A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

"I don't know the other reasons, but they are still building steelmaking workshops, foundry workshops, and other ancillary facilities over there... such as bathhouses."

“These are all plans provided by the experts from the senior team, right?” Li Changfu interrupted.

"I've seen it too. According to the original plan, it would take 66 years to complete the first phase of construction! Eight years! It would take eight years from the start of construction to the completion of the first phase! How many eight-year periods do we have!"

Ren Zhongyuan was shocked: "You mean, the older brother is deliberately dragging out the process?"

Li Changfu raised his eyelids: "I didn't say that. Watch your thoughts, Comrade Ren!"

"I was just saying, plans can't keep up with changes! All their experts have left, and you're still sticking to the old ways? Tsk tsk, you're not as insightful as my Jiang Xia!"

"Oh!" Ren Zhongyuan drawled, "So it was Xiao Jiang's idea!"

"I told you, you old codger like me, how could you possibly see that far ahead! After all that, it turns out it's all just other people's opinions!"

"Pah! I thought you'd evolved, you son of a bitch!"

Li Changfu's old face turned bright red. "How could it not be my idea? I was just paying attention to the situation!"

Then came a string of pedantic pronouncements, such as "the student surpasses the teacher," "a teacher need not be better than his student," and "heaven, earth, ruler, parents, and teacher," without any obscure distinctions of rank or hierarchy.

This made everyone in the office laugh.

"Oh!"

The office door was banged on again, startling the people inside.

Through the glass in the door, I could see a person leaning against it.

The door wasn't locked, and with a creak, it slowly opened as the person pulled it open.

The figure slid down to the ground like a noodle as the door opened.

"Paji"

Five-body cast.

A strong stench of alcohol filled the office as the man collapsed.

Ma Zhendong quickly helped the figure up: "Factory manager? How are you?"

Yang Youning exhaled a bubble from the corner of his mouth: "Hehehe! Great! I, Yang Youning, can socialize now! It's nothing difficult!"

"It's just a matter of speaking human language to human beings and ghost language to ghosts!"

"Oh, ho ho!"

Li Changfu looked at Yang Youning with some worry. Ever since he was forced to act shamelessly in the Minister's office at the Ministry of Machine Building last time, Yang Youning seemed to be getting more and more brazen.

It was as if some inexplicable switch had been flipped?

I wonder how well he did with the task I gave him?

at this time.

"Old Yang! Don't forget our agreement! Ugh~~~~~~~~"

"Director Yang! You dare to lie to me? I'll flick your windows with a rubber band!"

A commotion arose outside the office building.

Li Changfu peeked downstairs and saw a bunch of people staggering about – all factory directors who had rushed over.

Yang Youning stumbled and climbed to the window again.

"Absolutely! We'll use your products once production starts! That's what I, Yang Youning, say!"

"If you don't believe me, I'll jump and show you!"

As he spoke, he put one foot on the windowsill. It took Ren Zhongyuan and the others a lot of pulling and tugging to get him down from the window.

"Good! You, Factory Director Yang, are a trustworthy person. We trust you!"

Yang Youning broke free from the group's grasp and stuck his head out the window again.

"I, Yang Youning, am a man of integrity!"

"However, if the Ministry of Machinery assigns this to the Imperial Garden factory, our deal is void!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd below immediately became lively again.

Forget about the division of labor, I'm not going to live anymore, I'm just going to lie down at the Ministry of Machinery Industry.

Then came out some wild and lewd remarks, like carrying a **bag to set off fireworks at the Ministry of Machinery Building.

Finally, Yang Youning chuckled a few times, shouted "Good brother, we'll stand together if something happens," and then passed out completely drunk.

The factory managers downstairs, persuaded by their respective entourages, boarded vehicles and went home to their respective families.

The noisy factory area quieted down, with only the clanging sound of the rolling mill in the workshop remaining.

Ren Zhongyuan looked at Li Changfu: "Good heavens, you've even mobilized the masses?"

"Pah! This is called stimulating domestic demand!"

"Don't you see how many factories in Beijing are struggling to make ends meet? This is just one project that has driven the development of an entire area!"

……

The guesthouse was also filled with people lying around haphazardly. With the help of the staff, Li Huaide managed to settle the group of department heads, both big and small.

It turns out that after failing to see the high-ranking leader in the luxurious hall on the third floor, this group didn't take it seriously. Everyone has an old man at home; once the old man meets him, who knows who will toast whom?

If we didn't see each other, we didn't see each other. We just see each other occasionally at work anyway.

Without the leaders around, we drank even more heartily!

So this group of people completely let loose and drank all the good wine in the guesthouse.

Li Huaide is a cunning fellow, a master at selling alcohol. That's why he's still sober right now.

Upon entering the private room, Li Huaide made another phone call to a high-ranking leader.

"Father-in-law! I'm sorry to disturb your rest." Perhaps because he had drunk some alcohol, Li Huaide used this form of address that he was not particularly fond of.

I thought I was going to get a scolding, but the other person was surprisingly kind.

"Huai De, very good! The news about the tractor has spread far and wide! I told you not to worry about small gains and losses. As long as you are still a member of the steel rolling mill, your name will be on the list of merits!"

Li Huaide curled his lip. What's the big deal about this kind of collective achievement? Yang Youning took the lion's share. If we want to go further, we need something big!

Li Huaide felt a surge of eagerness: "Father-in-law, I just spoke with a few familiar section chiefs. They said if this tractor project were awarded to Luoyang, they would..."

"Oh? This idea is somewhat similar to bringing investment to a production team? Hmm! Interesting, we could push it forward!"

"The important thing is that the designer must go there, otherwise, I'm afraid you won't be able to convince the public!"

The senior leader paused for a moment before responding to Li Huaide.

"Hehe, don't worry, father-in-law. He's just a young man after all. Although he has some talent, I don't think he can refuse a high-ranking official position and generous salary!"

"At worst, I'll use my beauty as a supplement! I haven't found anyone who would refuse to use these three tricks!"

……

Jiang Xia had no idea that so much had happened at the steel rolling mill where he had just left after his revelry.

At that moment, he was drooling as he watched the flame lick a long object.

Strangely enough, after the rice paddies, which were originally empty, were filled with water, small holes appeared.

There were also some snake-like animals in the hole, slowly poking their heads out.

The old village chief let out a laugh like an owl, and reached out to pry one off.

"I thought they were all dead! I didn't expect so many of them to still be alive!"

Jiang Xia squinted and leaned closer to take a look.

It was yellowish-brown all over, with a pointed head, and its mouth was opened by the old village chief, revealing a row of fine teeth.

Hey, eels! We're in for a treat tonight!

The villagers who accompanied them immediately lit torches and dispersed around the rice paddies.

They originally planned to start work overnight and begin carrying water into the fields once the pump well was ready.

But the water pump that Jiang Xia brought out saved them this step. They all sat leisurely by the edge of the field chatting.

This unexpected surprise is bound to make me excited.

Before long, all the eels in the field were dug out and wriggled around in the large bamboo basket.

One of them was exceptionally large, and its color was blood red.

The old village chief was overjoyed. After washing himself clean by the tap, he immediately called Jiang Xia over.

He pinched a certain part of the blood eel a few times, forcing out a few drops of bright red blood, which Jiang Xia swallowed.

"Blood eel! Back in the day, it was all reserved for the emperor! It's a great tonic for replenishing vital essence and blood!"