Rebirth of Siheyuan starts in the 1980s

Although the office building of Hongguang Publishing House is only separated from Hongguang Machinery Factory by a small alley, they are basically neighbors.

But they were two units after all. He couldn't climb the wall and cross the alley, so he had to take a detour from the gate.

Generally speaking, people from the two units, the publishing house and the machinery factory, who want to communicate with each other, usually ride bicycles or walk. Including the vice president, Chen Jiabang, usually rides bicycles back and forth.

But Cao Zhiqiang is a lazy man who doesn't like walking or riding a bicycle. In addition, he has his own car, which is the Citroen CX20 sedan that Li Youfu "lent" to him at the beginning, so even if he just goes to the unit next door, he

For the closest roads, you have to drive.

In the past, because Cao Zhiqiang did not have a driver's license, he had to have a driver when he took the Citroen CX20 sedan. Before, Zhang Qianjin was his personal driver.

For this reason, Zhang Qianjin had changed his contract five days ago and became a formal employee of the company instead of an unofficial contractor.

The same goes for Li Youfu. He also took the time to change his contract five days ago and became a regular employee of the publishing house.

In the past, if Cao Zhiqiang wanted to take a private car, he had to have a driver drive for him, but it is different now. Cao Zhiqiang can drive by himself because he has a driver's license.

Maybe you have to say, isn't it very troublesome to get a driver's license in this period?

For example, Cao Zhiqiang's first follower, Yang Ping'an, is still in Peiping Automobile Technical School, seriously learning car driving and car repair related knowledge.

Under normal circumstances, he would have to study for at least two years. Before the expiration of the two years, he would not be able to work at all. This is why Yang An'an has not been on the stage recently.

And even if you can take the driver's license test, the driver's license test at this time is not only very strict, but also extremely difficult.

Because at this time, if you want to formally test for a driver's license, although there are no academic requirements, the technical requirements are very high.

If you want to take the driver's license test, you must not only test the road laws related to car driving, but also test your car repair skills.

That's right, the car driving license test at this time is divided into four items, namely the traffic regulations test, the general knowledge test on machine warning, the drill pipe transfer test and the actual road test.

Here, the 1, 3, and 4 exams are similar to the vehicle exams of later generations, but the mechanical knowledge exam is much more difficult. It tests your basic automotive mechanical knowledge, which is also a test of your basic car repair skills.

Because the cars of this period often had to be repaired due to factors such as poor technical skills, so the driver often had to be able to not only drive but also repair the car. Otherwise, if the car broke down halfway, you would not repair it urgently, so you would just stare at it.

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For example, the Jiefang Trucks and 212 Jeeps that are common on the road at this time are domestically produced vehicles that are prone to breaking down halfway. However, the problems with these vehicles are basically the same. As long as you learn how to repair them, they are not difficult to repair.

Even high-end Shanghai sedans and Hongqi sedans, despite their good appearance, are actually prone to breaking down along the way. As a driver, you also need to be able to repair the car.

Basically, the domestically produced cars at this time all had a lot of problems. If they didn't know how to repair the cars, they wouldn't be able to run very far.

On the other hand, imported cars like the Crown, Duke, and Citroen CX20 are not easy to break down, but it is difficult for ordinary people to afford such imported cars.

But no matter what, it is really difficult to get a car driver's license at this time, and it is usually only done by people with formal employers.

Fortunately now, at least there is a Peking Automobile Technical School, which can recruit students from all adults in the society. Regardless of whether you have an employer or not, as long as you spend money to study, you can be taught to drive and repair cars. Before graduation, you will usually be organized to obtain a driver's license.

You can usually pass the exam.

But this technical driving school was only established in 1979. Before that, how did most drivers, even now, learn to drive and get their driver's licenses?

The answer is training on behalf of the employer.

The so-called agency training actually means that government agencies, enterprises and institutions train drivers on their behalf.

That is to say, government agencies, enterprises and institutions will first recruit some employees, and then let you be a driver. You will first learn from experienced drivers and learn how to drive. When you have learned enough, they will recommend you to take the driver's license test and become a full-fledged driver.

For example, Bangge, he didn't know how to drive at all. It was because of his connections with Shazhu that he joined the Metallurgical Department as a driver apprentice. He learned to drive from the experienced drivers there. When he was almost done, his work unit issued a letter of introduction and went to the vehicle administration department.

After taking the driver's license test, you can officially drive.

Of course, due to the lax control of the traffic police at that time, driving without a license was actually not a big problem. Even if you were caught driving without a license, as long as nothing happened, you would usually just be fined. Even if you drink and drive, you would only be fined.

Then let you sober up and hit the road again.

Well, let alone before the 1980s, it is now 1983. Because there are not many vehicles, the traffic police are still not strict in checking.

