Restarting life in Siheyuan

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"It's good to exchange grain for daily necessities. The people on both sides will benefit. Grain is the foundation. Even though we have few people now, we still have to keep the land open. If there is more grain, we can trade it to the country. Of course, we still have to have the necessary inventory. When I came from Mychina, I heard that the power generation could be put into trial operation in the second half of the year?"

"The other party's experts said that in the second half of the year, one-third of the units will begin trial operation, and by the middle of next year, we will strive to complete the project. By then, electricity will be delivered to thousands of households."

Zhu Xuefeng was also greatly encouraged. When the Spring Festival came, at night, only a limited number of government departments provided electricity and it was dark everywhere. With electricity, many things can be done and the factory can operate faster.

"Your Highness, the railway department has sent people to help us explore the route. According to their estimate, the line to Pagang should be ready for construction in the second half of next year. The funding gap is huge, and I'm afraid that by then..."

Funds, and more funds. Without using the reserve $1 million emergency fund, we can only hope for the raid mission in the second half of the year.

The materials needed for the railway are mainly gravel for the roadbed, sleepers and rails. The first two items are no problem, as they are in plenty here, but the rails are a problem, as the newly built smelter here cannot produce rails that meet such high requirements.

"Old Yang, now that the steel plant has been built, when can we produce the rails ourselves?"

"It won't be possible for a while. We can only make some conventional steel. The requirements for rails are high. We can't make them yet. We may have to buy them from China."

One of the material research results of the steel rolling mill was used on new railway tracks. I didn't expect that I, the person who came up with the idea, would have to buy it.

"What the other party said is that the domestic steel supply is also in short supply, so it's not easy to get it."

"It's like this. It seems that the steel mills in Yunnan Province have just started producing this kind of rails. The production must be prioritized to ensure the construction of the Yunnan-Guizhou Railway. We may not be able to get a turn, so we can only purchase from Wuhan Iron and Steel, which costs a lot of money."

Wuhan Iron and Steel was an early national key construction project with strong technical capabilities and a complete range of products, but it was too far away.

"Let's talk to them. We can't produce, but we can ask them to guide us. We won't steal their core technology. Of course, if they are willing to teach, we can pay some tuition. This industry is related to future construction, and we must achieve self-sufficiency as soon as possible. Since we have iron ore, we can save this money. We can build a stone crushing plant and a timber plant to produce sleepers..."

The next day, Song Yan and Li Xiaojun, who had just returned, accompanied Zhu Xuefeng to the closed training base, where many teams were conducting different trainings. The area covered dozens of kilometers of hills and forests. Sometimes a vast area with few people is a good thing.

"Xiaojun, you've become a lot darker. It will be difficult to find a sister-in-law then."

"Commander, there is no time to look for one now. Wait until we get through to the west before thinking about starting a family. Otherwise, it would be like Song Yan, always tied up at home, which is meaningless, haha."

Song Yan's good day is coming soon. He is expected to get married in August. He has chosen to keep a low profile and few people know about it at the moment.

"You kid, you're exposing my shortcomings in front of the leader, right? I'll ask Xiao Feng to introduce you to someone when I get back, and see if you can still show off."

Because of the special relationship between the three of them, Li Xiaojun did not feel restrained at all. Unlike Song Yan who always had to maintain the dignity of a management representative, he was quite relaxed.

"No, no, no, I can't stand those girls. They stay in the mountains and forests all day long. Their skin is no better than mine. I still like the girls in my hometown town. They have fair skin and tender flesh. Haha, please don't laugh at me, Chief."

"Then your life will be difficult. Last time I conquered Jiesha, I saw that the girls in the small town are not that good. You should wait until you conquer Mandere before looking for one, or go back to your hometown and bring one here."

"If there's no suitable one, I'll just expand my territory and look for someone else after I finish my work. I'm not in a hurry, unlike Song Yan, who's in a hurry to get married."

Seeing the training base of the Jungle Team, the few people stopped joking. Li Xiaojun stopped the car and the three of them went up to the observation deck. They picked up binoculars to watch the training on the mountain not far away. The three did not say hello, as the soldiers were all training normally.

"These people are very agile on mountain roads and in the forest. We didn't bring them here."

"They are basically all locals. They have an advantage in this regard. They have lived in the mountains since they were young. We have several platoon leaders, company commanders and squad leaders who are all locals."

"Look, that monkey-like creature is so agile. It is more flexible in the mountains than in the plains. When the time comes, the clearing of the west will depend on them."

