Reborn Industrial Tycoon

The private mining of river sand is just a minor episode, and the investigation is still ongoing.

Next, the inspection team entered the rural fields and conducted on-the-spot inspections.

Sui Dongsheng stood on a small earth bag and looked at a vegetable greenhouse in the distance.

As a major vegetable planting county, Zenling County has introduced vegetable greenhouse technology very early.

The vegetable greenhouses of that era were much lower than the vegetable greenhouses of today. It was impossible to stand up straight in the greenhouse. In many greenhouses, work could only be done while squatting.

This is mainly to reduce the construction cost of vegetable greenhouses. After all, the agricultural products of that era were still relatively poor, and it was impossible to build steel structure greenhouses like today.

Not only tractors, but also ordinary small farm machinery cannot drive into such low greenhouses, so the work in the greenhouses is all done manually.

On a field road not far away, two agricultural tricycles were traveling in opposite directions. When they met, they both turned their heads and easily missed each other.

Li Weidong immediately introduced: "Leader, the roads in this rural area are relatively narrow. It is difficult for our jeeps to drive in, and trucks cannot get in at all. However, this kind of road that cannot be driven on is the most common in rural areas, connecting

Every farmer is also connected to every field of the farmer.

I call this kind of country road the last kilometer of the countryside. As long as you walk this last kilometer, you can come to the main road and reach a place where cars can pass. However, this last kilometer is very important for the transportation of agricultural products.

Speaking is the most difficult part!

In the past, the last mile in the countryside relied entirely on manpower. Farmers had to carry poles, carry baskets, and carry agricultural products on their shoulders in order to make money. Our factory's agricultural three-way vehicles are specialized in transporting agricultural products.

Developed to solve this last mile problem.”

Sui Dongsheng knew that the so-called "last mile in rural areas" did not refer to one kilometer, but the distance connecting the countryside to the outside world.

For rural areas on both sides of national and provincial highways, this last kilometer may only be a few hundred meters; for mountainous areas, this last kilometer is dozens of miles of rugged mountain roads!

Farmers squatting in their own villages will never be able to get rid of poverty and become rich. They must sell their agricultural products in order to move towards prosperity. So this so-called last mile in the countryside is also the last mile for farmers to get rid of poverty and become rich!

Li Weidong continued: "Of course, tractors can also solve the problem of the last mile in rural areas to a certain extent. But farmers in our country are basically small-scale farmers with small households. The land owned by farmers is very limited, unlike those in Europe and the United States.

The country’s farmers are all large farms.

If you are on a large farm like that in European and American countries, buying a few tractors is not enough. But for farmers in our country, it is indeed a waste to buy a tractor just for a few acres of land. The tractor often pulls ten or eight tons.

goods, but farmers in our small-scale peasant economy do not have so many things to transport.

Agricultural tricycles just solve this problem. Compared with tractors, agricultural tricycles are cheaper, easier to operate, and more flexible in driving in the fields. The two agricultural tricycles met just now, and all the leaders saw it. If replaced by

If it's a tractor, I'm afraid one side has to reverse the truck in order for the road to be clear.

I think we don’t need to compare tractors with agricultural tricycles. They are two different types of transportation equipment. Tractors can do farm work, which agricultural tricycles cannot replace. However, agricultural tricycles have advantages in cost and practicality, and tractors

It cannot be replaced!

In the final analysis, it depends on whether it is useful and whether it can help farmers. Whether it is a tractor or an agricultural tricycle, as long as it can bring benefits to farmers and help farmers become rich, then it is worth developing and promoting!

"

Li Weidong has long realized that the emergence of agricultural tricycles will inevitably take away the tractor market.

Nowadays, the scale of Fukang Agricultural Machinery Factory is still small, and agricultural tricycles are also a little-known product. In the future, if Fukang Agricultural Machinery Factory becomes bigger and agricultural tricycles are sold nationwide, it will take away the tractor market, which will inevitably lead to tractor manufacturers.

rebound.

There are so many tractor factories in the country, and many of them have deep connections and backgrounds. When the time comes, Li Weidong may not be able to compete with them.

