Era: I was a farmer at the foot of Yaoling Mountain

Some people felt their previous strategies had worked, with coal mine profits plummeting and revenue stagnating. They believed that as long as the inspection team maintained a high-pressure stance against the coal mines, they would eventually have to compromise.

Once they take control of the coal mine, the external constraints will disappear, and they will surely make a fortune.

For the next period of time, Fang Ping simply lived and ate at the coal mine. Tian Guihua also moved to the coal mine's dormitory to take care of her husband. Through technological transformation and tapping into its potential, the coal mine gradually increased its production capacity to a normal level.

However, the level of safety in production has not been lowered.

This morning.

Team Leader Wu returned to the coal mine, still finding fault with everything. However, the mine's management was very standardized, and it truly upheld the principle that safety in production is paramount, so he couldn't find any fault with it.

However, such inspections disrupt normal production order, causing great annoyance to Fang Ping and others.

Team Leader Wu noticed the change in Fang Ping's attitude and felt that the time was right, so he took the initiative to suggest that he talk to Fang Ping alone.

"Alright, let's talk then. Some things need to be settled."

Fang Ping wanted to hear what the other party would say, so he went to the office with Team Leader Wu.

At this moment, Fang Wei was checking on the wheat breeding situation in the Yao village.

The newly bred wheat seeds have had their resistance attribute values ​​specifically adjusted in the hope that the seeds will maintain genetic stability when planted.

Around noon, he returned to the commune and received a call from Lin Bingkun. Lin gave a brief report on the arrangements for the autumn harvest, and Fang Wei hung up the phone before going to the canteen for lunch.

Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and he plans to set off early tomorrow morning to celebrate the festival with his family.

After having dinner, I went home and slept for a while. After getting up, I went to the office.

Before he even entered the room, his pager started ringing incessantly. He took it out and saw it was a call from the coal mine.

"Big brother, is something the matter?"

"Yes, could you come over? It's hard to explain over the phone."

"Okay, wait for me, I'll be right there."

Fang Wei then went out and drove to the coal mine.

"Third brother, the inspection team launched another surprise attack today. Team Leader Wu spoke with me privately afterwards, and their true colors have finally been revealed."

Fang Ping said that Team Leader Wu had already made it clear that someone could help the coal mine.

They intend to acquire shares and gain a controlling stake, which is essentially an attempt to take advantage of the situation.

In reality, coal mine production and operations are normal. Even though strict safety measures have limited output and increased costs, the situation is not as serious as outsiders imagine.

The reason for the sharp decline in profits is mainly due to the implementation of accelerated depreciation in financial accounting.

The coal mine's cash flow is currently adequate and far from the point of financial collapse.

The people behind Team Leader Wu determined that the coal mine was a liability for Yaoling Group and felt that the time was right, so they planned to forcibly take over the coal mine.

The price won't be driven too low, after all, Yaoling Group is a large enterprise with complex relationships behind it.

If it weren't for the major coal mine production inspection, they really wouldn't have been able to force the other party to comply.

"Brother, you can put this matter aside for now. I'm going to Guangzhou tomorrow and will be back in a few days. We can discuss it again when I get back."

Fang Wei sneered, then told his older brother to stall the other party as much as possible.

This matter needs to be resolved; dragging it out like this isn't a solution.

"I understand. Be careful when you're out and about."

Fang Ping nodded, understanding his third brother's intention.

That night.

Fang Wei called Pang Wanxin, who said that the operation was about to close and hoped that the coal mine would not alert the suspects.

This idea coincided perfectly with Fang Wei's, and the two chatted for a few minutes before hanging up.

The next morning, Fang Wei set off for Guangzhou to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with her family.

Fang Wei took this opportunity to discuss some important matters of the company with Cai Tong, Hu Linwei and others. Three days later, he returned to the village with Pan Lianhua and Sister.

Pan Lianhua originally intended to stay a little longer, but since Xuemei's parents were coming to Guangzhou, she and her older sister decided to go back first.

If Xuemei needs care later, they can come again.

No one knew what Fang Wei and Pang Wanxin were planning, not even Wang Lin. After all, this matter had far-reaching implications, and the fewer people who knew, the more secure they were.

"Brother, how have you been lately? Has Team Leader Wu stopped pressuring you?"

After Fang Wei returned, he went to the coal mine and met with Fang Ping.

He knew his older brother was under a lot of pressure lately, but they had to get through this period and couldn't afford to fall out with those people yet. Of course, it also depended on the situation; if the other side made the first move, the company wouldn't just sit idly by.

"Why didn't we urge them? They even called yesterday afternoon. They asked me to tell them that the company was still studying the matter, but the other party clearly didn't believe me; their tone on the phone was very unpleasant."

Fang Ping wasn't good at scheming and intrigue, so he found it very troublesome. "Never mind him, just do what you're supposed to do. Tell me immediately if anything happens, and I'll handle it."

