Chu Xiaobai listened to Zeng Shilu's introduction, and the more he listened, the cooler his heart became, was this really the hen that could only lay golden eggs in Fang Yang's mouth? How do I hear that it's a mess? And it still seems to be a bottomless pit?

Hongqi pyrite mine was established in the early days of liberation, so the name of pyrite also has a distinct imprint of that era. At that time, it was a large mine directly under the region, at the regimental level of Zhengxian County, with a maximum annual output of more than 130,000 tons, which can be said to be unique in that year.

But the recent situation in the past few years has not been very good. Under the impact of the wave of marketization, pyrite is declining, without the planned economic system, the price of pyrite products with inconvenient transportation is much higher than the outside, naturally the market is not smooth, and the equipment has been old, has not been updated for twenty or thirty years, and the quality of the products produced can not be passed, it can be said that it has come to the end of the road.

What's even stricter is that there are more than 500 cadres and workers in the pyrite, so many of them are in charge of the iron rice bowl of the public family, and the salary alone is a heavy burden.

The county was also aware of the severity of the pyrite problem, so it made up its mind to bring in funds to carry out the restructuring, but after the announcement was issued, few people cared about it.

Chu Xiaobai couldn't help but glance at Fang Yang, only to see that he still had a hint of a smile on his face, listening carefully to Zeng Shilu's introduction. Chu Xiaobai had no choice but to sigh secretly and listen patiently.

Zeng Shilu's introduction was relatively brief, about half an hour or so, he closed his notebook and set his eyes on Su Weimin.

Su Weimin also knew a little about the pyrite situation, but after listening to Zeng Shilu's report, he became more aware of the severity of the problem, and couldn't help but waver from Fang Yang's decision, he looked at Chu Xiaobai and Fang Yang, and asked:

"Mr. Chu, Mr. Fang, look ......"

Fang Yang smiled noncommittally and said:

"Let's go and see where we are! Hearing is false, seeing is believing! ”

"Good!" Su Weimin nodded in response.

Zeng Shilu got up and led the way in front, and the group walked out of the conference room again. The leaders of Xingwang Town don't have any opinions, anyway, today's identity is a companion, as long as the guests are accompanied.

"This is the living quarter......s of the workers in the mine," Zeng said, pointing to a row of old buildings.

This row of houses has not even been painted with basic exterior walls, and the red bricks are exposed, this kind of tube building has long been extinct in many places, and I can't imagine that there are so many pyrite mines, and they are still in use.

"This is the processing workshop, and further ahead is the mining area......" Zeng Shilu introduced as he walked.

There was a mess in the mining area, Zeng Shilu meant that it was okay to stand here and take a look, but he didn't expect Fang Yang to stop but still walked towards the front unhurriedly.

The leaders had no choice but to follow along, who made the family an investor!

Walking into the mining area, you can clearly smell the pungent smell of sulfur in the air, and the road under your feet has become potholes, and there are puddles left by the carts everywhere, and the water in the pits is slightly yellow, and there is a layer of oil stains.

The pampered leaders couldn't help frowning, and some even reached out to cover their mouths and noses. However, Zeng Shilu and other pyrite leaders still look as usual, and they have long been accustomed to facing such an environment every day.

There are two narrow railroad tracks along the roadside, and from time to time a small train carrying ore comes out of the depths of the mine and heads towards the factory.

Although it is losing money every day, production cannot be stopped, otherwise it will die faster. This is the current state of pyrite.

Fang Yang walked slowly with interest, sometimes stopping to ask a question or two, Zeng Shilu also saw that Fang Yang seemed to be the one in charge of this group, so he kept following Fang Yang to answer his questions.

Fang Yang walked to the top of a small ridge and looked into the distance, and casually turned his head and asked:

"Mine Chief Zeng, has the hillside in front of you already left the mining area?"

Pyrite mining pollutes the environment, so there is almost no vegetation in the mining area, but the hillside that Fang Yang is referring to is green and grassy, forming a completely different scene from this side.

Zeng Shilu also looked up, he had worked in pyrite for decades, and he was naturally quite familiar with the situation of pyrite, so he immediately replied after just one glance:

"It's still the boundary of our pyrite mine, and about a kilometer north is the border, and outside is the range of Xingwang Town. It's just that that piece was explored in the early days of liberation, and there was pyrite, but the content was relatively low, and it was not a rich mineral, so it has not been mined for so many years. ”

Several leaders of Xingwang Town also nodded in confirmation of Zeng Shilu's words.

