1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 602 Remember to come and see me
After shaking hands warmly again, Yang Mo watched Qian Yongxiang and others, who were eager to return home, board the bus with reluctant smiles on their faces.

When the vehicle disappeared from sight, he waved his hand, signaling everyone to return to their work posts. Every one of the people present was now the core backbone of Dahua Company, and they had to deal with countless tasks every day. They had already wasted nearly an afternoon receiving the Tongren inspection team. If they didn't go back to deal with those documents, what would happen if the progress of various projects was delayed?
"Boss Yang, what's going on today? Why don't I understand?"

When I turned my head, I found Wang Xin standing next to me without knowing when.

Due to the agreement, Yang Mo specially arranged this girl to be the secretary of the meeting today, so she listened to every word of the conversation between the two sides today.

But she knew every single one of those words, but when they were put together, she couldn't understand them;
After those conditions were put forward, the originally reserved Tongren inspection team made a 180-degree turn in their attitude and even took the initiative to ask Yang Mo to add additional conditions, which made her even more confused.

So as soon as the show was over, she couldn't wait to ask Yang Mo for advice in order to solve all the doubts in her mind.

Hearing this, Yang Mo smiled gently. After all, this girl was an illegitimate daughter who could not be seen in public. She had not lived with Wang Yinuo since she was a child and had not received any family education within the system. In addition, after graduation, she went to work in a drilling company or a TV station, which were only places for pretty girls. Therefore, it was normal that she could not understand the twists and turns here.

I wanted to answer while walking, but when I glanced, I saw a thin figure appear not far away.

After thinking about it, Yang Mo called back Zhuo Mali who was halfway there, and pointed at Wang Xin: "Give me some guidance."

After giving the order, he walked quickly towards the figure.

Only Wang Xin, who looked confused, and Zhuo Mali, who was rolling her eyes, were left there.

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"Master, my father and Qian Shi are gone?"

Seeing Yang Mo coming over, Bai Mengmeng seemed very happy. She leaned over to look at the back of the car that was about to disappear from her sight, then stretched out her hand and handed over the snacks she had just bought. Like all young girls, Bai Mengmeng was at an age when she was greedy, so although she had the style of a leader at work, she would eat all kinds of snacks when she was free.

Perhaps because she was used to being a wild kid, the little disciple had a very good physique. Therefore, even though it was already late autumn and the streets were full of people wearing thick sweaters, she still simply put on a thin coat. In comparison, the girl, who was not very tall to begin with, looked even smaller.

Looking at the paper bag handed to him by his apprentice, Yang Mo laughed. Then he took out two roasted peanuts that were a little black from the bag made of waste newspaper folded into the shape of a boat cap. He pinched them casually and threw the two fragrant peanuts into his mouth: "Okay, let's go."

Bai Mengmeng looked a little worried when he heard this: "Did the discussion go well?"

Because of her status, she was not qualified to participate in today's reception and negotiation. Therefore, even though she had long known the three-step strategy proposed by her master and was greatly impressed by it, she had no idea what the result of the discussion would be - in this kind of thing, human factors account for a large part, and it is not necessarily the case that you can achieve cooperation if you come up with a good idea.

Yang Mo laughed heartily and boasted without blushing, "I, your master, have personally come out to help you. How can you return empty-handed? Hehe... it's going pretty smoothly."

After saying that, he briefly recounted the process of today's negotiations and the reactions of Qian Yongxiang and others.

After hearing this, the young disciple breathed a sigh of relief and looked at his master with admiration in his eyes.

Although Yang Mo was bragging shamelessly, from her point of view, her master was just stating a fact. Ever since she knew her master, he had always been right. Even though the situation in Tongren area was special, and even though Qian Yongxiang's background was not comparable to that of an ordinary deputy, no matter how extraordinary it was, could you still compare to the likes of Mr. Zhao and Gao Qingfeng?
Thinking of this, the young disciple did not hesitate at all: "Master, is there anything you need to tell me specifically?"

