Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

After the meal, Zeng Wangcai had a deeper understanding of Old Man Liu and knew that it would be difficult to get the old man to use a back door for personal reasons.

At the same time, he also learned that Yang Weiguo was a very cunning person, a little different from what he showed in the TV series, and he was good at reading people's expressions.

If Zhang Xiuzhi's matter is not made clear here, there might be obstacles when the formal process is carried out, just like when Lin Huyang went to work as a buyer.

Sure enough, after Zeng Wangcai brought it up, Old Man Liu twisted his mouth and said, "You have to talk to him about this matter. The steel mill is recruiting people to the factory, and he has the final say. That's his one-third acre of land."

"You're joking!" Yang Weiguo said without leaking anything. "As long as they are talented, our factory welcomes them. Wangcai, Zhang Xiuzhi is a female comrade, and it may not be suitable for her to go to the security department. How about this, let her come to the factory and try. There must be other positions suitable for her."

He answered like this. On the one hand, he insisted on his principles in front of the leader, and on the other hand, he gave face to the leader and Zeng Wangcai. After all, it didn't matter who he hired. Besides, there was the word "try" involved, so there was plenty of room for maneuver.

Zeng Wangcai guessed Yang Weiguo's response. This was what he wanted to hear. He immediately said with a smile, "Director Yang, I'm afraid you don't know much about my wife. She likes to work in the security department, and her abilities are definitely suitable for the work of the security department."

For female comrades, the easy jobs in a steel rolling mill are generally in the logistics department, such as the canteen, as well as the personnel department, propaganda department, and confidential department.

The Security Department also counts as one of them, but compared to the workers, the Security Department has enormous power.

Within the Security Department, there are further subdivisions into the Security Section and the Public Security Section, one is responsible for protecting the safety of the factory's property, such as preventing thieves and factory workers from smuggling things, and guarding against spies, while the other is mainly responsible for the factory's public security issues.

At that time, the security forces of each factory were not like the community security guards of later generations. They were people who were about to retire or had already retired.

In his previous life, Zeng Wangcai was a young man of 38 years old. He was unable to beat his peers, and thus beat the generation above him, and successfully applied for the security job at Shanghai SIPG.

The factory security force is now very strong. In addition to the security department, the factory also has a militia company that is properly equipped with guns, including pistols, rifles, and machine guns.

From this perspective, what Yang Weiguo said makes sense.

Old man Liu suddenly remembered Zhang Xiuzhi's dashing look while fishing with a kitchen knife in her mouth, and immediately understood Zeng Wangcai's thoughts.

But Yang Weiguo didn't know Zhang Xiuzhi's ability. He couldn't change his words after he said them, so he said, "In that case, take her to the factory and let the security department give it a try..."

"Okay, it's settled. I'll take her there tomorrow." Zeng Wangcai did not give Yang Weiguo the opportunity to postpone it until after the New Year. He would return to the army after the day after tomorrow, so this matter had to be finalized as soon as possible.

People have to go to work on New Year's Eve, and even though it's the Fang family's holiday, people have to be on duty in the factory's security department, militia company and other posts, so Yang Weiguo cannot refuse.

After the meal, Zeng Wangcai said goodbye, and Yang Weiguo also took the opportunity to say goodbye.

At the door, Old Man Liu said before they parted: "Xiao Yang, we must not relax our ideological education work for the workers in the steel mill. We cannot let a few comrades off just because they have skills and abilities. We must uphold the principles that should be upheld."

"Yes, I got it!" Yang Weiguo was in awe.

He knew that Zeng Wangcai's leader had listened to his complaint and was pointing it out to him.

But at the same time, he also knew that for an eighth-level fitter, the handling of the matter was not actually difficult; the trouble was the impact.

If the matter had not been reported to the ministry, he could handle it however he wanted, but since Shang Da Tian had heard about it, he would have to handle it with caution.

In short, Yang Weiguo’s approach is to deal with the matter based on facts!

After leaving the compound, Zeng Wangcai and Yang Weiguo agreed to meet at the steel rolling mill tomorrow before parting ways. Then, one rode a bicycle and the other took a bus to go home.

