Chapter 1112: Do you have someone else outside?

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"I wanted to keep you for dinner before you left," Dong Wenxue said, holding Li Huai De's hand with a smile. "Actually, the evening train would work too."

"Forget it, there will be plenty of time in the future."

Li Huai De raised his left hand, gently patted the back of Dong Wenxue's hand, and exhorted earnestly, "Your pressure will be great this year. Pay attention to your health, and even more, keep a pulse on the Steel City industry."

"Personal health is important, and the healthy development of the enterprise is equally important. I hope you will make persistent efforts, be a good squad leader, and lead the team well."

"I definitely will, Director Li—!"

Dong Wenxue nodded and said solemnly, "I will definitely be a good squad leader, lead the team well, and definitely guarantee the healthy development of Red Star Steel City industry."

"Good, I'm at ease with you doing things—"

Li Huai De let go of his hand, patted his arm, and said, "Pay more attention to the development of Fengcheng industry, especially No. 1 Machinery Factory."

He tapped Dong Wenxue lightly with his finger and reminded him in a low voice, "In the next three years, our factory's industrial construction is a weak link."

"Comrade Xuewu led a team to conduct investigations and research. Taking down No. 1 Machinery Factory, within three years, our factory will increase its output value by at least 30 million, and within five years, we will complete the layout of technical leadership in the system and industry."

Li Huai De signaled to Li Xuewu, who was standing to the side, and emphasized, "The importance of technical industrial advantages in the development and transformation of Red Star Factory has already become prominent. If you don't attach importance to the development of science and technology, you will be beaten. No. 1 Machinery Factory is an example right before our eyes, a bloody lesson!"

"Cutting scientific and technological investment, losing research talent, and despising new technology is destroying the Great Wall!"

"I understand—"

Dong Wenxue nodded seriously, "Before the meeting this morning, I had already arranged for the factory to form an investigation team, and it is expected to go to No. 1 Machinery Factory within a day or two to carry out industrial inspection work."

"Hmm, if there are problems, contact Comrade Xuewu more. He is now responsible for the factory's industrial technology coordination work," Li Huai De pointed to Li Xuewu on the side and said, "If you need support, just tell the factory. This matter must be stable and fast."

"Director Li, I have already called Deputy Director Jing and contacted the factory."

Li Xuewu reported softly, "Xia Zhongquan is preparing the expert group, and when the time comes, they will go directly to Fengcheng to meet with the Steel City inspection team."

"Good, that's good—"

Li Huai De nodded, saw the train sliding over to the platform, and said with a smile, "Liaodong Industry attaches importance to Red Star Factory and gives us such a big face. If we don't catch it steadily, we won't be able to mix in the future."

"You are right. Wang Lu, the Deputy Director in charge of industry in Steel City, has come to Red Star Factory for research several times this year, each time giving new evaluations and bringing the attention of the provincial industry."

Dong Wenxue introduced, "Liu Li Xin, the person in charge of the Steel City Industrial Bureau, also comes to the factory frequently. It can be seen that the local emphasis on industrial construction and development this year is stronger than in previous years."

"Hmm, attention and emphasis are good things—"

Li Huai De waved his hand, signaling to Secretary Li Haiyang, who was coming to ask for instructions, that he could arrange to board the train.

The official carriage had stopped in front of them, attached to the back of the return passenger train.

Secretary Li Haiyang received the instructions, communicated with the cadres responsible for discipline, and organized the research team to start boarding.

"People paying attention to you means our work is done well, there is a future, and there is development."

Li Huai De joked, "We can't be annoyed. If one day, people treat us as a jinx, that's when we should worry."

"I am under a lot of pressure, Director Li."

Dong Wenxue walked slowly beside Li Huai De and said with a smile, "The steel mill will make progress this year, and Comrade Fuyao will be responsible for United Industry."

He said very sincerely, "I hope the factory can consider our work pressure and arrange more support for us."

"Haven't even started the career yet, and you're already setting conditions? Hahaha—!"

Li Huai De teased, then put his hands behind his back, nodded, and said, "Wenxue, don't overthink it, just do your work steadily."

"Pressure is normal. You are the number one person. If you have no pressure, then I will have pressure!"