Bai Mengmeng tilted his head and thought for a moment, "For example... when I go back, I'll tell my dad that the situation is serious, so that I can get more mercury mines from the city to use as collateral?"

If the titles of "rare" and "precious" in front of metals such as tungsten and titanium seem a bit exaggerated, then mercury ore is definitely a real rare and precious mineral.

This stuff can not only be widely used in electrical, instrumentation, chemical, military, medical and other fields, but the global proven total reserves are only about 70 tons, and the annual mercury production is only a few thousand tons. After 2020, with the depletion of mercury mine resources around the world, the annual production will drop sharply to about 2000 tons.

The basic reserves are 30 tons, the total reserves are 70 tons, and the global annual production is only a few thousand tons. What does this mean?
During the same period, global rare earth production exceeded 12 tons!
Considering the comprehensive output and industrial use, apart from gold, there are few minerals in the world that are scarcer and more valuable than mercury. Otherwise, the Wanshan Mercury Mine would not have been almost emptied when the foreign debt was repaid. Under the circumstances at that time, everything that could be used to repay the Russian debt was the best stuff.

So you think that the complete ban and replacement of old-fashioned thermometers and blood pressure monitors after 2008 was purely for safety and convenience?
NO, NO, NO. It’s more like heavy rare earths. With the comprehensive upgrading of the industry, we have finally fully realized the importance, scarcity and strategic value of mercury!

Although Bai Mengmeng didn't know to what extent mercury would be in short supply in the future, she knew the importance of mercury mines to the Texas region... In addition to the military industry, electrical, instrumentation, chemical, and medical industries are all key incubation industries in the Texas region. The Texas Urban Development Fund Company invests a lot of research and development funds and support funds every year.

There is no need to talk much about the importance of the three major industries of electrical, instrumentation, and chemical in their respective economic fields and industrial chains, as well as their downstream constraints. Even in the medical industry, the demand for mercury is considerable - many unique Chinese medicine prescriptions for removing phlegm, detoxifying, disinfecting, and promoting blood circulation require processed mercury.

And the most important thing is that mercury is irreplaceable in a considerable part of the production links of these industries. It can definitely be called an "invisible fatal flaw", and it is most suitable for an old bastard like my own master to secretly set up a trap!
Therefore, in Bai Mengmeng's opinion, if he did not lock in more priority supply rights and indicators of mercury mines, then his master would be at a great loss - as a member of the Confucian cultural circle, the island country is a major tea-drinking country. If he could really be the first to enter the island country's matcha market, that would be a huge market for Lao Bizi.

Hearing this, Yang Mo shook his head and said, "Don't take the initiative to ask for it. This will not be good for you and your father... Don't worry, given the actual situation in Tongren, Qianshi and the others have no choice. Even if your father doesn't ask for it, the conditions that Tongren will offer in the end will not be less than this one."

Although like other areas in Guizhou, Tongren area currently has very few other high-quality assets, it is extremely rich in mineral resources, including a large number of manganese, lead, zinc, vanadium, coal and other minerals, especially manganese ore. The proven reserves are as high as 3700 million tons, ranking third in the country.

But the problem is...

Don't forget the uniqueness of the Tongren area.

Yes, the manganese ore reserves in Tongren area are very rich. Even though the proven reserves today are far less exaggerated than those in later generations, it is still a huge number. But the problem is that the manganese mines in Tongren are mainly concentrated in Songtao County, and TR City accounts for a far smaller proportion of this area... Whether it is Songtao or Yanjiang, they are all autonomous counties. How much initiative and voice do you think the city has if it wants to use these manganese mines as collateral?
The rest of the minerals are facing similar situations.

Coal mines are mainly concentrated in the five counties of Sinan, Yanhe, Dejiang, Shiqian and Yinjiang;
Lead and zinc mines are mainly concentrated in Songtao, Tongren and Yanhe.