The next morning, Zeng Wangcai went out at about the same time as the people who worked at the steel rolling mill in Siheyuan. Zhang Xiuzhi rode a bicycle while he took a bus.

After returning last night, Zeng Wangcai told Zhang Xiuzhi about the questions in today's "interview". Zhang Xiuzhi expressed her confidence that she could get through.

That’s right, just get through.

Early in the morning on New Year's Eve, not many people dare not go to work. Even if they want to take a break, they usually go in the afternoon.

So Zeng Wangcai and his companion didn't walk far before Xu Damao caught up with them on his bicycle.

"Brother Wangcai, how's the situation going?" Xu Damao asked while riding his bike.

Zeng Wangcai came back late last night, so he didn't tell Xu Damao about Lou Zhenhua, which almost made Xu Damao anxious to death.

"What are you talking about?" Zeng Wangcai turned around and saw Xu Damao before he remembered his important matter. "The document matter? I've handed it over to the leader. As for whether it will be successful or not, that's not up to me."

"Really? You are amazing, bro!" Xu Damao was delighted when he heard that. His long face became longer, like a handsome horse. "It's good enough if we can make the connection. Brother will treat you to a drink..."

Zeng Wangcai had no idea what the document actually said. When Old Liu took the document, he did not speak highly of Lou Zhenhua, saying that he was not proactive in responding to the country's call.

Zeng Wangcai guessed that what Old Liu was talking about was public-private partnership, and probably meant that Lou Zhenhua did not actively donate his property.

Zeng Wangcai was not sure about this matter. If it was just a few taels of silver, or like himself, a space with unused materials, he could give some in exchange for other benefits, which he could accept. But if he gave away his entire fortune, and his life and death would be decided by others, it would be natural for him to hesitate.

"No need to drink, let's do it next time!" Zeng Wangcai rejected Xu Damao's invitation.

"Why next time? I see no one is at your house. Where are you going to have the New Year's Eve dinner today? Why don't you come to my house? I will ask our old man to prepare something more sumptuous." Xu Damao wanted to inquire further.

"No, I'll go back to the countryside after finishing my work at the steel mill, and will go back to the army the day after tomorrow."

"What are you doing at the steel mill at this hour?"

"Xiuji's work. By the way, you two will be colleagues from now on."

"Work? So soon?"

Everyone in Siheyuan basically knew that Zhang Xiuzhi was going to work in the steel rolling mill, which was equivalent to Zeng Wangcai setting a goal, and it had to succeed no matter what.

Most people believed that Zeng Wangcai could do it, the only question was what position Zhang Xiuzhi could do.

When Xu Damao learned that Zhang Xiuzhi was going to the Security Department, he was surprised and said, "Why is she going to the Security Department? This is not a good position. Listen to your brother's advice. If you can change it, change it. The water here is too deep."

Zeng Wangcai had a general understanding of how deep the water in the Security Department was. After all, he had worked in a steel mill for some time.

The so-called depth of the water is actually human nature.

In such a big factory, any little thing you take out of it is money. As long as you have the ability to smuggle it out and maintain a good relationship with the purchasing station, you can sell it as capital for survival. If you can't get through to the purchasing station, you can go to the black market pigeon market, and there are people who dare to buy it.

This is a later story. Zeng Wangcai and Zhang Xiuzhi are not afraid of these.

Arriving at the gate of the steel rolling mill, Xu Damao went in on time. Zeng Wangcai and Zhang Xiuzhi were with the guard, asking the guard to notify people inside.

Zeng Wangcai originally thought that Yang Weiguo would let him in, but unexpectedly he called out the head of the security department, Zhao Hongqing.

"Haha, Zeng Wangcai, I heard that you introduced a soldier to our security department? Director Yang personally asked me to pick you up..." Zhao Hongqing was very friendly when he saw Zeng Wangcai, "I envy you so much for being able to join the army..."

This guy is a retired soldier and has a natural liking for soldiers.

"Chief Zhao, I'll ask you to take good care of me in the future."

"Of course, all soldiers in the world are one family. By the way, where are the people?"

"This is my wife, Comrade Zhang Xiuzhi."

"she?"