Soft sleeper car on the green train.
Lin Sanqi first put a piece of oil paper on the table, and then took out braised beef, braised pig ears, braised pig's trotters, peanuts, and Dezhou braised chicken from his backpack like a magic trick.
Finally, he took out two bottles of Moutai liquor, placed them on the table, and took out some small paper cups.
The ministers and deans who were surrounding him were so stunned that their saliva was about to drip onto the braised meat.
Only Dean Shen looked at the group of old men with disdain, thinking that they were really country bumpkins who had never seen the world and were tempted by just a little bit of meat.
He forgot the scene when he and his wife secretly hid Lin Sanqi's rice in the closet.
Deputy Minister Zhang appeared calm and composed on the surface. After all, he was a high-ranking official, and his Qi cultivation skills were absolutely top-notch. He simply asked calmly:
"Comrade Lin Sanqi, let's just eat something casually. There's no need to spend money."
Lin Sanqi was still rummaging in his pockets, and pulled out a handful of green onions and some dipping sauce, then he said with a smile:
"Leaders, we are bored. Come, have a drink and chat a little. It can also help kill the boring time on the train."
As he spoke, Lin Sanqi was pouring wine. The aroma of the meat mixed with the aroma of the wine had already made the six old men around him salivate with greed.
Dean Tu of Union Hospital almost cried after seeing this:
"Comrade Lin Sanqi, do you eat this every day at home? My god, my family can't even prepare four meat dishes during the Chinese New Year."
Liu Shengli, the director of Digital Hospital, slapped his thigh:
"Oh, eat sparingly. This train will be running for three days and three nights. If you finish this meal, there will be nothing left to eat later."
Lin Sanqi pointed to the large boxes on the luggage rack and under the bed and said with a smile:
"Don't worry, I have three big boxes upstairs and two downstairs, all filled with food and plenty of wine. If it's really not enough, I'll go to the platform and buy some local delicacies. We've been working for the revolution our whole lives, so what's wrong with enjoying ourselves a little?"
Lan Jinwen, the new director of the Peking Health Bureau, scolded with a smile:
"How old are you, kid? When we were doing the revolution, you were still wearing crotchless pants."
After Lin Sanqi finished pouring the wine, he made a gesture of invitation:
"Come on, Minister Zhang, and a few other leaders, don't be polite, let's start..."
Before the word "whole" was uttered or the chopsticks were taken out, these old men reached out and started stuffing the meat into their mouths.
Even Deputy Minister Zhang, who had a calm expression just now, pulled out a chicken leg and bit it fiercely, while his other hand touched a pig's trotter.
Before Lin Sanqi could react, before he even took a sip of the wine, more than half of the meat on the oil paper was gone.
Lin Sanqi asked weakly, "Have you... washed your hands?"
These old men didn't care about washing their hands at all. They were eating with their mouths full of oil, stuffing food into their mouths and commenting on it.
"Well, this braised chicken is really good."
"This braised beef is delicious. This is the style of Hongxinglou."
"Oh, Old Butcher, you're starving! You're eating, holding food in your hands, and even hiding it in your pocket?"
"Get lost! Don't think I didn't see that you still have a handful of peanuts in your pocket."
In the soft sleeper compartment over here, people were eating and drinking. The aroma slowly drifted out, and soon there was a knock on the compartment door:
"Open the door, open the door quickly, I suspect you are engaging in enemy spy activities!"
"Damn it, Lao Zhang, don't eat all the delicious food alone. I can smell the aroma of pig!"
"Are you still human? If you don't open the door, I'll kick it open~~~"
Deputy Minister Zhang was anxious when he heard this: "Hurry up and eat, the robbers are coming!"
There was no need for Deputy Minister Zhang to say anything. Several deans and directors were stuffing meat into their mouths at an even faster speed, and each of them was choking and stretching their necks.
Lin Sanqi was getting anxious and quickly advised, "Don't worry, don't worry. Be careful not to overeat and get pancreatitis, which could be very serious."
Dean Shen would throw a few peanuts into his mouth from time to time, without any attempt to snatch the meat from others. After all, his godson was there, so he usually got plenty of meat.
As soon as the door of the box opened, more than ten people instantly surrounded the small box, but the table was already empty.
