Chapter 196: The Coupon
Chapter 196: The Coupon
The second east gate is in the northeast corner of the farm. It was originally a wasteland where even dogs wouldn’t come.
Since the farm was built, all construction units and transport vehicles have to enter and exit from the East Second Gate. With so many vehicles and so many people, there are naturally opportunities to do business. So some smart people got a piece of land nearby, built a color steel house and opened a shop.
After the shops opened, people started to gather.
Then there was the small restaurant, and then the car repair shop.
It gradually developed into a small town.
The surrounding open space is filled with various vehicles.
There are dump trucks and trailers for transporting livestock.
There are also several large harvesters.
The road here was originally a dirt road pushed out by a bulldozer. According to the plan, it should have been paved with asphalt last year, but the county finances had no money, so the repair was delayed until this year, and it was only paved with asphalt last month.
Jiang Ning got off the car and took a look around, and he felt that the Chinese were very hardworking.
As long as there is an opportunity to make money, you can do business by building a colored steel house.
He is now a celebrity in Bei'an. Many people know him, but few recognize him. Ordinary people don't really care whether he has three heads or six arms. His money is not spent on others anyway, so Jiang Ning turned around without being recognized.
There are several construction sites not far away where houses are being built.
It looks like the boss who acquired the land is ready to do something big.
Jiang Ning asked Boss Li: "Whose land is that?"
Boss Li said, "Wu Sanduo, that guy is planning to build a row of storefronts for rent."
Jiang Ning clicked his tongue twice: "You have a good business sense, why don't you do it?"
Boss Li said with a bitter face: "It doesn't matter, I can't get the land."
Jiang Ning nodded. That’s true.
Land has always been hard to obtain, even if it is wasteland.
After the farm is built, the land here will also appreciate in value.
If you don't have the ability, it's wishful thinking to want to get land at the gate of the farm.
I went to the place where the trucks were parked and chatted with a few trailer truck drivers. They were all here to deliver cattle. When they had no more cargo to deliver, they parked their trucks here and waited to find cargo. They would leave after finding cargo. There was a couple driving a sports car who were cooking in the car.
If you drive a sports car alone, you can go to a small restaurant for a meal at mealtime.
There are also a large number of construction vehicles that are temporarily idle and are parked here.
Jiang Ning walked around and looked at several harvesters.
There are people on the harvester.
Jiang Ning asked, "Boss, do you want to do the work?"
The driver opened the door and looked in: "Do you have a dispatch order?"
Jiang Ning was confused. What transfer order?
He, the boss, didn't even know about it.
I looked at Boss Li, but it was obvious that Boss Li didn't know either.
Jiang Ning asked, "Isn't purchasing forage grass the responsibility of the farm? Why do you need a dispatch order?"
The driver was quite impatient: "I can't do the work without a dispatch order."
Jiang Ning didn't ask any more questions and went to a harvester nearby.
The owner of this harvester was not in the car. He was talking to the owner of a harvester behind him. It seemed that the two knew each other. This time, without waiting for Jiang Ning to talk to him, Boss Li took the initiative to step forward and talk to him.
He took out a cigarette and gave it to the two drivers, then lit up and started chatting.
The two drivers were not from Bei'an, but came from the city.
There are no such machines in Bei'an, and all the harvesters working on the farm are imported from outside.
Jiang Ning asked, "Is it easy to work on this farm?"
The tall driver said: "It's not easy, you have to wait in line."
Jiang Ning asked: "Why do we have to wait? Is there not much work left?"
The short driver said, "There is a lot of work. The livestock farms that have rented pastures are waiting to harvest the grass, but you need a permit to go in and work. Without a permit, you can't go in."
Boss Li asked: "What note?"
The short driver said, "It's the dispatch order from the ranch management department!"
Jiang Ning asked, "Harvesting grass is the job of the farm, why do we need a dispatch order?"
The tall driver said as a matter of course: "How can those people make money without doing this?"
Jiang Ning asked, "How much money do I have to pay to work there?"
The short driver said, "They have to pay 10 yuan per acre of land as commission, and we still have to queue up for that."
Jiang Ning asked: "How do you pay? Do you pay first before you can start working, or do you pay after you finish the work?"
The tall boss said, "It's not that easy. How can you get in without paying the money? There's no problem with the bill. We settle the bill with the farm. Those people don't dare to touch it. Otherwise, they will be skinned alive if they ask for money."
Jiang Ning asked about the whole story before leaving with Boss Li.
But he didn't leave immediately. He went to ask other harvester drivers.
