation is about more than 800 billion kilowatts, according to the current speed of development, may not take five years, the electricity consumption of the light industry needs to be doubled, not to mention that there are a large number of people flocking to the city, the living standards of residents are improving, whether it is winter heating or residential electricity consumption is definitely a substantial increase. If you think about it, if the demand for coal doubles in five years compared to the current demand, will we still have excess coal exports? Ten years from now, if it quadruples, is it possible that our demand for coal will far exceed the amount mined? Will it be imported then? Needless to say, you must know it in your hearts. ”

Will this be the case that Li Rui said? Including Ma Xiaojun, who was still unconvinced just now, none of the three of them could say anything. What are the prospects for the future development of the country? If ordinary people are still a little unsure, but the three of them, two from high-ranking families, and one is a Taiwanese businessman who has studied the mainland quite a bit, naturally they know it well. Moreover, especially after the old man's southern tour two years ago, the tone has been set, that is, we must unswervingly adhere to reform and opening up, and the economic development in the past two years will be more rapid, and maybe the total economic output will be doubled in less than five years.

Li Rui knew at a glance that the three fish in front of him were gradually beginning to be attracted by the bait he thrown, and continued: "So, I feel sorry for you. I also know the two mines that you are going to buy this time, and I don't know what the price of your purchase is, but if you transfer them at the market price now, it will not exceed 70 or 80 million at most. However, if we look at the trend of economic development, maybe it will be worth 700 million or 800 million in five or six years, or even more than 100 million. ”

More than a billion! The three of them were suddenly a little moved, and Ma Xiaojun even shouted: "Damn!" Are there so many? Although they all think that what Li Rui said is exaggerated, it is not unreasonable to think about what he said before.

"Are there so many? Hmph, if you don't believe it, just wait and see, don't regret it in the future and buy a rope to hang. Li Rui snorted coldly. In his last life, he had a friend who bought a small coal kiln in Shannan Province, and it was only 500,000 yuan when he bought it, but as soon as the price of coal rose, not only did he make millions of dollars just by selling coal, but he sold it for 20 million yuan. At present, the two coal mines that Qi Zheng and they are preparing to buy should belong to large-scale coal mines, and it is not enough to say that more than one billion. Of course, there will be an energy depression at the end of the nineties, and both coal and oil will suffer a big price cut, which he will certainly not tell them.

"Why are these two mines worth seventy or eighty million? Even according to the current market, these two mines can make thousands of dollars a year, and in a few years, your investment can be earned just by selling coal, and then it will be a net profit, and after ten or eight years, if you sell it again, maybe the three people here are all billionaires. Li Rui said with a smile, "Of course, if you still want to deep process coal and make more money, I welcome you to invest in our coal chemical industrial park." As he spoke, he stood up and said, "Anyway, I'm here for today, it's up to you whether you listen or not, thank you for your tea, I'll leave first." ”

This time he is really leaving, this kind of thing also has to be mastered, he just said a lot, to give them enough time to digest, as long as they are moved, Li Rui is not afraid that they will not take the bait. Besides, even if they don't take the bait, they are idle anyway, and they don't have to pay taxes for bragging.

After Li Rui left, the three of them fell into contemplation, and finally Ma Xiaojun couldn't help it, grabbed his head and said, "I don't know if what this guy said is true or false?" I still don't understand, when did this guy become so good at vernacular, and he still talks nonsense. ”

The more Qi Zheng thought about it, the more he felt that what Li Rui said made sense, his major in college was economics, and what Li Rui said just confirmed the principle of supply and demand in economics. He just didn't expect that Li Rui, who was just the secretary of the party committee of a township, could have such insight, not only analyze the international situation well, but also foresee the future development trend, talent! Thinking of the end, he was a little jealous, and looked at Wang Peng and said, "Old Wang, what do you think?" ”

Wang Peng frowned, a little puzzled: "Could it be that he really kindly reminded us?" ”

"How could he be so kind, I don't believe it anyway." Ma Xiaojun pouted.