Director Yan of Anzhen Hospital was so angry that his hands were shaking:
"You, you hand over the meat!"
Dean Tu looked innocent: "Meat, where did the meat come from? I don't know what you are talking about, hiccup~~~"
Director Sun of the Railway General Hospital pointed at Director Tu and cursed:
"You said you didn't eat it, but smell it, your burps smell like meat. Damn, it smells like braised beef!"
"What's this?"
Director Wang of Zhonghe Hospital pulled out a bottle of wine from under his blanket. "Great, it's Maotai? You're going too far~~~"
"Yes, hand over the meat~~~"
"Hand over the wine~~~"
"If you don't hand it over, don't blame us for being blind. We can search it ourselves~~~"
Lin Sanqi saw that he had caused public outrage and that he could no longer lie in his private room, so he quickly begged for mercy:
"Several uncles, grandparents, uncles and aunts..."
Dean Wang was unhappy: "Dean Xiaolin, you are telling a crosstalk here. I know, this meat must have been brought by you, right? The Chinese Medicine Hospital is a timely rain..."
"Now it's a timely relief for infectious diseases!"
"Yes, the infectious disease hospital is a timely relief. Others don't have this ability, but you have it. Xiaolin, you see, although we are on the same level, we are old and it's not easy. We are hungry. You should take care of the elderly."
"Yes, Dean Xiaolin, you can't be partial to one and discriminate against the other!"
At this time, Minister Li also squeezed in:
"Well, Comrade Sanqi, even if you want to flatter someone, you should flatter me, the top leader. What's the point of flattering these old guys?"
When everyone heard the minister's words, they were all unhappy and started clapping, and the shouting became even louder.
Lin Sanqi quickly clasped his hands together:
"Mr. Minister, leaders, I was wrong. I admit my mistake and I am willing to improve. Please give me some space. If you want to eat the meat, leave it to me."
Everyone was amused when they heard this. "He who admits his mistakes and corrects them is a good comrade. Hand over the meat quickly."
Lin Sanqi struggled to take down a 28-inch large box from the luggage rack and put it on the ground. In an instant, the narrow compartment was filled with people in three layers inside and outside.
As soon as the box was opened, the smell of braised meat quickly wafted out, and everyone exclaimed in amazement:
If it was a box of cash, no one would have noticed. But a box of meat, placed before everyone, could have been used as a betrothal gift to marry a few concubines in 1961.
With Minister Li here, no one else dared to move.
The old lady squatted down, picked up an oil-paper package and opened it, revealing a whole pork elbow inside, with tender and crispy pig skin and white fat.
In the quiet carriage, the only sounds left were the creaking sounds of the train and the sound of swallowing saliva.
Minister Li chuckled, rolled up the paper bag again, and picked out another bag of braised donkey meat:
"Okay, I won't take more. We are all lesbians in this room and have small appetites. Just take these and you can take the rest."
As soon as Minister Li finished speaking, he foresightedly moved to the side. He saw that the ministers, deans, and directors who were surrounding him no longer cared about being humble and all rushed forward.
In just a few seconds, the box was empty.
Then they all ran back to their own boxes happily.
Minister Liu Shengli slapped his thigh and said, "Oh my! They've all been taken! What are we going to eat for the next few days?"
Dean Shen shook his head: "Old Liu, pattern, we leaders need to show pattern, look, what is this?"
After saying that, Dean Shen pulled out a large box from under the table and said mysteriously:
"There are two boxes under the bed, and two more boxes over there. It's enough food. Don't worry, we trust Comrade Sanqi to do things."
Hahahaha~~~The old men were laughing more happily than each other.
Lin Sanqi had already appeared in Minister Li's box at this time, and brought two cans of yellow peaches and several boxes of mung bean cakes.
Minister Li was satisfied at the first sight: "Well, Dean Xiaolin did a good job. He finally didn't forget about us old ladies."
Lin Qiaozhi also put down the book in her hand and said with a smile:
"It seems that when I go on business trips in the future, I must go with Dean Xiaolin. The journey won't be so hard, and we can eat and drink deliciously every day."
Hehehe~~~Several female leaders in the box also laughed.