He smiled and comforted Dong Wenxue, signaled to Li Xuewu, and teased, "Deputy Director Li, what do you say?"

"Yes, Director Li's pressure is great," Li Xuewu joked, "Last night he told me, since we are on a business trip, should we take a holiday."

"Hahaha—!"

Li Huai De laughed helplessly, pointed at Li Xuewu, and explained to Dong Wenxue and others, "Deputy Director Li is now making my schedule. I have to beg him to let me go and ask for leave from him."

"Hehehe—"

The cadres from Steel City who came to see them off laughed along, even those standing in the back who didn't hear clearly what Li Huai De was saying.

"Everyone is engaged in a career, everyone is fighting for the organization, and everyone is serving the people."

Walking to the carriage door, Li Huai De once again took the initiative to hold Dong Wenxue's hand and said with emotion, "I hope you can put down your burdens and start with a light load."

"The support you need, the organizational cadres you need, the personnel arrangements you need, all of this!"

He paused, then nodded and said, "The factory will definitely come up with a plan as soon as possible, provided that you do your work well."

"Understood, Director Li."

Dong Wenxue held Li Huai De's hand with both hands, then stood straight, watched Li Huai De board the train, and waved goodbye to everyone.

Li Xuewu, after Li Huai De, shook hands with the cadres of Steel City one by one to say goodbye and boarded the official carriage.

The cadres of Steel City were naturally respectful and admiring when shaking hands with Li Huai De.

But when shaking hands with Li Xuewu, not only was there respect and admiration, but there was also a lot of awe in their hearts.

This time coming to Steel City, Li Xuewu's performance wasn't outstanding; after all, he was accompanying Li Huai De for research.

But no one dared to ignore his existence, and because of Li Huai De's attitude toward Li Xuewu, everyone knew this was a statement.

Li Xuewu was promoted to Deputy Director last year, which meant he would be eligible for promotion to Director early next year.

Moreover, Li Xuewu wasn't facing a qualification problem; it was time, age was holding him back.

According to the work Li Xuewu is currently responsible for, as well as the contributions he has made in his position, there is no possibility of a delay in promotion; it belongs to the situation of "must be promoted when the time comes."

With the level problem solved, Li Xuewu coming to the steel mill to preside over the work basically entered the countdown.

Why does everyone agree that it must be Li Xuewu coming to the steel mill to preside over the work, and not anyone else from Red Star Factory?

Very simple, look at Li Huai De's attitude.

Now, Li Huai De is personally serving as the team leader of the Red Star Factory Special Work Leading Group, and Li Xuewu must serve as the deputy team leader or office director.

Li Huai De is responsible for the work to be arranged and executed, and Ding Zigui is also responsible, but the one who mainly undertakes coordination and promotion is still Li Xuewu.

Li Huai De's arrangements and plans for business and organization are communicated with other deputy directors privately, and before the meeting, he must ask Li Xuewu.

These are not secrets within Red Star Factory, and the steel mill people know it even better.

Looking from top to bottom, it is so; looking from bottom to top, it is the same.

Dong Wenxue also holds the position of Security Group Leader, and Li Xuewu is the Deputy Group Leader; the two are in a superior-subordinate relationship in the same system.

If neither of them has any development, then it must be a competitive relationship, and they wouldn't get along very well.

But look, Dong Wenxue's part-time job isn't because he is greedy for power; on the contrary, it is to escort Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu is like a fish in water at Red Star Factory, and has even stronger support from Dong Wenxue outside.

The work Dong Wenxue is doing now is laying the foundation for Li Xuewu's future.

The work Li Xuewu is doing now is acting as a vanguard for Dong Wenxue's future.

The two cooperate tacitly, and their teacher-student relationship is deep. Everyone knows that if Li Xuewu isn't promoted to Director, Dong Wenxue will definitely not let go of the Security Group.

And Li Xuewu's layout in Tianjin for Red Star Factory and the establishment of a trade management center thoroughly dispelled all the criticisms from factory leaders when he was promoted later.

Including the United Third Industry and United Industry, Li Xuewu participated in the entire preparation and coordination work.

Next, the steel mill will support Red Star Factory's other industrial industries in Steel City, creating an integrated industrial base, and it is necessary to arrange for Li Xuewu to take the helm.

