Scholars in the courtyard

West Garden.

In the study, the thin old man sat on a wolfskin mattress, his eyes fell on the documents on the table, recalling every name on it.

As the saying goes, a snake cannot survive without a head.

If the Ninth Department is to be established, it is necessary to first get the "head" in place.

And after this period of discussion, discussion, and meeting decision-making.

The head of the Ninth Department finally has a sign.

Overall, he is quite satisfied with the personnel structure given.

There are both excellent revolutionary comrades, experienced workers, and enterprising leaders.

It not only guarantees the original intention of the establishment of the Ninth Department, but also greets the interests of all parties and maintains unity.

Of course, there are also some things that make him confused.

For example, the people who were arranged to come in.

For example, the people who were wanted by Yang Xiaotao.

"Old Hong?"

"This kid is really good at picking people!"

At this point, the thin old man laughed, but thinking of the news reported that Yang Xiaotao went to Dongjiao Hutong, the old man knew who came up with this idea.

At the same time, there was another thought in his mind.

Some people, it's time to reappear in front of people!

Some things should be changed!

"Xiaolong, prepare the car!"

Tong Xiaolong responded immediately at the door, and then went out to prepare the car.

...

"Chief, this is the personnel structure of the Ninth Department, please take a look!"

The thick cloth blocked the wind outside the window, and also blocked the light coming in.

Even if it was the best time of the day, the room was still dark.

The old man sat at the table to check the documents, with a yellow light on and coughing intermittently.

After the secretary finished speaking, he didn't dare to say much, just stood by and waited.

The old man put the handkerchief in the drawer, then took a sip of the water cup on the table, and then calmed down.

"Who are they?"

The old man didn't look at the document, but asked.

The secretary hurriedly said, "There are a total of six people in the leadership team of the Ninth Department!"

"Six?"

The secretary looked calm, but the old man frowned.

"Who is there?"

"The leader is Comrade Yang Xiaotao!"

"Comrade Li Hongfeng, the first secretary, Comrade Tian Hua, the second secretary, Comrade Liu Huaimin, the third secretary, Comrade Liang Zuoxin from the Security Department, and Comrade Liu Huaimin from the Logistics Department..."

The secretary hesitated a little, wondering whether to say the last name.

The old man coughed and picked up the cup again.

"Who is from the Logistics Department?"

The secretary whispered a name.

The cup in the old man's hand stopped in mid-air after hearing this.

The next second, the old man carefully placed the cup on the table, then stood up, tightened his coat, and walked around the room.

"This was proposed by Yang Xiaotao!"

The old man said with a firm look on his face, and the secretary nodded quickly.

"Yes, we got the news that this is the candidate submitted by Comrade Yang Xiaotao. Except for Comrade Liu Huaimin, this is the one!"

As for Liang Zuoxin, he is a member of the security system, and Yang Xiaotao has no control over him.

But being able to let Liang Zuoxin take the position of the Security Department is obviously also in favor of Yang Xiaotao!

Hearing this, the old man took a slow breath, and then nodded gently.

Under the thick eyebrows, the eyes became sharp.

"This is coming for me!"

The room was a little heavy, and the secretary seemed to be in a storm, not daring to breathe.

"Old Hong!"

The old man murmured softly, and the bits and pieces of the past and the battle scenes emerged in his mind.

Under the hail of bullets, blood flowed!

That was once, his soldier!

Give him a chance.

Give yourself a chance!

Suddenly, a voice came from his mind, a voice he had never had before.

"Agree!"

Two words were said by the old man forcefully.

At the same time, the old man said, "Six people, not good!"

"Comrade Tian Hua is not suitable for this kind of work, transfer him out!"

The secretary turned pale when he heard it, because this Tian Hua was sent in by the lady.

And without Tian Hua, four of the remaining five people are from the Red Star Machinery Factory, this...

Isn't this just a small mountain, a group?

"Comrade Tian Hua..."

Just as the secretary was about to speak, he saw the old man raise his head and look at him with sharp eyes. He was surprised and then lowered his head, "Yes!"

"Go out!"

The secretary did not dare to say more, immediately picked up the documents, and then carefully left the office.

The room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

After a long time, the old man coughed again.

……

Sixth Ministry of Machine Building, reception room.

Old Zhou put a plate of peanuts and melon seeds on the table, and then asked the guards at the door to light the stove quickly. Then he sat aside and said to the old man in front of him happily, "Old Li, I really didn't expect you to come back."

"But it's good this way, we brothers are reunited."

"I'll call Old Xu and the others together in two days, and we'll get together."

The old man heard what Old Zhou said, and a touch of nostalgia appeared on his face, then he lowered his head to pick up the peanuts, and squeezed them with his hands, making a crisp sound.

The old man was wearing a patched military coat, revealing a dark gray sweater underneath, and a white shirt with its collar exposed. Next to him was a military cap with a red five-pointed star in the middle.

The old man sat there, looking very thin, with deep sunken cheeks due to malnutrition, a short chin, a thick beard, a relatively wide forehead, a pair of slender eyes, and a warm smile.

"No, they are all busy."

The old man was chewing peanuts in his mouth, his voice slightly hoarse.

Mr. Zhou sighed a little after hearing this.

Back then, in order to support the front line, they devoted themselves to railway construction.

Later, after returning from the other side of the river, they plunged non-stop into the torrent of revolutionary construction.

northwest, southwest, southeast

From desert to Gobi, from plateau to plain, from mountains to rivers and lakes.