"But what he said makes a lot of sense, and it's worth learning from." Wang Peng said, "I have visited these two coal mines of the Mining Bureau, and I have also invited experts to see them, and the reserves are very large, if the current mining capacity is enough to mine for twenty or thirty years, if it is transferred like this, I also think it is a pity." Mr. Qi, what do you say? ”

Qi Zheng also nodded and said: "I heard him say this just now, but this is indeed the case, if you really take it down and continue to mine coal, it is estimated that you will be able to recover the investment in three or four years." It's just that in this way, most of our funds will be tied up. ”

"I think it's better to sell it directly, and it's more reliable to carry the money in your pocket." When Ma Xiaojun heard this, he immediately objected.

"Xiaojun, I think we'd better discuss this matter. Li Rui is right about one thing, the economy will definitely develop rapidly in the next few years, and the demand for coal will become more and more large, so as long as the coal mine is held in his hands, it will only appreciate and not depreciate. Qi Zheng said hesitantly.

"Then what do you say, there is only this amount of funds in total, most of them are borrowed from the bank, if we don't sell it, we will have no liquidity on hand, and how will we do business in the future." Ma Xiaojun said.

"yes?" Qi Zheng sighed and said.

Wang Peng on the side was a little moved, he cooperated with Qi Zheng and Ma Xiaojun this time, and his Xiangfu Group accounted for a very small proportion, less than one percent, to put it bluntly, it was just for the sake of Ma Xiaojun and Qi Zheng's identity, just to do a favor. But now seeing Qi Zheng's hesitation, he said tentatively: "Mr. Ma, Mr. Qi, if the two of you have financial difficulties, I still have some funds to invest in, and the Mining Bureau can also negotiate to see if we can be more flexible in terms of payment methods." ”

"How much can you vote?" Qi Zheng asked.

"10 million should be no problem, and I don't have much of a share, 20% is enough." Wang Peng stretched out two fingers and said.

The two coal mines, one of eighteen million and one of twelve million, add up to a total of 30 million, and Wang Peng pays one-third of the money, as long as he has 20% of the shares, he is still satisfied with this condition. According to the original agreement reached with Wang Peng, he contributed 2 million yuan, accounting for 8 percent of the shares, and at the same time borrowed the name of Xiangfu Group, which he registered in the United States, to negotiate with the Mining Bureau, and when he got the coal mine and resold it, he could easily make 2 or 3 million yuan.

Qi Zheng and Wang Peng have also been dating for several years, and they still know him well, since he can invest so much, it shows that he is also optimistic about the future of the coal industry, and unconsciously strengthened his ideas. He looked at Ma Xiaojun and said, "Xiaojun, what do you say?" ”

When it comes to doing business, Ma Xiaojun asked himself that he was far inferior to Qi Zheng and Wang Peng, but he was not stupid, since Qi Zheng and Wang Peng both had this meaning, it means that there will definitely be great benefits in the future, but thinking that the little money he has in hand will be invested in this project and a little unwilling, he thought about it and said: "Since you are all confident, then I have nothing to say." However, of the 12 million I brought this time, only 2 million were my own, and I asked the bank to borrow this 10 million, and I said that I would only borrow it for three months. If the Mining Bureau agrees to pay in installments, it will be fine for me to keep my own two million, and the ten million will be withdrawn anyway. Otherwise, it will be difficult to explain to the bank. ”

When Qi Zheng heard this, his heart was suddenly very uncomfortable and paralyzed! The money is going to be withdrawn from 10 million, but the shares are not mentioned, this is not an obvious intention to treat Lao Tzu and Wang Peng as the wrongdoers. But considering the relationship with the Ma family, Qi Zheng couldn't show his dissatisfaction even if he was, and turned back to Wang Peng and said, "Do you say that it is possible for the Mining Bureau to agree to pay in installments?" Do you want to say hello to Director Xing again? ”

