The author of this article: Mr. Mo Da's Huqin.
Disclaimer: This article is purely fictitious, and any similarities are purely coincidental. In H County, no one would open a third quarry.
There are only two quarries in the entire county: Tianhe Quarry and Yinhe Quarry.
On the surface, the owners of these two quarries are not sacred, but the characters behind them and Li's interests are intricate.
Take Tianhe Quarry, for example. Hu Changqing, the owner of the Tianhe Quarry, was originally a gold panger and accumulated hundreds of thousands of yuan of wealth in the local gold panning. At the beginning of the 21st century, hundreds of thousands of yuan, even in Beijing, you can buy a few houses with good locations. But there are people outside the world, there are heavens outside the sky, and among the locals, there are not a few people who have earned more money from gold panning than Hu Changqing. In particular, the story of getting rich from outside the gold rush circle made Hu Changqing feel that as long as he fought again, his wealth could grow from hundreds of thousands of yuan to millions or even tens of millions of yuan. At that time, he will no longer be an upstart, but a local snake.
To fight for this, Hu Changqing made a lot of preparations.
He asked the people in the circle which river produced more gold, and inquired in many ways, and bought a second-hand gold panning boat with a preferential **. After getting ready, I recruited 5 more people from the local area and took them from H County to the northeast to pan for gold.
But it backfired. Gold panning is inherently a matter of luck. After two years of tossing, not only did he not get rich. Instead, he lost his original capital and bankrupted himself.
Although the book is gone, Hu Changqing has no plans to work or farm. Hu Changqing is bold and honest, especially very cautious in his speech. Therefore, the group of friends he knew when he was prosperous were still willing to associate with him when he was down. When there is a party or something among friends, he is always called. He is also knowledgeable, and at the wine table, he listens more and talks less, drinks more and talks less, which makes the whole wine bureau feel very comfortable.
The opportunity has finally arrived.
There were hundreds of small quarries in H County, and most of these quarries were backward in technology and small in scale. In some quarries, there are only three or four people. The way to mine stones is to make a hole in the stone and fill it with explosives. When it was time to ignite the explosives, the quarry people shouted loudly and repeatedly: It's time to set off the cannons, everyone hide. When the peasants heard this shout, they would quickly find shelter nearby and take shelter. Back to the house near the house, and hide behind a tree in the wild. With a bang, the stone exploded. Most of the stones fall in the quarry. A small number of small stones flew far and wide, and some broke the glass of the farmer's family, and even broke the wooden railing of the farmer's glass window. That's why the peasants hid as soon as they heard the shouts of the cannons, and the power of those stones was really great.
In the second decade of the 21st century, environmental protection has become increasingly important. Hundreds of quarries in H County, large and small, have been put on the agenda for rectification as an environmental issue. Quarries destroy vegetation and produce dust. Some of the quarrying with potion will also damage the water quality in the vicinity. County H has formulated quarry access standards, including a series of requirements for quarrying equipment, gravel equipment, and gravel transportation. It is estimated that to build a standard quarry, nearly 10 million yuan needs to be invested. Under this standard, the original number of quarries from 100 was reduced to one. The owner of this quarry is one of the top three assets in H County, and it is not difficult for him to invest tens of millions of yuan.
In the process of rectifying this wave of gravel yards, many gravel yard owners are out. There are also people who see an opportunity and want to swim against the current and enter the game.
This wave of people is the executor of the policy of shutting down the gravel yard. They shut down one small gravel yard after another, and they also witnessed truckloads of gravel rising and rising. Quarries can be shut down, but the demand for building stone is only increasing, and the crushed quarries that can survive and build new ones are undoubtedly lucrative, tempting the people who shut down the quarries to start the quarries.
They have a natural advantage in running a quarry. The entry criteria for the quarry are in their hands, and as long as there is enough funds, they can run a quarry almost risk-free.
But there is also a natural resistance: their status prevents them from running a quarry. Whether it is a legal person or a shareholder. As a result, finding a reliable and obedient social person has become a top priority. People in this society must have a certain amount of experience, a certain ability to deal with people, and a certain management ability. After many searches, Hu Changqing entered their field of vision.
Next is site selection. For a stone quarry with an investment of tens of millions of yuan, it is necessary to choose a stone mountain with a large amount of mining. At the same time, it needs to be far away from residential areas, so as not to receive complaints again and again, which will bring unnecessary trouble to the shareholders behind the scenes.
In the process of site selection, Hu Changqing has been identified as the legal person in charge of the future quarry. He keenly noticed that the terrain in the west of H County was high and the terrain in the east was low. Driving a car from east to west has a difference of more than 2 liters per 100 kilometers compared to going from west to east. Therefore, Hu Changqing proposed to choose a site in the west of the county. The quarry was further reduced, and there were only four or five stone hills in the west, mountains, and away from towns, and the traffic factors. After exploration, a steep mountain of bluestone was selected as the quarrying mountain.
The mountain brought good profits to the quarry owners. In just three years, Hu Changqing bought a new BMW, built a three-story villa, and married his daughter to another local business owner with assets of more than 10 million. The two joined forces and became local figures. The shareholders behind it also used this quarry to enter the ranks of the wealthiest people in the region.
The natives of H County have a mild, animistic superstition. They believe that every well, every mountain, any river has its god. If you open a mountain to quarry, you will offend the mountain god of this mountain.
There is a small village about a kilometer away from the quarry, and the elderly villagers here always say after tea and dinner that the quarry has offended the mountain god, but it cannot be repaid by a cow. It turned out that on the first day of the preparation of the timber market, Hu Changqing organized a grand sacrificial ceremony and slaughtered a cow on the spot to seek the understanding of the mountain god. The old people in the village ridiculed the young people, and after all these years, the biggest accident in the quarry was to hurt the fingers of the workers. As long as the equipment is standardized and the safety measures are appropriate, it is really not so easy to have an accident.
Hu Changqing attaches great importance to safety. This is not only because of his personal caution after the big ups and downs, but also because of the group of people behind him from time to time. They know that if something happens and the quarry is inspected by the relevant authorities, it may cause them unnecessary trouble. In particular, if a major accident causes an investigation by a provincial-level department, it is not something that their energy can defuse.
The fifth year after the opening of the quarry. Hu Changqing sat in the car and waited for the time of the quarry blasting to pass. It's above a valley with a panoramic view of the countryside below. There is a mountain beam between the quarry and the valley, so it is safe here, and Hu Changqing has waited here many times until the blasting time has passed. Sometimes he thinks that this stone mountain has brought him millions of dollars in wealth. When the mining was almost complete, he contracted the stone mountain for another few decades, brought in the soil, planted flowers and plants, and made it a place where birds sang and flowers. He and his bosses behind the scenes have spoken about the idea, and they all praise him for his affection and support.
With a bang, the mountain exploded, and the ground shook. Large chunks of stone rolled down from the heights of the mountain. The car shook for a moment. The driver turned his head to look behind him in horror and confusion. Hu Changqing's entire head was shattered, and blood and brains were sprinkled all over the back seat. A bowl-sized stone flew over the mountain beam, flew in through the car window with precision, and smashed into Hu Changqing's head with precision.