The house construction was settled. That evening, Dongqing invited his two older sisters over. Dong Ermei asked, "Little brother, is there something you need to tell us?"

Dong Qing explained the villa construction project to his three older sisters, assigned them tasks, and then handed Dong Ermei a savings book. He said, "Yu Zhu and I will be out delivering goods in a few days and won't have time to manage these things. Second sister, I'm leaving these matters to you. There's 300,000 yuan in this savings book. Eldest sister and third sister, if you need money, just ask you. If you don't have enough, just ask me."

Dong Ermei said, "My third sister, eldest sister, and I thank you. Please leave this matter to the three of us. I will keep clear and accurate records."

It's normal for Dong Ermei to say that. Even siblings should keep clear accounts, and that's her style of doing things. In her previous life, she helped her brother a lot, and she remembered the accounts for every single thing very clearly. Her eldest and third sisters were no less meticulous, so Dong Qing had no reason not to trust his three older sisters.

“We’re all siblings, and I don’t trust anyone else to trust. Let’s try to move into the villa before the New Year.” Dong Qing paused for a moment and said, “Does anyone know where to rent? This house is going to be demolished in four days, and I need to find a place to move out.”

Dong Damei said, "You don't need to rent a place anymore. This afternoon, the factory held a cadre meeting. Yi Minghui contracted out the machinery factory for 40,000 yuan per year. He asked me to inform you to go to the machinery factory tomorrow morning to sign the contract. There are many vacant rooms in the factory's staff dormitory. You can move into the dormitory."

Dong Qing was surprised that things were settled so quickly. He said, "So fast! I'll definitely go tomorrow morning."

The next morning, Dong Qing and his wife arrived at the county machinery factory. Yi Minghui first showed them around the factory.

The machinery factory was exactly the same as it had been in his previous life in 1985, with eight workshops and six large warehouses.

Dong Qing said, "Let's consolidate all the products your factory was producing into one warehouse, and free up the other five warehouses for me. Is that alright?"

Yi Minghui said, "That's no problem. Let's go to the conference room, discuss the specifics, and then we can sign the contract!"

After listening, Dong Qing nodded and walked towards the conference room with Yi Minghui.

They entered the conference room, where the factory's grassroots cadres and workshop directors were all present.

Dong Qing walked to the conference table and sat down. He said, "Tell me your conditions. Just name them. As long as they're not too demanding, I'll agree to them."

We're only talking about the welfare of the factory workers right now; there's nothing else to discuss.

Workshop director Chen Hong said, "We don't have any conditions. After the contract is taken over, you have to use all the registered employees in the factory. Pay them according to their original wages. You can't delay paying wages. That's all I have to say."

Dong Qing knew Chen Hong very well in her previous life. Both Chen Hong and his wife worked in a machinery factory. Two years ago, his wife died in childbirth and was still single.

He is 26 years old this year, has strong work ability, and is particularly strict with workers. Last year, he was promoted from foreman to workshop director.

This person is straightforward and says what's on their mind. They don't say whatever comes to mind to different people. To put it bluntly, they don't like to flatter and are a very upright person.

In his previous life, after Dong Qing contracted the machinery factory in 1988, Chen Hong was still a workshop director. Later, he was promoted to factory director. In his previous life, he made great contributions to Dong Qing. He never expected that they would work together again in this life.

Dong Qing was very familiar with everyone here; they were all people who had fought alongside him in his previous life, so there was no reason for him not to know them.

Dong Qing said, "That's no problem. Salaries will be paid on the 15th of the following month, and there will be absolutely no delays. Also, I'll use all the registered employees. Are there any other conditions? Everyone can bring them up, and I'll try my best to meet them."

They all indicated they had no other conditions. Chen Hong said, "Since there are no other conditions, I'll add one more: workers' protective equipment will be issued according to the original standards."

Dong Qing said, "That's no problem. Are there any other conditions?"

Chen Hong said, "I have none left!"

Dong Qing surveyed the meeting room and, seeing that everything was fine, took out 40,000 yuan from his bag and placed it on the table. He said, "If there are no other conditions, let's sign the contract. This is the one-year contract fee of 40,000 yuan."

Dong Damei was the head of the finance department. She accepted the money and handed it to the cashier, who then had the accountant record it. The cashier issued a receipt for 10,000 yuan and handed it to Dong Qing. At this point, the production rights of the factory for the next year belonged to him.

Subsequently, a contract was signed for a term of ten years, with the contract amount remaining unchanged for ten years, and a renewal fee of 40,000 yuan to be paid at the beginning of each year.

After both parties signed the contract, Dong Qing said, "Now I'll just briefly mention the personnel changes. Factory Director Yi will be in charge of overall operations, and Chen Hong will be promoted to Deputy Factory Director, mainly responsible for the factory's production arrangements. I hope everyone here will work together to do a good job. As long as the factory's performance improves, I will distribute bonuses to all factory employees. Factory Director Chen and the head of the technical department, please stay. Everyone else, meeting adjourned!"

Dong Qing could only give Yi Minghui a sinecure as factory manager, saying that he would be in charge of all the work in the factory, but in reality it was a sinecure. He could manage other aspects, but he would never be allowed to interfere with the leading management of production, as he was an idiot when it came to production.

With this arrangement, Minghui wouldn't complain. He would still be the factory manager and receive his salary as usual. He really didn't want to worry about production matters.

After everyone left, only Chen Hong, Li Hui (head of the technical department), and Dong Qing and his wife remained in the conference room.

Dong Qing took out several blueprints from his bag and handed them to Li Hui.

These drawings include a set of drawings for a new type of corn thresher and another set of drawings for agricultural motorized tricycles. The tricycles include self-unloading and flatbed models, with cargo bed lengths of 2 meters and 2.2 meters. The drawings are clearly marked.

The power is installed according to the customer's requirements. There are 12-horsepower single-cylinder diesel engines and 15-horsepower single-cylinder diesel engines. The customer can choose the size of the diesel engine they need in the future. There are no specific regulations in this regard.

Li Hui is a graduate of an industrial university, and reading blueprints is his specialty. He is also a mechanical expert, and he can tell at a glance that these two products are of exceptional quality. He really doesn't know where Dong Qing got these two sets of blueprints. If these two products are produced, they will be in high demand.

After reviewing the blueprints, Li Hui placed them on the table. Dong Qing said, "Section Chief Li, these two sets of blueprints were drawn by me, and they're not particularly professional. Please redo them. Don't produce the corn threshers yet, as they're not in season. Produce the tricycles first. Make a plan for the materials you'll need and have the purchasing department procure them immediately. Get the best steel and accessories. We'll strive to build a renowned brand. Factory Director Chen, assign the tasks and try to produce the tricycles this month. Have the sales department promote and sell them."