Otherwise, it can only wait until after the promotion, when the factory arranges for a deputy director to take office, or be arranged by the above to take over.

This is something Dong Wenxue is unwilling to do, something Li Huai De is unwilling to do, and something other Red Star Factory leaders will not be willing to do.

Steel City, the future industrial base of Red Star Factory, the key core industry, how could it be handed over to an outsider to be responsible for construction?

Steel City's industrial construction is racing against time.

Delaying for one minute means Red Star Factory's promotion and group-building process will be delayed by sixty seconds.

Whoever dares to affect Red Star Factory's development is Li Huai De's enemy and the enemy of all cadres and workers of Red Star Factory.

With rich management experience and solid work ability, Li Xuewu has long passed the factory's test.

Coming to Steel City this time is more like Li Huai De standing up for Dong Wenxue and establishing momentum for Li Xuewu.

It thoroughly consolidated and affirmed Dong Wenxue's work in Steel City and gave expectations and arrangements for the work in the next period.

Under what circumstances would this happen?

The cadres of Steel City just stood a bit further out, giving the leaders a chance to chat.

But some people heard it; Dong Wenxue was requesting the factory to support more cadres.

At his level, what level of cadres should he request the factory to support?

Below the section level, he can basically decide here; above the deputy department level, that is the deputy factory level cadres.

Therefore, what Dong Wenxue mentioned to Li Huai De was to ask Red Star Factory to transfer more deputy factory directors or deputy directors to take office.

This is a request made by Dong Wenxue from the perspective of industrial development and also from the perspective of being responsible for the work.

But look at Li Huai De's attitude; first he comforted Dong Wenxue, and then he gave a promise before leaving.

The research work is over. Without thinking, it won't be long before there will be news of cadre adjustments.

What are the leaders here to see?

To see everyone clapping and laughing?

How is that possible? The content of this morning's talk already explains the problem very well.

Dong Wenxue's request is not polite; it is out of work needs and organizational needs.

But it is also Red Star Factory's need.

This sentence, spoken by him on the platform while seeing them off to Li Huai De, and actively applying, has a different meaning.

This is political wisdom and tacit understanding.

Lunch was eaten at the steel mill, and after eating, they came to catch the train.

So, the train departs before one o'clock, and can reach Beijing in the middle of the night.

Li Xuewu actually hates this kind of business trip schedule the most; it's very rushed and very tiring.

Even if there is a soft sleeper on the train, he can't rest well.

It's not that he is picky about the bed, mainly because he is in the same car with colleagues and leaders, and there is always something going on.

Even if there is nothing, one has to find something.

In the afternoon, in the conference room on the train, Li Huai De presided over a discussion meeting on this research work.

At the meeting, all cadres participating in the research and inspection made speeches.

It mainly consists of several parts. First is the inspection of Liaodong Industry and Fengcheng Industry, specifically No. 1 Machinery Factory.

Red Star Factory wants to lay out in Liaodong, so it must deal with the local area, seize opportunities, understand the status quo, and carry out industrial and commercial exchanges.

Secondly, it is the research on Red Star Factory's industrial layout in Steel City, understanding the planned investment, under construction, completed construction for production, and factories that have completed construction preparations.

It is not just industry, but also a comprehensive understanding of the management situation of various branch factories, conducting research and investigation, in preparation for enterprise promotion and industrialization.

Finally, it is the discussion on the feasibility goal of creating an integrated industry in Steel City with the steel mill as the core and steel industry as the industrial support.

In particular, everyone at the meeting spoke their opinions and suggestions on the investigation work of the Fengcheng No. 1 Machinery Factory acquisition case that is about to be carried out.

Li Huai De listened carefully to the opinions of the heads of various departments and the expert team, and finally looked at Li Xuewu.

"Deputy Director Li, you speak."

He tapped the table in front of Li Xuewu with his fingers and said, "You are the person in charge of our factory's industrial and technical coordination."

"Just now, comrades have also spoken some opinions and suggestions. I am very satisfied with listening to them, which shows that everyone is making contributions for the factory."

Li Huai De looked at everyone with a smile and signaled to Li Xuewu, "Deputy Director Li listened more carefully than I did just now, and I see he has recorded everyone's opinions."

