Siheyuan: If I marry Qin Huairu, I will become stronger by showing off.

Chapter 430: Frontier official, I will send you to the top!
The strange thing is,
Tan Yali came down from the stairs, but there was no sign of Lou Xiao'e. This made Wu Youde a little strange. Could it be that she was not at home?
But it shouldn't be.

If she was not at home, would Lou Zhenhua have called Lou Xiao'e and asked her to come down?
That's not logical.

"Hey! The great writer is here! Welcome, welcome~~"

"Mrs. Tan, long time no see. You are still as charming as ever!" Wu Youde stood up and said with a smile.

These words are not false.

Tan Yali was wearing a purple cashmere dress, her hair was tied up high with a emerald green hairpin inserted in it, and she wore a pearl necklace around her neck that hung down to her chest.

Simple and generous, yet graceful and elegant.

The sense of déjà vu of a noble lady is overwhelming!

Tan Yali also looked at Wu Youde and said with a smile: "You are still good at talking, haha~ Xiao Wu, you haven't been here for a while!"

"Come sit down and talk. Don't leave later. Let's have lunch here at noon."

"That's great! Tan's dishes are so delicious!"

"Haha~Okay, eat more at noon, I'll go to the kitchen to check."

After watching Tan Yali leave, Wu Youde sat back on the sofa, turned to look at Lou Zhenhua, and asked, "Xiao'e isn't home?"

"Yes, he may be busy doing something, or he may be sleeping," said Lou Zhenhua.

After a pause,
He laughed again and said, "You are a kid who never comes to visit a temple for no reason. I have noticed this in the past two years...

Haha, what’s up today? "

This statement sounds derogatory, as if saying that Wu Youde is too realistic.

However, Wu Youde understood that Lou Zhenhua did not mean that. If he really meant that, he would not have brought it up on his own initiative and asked him directly.

The fact that he asked so directly showed that he didn't consider himself an outsider.

These words are actually just a joke.

Wu Youde laughed and gave a thumbs up, "Director Lou is still so wise!"

"Haha, I accept this flattery with a smile."

Lou Zhenhua laughed, then took out a cigar box from the drawer of the coffee table. Seeing Wu Youde signaled that he didn't want one, he lit one himself, then crossed his legs and took a deep puff.

"Tell me, I'm quite curious, what's the matter?"

Wu Youde smiled and said, "I want to buy a yard."

???

Lou Zhenhua, who was smoking a cigar, suddenly paused, and then "cough cough cough cough..."

"Ahem... just... that's it?"

Lou Zhenhua looked at Wu Youde in surprise. He thought it was some big deal, but he didn't expect it was just buying a house.

Isn’t this matter simple?

Buy it if you have money!
No money?

impossible!
He didn't think that Wu Youde would be short of money. Apart from anything else, he had given nearly one million yuan for that batch of supplies.

As a middleman, Wu Youde must make some money.

If you earn a little, isn’t it more than enough to buy a house?

Lou Zhenhua's mind raced and he soon thought of a possibility.

He asked curiously, "What yard? Is that yard hard to buy?"

Wu Youde laughed and said that dealing with smart people is simple. You don’t have to explain in too much detail, people will understand what you mean.

He smiled and nodded, then clapped his hands and said, "The factory director is so wise!"

"Haha, tell me quickly, what yard do you want to buy that is not easy to buy?" Lou Zhenhua said.

"Prince Gong's Mansion." Wu Youde said.

"Cough cough cough cough!!!"

“Oh cough cough cough… cough cough cough cough cough…”

Lou Zhenhua's face turned red and he kept coughing. He patted his chest and quickly put down his cigar. He didn't dare to smoke anymore.

He was worried that if Wu Youde said something shocking later, he would choke to death...

"Cough...cough...cough..."

Tan Yali, who was arranging lunch in the kitchen, heard the noise and hurried out. Then she saw Lou Zhenhua coughing uncontrollably, Wu Youde looking at him innocently, and a burning cigar in the ashtray on the coffee table.

"What's wrong? Are you choking?"

"Drink some tea to calm your nerves."

