Siheyuan: Why are you all here to see me?

Li Huaide came to the courtyard again, without waiting until tomorrow. At this time, all the workers had gone off work. Those who worked in the steel rolling mill in the courtyard saw Li Huaide coming and were all confused. What was Li Huaide doing in the courtyard? Liu Haizhong even ran up to greet Li Huaide and wanted to accompany Li Huaide into the courtyard, but was chased back by Li Huaide. Li Huaide didn't have time to pay attention to him.

Li Gang stood up in surprise and said, "What? I'm the factory director? Are you kidding me? I'm the head of the third purchasing department and I don't even work much. You want me to be the factory director? Am I qualified for that?"

Li Huaide said frankly, "It's not that we really don't have much to give you. Don't underestimate it. There are more than a hundred people in that food factory. You can just be the employee first. The salary is paid by the factory anyway. You just have an extra title. You have three jobs at the same time. Just think about how much the salary is. The factory really can't give you that much money."

Li Gang "This is not a matter of salary. You let a 16-year-old boy be the factory director. It won't sound good if people spread the word."

Li Huaide: "Why do you care so much? An extra salary and the title of factory director are all real benefits. Just listen to me and take on the job!"

Li Gang said contemptuously, "For that little bit of meat, you really have no choice but to do anything. Other factories can still produce without meat, but your steel rolling mill is special. It can't do without meat."

Li Huaide was also speechless. "You are wrong. Steel mills really cannot do without meat. Half of our steel mills are working in high temperatures. It's okay in winter, but in summer, everyone sweats profusely. Besides, the workers are not getting enough nutrition, which is prone to problems. This year is another disaster year. It has been confirmed that half of the farmers in the country have no harvest. Do you think the steel mills are short of meat?"

Li Gang thought what Li Huaide said made sense. Their jobs were different from those in other factories. For example, in Liu Haizhong's forging workshop, they swung sledgehammers. Liu Haizhong always ate scrambled eggs, which was also a way to supplement his nutrition.

Li Huaide continued, "Besides, other factories have them, but our steel rolling mill doesn't. How can Lao Yang and I save our face? The workers will definitely scold us for being incompetent behind our backs."

Li Gang sighed, "Well, okay, then I will be the factory director! But there is one thing, you have no right to interfere in the personnel, production, or sales of the food factory. This must be made clear."

Li Huaide didn't care at all that these food factories were originally going to be handed over to the street offices, and Li Gang took them over just to give him a title.

Li Huaide: "Okay, I'll do whatever you say. I'll put all these on the table for you when I announce my acceptance of fate."

Li Gang has taken on another factory director position. It sounds like a big title, but in fact, he is just a showpiece.

Li Gang: "Okay, I will leave the day after tomorrow. You just wait for the news here. I think it will be shipped back by train. You can take over when the time comes. It's our respective shares."

On August 7, more than a hundred people, including a logistics director from the automobile factory who took over the position of Deputy Director Hu, and a man named Cheng who was specifically responsible for coordinating with the local authorities, all got on the train. The directors of the four factories and Li Huaide came to see them off, making it seem like they were going to a battlefield.

Jilin Province, Baishan District, the nearest military camp, the garrison commander's office, XXX Division XXX Regiment, the regiment commander Jiang Daya,

"I have received an order from the division commander. Your supplies are in the warehouse. There are five trucks and gasoline. You can send someone to take over. If you need anything, you can contact me directly."

Li Gang and Director Cheng expressed their gratitude and gave some gifts from Beijing.

Captain Jiang asked if they needed a guide. Li Gang said no, as he was born not to get lost in the mountains. Captain Jiang did not ask any more questions and just followed the commander's orders.

We stayed one night and set off into the mountains the next day. Director Cheng went to contact the food factory. When he came, he had already agreed that all the internal organs and bones would be given to the food factory, plus a small amount of finished canned food. It can be seen that the factory directors were very capable. Everything was settled with a few telegrams.

The next day, the driver from the factory drove a truck with supplies to the foot of the mountain. Everyone got off the truck and took the tools into the mountain. After walking about one kilometer, the area was relatively flat, so everyone started to build a camp.

Three days later, the camp was built and everyone had rested. Li Gang went up the mountain first, and the rest of the people started to build the road. The camp was more than one kilometer away from the bottom of the mountain.

Li Gang stayed in the mountains for two days and roughly counted the animals, including wild boars, roe deer, goats, deer, and even quite a few black bears. There were probably several thousand wild boars alone. It really is a gathering place for wild animals. It is worthy of the saying that you can catch a roe deer with a stick and fish with a ladle. There are so many animals that they are countless. This is very different from later generations. This is why Li Gang came this year. If he comes next year, it will not be possible. Next year, Baishan will be changed into a protected area.

After learning the approximate number, we returned to the camp. Director Cheng also came back with a radio, which was borrowed from Director Cheng and Commander Jiang, and a radio operator.

Li Gang: Damn, it's just hunting, why make it like a war? Don't forget, Baishan can reach South Korea.

Director Cheng explained to Li Gang that this was to facilitate communication. While the wild boars were being loaded onto the truck, work could begin over there. Li Gang also thought this was very convenient.

The next day, hunting began. More than a hundred people followed Li Gang into the mountains. Li Gang pointed out where to dig traps, and without any instructions, people immediately stepped forward and started digging.

