Li Rui's words made the atmosphere suddenly freeze. Qi Zheng and Wang Peng looked at him with suspicion and vigilance. Ma Xiaojun was the first to be calm and jumped up and said, "Li Rui, if you want to get some benefits, just say it clearly, sarcastic, what does it mean?"

Li Rui glanced at him and sighed, "I said Xiaojun, why are you still as stupid as you were when you were a child? I just want to remind you kindly for President Qi to help me. You are biting Lu Dongbin and don't know the kindness of a good person. Do you think I want to take the opportunity to threaten you to get some benefits? Then you underestimate me Li Rui too much. Forget it, forget it, I'm too lazy to talk nonsense, even if I didn't say that just now." Then he said to Qi Zheng: "Mr. Qi, I'll ask you for the matter of the Water Resources Department. I owe you my favor, and I will repay you if I have the chance in the future." After that, he stood up.

When Qi Zheng heard what he said, he still reciprocate his favor. He was a little confused. Looking at Li Rui's appearance, he didn't seem to be malicious. Besides, there was such a thing in a good time last time, and no news that was not good for them came out. He quickly stood up and stopped Li Rui: "Secretary Li, I have something to say. Xiaojun's words were indeed a little bit rushing, but Lao Wang and I were quite puzzled. I don't know what you mean, so I have to ask for advice."

Li Rui sat down again and looked at them. Ma Xiaojun looked indignant. Although Qi Zheng and Wang Peng were smiling, their eyes were still full of doubt and confusion. He was secretly amused in his heart. In fact, what he did today, including agreeing to Qi Zheng's invitation to come for tea, was also his plan.

Wang Peng was not talking about the acquisition of coal mines at the Mining Bureau. Although he thought it was unlikely, he still wanted to find out their words and see if this really makes me think of it, so I would like to introduce this project to the coal chemical industry park. The coal chemical industry park is quite lively, but so far, only Shen Weidong is interested in it, and the funds he can afford is only about 20 million yuan, so he can only set up a medium-sized coal washing plant. If there is no cement plant project and the future behemoth of Honghai Electronics, the investment of more than 20 million yuan is already a big project for Qingshanquan Town. Now it is not worth mentioning. Moreover, the delay in the investment promotion work of the coal chemical industry park has made him a headache. When he met Qi Zheng and Wang Peng, he also thought about having dates or no dates.

I just asked Qi Zheng to help say hello to the Provincial Water Resources Department. On the one hand, he did have this idea, and he had reported to the county, preparing to apply for this project; on the other hand, he also wanted to use this to test Qi Zheng's attitude. Unexpectedly, Qi Zheng agreed under his run, and seemed to have a deliberate intention of making friends with him. This made Li Rui feel moved. He used the same trick again, but 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, you don't have to be suspicious. I know that I reminded you last time. You have always been suspicious of me, but that time I really kindly reminded you. Including this time, you cooperated with Lao Wang, to put it bluntly, just to cover up and do things more secretly. I'm right?"

The three of them looked at me and I looked at you, except for Wang Peng. Qi Zheng and Ma Xiaojun knew it well. They could not hide this kind of thing at all, but they didn't expect him to say it so directly.

"Actually, it has nothing to do with me, and I don't want to take advantage of it. To put it bluntly, this kind of thing is no different from the reselling approval documents in the past two years. Whoever has something to do with it will make a fortune! I'm just a little regretful for you."

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

"It is your ability to get the mine at a low price, but I think it's a pity that I'm going to sell it just to make a spread. What is a coal mine? It's a natural resource. With the development of the economy, what's the most valuable in the future? In the final analysis, this resource is the most valuable..."

Before Li Rui finished his words, he was interrupted by Ma Xiaojun disdainfully and said: "Don't talk about it. What resource is the most valuable? Who doesn't know that our country's coal resources are the best in the world. The proven reserves will be trillions of tons. It will not be a problem for another few hundred years. You don't know what you are talking about in the future. "

At this time, Qi Zheng and Wang Peng also showed a knowing smile on their faces, and even a little ridiculous in their eyes. Li Rui smiled without any mind and said, "The proven reserves of our country's coal resources are worth trillions of tons. But who said that the world's number one? The United States is the world's number one in 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 department, and I must know better than you. Also, you said that mining for hundreds of years will not be a problem. I will also tell you that the proven reserves of our country can mine hundreds of times according to the existing technical conditions.

Thirty percent is good, and the rest are more than 3,000 meters underground. Even if they can be mined, the cost will be outrageous. Moreover, the mining of hundreds of years is based on the current coal consumption. When the large oil field in the northeast of our country was just discovered, we said that our country took off the label of a poor country in one fell swoop and said that it could be mined for two or three hundred years. As a result, it has almost dried up after only 40 years. Although oil fields have been discovered in the western part of our country and are being developed, I think it will not take long for the economy to develop, and we still have to import oil from abroad."

