Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 2290 Give Yourself a Chance

West Garden.

In the study, a thin old man sat on a wolfskin mattress, his eyes fixed on the documents on the table, recalling every name on them.

As the saying goes, a snake cannot survive without a head.

If the nine departments are to be established, the 'head' needs to be dealt with first.

And after this period of consultation, discussion and meeting, the decision was made.

Jiubu finally had an idea in his mind.

Overall, he was quite satisfied with the given personnel structure.

Among them are outstanding revolutionary comrades, experienced workers, and enterprising leaders.

It not only ensures the original intention of establishing the nine ministries, but also caters to the interests of all parties and maintains unity.

Of course, there were some things that puzzled him.

Just like the people who were arranged to come in.

For example, the person that Yang Xiaotao wants.

"Lao Hong?"

"This kid really knows how to pick people!"

At this point, the thin old man laughed, but when he thought of the report that Yang Xiaotao went to Dongjiao Hutong, the old man knew who came up with this idea.

At the same time, I had another thought in my mind.

For some people, it's time to reappear in public!
Some things need to be changed!
"Xiaolong, prepare the car!"

Tong Xiaolong at the door immediately responded and then went out to prepare the car.

……

"Chief, this is the personnel structure of the Ninth Department, please take a look!"

The thick cloth blocks the wind outside the window and also blocks the light coming in.
Even though it was the sunniest time of the day, there was still no light in the house.

The old man was sitting at the table looking over documents, a yellow light was on beside him, and he was coughing intermittently.

After the secretary finished speaking, he didn't dare to say anything more and just stood by and waited.

The old man put his handkerchief in the drawer, then picked up the cup of water on the table and took a sip, before he calmed down.

"Who are they?"

The old man did not look at the document, but started asking questions.

The secretary quickly said, "The leadership team of the Ninth Department has a total of six people!"

"Six?"

The secretary looked calm, but the old man frowned.

"Who?"

"The leader is Comrade Yang Xiaotao!"

"First Secretary Li Hongfeng, Second Secretary Tian Hua, Third Secretary Liu Huaimin, Security Department Comrade Liang Zuoxin and Logistics Department Comrade..."

The secretary hesitated a little, wondering whether to say the last name.

The old man coughed and picked up the cup again.

"Who's in the logistics department?"

The secretary then whispered a name.

Hearing this, the cup in the old man's hand stopped in mid-air.

The next second, the old man placed the cup carefully on the table, then stood up, tightened his coat, and walked around the room.

"This was proposed by Yang Xiaotao!"

The old man said this with a confident look on his face, and the secretary nodded quickly.

"Yes, we got the news that this is the candidate submitted by Comrade Yang Xiaotao. Apart from Comrade Liu Huaimin, this is the candidate!"

As for Liang Zuoxin, he is a member of the security system and Yang Xiaotao has no control over him.

But being able to let Liang Zuoxin take the position in the Security Department was obviously also on Yang Xiaotao's side!

Hearing this, the old man took a breath slowly and then nodded gently.

Under the thick eyebrows, the eyes become sharp.

"This is directed at me!"

The room felt heavy, and the secretary felt as if he was in the middle of a violent storm, not daring to breathe.

"Old Hong!"

The old man murmured softly, and the little details of the past and the battle scenes emerged in his mind.

Bullets rained down and blood flowed everywhere!
They were once his soldiers!

Give him a chance.

Give yourself a chance too!
Suddenly a voice came from his mind, a voice he had never heard before.

"agree!"

These two words were spoken forcefully by the old man.

At the same time, the old man said, "Six people, not good!"

"Comrade Tian Hua is not suitable for this kind of work, please transfer him out!"

The secretary turned pale when he heard this, because this Tian Hua was sent in specifically by the lady.

And without Tian Hua, four of the remaining five people are from the Red Star Machinery Factory, this...

Isn't this just forming small factions and banding together?

"Comrade Tian Hua..."

Just as the secretary was about to speak, he saw the old man raise his head and look at him sharply. He was surprised and then lowered his head, "Yes!"

"Get out!"

The secretary didn't dare to say anything more. He immediately picked up the documents and carefully left the office.

The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

After a long time, the old man's cough sounded again.

……

Sixth Ministry of Machine Building, reception room.

Mr. Zhou placed a plate of peanuts and melon seeds on the table, then asked the guard at the door to light the stove quickly. Then he sat aside and said happily to the old man in front of him, "Old Li, I really didn't expect you to come back."

"But it's good this way. We brothers are reunited."

"I'll call Lao Xu and the others together in a couple of days, and we'll get together."

When the old man heard what Mr. Zhou said, a look of nostalgia appeared on his face. Then he lowered his head, picked up the peanuts, and squeezed them with his hands, making a crisp sound.

The old man was wearing a patched military coat, revealing his dark grey sweater underneath, and a white shirt with its collar showing. Next to him was a military cap with a red five-pointed star in the middle.

The old man sat there, looking very thin, with deep cheeks due to malnutrition, a short chin, a thick beard, a broad forehead, a pair of slender eyes, and a warm smile that always showed on his face.

"No, they are all busy."

The old man was chewing peanuts and his voice was slightly hoarse.

After hearing this, Mr. Zhou sighed.

In those days, they devoted themselves to the construction of railways in order to support the frontline. Later, after returning from the other side of the river, they immediately threw themselves into the torrent of revolutionary construction.

Northwest, Southwest, Southeast
From desert to Gobi, from plateau to plains, from mountains to rivers and lakes.