Only then was I convinced that it was true.
Jiang Ning didn't look very good.
Boss Li wanted to sigh and say it was really fucking dark.
But after looking at Jiang Ning's expression, he didn't dare to say it.
Jiang Ning asked him: "Did you give him a gift?"
"This……"
Boss Li was very hesitant and didn't dare to speak.
Jiang Ning was very surprised. He just asked casually, but he actually gave it to her: "Tell me the truth."
Boss Li didn't dare to lie to him, so he could only helplessly say, "Boss Jiang, in this society of favors, courtesy and reciprocity are inevitable. Project acceptance, quality inspection, fund declaration, etc. are all checkpoints. Whoever sits in that seat will have a little to eat."
Jiang Ning's face turned black: "Who did you give it to?"
Boss Li said quickly, "The people in the engineering department know that I have been following General Manager Jiang. They don't dare to block me and eat me. I just gave them some cigarettes and alcohol as a token of my appreciation. They are not worth much, only a few thousand yuan."
Jiang Ning asked: "What about the others? Did they send any money?"
"This……"
Boss Li hesitated, not wanting to be the bad guy.
Jiang Ning looked unhappy: "If you don't want to tell me, forget it. I'll ask someone else later."
Boss Li gritted his teeth and said, "I heard that a few bosses have given it to you."
"Who sent it?"
"Chen Wanshan sent it."
……
The more Jiang Ning asked, the darker his face became. He didn't expect there would be so many things.
After leaving the East Second Gate, go to the office area.
On the way, Jiang Ning made several phone calls.
Boss Li was terrified after hearing this.
The office building is busy with many people coming to do business.
As soon as Jiang Ning got downstairs, he ran into Jiang Wei and asked in surprise: "Why are you here?"
Jiang Wei said: "Pay the rent, the lease is about to expire."
Jiang Ning nodded and didn't say much to him.
Just went up to the office building.
Boss Li didn't follow him up, but went over to greet Jiang Wei: "Brother Wei, you have to come here in person to pay the money!"
Jiang Wei said gloomily: "Well, I just raise a cow, which is incomparable to a big boss like you."
Boss Li was not arrogant and said, "Brother Wei, what kind of big boss am I? If the boss didn't give me a meal, my whole family would have to follow me to beg for food. Brother Wei, this is a long-term business. You can make a multi-millionaire in a year."
Jiang Wei didn't bother to talk to him and asked, "How did Jiang Ning get here in your car?"
Boss Li chuckled and said, "The boss is going on a secret visit. I think someone is going to be in big trouble."
Jiang Wei suddenly became alert: "Is Zhao Fangping going to be in trouble?"
Boss Li was surprised: "Wei Ge knows?"
Jiang Wei looked confident: "Of course I know. That bastard dared to talk to me in an official tone. He is just an employee and doesn't know where his position is. He is not disciplined and doesn't behave himself. It's not a piece of cake to deal with him."
Boss Li nodded repeatedly and complimented him a few times.
Don't be fooled by the size of the project he's working on. He clings to Boss Jiang very tightly.
But he couldn't be too arrogant towards the brothers of the Jiang family.
Even if he is ten years older than Jiang Wei, he should still be called Viagra.
After all, he is a royal relative. Even if there is no benefit in being humble, at least there is no harm.
Otherwise, if you accidentally offend someone one day, and they stab you in the back, you will suffer the consequences.
After so many years in society, how could I not understand these principles?
The two chatted for a while downstairs.
Jiang Wei was about to leave and asked, "Are you leaving or not?"
Boss Li said, "I have to wait. The boss didn't drive. I guess I have to take him back."
Jiang Wei nodded and left first.
While reversing, I took a few glances at Boss Li's Mercedes-Benz and was extremely envious.
When can I buy a Mercedes-Benz and replace this eight-hand Land Rover?
……
Jiang Ning went to the office to handle some official business, and then asked someone to call the management to a meeting.
Not long after, the management came to the office.
In addition to the two deputy general managers, there is also a general assistant who also serves as the director of the farm police station.
Then there are the heads of various departments, a total of more than a dozen. Jiang Ning's office is not big, it is about 50 to 60 square meters.
There are several groups of sofas, which can accommodate more than a dozen people if they squeeze together.
It’s been almost three years since I returned home.
Jiang Ning was also growing up. He was able to keep his emotions to himself. He didn't rush to settle the accounts. He said a few words first: "This year, everyone has done pretty well. At this rate, we will make a profit next year. However, we need to work harder to find a market for the wood. What can we do with more than 100,000 cubic meters of wood a year? Whether we can eat meat or drink soup next year depends on you."
