Siheyuan: The prosperous era starting from being a doctor

Chapter 489 Seeking Help and the New Official's First Three Actions
All is ready except for the opportunity.

The Mitsui family in Japan is even more anxious than those in China.

The hundreds of 'Rejuvenation Pills' that Mitsui Takataka and others brought back last month caused several older people, including the Mitsui clan chief, to notice significant changes in their bodies.

Even the clan leader, who had abstained from meat for several years due to health reasons, was able to display his prowess again a couple of days ago thanks to the effects of the "Imperial Palace Pill".

With his only son gone and himself unable to conceive another child, Mitsui clan chief was in despair.

Unexpectedly, after taking the 'Rejuvenation Pill' for just over a month, there was actually hope.

This made him ecstatic.

He eagerly instructed the family members in charge of negotiations and transactions to proceed as soon as possible.

He fantasized that if he took this medicine for a long time, he might be able to have another son in the near future.

In this way, the position of clan leader will not fall to other branches of the family.

Therefore, he couldn't wait to complete the transaction.

Every month, I receive a 'Rejuvenation Pill' and my wishes come true.

Thus, with the efforts of both parties, the deal to exchange medicine for a five-axis CNC machine tool was finally completed after more than a month.

Only after the equipment arrived in China did the leaders finally feel relieved.

Of course, the installation and debugging of the equipment also required the assistance of Japanese engineers.

A secret place on the outskirts of Beijing.

The Huaguo Precision Machine Tool Factory was established here.

At this moment, in the factory, China's most skilled engineers were intently focused on the engineers sent from Japan, carefully watching them install the equipment.

Such highly sophisticated equipment is really not something that China can accomplish on its own, without the engineers to install and debug it.

Even if we manage to install it according to the blueprints, the accuracy and other aspects will likely be far behind those of foreign counterparts.

and so.

The government then came up with a solution.

During the daytime, we have our domestic engineers learn from the other side.

Later that evening, I'll reinstall the other set following the same steps.

This not only provides a thorough understanding of the equipment, but also ensures smooth repair or replacement of parts in the future.

The idea is good.

However, it's unclear what the Japanese engineers were thinking.

Everyone involved in the installation and debugging process was not very dedicated.

He even clamored for good food and drink, and wanted girls to serve him.

If these conditions are not met, they will dawdle and delay.

When the Japanese men wanted a girl, Director Shi of the Huaguo Precision Machine Tool Factory refused without hesitation.

I just try my best to meet the other person's needs when it comes to food and drink.

Even with all the best products from the factory, it gradually became impossible to meet the other party's requirements.

These Japanese people are making a mountain out of a molehill. They're here to help China install and debug precision machinery, and they're demanding extremely high standards for food every day.

This morning, one of the leaders actually wanted to eat beef.

Although, due to Wang Mengde's influence, China's resources were more abundant than at the same time in the original history.

But beef, for example, is still not commonly found in the market.

Moreover, having just eaten a beef meal a couple of days ago has already depleted the entire inventory of Huaguo Precision Machine Tool Factory.

Director Shi pondered for a long time in his office, and suddenly thought of Wang Mengde.

To be honest, he felt like he was in a dream these past few days. He never imagined that the world's most advanced five-axis CNC machine tool could actually appear in a precision machine tool factory in China.

This is something I never dared to dream of before.

Despite more than 20 years of industrial development, China's industry still lags far behind that of developed countries due to its weak foundation.

Many devices that have been phased out two or three generations ago abroad are now considered leading technologies in China.

Therefore, his biggest dream is to obtain the next generation of advanced machine tool equipment from abroad so that China's industry can experience explosive growth.

But unexpectedly, it was achieved in one step.

He was of a high rank and knew the truth of the matter.

Understand the role Wang Mengde played in it.

In addition, I had heard before that Guang'anmen Hospital treats foreign patients and receives donations of supplies from them every now and then.

Therefore, he decided to borrow some supplies from the other party to cope with the emergency.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly asked the driver to take him to Guang'anmen Hospital.

Having finally found Wang Mengde, his first words were a request:
"Comrade Wang Mengde, I am the director of Huaguo Precision Machine Tool Factory. My surname is Shi. I would like to borrow some supplies from you, mainly beef, mutton and pork. If you have some canned goods, that would be even better."

