Chapter 1004: Confucius moving house

"Nostalgia~ my youth!"

Zhou Changli stood at the entrance of the ice rink, looking at the lively scene that was the same as last year, and opened his hands to sigh.

However, his learning was limited, and he could only say such a dry sentence.

If only the dog-headed strategist Zhao Lao Si were here; the day he returned, he discovered that Lao Si had actually started reading the Analects.

The bad boy who used to be beaten by the teacher with a teaching whip and wouldn't study, now actually learns Guan Gong; you say where to reason!

It would be fine if it were just Zhao Lao Si alone; Zhou Changli would just take it as him having lost his mind, bored in the courtyard and showing off.

But! Do you dare to believe that the security guards and waiters active in that big mansion often can be seen holding a book and reading.

Those who understand know that this is a club; those who don't know would think it's some university.

Finally, it was Zhao Lao Si who explained to him that those active in this courtyard are basically big cadres, and their knowledge is absolutely not bad.

Furthermore, several people who moved in recently also have very good knowledge and are willing to teach them to read and learn.

Even those who like drama can learn one or two hands from two famous actors.

Lao Si didn't say who it was specifically, but used a sentence to explain: "Talk and laugh with great scholars, come and go with no commoners."

You say Lao Si is dragging words, he can't remember, but he remembered this sentence very firmly.

Why?

Because this sentence stung his dignity and heart a bit... who are you calling a commoner!

During this period of time living in the big mansion, although it looked extremely luxurious in the eyes of outsiders, the limelight was for a time.

Especially after "washing hands in a golden basin," not touching karma, not falling into the mortal world, looking at the Beijing underworld, the mentality was better.

But in the club, he always felt that he was somewhat out of place. Every time he watched Zhao Lao Si holding a book, he felt itchy all over.

Working hard for a week, the recruitment work was basically completed; 14 junior high school graduates and more than 70 unemployed youths were recruited, which was considered a successful completion of this recruitment task.

Tomorrow, which is Monday, he will return to Steel City together with personnel supervisor Zhou Ya Mei.

It is Sunday, today counts as a holiday, and it also counts as saying goodbye to the little partners who were familiar with each other.

Zhang Jianguo from Xinjiekou came to find him in the morning, so he used this as an excuse to bring several familiar people to Beihai.

Revisiting the old place, recalling the arduous years of the past.

In winter, the place Zhou Changli visited most often was this Beihai Ice Rink, and his skating technique was also first-class.

If it were in the past, whenever he came here, he would first look around to see which girl was beautiful, which one was alone, and he would take the initiative to attack.

But now, now...

"De~"

Zhang Jianguo was the same as his previous appearance, and even more so.

They changed into ice skates and entered, and after a glance, they knew which girl was beautiful.

Especially on the ice rink, with the shaking and movement of the body, even if it is winter cotton-padded jackets and cotton-padded trousers, you can still see whether the figure is good or bad.

It was also sharp-eyed; he saw the red scarf active in the club at a glance, and raised his eyebrows to signal it to him.

Zhou Changli followed his signal and looked over, only then discovering that it was the girl from the club.

Actually, there were quite a few girls in the club, but this one was really a bit special.

Not to mention Lao Si's explanation of her family background, just the fight at the club door a few days ago was enough to make her famous.

How beautiful must a girl be to attract the ruffians and old soldiers to fight for her; is she Daji?

What made him slightly surprised was that the young man beside the girl was the protagonist of the fight that day.

Looking at the two, one teaching and one learning, did they know each other before, or did they hook up later?

Although Zhou Changli muttered in his heart, he didn't show anything on his face.

Even if Zhang Jianguo said a few words with a disdainful tone beside him, he had long ago released words that he didn't want to get involved in these things anymore.

What kind of relationship the girl had with that young man, he didn't want to ask, and didn't want to pursue.

Even if they played with them and betrayed those in the club who protected her, what did it have to do with him.

He would leave tomorrow; everything here would naturally be cleaned up by someone.

However, the ice rink was only so big, and they were standing at the door; when they skated a circle, the two sides would always have a time to meet.

When Zhou Xiaobai skated towards this side with Zhong Yuemin's support, she also found Zhou Changli standing at the door.