"Gathering collective wisdom," Li Xuewu followed Li Huai De's words and said with a smile, "I have always believed that one person's plan is short, and ten people's plan is long."

"Collective wisdom is always much stronger than my closing the door and making a car."

"Hahaha—"

This time is actually not a very rigorous working time, but at the meeting, especially the work meeting presided over by Li Huai De, it appeared very serious.

However, the lush scenery outside the white gauze curtains flew by constantly. The work was successfully completed in terms of inspection and research, and in terms of personal affairs, they returned with a full load, so everyone's mood was actually very good.

Hearing Director Li and Deputy Director Li joking, everyone also smiled and applauded.

Li Xuewu waved his hand with a smile, waited for everyone to stop applauding, and then started his speech.

"I wrote down some experiences myself and also summarized some of everyone's views."

He looked at Li Huai De and nodded, then said: "Our biggest gain this time should be the Fengcheng No. 1 Machinery Factory, so seeing the small, I'll start from the No. 1 Machinery Factory."

"Seven points of content, please refer to and study, Director Li and everyone."

"First, the development direction of No. 1 Machinery Factory."

Li Xuewu looked at everyone and said, "No. 1 Machinery Factory has its own machine tool factory, and it is the largest machine tool factory in Fengcheng. I took a fancy to it, and it was for this point."

"We want to engage in machine processing, because we acquired No. 1 Machinery Factory, we have technology, workers, and production tasks in our hands."

"However, we cannot engage in machine processing ourselves; it's too much of a loss."

He tapped the table and said, "Our factory's workers and production volume are already large enough, and we don't lack technology."

"Therefore, cut out No. 1 Machinery Factory's machine processing industry, reorganize it, and reconstruct the organizational structure."

"Your meaning is..."

Li Huai De interrupted, "Is it equivalent to the cooperation mode with the glass factory and Beijing Machinery Second Factory?"

"Yes, a deeper cooperation project."

Li Xuewu nodded and confirmed, "We only bear the conditions of technology, equipment, production, and some workers."

"The rest of the management, infrastructure, etc., are handed over to other joint units under the premise of guaranteeing holding."

"The advantage of doing this is to save production costs and realize the maximization of industrial economic benefits."

After explaining to Li Huai De and seeing him and others nod to indicate understanding, he continued to speak.

"Red Star Factory will control production tasks in the form of third-industry industry, dock the machine processing industry with the industrial parts supply chain, and create a batch of integrated industries in Steel City."

Li Xuewu spoke to others and looked at Li Huai De, explaining, "Just take this condition to talk to Liaodong Industry, and see if they take the move."

"They can't miss it!"

Wang Yuzheng, Director of the Beijing Third Industry Management Office, said with a smile, "Red Star Factory can cut the machine processing industry, and can also cut other industries of No. 1 Machinery Factory."

"Breaking the whole into parts, this part of the industry is to absorb the funds of other factories, or local industrial funds, and build an integrated industry serving the supply chain system."

"What if they don't take it?"

Li Huai De didn't quite understand what Li Xuewu just said, so seeing Wang Yuzheng take the conversation, he asked him.

Wang Yuzheng officially took office as the Director of the Third Industry Industrial Management Office before the research.

Very low-key, accompanied by Gu Weijie to take office, and simply held a cadre meeting.

However, Li Huai De values Wang Yuzheng, who is from a financial background, very much.

Wang Yuzheng is also actively proving himself, and he has the ability to make this progress.

"If they don't take it, Red Star Factory can also lay out the machine processing industry in Fengcheng and Steel City."

He smiled and looked at Li Huai De and introduced, "But if the enterprises or factories that cooperate with us are from Beijing, then it is a big loss for local economy and youth employment."

Wang Yuzheng raised his hand to signal Li Xuewu, and his tone implicitly contained flattery, "Deputy Director Li's move is a 'yangmou' (open conspiracy). Liaodong Industry and Steel City Industry all want employment."

"Now the opportunity for local youth employment has come. As long as local enterprises cooperate with Red Star Factory, invest in shares, and invest in infrastructure and management."

"In fact, it is resource integration, and then reasonable allocation."

Li Xuewu looked at Wang Yuzheng and nodded, continuing to speak, "Second point, select professional teams from No. 1 Machinery Factory to cooperate with Beijing Machinery Second Factory to deepen the research and production of assembly line equipment."