Fang Yang got the answer he wanted, his heart settled down slightly, nodded and said:

"Mine Manager Zeng, thank you for watching us for so long. We have a general understanding of the situation of the pyrite, and we will do our best to discuss it after we go back, and if there is any investment intention, we will contact the county in time! ”

"Okay, okay! Thank you, Mr. Fang! Zeng Shilu said politely.

Although the words were polite, he didn't have much hope in his heart, Fang Yang and the others didn't do this business at all, and they were too young. Second, after the news of the pyrite restructuring was released, it was not that no one had come to see it, and there were still a few companies interested in it at the beginning, but after coming to take a look, there was no follow-up without exception.

The main reason is that the burden is too heavy, and the county requires that after taking over the pyrite, the cadres can be diverted to other units, but the workers are to be taken over by the investor. The equipment is very old, and if it is contracted, it is necessary to invest a huge amount of money to purchase a new machine, and the traffic of pyrite is very inconvenient, and there is only one county road leading to the outside of the mountain, and the transportation of products is also a big problem.

As a result, several waves of people have retreated without exception.

In Zeng Shilu's view, Fang Yang and others' investigation will undoubtedly have the same result.

At this time, Lin Xinggui, Secretary of the Party Committee of Xingwang Town, stepped forward and said:

"Director Su, Mr. Chu, Mr. Fang, it's not too early, why don't you go to the town and have a light meal together? I've booked a seat. ”

Su Weimin knew that Fang Yang and their arrangements for the evening, it was naturally impossible for him to stay in Xingwang Town for dinner, and immediately smiled and said:

"Thank you, Secretary Lin, for your warm invitation. However, Secretary Han has already explained that Mr. Chu and Mr. Fang must be brought back to the county seat before dinner, so ......"

After speaking, Su Weimin showed a hint of apologetic expression, which was just right, making Lin Xinggui feel that he was very sincere, but he was neither humble nor arrogant.

Lin Xinggui suddenly understood, and couldn't help but take a few more glances at the young people around Su Weimin. No wonder Director Su personally accompanied them down, it turned out that these young people had a lot to do with Secretary Han! Think of Chu Xiaobai from the capital, and Secretary Han's home is not from the capital? And it is also a well-known wealthy family, these few can make Secretary Han pay so much attention, and it is naturally not a small thing.

Thinking of this, Lin Xinggui's eyes also became eager, hoping to chat with Fang Yang and the others more, even if it was good to have a little relationship! However, Su Weimin looked at the time, and it was almost time to eat when he rushed back to the county seat, so he said with a smile:

"Chief Cao, Secretary Lin, several leaders, I'm really troublesome to you today! In the evening, Mr. Chu and they still have something to do, so we will leave first! ”

After speaking, Su Weimin shook hands with Zeng Shilu, Lin Xinggui and other leaders of townships and mines one by one, and Fang Yang and others also politely said goodbye to the leaders, and then walked to the car parked in front of the mine building.

Chu Xiaobai said with a smile:

"Fang Yang, I'll take your car!"

Su He immediately realized that Chu Xiaobai should have something to say to Fang Yang, and immediately said to Fang Yang in a soft voice:

"Fang Yang, then you two talk, I'll have a car with my uncle!"

Fang Yang guessed what Chu Xiaobai was going to say, smiled and nodded to Su Ho, and then everyone got into the car separately.

The leaders of the mine and the town naturally lined up in two columns and waved goodbye to Fang Yang and the others.

As soon as the car drove out of the pyrite gate, Chu Xiaobai couldn't hold his breath and asked:

"Fang Yang, are you sure we didn't come to the wrong place today? This is the project you are talking about that is guaranteed to make a lot of money? ”

Fang Yang calmly drove while taking out a cigarette and giving it to Chu Xiaobai, and then he also took out one and lit it, and after taking a deep breath of the cigarette, Fang Yang said with a smile:

"What's wrong? Little White Brother has no confidence in my words? ”

Chu Xiaobai was a little embarrassed, but quickly said:

"The reality is right in front of you! I don't believe that with your eyes you will not be able to see that this pyrite is simply a mess and cannot be made at all! ”

Fang Yang still said unhurriedly:

"Brother Xiaobai, you can't say it so absolutely. Hongqi is rich in pyrite reserves and has very high ore quality, and if you take over to make some upstream products, the profit is still very considerable......"

