Siheyuan: Taking over the steel mill

A conscientious deputy should do this: face the leader's instructions without questioning, simply respond "yes", and then execute the task. Zhang Aimin seemed to have gradually grasped the core points of being a deputy without realizing it.

At the same time, at the intensively planned Guangzhou Exhibition, the organizers fell into a state of anxiety due to the scarcity of participating manufacturers.

The room was filled with noise, all from the exhibition staff making calls based on the manufacturer's contact list in their hands.

In most cases, the other party hangs up the phone before the first few opening remarks are finished. Occasionally, someone will listen to the entire conversation and then complain.

After several days, the exhibition staff found nothing. No manufacturer was willing to come to join this ** exhibition in Guangzhou. They thought that this day's work would be in vain.

The staff was so exhausted that they had to look through some of the incoming correspondence in the hope of finding a few potential participants who had not been reached.

Although the Yangcheng ** Exhibition has a big name, there are very few product manufacturers who have heard of it and are interested in participating in the exhibition.

Due to changes in national policies, many national enterprises are in crisis and find it difficult to save themselves, let alone produce related military equipment.

So in order to prevent the exhibition from being dull, the organizers invited businesses from all over to join, and they were quite surprised by the sudden emergence of companies that took the initiative to sign up.

"...Why, isn't the Red Star Steel Mill a manufacturer of civilian products? What is its purpose in participating in this exhibition?" Looking at the participation request form from the steel mill, the exhibition staff studied it in confusion for a long time.

Maybe they knew about the exhibition held here through some other sources? People of this generation are eager to improve their own reputation. "A colleague guessed casually.

The person who reviewed the application form was surprised when he saw the list of products listed by Su Chen: Water pipes?

Using civilian water pipes to participate in a military exhibition?

Other staff members also expressed similar confusion after reading the form sent over. "Is the Red Star Steel Mill crazy? They actually want to take water pipes to the exhibition?" "After all, it would be normal for them to make some weapons and equipment, but the current situation..."

After all, during this period, it was not uncommon for people to privately manufacture firearms, especially in places like steel mills where such tools had once been manufactured.

But a civilian pipeline presented at this time left all the staff puzzled.

In the end, they chose to let management make the decision: "Submit the reference materials and see what they think."

These staff members also noticed that the name Red Star Steel Rolling has become somewhat famous recently.

The supervisor took the application form and quickly glanced at it. When he saw the words "water pipe", his expression became a little stiff. "Are you kidding me?"

"Why is the water pipe joining in the fun?"

The director of the exhibition frowned. Considering that there were not many manufacturers willing to participate in the exhibition, they took great pains to get three factories to agree to participate.

There were so few exhibitors that even though Red Star Steel Rolling Mill applied for water pipes, it was better to accept it than to get nothing.

"Forget it, let's pass it! The Red Star Steel Rolling Mill's information is complete and there will be no problem with the review."

The supervisor waved his hands, looking somewhat helpless. Now there were at least four exhibitors, and the opening of the military exhibition was getting closer, so more manufacturers needed to be brought in to make up the numbers.

The application submitted by Su Chen passed smoothly.

At the same time, the national television station released an urgent news: "Latest news: Last night, a patrol fleet of the Eagle Sauce (referring to **) appeared on the high seas southwest of our territorial waters and intercepted an ocean-going ship from the Camel Country (referring to other countries). The other party did not give any explanation for this behavior. We will continue to pay attention to the development of the incident and provide follow-up reports."

The news was broadcast during lunch time, and the workers at the steel mill all saw the news as they ate together and watched TV.

The smiles on their faces immediately disappeared, they put down their chopsticks and discussed in low voices:

"Could this Camel Country ocean-going ship be transporting the gas cylinders made by our factory?"

"How did Eagle get the news? They actually stopped the ship directly."

"If this batch of goods cannot be shipped out to sea, will the factory lose future orders?"

Everyone started talking about it, and even those who didn't realize the problem at first reacted after being reminded by others.

Because this matter concerns everyone's livelihood.

The Camel Country's ocean-going ship happened to be sailing on the high seas, which must be related to the factory's products.

Once future orders are gone, the steel mill will inevitably fall into bankruptcy crisis again, and the originally bustling atmosphere on the scene immediately cooled down.

If this batch of goods is really seized, then the Camel Country Consul’s large order next month will definitely be cancelled, after all, those goods can no longer be delivered to their destination.

The workers were worried, and Li Shazhu, who had been fired, also heard about this incident when chatting with some old friends.

"Ha, you deserve it!"

He was laughing with delight.

"Why did you have to wade into this muddy water? It's no wonder that your things were detained."

