Chapter 1348: I

The bidding for the Changyu secondary highway concluded successfully. The winner was the Haimin Construction Company of Shangjun County, which won the bid with the lowest quote and the shortest construction period.

Su Xinghui did not interfere in the slightest with Haimin Construction Company's winning of the bid. This bidding was completely fair, just, and open, and was personally hosted by Ling Anguo; no one could play any tricks.

Moreover, Haimin Construction Company's quote was indeed very low. Based on this quote, the profit margin was very low, and with any slight accident, there was even a possibility of losing money, so others were unable to compete with them.

After several years of development, especially with Su Xinghui's help, Haimin Construction Company's strength has developed rapidly. They have accumulated rich experience in real estate development, construction, and road and bridge construction, so building such a secondary highway of more than twenty kilometers is naturally not a problem.

A big reason why Haimin Construction Company bid for this highway project was, of course, for Su Xinghui, but they also needed to make money. Due to their advanced and mature management methods, they had rich experience in cost and quality control, and they used a large amount of construction machinery, which could significantly shorten the construction period. Therefore, the profit margin they calculated was still quite good.

For this secondary highway project, Xu Haimin also sent Xu Xiaoguang to Changshan County to serve as the project manager. Sending him was, of course, because of his good relationship with Su Xinghui. This highway is almost more than half within the jurisdiction of Matou Town. With Su Xinghui there, they could save a lot of energy and expenses in land acquisition and coordination.

After the bidding ended, the land acquisition work for the Changyu highway began immediately. Before this, Su Xinghui had already asked the village cadres along the Changyu highway to do a lot of work with the common people in advance to ensure that the land acquisition work would be completed early.

In fact, this persuasion work did not have much difficulty. Who in Changshan County didn't know the importance of this Changyu highway? Who didn't know that this highway would be their road to wealth? Whoever made things difficult for the project department in land acquisition would be the common enemy of all the people.

No one proposed excessive conditions, and the land acquisition work proceeded very smoothly. It could be completed before the New Year. After the New Year, Haimin Construction Company's construction machinery and workers would be able to move into the construction site, and by then, they would also recruit a batch of construction workers locally in Changshan.

Su Xinghui showed excellent organizational ability. Under his arrangement, all the work in Matou Town was advancing in an orderly manner, with all tasks progressing simultaneously and the progress being very fast.

Many local cadres in Matou Town also gave Su Xinghui great support, such as Lu Xianghui, Yu Bo, Yin Hualong, as well as Station Chief Wu, Station Chief Wang, and others. Their work ability was very strong, and as long as it was work arranged by Su Xinghui, they would not discount it.

Of course, they could now only complete some work handed to them by Su Xinghui, and there were still some deficiencies in subjective initiative, but this was also caused by historical reasons. In the past, Changshan County really had nothing creative to do.

It is believed that as time goes by and they get enough exercise in their work, their ability in this regard will become stronger and stronger.

On this day, Shen Dayou came to the Matou Town government again, but Su Xinghui had gone down to the villages, so Shen Dayou waited for him in the Party and Government Office, waiting for two full hours before Su Xinghui returned.

As soon as Shen Dayou saw Su Xinghui's shadow, he jumped up from the chair in the Party and Government Office and rushed out in a dash, which actually startled Su Xinghui. He almost subconsciously kicked out, but he discovered in time that the person rushing out was Shen Dayou, and his face was still piled with smiles, so Su Xinghui's kick didn't land. Otherwise, Shen Dayou would have taken that kick unjustly.

Shen Dayou said with a face full of smiles, "Secretary Su, you haven't had lunch yet, right? Let me treat you to a meal."

Su Xinghui shook his head and said, "No need. I'll just eat in the cafeteria. If Boss Shen hasn't eaten either, you can have a working meal in our cafeteria."

Watching Su Xinghui walk straight into the cafeteria, Shen Dayou followed helplessly. Su Xinghui ordered two portions of rice and paid for both. Single staff members of the town government eating in the cafeteria paid two yuan per meal, paying for each meal as they ate, and Su Xinghui was no exception.

Shen Dayou originally wanted to rush to pay, but Su Xinghui had already paid and handed him a portion of rice, so he could only take it and say, "Thank you, Secretary Su."

Although this meal was only two yuan per portion, the food was quite good, with both meat and vegetables, nutritional balance, and the taste was also okay. Su Xinghui attached great importance to the construction of the cafeteria.

Su Xinghui ate very quickly. In about five minutes, he had eaten the rice and vegetables clean and also drank a bowl of seaweed and egg soup. At this time, Shen Dayou had only eaten half. Seeing that Su Xinghui had finished, he originally wanted to put down his chopsticks, but Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Boss Shen, you can't waste it. Corruption and waste are the greatest crimes."

