The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 408: Why do you want commercial housing? Isn’t a Siheyuan more attractive?
Before we knew it, heavy snow began to fall from the sky.

The firewood was burning and the mutton bone soup was boiling, exuding a strong mutton aroma.

This mutton from Ningxia is of very good quality and has almost no mutton smell.

Liu Hongying, Liu Honglei, Zhu Lin and others are feeding the children. The older children can eat by themselves, but the younger children have to be fed by adults.

Liu Zhenbang, Liu Tao, Qian Huaqiang, Liu Qi and others ate the hot mutton, drank wine and chatted.

"Brother, I plan to buy a house. There is a property developed by a Hong Kong real estate developer in Beijing, and the price is 1300 yuan per square meter," said Liu Qi.

In the past, due to the planned economic system, housing was a welfare product uniformly built and distributed by the state. People could move in by paying a small amount of rent. However, it was difficult to have surplus funds for the maintenance and management of the houses, let alone expand reproduction, and houses were always in short supply.

As for the sale of commercial housing, this did not exist at all in the past.

Even in Beijing, the average housing area per person is less than 4 square meters.

"I have a house in Pengcheng, and I also plan to buy one. After all, it's not a long-term solution for Hongying and the others to live with you." Qian Huaqiang also said.

"Qian Huaqiang, what do you mean? What's wrong with Hongying living in her parents' home? Now that you're rich, do you look down on Hongying's family?" Chen Fang glared at him with an unfriendly tone.

Liu Hongying was also very dissatisfied, "Qian Huaqiang, if you continue like this, you will live in Pengcheng in the future, and my children and I will live here, and we will never have any contact with each other again."

"That's not what I meant." Qian Huaqiang smiled bitterly.

Liu Tao ate a piece of mutton, then took a sip of wine, and said, "Brother-in-law, Liu Qi, if you want to buy one, I suggest you buy a courtyard house."

"Nowadays, an ordinary courtyard house only costs 10,000 yuan. If you buy one and redesign it yourself, it will be large and comfortable to live in, warm in winter and cool in summer." Liu Tao smiled, "A better courtyard house only costs 200,000 or 300,000 yuan. You can all afford it."

Ordinary courtyard houses are those built with red bricks and are rather messy.

The better courtyard houses will be better and larger in area.

But if it is a courtyard house like Liu Tao's, it would cost over a million RMB.

Nowadays, no one takes Siheyuan seriously. Some people with rich background are scared by the past and want to sell their Siheyuan and use the money to go to Europe and the United States to enjoy a paradise-like life.

Zhu Lin bought four courtyard houses and planned to give them to his future children, one for each child.

"Siheyuan? It's so shabby and it's not as comfortable to live in as a commercial house." Liu Qi said.

Liu Tao smiled faintly and said, "This courtyard is naturally much more comfortable to live in. Look, if you buy a commercial house, 100 square meters will cost 130,000 yuan, but with 130,000 yuan you can buy a larger courtyard, and you can plant some flowers or vegetables while living there."

"Ask Xiaojuan what it's like to live here?" Liu Tao said, "Besides, this courtyard is also an asset, and there will definitely be a lot of room for appreciation in the future."

Liu Tao remembered that thirty or forty years later, the price of a square meter of a courtyard house would be 15 to 30 yuan, which means that the value would increase by to times!
There are always risks in doing business, but buying this courtyard house is risk-free.

You can also keep it and pass it down to your children.

Chen Lijuan said: "I also think the courtyard is good, so we will listen to brother."

"Xiaojuan, didn't you say yesterday that commercial housing is good?" Liu Qi said in disbelief.

Chen Lijuan rolled her eyes at Liu Qi and said, "Do you still want to question my judgment? Just believe me."

Liu Qi and Qian Huaqiang were both stunned for a moment, and then they understood. They were able to make a fortune because of Liu Tao's guidance and help.

Now that Liu Tao says it’s a good idea to buy a siheyuan house, then of course you should buy a siheyuan house. Only a fool would buy a commercial house.

After the children were fed, Chen Fang, Liu Hongying, Liu Honglei and others also came to the table, and the children were allowed to play by themselves.

"It's incredible to think about it. A few years ago, I couldn't even imagine the life I'm living now, not even in my dreams." Liu Zhenbang suddenly sighed: "I never dared to imagine before that I would have such a big house, a color TV, a telephone, a mobile phone, a computer, and a car as a means of transportation. We even have two cars."

"Yes, when I was in the Great Northern Wilderness, I did a lot of work every year and all I wanted was to have food and clothes and not go hungry." Qian Huaqiang couldn't help but recall the days in the Great Northern Wilderness.

He still remembered how he looked in a mess when he first started mowing the land, especially soybeans, and how he was in a hurry to fight wolves and carry sacks with a grimacing look on his face.

During the wheat and autumn harvests, I was busy issuing briefings and going to the companies to "seize grain from Longkou", while at the same time greeting the leaders of the old companies and asking for wheat straw and bean straw.

At that time, if the weather was good and the crops were plentiful, everyone would have a much better life. But if it was cloudy or rainy, life would be difficult.

Compared to the days in the Great Northern Wilderness, the days now seem like a fairyland.

Liu Qi said: "I still have to go to sea. Although working in a company can provide a stable income, life is still very tight. Although the salary has increased a little compared to the past, the income is still not as much as going to sea."

"Come on, if I hadn't taught you and given you a year, would you have been able to go fishing?" Chen Lijuan said disdainfully, "Don't think you can find the edge after making a little money."

"That's right, it's right to listen to my brother." Liu Qi said, "Second brother-in-law, why don't you also go into business, and we will go to the north to do business together."

Chen Weimin hesitated for a moment, then he shook his head and said, "No, our lives are pretty good now. We work in the factory and contribute to the national defense construction of our country."

Chen Weimin is now also a seventh-level worker, and his administrative level has been promoted to the level of a full section chief.

Chen Weimin is very satisfied with his current life.

Working at Panshan Machinery Factory didn't require much money, and the couple basically saved most of their wages. They were allocated a house, ate in the factory canteen, and their children received a good education.

"Everyone has his own aspirations, and everyone has his own suitable path. My second brother-in-law wants to go the path of technology, which is also a good path." Liu Tao said.

Liu Tao never forces things like this.

After the Spring Festival, Chen Weimin will be promoted to deputy director-level cadre.

When the engine manufacturing plant is completed, Liu Tao will transfer him to the engine manufacturing plant to serve as the factory director. His rank will be at the deputy director level and he will enjoy the treatment of the deputy bureau level.

After a few years, when you have made achievements, you will be promoted to deputy department level.

When you don't want to work in the factory anymore and want to go into politics, you can be transferred to the local area and at least serve as the head of a provincial industrial department. That means you are at least a full-time department-level cadre and are already among the ranks of senior cadres.

Of course, Chen Weimin’s talent only goes so far, and he can’t go any higher. It’s not because his background is not good enough, but that going any higher would be a curse rather than a blessing.

Qian Huaqiang and Liu Qi chose to go into business, and Liu Tao supported them and was willing to help them. Chen Weimin chose to take this technical route, and Liu Tao also supported him and was willing to help him.

Whether you go into business, politics, or take the technical route, there is great potential for you.

(End of this chapter)