A good life starts with blind date

Chapter 271 Execution of the Cleanup
To be honest, Zhang Yulong was a little afraid to meet his cousin.

Having lived for over twenty years, I'm not afraid of either my father or my mother.

I'm afraid of my cousin Jiang Ning.

So as soon as he heard his cousin was coming, he immediately hid far away.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned...

"Brother Zhang, the boss wants to see you!"

Sun Yang ran over with a sly grin on his face.

Zhang Yulong didn't want to go: "Why are you calling me?"

Sun Yang chuckled and said, "The boss didn't say. You'll find out when you get there."

Zhang Yulong had no choice but to bite the bullet and go through with it.

Upon approaching, Jiang Ning waved.

They called him over and looked him up and down for a while.

His mental state has changed a lot; the decadence and laziness he used to have are gone, but his eyes still lack confidence. If he looks at him for more than three seconds, his eyes will look up at the sky. Clearly, he still lacks ambition.

This is something that military training cannot change.

How's the military training going?

"that's it."

"What kind?"

"..."

Zhang Yulong opened his mouth, unsure of where to begin.

Jiang Ning then asked, "What did it feel like to kill someone for the first time?"

"no feelings."

"You don't feel anything?"

"I can't tell."

How's your English learning going?

"Okay!"

Jiang Ning didn't ask any more questions and waved him away.

He knew exactly what kind of guy this was.

The environment can change people; even if you throw someone into Africa, it will still have some effect.

……

Bei'an.

The county held a meeting, and Liang Guoping was also called to attend.

This meeting was specifically for the second session.

During Lao Lu's tenure, the office had to submit a monthly work summary and a plan for the following month to the county. Lao Lu would just take a look and get a feel for the situation, but he never interfered. Last year, there wasn't much money in the account, and he only received 100 million yuan in dividends.

However, they gave 50 million yuan to the workers as year-end bonuses.

The second event had a large number of people, more than 2,000 employees, and each person only received 20,000 yuan.

Lu was pleased with this outcome, as it aligned with his governing philosophy.

His only wish is for ordinary people to become wealthy and live a good life.

If Lao Lu doesn't speak up, even if others have opinions, they have to keep quiet and dare not say anything.

Therefore, during Lao Lu's time, no one in the county interfered with the work of the Second Farm.

It's different now.

When the monthly summary and plan were submitted to the county, everyone felt there were problems.

After some deliberation, this meeting was convened.

"We've received quite a few reports recently..."

Someone started by saying, "Seventy-six companies have jointly filed a complaint that the first and second cases did not respect objective laws and facts, which has increased labor costs in Bei'an and placed a huge burden on business operations. We are holding a meeting today to discuss what to do."

Someone chimed in: "The salaries for the first and second games are indeed too high, especially for the first game."

Liang Guoping looked around but didn't see anyone else.

I know it in my heart.

This meeting is unrelated to a game, but I mentioned a game because it was not.

It was just collateral damage; otherwise, they would have definitely called Lao Yang.

Old Yang didn't come, so that's because of the second game.

He, a seasoned veteran, knew perfectly well why.

The joint report was just an excuse. People had raised this issue back in Lao Lu's time: the wages at the two farms were too high. For people from Bei'an, the first choice for employment was the first farm, followed by the second farm. It was difficult for other farms to recruit workers.

However, the county has quotas, so it can't hire all people from other places.

Regardless of the type of factory, more than half of the employees must be from Bei'an.

If we want to hire people, we have to raise wages.

Of course, the bosses had objections. Who in their right mind would pay workers more wages? But under Lao Lu's rule, they had to keep their opinions to themselves. Nobody dared to cause trouble. Now that things have changed, these same people have become the vanguard.

Liang Guoping naturally knew why.

After much discussion, a consensus was reached: "We must fully consider the realities and long-term strategies of the industry development in Bei'an, ensuring the healthy development of enterprises and preventing them from falling into a vicious cycle of ever-increasing labor costs..."

"Xianling Agriculture Company and Xiannong Development should convene a board meeting as soon as possible to discuss this issue..."

After the meeting ended, Liang Guoping left the conference room with mixed feelings.

Looking up at the sky, I couldn't see the sun.

It's going to change.

During Lao Lu's era, the Second Farm was very independent. With Lao Lu keeping things in check, the county never interfered with the Second Farm's business decisions. Now it's obviously different. The county intends to exert influence on the Second Farm, which is understandable.

Personally, Liang Guoping really admires Boss Jiang.

They don't have many personal demands; they just give their workers more wages when they have money.

He didn't receive a single penny of salary; all expenses were covered by the first session, and he never claimed a single penny from the second session.

This is quite glorious and righteous.

But Liang Guoping was also from the county, so his feelings were complicated.

On the one hand, we hope that the two games can remain independent.

However, they couldn't ignore the county's decision, so after returning to the Second Farm, they could only discuss it with Cao Junqing first.

Cao Junqing's expression darkened after hearing this. He was recommended by his superiors, but he wasn't an official.

They were comfortable and happy working under Boss Jiang, and had long since surrendered.

Now the county wants to exert influence on the Second Farm. As the actual person in charge of the Second Farm, he is also a victim. How could he possibly be in a good mood? But he is powerless to do anything about it, and Liang Guoping is equally powerless.

After discussing it for a long time, they could only report to Boss Jiang as soon as possible.

If I can't get through on the phone, I'll call again every half hour.

I kept trying until nightfall, and finally got through.

