The train driver in the courtyard

After hearing the statement from the Ministry of Coal Industry leader, the Corn Emperor nodded and said, "This time, let the China Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CME) take the lead in the investigation."

Upon hearing this, the leader of the Ministry of Coal Industry's pupils suddenly contracted, and his eyes widened sharply.

The president's scheme is far more complex than simply winning this coal cutter order.

It wasn't that he was being overly suspicious; it was simply that the weight of the Mutual Economic Assistance Association was far too heavy.

After World War II, the Russians launched the Molotov program and spearheaded the establishment of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON), whose initial members included countries such as Argentina, Russia, Poland, Romania, and Czechoslovakia.

Later, the Sugarcane Family, the Little Chao Family, the Monkey Family, the Bunker Family, the Little Si Family, and even the Fuhan Family joined in, and their territory continued to expand.

The nature of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) is similar to that of the European Community.

The original intention was to allow the younger brothers of the socialist family to stick together with the older brother and jointly resist external pressure.

But as time went on, the nature of the relationship gradually changed, turning into a situation where the younger brother followed the older brother's lead and was passively dependent on him.

You can only develop the industries that your elder brother dictates.

You absolutely cannot do anything your older brother forbids you from doing.

For example, in the sugar family, you are responsible for sugar production, providing manpower during wartime, and treating patients when they are sick. You don't need to worry about anything else.

Energy, the supply of daily necessities, technological products, and machinery repair are the responsibilities of other members of the Mutual Economic Confederation.

In this way, the sugarcane family was firmly bound to the big brother's side.

The situation in Xiao Chao's family is even more serious than that in the sugar family.

The elder brother planned a heavy industry and light industry system for it, but deliberately omitted the petroleum industry and fertilizer industry.

The theoretical design of this model is sound.

But if something goes wrong with the big brother, the entire industry chain will collapse.

It was precisely because we saw these drawbacks back then that we repeatedly refused Big Brother's invitations and declined to participate in the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, thus avoiding falling into the trap.

Although the families of Big Brother, Abao, Jieke, and Xiao Luo are also members of the Mutual Economic Assistance Association.

However, these companies are quite cunning and have been colluding with the East for years, developing their own businesses.

The Economic Cooperation Council intervened for two reasons: first, to retrieve the orders; and second, to teach these younger brothers a lesson and make them obediently follow their big brother.

Having grasped the crux of the matter, the Russian Ministry of Coal Industry leadership dared not delay and immediately contacted the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) to convey the President's intentions.

On the other side, the four families of Big Brother, Abao, Jieke, and Xiaoluo were busy preparing for the docking with Linxi Mine, hoping to finalize the cooperation in purchasing coal cutting machines, when they suddenly received a notice from the Economic Cooperation Council.

The four parties were asked to jointly establish a research team, led by experts from the Gorlovsky Machine-Building Plant under the leadership of the "Big Brother," to conduct a special investigation at the Linxi Mine.

The Gorlovsky Machine-Building Plant is the factory that developed the KG-3 coal cutter. It is a benchmark for Russian coal cutter factories and has a great reputation in Eastern Europe.

The four younger members also knew that their eldest brother's so-called research was actually a thorough investigation and intervention.

However, due to the rules of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) and the prestige of the Big Brother organization, they had no choice but to reluctantly agree.

They also made their own request: to include their own coal experts in the research team.

The meaning is now clearer.

Brother, we'll do you this favor and cooperate with the investigation.

But if Linxi Mine's equipment is truly superior to your products, we should still buy it.

We know whether your КГ-3 coal cutter is good or not. We can't just let the miners go back to digging coal with picks just to please you, can we?

The older brother agreed without hesitation.

Just kidding, they've already got detailed data on the Linxi Mine.

That's a hard coal mine, very difficult to mine, so producing tens of thousands of tons a day is simply impossible.

With the mediation of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON), the two sides quickly reached an agreement.

Soon after, the research team was officially formed.

The delegation, led by Petrov, included more than ten technical experts from the Gorlovsky Machine-Building Plant and four coal experts from various companies.

The research team then contacted the coal department of Dongda University and formally submitted a research application.

This approach does have some basis.

Although we are not a member of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON), we attend its regular meetings as observers to coordinate normal trade with Russia and other smaller countries.

After receiving the message, the coal department quickly understood the other party's intentions and reported it to their superiors.