"This project is mainly promoted in conjunction with the supply chain."

He looked at everyone and explained, "If you want to promote the supply chain, there are only two directions: one is upstream, machine processing enterprises, and the other is downstream, production enterprises."

"I have already talked about the upstream machine processing industrial cluster, and now it is expanding toward the downstream."

"Help production enterprises such as electronic industry, automobile industry, and shipbuilding industry to transform assembly line operations."

Li Xuewu spread his hands and said, "Work efficiency is doubled, production costs are doubled, and we can provide solutions to all problems."

Wang Yuzheng nodded in agreement, "I can't think of any reason for other enterprises to refuse us."

Li Xuewu looked at him and nodded, saying with a smile, "Doing assembly line industrial equipment is not just about mastering the right to speak for industrial transformation."

"At the same time, it is also to prepare for Red Star Factory's electrification and automation industrial transformation."

He looked at everyone and emphasized seriously, "Future industry must be the world of electrification and automation; this has long been proven."

"Therefore, within three years, we must come up with a corresponding engineering transformation implementation plan."

Wang Yuzheng wanted to perform very much, especially in front of Li Huai De.

I dare not say that he is competing with Li Xuewu, at least he wants to be more knowledgeable about industry and management than others.

From the beginning of Li Xuewu's speech, his train of thought had been following closely.

The several times of agreement and interjection just now could show that he had done his homework in private.

However, Li Xuewu's speech went from small to large, from shallow to deep, and when it reached this part, he couldn't keep up with the train of thought.

At this time, he, like everyone else in the conference room, lowered his head and started taking notes, and started thinking about what Li Xuewu just said.

Electrification, automation...

Many cadres were complaining in their hearts, I just figured out integration, and now here comes electrification and automation.

Li Huai De had been observing the reactions of the cadres below. He didn't need to care too much about what Li Xuewu said, because even if he understood it, he wouldn't be as knowledgeable as Li Xuewu.

Anyway, these tasks were all handed over to Li Xuewu to handle, and it would definitely be correct.

He only needed to handle organizational personnel well, and the person in charge of the steel mill would definitely still be surnamed Li.

"Machine tools are the mother of industry and the foundation for all industries to realize industrialization."

Li Xuewu signaled to Peng Xiaoli to pass a copy of the document to Li Huai De, and the other copy was passed around for others to read.

"Numerical control lathes, everyone may have heard of them, but not many people use them. We started research in 1958, and the progress is very limited."

"This is still a lathe from six or seven years ago. When did foreign countries start doing it?"

Li Huai De looked at the comparison and introduction of the documents in his hand, and even at a glance, he knew that this thing was a production sharp tool.

"The first one was made in 1952."

Li Xuewu replied, "Since then, it has become a heavy weapon in the precision machining industry."

"I heard a piece of news that the year before last, the machine tool research institute under the Ministry of Machinery Industry established a numerical control lathe research group."

"Your meaning is, we should also do it?"

Li Huai De looked at him and asked, "Does No. 1 Machinery Factory have this technical reserve?"

"Technical reserve should be there, but it must not be comprehensive."

Li Xuewu blinked at him and said, "This opportunity is very rare. Last year, Japan held an international machine tool exhibition, do you remember?"

"Hmm, was it during the Guangzhou Trade Fair?"

Li Huai De remembered what Li Xuewu told him, which was related to the Russians, and was aimed at the Guangzhou Trade Fair.

"Yes, it was during that period," Li Xuewu explained, "They displayed a numerical control machining center at the exhibition."

"Oh—"

Li Huai De understood. Li Xuewu privately told him the news that the representative of the Sanhe Stock Company in Beijing had an accident.

He pointed at the back of Li Xuewu's hand to indicate he knew, and told him not to talk about this problem.

Li Xuewu nodded, looked at others, and continued, "No. 1 Machinery Factory has the soil for researching precision machining equipment, and in the future, we must also engage in precision machining."

"Must realize technical occupation in professional fields as soon as possible..."

Wang Yuzheng listened to Li Xuewu's speech, looked at the materials in his hand, and the burden in his heart became heavier and heavier.

