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Chapter 175: There is a way to die

Li Xingyuan stared at Xie Hushan as he drove a 212 jeep for export into the steel mill and then stopped next to the civilian jeep in which he was sitting.

Like Zhang Cheng, he could tell at a glance that this car was not an ordinary 212 jeep. The sound of the engine was different. It was a high-end product sold abroad to earn foreign exchange.

This car definitely does not belong to the Zhongping Steel Rolling Mill. Most likely, Xie Hushan borrowed it to show off through his connections with those iron bosses.

But this is not easy. There are probably not many cars in Bingyang County. This kind of car cannot be bought by the factory just because of money. It has nothing to do with the quota. It must have a relationship with the port company that exports the car in order to export it and then transfer it back.

"Good fellow, it's been such a short time since we last met, and yet you've impressed me so much. You've upgraded your equipment to a foreign trade jeep, a high-end car that even a county magistrate can't afford." Li Xingyuan said with a smile as he saw Xie Hushan open the car door and jump out, sizing up the car.

Xie Hushan also pretended to be satisfied and followed Li Xingyuan's gaze towards the jeep, saying:

"I borrowed it from a friend on the railway for fun. The railway is really rich. Let me tell you, Director Li, I've been waiting for you to come here like I've been waiting for my wife these past few days. I'm just waiting for you to help me get a loan so that I can use the money to buy it. My friend said that for 11,000 yuan, the car will be mine."

When Li Xingyuan heard Xie Hushan say that it was borrowed by the railway, he understood. When he saw it just now, he guessed that it was most likely borrowed from Boss Tie. In the whole Bingyang County, only Boss Tie had such strength. He definitely didn't know which unlucky factory fell into the hands of the railway system, and ended up having the factory leader's car extorted by the other party.

Although 11,000 yuan is not expensive, this guy just said that he plans to wait for the loan to come down before buying a car?
This is really a fearless person. When there is no law in the country, it is really ugly to eat like this.

Ma Da Nao has been urging Li Xingyuan these days, saying that he has already established good connections in Zhongping Commune and the production brigade, and as long as the loan is approved and the steel pipe factory is opened as soon as possible, he will be able to send Xie Hushan in.

Now Li Xingyuan felt that even without Ma Da Nao’s intervention, Xie Hushan would have killed himself. He bought a car first after getting the loan, and for this reason alone, it was not unfair for him to be shot.

After Xie Hushan was shot, Zhongping Brigade had no other management talents. Ma Da Nao must still be in charge of the steel rolling mill and the steel pipe factory. At that time, he would pry those orders from the Bingyang County Steel Pipe Factory. It would be like Zhongping Brigade and Ma Da Nao Nao getting a few sips of the fat soup, and the meat and bones would all belong to him, Li Xingyuan.

Speaking of Ma Da Nao Tou, Li Xingyuan actually looked down on him. In Li Xingyuan's opinion, if he had the connections of Ma Da Nao Tou's father, he would definitely not be just the director of a small wire drawing factory now.

It’s a pity that I’m not as lucky as this guy and I don’t have a good father who can save my leader.

However, in his opinion, Ma Da Nao also has advantages, that is, he is a useless person with no ability and just relies on his father's credit to eat and wait for death. He is indeed a suitable cover.

What he was most worried about before was Xie Hushan. This young man was too cruel. As his name suggests, he was as vicious as a tiger. Afterwards, he heard Liu Changshan talk about the incident in which Xie Hushan stuffed two guys who had raped a girl into a crematorium and scared them crazy. Even now, when he thought of the tone and expression in Liu Changshan's description, Li Xingyuan couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

If they really want to take action, how can they just let him stay in prison for a few years? If they want to take action, they have to beat him to death with a stick. If they can't kill him, this guy will be enraged and bite people. If they don't beat him to death, are they going to wait for him to come out and cause trouble for them?
Unexpectedly, this guy has already started striding towards his own death.

Thinking of this, he was happy in his heart, but he pretended to smile and said reluctantly: "Brother Hushan, this... even if I help you get a loan through the back door, you can't spend it recklessly!"

Xie Hushan put his arm around Li Xingyuan's shoulders and walked towards his office, saying as he walked:

"How can this be considered as wasted money? Buying a car is just the right thing to spend. By the way, Director Li, how is the loan deal going? Don't worry, I know the rules."

In 1979, it was definitely not easy for the team-run enterprises to apply for loans. There were no Big Four banks in Bingyang County at that time. There was only one bank called Bingyang County Bank, and subordinate to the bank were the credit cooperatives opened in various communes.

It was easy for production teams and communes to deposit money in banks, but if they wanted to count on borrowing money from them, they basically had to post four words on the door: Don't Open Your Mouth.

Seriously, even if the commune secretary Yin Qianfeng wanted to borrow money for Zhongping Commune, he had to follow the procedures and report to the county and submit an application to the bank.