Cao Junqing said, "I attended a promotion meeting in a neighboring province last month and contacted several timber merchants. The talks went well. They will come over to inspect in a few days. Those merchants are quite powerful and can consume 200,000 cubic meters of timber a year."
Liang Guoping also added: "The county is also vigorously promoting investment promotion. Recently, several projects have been negotiated. They should be implemented before winter and will be completed and put into production around the middle of next year."
Jiang Ning said: "Keep in sync with the other party, don't get caught up on your own."
The two nodded quickly.
It will sound good if you say it.
Jiang Ningcai said: "Okay, let's talk about the bad things after the good ones. What problems are there on the farm now? Tell us about them."
Everyone looked at each other and felt that something was not quite right.
Jiang Ning directly named him: "Lao Cao speaks first."
Cao Junqing racked his brains and thought for a while: "I don't think there are any major problems, but there are some minor ones. The current management of the farm is not sophisticated enough, and the business processes between departments also need to be further optimized and improved..."
Jiang Ning interrupted directly: "Speak human language, don't say such nonsense."
Cao Junqing was instantly embarrassed: "This..."
Jiang Ning asked him, "You are in charge of the operation, don't you see any problems with the farm?"
"I……"
Cao Junqing opened his mouth but couldn't answer.
Cold sweat broke out on my forehead, and I didn't know what went wrong.
Jiang Ning looked at Liang Guoping again: "Old Liang, you say."
Liang Guoping was calm. With Cao Junqing's experience as a lesson, he stopped talking nonsense and said directly: "The farm does have problems. Some managers are incompetent, the sales department is not doing its job, a lot of travel expenses have been incurred, but there are no outstanding performance results. The logistics execution ability is not enough, the food in the cafeteria is not good, and the employees are dissatisfied. These problems need to be solved."
The head of sales and the head of logistics looked wronged.
But Jiang Ning kept silent, and neither of them dared to argue.
"anything else?"
Jiang Ning took a pen and wrote something in the notebook.
Liang Guoping thought for a moment and said, "That's all for now!"
Jiang Ning didn't embarrass him because he was several years older than him.
He looked at the chief assistant again: "You also say something."
The chief assistant said, "I think it's OK."
Jiang Ning said in a bad tone: "Can't you see the problem? Then what do we need you as the chief assistant for? You're just occupying the toilet but not doing anything. If you don't want to do it, tell me and I'll ask the county to move you to another place and replace you with someone who can do the job."
The general assistant was sweating and a little confused.
What's going on today? Why are you shooting at yourself?
But there was no choice but to endure this injustice.
If Boss Jiang says that his chief assistant is not good enough, it would be no big deal to ask the county to replace him.
Jiang Ning did not embarrass him any further and let the various departments speak.
Start with the executive office.
Office Director Zhang Wen thought for a long time and said confidently: "I don't think there is any problem with the office."
Jiang Ning nodded: "Next."
The financial director, who had come here before, said confidently, "There is no problem with finance."
Next was the engineering department, whose person in charge didn’t dare to say there was no problem.
After racking my brains for a long time, I just talked about a few trivial issues.
As a result, he was scolded.
Jiang Ning asked him directly: "I asked you to tell me the problem, but what the hell are you talking about? Your ability to organize construction is not strong, what the hell is the problem? It's like taking off your pants and farting. How much money did you receive from the project owner? Why don't you tell me?"
The head of the engineering department broke out in a cold sweat.
Speechless.
Jiang Ning glanced over and said, "Next."
The departments behind were all trembling with fear, sensing that something was wrong.
When it was the Ranch Management Department's turn, Department Manager Zhao Fangping's eyelids twitched.
Those who said they were fine before are all fine.
I just gritted my teeth and said, "No problem."
result……
Jiang Ning asked him, "Is there any problem with the ranch management department?"
Zhao Fangping said with a stiff upper lip: "I think it's fine."
Jiang Ning asked, "What is a dispatch order? I don't know about it. Bring it to me and have a look."
Zhao Fangping shuddered and cold sweat broke out.
Jiang Ning waved his hand: "Go get it, bring it over to me and let me see it."
Zhao Fangping didn't dare to hesitate any longer and quickly got up and went out.
Jiang Ning looked at the management and said nothing more.
Everyone watches their noses and their noses watch their hearts. Some people have nothing to hide and remain calm.
Some people are worried and don't know what will happen.
