noffsinger Chapter 123 Building a Brick Factory
Chapter 123 Building a Brick Factory
Since the construction of the second phase of the textile factory started, the use of bricks has been increasing. In addition, the brick factory of Lijia Village Party Secretary Li Guangfa has increased the price, the cost of bricks has continued to increase, and there has been a problem of supply exceeding demand.
The construction of the holiday hotel was about to start, and a large amount of bricks were also needed. Qian Yizhen discussed with his uncle Chen Haoyu and suggested building a large brick factory in Daoguan Village and Dawan Village respectively for self-production and self-use.
Uncle Chen Haoyu strongly supported Qian Yizhen's idea and reminded him to negotiate with the village committee before building a brick factory. Remember, only mutual benefit and win-win situation can last long.
Qian Yizhen convened a meeting attended by Zhang Zhixin, deputy director of administration, Li Daohong, chief of administration, Xu Xiuqin, chief of finance, Zhang Chuanren, secretary, members of the two committees of Daoguan Village Committee, members of the two committees of Dawan Village Committee, project manager of Pingzhou County First Construction Company, and project manager of Hongwei Construction Group to discuss the specific matters of building a large brick factory in Daoguan Village and Dawan Village.
The initial construction of the brick factory and the investment in machinery and equipment are undertaken by Dream Come True Textile Co., Ltd. The village committee is responsible for site selection and ensuring that the soil meets the requirements for brick making. The village committee pays a certain contract fee to the village committee at the market price every year for the land occupied by the brick factory. Village committee members are hired at high salaries to manage the brick factory, including the recruitment and dismissal of brick factory workers, monitoring of brick making quality, worker performance appraisal, etc. Village committee members will be given a certain performance bonus at the end of the year based on their performance.
The project manager of Pingzhou County First Construction Company and the project manager of Hongwei Construction Group made opinions and suggestions based on the quality of bricks provided by the brick factory to prevent the use of inferior bricks.
It is recommended that Pingzhou County First Construction Company and Hongwei Construction Group transport the excess earth from earthwork construction to the brick factory for firing bricks, so as to achieve good results in environmental protection, waste recycling and cost savings.
The village committee members of Daoguan Village and Dayuan Village were very happy. In this way, not only the village collective had an income, but the village committee members also had a considerable income. The strong male laborers in the village no longer had to leave their hometowns and go out to work to earn money. It was a good thing that killed two birds with one stone.
All the village committee members of Daoguan Village and Dayuan Village responded positively and were very enthusiastic, as if they were competing to see which village did the best and earned more money.
Li Guangfa, the Party Secretary of Lijia Village, was a little impatient when he learned that Guan Village and Dawan Village were going to build a large brick factory. He immediately sent his informants to Dawan Village and Daoguan Village to inquire about the news.
Li Dazhuang also learned from the Daoguan Township Police Station that Daoguan Village and Dawan Village were going to build a large brick factory, so he immediately rushed home to discuss countermeasures with his father.
If large brick factories are built in Daoguan Village and Dayuan Village, his brick factory will lose control over the pricing of bricks, which means that Li Guangfa's brick factory will lose its monopoly.
For so many years, Li Guangfa and Li Dazhuang, father and son, have been able to control everything in Lijia Village. Villagers dare not speak out. They can use and take all the collective resources of Lijia Village at will. But there are villages outside the village, and there are heavens outside the heaven. Some villagers secretly said: "The situation in Lijia Village is about to change."
Society is progressing and the times are developing, but Li Guangfa and his son Li Dazhuang are still like local tyrants. The news that Daoguan Village and Dayuan Village are going to build a brick factory has made the local tyrants Li Guangfa and Li Dazhuang feel a great sense of crisis.
Village Party Secretary Li Guangfa drove to Daoguan Village and invited Party Secretary Yan Jiashui, Village Chief Yan Shizhu, and Village Accountant Yan Chengwei to have a drink at the newly opened Kelaixiang Hotel at the township government seat.
Li Dazhuang drove to Dawan Village and invited the village party secretary He Guangliang, the village chief He Chengrun, and the village accountant He Jingguan to have a drink at Kelaixiang, the newly opened hotel at the township government station.
Eight people in total, including Party Secretary Li Guangfa, Police Officer Li Dazhuang, Party Secretary Yan Jiashui, Village Chief Yan Shizhu, Village Accountant Yan Chengwei, Party Secretary He Guangliang, Village Chief He Chengrun, and Village Accountant He Jinguan, came to the private room of Kelaixiang Hotel. Party Secretary Li Guangfa ordered ten dishes and two soups. Li Dazhuang moved two boxes of 53° high-proof liquor from his car.