It's better to fight openly. If you encounter a shady competitor who stumbles secretly, that will be the most troublesome thing.

So Li Weidong simply made it clear in advance in front of the leaders of the ministries and commissions, and implanted the concept that "tractors and agricultural tricycles are functionally irreplaceable" into the minds of the inspection team.

As long as this is confirmed, agricultural tricycles will be treated as a separate agricultural production machinery, and they can also receive agricultural machinery subsidies as an independent item in the future.

Li Weidong's words really moved Sui Dongsheng, and he nodded: "Director Li said it well! What is the role of agricultural machinery? Isn't it to increase productivity and help farmers get rich as soon as possible! No matter what kind of agricultural machinery it is,

, as long as it can help farmers and benefit farmers, it is worth promoting!"

While he was talking, several farmers from a distance walked over with hoes, shovels and other farm tools, with fierce expressions on their faces.

Li Weidong saw this group of people for the first time, and immediately said, "Leader, if you have seen enough, get down from this mound as soon as possible!"

"What? Aren't I allowed to see your vegetable greenhouse in Qinghe?" Sui Dongsheng asked with a smile.

"Well, leader, you can see it, but don't look at it from this position!" Li Weidong pointed at Sui Dongsheng's feet, and then said: "This mound seems to be someone's grave!"

"Uh..." Sui Dongsheng suddenly looked embarrassed.

A person next to him asked: "Director Li, there is no monument here, how do you know this is the tomb?"

"I saw someone coming over there!" Li Weidong pointed to the approaching farmers and continued, "These villagers probably regard us as comrades from the civil affairs side who have changed their customs!"

…

Li Weidong's guess was correct. This dirt bag was the grave of a certain family.

The traditional concept emphasizes "rest in peace". In feudal society, wealthy families would hire a Feng Shui master to choose a Feng Shui treasure land as their ancestral graveyard, and family members would be buried there after their death.

But for ordinary small families, when someone dies and cannot find a geomantic treasure, they simply bury the person in their own field. These farmers are not rich and have no money to erect a monument, so they just pile a small earth bag.

Nowadays, rural areas are vigorously carrying out the work of changing customs. Many villages and towns have planned special public collection areas, and there are far fewer graves in the fields.

In the early 1990s, it was the era when rural areas vigorously promoted funeral reforms and encouraged cremation. When the surrounding villagers saw a few people dressed as leaders, always hanging around the graves, they really thought that comrades who had changed customs were here to implement funeral reforms.

…

Zhou Chongguang fled back to Qinghe City and hurried back home.

"Why are you back so early today?" Zhou Chongguang's wife asked.

Zhou Chongguang's daughter-in-law is only in her early fifties, but she has already retired. She was not a cadre when she was working. According to state regulations, the retirement age for female workers is fifty years old.

Zhou Chongguang said, "Hurry up and take out all the money at home, and then hide it, as well as the treasury bills! Remember, hide it outside, not at home!"

As Zhou Chongguang spoke, he took out a passbook and an envelope from his arms, handed it to his wife, and said, "This passbook contains some private money that I have saved over the years. Take it out quickly! The other one is

There is five thousand yuan in the envelope, which I also saved and hid."

Zhou Chongguang's wife was slightly startled and asked, "What happened?"

Zhou Chongguang did not answer, but continued: "My second brother still owes our family three thousand yuan. The IOU is in the drawer. Don't forget to ask for the money back!"

"There are still a lot of tobacco and alcohol in the storage room, including seven or eight bottles of Maotai and Wuliangye. I'm afraid I won't have the chance to drink them. I should try to sell them quickly! It would be bad if someone finds out."

"And my two watches, the Seagull one is worthless, but the Citizen one is quite expensive, so I might as well try to sell it! The camera I just bought last year, it's from Sony, I can also sell it for some money!"

"The blue and white porcelain bowl I have kept locked in the drawer is from the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty. It is our family heirloom. I guess I can't keep it this time, so I might as well sell it!"

