Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

It was the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, at the Third Factory workshop.

"Did you guys hear? Liu Xuefeng was beaten up yesterday!"

"Liu Xuehui was also covered in blood. Luckily, someone passing by found her and sent her to our factory's affiliated hospital."

"I wonder who did it. Could it be..."

"Shhh, don't say things you shouldn't!"

The workers whispered amongst themselves, all aware of how difficult the new General Manager Qin was to deal with. Meanwhile, in the factory's meeting room, Qin Yang took out the letters and passed them around for everyone to read. After reading them, everyone was extremely angry.

"I never thought that Factory 410 would do something like this!"

"We have no grudges with them, why are they trying to trip us up?"

Looking at the indignant expressions of the crowd, Qin Yang was certain that they hadn't participated in such a thing. After all, at their level, there was no need to do such a thing. Following Factory 960 meant they would get a share of the profits, what could Factory 410 give them?

"There are more than just these two letters. Many workers have received them, so I'll have to trouble everyone to help out by doing some ideological work in the workshops, asking them to hand over the letters. Reassure them that, apart from Liu Xuehui and Liu Xuefeng, we won't punish anyone."

"General Manager Qin, I'll take care of this. I guarantee not a single letter will be missed!" A leader stood up and said, "I'll go now!"

Yesterday, Qin Yang had said that the factory didn't need anyone who was just eating and not working. He had to show his ability and play a role.

"General Manager Qin, what's the next step? We'll all listen to you!" The other leaders quickly expressed their support.

"Alas, my heart is also very troubled at this time. Our Factory 960 has just entered the aviation industry and we've already encountered something like this." Qin Yang said, "I never expected that the industry's leading company would be so unwelcoming to us, tripping us up behind our backs. Alas, if it really doesn't work out, then we'll just withdraw. After all, our Factory 960 was originally in the ground weapons systems business."

"General Manager Qin, you can't be discouraged. What they did was wrong, why should we back down?"

"That's right, General Manager Qin, we're working on a key military project! Someone is actually trying to hold us back! They have ulterior motives!" Another person said, "Now that we have so much evidence, let's go to the capital and sue them!"

In this era, phone calls were inconvenient, and making cross-province calls was wishful thinking. Telegrams were just a few words, and they were in the open for anyone to see. Only writing letters was the most common method, which gave Qin Yang a good opportunity to seize the initiative.

"Exactly, General Manager Qin, we don't care if they're the leading company or not. In short, since they're being unjust, don't blame us for being unrighteous!"

"I understand everyone's feelings, but it's almost the New Year, let's not make things difficult for the higher-level leaders." Qin Yang said, "Make a copy of these letters and mail the copies to Factory 410. I'll take the originals back to the capital and store them in a safe place."

The people present were all seasoned veterans. Hearing Qin Yang's suggestion, they nodded in agreement. General Manager Qin was indeed capable!

Although everyone was shouting about taking the matter to the higher-ups, if it really blew up, it would be difficult for the higher-ups to handle!

Factory 410 was the leading enterprise in domestic aero-engine manufacturing, and Factory Three of Factory 960 had just entered this industry. Who would the higher-ups favor? It went without saying. Even if Qin Yang used the power behind him to help, in the end, no one would be able to back down.

It was better to handle it secretly. As long as Factory 410 received the copies of these letters, they would know what to do!

Would they dare to cause trouble again? Could they still antagonize our project? Of course not, they had to cooperate!

Nie Xiaoqian also admired Qin Yang's handling of the matter. Brother Yang was indeed amazing, easily resolving a conflict. In the future, when Factory 410 met our people, they would have to be polite.

After the meeting, Nie Xiaoqian and Qin Yang walked together. She asked, "Brother Yang, this matter is almost over. Should we book plane tickets to go back?"

"Plane tickets are okay, sleeper cars are also fine. I prefer taking sleeper cars. We can slowly head north and enjoy the scenery along the way. But I won't sit in hard seats."

In the early 1980s, the flow of people was not frequent, but there were also few trains. The experience of sitting in a hard seat was definitely not good.

"Old Mo, what are you doing here?"

"I, I have some things to discuss with you, General Manager Qin. Shall we talk in the car? Come, let me help you with your luggage." Mo Quanyong said, reaching out to take Nie Xiaoqian's luggage.

Nie Xiaoqian generously gave her luggage to Mo Quanyong. Anyway, the things weren't inside, so there was nothing to worry about.

The driver behind Mo Quanyong also came to help Wang Fang carry her bag, with the same result. The two of them then realized that Lin Heping was missing from the welcoming party! It seemed that those things had already been taken away by Lin Heping.

After everyone got into the car, Mo Quanyong said, "General Manager Qin, our factory was very shocked after receiving the copies of the documents. We really didn't expect that the old masters in the factory would do such a thing to protect the factory's interests! Our Factory 410 is the leading company in the aviation industry, how could we do such a thing! General Manager Qin, I apologize on behalf of the factory. This matter has had a great impact on your Factory Three. Fortunately, it was handled in a timely manner and nothing major happened."

"Your factory leaders didn't know?"

"That's right, our factory leaders didn't know. We are all brother units, how could we do such a thing behind each other's backs?"

"I handled it discreetly for the sake of your factory leaders. Now that you claim to be unaware, then we'll handle this officially. Hmph, those old masters actually dare to rely on their seniority and bully me, Qin Yang. I have to let them know why flowers are so red!"

"General Manager Qin, although our factory leaders were unaware, we still have leadership responsibility. Thank you for handling this discreetly and not reporting it to the higher-ups. It's almost the New Year, let's not trouble the higher-ups with this kind of thing." Mo Quanyong said, "Now, those old masters still don't admit it. General Manager Qin, please hand over the original letters to us. We will go back and seriously deal with these old masters. Even if these people have made many contributions to the country, they can't rely on their seniority!"

"Originals? Don't mention it. We were planning to send them back by post, but who would have thought that the post office would lose them." Qin Yang said, "Old Mo, you also know my character. If someone goes against me, I will definitely fight back. But as long as we can clear things up face-to-face, this matter is over. We won't hold it in our hearts. After all, we are brother units, and we should help each other normally, and we can't have any unpleasantness."

Lost them? Mo Quanyong understood that this was a plan to blackmail them in the future! But now he had no other choice but to nod, "That's right, that's right. In the future, your factory's affairs are our affairs. Feel free to ask for help if you need anything!"

"There is something I really need your help with. I found that there are still too few people working on technology, so I want to borrow some people from your factory." Qin Yang said, taking out a piece of paper, "The list is on it."

"Easy, no problem." Mo Quanyong took the paper and was dumbfounded when he saw the densely packed names on it. Wasn't this going to be one or two hundred people?