Iron mines are mainly concentrated in the three counties of Shiqian, Yanhe and Dejiang;
Etc., etc……

Let me remind you again, the reason why Tongren's administrative level is a "region" rather than a prefecture-level city is because it is a gathering place for ethnic minorities and there are autonomous counties everywhere. The city needs to fully respect the wishes of each county and everything must be discussed carefully. Except for some major policies, there is no such thing as an order from a superior for other matters!
In this case, even if the matcha industry will benefit a considerable number of counties and residents, do you think that when the project is still just a plan, the counties will agree to you using the only valuable local mineral as collateral?
Even if you think about it with your butt, you will know that this is not realistic. Otherwise, the remaining mineral resources in Tongren area would not have to wait until it became a prefecture-level city to be developed on a large scale.

Therefore, faced with this somewhat daunting situation, the only option for the city is to ask for support from the province while launching the project on its own.

Fortunately, China's mercury reserves rank third in the world, and Guizhou's mercury reserves rank first in the country. More than half of Guizhou's mercury mines are concentrated near Tongren. Although the Wanshan Mercury Mine, once the world's largest mercury mine, has been almost emptied, Tongren still has the Tongren Mercury Mine, which ranks fourth in the province.

This is a mercury mine located directly in the city. Unless the province is willing to bear all the startup costs of the matcha industry, the already financially tight Tongren area has no other way to get a piece of this cake except to use part of the property rights of the Tongren mercury mine as collateral!
Is it possible for the province to fully bear the start-up capital for the matcha industry in Tongren?
That's obviously unrealistic!

Therefore, even if Bai Mengmeng did not instigate his father to ask for this, Qian Yongxiang and others would have taken the initiative to use a considerable portion of the property rights of the Tongren Mercury Mine as collateral, and then signed a priority supply agreement and provided some mercury mine allocation indicators.

On the contrary, if Bai Yong took the initiative to ask, Qian Yongxiang and the others would not only agree to it, but also repay a large favor they owed... This would be very detrimental to the future development of Bai Yong and his daughter, especially Bai Mengmeng.

In fact, the reason why Yang Mo never took the initiative to propose conditions, but let Qian Yongxiang and others come up with their own proposals, and even didn't want Bai Yong to speak up to help, in addition to maximizing benefits, he also didn't want the Tongren area to have resentment in the future... At present, TR City only has the property rights of the Tongren mercury mine that can be used as collateral for a large amount of funds, but with the continuous upgrading and development of domestic industrial technology, the importance and scarcity of mercury will gradually become prominent in a few years, and the already scarce mercury mine will become a very important card in their hands. If he took the initiative to propose to use the property rights of the Tongren mercury mine as collateral, he would inevitably be resented and cause more trouble out of thin air; but on the contrary, if it was proposed by the Tongren area itself, Yang Mo would have more initiative at that time, and there would be less trouble.

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Bai Mengmeng was stunned when he heard that his master didn't intend to let him help to plead for him. However, when he heard the words "this is not good for you", he couldn't help but feel a warm feeling in his heart.

Although his master's reputation in the outside world is full of bad words such as aloof, overbearing, autocratic, and intolerant of others, and even many people who have been touched by his cake regard him as an enemy, it must be said that his master is absolutely impeccable to his disciple... Sometimes Bai Mengmeng wonders whether most fathers in this world can achieve the level of his master.

Thinking of this, Bai Mengmeng asked persistently: "Master, I will go back with you tomorrow morning... What do I need to do when I go back?"

She felt frustrated that she had never been able to help her master. She felt as frustrated as children who, after graduating, find that they are still unable to help their parents solve their problems.

Therefore, the meaning of her question was very clear. She just wanted to know how else she could help her master... The essence of this cooperation attempt between Dahua Company and Tongren District was that both sides took what they needed. However, she thought that the price paid by Dahua Company was a bit too high. She did not think that Tongren could come up with something truly equivalent this time.

However, she understood her master's style of doing things very well, and she also understood that her master always put opportunity cost first. Therefore, what her master wanted might not be what was on the surface; so as a disciple, she naturally wanted to do her part.

