Imagine the world

Chapter 412

The next morning, Charles made a concluding speech. Of course, what he said on a formal occasion was not to adjourn the meeting, but to announce the end of the first stage of discussion.

Members and consulting experts will go back and refine the draft plan based on the opinions collected. The second stage of discussion will be held one month later. The specific time and place will be notified separately.

Many participants left Port Fiso on the same day and returned to their respective posts.President Shire left by helicopter and didn't even have time to eat lunch.

Dong Zegang stayed on, and he was also one of the committee members who participated in this meeting. His current status is still the director of the legal department of Huanxiang Industry, and he is also the senior political adviser of the new government.

He might have become the Minister of Justice of Jili Kingdom, at least he thought so, but Mo Shangtong persuaded him to stay in Huanxiang Industry.Mo Shangtong was just persuading, not forcing him at all, and whether he could leave or not was entirely up to his own wishes.

Dong Zegang didn't dare disrespect his old man's opinion, so he still stayed in Huanxiang Industrial, but his influence was great.

When Huanxiang Industrial was first established, five directors formed the top decision-making layer, namely Feng Zibin, Yang Tehong, Mo Shangtong, Ke Mengchao, and Shire.Looking at the gold content of this list, it couldn't be higher, and Shire is at the bottom.

Ke Mengchao was the executive director and president at the time, and the group also had four vice presidents: Li Xiaoyang, Lei Dajin, Tang Senzhi, and Li Jingzhi, who were known as the Four King Kong.

There are twelve first-level departments in the headquarters. As long as the directors of these first-level departments are serving in the new government, their status is at least ministerial. For example, Shen Sishu has served as the Minister of Education.

Many important officials of the new government of Jili State were trained by them.

For example, the current minister of justice was once a deputy director of the legal department of Huanxiang Industry, and was one and a half levels lower than Dong Zegang's position; and the president of the national court was the deputy director of the legal department and Dong Zegang's deputy three years ago.

Now the top management of Huanxiang Industrial has changed a lot. The three old men and Shire have all resigned from the board of directors. The current list of directors is Feng Zibin, Manman, Lian Na, Li Xiaoyang, and Tang Senzhi.

Tang Senzhi is the executive director and president, and Cui Wanhe, Yi Bin, Van Dyke and Mo Xiaoyue are the vice presidents.

The first three vice presidents are all veterans of Huanxiang Industry. As for Mo Xiaoyue, he can be regarded as a half-veteran. He is not very old, he was born in the straw sandal gang, and he was once Wang Fengshou's assistant.

Van Dyck has been a little out of business recently, always running to Yangyuan Valley and not wanting to come out.Huazhenxing is considering changing a vice president recently, so the big shell is also happy, and it will not delay the daily work.

There is also a general counsel, Lei Yunjin, who also enjoys the treatment of vice president.

But three years have passed, and Dong Zegang's position is still the director of the legal department. In the nine-level system of Huanxiang Industrial, the position and salary still belong to the seventh level. It feels a little awkward. Even Mo Xiaoyue has become the vice president. !
But looking at it from another angle, his status and influence have also risen with the tide.

What was the size of Huanxiang Industry at the beginning?It is just a local private enterprise in Feisuo Port, but now Huanxiang Industry is not only the leading industrial group in Jili Country, but also has huge influence in all aspects.

Dong Zegang was very puzzled, he never thought that Huazhen Guild would specially invite him to drink, but he still had supper!He was a little uneasy but also a little looking forward, in short, he was in a mixed mood.

After arriving at the place where the guests were invited, Dong Zegang was a little confused again, almost thinking that he had gone wrong.He knew this place, and many cadres and workers from the Eastern Kingdom liked to come here in the middle of the night to eat skewers, but he had never been here.

In my impression, this used to be the dirtiest and most dilapidated neighborhood, but now it has been remodeled and has become much neater and cleaner, but it still looks a bit noisy and dim, and the air is filled with barbecue smoke, meat and other smells.

Dong Zegang stood at the store door and looked inside, but he didn't find Hua Zhenxing, and the boss didn't dare to greet him when he saw his appearance.

In the middle of the night, he was wearing a refined handbag, straight trousers, a dark blue long-sleeved shirt, and a pair of shiny buckle clips on the cuffs.It's not like coming here for sex, it's like coming to inspect, but who would come here at eleven o'clock in the evening to inspect?

At this moment, Hua Zhenxing's voice came: "Director Dong, come and sit here."

Turning his head and looking around, he saw that the stove had been set up under a big tree at the corner of the alley, and the place with the back against the big tree was vacant, while Hua Zhenxing was sitting opposite, sprinkling seasonings on a row of meat skewers, which had already been roasted thoroughly. Sizzling and oily.