"For what I did this time, our son will most likely be suspended from work. Remember to help your son. By the way, when the time comes, you have to give the money directly to your son, but don't give it to your daughter-in-law, otherwise it will be at the expense of her parents' family.

Got it!"

Zhou Chongguang looked like he was explaining his funeral arrangements.

But Zhou Chongguang's daughter-in-law has already understood that her husband is in trouble!

Zhou Chongguang's wife hesitated for a moment and did not ask what happened.

Knowing nothing at this time is definitely safer than knowing everything!

Zhou Chongguang spent the whole day in panic, and couldn't sleep at all at night.

The next day, Zhou Chongguang came to the tractor factory with panda eyes. He dozed almost all day long, but every time he dozed, he would be awakened by nightmares.

Zhou Chongguang spent three days in fear. He even rehearsed several times how to confess and be lenient.

However, what he imagined did not happen.

On the fourth day, when Zhou Chongguang was at work, he passed by the entrance of the tractor factory and saw several people squatting there. Zhou Chongguang took a closer look and saw that it was the people he sent to the agricultural machinery institute to speak ill of agricultural tricycles.

!

"Let it out!" Zhou Chongguang was shocked, immediately got out of the car, and walked over.

"Director Zhou is here!" Several people saw Zhou Chongguang and immediately stood up to greet him.

"Why are you here?" Zhou Chongguang asked nervously.

"Director Zhou, we are here to collect money. You asked us to go to the agricultural machinery institute, say bad things about agricultural tricycles, and then say good things about your tractors, so you gave us money. We did as you asked.

, please don’t offend others!” the leader said.

"But you were all caught! By the way, what did they ask? Did you confess me?" Zhou Chongguang asked eagerly.

The leader of the farmer was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zhou Chongguang carefully and asked in a low voice: "Director Zhou, can't you tell? It turns out that you are also collecting river sand privately!"

"What is private mining of river sand? What does private mining of river sand have to do with me?" Zhou Chongguang asked.

"You didn't collect river sand privately, so why are you worried that we will turn you in?" the man asked.

"I don't know about private mining of river sand." Zhou Chongguang shook his head and then asked, "Tell me, what is going on?"

"We were called to the police station because we helped those who illegally mined river sand to transport sand." The leader paused and continued: "But we really didn't know that illegal mining of river sand was illegal, and we didn't

They provided clues to the illegal mining of river sand, which was regarded as meritorious service, so we were released."

Zhou Chongguang blinked: "In other words, your arrest has nothing to do with me?"

"Why it has nothing to do with you. If you hadn't asked us to go to the agricultural machinery station and speak ill of agricultural tricycles, would we have been caught? Now that it has nothing to do with you, do you want to default on the debt?" said the leader.

Pretending to hit someone.

"Don't worry, I'll ask you questions clearly before I give you the money!" Zhou Chongguang didn't want to be beaten, so he said quickly, "Don't worry, I promise you, I won't lose a penny!"

After spending some money and sending these farmers away, Zhou Chongguang immediately returned to the office and began to read the Qinghe Daily in recent days.

Finally, Zhou Chongguang found such a piece of news:

"The Public Security Brigade of the Municipal Public Security Bureau received reports from the masses that someone was illegally mining river sand within the management scope of the Baijiagou River in Zengling County. After learning the clues, the Public Security Brigade of the Municipal Public Security Bureau quickly mobilized more than 30 police officers to work with the Zengling County Public Security Bureau

, all more than ten criminal suspects including Li were arrested, three illegal sand mining sites were destroyed in one fell swoop, and 20,000 cubic meters of illegally mined river sand were confiscated.

The captain of the Action Squadron of the Public Security Bureau of the Municipal Public Security Bureau said that illegal sand mining has seriously endangered the flood control safety of the river, destroyed the ecology of the Qinghe River, and caused many social security problems..."

After putting down the newspaper, Zhou Chongguang let out a long breath and immediately relaxed.

"I'm scared to death! It turns out that this matter has nothing to do with me. Let me tell you, saying a few bad words won't lead to arrest! I was so frightened and scared for so many days that I never had a good night's sleep! Even the funeral arrangements were explained!

