The Lord of the World Begins from the Siheyuan

Li Ming said that the Hongxing Steel Rolling Plant has a cold storage and an ice machine.

Zhang Haiyang still feels that he has great difficulties.

"The formula has been researched. Even if the refrigeration problem is solved, there are still problems with the machine that are not easy to solve."

“I don’t know when the meat grinders, mixers, and filling machines for sausage production will be available.”

"Not to mention the so-called high-speed chopper that we modified ourselves."

Li Ming also felt quite depressed about the problem of purchasing machines.

"There is nothing we can do. Their factory has stopped working to engage in riots. We have to wait until the two groups elect new factory leaders."

Many notices calling for the resumption of production were sent out, and there were also proposals from newspapers of all ages.

Notices are notices, and suggestions are suggestions. Some people just don't listen.

Even if there are troops stationed in the factory, if they don't listen, nothing can be done against them.

It is impossible to force people to work, and the problem may be more troublesome.

In addition to deliberate sabotage such as slow work, you can also deliberately damage machines, raw materials, etc. There are many ways to cause sabotage.

There is no surveillance equipment, which means there is no evidence.

Witnesses are useless, others will argue that they are colluding to frame good people.

The public said that the public is reasonable, and the mother said that the mother is reasonable.

Then let the subordinates see the truth, but the fact that the two groups can't elect a satisfactory factory leader in a stalemate shows that they are evenly matched.

If the enemy is evenly matched, it will not be a matter of seeing the outcome at once. It will be a war of attrition, and it will be a matter of soliciting help.

The brutality of the war of attrition can be compared to the trench warfare of World War I.

Of course, they mainly gestured with fists, feet and sticks, so it wasn't that serious, and some casualties were inevitable.

Li Ming left the institute without returning directly to the Red Star Rolling Mill.

He went to the countryside and went to the brigade headquarters of the Xiangyanghua Brigade.

The vegetables in the greenhouse are almost finished.

As the temperature warms up, he is going to start experimenting with growing shiitake mushrooms.

Shiitake mushrooms are a good thing that can be exported in large quantities to earn foreign exchange. Whether it is Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong or Southeast Asia, there is a huge demand.

"Here comes Section Chief Li." "Hello, Section Chief Li."

People in the Xiangyanghua Brigade no longer call him Li Buying, and the section chief's name is even more resounding.

Li Ming smiled and dispersed the smoke, "I'm here to see how the sawdust is fermenting."

Captain Gao said with a smile on his face: "We have been paying attention to it and it is fermenting well."

"Growing mushrooms with sawdust is great, but collecting the sawdust is troublesome."

"According to what you said, wood chips from pine and fir trees cannot be used, but lumber mills often use pine and fir wood, so it is easy to get mixed in."

Li Ming smiled and said: "There is no way, those pine sawdust contain a lot of essential oils, resins, tannins and other ingredients."

"These ingredients have strong antibacterial effects and will affect the mycelial growth of shiitake mushrooms, making them unsuitable as mushroom culture materials."

Captain Gao joked: "If you hadn't told us, we would have thought that the oily sawdust from pine trees would be better."

Li Ming explained briefly, "If you are willing to spend time on long-term fermentation or high-temperature cooking, you can also remove those substances, and it can still be used as a culture material for mushrooms."

"However, it may be because of our improper operation that the removal effect is not enough, and in the end the mycelium of the mushrooms does not grow well."

"Let's just get rid of the sawdust right from the start."

Captain Gao nodded in agreement: "Compared with that troublesome task, it is much easier to choose at the beginning, and the work will not be in vain."

"Let's go. Let's go take a look now."

The guests followed the hosts as they pleased, and Li Ming said as he walked: "It just so happens that the children are idle at that time. Let them go to the lumber factory to watch the workers produce and collect sawdust, so as to save them from running around."

Captain Gao didn't move fast either. "I didn't believe them all. We carefully inspected the sawdust we collected."

Because there are not a lot of sawdust that furniture factories can use.

During the previous school suspension, Li Ming asked the children of the Xiangyanghua Brigade to go to the lumber factory to collect sawdust from basswood, elm, willow, oak, birch, etc.

The journey is a bit long, and it's a bit hard work, but I can earn pocket money and go with a group of people. This job is very popular.

Today, on their way to see the fermented sawdust, a large group of little kids also gathered behind them.

Gao Jianye also ran over quickly, "Brother Xiao Ming, you're here!"

Li Ming smiled and said, "You didn't go to school to participate in military training?"

The primary school students are relatively obedient, the teachers are fine, and classes are basically starting.

For those in junior high school and above, the same sentence applies. Whether you go to school or not depends on the individual and your parents.

