Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

He Yuzhu came to Yangshi Lei's house after get off work in the afternoon. Yangshi Lei was naturally very enthusiastic about the arrival of He Yuzhu, a generous employer. After all, every time he worked with He Yuzhu before, he not only paid him enough wages, but also gave him a lot of food money. "Xiao He, why are you here? Come in quickly."

He Yuzhu followed Yangshi Lei into the house, sat down and said with a smile: "Master Lei, are you busy recently?"

"Not busy. The weather was too hot recently, and it rained all the time, so I wasn't very busy."

After He Yuzhu exchanged pleasantries with Yangshi Lei for a while, he said, "Master Lei, I have a big job coming up, I wonder if you can take it on?"

"Big job, what a big job, Xiao He? It's different now than before. People in our line of work are not afraid of big jobs. I'm not bragging to you, but if you really get a big job, we will be so happy. It's best if a job can last for several years, so that you won't have to worry about having work for several years." Yangshi Lei said confidently.

"It won't take several years, it can only take a few months at most. If it can take several years, it must be a major national project. I would like to ask Master Lei to help build some houses."

"I can't say if I can do other things, but I am definitely a professional in building houses. I guarantee that I can arrange everything for you. Xiao He, even a three-story courtyard house can be built in a month at most. It's not a big deal in my eyes."

"We will not just build one house, but many houses. I would like to ask Master Lei to be the project supervisor to check the quality of all the houses." He Yuzhu said slowly.

"A lot of houses. Xiao He, can you first tell me how many houses you plan to build?" Yangshi Lei asked curiously.

"I don't know the exact number now, but the area needed for construction is probably about 10 square meters." He Yuzhu thought for a while and replied.

"What 10 square meters? Xiao He, did I hear it wrong, or are you kidding me?" Yangshi Lei said in shock.

"Master Lei, how could I dare to tease you? I calculated based on the money I prepared, 20 yuan per square meter. We need to build 10 square meters of houses this time." He Yuzhu said seriously.

After listening to He Yuzhu's words, Yangshi Lei suspected that he was dreaming, so he pinched his thigh hard. The pain made him take a deep breath. To make sure that he was not dreaming, Yangshi Lei said, "Xiao He, are you saying that you are going to take out 200 million yuan to build a house? Xiao He, that's 200 million yuan, not 200 yuan!"

"How could I have so much money? It's because my father-in-law wanted to take out 200 million yuan to build a house," He Yuzhu explained.

"Your father-in-law, he really has the ability to do so. Even if your father-in-law can come up with so much money, he doesn't have such a big place to build a house." After hearing He Yuzhu say that it was his father-in-law who would pay for building the house, Yangshi Lei no longer doubted the money issue. After all, he knew that He Yuzhu married Lou Bancheng's daughter. Instead, he began to ask about the land issue.

"It's like this. My father-in-law plans to buy those abandoned courtyard houses in Dongcheng District, rebuild new houses on the original site, and then hand these houses over to the street office for management, and the street office will rent them out to residents who lack housing. Now the official has agreed to my father-in-law's request. We just need to sign the procedures, and then we can start construction. I don't know how to build houses, so I would like to ask you to help supervise the construction of all the houses. By the way, Master Lei, after the construction starts, please keep it confidential that my father-in-law paid for the construction of the houses." He Yuzhu said seriously.

"Well, I know, and I will never tell anyone." Yangshi Lei hastily assured, "Then how do we solve the material problem when building so many houses at the same time?"

"The government will coordinate the construction materials, and the recruitment and payment of workers will be handled by the government. You will be responsible for checking the quality of the houses on my behalf. Of course, if you can handle it, you can also go to the street office to take over some house building work." He Yuzhu said with a smile.

"Xiao He, what kind of house are you planning to build?" Yangshi Lei thought for a moment and asked.

"It's the kind of big tiled house built with blue bricks in the courtyards of our old city. We don't live in it ourselves. After the house is built, it will be handed over to the street office for rent. As long as the house is solid, there is no need to put on all those fancy things." He Yuzhu said casually.

"If that's the case, then it won't cost 20 yuan per square meter. 15 yuan per square meter should be about right. If you build houses on a large scale like you do and have a few brick factories, you can even negotiate prices with them."

"I don't know much about building a house, so I asked you, a professional, to take charge. By the way, Master Lei, if I ask you to help supervise the construction of the house, how much would be a suitable monthly salary?" He Yuzhu felt that they had almost finished talking, so he asked directly.

"I don't know about that. After all, I used to build houses for others. This is the first time I've been asked to supervise others building a house."

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said, "How about this, Master Lei, your level is at least that of an eighth-level technician. I will pay you according to the basic salary of an eighth-level technician, 100 yuan a month, plus a 20 yuan meal allowance every month. How do you feel about that?"

"I have no objection. Let's do as you say, Xiao He." Yangshi Lei said a little embarrassedly, "Actually, Xiao He, I think it's a bit too much."

