The key point of this regulation was the "Approval Certificate for Mining Gold Minerals". According to the detailed regulations of the state regarding this approval certificate, if a gold mine owner wanted to get this approval certificate, he had to go through a set of strict and lengthy application procedures. First of all, the gold mining applicant had to submit all the application materials to the county-level gold industry management department. After the county-level examination and approval, it would be reported to the city-level economic committee or gold management department. After the city-level examination and approval, it would be reported to the Provincial Gold Administration Bureau. After the Provincial Gold Administration Bureau approved it, it would be reported to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology for approval. Finally, it would be up to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to decide whether or not to approve it.
Not to mention how many small gold mines this application process would eliminate, the final destination of this process in the province was the Provincial Gold Administration Bureau. If the Provincial Gold Administration Bureau did not approve it, then the application materials would not be submitted to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Naturally, they would never be able to get the "Approval Certificate for Mining Gold Minerals". If a gold mine owner could not get the approval certificate, he would naturally not be able to continue mining and would have to close down.
Under the guidance of the cadre from the Provincial Department of Land and Resources, Han Shui keenly grasped this point. He realized that as long as he had connections that could reach the Provincial Gold Administration Bureau and prevent the gold mine owners in the city from getting the "Approval Certificate for Mining Gold Minerals", they would lose the rich mines in their hands. Then, he would be able to seize them without shedding a single drop of blood. In this way, he would be able to seize all the rich gold mines in Qingyang County in one fell swoop and take them all.
However, there were two problems here. First, the Provincial Department of Land and Resources had not yet issued this latest national regulation. Without this regulation, it was equivalent to not having an imperial sword, so he could not make a move on those gold mine owners. Second, Han Shui needed to have connections with the Provincial Gold Administration Bureau, otherwise he would not be able to carry out his scheme.
Regarding the first point, Han Shui could not do anything to the Provincial Department of Land and Resources, so he could only wait for news for the time being. However, the second point could be carried out. He purposely took time out to visit the Provincial Gold Administration many times under the guidance of his friends in the province, hoping to get to know one or two officials with power. Who would have thought that after a while, he didn't get to know any officials. Instead, by chance, he got to know Yu Nan from the yamen who was visiting a friend in the Provincial Gold Administration.
Yu Nan's family had long lost its power, and Yu Nan himself didn't have any serious business. He ate, drank, and played all day long. The money that he had earned by relying on his father had long been spent. He always fantasized about doing some business and making a lot of money. After getting acquainted with Han Shui and learning that he wanted to do a big job in the gold mine in Qingyang Mountain, Yu Nan immediately showed great interest. He expressed that he was willing to use his connections in the provincial capital to invest in the mine and help Han Shui solve the problems that he couldn't solve in the province. Han Shui was overjoyed at the unexpected good news and invited him to visit the Azure Sun to discuss the details with him.
Just yesterday, Yu Nan came to Qingyang by invitation. Han Shui warmly entertained him at the Dragon Palace and discussed the details of the cooperation with him at the banquet. Yu Nan said on the spot that the two problems that Han Shui was worried about were not problems at all. First, he was willing to push the Provincial Department of Land and Resources to release the new regulations as soon as possible. Even if it couldn't be released for the time being, he would think of a way to solve it. He would think of a way to let the prefecture-level cities like Qingyang City take the lead in implementing the new regulations. Second, he had a strong connection in the Provincial Gold Administration and could absolutely guarantee that all the competitors' applications would be killed in the province.
After receiving Yu Nan's promise, Han Shui was indescribably happy. He invited him to stay in Qingyang for a few days and treated him well. Yu Nan didn't treat himself as an outsider and readily agreed. Of course, the two might take the opportunity to talk about some details of the cooperation, such as the division of shares and so on. But Chen Zhimin didn't know about this. He only heard about it from Han Shui at the banquet and now he relayed it all to Li Rui.
Li Rui wasn't too shocked after hearing it. He had already seen Han Shui's viciousness, greed and insidiousness. Now that he knew that Han Shui wanted to play such a big game of black chess, he wasn't surprised. He just didn't expect that Han Shui would collude with Yu Nan. One of them was a tyrant of the underworld and the other was in the provincial government. Colluding with each other was a strong alliance. Naturally, the damage caused would be even greater. If they really succeeded, the gold mining industry in Qingyang City would definitely be set off a bloody storm.
After Chen Zhimin finished explaining the situation, he said, "Last night, Han Shui also asked me to do him a big favor. That is, the Municipal Bureau of Land and Resources, together with the County Bureau of Land and Resources, will send a team to the mountain area in the near future. First, we will focus on a wave of attacks on those illegal gold mines. If we can revoke their licenses, we will directly revoke them. If we can order them to suspend their operations, we will immediately suspend their operations. Of course, this is only on the surface. In fact, as long as the gold mining companies are on the list of illegal operations, they will be permanently suspended. No matter how they rectify, they will not be given a chance to operate again. Han Shui said that he will send people to cooperate with the National Bureau of Land and Resources in this wave of attacks. This time, we will be able to obtain one-third of the rich mines. "
Hearing this, Li Rui sucked in a breath of cold air, and said, "He's so generous, so black-hearted."
