Rebirth 78: Hunting for Treasure in the Mountains, Spoiling My Wife and Daughter to the Heavens

"What's going on inside? Why are only the two of you out?"

Upon seeing Liu Mei and her sister come out, Yu Hong rushed over immediately.

Then Zhao Jiahuan and Zhao Kaishan also came to the two of them.

"Uh...it's pretty nice inside. They said some things we couldn't understand, like good people and bad people, but Brother Weiguo said the food would be served later."

They let Secretary Zhao go in, while the rest of the people waited outside.

Liu Mei briefly explained the situation inside, leaving everyone's heads spinning.

What defines a good person and a bad person?

Shouldn't the people inside be enemies?

How come we're sitting together?

In Zhao Kaishan's mind, Commissioner Zhang shouldn't have gone in and started to lose his temper, and then given Lu Weiguo a kick that would cut off his offspring!

After all, Zhang Dexing would never have any descendants in his lifetime.

"Huh? I'm going in?"

"Yes, that's what Brother Weiguo said, and Commissioner Zhang agreed as well."

Zhao Kaishan glanced at Commissioner Zhang's secretary; the two had spoken on the phone frequently and were quite familiar with each other.

Seeing that the secretary nodded, Zhao Kaishan shakily opened the door to the private room.

But at that moment, things outside instantly erupted into chaos.

Everyone began to speculate about Lu Weiguo's identity.

"My God, just who is Section Chief Lu? No wonder he was promoted so quickly."

"This is a provincial-level cadre. If I had known earlier that Section Chief Lu had this connection, I would have gone to him even if I had stripped naked and had no shame."

"With your figure, you're nothing special. I have to do this."

"Is it too late now?"

"..."

Standing at the door, Yu Hong saw two people sitting inside.

Seeing the two chatting happily, her fondness for Lu Weiguo deepened once again.

He knew that Lu Weiguo only used her and Zhao Jiahuan, who was by his side, as tools to vent his anger.

I have feelings, but not many.

Even so, she has such an outstanding man protecting her.

She would rather never have a title or status in the world than stay by his side.

"Commissioner Zhang, Xiao Lu, why are you sitting there? Get up and get the Commissioner some water!"

As soon as Zhao Kaishan entered the room, his expression turned serious.

Holding the bottle of grain liquor meant for hospitality, he was unsure whether to hold it up or put it down. He even considered smashing it on Lu Weiguo's head.

"Xiao Zhao, that's enough. Stop acting. We're all on the same side. Come sit down and let's talk business."

He came in at just the right time, otherwise Commissioner Zhang would have almost cried.

"Secretary Zhao, Commissioner Zhang would like to hear my views on reform and future plans, which happen to be related to our county. Please come and sit down, we'll have dinner after we finish talking."

Lu Weiguo stood up, made way for the person next to him, and moved a small stool over to sit opposite him.

Zhao Kaishan was completely bewildered; he had no idea what had just happened inside the room.

Why would someone want to avenge their cousin?

How could Lu Weiguo, whose whole family was preparing to move away, still be having such a pleasant conversation?

My brain was about to overload before I came up with a reason that wasn't really a reason.

Are all their thoughts ultimately for the people?

The people are more important than mountains.

Otherwise, he couldn't think of any other reason.

"Commissioner Zhang, Secretary Zhao, the people outside are waiting for dinner, so I won't waste any more time. I'll just briefly state my thoughts first, and then we can discuss the specific details later."

The two nodded upon hearing this.

Put down your teacup and listen attentively.

"I remember a great man once said that solving economic problems is something that everyone in this position should pay attention to. In fact, the great man had specific ideas about this back then."

Back then, due to internal and external attacks, there was a shortage of supplies, especially as imports and exports were restricted by some external countries.

This is similar to our current situation. Since we've started internal self-examination and rectification, we should also conduct external investigations simultaneously.

"Isn't this a bit too big a step?" Zhao Kaishan reminded Lu Weiguo, fearing he might say something wrong.

"Not much, that's why we chose the border as the pilot site," Lu Weiguo said, shaking his head.

He remembered that in his previous life, he was in a pilot port where foreign trade was vigorously developed.

While Russians may not be easily fooled, their demand for supplies is driven by their industrialization.

For at least the next ten years, the demand for basic necessities will far exceed what we are seeing.

And that happens to be our specialty.

There's no problem with each person getting what they need.

Moreover, the province's foreign exchange acquisition was also restricted by the Russian leadership.

To learn about and understand more advanced industries, you must have sufficient foreign exchange.

Why not earn foreign exchange from the Russians and then use that money to buy industrial materials?

The underlying logic is to exchange our light industry for the development of heavy industry.

Lu Weiguo's approach was simple and direct, perfectly aligning their needs with ours.

"Yes! Comrade Lu Weiguo is right. The province urgently needs foreign exchange to exchange with friendly countries. Of course, that is no small amount."

Commissioner Zhang highly approved of Lu Weiguo's idea.

"Then you are underestimating the creativity of our people."

Lu Weiguo picked up the bottle of liquor that had almost hit him on the head.

"The Russians like to drink. It's colder there than here, so they need strong liquor. But their own vodka isn't strong enough to meet their needs."

"We don't yet possess this brewing technique ourselves; it's part of our historical heritage, so why not promote it?"

"Just alcohol? Can this stuff be traded for those big machines?"

Zhao Kaishan didn't believe it.

"Don't underestimate this stuff. You know the saying 'every little bit counts'? Of course, there are also basic supplies like canned food."

Most people have probably heard of the later story of canned goods being traded for airplanes.

Lu Weiguo planned to use liquor and canned goods to create an opportunity for the entire province to develop in a way that far exceeded the development of this era.

Lu Weiguo became more and more excited as he spoke. Under his plan, as long as the trade was successfully established, it could basically revitalize the heavy industry development of the entire Heilongjiang Province.

The problem is not that people are having difficulty getting food and drink.

Take Fendou Village as an example, the year he was reborn.

His family, too, were struggling to make ends meet, barely managing to get enough to eat.

However, this year, since the acquisition station was established, in addition to the fixed income of public funds, there has been no other income.

There is also some extra income.

With money in hand, no family went hungry or couldn't keep their house warm.

Even after the farmers' market was established, many families began to think about how to enjoy life.

Simply filling their stomachs is no longer enough for them; now they are thinking about how to cook delicious meals and how to make a good living.

From mere existence to a full-fledged life, Fendou Village achieved only a few small changes in just two years.

Push it down like this.

As long as there are enough jobs and enough opportunities, every family has the chance to do better.

"Great!! There's a Russian delegation visiting next month, Lu Weiguo!! You have a month to prepare well, and I'll apply for an opportunity for you to meet the Russians!"