Chapter 2689
: A single move affects the whole body
Chapter 2689 A single move affects the whole body
southwest.
In front of Hill No. 8.
Li Hongfeng held a cornbread in his hand, his face rosy.
As the saying goes, "Isolated yin cannot grow, isolated yang cannot produce; only when yin and yang are in harmony can all things revive."
During his time back home, Li Hongfeng spent time with his family, which provided him with ample emotional support.
At the same time, the couple can relieve the pain of longing for each other, and their bodies and minds are also relieved.
"Honey, when do you think Xiaobing will hold his wedding?"
A familiar voice came from behind him. Li Hongfeng stuffed the cornbread into his mouth and turned around.
Sister Shan walked up to him with a ceramic bowl filled with thin porridge. Li Hongfeng took the bowl and emptied it.
"New Year's Day, I guess."
"I estimate that the tunnel will be completed before New Year's Day."
"Then, let's have double the joy."
Li Hongfeng handed the bowl back to Sister Shan, then said seriously, "After New Year's Day, I should go back too."
"There is still a lot of work to be done there."
Sister Shan took the ceramic bowl with a hint of reluctance on her face, but quickly regained her composure. "Alright, I'll go tell Jingjing to send a letter home. It would be best if she could come."
"As for the wedding arrangements, it would be best if you took charge."
Li Hongfeng nodded, after all, this was a major event for their family.
His eldest son was also about to get married and start his own family, and in the future, he would have to continue the family line. As a father, he had to take this matter seriously.
"You, you, do you want to come with me to Beijing?"
After much hesitation, Li Hongfeng finally said what he had wanted to say for a long time.
He had mentioned to his wife a long time ago when he went to Beijing that he wanted to go to Beijing together.
But at that time, his wife said that he was unfamiliar with Beijing and wouldn't be able to decide what to do there, so she didn't go with him.
Later, after he had established himself in the Ninth Division, he brought up the matter again, but his wife said she was busy there and couldn't leave for the time being.
Now that we have a tunnel boring machine here, how busy can we get?
It's time for me to go to Beijing and enjoy some leisure time.
But Sister Shan still shook her head, "I'm not going."
"This soldier is getting married and will soon have a child. I'll have to help take care of the baby after it's born."
“Without an elderly person around, they might not understand some things and be clumsy, which I don’t trust.”
“It wasn’t easy raising this child.”
Li Hongfeng opened his mouth, and in an instant, he wanted to bring his family to Beijing. With the strength of the Ninth Division, not to mention his mother and children, even if everyone here went, they could find jobs and be settled.
But he knew that even if he spoke up, the other party would not agree.
Because this contradicts their 'revolutionary dream'.
Unless, of course, it can be finished here.
"Okay, I'm leaving. Take good care of Xiaobing and Xiaoxia."
"Also, write me a letter every month; don't find it troublesome."
Li Hongfeng started nagging again, while Sister Shan's face was full of smiles.
"Mom and Dad, come quick, come quick!"
Li Xia's cheerful shouts came from not far away, with several young men beside her.
Since Li Xia was called back by Sister Shan, she has become the "team flower" of the camp with her pretty face and "family background". Now, many young men have expressed their admiration for her.
Unfortunately, ever since Li Hongfeng returned, Li Xia has harbored a dream of staying in Beijing.
"What's wrong!"
Sister Shan composed herself, regained her composure, and looked at her youngest daughter who had run up to her, asking...
"Mom, Dad, the tractor you asked for has arrived."
"Right there at the camp."
He pointed to the east end of the camp as he spoke.
"Come on, let's go take a look."
Li Hongfeng quickly said.
When Li Hongfeng arrived at the east end of the camp, he saw six tractors parked in front of him.
Li Hongfeng strode forward and saw Li Bing talking to a middle-aged man.
Seeing Li Hongfeng approach, Li Bing led the middle-aged man to him and said, "Dad, this is Wang Lei, the director of the Huacheng City Auto Repair Center."
"Director Wang, this is my father."
As soon as Li Bing finished speaking, Director Wang immediately stepped forward and said, "Secretary Li, hello, I am the person in charge of the Huacheng City Auto Repair Center of the machine repair factory."
“I saw you at our Ninth Department’s conference last year, I didn’t expect you to come here.”