Yang Mo stared at her for a while, then suddenly smiled and nodded: "Come to think of it, there are indeed some things you need to pay attention to when you go back."

Bai Mengmeng suddenly became alert: "Master, you tell me, I will remember it."

Yang Mo thought for a moment, "First, you are my apprentice, and you are very familiar with Dahua Company and Qingfeng Food. Therefore, you are the first person in charge of the mung bean powder chain project. This is also the foundation for your career in the next few years. Others will not have the opportunity to intervene. So when you go back, you need to focus on this project. Don't listen to the nonsense about so-called unity with comrades. Be tough when you need to be tough, and don't leave others the chance to reap the fruits in the end... Do you understand?"

Bai Mengmeng was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Master, I understand."

Unlike later generations, this is not an era where everyone is happy. If you want to make progress, you must dare to express yourself and dare to stand up and take on the responsibility... Of course, if you just want to get by, just ignore this sentence. Yang Mo hummed softly: "Second, your father is the director of the Poverty Alleviation Office. You will also work in the Poverty Alleviation Office after you are transferred back. The three projects that Dahua Company cooperates with Tongren District are also carried out in the name of counterpart assistance and industrial support, so you must grasp the key points... In the future, whether it is work or project decision-making, the first foothold will always be poverty alleviation, not pure commercial considerations, otherwise you will be very passive, understand?"

Bai Mengmeng hummed again, but his eyes looked a little strange.

Seeing this, Yang Mo thought that his young apprentice had not grasped the key point for a while, so he continued to remind him: "For example, when organizing people to go to Horgos and Central Asia to engage in border trade business, you can't just consider the adaptation perspective and only consider the Miao people in Songtao who are famous for their courage and fighting spirit. You also need to take into account the Han people in TR city and the Tujia people in Yinjiang area who are relatively peaceful;"

"In addition, what we will sign with Tongren in the future may only be a framework agreement. Therefore, in the specific work, you also need to strive for some details, such as insisting that the personnel here be sent in the form of groups or small teams, rather than individuals. The small teams sent must be mixed according to different personalities, and then force the people from the Miao, Dong, Han, and Tujia ethnic groups to be forcibly twisted together, and use interests to force them to cooperate sincerely in the unfamiliar environment in the future, and resolve secondary contradictions by building new major contradictions, so as to eliminate the inherent prejudices and impressions between them... Poverty alleviation in Tongren is not just poverty alleviation, it also plays the role of promoting ethnic integration and resolving regional conflicts, and this is the link where you are most likely to achieve results, understand?"

Bai Mengmeng hummed again, but her head drooped slightly.

Seeing this, Yang Mo continued to add: "In addition, the most important point of poverty alleviation work is to be convincing, and to be convincing, you must be fair. To be fair, you must speak with facts and science, and tell the people these truths in their original form, rather than hiding them from one person."

"Take the matcha project for example. In places suitable for tea planting, you must expand the planting area. In places not suitable for tea planting, you should not allocate quotas. Don't always think about taking care of the people's emotions. Don't always use the method of spreading rain and dew equally. If the industry fails to develop, the whole Tongren area will suffer. Don't lose the big picture for the small;"

"If local people are upset, then we can use professional data to explain the science and reasoning to them. Regardless of the region, most people can still be convinced by reason. Many times, they are upset because no one has given them a convincing reason... And you are a Miao, and you grew up in Tongren. You are quite well behaved. In this respect, you have an advantage over others, so you should give full play to your advantages."

