Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

The steel rolling mill's leadership held internal meetings for three consecutive days.

They are all clarifying goals, assigning tasks, and so on.

Li Jiuzhou was naturally also assigned tasks.

His task was undoubtedly heavy; in fact, the steel mill canteen was considered extremely important by the factory's senior management.

It is a must that the workers eat well and be well-fed; this is an ironclad rule that cannot be taken lightly.

Even more important is the hospitality aspect; it's common knowledge that higher-level leaders habitually come to the factory for inspections during mealtimes.

They are not afraid of the leaders coming; they are afraid of them not coming.

Why was the proposal to expand the steel rolling mill approved so quickly?

The kitchen staff deserves the most credit, without exception.

Why were the expansion plans proposed by other factories in Beiping rejected?

Moreover, it was proposed before the steel rolling mill.

Even though the factory's top management had been pulling strings, the key issue was still hospitality; people are bound by obligations and obligations.

Although the local specialties provided by the steel mill weren't anything particularly valuable, we enjoyed eating them and were happy with our purchases.

Moreover, the steel rolling mill had already prepared the expansion plan, so the proposal to expand the plant was quickly approved.

Most importantly, the Russian experts who came to exchange technology all liked to eat at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. Whose credit is that?

There's no need to mention names anymore.

The task assigned to Li Jiuzhou at this expansion meeting was very simple: seek stability, not change!

Maintaining the current situation would be a major achievement.

The Russian experts possessed some advanced technology, and the factory leaders were all smiling obsequiously at them, even trying to learn from them.

We must treat them well, providing them with the best food and drink, for fear that they might become unhappy and refuse to teach us the skills.

This was not a difficult task for Li Jiuzhou.

Chinese food is his specialty, but who says he can't cook Western food?

In his past life, he was like that, occasionally he would be elegant, but really he was just so-so, how could it be particularly delicious?

He had also taken his wife and children to the Old Mo restaurant in Beiping once; it was just a bit more upscale.

As long as he has the ingredients, Li Jiuzhou can easily appease the Russians with just a few dishes.

After doing it a few times, Li Jiuzhou got tired of it and taught Sha Zhu, the two brothers taking turns cooking for the Russian.

A bunch of Russians are incredibly stingy. Instead of going to eat there, they insist on coming to the steel mill to fleece us.

However, this gave the steel rolling mill an opportunity. We'll provide food generously, but you also have to teach us the technology. There's no such thing as freeloading.

The factory applied directly for funding from higher authorities, just so that the Russians could eat better.

The Russians are also savvy and know how to navigate social situations; they don't just take advantage of others, and they teach real skills.

Moreover, they were generous to Li Jiuzhou and Shazhu, the two cooks who prepared meals for them, and would give them things from time to time.

Russian military overcoats, dog-skin hats, military canned goods, and the like.

Li Jiuzhou was also willing to do this kind of work. The technology was rare, and if you wanted someone else's technology, you had to give something in return.

Eating and drinking well is not a big problem, and he doesn't have to be subservient.

With this achievement, the factory leaders paid more attention to the canteen, and Li Jiuzhou himself gave him a separate reward.

Li Jiuzhou's abilities could be converted into merits for the factory leaders; he wouldn't be happy if he didn't serve the old Russian.

You can become dependent on someone who cooks for you.

The Russian experts who came to the steel rolling mill to teach technology didn't want to leave because the food at other factories was exceptionally bad.

We might as well teach at the steel rolling mill, and then other factories can send people over to learn.

It's like opening a training course at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, saving the Russians from having to travel around everywhere.

China is so big, and there are so many factories. Do we have to go there for everything?

They came to teach skills, not to die.

If the higher-ups have no objections, and the Russians are willing to teach the technology, that's fine.

The Russians didn't want to touch them, so they sent people over.

Other factories were heartbroken by this situation, and their eyes were practically red with envy.

Some who were indignant went to plead with their superiors, saying that this was unacceptable and that the experts had gone to the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, making things very difficult for them!

The leader had a terrible temper; having come from the battlefield, he immediately retorted with one sentence:

"Difficult to handle? Forget about it!"

In the end, each factory sent people to Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill to learn from them.

There were about two hundred people there.

The steel rolling mill also took it very seriously, arranging dormitories for students to live in while they studied, which made the factory leaders very happy.

The newcomer is a technical clerk and a top expert; he has so many things to do.

The steel rolling mill cannot keep secrets; this is a matter of great importance and cannot be done in this way.

All the techniques learned from the Russians had to be shared and exchanged with the top technical experts in various factories before being tackled.

The progress in just over two months has been rapid.

Even the Russian experts were somewhat taken aback by the pace of learning among the Chinese.

Although the Russian experts were foreigners, they were also technical experts.

People who work in technology tend to be simple-minded, without much scheming or cunning.

They were quite pleased to see a group of students who loved learning, mainly because they respected them, which is very important.

Sometimes, when I'm teaching so passionately that I forget myself, my students applaud me with wave after wave of applause.

At this point, I'll unconsciously start teaching from the bottom of my heart, unable to hide anything.

Moreover, they can tell the truth that they don't receive the same treatment back home as they do in China.

The Russians didn't send many top experts, but those who did come were definitely skilled.

China's technology is relatively backward; teaching them is enough.

More than three months have passed in the blink of an eye, and May has arrived.

The piglets at the breeding site are also growing very well.

Li Jiuzhou was very satisfied after visiting the farm. This time, the pigs raised were all local black pigs from North China, characterized by their all-black hair, thick skin, tolerance to roughage, and strong disease resistance!

None of the piglets died.

Raising pigs is risky; either they survive, or they all go bankrupt!

The five elderly women at the farm took great care of the piglets, chickens, and ducks, treating them just like their own.

Li Jiuzhou had also instructed them not to raise the animals too delicately, as they were prone to illness; normal care would suffice.

The salary of 18.5 for working on the breeding farm is not high, but the advantage is that the income is guaranteed regardless of drought or flood.

It's still a workstation, a legitimate steel rolling mill worker.

It's respectable to go out like this, and I'm wearing dark blue overalls.

18.5 is just a preliminary wage, and it's still the treatment for an apprentice.

However, the factory said that as long as the pigs, chickens, and ducks are successfully sold after one year and the survival rate is high, the salary will be raised to that of a regular employee, which is 27.5.

Under such conditions, how could the five aquaculture workers not treat them like treasures? They would feel heartbroken for days if they bumped or bruised them.

They get incredibly nervous even when the piglets have diarrhea.

Once, a few chicks died, and several old women sat on the ground wiping away tears. They were truly heartbroken.

No wonder they're nervous; a year from now, that's 27.5!

If we don't take good care of them now, we'll be wasting our money.