Tan Yali walked over and patted Lou Zhenhua gently on the back. Lou Zhenhua coughed a few more times, then turned around and looked at Wu Youde in shock.

"Why would you want to buy Prince Gong's Mansion? Why do you want to buy Prince Gong's Mansion?"

"what???"

Tan Yali was also stunned. She looked at Wu Youde blankly with an expression of disbelief, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"Youde, you...you want to buy Prince Gong's Mansion???"

Wu Youde touched his nose and chuckled, "I would like to buy the entire Prince Gong's Mansion, but I guess... this is not a good idea, right?"

"..."

Tan Yali was speechless and turned to look at Lou Zhenhua.

Lou Zhenhua frowned and thought for a moment. After a moment, he nodded slowly, then shook his head.

"It's not impossible, but it will be more troublesome, and..."

“It’s a bit too ostentatious!”

He looked up at Wu Youde and said, "We need to prepare a large sum of money."

Swagger...

Forget it.

Wu Youde smiled and said, "Money is not a problem, but I don't like to show off, nor do I like to be troubled by others, so I'd better buy only part of it.

I have learned a little about Prince Gong's Mansion and I think its backyard in the middle of the road is quite nice.

It is closest to Shichahai and has the best scenery. You can see the lake by opening the window.

Director, you have a wide network of contacts, do you think there is a way to buy it?"

Middle Road Backyard...

Lou Zhenhua felt a little relieved. He was actually a little worried that Wu Youde wanted him to help buy the entire Prince Gong Mansion.

It’s not that it can’t be done, but it’s difficult.

Moreover, although it was Wu Youde who bought it, it was Lou Zhenhua who made the arrangements, and outsiders would certainly associate it with him, which would inevitably bring him a lot of rumors and controversy.

of course,

If Wu Youde asked for the purchase of the entire Prince Gong Mansion, Lou Zhenhua would definitely agree and would definitely do his best to help.

However, if trouble can be avoided, it is definitely best to avoid it.

The difficulty of just taking over a backyard in the middle would be reduced by 90%. Lou Zhenhua smiled and nodded, readily agreeing.

"Okay, I'll find out in the next two days which department is in charge of Prince Gong's Mansion. In fact, if it's just this matter, you don't need to come to me.

You are now a famous writer known throughout the country.

If you just want to buy part of the yard, just go there. I think you can do it. They will definitely give you face as a great writer.

Hahaha……"

Wu Youde laughed at himself and said, "But I don't even know who is in charge of Prince Gong's Mansion now, let alone coming here."

"Haha, then let me learn about it first. It's not difficult. It's a waste to leave the house empty. We might as well make use of it." Lou Zhenhua said.

Tan Yali smiled and joked: "The great writer will live in the palace in the future..."

"The scenery there is better. Good scenery can easily inspire me and make it easier for me to create. Otherwise, I wouldn't buy it." Wu Youde said nonsense with a smile.

After talking about this,
Wu Youde asked about the current situation of the steel rolling mill. When he mentioned this, the relaxed look on Lou Zhenhua's face faded a lot.

He said in a deep voice: "The factory is getting bigger and bigger, with more and more people, and it's getting harder to manage..."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Wu Youde couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Lou Zhenhua looked at him in surprise, and after a while, he suddenly started laughing too.

Wu Youde said cheerfully, "This is an inevitable result, Director. You shouldn't complain about this. You should have expected it."

Lou Zhenhua held his forehead and smiled bitterly, "Yes, you are right. I did expect it, but when it really happened...

It’s inevitable that I still feel a little… unwilling!”

More than just unwillingness?
I'm afraid you even want to curse!
Wu Youde secretly complained in his heart. In the past, the steel mill was a private enterprise, and Lou Zhenhua had the final say. He could do whatever he wanted, and whoever he wanted to leave had to leave quickly...

But now, all this is impossible.

You have to consider who the other person is, and what kind of troubles you will get into if you let him go...

It is even possible that your opinions will be rejected.

How can I bear this?
But there is nothing I can do about it!
After thinking about it,
Wu Youde asked directly: "Director, how much say do you have in the steel mill now? Or...

This steel mill, do you think it counts?"