Nonsense, these are temporary workers recruited by the street. I have already said when I came here that half of them can work in the factory after they go back, so how can they not be active? If you are not active, you will not be able to work in the factory.

They dug more than 200 traps in three consecutive days. The wire ropes were basically used up. They couldn't even count how many traps they had.

Everyone returned to the camp to rest for three days. Three days later, Li Gang went into the mountains again and began his personal performance. He put all the wild boars, roe deer, goats, etc. into traps and snares. He even caught five black bears, which looked to weigh three or four hundred kilograms. He went back and forth for five days in a row.

During these five days, Li Gang also did something big, which was to find more than a hundred ginsengs, the largest of which were four centimeters thick. As for the age, Li Gang didn't know and couldn't tell, but he took away any that were thicker than his thumb.

After returning to the camp and resting for another day, we started harvesting today. Everyone was very excited. After coming here for so many days, everything depended on today’s results.

Entering the mountain, we heard the cry of wild boars in the first trap about ten steps away. Someone with quick feet ran to the trap first to check. Wow, there were three wild boars grunting inside. It was estimated that the three wild boars weighed 500 pounds, no problem. There were also two wild boars in the second trap, and there was a roe deer in the trap not far away. We set the third and fourth traps until we ran out of manpower.

At the foot of the mountain, wild boars, roe deer, goats, and deer were loaded onto trucks and quickly rushed to the processing plant. This cycle repeated over and over again until twelve days later, when Li Gang stopped. He didn't know how many prey he had killed, but every day several trucks of animals were sent to the processing plant. Director Cheng didn't come to the camp either. He personally brought two people from the factory's security department to watch over the processing plant. If there was anything, contact the radio.

In the regiment office, Head Jiang, Li Gang, and Director Cheng were drinking tea.

Captain Jiang: "Brother Li, you are amazing! You are simply the mountain god. At the beginning, when I received the order to cooperate with you in hunting in the mountains, I looked down on you. I didn't expect you to be so amazing. I am so envious of these boxes of canned meat, haha."

Li Gang and Director Cheng looked at each other

Li Gang: "We are also ready to leave. It is not a good idea to keep canned food in the station warehouse for a long time. Don't let anything go wrong. Captain Jiang has helped us a lot this time. I have left you 100 boxes. Thank you for your help this time. Don't think it is too little. Come more often next time and I will treat you to roast duck."

When Captain Jiang heard this, he gave him 36 boxes of canned meat. He knew that canned meat weighed one pound per box, and one box contained boxes. boxes was not a small amount, and it was a big gift.

Captain Jiang said, "Brother, you are too polite. I will not argue with you. Soldiers are indeed short of meat. We occasionally go hunting, but as soon as the gun is fired, they basically run away. I will accept these 100 boxes. I will treat you when I have time in the capital."

Li Gang said, "Okay, then it's settled. Let's meet in Beijing." He said goodbye to Captain Jiang, and the five trucks headed straight to the train station.

At 5 pm, we finally arrived at the train station. Director Li Gangcheng went to the warehouse first to take a look. Boxes of canned food filled the warehouse.

Director Cheng: "There are only more than 5,000 boxes here, and the warehouse over there has 10,000 boxes. The processing plant is working overtime and it is estimated that it will be basically completed the day after tomorrow. When I came here, Director Zhou told me that you have an agreement with the local authorities and asked me to listen to you."

Li Gang nodded. There are about 22,000 cans, not counting the canned meat made of pig blood. If they are done, that's 1,000 cans. Commander Feng must be given it. Although the processing plant said that only offal and pig blood are needed, they can't just give offal and pig blood. They have worked for half a month and only smelled the meat and didn't even eat any meat. This is not justifiable, not to mention the seasonings and cans.

Li Gang: "Tell Captain Jiang to take the 1,000 boxes away. He knows what to do. Leave 200 boxes for the processing plant. Send a telegram to Director Zhou to take the 15,000 boxes away first. I will wait here for two days. You and the workers go back first."

Director Cheng: "That won't work. I'll stay here. After all, I'm already familiar with the factory. You should go back first! I'll take a few security guards with me."

Li Gang thought this was fine, so he decided to go back first.

Director Cheng immediately sent a telegram to Director Zhou, and the next day, the workers he brought with him loaded the goods together, filling five wagons.

A few people were left to hold the train, and the rest took the train. Li Gang led the team back to Sijiucheng.

Two days later, the freight yard of Sijiucheng Railway Station was bustling with activity. People from the automobile factory, tractor factory, cotton mill, machine repair factory, and even the steel mill, Li Huaide and Yang Weimin, had all come. They had received a telegram early that the train would arrive today, so they had prepared the staff and trucks early and were waiting for the train to arrive.

But then a problem arose, because the shipping document was signed by Li Gang, and Li Gang himself had to be present to receive the goods.

This really pissed off several factory managers. No matter what they said, it just wouldn't work. They knew that this was the procedure and it was their own fault. When they got there, they had to follow Li Gang's orders on everything, including the warehouse. Without Li Gang's signature, only entry was allowed but no exit was allowed.

Now, the can of meat is clearly in front of me, but I can't pull it away. I have no choice but to go back and wait.