Comfortable life in Siheyuan

Ever since talking with Xu Damao, Liu Qingshan spent less time at the steel mill and went to the leather factory early every day.

As soon as he arrived at the leather factory today, Director Nie called him over. Liu Qingshan was a little surprised.

Liu Qingshan arrived at the factory director's office and found the door was not closed. Liu Qingshan knocked on the door politely.

"Knock, knock, knock! Director, are you looking for me?"

"You came so early today? I thought I couldn't see you until the afternoon." Director Nie joked with a smile.

"It seems that the production is still not keeping up recently. I'll keep an eye on it!" Liu Qingshan explained with a smile.

"The factory's production tasks are getting heavier and heavier. As soon as the goods are produced every month, they are taken away. The calls urging for goods come one after another. The superiors asked the two of us to go there tomorrow morning to explain the situation." Director Nie said with a frown.

"Our factory's old and new workshops are already operating at full capacity. If the output is still insufficient, we will have no choice but to build a new factory."

"Yes, our factory has no space to build a new workshop!"

The two looked at each other and saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.

The next day, Liu Qingshan arrived at the leather factory early and followed the factory director to the ministry by car.

As soon as they got in the car, the two started chatting.

"Qingshan, I guess this time it's still a matter of production. What do you think we should say then?" Director Nie asked hurriedly.

"Let me put it this way. Our factory is now running at full capacity, and the production capacity cannot be increased at all. If we want to expand the production capacity, we have to build a few more branches." Liu Qingshan said calmly.

"Yeah, even if you remove me, the production capacity will be like this. Who cares? Let's just leave it like this!" Director Nie also began to lie down and stopped worrying about those trivial things.

The car drove for a while and arrived at the ministry compound. After registering, Liu Qingshan and Director Nie went to the reception room to wait.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, a young secretary came in and said seriously, "Deputy Minister Kong is free now, come with me!"

"Okay!" The two of them answered in unison. Arriving at the door of the minister's office, the secretary stepped forward and knocked on the door. "Come in!" The steady voice of Deputy Minister Kong of the Ministry of Light Industry came from inside the door.

Pushing the door open, the two walked in together. "Come on, take a seat!" Kong Bu greeted them seriously.

"Okay!" The two of them sat upright on the sofa beside them. After a while, the man came in again and poured each of them a cup of tea.

"Don't be so restrained. I came here to learn about the production situation in your factory. Now the people in External Relations are complaining to me every day, saying that these suitcases are always out of stock. They can only be sold for less than half a month. When can they be supplied?" Minister Kong said with a smile.

"Deputy Minister Kong, we are also very anxious about this matter, but our factory is already producing at full capacity. If we only rely on the current scale of the factory, the output will not increase any further." Director Nie answered very straightforwardly. He had already anticipated this situation on the way here.

"Is there no possibility at all?" Deputy Minister Kong looked back and forth between the two of them.

"Not at all. This is all we can do with the existing technology and equipment." Liu Qingshan answered helpfully.

"Should we build a few more branches?" Deputy Minister Kong pondered.

"We can build a branch factory, but how many workshops we build and how many workers we hire will depend on sales. How big the production gap is is still an unknown, and we can't just do it blindly." Director Nie said at this time.

"In fact, it's okay to build more. The goods are not yet distributed throughout the country. If there are really surplus goods, our domestic people will be able to use them, right?" Minister Kong explained.

"That's no doubt. Build a few more, even in other cities." Director Nie said with a smile.

"That makes sense. I think it would be more convenient to build a few factories in southern cities." Liu Qingshan pondered for a moment and suddenly spoke.

It can be said that Liu Qingshan's words touched the minister's heart.

"Qingshan's idea is very constructive. I will take the time to communicate with other departments in the next two days. I will notify you when there are specific results. I guess you will be busy by then." Deputy Minister Kong said with a smile.

"Our current products are very popular in foreign markets. We need to work hard to grow and expand our market. Southern cities have many advantages over us, and exports are more convenient." Liu Qingshan did not specify what the advantages were, but the two people in the room knew it well.

"Haha, Comrade Qingshan, if the South China Factory is arranged for you to help, you can't refuse!" Deputy Minister Kong said with a smile.

"Don't worry, leader! I will follow your instructions and come whenever you call. But I think it's too late to build so many factories at once, so it would be a shame if we all arranged for them to come here to learn. This way, the preliminary work can be carried out better, and when production needs to be debugged in the later stage, I will go over to adjust them one by one!" Liu Qingshan said with a smile.

"Haha, you're so cunning. But your idea makes more sense." Deputy Minister Kong said with a smile.

"When I get back, I will work with Deputy Director Liu to organize the factory construction process into written materials, and then send them to the leadership once they are completed!" Director Nie reported.

"Okay, you guys should hurry up on this matter. We don't know how long this period of opportunity will last, so hurry up if possible."

"We can also use the existing suitcase factory for direct modification, which will be faster," Liu Qingshan suggested.

"This is a good idea. Qingshan, please compile a transformation plan for this matter. I will use it in a few days." Deputy Minister Kong said happily.

"Yes, leader!"

"I called you here today because I have something else to tell you. Your factory no longer has much to do with the steel rolling mill, and it is no longer appropriate for it to be under their management. In a while, the higher authorities may issue a document stating that your factory will be directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry, and all branch factories built in the suburbs of Beijing will be managed by you." Deputy Minister Kong said with a smile.

Director Nie and Liu Qingshan were very excited to hear the news, as it also meant that their job ranks would be raised in the future.

"Then isn't it inappropriate for me to hold two positions at the same time?" Liu Qingshan asked doubtfully.

"Let's just do this part-time for now. The Ministry of Metallurgy won't let him go, and there's nothing we can do about it! I've talked to their leaders about this several times!" Deputy Minister Kong said with an unhappy look on his face.

Liu Qingshan and Director Nie smiled at each other, their hearts were filled with joy. They knew that from now on, their factory would be no less powerful than the steel rolling mill.

"Thank you for the trust of the leaders. We will live up to your expectations and do our job well." Liu Qingshan quickly expressed his opinion.

Deputy Minister Kong nodded and said, "I believe in your abilities. By the way, go back and sort out the materials. I think I will have results in the next few days."

"We will, and we guarantee to complete the task!" Director Nie said confidently.

After leaving the minister's office, Liu Qingshan and Director Nie immediately took action.