He also had to use his connections and personal connections to get powerful people in the county to speak well of him, showing that Zhongping Commune's application for a loan was indeed due to reasonable needs such as agricultural development, and only then would the loan be granted.

Moreover, the loans granted could not be in full, usually only one-third, that is, Yin Qianfeng applied for a loan of 10,000 yuan on behalf of Zhongping Commune, but was eventually approved for 3,000 yuan. Other communes may have performed better than Secretary Yin, and were eventually approved for 4,000 to 5,000 yuan for a loan of 10,000 yuan.

The reason why Zhongping Commune is so miserable is mainly because of Ma Da Nao's fault in the glass factory in recent years.

"Well... to be honest with you, I did help you with this matter. I found a reliable connection at Bingyang County Bank. With the guarantee of my wire drawing factory and my worthless face, our county bank finally agreed to approve a loan of 40,000 yuan." Li Xingyuan said to Xie Hushan in a tone of seeking credit.

"Only 40,000? Director Li's reputation is really worthless." Xie Hushan was stunned and disappointed. "I thought it would take at least 100,000 or 80,000 yuan. After buying a car with 40,000 yuan, and building a new director's office for the steel pipe factory, there would be little money left. How can I develop the steel pipe factory?"

Li Xingyuan saw Xie Hushan's expression and opened his mouth speechlessly.

A loan of 40,000 yuan is not enough? Does this kid know how big a pile of 40,000 yuan is? A ten-yuan-a-piece Great Unity is a full 4,000!
Besides, if I set up a pipe-making factory with a team, I can get some second-hand pipe-making equipment with my many years of connections in the steel plant. It won't cost much money. As long as I have enough manpower and work in two shifts, and get two orders myself, I can start making money by starting the machine.

He had a good plan. He used the loan to buy a car first, and then built a new office for himself.

Seeing that Li Xingyuan didn't say anything, Xie Hushan sat behind his desk, crossed his legs and put them on the table, shaking:

"Director Li, what do you think? For 40,000 yuan, should I still buy this car? This is a foreign trade model..."

"Buy it, you must buy it." Li Xingyuan said with a smile without hesitation:
"Well, use the 40,000 yuan first. At worst, we can borrow money in installments. I'll help you borrow two more times later, 20,000 yuan each time. That adds up to 80,000 yuan."

"Okay! Director Li, it's a pleasure to do business with you." Xie Hushan heard Li Xingyuan's words: "How about I give you a 10,000 yuan kickback as a token of my appreciation?"

"No, no, we still have to build the steel pipe factory as soon as possible. I'm counting on it to help me keep the long-term supply contract for cold drawn wire in Luzhou Province." Li Xingyuan waved his hands and smiled happily, but he was actually a little shocked. This young man really didn't know his place. He was so proud of himself for helping the commune and the brigade accomplish two things.

He took out loans to buy high-end cars and build offices, and he also took out loans to give kickbacks. Just these few things were enough to get him shot more than once.

As soon as the steel pipe factory was built, Ma Da Nao caused trouble, and I would help to provide evidence. Once the evidence was conclusive, Xie Hushan would be finished.

"The country needs people like Director Li. Hey, when will the loan be approved?" Xie Hushan asked Li Xingyuan.

"You have to apply for a report in the name of the brigade, because my wire drawing factory will help to guarantee it, and the commune cannot help you, so you have to find a way to bypass the commune. Otherwise, if the commune intervenes, I think the money will..." Li Xingyuan was thinking about Xie Hushan in his words, but in fact he was starting to dig a hole.

The reason for persuading Xie Hushan to submit his loan application report bypassing Zhongping Commune was ostensibly because he was worried that the commune would intercept part of the loan. In fact, he wanted Zhongping Commune to completely hate Xie Hushan's behavior. If Ma Da Nao really wanted to make trouble at that time, it would be impossible for the commune's leading cadres to side with Xie Hushan and push all the commune's leading cadres to Ma Da Nao as comrades on the same front.

Xie Hushan nodded repeatedly after hearing Li Xingyuan's instructions:

"I understand. I definitely can't let the commune know about this. If the commune knew, they would at least take half of it. So, there is a Youth League Committee secretary in the commune who lived in my house for a few months while working at the grassroots level. He has a good relationship with me. The commune can ask him to help me solve the problem."

"As for the brigade, I didn't plan to let them know about the loan. Our brigade secretary is illiterate and blind. After I finished writing the loan application, I told him what other information it was. When no one else was present, I tricked him into signing and stamping it, and concealed it."

"When the time comes, no one will know about the loan. When they see the steel mill has money and ask about it, I will say that it is all the profit from the steel mill, and now I am using it to expand the business and set up a steel pipe factory. After hearing what I said, the brigade and the commune may even give me a commendation for my good side business."

Li Xingyuan nodded continuously after listening, Xie Hushan, you have already found a way to die.

(End of this chapter)