The two were not familiar with each other; she only knew that this person was a buddy of Zhao Lao Si and worked for Li Ge, but he was not in Beijing.

Zhang Jianguo looked at these people with playful eyes, and the bad smile at the corner of his mouth seemed to want to express something.

Zhou Changli was very natural; after looking at her, he just raised his eyebrows, looked at the young man beside her with playful eyes, and didn't pay attention to her, leading the crowd to skate into the circle.

He knew that this girl often played with Li Ge in the club; the relationship was uncertain, but she was closer than ordinary people.

Now... hehe.

"What's wrong with you?"

Zhong Yuemin suddenly found that Zhou Xiaobai's body stiffened, and her movements became sluggish.

Looking up again, he found that the girl's face was snow-white, her gaze fixed on the front, sluggish as if she had been possessed by an evil spirit.

He looked forward along Zhou Xiaobai's gaze, but saw the few figures who fought that day.

Of course, Zhong Yuemin didn't fear these people, and wasn't afraid of fighting another fight.

Without those security guards, both sides wouldn't necessarily know who would win or lose.

It was just that he had Zhou Xiaobai and others here, and he cared more about whether the relationship between the two sides would be affected.

After all, they had just started talking; if they fought in front of the girls, maybe they would never see each other again.

At this moment, as Zhou Xiaobai's movements slowed down and stiffened, they gradually stopped.

Zhong Yuemin looked down at her and asked: "Are you still skating? Do you want to find a place to rest for a while?"

Luo Yun chased up from behind, pushed Zhong Yuemin away, and carried Zhou Xiaobai's arm.

"Still asking!"

She roared at Zhong Yuemin: "Just stay away from us! Are you annoying or not!"

It's not strange that Luo Yun is anxious; she has seen Zhou Changli talking with Li Xuewu.

Although not very close, it can be seen that the two are very familiar.

Especially that morning, she heard Li Xuewu and Zhou Changli talking for a long time.

After all, they came from Steel City; from Sister Yu's words, she also knew that Li Ge still had things to do over there.

It seems that such a ruffian and ruthless person, after being subdued, must be trusted by him.

If today's matter was told to Li Xuewu, or told to others in the big courtyard, they wouldn't have to go to work anymore.

What made her more anxious was herself; obviously, she was hijacked by Zhong Yuemin and others to play, but being seen by Zhou Changli, it seemed as if they took the initiative to find these people.

Today Zuo Jie has things to do, is not in the club, and even less can accompany her out to play.

If Zuo Jie knew about today's matter, how would he think of her when he turned back, and how would he look at her.

Luo Yun had been chasing Zhou Xiaobai just now, wanting to pull her away and shake off these people.

Didn't expect Zhou Xiaobai to be willful and play a little temper.

Even if you want to play, you have to do it in front of Li Xuewu; what does this count as now, and you even dragged yourself in.

Besides, do you really think you have... can cause jealousy in Li Xuewu?

Luo Yun was helpless in the face of Zhou Xiaobai's childishness; how could she do things that only children would do one after another.

Forgot that she chased Li Xuewu and cried in the parking lot a few days ago?

She was anxious, so her words were blunt, but someone was unwilling.

After teasing for so long, Yuan Jun naturally knew that Luo Yun was a child in the big courtyard, and Zhang Haiyang also mentioned the identities of the two girls.

Otherwise, look at Zhong Yuemin, can he chase after them without letting go?

However, he didn't have a good impression of this Luo Yun; her words were chattering, and her temper was arrogant.

Seeing her impolite at this moment, Yuan Jun also pointed at her impolitely and said: "What are you talking about! You've hooked up with a ruffian!"

"You fart!"

They are all young people, all with urgent tempers; being pointed at and scolded by him, Luo Yun naturally wouldn't be polite at this moment.

Turning her head, she scolded Yuan Jun, even if Zhou Xiaobai pulled her, she wouldn't stop.

The most interesting thing about this ice rink is fighting; skating is so boring.

Seeing them arguing here, those who were nosy had already looked over.

Hearing them scolding more and more ugly, Zhong Yuemin hurriedly stopped them: "Hey~ hey~ are all descendants of the people, all under a red flag, put aside disputes, and should be consistent with the outside world."