"

After a near miss, Zhou Chongguang was very happy. He felt that he should celebrate, so he bought roast chicken and returned home.

As soon as he entered the house, Zhou Chongguang threw the roast chicken meat on the table.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Chongguang's daughter-in-law couldn't help wiping away tears. Could this be the decapitation meal before going in?

"What do you want to eat, just tell me and I will cook it for you." Zhou Chongguang's wife said in tears.

"Don't bother, I bought roast chicken and meat. This is all you need!" Zhou Chongguang replied.

"It's time to go in. This last meal must be good no matter what. I will go to the market now, kill a live fish, and buy a piece of beef..." Zhou Chongguang's wife said, put on her shoes, and prepared to go

Vegetable market.

"What's the last meal? Can you order it for me?" Zhou Chongguang snorted dissatisfiedly, then looked towards the sofa, crossed his legs, and said happily: "I'm fine!"

"Is everything okay?" Zhou Chongguang's wife was slightly startled.

"It's all a misunderstanding. I made a mistake and I'm trying to scare myself! I just found out today that it's nothing to do with me at all!" Zhou Chongguang said with a smile.

"Then there's no need to go in?" Zhou Chongguang's wife asked again.

Zhou Chongguang curled his lips and said sarcastically, "I haven't broken the law, so where can I go in? Besides, I, Zhou Chongguang, walk and sit upright, so what should I be afraid of!"

"Aren't you afraid? You have lost a lot of weight in the past two days. Don't think I don't know that you can't even sleep at night!" Zhou Chongguang's wife said as she prepared to change her shoes back.

"Don't change your shoes yet!" Zhou Chongguang said to stop him: "We can't do this without wine. Go to the storage room and give me the bottle of wine. I want the Maotai in the second row of the shelf. I have to open the bottle today.

Celebrate with some good wine!”

"Maotai? It's gone!" Zhou Chongguang's wife shook her head and continued, "Didn't you ask me to sell them all?"

"What about Wuliangye?" Zhou Chongguang asked again.

"They're all sold too!" Zhou Chongguang's wife replied.

"Sold all the Moutai and Wuliangye I saved for several years?" Zhou Chongguang asked eagerly.

Zhou Chongguang's wife nodded: "Not only Moutai and Wuliangye, but I also saw Jiannanchun, Luzhou Laojiao, and Gujing Gongjiu. They were all sold! Not even a bottle is left!"

"All sold?" Zhou Chongguang felt his heart bleed.

Zhou Chongguang's daughter-in-law added: "We also sold the cigarettes in the storage room, such as Zhonghua, Hongta Mountain, Yellow Crane Tower, and Double Happiness. These things are easier to sell than wine!"

"You didn't even leave me a double happiness package?" Zhou Chongguang wailed.

Suddenly, Zhou Chongguang remembered his watch and the new camera he bought last year.

"Where is my watch?" Zhou Chongguang asked subconsciously.

"The Citizen piece is sold, and I want to sell the Seagull piece too, but I don't want it!" the daughter-in-law replied.

"Where's the Sony camera?" Zhou Chongguang asked again.

"According to what you said, I'll sell it too!" the daughter-in-law then replied.

Seeing his wife selling property so efficiently, Zhou Chongguang suddenly felt an unpleasant feeling in his heart. He thought of his family heirloom.

"You're not going to sell my family heirloom, the blue and white porcelain bowl from the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, too?" Zhou Chongguang asked.

Zhou Chongguang’s wife shook her head: “That one is not for sale!”

"Huh!" Zhou Chongguang let out a long breath. This family heirloom was finally saved!

However, Zhou Chongguang's daughter-in-law said: "I originally took it to sell, but people said that the bowl was fake. It was not from the Ming Dynasty at all, but was copied in the 1930s. There are many of these things on the market, and they are not worth much."

Money! They won’t accept it at all!”

"What? The family heirloom is fake!" Zhou Chongguang immediately collapsed on the sofa.

This news is worse than a family heirloom being sold!

If you sell the heirlooms, you can save some money.

Now the heirloom is fake and the money has flown away!