The train driver in the courtyard

The sensation caused by ride-hailing services worldwide far exceeded the expectations of the Ministry of Machine Building.

The older brother drove his car around the main square.

The Eastern European boys who came to support them were so envious they were practically drooling.

Needless to say, its imposing and powerful appearance is impressive, but the key feature is that the entire vehicle is bulletproof, which is extremely important to them.

At that time, many of our Eastern European allies conveyed their ideas about customized car services through their foreign affairs departments.

They need chauffeured cars that are slightly shorter in length and have a lower standard of luxury in the interior, not exceeding that of their big brother.

The Ministry of Machine Building initially thought that custom-made cars were a scam, but upon receiving the news, they were overjoyed and immediately sent people to investigate what good things these junior partners had at home.

Considering they're all family, they didn't ask for an exorbitant price and even offered some discounts.

Some things money can't buy.

The gear-making lathes and heavy-duty lathes from the Czech Republic, the diesel engines from the Czech Republic, the steelmaking furnaces and rolling technology from the Polish country, and the agricultural technology from Hungary—these are all at the forefront of the world, and we have long been envious of them.

This is a perfect opportunity to build connections; even if we only import a few, we can still make a big profit.

After thoroughly investigating the situation, the First Ministry of Machine Building contacted the Qianmen Locomotive Depot and requested the purchase of a batch of customized special-purpose vehicles.

Li Aiguo was completely stunned: "We still need to build special-purpose cars?"

"This is a rectification task, and it has been approved by the higher-ups. You'll have to work hard for a while longer." The leaders of the First Ministry of Machine Building also felt embarrassed.

The Ministry of Machine Building ate all the meat, while the Qianmen Locomotive Depot only drank some meat soup. Although the whole country is in a big picture now, it's not appropriate to always take advantage.

"Alright then, feel free to make any requests you may have." The leader from the First Ministry of Machine Building looked up at Li Aiguo.

"I don't have any special requests, I just hope that the leaders can write a piece of calligraphy for me." Li Aiguo straightened his body and stated his request.

"Ok?"

After confirming that Li Aiguo was not joking, the leaders of the Ministry of Machine Building laughed and said, "Good, good, everyone should leave their calligraphy here today, and make sure it's well written."

The leaders all nodded in agreement.

They had also heard about how higher-level leaders had twice written inscriptions for Li Aiguo.

At first, Section Chief Xing didn't quite understand, but now he figured it out and called over Director She from the Education Office, asking her to arrange for writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones.

Each leader wrote a message, with different content. These large characters were framed and hung in the honor room of the Qianmen Locomotive Depot.

These large characters not only inspire the locomotive depot staff, but also make them a source of pride for visiting other units.

At first, Section Chief Xing didn't understand, but after the large characters were hung up, he was so happy he couldn't stop smiling. That afternoon, he called his old buddy at the Fengtai Locomotive Depot: "Old Liu, I got something good here, can you come and take a look?"

The manufacturing of these special trains was much simpler than that of the Russians. The experienced workers were urgently transferred over, and all kinds of materials were delivered to the locomotive depot.

Li Aiguo is now only responsible for design work and providing technical support.

With Comrade Chen Zuming in charge of manufacturing the special vehicle, Li Aiguo was able to free up his hands to continue working on the bulldozer.

The progress of the forklift is also very encouraging.

The engine was manufactured, and the key components of the forklift were also produced one after another. Since the first batch of forklifts were military products, they might need to be sent to South Asia, so they underwent special modifications.

Some specially made spare parts needed to be transported from Northeast China, which caused some delays.

After the parts arrived, Li Aiguo, along with Zong Xianfeng and other automotive experts, began assembling the forklift.

Section Chief Xing felt that Li Aiguo was working too hard, going on non-stop every day.

Li Aiguo didn't think much of it; working overtime was common in later generations, so this amount of work was nothing.

Time passed quickly amidst the busy work, and the batch of special-purpose vehicles purchased by our Eastern European brothers were delivered one after another. After the vehicles were transported there, the customers were very satisfied.

It is beautiful and elegant, with just the right amount of luxury, and also features a gold emblem with a gold five-pointed star, which is very befitting of its status.

A dedicated car magazine even named the special car manufactured by the Qianmen Locomotive Depot as the most attractive sedan of the year.

This has even piqued the interest of some important figures in Western Europe.

However, considering the significance of ride-hailing services, they could only keep their thoughts to themselves.

As for those big capitalists, even though they have money, they wouldn't dare drive such conspicuous private cars.

When they meet important people, do they open the car door themselves, or do they have the important person open the car door for them?
Many people think that there is no social etiquette abroad, but that's because people who go abroad simply don't reach the level of social etiquette.