After waiting for more than a minute, Zhao Fangping came back.
He took a piece of paper, walked to the desk and handed it to Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning took it and looked at it. There were four dispatch orders printed on a piece of paper, similar to the dispatch orders in the office. He turned the paper over and showed it to everyone so that they could see it clearly. He asked, "Has anyone seen this thing?"
Cao Junqing shook his head first: "I haven't seen it."
Liang Guoping also expressed his opinion: "It's the first time I've seen it, too."
The chief assistant followed suit and said he had never seen it.
Jiang Ning asked Zhao Fangping: "Who invented this thing?"
Zhao Fangping said with a stiff face: "It was done by the ranch management department."
Jiang Ning asked: "Why do you want to do this?"
Zhao Fangping racked his brains to explain: "Every time the harvesters enter the farm, the ranch department needs to issue them a pass, which is not very convenient to manage. We studied it and developed a dispatch system to facilitate management."
"very good!"
Jiang Ning nodded and said, "You know how to use your power. When I asked you to get a pass, you used the little power in your hands to the extreme, turning responsibility into power. You even got a permit. If the harvesters want to come in, the cadres must have a permit. If they want a permit, they have to pay tribute to you, otherwise they can't come in to work. You really know how to make money."
Cold sweat dripped down Zhao Fangping's forehead.
I wanted to tell the difference, but after talking for a long time I still didn't know how to tell the difference.
The others had different expressions.
But I finally understood why Boss Jiang was crazy.
"If you don't pay, we won't give you the order. We charge you 10 yuan per acre."
"You guys really made me proud. You did a great job."
Jiang Ning finally started to curse, and everyone lowered their heads.
Some people are worried.
Some people feel that they have been caught in the crossfire.
Jiang Ning was cursing when someone knocked on the door.
No one said anything.
Jiang Ning took the cup and drank some water before saying, "Come in."
Several economic investigators came in, and the leader introduced himself: "Boss Jiang, I'm from the economic investigation department."
Jiang Ning nodded: "Then I'll leave it to you."
The economic detective said ok, looked around, and then waved.
Several economic investigators went over immediately, put silver bracelets on Zhao Fangping, who looked pale and could barely stand, and the head of the engineering department, and escorted them out. Then, cries were heard from the office building, and all the people from the two departments were taken away.
The leading economic investigator said hello to Jiang Ning before turning around and leaving.
Jiang Ning didn't get up and asked someone to close the door.
Everyone looked sad, and it was inevitable that they would feel grief for the loss of a rabbit.
I was just wondering how Boss Jiang would handle this!
As a result, the economic investigation team came over and they were all scared.
This is too cruel.
The economic investigation team came directly to take the people away. Can they get out again?
Jiang Ning began to summarize: "I have reminded everyone long ago not to take money that you shouldn't take. God is watching what you do. As the old saying goes, if you don't want others to know, then don't do it. Today I remind everyone again, do your work in a down-to-earth manner, be a clean person, and don't regret it one day when you go to jail. If you feel that the salary is low and the money is not enough to spend, then work hard. The farm makes money. I am not a stingy person. I will give bonuses when they are due. If you still want to make money through illegal means, then you'd better do it secretly and don't let me know."
Everyone sat upright, listening attentively.
Jiang Ning said nothing more. He drove out the middle-level managers and left three senior managers.
He stood up and got a glass of water, then sat back down and said, "If something like this happens again, I hope you three will come and report it to me. If I find out first and you don't know about it, go back to where you came from!"
The three of them kept silent and looked stern, all feeling very aggrieved.
"Let's talk about issues of principle."
Jiang Ning said calmly, "Lao Liang, you and Lao Yang should be very familiar with each other. Since the establishment of the farm, such a thing has never happened. This is of course because the scale of the farm is small, and I have been in charge of many things and have experienced them personally, but Comrade Lao Yang has also played a huge role. Comrade Lao Yang is principled and is not afraid of offending people when doing his work. Even my relatives made mistakes and were driven out of the farm by him. Therefore, there is no soil for corruption in the farm. Can you be as principled as Lao Yang?"
Liang Guoping said with a stern face: "I will learn from Comrade Yang Zhen."
"And you two!"
Jiang Ning looked at the remaining two people again: "Don't try to smooth things over, and don't bring your work style into the enterprise. The enterprise is a place to create value, not a place for petty manipulation. I can share the value created by the enterprise with you, and you must also fulfill your duties and do your job well. If there is still something you don't understand, then go and ask Comrade Lao Yang for advice. That's it..."
(End of this chapter)