Pursued by the Heavenly Dao, first level up in the courtyard.

The Qi soldiers who had previously visited various overseas locations found tens of thousands of ancient books.

There were countless ancient books overseas, and the Qi soldiers picked them up whenever they saw them.

He plans to keep the original ancient books for himself, use his synthesis skills to copy various ancient books, and then donate them to the Chongqing Museum.

Ancient books retrieved from overseas can, to some extent, reveal certain truths.

Many of the existing historical records of the Xia Dynasty were fabricated by people with ulterior motives.

The account of Zhang Mouzhong massacring 600 million people in Chuanzhou cannot be true.

Tens of thousands equals one hundred million, so six hundred million equals six hundred million. At that time, the entire Great Xia Dynasty did not have six hundred million people.

Time passed day by day, and before we knew it, it was 1963 in the world of courtyard houses.

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Qi Bing arrived at the Comprehensive Management Bureau.

As he entered the office, he quickly flipped through various reports.

"Chen Gaosong of Wucheng, Xiangzhou, drastically reduced Zhou Zhengyang's salary in an attempt to suppress him, and even openly stated that arranging for him to go to remote towns was to give him grassroots experience?"

According to current regulations, master's graduates who have completed a full year of internship are classified as Level 21.

After reviewing the remaining reports, Qi Bing issued an order to secretly investigate Chen Gaosong and Zhou Zhengyang.

A week later, Qi Bing, having obtained detailed information, went to see some elders.

A few days later, Chen Gaosong, who was at level eight, went to the grassroots level for training, while Zhou Zhengyang was assigned to level twenty.

According to the current rules of Da Xia, Zhou Zhengyang would be promoted to level 21 after working for a year. However, due to Chen Gaosong's suppression, he was directly promoted to level 20 after working for two years.

Chen Gaosong was disgraced and resentful after being demoted from level eight to level thirty and transferred to a remote township.

Someone tried to speak well of Chen Gaosong, but was silenced by his superiors' rebuke.

If Zhou Zhengyang can train at the grassroots level, why can't Chen Gaosong do the same?

Chen Gaosong, who is in his fifties this year, could only rise one level a year at most from level 30 to level 25 before facing retirement.

Qi Bing's sword was fast and ruthless, and Chen Gaosong was basically finished.

If you don't perform well when you join an administrative position, it's uncertain whether you'll get promoted even after ten years, let alone a year.

In Wanzhou, at the Dongsheng Steel Rolling Mill residential compound, the Liu family lived.

Liu Guangqi, who had just returned home from get off work, sat on a stool and sighed repeatedly.

Seeing this, Du Lanyue asked, "Guangqi, what's wrong?"

Liu Guangqi said, "Honey, I received a letter from my dad. He's been promoted to deputy director of the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill."

Du Lanyue was stunned for a moment; she hadn't expected Liu Haizhong to become the deputy factory director.

A thought flashed through her mind, and Du Lanyue asked, "Guangqi, how about we transfer back to Beicheng?"

Liu Guangqi is the eldest son of the Liu family. If he can return to Beicheng, he will surely have a bright future.

Over the past few years, because he offended Li Weiguo, Liu Guangqi has only been promoted one level.

Seven years after graduating from vocational school, Liu Guangqi was still at the administrative level 25, and he felt extremely ashamed.

Under normal circumstances, vocational school graduates start their administrative jobs at administrative level 26 during their internship and are promoted to administrative level 25 upon becoming full-time employees.

Liu Guangqi's current rank is the same as that of a vocational school graduate who has been promoted to a permanent position.

Liu Guangqi was very tempted and quickly said, "I'll write a letter to my dad and ask him to find a way to transfer us back."

Liu Guangqi, who had once implicated his father-in-law, did not want to stay at Dongsheng Steel Rolling Mill and just wait to die.

If Liu Guangqi hadn't offended Li Weiguo, the gatekeeper, Du Zhiteng wouldn't have been demoted from deputy factory director to workshop director.

Several years have passed, and Du Zhiteng is still the workshop director. If nothing unexpected happens, he will never get promoted in his lifetime.

Liu Haizhong was an official-minded person, and Liu Guangqi was no exception.

When Liu Haizhong became the director of the forging workshop, his rank was the same as his father-in-law Du Zhiteng's, and Liu Guangqi had little intention of returning to Beicheng.

Now that his biological father, Liu Haizhong, has become the deputy director of the steel rolling mill, surpassing his father-in-law, Du Zhiteng, Liu Guangqi can no longer sit still.

