That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 596 He would be transferred only if he were stupid

The next morning, Wen Leyu and Pei Wenhui arrived at Zaojun Temple early. Today they had made an appointment with Fu Yiru to go to the western mountains to take pictures of the scenery together.

However, Li Ye didn't want to go because he had something to do, and Fu Yiru was a little unhappy about it.

"Brother, why don't you come play with us today? What if the three of us girls run into some bad guys?"

"Then don't go today. Go to Haizi and take some photos. I'll accompany you to Xishan tomorrow, okay?"

Li Ye was still very wary of "bad guys". People these days had never seen "big money", and it was not uncommon to see people who would do evil for a few hundred thousand dollars. Yu Dongfang almost got into trouble, so it wouldn't hurt to be careful.

Seeing that Li Ye was really in trouble, Fu Yiru stopped pestering him and said with a giggle, "Hehe, it's okay, brother. If not, we can take bodyguards with us. Besides, my sister-in-law is also very powerful. It's no problem for her to deal with three or two thieves."

Pei Wenhui also nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, sister Xiaoyu can take on three bodyguards with a gun in her hand."

Wen Leyu practiced bayonet fighting with Li Ye for two years. In Li Ye's eyes, she was just an entry-level fighter. But in Fu Yiruo and Pei Wenhui's eyes, she was definitely a "female knight" who could shoot with every strike of her spear with great accuracy.

However, Wen Leyu waved his hand and smiled at Li Ye, "Just go and do your business, we'll go to the lake and take a look."

Fu Yiruo suddenly shouted exaggeratedly: "Ah! No! Sister-in-law, are you starting to follow your husband's lead now?"

Pei Wenhui also fanned the flames: "That's right, Sister Xiaoyu, we can't live without men."

Wen Leyu looked at the two funny sisters, silently opened his left hand, clenched his right fist, pressed his right fist with the palm of his left hand, and then alternated between his left and right hands, making a "crackling" sound.

Fu Yiru and Pei Wenhui immediately stopped smiling and stood at attention.

"Humph~"

Wen Leyu snorted complacently.

How dare you make fun of me? If I don't hit you twice, you must have forgotten who the eldest sister is.
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Li Ye is going to Changbei Machinery Company today to discuss some things with Li Dayong.

When he drove to the factory gate, he found that the entire factory had changed a lot after just a few months.

Seven concrete brick buildings have been built on the east side. Judging from the things drying on the balconies, it is obvious that they have been divided up and people have started living there.

Next to these seven buildings, the new welfare building has been built to the first floor. If we work harder, it will be topped out before the end of this year.

To the west of the old factory area, the rumbling sound of machines could be heard in the new factory building of the first phase of expansion, and the second phase of expansion project was under construction in full swing.

In two years, the small factory that was once half-dead has completely come back to life.

However, the factory gate is still the same weathered and mottled same as it was two years ago, and it looks like it is about to fail.

In the mainland, if a factory has money, it will definitely build a new gate, otherwise people will think that there is a problem with your capital chain.

But I don’t know whether Li Dayong was influenced by Li Ye or the Hong Kong-funded manager was a pragmatic person. In any case, the gate looked a bit shabby. Only the new sign of "Changbei Machinery Company" told visitors that they were in the right place.

"Drip~"

Li Ye honked the car horn and waited for the guard to open the door.

He remembered that the gate of Changbei Machinery Company was not closed during the day. Even after get off work in the afternoon, cars would be allowed in by honking their horns.

But a man with a crew cut stuck out of the reception room at the door and said, "What are you pressing? Come over and register."

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Li Ye was stunned for a moment, got out of the car and walked towards the police office at the door with a smile.

It seems that since taking over the work in Hong Kong Island, the management has become increasingly strict.

"What's your name? Who are you looking for?"

"My name is Li Ye, looking for Li Dayong."

"Looking for Li Dayong?" The man with the crew cut glanced at Li Ye and asked warily, "Who are you to Technician Li? What do you want from him?"

Li Ye smiled and said, "I am his classmate, and I am here to discuss some technical matters with him."

The man with a crew cut looked at Li Ye again, then picked up the phone and actually dialed the factory extension to verify.

Li Dayong was not on the other end of the line. After notifying him, the man with the crew cut said to Li Ye, "You have to wait a moment. According to regulations, all visitors to the technical department must wait for the technician to come out and pick them up in person."

"Oh, ok, that's fine."

Li Ye really thinks it's great. This visitor management system has a bit of the flavor of decades later.

While Li Ye was waiting, two people came out of the factory. One of them was the former factory director Wang Qinshan, and the other was a short man in a Zhongshan suit.

The two men were still arguing as they walked. The man in the Zhongshan suit said angrily, "Wang Qinshan, I have seen through you. You are now a lackey of the capitalists. Your conscience has been fed to the dogs."

Wang Qinshan suppressed his anger and said, "Fang Laoer, let's talk about it. Don't insult me. If you are not convinced, let's fight after we leave the factory."

"Gesture? Okay!"

The man in the Mao suit began to roll up his shirt sleeves: "If I beat you, you will return the steel from our factory to us. If I lose, I won't say a word."

