Return to 2001 to pursue dreams

During the two consecutive days of exams, if someone like Gao had some divine help, it wouldn't be a big deal. Brother Liang took advantage of these two days to go to Xianghe to purchase specialties such as local eggs. According to him, in the first year of dealing with the local government, he must be high-profile and let all staff know that they are such a top company. Yes, the New Year gifts sent should not be too expensive. Because Boss Gao will feel pain in his body. This guy who lived a life of digging and digging in his previous life spent his money like water during this period, and his heart felt like it was being scratched over and over again with a knife. If the master hadn't said that this perverted man was trustworthy, I would have fought to the death with this guy, slapped him loudly, and reprimanded him with foul words. This money is not yours, right?

Gao Hongda also understands in his heart that in the current world, if you don't straighten out the people in the officialdom, it will be impossible for you to make your career bigger. Moreover, the words have already been spoken. A few days ago, Secretary Zheng Shaoqiu promised to vigorously sponsor the employee benefits of the development zone staff. In return, Secretary Zheng also invited him to dinner in his own name, and said that there was no one else to accompany him. This meant clearly that they were going to talk about something that could not be known to outsiders.

In the afternoon after the exam, Gao Hongda and Brother Liang pulled a truckload of New Year's goods to the entrance of the office building in the development zone. Secretary Zheng Shaoqiu arranged for the office director to come and receive the goods in person. The truck contained free-range eggs, cooking oil, rice noodles, and finely packaged goods. Vegetables, Brother Liang directed his boys from Tangshan Zhao to finish unloading the goods. Secretary Zheng arranged for all the staff to come to collect the New Year’s goods. The atmosphere was quite warm. Brother Liang’s boys specially wore red vests with permed tops. In large font: Huake Construction. This was obviously for fear that others would not see it, as the words were printed on the front and back of the vest, making it look like a prison uniform.

In the office, Secretary Zheng praised Gao Hongda for doing a good job. It was not that the development zone lacked these things, but the things they chose to give and the way they gave them. Regardless of how much these things were worth, it was because no matter what you said, he It is impossible to be said to be deliberately bribed by government workers. It is just some souvenirs and souvenirs. This is the recognition of the work of the management committee of their development zone by the people and enterprises. Secretary Zheng also lowered his tone and said that this matter must be clearly told to the landowners in the development zone. He, Zheng Shaoqiu, wanted to support Gao Hongda's enterprises to establish a foothold in the eastern suburbs.

Gao Hongda introduced Brother Liang to Secretary Zheng and said that Brother Liang was his office director. Secretary Zheng nodded at Brother Liang without any indifference and said: "No need to introduce more, my sister has already said on the phone Having said that, I highly appreciate this brother. He is very capable of doing things."

Gao Hongda secretly murmured in his heart: How can he be called strong at work? What did he do? It was just a middle-aged woman who was fooled into fainting! If he suddenly becomes your brother-in-law one day, hahaha, then there will be something good to see.

Brother Liang actually started to show off at this time, and said proudly: "Actually, Sister Zheng is the one who praised me so much. She is definitely a hero among women. Mr. Zheng is really blessed. He has a pair of sons and daughters who are both the best among men!"

Secretary Zheng waved his hand and said: "We brothers, please don't say such flattery. To be honest, we, brother and sister, can only have the jobs we have today because of the support of my brother-in-law. He has a teacher at the Central Party School." A very close classmate is the son of a high-ranking member of the Military Commission, who was a high-ranking official in the [-]s."

When Secretary Zheng said the name of the senior official, Brother Liang's eyes suddenly lit up and he said with great reverence: "This old leader is our idol. He once led the army on the battlefield in southern Xinjiang when he was still a division commander. The troops are invincible, and he often personally guides the soldiers in bayonet fighting and teaches combat skills. Since Secretary Zheng has this kind of relationship, I hope I will have the opportunity to be friends with that young master in the future, and I really hope I can pay a visit to this old leader."

Gao Hongda understood what he was thinking. His enemy was currently a popular figure in the military. However, with his current status, he was still far away from reaching the stage of contacting high-level officials. Therefore, he will never let go of this opportunity.

Secretary Zheng laughed and said, "I can't help you with this, you have to find a way to get my sister to help!"