At this moment, Zhou Changli and others also skated over, as if they met acquaintances, and a group of people talked and laughed.

Several people here were glaring, Luo Yun stopped scolding, but her face was ugly.

Zhong Yuemin and others were alert, ready to face the conflict from these people at any time.

But they worried too much; Zhou Changli, who was leading, didn't pay attention to them at all, skated along the outer arc, and didn't even look at Zhou Xiaobai.

Zhong Yuemin's vision followed him past before taking it back, but he saw that Zhou Xiaobai had slowly skated towards the door, and that Luo Yun also turned her head to glare at them.

"What's the situation?"

"I don't know!"

Yuan Jun said angrily.

He only felt that Zhong Yuemin was boring, like a wild dog in heat, catching one and not letting go.

Isn't it just picking up girls; as for being so humble, aggrieved, and licking!

Zhong Yuemin looked at him, shook his head helplessly, and said: "Can't you have some patience with girls?"

"No!"

Yuan Jun replied, turned his head not to look at him, and was already angry in his heart.

Zhong Yuemin couldn't help him; their generation is like this, inheriting too many things from their fathers.

Including temper and male chauvinism.

Don't think that male chauvinism is a derogatory term; the battlefield is ultimately the world of men.

In all battles, there has never been a commander who let female soldiers charge, acting as a death squad.

This is also a form of male chauvinism; can female comrades say these are wrong?

It's just that in this era, the social division of labor is different; to be liked by girls, you can't be arrogant, and even less can you play temper.

Zhong Yuemin's father was engaged in ideological work, so he naturally learned a good skill of soft grinding and hard bubble.

But for Yuan Jun's temper, he could only say there was no way.

Seeing that Zhou Xiaobai and the two had entered the shoe-changing shed, he patted Yuan Jun's arm and said: "You guys play first, I'll go send them home."

Yuan Jun didn't pay attention to him, shook off his hand, and skated into the distance.

Zheng Tong saw Zhong Yuemin look over, shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and also skated away.

Zhong Yuemin knew that he had neglected his brothers by pursuing girls, but now letting him make a choice, he was also in a dilemma.

Brothers are like hands and feet, women are like clothes.

But the next sentence is:

Whoever moves my clothes, I will chop their hands and feet.

So he looked at the backs of the two and only hesitated for a few seconds before skating quickly towards the shed.

Inside the shed, Zhou Xiaobai and the two were changing their ice skates.

"What's wrong? Why don't you play anymore?"

Zhong Yuemin hurried in, found them, and asked.

Luo Yun glared at him and scolded angrily: "Are you really shameless..."

"Luo Yun~"

Zhou Xiaobai didn't want Luo Yun to have a conflict with the other party here, so she stopped her.

And Luo Yun looked at her angrily and scolded: "Are you possessed? Didn't you see Zhou Changli? How will they edit us when we go back!"

"None of your business."

Zhou Xiaobai was also somewhat annoyed by Luo Yun's words, especially since she was awkward in her heart.

On one hand, she was blaming Li Xuewu for going to Tianjin behind her back.

On the other hand, she wanted to solve the contradiction in her heart through the temptation of this dangerous relationship.

Another aspect was meeting Zhou Changli and others, being swept by that kind of look, which was disdainful and playful.

She is an independent individual, not an appendage of anyone; why should she have labels stuck on her.

Even if she is in the club, she hasn't sold herself to the club; even if she likes Li Xuewu, she isn't anyone to Li Xuewu.

She isn't Li Xuewu's...

Many complex tastes surged into her heart, intertwining, chaotic, being stimulated by Luo Yun's words, and the words she said had thorns.

Luo Yun glared at her angrily, unable to believe she would be like this.

Zhong Yuemin had his usual playful face, leaned over to Zhou Xiaobai, and explained to Luo Yun aggrievedly: "It was Yuan Jun, not me."

After finishing, he explained to Zhou Xiaobai: "Look, I'm not coming out to send you home; with your natural beauty, what if you meet bad people on the road?"

"Save it!"

Luo Yun quickly changed her shoes, glanced at Zhong Yuemin, and said: "You and that Yuan Jun are the same taste!"