Wang Lei spoke enthusiastically, his eyes sparkling.
Of course, what surprised him even more was that Secretary Li's family members were here.
"Hello, Comrade Wang Lei."
Li Hongfeng reached out his hand, and Wang Lei quickly grasped it with both hands.
Li Hongfeng knew a little about the auto repair center, after all, it was one of the distinctive features of the Ninth Department.
I never expected that the auto repair center would extend its reach here.
That's quite a rapid pace of development.
"Secretary Li, we received an order from the machine repair factory to send six tractors here."
"The requirement was for two steam tractors, but apart from the Northwest Red Star Machinery Factory, which still produces them, other places have long since stopped production. We had no choice but to find two steam tractors that had broken down before, and after repairing them, they were delivered."
Director Wang explained, and Li Hongfeng also knew about this matter.
Steam tractors were manufactured before the establishment of the Ninth Ministry, and were gradually replaced by diesel tractors, eventually ceasing production.
However, steam tractors still have their advantages.
That means it's not picky about food and doesn't necessarily have to use diesel.
As long as the water can be boiled, that's fine.
And in these mountains, the one thing that is never lacking is firewood.
This is why Li Hongfeng specifically requested a steam tractor when he submitted his report.
"Thank you, comrades. You've worked hard."
Wang Lei shook his head repeatedly, "It's not hard work at all. We are all happy to be able to do something for the revolution and construction."
Li Hongfeng nodded in satisfaction, then looked at the tractor on site and said, "Director Wang, I'll need your help to teach me how to use this tractor."
Director Wang immediately nodded, "Don't worry, this thing is easy to operate; even an adult can drive it."
"Even a teenager can drive it."
As he spoke, Director Wang waved to the young men behind him, and they immediately ran over.
Li Hongfeng looked over and saw that these people were all wearing the same uniform, with their work units embroidered on them, and the words "Nine Departments" printed on the back.
It's clear that these young people are very enthusiastic and responsible about their work.
Director Wang arranged for several people to teach, and then came to Li Hongfeng's side again. It just so happened that Li Hongfeng also wanted to learn about the auto repair center.
Director Wang then gave a brief introduction.
“Secretary, there are a few tractor and automobile processing plants here, but they are far inferior to the machinery plant of our Ninth Department.”
"The engines they make are no good either."
"By the way, it's our diesel engines. Their machine tools aren't good enough; the machining precision isn't there, and the tractors will break down after a short time." "Here, our tractors and tricycles are still the most popular."
"Our auto repair center handles dozens of vehicles of various types every day, and also provides refueling services."
As Director Wang recounted his experience, Li Hongfeng gained a basic understanding of the auto repair center's situation, which also reflected the situation in Huacheng.
This emerging steel city is developing rapidly, which is also driving the economic development of the surrounding area.
The number of vehicles also increased accordingly.
"Besides your auto repair center, does Department Nine have other departments here?"
Li Hongfeng asked curiously, and Director Wang shook his head, "No more for now."
"However, I recently heard from headquarters that our alloy smelting work is going to expand its production capacity and we will be building a new metallurgical plant."
"Moreover, we will open a branch factory in the future, and we might be able to build a factory here."
"You don't know, this Flower City has plenty of resources."
The two chatted for a while longer, and Wang Lei, remembering the announcement issued by headquarters a few days ago, finally asked, "Secretary Li, are you aware of the recent announcement?"
"Announcement? What announcement!"
Seeing Li Hongfeng's expression, Director Wang knew that the other party was out of touch with the situation and probably didn't know anything about it.
He then recounted the announcement from the nine departments, adding at the end, "I think this was done very well."
"It should have been done a long time ago."
After Wang Lei finished speaking and left, Li Hongfeng muttered to himself, 'Looks like I need to get back as soon as possible.'
"I'm saying, your Ninth Department has made such a big fuss and caused such a stir, it's really putting us in a difficult position."
Department Nine, Yang Xiaotao's office.
Old Wang sat in his chair with his legs crossed, speaking in a very serious tone about nonsensical things.
Yang Xiaotao, leaning back in his chair, also didn't look serious. "We'll do our own thing, what's the big deal?"
Old Wang glanced at him and said, "Yes, you go about your business, but have you ever thought about what our workers think?"