Brother Liang put away this topic at the right time and never mentioned it again.

Gao Hongda handed over a shopping card and said that it was a gift for the child. Secretary Zheng did not shirk it and directly accepted it and put it in the drawer: "I really have to accept this. It is a thank you gift from you. I have good news to tell you. I have reported your land application to my superiors and discussed it in a meeting. My immediate boss is very supportive. It is estimated that it will not take long for the approval document from the land department to be issued. .”

Gao Hongda stood up excitedly and shook hands to express his thanks. Secretary Zheng changed his subject and continued: "I have another piece of bad news that I can't tell you here! I'll treat you to dinner and let's chat while we eat!"

Gao Hongda's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he began to wonder, what on earth is this bad news?

The hotel Secretary Zheng booked was a small farmhouse with a very quiet environment. The private room they booked was in a very remote corner, ensuring that no one would disturb them. We ordered some very elegant side dishes and the three of us drank them without any scruples.

After three rounds of wine and five delicious dishes, when he felt a little over the top, Zheng Shaoqiu finally talked about the serious topic: "To be honest, the local forces in the eastern suburbs are intricately intertwined. There are bandits among the officials, and there are officials among the bandits. Foreign investors are basically the same. Don’t dare set foot in this place.”

Brother Liang analyzed: "Actually, this is not a bad thing. The more it is like this, the more market gaps there are!"

Zheng Shaoqiu nodded and said: "What brother said is absolutely correct. With such good geographical conditions and such good resources, it will not be a problem to build a satellite city of the capital. Look at it now, it is still the same as a slum. The top few in the county and the city The main leaders have also discussed eradicating these evil forces and the protective umbrella behind them. Guess what, the background of these gangs is so great that even the city’s public security department dare not touch them easily. As long as they have an idea, There will be calls from the province or higher up to intervene. Take our largest grain and oil company in the eastern suburbs as an example. The boss is actually the godson of a top boss, the one who controls the country's electricity. You Who dares to touch him? Fortunately, he doesn't do anything illegal and doesn't cause us any trouble."

Gao Hongda sighed and said, "Is that Jiang Tianlu's background so awesome?"

Secretary Zheng took a sip of water and shook his head and said: "How is it possible? He deserves it too? It's just because of the relationship with several leaders in the city, and he is not in the same faction as us. Now is the business I want to talk about. You must ensure that I accept What you say will not reach the fourth person’s ears!”

The two nodded quickly.

Director Zheng lowered his voice and leaned his head over to say mysteriously: "The two factions have reached a tacit understanding. The forces below will fight according to their own abilities. They will not intervene from the official level! But social stability must be maintained."

Gao Hongda expressed his incomprehension. Brother Liang explained: "What the superiors mean is that they will not use the public security system to deal with these gangsters. We need to rely on our own strength and even unconventional means to smooth the road. Secretary Zheng, is this what you mean? ?”

Secretary Zheng did not answer directly, but raised his glass for everyone to drink. Then he said seriously: "I didn't say anything!"

Then the three of them were silent for a while. Director Zheng broke the silence: "I can understand you. You want to do business cleanly, but you are still young and don't understand the meaning. You want to do big business and there is no policy support." It won't work. After Shang Yang's reform, the principle that China has always adhered to is that politics comes from one door and profit comes from one hole. Therefore, if you want to make a lot of money, you must get close to a door. This door is very strange. Clean people cannot enter. go."

Gao Hongda found it difficult to accept this dumb way of speaking. Brother Liang seemed to understand: "I seem to understand. If you don't have a handle in the hands of your backers, you will never gain trust, let alone support."

Secretary Zheng said nothing, raised his glass and clinked one with the other. It was regarded as acquiescing to his statement.

Through Brother Liang's explanation, Gao Hongda also understood a little bit: the superiors hope that they will use black to control black and clear out the minions of the other faction for their own faction. In return, they will give themselves some policy concessions.

Before Gao Hongda could say anything, Brother Liang slammed the table and said, "Secretary Zheng, please tell your superiors that I, Yan, have handed over this certificate of surrender!"

Secretary Zheng had another drink with him and said solemnly: "Don't make too much noise! ​​Don't kill anyone!"