After finishing, she stood up, glanced at Zhou Xiaobai, and said pointedly: "They are all bad people!"

"Luo Yun!"

Seeing Luo Yun turn and leave, Zhou Xiaobai knew she was really angry and hurriedly greeted her.

But at this moment, she hadn't changed her ice skates yet, so how could she catch up.

Originally, she was in a bad mood, and Luo Yun came to her house to coax her, but now, she had angered Luo Yun, and she herself regretted it.

Now she is both regretful and afraid; her movements accelerated, she put on her shoes, and hurriedly chased out.

But she was ultimately slow; Luo Yun was also really angry, and when she went out, she couldn't find her bicycle in the bicycle shed.

Just when Zhou Xiaobai was annoyed, Zhong Yuemin ran out, looked left and right, and asked embarrassedly: "She won't really be angry, right?"

Zhou Xiaobai ignored him, found her bicycle, pushed it, and walked out.

Zhong Yuemin also found his bicycle and followed, looking for topics without words: "Yuan Jun is just like that, doesn't know how to speak, and often offends people."

"It's okay~"

Zhou Xiaobai replied casually, pushing the bicycle, walking absent-mindedly along the path by the sea.

The sunlight passed through the white jade railings by the sea and the big bare trees, shining on the ground in streaks of light and shadow.

Just like her mood at this time, complicated and chaotic, sunlight and darkness intertwined.

Zhong Yuemin accompanied her on the side, looking for topics in his mouth, wanting to make her happy.

From afar, the two looked like they were dating, but only when they got closer did they know that Zhou Xiaobai walked all the way, except for that first sentence, she didn't open her mouth again.

Until the gate of the big courtyard, Zhong Yuemin mustered the courage to shout, wanting to pick her up and drop her off to work in the future.

Zhou Xiaobai turned her head and glanced at him, didn't say refusal, but didn't express agreement either.

Not active, not refusing, not responsible.

This appearance was very much like someone.

"The 1966 Year-End Summary Meeting and 1967 Work Mobilization Meeting of the Red Star Rolling Mill officially begins!"

When Deputy Director of the Management Committee Xue Zhifu announced the start of the meeting, the auditorium instantly erupted with thunderous applause.

After an opening speech, Xue Zhifu read out the meeting agenda, including reports by leaders in charge of business, commendation of excellent cadres and staff, major personnel adjustments, and this year's work arrangements and mobilization.

"Next, please invite Deputy Director of the Factory Management Committee Office, Factory Economic and Trade Office, Factory Technology Office, Factory Construction Office Deputy Director, Factory Security Group First Deputy Leader Comrade Li Xuewu to speak!"

As the first speaker, Li Xuewu walked towards the rostrum with high spirits and dragon-walking steps after Xue Zhifu finished speaking and called his name.

"Respected leaders, representatives of all departments in the factory, representatives of excellent cadres and staff, comrades, good morning. Next, I will make a summary report on the trade and tertiary industry management work of the previous year."

Li Xuewu is very tall, standing at the speaking podium with great momentum, especially his voice is loud and clear, through the microphone and amplification, the sound echoed in the auditorium for more than a thousand people, word by word, deafening.

"In the past year, the Rolling Mill's trade work has developed vigorously, tertiary industry work has continued to innovate, a batch..."

Starting from the previous year, a summary and analysis were made along the overall context of trade and tertiary industry work.

Li Xuewu's speech was sincere in every sentence, every word was a pearl, looking at the present from the past, perfectly showing the creations of the two major works in front of more than a thousand cadres and staff at the scene.

Especially from his speech, one could see the outlook and expectations for the future, the continuous development and promotion of trade and tertiary industry work, and the feedback and support for personnel and financial work.

Even Cheng Kaiyuan, who has always advocated full development of the rolling industry and abandoning other businesses, had to admit that Li Xuewu had opened a brand-new road for the Rolling Mill and for the planned economy.

The concept of tertiary industry as the root, trade as the foundation, interdependence, and common development mentioned in his speech was recognized by everyone at the scene.

Tertiary industry work takes Beijing and Steel City as the main production and processing areas, Tianjin as the trade management center, builds a trade network in major cities across the country, and forms key trade cooperation relationships with joint enterprises.

