At eight o'clock in the morning on Monday, Li Rui came to the International Hotel according to the time agreed with Ma Wenjie. Ma Wenjie was already waiting in the hotel lobby, and with him was a middle-aged man who was about the same age as him and about forty years old with glasses.

"You're Li Rui, right?" The middle-aged man smiled and took the initiative to say hello.

"You are?" Li Rui didn't know him.

"His name is Luo Jingbo, and I and your uncle are classmates in different departments in the same class, but he was the proud of Dean Li back then, and now he is a professor in the Department of Geology of the College of Engineering. Originally, I didn't want to bring any experts, but since I ran into him at the party yesterday, I dragged him along. Ma Wenjie introduced with a smile.

"Hello, Professor Luo." Li Rui hurriedly greeted.

Luo Jingbo pushed his glasses and said with a smile: "Back then, I often saw you following behind your uncle and Wen Jie. ”

Li Rui smiled bitterly and said, "Professor Luo, I'm really sorry, I was still young at that time, so I really didn't have much impression." ”

"Hehehe, in fact, I also heard Wen Jie say just now, saying that you are coming to pick us up. You were only a teenager at the time, and if you meet you outside, I won't recognize you at all, who would have thought that the naughty little guys were now secretaries. This Luo Jingbo is a little familiar, and he took Li Rui's hand and said very affectionately.

After greeting for a while, Ma Wenjie said, "How long does it take to get here to your Qingshanquan Town?" ”

"About two hours." Li Rui replied.

"Well, let's get there, it's almost noon." Ma Wenjie said.

Li Rui smiled: "You're still afraid that you won't have anything to eat, I would have called back a long time ago to let them arrange it." Let's go and see it when we get there, and then I'll invite you two to dinner. ”

"When your turf goes. Of course, it's up to you. ”

This Luo Jingbo is quite talkative, chatting with Ma Wenjie about the distribution of limestone in the car"...... From a geological point of view. China's coastal area all the way to the southwest belongs to the karst terrain, and there should be a lot of limestone ......"

Li Rui couldn't help asking: "Professor Luo, last year, our county invited geological experts from the city to visit our Nanqiao to inspect the distribution of resources. You've heard about that, right? ”

Luo Jingbo said: "Last year, I happened to be invited by the University of California in the United States to give a lecture there for a year, and I just came back in March today. But let's take a look. Just take some samples and go back for analysis. ”

When it comes to sample analysis, Li Rui has always wanted to analyze the soil of six impoverished villages on the mountain and several major agricultural villages below the mountain to see if he can find out some of the most suitable crops for planting, so as to increase agricultural output as much as possible and increase farmers' income.

He told Luo Jingbo what he meant, and Luo Jingbo smiled: "Of course, the soil can be analyzed, but I can only analyze the specific composition of the soil, and I don't know anything about what suitable crops to plant." But you're a good idea. Aren't they all advocating scientific farming now? In this way, the last time I went to the provincial capital for a meeting, I happened to meet a professor from the Provincial Agricultural University, who is an expert in agriculture, and he happened to give me a business card. I'll give you his contact information when I get back, and you can get in touch with him. I heard him say that his provincial agricultural university is also preparing to set up several agricultural experimental fields in several relatively representative areas of the province. Most of our province is plain. The northern mountainous areas are also mainly concentrated in your Nanqiao County, and I think they should be interested in setting up an experimental site in your Qingshanquan Town. ”

Luo Jingbo's suggestion is not bad. If we can establish a cooperative relationship with the Provincial Agricultural University, it should be of good help to agricultural technology. Li Rui hurriedly thanked him.

The road was very smooth, and it took less than two hours to arrive, Li Rui did not go directly to the town, but drove the car to the foot of the mountain not far from Jiangbian Village. It is close to the Pengshui River, and at the foot of the mountain is a large river flat, which is rocky and rugged, because it cannot grow crops, and it is barren here.