Although Li Rui's topic was a bit far-reaching, Qi Zheng still interrupted: "Even importing is no big deal. The price in the international crude oil market is not high at all. Maybe importing from abroad is lower than mining itself in China."

Li Rui sneered: "The current international crude oil price is low because Americans need oil, and it is also to suppress Russia."

Seeing that the three of them were not yet understood, Li Rui explained: "Everyone knows that the United States is the largest oil importer in the world. Why did the Americans rush to send troops when Saddam invaded Kuwait? They said that they were all living Lei Fengs? After all, it was to protect their interests in the Gulf. And look at what the Americans looked like when they attacked Iraq? Their helicopters and tanks were similar to us playing electronic games. In theory, it was easy for the United States to destroy Saddam. Why didn't the United States do this in the end? To apply an old saying from our country, it is called raising thieves to be respectful! As long as Saddam did not fall for a day, those oil-producing countries in the Gulf would be worried all day and listen to the Americans. It was like the people who sell vegetables were afraid of being bullied and had to ask the people who bought vegetables to protect them. Then the price of this dish was not allowed to be bought by the buy vegetables."

"There is also Russia. They are the largest oil-producing country second only to the Gulf. Their current economy is in a mess and they can only trade oil in exchange for US dollars. The two superpowers of the United States and the Soviet Union had been in a row for decades. The Americans spent so much effort to wait until the Soviet Union collapsed. How could they use oil resources to develop again?"

Then he immediately changed his tone: "But as long as our country starts to import oil, I can guarantee that the price of oil will jump up soon. On the one hand, our country has a large population and will definitely need more oil in the future, which will cause a shortage of supply and naturally increase prices; on the other hand, there is a difference in ideology. In the eyes of the United States, communism is almost equated with terrorism. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the biggest enemy they face is undoubtedly our country. How could they let us buy bargains? So today I will put it here. You will be optimistic in a few years. As long as our country starts to import a large amount of oil, the current price of oil will increase by more than several times."

"Hey 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 good person who is good at thinking. He still agrees with what Li Rui said. The media these days are far less relaxed than later generations. It is difficult to see articles that analyze international political and economic situations in newspapers, unlike later generations who say anything that is overwhelming on the Internet.

He thought for a while and nodded in agreement, while questioning: "Even if we need to import oil in the future, coal should be completely self-sufficient. If you have been the director of the coal management department, you must also know how much coal we have to export every year, right?"

"I think this situation will be broken soon. Maybe in a few years we will go from the largest exporter of coal to the largest importer of coal." Li Rui said.

Last week, he also saw a news in the newspaper that the total power generation in the country exceeded 400 billion kilowatts in the first half of today. What a joke. He clearly remembered that the year before his rebirth, the total power consumption in the country had already exceeded 5 trillion kilowatts, which means that in the next 19 years, the total power consumption exceeded six times. Moreover, more than 90% were thermal power, and coupled with the process of urbanization, the improvement of residents' living standards, urban heating and other aspects, there have been significant improvements. No wonder coal bosses and real estate developers became synonymous with the two major tyrants after more than ten years.

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

Although Ma Xiaojun repeatedly questioned and said it was unpleasant, Li Rui was not angry. His questioning gave him an excellent opportunity to explain. He pointed his finger and said, "If we don't say anything else, we are now attracting investment. I believe Lao Wang has a personal experience of this. Like you Taiwanese bosses, you will definitely welcome him wherever you go?" Li Rui asked Wang Peng.

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

Li Rui continued: "Now our country's annual industrial output value is about 100% or even 20%. What is the most important thing in industrial development? One word: electricity! If you don't have electricity, you can only stop production. If you don't have electricity, you will be useless. Let's calculate, our annual power generation is about 800 billion kilowatts. According to the current development speed, it may not take five years. The electricity consumption in the industry alone needs to double, not to mention that a large number of people are pouring into cities and residents' lives.

The level will increase, whether it is heating in winter or electricity consumption in residents, it will definitely increase significantly. Our country's electricity is basically thermal power, and it depends entirely on burning coal. Think about it, if the demand for coal in five years will double than the current demand, will we still have excess coal exports? If the doubling in ten years, is it possible that our coal demand will far exceed the mining volume? Will it be imported at that time? Without me, you will definitely understand it in your heart."

Will this situation happen when Li Rui said? Including Ma Xiaojun, who was dissatisfied just now, no one could say anything. What is the future prospect of the country's future development? Ordinary people may be a little unsure, but the three of them, two from high-ranking families, and one of them is a Taiwanese businessman who is quite knowledgeable about the mainland, naturally they know it. And especially after the old man's southern tour two years ago, he had already set a tone, that is, he must unswervingly adhere to reform and opening up. The economic development in the past two years has become faster, and it may take less than five years to double the total economic volume.