Connecting points into lines, lines into surfaces, creating the second major development pattern of the Red Star Rolling Mill's groupization goal in an all-round and three-dimensional way.

And on the basis of combining light industry and heavy industry, relying on existing heavy industrial advantages, creating new industrial value.

When work achievements were read out by Li Xuewu in the form of data, the surprise and applause at the scene sounded at the same time.

The cadres and staff who practically received economic benefits gave the greatest encouragement to Li Xuewu, who was in charge of trade and tertiary industry work, with applause and recognition.

The applause lasted until Li Xuewu walked from the speaking podium back to his seat.

Xue Zhifu, who presided over the meeting, sincerely and practically commented on Li Xuewu's speech and gave affirmation to the trade and tertiary industry work.

"Next, please invite Factory Management Committee Deputy Director, Steel Mill Management Committee Director, Security Group Leader Comrade Dong Wenxue to speak!"

Dong Wenxue walked down from the rostrum, arrived at the speaking podium, opened the speech draft, greeted everyone at the scene just like Li Xuewu, and started speaking casually.

According to the business in charge, he first made a summary report on security and supervision work.

In the report, he pointed out that in the past year, the Rolling Mill's safety environment was stable and harmonious, and supervision work was carried out in an orderly manner...

At the same time, in the report, he also emphasized the challenges and influences that safety and supervision work had received in the past year.

Commended and praised the work and cooperation of the Security Department, Supervision Department, and other departments.

Regarding the Steel Mill, he put more ink on his work report, making reports and outlooks from metallurgy, hardware, military industry, electronics, automobiles, rolling, etc.

Especially the several projects under construction, he took the initiative to report the progress of investment and construction, as well as the specific time for trial operation and production.

This kind of military order-style report, with confident and proud eyes, received applause and support from the scene.

For the plans and outlines within the next three and five years, Dong Wenxue made a statement and summary, firmly implementing the organizational deployment and firmly fighting this industrial battle in Steel City.

The third speaker was Management Committee Deputy Director, Economic and Trade Office Deputy Director Jing Yunong.

In her work report, she talked about the auxiliary relationship between tertiary industry and heavy industry, mainly with the theme of new era productivity transformation, and expounded and summarized the development of tertiary industry in the past year from a new perspective.

She is also the leader in charge of tertiary industry, so naturally, she has to summarize this work.

However, in her report, the focus was still on scheduling, sales, and finance.

Especially financial work; in the summary report, Jing Yunong pointed out that the 66-year financial work was dancing on a high-pressure line, and while taking into account development and construction, it was necessary to assess the situation and be diligent and thrifty.

Regarding the key outstanding problems that appeared in the process of financial auditing and evaluation, she also made named criticisms at the conference.

The words were very serious, the attitude was very strict, marking that this year's financial work would be even more difficult.

Jing Yunong's speech ended, and the applause was obviously much lighter, but she didn't care.

The work she was in charge of was not a pleasing nature at all; if financial management didn't have an attitude and temper, something would happen sooner or later.

Cheng Kaiyuan spoke afterwards; he wanted to be pleasing, but he was in charge of production and design, one with the most people, one with the fewest people, top-heavy.

In the summary of production work, he played the old tune again, focusing on the stages that heavy industrial development must experience.

Self-reliance and arduous struggle as the work spirit of the new era must still be advocated and promoted.

And in production work, the intensity of rushing towards the planned production target was still far from enough, and the pace of catching up with the planned progress was still too slow.

Summarizing the 66-year production work, Cheng Kaiyuan used two attitudes: satisfied and dissatisfied.

One is satisfied with the workers' enthusiasm for participating in production and construction, and dissatisfied with the actual production efficiency.

Two is satisfied with the workers' active learning and improvement of production skills and safety awareness, and dissatisfied with some people who still indulge themselves and indulge safety.

Three is satisfied with the ideological transformation of staff and cadres and their active participation in production activities, and dissatisfied with the cadres and staff who are still lagging behind.

Li Huai De sat in the middle of the rostrum, squinting his eyes while listening to Cheng Kaiyuan's speech.

This is satisfied and dissatisfied; who exactly is he dissatisfied with.