He only felt that the gap with Li Xuewu came from the scope of work; Li Xuewu was younger and had a wider range of interests.

If it were about financial management, he could throw Li Xuewu several streets away.

However, once it involved industrial management, especially looking at problems from a leader's perspective, he knew how far he was from Li Xuewu.

The previous electrification hadn't been figured out yet, and now there was precision machining and numerical control lathes.

Li Xuewu's grasp of the industrial context and his sense of smell for the future industrial development direction were not something that could be caught up by secretly reading books.

This sense of powerlessness and frustration was really hurtful.

"Fourth point, about No. 1 Machinery Factory's organizational structure," Li Xuewu said, "Precision and standardized machining, electrification and automation layout, will inevitably lead an era."

"Under such a development background, ordinary lathes are still important tools for production in the industry, so industrial structure adjustment affects organizational structure layout."

His tone was very gentle, but the words he said were sharp and severe.

"No. 1 Machinery Factory must clear out 60% of its management organizations and transition to flat branch companies, docking with the group-building process."

"At the same time, conduct assessments and investigations on No. 1 Machinery Factory's management cadres, and clean up those who are unqualified or not needed."

Li Xuewu waved his hand and spoke these words, not knowing how many people's careers would be affected.

"Fifth point, organizational structure transformation, personnel structure must also change."

He tapped the table and said, "After No. 1 Machinery Factory cuts the machine tool factory, forms assembly line projects, forms electrification and automation projects, and forms numerical control lathe projects, it must be split again."

"Workers implement technical assessments, align with Red Star Factory's personnel transformation, and those who are not suitable must be resolutely transferred to the labor team for training."

"Sixth point, before the end of the year, in order to welcome the enterprise promotion assessment, adjustments and re-deployment must be made for the main responsible persons and department personnel of all branch organizations."

Li Xuewu was announcing this result on behalf of Li Huai De, and he said, "All agency units of Red Star Factory must operate below the 75% indicator."

Very simple, rated for four people, but only three can be used in reality.

"Last point, payment method."

Li Xuewu looked at everyone and said, "Once an agreement is reached with Liaodong Industry, my suggestion is not to pay in cash; it's too much of a loss."

"It is best to replace it with industrial products."

He listed, "Textile, electronics, shipbuilding, machinery, food, automobiles, motorcycles, hardware industry, steel rolling industry, etc."

"We provide a product list, set a good unit price, and let them choose for themselves."

"It's a bit like forced buying and forced selling," Li Huai De smiled and said, "What if Liaodong Industry is unwilling?"

"Talk first. The meal is only half eaten; can they kick us off the table?"

Li Xuewu said with a smile, and added, "Besides, who isn't short of industrial products now? This is considered them picking up a bargain."

"Hahaha—!"

The train wasn't late and arrived at Beijing Railway Station at one o'clock in the middle of the night.

People from the office had been waiting here for a long time. Both Li Xuewu's and Li Huai De's cars were there, as well as two small buses.

Li Xuewu said goodbye to Li Huai De after getting out of the station.

Li Huai De wanted to return to the factory guesthouse to rest, saying he didn't want to disturb his family.

Li Xuewu wanted to go straight home, even though it was a bit late, because he really missed the stinky girl and stinky boy at home.

"It's good to have concerns in your heart," Li Huai De nodded and said to Secretary Li Haiyang, "Tell them, if anyone wants to go home, let the car send them directly."

"You should also rest early when you go back tonight; there is a negotiation meeting tomorrow."

After saying goodbye, Li Xuewu got into the command car and signaled Han Jiankun to go home.

Peng Xiaoli was too lazy to go home and toss, so he didn't get in the car and wanted to follow the factory's car to sleep in the guesthouse for the night.

Anyway, tonight's accommodation fee was within the scope of travel expenses, so he didn't need to spend his own money.

In the car, Li Xuewu shook his neck, full of fatigue.

"Are you coming from the factory or from home?"

"From home, knowing you want to go home."

Han Jiankun replied, "Aunt Liu is waiting for you. She woke up when I came out."

"Why wait for me? If I had known, I wouldn't have tossed."

Li Xuewu said with a bitter smile, "I slept all afternoon on the train."

"Aunt Liu is worried about you, and even mentioned it in the evening," Han Jiankun introduced, "Jingru and I didn't go back."