The instructions given above were simple: "We believe that Comrade Li Aiguo is a true man who can withstand any test, and this is also an opportunity for us."

The coal sector immediately understood that if they could reach an agreement with the four companies, their cooperation with Eastern Europe would be further strengthened.

In Eastern Europe, the role within the Eastern Bloc was that of a technology center, and they possessed many valuable resources.

When Li Aiguo received the news that the Economic Cooperation Association's research team was coming to Linxi Mine for research, he was thinking about building a scraper transfer car to connect the coal cutting machine's coal drop with the mine's cage car for transportation.

As the No. 6 coal cutting group and the Hongxing coal cutter became more and more proficient in their coordination, the coal cutter was also optimized.

Production is increasing, and the coal cutting team has assigned more than a dozen miners to transport the coal, but it still cannot meet the demand.

In later generations, coal mines were basically fully mechanized, and scraper conveyors were the tools responsible for transportation.

This thing is actually quite simple.

The scraper conveyor trough is responsible for receiving the coal falling from the coal cutter and conveying it to the discharge port via a scraper chain. It can be made of welded steel plates.

The lifting hopper, equipped with a hand-cranked screw lifting mechanism, can unload coal into the cage car.

Rubber wheels cannot be used because the terrain inside the tunnel is complex and the load-bearing capacity is large.

Li Aiguo plans to use solid cast iron wheels, the kind that won't break.

The real challenge lies in the driver system.

A diesel engine can be used outside the tunnel, but to avoid sparks, an explosion-proof asynchronous motor should be used instead.

Two 1.5kW small explosion-proof motors drive the left and right wheels respectively.

The speed is adjusted by the gearbox, and braking can be applied to one side when turning.

These days, the energy density of batteries is insufficient to meet power demands, so Li Aiguo plans to use cable drive.

Fortunately, there were cables specifically installed in the tunnel for the coal cutter.

The outer sheath is made of wear-resistant neoprene rubber, which can withstand the impact of underground gravel and the erosion of water from the tunnel roof, and complies with the 1955 "Safety Regulations for Underground Cables in Coal Mines".

"Mr. Liu, what do you think of this thing?"

Inside the cave, Li Aiguo handed the newly drawn blueprints to Engineer Liu from the Jixi factory.

Engineer Liu had been seeing Li Aiguo scribbling and drawing a lot lately, and he was curious about it. But when he saw the equipment on the drawings, he was stunned.

"Patriotism, is this a type of transportation equipment?" Engineer Liu, a coal mining machinery expert, instantly recognized the purpose of the scraper conveyor.

"This thing is called a scraper conveyor. It can pick up coal from the discharge port of the coal cutter and transport it into the cage."

Upon hearing this, Engineer Liu became interested and wanted to light a cigarette, but he had to give up when he remembered that they were in a cave and smoking was strictly prohibited.

He bent down and examined the blueprints carefully, and in just a few minutes, the expression on his face changed several times.

From initial curiosity to surprise, and then to increasing seriousness.

He had thought that Li Aiguo had only come up with a simple conveying tool, but he never expected that the scraper transfer vehicle's technological content far exceeded his expectations.

What's even more remarkable is that the design perfectly suits the actual conditions of narrow alleys and complex working conditions, while keeping costs extremely low.

Regarding energy supply alone, the existing old cables at the mine can be used without additional investment.

Most importantly, this equipment can be used not only in this tunnel, but also in other coal mines and other tunnels, making it extremely versatile.

The more Liu looked at it, the more excited he became. When he finished reading, he couldn't help but say, "Patriotism! If this thing can be made, it can solve the problem of the last hundred meters in coal mines!"

Li Aiguo smiled and said, "Right now, it's just an idea on paper. There are still many hurdles to overcome before it can be put into practice."

"Let's build it! Let's start building it now!" Engineer Liu was even more eager than Li Aiguo, already envisioning a scene of scraper trucks and coal cutters working together to efficiently transport coal.

Li Aiguo had long ago planned how to manufacture scraper-mounted transfer trucks.

The motor can be provided by the front gate locomotive depot workshop.

However, the modifications to the vehicle body, the discharge hopper, and the cables need to be handled by the Linxi Mine, since the Jixi plant is too far away.

"Engineer Liu, you're a professional engineer. Are there any factories in Linxi that can manufacture scraper transfer trucks?" Li Aiguo asked Engineer Liu with a smile.

