Back to 1980: Please Love Me Again

Chapter 248 Five Wells Coal Mine
Pingyang County, State-owned Hotel.

Lou Guojing's words surprised Zhao Wenmu.

Regarding the power cut, he had experienced it many times in his previous life.

But it’s only 1983. To put it bluntly, most rural areas still don’t have electricity. Why is there a shortage of electricity?
Once the power goes out, the old Zhao's crayfish restaurant and Jingyun factory will all have to close down.

This is a big problem!
"In fact, our power generation capacity is sufficient, but there is a problem with the supply of thermal coal right now."

Seeing Zhao Wenmu's astonished expression, Lou Guojing immediately explained.

In the next ten minutes or so, Lou Guojing and Liang Chunqing talked to each other and finally explained the matter clearly.

The reason is really not complicated.

The thermal power plant in Pingyang County was built in 1962, with a total installed capacity of only 5 kilowatts.

Even so, in the nearly 20 years since it was built, it has never been operating at full capacity.

Until the year before last, with the continuous expansion of village electrification projects and the sharp increase in electricity consumption of urban and rural residents, thermal power plants began to operate at full capacity.

Then, the power supply started to stretch itself.

The power plant underwent a large-scale upgrade last year, and the total installed capacity was increased to 20 kilowatts earlier this year.

In this day and age, it is definitely a large power plant.

However, although the installed capacity of power plants has increased, there has been a problem with coal supply.

Because when formulating its coal consumption target for this year, it still follows the standards of previous years.

In other words, only the coal consumption quota corresponding to the installed capacity of 6 kilowatts was approved for them.

And it is estimated that by the end of the year, the total load of the power plant will reach 12 million, which is half of the gap!
Even though the power company has repeatedly reported to the superiors, this problem has not been completely resolved.

Their current coal consumption indicators can only meet the installed capacity of 8 kilowatts.

"Xiao Zhao, don't worry, the old Zhao's crayfish restaurant and Jingyun clothing factory are key enterprises in the county, and they will definitely give priority to ensuring their power supply!"

Seeing Zhao Wenmu's worried face, Lou Guojing had no choice but to comfort him.

It is estimated that within a month at most, the entire county will experience power shortages. In this case, priority will definitely be given to ensuring the electricity demand of state-owned enterprises and institutions and a number of key private enterprises.

Zhao Wenmu is not worried about this.

In fact, he just wanted to laugh three times.

what is this?

Just as I was about to dump some coal to make a quick buck, the power plant said I was in short supply and sold it to me!
If you are really sleepy, someone will give you a pillow, and if you are hungry, someone will give you steamed buns.

Absolutely bear the great luck!

"Secretary Lou, I might have a way to buy some steam coal, but I don't have the qualifications to transport it. Can I borrow the power plant's fleet?"

Now that we have talked to this point, there is no need for Zhao Wenmu to continue to hide his head and show his tail.

Hearing that thermal coal can be bought, Lou Guojing and Liang Chunqing's eyes lit up excitedly.

"No problem, of course no problem!"

The two said in unison.

Then Liang Chunqing asked Lou Guojing to speak with some embarrassment.

"Of course there is no problem. As long as you purchase thermal coal, the fleet is yours to use."

The power plant has its own transport fleet, so there is no problem in transporting coal outside.

Just open a batch for yourself.

Lou Guojing thought for a while and then said:

"No matter how many there are, we will buy them all at the market price."

"Even if it is less than 5500 calories!"

Power plants are not qualified to pick and choose at the moment, all coal is required.

More is better!

Even if it is not used up right now, it can be temporarily stored. After all, there will be a shortage of coal in the second half of the year.

After lunch, the three simply moved to the power plant and continued to discuss the details of cooperation.

Later that day, Zhao Wenmu returned home refreshed.

"Xiaoshi, find some young people you can trust, and come with me this time."

Because he didn't know what was going on in the mining area, Zhao Wenmu decided to bring more people there.

Of course, Zheng Guangming, the top fighting force, must be there.

Zhao Wenmu didn't sign any agreement with the power company, after all, he didn't know whether he could buy coal.

If he can't buy coal, what will he give to the power plant!

Early the next morning, Zhao Wenmu, Zheng Guangming, Shi Hou and four or five young people took three large trucks to the neighboring Changwei area.

Lou Guojing was very anxious, so he directly arranged three trucks for him.

Regardless of whether there is coal or not, the car will be arranged first.

Accompanied by Qian Erniu.

Zhao Wenmu originally planned to make a quick fortune, but suddenly realized that this matter may be protracted, at least for several months.

So bring your own direct line, and after this trip, you can hand it over to Qian Erniu in the future.

The destination of their trip was Wujing Coal Mine in Changwei area.

The reason why he did not choose the Yanzhou Coal Mine, which is closer and larger, is because Zhao Wenmu is more familiar with the Changwei area.

For the first attempt, choose a place you are familiar with, and the risks are relatively controllable.

Wujing Coal Mine is located in Linchang County, which is where Zhao Wenmu purchased the button production equipment. The convoy arrived in Linchang County in the afternoon.

Zhao Wenmu arranged for the truck drivers to stay in the hostel. Before getting on the truck, he stuffed the drivers with two packs of cigarettes, and now they gave each of them 20 yuan.

The drivers expressed their gratitude, and then obediently stayed in the guest house.

"Let's go."

Zhao Wenmu and others drove away a truck and went straight to the mining area.

"Brother-in-law, let's visit the coal mine leader together."

"Erniu, you take Xiaoshi and the others to stroll around the mining area, be polite and don't cause trouble!"

According to the plan, Zhao Wenmu went to visit the leaders of the coal mine to buy the coal sold by the coal mine itself.

This is also the bulk of the transaction.

Qian Erniu bought welfare coal tickets from miners in the mining area.

The amount of this part is estimated to be small, but the advantage is that the cost is very low and the profit is higher.

The scenery of the mining area is very different from that of the county town.

How should I put it, more modern and darker.

In this era, there are even more buildings and cars in the mining area than in the county town.

Wujing Coal Mine is affiliated to the Metallurgical Coal Bureau. Although the miners work hard and have a high degree of danger, their income is correspondingly high.

Much higher than the local average wage level of workers.

A few kilometers away, you can see a tall gangue hill, which is formed by the accumulation of cinders left over from mineral processing over the years.

It is like a silent monument, telling the hard work of countless workers for decades.

There are trucks parked on the side of the road.

The annual output of Wujing Coal Mine is more than 50 tons, accounting for a quarter of the region's total output, and coal transportation is naturally very busy.

After Qian Erniu and others got out of the car, Zhao Wenmu couldn't help explaining again.

Relatively speaking, the law and order environment in the mining area is worse. The so-called strong dragon can't beat the local snake, and some things should be tolerated or endured.

Fortunately, after so many years, Qian Erniu is no longer the stunned young man he used to be.

More mature and smoother.

"Third brother, don't worry, promise to keep a low profile!"

Qian Erniu saluted exaggeratedly, then turned around and led everyone to the miners' family area.

Zhao Wenmu took out the letter of introduction.

Go straight to the mining area office with Zheng Guangming.

(End of this chapter)