Lin Sanqi also patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, leave it to me. I can't guarantee anything else, but I'll give you plenty of wine and meat."
Minister Li asked meaningfully while eating the braised meat:
"Director Xiaolin, I heard you fired over 90 employees in one go? And you even sent two employees to the police station?"
Lin Sanqi thought, it's been less than a week since the employee was fired, and the person who reported him was so quick that the news reached the ears of the top leaders of the health system so quickly.
"Ah, Minister Li, you know all this, I..."
"How could I not know? Our department's mailbox is nearly overflowing with these letters of denunciation. They all accuse you of being a one-man show, of not caring about the people, of being a capitalist restorationist, and of being more cruel than the landlords."
Lin Sanqi was a little embarrassed: "Minister Li, please listen to my excuse, oh, bah, it's an explanation..."
"That's how it is. I can't help it. Back in the day, when we had dogs in my hometown, if they started biting people, we would beat them to death. Because once a dog bites someone, it will bite again, and it becomes a nuisance.
These veteran employees are so resentful because they can't get a permanent position that they're not even doing their basic work properly. What can I do? If they don't get a permanent position, they'll cause trouble tomorrow, if not today.
When Leader Wu and you, Minister Li, gave me the position, it was so that I could build the new infectious disease hospital well and make it an internationally renowned hospital, not so that I could use the position to sell favors and recruit useless people.
The key is that these people were originally hired as temporary workers, and now they're causing trouble, even breaking their colleagues' bones. So I think they shouldn't be allowed to stay. They chose this path themselves, and they'll have to bear the consequences themselves."
Minister Li nodded slightly after hearing this:
"So that's what happened. But these 90 workers represent more than 90 families. They were dismissed and sent back to their hometowns. Looking at the miserable state of the countryside now, these people, sigh..."
Lin Sanqi thought, women are women, even strong women have soft hearts.
"Minister Li, there's nothing I can do. Our infectious disease hospital is a pilot unit, and I have hundreds of employees and hundreds of families who all depend on me for support. I have to prepare salaries and food every month, and I'm under a lot of pressure.
"A leader's biggest fear is a lack of clarity about rewards and punishments. If mistakes aren't punished and achievements aren't rewarded, the staff's enthusiasm will quickly wane. So I have to eliminate the hidden dangers first, so that the hospital's atmosphere can be improved."
Although Minister Li felt sorry for it, he still understood the truth, so he could only sigh:
"Well, you've made your decision, and you have legitimate reasons. Our department will definitely fully support your work."
Lin Sanqi breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he had finally passed this level.
He dismissed so many people at once, and he knew in his heart that some people would definitely be dissatisfied and cause trouble, but there is an old saying: If you don't kill the tiger, you will be hurt by it.
When this group of people gather in the city, they become a troublesome force, and the leaders always want to maintain stability.
But since the situation is scattered across the country, especially in rural areas, and you are not in the right, it will be useless even if you write letters of complaint every day. These letters may eventually appear on Lin Sanqi's desk.
"By the way, Dean Xiaolin, this National Health Work Conference asked you to share the experience of the Infectious Disease Hospital. Have you prepared your speech?"
Lin Sanqi nodded quickly: "The speech is ready, but leader, are you planning to promote the infectious disease hospital model?"
Minister Li chuckled and praised:
"Your eight-character policy of self-financing and independent operation is very good. The central government believes that it can be piloted nationwide. If it is successful, it will be an important supplement to the current medical system and make up for the difficulties in building new hospitals due to financial difficulties."
Lin Sanqi took a deep breath and thought to himself, do you really have to be so advanced?
The marketization of medical care has been criticized for decades. If it really blossoms in his own hands, will Lin Sanqi be nailed to the pillar of shame in the future? And will he be criticized online for his ancestors for generations?
With this worry, the train headed south, passing Zhengzhou and Wuhan, and then west to Changsha and Guizhou.
Nowadays, meetings are not necessarily held in the capital, but are arranged in various places across the country, especially in scenic places. Taking the opportunity of meetings to travel is a popular trend in all industries across the country.
Even the central government likes to hold meetings in scenic spots, such as Beidaihe, Lushan, Hangzhou, etc.
