Chapter 77: A Slave Born in the House
Liu Yuan is from Yanjing. His father was a service personnel of the central government. When he started school, he was fortunate to enter the Red Star Primary School and study with the children of central leaders. Later, he joined the army and was demobilized in the mid-1980s. He was first assigned to work in a state-owned foreign trade company, and later began to work alone to manage peripheral businesses for some families.
Liu Yuan, who is in his early forties, is in very good condition. He has an ordinary appearance, fair skin, and neatly combed hair parted in the 3:7 ratio. He looks like a man in his early 30s, full of energy and with a humble smile on his face.
Hu Jiao arranged to receive this official businessman, the general manager of Northern Investment Company of Northern Group, at the county party committee guesthouse. Looking at the business card in his hand, he could see that Beitou's reputation had become increasingly famous in the country in the past two years. Several large-scale developments and mergers of old industrial enterprises in Northeast China had made people shudder with fear.
To put it bluntly, the business that Beitou is engaged in is quite speculative. Through official connections, they take over state-owned enterprises, clean up sub-items, split, package, and develop land, and then resell them to make huge profits.
In just over three years, Beitou has become a large investment company with assets worth billions.
Hu Jiao was not interested in businessmen of this nature. At that time, social connections and official resources were also intangible capital.
This is the emerging bureaucratic capitalist group.
But you can't avoid them, let alone fight against them. Even if Hu Jiao has a strong background, he is still just a weak and helpless child in front of these emerging groups.
Just imagine, how can a child defeat a heavyweight boxer?
But this child is not simple. If he gets beaten, how can the adults behind him just sit there and watch? So, the child also has the right to negotiate conditions. Does he want candy or cake?
This is Liu Yuan’s mentality. He is clear about Hu Jiao’s background and respects the forces behind him. He regards Hu Jiao as a junior.
Just a county party secretary, nothing more.
"I've heard of Jiaojiao's name for a long time. This time I finally have a chance to see her in person. It's true that hearing about her is not as good as meeting her in person, and meeting her in person is worse than hearing about her."
Before drinking tea, Liu Yuan would first close his eyes slightly, smell it gently, and then take a sip.
Hu Jiao smiled. In theory, Liu Yuan was also qualified to be an uncle, but he himself could not control his personality. When he was happy, he might be more humble and polite, making people feel like spring breeze, but when he was angry, it was hard to say.
It is possible to be silent and expressionless, or to become furious.
"Mr. Liu, thank you for your praise. You can come to Sanmei for inspection, which shows that you think highly of our poor place. It shows that Sanmei still has development value."
Liu Yuan had a faint smile on his face. He didn't mind at all. It was expected that Hu Jiao would reject his intimacy. He thought that considering what happened between Yao Bisheng and their family, he would not be too polite to him.
"I am deeply grateful that Secretary Hu can take time out of his busy schedule to receive me personally. I came here in a hurry this time and did not prepare any gifts. I have always heard that Hu Jiao is a rare talent, as gentle as jade, well-versed in ancient and modern times, and proficient in several disciplines. It just so happens that a few friends gave me a Han jade. As the saying goes, a sword is given to a martyr. This thing is not valuable and does not violate the principles of the organization. It is a token of our appreciation."
As Liu Yuan spoke, he took out a brocade box, which contained a jade ring. It was emerald green to the bone and the white jade was slightly yellowed. It seemed to have been passed down for a very long time and should be a real antique.
Hu Jiao shook his head and refused. "Organizational principles, Mr. Liu's gift is too great. To be honest, this thing, let alone Han jade, even if it is newly produced, its value is far beyond the bottom line. I appreciate Mr. Liu's kindness. Let's do business as usual. I will never hold back on what should be released."
Liu Yuan nodded with a smile, put away the Hanyu, and continued Hu Jiao's words, "You should insist on insisting? Did I understand correctly?"
