Reborn Industrial Tycoon

A report titled "Slaves in Black Coal Mines" appeared in a Hong Kong weekly.

It's already the 21st century, but "slaves" still exist. This is a very attractive gimmick, and it instantly attracted a lot of attention.

More importantly, black coal mines use disabled people and mentally retarded children. These are the vulnerable groups that can inspire the most sympathy.

Immediately afterwards, foreign media also rushed to reprint reports and hype this topic.

Media such as CNN and BBC, from time to time even fabricate fake news, want to smear China. Now that they have finally picked up the gun, how can they easily let go of this good opportunity!

For a time, foreign media swarmed in like flies that smelled blood. Even at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' regular press conference, foreign reporters asked questions about the black coal mines.

This suddenly stirred up a hornet's nest. Not to mention the crazy hype from foreign media, I was only asked about the regular press conference of the ministry. How could the leaders not pay attention to it!

In a certain conference room, the leader was sitting in the middle, looking at everyone with a livid face, while the participants in the conference room lowered their heads, not daring to show off their aura.

"It's appalling, it's really appalling! Black coal mines use slave labor, and they are all disabled! Where is the national law! Where is the justice of heaven! The key is that this kind of thing happens under our eyes! So many of us are not aware of it! We are derelict in our duties! We

This is a serious dereliction of duty!”

The leader scolded everyone for a while. After the leader finished scolding, a brave man said: "Leader, we have investigated and found that the source of this news is an overseas environmental protection organization called Green Warriors.

This environmental protection organization has been funded by overseas funds for a long time. In the name of environmental protection, it often creates fake news or quotes out of context to discredit our country’s economic development!”

The leader snorted coldly: "Then the black coal mine uses slave labor, is it fake news? It is also taken out of context? There are pictures and recordings, how dare you say that it is all fake?

And I heard that the local public security department has been dispatched to raid the black coal mine and rescued more than 70 trafficked disabled and mentally retarded people!"

Mentioning this incident, the person in charge quickly reported: "According to clues in the media, we immediately locked the location of the black coal mine, and then dispatched 120 police officers to successfully destroy the black coal mine.

In this operation, a total of 13 criminal suspects were arrested and 75 miners were rescued. Unfortunately, the mine owner is at large. We have issued a wanted warrant and are currently pursuing him.

In addition, we learned the contact information of the human trafficker gang from the arrested suspects. Then we followed the clues and dismantled a human trafficker organization that specialized in trafficking disabled people, mentally retarded people and homeless people, arrested six criminal suspects, and

Confiscated vans, trucks and other tools for committing crimes!"

"This is not enough!" The leader shook his head and continued: "Just one black coal mine has dug up such a serious problem, so what about other black coal mines? Will the problem be more serious?

Nowadays, the matter of this black coal mine is paying attention at home and abroad, especially the foreign media, which has begun to use the topic to plaster our country, so similar things must not happen again!

It is illegal to open black coal mines, not to mention these black coal mines have more serious illegal acts! Therefore, all black coal mines must be banned and eradicated completely, and no one can be left!"

"Leader, I'm afraid it's not an easy task to completely eradicate black coal mines! This is related to the livelihood of many people. As far as I know, the funds of many villages are supported by black coal mines." Someone advised.

"I know, you want to say that the black coal mine affects the interests of too many people!" The leader snorted coldly, and then said, "The black coal mine is a cancer. We can't just bleed and feel pain when we cut out the cancer.

Just let the cancer develop unchecked!

I don’t care how many people’s interests are involved and how many protective umbrellas there are, I only have one sentence here, that is the stubborn disease of black coal mines, and the production of black coal mines must be normalized, and black coal mines must not be allowed to resurgence!

I have issued a military order to my superiors to eradicate the black coal mines within three months. If it cannot be completed, I will directly hand in my resignation letter and leave! But before I leave, I will definitely fire all of you!"

Seeing the leader lose such a temper, everyone has realized that this time the ban on black coal mines may be serious.

…

Although Ergou Village is not big, there are three black coal kilns in the village.