Chen Zhimin sighed, "Director Li, you may not know, but his unification of the gold mining industry in Qingyang City is only the first step. The second step is to monopolize the purchase price of gold in the city. This is his ultimate goal. And Qingyang City is the only gold mining and production site in Shannan Province. If he monopolizes the purchase price of gold, then the entire price of gold entering the market in Shannan Province will be controlled by him. You can imagine how much profit he will make from this. "
Li Ruiqi said, "That's impossible, right? Isn't gold a strategic reserve of the country? How can one person monopolize it? Even if it's a province or a city, the department in charge of gold won't ignore it, right? "
Chen Zhimin said, "Of course, the department in charge of gold will take care of it. But why would Han Shui do it so obviously? He will register different gold mining companies and send different subordinates to be the legal representatives of the companies. On the surface, there is no affiliation between the companies. They are just different companies. Who would have thought that the boss behind the scenes is Han Shui alone? I'm just exaggerating when I say monopoly. In fact, there are a few national gold mining companies in the city, but the production of those companies is limited. Therefore, as long as Han Shui controls the majority of the gold mining resources, he will be able to monopolize the market. "
Li Rui thought for a while and asked, "Han Shui gave you this task. As the executive deputy director, you have the authority to carry it out? Don't you need to greet the director? Don't you need to hold a team meeting? "
Chen Zhimin said, "Han Shui and our director must have some other relationship. It's just that our director is more low-key and has never contacted Han Shui in public."
Li Rui concluded, "Han Shui is using your city's Ministry of Land and Resources to complete the first wave of attacks on the gold mining companies in the city. He will get rid of the companies that are operating illegally and take them as his own. Then, he will use Yu Nan's connections in the provincial gold management bureau to complete the second wave of attacks. He will force those gold mining companies to close down because they can't get the approvals. He will then buy them at a low price. After these two waves of attacks, he will basically monopolize the gold mining industry in our city, right? "
Chen Zhimin said, "Yes, that's the plan. He originally wanted to do this, but he didn't have enough power. He could only look at the mines and sigh. But now, with Yu Nan's help, he has the power to integrate and monopolize the entire industry. I have to say, he is a fierce and ambitious person. His methods are ruthless! "
Li Ruixin sneered secretly. Even if Han Shui was a fierce and ambitious person, he had already become the leader. After a while, he would turn him into a coward. Thinking that he had finished talking about this matter, he casually asked Chen Zhimin, "Last night, the security guards at the Dragon Palace didn't suspect you and your car, right?"
Chen Zhimin said, "No, no. I drove out the same way I drove into the Dragon Palace. Not a single security guard looked for me. Last night, after I sent you that text message, I drove away. I don't know what happened after that. "
Li Rui had nothing else to ask, so he hung up. After thinking for a while, he sent a text message to Zhen Jie, who was in the provincial capital. He told her that Han Shui would often go to the provincial capital for activities and asked her to be careful. She should try her best to go out as little as possible to avoid being seen by Han Shui and his men.
Zhen Jie replied, "I miss you!"
Li Rui saw this text message and felt a surge of warmth in his heart. He replied, "I'll go to the provincial capital this weekend. I'll take some time to visit you."
After lunch, Li Rui told his boss, Song Chaoyang, about Han Shui's intention to monopolize the Qingyang Gold Mine and Zheng Meili's appearance at the Dragon Palace.
After hearing this, Song Chaoyang was shocked and said, "This Han Shui is really scheming. He's already made a lot of money, but he's still thinking of ways to get involved in other industries. Does he think that he's not going to die fast enough? Is he trying to harm people before he's caught? "
Li Rui said, "If he knows that he's going to die soon, he won't be in the mood to scheme for the gold mine."
Song Chaoyang asked again, "Can you confirm that Zheng Meili was sent to the Dragon Palace by Yu Heping? Or does Yu Heping already know and collude with Han Shui? "
Li Rui said, "Not at the moment. We only know that Zheng Meili has been arranged to work at the Dragon Palace. But I think that even if Yu Heping knows Han Shui or Li Bing, it's impossible for him to greet them in person. After all, that would expose his relationship with Zheng Meili. It's most likely that he asked his subordinates to arrange for Zheng Meili to work at the Dragon Palace. "
Song Chaoyang said, "In any case, we have to consider that Yu Heping and Han Shui are close. When we capture Han Shui in the future, Yu Heping may leak information to Han Shui in advance. So, we can't let Yu Heping know about the operation."
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