Of course Liu Fusheng knew that it was risky for him to go to Wujiatun alone.
But if he doesn't go, he won't be able to catch the evidence of mining overlord Yuhong. If he goes to Wujiatun with a large group of people, Wang Yuhong will definitely not show up.
Judging from the jade scraps, compensating the miners' wages, and forcing the miners to sign, Wang Yuhong is not only very insidious and cunning, but he also knows the law!
To deal with such people, use unconventional methods!
In addition, Liu Fusheng also wanted to understand the real life of the lowest-level miners.
He does not want to be a superior reformer. The pain of reform is inevitable, but if all the people are miserable, then this reform will be a complete failure!
Only by first achieving the most comprehensive understanding can we formulate a reform plan that is beneficial to all parties!
…
Wujiatun Village, Yulong Township, Xiushan County.
Unlike the impoverished villages Liu Fusheng visited before, Wujiatun Village does not look so dilapidated. Wu Daming's home is a tile-roofed house and an adobe house.
Wu Daming said that the tile-roofed house was built the year he got married. At that time, Tianyu Mining had not yet opened a mine nearby. Although the wages in the state-owned mines were not high, the income was very stable, and many miners even had establishments.
Later, when the system reform was implemented, the township government contracted out the mines. At first, the wages paid by the mine owners were higher than those of the state-owned mines. Everyone was very happy, but who could have imagined that it would turn out like this later.
Wu Daming originally wanted Liu Fusheng to live in the main house, while their family of three lived in the small house.
Liu Fusheng shook his head and said, "It's enough trouble for me to live in your house. I think the kang in the hut is not too small, so I'll live with my child."
"How can that be done! You, you are the county magistrate!" Wu Daming said anxiously.
Liu Fusheng smiled and said: "When I came back, I told you that externally I am not the deputy county magistrate of Xiushan County, but just a distant cousin of your family who came to visit relatives!"
Wu Daming nodded repeatedly: "I know you are visiting privately incognito, but..."
"That's it!" Liu Fusheng put his luggage on the kang in the hut and said to Wu Daming's son: "Can my cousin sleep with you today?"
"Okay!" The little guy nodded vigorously with bright eyes.
…
On the first day in Wujiatun, nothing major happened.
After hearing that Wu Daming came back, many villagers came to their house to inquire about the situation.
Wu Daming followed Liu Fusheng's instructions and briefly told the villagers what happened at the expo. Although not many jade pieces were sold, he met the county magistrate Liu Fusheng and filed a complaint. The county magistrate said that he would handle the matter when he returned from Shanghai after finishing his work.
Hearing this sentence, some people were happy, while others were pessimistic.
"Da Ming! You are too honest! If County Magistrate Liu could take care of this matter, we would have solved it when we went to the county government before! Do you know that officials protect each other? Magistrate Lu's attitude towards us last time was not the same. Was it a good thing? What happened next? Wang Yuhong came to take revenge, and Zhang Laosan is still lying on the kang!" Someone shook his head and sighed.
The person next to me said: "I don't think so, right? I heard that County Magistrate Liu is a good official! He was the one who organized last year's New Year's goods fair! He also visited many poor households in person during the winter! Oh, yes , as well as the mayor Wang Defa and secretary Wang Changzhu of Fengyuan Township, they were all killed by him!"
"Pull him down! This is considered a good official? Do you understand the three things a new official does when he takes office? He just took office, show off and show off his authority! They are all officials in the county, and they can't see you when they look up. We, ordinary people who have nothing to do with each other, offend our colleagues and friends? Officials are all the same!" said the man before.
Another person nodded in agreement: "I think so! I also heard that this County Magistrate Liu is very young! He is only in his twenties! He is about the same age as...he is about the same age as Brother Daming's cousin! Such an age. , What can he understand? Right, Brother Daming!"
When he said this, Liu Fusheng sat next to him and listened happily.
Wu Daming's face turned pale with fright. These guys are too brave to speak out. If you really piss off the county magistrate, let's see if you still dare to act blindly!
"Actually, I think..." Wu Daming forced himself to change the subject.
Unexpectedly, Liu Fusheng said with a smile: "This elder brother is right, being too young is not a good thing. Almost all officials in the county government are older, and young people have no weight in their words!"
ah? Wu Daming looked at Liu Fusheng in surprise.
The person who spoke before suddenly nodded with satisfaction: "Yes! As the saying goes, a hairless mouth means a weak work! So I said, Brother Daming, you were deceived by the county magistrate surnamed Liu! My cousin must have read You’re a scholar, right? You speak with insight! Brother Daming, instead of begging that Mr. Liu County Magistrate, I might as well be begging you!”
"Haha..." Wu Daming was sweating profusely, grinning dryly and nodding, unable to even speak.
The villagers talked a lot, but in the end they didn't discuss the outcome. They all turned around and left with sighs.
Wu Daming told Liu Fusheng that after dinner, he had to go to Zhang Laosan's place. Although he didn't make any money selling the jade pieces this time, he still had to give Zhang Laosan some money. His whole family was waiting It’s time to eat!
Liu Fusheng asked: "Is the village committee not interested in Zhang Laosan's matter? Or are you saying you didn't call the police?"
"What's the use of calling the police? Our village chief and Wang Yuhong are all in the same group!" Wu Daming's wife said angrily.
Wu Daming also sighed and said: "The current village chief was not from our village before! When we elected the village chief, we didn't know the situation. After he moved into the village, he went from house to house giving gifts and talking to each other. We voted for him, and we were very generous! We thought he was a good person, and we received benefits, so of course we voted for him! Looking back now, it must have been Wang Yuhong who paid him behind to win over people and become the village chief! It is said that he Give those in the village committee more money!"
This Wang Yuhong does things very well...
Liu Fusheng nodded lightly. Before contracting the mine, he should first secure the position of the village chief, and then through the village committee, he could reach out to the township and various departments, and suppress the villagers! This method is really clever!
There are several types of local snakes. One type is authoritarian and domineering, taking advantage of the fact that the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, so they abuse their power to do whatever they want, such as Xu Guangming, secretary of the Xiushan County Party Committee. One type is those who have connections at the top, use their power to bully others, and have no scruples, such as Wang Changzhu, secretary of Fengyuan Township. There is another type, a guy like Wang Yuhong, who is rich and skillful, but also sinister in his actions!
Compared with the previous two, Wang Yuhong is obviously the most difficult to deal with, because they are as cautious as mice and as ferocious as wolves!
"Let me go with you to see Zhang Laosan." Liu Fusheng stood up and said.
Wu Daming was startled: "How can such a trivial matter interfere with your authority, County Magistrate? Besides, Zhang Laosan has a bad temper. I'm afraid he might bump into you..."
"It doesn't matter. He is like this because our government's work is not in place. I should go see him both publicly and privately." Liu Fusheng shook his head and said calmly.
At the same time, built on the mountainside, like a bunker, was the Yulong Mining Company building and the president's office.
Wang Yuhong, the boss of Yulong Mining who is in his forties and has a sinister face, just hung up the phone. After pondering for a while, he dialed another number: "Take a car of people and go to Wujiatun! Let these poor people get fucked. Teach me a lesson! You even want to go to the Shanghai stock market to sue me! You rebelled against them!"
