northernbook Chapter 142 It’s inevitable to win
Chapter 142 It’s inevitable to win
"What, it's settled? Absolutely not."
"I've already promised Zhang Dong. If I let you mine it, I'll be breaking my promise. How can I face them then?"
Seeing the old man's anxious expression, Zheng Wankui looked at him with disdain.
"Can that kid you mentioned, Zhang Dong, give you a bonus of 100 million every year?"
"If not, wouldn't your village suffer a huge loss? Do you really want this kid to develop your village's jade mine for free without paying a single penny?"
"Then you're not quite qualified to be the village chief. If you can't protect the interests of the villagers, won't they rebel against you...?"
After he encouraged them like that, the villagers got excited and started shouting at the top of their lungs.
"That's right, village chief, are you stupid?"
"Zhang Dong didn't promise us much benefit before."
“These days, the mining company from the provincial capital is very wealthy and has promised us 100 million. With that, what are you still hesitating for? Hurry up and agree to their offer.”
The villagers all looked anxious, as if the million yuan would disappear if Li Qingshan agreed too late.
Seeing the villagers, instigated by Zheng Wankui, urging him anxiously as if he would become a sinner in the village if he didn't agree, Li Qingshan also became anxious.
These mining company employees from the provincial capital are no pushovers.
And so insidious! With just this one provocation, he's in a very difficult position.
But if he just agrees to that, how will he face Zhang Dong?
"Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me first—"
Li Qingshan shouted anxiously.
But the villagers were already in complete chaos.
"Village chief, at this point, what's the point of saying anything more?"
“We know you favor Zhang Dong, but given the current situation, whoever pays us the most should be allowed to mine our village’s mine.”
"Yes, we shouldn't just consider personal relationships and face-saving."
Some villagers even spoke directly to Li Qingshan.
“Village chief, we know that you have a good personal relationship with this Zhang Dong, and he even saved your son’s life. But even so, you can’t betray the interests of the village.”
Hearing the villagers say that he had betrayed the village's interests, Li Qingshan trembled with anger.
“Shut up, Li Qingshan. I have always been upright and honest, and I do not believe that I have ever harmed the interests of the village.”
"Besides, how do you know Zhang Dong can't afford this money? Maybe he'll give us a million?"
When Li Qingshan tried to defend Zhang Dong, the villagers didn't buy it at all.
"No, Zhang Dong doesn't have that sincerity at all. If he did, he would have shouted it out long ago."
“Look at those mining companies from the province. They came here and immediately asked for a price of 100 million. Does Zhangdong have that kind of sincerity?”
Seeing that the villagers doubted him and questioned Zhang Dong, Li Qingshan argued his case logically.
“I told you that you don’t know the specifics. I only made a verbal promise to Zhang Dong about this. Many details were not specifically agreed upon…”
Upon hearing Li Qingshan's words, Zheng Wankui and Gao Zhenhua, the captain of the second team, whispered to each other.
"Brother, did you hear that?"
"Fortunately, that kid named Zhang Dong didn't sign a contract with the village chief beforehand, so we can take the opportunity to acquire the mining rights to the jade mine in this mountain village."
"If they had signed the contract back then, it would have been useless even if we came from the capital, let alone the provincial capital."
Gao Zhenhua grinned mischievously: "Hehe, a bunch of bumpkins, of course they won't be so meticulous in their work."
“I know the character of these villagers well. Maybe that kid named Zhang Dong just wants to mine this rich jade mine for free and get something for nothing.”
"That's why we've ended up in this situation."
"When the villagers heard that the development of the jade mine was a huge opportunity, they went crazy. They don't even respect the village chief. Doesn't that mean they don't treat the village chief as an official?"
"Hahaha—" Gao Zhenhua burst into laughter: "Just now, this village chief was biased towards Zhang Dong, but now that the villagers have gone crazy, how can he still protect that kid..."
Zheng Wankui said with a serious expression: "Brother, we can't let our guard down. I feel that we still need to mobilize the masses closely."
"What? You want to mobilize the masses? Dude, what are you thinking?"
Zheng Wankui had a shrewd look on his face: "No matter what, although we promised to give 100 million to the village, the contract hasn't been signed yet."
"Next, let's have our team members go to the village to do some work and give the villagers a science popularization campaign."
"Make them trust the powerful mining companies from the provincial capital, and not those small mines and coal mines. Those mine owners have no integrity whatsoever."
Upon hearing Zheng Wankui's idea, Gao Zhenhua was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter and gave Zheng Wankui a thumbs up.
"Haha, no wonder they say old ginger is spicier. Brother, your method will definitely secure the development rights for this jade mine."
After being praised, Zheng Wankui wore a smug smile.
"I did this as a precaution, since the boss has promised that as long as we win the mining rights to this jade mine, he will give us a big bonus at the end of the year."
"Otherwise, in his haste, the boss might not only not give us more bonuses, but he might also punish us."
“Yes, yes.” Gao Zhenhua also put away his smile: “I can see that our boss is determined to get the mining rights to the jade mine in Black Tiger Village.”
"Under these circumstances, we really cannot afford to be careless..."
After discussing it, the two men each held a short meeting with their subordinates, instructing them to take immediate action and make close contact with the villagers in each household.
The two team leaders instructed their subordinates to remind the villagers to keep a close eye on things and exercise their democratic rights to prevent their village's mining development rights from being taken advantage of...
At this moment, Li Qingshan was surrounded by villagers and was in a state of utter distress.
He never expected that their jade mine in Black Tiger Village would attract a mining company from the provincial capital, and that the other party was determined to acquire it.
Looking anxious, he hurriedly took out a small megaphone from the house.
This small horn is battery-powered.
With a megaphone in hand, I have the world at my fingertips.
Li Qingshan's voice immediately drowned out all the villagers.
"Listen to me, everyone. I never expected that a large company from the provincial capital would be involved in the development of our village's jade mine."
"However, I promise everyone that no matter who it is, Zhang Dong or Xinda Company from the provincial capital, whoever obtains the mining rights to our jade mine, I will not allow them to harm the interests of the villagers. Please rest assured of this; I guarantee it with my personal integrity."