He played mahjong all night with Han Qingwei and Zhang Changming in Tianjin the night before last, and on the way back with Li Xuewu on Sunday, he was reminded of some things, so his nerves are particularly sensitive now.

Inside the factory, outside the factory, he no longer has the ease and freedom before going to Tianjin, but feels that someone is always going to harm him. 【100

Inside the plant and outside, he no longer has the ease and freedom he had before going to Jinmen; instead, he feels as if someone is always out to harm him.

Li Huai De certainly does not think Li Xuewu is being alarmist or trying to scare him on purpose.

As the situation becomes increasingly severe and complex, there will always be people jumping out to stir up trouble and add to his burdens.

Look, the two Yangs have already been squeezed out by him, Old Nie has been exiled, and the newcomer Cheng Kaiyuan is still putting up a desperate resistance.

Especially in the layout of the East City, his circle has encountered some sniping, and the water in some positions has been muddied.

He understands now that Cheng Kaiyuan participated in it; otherwise, it couldn't have been so precise.

As for how Cheng Kaiyuan got the news and intervened at the first opportunity, that remains unknown.

He certainly wouldn't have guessed that Li Xuewu, in order to give him a sense of crisis and for fear that he would lose his ambition in pleasure and become arrogant, actually did it on purpose...

Li Xuewu's painstaking efforts are truly profound, even more so than raising a son; Old Li must be moved to tears.

The assembly lasted a full day; the morning was for speeches by the leading officials, starting with Li Xuewu and ending with Xu Sinian, the director of the Yingcheng Shipyard Management Committee, lasting a full three hours.

Starting at 1:30 PM, Gu Weijie presided over the meeting to read out this year's commendation decisions.

Outstanding workers, outstanding cadres, advanced individuals, advanced collectives, labor models...

Li Xuewu, as the deputy leader of the Security Group, once again retained the title of Advanced Individual.

He has now won this title twice in a row; it is estimated that in a few more years, he basically won't be able to get it again.

If the commendations were the agenda item employees looked forward to most, then the personnel adjustments were the part cadres were most excited about.

Li Xuewu had long anticipated that at the start of 1967, Li Huai De would certainly carry out sweeping personnel adjustments at the Steel Rolling Plant.

Even to accommodate him, the Security Group had delayed its personnel adjustments, and many positions were left vacant.

It was precisely because he received Li Huai De's inquiry and the confirmation from the personnel department that he called the cadres of the Security Group on the evening before getting off work that day to discuss the adjustment plan in private.

At the assembly, Gu Weijie, who is in charge of personnel work, read out the personnel adjustment orders.

This was the largest personnel adjustment work since the mid-year meeting in July.

This year's personnel changes are significant, mainly due to various reasons such as the replacement of plant leadership, changes in management structure, and the establishment of the Management Committee.

Moreover, after setting the goal of group formation, it is very necessary to supplement the strength of various important departments and adjust the division of labor in light of the development plans and outlines for the next three to five years.

Furthermore, starting from the second half of this year, or specifically November and December, Li Huai De began to attach importance to the cultivation of reserve talent.

This personnel adjustment also serves this purpose and requirement, carrying out a series of rejuvenation and professionalization adjustments for some positions.

For example, in the design units, the leading officials were replaced with cadres with more technical experience; in the finance department, the leading cadres were replaced with younger, more energetic, and principled young cadres.

Although the goal of cadre rejuvenation and professionalization was not explicitly proposed, this is exactly what Old Li did.

A large number of cadres with rigid thinking and a lack of drive were adjusted to second-line management positions or service positions.

Many cadres present today felt deeply how ruthless Li Huai De is.

Some people had accepted organizational talks a few days ago and thought they were going to be promoted, but they didn't expect the news they heard today was about stepping back and making concessions.

Before the assembly, they hadn't heard any wind of it, which is very rare in past personnel adjustment work.

Do you think they were voluntary?

Of course not, but they didn't dare to speak, let alone make a scene. Why?

Because in the inspection and rectification work that started last month, many people were investigated.

When the inspection power was originally independent, it was in the hands of the Inspection Division and within the scope of discipline and inspection supervision.

At that time, exercising inspection power was somewhat passive, and even restricted.

But after the departments merged, the Security Group took charge of the new Inspection Division, and the inspection work targeting cadres became proactive.