Wang Peng saw Qi Zheng's dissatisfaction, he also knew the relationship between the Qi family and the Ma family in the capital, and knew Qi Zheng's helplessness, so he sighed a little and said: "The financial difficulties faced by the Mining Bureau are still serious, if it is just the acquisition of two mines, I estimate that it will be difficult for the Mining Bureau to agree to our request." Of course, it would be best to say hello to Director Xing. However, the Bureau of Mines is currently most interested in the area of coal processing, and if we can cooperate with them in this regard, I think they should give in. ”

In fact, Qi Zheng also knew in his heart that the two mines were sold to them for 30 million, which was already Xing Zhiming's best efforts. If you want to pay in installments, it is difficult for Qi Zheng to say this, after all, a big reason why the Mining Bureau is now going to reform is that the financial pressure is high. The reason why he chose to cooperate with Wang Peng and borrow the brand of Xiangfu Group is mainly because Xiangfu Group has also invested in such projects in the United States, and this brand is easier to attract attention and more high-sounding. At the same time, it can also smoothly acquire coal mines.

If Xiangfu Group really cooperates with the Mining Bureau to develop coal deep processing business, this is a good way to get the Mining Bureau to make concessions, and I am afraid that Xing Zhiming is quite willing to say hello himself. Cooperating with American companies, introducing advanced technology, opening up a new business area, and making the coal industry more refined and refined is also a great achievement for Xing Zhiming, and the best power is great.

"What? Do you still want to cooperate with the Mining Bureau to engage in coal deep processing? Qi Zheng asked.

Wang Peng smiled and said: "Mr. Qi, in fact, the coal deep processing industry, that is, the coal chemical industry that Li Rui just mentioned, is actually very profitable, and the added value of the products is very high. If we had our own coal mine, this kind of project would still be worth doing. I invested in this kind of project when I was in the United States, but later withdrew because the labor cost was too high, and the other party did not have its own coal mine, and the upstream channel was in the hands of others, which was also a last resort. In fact, what Li Rui just said is quite reasonable, the last time I went to inspect the coal mine, I went to Qingshanquan Town once, but unfortunately I was in a hurry and did not have the opportunity to go to their coal chemical industrial park. If the conditions over there are really good, we can consider investing there, where coal resources are already abundant and the cost is low, and one of the mines we acquired is also in Qingshanquan Town. ”

"Lao Wang, so you still plan to do a big job here?" Qi Zheng said with a smile.

"Hehehe...... It's not a big deal, the most important thing is that we can successfully take down the two mines of the Mining Bureau, and I still have some connections in the United States, whether it is equipment, technology or future sales, I still have some advantages in this regard. ”

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Li Rui and Gao Jie left Phoenix Island early the next morning, and they didn't say hello to Ma Xiaojun and Qi Zheng. He sent Gao Jie back to Pengcheng first, and then turned the car around and rushed to Qingshanquan Town. After getting along with Gao Jie for two days, Li Rui's body and mind were extremely happy, and he was humming a little song while driving. But when he just drove through Nanqiao County, he received a call from Jiang Liansheng.

"Secretary Li, something happened! The police station arrested Lin Fangfei. ”

Li Rui thought he had misheard, and asked loudly, "What did you say?" Who was caught? ”

"Lin Fangfei was arrested." Jiang Liansheng repeated loudly, "Just now, the police station not only arrested her, but also arrested the waiters and cooks in the store, and Li Chengshan was also inside." ”

"What's going on?"

"I also just received a call and am rushing to the police station, the specific reason is not clear, it seems to be related to drugs."

"Drugs? Hell, is Lin Fangfei taking drugs or Li Chengshan taking drugs? Li Rui was incredulous when he heard this reason.

"That's right, I'll go and find out the specific situation first, why are you coming back?"

"I'm on my way back, I guess there will be half an hour left, and I will report the situation in time." (To be continued.) )