"There should be a workshop here that manufactures equipment; we can ask them for help," Engineer Liu said eagerly.

Li Aiguo went into the cave and called over a member of the coal cutting team.

"Xiao Liu, where is your factory's electromechanical repair and maintenance workshop?"

The electromechanical repair department is the core of the coal mine, responsible for equipment modification, maintenance, and the manufacture of non-standard equipment.

In the small coal mine, it was called the Mechanical and Electrical Repair Department.

Large coal mines like Linxi Mine have independent electromechanical repair and maintenance workshops.

The Linxi Electromechanical Repair and Maintenance Workshop is located on the west side of the industrial square, adjacent to the auxiliary shaft hoisting room and coal preparation plant, bordered by the material warehouse to the north and the locomotive depot to the south.

The electromechanical repair workshop has a large area and is equipped with complete sets of equipment such as lathes and milling machines, and can independently manufacture large non-standard equipment.

It's actually pretty much like a small factory.

"Comrade Aiguo, the roads in Linxi Mine are complicated. Let me take you there." Liu Gemei asked his foreman for leave and led Li Aiguo and Liu Gong out of the mine.

They were greeted by Zhao Sihai, the deputy director of the electromechanical workshop, who was in his early fifties. His hair was neatly combed and shiny, and he had a pen clipped to his shirt pocket.

Standing next to him was Zhang Shouyi, a deputy director, whose eyes showed a hint of restraint.

"Director Zhao, please take a look at this." Li Aiguo handed over the blueprints.

Zhao Sihai took the blueprints, glanced at them casually, and then frowned.

Zhang Shouyi quickly stepped forward, his gaze falling on the blueprints, his eyes widening as surprise spread across his face.

Just as he was about to speak, Zhao Sihai coughed twice, cutting him off, and then squinted his eyes and put on a smile.

"Wow, this design is truly ingenious! We'd like to help, but..."

Upon seeing this, Engineer Liu frowned and asked, "What is this?"

Zhao Sihai looked up at Engineer Liu, then at Li Aiguo, and smiled with narrowed eyes: "It's just that our workshop's technical level is limited, and our equipment is not complete enough. If the equipment we manufacture is substandard and delays the mine's production, we can't bear that responsibility."

The intention to shirk responsibility was so straightforward and undisguised.

After saying that, he turned to look at Zhang Shouyi: "Old Zhang, you come from a technical background, what I said makes sense, doesn't it?"

"Yes, that makes sense." Zhang Shouyi's face flushed red, and he nodded awkwardly.

Li Aiguo gave Zhao Sihai a deep look, said nothing more, and stood up with a smile: "Then I won't disturb your workshop any longer."

"Aiguo, you..." Engineer Liu wanted to argue, but seeing that Li Aiguo had already taken a step, he could only suppress his anger and follow him out of the workshop.

"I'm so sorry, so sorry. If you have other work to do, we'll definitely help you." Zhao Sihai saw the two of them off from the workshop, and the smile on his face disappeared only after he saw them drive away in the jeep.

The workshop director's assistant leaned over and whispered, "Director, I just looked at the blueprints, and it's a non-standard vehicle body structure."

Although it's a bit complicated, with the technology and equipment in our workshop, we can definitely make it.

This matter concerns increasing production in the tunnels and also involves the labor competition; how could you postpone it?

“Little Sui, you’re still too young. It’s precisely because this matter is so important that I have to decline.” Zhao Sihai said, taking a Zhonghua cigarette out of his pocket and putting it in his mouth.

Xiao Sui quickly took out a lighter, cupped his hands to shield it from the wind, and carefully lit it for him.

Zhao Sihai took a drag of his cigarette and slowly exhaled, saying, "Once the car body is finished, the credit goes to the Qianmen Locomotive Depot and the Jixi Factory. Our workshop won't get a single penny of benefit."

But if anything goes wrong, we'll be the ones to take the blame. We can't forget the lesson learned by Team Leader Liu of the production increase team.

"Brilliant, Director, you are absolutely brilliant." The assistant gave a thumbs up, but inwardly sneered.

Others may not know Zhao Sihai, but how could he not know him?