Especially when coordinating with the Security Division and other departments to carry out investigation work, there were no more restrictions or constraints.

This was still during Li Xuewu's management period; if someone else were to take over, many people would worry about whether the Security Group would turn into the "Jinyiwei."

Of course, it is precisely because Li Xuewu is there that the plant cadres and employees are very convinced by the investigation results.

If Li Xuewu wants to deal with you, he won't beat around the bush; since there was an investigation and there is a result, that person must have made a mistake.

Otherwise, look at that deputy plant director who was unlucky back then; he was dragged out of the car by Li Xuewu. Where would they get that kind of treatment?

No one knows what the inspection found, and no one dares to guarantee that they are as clear as water and as bright as a mirror.

So when the Security Group's inspection and rectification work had not yet been completed, the cadre personnel adjustment plan came out. Do you dare to make a scene?

In this day and age, even taking some tea and excess benefits home is considered a mistake. Who dares to guarantee they will be cautious for a lifetime?

Li Huai De is very satisfied with the reaction of the cadres on the scene, especially the young cadres who were surprised and delighted; their eyes looking at him are filled with the radiance of having met a wise master.

In an era that emphasizes seniority and age, having the courage to promote young cadres to important positions requires boldness.

Judging people accurately, using people steadily, and adjusting people ruthlessly.

Li Huai De certainly doesn't dare to guarantee that he won't make mistakes, but he fully sought everyone's opinions on the positions and lists, and made decisions based on the comprehensive investigation made by the Security Group and the Personnel Division.

These cadres are younger, have more aspirations, have more strength, and are more determined to support and identify with him in the process of promotion and execution.

Especially in the critical period of the group formation goal, Li Huai De trusts these young people more, and he has to trust them.

Compared to those old foxes, he is tired of compromise and micromanagement, and hopes to cultivate a batch of young cadres like Li Xuewu to realize the rejuvenation of the management layer.

The benefit of doing this is that the upward channels for young people are opened, and many people participate in management and construction.

Cadres with rigid thinking are replaced, and there is time and a process for readjustment and learning, which further reduces the obstacles of mid-level cadres to work execution.

The pressure from above is also alleviated, especially the decision for four department-level and five deputy department-level cadres to either retire or step back to the second line, which slows down the progress pressure of the same level.

The announcement of the personnel adjustment orders caused a deathly silence at the scene, and after the silence, following the end of Gu Weijie's speech, more enthusiastic applause erupted from the young people.

This symbolizes that Li Huai De has grasped the hearts of the young cadres and the younger generation.

Whoever grasps the future influences the present.

In the final mobilization speech, Li Huai De fully envisioned the future of the Red Star Steel Rolling Plant and shared with the cadres and employees the plant's plans for this year and future development goals.

His words inspired all the cadres and employees of the plant to keep up with the pace of the times, keep up with the pace of the Steel Rolling Plant's development, strive to learn and practice, and find self-worth in the changes of thinking, production, and management.

Through the reading and interpretation of the plans for the entire plant and all operations, Li Huai De formally clarified the work plan for the next year and the plans and goals for the next three and five years at the assembly.

At the same time, he emphasized the importance of production, personnel, finance, and other work, requiring all cadres and employees of the plant to clear their heads, work hard, and set off again...

The day after the assembly ended, that is, January 20th, the Red Star Steel Rolling Plant Group Formation Preparatory Leading Group was formally established.

Li Huai De served as the group leader, five deputy directors of the Management Committee and one person in charge of the labor union served as deputy group leaders, and Li Xuewu and Xu Sinian served as the director and deputy director of the group office.

The priority level of this group is the highest in the Steel Rolling Plant; all work and plans must give way to the work the group is responsible for.

In other words, the most important goal of the Steel Rolling Plant at present is to realize group formation.

With the establishment of the group preparatory group, the name of the group in preparation was also announced: Red Star Industrial Group.

Li Xuewu, as the office director, will be responsible for coordinating with the group leader and deputy group leaders, contacting the heads of all departments in the plant, and preparing for the institutional setup after the group formation reform.

This includes abolishing existing departments, establishing new departments, coordinating financial budgets and personnel budgets, management grading, and personnel grading, etc.