"Director Shi, hello."

How much of these supplies do you need? If it's not a large quantity, I can give you several hundred kilograms of meat and several hundred bottles of canned food.

If there are a particularly large quantity, it might take some time, because the supplies in the warehouse have mostly been allocated.

Seeing the anxious expression on the face of the man in his fifties in front of me.

Wang Mengde readily agreed.

He was a household name at Huaguo Precision Machine Tool Factory.

It is the largest and most technologically advanced machine tool factory in China, and its machine tools are supplied to all parts of the country.

It can be said to be one of the most important units.

Now that the other party has asked for his help, he is willing to help with anything within his power.

“Great, Comrade Wang Mengde, we don’t need much. Just a few dozen kilograms of beef and mutton, a hundred or so kilograms of pork, and a few dozen bottles of canned fruit will do.”

This isn't what our factory workers eat; it's because of the demands made by those Japanese engineers. They feel that if they don't eat well, they won't work as hard.

Factory Director Shi said with a grateful expression.

At the same time, he also started complaining.

He couldn't tell anyone except the people in the factory, since the existence of Japanese engineers and five-axis CNC machine tools was top secret.

Wang Mengde happened to be an insider, so saying a few words wouldn't hurt.

"That's just how the Japanese are: greedy for small gains, ungrateful, and bullying the weak while fearing the strong."

By the way, Director Shi, you can take all the things I mentioned earlier away later.

Just as Japanese engineers need meat, our Chinese engineers also need to supplement their nutrition.

This time, because we didn't prepare in advance, we only had 300 jin of beef, 200 jin of mutton, and 500 jin of pork, plus 500 cans of fruit.

In addition, here is 1,000 catties each of flour and rice, and 100 catties each of white sugar and brown sugar. You can use these for now.

"When other foreign patients make large donations in a while, I'll save some supplies for you." Wang Mengde waved his hand dismissively.

Despite the large amount of supplies he mentioned, it's actually nothing for a factory.

Huaguo Precision Machine Tool Factory is a large factory with thousands of employees.

The supplies he distributed, when divided among everyone, weren't much.

"Comrade Wang Mengde, thank you so much, you are a lifesaver."

Our factory has been very busy lately, including the installation of a five-axis CNC machine tool.

Many comrades spent their days learning from Japanese engineers and their nights working late into the night trying to install the equipment themselves, and many of them lost a lot of weight.

Now that they have these supplies you sent, they can finally replenish their supplies properly.

Factory Director Shi held his hand tightly, tears welling up in his eyes.

There was no other way; these supplies were all valuable items.

You can't find this much on the market at all; their factory doesn't even get this much beef, mutton, canned goods, white sugar, and brown sugar in a whole year. With these supplies, many of the factory's engineers have the nutrition to work more and better.

He was confident that he could complete the tasks assigned by his superiors satisfactorily.

"By the way, Director Shi, these Japanese engineers, if they just eat and drink well, I'm afraid they won't put their hearts into their work."

In that case, I'll approve some more "Rejuvenation Pills" for you. You can tell them that as long as they install and adjust them properly, they can teach all the Chinese engineers how to use them.

When each person leaves, give them ten 'Rejuvenation Pills,' guaranteeing they will be even more diligent and attentive than when they were filial to their parents.

Seeing that Director Shi was about to leave, Wang Mengde suddenly spoke.

Having such a powerful tool as the "Rejuvenation Pill" at home, one should naturally make good use of it.

Moreover, the complexity of a five-axis CNC machine tool is unmatched by ordinary equipment.

Based on his understanding of the Japanese, he knew they certainly wouldn't tell China everything.

It's absolutely essential to have a backup plan.

Therefore, he wanted to use this method to extract all of the other party's knowledge.

Only by fully utilizing the capabilities of these machine tools can his involvement be truly worthwhile.

At noon that day.

In the Huaguo Precision Machine Tool Factory, more than twenty Japanese engineers sat in a large conference room. Their expressions softened considerably as they looked at the sumptuous meal on the table.

Lunch included not only beef and mutton, but also canned fruit.

This meal was the best they had during their trip to China.

After finishing their meal, they slumped into their chairs, picking their teeth and chatting idly.

The afternoon work will not begin until 2 PM.

