The next day, Li Chunlai sent Chen Feng a WeChat message.
"Brother Feng, shall we get some winter coats? It's a bit cold on patrol at night."
After seeing the WeChat message, Chen Feng thought for a moment and replied: "Not for now, but you can buy it yourselves, and I'll reimburse you."
"Thank you, Brother Feng!" Li Chunlai was overjoyed to see this reply. It was the first time in his life he had ever seen what an expense reimbursement process looked like.
In the past few days, the prefabricated houses have been basically completed, and Chen Jianguo has led the workers to gradually get into the mining rhythm.
Chen Feng would also be at the mine when he had nothing to do, checking where there were areas that needed improvement.
That evening, Chen Jianguo, his clothes stained black, handed a gold brick to Chen Feng with an undisguised smile on his face.
"This is the harvest of the day, a full 300,000 gold bars."
"And this is even with the fact that we don't have many people and our machines are too small."
"If the ratio of machines to manual labor can be multiplied several times, a million a day is not a dream."
Chen Feng accepted the gold brick, a smile unconsciously spreading across his face.
As long as mining goes smoothly, future expansion will not be a problem.
Earning a million a day is only a matter of time.
While Chen Feng was busy mining, Xiahou was having tea with a portly boss in a private club.
"Old Xia, what's the specific situation with that gold mine you mentioned last time?"
The pot-bellied boss spoke with a regional accent, sounding like he was from Futian.
"Almost there. The mine should be open for mining by now," Xiahou said casually, taking a sip of tea.
"Haha, you officials really do have a lot of ideas."
"First, we should give him strong support and even give him the green light all the way, just so that he can clean up all the mess in the village."
"Once the mine is officially in operation, we'll find a reason to get rid of him and take what's already there. You're really something else."
The pot-bellied boss laughed happily.
“The situation in the village is very complicated. Even I can’t just get involved. Only a small-time thug like me can clear the way.”
“Once the sweeping is finished, he will be of no value anymore, and he can go back to where he came from.”
"A villager who got lucky by sheer luck is actually dreaming of developing a gold mine himself. It's truly laughable."
Xiahou's smile carried a hint of disdain; from beginning to end, he had never taken Chen Feng seriously.
If it weren't for the fact that I still need you temporarily, would you, a mere villager, even be worthy of seeing me?
There's a saying that goes something like that.
You don't go into politics, you see me like a frog in a well looking at the moon in the sky.
If you were to enter politics, you would see me as an ant seeing the blue sky!
Who do you think you are to be allowed in my office and sit at the same table as me? How ridiculous!
"Then after a while, we'll find a reason to get rid of him and just give him some compensation."
"If he cooperates, that's fine, but if he doesn't..." A hint of sarcasm flashed in Boss Fukuda's eyes.
"Then he can prepare to never rise again." Xiahou chuckled, as if he had directly pronounced his death sentence.
In fact, the owner of Futian is named Xu Guang, and he has known Xiahou for more than ten years.
He had been involved in the mining business across the country, amassing a fortune of nearly 10 billion yuan, and was once considered one of the most prominent figures in the industry.
However, due to investment losses in recent years, his mines have been depleted, and his actual assets have reached two to three billion yuan, with his working capital almost running out.
However, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse; even though he has lost his former glory, he is still the famous Xu Guang.
Upon receiving Xiahou's message, he rushed to the scene immediately.
According to the land bureau's calculations, this gold mine is estimated to be worth tens of billions, far more than any of the mines Xu Guang has ever mined before.
With such a large piece of fatty meat right in front of him, how could he not be tempted?
If Xu Guang can take over this gold mine, he will immediately be fully recovered, and the bank creditors behind him will let him go, or even come back to curry favor with him again.
Therefore, he was determined to get this gold mine!
They had even agreed on the profit sharing. In addition to the normal tax deduction, Xu Guang would also contribute 10% as Xiahou's share of the profits.
In other words, of the 10 billion yuan worth of mineral resources, Xu Guang would ultimately receive 4.5 billion yuan.
Therefore, it was destined from the beginning that Chen Feng's mining qualification certificate would never be obtained.
Chen Feng was unaware of this and continued to mine at the mine every day.
Half a month later, Chen Feng received a call from Xiahou.
"Chen Feng, there's a problem with your mining license. Come over here."
Chen Feng frowned slightly when he received the call, but quickly relaxed, a smile that he had expected.
"Okay, sir, I'll be right there."
After hanging up the phone, Chen Feng told his family and then drove to the city alone.
Upon arriving in the city, unexpectedly, Xiahou did not summon him to his office, but instead directed him to a private club.
Chen Feng was prepared for this, since the matter to be discussed was quite private, and the office was not the place to talk about such things.
Upon arriving at the club, Chen Feng was led into a luxurious private room by a waiter. As soon as he entered, he saw a portly man sitting to the side.
The seat of honor naturally belonged to Xiahou, who had a calm and collected expression.
The waiter tactfully left, and Chen Feng stood at the door watching the two of them.
"lead."
"Come on, have a seat. We'll have the waiter serve the food in a bit." Xiahou gestured for Chen Feng to sit down, but neither of them stood up.
Chen Feng, sitting near the door, said to Xiahou, "Boss, I heard there's a problem with my mining license. What's the problem?"
"This is what I wanted to tell you today: your mining license has not been approved," Xiahou said, shaking his head.
"Why?" Chen Feng asked.
"Because you cannot drive the surrounding economy and cannot give cities and counties more development opportunities."
"After discussion, we decided to change the person in charge of developing this mine. It was a last resort."
Xiahou's words seemed somewhat apologetic, but his expression showed no remorse whatsoever; it was more like he was issuing a notification.
"So, this is the one who was replaced?"
Chen Feng looked at Xu Guang, who was leaning back in his chair with a sarcastic and smug smile.
"Yes, let me introduce you. This is Xu Guang, an entrepreneur from Futian. I specially arranged this gathering for you all today," Xiahou said.
"Hello, young man."
Xu Guang reached out to greet Chen Feng, but Chen Feng looked at him as if he were saying goodbye.
Chen Feng ignored him and looked at Xiahou: "If I can't boost the surrounding economy, can he?"
Xu Guang merely scoffed at Chen Feng's disregard and made no move to retaliate.
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