For ten years, they had ups and downs together,

For ten years, they supported each other and encouraged each other.

Later, in order to create mushroom eggs and respond to foreign threats, superiors launched a third-line construction plan.

After hearing the request from their superiors, several of them responded strongly to the call and wrote letters of challenge to their superiors one by one.

Unexpectedly, the superiors chose the people in front of them, but they left the railway and had their own destinations.

They didn't know until later.

Just the night before the candidates were announced, Lao Li went to the West Garden.

As for what they said, one time when they were drinking, Lao Xu drank too much and cried and said he was sorry to Lao Li. Only then did they understand what happened.

It turns out that it was not him who was chosen by his superiors, but Lao Xu.

But he strongly requested to go back on the grounds of building his hometown.

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This reason is far-fetched, but this determination makes the superiors unable to refuse.

So, he took his family and thousands of railway soldiers from Sijiu City and boarded the train going south.

This time, another three years passed.

Over the past three years, he has also inquired about the other party's situation.

Difficult, difficult, very difficult.

During the day, he was busy drilling caves and laying railways.

In the evening, I also helped build the factory.

Eat, but you don’t have to eat. Sometimes the wild vegetables in the mountains are not enough.

There is no place to live, so many people find a pit and sit in it for one night.

But in such an environment, no one flinched, and no one complained about being tired.

Because they all know that what they have to do is to leave the ‘seeds’ for the country’s rise.

Even if there is another war of resistance, they can use this set of 'equipment' to rebuild their homes.

So they are proud and proud.

"Actually, I really don't want to come back."

The old man suddenly spoke, his eyes a little cloudy, but his tone was firm.

"The work has reached a critical moment. Comrades are all fighting there, but I have become a deserter."

"Old Li, you are not a deserter!"

Mr. Zhou's tone was serious, but his heart felt a little painful.

If this person hadn't gone back then, his position would most likely belong to him.

But in this man's eyes, as long as he can do something for the revolution and the leader, he doesn't care about anything else.

"Lao Zhou, do you know?"

"If the mountains block it, we will dig out the mountains."

"If the water blocks it, we will build a dam."

"Under every kilometer, one of our lovely soldiers is buried."

"You said, if the train is blocked, what's the point of my coming back?"

"When I left, my back was burning!"

The voice was heavy and a little choked.

Mr. Zhou lowered his head, reached for the cup on the side, and took a sip of water.

The two were silent, not knowing what to say for a while.

After a long time, Mr. Zhou put down his cup, then raised his head and looked at it seriously, "Old Li! I know what you want to say!"

"I dare not say anything else. These nine departments are different from other departments."

When Mr. Zhou said this, the old man was a little moved, but still remained silent.

"Do you know why your superiors established nine departments?"

"Because in the eyes of superiors, this is also an opportunity, an opportunity to speed up the pace of revolutionary construction."

"Old Li, if you stay here, your ambition will have meaning."

Mr. Zhou took a deep breath, and then said sincerely, "Old Li, give yourself a chance, don't make your life too difficult!"

The old man bowed his head and remained silent!

I still can’t let go of those railway brothers!

"Also give our railway brothers a chance to live a better life!"

The old man's body trembled, as if he was touched!

He picked up the peanuts on the plate again and cracked the shell, revealing the soapy red peanuts inside. Then he put it in his mouth and made a crunching sound.

"Jiu Bu, is it really what you said? Is it important?"

This time, the old man's voice was no longer hoarse, but had a hint of curiosity.

After hearing this, Mr. Zhou stood up and took out a stack of documents from the drawer and put them on the table. "Look, this is our Yangtze River."

Mr. Zhou pointed to the top photo and then said, "The gas turbine used on this ship is rare even in foreign countries."

"The person who designed the gas turbine was Comrade Yang Xiaotao, and it was also manufactured by Hongxing Machinery Factory."

"Did you know? Because of the agricultural tools produced by the Red Star Machinery Factory, the grain output of the northwest farm has doubled!"

"There are also new machine tools they have developed, and the domestic industrial level has steadily improved. This is the oxygen top-blown converter technology used in your 'backup' steel plant, which was developed by them."

"Now, do you still think it's not important?"

"You have always heard of the spirit of the three studies in the south, right?"

The old man straightened his back and nodded silently.

"Yang Xiaotao is an advocate of the spirit of innovation, and Hongxing Machinery Factory is a practitioner. Facts have proved that they are right and moving forward on the right path!"

"Just like this time, although I can't tell you, you are also the secretary of Jiubu, so I won't hide it from you."

"We successfully captured a Blackbird reconnaissance plane with the help of the Baiju fighter this time..."

"Old Li, if you go to the Ninth Department, you will only make your ambitions come true faster!"

As Zhou Lao talked about the Red Star Machinery Factory bit by bit, the old man became more and more interested, and the light in his eyes became more and more blazing!

When Zhou Lao finished speaking, the old man suddenly became interested.

"Old Zhou, do you think their machines can help our railway?"

"Yes, definitely!"

Zhou Lao said firmly, anyway, if not, then find Yang Xiaotao.

Yang Xiaotao can definitely do it.

Anyway, as long as he can keep this old brother, he, he can just go and have a drink with Yang Xiaotao, their Sixth Department of Machinery still has some family background!

For the sake of the old brother, fight!

"I want to go to the machinery factory and take a look!"

Old Li spoke seriously!

Hearing this, Zhou Lao's face showed an excited look, "Okay!"

"I'll call Lao Chen, let's go together! Let's go together!"

"No, let's go directly."

"Okay!"