Chapter 2705
It feels so good to be carried by 9 parts!
Chapter 2705 It feels so good to be carried by the Nine Departments
Jinling, Aviation Academy.
After receiving Yang Xiaotao's call, Vice Dean Cheng was in a state of high excitement.
Not long ago, he was harassed at an internal meeting, with people saying that he was hogging resources and accomplishing nothing, wasting the fruits of the revolution, and so on.
But in the blink of an eye, good news came from the Ninth Division.
Moreover, it was Yang Xiaotao who personally told him about it and designed it himself.
Looking back at all the designs Yang Xiaotao has created over the years, there hasn't been one he couldn't bring to life.
If someone does exist, it's because they lack the skills to meet the requirements of the design drawings.
Yang Xiaotao has taken action again this time, and he is confident that he can make this helicopter a success.
Thinking of this, Vice Dean Cheng got up and walked towards the dean's office.
Now, the dean of the college is over sixty years old and will soon be retiring.
He and another vice dean are both popular candidates.
However, it now seems that they have lost out in the helicopter issue.
This location is also a bit far from me.
Fortunately, he had Yang Xiaotao to help him.
If we handle this situation well, we might be able to build a good relationship with the Nine Ministries, which is the most important thing.
Thinking of this, Vice Dean Cheng decided to have a good talk with Yang Youning, his 'confidant,' that evening. Most importantly, he couldn't offend Yang Xiaotao.
I hurried to the dean's office, knocked on the door, and heard a voice inside inviting me in.
Vice Dean Cheng pushed open the door and walked in, only to find that there was another person in the room.
It was Vice President Liu, who was his competitor.
"Old Cheng, you're here."
Vice Dean Liu greeted him with a smile.
Although the two are competitors, they still maintain a basic level of decorum on the surface.
"Old Liu, you're here too."
Vice Dean Cheng smiled, then looked at the old dean, "Dean, I've come to talk to you about something."
The dean's hair was gray, and under his leadership, the School of Aeronautics became an important talent training base in Nanjing. It can be said that he had no regrets in his life.
Of course, it would be even more perfect if I could see the helicopter belonging to the aviation academy before retiring.
Therefore, manufacturing helicopters became the criterion for his nomination quota.
"Then, I'll excuse myself for a moment."
Vice Dean Liu nodded slightly and prepared to leave.
But Vice Dean Cheng shook his head and laughed, "It's nothing serious, just reporting a situation to the dean."
Seeing this, before Vice Dean Liu could leave, Vice Dean Cheng said, "Dean, didn't I previously cooperate with Director Yang of the Ninth Department?"
"Today I received a message from Director Yang. He personally took charge, recalculated our design data, and then personally designed a set of helicopter design drawings."
"Minister Yang called to say that he has already sent technicians to deliver the blueprints and is helping to manufacture the helicopter."
After Vice Dean Cheng finished speaking, the entire office fell silent.
Vice President Liu had just gotten off his chair when he heard the news, and he didn't know whether to stand up or sit down.
The old dean picked up his glasses from the table and his expression turned serious.
After a while, he asked, "This, Director Yang, is this Comrade Yang Xiaotao?"
The old dean asked the question.
Vice Dean Cheng immediately nodded, "Yes, that's the comrade who designed the White Horse fighter jet and the aircraft engine."
At this point, the dean's expression turned serious, and Vice Dean Cheng continued, "Director Yang has been busy with management work in recent years and rarely takes charge personally anymore."
"I had some acquaintance with Director Yang from years ago; many students from our academy are also in the Ninth Department."
So I shamelessly begged him for help.
Vice Dean Cheng spoke softly, but every word he uttered sounded like thunder in their ears.
Nine parts.
Yang Xiaotao.
That's no easy task.
The old dean seemed to have thought of something, so he asked, "Old Cheng, I remember that Dean Yu mentioned Comrade Yang Xiaotao from the Ninth Department last time."
"You mean this comrade?"
Dean Yu is a titan in their aviation department.
It's much better than their aviation academy.
"Yes, this is the good comrade."
Vice Dean Cheng affirmed.
Instantly, a bright smile appeared on the old dean's face.
"Alright, Lao Cheng, you should cooperate well with Comrade Yang."
"This is not just for our college, it concerns the entire industry."
"This Comrade Yang is quite close to Dean Qu of the Maritime University; we can't fall behind."
After Vice Dean Cheng left amidst the Dean's pleased smile, he walked slowly and calmly down the corridor with his hands behind his back.
Not long after, footsteps came from behind.
Vice President Liu walked quickly to Vice President Cheng's side, his face full of disappointment.
"Old Cheng, you're really not being fair."
Vice Dean Cheng feigned ignorance, "Old Liu, you're really wronging me. How am I being unfair?"
Vice President Liu said helplessly, "Everyone knows that Director Yang of the Ninth Department is truly capable; every design he produces is a success."
"Furthermore, everyone knows the current situation of the Ninth Division, and its prospects are so bright that anyone with eyes can see it."
"You've caught the wave of the Ninth Division this time; our academy will be counting on you from now on."