Zhao Sihai used to be a colleague of Team Leader Liu. Team Leader Liu became the deputy team leader of the production increase team, and Zhao Sihai also rose rapidly through the ranks to become the workshop director of the Linxi Electromechanical Repair and Assembly Workshop. "So, Zhao Sihai is avenging Team Leader Liu?" In the security department's small canteen, Engineer Liu looked at Section Chief Wu with surprise.

Just now, after the two left the electromechanical workshop, they were invited to the canteen by Section Chief Wu.

The interrogation of Shirakawa Kazuo and others is not yet over, but the ministry has already given special commendation to the Linxi Mine Security Section.

A few days ago, the security department accidentally killed a tiger during training in the mountains. Under the pretext of celebrating their victory, they held a feast with the whole tiger.

The security department was training in the mountains a while ago and accidentally killed a tiger, so they held a whole tiger feast.

Liu, being an intellectual, couldn't contain his anger after a few cups of sweet potato liquor and recounted his experience in the electromechanical workshop in detail.

After listening, Section Chief Wu slowly recounted the history between Zhao Sihai and Team Leader Liu.

"It's hard to say, but Zhao Sihai was definitely not involved in Team Leader Liu's matter, otherwise we would have arrested him long ago." Section Chief Wu didn't have a good solution for the lack of cooperation from the electromechanical repair workshop.

They are responsible for safety, and they are not on the same line as the electromechanical repair and maintenance workshop.

Because of Team Leader Liu's case, everyone at Linxi Mine is in a state of panic. If things are expanded, it will definitely affect production.

Li Aiguo, however, was not in a hurry.

We can send the blueprints back to the Qianmen Locomotive Depot via the coal train. The wild car expert has recovered from his injuries, so we can go back together and help build the scraper transfer car.

As for people like Zhao Sihai, Li Aiguo had seen many of them; he was just a seasoned veteran who spent most of his time in government offices.

"Patriotism, come and eat and drink." Section Chief Wu also felt a little embarrassed. People were busy increasing coal mine production, but someone was secretly trying to trip them up. He quickly stood up and poured himself a glass of wine.

Today's all-tiger banquet was undeniably lavish.

Stewed tiger meat with potatoes, steamed tiger claws, stir-fried tiger ears, and a plate of shredded tiger penis.

The liquor used is the sweet potato liquor that miners often drink; it's a real grain liquor that doesn't cause headaches.

The group toasted and ate until after 2 p.m. before the banquet ended.

Li Aiguo led Engineer Liu back to Lane No. 6.

As soon as they stepped out of the security office, they keenly sensed that someone was watching them from behind.

"Old Liu, just keep walking forward and don't look back," he whispered in his ear.

"Huh?" Engineer Liu was startled and instinctively turned around.

Li Aiguo quickly grabbed him, pressed his hand to his waist, and turned around abruptly.

The person behind him was caught off guard and froze in fright, not even having time to dodge.

"Deputy Director Zhang?"

Li Aiguo recognized the person as Zhang Shouyi, the deputy director of the electromechanical repair workshop, and frowned slightly.

Engineer Liu asked in confusion, "Deputy Director Zhang, it's one thing if your workshop doesn't help, but why did you send someone to follow us?"

"No, no, I wasn't following you!" Zhang Shouyi was caught red-handed, his face full of embarrassment, and he hurriedly waved his hands to explain.

"I can help you build the body of the scraper truck!"

Upon hearing this, Li Aiguo slowly released his hand from his waist, signaling to Engineer Liu to calm down.

He led Zhang Shouyi to a quiet corner and handed him a cigarette.

"Deputy Director Zhang, Director Zhao just said that the workshop's technology is not up to standard. How can you manufacture it?"

"Well, to be honest, ever since Director Zhao came to the electromechanical repair workshop, he's only concerned with avoiding mistakes and not making any achievements. The original plans to develop equipment have all been halted. I've given him suggestions several times, but he won't listen."

Although I am only a deputy director, I am a level seven fitter and also the foreman of the fitter team. I have a group of skilled brothers under my command.

Give me the blueprints, and I'll take them back to the workshop privately and work on them during my spare time. It won't be long before it's finished."

He did want to help, but Zhao Sihai was the workshop director, and a higher-ranking official could easily bully others.

He dared not openly disobey, so he could only take advantage of this moment to secretly chase after Li Aiguo.

After understanding Zhang Shouyi's purpose, Li Aiguo said with a smile, "Comrade Shouyi, we appreciate your kindness, but we plan to have it built by the Qianmen Locomotive Depot."