Jiang Ning is inspecting the two large gold mines he acquired earlier. The Kalemie and Rubini gold mines are much larger than the original Casoto gold mine in terms of both reserves and output. After eliminating that warlord, Jiang Ning took over these two gold mines.

Wendt has already sent people to take over, and mining has just begun.

Jiang Ning has no intention of increasing production capacity; he'll just dig slowly.

The Casoto gold mine is being watched by countless people. Even with two powerful shareholders to share the burden, there are still people sabotaging it behind the scenes. If two more big fish come along, who knows how much trouble will ensue.

This is not something that can be solved by burying a few people.

In addition to these two large gold mines, the exploration team has found two more small gold mines in the past few months.

There was an agreement with that big black man, Kakul, that he could mine any unclaimed mine in North Kivu province, as long as he found it. But finding mines is not an easy task. The prospecting team traveled over mountains and ridges, enduring wind and rain, but only found two small gold mines.

Without detailed exploration, the costs would be too high to cover.

Based on the preliminary exploration results, the reserves are not high.

Jiang Ning was about to go over to check on things when she suddenly received a phone call from home.

The call was from Lao Liang, who reported the decisions made at the county meeting.

After listening to the report, Jiang Ning remained silent for a long time.

Liang Guoping didn't press for details and waited patiently.

Jiang Ning thought for a while and said, "Let's follow the county's decision. I have no objection."

Liang Guoping agreed, but after hanging up the phone, he still felt something was off.

Is Boss Jiang really that easy to talk to?
Something is wrong!

Jiang Ning was certainly not so easy to talk to, but the establishment of the second factory was originally based on personal relationships, and he had never been too concerned about it. Since the county wanted to take charge, then let them take charge. If they felt that the workers were being paid too much, then they could pay them less!

Even if the workers have complaints, they won't scold him.

I called Lao Yang and discussed this matter.

He has no say in what the county wants to do.

But those downstream factories need to be regulated.

It wasn't that no one had mentioned this to him before, but Lao Lu had always suppressed it.

Now that they've jumped up again, how can we not teach them a lesson?

The raw material prices offered were very low, so those factories actually made a lot of money. Moreover, during Lao Lu's time, the business environment was good, and the hidden costs of enterprises were greatly reduced. Even though workers' wages were increased, the downstream factories still performed very well.

Given the current economic situation, just surviving is a good thing.

Being able to make money is already a blessing from heaven.

If this isn't enough, then one can only say that the human heart is a bottomless pit.

Jiang Ning is not Elon Musk; he can only compromise when faced with a united boycott.

In Bei'an, he had plenty of ways to deal with those downstream factories.

They even dared to report it; they don't even want to live in this industry anymore.

After calling Lao Yang, I called Cao Junqing.

Give the same explanation.

Then, a day later, the two sides jointly issued a statement.

The ex-factory price of timber has increased by 10%, and the ex-factory price of rabbits has also increased by 10%.

This made several meat processing plants and a large number of timber processing plants uneasy.

The reason these factories are able to thrive is primarily due to their low raw material costs. The only problem is that Beian has a single supplier of raw materials, and now that the first and second batches of factories have announced price increases, these factories are understandably worried.

Protests erupted across the board.

They ran off to communicate and coordinate.

Jiang Ning ignored these matters and took a look at the two small gold mines.

News from Goma, etc.

Dodoma is a highland city and the capital of Tanzania.

The original capital was Dar es Salaam, but it was later moved to Dodoma.

This city is not very good; it's not even as good as the port city of Dar es Salaam.

However, there are not many decent cities in Africa to begin with.

The sun had barely set when it was completely dark.

Inside a hotel room.

Wendt is discussing the outcome of his communication with the Tanzanian government with two shareholder representatives.

The mining equipment has been detained in Dar es Salaam and prevented from leaving, which has already caused a delay of half a month.

Representatives from both shareholders also sent people over to communicate with the government, but the results were not good. A powerful figure in the Tanzanian government either avoided meeting them or simply pushed the issue away. Wind had already demanded a five million rupee transit fee.

They still didn't get the other party to budge.

The Newmont representative had clearly lost patience: "Five million dollars is enough to buy his life ten times over. I don't think there's any need for further negotiations. Every day we delay, we'll lose at least ten million dollars. I suggest we proceed with the elimination plan."

The Atlas Iron representative seconded the motion: "OK, I agree to carry out the purge."

Winder considered everything thoroughly: "If the clearing plan is carried out, the Tanzanian government will not impose an entry ban on us. This must be considered in advance, since our subsequent supplies and equipment will all need to be unloaded from the port of Dar es Salaam."

The Newmont representative said, "I don't think this is a problem. We have no conflict of interest with the Tanzanian government. That damn bastard obviously took someone else's money. As long as we pay the transit fee, the Tanzanian government has no reason to target us."

The Atlas Iron representative stated, "We are not herbivores, we are lions. To deal with enemies, we must use drastic measures, otherwise those blacks will only think we are easy to bully."

Wendt pondered for a moment and said, "What you all say makes sense, but I have to report to the boss."

The Atlas Iron representative said, "Then hurry up, we can't wait."

Wend was also quite unhappy and immediately called Boss Jiang.

The results of the discussion were reported.

Jiang Ning had no objection: "Then proceed with the elimination."

The Newmont representative made a few phone calls, and after finishing one, said, "OK, I've contacted a mercenary group. They should be here in three days at most. Once we take out that greedy bastard, the rest will be no problem."

(End of this chapter)