Chapter 1179: Benchmark

Looking at the eager eyes of Sun Wang and Daqiangzi, Wan Quan shook his head: "It's too early to say anything now. Rectifying private mines was just something my brother-in-law mentioned unintentionally. What the situation is, is not certain."

Daqiangzi was very disappointed, but Sun Wang laughed. He knew Wan Quan well; he was definitely not someone who spoke nonsense. Since he mentioned this matter, it was definitely eight or nine out of ten.

"You ask your brother-in-law tonight. If the matter is true, what do we need to do? We definitely won't offer any discounts. At that time, we must let Tian Bowen understand the power of the iron fist of dictatorship."

Wan Quan sneered: "If Vice Mayor Liu wants to rectify private mines, based on everything Tian Bowen has done over the years, he will definitely rot in prison, and it's even possible he'll eat a peanut (be executed)."

Sun Wang said urgently: "Drink quickly, and after you finish, go back. I'll wait for your news tomorrow."

Wan Quan nodded in agreement and raised his wine bottle: "Come, clink."

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Nanhong City is located south of the Yangtze River, with developed water and land transportation and a dangerous terrain. Since ancient times, it has been known as the place that "collars three rivers and carries five lakes, controls the barbarian thorns and leads the Ou Yue."

It is the only provincial capital central city in China adjacent to the Yangtze River Delta, the Pearl River Delta, and the Minnan Golden Triangle. It is an inter-provincial transportation corridor connecting the Yangtze River Delta, the Pearl River Delta, and the West Coast of the Taiwan Strait.

Nanhong City has been a water city since ancient times. The city developed because of water and flourished because of water. The ancient folk proverb says, "Seven gates, nine states, eighteen slopes, three lakes, nine fords, connecting Gan and Po." The water network is dense, with the Ganjiang, Fu River, Yudai River, Jin River, and Liao River crisscrossing the territory.

This was Zhou Andong's first time in Nanhong City. Arriving at the hotel, as soon as he reached the room, he grabbed the phone and called Hearing Guan Shengjie's office. A woman answered, telling him that Hearing Guan Shengjie had gone to Inner Mongolia on a business trip and hadn't returned yet.

Zhou Andong was stunned. After hanging up the phone, he started scratching his head. He hadn't returned from Arun Banner yet? This must have been two or three months, right?

Thinking about it, he grabbed the phone again and paged Hearing Guan Shengjie, but waited for half an hour without a reply.

With no other choice, he called the coal mine, Yuan Hongzhan's office.

"This is Zhou Andong. Is President Yuan there?"

"Chairman." The person on the other end was a man who shouted, "President Yuan just left. I'll go chase him back for you."

Then the other party went silent. After waiting for about two or three minutes, he heard his uncle Yuan Hongzhan's voice.

"Dongzi!"

Zhou Andong smiled: "Uncle, how is being a boss?"

Yuan Hongzhan said with a smile: "Quite good. Half of the enterprises and public institutions in Arun Banner, Hulunbuir, and Qiqihar purchase their heating coal from us."

Zhou Andong blinked. They are all human spirits. Enterprises and public institutions, heating coal, must be supplied by state-owned enterprises, and the price isn't cheap either.

Now that he, Zhou Andong, had entered the coal industry, two cities and one county had given him the heating coal procurement for enterprises and public institutions in winter. This gift was not small.

Zhou Andong gave a wry smile. Human favors have to be repaid in the future, so he shook his head: "Uncle, how is Yuan Hongbiao's case going?"

"I knew it. You called, it might be about this matter." Yuan Hongzhan's voice became a bit low: "It involves too much. Even in the city, quite a few people have fallen. It's still being investigated.

It's estimated that this time the number of people losing their heads will be in the double digits. Yuan Hongbiao's head definitely won't be saved, but……"

Speaking of this, Yuan Hongzhan's voice became clear again: "The compensation standard for mining accidents you proposed has been affirmed by the city. Even the autonomous region leaders came to our mine to visit and investigate, and they were very satisfied with our work.

They even said they want to promote it to the entire autonomous region, especially state-owned enterprises, and must follow the compensation standards we formulated, and promoted our company as a benchmark.

For a while, I was so busy I couldn't touch the ground, accepting interviews every day. It's only been quiet for the past two days. I was just about to go back to Hulunbuir to see your aunt and the children."

Zhou Andong asked: "Didn't my aunt and the children come over?"

Yuan Hongzhan said: "They won't come this year, wait until next summer."

Zhou Andong didn't say anything else: "Did that reporter named Hearing Guan Shengjie interview you?"

"He did." Yuan Hongzhan said: "He said he is a good brother of yours, and we drank several meals together."

Zhou Andong smiled: "Does the place where he is staying have a phone?"

"It does." Yuan Hongzhan recited a string of numbers: "He is staying in the county. This is the phone in the hotel room."

Zhou Andong said: "I have something urgent to find him for, let's leave it at that."

"Okay!" Yuan Hongzhan hung up the phone.

Zhou Andong quickly pressed a string of numbers. The first time no one answered, he didn't give up and called again.

It rang for a long time, and just as he was about to put down the phone, it suddenly connected, and Hearing Guan Shengjie's voice came through.

"Hello, this is Hearing Guan Shengjie."

"I know you are Hearing Guan Shengjie." Zhou Andong chuckled: "Finding you is really not easy, you don't even return pages."

Hearing Guan Shengjie laughed happily: "Sometimes there is no signal. If you are lucky, you can receive it. If you are unlucky, you won't receive it even if you call all day."

Zhou Andong didn't talk nonsense with him: "You've been there for three months, why haven't you returned yet?"

Hearing Guan Shengjie said: "This case is too big and very representative, so I've been following it, doing a series of reports."

Zhou Andong tempted him: "I'm in Ganzhou Province. There is a case here too. Are you interested?"

Hearing Guan Shengjie asked: "What case?"

Zhou Andong said: "Smuggling rare earths, private mining and theft, serious environmental pollution, and it also involves underworld forces. The local people are suffering."

Hearing Guan Shengjie was silent for a moment: "That is the Fan family's territory. Why did you go there to stir things up?"

Zhou Andong raised his eyebrows: "Are you afraid?"

"I'm not afraid of a fart." Hearing Guan Shengjie said angrily: "These things you said are not secrets at all. Even if I went with you, the newspaper wouldn't allow it to be reported."

Zhou Andong raised an eyebrow: "Are you afraid?"

Hearing Guan Shengjie snorted coldly: "Your provocation won't work. I advise you not to participate and come back quickly."

Zhou Andong said: "I'm returning to Jingcheng tomorrow to see Old Man Jian."

Hearing Guan Shengjie was stunned, then said: "I will hand over the work in my hands to my assistant, and I will return tomorrow too. Wait for me."

Zhou Andong said: "I'm returning to the capital tomorrow to see Old Man Jian."

Hearing Guan Shengjie was stunned, then immediately said: "I will hand over the work in my hands to my assistant and return tomorrow as well. Wait for me."