Fang Wei naturally understood his older brother's personality, so he directly said that he would support him.

After such a long stalemate, the other side is finally revealing its true colors, and Fang Wei and his team are preparing to close in. In the end, one side will have to fall; otherwise, there's no way to resolve this.

After leaving Fang Ping's office, he went to the mine for a walk.

All departments are working in an orderly manner, and workers have gone down into the mine, where large quantities of coal are being transported up.

Fang Wei felt that security work in the coal mine should be strengthened. Who knows if those people will resort to desperate measures? It's not enough to just focus on safe production; we also need to prevent anyone from causing sabotage.

"It's time to upgrade!"

The coal mine was designated by Fang Wei from the beginning, but it has not been upgraded and is still at level 1.

At the time, I was thinking of waiting until I had more points on hand, since coal mining was not a priority in the entire group.

Later, coal prices soared, and some people set their sights on the coal mines. To be on the safe side, Fang Wei temporarily put the upgrade on hold. Now that the two sides are about to engage in a decisive battle, there's no point in hiding anything any longer.

Therefore, Fang Wei consumed 6.67 million points to directly upgrade the Xinlin Coal Mine to level 17.

Temporary facilities → Production facilities → Coal mine

[Facility Level: (Level 17, 0/10 billion points)]

[Facility attributes: Improve labor productivity, enhance the efficiency of machinery and equipment, improve management level, and prevent and mitigate disasters.]

[Working within this building grants an additional 85% to all attributes, +1 to safety, and +1 to early warning.]

Total points: 22.66 billion.

This upgrade brought two big gift packs, which surprised and delighted Fang Wei.

[Safety +1] is the extra attribute he needs most, as it greatly improves production safety. Furthermore, the basic attributes include disaster prevention and mitigation, significantly reducing the probability of water seepage, landslides, and gas explosions.

The "+1" warning is also very important. There will be obvious warning signs before an accident occurs, which will give miners enough time to evacuate as long as they are not careless.

Under the current conditions, due to the significant upgrade in the grade of the coal mine, output will increase substantially, and production costs will be well controlled.

Subsequently, the coal mine was instructed to first strengthen security measures, and second, to operate at full capacity while maintaining the existing safety level.

Fang Ping and the others all felt this was an impossible task, as wanting both was clearly against objective laws. But they still tried their best, and the result surprised them greatly: the production ramp-up went smoothly, and the safety production level was not lowered.

Everyone can only attribute it to the huge investment at the time, which purchased the most advanced mining equipment. Miracles happen when you invest heavily.

In just half a month, the mine's daily coal production increased by 57%, while the price of coal was still rising, nearly doubling from the initial price.

The profit growth rate of coal mines far exceeds the cost growth rate, resulting in soaring profits.

Just then, various production units began their annual autumn harvest.

Large harvesters have entered the fields, making rice (rice seeds) harvesting a very easy task. From harvesting to threshing to drying and storage, the entire process is basically automated, greatly saving labor costs.

The key is that it is fast and will not suffer losses due to weather conditions.

Fang Wei focused his main energy on the autumn harvest. The coal mine issue was not a major concern; agricultural production was the group's top priority.

As is customary, he first went to Hengzhou for inspection, then Chenzhou and Yangshan, and finally inspected various units in the county.

Throughout the inspection, Fang Wei maintained contact with the coal mine. He knew very well that the people behind Team Leader Wu could not afford to drag this out any longer.

That morning, he was inspecting the autumn harvest work in the Second Brigade when he suddenly received a page from Fang Ping.

He quickly called the other party back and learned that a major problem had almost occurred at the mine. Fortunately, security measures were in place, and security personnel apprehended a technician who was attempting sabotage during a patrol.

The guy was tampering with the machinery and was caught red-handed.

"Call the police immediately, and I'll inform Secretary Wang."

Fang Wei was terrified when he saw this. He had thought that the other party might cause trouble, but he did not expect that the other party would be so bold!

It's important to understand that the other party damaged critical equipment. If the equipment malfunctions, it could cause a major accident that could cost lives.

The coal mine immediately reported the incident to the county authorities, and Fang Wei also informed Wang Lin.

After hearing Fang Wei's words, Wang Lin's face turned ashen. He immediately ordered the relevant departments to conduct a thorough investigation and to bring all those involved in the incident to justice.

After making the call, Fang Wei rushed to the mine. With morale low, he had to represent the group company to calm everyone down.

People from the county bureau came and took the person who caused the damage away, and then began a surprise interrogation.

The next day.

Early in the morning, Fang Wei convened a meeting of the mine's employees in an attempt to calm their restless emotions.

He stated that the relevant authorities would investigate thoroughly and would never allow such a situation to happen again. (End of Chapter)