In 1959, what's wrong with me pedaling a tricycle?

The next morning, Wang Xingguo let Wang Niannian ride on his shoulders, Li Xiuping held Wang Jianhua's hand with her left hand and Wang Chengan's hand with her right hand, and Shen's mother held Wang Chengbin's hand. The group went to visit the temple fair.

Nowadays, temple fairs are mostly state-run stalls, so there's not much to do. However, there are still some snacks available, which kids like.

Moreover, temple fairs only become lively during the Spring Festival. Nowadays, temple fairs are more like ordinary market days, with not many people.

However, the children still had a lot of fun because I bought them lots of snacks. They had a great time, and even Wang Niannian, who can't talk much yet, was smiling happily.

In fact, Li Xiuping was also very happy, so she was very generous today, buying a lot of snacks and toys for the children.

After a lively stroll, a satisfied Wang Jianhua took his toys and went home, happy all the way.

Wang Xingguo felt he owed his children a lot and that he should take them out to play more often.

The day off passed quickly, and the next day Wang Xingguo returned to the Second Transportation Division to take over the personnel arrangement work.

Director Liu used to be in charge of this work, but now that he has been promoted to director, the work has been handed over to Wang Xingguo.

Wang Xingguo began to look at the personnel files and noted down some important information and names.

Because many transportation jobs require the right people to do them, they can't just be assigned randomly.

For example, in the past, he was assigned to perform some urgent tasks because of his high level of trust.

However, he has now gone from a frontline worker to a manager.

Moreover, some important tasks also need to be carried out by these deputy directors, such as escorting important components, detonation devices and other core materials. These kinds of tasks require higher-level personnel to carry out.

In addition to these tasks, they also have endless meetings...

The large conference room was filled with dozens of people, all of whom were cadres from various transportation departments of the logistics department.

The main purpose of this meeting was to discuss separating the escort service for daily necessities.

Because there are many people at the base now and a shortage of living supplies, they have started to reclaim wasteland, improve saline-alkali land, and grow crops to ensure the needs of the living area.

The base has now started raising chickens and pigs, and the results are said to be remarkable. Moreover, the construction of the base is progressing steadily, and people no longer need to live in dugouts and tents.

Wang Xingguo stood up, thought for a moment, and then said, "Personally, I support separating the transportation of daily necessities. Our main business is oil transportation, and the transportation department is already burdened with too much work, which makes our frontline staff overwhelmed."

From what I understand, many of the frontline staff in the transportation department have never been home to visit their families since 58. This is why I suggested granting them rotating leave so they could go home to visit their families.

Furthermore, having recently stepped down from frontline work, I understand the hardships of escort duties. Therefore, I support divesting this business to alleviate the burden on my colleagues. However, this divestiture cannot be done overnight; it needs to be carried out gradually to ensure a smooth transition and avoid problems and chaos. That concludes my remarks.

Li Zhong waved his hand and said, "Very good, Comrade Wang Xingguo, please sit down first. Next, Comrade Zhang Ao will give his opinion."

Director Zhang Ao of the Third Transportation Division stood up, cleared his throat, and said, "Comrades, I think Comrade Wang Xingguo is right. We can't rush things. I suggest that the Logistics Department first establish a Materials Transportation Division, and then gradually take over the work of materials transportation."

Since the supplies only need to be transported to Daheyan now, and don't need to be escorted to their final destination, I think we can lower the standards a bit, which would make it easier to allocate personnel.

After he finished speaking, he looked around at everyone and then said very sincerely, "I'm not afraid of being laughed at, but I'm one of those people who hasn't been home to visit my family even once since 58. So I understand very well how much you comrades miss home. I can only see photos of my own children to know what they look like."

I hope everyone can support the reform, because I really want to go home and see my family. I'm afraid that my children won't recognize me when they see me in the future...

Everyone was deeply moved. Even if locals in Beijing work overtime, they can still occasionally go home.

However, many comrades are unable to go home because the confidentiality requirements are too strict, making it impossible to approve family visit leave.

However, the situation is different now. Because the base experiment was successful, the support here is much stronger, so more personnel can be mobilized, and naturally, we have a lot more manpower.

The speeches began to lean in a supportive direction, as many of the attendees came from various regions and were homesick!

Li Zhong instructed the meeting recorder to organize the meeting minutes and report them to their superiors, then adjourned the meeting.

Just as Wang Xingguo was about to leave, Li Zhong called him back. After Wang Xingguo followed him to Li Zhong's office and sat down, Li Zhong asked, "Xingguo, do you think the plan to separate the material transportation work and establish a new department is feasible?"

After thinking for a moment, Wang Xingguo nodded and said, "I think it's feasible. Actually, it should have been done a long time ago. In the past, this work was placed in the fuel transportation department for the sake of secrecy, simply because the comrades in the fuel transportation department are trustworthy. But living supplies can be transported as ordinary military supplies, and there is no need to have people from the fuel transportation department in charge of it."

Grandpa Li, you should know that our escort business is growing rapidly, and we're escorting goods all over the country. No matter how many people we have, it's not enough! After the separation, things will be easier for us, and our comrades won't have to work so hard around the clock.

Li Zhong nodded and said, "That's true, but I don't know if it will work. I also think it's necessary to do it."

Wang Xingguo laughed and said, "I think we should try it whether it works or not. What if the higher-ups approve it?"

Li Zhong nodded, then asked, "Are you now in charge of arranging the fieldwork for the personnel?"

Wang Xingguo replied, "Yes, Lao Liu assigned this task to me, and I'm still getting used to it."

Li Zhong instructed, "Then you must do a good job. When assigning tasks, you must consider the reliability of these people. Don't let something like what happened to Guo Xiucai happen again; it's just too dangerous."

Wang Xingguo nodded; he understood what Li Zhong meant.

In fact, Guo Xiucai's matter had a great impact on the four departments, and everyone was worried that they would be implicated.

Since they were colleagues and had contact with each other, who knew he would run into trouble?

It's no wonder they're worried; these days, getting involved with spies is a serious problem.