Didn't you see how others got into the best universities with just a letter of recommendation?
Those bigwigs suggested that Hextech could develop sports cars, preferably bulletproof ones, and they would definitely purchase them immediately.

After receiving Yang Jizong's call, Li Aiguo did not immediately have the idea of ​​launching the sports car project.

Compared to foreign exchange trading, military forklifts and Project 116 are clearly more important, especially the military forklift project, which has reached a critical stage and will be assembled soon.

In the afternoon, Li Aiguo had just entered the studio when he received another call from Lou Xiao'e.

Now, Red Star Culture & Entertainment has accumulated funds through shooting commercials and has also recruited a group of professional film production talents.

They've already started looking for a director and script and are planning to make a movie, so what Lou Xiao'e wants to discuss isn't the movie itself.

"Patriot, we need to order a convertible, the bulletproof kind."

Lou Xiao'e was unaware of the mystery customer's true identity. The customer had contacted her through a business partner, indicating that they were willing to place an order at a high price.

Convertibles are different from convertible sports cars; they don't require high speeds. You just need to remove the roof and modify the body.

However, Li Aiguo refused without any hesitation.

Just kidding, if President Kenneth really went to unleash his wildest ideas in the cars he built, wouldn't those military-industrial complexes and FBLs be quick to shift the blame onto him?

It wasn't that Li Aiguo was cautious, but rather that they particularly enjoyed doing this kind of thing.

Whenever something happens, the first thing they do is shift the blame to us.

“Okay, I’ll pass your opinion on to that friend.” Lou Xiao’e nodded, though she didn’t know why.

After hanging up the phone, Li Aiguo changed into an oil-packing uniform, picked up a wrench, and went into the workshop.

"Xianfeng, today we'll install the hydraulic hoses."

Time passed day by day, uneventful yet exceptionally fulfilling.

That's how it is these days. Many people live ordinary lives, working quietly and routinely in factories every day, seemingly without any change.

When all the forces are combined and all the results are accumulated over a sufficiently long timescale, they will produce amazing effects.

As usual, Li Aiguo worked in his studio for a while before heading to the cafeteria for lunch.

"Aiguo, have you collected your salary this month?" Zong Xianfeng followed from behind.

"Get your salary? It's only the 1st today!" As soon as he said it, Li Aiguo realized his oversight.

In the past, the locomotive depot paid salaries on the 5th of each month, which would be considered a good company or organization by today's standards. The payday is a very important indicator of a company's benefits.

Companies that pay salaries within the first ten days of each month are generally good.

Payday is from the 10th to the 20th, which is fairly standard.

If a company doesn't pay salaries until the 30th of the month, then it's really bad.

What? You won't get paid until next month? Why don't you run away already?
Over the past six months, the cash flow of the Qianmen Locomotive Depot has become increasingly abundant. Since the leaders do not have the good habit of saving money to earn interest, they decided to pay salaries on the first day of the month.

After lunch, Li Aiguo and Zong Xianfeng went to the finance office together.

There's already a long queue here, with many workers receiving their wages. Everyone's thinking about what to do with their paychecks this month.

The child's clothes are too small and need to be replaced. We need to buy new furniture for the house. If we have extra money, we'll go to the tavern and buy a pot of old wine.

An excited clamor filled the air.

Li Aiguo saw Liang Ladi and the veteran workers from the machinery factory.

Their wages need to be collected at the machinery factory. They will verify the information here first and then issue them a receipt.

"Brother Aiguo, I received a full fifty-two yuan and fifty cents in wages this month!" Liang Ladi said, her eyes wide with excitement as she held the note.

At this moment, the staff inside the window had already checked Li Aiguo's salary and handed him an envelope: "Aiguo, this is your salary, basic salary plus position allowance, totaling 310. Please sign your name here."

Liang Ladi's mouth hung open in disbelief. A salary of over three hundred yuan—that was equivalent to a leader's salary!

Li Aiguo's basic salary is still just over sixty yuan, but he now holds multiple positions and receives a lot of job allowances.

This doesn't even include Hextech's dividends.

"I'm leaving." Li Aiguo signed his name on the note, handed it back, and greeted Liang Ladi, who was still in a daze.

"Okay, I'll go back to the factory this afternoon and collect my wages." Liang Ladi also came to her senses.

With all the workshops that Li Aiguo has set up, three hundred yuan is not much at all.

the other side.

The excavator repair team takes a half-day break in the afternoon so that the experienced mechanics from the machinery factory can go back to collect their wages and change their clothes.

Liang Ladi carefully put the pay slip into her pocket, got on her bicycle, and rode back to the factory.

"Ladi, how much salary did you get this month?" A figure suddenly appeared from the side, startling Liang Ladi so much that she almost fell off her bicycle.

