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

The Qi soldiers only made copies of the ancient books in the underground tomb and did not take them away.

With the skill of synthesis, replicating those ancient books from underground tombs is a piece of cake.

The authenticity of the ancient books donated by Zhang Kai is bound to be questioned by some people.

Most people blindly believe in ancient books that they personally unearth.

Tang army has a history of massacring cities. When attacking some stubbornly resisting cities, soldiers often looted and killed civilians after the cities were captured. Li Tang technology was leaked to foreign tribes, and the Qi soldiers had no goodwill towards Li Tang.

Many records about the Li Tang dynasty contain distorted and misleading information.

Supporting the archaeological work of the Li Tang dynasty serves three purposes: first, to uncover the truth; second, to increase the wealth of the Xia dynasty; and third, to deter traitors.

To the Sui Dynasty, the Li family father and son were subjects, and the Sui emperor had promoted them.

Goguryeo plundered the people of the Sui Dynasty, so it was only natural for the Sui Emperor to launch a campaign against Goguryeo.

In Qi Bing's view, the actions of Li and his son were tantamount to those of traitors.

Having read many ancient books and even used causal reasoning, Qi Bing knew that the name of Yang Guang, the tyrant in this courtyard world, was purely a malicious smear by the Li Tang dynasty. To the Sui dynasty, the Li family father and son were traitors and rebels; to the Xia dynasty, they were traitors who colluded with foreign tribes.

For those who betrayed the Great Xia and their compatriots, no matter if they were dead or how long they had been dead, the Qi soldiers were unwilling to let them go.

Traitors who have been dead for hundreds or thousands of years can still be dug up, their bones crushed and their ashes scattered, incidentally adding some wealth to the Great Xia Dynasty.

Except for certain emperor tombs that are not suitable for archaeological excavation, the rest of the emperor tombs should be brought to light again.

The He family's courtyard house.

He Yuzhu and Liu Haizhong were drinking and chatting.

He Yuzhu is the canteen director of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, and Liu Haizhong is the deputy director of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. They live in the same courtyard house and work in the same steel rolling mill, so they have a close relationship.

He Yuzhu couldn't help but ask, "Second Uncle, with so many disciples and grand-disciples, don't you ever think about taking it a step further?"

Ye Qiu, who was in charge of the Beicheng Industrial and Agricultural Research Institute, had too many research projects under his leadership and was no longer serving as the director of the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.

Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill is vacant for a factory director position, and several deputy factory directors are eager to advance their careers.

At the same time, Lin Fan, Li Kun, Su Hai, and others also stopped working in other units and only worked at the Institute of Industry and Agriculture.

Several transmigrators, nicknamed "oxen and horses," became the directors of the North City Industrial and Agricultural Research Institute, rising to administrative level twelve and engineering level two.

Liu Haizhong shook his head: "Zhuzi, the position of factory director is not something I can just take on as I please."

Liu Haizhong, who originally graduated from primary school, has been attending night school for more than ten years and now has a university education.

He Yuzhu continued to urge, "Second Uncle, if you compete for the factory director position, your chances of being promoted are very high."

Liu Haizhong is honest and simple, but his IQ is not low. His EQ, which was originally low, has long since improved through the training he received in his position. He is a level 14 deputy factory director, only one level lower than the level 13 factory director.

Liu Haizhong, who had no backing, knew that competing for the factory director position would offend several deputy factory directors and could very likely come at a price, since the deputy factory directors all had their own powerful backers.

Deputy factory director Nie Dayong's backer was of the same rank as Li Huaide's father-in-law, so he was someone you couldn't afford to offend.

The other deputy factory directors, while not as powerful as Li Huaide's father-in-law, were not far behind.

The promotion from deputy factory director to factory director was only a promotion in rank, with a salary increase of more than ten yuan and a much larger scope of jurisdiction. Everything else was about the same. Although he wanted a promotion, he didn't want to get into trouble for it.

Liu Haizhong, who is 53 years old this year, knows very well that even if he can be promoted, he won't be promoted much more.

By withdrawing from the competition for factory director, I'm sure I'll gain the favor of several deputy factory directors. I can continue to build up my seniority at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. As long as my work performance is excellent, I'll be promoted sooner or later. There's no need to rush.