These three black coal kilns do not use slave labor. The people who work in these three black coal kilns are all local farmers, and the money spent digging coal will also pay a part of the so-called "contracting fee" to the village.

When news of the seizure of black coal mines came out, the three black coal mines immediately stopped work and sent the workers home.

"The investigation of black coal mines has begun again!" The village accountant sighed and continued, "It is estimated that the work will be stopped for ten days and a half, and the contracting fee paid this month will be less."

"It's not the first time this happens. It happens every year, but every time there is a gust of wind. When the gust of wind passes, the sea will calm down! It just gives the villagers a few days to rest. It is quite hard to dig coal in the coal kiln.

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The village chief paused for a moment, then continued: "The contract fees for these three kilns have been raised this year, which will allow us to repair the roads in the village, especially the dirt road at the east end of the village, which must be repaired!"

While the two were chatting, the vehicle of the black coal mine seizure team drove into the village.

"Where are the village cadres?" the town staff shouted, and the village chief and accountant immediately went out to greet them.

"The city leaders are here to seal down the black coal mines! I heard that there are three black coal mines in your village? They all have to be closed down this time!" the town staff said.

"There used to be three black coal kilns in our village, but they have been stopped for a long time!" The village chief continued to explain: "A few years ago, didn't the country want to ban black coal kilns? Our village responded to the country's call and shut down the black coal kilns at that time.

It’s closed!”

"Really?" The town staff smiled coldly. He is also a grassroots worker. How could he not know about the mining of black coal mines in Ergou Village!

"Since it's closed, let's take a look!" This time it was a working group sent by the city who spoke.

"No problem!" The village chief said with a confident expression. Anyway, the black coal kiln has stopped working, there is no one inside, and he is not afraid of the work team checking on the spot.

Moreover, this kind of activity of sealing down black coal mines happens every year. In strict cases, it can be inspected twice a year. The village chief has long been used to it.

The village chief led the working group to the location of the black coal mines. The working group confirmed the locations of the three black coal mines, then took out their mobile phones and made a call.

After a while, I saw a concrete mixer truck slowly driving over.

Seeing the concrete mixer truck, the village chief's face changed slightly: "What is this for?"

"Seal down the black coal kiln!" said the person in the working group, pointing to the entrance of the black coal kiln, and then said, "This is right here, seal the kiln entrance for me!"

The concrete mixer truck stopped and began pouring concrete, intending to seal the entrance to the black coal kiln.

The village chief's face suddenly turned pale.

In the past, black coal kilns were sealed off with a seal at most, but now the kiln entrance is directly sealed with concrete. The intensity of this sealing is completely different from before!

Apart from anything else, it is not easy to open the hole sealed by concrete.

"The black coal mines have been sealed off every year, but this time I'm afraid we're going to take it seriously!" the village chief thought to himself.

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The ban on black coal mines is carried out every year. In some counties and cities, black coal mines are closed down more than once a year.

However, black coal mines have always been banned repeatedly. One reason is that there are too many black coal mines, which are almost everywhere in some major coal-producing provinces. Investigations require a lot of manpower and material resources.

Second, it is because there are many interests involved. The large and small vested interest groups behind the black coal mines make it difficult to completely eradicate the black coal mines. Even if the black coal mines are closed for a while, they will reappear under the protection of the protective umbrella.

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But these are not problems. As long as the superiors are willing to make up their minds, eradicating the black coal mines is not something that can be easily accomplished!

The sudden move to ban black coal mines forced those who originally bought coal from black coal mines to go to regular coal mines, and coal prices naturally experienced a sharp rise.

Coal has experienced several rising tides in the past few years, and many people have made a fortune by speculating on coal. Whenever the price of coal rises, a large amount of money will pour in, which will further push up the price of coal.

price.

During the previous rise in coal prices, speculators had already made a lot of money. After experiencing the benefits, speculators decisively swarmed in when coal prices rose again. Many speculators even mortgaged their houses to speculate in coal.

The more coal prices rise, the more people buy coal.

