Zhao Minzhi grew agitated as well. "But morality is the foundation of how one conducts oneself and handles affairs. Without moral support, then..."
"Your morality exists only on your lips! Bingzhou Mining is in this half-dead state today, and you, along with your colleagues, bear an inescapable responsibility! I acknowledge the morality you keep talking about, but get this straight: hold a position, fulfill its duties. You sit so high up, speak so prettily, and have the time to prattle on in a livestream about moral support... Why not channel that passion into learning some management? Why not look into the corruption in your subordinate institutions? Wouldn't that help Bingzhou Mining more?"
"No company can be flawlessly perfect. Our problems have existed for many years, and we've been trying to solve them..."
"Trying to solve them!?" Lu Chengwen said. "A gravely ill patient comes to you, and as the doctor, you tell him you'll try to cure him and see how luck goes. That's the morality you're talking about!?"
"You're twisting my meaning!"
"I'm not twisting your meaning, because what you said had no meaning to begin with."
Lu Chengwen said, "I came to Bingzhou to make money! I'm investing money, and I'm here to make money too! Once I make money, my employees can make money as well and support their families. I can make this city a little better. At the very least, the mines under my management will keep growing. They'll have a future, they'll have hope. As for whether I like gambling or whoring around in private, that has nothing to do with you or anyone else."
"You want a gentleman who spouts righteousness and morality all day long? I'm not one! I'm a general who leads troops into battle. All I know is how to