Siheyuan: I am the seventh uncle of Banggen

"How much? Three hundred yuan? Higher than my salary?" Wu Liheng was also a little surprised.

"They earn a lot and spend a lot, and food and clothing are very expensive, but our brothers will have food and accommodation provided after they go there," Zhang Dabao explained.

"Da Biao, this is a good thing. Now many brothers have a difficult life after returning home. Some of them have written to me, but what can I do? The regiment can't afford to give them much money and food to help them. This is a good thing. It's not me helping you, but you helping me," said Wu Liheng.

"Let's start with 100 people. Each person who is going to settle down will receive 500 yuan for settling in. The money will be paid after the wages are received. They will gather here first. I will take them there in 20 days, or at most a month. These are the expenses. I'll trouble you with their food and drinks." Zhang Dabao took out a schoolbag of money, which contained 60 bundles, or 60,000 yuan.

"Da Biao, why don't you set up a team to study it? Can you make the decision on your own with so much money?" Wu Liheng was a little surprised to see so much money.

"Our unit is self-supporting. As long as you hand over 10,000 yuan in profit to the unit at the end of the year, we don't care about anything else. When a general is away from the battlefield, he is not subject to military orders. We are now in enemy-occupied territory," said Zhang Dabao.

"Good boy, it seems you did a good job over there. I promised, Guangliang, go and make some arrangements. You and Dabiao will not return until you are drunk tonight," said Wu Liheng.

In the evening, the regiment commander, political commissar, chief of staff, director of the political department and other major regiment leaders all attended the banquet with Zhang Dabao, but the result was that they all collapsed.

After reminiscing about the past with his former comrades, Wang Guangliang took Zhang Dabao for a stroll in Guangzhou and bought him many local specialties. Zhang Dabao stayed in Guangzhou for one more day, then said goodbye to his comrades and boarded a train to Beijing.

It is now late October, and the further north the train goes, the colder it gets. By the time we arrive in Beijing, I'm already wearing a thick coat.

Zhang Dabao always felt that the wind and sand in the capital were a bit strong, blowing fine sand onto people's heads and necks, making people feel particularly uncomfortable, so he took a scarf from the space and put it around his neck, and also put a hat on his head.

He was carrying two large bags in his hands, and it was obvious that he was on a long business trip.

"Comrade, are you on a business trip?" As Zhang Dabao just walked out of the train station, two young men stopped him. He looked up and saw that both of them were about sixteen or seventeen years old. The military uniforms they were wearing seemed a little big, and should have belonged to their father or brother. One of them was an acquaintance of Zhang Dabao, Wang Peng, whom he had beaten while pretending to be Han Ming.

"Is there something?" Zhang Dabao raised his head and asked the two of them.

"There is one thing. This car came from the south. Did you bring any good stuff? We brothers will buy it for a high price," said Wang Peng.

"No, I'm on a business trip. There's nothing good in the south. Only the fruits are a bit better, but I can't bring them with me," Zhang Dabao said to the two.

"You are so rigid. Who is asking about fruit? I want to ask if there are any radios or electronic products? That side is closer to the outside," said Wang Peng.

"I haven't been that far. I've been to Hunan. The peppers there are good. Would you like to buy some?" Zhang Dabao asked.

"I'm so angry. You were going to Hunan, but you didn't tell me earlier. Isn't this a waste of my time?" Wang Peng was a little impatient, and then the two of them headed towards the next target.

Chapter 328: The New Chief Engineer Who Wants to Fight Internally

"Chief Zhang, are you on a business trip too?" The world is so small. At the exit, Zhang Dabao met Bai Lu again.

"Bai Lu, are there any friends coming from other places?" Zhang Dabao asked.

"It's not a friend, my mom went back to her hometown and took the train today." Bai Lu thought of the unpleasantness that happened between Zhang Dabao and her mother.

"Then call me later. I don't want to meet your mother," Zhang Dabao said and left quickly.

After leaving the station, I took a rickshaw and returned to No. 95 Courtyard.

"Dabao is back? You were out for a really long time this time." Yang Ruihua, one of the gate gods of No. 95 courtyard, saw Zhang Dabao and came over to say hello.

"I just got off the train. These are the dried fruits I brought back. Let the children try some." Zhang Dabao quickly took out a small bag of dried bananas from his bag and handed it to Yang Ruihua.

There was no one in the middle courtyard now. Zhang Dabao returned to the backyard. Lou Xiao'e was basking in the sun with her eyes closed at the door. Zhang Dabao walked up to her and gently called her "Xiao'e".

"Da Biao, is that you? You're back?" Lou Xiao'e opened her eyes and smiled.