"Thank you for your hard work, always tossing you guys."

Li Xuewu wasn't at home, and Qin Jingru was afraid that Gu Ning couldn't take care of things at night, so she and Han Jiankun stayed at Haiyuncang No. 1 for these few days.

"The old lady at home didn't complain about me, did she?"

"No, she went to my eldest brother's place."

Han Jiankun still spoke very little, but it was the middle of the night and there were only the two of them, so Li Xuewu asked, and he said a little more.

"Jingru is obsessed with the TV. She even muttered about it when she went home these days, saying how good it would be if the programs were always on."

"Hehe—people at the TV station also need to rest."

Li Xuewu said with a smile, "Not many people watch TV now; it's mainly for propaganda. Later on."

"Later, when the production of TV sets goes up, there will be more TV stations and more TV programs. It's not appropriate to buy a TV now."

"I told her the same thing; she just finds everything fresh."

Han Jiankun was just chatting, and asked Li Xuewu as the conversation went on, "Is our factory also going to produce TV sets?"

"Hmm, the electronics factory is preparing for it, doing OEM for Japanese companies."

Li Xuewu leaned on the seat, looked at Han Jiankun, and asked with a smile, "What? Our factory is producing TV sets, and you want to buy one for her?"

"No, there are only a few programs, and she'll get tired of watching them sooner or later."

Han Jiankun smiled and said, "I just think our factory is developing really fast, and can even produce TV sets."

"Actually, the production technology of TV sets is not difficult."

Li Xuewu explained to him, "Especially the black-and-white TV sets that are widely used now. If you can get all the spare parts, find my eldest brother, and he can help you assemble one."

"Everything is like this; it looks very difficult, but what's difficult is industrial production."

"Don't quite understand. I don't even dare to take apart the radio at home."

Han Jiankun shook his head slightly and said, "If you let me repair furniture, repair houses, or do some physical work, I can do it all. It's just this advanced thing that I don't dare to touch."

"Is the TV set advanced?"

Li Xuewu looked at him and asked with a smile, "You know our family's TV set is color, right?"

"I know, you told me."

Han Jiankun shrugged his shoulders and said, "Jingru even asked why the picture on the color TV set is black and white."

"Black-and-white TV signals and color TV signals are decided by the TV station."

Li Xuewu explained, "It's not enough for us to have a color TV set; the TV station must make the programs in color."

"However, you know, color TV sets are not considered high-tech in the world."

"Have you heard of mobile phones?"

"No—are they car phones?"

Han Jiankun looked back at Li Xuewu and said, "I know about car phones; I've seen them before. Leaders have them in their cars."

"Not this, and certainly not a phone."

Li Xuewu kicked the big radio in front of his feet and explained with a smile, "Mobile phone, as big as two cigarette boxes, weighing one jin."

"No telephone line attached, no need for car antenna assistance, just put it in your pocket, and you can communicate with fixed phones and mobile phones wherever you go."

"So magical? Really?"

Han Jiankun was really hearing about this for the first time. He was a bit skeptical in his heart, but felt that Li Xuewu wouldn't lie to him.

"Do we have them too?"

"No, this kind of technology is not considered very advanced, but it can't be popularized."

Li Xuewu introduced, "The Russians in the north developed it, and it even won a technical gold medal in Brussels in 1959."

"So magical, you know so much."

Han Jiankun sighed sincerely, "I don't know these things, just go to work every day, and go home after work."

"Channels of information are a kind of resource for us."

Li Xuewu explained to him, "For example, newspapers, they are a channel for information dissemination. We can understand the world through newspapers."

"But are you willing to subscribe to newspapers, or pay the cost for this kind of resource?"

In this month, those who subscribe to newspapers at home are basically cadre families.

The cadre families mentioned here are not section-level, or small group leaders in the street; that's not called a cadre, it's called a worker.

Li Xuewu's family subscribes to three newspapers, which are delivered to his home by a postman riding a bicycle every morning.

This is his required learning material before breakfast, and also a channel to understand the situation.

Otherwise, why would it be said that in childhood, whoever's book cover is wrapped in newspapers, or whose paper shell is folded from newspapers, must have influence in their family.

