Chapter 297 It would be unrealistic to say that Zhao Lichun was not tempted, but after thinking carefully for a moment, he shook his head: "No, the time is not right yet." Ning Weidong was not too surprised. If Zhao Lichun didn't even have this level of determination, he wouldn't be where he is now. Zhao Lichun continued: "However, we can show our intention to do this." "Bluffing?" Ning Weidong smiled and said, "Brother, you are very thoughtful. We can take this opportunity to attract his attention so that we can make arrangements." In the following days, everything seemed calm on the surface, but both sides were mobilizing troops. Zhao Lichun went straight to Jingzhou City and used the Zhao family's connections to try to squeeze Director Li out. Ning Weidong took An Ning to various production teams in the inland area of ​​the county, seeking support from the grassroots under the guise of factory recruitment. At the same time, Director Li was also deploying his troops, and for a while the two sides were at loggerheads. …… In the morning, Ning Weidong's car arrived at Shanghe Village, and three nearby villages formed a team.

There are still dirt roads in the village, but they are very smooth and the houses are well maintained. Although many people in later generations associate this era with poverty and suffering, let us not forget what happened before that. It is not easy to build the country from being extremely poor before its founding into what it is today in just 20 to 30 years. The children in the village had never seen a car before. When they saw a car coming, they immediately gathered together and ran behind the car, laughing and not caring about the dust. Ning Weidong got out of the car without pretending to be serious. He turned around and looked out the rear window. An Ning, who was standing by, also looked over and asked, "What's wrong?" Ning Weidong smiled and said, "In the middle of winter, you can still run outside in the wind, which means you have enough to eat and wear warm clothes." An Ning was slightly surprised, then smiled: "Look at what you said, you don't even look at where this place is, it has been rich since ancient times, if you want to talk about real hardship, it's the northwest and northeast." Before he could finish his words, Wang Yuanping stepped on the brakes to stop the car, which had already arrived at the entrance of the brigade. Ning Weidong pushed the door open and saw several people coming out of the yard, led by the team leader. "Comrade Lao Li! Sorry to bother you." Ning Weidong took two steps faster and walked forward to shake hands with a smile. Captain Li hurriedly said "don't disturb them", and introduced the women's director and the militia captain, and let Ning Weidong and others inside. After the greetings, Ning Weidong quickly got to the point. He didn't come here just to wander around, he came here with a purpose. "Comrade Lao Li, our village..." Ning Weidong has been visiting various production teams in the county these days with the purpose of recruiting workers. What does it mean to be too big to be cut off? How can we make the enemy afraid to act rashly? It all comes down to making your own role bigger. What Ning Weidong has to do now is to set up the factory as soon as possible. Rome was not built in a day. Although the climate in Nanping County does not affect construction in winter, it is impossible to build a factory covering hundreds of acres in one go.

Before that, Ning Weidong had to keep adding pressure on himself, and recruiting local workers was for this purpose. Only if there are enough people following him will it be difficult for Director Li to take action. The thousand or so people currently working on the construction site are not enough. "Comrade Weidong, I understand what you mean." Captain Li looked embarrassed: "But..." Ning Weidong frowned, but he was not surprised by the other party's reaction, because it was not the first time he encountered such a situation in the past two days: "Are you worried about the household contract responsibility system?" Captain Li smiled bitterly and said, "Comrade Weidong, land is the lifeblood of farmers! You said your factory is still a piece of land. I don't like what you said. If something goes wrong in the future, it will be a disaster." Ning Weidong was well aware of the other party's concerns, and he also guessed that Director Li must have given a heads-up before this. But he was not in a hurry, and said with a smile: "Comrade Lao Li, I can understand, but... I heard that our team may not have much land~" Captain Li was stunned. Ning Weidong continued, "I've learned that the villages in our brigade have always had a large population and little land. Originally, everyone ate from the same pot and was very tight. Can the household contract responsibility system solve the fundamental problem? Can land be created out of thin air?" "This..." Captain Li was speechless for a moment. Ning Weidong said, "It's just that before, when we were all hungry together, we could still blame each other. Now that we have been assigned to individual households, if we are still hungry, we can only accept it and can't blame others." Captain Li actually knew that what Ning Weidong said was absolutely correct. There were certainly many drawbacks to the previous big-pot system, but the bottom line was that the total amount was not enough, and the development of industry required a scissors gap between workers and peasants. Simply contracting production quotas to households cannot solve these problems; it simply turns collective responsibility into individual responsibility. The problem of insufficient total volume still exists, and the gap between workers and peasants still exists. Ning Weidong paused, observing Captain Li's attitude, and continued: "If we want to solve the problem, we still have to rely on manufacturing and work in factories." Captain Li was slightly moved, but still hesitant: "But what if..." Before he could continue, Ning Weidong interrupted, "Nothing will happen! Although my factory is a collective enterprise, it has the Machinery Department behind it. There are tens of millions of cash in the company's bank account. Do you think there is anything that will happen?" Captain Li couldn't help but be moved. Ning Weidong continued, "If you are willing to work in a factory, you can earn at least 20 to 30 yuan a month, which means 200 to 300 yuan a year. For those who don't work in a factory, you can get one mu of land instead of three mu of land. Isn't that the best of both worlds?" ...Ning Weidong blabbered on and on, and as Captain Li listened, the balance in his heart had already tilted in his favor. Although he had already greeted Director Li, he also respected the old director of the county in his heart. But the problem is, as Ning Weidong said, following Director Li won’t solve the problem at all! Even if the production quota was set for each household, he had already calculated that each household in their brigade would not have enough land to own one acre. In this era, even if a family has several people, the food they harvested is still not enough to eat. …… In the afternoon, at the county government office, Director Li’s office.