Most people's thinking is to buy up rather than down. The more the price rises, the stronger the desire to buy. If the price falls, it will affect sales.

As the main energy source, coal can be regarded as a necessity, so the phenomenon of buying up and not buying down is even more serious.

The price of coal, just like two years ago, keeps rising like a rocket.

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At the headquarters of the Green Warriors organization, Zhao Liang knocked on the door and walked into Commissioner Wang's office.

"Mr. Wang, are you looking for me?" Zhao Liang said respectfully.

"The reporters we sent to the mainland recently discovered a very good news material. Due to the large-scale seizure of black coal mines in the mainland, coal prices have increased, resulting in a substantial increase in industrial costs!" Commissioner Wang said enthusiastically.

"Search black coal mines? Is it because we have previously reported on the use of slave labor in black coal mines?" Zhao Liang asked immediately.

"I think it must be related! But what we are paying attention to now is not the black coal mines, but the increase in industrial costs caused by the rise in coal prices!" Commissioner Wang paused and then said:

"In recent years, many foreign investors have invested in the mainland. What they are interested in is the relatively low production costs in the mainland. If we hype up the increase in industrial costs now, many foreign investors will definitely be discouraged!"

Zhao Liang nodded suddenly, and Commissioner Wang handed a document to Zhao Liang and continued: "This is the trend of coal prices in the mainland in the past three months. You must make good use of this information!

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Zhao Liang took the document and looked down. In the past three months, the price of coal has been rising steadily, one price a day!

"In three months, the price of coal has increased so much! Wouldn't the power plant have to lose a lot of money!" Zhao Liang said casually.

"Yes, the power plant will definitely lose money, but if there is a loss, there will be a profit. Coal prices continue to rise, and coal mining companies will definitely make a lot of money!" Commissioner Wang said.

"Coal mining companies are making a lot of money, and Li Weidong's Dongshan Mining is also among them!" Thinking of this, Zhao Liang suddenly felt extremely panicked.

"Pah! Pah! Pah!"

Thinking that he had helped Li Weidong make money through one operation, Zhao Liang subconsciously slapped himself three times.

…

When Li Weidong met Zhao Jinshan, he saw Zhao Jinshan drunk and taking a nap on the boss's chair.

"This room smells of alcohol! How much did you drink at noon!" Li Weidong said, pouring a cup of tea for Zhao Jinshan.

Zhao Jinshan took the tea cup and drank it in one gulp before he said, "At noon, a few steel mill bosses invited me to dinner, mainly because they came to buy coal from me. Those people were very good at drinking.

He got me drunk immediately."

"Steel mill boss?" Li Weidong frowned and continued, "Brother Zhao, in my opinion, our country's steel production is increasing, and overcapacity of steel will be a matter of time. The market is so big, and there is so much production.

But it won’t be sold!

In the future, steel companies will not have an easy life if they do not have the technology to produce high value-added special steel products. We must also be careful. It is best to accept cash rather than credit, and do not be trapped by those steel companies.

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"Don't worry about this. Coal is so tight now, and you may not be able to buy it with cash! How can I do business on credit!" Zhao Jinshan raised his head and asked, "By the way, do you have anything to do with me?"

Li Weidong nodded: "I have to go to Thailand. Didn't my agricultural machinery factory take an order of 5 billion baht from Thailand before? Now the transaction is only half completed, and something went wrong in Thailand again, and they proposed again

There are new additional conditions, I have to deal with them!"

"We've already started trading, and we're adding additional conditions. This Thai guy has no credibility!" Zhao Jinshan snorted coldly.

"Southeast Asians have this virtue when doing business. It'll be fine if you get used to it." Li Weidong sighed, and then said: "I also reflected on it. When doing business with people in these poor places, it is not enough to rely on cheap prices.

It takes excellent technology.

Southeast Asians are obviously unfamiliar, so when doing business with them, you have to be kind and powerful at the same time. Let’s really learn from the Japanese in this regard. They just rely on the technology in their hands to control those Southeast Asians to death!”