Have you ever thought about what those managers think?
"This matter has been widely publicized, and my desk is covered with petitions."
Yang Xiaotao shrugged and said indifferently, "Let them think what they want. It's their head, and I can't control them."
"We just need to take care of ourselves."
"The rest is up to you."
Old Wang shook his head, feeling exhausted from talking to this kid.
However, I still admire him a little.
Only this kid has the guts to break the rules and ruin the jobs of many people, yet these people can't do anything about it, and don't even dare to cause trouble.
Because before they can even start a fuss, more workers will force them to accept reality.
In this way, reasoning with them is completely futile; no matter how you try to reason with them, it won't work.
If they're unreasonable, well...
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Of course, this applies to the ninth part.
What if we tried it on their Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry?
I can't speak for other things, but I doubt the workers in those factories would support them.
Because in the workers' eyes, having more departments but fewer people in charge makes no difference.
No matter how much you do, you'll only get the same salary.
However, given this trend, it's impossible for them to completely avoid it.
However, it would be equally difficult to carry out a 'personnel reduction' like the Ninth Department.
"Alright, your Ninth Division is impressive, your Ninth Division is capable."
Old Wang casually stuffed the cigarettes on the table into his pocket. "I'd like to see how you're going to deal with the people you've eliminated."
"This is no small amount; you'd better think of a solution beforehand."
To be honest, Mr. Wang still cares a lot about the Ninth Department.
Especially since the Ninth Division set this precedent, its subsequent development has become a bellwether for them.
Even after learning about this, Mr. Chen did not make a decision immediately.
Instead, they wait for the nine parts to be completed before releasing the final product.
If they can complete all nine parts, then they should give it a try.
Even if it can't be as thorough as the Nine Departments, it can still subtly and gradually change the existing structure.
Therefore, nowadays, many people in Beijing and other places are focusing their attention on the Nine Departments.
Yang Xiaotao frowned slightly upon hearing this, then smiled and said, "Don't worry, we have plenty of ways."
"At worst, we can just build another factory and put people in there."
"Build a factory?"
Old Wang was startled, then said disdainfully, "You think building a factory is easy? It takes a lot of money to invest."
At this point, fearing that Yang Xiaotao might change his mind and use the promised money for other purposes, Old Wang quickly said, "Don't even think about renege on your promise, and don't misappropriate the money you promised us."
"Hehe, you know what, I've actually thought about it."
"No way, you promised to give me this money, don't go back on your word."
"So what if you change your mind? You can't just come and take it from me."
Old Wang was furious, "Fine, fine, fine!"
After saying "good" three times in a row, Old Wang got up to leave.
But the next second, Yang Xiaotao said, "I was just joking with you, and you actually took it seriously."
The next second, Old Wang immediately turned around with a smile, "What a joke, do you think I'd take it seriously?"
"Of course I don't take it seriously!"
After saying that, he sat down again and smoked a cigarette, Yang Xiaotao's cigarette.
Yang Xiaotao's smile immediately froze, and he was speechless.
Trying to outsmart this guy is just foolish.
"Don't worry, we can come up with the money. We will definitely keep our promise to you."
Yang Xiaotao repeated himself, and only then did Old Wang feel reassured.
"Great! With money, you really have confidence. You're not afraid to do anything."
Old Wang clicked his tongue in admiration, still feeling quite envious.
If their Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry were to "flourish" like the Ninth Ministry, he would immediately reorganize all departments, and he would definitely do so much faster than he did for the Ninth Ministry.
Unfortunately, so far, all the things they've sold have benefited from the success of the Ninth Division, so naturally, they haven't earned as much money as the Ninth Division.
Yang Xiaotao dismissed Wang Lao's words as mere envy and jealousy.
"I'll give you cash after we finish eating."
"Don't blame us if your car can't fit everything when the time comes."
As he spoke, Yang Xiaotao got up to have dinner with Old Wang.
Before the two could even leave, they saw someone preparing to knock on the door.
Both sides were taken aback.
Fortunately, Yang Xiaotao realized what was happening and immediately asked, "Old Liu, why are you in such a hurry?"
The person who arrived was Liu Xiangdong from the Ordnance Research Institute. He was panting heavily as he explained, "Minister Yang, we've made it."
"Our photocopier is finished."