"I just came back and brought you a gift. I'll come to see you later," said Zhang Dabao, because Xiaodang heard Zhang Dabao talking and shouted, "Grandpa is coming."

"Xiaodang, did you miss me?" Zhang Dabao suddenly picked up Jia Dang, kissed her little face and asked.

"I thought about it," Xiaodang said.

"What are you thinking about?" Zhang Dabao asked again.

"My tummy is thinking," Xiao Dang said.

"Are you missing me or the delicious food?" Zhang Dabao asked again.

"It's delicious," Xiaodang said while biting his fingers.

"I know you want something delicious. Go inside and I'll get it for you." Zhang Dabao carried a bag and Qin Jingru carried another bag and came to Zhang Dabao's room.

"Jingru, have some pastries with Xiaodang." Zhang Dabao took out a box of pastries he brought from Yangcheng.

Then he picked up four or five things from a bag, went out and came to Xu's house.

"Sister-in-law, are you home alone? Where is Aunt Xu?" Zhang Dabao asked.

"They are visiting relatives. The son of Damao's father's friend is getting married, and the old couple are attending the wedding," said Lou Xiao'e.

"Really?" Zhang Dabao walked into Xu's house, closed the door, hugged Lou Xiaoe and kissed her on the face.

"Da Biao, I feel the baby moving in my belly, and sometimes he kicks me," Lou Xiao'e said proudly.

"He seems to be a naughty child. He should be spanked if he doesn't listen," said Zhang Dabao, patting Lou Xiao'e on the back.

"You can't be picky. He's so young and he can't bear it. If he is very disobedient, beat him again," said Lou Xiao'e.

"I'll listen to you." Zhang Dabao hugged her for a while, brought her a coat, and four or five kinds of dried fruits and cakes.

"Da Biao, when the weather gets colder, my mother asked me to go back home because the heating equipment here doesn't work," said Lou Xiaoe.

"Then go back and live there. It's more convenient. You have two people now. It won't be good if you catch a cold. I will also visit you after I return to your parents' home," said Zhang Dabao, holding Lou Xiao'e's hand.

"When Damao and the others come back, I will talk to them and ask my mother to send someone to pick me up," said Lou Xiao'e.

"Okay, I'll go over there and see, Xiaodang and Jingru are still there." Zhang Dabao kissed Lou Xiao'e on the face again, then left Xu's house.

The same coat was also given to Chun Jingru, and Xiaodang was given a new set of clothes. Xiaodang ate some pastries and went out to play with Qin Jingru. Zhang Dabao tidied the room and lay down on the bed to rest.

He didn't eat anything at noon and slept until around three in the afternoon. Then Zhang Dabao got up, carried a bag, and rode his motorcycle to the steel rolling mill.

"Uncle Xing, why are you standing guard in person?" Zhang Dabao asked when he saw Xing Baoguo standing at the door.

"Dabao is back?" Xing Baoguo heard Zhang Dabao's voice and hurried to him.

"Uncle Xing, is there any action coming?" Zhang Dabao saw the team members standing in a line.

"Something's happening, someone is trying to sabotage us," Xing Baoguo said in a low voice.

"So serious?" Zhang Dabao was a little bit unconvinced. It was already the second half of 1960, how could there still be enemy spies taking action?

"Specially for the new workshop," Xing Baoguo said again in a low voice.

"You bastard, why don't you think it through?" Zhang Dabao cursed and took out two packs of foreign cigarettes from his bag and gave them to Xing Baoguo, saying it was a gift for him.

"This is so expensive, it's a waste if I smoke it," Xing Baoguo felt a little embarrassed.

"There are a lot of brothers there who can help you," Zhang Dabao said with a smile, pointing with his finger, and then walked towards his factory.

"Brother Xu, are you so busy?" When I arrived at the office building, I happened to meet Xu Sinian who was jogging.

"Da Biao, oh, I miss you so much. Have you gone to the factory director?" Xu Sinian asked.

"Haven't we just arrived at the factory? Is Director Yang in the office?" Zhang Dabao asked.

"Looking for Director Yang? He's not at home. He has been transferred to the ministry. Now he is Director Li. You are out of date," said Xu Sinian.

"Looking at how proud Brother Xu is, it seems that he has got what he wanted. I will call you Director Xu from now on," Zhang Dabao said with a smile.

"Who is Director Xu? He is still in charge of the same things as before. Oh, and a logistics department has been added. Let's go. I also want to see Director Zhang. Let's go together," Xu Sinian and Zhang Dabao talked as they walked and arrived at the current director's office.

"Da Biao, you're back." Li Huaide saw himself and his cousin, walked out from behind the desk, and held Zhang Da Biao's hand.

