Rebirth of the Industrial Tycoon

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There is only a simple dirt road to the mine, but there are dozens of trucks queuing on this simple road.

These trucks are here to haul coal.

Within the scope of the mine, Zhao Jinlong pointed to the mine in front of him and said, "I spent two million to secure this mine. A few days ago,

Someone has already offered 50 million to buy it!

In just two years, it has increased by a full twenty-five times. I have bought and sold short in Southeast Asia before, but I never had such a high rate of return! Brother Li, I really admire your vision.

It would be an understatement to say that stone can be turned into gold!

When you said that coal mines could make a lot of money,

I still feel a little guilty. If you weren't willing to invest money in it, I wouldn't dare to do it on such a big scale if I were to do it alone! Now it seems that within three years, the money we invested can be recovered! "

"Within three years, it is still too conservative. If we improve the efficiency a little, I estimate that within two years, the capital can be recovered, and then it will be pure profit." Li Weidong said with a smile.

"Brother Li, you said that the price of coal is strange. I remember that in the early 1990s, the price of coal also rose sharply. At that time, I and some of my buddies even traded coal!"

Zhao Jinshan continued: “A few years ago,

The price of coal has become cheaper again, and it cannot rise no matter how much it rises. However, this year's price has been rising steadily.

It’s almost one price per day. I'm really worried now,

What if one day,

Coal prices have fallen back as before. "

"It should not fall in the next ten years." Li Weidong went on to explain: "This increase in coal prices will be a long-term process, because our country's demand for coal will be increasing.

At the end of last year, we officially joined the WTO. In the future, the demand for industrial electricity will increase significantly, so the country canceled the guided price of thermal coal this year in order to ensure energy supply. Now coal is completely market-oriented. .

Maybe after a few years, our own coal production will not be enough, and we will have to import hundreds of millions of tons from foreign markets every year! Brother Zhao, don't worry, coal prices will never fall! "

"Importing coal from abroad? It shouldn't be a problem! Our country is short of everything, but there is no shortage of coal. There is so much coal to dig in the entire northwest region, how can we use imports!" Zhao Jinshan shook his head and said.

"We were also a big oil-producing country back then. Daqing and Shengli were also big oil fields. Now we are not counting on imports."

Li Weidong smiled and then said: "Brother Zhao, don't be too full of words. Maybe ten years from now, our Dongshan Mining Group will have to buy coal mines overseas and then transport them back to China to sell!"

Over the years, Dongshan Mining has accumulated a lot of coal mines. Now that the country has canceled the guided price of thermal coal, the good days of Dongshan Mining have finally come.

Coal has always been China's main energy source, and as early as the 1980s, Li Weidong had been involved in coal mine transactions.

When Li Weidong was still in the transportation company, he proposed the business strategy of using transportation as a consignment, and the product sold through transportation at that time was coal.

The transportation company pulls the coal directly from Yankuang to the port. In addition to the normal freight, it can also earn a price difference of two to three yuan per ton.

At that time, coal mines were either state-owned or collective. Those large state-owned mines had good technology, large output, and guaranteed benefits. The small rural collective mines had relatively primitive mining methods and basically relied on Human operation and management are relatively difficult.

Ordinary village collectives do not have the money to invest in collective coal mines, so they simply contract them out or even subcontract them at different levels, which naturally reduces the profit margin.

In addition, triangular debt was rampant at that time, and the coal mining industry was also a hard-hit area. For the money sold from coal a year, it was considered good to get two or three cents back at the end of the year.

The coal bosses at that time were not as prosperous as they would be in the future, and were even a little pitiful.

Many coal bosses are either demanding debts or on the way to collect debts. Some people do nothing all year round but just collect debts. When they are only thirty, they go home to celebrate the New Year, and then go out to collect debts on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.

At that time, coal miners would also accompany the coal bosses to collect accounts everywhere. In name, they were accompanying them, but in fact they were monitoring them. They were afraid that the coal bosses would run away and the money would not be returned.

In 1993, the coal industry turned around. The country opened up the prices of other coal types except thermal coal, and the coal industry also ushered in the first wave of development.

The years from 1993 to 1997 were the most brutal years for the growth of small coal mines in China. In those years, the relevant laws and regulations were not perfect, and supervision was not strong enough. During the development of the coal industry, many incidents that damaged the environment, destroyed farmland, and even Some serious violations.

For example, Bao Qiang's debut novel "Blind Shaft" was based on what happened in small coal mines of that era.

This wave of good times for the coal industry lasted until 1997. After the outbreak of the Asian financial crisis, energy demand dropped significantly and coal prices fell sharply. The first wave of dividends for the coal industry was over.