That afternoon, Liu Haizhong drove his pickup truck back to the Liu family's backyard with a big smile on his face.

"Master, Guangqi has sent a letter back."

As soon as Chen Rong finished speaking, she handed a letter to Liu Haizhong.

Liu Haizhong, who attended night school, had already obtained his high school diploma.

Wanting to continue improving, he is currently attending university at night school.

After reading the letter, Liu Haizhong frowned.

Chen Rong asked, "What did the letter say, sir?"

With mixed feelings, Liu Haizhong said, "Guangqi and Lanyue want to come back."

Without hesitation, Chen Rong replied, "Then transfer them back!"

Liu Haizhong glared at Chen Rong: "You think I can just transfer them back whenever I want?"

Chen Rong asked doubtfully, "You're the deputy factory director, isn't it just transferring two people back? Can't you do that?"

Liu Haizhong said helplessly, "Although Guangqi is our son, his abilities are average. It would be against regulations to transfer him back. Besides, our factory is not short of people right now, so I have no reason to transfer him back."

Liu Haizhong really wanted to transfer his eldest son back, but he was just the lowest-ranking deputy director of the steel rolling mill, and he was willing but unable to do so.

Liu Guangqi is in an administrative position; we can't just transfer him back to be a worker, can we?

There are still no administrative positions at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. Who would be willing to swap jobs with Guangqi?

Chen Rong, quick-witted, said, "Honey, Ye Qiu is the factory manager of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. If we ask him for a favor, we can definitely get Guangqi transferred back. I just don't know if he'll be willing to do it?"

"Honey, you cook first, I'll go ask Director Ye."

As soon as Liu Haizhong finished speaking, he got up and walked towards the front yard.

"Second Uncle, is there something you need?"

"Director Ye, I have something I'd like to ask for your help with. If it's inconvenient for you, then forget it."

"Second Uncle, please speak frankly."

"Director Ye, my eldest son, Guangqi, works in Wanzhou, and he wants to come back to our factory..."

"Second Uncle, it's not that I don't want to help, but you know the situation in our factory. We're not short of people right now. Besides, I'm only level 13, and I don't have the ability to transfer people from factories of the same level. Unless the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry issues a transfer order, Guangqi can't be transferred back."

Liu Haizhong nodded, said a few more words, and then turned and went back to the backyard.

Seeing him return, Chen Rong quickly asked, "Husband, how did it go?"

Liu Haizhong shook his head: "Ye Qiu is willing to help, but to bring Guang Qi back, we need a transfer order from the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry."

Several years ago, Liu Guangqi and Du Lanyue moved out at night without saying goodbye. To this day, Liu Haizhong still feels a lump in his throat when he thinks about it.

For Liu Haizhong, it was certainly gratifying that Liu Guangqi and his wife could be transferred back, but he wasn't too concerned if they couldn't.

The Liu family in the courtyard house is known for its filial piety. Liu Haizhong is doing very well now, and both Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu are very dutiful.

Xu Damao carried two bottles of wine to the Ye family's house in the front yard.

"Da Mao, what's wrong?"

"Director Ye, I need your help."

"Da Mao, you don't need the things. If there's anything you need, I'll try my best to help you with it if I can."

"Director Ye, my younger sister, Xu Fengling, is about to graduate. Could you ask the school to assign her to the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill?"

Vocational school graduates are guaranteed job placement. Xu Damao's younger sister, Xu Fengling, is about to graduate from vocational school.

Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill and the Second Steel Rolling Mill are developing rapidly. Although wages have not increased, the benefits are better than many other companies.

After thinking for a moment and finding that he hadn't violated any rules, Ye Qiu nodded and said, "Da Mao, I'll talk to the school tomorrow. The factory takes in some graduates every year, so your sister's matter should be fine."

"Director Ye, thank you so much," Xu Damao said hurriedly.

Ye Qiu reminded him, "Take the wine away. We can't make a mistake."

"Director Ye, please leave the wine here for now. We'll have a couple of drinks tomorrow."

"Take it back first, and you can bring it back tomorrow when you're drinking."

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

Carrying two bottles of wine, Xu Damao left the Ye family's front yard and headed towards the backyard.

He had originally planned to go to Lin Fan if Ye Qiu didn't help.

While the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill (the Third Steel Rolling Mill) was good, the Second Steel Rolling Mill was not bad either.