"Uncle, being a factory director seems to be a good thing. At least the office is big," said Zhang Dabao.

"What's good? There are too many things to do. I wish I could tie up Old Yang. Come and sit down." Li Huaide and Zhang Dabao came to the rest area, and Xu Sinian poured a cup of tea for each of them.

"Da Biao, the new workshop is being built very quickly. I plan to select key personnel to handle the volume and operate the new equipment. This workshop has an annual output of 180,000 tons. Combined with the current six, seven, and eight workshops, more than 200,000 foreign trade orders a year can be guaranteed," Li Huaide said happily.

"There should be no problem with the order. There are too many construction projects there, so we still need to strengthen quality inspections. Unqualified products must not leave the factory, as this may cost you your job," said Zhang Dabao.

"There is a new chief engineer in the factory, who was transferred from the department. Wang Cheng took over my previous position. The new chief engineer has somewhat different work ideas from Wang Cheng," said Li Huaide.

"What do you mean by different? Don't you attach importance to quality?" Zhang Dabao asked.

"He focuses on output, but has lax requirements on quality. After he came, he started to win over people and formed a small gang. It seems that he was sent by the higher-ups to pick peaches. He is not shy at all and acts very arrogantly. I have already talked to him. If he can't change, I will apply to transfer him. We don't have time to complain to him. Now is a critical period in the factory. Who has time to engage in internal fighting with him?" Li Huaide said. Zhang Dabao also heard that the new chief engineer was not very obedient. Some people above supported him and did not cooperate with Li Huaide and sang a different tune.

Chapter 329 Chief Engineer Yuan Hua

"Can you just write a report directly? He has only been here for a short time. Wouldn't this make it seem like our factory leadership team is exclusive?" Zhang Dabao said.

"What should we do? Who has time to communicate with him over and over again? He is affecting our next work," said Li Huaide.

"Brother Xu, do you have this person's information?" Zhang Dabao asked.

"Da Biao, we are here for work and we can't do anything rash," said Li Huaide.

"It's all for work, otherwise who would care about him? Don't worry, he won't do anything rash. I'll get someone to check him out. If he's clean, nothing's wrong, but if he's full of shit, I'm sorry, if you want to transfer him, you can't do it directly, you have to go inside," said Zhang Dabao.

"That's a solution," Li Huaide agreed.

Xu Sinian nodded without saying anything.

"As for the ship issue, my cousin's husband is trying to find a way, and it should be resolved. Now we just have to wait for the equipment to arrive at the warehouse. How much is the price for the big bid? Our foreign currency reserves may not be enough, so I will apply to the higher authorities if it doesn't work," Li Huaide continued.

"That's great. I was worried about the transportation. I'll ask them to pay them in foreign currency and settle with our money. We'll talk about the price then. I haven't asked for some specifics yet, but it will be at least 20% lower than the market price, and the channels are different," said Zhang Dabao.

"Da Biao, don't be too hard on yourself," Li Huaide said with concern.

"It's not difficult. This is all for the Red Star Factory. If the Red Star Factory is doing well, we will all be well too," said Zhang Dabao.

"That makes sense. Dabiao, this year the factory's counterpart support village has been decided to be Zhangjia Village. Fifty people from the village have come to the factory to do odd jobs. Now we are building a workshop and there are many places to hire people. If you go back, you can find more people," said Li Huaide.

"Really? That's great. The harvest this year is not good and everyone in the village is having a hard time. I'll go back and ask my uncle in a day or two," said Zhang Dabia with a smile.

The three of them chatted for a few more sentences. Li Huaide insisted on staying for dinner and asked Xu Sinian to prepare it. Zhang Dabao had no choice but to agree.

"Da Biao, Yuan Hua is the chief engineer and has connections above him. We must not act rashly without solid evidence," Li Huaide said after seeing Xu Sinian leave.

"No, he must have evidence of illegal activities. Even if he doesn't have any, he will have it. Whoever stands in our way must die," said Zhang Dabao.

Li Huaide should have understood what Zhang Dabiao said, and he didn't say anything else, just sighed. In fact, it is like this in the workplace. If you block someone's way, it is like killing their parents, which is an irreconcilable feud.

"Is Da Biao back?" Wang Cheng pushed open the door of Li Huaide's office and came in.

"Uncle Wang, I just came back today, and I heard your good news as soon as I entered the factory." Zhang Dabao stood up.

"What good thing? Ask Lao Li, is it better to be a factory director or a deputy factory director? I think it's better to stick to my old profession, the things there are simple and easy to handle. Unlike now, there are a lot of messes every day, which is so annoying," said Wang Cheng.