Although the Asian financial crisis had little impact on China's economy, in 1997, China was still a net exporter of coal, mainly to East Asia.

East Asia was the hardest-hit area by the Asian financial crisis. At that time, the economies of East Asian countries nearly collapsed, a large number of companies closed down, and the demand for coal naturally decreased significantly, so domestic coal prices were affected.

Then in 1998, the coal management system was also reformed. The Ministry of Coal Industry was abolished, and the terminal coal enterprises that were originally managed by the Ministry of Coal were also decentralized to local governments.

The entire coal industry is also facing hard times. Most coal mines are operating with debt. The smaller the coal mine, the more serious the debt situation becomes.

Coal mining is inherently hard work, and if it is not profitable, no one will care about it. Most of the people who were still engaged in coal mining at that time were people who really had no other way out.

It was also during this period that both coal companies and coal bosses were selling coal mines at low prices, and Li Weidong's Dongshan Mining was also bargain hunting at that time.

Top mines worth billions, such as Taifeng Mine and Taisheng Mine, are rare but hard to come by. Even coal mines worth hundreds of millions are in the hands of large coal companies.

These large coal companies have the production task of ensuring the country's coal supply, or they have their own coal chemical companies. Even if coal prices fall, they can still rely on the coal chemical industry to make profits. Therefore, large coal mines will not be sold easily.

Therefore, the coal mines that are really sold at low prices are those worth millions or tens of millions.

At the village collective level, some coal mines worth hundreds of thousands can be sold. Of course, small coal mines of this level will be cleared and sealed by the state in the future.

The coal mine where Li Weidong is now is actually not large in scale, but it can still meet the standards of a medium-sized coal mine, so there is no need to worry about being cleaned up in the future.

For coal mines of similar scale, Dongshan Mining has made more than 200 bargains.

There are more than 200 coal mines, which is actually not a lot in the northwest.

Later, when the small coal mines were rectified, three to four thousand small coal mines in Shanxi Province alone were not allowed to be closed down at any time! Later, the small coal mines were almost renovated, but there are still more than 700 900,000-ton coal mines in SX Province.

This is just Shanxi. In Inner Mongolia, XJ, Shaanxi and other places, the land is wider and the coal reserves are higher.

The hard times for the entire coal industry continued until 2002.

At the end of 2001, China joined the WTO, and the domestic manufacturing industry began to grow rapidly. At this time, the demand for coal was also increasing.

The first is the demand for electricity. Manufacturing industry is inseparable from electricity. High, medium and low-end manufacturing industries all have large electricity consumers. Not to mention anything else, just one electrolytic aluminum consumes 12,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity to produce one ton.

China's electricity mainly relies on coal-fired power generation, and the surge in industrial electricity consumption has also led to a substantial increase in coal consumption.

The second is the direct use of coal in industry. At that time, boilers were basically the standard equipment of many enterprises. Even some small workshops with a few people would be equipped with a small boiler, so a large amount of coal was needed.

As the demand for coal increased in the market, the country also opened the guideline price for thermal coal in 2002. At this time, the coal industry was completely market-oriented, and coal prices rose rapidly.

As a result, the price of coal has changed every day. No one knows what the price of coal will be like the next day, but it is certain that the price will rise tomorrow.

Since we know that the price will increase tomorrow, why not hurry up and buy more today to save!

Just like the National Development and Reform Commission announced that oil prices will rise tomorrow, many people will definitely go to gas stations today to fill up their gas tanks.

However, the output of coal is fixed. Even if there is a lot of coal in stock, it is all buried underground. It will take time to dig it out. And when the underground coal is dug out, the price may rise to what extent.

In various coal mines, the debt collectors disappeared in an instant and were replaced by people holding large bundles of cash begging to buy coal. There were also long queues of trucks pulling coal to the mines.

At that time, many truck drivers were willing to wait at the mine for a week in order to pull a cart of coal, because as long as they pulled the cart of coal out, they would make more profit than if they had worked hard for a week.

In 2000, when coal prices were at rock bottom, a small coal mine in a certain village begged grandpa and grandma to subcontract the village's coal mine. The contract cost only 200,000 yuan for 20 years, but no one took it.

However, in 2004, a boss offered 90 million, but the village refused to sell.

Because that year, the net profit per ton of coal was 150 yuan, and this was only a small coal mine with backward technology. Large coal mines with higher coal mining technology and larger production scale can earn more than 150 yuan per ton of coal.

At this price, a small coal mine with a capacity of 300,000 tons can earn 45 million yuan a year.