Looking at a nimble figure moving up and down in the forest, sometimes hiding, sometimes suddenly attacking, his movements were clean and neat, and he was extremely agile. He must be a remarkable person.

"What's his name? Where is he from?"

"Oh, Chief, you're talking about him. His name is Ayou. Most of the people here don't have a surname. I asked that kid to take my surname. Now his name is Li You. He is from the Dulong ethnic group. He made a great contribution in the last raid on Jiesha. Now he is a squad leader. He trains very hard and has a good foundation, but his marksmanship is not so good."

"Yeah, that's right. People like this need to be trained well. They haven't touched a gun much, so their shooting skills are certainly not going to be good. But with this kind of coordination and flexibility, it shouldn't be difficult for him to learn shooting skills well."

After watching the training of the jungle team and visiting the daily training of the female soldiers, the three left.

"These female soldiers train very hard. Feng Qiumei, the militia leader, has a lot of knowledge in her head and trains very well."

Feng Qiumei is Song Yan's future sister-in-law. She is good-looking and quite heroic. She is also very straightforward.

"How about it, Xiaojun, are you interested? If you are interested, we can be brothers-in-law in the future."

"No, Miss Feng is nice, but she's not my type. I'm not lucky enough to be your brother-in-law."

"Okay, Xiaojun, it seems that you have to go to Hong Kong to find a wife. Now let's go and see Yan Zi's training. Then I will give you the tasks for the second half of the year."

When they heard about the tasks for the second half of the year, they became interested and no longer worried about Feng Qiumei.

Swallow's training base is closed to the outside world. There is a small base inside the base. There are five training officers in total, Swallow, Senior Brother Bai, a Senior Brother named Guo, and two soldiers.

There are a total of sixty members in the training team, half of them are males and half are females, all of them are children under ten years old.

"Brother, you're finally here. I really shouldn't have taken this mission. It's too tiring. Accompanying these kids every day is boring."

Zhu Xuefeng stood in front of Yan Zi and looked at her carefully. Most of the training here was outdoors. Yan Zi had become a lot darker. Unlike in the capital, where she always hid in the yard, she was kept fair and tender. Thinking of her fair and tender skin, Zhu Xuefeng felt Li Xiaojun thoughtfully. Unfortunately, Li Xiaojun was watching these kids training with great interest.

"Hold on for a few more months. Once you've completed your tasks for the second half of the year, I'll give you a break to go to Hong Kong and have a rest. You can go wherever you want. That should be fine, right? You take a break first. I'll go talk to Senior Brother Bai and Senior Brother Guo. I have to say hello when I come."

Speaking of the tasks for the second half of the year, Yan Zi also became interested and stopped pestering. The senior brother was always mysterious and refused to talk. "These children were selected by me and the master. There is no problem with their innate qualities, but their physical strength is still a little weak. It's been almost two months, and they haven't recovered yet."

These children were selected from the incident in May. Their families remained in Hong Kong and were placed in several factories by Dongsheng Company.

Senior Brother Bai and Senior Brother Guo were personally invited by Yan Zi according to Zhu Xuefeng's request to serve as instructors here. Their salary was not low, 800 Hong Kong dollars per month, paid by Zhu Xuefeng himself.

"Brother Bai, Brother Guo, are you all used to it here? Just let me know if you need anything. If you have any questions, you can go directly to Commander Song."

"With Yan Zi here, there's no need for us to worry. She asked Commander Song to get this base. The conditions are good, especially the food. We really have to thank them for being so thoughtful. It's only been less than two months. Just practice every day. The children have gained weight."

"That's fine. Please take good care of these children, brothers."

"Just do your thing, we'll talk if there's anything."

Neither of them knew what the relationship was between this autonomous region and Zhu Xuefeng. Yan Zi didn't say anything either. She just said that Zhu Xuefeng wanted to use this place to ask Senior Brother Bai to help train a small team. Anyway, Senior Uncle Yang was going to open a small shop here to collect medicinal materials, so the two of them followed him.

After saying goodbye to the two of them, I took Yan Zi and the four of us drove back to the mining estate in Pagang.

In the study, Zhu Xuefeng spread out a map and said, "I will tell you about the tasks for the second half of the year. I didn't want to tell you so early, but the situation has changed. I can only tell you in advance so that you can be prepared. Remember, only the four of us know about this and it must not be leaked."

Seeing that Zhu Xuefeng was serious, several people nodded.