Lou Zhenhua nodded and said in a deep voice: "Of course I have the final say. Two-thirds of the right to speak is in my hands, but...

We often have to consider and weigh many factors, which is very tiring!

It’s a simple task, but it takes a long time and is very troublesome to complete it! "This is normal, and it will be even more exaggerated in the future.

How can the presence of power be reflected without a stamp?
Wu Youde said: "Director, since you have already joined the game, you must abide by the rules of the game. This is unavoidable and no one can avoid it."

Lou Zhenhua nodded slightly.

Changing the subject, Wu Youde asked again: "Director, what are your plans for the future?"

"Youde, don't hide anything. Just say what you want to say," said Lou Zhenhua.

Wu Youde smiled and said, "No matter how big the steel mill is, no matter how much money you make, it's not yours now. Of course, you can benefit a lot from it. But I think...

It's just a stepping stone!
Springboard, springboard, through it, you can jump to a higher place, this is the wisest way, what do you think, factory director?"

Lou Zhenhua didn't comment, picked up his cigar again, took a deep puff, and said, "Go on."

Wu Youde added: "You are now a minister, which is already a high level. If you are transferred to a local government...

This is at least a governor!

In charge of the administration and taxation of a province, a true frontier official!"

After a pause,
Wu Youde continued, "If he is not sent to stay in Beijing, he will be a minister...

With your ability and experience, you are qualified to work in the Ministry of Industry or the Ministry of Commerce. You deserve the title of Assistant Minister."

He looked at Lou Zhenhua with a smile, "Which of these two places is much better than your current situation, right?"

Lou Zhenhua nodded in acknowledgment.

In fact, he had thought about all these things, and a lot of them. Otherwise, he would not have taken the initiative to request the restructuring of his own factory.

All he wanted was a shortcut, a shortcut to the top of the pyramid.

The idea of ​​officialism has existed in this country for thousands of years!
This is engraved in the genes of every Chinese!
Everyone wants to be an official. Everyone thinks that being an official is good and that being an official has a bright and promising future. Even Lou Zhenhua thinks so.

So, is this really the case?

Yes.

This is indeed the case.

As a future person more than seventy years later, Wu Youde can pat his chest and say loudly and confidently: It’s good to be an official, it’s really good to be an official!
What's the good thing?

There are too many to list even if I talk for three days and three nights!
Wu Youde believes that existence is reasonable, especially those things that have existed for thousands of years.

Many people despise the “official-centered” mentality in the genes of Chinese people, and think that they are ignorant. In fact, this is the truth, right? ! !
Think for a moment,

Lou Zhenhua said: "It is not easy to be released."

"That's right.

Wu Youde said: “So, I think what you should do most now is to further expand the steel rolling mill, increase its output value, and improve its profitability.

Now the whole country is working in joint ventures. If the steel rolling mill can achieve this under your leadership, it will set an extremely good example for everyone!
This will also make the people above proud.

It also proves your ability, killing three birds with one stone!! "

"Well...I've been thinking about this recently..."

Lou Zhenhua frowned, and after a moment's silence, he said, "The scale of the steel mill is already quite large. How easy is it to go further?"

Wu Youde frowned and said nothing.

The living room suddenly fell into silence, both of them were thinking about their own things.

Before Lou Zhenhua knew it, the cigar in his hand had burned halfway. Just as he was about to end the topic, Wu Youde suddenly said, "Open a branch factory."

These four sudden words stunned Lou Zhenhua.

“Open…open a branch factory?”

"That's right. Since our factory has reached a bottleneck and it's hard to move forward, why not break free from this shackles and start anew?"

"Then where should we open a branch? There are many requirements for the location of a steel plant, and it is very restricted by the raw materials."

"Where there is iron, of course."

Wu Youde smiled and said calmly: "Where there is iron, there we will build a factory. The branch factory can change the existing production model of the steel rolling mill, mining, smelting, forming and rolling, a one-stop production.

This way, we can be self-sufficient and do not need to purchase ore from outside, which also saves a lot of transportation costs. "

"That would be great if that were the case."

Lou Zhenhua nodded, he knew the benefits of this production and operation model.

