Something happened at the training base?
"What's going on? What happened?"
Listening to Wang Meng's solemn tone, Ye Chen couldn't help but frown. "Haven't we implemented various procedures with the Land Bureau and a series of relevant departments of Urban Construction? And then we completed the basic land reclamation. Just before the engineering team entered the site, a team claiming to be a construction material supplier suddenly appeared and wanted to discuss cooperation with us. Considering that this is a costly project after all, the materials to be used are wide and many, and the other party claims to be able to provide all the materials needed for construction, such as sand, stone, bricks, iron, etc., so I plan to talk to the other party after shopping around...
Wang Meng slowed down the car and continued, "But after understanding and comparing, I found that the other party's price was 35% higher than the market price, and the quality of the materials was not necessarily better than that of other building materials suppliers. Under such circumstances, if I had no brains, I would never cooperate with the other party! But because we refused to purchase from the other party and chose other building materials suppliers, problems also arose..."
"The villagers of a nearby village came together and set up various roadblocks to prevent the construction material transport convoy from passing through, saying that the transport convoy would damage their village road! Because that road is the only way to the base, we can't take a detour. After a round of negotiations, we still couldn't get them to let us pass. The other party clearly said that unless we cooperate with the construction material supplier in their village, we can't even think about it!
"I had no choice but to call the police. They didn't dare to mention the supplier of building materials in front of the police, but they kept making trouble and saying something like a Feng Shui master said that the village road must be kept peaceful, otherwise it would ruin the village's fortune and attract evil spirits. In fact, this is all nonsense. It would be fine if the only way was in their village, but the road was on the edge of their village.
"After much persuasion from the police, and even after they showed us the legal provisions, they finally let us go. But it was obvious that someone was behind the villagers' actions. As soon as the police left, they continued to set up roadblocks, sprinkled nails on the ground, placed stone blocks, and even let some elderly people with mobility problems sit in the middle of the road to tell stories and play chess. When the police came, they withdrew, and when the police left, they went back to fight again. This went on for two or three days in a row. They were all elderly people. The police had no way to deal with them, so they simply stopped wasting their police force and let us negotiate on our own first!"
"However, today, the villagers went even further and ran directly to the construction site of our base, stopping the construction team from carrying out the construction. They said that the land behind our base is where their ancestors are buried, and that our construction would not only disturb their ancestors, but also disrupt the Feng Shui pattern there. In fact, our base is still a long way from their ancestors' graves..."
"Just like when we were causing trouble on the road, we always asked the elderly to take charge, standing under the shovels of the excavators or sitting on stools in the construction area. This way, the workers dared not start working. After all, they were all old. If something went wrong, no one could afford it! I know that disturbing the ancestors and the feng shui pattern are all just a cover. They just want to threaten us to use the high-priced materials from the building materials supplier in their village!
"Boss Ye, what do you think we should do about this?
Wang Meng told him what happened one by one.
He really didn't know how to deal with these things, and he had no experience in dealing with them.
Even the police are unwilling to get involved in this mess. It is obvious that it is very difficult to deal with the elderly causing trouble.
After all, we can't just take a group of elderly people back to the police station. If we do that, things will only get more and more troublesome...
"In this day and age, is there still this kind of forced buying and selling, even forcing the elderly of the entire village to do it?" Ye Chen frowned and said
"That's right. I later found out about the supplier of high-priced building materials. He's quite black-hearted and has a bad reputation. In his early years, he hung out with those gangsters and did a lot of things like forced buying and selling. Later, that gangster was sentenced to more than ten years in prison for other things, so he started to recruit a team and do things on his own. It is said that he has a lot of gangsters under his command. Relying on all kinds of unscrupulous means and connections, he went back to the old business of forced buying and selling. Many people have been cheated by him. This time, we have to pass through the village where his hometown is, and he will definitely not miss the opportunity to make a fortune!" Wang Meng explained.
"How did he manage to get the old people in the village to fight for him?" Ye Chen was puzzled.
"I've learned about it. Although this grandson is a black-hearted person, he was the one who repaired the ancestral hall in their village. He would never refuse when the villagers came to him for help. In addition, he would give some money to the elderly during festivals! So in the village, he has the support of everyone. As for how many black-hearted and immoral things he has done outside, the villagers don't care and they still follow him as their leader!" said Wang Meng.
"So he thinks he can definitely control us?" Ye Chen said.
"He is determined to make a killing from us! He wants to take on everything, and with a 35% premium, the difference is at least several million!" Wang Meng gritted his teeth.
"What's his name?" Ye Chen thought for a moment and asked.
"Li Hongtao!" Wang Meng blurted out.
"Okay, let's not go back yet, let's go to the construction site!" Ye Chen said. "Boss Ye, I'm afraid we can't go! Just before I picked you up, there was a call over there, saying that the villagers had set up roadblocks again, and the ground was full of nails! And if we park the car and walk, we still have to walk a long distance to get to the construction site of the base barracks!" Wang Meng shook his head helplessly. Yan...
Ye Chen was stunned.
"Well...let's stop the construction site and have everyone withdraw first. Once this matter is resolved, we can resume work!
"good!
After a pause, Wang Meng continued, "Boss Ye, I'm sorry, you trust me so much, but I can't even solve such a small problem!"
"Don't say that. It's normal for a veteran like you to be unable to handle such a despicable trick. Don't blame yourself. Leave it to me!" Ye Chen smiled disapprovingly and shook his head. "Since you can't go to the construction site, let's go back to Yiren Ruxue first!"
"Yes, Mr. Ye!
While Wang Meng accelerated the driving of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class.
Ye Chen picked up the phone again.
I called Zhang Xingguo who was working in construction.
"Xiao Ye, you are such a hands-off boss. You don't even bother to ask me about the progress of Yiren Ruxue's production park!"
On the other end of the phone, Zhang Xingguo laughed heartily.
"Uncle Zhang, I'm confident in your work. Since I know that you will definitely do your best to speed up the process, why should I keep asking questions from time to time? Don't you think so?" Ye Chen responded with a smile.
"Haha, come on, tell me. I guess you are not here to ask about the progress of the project, so...what is the matter that you called me for?" Zhang Xingguo said.
"Uncle Zhang, I want to ask you about someone!" Ye Chen said.