"That... I don't subscribe to newspapers, don't read newspapers," Han Jiankun said hesitantly, "Is it actually voluntarily giving up the right and ability to obtain information?"

"You can say that," Li Xuewu nodded with a smile, "When the cost of information dissemination is higher than the cost of the information itself, you have to pay to obtain it."

"For example, books, for example, newspapers, for example, radios, for example, TV sets, the more rapid and range-spreading methods are more valuable."

"It seems so; radios are more expensive than newspapers."

Han Jiankun laughed as he spoke, turned the steering wheel into Haiyuncang Street, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I never thought about this problem, I lived in a muddle."

"It's hard to be muddled; sometimes it's not a good thing for information to spread too fast."

Li Xuewu thought of the era of information explosion in later generations and felt that this era was still pure and had a soul.

Knowing more doesn't mean you have more cognition, or have mastered more knowledge.

News is free to read, newspapers are free to read, books can be bought, but is anyone still reading them?

There are many messages on mobile phones, and the world's affairs are in the palm of your hand, but those messages are not all useful; good or bad depends on subjective application.

"The more I know, the more I know, the less time I spend with my family. Do you believe it?"

Li Xuewu asked him with a smile, and then got out of the car.

Han Jiankun was confused and went to park the car, and was still thinking about this problem when he carried the local specialties and entered the courtyard with Li Xuewu to return to the room.

Liu Yin was trying hard to stay awake and knitting a sweater in the living room. Seeing her son return, she asked about his well-being, very afraid that he would suffer outside.

Qin Jingru hadn't fallen asleep either, and came out of the room to help open the door when she heard the car.

She wanted to help Li Xuewu tidy up his luggage, but was stopped by Li Xuewu, who told her to tidy it up when she had time tomorrow.

Han Jiankun was still moving the boxes Li Xuewu brought from Steel City into the house, and Qin Jingru was also busy helping.

Li Xuewu accompanied his mother to talk for a while, and seeing she was very sleepy, he said hello to Han Jiankun and his wife, and helped his mother upstairs.

Just after sending his mother back to the guest room, before he even reached the master bedroom door, he heard his son's crying.

At night, the door wasn't closed tightly, and the child's crying was very sharp.

Li Xuewu waved his hand, signaling to his mother, who was about to come out, that she didn't need to worry, and he went to the master bedroom.

"Woken up by me?"

"Take a bath, I can smell the smoke."

Gu Ning said to him with some exhaustion, then held the child to coax him, explaining, "He's hungry. He's woken up at this time for the past two days."

Li Xuewu had indeed quit smoking, but he couldn't help it when other cadres were smoking during meetings, so he got the smell of smoke on him.

In the past, he smoked, and Gu Ning didn't dislike it, just didn't get close.

After he quit smoking, Gu Ning became even more sensitive to the smell of smoke.

After Li Xuewu finished washing up and came out of the bathroom, Gu Ning had coaxed the child back to sleep.

"It's too hard. Discuss it with Jingru and let her live at home."

Li Xuewu got into bed, helped Gu Ning knead her shoulders and arms, and persuaded, "Take turns at night, even if it's just one meal of milk powder."

"Forget it, don't toss."

Gu Ning waved her hand and said, "He's used to eating now; he won't even eat milk powder."

Li Xuewu helped her turn over, massaged her back, and said, "It really fulfills that saying, 'If you don't raise a child, you don't know the kindness of your parents.'"

Gu Ning nodded, feeling this saying more deeply.

Downstairs, Han Jiankun moved all the boxes in, and under Qin Jingru's service, washed up and changed into clothes.

Qin Jingru didn't ask him to tidy up, and she didn't tidy up anything herself. It was almost two o'clock, and it would be dawn if she got busy.

After Han Jiankun finished washing up, he turned off the lights in the corridor and got into the quilt to prepare for sleep.

She had to get up early tomorrow morning to prepare breakfast.

After Han Jiankun got into the quilt, he couldn't sleep, lay on the pillow, and asked Qin Jingru, "The more you know, the less time you spend with your family. What does this mean?"

Qin Jingru was drowsy, and it took her a long time to react after he finished speaking. She suddenly propped up her body, stared at Han Jiankun, and questioned, "Do you have someone else outside?" ===== CHAPTER 1113 =====