Courtyard House: From Deputy Division Commander to Civilian, Progressing All the Way

Lin Jianguo's eyes suddenly lit up, and his breathing became rapid.

Yup!

Equipment is inanimate, but people are alive.

Since we can't buy chickens that lay eggs, let's just poach all the people who know how to raise chickens!

"Second Uncle... I understand!" Lin Jianguo was so excited he almost jumped up.

"I'll have someone investigate tomorrow to find out which engineer at Factory Three is the best. I'll offer him ten times his salary to leave and start his own business!"

Lin Yang nodded in satisfaction as he looked at his nephew's enthusiastic expression.

The Lin family has never lacked courage; what they lack is a broader perspective.

"in addition."

Lin Yang stubbed out his cigarette and stood up.

"Go to the Hanjiang District and find Pei Yihong."

"I've already told him that Hanjiang is currently integrating the home appliance industry chain."

"They have a batch of second-hand high-precision lathes imported from Japan."

Lin Yang patted Lin Jianguo's shoulder, which was covered in oil stains.

"Your Lin's Electric Appliances, go to Hanjiang and build a branch factory, as a representative of private enterprises, and join Hanjiang's supply chain."

"With Pei Yihong protecting you, whatever parts you need, he can use administrative means to allocate them for you."

Lin Jianguo was completely stunned after hearing this.

He could hardly believe his ears.

The Han River region was the bridgehead for the entire Republic's heavy industry and electronics industry.

Pei Yihong is hailed as a formidable figure in the industrial sector.

My second uncle casually dismissed him with a single sentence, effectively ending his life as a self-employed individual.

It was directly incorporated into the national-level strategic industrial chain!

This is tantamount to giving him a get-out-of-jail-free card.

Plus an unlimited check that leads to the pinnacle of wealth.

"Second Uncle, this...is this really going to work? Won't people gossip about you?"

Lin Jianguo swallowed hard, feeling somewhat apprehensive.

"gossip?"

Lin Yang sneered, his gaze sweeping across the dilapidated warehouse like a sharp sword.

"When do I, Lin Yang, get to criticize what I do?"

"I let you into the Han River, not so you could make money."

"We're sending you to be a 'catfish'—to stir up those stagnant state-owned enterprises and revitalize them!"

Lin Yang walked to the door, stopped, and did not turn around.

"Remember, the truth is that core technologies should always be in our own hands."

"Go for it! If the sky falls, I'll hold it up."

Looking at that unshakable figure, as immovable as a mountain.

Lin Jianguo's eyes were red, and he suddenly stood up straight and bowed deeply.

Chen Feng opened the door of the Hongqi sedan.

Lin Yang bent down and sat down, leaning back in the leather seat and closing his eyes.

The car slowly started and drove away from Nanyuan.

Chen Feng sat in the passenger seat and glanced at Lin Yang, who was resting with his eyes closed, through the rearview mirror.

"Commander, where are we going?"

Lin Yang didn't open his eyes, but simply uttered three words.

"Back to headquarters."

Chen Feng immediately made a gesture to the driver.

The car turned at the intersection and sped off towards the center of power.

The autumn wind swept up a few fallen leaves from the roadside, which then hit the car window.

Lin Yang raised his right hand.

He then rubbed his temples, which were throbbing slightly.

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The Hongqi sedan smoothly traversed the streets of early winter in Beiping and finally came to a stop in front of a heavily guarded gray building.

The building appears unremarkable on the outside, even bearing some of the rigidity and heaviness of Soviet architecture from the 1950s.

However, the internal security troops standing guard on both sides of the gate, and the vehicles with identical internal license plates parked inside the compound, all clearly indicate the hierarchy of power here.

This is the National Development and Reform Commission, or "NDRC" for short.

It is the highest power hub that controls the economic lifeline, industrial planning, and approval of major projects of the entire republic.

Chen Feng got out of the car first and opened the back door.

Lin Yang stepped out of the car, the cold autumn wind blowing against the hem of his dark gray Zhongshan suit.

Without pausing for a moment, he strode up the steps and through the heavy revolving bronze door.

When the staff coming and going in the lobby saw Lin Yang, they all stopped in their tracks and stood at attention with solemn expressions.

No one dared to make a loud noise, and even the footsteps of those reporting on their work were subconsciously softened.

At the National Development and Reform Commission, Lin Yang was not only the first president, but also an insurmountable pillar of strength.

His ruthless methods, honed during the war years, made all the bureaucrats here tremble with fear, as if walking on thin ice.

Lin Yang took the internal elevator directly to the core office area on the top floor.

As soon as the elevator doors opened, Shen Yan, the director of the General Office, was already waiting in the corridor with several core secretaries.

Shen Yan was a middle-aged man in his early forties, wearing black-rimmed glasses. He had a refined demeanor but his eyes were exceptionally shrewd.

He was Lin Yang's top secretary, whom he had personally promoted, and also the leading data expert in the National Development and Reform Commission.

"Commander, you're back." Shen Yan quickly stepped forward and took the coat that Lin Yang had taken off.

"Go to the conference room and bring over the economic summary for the third quarter, as well as the international macroeconomic reference sent by the Foreign Affairs Bureau." Lin Yang walked straight to the large conference room at the end of the corridor without stopping.

"Yes, all the materials are ready." Shen Yan followed closely behind.

Pushing open the double mahogany doors of the conference room, a faint scent of ink and paper wafts out.

On the huge oval conference table, there were already more than a dozen thick stacks of documents arranged in categories.

Each document's cover bears a glaring red "Top Secret" stamp.

Lin Yang walked to the head seat and sat down, glancing around at the core advisors in the conference room.

"Please sit down, let's get straight to the point." Lin Yang tapped the table, without any formalities.

Shen Yan opened the blue folder in front of him, cleared his throat, and began his report.

"Sir, please first report on the macroeconomic situation in China during the first three quarters of 1985."

"By the end of October, the total industrial output of the country had increased by 14 percent compared with the same period last year."

"Of these, heavy industry grew by 11 percent, and light industry grew by 18 percent."

Shen Yan adjusted his glasses and recited a series of data.

"In agriculture, the summer grain harvest was bountiful, with total output breaking historical records and reaching 3.8 trillion jin."

"Especially driven by the policy of promoting the use of chemical fertilizers and agricultural machinery in rural areas, the grain production increase in the Central Plains and Shandong regions is the most significant."

Hearing this, Lin Yang nodded slightly.

This is the result of his plan to overcome resistance and deliver industrial products directly to towns and villages.

Without a solid food base, all economic reforms are castles in the air.

"However, sir, the hidden dangers are also very prominent." Shen Yan's tone changed and became serious.

He turned to a page of the report and pointed to a red curve on it.

"With the full implementation of the dual-track system, the price gap between planned and market-based prices is widening rapidly."

"Taking steel as an example, the planned price for each ton of rebar allocated by the state is seven hundred yuan."

"But on the black market, that is, the market adjustment price, it has been driven up to more than 1,500 yuan per ton."

Shen Yan raised his head and looked at Lin Yang.

"The huge profit margins have led to a rampant proliferation of 'scalpers' who buy and sell on the side."

"Many factory directors and officials from the State Materials Bureau used their permits to resell planned steel on the black market."

"This has not only severely disrupted market order, but also caused great distress to local governments that genuinely need steel for infrastructure construction."