Hu Jiao laughed, "Boss Liu is straightforward! Attracting investment is no different from opening a business. I'm sure Boss Liu has also received the news. There are two more companies that are interested in Sanmei's investment prospects. What can I do as a boss? I don't want to offend anyone, so I have to open the door and let everyone talk openly. My bottom line is that whoever is willing to make more sacrifices for the people of Sanmei will be warmly accepted by me."
Liu Yuan nodded, "Understood." He waved his hand and took the two investment agreements from the secretary he brought with him and handed them to Hu Jiao. "I have drafted a few plans here. If there are any shortcomings, please give me more guidance, Secretary Hu."
Hu Jiao took it and slowly flipped through it. There were two investment plans, one for mining development and the other for real estate development.
After a quick look, Hu Jiao snorted in his heart, the same old trick, just dreaming, acquiring Sanmei Mining?
When I looked into real estate development, I felt even more annoyed. The land that would surely become popular in the future was actually priced at less than 8,000 yuan per acre.
"Well, it's pretty good and very feasible. These two investment plans are definitely a sure win. I personally appreciate them very much."
After reading it, Hu Jiao expressed his opinion in a nonchalant manner, and then handed the investment plan back.
Liu Yuan did not take it and shook his head. "Give these two copies to Secretary Hu for reference. Take them and discuss them with the leaders."
Hu Jiao smiled slightly and threw it over gently, "No need for that. If the leaders all agree, how dare a small official like me go against them?"
He stood up and saluted slightly, "Let's stop here for today. Everyone has come from afar. Have a good rest. Tonight, our county party committee and government will host a banquet for you. Please be sure to honor us, Mr. Liu."
Liu Yuan did not change his expression and behaved quite sincerely. He said a few words of thanks and personally saw Hu Jiao off.
Watching Hu Jiao get in the car and leave, Liu Yuan's secretary, a young and handsome guy, sneered, "Second Uncle, it seems that the rumors are too true . This Hu Jiao is just so-so, and his temperament is too bad."
Liu Yuan glanced at him, "Oh, you see it this way?"
"Isn't it? Look at the way he threw the plan at the end. He was obviously angry. He is too naive."
Liu Yuan shook his head. "You are the one who is too naive. If what he did just now is true, it would be strange. Mine is just a show of power, and so is his. The ones who are giving me a headache now are the other two guys. Oh, it's a headache."
The young man didn't care, "Brother Chen won't really intervene, Ye Chun, just rely on him?"
Liu Yuan's face suddenly turned grim, and he looked at his nephew sharply, "Liu Yuan, do you really think you're an important person?"
After saying that, he walked towards the room without looking back. A person called Liu Yuan hurriedly followed him. He seldom saw his second uncle angry, but he didn't expect that a few casual words today would anger this iron-fisted man who was a big shot in the business world and the pillar of the family.
"Close the door!" Liu Yuan's gloomy voice made Liu Yuan feel uneasy. After closing the door, a layer of sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Liu Yuan, remember everything I'm going to say to you! Remember it well, and don't forget even a single word until you die! What I'm going to talk about is duty, your duty and mine. If it were the Qing Dynasty, who would we be? Family slaves! Slaves of princes and nobles, called masters outside but slaves at home. If they anger their masters, they're worse than dogs. Do you think your second uncle is so glorious? Ha, do you look down on Ye Chun? That's because he beats the dog by looking at the owner. If he didn't look at the owner, your second uncle would have been beaten to death with a stick as well. Do you think the owner would avenge the dog?"
Liu Yuan's complexion kept changing, sometimes blue, sometimes white.
Liu Yuan continued to sneer, "You don't believe it? You are unwilling? You don't dare to face the reality? Liu Yuan, do you know why I chose you?"
Liu Yuan shook his head and looked at his uncle.
