Boss Zhu is very busy. Now what he manages is not limited to economic work. Because the boss is in poor health, he has always supported the daily work of the State Council. Since he was elected as a member of the Politburo Standing Committee last year, the burden on his shoulders has become heavier.

When Fan Wubing met Boss Zhu, he was reviewing documents. More than a dozen leaders came to report to him one by one. After a paragraph was finished, Boss Zhu called Fan Wubing over.

"Mr. Fan is here today, what new instructions do you have?" Boss Zhu asked humorously.

When Fan Wubing saw Boss Zhu like this, he couldn't help but smile.

Among the current national leaders in China, Boss Zhu is a very personal and courageous person. Taking a speech counted by Hong Kong Asia Weekly as an example, in just over an hour, his speech was interrupted by fifty-three applauses.

At first, Fan Wubing felt a little unbelievable, but after contacting him for a long time, he realized that this was true. Unfortunately, in the news broadcasted by CCTV and the general publication of Xinhua News Agency, all the clichés that Boss Zhu read according to the script were published as usual. Everything that Boss Zhu said without writing, aroused strong resonance with the participants and the warm applause and laughter were deleted.

In this way, the serious Zhu Rongji who people saw in front of the TV or in the newspaper were really far apart from the conversation and laughter that the participants on the scene and the cheerful Boss Zhu, who saw in full spirit, was almost completely different.

"Boss Zhu is in good mood today." Fan Wubing asked with a smile.

Boss Zhu smiled and said, "It's not bad. He has been appointed as Vice Premier again. It's not a bad thing. At least he can continue to do some specific things that make some people like and hate them by some people."

"Your temper is too straightforward and you can easily suffer losses, especially after you step down." Fan Wubing said to Boss Zhu.

This is what Fan Wubing dares to say in person. He was just appointed as Vice Premier for the second time and was elected as a member of the Politburo Standing Committee. He was at the peak of the rise and he would be the Prime Minister in charge of national affairs in the future. Good days in the future are still to come. As a result, Fan Wubing will talk about what will happen after he stepped down. This makes people feel a little unhappy when they hear it, right? Even if a person is well-educated, it is impossible not to get angry after hearing it.

Boss Zhu looked at Fan Wubing and said, "I have a five principle: I don't write inscriptions, don't receive gifts, don't eat, don't cut ribbons, don't approve notes. The comrades from Shanghai all know this, and I have brought this habit to Beijing and the State Council."

Fan Wubing nodded, indicating that he had heard of it, but he didn't know why Boss Zhu suddenly mentioned this matter.

"When I was in Shanghai four years ago, Osaka, Japan, became a friendly city with Shanghai, and held a calligraphy exchange activity. Under their repeated requests, I wrote four words, honest and honest." Boss Zhu looked at Fan Wubing and said, "The ancients said that officials did not fear my strictness but my integrity, and the people did not fear my ability but my public. The public gave birth to wisdom, and integrity gave birth to power. It also said that if you bribe your things, then officials will betray their public interests and fulfill their personal interests. The reason why this religion must be abolished but not implemented. These two sentences mean that the subordinates did not fear my strictness but my integrity. The people did not accept my talents but were convinced by me.

Justice. Just, then the people will not dare to neglect and be honest, then the subordinates will not dare to bully them. Justice will lead to strictness, and integrity will lead to prestige. Once there is a relationship of interests, then officials will not be able to eliminate selfish thoughts and pursue selfish interests, harm national interests, morality will be lost, the law will be trampled on, and rules and regulations will be useless. From Shanghai to Beijing, I always remember these ancient sayings, regard them as mottos, and practice them personally. As for what will happen after I step down, it is not what I need to consider now. If things in China are not done well, it is because many people are too concerned about their affairs."

"I know that as a government official, this is a necessary condition, but it is quite difficult to follow it as a lifelong ethics. Sometimes others force you to receive gifts, and exchange gifts, and the worldly style. This is the most disgusting thing for Chinese people." Fan Wubing said.

Boss Zhu shook his head and said, "You are just a misinterpretation. You are not talking about giving gifts. The friendship between gentlemen is as calm as water. The ancestors have also said this. Well, it's off topic. What are you going to say when you come here this time? Look, I'm very busy."

"What happened this time-" Fan Wubing patted his head and said embarrassedly, "I forgot it all at once."

Boss Zhu laughed, "Don't worry, just think about it slowly."

Fan Wubing said after a thrill, "Several things are not only related to my own interests, but also to the interests of the country. We must say something."

"Well, then you tell me, I'll remember it." Boss Zhu put on his eyes, took a notebook very seriously, found a pencil and sat there, waiting for Fan Wubing to speak.