The National Health Conference was held at the Guiyang Hotel, and all cadres at the deputy department level and above in the national health system attended.
Lin Sanqi's seat was very close to the front. A young man in his 20s standing out among a group of old men and women was particularly eye-catching. Many cadres from other places whispered to each other when they saw him.
With the publicity of the Capital Infectious Disease Hospital by major media outlets across the country, everyone is familiar with "Director Lin Sanqi", but because there is no photo of him in the newspapers, everyone thought he was an old director with white hair.
What appeared in front of everyone was actually a young boy.
Young people of this age can hardly even reach the department level, let alone the section level. Haven't you seen that the young secretaries brought by the leaders can only wait outside the conference hall?
After a while, leaders from the Ministry of Health and local Guizhou officials appeared on the rostrum and began to discuss the meeting agenda one by one.
Lin Sanqi was feeling extremely bored sitting down there, wondering if he could play with his phone for a while. Was there a tea break and some delicious cakes midway through the drive?
What Lin Sanqi found most amusing were the reporters' interviews. (China's first television station was established in 1958, under the name Beijing Television, but actually CCTV.)
Such high-level meetings are filmed by reporters carrying heavy cameras. After filming the leaders, they start filming the participants in the conference room.
The conference table is long, and reporters need to shoot horizontally from one end to the other.
In order to ensure the best shooting effect, a staff member will walk in front of the camera with a sign to remind the participants. It says:
"I'm about to capture you."
Then the person who is about to be photographed immediately pretends to listen to the leader's speech very seriously, and even lowers his head and takes notes.
When the reporter's camera was about to reach Lin Sanqi, Lin Sanqi quickly frowned and took notes. He originally thought that the reporter would just flash by, but the reporter actually stopped in front of him and didn't move.
Lin Sanqi broke out in a cold sweat as he was illuminated by the staff's fill lights and lenses.
Why would he want to write? He's clearly just drawing circles. If a photo of him on his notebook showed him, it would be a rip-off.
Fortunately, Lin Sanqi had been a student leader for several years and had learned the tricks of deceiving his superiors and subordinates. He pretended to be calm as he turned the page in his notebook and pretended to continue taking notes.
The reporter filmed the footage for about a minute before leaving.
Lin Sanqi picked up the towel on the table and wiped his sweat, then complained to Dean Shen next to him:
"I was so scared! Why did it take so long? The light was so hot! Look, my face is all red."
Dean Shen smiled and said, "You don't know how to appreciate the blessing you have. This is obviously to make you a national example."
Lin Sanqi curled his lips, thinking that the higher he was praised now, the harder he would fall in a few years. When you were needed, you were a role model, and when you were not needed, you were the leader of the XX faction.
On the second day of the meeting, Minister Li said to the crowd on the podium:
"As everyone knows, the domestic economy has been struggling in recent years, and the national finances are in dire straits. However, local officials often complain to me about our department's lack of funding, preventing us from building new hospitals, and the public's dissatisfaction is high.
As a minister, I can understand this. So far, large hospitals are basically concentrated in big cities. Many places do not even have county-level hospitals, and township health centers are almost blank.
But on the other hand, ordinary people face the problem of difficulty in seeing a doctor. When they are sick, there is no place to go for treatment. Even if there are hospitals, they lack medicines. Often, minor illnesses are delayed until they become major illnesses, and major illnesses become terminal illnesses.
The central government and the ministries have been working on ways to open more hospitals and increase the supply of medicines. This isn't just an isolated issue, but a widespread, nationwide problem. How can we break through this dilemma?
Today we have invited Comrade Lin Sanqi, the director of the Capital Infectious Disease Hospital, to share with us how to build a new hospital without spending a single cent from the government. Everyone, please welcome."
With a bang, everyone in the conference room was excited. Everyone knew that an infectious disease hospital had been established in the capital and tuberculosis had been conquered.
But what everyone doesn’t know is that such a national key hospital didn’t spend a single penny from the government?
So how was this hospital built?
Everyone's mind was full of questions, and all eyes were focused on the youngest dean in the audience, wanting to see what tricks he had.
Amidst the applause, Lin Sanqi straightened his Mao suit and walked onto the podium. (End of this chapter)
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