After eating this meal, Gao Hongda had questions on his head. The words of these officials were so cloudy and confusing that it gave people a headache. The conversation between these two old fritters in front of them was quite lively. Make yourself completely unable to get a word in edgewise.

Even eating can be so tiring! It was really the first time I felt it.

On the way back, Gao Hongda threw a lot of questions to Brother Liang: How to have a meal and get a certificate of surrender.

Brother Liang drove the car to the Chaobai River. This Chaobai River is the northernmost end of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal. It has been abandoned for hundreds of years. The wide river beach is full of yellow sand, and the spots reflect the moonlight, like the stars in the sky.

Brother Liang got out of the car and leaned against the car door. He took out a cigarette and lit it. He didn't rush to answer his question. He said deeply: "Brother, brother, I can't look back. The case in hand is too big. To tell you the truth, my real name is not Yan Gaoliang, so you don’t have to worry about it. Just remember that you are kind to me and trust me that I won’t harm you. You are still young, so just stay clean in the future."

This sentence sounds very familiar. In high school, a student gangster with a very good relationship once said the same thing: "Don't fool around with us. You have a good future and you can't afford to play with us!" So, true relationship Good and bad people don't want their friends to go their own way.

Gao Hongda couldn't help but be very moved. Sitting on the hood, he reached for a cigarette and lit it, and said solemnly: "Thank you for telling me this, but we are brothers and we can't let you do the dirty work alone. Lao Zheng is right. , If the water is extremely clear, there will be no fish; if people observe it carefully, there will be no disciples..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted. Brother Liang said angrily: "Don't chew the book with me. We are going to be used as chamber pots this time, do you understand? If you can use us now, just hold the palm of your hand." When it is not needed, it will be thrown under the bed. Between the two of us, one must be under the bed and the other in the sun. Otherwise, sooner or later, we will all be in trouble. I will not believe that these officials will pay attention to the moral principles of the world! Don't think that you have a strong fist and a lot of money in your hand. In fact, under the hammer and sickle, you are not even worth it. Therefore, you must first hug a thigh. Wait until you have thicker legs, and then hug them. Don't believe those Jianghu moral principles are used to coax fools."

Gao Hongda couldn't refute this. I smoked several cigarettes in silence. The last sentence was: "Damn it, even if you throw money at it, you will kill these gangsters!"

Brother Liang laughed and said: "Actually, it's not a bad thing. The benefits are exchanged. If we attack the other camp for them, they will throw bones for us. It must be very delicious!"

Gao Hongda yelled: "Are they treating us like dogs?"

Brother Liang said disdainfully: "Are you not satisfied? Not to mention, even if you want to be a dog, there are still people who want to be a dog but can't! Don't think of yourself too noble. In this world, everyone is just like a dog, all for a bone. Try your best to stay alive.”

Gao Hongda asked: "How do you go about dog-eat-dog? Could it be that he came to the door with a big knife and chopped Jiang Tianlu into pieces?"

Brother Liang was disdainful again: "If you kill one Jiang Tianlu, ten more Jiang Tianlu will jump out. If you want to get rid of it once and for all, you must do it openly and let everyone in society know that we are an existence they cannot afford to offend! I said , if you want to be safe, you must be strong enough!”

Gao Hongda asked again: "What are your plans? Make a date?"

At this time, Brother Liang wanted to kick him, but he still answered patiently: "Reckless man! Believe it or not, if you make a fight today, you will be sentenced tomorrow. You must defend yourself from a just and legal perspective. My plan is to lure the snake out of its hole and defeat it in one fell swoop. I need to leave a handle for the superiors to use as a complaint, but I can’t give them a big excuse to kill us in one fell swoop.”

Gao Hongda nodded in agreement: "When the approval procedures are completed, start it with great fanfare, wait for them to come to your door, and then beat them until they call you "Master!"

Brother Liang was very pleased and said: "You have figured it out. This method is simple and crude and the most effective! You have to tease this crazy dog ​​sometimes, lest he is not crazy enough!"

The two of them learned to howl like wolves by the river in the middle of the night. Fortunately, there was no one around for several kilometers, otherwise, it would really scare people.