The main reason for this is that the cars currently on the road are not personal cars, but company cars. Even if you check the driver, you will ultimately deal with the company behind the driver. Once it involves business-to-business, as long as it is not a major accident,

, and in the end it all came to nothing.

Why do you say that?

Because before 1984, only units could own cars, and individuals were not allowed to own private cars. Even if there were a very small number of self-employed people who had private cars, they were cars affiliated with the unit.

For example, Cao Zhiqiang's current Citroen CX20 special car is actually used by Cao Zhiqiang and its actual owner is Li Youfu, but its nominal owner is Peking Third Transportation Company.

In other words, when Li Youfu bought this car, he wanted it to be registered under the name of Peking Third Transportation Company so that he could hit the road on his own. Otherwise, it wouldn't work.

In the past and now, or before private individuals were allowed to own cars, those who wanted to be drivers basically had to be regular employees in a formal unit.

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Including those taxi drivers who drove taxis on the main road, they were all serious state-owned enterprise employees at this time, and there were no private taxi drivers at all.

Because of this situation, it is really difficult to get a driver's license at this time.

If you follow the normal process, whether it is training on behalf of your employer or entering an automotive technical school, if everything goes smoothly, it will take at least two years from application to getting your driver's license.

Generally speaking, it takes three or four years to get a driver's license, which is basically the same as the time it takes to get a driver's license.

In this case, how did Cao Zhiqiang get his driver's license in such a short period of time?

It's very simple, what he followed was not the normal process!

In the past, Cao Zhiqiang had never fully integrated into this era. His thinking was still stuck in the previous life, that is, at the beginning of the 21st century. He always thought that everything must be done step by step.

But in fact, in this era, if you really do everything step by step, it will really wear you down.

For example, when getting a driver's license, you really follow the procedures in full compliance with the rules and regulations. Within two or three years, he would have no chance of getting a driver's license, even if he already knew how to drive.

In the past, Cao Zhiqiang planned to give up temporarily, and even planned to let the driver drive for him all the time.

I previously recommended Yang An'an to study at the Peking Automobile Technical School because he wanted to build his own team of talents from scratch and wanted to have a good follower who could drive for him in the future.

Who knew that the plan would change quickly? Because of an accident, he actually gained two great treasures, Li Youfu and Zhang Qianjin. Not only could they drive and have driver's licenses, Li Youfu even volunteered his car, giving Cao Zhiqiang all of a sudden.

Got his own car.

But even so, Cao Zhiqiang at that time never thought that he could get his driver's license quickly.

Getting a driver's license starts with Deshui.

In other words, the source is Xiang Dongfang and Xu Jingli’s job hunting.

If Xiang Dongfang and Xu Jingli had not come to apply for jobs, Cao Zhiqiang would not have thought of asking Yu Deshui to handle internship transfers for them.

If I didn't ask for help from Yu Deshui, I wouldn't have contacted the various leaders in the city.

For the past half month, Cao Zhiqiang had dinner with a group of leaders, large and small, every night. After going back and forth, he quickly got to know a large number of leaders.

It just so happens that among them there is a leader who can manage the police department of the Vehicle Management Office.

Even though he got to know the leader, Cao Zhiqiang didn't take it seriously at first.

After all, at that time, Cao Zhiqiang mainly made friends with the first, second and third leaders in the city, such as the small leaders of the district police station, so he really didn't pay much attention to them.

However, he got too drunk one time and after some discussion, he told the police station leader that it was difficult to get a driver's license.

Then the leader patted Cao Zhiqiang on the shoulder and loudly agreed, saying that as long as you really know how to drive, the driver's license matter is nothing.

Originally, Cao Zhiqiang thought that the young leader was just bragging after getting drunk, but he didn't take it seriously.

Who would have expected that early the next morning, he would receive a call from the director of the local vehicle management office, asking him to go there.

Cao Zhiqiang was confused, but he still drove to the vehicle management office.

When I arrived at the Vehicle Management Office, I was warmly received by the director of the Vehicle Management Office and a man who claimed to be the chief of the Traffic Management Section.

After the reception was over, Cao Zhiqiang was asked again if he knew that person.

Only then did Cao Zhiqiang realize that the little leader who had been drinking and bragging with him that night was telling the truth.

After that, it was easy. The director of the DMV personally accompanied Cao Zhiqiang and asked Cao Zhiqiang to drive on site to see if he could drive.

Cao Zhiqiang drove the Citroen CX20 and drove straight lines, detours, around piles and reversed into the garage in a very simple venue at the Vehicle Management Office.

After discovering that Cao Zhiqiang could really drive and there were no major problems, the director accompanied Cao Zhiqiang with a smile on his face and went to apply for a driver's license in person.

Yes, I just took a simple road test at the venue and didn't take any other tests, so I was given a driver's license directly.