Vice President Liu said with a sigh, his competitive spirit gone.
Seeing this, Vice Dean Cheng patted Vice Dean Liu on the shoulder with a forced smile, "Old Liu, we're all doing this for the college, it's too formal to say such things."
Vice Dean Liu shook his head, then walked helplessly towards his office.
He lost this round somewhat unjustly.
I feel a bit powerless.
Vice Dean Cheng then walked smugly towards his office.
I was still feeling emotional.
By attaching ourselves to the powerful Ninth Division—no, we should say, by attaching ourselves to the big boss Yang Xiaotao—it'll be hard for us not to soar to great heights in the future.
"No, now is not the time to be happy. We need to prepare properly."
"He who travels a hundred li is only halfway there at ninety; he cannot be careless or negligent."
With this in mind, Vice Dean Cheng hurriedly went into his office and then picked up the phone to make arrangements.
This time, we must ensure that nothing goes wrong.
Jizhou, Shou County.
This is a ready-made one near the Taihang Mountains.
The saying goes, "Those who live near the mountains live off the mountains." Here, the land is barren, but there is no shortage of stones, especially good stones.
So, during the previous dynasty, there were mines here, which were used to collect stone ore and then process the stones into finished products, which were sold to high-ranking officials and nobles in exchange for a day's food.
The artisans here can also make a living as a result.
After liberation, a special mine was established here to extract stone for revolutionary construction.
Gradually, after years of development, the mine has gradually become a large-scale mining and processing base, and is the place with the most concentrated quartz resources in Jizhou.
However, mining here is subject to many limitations, including road restrictions, so the overall mining capacity is not large, and the extracted quartz sand is used as a raw material for glass manufacturing.
Therefore, the scale of the mine has remained lukewarm, barely maintaining around a hundred or so people, while many others in the surrounding area still work in the barren mountains.
But ever since the people from the Ninth Division came here, the number of mining orders for the mines that were originally responsible for mining has been increasing month by month.
Even if all the people in the mine were given nine tasks, it still wouldn't be enough.
The mine owner repeatedly appealed to his superiors to increase the number of workers, since there were plenty of young people in the surrounding villages, many of whom had made a living by quarrying and chiseling stones, and their skills were not necessarily inferior to those of the mine workers.
We spoke to the local authorities, but they simply said it wasn't their responsibility.
In reality, local governments don't have that many funds to support surplus workers.
It's important to understand that workers need to be provided with their food and wages.
In the end, the mine had no choice but to report the situation to the higher-level Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, hoping to increase manpower and expand production. But these days, not to mention the Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources in their small place, even the Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources in Jizhou was short of funds.
So the matter was delayed again and again, until everyone at the mine lost confidence, when suddenly there was a turning point.
At the mine.
The sounds of banging and cracking continued to ring out.
The busy workers were carefully chiseling the stone.
The next second, a shout broke the busy scene.
"Director Shi, where is Director Shi?"
The shouts rang out, and everyone around immediately turned their attention to the man who was helping load the truck not far away. The man was burly, and despite the cold weather, he still had his sleeves rolled up.
Hearing the shouts, he immediately turned around and saw the people yelling not far away, and a helpless expression immediately appeared on his face.
"Factory manager, Officer Wu is here again. You'd better go quickly."
The miners around him shouted, and the factory manager said irritably, "What's the matter? You're always rushing us. All you do is urge us. At least give us some people. It's almost Chinese New Year. If we don't finish the task, how are we going to celebrate the New Year?"
Factory Director Shi muttered to himself, but still walked towards the other party.
They had only taken a few steps when they saw the people behind Officer Wu.
His expression changed again.
If I remember correctly, they were from the Ninth Division.
He was the one who came here last time to mine quartz sand.
Their current task is the Ninth Department.
'They're not here to add more tasks, are they?'
Feeling uneasy, I quickly went to meet them.
"Officer Wu, Master Ma."
Factory Director Shi greeted him, and Officer Wu nodded with a smile. Behind him was Ma Hongjun from the Ninth Department.
"Director Shi, it's really not easy to find you."
"There's no one in the office, so we have to come here to look for them."
Factory Director Shi smiled and said, "I'm just here to lend a hand because I'm busy with my mission."
Upon hearing this, Officer Wu immediately nodded, "It's good that we have a mission. It means that our revolutionary construction is making rapid progress."
Factory Director Shi smiled but remained silent.
Upon seeing this, Officer Wu quickly looked at Master Ma behind him.
"Director Shi, this is Technician Ma from the Ninth Department. You've met him before, haven't you?"
As they were talking, Ma Hongjun came up to them with a big smile on his face.
"Hello, Director Shi, we meet again."
As he spoke, he extended his hands, and Factory Director Shi quickly grasped them, while pondering the other party's intentions.
When this person came last time, he spent most of the day at the mine and then talked about many things that were insider knowledgeable; he's quite capable.
He also knew that this person was looking for stones for the Nine Departments. The specifics of the task were not mentioned, but a lot of stones were needed.
Then Ma Hongjun continued, "After we came here for inspection last time, we assigned a task."