"Really? As long as it can be built, that's good." Zhang Shouyi was relieved; he always felt that this scraper truck would be very useful.

After Zhang Shouyi left, Engineer Liu nodded and said, "That old Zhang is pretty good."

“Yes.” Li Aiguo nodded.

Liu, who was cutting coal, nodded in agreement.

Just as Li Aiguo was about to arrange for the untrained automotive expert to return to the machine factory with the blueprints.

The leaders from the Ministry of Coal Industry who were responsible for receiving the research delegation from the China Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CCM) have already arrived at Linxi Mine.

Upon learning that the research team was coming to Linxi to investigate the No. 6 tunnel, the leaders of Linxi Mine were both excited and nervous.

The observation team is coming in with great force, and if things are not handled properly, it could lead to a huge accident.

"I think this matter still needs to be handled by Comrade Li Aiguo."

“That’s right. He’s the one in the whole mine who knows the most about coal cutting machine technology. Let’s see if we can find a way to increase production.”

"If we can really get promoted, we can also show our face in front of the China Council for Mutual Economic Assistance and make our coal system proud."

Li Aiguo and Engineer Liu were notified to attend a meeting in the conference room. When they saw that the leaders of the mining area all looked very serious, and there were also several leaders from the Ministry of Coal Industry next to them, they immediately realized that something had happened.

Before he could ask, the leader from the Ministry of Coal Industry spoke up: "Aiguo, the China Council for Mutual Economic Assistance has organized a research team to investigate the output of your No. 6 mine. What are your thoughts?"

“I’m a tech guy, I’ll follow the organization’s arrangements,” Li Aiguo replied.

Seeing Li Aiguo's attitude, the leaders of the Ministry of Coal Industry nodded silently. No wonder this kid was noticed by his superiors.

"Okay, your No. 6 mine is currently producing 56,000 tons per day. Do you think you can increase that a little more, preferably over 60,000 tons, so that you can leave Xianfeng No. 1 Coal Mine behind?" The leaders of the Ministry of Coal Industry were also aware that this research team was coming with great force, and the best way was to leave them speechless.

"This is very difficult, but if we can build the scraper truck, there might be hope." Li Aiguo didn't give a guarantee.

"A scraper conveyor?" The leader from the Ministry of Coal Industry looked puzzled, clearly having never heard of such a thing.

Before Li Aiguo could explain, Engineer Liu chimed in: "This is a coal transport machine newly designed by Comrade Li Aiguo, which can greatly improve the efficiency of coal transfer and thus increase daily output."

The leaders of the Ministry of Coal Industry didn't know what a scraper conveyor was, but when they heard the word "improve," they slammed their fists on the table.

"Build it, build it right away."

Engineer Liu said, "We also want to build it, but Director Zhao Sihai of your electromechanical repair workshop is not cooperating, saying that the technical level is not high enough."

Engineer Liu was genuinely angry.

He was angry not only at Zhao Sihai's arrogant attitude, but also at the other party's perfunctory and irresponsible work style that delayed production.

Upon hearing this, the leaders of the Ministry of Coal Industry turned to look at the leaders of Linxi Mine.

The leaders of Linxi Mine were somewhat bewildered. Such a good product was entrusted to the electromechanical repair workshop for manufacturing, but it was rejected.

But judging from Li Aiguo and Engineer Liu's attitude, he knew that this was true.

"There might be some misunderstanding here. Don't worry, our mine will definitely investigate and clarify the matter." The mine leader was very worried.

Increasing the daily output of Tunnel No. 6 has now become a rectification task, which may be related to our relationship with our Eastern European allies and affect our overseas layout.

This is a critical time, and we should all be united, but Zhao Sihai is trying to sow discord.

After the meeting.

After the mine leaders found out about Li Aiguo and Engineer Liu's itinerary, they invited Liu, who was in charge of guiding them, to come over.

"Xiao Liu, tell me in detail what exactly happened back then?" the mine leader said in a gentler tone.

"Don't be nervous, just tell the truth."

"take it easy."

Liu, who was initially a little nervous about coal cutting, relaxed when he saw the mine leaders' friendly attitude and explained the whole story.

"Nonsense! Zhao Sihai is blatantly derelict in his duties!" The mine leader immediately became angry.