Shen Dayou could only finish that portion of rice. Fortunately, the taste of the food was quite good. After finishing, Su Xinghui stood up and said, "Let's go to my office and sit."

Shen Dayou followed Su Xinghui to his office and sat down cautiously on a chair. Su Xinghui even brewed him a cup of tea and then asked, "Boss Shen, is there anything you need from me today?"

In fact, Su Xinghui understood that Shen Dayou couldn't sit still anymore. His quarry had been shut down for more than half a month, and every day it was shut down, the loss was not small, such as the transformer's fixed charges, the wages of management personnel, and those machines being shut down for a long time, exposed to wind and rain, would eventually become a pile of scrap iron.

In short, every day he was shut down, he would lose a lot, and the value of the quarry would become smaller and smaller. Of course, he couldn't sit still.

Shen Dayou piled up a smiling face and said, "Secretary Su, I know I was wrong, but you have to give us a way out, right?"

Su Xinghui said, "Didn't I give you a way out? Rectification."

Shen Dayou said with a bitter face, "Rectification is really unbearable. Now the county is cracking down on truck overloading again. In the future, it will only be a loss."

Su Xinghui said calmly, "Then I can't help it. Why don't you just sell the quarry?"

Shen Dayou said, "It would be great if I could sell it. The key is that with this shutdown, it can't even be sold."

A few days ago, after Li Bokun discussed with the shareholders, Wang Yuwen first withdrew his capital, and subsequently, Zhang Shiqing and Qi Sheng also withdrew their capital. This was completely a posture of the tree falling and the monkeys scattering.

Li Bokun knew that this was an ominous sign. He told Shen Dayou that this quarry could no longer be opened and told Shen Dayou to sell the quarry. Shen Dayou then started looking for buyers everywhere.

If it were last year, this quarry could have been sold for five hundred thousand, but now Su Xinghui had shut down the quarry. Shen Dayou found several bosses, and even with an asking price of three hundred thousand, it couldn't be sold. As soon as others heard he wanted to sell the Baiyun Mountain Quarry, they shook their heads.

No one is a fool. Everyone had heard about Su Xinghui shutting down the Baiyun Mountain Quarry. Everyone also knew about Su Xinghui's background and his actions during this period. Su Xinghui was the one who shut it down; Shen Dayou's brother-in-law was the Deputy Secretary of the County Party Committee and couldn't open it. Who would dare to buy this quarry? Isn't this throwing money into the water? Throwing money into the water at least makes a sound, but buying this quarry, one probably wouldn't even hear the sound of the machines starting up.

Shen Dayou lowered the price by another few tens of thousands, but still, no one was willing to take it over. Helpless, he could only come to find Su Xinghui again. He felt that Su Xinghui couldn't force people into a corner, right? He had to give him a way out, right?

Su Xinghui asked, "You really can't sell it now?"

Shen Dayou nodded and said, "It's really unsellable. As soon as everyone hears it's the Baiyun Mountain Quarry, they don't dare to buy it. They are afraid that if they buy this quarry, they won't be able to open it and it will be smashed in their own hands. Secretary Su, my quarry is, after all, an enterprise under your jurisdiction and has paid taxes to the state. You can't just watch me go bankrupt like this, right?"

Su Xinghui was both angry and amused. What kind of taxes did you pay? Now you're blaming me, saying it's an enterprise under my jurisdiction. However, what this kid said made some sense; it was indeed an enterprise under his jurisdiction.

Su Xinghui thought for a while and said, "How about this: I'll help you find a buyer, but you have to pay off the wages owed to the workers, and also, those workers went to the hospital for a physical examination. Although they haven't contracted any serious lung disease yet, they have had some problems and need treatment. You have to pay their medical expenses."

Shen Dayou calculated that the wages owed to these workers for three months added up to only a little over ten thousand yuan, and the medical expenses would be at most a few thousand. It wasn't much. If he could sell the quarry now, he wouldn't lose money. He nodded and said, "Fine, Secretary Su, I agree. Who is the buyer you are helping me find?"

Su Xinghui added, "You tell me what price you're asking first. If it's too expensive, others won't be able to afford it."

Shen Dayou said, "I guarantee it won't be expensive. I'm asking others for three hundred thousand. If it's the buyer you find, Secretary Su, two hundred and fifty thousand will do."

Su Xinghui didn't even blink: "Too expensive!"

Shen Dayou said, "This price isn't expensive. The quarry has a full set of procedures, plus an office building, dormitory, weighbridge, and production line. Why is it expensive to sell for this little money? If it were last year, I wouldn't have sold it for five hundred thousand." ===== CHAPTER 1350 =====