For ten years, they have been through ups and downs together.
For ten years, they have been dependent on each other and encouraged each other.

Later, in order to create mushroom eggs and to deal with foreign threats, the superiors launched the Third Front Construction Plan.

After hearing the request from their superiors, they all responded strongly to the call and wrote letters of request to join the battle to their superiors one by one.

However, they didn't expect that their superiors would choose the person in front of them, and they left the railway and went their own way.

They didn't know until later.

The night before the candidate was announced, Lao Li went to West Garden.

As for what they said, it was during a drinking session that Lao Xu drank too much and cried and said sorry to Lao Li, and only then did they understand what had happened.

It turned out that it was not him who was chosen by his superiors, but Old Xu.

But he strongly demanded to go back on the grounds of building his hometown.

The reason was far-fetched, but the determination made it impossible for the superiors to refuse.

So he took his family and thousands of railway soldiers from the city of Sijiu and boarded a train heading south.

This time, another three years passed.

Over the past three years, he has also inquired about the other party's situation.

Difficult, difficult, very difficult.

During the day, we were busy drilling tunnels and laying railways.

At night I also had to help build the factory.

There was nothing to eat. Sometimes there were not enough wild vegetables on the mountain to share.

There was no place to live, so many people found a pit to sit in for the night.

But even in such an environment, no one backed down and no one complained of being tired.

Because they all know that what they have to do is to leave the "seeds" for the country's rise.

Even if there is another war, they can use this "equipment" to rebuild their homes.

So they are proud and proud.

"Actually, I really don't want to come back."

The old man suddenly spoke, his eyes were a little cloudy, but his tone was firm.

"The work has reached a critical moment, my comrades are working hard, but I am a deserter"

"Old Li, you are not a deserter!"

Mr. Zhou spoke in a serious tone, but he felt some pain in his heart.

If this person had not left back then, this position would most likely have been his.

But in his eyes, as long as he can do something for the revolution and the leader, nothing else matters.

"Old Zhou, do you know?"

"If the mountain blocks our way, we will dig the mountain."

“If the water is in our way, we will build a dam.”

"Under every kilometer, there is a buried one of our beloved soldiers."

"You said, the train is not running, what's the point of me coming back?"

"My back was burning when I left!"

The voice was heavy and somewhat choked.

Mr. Zhou lowered his head, reached out to pick up the cup beside him, and took a sip of water.

The two were silent, not knowing how to start.

After a long while, Mr. Zhou put down the cup, then raised his head and looked at him seriously, "Old Li! I know what you want to say!"

"I can't say anything else, but these nine departments are different from the other departments."

When Mr. Zhou said this, the old man was somewhat moved, but he remained silent.

"Do you know why the superiors set up nine departments?"

"Because in the eyes of the superiors, this is also an opportunity, an opportunity to speed up the pace of revolutionary construction."

"Old Li, your ambitions will only make sense if you stay here."

Mr. Zhou took a deep breath and then said earnestly, "Mr. Li, give yourself a chance and don't make life too difficult for yourself!"

The old man lowered his head and remained silent!
I still can't let go of those railway brothers!
"Also give our railway brothers a chance and let them live a better life!"

The old man's body trembled, as if he was touched!
He picked up the peanuts on the plate again, and with a snap, he broke the shells, revealing the red peanuts inside. He then put them in his mouth, making a crunching sound.

"Jiubu, is it really as important as you said?"

This time, the old man's voice was no longer hoarse, but there was a hint of curiosity.

After hearing this, Mr. Zhou stood up and took out a stack of documents from the drawer, then put them on the table. "Look, this is our Yangtze River."

Mr. Zhou pointed to the top photo and said, "The gas turbine used on this ship is something that only a few companies abroad have."

"The gas turbine was designed by Comrade Yang Xiaotao, and it was also manufactured by the Red Star Machinery Factory."

"Did you know? Thanks to the farm tools produced by the Red Star Machinery Factory, the grain output at the Northwest Farm has doubled!"

"And the new machine tools they developed have helped to steadily improve the domestic industrial level. Even the oxygen top-blown converter technology used in your 'backup' steel plant was developed by them."

"Now, do you still think it's unimportant?"

"You must have heard of the Three Learnings Spirit when you were in the South!"

The old man straightened his back and nodded silently.

"Yang Xiaotao is the advocate of the spirit of innovation, and Red Star Machinery Factory is the practitioner. Facts have proved that they are right and are on the right path!"

"Like this time, although I can't tell you, but you are also the secretary of the Ninth Department, so I won't hide it from you."

"This time, we successfully captured a Blackbird reconnaissance plane with the help of the Baiju fighter plane..."

"Old Li, if you go to the Ninth Department, your ambitions will only be realized faster!"

As Mr. Zhou told the story of the Red Star Machinery Factory bit by bit, the old man became more and more interested, and the light in his eyes became more and more intense!

When Mr. Zhou finished speaking, the old man suddenly became interested.

"Old Zhou, do you think their machines can help our railway?"

"Yes, definitely yes!"

Mr. Zhou said firmly that if it didn't work, he would just find Yang Xiaotao.

Yang Xiaotao definitely can.

Anyway, as long as he can keep this old brother, he can just go and have a drink with Yang Xiaotao. Their Sixth Ministry of Machine Building still has some assets!

For the sake of old brother, fight!

"I want to go to the machinery factory and take a look!"

Lao Li spoke seriously!
Hearing this, Mr. Zhou's face actually showed excitement, "Great!"

"I'll call Lao Chen, let's go together! Let's go together!"

"No, let's just go."

"it is good!"