Chapter 77: Mountain goods in the northeast are worthless
"Brother Zhang, what you want is unplanned coking coal, not raw coal?" Niu Qingkui frowned slightly.
"I need both raw coal and coking coal.
Coking coal is needed by the Hongqi Steel Rolling Mill in the capital, and I purchase it on your behalf.
Raw coal is a task assigned by our XC District Materials Bureau." Zhang Junping explained with a smile.
"When you say that, I'm a little confused.
Just now you said that as long as the coking coal is solved, Hegang's local products can be transported out.
Can’t the raw coal be used to transport local products together?” Tian Jianjun asked.
"Brother Tian, you are from a supply and marketing cooperative. You should know that our Northeast is rich in specialty products, especially mushrooms, pine nuts, and fungus, which can be found all over the mountains and plains.
Our supply and marketing cooperative also purchases goods every year, but the prices are kept very low. As a result, many mountain people would rather keep the products for themselves than sell them to the supply and marketing cooperative.
Why?
Isn’t it just because it can’t be transported?
Fungus is a penny a pound here.
But when it comes to BJ, it costs 5 cents per catty, or even 70 to 80 cents, and people are clamoring for every dime.
The reason for this situation is insufficient transportation capacity.”
"You are right. It is indeed the lack of transportation capacity that has caused a large amount of mountain freight in Hegang and even the entire Northeast to not be shipped out and sold at a high price." Tian Jianjun nodded in agreement.
"But what does this have to do with coking coal?"
"Whether it is your supply and marketing cooperative or our materials bureau, it is not easy to allocate more railway transportation capacity.
Apply, find connections, find connections, and the transportation capacity you finally applied for cannot be wasted on ordinary agricultural and sideline products."
"Yes!" Tian Jianjun nodded deeply with deep feeling again.
"However, Hongqi Steel Rolling Mill is a large factory affiliated to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and a leading enterprise in the country's heavy industry.
It is relatively easy for them to apply for railway transportation capacity.
I helped Hongqi Steel Rolling Mill contact coking coal, and then they were responsible for contacting railway transportation capacity, and by the way, I helped transport the local products back to BJ.
This can be regarded as borrowing the east wind." Zhang Junping explained with a smile.
He didn't hide any of this, and there was no need to hide it.
The most important thing in making friends is to treat each other with sincerity.
Even if they knew Zhang Junping's routine, Tian Jianjun and others would not operate such a thing by themselves.
They all have public offices, and there is no need to use their favors for public affairs.
As for operating in private to make money, the risk is too great and not worth it.
"Brother Zhang, we can cooperate on this matter.
There are a lot of mountain goods piled up in the warehouse of our supply and marketing cooperative.
I'll report it to our director later and I'll hand it over to you directly.
It will also save you the trouble of going to the mountains to purchase again, which will also affect the relationship between the two brother units." Tian Jianjun said with a smile.
"Okay!" Zhang Junping smiled and nodded: "I originally planned to collect a little bit and go back to exchange some supplies with my brother's unit.
Now that Brother Tian can coordinate to get the goods directly from the supply and marketing cooperative, that would be even better."
Tian Jianjun dared to say this because mountain products are not agricultural and sideline products controlled by the Planning Commission.
If it’s meat, eggs, fish and other agricultural products, do you think Tian Jianjun dares to promise it?
"You two are actually chatting!" Niu Qingkui said with a smile: "I haven't said anything yet?"
"What are you talking about? Brother Zhang has traveled thousands of miles to find you at your door. Why don't you do this?" Tian Jianjun replied with a smile.
“This season is the peak demand season for raw coal...
Got it, got it!
I won’t talk about this anymore.” Niu Qingkui saw Tian Jianjun’s contemptuous eyes and said with a smile: “Brother Zhang, how much do you need?”
"It depends on Brother Niu... My demand is relatively large, 300,000 tons of raw coal and 100,000 tons of coking coal." Zhang Junping said a little embarrassedly: "The main thing is to see how much coordination you can provide, Brother Niu.
Our director has promised that as long as I complete the task, I will be promoted to deputy department when I return and nominate the city's top candidates."
"Good guy, you are really big!" Niu Qingkui took a breath of air.
I was really frightened by Zhang Junping.
"If the quantity is small, I won't bother you, Brother Niu!" Zhang Junping smiled and complimented Niu Qingkui.
"Now I finally understand your purpose of getting those eight thousand sets of mirrors.
Brother Zhang, you are fighting an unprepared battle!
I admire you!" Niu Qingkui gave Zhang Junping a thumbs up.
"Niuzi, what mirror are you talking about?" Tan Xiaohong, who had been silent until now, interrupted and asked.
"Xiao Li, I have a few sets of mirrors in my bag. Take them out and give them to Sister Tan and Sister Jin." Zhang Junping told Xiao Li who was sitting next to him.
Then he smiled and said to Tan Xiaohong and Jin Yanhua: "Sister Tan, sister Jin, this little gadget is a gift from my younger brother to my sister. Don't think it's shabby."
"This mirror is so beautiful! The key is that it is compact and can be carried around in your schoolbag." Tan Xiaohong took the mirror, looked around and said happily.
"Just this thing, our unit is going crazy right now. They all come to me and want a set." Niu Qingkui pointed at the mirror and said, "Just this thing, Brother Zhang got 8,000 sets."
"Niu Zi, I don't care about anything else. Eight thousand sets of mirrors will cost me four thousand sets." Tian Jianjun spoke first.
"Brother Zhang, bring me five hundred sets, and I'll go back to work and install one."
"Give me a thousand sets."
"I just want three hundred sets!"
"I'll give you a thousand sets!"
"I can do it with two hundred!"
"I'll give you 4,000 of the 8,000 sets, why don't you die?" Niu Qingkui said unceremoniously: "And you, none of you are ashamed!
Brother Zhang solves the procurement task, can you solve it?"
"I'll write a note here. Is it too much? Two thousand tons of coking coal and five thousand tons of raw coal are no problem." Tian Jianjun patted the table and said.
"If you put it this way, I can also handle one thousand tons of coking coal and three thousand tons of raw coal." Lu Guoqing said with a smile.
"I have two thousand tons of coking coal and five thousand tons of raw coal here." Cao Zhiqiang also said.
"I can also handle two thousand tons of coking coal and five thousand tons of raw coal here." Tan Xiaohong said with a smile.
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Good guy, these few people came together and directly helped Zhang Junping solve one-tenth of the tasks.
"Thank you, brothers and sisters. I will lend you flowers to offer Buddha a toast to you all, so I'll do it first as a token of respect!" Zhang Junping filled up the wine and raised his head to drink.
"Brother Zhang, don't think that your mission will be easy to complete just because they have collected so much for you.
To be honest, these shameless guys are just using my things as a favor.
Without them, I can help you complete one-fifth of the task.
With them, it's one-fifth." Niu Qingkui drank the wine and said to Zhang Junping with a smile.
"Brother Niu, you don't need to tell me, I am also mentally prepared.
Not to mention whether there is so much unplanned production at the coal mine.
Even if there are, you can't give them all to me." Zhang Junping nodded in understanding.
"Brother, I won't say more, long live understanding!" Niu Qing filled up his glass, raised his glass and clinked it with Zhang Junping.
"Brother Zhang, don't listen to Niu Zi. The note I approved for you is not from Hegang, but from Jixi." Tian Jianjun said with a smirk.