Siheyuan, my new life

Deputy Minister Gao had noticed the joy on his son-in-law's face, and could not help but remind him: "Whether Xiao Jianguo will continue to serve as the secretary of the Red Star Steel Mill or not, you should not get too involved in the conflict between the two main leaders. From what you just said, it is certain that Liu Changhe is not a person who is willing to be behind others. There is a certain competition between the secretary and the director, and we do not object to this. As long as the work can be done well, we are also happy to see it. Your qualifications are a flaw, so I rejected Minister Jiang's proposal that you directly serve as the director of the Red Star Steel Mill. Sometimes taking too big a step will cause an unstable foundation. You are currently lacking achievements, so in the next few years, try to find ways to improve the living standards of the majority of employees of the Red Star Steel Mill, and gain the recognition of cadres and employees to lay a solid foundation for yourself, so that you can go further."

Li Huaide nodded repeatedly in agreement to his father-in-law's earnest teachings. Many people ridiculed Li Huaide behind his back for being a gigolo and relying on his father-in-law to rise to prominence, but Li Huaide did not care after hearing them. With his father-in-law's advice and instructions, he could not only increase his knowledge and experience but also avoid many detours. Why not do it?

Li Huaide whispered to his father-in-law that he had someone spread what happened in the secretary's office today. After hearing this, Deputy Minister Gao shook his head and gently reprimanded: "You are smart all your life but confused for a moment. Do you think that if you don't say it yourself, others will remain silent? Let me tell you, even if you don't let people spread it, that Liu Changhe will arrange for someone to do so. For Liu Changhe, it can be said to kill two birds with one stone. Not only can it seriously undermine the prestige of Xiao Jianguo, the acting secretary, but it can also increase the conflict between you and Xiao Jianguo. Xiao Jianguo will definitely find a way to find your fault after being humiliated by you, and then he can retaliate against you with justification. If you really get to that point, will you be willing to admit defeat? Nine out of ten times, you will fight back. The fisherman benefits from the quarrel between the snipe and the clam. You and Xiao Jianguo will both suffer losses in the fight, and the one who will benefit in the end will be Liu Changhe."

Li Huaide listened to his father-in-law's reprimand and was secretly shocked. He obviously couldn't underestimate anyone. He quickly said, "Dad, I know I was wrong and I will pay attention to it in the future. Also, from now on, I will focus all my energy on logistics and try to avoid the fight between Xiao Jianguo and Liu Changhe."

Deputy Minister Gao was very satisfied with his son-in-law's understanding. He raised his hand, patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "You must learn from your experience and open up your mind in the future. Don't worry about temporary gains and losses. You must know that only those who laugh last are the real winners. By the way, I'll tell you in advance that this afternoon the People's Armed Forces Department sent a notice to our Ministry of Industry. Starting from next month, all factory security offices will set up their own independent financial and logistics departments. In the future, the special funds allocated by the People's Armed Forces Departments at all levels to the security offices will no longer be handled by the factory's property. All factories are required to make up for the various fees owed to the security offices before the end of this month. In the future, the fees that the factories should provide to the security offices must be paid in advance, and no arrears are allowed. There are two payment methods. One is to pay the fees for one year in one lump sum, and the other is to pay monthly. The specific matters will be negotiated and resolved by each factory and the security office."

Li Huaide asked in surprise: "Dad, how could the Ministry of Industry agree to such a request? If we do this, then the security departments of each factory will become independent of the factory, right?"