As soon as Luo Jingbo got out of the car, he picked up a small stone from the river beach and examined it carefully, and couldn't help nodding and said, "Well, the taste is quite good." As he spoke, he looked up at the mountains by the river and said, "If there are all these kinds of stones here, then there is no need to test them at all, and a large cement factory can be built." ”

Li Rui was overjoyed when he heard it, he originally only saw from the materials that when experts came to Nanqiao to inspect mineral resources last year, he mentioned a sum of money, saying that the mountains on both sides of the Pengshui River are rich in limestone resources, and since then he has the idea of introducing a cement plant, and this time he happened to meet Ma Wenjie with two large cement production lines on hand, so he planned to take advantage of the opportunity to visit and find a way to persuade Ma Wenjie to invest here. The only thing he wasn't sure about was whether the limestone resources here were as rich as the materials said, and apparently he had now gotten the answer from Luo Jingbo.

"Brother Wenjie, how about it, I didn't lie to you, we have rich limestone resources here. You see next to the Pengshui River, although it is a river beach, but as long as the river embankment is built, there are nearly two or three thousand acres of land here, and it is also wasteland, which does not involve demolition and occupation of farmland, and the land cost is also very low. A wharf can also be built by the river, which is also very convenient for transportation at that time. What if we built a cement factory here...... I won't say more, you can see it yourself. Li Rui said to Ma Wenjie with a smile.

Ma Wenjie looked around, his expression was obviously a little tempted, although he had never engaged in industry, but after all, he was an experienced businessman, and of course he could understand the benefits.

"Don't be in a hurry to blow, you also know if the mountains are full of such stones? If you don't, don't take it. Ma Wenjie said with his hands behind his back. Looking towards the river, "Is the water deep there?" Can a pier be built? ”

"If you can build it, we'll see if you can go over and see it."

Luo Jingbo was a little impatient, and said, "You go to the riverside to have a look, and I'll go up the mountain to take some samples first." ”

"Professor Luo, how can I let you go up the mountain alone, you wait a little. I'll call two people over and accompany you up the mountain. By the way, I'll help you get started. Li Rui said and took out his mobile phone to call the town's industry and trade office, and the director of the industry and trade office immediately sent two people over. And I said the specific location here.

It was only three or four kilometers away from the town, and the three of them only waited for about ten minutes, and they didn't finish a single cigarette, when they saw Wu Liming driving a construction moped and a young man from their industry and trade office coming over.

Li Rui instructed him to accompany Luo Jingbo up the mountain to take samples, while he and Ma Wenjie walked to the riverside together. At this time, it is the season of abundant water, and the river is turbulent, and from time to time there are hundreds of tons of ships passing by. Ma Wenjie picked up a stone from the ground and threw it into the water. With a plop, the stone sank, and it took a while for bubbles to emerge, which showed the depth of the water. Li Rui pointed to the boats passing in the river and said: "Brother Wenjie, you see, this place goes upstream into Shihu, passes through Ludong Province, and then extends Hedong Province, and goes downstream, otherwise it will connect to the Grand Canal." And it has direct access to the mouth of Donghai City, which is the largest marine terminal in our Suhuai Province. As long as one more wharf is built, water transportation can almost be said to extend in all directions. And although it is now a wet season, the Pengshui River is connected to Shihu. This is the largest lake north of the Yangtze River, and even in dry seasons, boats of thousands of tons can still run. ”

Ma Wenjie nodded. "It's a good place indeed, if you build a dam here. What is the approximate price of this wasteland? ”

Li Rui saw that Ma Wenjie had signs of excitement, and hurriedly said: "In the south, we are building a coal chemical industrial park. The price of the land there is that we intend to sell for 40,000 to 50,000 yuan. As for here, if you are really interested, Brother Wenjie, we will cover all the roads in the factory area, and the land price will be 20,000 yuan per mu. ”

Ma Wenjie did not speak, Li Rui's conditions are undoubtedly very generous, if the mountains next to it do have rich limestone resources, then it is very suitable to invest in a cement plant here, and the prospects are also very attractive, he is already very tempted. But he was not an impulsive person, and at the same time he was not mentally prepared.

Li Rui looked at the silent Ma Wenjie, he suddenly realized that Ma Wenjie at this time was not the Ma Wenjie who ran around with him in his previous life and shared weal and woe, it had not been more than forty-eight hours since he met at his uncle's house the afternoon before yesterday, and he was just a good friend's nephew in his eyes, not like in his previous life, everyone was a brother in distress. Obviously, it is obviously unrealistic for him to make such a big decision right away.

