In the evening, on his way back to the county town, Lu Yiwei asked Li Haidong to take Pan Chengjun to the Veterans Fishing Harbor, where there was a private room reserved for him.
"Director Lu is here." The relationship between Yang Jianguo and Lu Yiwei had gone beyond ordinary relationships. They were not partners, not friends, but more like friends. Lu Yiwei's position had changed from deputy director, deputy minister, to standing committee member and secretary, but Yang Jianguo still called him the same way when he first met Lu Yiwei.
"Is he here?" Lu Yiwei asked briefly, and looked around from time to time.
"Yes, it's the same room." The two exchanged code words that outsiders couldn't understand.
Before going upstairs, Lu Yiwei added, "Who's here tonight?"
Yang Jianguo knew what he was asking and said, "Director Fan Zhongming has a guest in the private room on the third floor."
"Oh." Lu Yiwei whispered, "Don't expose my whereabouts." After that, he flashed into the backyard and entered the private room that looked like a warehouse.
Seeing Lu Yiwei coming, Li Haidong and Pan Chengjun stood up to greet him. For the two of them, one was an orphan who was brought to the right path from the casino, and the other was a wastrel who was dug out of a coal pit. They were indebted to Lu Yiwei, so they naturally respected him very much. Li Haidong was younger than Lu Yiwei after all, but Pan Chengjun was different. He was in his 40s, but he was still polite in front of Lu Yiwei.
"Sit down, we're all friends. Don't be so polite!" Lu Yiwei held one person in each arm and pulled them to a chair. Looking at the excited Li Haidong, he turned around and said to Pan Chengjun, "Look, this guy can't hide anything at all. Look at his proud face, haha."
"Of course I'm happy!" Li Haidong was excited and said, "After my and Old Pan's hard work, we finally took over the coal mine. How can I not be excited?"
Pan Chengjun chuckled but didn't say anything. He knew that there were some words that didn't need to be said. Even if he didn't say it, the other party would know what was going on. Besides, he wasn't as familiar with Lu Yiwei as he was with Li Haidong. After all, there was a barrier between them.
"We should be happy about this." Lu Yiwei's long-suppressed mood was finally dispelled. He beamed with joy and said, "Tonight, the three of us will drink to our heart's content. Whoever backs down will be punished to pay the bill!"
"Don't fight with me. Tonight's dinner is on me." At this time, Yang Jianguo walked in with a box of wine. He placed it on the ground and said, "It's not easy for you guys to come here. How can I let you guys take care of our meals!"
This was the first time Pan Chengjun had met Yang Jianguo. He did not know the relationship between Yang Jianguo and Lu Yiwei, so he could not help but be nervous. He had once worked in Nanyang County and offended many people. He was afraid that the other party would recognize him and attract unnecessary trouble.
Lu Yiwei saw his nervousness and quickly introduced, "Old Pan, this is the owner of this restaurant. His name is Yang Jianguo, a retired soldier. He's a good friend of mine."
Hearing Lu Yiwei's introduction, Yang Jianguo's heart warmed. He stepped forward and held Pan Chengjun's hand, saying, "Brother Pan, welcome to our restaurant. You're Director Lu's guest, so we're family. You must eat and drink well tonight."
"Yes, family!" Lu Yiwei said straightforwardly, "Old Yang, have a drink with Old Pan from Haidong first."
"No problem." As he spoke, Yang Jianguo took out a bottle of wine and filled it up. He raised it and drank it without hesitation.
Yang Jianguo knew that they had something to discuss. After drinking, he threw two packs of cigarettes and quickly left. Before he left, he even brought the waiter with him.
"You must be hungry. Don't drink yet. Have some food!" Seeing the two of them working hard for him, Lu Yiwei was so touched that he did not know what to say. He kept putting food into his bowl.
"That's enough, Mr. Lu. I'll do it myself!" Pan Chengjun saw how polite Lu Yiwei was and quickly declined.
Lu Yiwei's expression suddenly changed. He stared at Pan Chengjun. Pan Chengjun thought he said something wrong and asked nervously, "What's wrong with you?"
Lu Yiwei put down his chopsticks and drank his wine. "Old Pan, it seems like we're still very distant in your heart. What Mr. Lu? Am I your leader?"
Pan Chengjun came to a realization. He raised his glass and chuckled. "Alright, Brother Lu. I was wrong. I'll punish myself with a glass." After that, he drank his wine.
