Chapter 90 Chapter 90 What a golden melon!
The division headquarters auditorium was filled with leading cadres and land chiefs from the 16th Army, Jiangkou Base, and the 11th Division.
All the comrades of the Sixth Company of the 22nd Regiment also sat in the auditorium to listen to Political Commissar Lan's speech.
"Reform and opening up, the CMC Party Committee attaches great importance to supporting the army's production and management work and alleviating the contradiction between military supply and demand. Some people say that the Sixth Company has big problems with disorganization and lack of discipline. Today, I accompanied Deputy Commander Lu from the military region to the Sixth Company to find problems. We looked very carefully and indeed found many big problems!"
When Lu Chongfeng heard Political Commissar Ji beside him take a deep breath and become visibly nervous, Commander Yang in front of him also straightened his back in an instant.
Wei Yuanyang couldn't figure out the attitudes of the leaders. In front, the entire regiment requested for Lu Chongfeng to resume work, but the leaders neither criticized nor agreed. They only convened a working meeting on dual-use talents of the Sixth Company.
Although Political Commissar Lan looked very angry when he said this at the beginning, he was undecided.
After all, it is rare throughout history for the entire regiment to spontaneously request to resume work for a certain cadre, and it is also the dream of every official.
Considering Lu Chongfeng's background, he was not sure how the headquarters would handle the Sixth Company's affairs.
Political Commissar Lan suddenly slammed the table, causing the white porcelain cup to splash tea everywhere. "We have six fat and strong pigs, but it's almost Chinese New Year and we only dare to keep them in the pigpen and not kill them for food. The Sixth Company has a big problem!"
The whole audience was shocked.
The auditorium suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
"In addition to the pig sty, the Sixth Company also has several hundred fish in the fish pond that they dare not fish out to sell for cash. The noodle and rice jars are filled with rice and flour, and the walls are covered with pork and sausages, but they have to hide them all. These are big problems!"
Political Commissar Lan was furious. "The self-sufficiency rate of meat and vegetable production in the Sixth Company is as high as over 80%, which has improved the living standards of all company cadres and soldiers, eased the contradiction between supply and demand of military funds, reduced the burden on the army, and changed the long-term reliance of other troops on local supplies allocated by the military region. As a result, some people turned around and said that there was a big problem with their abundance of pork, rice, flour and vegetables, so they would rather supply them there and ask cadres and soldiers to return to the original food standards. It is best to eat corn and sorghum every day. They can only get one or two pieces of pork a day. What kind of logic is this!"
Lu Chongfeng's clenched fingers loosened slightly, but his back was still tense, because Political Commissar Lan had not yet gotten to the real point.
The cadres and soldiers in the auditorium nodded repeatedly, with light in their eyes.
"Every unit in the country is racking their brains to find ways to make money. Take our military factories, for example. Military product tasks have dropped by 70%. After three years of civilian product development, only a handful of factories have made money. Some factories only paid half of their New Year's wages this year, and medical reimbursement forms have not been approved for half a year. However, our 118 soldiers from the 6th Company of the 22nd Regiment of the 11th Division have created a net profit of 15,000 yuan this year, and some people actually say they are wrong!"
Political Commissar Lan said, "As for why we said they were wrong, we also asked them clearly. They said that the soldiers of the Sixth Company were doing some irrelevant things in the barracks and were enjoying hedonism. Where did they enjoy themselves? The stereo, the camera, the television, the radio, and the musical instruments."
The soldiers of the Sixth Company held their breath when they heard this, knowing that the key point had arrived.
Wei Yuanyang saw from afar that Lu Chongfeng's jaw was tense and he lowered his head to cover the light in his pupils.
He wanted to see how Lu Chongfeng could get through this!
"What is hedonism? Hedonism is falling into depression, lacking the spirit of progress, and only pursuing material and physical pleasures."
Political Commissar Lan slammed the table again, this time splashing the tea in Chief Lu's cup in the middle. "While the 118 comrades of the Sixth Company created a net profit of 15,000 yuan, they simultaneously improved the ten key subjects of the regiment's basic training from good to excellent. The shooting training also created the highest level in history. What kind of hedonism is this? This is clearly called military and political training excellence! Some people say that it affects combat effectiveness. What is combat effectiveness? Talent is combat effectiveness. Let me say that the Sixth Company is the dual-use talent that the army of the new era needs to benefit both the army and the people!"
The auditorium was instantly filled with warm applause!
Lu Chongfeng took the lead and drummed the most enthusiastically.
At this moment, he missed Liang Xin very much in his heart.
I really want Liang Xin to hear the applause that resounds throughout the auditorium right there.