Wang Qinshan also began to roll up his sleeves and angrily said, "What do you mean by your factory's steel? I've told you eight times that it was allocated to our factory from above and has nothing to do with you."

"You're talking nonsense~" The man named Fang Laoer jumped up and said, "I found out everything. The batch was originally allocated to our factory.
The result is that you, a dog, came over and begged us, treated us to meals and gave us gifts, and you managed to intercept our steel."

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Li Ye didn't like Wang Qinshan very much, but seeing that the two were about to fight at the door, he said to the man with a crew cut in the reception room at the door: "Why don't you come out quickly? If a fight really breaks out, you can help to stop it!"

Wang Qinshan is a retired soldier. He is a lot bigger than Fang Laoer. If he were to hit him on the head with a punch, it would be troublesome if he couldn't get up from his position.

But the crew-haired man said disdainfully: "Don't worry! Those who can't fight are all old foxes who only talk nonsense."

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Wang Qinshan and Fang Laoer's voices grew louder and their shirt sleeves rolled up higher and higher, but they did not really fight until Li Dayong came over to pick up Li Ye.

Li Dayong got into Li Ye's car and drove him into the factory. When passing by Wang Qinshan, Wang Qinshan glanced at Li Ye with a complicated look.

Li Ye asked Li Dayong: "What's going on? That Fang Lao Er said that Wang Qinshan stole their steel?"

Li Dayong shook his head and said, "Raw materials are in great shortage right now. Everyone is trying their best. If we don't compete, others will. Director Fang's factory won't be able to get that batch of steel."

“Oh, are the raw materials already so tight?”

"It's not just tight, it's scarce," Li Dayong said helplessly, "The materials we can get are less than one-third of the planned ones.
Two-thirds of the gap needs to be filled at market prices, which change every day, and there is often a lack of demand, so you may not be able to buy anything even if you have money."

"Our products can only rise in price, but no matter how high the price goes, we can't make as much as others."

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Li Ye knew that the mainland had implemented a dual-track system since last year, which determined the sales prices of planned and unplanned goods based on the market.
The prices of planned goods are set by the state, while the prices of unplanned goods are determined by the market.

This approach effectively avoided social unrest and other problems brought about by radical reforms, but it also gave rise to a large number of profiteers.

"Steel trading" and "gasoline trading" were the hottest ways to make money in the 1980s and 1990s. Countless people were trying their best to get in and make a fortune.

Financial freedom is really a lie.

Taking the prices in 1986 as an example, according to a survey by the Policy Research Office of the National Bureau of Prices, the national fixed price for planned steel was about 700 yuan per ton.

The unplanned price reached around 1400 yuan, a difference of 1 times.
The price of crude oil is even more exaggerated. The planned price is 113 yuan per ton, while the unplanned price is 560 yuan per ton, a difference of 4.95 times.

With a profit margin of over 300%, not even the warning of hanging can stop the greedy from buying and selling.

This phenomenon was not something Li Ye could change, so facing the somewhat annoyed Li Dayong, Li Ye changed the subject.

"Wang Qinshan always wanted to be transferred, didn't he? Why is he working so hard to help you get the raw materials now?"

"He would be stupid to be transferred!" Li Dayong pouted and said, "Now there are so many people who want to be transferred in, and they are willing to be transferred in at a lower level. If he doesn't work harder, someone will use connections to replace him."

"If he goes somewhere else, he will have to start all over again. He will make a fortune once he is re-employed here."

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Li Ye said with a smile: "Then will his hard work be effective?"

"It works."

Li Dayong said, "When it comes to business management, Wang Qinshan's ideas are really backward, but when it comes to using connections, wrangling with people, and fighting verbally, we are no match for him.

There have been several groups of people who came to his house to cause trouble these days, but he robbed them all and then sent them away empty-handed. I really admire him."

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Li Ye smiled and nodded. If he hadn't activated the "arguing" skill, that chair would have been really uncomfortable to sit on!

"Brother, you are an expert in economics. When do you think we will fully open up the market economy?"

Li Ye shook his head: "No, it will never be fully released."

Li Dayong was startled, then whispered: "Brother, what are you going to do?"

Li Ye asked curiously, "What do I do? What do you mean by that?"

Li Dayong looked at Li Ye strangely: "Brother, aren't you a hardcore reformist? If you don't let go, aren't you on the wrong path?"

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"Who said I'm a die-hard fan? Never mind, you don't understand."

Li Ye said with a smile: "Everything has two sides. The current dual-track system is definitely a bit confusing, but it also opens a loophole for private enterprises. Otherwise, how could they possibly compete with someone like Wang Qinshan?"

The 1980s and 1990s were an era of rapid development of the private economy, and many private enterprises developed through various channels.

"Then can we still develop?"

Li Dayong was stunned. He was brainwashed by Li Ye all day long, saying that the Great Celestial Empire would return to the top of the world in the future.

But now Western free economic ideas are regarded as the golden rule by the vast majority of people. How can we catch up with others if we don’t completely relax them?
Li Ye shook his head: "Dayong! You are also a college student. You can find the answer from reading Marxism-Leninism."

(End of this chapter)