"Because you are smart, clever, observant, and able to draw inferences from one instance, these are your strengths. Your weakness is that you have too much self-esteem! I don't object to you having dreams, ambition, and wanting to do something big. But you were born in a family like this. If you want to create with your own hands, I'm not discouraging you. No matter how talented and capable you are, you will always be someone else's employee at home or abroad. Do you believe it? Don't look at those people on the wealth list. They are all so glorious, but what are they? The people behind us can make them disappear into thin air with just one word. Unless you stand on the right side and have a sincere attitude."
Liu Yuan was unwilling to accept this, and he was unwilling to accept it too much. "Second Uncle, have you accepted your fate?"
Liu Yuan tilted his head and looked at his nephew, "You really look like me when I was young! This is not called accepting fate, but seeing through the essence of things. You have read a lot of books, do you understand the principles of being a human being? What kind of society do we grow up in? In this society, who are at the top? Why do a few people always have more resources and power? Seeing through the essence is what you need to learn seriously now. Let's not talk about others, just talk about Hu Jiao, do you think I can fight him? Let's not talk about me, even the people behind us don't dare to provoke him easily. Go and have a rest, think about it carefully, if you figure it out, continue to stay, if you can't figure it out, you can do it according to your own wishes. Second uncle is still here, at least he can keep you safe."
Liu Yuan's eyes had already shed tears without him noticing , and he turned around sadly. In his heart, the second uncle who had always had brilliant achievements and tough methods had collapsed. The nature of his born slave made him have no courage to face it.
In fact, the reason is very simple. When one person can decide the future and destiny of a group of people, then this group of people will invisibly show their servile side.
This is a concept that has been rooted for thousands of years. It cannot be eliminated by a revolution or a movement. The founding leader did not do it during his lifetime. Today, with the widening gap between the rich and the poor, social classes and hierarchies are resurfacing again.
Is this fortunate or unfortunate?
Although Hu Jiao understood a lot from his study of party history and also felt deeply disgusted with this privileged class, he had no better way to avoid it. The reason was simple: in such a huge country with a population of over one billion, there were too many people, and everyone began to get used to management based on personal relationships again, rather than adhering to principles and doing things according to the rules.
This invisibly highlights the role of privilege.
I hope that this country will no longer have any iron-fisted leaders, I hope that this country will no longer have leaders demanding salaries, and I hope that this society will no longer have personality cults.
Everything has rules to follow and laws to abide by. If we act according to the rules, everyone will have a sense of public morality and everyone will voluntarily and consciously maintain social order.
This is Hu Jiao’s ideal.
He devoted his entire life and tried every possible means to improve the overall social situation, so he resolutely published that manuscript to guide party members and cadres to put some shameful unspoken rules on the table, do their work in a down-to-earth manner, be loyal to the party, and acknowledge some privileges, accompanied by personal performance appraisals.
This is a road with no end in sight, and perhaps it will never be achieved in one’s entire lifetime, but Hu Jiao plans to keep going until his last drop of blood and sweat is shed.
Therefore, facing the first bureaucratic group in his life, he attached great importance to it. In the future, it can be foreseen that he will confront, fight and negotiate with these new groups countless times.
It is impossible to acquire Sanmei Mining.
If Beitou were to take over Sanmei, it wouldn't take much brain cells to realize that within two years at most, they would resell it and make a huge amount of money from it.
As for those lands, Hu Jiao had no intention of giving them away cheaply.
Of course development is necessary, but selling it for a few thousand yuan is not as cost-effective as growing vegetables and raising pigs. Developing it into houses will only result in a one-time surge in price, but does the land still have lasting value?
Therefore, what Hu Jiao is most concerned about now is urban planning. In his vision, within two years, Sanmei County's GDP must rank among the top three in the province, and the county must be changed into a district, and strive to achieve the upper half of administrative qualifications.
Good planning is the current major issue. It is inevitable to plan the beautiful lakeside land into a high-end residential area. It can also be combined with the provincial capital Nanhu to become a satellite town to relieve the population pressure of Nanhu.