Thinking of this, Li Rui's anxious psychology immediately calmed down, but he was still worried that the price he offered might not be enough to attract Ma Wenjie, and added: "Of course, the price of land is still negotiable, and we can also build a high-grade highway from here to the town, which will be directly connected to the provincial highway to solve this last traffic problem." Finally, he smiled and said: "For you Brother Wenjie, I have already offered the most generous conditions, you should think about it yourself." We have also planned to introduce a large cement plant here, if you are not interested, then we are ready to officially attract foreign investment. ”

Ma Wenjie thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Li Rui, the conditions you just proposed are indeed very generous, but I really didn't have the intention to invest in a cement plant before. On the other hand, I have made an appointment with a few friends to talk about the transfer of cement equipment, if the price is really not good, the test results of Lao Lu's side come out, confirming that there are indeed a lot of limestone resources here, and we will officially talk about this matter, okay? ”

Ma Wenjie's expression was very serious at this time, and he didn't look like he was talking and laughing before. Li Rui nodded and said, "Okay, but I'll also say ugly things first, we will wait for you for a month at most, and if there is no response from your side after a month, then we will officially attract investment." ”

"Hehe, okay! Whether this happens or not, I promise to give you an answer within a month. Hearing Li Rui's readily agreed, Ma Wenjie seemed to be relieved and said with a smile.

The two stood on the embankment and chatted for about an hour, Ma Wenjie told him about what he had seen in Russia over the years, and Li Rui introduced to him the situation of Qingshanquan Town, including the coal chemical industrial park under construction, and Qingshanquan Town has been officially used as a pilot for the construction of a small market town by the provincial party committee and provincial government.

At this time, Luo Jingbo and Wu Liming also came down from the mountain, and the three of them still held a lot of collected samples in their hands, although they were tired and out of breath, Luo Jingbo was still excited: "The investigation of geological experts in the early stage is completely correct, there are indeed a large number of limestone resources distributed on the mountain, and the grade is also quite high from the naked eye alone." Of course, the specific indicators will have to wait for the test results to come out. But I believe there could be a big cement plant here. ”

Li Rui and Ma Wenjie were also very happy to hear it, Li Rui looked at the time and saw that it was almost half past eleven, and said with a smile: "Then let's go back to eat first." Old Wu, you also come with us. ”

Wu Liming probably heard that Li Rui took Ma Wenjie to investigate when he accompanied Luo Jingbo to collect samples, and he was very active, helping Luo Jingbo put the collected samples into the trunk of the car. Hearing Li Rui's greeting, he hurriedly agreed with a smile, hurriedly took care of the young cadre who brought him, handed him the key to the motorcycle, and took the initiative to open the car door and ask Ma Wenjie and others to get in the car. After getting in the car, at the request of Ma Wenjie, Li Rui also deliberately drove around the construction site of the industrial park and around the town.

Lunch Lu Jingzhong had already arranged, and at Li Ji Health Hall, Jiang Liansheng, Shen Zhiqing, Lu Jingzhong and Wu Liming accompanied the banquet. Although it is a hot pot, this table full of mountain delicacies and all kinds of meat makes Luo Jingbo and Ma Wenjie feast, especially Ma Wenjie has lived abroad for a long time.

Luo Jingbo also came once, collecting samples on the riverside mountain in the morning aroused his interest in the geological structure of Qingshanquan Town, and proposed to go around the nearby mountain in the afternoon, collect some samples, and investigate whether there are other mineral resources here. In this regard, of course, the cadres of Qingshanquan Town raised their hands to welcome it, and Wu Liming even volunteered to accompany him to inspect and help Luo Jingbo.

After lunch, Li Rui accompanied the burping Ma Wenjie to the third floor for tea. Originally, Li Ji Health Hall only had the first floor and the second floor, and the entire third floor of this row of stores was the property right of the town supply and marketing cooperative, which had been empty before, and with the booming business of Li Ji Health Hall, coupled with the idea of increasing stir-frying, Shen Weidong came forward to rent the entire third floor. This was originally a public asset, with the participation of Li Rui, Chen Shiwei and Jiang Liansheng, the rent was quite cheap, and the contract was signed for ten years. The third floor is still being renovated, but the tea room proposed by Lin Fangfei has been completed, and the six private rooms follow the decoration style of Yuzhuxuan, and there is also a mahjong table, which meets the requirements of being able to drink tea and talk about things and entertain. (To be continued......)

PS: I owe two chapters this week, almost 10,000 words, two more per day today and tomorrow, and pay off the arrears.