Li Haidong chewed on his food. "Brother Pan, we're brothers when we sit together in private. What Mr. Lu? You're treating me like an outsider! According to seniority, Yiwei and I should address you as' Big Brother '. "
"That's right!" Lu Yiwei agreed. "Although we haven't known each other for a long time, it's fate that I was able to find you in the sea of people and become friends with you. I've said it before. I'll get back what you've lost for you. Although we didn't get what we wanted, we've opened up a new world. From then on, we've been tightly bound together. We'll go through thick and thin together. We'll treat each other with sincerity until death! "
"Sigh!" Pan Chengjun choked with sobs. He was so touched that he could not speak. He could only raise his glass and drink it.
As a leader, Lu Yiwei should not speak in such a heroic manner. However, in order to rope in Pan Chengjun, he had to use such emotional means. After the opening remarks, they went into the main topic.
Pan Chengjun said, "This morning, Haidong, the mine manager, and the person in charge of the local village committee signed the subcontract agreement in the conference room. The transaction price is 2.1 million RMB, including all kinds of coal mine equipment and related documents. His mining license is valid until 2005, so we don't have to worry about the biggest problem anymore. All the other documents are available, and we just need to change the legal person. "
Opening a coal mine required complicated procedures. If it was a legal coal mine, it must have six certificates: mining license, work safety license, coal mine production license, mine manager qualification certificate, mine manager safety certificate, and business license. If any of the certificates were missing, it would be illegal production. Among them, the mining license was issued by the provincial land department, the work safety license and coal mine production license were issued by the provincial work safety bureau, the business license was issued by the provincial industry and commerce bureau, and the mine manager qualification certificate and mine manager safety certificate were issued by the coal mine training center under the provincial coal department. Among them, the mining license was the most difficult.
The mining license must be jointly approved by the county, city, and provincial governments, and then issued by the provincial land department. If the mining scale was large, it must be approved by the State Council. If it was necessary to apply, it must first conduct geological exploration, determine the mining scale, evaluate the reserves, and pass the expert review before the license was issued. It was all said and done in a few words. In fact, the whole process was quite long. It could be as short as one year, or as long as four to five years. It was normal to run back and forth hundreds of times. If it was done by running errands, it would be good, but in the end, it still required real money.
From the beginning, every step needed to be done, and even the typist in the printing room could not be left behind. This was not an exaggeration, but a reality. For example, printing an approval form would cost 2 RMB, 5 RMB, or even 10 RMB. It was already a sky-high price. But when you go to the coal department of the Ministry of Land and Resources, printing an approval form would cost 500 RMB, and photocopying would cost 200 RMB.
You might ask if I can print it outside? No! Because it must be signed by the typist. You think it's expensive? Then don't do it. The typist could only swallow his anger and pay. It could be seen that earning tens of thousands of dollars a day was not a dream. All they needed was a printer.
This was just a small step, and the other steps involved signing and stamping were easy to imagine. If I don't peel off a few layers of your skin, you won't know how expensive life is.
Then how much does it cost to apply for a mining license? Specifically, there were 15 types of fees, such as mineral resources compensation fee, land reclamation fee, and survey and assessment fee. The fees were based on the size of the coal mine, coal reserves, and mining license period. If it was less than 100,000 tons, the relevant fees would be paid normally, and it would be around 200,000 RMB. But in reality? It was estimated that it would cost at least 2 million RMB.
This was just a certificate. What about the others? In comparison, the mine manager qualification certificate and the mine manager safety certificate were cheaper. They only needed to pay tens of thousands of RMB per year for a few days of training.
In addition, it involved the environmental protection, water conservancy, agriculture, education, labor unions, local governments, and village committees. Basically, every department had to run errands. From the looks of it, if you want to open a coal mine, you can forget about it if you don't have a strong background and enough funds!
Of course, we are only talking about legal coal mines. There were many coal mines with incomplete certificates. Especially the local coal mines. Who would be willing to spend a lot of money to invest in it? They could start business by digging a hole. If the higher-ups came to inspect, they could close down the business and resume business as usual after the inspectors left. Such arrogance and despotism must have the protection of local government officials. The government colluded with the businessmen to wantonly occupy the country's resources.
If there were half of the certificates, the situation was not serious. At most, they would stop production and business for rectification. They could continue to operate after the procedures were completed. If there were no certificates, then it was a black coal mine. And similar black coal mines were everywhere in the entire Xijiang Province. They were like blood-sucking worms, glued to the earth and greedily sucking the precious wealth left by their ancestors.
When Lu Yiwei heard that the other party had all six certificates, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "If all six certificates are complete, we can buy it for 2.1 million RMB. Moreover, there is a four-year mining period. We got a big bargain."
Hearing what Lu Yiwei said, Pan Chengjun was not relaxed. He said, "Brother Lu, there must be a reason why they bought it at such a low price. The other party is not a fool. They are in a hurry to get rid of it."
"Hmm?" Lu Yiwei said curiously, "Tell me about it."
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