A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

Yang Youning walked in with a small notebook in his hand.

He raised an eyebrow at Li Huaide: "If you say you can't take over a factory, I dare to take it over; if you say you can't hire people, I can hire them!"

"This is an official document, authorized by the Ministry of Machinery Industry!"

As he spoke, Li Huaide, who was carefully examining the documents, winked at Jiang Xia.

Which factory do you want to acquire? I'll handle it.

Looking at the somewhat greasy Yang Youning, Jiang Xia felt a chill: "It's not that we necessarily want to recruit him. I think we could cooperate with the pump factory in Beijing."

"Pump factory?"

The two rivals exchanged another glance.

"When did you go to Fan Shusheng's place? Did you come up with that thing that was quenched three times?"

"I was wondering why my mother's family came to discuss the ownership issue, but it turns out it was you who started this again?"

"If it's him, it could really be troublesome..."

"Indeed, who would use someone who specializes in stabbing people in the lungs..."

"Oh dear, to do this at such a crucial moment, what a fool..."

"The sky is about to fall!"

What's going on? The two of them were talking at once in a language Jiang Xia couldn't understand, leaving him a little confused.

After further investigation, it became clear that the results of the metallographic experiments conducted by Director Fan in the ministry's laboratory had been obtained.

With a strong sense of chivalry, he took the two sets of comparative materials and went all out. Instead of appealing to the Ministry of Machinery Industry, he went to a certain general office to file a complaint with the emperor.

First, we accuse certain factories of falsifying documents and issuing factory reports that do not match the products; second, we accuse certain department personnel of giving arbitrary and chaotic instructions.

Thirdly, they would lavish praise on a factory that had offered assistance, showering it with compliments.

Normally, this praise would be a bonus.

Director Fan's complaint was far too broad, covering the entire First Ministry of Machine Building and the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry. Unfortunately, due to his limited understanding of current affairs, he overlooked one crucial point: two years prior, due to special circumstances, Shijingshan District and the steel rolling mill had been placed under the unified management of the First Ministry of Machine Building to facilitate the production of certain things that could not be discussed in public.

The Ministry of Metallurgy was already in a bad mood after losing a big piece of the pie, and now it had finally found an opportunity.

"What were you doing at the First Ministry of Machine Building? When my Shijingshan factory was still under the Ministry of Metallurgy, it was a factory with 8 employees! Under your management, you streamlined 1 people, and yet the production quality has declined?"

"Is it okay or not? If not, return it immediately. Don't we have the qualifications to do classified missions?"

"Oh, right, and that steel rolling mill too. It's a downstream enterprise of the steel mill. Why don't we just give up and return it all together?"

The Minister of Metallurgy was beaming with pride at the meeting, his gloating over being a key department to be streamlined completely gone. Streamlining was child's play compared to the steel rolling mill.

The Minister of Metallurgy secretly wiped his mouth as he thought of the little rooster that lays golden eggs, clucking back into his arms.

The leaders of the First Ministry of Machine Building were reprimanded and left feeling dejected. Originally, the steel rolling mill had emerged as a strong force, with "small cannons" and "pressure cookers" leading the way, and "air fryers and electric pressure cookers" being exported to support it. In the middle, there were also popular products like "Happy Sheep". In particular, several of these products boosted the performance of downstream factories.

Even the most peripheral lumber mills have been showing signs of shaking lately.

The Ministry of Machine Building kept the "machining center" bombshell hidden, telling no one except a few department leaders. They planned to bring it out and show it off next year.

After all, we ate so much this year, it was overflowing. We need to save some so we can eat our fill again next year.

Therefore, this streamlining has nothing to do with them, at least not with the factories under the management of the Ministry of Machine Building in Beijing.

There are even rumors that many of them may be promoted to higher positions.

While everyone was waiting to reap the rewards, the fortress was breached from within?

And here's the important part: the meeting passed down a draft resolution to split up the First Ministry of Machine Building.