Li Rui knew at a glance that the three fish in front of him were gradually attracted by the bait he threw, and continued, "So, I feel a pity for you. I also know the two mines you are planning to acquire this time. I don't know the price of your acquisition, but if it is transferred at the market price now, it will not exceed 70 to 80 million at most. But according to the trend of economic development, it may be worth 70 to 80 million in five or six years, or even more than one billion."

More than one billion! The three of them were moved immediately, and Ma Xiaojun even shouted: "Damn! Are there so many?" Although they all thought that Li Rui was exaggerating, thinking about what he said before was not unreasonable.

"Is there so much? Humph. If you don't believe it, just wait and see. Don't buy a rope and hang it in the future." Li Rui snorted coldly. In his previous life, a friend bought a small coal mine in Shannan Province. At that time, the purchase was only 500,000 yuan. As a result, when the coal price increased, not only did it make millions by selling coal, but later it sold it and was sold for 20 million yuan. At present, the two coal mines that Qi Zheng and others were planning to acquire should be large coal mines. It is said that more than one billion is still a small amount. Of course, there will be a period of energy depression in the late 1990s. Whether it is coal or oil, they have suffered a significant price reduction. He will definitely not tell them this.

"Why are these two mines worth 70 to 80 million? Even according to the current market conditions, these two mines can make at least a thousand million a year. In less than a few years, your investment can be made by selling coal, and you will make net profits in the future. If you sell them in ten or eight years, maybe the three here are all rich people with hundreds of millions of dollars." Li Rui said with a smile, "Of course, if you still want to deep processing of coal and make more money, I highly welcome you to invest in our coal chemical industrial park." As he said that, he stood up and said, "Anyway, I am saying this today, and I will follow you. Thank you for your tea, I will say goodbye first."

This time he is really leaving, and he must also grasp the conditions of such things. He just said something wildly. He has to give them enough time to digest it. As long as they are moved, Li Rui will not be afraid that they will not take the bait. Besides, even if they don’t take the bait, they will be idle anyway, and brag without having to pay taxes.

After Li Rui left, the three of them fell into deep thought at the same time. In the end, Ma Xiaojun couldn't help but grab his head and said, "I don't know if this guy is saying true or false? I still can't understand. When did this guy become so vernacular, he is still talking in a mess."

The more Qi Zheng thought about it, the more he felt that what Li Rui said was reasonable. His major in university was economics, and what Li Rui said just confirmed the principle of supply and demand relationship in economics. He just didn't expect that Li Rui could have such insights just by just a party secretary in a township. Not only did he analyze the international situation well, but he also foresee the future development trends. Talent! He thought about it and was a little jealous. He looked at Wang Peng and said, "Old Wang, what do you think?"

Wang Peng frowned and said in confusion: "Is he really kind to remind us?"

"How could he be so kind? I don't believe it anyway." Ma Xiaojun said with a lip.

"But what he said makes sense and is worth learning from." Wang Peng said, "I have visited the two coal mines of the Mining Bureau on-site and invited experts to see them. The reserves are very large. If the current mining volume is enough to be mined for 20 or 30 years, if it is transferred like this, I also feel it is a pity. Mr. Qi, what do you think?"

Qi Zheng also nodded and said, "I heard what he said just now, but this is true. If I really take it down and continue mining coal, I will probably be able to recover the investment in three or four years. But in this way, most of our funds will be occupied."

"I think I can sell it directly, and it's more reliable to keep the money in my pocket." Ma Xiaojun immediately opposed it when he heard it.

"Xiaojun, I think this matter will be discussed carefully. Li Rui is right. The economy will definitely develop rapidly in the next few years, and the demand for coal will become larger and larger. So as long as you hold the coal mine in your hands, it will only appreciate and not depreciate." Qi Zheng said hesitantly.

"What do you think of? In total, most of the funds are borrowed by the bank. If we don't sell them, we will have no working capital. How can we do business in the future?" Ma Xiaojun said.

"Yes?" Qi Zheng sighed.

Wang Peng, who was standing aside, was a bit moved. This time he cooperated with Qi Zheng and Ma Xiaojun. His Xiangfu Group accounted for a small proportion, less than 10%. To put it bluntly, it was just because of the identities of Ma Xiaojun and Qi Zheng. But now seeing Qi Zheng hesitant, he said tentatively: "Mr. Ma. Mr. Qi, if you have any difficulties in funding, I still have some funds to invest in. In addition, the Mining Bureau can also discuss it to see if you can be more flexible in payment methods."

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

"It should be no problem to have 10 million, and I don't account for more than 20% of the shares." Wang Peng stretched out his two fingers and said.