Liang Ladi recognized the person and rolled her eyes in annoyance: "Yang Xiaodong, are you trying to kill me? Sneaking around like that is terrifying."

"Sis, sis, can I apologize to you? I heard the Qianmen Locomotive Depot paid salaries. How much did you get?" Yang Xiaodong, who had shifty eyes, was not angry at all after being scolded. He kept pestering Liang Ladi with a grin.

"I'm not your sister. Your sister is lying in Commander Wang's bed right now. Goodbye." Liang Ladi pushed her bicycle and ran a few steps, then put her right leg down and rode away.

In the machine factory, everyone knows that Yang Xiaodong, who works in the canteen, is now Commander Wang's confidant and is full of bad intentions.

Commander Wang, however, held a different position from Liu Feng. Over the past two years, taking advantage of the rising tide, he had done a lot of messy things in the factory.

Lately, Commander Wang has been making trouble for Liu Feng everywhere. He even asked Liang Ladi about the cooperation with the Qianmen Locomotive Depot, but Liang Ladi scolded him and drove him away.

Although she didn't know Yang Xiaodong's intentions, Liang Ladi decided to ignore him.

Watching Liang Ladi's retreating figure, Yang Xiaodong's face instantly darkened, and he spat out, "So what if she got involved with the Qianmen Locomotive Depot? What's so great about that?"

He turned his head and saw an old craftsman walking towards him. His eyes darted around, and he greeted him with a smile.

"Oh, Master Zhou, I've missed you so much! Here, have a cigarette." Yang Xiaodong took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed it to him.

"Master Zhou, I heard that the wages at the Qianmen Locomotive Depot are very high. You must be making quite a bit, right?"

ten minutes later.

Inside Commander Wang's office.

"I found out that Liang Ladi received a salary of 52.5 yuan, while Master Zhou and the others each received 85 yuan and 5 jin of refined wheat flour."

Yang Xiaodong stood with his feet together and respectfully reported to Commander Wang.

Commander Wang, who was leaning back in his chair reading a newspaper, slammed the newspaper down on the table upon hearing this.

"This is ridiculous! The workers in the machine factory only get basic wages, but these people are getting so much. Is this fair?"

“Sir, Liu Feng is really outrageous. He's doing something so big without your permission. Does he think he can do whatever he wants just because he's the factory director?”

While applying eye drops, Yang Xiaodong picked up the thermos and poured tea for Commander Wang, handing it over with both hands.

Commander Wang took the drink, took a sip, and his face darkened: "They don't treat our factory as a proletarian factory; they're running it like private businesses."

"Yes, yes, yes," Yang Xiaodong knew that Commander Wang was about to escalate the matter.

Commander Wang put down his teacup, looked up at Yang Xiaodong, and said, "Xiao Yang, I've always had high hopes for you. You're young, ambitious, and have a high level of ideological awareness. You're sure to dare to fight against this kind of bad behavior, right?"

"I heard that this was approved by higher-ups," Yang Xiaodong quickly declined, not wanting to be used as a pawn.

"Xiao Yang, your cafeteria is short of a cafeteria manager. If you can get this job done..."

Before Commander Wang could finish speaking, Yang Xiaodong was already panting with excitement.

"Me? I started as a lowly assistant, how could I become a senior manager?"

"When it comes to work, there is no distinction between high and low social status, and we should put in this kind of effort."

Commander Wang stood up, patted Yang Xiaodong on the shoulder, and lowered his voice: "Some leaders are very dissatisfied with Liu Feng. As long as we take this opportunity to win over Liu Feng, not only will you become the director, but you might even become the factory director in the future."

Yang Xiaodong's eyes lit up as Commander Wang painted a rosy picture of the future.

He served the king faithfully, waiting for this day. Although it involved some risks, it was all worth it.

"I'll take care of it right away." Yang Xiaodong was an expert at making false accusations, and he already had a plan in mind. He turned around and was about to leave.

But Commander Wang stopped him: "Have Xiao Cui from the canteen wait for me in the small warehouse at noon."

"Understood, sir. I'll make sure everything is arranged perfectly for you." Yang Xiaodong saw the lewd grin on Commander Wang's face and understood his intention.

After Yang Xiaodong left, Commander Wang took out a piece of paper with the names of leaders at various levels of the machinery factory on it, with various markings after each name.

Commander Wang circled Jiao Min's name.

"If Liu Feng's wife comes forward to accuse him, then Liu Feng will never have a chance to recover."

After putting the list away again, Commander Wang walked to the window and couldn't help but hum a tune.

"What's so unusual about this woman? What kind of wicked thoughts does Diao Deyi have? This little Diao has no sense of shame whatsoever. This good-for-nothing is actually a wall that blocks the wind."

A gust of wind blew in, and the trees outside the window were tossed about wildly.
(End of this chapter)