Dong Zegang walked over with a smile, and didn't ask Hua Zhenxing why he invited him to such a place for supper.

He sat down as relaxed as possible, glanced at his watch, looked up and explained: "I'm sorry, I'm 10 minutes late. Today I suddenly announced the end of the first phase of the discussion, so there are a lot of coordination matters, and I have been busy until now. "

Hua Zhenxing poured him a glass of beer, and put the bottle in his hand: "Director Dong, you've worked hard...Let's have a glass of beer to relieve fatigue, and the meat skewers have just been roasted."

Dong Zegang took a sip from his cup, turned his head and coughed twice, as if he was choking a bit.Hua Zhenxing asked with a smile: "What's the matter, aren't you very comfortable?"

Dong Zegang said in embarrassment, "This beer... has a weird taste."

Hua Zhenxing: "Charles said the same thing yesterday, he also said that this local cassava beer is quite good after drinking it.

In fact, this is also a product of the company under the name of Huanxiang Industrial Group, and it is also a key research and development project. It uses local cassava as the main raw material. Mr. Yang personally guided it, and I also participated.

The hops are processed from a local wild humulus plant, which I found in the mountains in the west of the agricultural reclamation area, and then intensively cultivated artificially. "

Dong Zegang nodded quickly and said, "Good product! It fills the gap in this country's industry... Did you also invite President Xia to come here for supper yesterday?"

Hua Zhenxing: "It's not that I invited him, it's that he was greedy and invited me to sneak out to have a barbecue in the middle of the night. Gu Shuimen, Xia Changqing, and Lang Xiaomin were also there, and Shire even took a photo with the boss later.

I specifically said hello yesterday, asking the boss not to rush to post the photos today, and not to spread the news.Reserve this position for me first, I want to treat you today.

The seat you are sitting at now is the seat that Charles sat yesterday, if you come again in the future, it will be very difficult to grab it, it is estimated that there will be many people queuing up here to take pictures..."

Dong Zegang picked up the wine glass again, drained most of the remaining glass of wine, wiped the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand and said, "Then I have to take a picture too."

Hua Zhenxing got up and said, "Sit down, I'll take a picture for you, choose a few more angles...you need to use the flash." He took several photos of Dong Zegang with his mobile phone, and then sat down and said, "Eating meat , just baked!"

Dong Zegang took a sip very politely, his eyes changed immediately, and his manner of eating also changed. He quickly finished the whole bunch, picked up another stick and almost burned the corners of his mouth, and rubbed it Bian Zan said: "Director Hua, it's a pity that you don't open a shop for your skills!"

Hua Zhenxing: "I've heard this before, and some people say that Li Xiaoyang is so good at making shoes, it's a pity not to be a shoemaker!"

Dong Zegang was amused, poured wine for both of them, picked up the foamy cups and said, "Thank you, Director Hua, for the delicious meat skewers baked by himself, who else did you invite today?"

These two people are familiar even if they are familiar, and they are not familiar if they are not familiar.Hua Zhenxing has known Dong Zegang for a long time. Attorney Dong was the legal adviser of the straw sandal gang in his early years.The two of them don't have many personal relationships, and it's the first time in their lives that they have a separate drink appointment like today.

But after they met, they spoke a few words, like old friends who often hang out together, at least from the perspective of outsiders.Dong Zegang is of course a man of the scene, and Hua Zhenxing is no longer just a boy in the grocery store, although he is still a boy.

Hua Zhenxing: "I didn't make an appointment with anyone else today, so I invited you, Director Dong."

Lawyer Dong showed a flattered expression, but he didn't ask Hua Zhenxing what he wanted from him. He looked around and said with emotion: "This place has changed a lot. Does Director Hua come here often?"

Hua Zhenxing: "I don't come here often, but Shire likes this place..."

The two seemed to be chatting casually, and before they knew it, they talked about the topic of yesterday's meeting. Hua Zhenxing first cut to the chase: "I don't know what Director Dong thinks about what I said yesterday afternoon? There is no need to be taboo here, just say it."

Dong Zegang: "Very good, I have benefited a lot!"

Hua Zhenxing smiled: "I'm asking for opinions, different opinions."

Dong Zegang glanced at him carefully: "If you have to ask me what I think differently, I think Director Hua is too idealistic. This world is very realistic, and many things are not wishful thinking."

Hua Zhenxing: "Oh? What I talked about yesterday was not idealism, but real ideals, ideals for the future of this country. If there is no clear ideal, we will have no way to plan for the future, and we will not know what to do now.