"Of course, explaining the truth is only one aspect. You also have to use other means to make up for the losses that the masses think they have suffered as much as possible... If the area is not suitable for growing tea plantations, you can consider giving them more quotas to open small shops or franchise restaurants in the disaster area. Anyway, there is no technical difficulty. As long as the character and personality meet the standards, anyone can go;"

"Similarly, when the mung bean powder chain project is rolled out, and the camellia oil, rapeseed oil, pearl peanuts (another specialty of Tongren), and tung oil projects also begin to intervene, you can also further promote ethnic integration while artificially balancing the differences in regional development opportunities;"

"For example, we can subdivide the industrial links and forcefully tie two villages or regions with historical conflicts together. One village is responsible for growing camellia oil and processing tung oil, while the other village is responsible for growing tung oil and refining camellia oil. We follow the process and refuse to accept any raw materials that skip the steps. We force them to form business ties and cooperation. With more interactions and making money together, after a period of time, won't conflicts and misunderstandings be resolved?"

"You have implemented your promises to the end, and the people have benefited from it. It has also taken into account objectivity and fairness. The people are not unreasonable, so how could they not obey you?"

"At that time, we should let go of those lazy people, and deal ruthlessly to those troublemakers with ulterior motives. No one will really have any objections, and no one will always use regional discrimination as an excuse. At this point, the subsequent work will be much easier to carry out... As I said before, whether it is ethnicity, gender, age or resources, you have more advantages than others, and you must make use of this advantage."

In the next half hour, Yang Mo talked a lot, all based on the actual situation in Tongren. He told his little apprentice how to integrate resources and how to make use of commercial and administrative resources to achieve results. He even listed the key points that should be paid attention to in the operation of each small industry with a little potential. He looked like an old father who was about to send his daughter to the examination room.

Bai Mengmeng looked at her master with complicated eyes. She originally thought that her master would tell her what he wanted and how to help him realize his future plans step by step. However, after more than half an hour of explanation, he was only thinking about her and did not mention her own affairs at all.

"Master, do you really have nothing else to tell me?"

"For example...stand firmly on Uncle Qian's side, make some necessary arrangements, and then use the special situation in Tongren to help you get something from the organization?"

Finally, finding a chance, Bai Mengmeng asked what he wanted to ask.

Hearing this, Yang Mo was stunned at first, then he laughed, and then rubbed the girl's head: "No, Master is most worried about you, just do your job well... As for Qianshi, you don't need to deliberately wrong yourself, he is a smart man, he knows what to do next."

Bai Mengmeng lowered his head again in disappointment and kicked the pebbles on the road with a little anger.

Seeing his disciple acting like a child, Yang Mo laughed. Just as he was about to comfort the girl's wounded heart, Bai Mengmeng suddenly raised her head and looked at him seriously: "Master, has anyone ever told you that you are not suitable to play a villain at all?"

???

Yang Mo looked at her in astonishment, not understanding why she suddenly changed the subject to such an irrelevant topic.

Bad guy?

I'm just a little bit more expressionless, a little more practical at work, a little less fond of socializing, and a little more selfish. How do I become a bad person?
Who on earth spread this?
Seeing Yang Mo gritting his teeth and guessing blindly, Bai Mengmeng suddenly chuckled: "By the way, Master, can I ask you a personal question?"

Yang Mo glared at her with a dark face: "What kind of messed up questions are you going to ask again? I already said it's a personal question, why are you still asking!?"

Miao girls in Guizhou have always been famous for their boldness and lack of boundaries, so after the two became familiar with each other, this girl often asked some gossip questions, and even asked several times whether he had a first love when he was in college, which really caused him a lot of trouble.

However, when he thought that his young apprentice would be boarding a train back to Guizhou tomorrow, and he didn't know how long it would take for the two of them to meet again, his heart softened and he sighed resignedly: "Forget it, I'm afraid of you... just ask!"

Seeing this, Bai Mengmeng immediately chuckled triumphantly, and then looked at him seriously: "Master, what I want to ask is... why didn't you choose to be with Sister Lu, but chose Master's wife?"

After saying that, as if she was afraid that Yang Mo would avoid the topic, she pouted and emphasized: "You promised to let me ask, you are not allowed to regret it... And don't say that you didn't realize that Sister Lu also liked you at the time. She even helped you wash clothes and cook. Which normal woman would wash your underwear and socks together?"

