Material Empire

"You didn't embarrass me, but how do we get these six people back?"

Qin Hai looked at the roommates under the table who were as drunk as mud, annoyed and funny. On today's occasion, if there wasn't a god-like sunspot, Qin Hai would be the one lying below. He really had no one to use, so he brought Heizi out as a follower. Who would have thought that Heizi would have such an ability to knock down all six old buyers without standing still. When everyone was drinking together just now, Qin Hai could see clearly that Heizi challenged the six people one by one, and then put everyone down one after another, which is equivalent to one person owning the drinking capacity of six people.

"Didn't you cheat?" Qin Hai looked at Heizi, wondering if he had played some tricks and spilled the wine on his clothes, or poured it out secretly.

"How is this possible?" Heizi said disdainfully, "These people drink alcohol, how can I play any tricks in front of them. Boss, I have never had a chance to tell you that I am born to drink so I don't get drunk. Wine is like water to me. I heard from the doctor on our farm that there seems to be some kind of coal in my stomach..."

"Is it enzyme?" Qin Hai understood. The human body needs to rely on certain enzymes to absorb alcohol. If this enzyme is lacking, alcohol cannot be absorbed into the blood, and naturally it will not be able to get drunk. This kind of person is not the same as the person who drinks a lot of alcohol. The latter has a relatively strong ability to decompose alcohol, but he will still get drunk if he drinks too much. And people like Heizi don't drink alcohol at all, in other words, he can't enjoy drinking at all.

The tavern waiters came over, and they were not surprised to see a lot of drunk people. Someone got a tricycle, and a few big-waisted waiters moved the six drunks into the car like noodle sacks. Under Qin Hai's instructions, they were sent back to the guest house, where they were thrown on the bed one by one. . People who are drunk are dead. If Qin Hai and Heizi were to carry them, they wouldn't be able to carry even one of them.

In order to prevent the drunks from rolling out of bed in the middle of the night, the waiters instructed Qin Hai to fix them with ropes. Interestingly, these ropes were found by the waiter in the corner of the room. It is estimated that the same thing happened in the past.

The six of them slept until seven or eight o'clock the next morning before waking up one after another. Qin Hai helped them buy millet porridge and Wotou from outside. While eating breakfast, everyone shook their heads and sighed at Heizi.

After breakfast, Su Yabo took the novel and ran outside to find a shady place to study hard. The rest of them packed up and went their separate ways. In Su Yabo's words, they "went to work". Liu Ziwen, who had been talking very little yesterday, dragged his feet until the end. When everyone had left, he suddenly flashed in front of Qin Hai and said in a low voice, "Brother Qin, I want to discuss something with you, okay?"

Qin Hai nodded and said, "Brother Liu, you can tell me if you have anything to do. As long as you can help me, I don't have anything to say."

Liu Ziwen said: "I want to ask you, can your factory give kickbacks?"

Qin Hai was stunned for a moment. Although everyone had already had a drink, it seemed that they were still not familiar to this level, right? Everyone is very particular about what they can and cannot say at the wine table. Even when everyone was drunk, they kept secrets about things like kickbacks. As a buyer, if you don't have a doorman, you can't even think about getting things done.

"Brother Liu, why do you ask this?" Qin Hai asked Liu Ziwen instead, taking a step back.

Liu Ziwen said: "I observed it yesterday. You brother Qin is a warm-hearted person and a decent person. I think it is more practical to cooperate with you brother Qin. To be honest, I am connected to a line now, which is a large coal mine. Long. However, his appetite is relatively large, and I can't satisfy it, so I want to join hands with your brother Qin..."

"I didn't understand." Qin Hai said calmly. He could roughly guess what Liu Ziwen meant, but since the other party was begging him, why should he be too proactive? He had to wait for the other party to show all his cards before he could do it himself. Sit down and pay back the money.

Liu Ziwen said: "The leaders of our factory are a bunch of old-fashioned people. Not to mention kickbacks, even the ordinary hospitality expenses are paid to death. Just like this, we, the buyers, are still insisting on getting things done. This is not driving ducks. Is it on the shelves? I saw that when you were entertaining guests yesterday, brother Qin, you were generous. I guess your leaders should be quite open-minded, and you should be able to accept things like kickbacks. So, I want to negotiate a deal with you. "

"I would like to hear more about it." Qin Hai sat down on the bed, passed a cigarette to Liu Ziwen, and then quietly waited for Liu Ziwen to continue.

Liu Ziwen also thought it over carefully, or maybe he went to the doctor in a hurry, and in desperation, he regarded Qin Hai as a life-saving straw. He took the cigarette offered by Qin Hai, sat down in front of Qin Hai, and said, "It's like this. The mine manager I contacted has 50,000 tons of unplanned coal in his hand, and he promised to give it to me. However, he Asking for a rebate and asking a price, I really can't accept it."

"How much does he want?" Qin Hai asked.

Liu Ziwen made a "two" gesture, and Qin Hai guessed, "Twenty thousand?"