"Not much, Master Lei, your level is there, you are worth the price. After all, there will be many construction sites starting at the same time, and you will be needed to supervise them comprehensively." He Yuzhu paused, thought for a while and then said, "Master Lei, you just said that it would cost about 15 yuan per square meter to build a house. Let's calculate it based on 15 yuan per square meter. Without guaranteeing the quality of the house, please supervise the construction of the house comprehensively. If the construction price of the house is reduced through your arrangement, I will give you % of the remaining money. But let's make it clear in advance that you can't save money by cutting corners."

"Really? Xiao He, you are really willing to give me 10% of your savings." After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Yang Shilei asked with surprise.

He Yuzhu nodded and said seriously: "Well, I'll do what I say. Master Lei, just rest assured. After the house is built, as long as the cost is calculated clearly, I will give you the money saved. It's up to you to decide how to deal with the money."

"Then I need you, Xiao He, to authorize me to fully represent you when connecting with the street office." Yangshi Lei said decisively.

"Okay, no problem. I'll tell the person in charge of the street office when we sign the formalities with them. But Master Lei, there is one thing I need to tell you. The workers' wages cannot be deducted. You can improve the workers' construction efficiency through reasonable arrangements, but you cannot reduce the cost of the house by lowering the workers' wages." He Yuzhu said worriedly.

"Xiao He, don't worry, we won't do such embarrassing things. Now it's a new society, and it's not popular to withhold workers' wages." Yangshi Lei said with disdain.

"Then I'll be thanking you for your help, Master Lei. Master Lei, let's talk about this for now. It's getting late and I have to go home. I'll come to see you after I sign the procedures with the street office." After saying that, He Yuzhu stood up.

"Then I'll take you there, Xiao He." Yangshi Lei escorted He Yuzhu out of the house.

Thanks to Qian Dakuan's support, the signing of the formalities with Nanluoguxiang Subdistrict Office went smoothly. After completing the formalities, Wang Caifeng smiled and said, "Xiao He, I have to thank you very much this time. With the 76 courtyard houses built by your father-in-law this time, at least our Subdistrict Office has solved the housing problem for more than 2 people. Next time, the housing problem of residents in our Subdistrict Office will not be so tense."

"This is all thanks to my father-in-law. I was just helping out. Director Wang, please keep it a secret that my father-in-law funded the construction of the house. Otherwise, if cadres from other districts find my father-in-law, he won't be able to come up with so much money to build the house." He Yuzhu did not forget to remind Director Wang.

"Don't worry. Only a few leaders in the district know about your father-in-law building a house this time. I am the one who is specifically responsible for this matter. I will definitely explain it to the staff." Wang Caifeng said with a smile.

"By the way, Director Wang, I have asked a famous craftsman named Yangshi Lei to come over and check the house construction. His opinion will prevail. Master Lei told me that according to his calculations, an ordinary blue brick and tile house costs about 15 yuan per square meter. Based on the price he mentioned, we should be able to build more than 2 square meters."

"That's great. Master Lei is an expert in building houses in our city. If he says so, then it should be about the same." Wang Caifeng said happily after hearing this. "If one family lives in 50 square meters, then we can accommodate up to 400 more families."

"Well, I don't know much about building houses, so professional things should be left to professionals. But Director Wang, I'll have to trouble the staff of the street office to take care of the workers' wages and building materials. After all, Master Lei can only grasp the general direction, and we still have to rely on the staff of our street office for specific matters."

"It's my duty. Just don't worry." Wang Caifeng said readily.

Because there were no kiln factories or timber factories in Dongcheng District, Qian Dakuan could only seek help from Fengtai County. He took the opportunity to take advantage of Liu Bingkun, the mayor of Fengtai District who had a large number of kiln factories, because he needed a lot of blue bricks to build a house. Usually, the two of them competed with each other secretly because of work. This time, Qian Dakuan finally got a chance to show off in front of Liu Bingkun during the house building. After talking with Liu Bingkun about the supply of blue bricks and tiles, Qian Dakuan walked out of the county government compound of Fengtai County with a refreshed face, "Old Liu, Old Liu, I wonder how you can be so arrogant in front of me in the future."

After the house officially started construction, Yangshi Lei started the construction of 30 courtyard houses at the same time after precise calculations. According to Yangshi Lei's calculations, on average, a courtyard house with two entrances can be completed in about 2 days. The reason why the house was built so quickly was not only because of Yangshi Lei's careful arrangement of the workers, but also because in this era, the house did not need to be decorated, and only a layer of white lime was needed on the wall.

Finally, the construction of the last batch of courtyard houses was completed on November 11. After more than two months of intensive construction, Yangshilei completed the construction of a total of 15 courtyard houses, including 2 three-entry courtyard houses, 456 two-entry courtyard houses, and 78 one-entry courtyard houses, with a total construction area of ​​square meters. Because of the reduction in unit construction costs, He Yuzhu purchased a total of square meters of land in Dongcheng District.

In order to avoid the problem of demolition in the future, He Yuzhu tried to choose areas that were less likely to be demolished, in addition to the Nanluoguxiang Sub-district Office. He believed that with so many houses, as long as his descendants did not mess around, it would basically be no problem to pass it on for seven or eight generations.