What? It's going to be demolished?

This is bad news; Director Fan is now being blamed as the culprit behind all of this.

Accusations were rampant, including things like "reporting to higher authorities is against procedures" and "the dog that demolished his own front door."

Didn't you see that the people in the Ministry of Metallurgy, seeing how heavily the Ministry of Machine Building had been punished, all shrank back and became obedient, not daring to mention the issue of the little rooster's ownership again?

Hmm... It's still necessary to send someone to sound out the situation privately, just in case something unexpected happens.

"Hey, that Fan Shusheng, his time as factory director is over! Just like his ancestors, he lived for a while and then died." Li Huaide sighed with a sense of regret.

"Then, will their pump factory still be downsized?"

"Probably not. After all, with such a huge uproar, who would dare to touch them at this critical juncture? Besides, those few hundred or so people, how much can they be reduced?" Yang Youning sat down, crossed his legs, and tossed out a few cigarettes.

Smoke filled Jiang Xia's small office, and the three of them suddenly lost their desire to chat, leaving only silence.

Jiang Xia got up and opened the window; the damp, cold air invigorated him.

wrong!

Although I haven't had much contact with Director Fan, judging from his experience, he doesn't seem to be the type to act recklessly. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to design such an ingenious hydraulic structure, or even upgrade the product directly from the design drawings.

Even Yang Erlengzi wouldn't do something so reckless, so why did he do it?

Could it be...?

"Using oneself as bait to lure others into a trap?"

Yes, Director Fan doesn't have Yang Youning's powerful background. He should know that the thin test report won't have much of an impact on the pump factory's fate.

To save the factory, he had no choice but to escalate the situation!

It's so big that it completely diverts people's attention.

"Phew~~~" Jiang Xia breathed a long sigh of relief: "You've outmaneuvered Heaven by half a move, sir. You're truly virtuous."

"Uncle Yang, Uncle Li, let's take over the pump factory!"

Li Huaide and Yang Youning exchanged another glance.

"Is this pump factory useful?"

"Very useful! Look, this is based on..."

"Stop! If it's useful, your Uncle Li will help you get it done. Is it the whole factory or just people?" Li Huaide got a headache just hearing the word 'based on'.

"The entire factory cannot be short-staffed!"

"Tsk, this is a bit difficult." Li Huaide looked at Yang Youning, who nodded at the official document in his hand.

"A furnace factory?"

"Didn't the textile factory's heating system start using pressure pumps? In order to better fulfill the instructions from the Ministry of Machinery and ensure the safety of heating for the masses, we could simply take over the entire system..."

Yang Youning casually blew a smoke ring at Li Huaide: "Old man, you're not good for this anymore."

Damn, this idiot really pulled off a big stunt.

No, I really need to study the documents more carefully in the future.

Li Huaide gritted his teeth and decided to find a teacher to give him a proper make-up lesson.

"The problem is that after being incorporated, the pump factory's level can only be downgraded by one level. I don't know if the people there can accept that, especially 'Scholar Fan,' he definitely can't be the factory director anymore..."

"Li Huaide, go and ask them. If they can accept it, let's get this done as soon as possible!"

Hey, you idiot Yang, you're getting cocky now?

Li Huaide wanted to stir things up further, but Yang Youning followed up with his own words.

"Now that you've taken them in, they're under your command?"

"Production?"

"OK."

Li Huaide stubbed out his cigarette: "Xiao Jiang, watch your Uncle Li go and get it for you!"

Watching Li Huaide leave in a hurry, Yang Youning smiled smugly: "Little brat, I've got him."

“Everyone has their own inner conflicts. The more unattainable something is, the more one desires it. Uncle Li desires to manage production, which is why you've got him under your control. And... Uncle Yang, what about you?” Jiang Xia looked at Yang Youning with burning eyes.

Yang Youning remained silent, while the rattling sound of a small cannon came from outside the window.

He pointed out the window: "Look, this is my knot in my heart, little brat, help me untie it."