Unlike workers in China, they don't start work at 1 AM.

This rule was made clear on the very first day.

The group of more than twenty people were chatting happily when Factory Director Shi walked in with a smile.

"Everyone, I have some good news to tell you."

To thank everyone for their hard work and dedication, and with the approval of our superiors, each of you will receive ten 'Rejuvenation Pills' as a reward when you leave.

After saying this, he glanced at the Japanese engineers who were sitting casually.

Those people, who had initially been indifferent, suddenly became serious.

Everyone stood up from their chairs.

With surprise on their faces, one of them spoke first:

"Respected Director Shi, you just said that each person would receive ten 'Rejuvenation Pills,' not that there would only be ten pills in total?"

"That's right, ten pills for each person, but to get them, we need to install and adjust them properly, and teach our engineers."

Otherwise, if even one of them fails to meet the requirements, you won't be able to take these ten 'Rejuvenation Pills' with you."

Factory Director Shi said with certainty.

"Director Shi, rest assured, we will teach you everything without reservation."

"By the way, now that everyone's finished eating, let's get back to work."

The leading Japanese engineer called out loudly to his companions.

Everyone else responded positively as well.

Even before the designated working hours, everyone was eager to get to work.

These are ten 'Rejuvenation Pills'; they had all vaguely heard of the preciousness of this medicine.

It is said that a single pill is worth tens of thousands of dollars.

Ten of them together would amount to more than 100,000 US dollars.

This amount of money is enough for these engineers to work overtime willingly.

September arrived quickly.

This morning.

Dean Lu called Wang Mengde into his office.

"Comrade Wang Mengde, I will most likely be working for a higher-level department early next year, and the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine will be handed over to you."

This is what I'm thinking: when you take over, there will definitely be many things you won't have time to understand.

"Why don't you start now and gradually assist me with my work, so I can learn in advance what the dean is supposed to do?"

"Dean, it's still early, and whether I can become dean next year still needs to be determined by the higher-ups."

Wang Mengde humbly replied with two sentences.

Even though this matter is already a done deal.

However, until a final decision is made, there is still room for change.

Therefore, he was somewhat cautious.

"Haha, don't refuse this. Several leaders from higher-level departments talked to me about it the day before yesterday."

From now on, only you can take over at the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Guang'anmen Hospital; no one else can.

Dean Lu said with a smile.

To be honest, after serving as dean for almost twenty years, he was still a little reluctant to leave.

But there was nothing he could do. Firstly, he was getting old and his energy was gradually waning.

For the Chinese Academy of Traditional Medicine to develop better, he must step down and make way for a more capable person.

He only felt at ease after handing the unit over to Wang Mengde.

"Then I'll give it a try."

Seeing Dean Lu's resolute stance, Wang Mengde had no choice but to agree.

If I were to refuse again, it would seem rather insincere.

"That's right. As the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility."

Your abilities are undeniable; you're more than qualified for a position in a higher-level department, let alone the director of a Traditional Chinese Medicine research institute.

Upon hearing his agreement, Dean Lu said happily.

"By the way, you're a new broom sweeping clean now, so you need to make a strong start."

"Dean, there is indeed something I want to do right now."

I've spoken with many colleagues, and although the company has allocated housing to everyone, it's no longer enough because many employees' children have grown up and are getting married.

I plan to apply to the district and city governments to reserve a large area of ​​undeveloped land near the new site for the continued construction of staff housing.

"Currently, Guang'anmen Hospital's account is accumulating more and more money. There's no point in keeping it if we don't spend it. We might as well use it to provide some benefits for the staff."

My idea is that each employee can purchase one or two apartment units in the staff housing complex at a discounted price in the future.

Wang Mengde revealed what he had already planned.

He actually had some selfish motives as well.

Wang Yuandi and Wang Yuanxun are almost grown up.

These two brothers should get married and have children in a few years.

Housing is extremely scarce in Beijing right now, and due to policy reasons, it's practically impossible to buy a house.

“Your idea is good. I’ve heard that many employees’ children have had their marriages delayed because they don’t have a house.”

If this problem can be solved for everyone, I believe they will be able to work with peace of mind and won't be bothered by family matters.

Dean Lu thought for a moment, then nodded in approval.

(End of this chapter)