At the same time, it is close to Changshun, a hilly area where the plain crosses the mountainous area. The value there is not high, but the land is vast and sparsely populated. The Changshun to Nanhu highway happens to pass through it, so the transportation is cheap and it is suitable for development into an industrial zone.
As for other places, Hu Jiao does not plan to overdevelop them. He focuses on agriculture. After all, Sanmei is an agricultural county. Only when the farmers are truly rich, Sanmei can be said to have escaped poverty. Relying on a few large projects and minerals, the government has become rich, and real estate development has made the businessmen rich, but what about the farmers?
Only a small part is compensated, which may benefit in the short term, but in the long run, it is not a good thing.
The foundation of farmers is still the land. Hu Jiao was moved by Du Hongge's love for the land. The land is the foundation, and there will be rewards if you plant it every year.
After selling the land, I got a lump sum of money. What should I do with my sons and grandchildren?
In the evening, Hu Jiao brought the people introduced by Ye Chun and Chen Guoli to the dinner and introduced them to Liu Yuan.
People in the same industry are jealous of each other. Hu Jiao has no intention of avoiding anyone. He hopes that the three big investors in Sanmei County will have healthy competition.
Hu Jiao would definitely not let anyone in if he didn't care about the lives of the people of Sanmei.
The company introduced by Ye Chun was Sihuan Company, which was similar to the Northern Group, but it was started out as a military industry company and had a deep military background. Its representative was the group's vice president Wu Shengyuan.
Chen Guoli introduced the new company in the Special Administrative Region, Nanhai Company, which started out in the chemical industry and has grown steadily since entering the real estate industry. Its representative is the vice president of Nanhai Real Estate, Ms. Qu Mei.
All three are optimistic about Nanzhao's economic development, especially the urbanization of Nanhu Lake. In the past two years, it has stood out among the provincial capital cities in the country.
Judging from the land prices in Nanhu after the housing reform two years ago, the initial housing price of 1,500 yuan has now doubled to 6,000 yuan.
It is not difficult to imagine that Nanhu will have a huge room for house price increase in the next few years. Currently, the house price in Nanhu's main commercial district is already around 8,000. From a long-term development perspective, Nanhu lacks aristocratic areas such as golf courses and high-end villas.
However, due to the limited terrain of Nanhu Lake, if you want a real landscape villa with convenient transportation, natural scenery, cultural history, etc., Sanmei is the most suitable one.
With the development of Sanmei, the value of this place has skyrocketed with the development of minerals and the comprehensive construction of transportation roads.
When Hu Jiao saw Qu Mei, his brain suddenly shook, they were so similar!
It looks so much like the person who is deeply engraved in my memory!
Sexy lips, a half-smile in the eyes, all kinds of charm in the eyes, and eight times a night of madness.
Red plum...
Qu Mei has changed a lot. After not seeing her for a few years, she has lost the awkwardness of a young girl. Her every move and gesture has the charm of a mature young woman. She has her hair tied up high and her neck is as white as a swan.
Oh, sister swan.
Holding Qu Mei's boneless little hand, Hu Jiao felt a sense of time and space confusion for a moment.
The ambiguous, resentful, and charming look made Hu Jiao's eyes slightly red. The woman who had fled with eight million yuan was now right in front of him, and she was the vice president of the up-and-coming Nanhai Real Estate.
These years... Hu Jiao suppressed the impulse in his heart.
Turning to Wu Shengyuan of Sihuan Company, "Welcome, Vice President Wu!"
The parties exchanged greetings and toasts. Hu Jiao responded calmly, although his mind had already been on Qu Mei.
However, if Qu Mei was unwilling to show her true face, he would never take the initiative to provoke her.
Now, he has a partner at the head of his bed, walking on a tightrope. At this time, he dare not, nor does he want to create any more trouble.
Although it was hard for him to let go of the complex of losing his virginity, many years had passed since Qu Mei left without saying goodbye. From another perspective, she had also plotted against him.
Hongmei said that he came eight times a night, and Hu Jiao never doubted it.