Although according to regulations, all Cao Zhiqiang can get now is a white-covered examination certificate, not a regular red-covered driver's license, but with this white-covered examination certificate, he can officially drive a vehicle on the road.

After that, Cao Zhiqiang, who has this white-covered certificate, can automatically change to a formal red-covered driving license after one year as long as he does not have any traffic accidents.

In other words, if you just have a meal with someone and take a simple test at the vehicle management office the next day, you can get the white certificate that many people dream of, and you can officially drive on the road and become a qualified driver.

What's even more outrageous is that Cao Zhiqiang didn't ask for this, but he was begging Cao Zhiqiang to accept it after killing him first.

What does this mean? It shows the importance of power!

In particular, it can be seen from this incident that in this era, dinner culture is really important.

Many times, just having money is not enough, you also have to have connections.

With access, your money can be converted into rights, and you can have a smooth journey.

Originally, Cao Zhiqiang was a little confused. After all, he felt a little uncomfortable getting a driver's license in this way.

But later the section chief of the traffic management department told him privately that if he didn't accept it, the leadership would not be able to explain it to him, and it would be difficult for him to explain it to the director of the vehicle management office, so he begged Cao Zhiqiang to accept it.

Only then did Cao Zhiqiang understand that the little leader wanted to use this method to show goodwill to him. If he didn't accept it, he would not give him face. In the end, not only would the two people in charge have a hard time, Cao Zhiqiang would also offend others.

Being too noble often offends people.

As for why people want to curry favor with a small person like him.

Well, that's just because Cao Zhiqiang thinks it is.

In fact, in the eyes of some people, Cao Zhiqiang is no longer a nobody. The key lies in De Shui.

After these few days of dinner, Yu Deshui has already registered in the eyes of some leaders.

As for Yu Deshui, no matter his qualifications or ability, if something happens again now, the next director's position will most likely be given to him.

Once Yu Deshui becomes the director, his power will be completely different.

At least the junior leaders of that district police station must also be under their leadership.

As for De Shui, in private situations, he always hinted that Cao Zhiqiang was his future son-in-law, so he had to make others think too much.

Young and talented, the most important thing is that he is extremely rich, and he also has an old father-in-law who is about to be promoted. Who wouldn't like to deal with such a person?

The so-called Vanity Fair is actually what it is all about.

In the past, Cao Zhiqiang did not step into this situation because he had no one to recommend him and had no chance.

But with Yu Deshui, he finally had one foot in the vanity fair.

Now that the little section chief had said everything, Cao Zhiqiang was not willing to pretend to be aloof, so he accepted the white certificate, which was equivalent to accepting the kindness of the little leader.

A friendship was thus established.

No matter what, after getting a white driver's license, Cao Zhiqiang can drive by himself, which of course makes him very excited.

So this time, even if it was just to go to the factory next door, he would have a great time driving.

However, when Cao Zhiqiang brought Xiang Dongfang to the Citroen CX20 and wanted to drive Xiang Dongfang to Hongguang Machinery Factory, Xiang Dongfang shook his head:

"How can this be done? You are the president, how can you be allowed to drive the car yourself? This is outrageous!

Besides, you just got your white paper and your driving skills are probably just like that. For safety reasons, let me drive."

"Are you going to drive?" Cao Zhiqiang was stunned, "Do you have a driver's license?"

"Yes." Xiang Dongfang smiled and took out a red book from his pocket, "Look, I have a formal driver's license and have been driving for three years."

"Nani?" Cao Zhiqiang opened his mouth again, "You have a driver's license? You still have three years of driving experience? How is that possible?"

Xiang Dongfang smiled slightly and took the initiative to hand over his driver's license: "If you don't believe me, just take a look."

Cao Zhiqiang quickly took it over and looked at it, and found that the driver's license was genuine.

Cao Zhiqiang returned the driver's license to Xiang Dongfang: "How did you get your driver's license?"

Xiang Dongfang said: "While I was in school, I was recommended by the leaders of the university to take the exam.

But before that, I could already drive and repair cars when I was fifteen years old. Not only could I drive a Jeep and a sedan, I could also drive a Jiefang truck.

In fact, when I first learned to drive, I drove a large truck from the army."

Cao Zhiqiang blinked and then remembered that Xiang Dongfang was different from ordinary people. He was a son of an official.

"Hey, what else can't you do?" Cao Zhiqiang sighed softly, "Compared to me, you are the real genius."

"What did you say?" Xiang Dongfang was stunned.

"Nothing." Cao Zhiqiang shook his head boredly, "Since you have the official copy, then, then, you can open it."

After speaking, Cao Zhiqiang casually threw the car keys to Xiang Dongfang.

Xiang Dongfang caught the car key and smiled slightly: "Okay, boss, please rest assured, although I am a woman, I promise to drive it steadily!"