With the added advantage of being an eighth-grade forging craftsman, his total income exceeded that of the factory director. With a group of apprentices and their descendants, his influence in the factory was no less than that of the director.

Liu Haizhong felt it wasn't worth offending several deputy factory directors and the people behind them just to earn an extra ten yuan a month.

Worried that He Yuzhu might have ill intentions, Liu Haizhong humbly said, "Zhuzi, my abilities are limited, and I am not qualified to be the factory director."

He Yuzhu is the canteen manager of the factory and often prepares meals for guests. He has a good relationship with many people in the factory. Liu Haizhong is worried that He Yuzhu is testing the waters for a certain deputy factory manager, so he says that he is not capable of being the factory manager.

"Second Uncle, do you think I'm qualified to be the deputy factory manager?"

"Zhu Zi, I admit your cooking skills are superb, but can you handle things in the workshop?"

"Second Uncle, you can learn it if you don't know how."

"Zhu Zi, I'm being blunt, and it might not be the most pleasant thing to say, but it's the truth. You've done a great job in the kitchen, but you don't know anything about anything else, right?"

"Second Uncle, do you think Xu Damao has a chance to become the deputy factory director?"

When a deputy factory director is promoted to factory director, a deputy factory director position will become vacant.

The canteen director is at the level of a section chief, as is the head of the publicity department.

He Yuzhu felt that he had a chance to become the deputy factory director, and also thought that Xu Damao had a chance to become the deputy factory director.

"Zhu Zi, your education level is too low. Apart from working in the canteen, you have no other work experience. You can forget about the vacant deputy factory director position. Xu Damao's situation is similar to yours, and he won't be able to become the deputy factory director either."

"Second Uncle, do you think if I attend night school, I'll have a chance to become the deputy factory director?"

"If you were like me and got a night school diploma, your chances of becoming a deputy factory manager would definitely increase a lot."

"Second Uncle, didn't Xu Damao get his night school diploma? Why can't he become the deputy factory director?"

"Work experience is important, and so is a diploma. Xu Damao only has experience as deputy head and head of the propaganda department, and lacks experience in other positions. He will not be able to become deputy factory director this time."

......

Ye Qiu was transferred from Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, leaving a vacancy for the factory director. The people behind the several deputy factory directors began to exert their influence.

You point out Nie Dayong's shortcomings, and I'll point out Chen Qingsong's weaknesses...

If you won't let my people become factory managers, then your people can forget about becoming factory managers either.

After much debate, the shortcomings of several deputy factory directors were all pointed out.

Throughout history, the magical Great Xia Dynasty has repeatedly demonstrated how to contend without contending and how to act without acting.

Liu Haizhong, who competes without arguing, came into the view of Beicheng Industrial Group.

Level 8 forging skill is a plus, graduating from night school is also a plus, he meets the requirements for deputy factory manager, he doesn't try to teach apprentices, he has enough apprentices and grand-apprentices, and it has nothing to do with a few deputies, he is obviously the best candidate for factory manager.

When the superiors issued the notice, Liu Haizhong, who had been uninvolved, was promoted to factory director, which surprised many people.

Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, Secretary's Office.

Nie Dayong asked, puzzled, "Old Li, why is Old Liu the factory manager?"

Li Huaide said, "Old Nie, you guys were fighting too fiercely. Old Liu didn't fight or grab anything, and he has enough qualifications and education. He got a good deal."

Nie Dayong said indignantly, "We tried to plant flowers but they wouldn't bloom, while Lao Liu just won without lifting a finger."

Li Huaide comforted him, "Old Nie, don't overthink it. There will be other opportunities in the future."

Nie Dayong asked thoughtfully, "Old Li, from what you're saying, you're going to be promoted?"

Li Huaide said, "I definitely won't be promoted in the short term, but you still have the opportunity to be transferred out."

Upon learning that he had become the factory director, Liu Haizhong was stunned, incredulous, and extremely excited.

Many people in the factory found it unbelievable that Liu Haizhong had become the factory director.

Liu Haizhong became the factory director, leaving a deputy factory director position vacant at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.

The factory director and section chiefs each used their unique skills to strive for promotion to deputy factory director.

A few days later, Zhang Haifeng was parachuted into Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill as deputy director.

When Liu Haizhong was on his way home from get off work, he ran into Yan Bugui again at the gate of the courtyard house.