Yang Mo really didn't expect that at this time, this girl would still be so concerned about such gossip, looking like she would never give up. He immediately pinched his temples with a headache: "To be honest, I didn't lie to you. I really didn't notice it at the time... Your sister Lu and I grew up together and are used to playing around. Even if she treats me well, I don't think there is anything wrong with it."

Bai Mengmeng curled her lips: "So, you are so good to Sister Lu, and even helped her lay the foundation for her next life. You think there is something wrong with that?"

With the initial success of the Qiangcun Company Incubation Plan, the companies in which Tugou holds shares have all grown stronger, and the gifts that Yang Mo deliberately prepared for Lu Yingying are no longer a secret to some people... The valuation has been able to expand to an enviable level of nearly 10 million in just over half a year, and the future value space is endless. No one would think that this is justified.

Seeing this, Yang Mo smiled bitterly: "Whether you believe it or not, I really don't think there is anything wrong with this, and it doesn't mean that I really have any bad intentions... Even if the issue of men and women now has no substantial impact on me."

"In fact, sometimes I think that even if I had noticed your sister Lu's affection for me at that time, I would probably not have walked with her."

Bai Mengmeng was immediately surprised: "Why? Is it because this Master's wife is more beautiful now?"

Yang Mo shook his head, his eyes were a little distant: "It's not this reason, you are still young and don't understand."

"In fact, for someone like me, I don't have much confidence in marriage life. For me, the relationship between husband and wife is more like a contractual relationship, and I need to manage this relationship like a partner... This is a cognition that comes from my bones, and I don't have the confidence to break this stereotype now."

"So, I have always believed that if we became husband and wife, it would actually be a blasphemy to the relationship between me and your sister Lu... Maybe it is difficult for you to understand, but she is probably the only person in this world, besides my parents, whom I can completely trust and entrust my life and death to."

Becoming husband and wife is actually a desecration of this relationship?

Bai Mengmeng's brain showed signs of burning. After blinking a few times, he spat softly: "Bah, I didn't expect that Master, you are also a scumbag!"

Yang Mo's forehead darkened. How did I become a scumbag again?
Before he could protest, Bai Mengmeng took a step forward and hugged him openly.

"Master, I'm leaving tomorrow, remember to come and see me in the future!"

Bai Mengmeng's voice was full of nostalgia, and her nose was a little blocked.

Yang Mo reached out his hand and gently rubbed her head: "Master promises you that I will come to see you in two years at most."

Bai Mengmeng hummed softly, then loosened her arms, then looked at him with a pouty mouth: "I don't like Master's wife, so if one day you divorce Master's wife, I will be the first to jump out and agree with you to be with Sister Lu!"

Yang Mo had a headache: "Don't talk nonsense, your master's wife is not as bad as you think... Besides, your master's situation does not allow me to divorce casually."

Bai Mengmeng wrinkled her nose and was about to say something, then her eyes rolled around and she looked at him with a smile: "I originally thought that you, Master, were a blockhead, but I didn't expect that you are such a scumbag at heart... Forget it, I won't ask about Sister Lu's affairs. When you come to Tongren to see me, I will use the most beautiful girl in our village to entertain you!"

As he said that, Bai Mengmeng chuckled: "Hehe, don't think I don't know about you and the girl in the Linpan Hotel... Don't worry, our Miao girls are the most enthusiastic, and they will definitely not let you down when the time comes!"

Yang Mo couldn't help but twitch his eyes when he heard this.

First he was a scumbag, then he was a lustful man. Is this the image I have in the eyes of my own apprentice?
Just when he was trying to save his image in front of this girl, he saw Bai Mengmeng turn around and leave gracefully, then waved his hand behind his back: "Master, I'm leaving. Remember what you said, you must come to see me in two years!"

There was a hint of crying in his voice.

Seeing this, Yang Mo sighed softly, then laughed: "Don't worry...I will come to see you!"

(End of this chapter)