Director Li was about to go out. As he put on his cotton coat, he asked casually, "Where did they go today?" The contact person said, "I went to Shanghe Village during the day." Director Li frowned and stopped what he was doing: "Shanghe Village... Old Li..." Director Li made a "tsk" sound. He knew exactly what Ning Weidong had been doing in the past few days, but he could do nothing about it. He now only has the card of household contract responsibility system in his hand, which is obviously not as important as Ning Weidong's ability to get farmers to work in factories. Director Li waved his hand, signaling the liaison officer to leave. After hesitating for a moment, he finally picked up the phone: "Hello, call me Director Zhang of the Municipal Committee..." After a while, the call was connected. After a brief greeting, Director Li began to ask: "Is there any news about Zhao Lichun?" The person on the other end of the phone said, "Old Li, why are you in such a hurry? Xiao Zhao has only been here for less than half a year. Even if he wants to leave, it will be after the Spring Festival." Director Li looked embarrassed: "It's not that I'm anxious, it's really...ah~ they are too violent, making the people below feel uneasy." The person on the other end of the phone was unmoved: "Lao Li, I know your ability. You can definitely handle this little thing." Director Li was helpless. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he heard a voice on the phone: "That's it for now. We'll talk later if there's anything else." Then there was a burst of silence. With a bang, he hung up the phone. Director Li rubbed the back of his head, but before he could think too much, the phone on the desk suddenly rang. Director Li was startled and reached out to pick up the phone: "Hello, who is this?" The next moment, his expression changed: "What did you say!... I understand... OK..." After a brief conversation, Director Li hung up the phone with a more serious expression. Sure enough, if a person wants to kill a tiger, the tiger will want to hurt him. He was planning to find a way to transfer Zhao Lichun away, and Zhao Lichun was also trying to use his connections to transfer him away from the county. The call Director Li just received was from his comrade in the city’s group. Director Li's eyes could not help but flash with ruthlessness, and he muttered, "You're still wet behind the ears! You really think I'm a vegetarian." After saying this, his mind raced. The key now is not what Zhao Lichun does. Director Li is confident that the Zhao family cannot touch him for the time being. The real problem is Ning Weidong's factory in the county. Director Li narrowed his eyes and picked up the phone again: "Hello, Xiao Ming, come over to my place." Li Xiaoming responded from the other side. Director Li then called the county's armed forces department: "Hey, Lao He, gather the militia for me, I can use them..." …… At this time, Ning Weidong didn't know that his and Zhao Lichun's actions in the past few days had irritated Director Li.

After returning from Shanghe Village, I went to the construction site again. Although the group of women and old people who came to cause trouble earlier did not clear all the saplings in the entire factory area, they did clear out a piece of open space in the chaos. Although this vacant land accounts for less than a quarter of the total factory area, it is enough for the engineering team to continue construction. A delicate balance has been maintained at the construction site these days. The engineering team started to lay the foundation for the factory, while people from the Forestry Bureau nearby were guarding the remaining saplings. Ning Weidong was not in a hurry either. Struggle is never achieved overnight. We have to take one step at a time and test our endurance to build a factory first. With quantitative changes, seek qualitative changes. Ning Weidong was watching people working on the construction site, but at this moment An Ning suddenly ran over in a panic, gasping for breath and said, "Oh no, something happened!" Without waiting for Ning Weidong to ask, An Ning came up and said hurriedly: "The county has mobilized the militia!" Ning Weidong's heart trembled and he was also surprised. Almost at the same time, a cloud of dust rose on the road in the distance, and the shadow of a Dongfeng truck leading the way could be seen vaguely. The trunk of the car is full of people... (Both sides confront each other) (End of this chapter)