"Song Yan said yesterday that the route here has been figured out. Let me explain..."

Several people were confused. How could this happen? Yan Zi was the first to ask.

"Brother, where did you hear that we would fight with Ah San? Aren't we saying that our relationship is fine now?"

Song Yan and Li Xiaojun had the same look in their eyes, finding it hard to believe.

"Don't worry about where the information comes from. I'll tell you the latest information. Ah San will take action after National Day. I don't know the exact time either. Please pay more attention to the news on the radio."

“Okay, I won’t explain any more. Our mission is to follow up in time after launching a counterattack in the country and then arrive at this place.”

Zhu Xuefeng pointed heavily on the map and drew a circle with a pen, "Abad! This is the destination of this operation. There is a temple here. Your mission is to sneak into the temple..."

"You must not be exposed during the entire process. It is best not to come into contact with either side. You can only follow behind the advancing team. You must wait until they continue to advance and leave before you can enter. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" Song Yan and Li Xiaojun certainly understood that this was to avoid accidents. After all, this kind of thing cannot be made public.

"Brother, are you sure that the treasure you mentioned is still there after our team has cleared the battlefield? And there is no one else in the temple?"

Zhu Xuefeng learned all this after watching this documentary. As for the treasure, it was discovered by Asan accidentally several years later. They had no idea that there was a treasure hidden under the temple.

"Yanzi, I'm sure they have already fled. There is a lot of gold, silver and other treasures buried under this temple. Many of them were looted from us. Your mission is to find them and bring them back to me."

The task was assigned. Although the three were skeptical, it did not affect the execution.

"Song Yan will be in charge of the overall planning of this operation, and Li Xiaojun will be in charge of leading the team and commanding the operation. Yan Zi, you will participate on my behalf and supervise the entire process. If there are any lawbreakers, they will be shot directly."

The matter was of great importance and no accidents could happen, so Zhu Xuefeng directly issued the kill order.

Song Yan and Li Xiaojun felt Zhu Xuefeng's attention and made up their minds to examine the commandos again before taking action.

"Brother, you're not going? Didn't you say you would take me with you last time?"

Zhu Xuefeng put down his pen, relaxed his expression, and smiled, "If I can go, I will tell you the news when I leave. I received a notice from the school that I have to go abroad in October, so I probably won't be able to make it."

Originally according to Zhu Xuefeng's plan, he would take Liang Yan and the other person to sneak in, and the action team would be responsible for the support outside. With the help of space and perspective, they could easily find the place. Once the space was installed, the task would be easily completed. But now the time is not right, and there will be no such opportunity in the future. He can only let Li Xiaojun lead the team and Yan Zi go treasure hunting.

"I'm giving you a heads up. This batch of cargo is not light, it should be more than one ton! You should plan it carefully, how to receive it, how to transport it, and ensure it is safely transported back. The autonomous region is currently short of funds for construction. You all know that this wealth is very important to the current development of the autonomous region..."

Zhu Xuefeng brought Liang Yan back to the manor, and Song Yan and Li Xiaojun left excitedly. More than one ton, even if it was all silver, was worth a lot and could greatly alleviate the difficulties of the autonomous region. It was really a timely relief.

"Brother, you really can't go. There are so many valuables here. If Li Xiaojun wants to do something bad, I can't do anything to him. These people are all his."

"This won't happen. Just remember that in this autonomous region, you can trust Song Yan and Li Xiaojun unconditionally."

Liang Yan seemed to understand, "Oh, and, brother, how about letting Gao Bo come here to teach the kids how to practice? I don't have anyone to accompany me here, so I might as well stay in the capital."

Zhu Xuefeng looked at Liang Yan's expectant face and hardened his heart. "Yanzi, there are many things in this world that we don't want to do, but we have to do. You can understand this, right?"

"Isn't it just that you can't help yourself when you are in the arena? Don't try to persuade me. I know this training plan is very important to you. Let's put it this way. I will stick to it until the end of the year. I want to go to Hong Kong for the Spring Festival. You promised me this during the Spring Festival last year."

"Okay, wait until they have laid a good foundation, and then I can find time to give them some guidance later. Senior Brother Bai and the others can't always teach children, so they can just come and give guidance for two months every year."

"Yanzi, I have high hopes for you. You are quite capable now, and it is not a good idea to just sit there doing nothing..."

"I've traveled all over the country for you, but the cat is just sitting here doing nothing. Brother, you're speaking with a guilty conscience..."

(End of this chapter)