Like, for example, are we going to restore gangs in various neighborhoods and try to make them work for us?Or prevent them from resurging, and take concrete steps to make them never appear again?
Both of these require specific plans, and what we aim to make plans for depends on our ideals.I don't think it's wishful thinking, most people don't want to go back to the days of gangs, do they?
As for idealism, I see what you mean.It is impossible to completely eliminate all gangs in this world, and it is also impossible to make those gangs never appear again. In reality, such things will always exist more or less.

Is it because of this that we cannot have the ideal of eliminating gangsters?Only by formulating specific measures for this ideal can we avoid this phenomenon to the greatest extent. "

Dong Zegang held the cup and said: "I have been taught, I will respect Director Hua for a cup."

Hua Zhenxing: "Don't always be like this. If you have something to say, you don't have to follow me."

Dong Zegang: "I have really been educated!"

Hua Zhenxing sighed: "Sincereness and truth are two different things. I would like to ask Lawyer Dong for advice. What do you mean by wishful thinking?"

Dong Zegang explained: "I am not saying that you are wishful thinking, but another situation. Of course we don't want to go back to the gangster rampage, and hope to eradicate it forever. I really support the policy of the new alliance and have always Do your best."

Hua Zhenxing nodded and said: "This is what everyone has seen with their own eyes. Your business ability is very strong and your contribution is also very large."

Dong Zegang: "This is not about me, nor about us. But there are always people in the world who are ruthless. As long as it is beneficial to them, they will try to revive that kind of gangster power... This is the weakness of human nature."

Hua Zhenxing raised his glass and said, "Respect, Master!"

Why did he say this suddenly? Dong Zegang was a little confused, but he raised his glass as well, and asked after finishing drinking, "Why did you remember to mention this glass?"

Hua Zhenxing said with emotion: "Master is almost holy!"

Dong Zegang stopped talking at all, and just looked at Hua Zhenxing with eyes asking for advice.Hua Zhenxing went on to say: "Throughout the ages, people in the world have been faced with similar confusions, and generations of children have faced various familiar stories.

The so-called close to the holy, is to make people no longer confused.He has already explained the truth about the problems you have encountered or have not encountered.These principles are not only for you to understand, but also for you to practice them. "

Dong Zegang: "I don't quite understand..."

Hua Zhenxing: "Have you heard of the term 'negative externalities'?"

Dong Zegang: "I study law, not economics, but I seem to have heard of it. It should refer to a department, an institution, an enterprise or even an industry. The better the development of itself, the less negative impact on the outside. Bigger."

Hua Zhenxing: "What a simple truth, Mr. Ke explained to me very clearly since I was a child, what is wishful thinking and what is idealism.

Let’s take the concept just now. For example, the legal industry that Director Dong is most familiar with has both positive and negative externalities. If it is an industry, as long as it exceeds a certain limit, the negative externalities will exceed the positive externalities, forming Absolutely overflowing.

There are also some businesses, as long as they appear, they have strong negative externalities, such as gangsters and criminal organizations.Its existence logic is not beneficial to anyone except for its own interests. The stronger it develops, the greater the negative externality.

If there are many such organizations in the world, they export negative externalities to each other, and the superimposed result is that no one will get better, that is the port of Fiso and Jili we have seen.

If personal ideals can only bring negative externalities, that is wishful thinking.If your ideal is closer to realizing it, the positive externality will be greater. This is idealism. "

Dong Zegang raised his glass subconsciously and said, "When did Mr. Ke tell you this? How old were you at that time? Why do I not feel like Mr. Ke's language style?"

Hua Zhenxing raised his glass and touched him: "This is indeed not the original words of the master. I was just nine years old at that time, and I was peeling lychees for the master. And not Chow'?
About five years later, I was looking for some books on sociology and economics on the Internet, and when I saw the concept of "negative externalities", I immediately realized that it is what the Master said a long time ago. '? "

Dong Zegang: "One more toast to Mr. Ke! Director Hua, you are really precocious."

After drinking, Hua Zhenxing continued, "The more successful one person is, the more harm he causes; the more successful the other person, the more benefits he brings. If neither of these two people is yourself, how do you choose?"

Dong Zegang also smiled: "Then do you still need to ask?"

Hua Zhenxing: "It's a pity that this kind of problem cannot be seen through at a glance, so let's not talk about it.

Inviting Director Dong to come here today, I actually have a very important task to entrust to you.This is a confidential task that requires you to keep quiet until you complete it and keep silent after you complete it. "

Dong Zegang: "Please trust my professional ethics, what is the task?"

Hua Zhenxing smiled: "In terms of professional ethics, Director Dong is absolutely trustworthy. This has been proven... You look at your phone, and I will send you a map. million square kilometers."