Chu Xiaobai couldn't help but shake his head, looked at Fang Yang with strange eyes, and said:

"Fang Yang, that's right, but this means that the existing equipment has become a pile of scrap iron, and we need to spend a huge amount of money to purchase more advanced processing equipment, which is a lot of investment!"

"There is a lot of input and high output, this is not a problem, and we increase investment, can't we just reach out to the county party committee and county government to ask for more preferential policies?" Fang Yang said with a smile.

"What about the traffic? With this broken road now, the cost of just shipping the product is astronomical! Chu Xiaobai saw that Fang Yang really had a tendency to drill the horns, and couldn't help but raise another sharp practical question.

Fang Yang turned his head and glanced at Chu Xiaobai, and said meaningfully:

"If the road is not good, then build the road! More than ten kilometers of dirt roads are only, and they are connected to high-grade highways when they go down the mountain. As for the cost of road repair, Xingwang Town and Nanpu County can't shout money on it, can't your little white brother shout when he goes out? ”

"Then there is still the problem of the placement of more than 300 workers!" Chu Xiaobai was about to go crazy, and said depressedly, "Even if we can absorb these laborers, but the return rate is actually quite low when these investments are calculated in the early stage!" ”

Seeing Chu Xiaobai's helpless expression, Fang Yang couldn't help laughing, and decided not to tease him anymore, so he said lightly:

"Brother Xiaobai, there must be a big opportunity in the pyrite mine, but it's not their mess now."

"Oh? Is there any mystery here? Chu Xiaobai was also interested suddenly.

Fang Yang said while driving seriously:

"I suspect that there is a fairly high quality marble mine in the pyrite mining area! This is not a guess, in recent years, several marble mines have been discovered in Nanpu County, especially in the surrounding areas of Xingwang Town. I carefully analyzed the distribution of these marble mines, and found that they were basically all on one vein, and the main vein was probably under the hillside we are looking at today! ”

This is Fang Yang's nonsense, it is true that there is a wealth of high-quality marble under the hillside, but this is what Fang Yang knows with the memory of his previous life.

Chu Xiaobai's mouth opened widely, and he couldn't help but reach out and touch Fang Yang's forehead, and asked:

"Fang Yang, are you sure you don't have a fever?"

Fang Yang knew that it was a bit ridiculous to say this, and he didn't expect Chu Xiaobai to believe it, so he just smiled indifferently and said:

"Brother Xiaobai, don't forget that I am from Nanpu, I grew up in this land since I was a child, and I know everything here very well."

Fang Yang paused, and then said:

"Besides, if we don't see rabbits or eagles anyway, we won't have anything to lose. Brother Xiaobai has traveled extensively in the capital, and it is not difficult to contact experts from several mining and metallurgical research institutes, right? When the time comes, don't you know everything if you invite them to come and investigate the site?

There is no need to hide this from the local government, anyway, we intend to invest in pyrite, and it is normal to invite a few experts to measure the reserves of pyrite, if the final result proves that my guess is wrong, then we should come to Nanpu for a tour this time! But if I'm guessing correctly, isn't this tattered pyrite our cash cow? ”

Fang Yang's words completely moved Chu Xiaobai, he had to admit that Fang Yang's words were still very reasonable, if this was a gamble, then they were invincible, and the initiative of investment was in their own hands, once the rich marble ore was detected, then they would buy it at the price of a dilapidated pyrite, and it would definitely be a big profit.

Of course, the premise is that no one is the first to get there, but as long as Han Wenhai is in Nanpu, who else is likely to be the first to get there?

"Alright! You managed to convince me! Chu Xiaobai pondered for a long time and then said, "I'll contact the experts in the capital when I get back to the hotel!" ”

Fang Yang said confidently:

"Don't worry! I have a hunch that our trip is definitely not in vain! ”

Then Fang Yang reminded again:

"By the way, don't talk about justice for now, when it's confirmed, when we want to invest, it's indispensable to leave some shares for their brothers!"

Chu Xiaobai nodded heavily and said:

"Agreed!"