His management authority has been confirmed and elevated once again, even surpassing Xu Sinian, who is about to be promoted to deputy director of the Management Committee.

Old Xu came to the capital this time with plans and goals, and reported to the leaders with the development plan and future of the shipyard.

In the process of group formation, the Yingcheng Shipyard will be determined as a deputy plant-level unit, and the corresponding person in charge will also be further promoted.

Whether Xu Sinian can hand in a perfect answer sheet to the leaders and those above during the realization of the group formation goal will mean whether he can progress as the shipyard is upgraded.

The work time given by the Group Formation Preparatory Leading Group is to realize graded management by the end of this year and complete the construction work of the group formation goal by the beginning of 1969.

Counting everything, including Xu Sinian and Li Xuewu, they only have two years.

The big ship of the Steel Rolling Plant is about to set sail; if it cannot keep up with the rhythm and wind direction, it will naturally become history, just like those cadres who were adjusted yesterday.

Li Xuewu's progress naturally does not need to be worried about; his authority has already exceeded his position by too much.

Now the only things restricting his progress are age and seniority; the rest is opportunity.

One is the grading upgrade at the end of the year, and the other is the group formation two years later.

And this time period is exactly the key node for Li Xuewu's term adjustment.

While Li Xuewu was designing the development ideas for the Steel Rolling Plant, Li Huai De also set up a ladder for his progress.

The two have a tacit understanding; the successor plan had long been determined, and the management core of the next generation is Li Xuewu.

Being able to speak first at the assembly, being able to participate in the construction of the group formation goal as the office director, and being so young and capable—anyone can see it.

Of course, no one dares to guarantee what will happen in the future; even Li Huai De doesn't dare to say he is sure to win.

Last Saturday, he was the host, entertaining Han Qingwei and Zhang Changming, and counting Li Xuewu playing mahjong.

According to his own feeling, he was sure to win that card table.

But what was the result? He and Han Qingwei almost lost the last dollar in their wallets.

Zhang Changming didn't lose, but he didn't win much either, ending up as a companion player.

Li Xuewu won all the money, damn it.

This kid, relying on his youth and sufficient physical strength, really treated the two old comrades like hawks being tamed.

After twelve o'clock, the rhythm of playing cards became slower and slower, but who let the two old ones have a big addiction to cards, and they didn't dare to call others to play this kind of card game.

It wasn't easy to catch two people who dared to play and could play; wouldn't they have to play to their heart's content?

But damn it... they didn't drink little wine at dinner, and Li Xuewu drank the most, but he was the only one who was sober.

This night, the two old ones were like Confucius moving house!

Did Li Xuewu take all the money he won?

Of course not!

What made Li Huai De most gratified, Zhang Changming admire, and Han Qingwei laugh heartily was that Li Xuewu didn't mention distributing the money back at all.

Instead, he split it directly in half; half was rewarded to Zhou Miaomiao, who had served the card game all night, pouring tea and water without closing her eyes, and the other half was rewarded to Old Lu Jie, who prepared breakfast for them.

They were playing for quite a bit, and the money Li Xuewu won was a whole stack; when he pulled it out, the other three all looked a bit strange.

But Li Xuewu? He didn't even count it; he pinched it with both hands, split it, and two stacks of equal height were placed on the table.

When they went to the dining table for breakfast, he pointed it out to Zhou Miaomiao and Old Lu Jie; this atmospheric arrangement shattered the contradictions brought down from the card game completely.

What remained was satisfaction, as well as appreciation and admiration for Li Xuewu.

Some people are born to be leadership material, generous with money, kind to others, and various performances are endless.

But in the matter of knowing people, Li Huai De has a mysterious confidence in employing Li Xuewu, trusting Li Xuewu, and reusing Li Xuewu.

Such young talent is used by him; even if it's like buying a horse's bones with a thousand gold, there will be more young cadres coming to his side in the future.

What's more, Li Xuewu is worth ten people; all plans and schemes have never failed, and he has given him the greatest support and help in decision-making and deployment.

With a large spatial distance in positions and a generation difference in age and seniority, cultivating Li Xuewu as a successor is exactly the most important decision Li Huai De made in the new year.