In fact, he had a small iron mine before, and it was because of that mine that he built the steel rolling mill.

However, as the resources in that mine became increasingly depleted, the steel mill began to purchase ore from outside.

Lou Zhenhua sighed, "But iron ore is hard to find, it's buried underground, mostly in deep mountains and forests.

It may take ten or eight years to find a rich mine.

It’s all based on luck…”

Wu Youde looked at him with a smile, and when he saw him take another puff of his cigar, he suddenly said, "I know, I know several.

One of them is not far from our capital, which is very suitable for the steel mill to open a branch factory. "

“Cough cough cough cough!!!”

“Ah, cough, cough, cough… cough, cough, cough, cough…”

After Lou Zhenhua was stunned for a moment, his face turned red, his chest heaved violently, and he broke out into coughing again.

"Are you really... ahem... really?"

"Ahem! Youde, ahem, ahem... Do you really know?"

Although he felt physically uncomfortable, he did not care about that. He stared at Wu Youde with eyes wide open and asked urgently, his face full of urgency and impatience.

Facing his cannibalistic gaze,

Wu Youde nodded with a smile, "I really know."

"Youde, this is a serious matter, this is not a joke?!" Lou Zhenhua said.

Wu Youde said: "That's easy. You can hire an exploration team to go to that place first and explore it carefully, and then you will know whether what I said is true or not."

"Yes, yes, that's right, that's right..."

Lou Zhenhua suddenly stood up, clasped his hands together, and walked around the living room excitedly, obviously too excited to move.

"Let's explore first... let's take a look first..."

"Youde, where is that place?"

Since Wu Youde mentioned it just now, it means that he deliberately wanted to tell Lou Zhenhua to help him again.

At this moment, Lou Zhenhua asked, and he directly said: "Yanshan."

"Yanshan?"

Lou Zhenhua felt a little relieved. It was indeed not far from the capital. However, Yanshan Mountain was not small either. It was hundreds of kilometers long and had many branches. Finding a mine in it was like looking for a needle in a haystack. It was by no means an easy task.

He asked again: "Where is Yanshan?"

"At the foot of Yanshan Mountain, on the banks of Luan River, Tangshan and Qian'an." said Wu Youde.

This is already detailed enough. If you still can't find it, you might as well just find a piece of tofu and kill yourself.

After hearing this, Lou Zhenhua was overjoyed and delighted.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"Qian'an, Qian'an! Good, good, good!"

"Okay, okay, hahaha..."

"Youde, please sit down for a while. I'll go to the study to make a few phone calls. I'll arrange for the organization now."

Lou Zhenhua couldn't sit still. After hearing such great news, he couldn't wait to verify it. If it was true...

Then it will take off!

Even Jesus couldn't stop it!!
Wu Youde nodded, indicating that it was time for him to get busy, and Lou Zhenhua went upstairs excitedly.

……

The news that Wu Youde told Lou Zhenhua was not fabricated but true.

In Qian'an, at the foot of Yanshan Mountain,

There really is a large iron mine with proven iron ore reserves of "500 million" tons, and it is an open-pit iron mine, ranking among the best in Asia.

The famous Shougang Group in later generations is the owner of this iron mine.

This iron mine is one of Shougang’s main raw material bases and ranks among the top ten iron mines in the country!

But now that Wu Youde has told Lou Zhenhua the location of the iron mine, there will be no place for Shougang in the future. Maybe the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill will replace Shougang in the future...

Thinking of this,

Wu Youde suddenly felt very interesting and had a sense of accomplishment in changing the course of history. The emotional value provided by this sense of accomplishment was very nice and made him feel very happy.

It’s a pity that I can’t share it with others. I can only savor it slowly and enjoy it secretly.

Thinking about it,

The corners of his mouth curved up involuntarily...

"Hey!! What are you laughing at?!"

A delicate cry exploded in Wu Youde's ears, which frightened him so much that he came to his senses instantly and turned his head sharply.

Suddenly,

What came into view was a pretty face with a charming smile, a hint of anger, and a beauty as beautiful as a flower...

……

(End of this chapter)