This kind of small coal mine with a capacity of 300,000 tons is the kind that can shut down three to four thousand small coal mines every time Shanxi cleans up small coal mines. A small coal mine makes a profit of 45 million a year, and those 4,000 small coal mines make a profit of 180 billion a year!

This is only the output of small coal mines. Counting medium and large coal mines, the annual output is astonishing.

Seeing this number, everyone should know why those coal bosses were so prosperous back then, and why they spent so much money without changing their expressions.

It’s so easy for coal bosses to get money!

The real estate industry in later generations can be said to be a pillar industry, but those real estate bosses are still much inferior to the coal bosses at that time.

Although the output value of real estate is high, the various taxes and fees in the middle are also high, and it takes time for a real estate project to become profitable, which will occupy a lot of funds during this period. Therefore, the profitability of real estate companies is not as high as it seems on the surface.

Many large real estate companies often make tens of billions of profits a year, but when they check their financial statements, they still operate with debt.

In comparison, the coal bosses are obviously much better off. If they dig a ton of coal, they can sell it and they will make money. If they don't finish digging this year, they will continue digging tomorrow. The price of coal will be higher and they will make more money. There are not so many taxes and fees, and there is no need to worry about debt.

The good times for coal bosses reached their peak in 2008. That year, coal prices once exceeded four digits, and coal profits increased several times compared with before.

At that time, the price of coal was no longer one per day, but calculated on an hourly basis. The price one hour before was the same price, but not the price the next hour!

Also in this year, China began to become a net importer of coal. The price of coal imported from foreign countries has been far lower than the price of domestic coal. At this time, it is natural to buy coal from abroad.

It was not until 2012 that, under the influence of the economic environment, supply and demand, and other factors, the coal industry bid farewell to the so-called golden decade, and then entered a new round of operating difficulties.

Li Weidong and Zhao Jinshan stood at the entrance of the mine chatting for a long time. At this time, a man came up from the mine and hurried over after seeing Zhao Jinshan.

"Mr. Zhao, you came without notifying me in advance so that I could greet you!" the man said.

"This is Lao Zhang. His family lives in this village. I bought this mine from him back then. However, I don't have many people to take care of the mine, so I simply hired him to take charge of the management. The operation of this mine," Zhao Jinshan explained.

Li Weidong nodded suddenly. With so many coal mines under Dongshan Mining, it is natural that someone needs to manage them, and the person who manages the mines must have experience. After all, this is not just a business, but also involves important things. Safety production issues.

However, with so many experienced managers, where can they find them all at once?

Zhao Jinshan used a very clever method. After buying the mine, he directly hired the original mine owner as a manager.

These original mine owners are familiar with the conditions of the coal mines and have management experience. They can start working directly without time to get used to it, which is much more convenient than hiring other people.

With Zhao Jinshan's background, the mine owners in these villages couldn't curry favor with him, so when Zhao Jinshan sent an invitation, almost all the mine owners agreed.

Some mine owners also feel that being able to work for Zhao Jinshan and become his pawn is like climbing a high branch and is much better than being a miner.

From this aspect, Zhao Jinshan is still very smart.

Zhao Jinshan asked with a smile: "Old Zhang, this mine is so profitable now, do you regret selling it to me?"

"I don't regret it." Lao Zhang shook his head and said quickly: "Mr. Zhao was willing to buy my mine because he thought highly of me. It's not too late for me to be happy! And now that I am helping you manage the mine, you will definitely not treat me badly." of."

"He is a sensible person! Work hard from now on. If I, Zhao Jinlong, have a mouthful of meat, you, Lao Zhang, will have a mouthful of soup!" Zhao Jinshan said.

Lao Zhang quickly nodded in agreement with a smile on his face, and even showed a very grateful expression. For him, a local mine owner, being able to have a sip of soup with Zhao Jinshan was already the pinnacle of his life!

Zhao Jinshan then asked: "Nothing happened in the mine recently, right?"

"It's okay, everything is normal! Now that the coal price is good, there is no need to worry about selling the dug coal. It is basically taken away as soon as it comes out of the mine. Moreover, the price of coal is now high, and the wages of coal diggers have also been increased, so the mines are not Shortage of manpower."

Lao Zhang paused for a moment and then said, "It's this recovery rate. It's really too low. With the current coal price, our recovery rate is like throwing away money! It makes me feel bad when I see it."

"How much can the recovery rate be?" Li Weidong asked immediately.

"About 20 to 25!" Lao Zhang answered.

"So low!" Li Weidong frowned.

Such a low recovery rate is really a waste of money!

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