"Yes! The electromechanical repair workshop should be responsible for equipment modification and manufacturing, and fully cooperate with the front line to increase production. But Zhao Sihai is treating the workshop as a mere repair point, without any sense of the bigger picture!"

"In my opinion, it's not appropriate for him to continue in this position as director."

"But right now we still need the electromechanical repair and maintenance workshop to manufacture scraper transfer cars, so who would be suitable to be the director?"

“I think Comrade Zhang Shouyi is very suitable. He has excellent skills, a strong sense of responsibility, and is down-to-earth and never shirks his responsibilities.”

"Okay, it's settled then!" the mine leader decided immediately.

He immediately convened a meeting of the mining committee and finalized the personnel adjustment decision.

It was already close to the end of the workday, but the mine leaders still led a group of people to the electromechanical repair workshop.

At this moment, in the workshop director's office, Zhao Sihai had his assistant bring over a charcoal stove, placed a stainless steel pot on it, and cooked a large pot of old tofu.

This is a specialty of Linxi. When cooking, add soaked dried cabbage leaves, salt, and Sichuan peppercorn water. After cooking, it is fragrant and not greasy, and is particularly appetizing.

"I wouldn't trade a piece of tofu for a mine manager's job." Zhao Sihai picked up a piece of tofu, put it in his mouth, chewed it a couple of times, and then squinted his eyes comfortably.

He glanced at his assistant, Xiao Sui, beside him and earnestly advised, "Xiao Sui, you should learn from me from now on."

When faced with difficult or troublesome tasks, avoid them if possible. Don't be like Old Zhang, stubbornly rushing forward only to end up doing thankless work. Understand?

"Understood, Director." Xiao Sui hurriedly nodded and bowed in response.

Just then, the office door was pushed open, and the mine leaders walked in with a group of people.

Seeing the smoke billowing from the charcoal stove and the swirling aroma of cooking oil inside, and then looking at Zhao Sihai's leisurely and carefree demeanor, the mine leaders' faces instantly darkened like the bottom of a pot.

Hearing footsteps, Zhao Sihai turned around and saw that it was a mine leader. He was so startled that he almost dropped the chopsticks in his hand.

"Leader, what brings you here?"

He glanced at the bubbling tofu pot and explained, "I volunteered to work overtime today, and the canteen was out of food, so Xiao Sui got me some tofu to tide me over. Don't worry, I'll reprimand him right away. From now on, I'll eat cornbread like the other workers!"

His words were so sincere that anyone who didn't know the situation would think he was indeed working overtime.

The leaders of Linxi Mine put on a stern face: "Zhao Sihai, after deliberation by the mine committee, it has been decided to remove you from your position as director of the electromechanical repair workshop. Starting today, you will first go to a training course to reflect on your actions. As for other issues in your work, the mine will investigate and verify them one by one later."

"Hiccup!" Zhao Sihai was startled and couldn't help but hiccup.

"Boss, I didn't do anything wrong?!"

"You didn't make any mistakes because you did nothing, so naturally you wouldn't make any mistakes!" the mine manager said irritably.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Sihai vaguely understood the reason, and his teeth clenched so tightly they made a grinding sound.

"Did someone from the Qianmen Locomotive Depot file a false accusation? We are Linxi Mine, what right do they have to interfere in mine affairs!"

"Zhao Sihai, I think you still haven't realized the root of your wrong thinking." The mine leaders were also angered by Zhao Sihai's attitude and called over the workers from the electromechanical repair workshop to take Zhao Sihai into custody.

The workers were all bewildered; how could the director have been dismissed out of nowhere?

However, they had long disliked Zhao Sihai, so they swarmed him and tied him up tightly with ropes.

"Comrade Zhang Shouyi," the mine leader called out to the crowd.

Zhang Shouyi came out.

"Starting today, you will be the workshop director of the electromechanical repair workshop. You must cooperate well with Comrade Li Aiguo and get the scraper transfer car manufactured as soon as possible."

"Yes!" Zhang Shouyi was also confused. Zhao Sihai had deep roots, so how could he have been dealt with?

Hearing this now, I immediately understood.

He became somewhat agitated.

Originally, I just hoped to help manufacture the scraper transfer truck, but I never expected to become the workshop director.

The transition from deputy director to director may seem like only half a rank, but sometimes it can take decades to make that leap.

We should properly thank Comrade Li Aiguo.

(End of this chapter)