He was in a very good mood, otherwise after Su Chen fired him, he would not have been nagged by Qin Huairu at home all day long.

After reading the news, the leaders of the industrial sector roughly guessed the content of the cargo and hurriedly called the operator to request a connection to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.

At this moment, Su Chen did not leave the office. These days he was busy organizing the personnel files of the steel rolling mill and production reports over the years.

If Su Chen wanted to continue to run the steel mill, he still had a lot of knowledge to master. The leader of the Ministry of Industry called and Su Chen happened to answer the call.

"Director Su, do you know if there is anything suspicious on the ship of the consul of Camel Country?" the leader asked.

Su Chen understood his leader's purpose. He wanted to detect whether the gas tank would become a flammable and explosive device after being filled with gas.

However, Su Chen was very sure about this problem. In his eyes, the Eagle Sauce had no way to find any abnormality on this ship carrying 943 gas cylinders, because these unfilled gas cylinders looked like daily items. If the Eagle Sauce wanted to intercept them, it would not succeed. Moreover, although the Camel Country was checked by the Eagle Sauce, it was not a small country that could be ignored, because it was a major oil country. Every powerful force paid close attention to this country. Therefore, without definite evidence, the Eagle Sauce did not dare to intercept these normal goods at will.

"Please don't worry, there's no problem. They can't find out."

Su Chen's attitude was very calm. After hearing this reply, the leader did not pursue the matter further and only reminded,

"Director Su, please be more cautious in your actions in the future. You know that Eagle Sauce is not something that can be easily deceived."

Su Chen responded politely, thanked the leader for the reminder, and hung up the phone. He had originally planned to contact the consul of Camel Country to discuss the matter, but changed his mind and decided not to call.

If the Camel Consul himself was responsible for the failure to sell the gas cylinders, he would not bear the loss alone. Fortunately, things went very smoothly as he had foreseen. Soon, the Eagle Sauce patrol team caught up with the Camel Consul's huge ship sailing on the high seas.

The giant cargo ship was loaded with various supplies, including the gas cylinders, as well as many other civilian items, such as textiles and food, which could easily pass strict inspection.

At this moment, the patrol fleet was like a pack of hungry wild dogs, tightly surrounding the huge prey. The consul of Camel Country felt something was wrong and sat up from his chair, "What happened?"

The assistant hurriedly ran out of the cabin to report the situation: "Look! The Eagle Sauce patrol boat is approaching our ship and requires us to stop immediately for routine inspection."

Upon hearing this report, the Camel Country Consul looked solemn. "Eagle sauce, it's them again."

Although it is suspected that the information was leaked by an internal staff, it is also known that the materials transported are in compliance with regulations, "turn off the engine, stop the ship, and accept inspection."

After receiving the instructions, the navigator still felt very uneasy, but he could not make a decision on his own and could only follow the consul's instructions. At this moment, the consul frowned, saying that the Eagle Sauce was too overbearing, and could do this on the high seas. This was a confident display of being the "world policeman".

The Camel Kingdom's ocean-going ships slowly slowed down and finally came to a complete stop, like a huge whale lying quietly on the waves.

The patrol boat of the Eagle Sauce Country slowly approached the ocean-going ship, and the officers and soldiers quickly climbed up by grabbing the rope ladder on the side. Soon after, they all boarded the deck of the Camel Country's ocean-going ship.

The captain and his soldiers walked on the deck with their heads held high, as if this sea area had become their land of spoils.

"Isn't this Mr. Muhammad, the consul of the Camel Country? So this ship is yours." Captain Eagle Sauce asked with a look of surprise, but in fact he knew this very well.

"If you don't know that this is our ship, why do you still inspect it like this? What's the meaning of this?" The leader of Camel Country retorted deliberately.

"Such a large ocean-going vessel, sailing in the open sea, cannot be ignored. Don't be nervous, we are just conducting routine inspections according to regulations." The Eagle Sauce Captain explained with a smile and nonchalantly.

He didn't take the consul of the Camel Country seriously at all.

"The world now belongs to our Eagle Sauce Country. The consul of a small country really doesn't count as much." The captain ordered his team members: "You go check below the deck, the other teams check the cargo area, and the rest of the personnel stand by."

The team members quickly dispersed and skillfully began a comprehensive investigation.

The captain then made a round inspection and came to the lounge chair where the consul had been sitting and sat down. "It's a nice day today, so why don't you take a break here for a while? Once we finish our inspection, everything will be clear."

The captain did this deliberately. He filled his glass with wine and tasted it in a condescending manner, hoping to take the opportunity to detect any flaws in the consul.

If he has any concerns in his heart, it means that he has found a big fish.