Fan Wubing was suddenly a little surprised. He didn't expect that Boss Zhu would record it himself, so he said, "No need to do this. I have prepared some information and I'll send it to you later."

"I've been used to it for many years, and I'm afraid that I'll forget to miss the matter." Boss Zhu signaled that it didn't matter.

Fan Wubing then said, "The first thing is about the hoarding of national strategic materials."

Boss Zhu was surprised after hearing this, "Well, Mr. Fan, when did you care about this? Do you want to go into politics?"

"Uh--" Fan Wubing shook his head, "I don't have that kind of mind. A few days ago, a commercial espionage case was intercepted. Now foreigners are salivating about my country's rare earth resources and want to empty these things."

After hearing this, Boss Zhu nodded, "I know about rare earths. Local governments need to achieve political achievements and economic benefits. The easiest thing to be moved by is these mineral resources. In fact, foreigners are not just rare earths!"

"Although that's the case, rare earths are different from other things. We Chinese can completely control this thing. Now, among the cutting-edge weapons of the Americans, aircraft and tanks and missiles, there is no precise guidance without this thing, and the aircraft cannot even break through sound barriers. Do you think it is important?" Fan Wubing said, "And the Americans have stopped their domestic rare earth production, and all rare earth mines are still sealed. All the required ones are imported from my country and make strategic reserves. Japan and South Korea are also considering importing a large number of rare earth resources from my country. Recently, it is said that they plan to reserve demand for two years to prevent the international market price of rare earths from rising in the future."

"Is there such a thing? Doesn't that mean that we no longer have pricing power on the export price of rare earths?" Boss Zhu is engaged in economic work. When he heard Fan Wubing's words, he grasped the key point.

There are many domestic rare earth exporters. In addition to Inner Mongolia, there are rare earth minerals in provinces and regions such as Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang. So many manufacturers are engaged in rare earth production at the same time, which will inevitably lead to a competitive situation. However, there is no very unified management agency for domestic rare earth exports. Therefore, everyone is fighting for their own battles and fighting a price war for foreign trade exports. The only ones who benefit from this are foreigners.

A large number of rare earth refined ores are sold at bargain prices. The sales revenue of only a few billion yuan in the country a year has sold a large amount of state-owned resources. The value of these resources should be thousands of times the sales revenue to meet their own value.

If Japan and South Korea really made strategic arrangements and made two years of rare earth resource reserves, they would have the right to set pricing. As the main sales of rare earths in China, they could not buy China's rare earth refined mines for two years, and domestic production companies would probably not be able to hold on for even half a year. Without this export income, the people in the factory would have starved to death.

After hearing Fan Wubing's words, Boss Zhu felt a headache. "Now the central government is in a tight financial situation, and the implementation of the tax sharing system has not been effective. If you want to build a national strategic reserve, there are many difficulties. I can only watch the local area dig and be powerless! If you want to control this industry, you still need a lot of financial support!"

"So I'm here!" Fan Wubing immediately put forward his own suggestions, "I will replace the country to make strategic reserves, build a large rare earth refining enterprise in China, uniformly refine various rare earth minerals that domestic enterprises cannot refine, and suspend rare earth exports. I will store all resources. What do you think?"

"Stop the export of rare earths?" Boss Zhu was also shocked by Fan Wubing's statement, so he said with some concern, "I guess as soon as we stop exporting, we will immediately threaten the ambassadors from dozens of countries!"

Fan Wubing smiled slightly and said, "Rare earth production is too polluted to the environment. Isn't this a good way to shut down and rectify rare earth processing and production enterprises under the pretext of controlling environmental pollution and closing down and rectifying rare earth processing and production enterprises? As for the factory operating expenses during the closure period, the state pays for the money. The local government has no objection, right? Besides, Americans no longer produce, why do we need to produce? In addition to the United States, we also need to be afraid of which country? China is now a big market, and no one dares to threaten us with economic sanctions. Doing that is just to create opportunities for other countries!"

"Even so, there are probably a lot of resistance. There are many more people who are better at environmental pollution than rare earth production and processing companies! Based on the domestic situation, who would believe it if you say it?" Boss Zhu asked.

"This requires public opinion propaganda to focus on support. As long as the news broadcast and relevant newspapers have reported on rare earth pollution for a month, do you think the local people will allow the factory to start construction? And as long as the wages are paid, do you think it is difficult for them to rest?" Fan Wubing made a suggestion.

After listening to Fan Wubing's advice, Boss Zhu suddenly laughed and pointed at Fan Wubing and said, "President Fan, Mr. Fan, you are really sinister! I have learned about your intelligence and talent, and the people's hearts can be used!"

"I am also considering national interests. I am under a lot of pressure to do such things," said Fan Wubing.
Chapter completed!