Gao Jianye replied: "No one from the other brigade went to school, only people from our brigade. There were not many people there, so I just didn't go."

Captain Gao said nonchalantly: "It's busy farming, so I'll let them help with the work in the brigade until the people at the middle school figure it out before they go."

Li Ming himself didn't let Zhou Xiaobai go back to school, so naturally he wouldn't gossip too much.

Gao Jianye said with a smile: "I was running errands for Brother Jiande today. He said that a small truck was coming and asked me to go back to the brigade headquarters to see if it was you."

"Tell him, I'm here to see how the sawdust is fermenting, and I'm not going to the furniture factory today."

Gao Jianye didn't want to go back so soon, and said with a smile: "I will accompany you to see the sawdust piles first, and I will talk to him later."

Li Ming said casually: "Then you should study hard later."

Walking with the crowd, Gao Jianye, who was walking beside him, promised: "I will definitely study hard."

Seeing that Section Chief Li did not drive anyone away, Captain Gao, Company Commander Gao and others also had no objections.

We arrived in a short while, near the cannery.

Piles of sawdust covered with straw thatch and oilcloth, similar to compost piles, are fully fermented and decomposed. The high temperature inside can also kill various insect eggs and germs.

After checking them one by one, Li Ming said with satisfaction: "It's almost ready for inoculation with shiitake mushrooms."

Captain Gao introduced: "Wheat bran should account for 20% and gypsum powder 1%. We are ready for both of these. You said that sucrose should be added, but we are not ready for this."

"Sucrose is also 1%, so it's not used much. I'll bring it with me tomorrow." The remaining 78% is sawdust.

Only 1 kilograms of sugar is needed to produce 100 kilograms of culture material. For Li Ming, even if he does not get supplies from the port city, he can raise them from the capital city.

Without letting anyone else do anything, Captain Gao helped cover the rice with the straw, "You have to guide me on how to mix the ingredients."

"Tomorrow I will give a hands-on demonstration and bring the plastic bags over."

Captain Gao patted the dust on his hands and said, "That's right. There are also the plastic bags you mentioned."

Li Ming found someone to get the bag in Hong Kong City. "Originally, I wanted you to seal the pocket of the plastic bag, but someone else has already sealed it. You can just use it tomorrow."

"Has the high-temperature steam pot been set up?"

Company Commander Gao is in charge of the civil construction project. "Several pots have been set up and firewood is ready."

Li Ming didn't have a high-pressure steam sterilizer, so he used an ordinary earthen steamer to make do.

Steaming it under normal pressure for 10-12 hours, and then stewing it for 7-8 hours can also achieve the sterilization effect.

"Okay, arrange the manpower tomorrow afternoon, and let's have a big fight."

"Do you want to practice first before taking action?" Captain Gao was unsure about new things and techniques, and was afraid of delaying things. Li Ming washed and dried his hands with the water brought by Gao Jianye. "It's very simple. Just mix the various ingredients evenly like fertilizer, stuff it for two hours, and then put it into a plastic bag and start sterilizing it."

"I'll be here tomorrow watching the whole thing."

Captain Gao laughed and said, "With you here, I feel relieved."

"You said that bacterial contamination will lead to failure. We have never done this before, and we are a little worried about screwing up your matter."

Li Ming smiled and said: "You will understand after reading it tomorrow. There is no difficulty."

Got the sunflower guy.

Li Mingcai drove back to the security department building.

Yang Dakui from the security department followed him into the section chief's office holding a stack of tabloids.

"Is there anything going on in the factory?"

Yang Dakui replied: "The situation is very good, and we have nothing to worry about. There is a very strange thing circulating. I heard that someone donated money to the earthquake-stricken area in Cangzhou."

"Ok?"

Yang Dakui put the tabloid neatly on his desk, "I heard from them that it was an anonymous donation, and the donation was quite a lot, 10 Hong Kong dollars."

"Hong Kong dollars are not our money, they are money from Hong Kong City."

Li Ming asked calmly: "We can't use this money, who donated it?"

Yang Dakui shook his head and said: "I don't know who it is. They said they knew that many houses in the disaster area had collapsed. I hope the 10 Hong Kong dollars can help with local reconstruction."

"I just heard the news from the office building."

Li Ming flipped through the tabloid and said, "For such a bizarre thing, remember to ask more about the follow-up."

Yang Dakui responded: "It's quite strange, I will pay attention to it."

Just last week,

Now that Li Ming knew about it and had a lot of spare money in his hand, he donated some.

10 Hong Kong dollars can be exchanged for approximately 4 yuan.

200 yuan can build 3 adobe houses, and the money donated by Li Ming can build 640 houses, accounting for 4% of the collapsed houses, which is not a low proportion.