Wei Yuanyang clenched his teeth. His handsome face even looked a little distorted from the side, but he had to raise his stiff arms to applaud.
"I know some people are dissatisfied!"
Political Commissar Lan said, "You are not convinced because of the old and deep-rooted concept that being a soldier is all about suffering. Comrade, you are outdated if you have such an idea! You still have the old understanding of international wars. In the future, wars will rely on talents and knowledge. Only talents and knowledge can create modern new technologies. Some people think that the books bought by the Sixth Company are just a small abacus. I think he is out of touch with the grassroots and out of touch with the world. I have seen the soldiers I have trained. After they retired, they took Zhonghua cigarettes and Maotai liquor and went to work like slaves for their masters with their half-grown boys. They worked for three to five years! Where were they when they were half-grown boys? In the army! Their youth was all spent on the training grounds in the barracks, and half of it was wasted on those subjects that they could do with their eyes closed after repeated training!"
The auditorium was silent.
Some soldiers already had tears in their eyes.
"I heard that the 11th Division had a family of a number one scholar, who turned a bakery into a successful military factory. They also obtained patented technology in exchange for a mechanized chicken farm and imported British Ross chickens for free. The 11th Division now has a chicken farm that can lay golden eggs all the time, and will never be short of money. So some leaders have forgotten the achievements of the 6th Company, and how great it is in the entire army!"
Lu Chongfeng raised the corner of his mouth and suddenly clapped his hands.
The applause was particularly abrupt in the silent auditorium.
Lu Chongfeng instantly attracted the attention of the entire audience.
Chief Lu: “…”
Wei Yuanyang clenched his fists tighter and felt a strong sourness rising in his throat, corroding his heart and making it numb.
He never thought that Liang Xin could bring so much glory to Lu Chongfeng that even the military and political commissar would praise her at this time.
"The reform achievements of the Sixth Company fully demonstrate that the dual-use talent reform policy can fully mobilize the enthusiasm of soldiers. The military camp is not only in line with the party's policy to hear the sounds of training. In addition to not affecting training, singing, laughing, reading, eating well, playing well, and working well are also in line with the party's policy!"
Political Commissar Lan slammed the table again amid the applause. "Not only do I not think the Sixth Company is wrong, I will also write a report to the Military Region Party Committee on behalf of the Sixth Company, apply for a second-class collective merit for the Sixth Company, restore Comrade Lu Zewei's job, and let him call on the entire division to carry out the work of training dual-use talents!"
The soldiers of the Sixth Company were so excited that they burst into tears on the spot!
All the cadres and soldiers of the division stood up at the same time, and applause broke out like thunder!
Wei Yuanyang also stood up at the first moment and clapped louder than anyone else. The reluctance in his eyes was replaced by excitement. It seemed that he was even more excited than other cadres and soldiers of the 11th Division.
They even took the initiative to line up and congratulate the Sixth Company, Lu Chongfeng, Commander Yang and others.
Lu Chongfeng did not stay at the meeting place. He quickly picked up the data report and went to the division headquarters with Political Commissar Ji, Political Commissar Lan and other leaders for a meeting.
Wei Yuanyang looked at Lu Chongfeng who was standing next to the leaders and walking out of the meeting place. Where no one could see him, the ambition in his eyes surged wildly again.
"When Political Commissar Lan left, he told the Sixth Company to catch fish and kill pigs, and eat them however they want!"
After Lu Chongfeng came back, he stood beside Liang Xin's bed and repeated to her the entire meeting. As he spoke, he was even more excited than when he had made several meritorious contributions on the battlefield.
Lu Chongfeng held Liang Xin's hand that was holding the spoon and kissed her hard a few times, "Your little head is such a fool!"
"...What a metaphor."
Liang Xin changed her left hand to hold the spoon and drank the pepper and pork tripe soup cooked by her mother-in-law.
"I was imitating Political Commissar Lan." Lu Chongfeng played with Liang Xin's white, boneless fingers. "He said the chicken farm is the hen that lays the golden eggs of the 11th Division."
Liang Xin: ".......So you're comparing me to a hen?"
Lu Chongfeng laughed out loud, propped up his arms on the bed, raised his chest and kissed Liang Xin on the mouth, "You are the God of Wealth, the Sixth Company said they would give you a pig."
"What the hell is going on here."
Liang Xin put down the spoon and said, "You didn't agree on my behalf, did you?"
"Of course not. If I agree, it will be like accepting a gift."
