Scholars in the courtyard

After the rain, the moon was bright and the air was moist and hot.

The moonlight shined through the carved window lattice, and was scattered on the red lacquer table. A thick inkstone was waiting for the owner's brushstrokes.

There was a landscape painting hanging on the wall, and the splashed ink and color revealed a bit of indifference and calmness outside the officialdom.

However, at this time, the owner looked out the window, frowning from time to time, as if countless threads were entangled in his heart, which could not be pulled apart or sorted out.

It made him unable to find the right way.

Tsk!

The match emitted a bright flame and lit the cigarette in his hand.

The firelight instantly illuminated his cheek.

The years carved gully-like wrinkles on his face, but these traces did not seem to diminish the brilliance in his eyes.

His eyes were deep and bright, as if he could see into people's hearts, flashing the light of wisdom.

At this moment, the old man gently shook his wrist, pursed his lips, and a gentle smile appeared in his eyes, kind and calm.

Baji

The fireworks were shining, and there were only a few sparks in the whole room.

The smoke rose in the black, and the gray smoke seemed to draw a map of mountains and rivers in front of the old man's eyes, with rivers, mountains, lakes, and oceans.

Thoughts also changed with the smoke, scene by scene.

The fireworks finally burned to the end, the smoke finally dissipated, and the old man's eyes became clear.

Pah

The desk lamp on the table lit up, and the old man looked down at the two reports on the table.

These are two reports with different attitudes.

Different attitudes towards the Annan War.

One is the current mainstream attitude, which believes that the original strategy should be adhered to, and the other party should be fully supported to strive for revolutionary friendship and ensure geopolitical security.

In this case, the country needs to support the other party free of charge to ensure the final victory.

At the same time, their evidence is also sufficient, that is, the United States on the other side is strong, and its combat effectiveness is only stronger than more than ten years ago, while Bei'an's military strength is not as good as theirs.

In contrast, if you want to win, you need more assistance.

Even at a critical moment, another round of support is not a bad idea.

The other one appeared recently. They believe that simple help is not desirable, fear of power but not virtue, and national security cannot be guarded by conscience.

They are also convinced of victory.

However, they emphasize more on long-term victory through flexible and changeable tactics.

However, they are more concerned about the post-war situation.

It also says something they have never thought of.

The two opinions caused a debate among the upper level, each with supporters, and finally sent to his desk.

His eyes scanned the two reports back and forth, and finally fell on the latter.

He reached out and picked it up, gently opened it, and his eyes were solemn.

Before thinking about victory, think about defeat first.

This is the attitude that a general should have.

The views put forward in this report seem to be heretical, but they may not be impossible.

This reminds him of an interesting thing many years ago.

At that time, the big brother of the alliance, as the head of a family with four generations living together, managed a group of brothers and children below.

At that time, you are good, I am good, everyone is good, happy, united and friendly.

But in this environment, there was a student who listed Country C as an imaginary enemy in his graduation report.

At that time, he said something in his report.

There is a powerful country around, even if this military power has no intention of taking action, in fact, the potential threat has already been formed.

The initiative of whether to take action is not in your hands, which is passive, and you will be beaten.

And the report of this student aroused the "hostility" of many people at that time, who thought it was heresy and ignored it.

But now, the facts are just as he said, the old man has passed away, and each of them is fighting for themselves, and the separation of the family has become inevitable, and the contradictions between brothers are also intensifying.

National defense is imperative.

My eyes fell on the report again, and after reading it carefully, the content of this report was surprisingly similar to that of this student.

They all regarded the current "brother" as an imaginary enemy.

Perhaps, this is Country D.

According to the current situation, under the premise that A, B, and C cannot bear large-scale conflicts, Country D becomes a pawn and provokes a local war, which seems reasonable.

This is an uneasy master.

Gently closing the report, the old man picked up the cigarette in his hand again, took out the match, and lit it gently.

While thinking, he exhaled a breath of turbid air.

At this moment, he already had the answer in his heart.

After smoking a cigarette, the old man finally picked up the brush on the inkstone, gently dipped it in the thick ink, sipped the tip of the brush on the inkstone, and finally stopped in the air.

Finally, he picked up the first report and gently wrote on the first page.

‘National interests and national interests should be higher than ideological beliefs. ’

The pen fell, and the word was completed.

“Xiao Zhang!”

The guard at the gate came in with a gentle shout, “Chief!”

“Give this report to them, let them be quiet, don’t make a fool of themselves.”

“Yes!”

Xiao Zhang immediately took the report with both hands and turned to leave.

“By the way, please tell them that the contents of the report must not be leaked.”

“Don’t involve anyone.”

“Yes!”

Shh!

The match lit the cigarette again, and the old man picked up the remaining report and flipped through it like tasting delicious food, with a gratified light flashing in his wise eyes.

Early morning, First Ministry of Machinery.

Mr. Huang sat at the top, holding a cold enamel pot in his hand, with Mr. Xia and Mr. Sun sitting beside him.

"I say, you two, you came here to poison so early in the morning."

"One is a leek, the other is a green onion, do you want to let people live?"

Old Huang asked nonchalantly, and Old Xia and Old Huang looked at each other, but they smiled bitterly at the same time.

"What's going on?"

Seeing that the two rarely showed such expressions, Old Huang also put away his joking thoughts and asked immediately.

Old Xia coughed lightly, and then said, "I received a call from Liu Huaimin last night."