The eight people drank and ate meat in big gulps, having a great time. They drank from noon to night, each of them drank a pound of liquor, walked to the dance hall with cotton-like steps, hugged the dancers and danced. The mud-legged people who were still working in the fields in the morning, stood in the bright and colorful hotel dance hall in the evening wearing rubber shoes covered with mud.
Karaoke and lighted dance halls once became a bright and fashionable landscape in this remote and impoverished mountainous area.
After drinking, eating, dancing and singing karaoke, the village party secretary Li Guangfa put forward his request: "If Daoguan Village and Dawan Village build a brick factory, he wants to buy 51% of the shares and gain control and management rights."
Yan Jiashui, the Party Secretary of Daoguan Village, said, "Party Secretary Li Guangfa, what were you doing earlier? We have already signed an agreement with Dream Come True Textile Co., Ltd. You should go find another village."
"Tell me the agreement so I can hear it, and I will give you more favorable terms." Village Party Secretary Li Guangfa asked anxiously.
"Dream Come True Textile Co., Ltd. made the full investment. The brick factory occupied the land and paid the land contract fee to the village committee. Three people from our village committee were hired at a high salary to manage the brick factory. They are only responsible for production. All the bricks produced are used for the civil engineering projects of the textile factory. Performance appraisals are conducted on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis. In time, monthly bonuses, quarterly bonuses and annual bonuses will also be issued." Yan Chengwei, the accountant of Daoguan Village, said with joy.
Li Guangfa, the Party Secretary of Lijia Village, sat exhausted on the sofa in the dance hall like a deflated ball, remaining silent.
Li Dazhuang said: "Dream Come True Textile Co., Ltd., is it possible that they are deceiving you? Nine out of ten merchants are dishonest, so be careful not to be fooled."
"No, our place is extremely poor, there is nothing to be cheated about, there is no need to worry about it." said He Jinguan, accountant of Dayuan Village.
At three o'clock in the morning, after drinking, dancing and singing enough, the group of eight people lay down in the karaoke hall and fell into a deep sleep.
After seeing that they were fast asleep, Li Guangfa and Li Dazhuang quietly left the Ke Lai Xiang Hotel. The hotel waiter asked for the bill, and Li Dazhuang said, "Let's find those six people who are sleeping in the karaoke room and settle the bill." After that, Li Guangfa and Li Dazhuang, father and son, left.
He Guangliang, the village party secretary, heard someone shouting in his sleep: "The police are coming, run." Just as the voice fell, someone pushed the door open and came in. The flashlight made He Guangliang squint his eyes and said: "Police, we didn't do anything bad, we just drank and danced here."
"Get up quickly, come with us to the police station and behave yourself." The police shouted loudly and seriously.
Daoguan Village Party Secretary Yan Jiashui, Village Chief Yan Shizhu, Village Accountant Yan Chengwei, Dayuan Village Party Secretary He Guangliang, Village Chief He Chengrun, Village Accountant He Jingguan were taken into the police car in a daze.
When the six of them arrived at the police station, they realized that Li Guangfa and Li Dazhuang had slipped away without them noticing. It was obvious that they were here to take the blame.
It was said that someone reported that Kelaixiang Hotel illegally provided a place for prostitution. After receiving the report, the police station conducted a surprise search overnight. After a series of searches of Kelaixiang Hotel, ten people were taken to the police station for questioning, including the village party secretary Yan Jiashui, the village head Yan Shizhu, the village accountant Yan Chengwei of Daoguan Village, the village party secretary He Guangliang, the village head He Chengrun, and the village accountant He Jinguan of Dawan Village.
Daoguan Village Party Secretary Yan Jiashui, Village Chief Yan Shizhu, Village Accountant Yan Chengwei, Dawan Village Party Secretary He Guangliang, Village Chief He Chengrun, Village Accountant He Jinguan were very regretful. How could they have encountered such a thing? They were so angry that they cursed Li Guangfa and Li Dazhuang, father and son, as "death stars and evildoers."
Good news doesn’t travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles. “The members of the Daoguan Village Committee and the Dawan Village Committee were arrested by the police for soliciting prostitution.” The villagers spread the news from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred.
The news soon reached the ears of Zhang Zhixin, the administrative deputy director of the Dream Come True Textile Co., Ltd. He immediately sent someone to the Daoguan Township Police Station to inquire about the news.