Lu Chongfeng lay on his side on the bed. "I was also very curious after hearing this. Why did the Sixth Company give you a pig? I thought it was because of my face. Later, I thought that it might be because your suggestion to encourage us to promote dual-use talents was spread. Commander Yang said that he didn't say it, and even if he did, at most Lu Xuexing was grateful to you. The Sixth Company would not think of using a pig to thank you. Later, I found out..."
Liang Xin raised her eyes to look at him, "Know what?"
Lu Chongfeng said nothing, "The whole division will know about it tomorrow."
Early the next morning, the Sixth Company beat drums and gongs and carried a fat pig with a big red flower tied on it, passing through the military camp, the bakery, the service center, and arrived at the divisional staff family compound.
Along the way, it attracted countless family members of cadres who were rushing to work.
"Without Comrade Liang Xin's advice, we would not have been able to generate our first 8,000 yuan in revenue from wedding shoes!"
The instructor of the Sixth Company, Lu Xuexing, stood in the courtyard and shouted toward the second-floor window: "Comrade Liang Xin, you must accept this pig! Compared to the advice you gave us, this pig is nothing!"
As a result, the families of all the cadres in the division knew about it.
This pig is not thanking Deputy Commander Lu for allowing them to make a contribution, but is thanking Liang Xin.
With just one sentence from Liang Xin, Liulian generated a profit of 8,000 yuan!
Then they made more money and bought piglets and fish fry, renovated the tables and chairs in the barracks, and improved the food standards.
He made money and bought hundreds of military and civilian professional books, as well as radios, televisions, cameras and other wireless equipment.
It not only made up for the shortage of public funds and improved the cultural level of the soldiers, but also trained a group of talents who were able to repair radios and advanced electrical appliances, and established study groups such as painting, watch repair, photography, furniture, fish farming, flower planting, pharmaceutical manufacturing, writers, painters, and singers.
In the end, the Sixth Company exceeded the profit promised to Deputy Division Commander Lu and the regiment headquarters by several times, and also won the second-class collective merit recommended by the military and political commissar himself. It was featured on the front pages of major military newspapers and became the most famous company in the entire army in recent years!
Liang Xin looked out from the balcony, but it was difficult to open the window, so she asked her second sister-in-law to help her go down and answer.
Ma Xiaoyan ran down the stairs in great excitement. As soon as she reached the living room, her father-in-law came up to her and asked, "Did Liang Xin ask you to come down and tell her something? What did she say? I'll tell her for you!"
Ma Xiaoyan didn't stop, she trotted directly into the yard and said to the family members of the cadres and soldiers of the Sixth Company who were all in the yard: "Liang Xin said that you are just starting this year, so keep the pig to reward yourself first. If the performance is good next year, I will buy another pig from you!"
Liang Tiezhu, wearing the civilian uniform he had specially made for the 11th Division, came up with a pipe in his hand and a big smile on his face. "Don't be polite. You can take it back and keep it for yourselves."
"When we bought the piglets, we wanted to buy an extra one to give to Comrade Liang Xin for the New Year." Lu Xuexing asked the soldiers to put the pig down, "Comrade Liang Xin, I've put it here!"
As they said that, the soldiers from the Sixth Company pulled away the carrying pole, leaving the fat pig tied up behind.
They sent the pig specially when Deputy Commander Lu was not at home. Comrade Liang Xin was upstairs recuperating after giving birth, so once they threw the pig, no one could stop them.
After the people from the Sixth Company left, the cadres' families unanimously advised Hu Fenglian and Liang Tiezhu to keep the pig, saying that it was what Liang Xin deserved.
A pig that is this fat weighs almost 200 kilograms. The market price of pork is 73 cents per kilogram. A gift of one or two hundred yuan is considered a generous gift for an ordinary family, but compared with the 8,000 yuan profit earned by the Sixth Company, it is just the tip of the iceberg.
"Keep it."
Liang Xin finally said, "Everyone knows why the pig was sent. It won't affect the charge. It's a rare opportunity for us to be together for the New Year. We can hold Dudu's full moon banquet while everyone is here, so we don't have to look for meat coupons to buy meat."
Lu Chongfeng came back and ordered the people from the Sixth Company to carry the pig away and kill it.
During the Spring Festival of 1982, the Sixth Company had a bumper harvest. The water from the fish pond was pumped through the pipe into another new pond. The soldiers pulled the ropes hard with smiling faces. Silver carp, bighead carp, crucian carp, carp and small shrimps flashed white in the sun and were caught in the net and pulled up to the river bank.
At the same time, bursts of pig-slaughtering sounds came from the kitchen.
A large basin of pig blood, two large pieces of pork fat, pork loin fat, and a whole pig head were all sent to Liang Xin's yard, and six silver carp were also put into a large aluminum basin.
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