Deputy Minister Gao snorted: "Why doesn't the Ministry of Industry agree? The Security Department itself exists not only to protect the safety of the factory and the living areas of nearby employees, but also to supervise the leaders of each factory. If the Security Department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill can conscientiously perform its duties, how could there be such a bad case as Lou Zhenhua colluding with both insiders and outsiders to steal and sell state assets? How could there be such an ugly problem of collective corruption among all the leaders of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill? Each factory controls the financial power of the Security Department, which has seriously affected the normal work of the Security Department to a great extent, especially the former Red Star Steel Rolling Mill leadership team headed by Guo Sanhu and Song Jiefang, who not only owed the Security Department a year's fees, but also misappropriated the special funds allocated by the People's Armed Forces Department. According to the materials provided by the People's Armed Forces Department, other factories also have these problems to a greater or lesser extent. In order for each Security Department to conscientiously perform its duties in the future, the People's Armed Forces Department has decided that each Security Department will be financially independent in the future, and each factory will pay in advance."

Vice Minister Gao exhaled lightly and continued, "It was the serious problems at the Red Star Steel Mill that put our Ministry of Industry in a very passive position. Vice Minister Xu has been taken away by his superiors for investigation. According to a comrade from the Ministry of Public Security, Vice Minister Xu is suspected of murder and his driver has been arrested on the spot. Lou Zhenhua also testified and confessed the power-for-money transaction between him and Vice Minister Xu."

Li Huaide never expected that Lou Zhenhua's case actually involved Deputy Minister Xu of the Ministry of Industry. He picked up the cigarette box on the desk, lit a cigarette and took a deep puff. He didn't say anything but just silently digested the news.

Deputy Minister Gao looked at his son-in-law and continued, "This time, the People's Armed Forces Department is not only targeting our Ministry of Industry, but also all the industrial and mining enterprises under other ministries and commissions. The State Council also supports this."

Li Huaide couldn't help but sigh: "This time the Security Department is really the only one in power."

Deputy Minister Gao snorted coldly: "As long as the leaders of each factory perform their duties conscientiously, why would the Security Department find fault with them? Think about it, if Guo Sanhu and his people didn't have something to hide, how could they deliberately trip up the Security Department? Besides, if the Security Department really did something out of line, the leaders of each factory could report it to the People's Armed Forces Department, or report the problem to the higher authorities."

Li Huaide couldn't help but laugh secretly after hearing this. As long as he didn't do anything illegal, why should he worry about it? Besides, as long as he maintained a good relationship with Lin Yu from the Security Department, he would definitely help him in some way in the future.

Deputy Minister Gao lowered his voice and said, "An old comrade of mine who works in the Military Commission called this afternoon and revealed that Secretary Peng of the Jingcheng Municipal Committee personally took Lin Yu's transfer application to the main leaders of the Military Commission and handled the transfer procedures for Lin Yu. He also questioned Comrade Lin Yu's military rank and administrative level on the spot, believing that Comrade Lin Yu's great contributions, his current military rank and administrative level are obviously too low."

Li Huaide widened his eyes in surprise, and hesitated for a while before speaking: "Dad, it seems that Lin Yu's level needs to be raised?"

Deputy Minister Gao nodded and continued in a low voice: "Comrade Lin Yu was the deputy chief of staff of the division three years ago. According to his military exploits and contributions, he could have been rated as a major colonel this time. However, someone raised the issue of Lin Yu's age at the time, so he was rated as a colonel. Secretary Peng of the Jingcheng Municipal Committee raised questions after personally handling Lin Yu's transfer procedures. It is obvious that he wants to upgrade his administrative level. This time, Lin Yu will definitely be promoted to the level of a full departmental director."

Li Huaide suddenly couldn't help laughing. Seeing his father-in-law's puzzled expression, he smiled and said, "I just thought of that acting secretary Xiao. What kind of expression would he have if he knew that Lin Yu was promoted to the level of a director general? By the way, Dad, will Lin Yu be transferred from the Security Department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill after he is promoted to the level of a director general?"

Deputy Minister Gao shook his head and said, "I don't think he will be transferred in the short term. Anyway, since Lin Yu treats you well, you must not do anything stupid. Even if he is transferred to another department, given Lin Yu's age and ability, as long as you make friends with him, it will be of great help to you in the future."

Li Huaide nodded seriously and agreed.