Two coal mines, one is 18 million and the other is 12 million, a total of 30 million. Wang Peng paid one-third of the money, only 20% of the shares, and was satisfied with this condition. According to the agreement reached with Wang Peng, he invested 2 million, accounting for 8% of the shares. At the same time, he borrowed the name of Xiangfu Group, which he registered in the United States, and once he got the coal mine and reselled it, he could easily make 20 to 3 million.

Qi Zheng and Wang Peng have been dating for several years and know him well. Since he can invest so much, it means that he is optimistic about the future coal industry. Unconsciously, he also strengthened his ideas. He turned his attention to Ma Xiaojun and said, "Xiaojun, what do you think?"

When it comes to doing business, Ma Xiaojun asked himself that he was far from Qi Zheng and Wang Peng, but he was not stupid. Since Qi Zheng and Wang Peng both mean this, it means that there will definitely be great profits in the future. But when he thought about it, he was a little unwilling to invest the only money he had to in this project. He thought for a while and said, "Since you all have confidence, I have nothing to say. However, the 12 million I brought this time is my own. This 10 million was borrowed by the bank, and he agreed to only borrow it for three months. If the Mining Bureau agreed to pay in installments, it would be fine if I left my own 2 million, and that 10 million would be withdrawn no matter what. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain to the bank."

When Qi Zheng heard this, he felt very uncomfortable and numb! He wanted to withdraw 10 million yuan, but the shares were not mentioned at all. This was not obvious that he wanted to treat me and Wang Peng as a sucker. But considering his relationship with the Ma family, Qi Zheng could not reveal even if he was dissatisfied. He turned to Wang Peng and said, "Do you think the Mining Bureau is possible to agree to installment payment? 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 Beijing. He knew Qi Zheng's helplessness. He pondered for a moment and said: "The financial difficulties faced by the Mining Bureau are still serious. If we just acquire two mines, I guess it will be difficult for the Mining Bureau to agree to our request. Of course, it would be best if we could say hello to Director Xing. However, what the Mining Bureau is most interested in is the deep processing of coal. If we can cooperate with them in this regard, I think they should be able to make concessions."

In fact, Qi Zheng knew in his heart that selling two mines to them for 30 million yuan was Xing Zhiming's best efforts. If you want to pay in installments, it is difficult for Qi Zheng to say this. After all, one of the main reasons why the Mining Bureau is now reorganized is due to the high financial pressure. The coal deep processing project that Wang Peng mentioned just now is a new business that the Mining Bureau has recently been preparing to expand. The reason why he chose to cooperate with Wang Peng to borrow the Xiangfu Group brand was mainly because Xiangfu Group had invested in such projects in the United States. The brand was more likely to attract attention and be more high-sounding. It was also able to successfully acquire coal mines.

If Xiangfu Group really cooperates with the Mining Bureau to develop coal deep processing business, this is a good way to make the Mining Bureau make concessions. I am afraid Xing Zhiming is quite willing to cooperate with American companies, introduce advanced technology, open up a new business field, and make the coal industry refined and detailed. It is also a great political achievement for Xing Zhiming, and it is very attractive.

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

Wang Peng smiled and said, "Mr. Qi, the coal deep processing industry, which 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 have our own coal mines, this kind of project is still worthwhile. When I was in the United States, I invested in this kind of project. On the one hand, the labor cost was too high, and the other party did not have its own coal mines. The upstream channels were held in the hands of others, so it was a last resort. In fact, what Li Rui said just now made sense. When I visited the coal mine last time, I went to Qingshanquan Town once. Unfortunately, I had a hurry and didn't have the opportunity to go to their coal chemical industrial park. If the conditions there were really good, I could consider investing there. The coal resources there were already rich and the cost was low. Besides, one of the mines we acquired was also in Qingshanquan Town."

"Old Wang, do you plan to have a big fight here?" Qi Zheng smiled.

"Hahaha... I can't talk about doing a big move. The most important thing is that we can successfully take down these two mines from the Mining Bureau. In addition, I still have some relationships in the United States, whether it is equipment, technology or future sales. "

...

Li Rui and Gao Jie left Phoenix Island early the next morning, and did not say hello to Ma Xiaojun, Qi Zheng and the others. He first sent Gao Jie back to Pengcheng, and then turned the car to Qingshanquan Town. After two days of getting along with Gao Jie, Li Rui was particularly happy, and he was humming a small song while driving. But when he had just driven 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 heard it wrong and asked loudly: "What did you say? Who was caught?"

"Lin Fangfei was arrested." Jiang Liansheng repeated loudly, "Just just now, the police station not only arrested her, but also arrested all the waiter and chefs in the store, and Li Chengshan was also inside."

"What's wrong?"

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

"Drugs? Is it Lin Fangfei taking drugs or Li Chengshan taking drugs?" Li Rui felt incredible when he heard this.

"That's right, I'll go and figure out the specific situation first. Why are you back?"

"I'm on the way back, probably half an hour to report any situation."
Chapter completed!