Siheyuan: I Raised Ten Thousand Wild Boars

More than half a month has passed since the Chinese New Year.

An appointment notice from a textile factory shocked all the workers in the factory.

That is, Li Guohua was promoted to deputy director of logistics, responsible for managing logistics supplies.

Li Guohua didn't know what the factory's reaction was. At that time, he was accompanying Director Wang, Zheng Aimin, and a senior leader from the Ministry of Light Industry to inspect the farm.

"Great, great! I only heard you talk about it before and thought it was a good thing, but I didn't expect it to be so big! And it's done so well!"

Deputy Minister Xiao looked at the cabbage field in the distance that was a straight line no matter from which direction he looked. He seemed to have returned to his former military life, with that flavor.

There are also more than a dozen greenhouses, where you can eat fresh off-season vegetables in winter, and on such a large scale, it is simply ahead of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences. You have to know that these things that are common in later generations are rare things now.

What made him happiest was that in the chicken coop and duck coop in a corner of the farm, countless chicks were foraging in the grass under the leadership of the old hen.

They risked their lives to build a new China, wasn't it for a scene like this?

"The little guy did a good job, he deserves praise!" Deputy Minister Xiao patted Li Guohua on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"It is only under the leadership of Director Wang and Director Zheng that I can achieve today's results! Without the favor of Director Wang and the strong support of Director Zheng, I would not be able to accomplish it!"

Li Guohua rubbed his nose and said modestly.

"Hahaha, although you are young, you have a lot of little ideas!" Deputy Minister Xiao pointed at Li Guohua and said with a smile.

Li Guohua then reported on the farm’s current output and this year’s development plan.

"Well, that's a very good idea. With food in hand, you won't panic no matter what happens. Xiao Wang, you have found a treasure. You must use it well and reuse it!"

"Okay, leader."

In fact, last year, the Ministry of Light Industry had already received a report from the textile factory, saying that the factory-run farm had been successfully developed.

The department’s reaction at the time was, what was there to report? The textile factory was in a state of disrepair and the most important thing was to complete the production tasks assigned by superiors.

When the Chinese New Year came and the statistical data from each factory was reported to the ministry, someone suddenly discovered that the textile factory's procurement of materials was a bit abnormal. The supply of materials in the following months was much less than that of other factories.

After calling the factory directly to inquire, I learned that the textile factory is now self-sufficient in vegetables, and is now raising chickens and ducks and growing food, preparing to further increase revenue and reduce expenditure next year.

Now Deputy Minister Xiao could no longer sit still. Just after the Chinese New Year and after finishing his ministry work, he rushed to the textile factory for inspection.

"Old leader, you see, we have achieved such a great success, but there is no expression of gratitude from the department?" Director Wang saw that Deputy Minister Xiao was in a good mood and put forward his own little idea.

"Indicate? Indicate what?"

Deputy Minister Xiao pretended to be confused and asked with a smile,

"We have now saved quota supplies for the ministry, can't we give you some preferential treatment in other aspects?" Wang Shaosheng saw that his old leader pretended not to understand, so he could only speak honestly.

"Don't even think about preferential treatment. Well, even if your textile factory doesn't mention it, the quota supply will be reduced!" Deputy Minister Xiao said with a sigh.

"What? Old leader, I don't accept it. Why do you want to reduce the quota of our textile factory? We are the primary industry advocated by our superiors. Textile is the most important thing at the moment!" Wang Shaosheng exploded when he heard that the quota of the textile factory was going to be reduced. He thought his quota was taken away by others.

"Look at you, you're still impatient, what can you accomplish?"

Deputy Minister Xiao glanced at the unconvinced Wang Shaosheng and said earnestly: "Not only the textile factory, but also the heavy industry factory and all the factories and units around Beijing will have to reduce their rates. The current rate is 10%. This has not been announced yet, so keep it confidential!"

"Ah? Old leader, is this stockpiling of food going to lead to a big war?"

As someone who had lived through the war years, Wang Shaosheng was very sensitive to things like food. When he heard this, he thought there was going to be a war.

"What are you thinking? We have just been liberated. How can there be so many wars to fight? The expert group said that it snowed too early last year, and then it kept snowing. This year, there may be a severe drought, the kind that only happens once in a hundred years! In order to deal with the impending disaster, the superiors decided to prepare in advance."

After all, he had been his subordinate for decades and a veteran cadre who had been tested. Deputy Minister Xiao did not hide anything from him and told him everything he knew.

"Ah, this is a once-in-a-century event. Those peasant brothers are in trouble!"

"Yes, so when I saw you set up a farm, I rushed over to see if I could get other units to learn from you as well!"

As the leader of the Ministry of Light Industry, Vice Minister Xiao has hundreds of factories of all sizes under his jurisdiction. What he fears most now is that problems will arise among them.

"Old leader, there is definitely no problem in passing on my experience, but I can't guarantee that they will succeed!" When Wang Shaosheng heard that the leader was going to send someone to learn, he immediately removed himself.

Because several neighboring brother units had sent people to learn before, but they all failed without exception when they returned, and their garden became a tiny vegetable garden, similar to a farmland. The labor input and the benefits generated were completely disproportionate.

"Well, I know this too. So that little Li is a talent! Hahaha, I want to transfer him to the ministry. The ministry has hundreds of hectares of land, and there is room for him to display his talents!" Deputy Minister Xiao laughed when he talked about transferring Li Guohua to the ministry.

Li Guohua is very capable and comes from a poor peasant family, which means that he has a clean family background and can be reused.

"Old leader, you can't take someone's love away. I only have one person like him who is easy to use! I just promoted him to deputy director of logistics and I plan to use him more!"

When Wang Shaosheng heard that his old leader was planning to target Li Guohua, he immediately stood up to protect him. He said that this man would not be let go no matter what, no matter who came to stop him.

"The deputy director of logistics is such a high-ranking official, but he is so petty. If he is transferred to the ministry, I will give him a thousand people and let him be a director of a farm at the department level!"

Wang Shaosheng: …

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Director Wang and Deputy Minister Xiao were whispering to each other. Li Guohua and Zheng Aimin, who were a few dozen steps behind them, were also chatting about work.

"Guohua, is there anything you don't understand about the matter of just taking over the supplies (the previous text has been revised)?"

"Everything else is fine, I just feel like nothing's wrong!" He has been in the factory for a few days, and all the materials going in and out every day are according to plan.

No one bothers him now. Everyone in the materials department is busy with their own things, and it's as if he doesn't exist or not.

"Hahaha, there's nothing to worry about. Being a leader is much easier than being a worker. As long as the division of labor is clear, people are arranged reasonably, and good relations are established with sister units, the rest will be a piece of cake!" Zheng Aimin laughed when he heard Li Guohua's words.

"You, just focus on running the farm for me. Even the top leaders are here, which means the department attaches great importance to it."

"As for the material department, those people are all old, so there won't be any big problems. When you have nothing to do, check the warehouse to see if anyone is doing anything tricky and whether the monthly figures match. As for fire prevention and theft prevention, the security department will help you!"

"When you are free, communicate more with Lao Cai and the others to control the food supply of the textile factory. Don't let anything go wrong, and there will be nothing else to do. As for the procurement of the small kitchen in the factory, I won't say anything about it. You are a professional!"

"Okay, Uncle Zheng."

Old Zheng was imparting the true teachings, and Li Guohua listened carefully. He felt that he should remember this favor, as it was a great favor that could not be thanked enough.