"Huaimin? What happened to their machinery factory again?"

Old Huang was shocked.

Everyone knew the relationship between the machinery factory and Old Xia, and generally they would communicate in time if there was any internal information.

The two sides were connected by bones and tendons, and their relationship was good.

Old Xia continued, "Huai Min said that they are going to build a branch in Yanzhou, and the scale of the factory may be expanded again, so they need to recruit people."

"Recruit people? Then recruit them."

"The thing that Sijiu City lacks the least now is people."

"Besides, this machinery factory recruited a lot last time, so just come as usual this time."

Old Huang didn't care, and for such things, it's okay to just talk to Old Chen, there's no need to find them.

Old Xia and Old Sun looked at each other, and then Old Sun said, "The people they are recruiting this time are not green hands, they want workers."

"What do you mean?"

"That's what I mean, they want mature workers, not workers who know nothing."

Old Huang frowned, then asked uncertainly, "Are they going to poach people?"

The two nodded at the same time.

Old Xia said melancholy, "It's not just one or two people."

"Comrade Huai Min said last night that there will be a shortage of at least one thousand people."

Old Huang couldn't sit still.

"It's best to have senior technicians!"

Old Huang stood up suddenly.

"What are you going to do?"

"One thousand senior technicians, what a bold idea."

Old Xia and Old Sun didn't say anything. Old Huang suddenly sat down again when he thought of something.

In his impression, Liu Huaimin was a steady person who wouldn't joke about such things.

But the other party actually made such a request, so something must have happened that he didn't know about.

"What happened?"

Old Huang looked at Old Xia. He had close contacts with the machinery factory and must know the whole story.

Old Xia nodded and then told him what he knew.

Old Sun listened on the side. Even if he heard it again, he was still a little shocked and felt incredible.

Yesterday he played chess with Old Xia as usual, and then received a call.

It's just that this time, it's a good thing, but it's not a good thing.

The good thing is that this is another considerable income for the country.

Ten million foreign exchange, just think about it and you will know that you can do a lot.

Not good, of course the other party wants people!

Old Xia, needless to say, must have a lot of support.

But for the rest, even if they can't take it all, they will bear a large part.

As for the other machine departments, it was good that they didn't come to join in the fun and ask for people.

"The machinery factory has a lot of tasks on hand now, and each one needs to be completed urgently, so it's too busy!"

"The Yanzhou branch will take action soon, and the corn thresher must be produced as soon as possible, so a lot of people are needed!"

"Finally, it's this armored vehicle!"

"Now the military's orders for Kuiniu armored vehicles are scheduled until after the New Year, and the workshop has to undertake the production of mole armored vehicles. In addition, the supporting equipment, such as engines, are in short supply!"

Old Xia talked about the situation of the machinery factory. Of course, these were all told to him by Liu Huaimin.

"He called me to tell me in advance."

"I guess the leader has received the news..."

After Old Xia finished speaking, Old Huang fell into deep thought.

Ten million foreign exchange!

If this money is invested in infrastructure, how much can be done!

More importantly, this thing is a consumable on the battlefield. If it is used well, it will be added later.

A steady stream, a long-term flow!

This makes much more money than selling dozens or hundreds of Kuiniu in the northwest.

"Give it! We must give it!"

The next second, Mr. Huang slammed the table and said firmly, "Give as many people as you want. We can't let our children suffer!"

Mr. Xia's eyes condensed and he nodded silently.

Mr. Sun felt a little sad, but he didn't refute.

"By the way, Comrade Yang Xiaotao also proposed a compensation plan..."

"In this way, the machine tools and machines will be used as compensation, and the factory's production capacity will not be affected..."

Mr. Xia said it again, and Mr. Huang and Mr. Sun laughed, "Look, this is still on the side of the mother's family!"

Mr. Xia nodded, and then said, "But in this way, the factories below may not be happy!"

"During this period, the machinery factory has distributed a lot of technology to various factories, but everyone knows the situation!"

"Many factories have not made good use of these machines at all, and they are completely used as decorations."

"So, it will be difficult to form a scale in a short time!"

The three of them know a little about the situation of the factory.

These days, it is not easy to become a worker, and it is even more difficult to hold a stable job.

So there is a phenomenon in factories nowadays, where the son takes over after the father dies, ensuring that there are people at the workstation.

The application of machine tools will break this balance.

There is no need for so many people at the workstation.

So it is possible to reduce the number of workstations, and the extra workers will either be idle or do other work.

And the son taking over after the father dies will become an empty talk because of the surplus manpower.

For the workers, maintaining their current lives is the best. They refuse to change, so of course they will resist!

Just like the production of threshers this time.

Old Xia got angry because of this.

The task that could be done in one day was delayed for two days.

When asked what happened, he said that the enthusiasm of the workers should not be dampened and all employees should participate.

Damn it, they put the machine tools aside and don’t make good use of them, and they are sharing the benefits.

Because of this, the initial production of threshers could not be increased. Thanks to the help of the Red Star Machinery Factory, otherwise it would really be a waste of their hands.

Old Huang snorted coldly, "Not happy? Why not!"

"Let them become workers, that is to build the revolution, not to let them hold an iron rice bowl and eat and wait for death!"

"Whoever has this idea, go home and hug your children!"

"Go back and make it clear to each factory. Under the revolutionary trend, whoever can't keep up will be replaced."

"Our First Ministry of Machine Building has no shortage of people!"