Dong Zegang lowered his head and took out his mobile phone, and found that Hua Zhenxing had sent all the photos he had just taken, with a map in the middle, on which an area was drawn and marked.

Dong Zegang raised his head and said, "This is not within the territory of Jili Kingdom!"

Jili Kingdom has a long and narrow terrain, and there are five neighboring countries in total. To the north is Tema Kingdom, and to the northwest is Nilang Kingdom.

The land area of ​​Nilang Kingdom is not small, but the population is not large, only about 500 million. The terrain is dominated by southern plateaus and northern deserts, and most places are not suitable for people to live in.

The area marked out by Huazhenhang on the map has a total area of ​​nearly [-] square kilometers, about two-thirds of which are within the territory of Nilang Kingdom, and about one-third of which are within the territory of Tema Kingdom.

It is adjacent to the plateau area in the northwest corner of the land that Huazhenhang has bought, and it is far away from Wago City. At the end of the mountain range, it is located at the junction of the three countries of Jili, Tema, and Nilang.

The terrain in the north is relatively high, and the landform is mainly gravel Gobi, accounting for about [-]% of the area; the terrain in the south is flat, a dry desert, accounting for about [-]% of the area.

Hua Zhenxing nodded and said, "Yes, it's not within the territory of Jili Kingdom. Does Director Dong know anything about this place?"

Dong Zegang hesitated to speak: "I understand that apart from the Gobi, it is a desert, which is no man's land, and it is also one of the driest and most desolate areas in the world. You mean that Huanxiang Industry wants to buy this place, but I don't want to buy it." clear……"

Hua Zhenxing: "Speak directly if you have something to say."

Dong Zegang looked into his eyes, and suddenly lowered his head and sighed: "I personally handle many business legal procedures, so I won't say Mr. Hua guides you, but Mr. Feng Zibin, I can see it to some extent. what he wants to do.

He wants to build a country, an ideal country, so that he can do many things he wants to do, and in order not to be restricted as much as possible, so all the resources of this country are fully owned by him, in the sense of modern law.But……"

Hua Zhenxing said calmly, "But what?"

Speaking of this, Dong Zegang simply let go of his scruples, raised his head and said: "I have two questions, since you are the plenipotentiary representative of Mr. Feng Zibin, I will treat you as Mr. Feng Zibin himself for the time being. Just tell you directly.

First, if you just want to buy a large piece of land, in the name of Huanxiang Industry, independent of Jiliguo, let Huanxiang Industry invest in the construction, in fact, you can do it a long time ago.

I know very well what you have done. You are the most important founder of the New Guli Kingdom. Without your ideals, there would be no Jili Kingdom today.You forged a new country to own another, why bother?

Second, what is the significance of your buying this piece of land?As far as I know, some exploration teams have been there for a long time, but no valuable mineral resources such as oil have been found, and the place is not suitable for living at all, let alone other developments.

Your existing place is already big enough, a full [-] square kilometers, and now only a few hundred square kilometers of land reclamation have been developed, and there is still endless wasteland in the north, why bother to look far away? "

Hua Zhenxing had never revealed his identity as Mingfeng Zibin to Dong Zegang, and there were no more than two palms in the world who really knew this secret.

However, Dong Zegang handled almost all the important paperwork in Huanxiang Industry himself. He knew too much about the situation that outsiders did not know, and he knew exactly what role Huazhenxing played in it.He is not stupid, how could he not guess?
Since no one told him clearly, he would not go to the bottom of it, let alone tell others about his guess.At this moment, in front of Hua Zhenxing, he used another way of expression, which was both explicit and unambiguous.

Dong Zegang's question is normal.If Hua Zhenxing's wish is to create an ideal country from scratch, then there is no need to be so troublesome. He has already done it, which is the current Jili Kingdom.

Three years ago, Jili Kingdom was in a state of disintegration. Huazhen Bank bought a large piece of land north of Feisuo Port. Whether it was to build a land reclamation area or build an ideal city, it was actually easier to look back even if it was declared to be a local emperor. .

However, Huazhenxing devoted almost all of its energy and resources to the cause of liberating and transforming the Jili Kingdom, and created a brand new regime and country, which is absolutely admirable.

After finally accomplishing this, he turned around and ran back to create the so-called Huan Xiang Tebang. What a detour was this?
Even if you don't mention these things, the [-]-square-kilometer Huanxiangtebang has only a few hundred square kilometers of effectively developed area, so why buy such a large piece of worthless uninhabited Gobi and desert?
Even if Hua Zhenxing wants more land, as long as he has money in hand, with the resources and connections he has, there are better and more suitable places to buy. Why buy such a place?Also bought abroad!
(End of this chapter)