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Chapter 553 Seeking an 'opportunity to shine'! (Seeking monthly votes)

Wu Zhi is a man of action!
Knowing how to eliminate the hidden danger, he was unwilling to wait a moment longer.

They went straight to the neighborhood office and invited Director Chen over.

At that time, the Gulou Repair Shop was definitely a hot commodity in the neighborhood.

Director Chen was very accommodating; at noon, we had a proper meal in the repair shop's simple canteen.

Don't let the simple appearance of the repair shop's canteen fool you; the food is genuinely quite good.

Given the opportunity, Wu Aiguo never considered mistreating himself.

In addition to the supplies distributed by the street, the nearby underground markets and rural areas are also key areas for the repair shop's logistics procurement.

Putting everything else aside, there's always oil and grease in the food every day.

This is quite good for the repair shop's employees.

Wu Aiguo often prepares some good ingredients himself and puts them in the canteen.

Live fish caught from Beihai, and eggs, are always available.

He also stored all the medicinal ingredients he purchased from pharmacies and other channels here as cooking materials.

I've tried almost every kind of fish dish, from pickled fish to steamed fish to mandarin fish.

There were also steaming hot egg cakes, egg pancakes, steamed eggs, and sweet egg soup, all of which Wu Aiguo personally prepared.

The newly transferred head chef was quite surprised!

Wu Zhi couldn't keep his thoughts to himself and voiced his concerns directly at the dinner table.

"Then what do you want to do?"

Director Chen pondered for a moment, then asked directly.

"The honeycomb briquettes produced in the factory are sold to the neighborhood at a uniform price!"

Wu Zhi presented the plan they had discussed beforehand: "As for whether the street will open another coal shop or set up a special supply point for honeycomb briquettes, the repair shop will not get involved!"

Seeing that Director Chen did not answer immediately, he felt a chill run down his spine.

It seems that Patriot was right; he was worried about potential risks, and Director Chen was just as worried.

"Director Chen, the repair shop actually has no plans to continue making honeycomb briquettes!"

Wu Zhi gritted his teeth and delivered a ruthless blow.

"Oh, wasn't it doing just fine?"

Director Chen exclaimed in surprise, "It's a sure-fire way to make money!"

"In fact, I think honeycomb briquettes should be produced on a large scale by large machines, so that the cost can be reduced even further!"

Wu Zhi said directly, "There are actually other better projects at the repair shop, but most of our manpower and resources are currently tied up in making honeycomb briquettes!"

Seeing that Director Chen did not speak, he continued, "Manual coal briquette machines can be sold. One manual coal briquette machine is enough to meet the needs of all residents in a courtyard house!"

How many courtyard houses and staff dormitories are there in Beijing?

"The profit margin for manual coal making machines is much higher!"

Wu Zhi became more and more excited as he spoke, gesturing wildly as he said, "And there are also stoves that come with honeycomb briquettes. If they are designed and made well, not every household will need them, but at least half of the families in the capital will, right?"

He paused there, concluding, "As long as these things are handled properly, the repair shop can easily expand into a factory with a thousand employees in a short time!" "I've taken your words to heart!"

Director Chen's eyes lit up, and he immediately made the decision: "The honeycomb briquettes are settled!"

He was drawn to the large factory with a thousand employees that Wu Zhi had mentioned.

If the repair shop can really develop that well, then the job placement for eligible young people in the neighborhood office will be no problem at all for the next few years.

Thinking back, every time we graduated from junior high and high school, the neighborhood committee would go to the surrounding factories and beg them to give us more factory jobs.

There are always too many monks and not enough porridge, which is a headache for the neighborhood committee.

There are far too many children from impoverished families in need of care.

And some residents on certain streets are more difficult than you can imagine.

I've experienced all sorts of bizarre things, from throwing tantrums and rolling on the ground to kneeling and begging for mercy, and even slamming my fist on the table and cursing.

During the most stressful times, Director Chen didn't even dare to go home.

The meal was enjoyed by both the host and guests.

"By the way, I've noticed a few young men outside the repair shop who have been busy cleaning up various sanitation issues for the past few days, even starting to clean up the stinky ditch?"

The construction of Beijing's modern drainage system continued into the 21st century, and its current state is clearly quite dire.

When it rains, many areas become flooded, causing blockages in traditional sewers and leading to the accumulation of various kinds of garbage and debris.

The famous Longxugou sanitation cleanup campaign involved a large number of troops, demonstrating just how serious the sanitation situation was at the time.

In areas like Gulou, where there are large residential areas, the traditional underground drainage ditches have turned into veritable stinking ditches.

Every rainy season, waterlogging occurs.

The sewage in the stinking ditch would even flow back into the water; you can imagine how terrible the situation and smell must have been.

The country's current main focus is on large-scale construction, leaving it with little capacity to repair or build new urban drainage systems.

Putting aside other issues, given the severe shortage of various engineering vehicles, and the limited number of vehicles to begin with, a large number of able-bodied young laborers need to be mobilized.

And most of these people are workers from various factories!
Of course, given the current level of awareness among Chinese people, they are quite proactive in bringing their own food to participate in voluntary labor.

However, it requires experts who are very familiar with urban drainage systems to make plans, and it is not so easy to organize and dispatch manpower in a reasonable way.

It can only be said that China's capabilities in urban operation are still in their infancy at this stage.

It's rare to see street factories proactively cleaning up their surroundings, or even cleaning up stinking ditches that people avoid at all costs.

It's still August and the summer heat hasn't subsided, so you can imagine how bad the sanitation and smell are over there by the stinky ditch.

"They're all unemployed vagrants who hang out around Deshengmen!"

During the meal, Wu Aiguo accompanied them, and it was his turn to explain: "Before, because my father, who is also Director Wu's brother-in-law, owed money outside, he actually brought several debt collectors to our house!"

"I thought a thief had broken into my house, but I ended up giving those debt collectors a good beating. Two of them were seriously injured and had to be sent to the hospital!"

When he said this, Wu Aiguo looked embarrassed.

Director Chen, however, was well aware of the situation. He understood that the unemployed, the debt collectors, and the connection with Deshengmen were all perfectly clear.
Over there at Deshengmen, there's a farmers' market spontaneously organized by villagers from outside the city, and crucially, there's also a black market there.

"Look, they brought their friends over to apologize and insisted that I give them a chance to show their appreciation, so I had them help clean up the area outside the factory. They did a pretty good job!"

(End of this chapter)