This kind of thing can only be done anonymously.

Bang bang bang bang bang.

"Please come in."

Fan Jiawen pushed the door open and said, "Section Chief, I received a letter of assistance for investigation at noon."

The investigation letter does not need to be kept confidential. Li Ming did not avoid Yang Dakui, "What is the investigation?"

Fan Jiawen handed the investigation assistance letter to Section Chief Li, "Someone anonymously donated 10 Hong Kong dollars to the disaster area. In the investigation assistance letter, let us investigate the person with a suspicious identity."

Li Ming said calmly: "Dakui is talking to me about this matter."

"This letter of assistance is like a joke. How can we find out 10 Hong Kong dollars? This needs to be investigated by people from the Investigation Bureau."

The Investigation Bureau, like the Public Security Bureau, was also under military control, and the department could be said to be in a state of semi-paralysis.

He basically cannot show his strength, which is the reason why he dares to donate large amounts.

Fan Jiawen said with a smile: "The notice has come down, we have to do some work."

"Then you can screen the people in the factory step by step."

Li Ming went on to say: "I have to be busy with other things. I want the factory to support opening a factory run by family members raising funds."

Yang Dakui asked confusedly: "Raising funds to set up a factory?"

Li Ming said while reading the tabloid: "Yes. I will also chip in."

"I will explain the situation to Director Li, and I will be responsible for developing the factory."

"If there are family members in the security department who are unemployed, I recommend them to participate."

Fan Jiawen asked after careful consideration: "A branch factory run by the factory? This doesn't require everyone to raise funds, right?"

Li Ming explained: "The money in our factory has already gone somewhere, and it is impossible to spend a large sum of money to build a new factory."

"Having the name of the factory is just a name, but it is actually a collective enterprise that is responsible for its own profits and losses."

"Otherwise, if we have to affiliate with those federations and most of the profits have to be handed over to the higher-level federations, we might as well hand them over to the factory."

"I also want to make this collective family factory bigger and stronger, so that the children of the steel rolling mill will not be short of jobs, and the profits earned can be handed over to the factory to build houses and improve everyone's living conditions."

Fan Jiawen remembered how he helped process machines in the workshop before, "Section Chief, you don't want to build that instant noodle factory, do you?"

Li Ming denied: "No. Instant noodles use palm oil and need to be imported. Our factory does not have this option."

"The people in charge haven't processed the application report yet, otherwise our factory would have an additional business of producing instant noodle equipment."

"This time it's a new type of ham sausage. The production machine still needs to be modified by us from the sausage-making equipment."

Yang Dakui smiled and praised: "Section Chief, you have so many new things in your hands."

"I have been idle in the factory for more than half a year. If I don't come up with something, everyone will think that I am done with my talents."

Fan Jiawen and Yang Dakui thought that their section chief was indeed a very capable person.

Writing papers, building materials factories, breeding farms, staff buildings, and a lot of things such as learning advanced agriculture, canteen renovation, badge awards, etc.

One after another, Section Chief Li seems to have any strange thoughts, which are all normal.

Yang Dakui inquired in advance: "Section Chief, how much does it cost to raise money?"

Li Ming said seriously: "I don't know how much money I need to raise yet. I have this plan for the time being, but I don't even know how much money I need to invest."

"The main reason is that the machinery and equipment are not easy to handle, so I will be very busy recently."

"Also, tomorrow afternoon I'm going to the Xiangyanghua Brigade to try growing shiitake mushrooms. Since this is the first trial, I can't leave."

The factory is relatively stable, and Section Chief Li's projects are popping up one after another.

A dazzled Fan Jiawen said: "We will guard the security department."

"There should be nothing going on in the factory."

Fan Jiawen and Yang Dakui left one after another.

Li Ming was alone in the office reading the newspaper, which had been promoting spring plowing recently.

‘Pay close attention to your mission to promote production, and seize the day and night for spring plowing! ’

‘More than one million acres of Camellia oleifera will be planted in spring afforestation in Zhejiang Province! ’

‘Sichuan Province is racing against time to make farm tools! ’

‘Spring rains fall in Guangdong Province and snow falls in Ji Province! ’

‘Salvage earth baskets from Fengxue Lake in Hubei Province! ’

The four soldiers used their rest time from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. to salvage all the 27 loads of soil baskets that fell into the lake the day before.

Li Ming didn't know what to say. Apart from being diligent and thrifty, he went to the lake to salvage on a snowy day. After all, poverty was the fault.

If the supplies are extremely abundant, when encountering such a thing, it is just a matter of purchasing some new earth baskets. (End of chapter)