"During this period, we discovered that the quartz stone here is of the highest quality, so we are preparing to increase our production volume."
Factory Director Shi felt a pang of bitterness; as expected, they had added more tasks.
But he had no choice but to agree to it.
Otherwise, it would be considered passive resistance and would harm the revolutionary cause.
Just as Director Shi was preparing to compose himself and display his revolutionary spirit with high morale, he saw Ma Hongjun nod to the two people behind him.
Only then did Factory Director Shi notice the two of them.
Two young people.
"Hello, Director Shi, we are from the logistics and procurement department of the Ninth Division."
After one of them finished his introduction, he continued, "Based on Technician Ma's recommendation, the mine you manage meets the needs of our Ninth Department."
“Now, on behalf of Department Nine, we are officially informing you that from now on, Department Nine will purchase the stone from your mine.”
"At the same time, the Ninth Department will dispatch relevant excavation equipment, and we ask that you receive it at that time."
"We have only one goal: to complete the task within the allotted time."
After the young man finished speaking, he handed a document to Director Shi.
Factory Director Shi subconsciously took it and opened it, only to see the red text at the top.
Official documents with red headers.
My fingers were trembling slightly, and I was completely dazed.
"Me, us, we'll get paid by the Ninth Division from now on?"
Factory Director Shi asked with difficulty.
The young man nodded. "Yes, we will settle accounts directly with your mineral resources, without going through local departments and their mineral resources departments."
"understand!"
Factory Manager Shi said happily, then asked, "Then, can I hire people?"
The young man looked at Ma Hongjun.
Factory Director Shi also looked over.
Ma Hongjun laughed and said, "Of course we have to recruit them. This is just the beginning; we'll need even more later."
"There are definitely not enough people like you to complete the task."
After saying that, Director Shi smiled.
Then Ma Hongjun took a rectangular package from another young man's backpack. "Director Shi, this is the revenue you received from supplying stone last month."
“Our department head Yang understands the situation here and sympathizes with the difficulties our comrades are facing, so we have increased the price by 10% on top of the original price.”
"This can be considered as a small help from our Ninth Department to our comrades."
After saying that, he handed the package to Factory Director Shi.
"In addition, our nine departments will provide you with an extra 1,000 catties of mixed grains each month, which will be distributed on the first of each month as a welfare subsidy."
Ma Hongjun continued speaking.
Of course, these subsidies, though seemingly small, are not much for the Ninth Division.
If it weren't for the fear of making things difficult for their 'peers', there would be even more.
After all, these stones are all to be processed into high-purity silicon, which turns worthless stones into something more valuable than gold.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it's extremely profitable.
Factory Director Shi was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
Nine parts? That's too much.
The sheer number of them frightened him; could they be plotting something else?
"Director Shi, we have other tasks, and we hope you can complete them in a timely manner."
Ma Hongjun had to go to the next mine, so he said a few words to the factory manager before leaving.
After seeing Ma Hongjun and the other two off, Officer Wu returned to Director Shi's side.
At this moment, a large crowd had already gathered around.
Everyone found it unbelievable.
"Officer Wu, is this...is this true?"
Factory Director Shi held the package in his hand. He had just opened it, and inside were neatly arranged large bills of money.
This was the first time he had ever seen so much money.
If it weren't for the fact that there were other miners around, I was afraid someone would rush over and snatch it away.
"You guys are making a fuss over nothing."
Officer Wu smiled, but his eyes were full of envy.
Seeing everyone looking over, Officer Wu said with admiration, "These nine departments are really capable."
"You guys have really hitched a ride on a big shot this time."
"Really?"
There were still people around who didn't believe it.
Officer Wu, however, retorted angrily, "Go and ask around, who doesn't know how good the Ninth Department is?"
"Learn from Daqing in industry, learn from Dazhai in agriculture, and learn from Red Star in innovation!"
"This Red Star is the predecessor of the Nine Departments. You should be content."
Everyone then realized what was happening and became instantly excited.
"Sigh, you guys were just unlucky."
Factory Director Shi became curious again after hearing this, "What do you mean?"
Officer Wu glanced at everyone, then looked up and said, "If you guys become workers in the Ninth Department, that would truly be a meteoric rise."
Do you know how good the worker benefits are in these nine departments?
Then, amidst everyone's expectant gazes, Officer Wu revealed the gossip he had overheard, much to everyone's dismay.
But Director Shi looked around with a serious expression and said, "Don't be ungrateful. The workers in Department Nine are all really skilled."
"What qualifications do we have to be workers, relying solely on our physical strength?"
"There are plenty of strong people out there, why should it be our turn?"
"People should be content. The leaders of the Ninth Department chose us because they trust us. We must not have any improper thoughts."
Factory Director Shi's voice was deafening, and the men around him nodded in agreement.
Officer Wu, standing to the side, blushed and turned to leave.
He had originally planned to recommend his own nephews to work at the mine, but after hearing what Director Shi said, he lost that idea.
With someone like Factory Director Shi around, those good-for-nothings from their relatives' families can't get in.