Liu Ziwen shook his head and said, "It's 200,000."

"He really dares to ask for it." Qin Hai sneered and commented, feeling an inexplicable sense of disgust welling up in his heart.

Qin Hai is not a person who lives in a vacuum. He also has some understanding of all kinds of ugliness in real life. On the first day, Li Shangming introduced him various inside stories about coal trading, and he didn't find it strange at all. But today Liu Ziwen was shocked to hear that someone dared to ask for 200,000 kickbacks as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Didn't you hear someone say that you have the right to use it, and it will become invalid after the expiration date. Those who are officials now don't want to make more money when they are on stage. After they step down, they will not be able to get it even if they want to." Liu Ziwen seemed to see it through. Like a world of mortals, he educated Qin Hai.

"That's right." Qin Hai said, "Then, old Liu, how do you plan to cooperate with me?"

Liu Ziwen said: "He wants a rebate, but our factory does not agree to give a rebate. I am stuck here, and I have no choice. If your unit can give a rebate, I would like to discuss with you. I will give you some of the coal. , As for the rebate, it will also be paid by your factory, what do you think?"

"Then am I at a loss?" Qin Hai asked with a half-smile.

Liu Ziwen was a little anxious, and argued: "How can this be considered a loss? I also connected the line through untold hardships. They thought I was an honest and responsible person, so they told me the truth, and replaced it with someone else. He won’t even meet him at all. 50,000 tons of coal, 200,000 yuan in rebates is really not much. If Lao Xie is asked to do it, he agrees without saying anything. How much?"

The old Xie he was talking about naturally meant his roommate Xie Qijin. Xie Qijin is a professional delinquent, what he does is buying and selling, and the money he spends and earns is his own, with a high level of autonomy. Xie Qijin can decide for kickbacks like this.

Qin Hai was unmoved, he asked: "In that case, why didn't you discuss this matter with Lao Xie?"

Liu Ziwen knew that it was impossible to keep some things secret, so he said: "It's not that I never thought about cooperating with Lao Xie, but there are two obstacles here. First, the other party is a cautious person, and he doesn't want to cooperate with Lao Xie." I am afraid that this kind of person is unreliable. Second, if the other party is really willing to cooperate with Lao Xie, it is probably nothing to do with me. Relationships are worthless once they are broken. If Lao Xie can cooperate with Lao Xie The other party is connected online, why should he let me take some of the coal?"

Qin Hai couldn't help laughing: "Old Liu, do you believe that I won't kick you, and go to meet with the other party by yourself?"

Liu Ziwen said: "Well, now that things have come to an end, I can only gamble on my own eyesight. I think you are a kind person, brother Qin. You said yesterday that you would help Lao Wan find someone to teach you about technology, and you didn't even mention the cost. This shows how kind you are. You know that Lao Wan is a self-employed man, so it's normal for you to ask him for consulting fees for things like this?"

Qin Hai patted his head and said, "Oh, it's because I'm missing a string in my head. Lao Liu, you reminded me well. I'll ask Lao Wan for consulting fees later."

Liu Ziwen was not affected by Qin Hai's pretentiousness at all. He said, "Brother Qin, don't pretend. Although my old Liu lives a poor life, I still have a way of judging people. You are a good person at heart, and you want to It’s not like learning bad things. It’s because of this that I plan to cooperate with you. 50,000 tons of coal, I can share 30,000 tons with you, and I can take 20,000 tons back to pay the job. 30,000 tons of coal, give 200,000 Do you think your factory can accept the kickback?"

The national price of a ton of coal is about 70 yuan, while the price on the black market has been sold for more than 100 yuan. There is a difference of more than 30 yuan between the two. Liu Ziwen promised to deliver 30,000 tons of coal to Qin Hai, and based on the black market price, there was a price difference of nearly 1 million yuan. If Xie Qi was allowed to come in and choose, he would definitely be willing to take out 200,000 yuan as a kickback, so that he could keep a profit of more than 800,000 yuan. As a state-owned enterprise, it is impossible to offer such a high rebate. As Li Shangming said, it cannot pass the financial system alone.

Qin Hai is running his own business, and he can have the final say on financial matters. However, it is still a bit of psychological pressure for Qin Hai to spend 200,000 yuan in bribes, which is really not in line with his principles of life. He wanted to find a reason to shirk it, but seeing Liu Ziwen's bitter face and the look of hope in his eyes, he couldn't help but feel soft.

"How about this, Lao Liu, if you trust me, I will accompany you to meet the mine manager and listen to his conditions before we discuss. Whether it will be successful or not, I will definitely not ruin your business. What do you think?" Qin Hai finally said this to Liu Ziwen.

Liu Ziwen nodded: "Well, for such a big matter, you can't be expected to agree to it without seeing someone. How about it, brother Qin, I will make an appointment with the mine manager first, and we will go there together after the appointment. By the way, When the time comes, bring your colleague Xiao Fu with you, that mine manager is a good drinker, and he won't speak the truth until he drinks to a certain extent."