The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 839: Slap in the face in public
meeting room.

The sound of gasps continued to be heard.

Everyone was shocked, fidgeting, and standing up one by one.

The total investment of the entire project is 813 billion RMB!

A total of 262.5 billion yuan has been spent so far, and another 550 billion yuan will be spent on the subsequent protection and development of the courtyard houses.

Every number hits everyone's heart hard.

If the money was not provided by Panshan Group but by Beijing, they would have rejected the project without hesitation.

It would be great if you could invest this much money in Beijing.

The entire capital city can be completely renewed and turned into a modern city.

813 billion RMB, plus a bank loan, it would easily be hundreds of billions of funds!
Hundreds of billions of funds have been invested in the modernization of Beijing's city. All roads can be built and construction of planned roads can also begin.

It is also possible to build commercial housing on a large scale without each unit having to argue over the distribution of housing for welfare purposes.

But it just so happens that this money belongs to Panshan Group, and is invested in the protection and development projects of Siheyuan.

Except for a few siheyuans, most of them have been bought by Beijing Siheyuan Development Company.

"Everyone, the project has already progressed to this point, but there is one thing now. The property rights of these courtyard houses must be processed as soon as possible. Some comrades need to strengthen their ideological awareness in this regard." Liu Tao criticized bluntly when talking about property rights.

"Comrade Ma Liang, what's going on?" The leader's face turned slightly red. Liu Tao's words were undoubtedly a slap in his face, but he had nothing to say.

It was said at the beginning that Panshan Group would be responsible for providing the money and Beijing would be responsible for providing the manpower and effort. The Panshan Group had already provided the money and there was no delay. Instead, it was Beijing that was dragging its feet.

The matter of property rights is a very simple one.

As a result, they came to us.

Ma Liang is the leader in charge of the Housing Management Bureau, Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau and other departments.

Ma Liang looked very unhappy, which was equivalent to being scolded by Liu Tao. But Liu Tao was the leader, so he could only reflect on himself and then promise to complete the property rights issue of the courtyard house before the Spring Festival.

Then, Liu Tao mentioned that subsequent matters concerning the Siheyuan needed the collaboration of multiple departments to create favorable conditions for the protection and development of the Siheyuan.

The special meeting on Siheyuan alone lasted for half a day.

The three-day New Year’s Day holiday passed in a flash.

After returning to Panshan Group headquarters, Liu Tao began to prepare for the year-end party committee meeting.

This year’s New Year’s Eve is on January 1nd.

The Party Committee meeting was scheduled to be held on January 1, which is the 11th day of the 7th lunar month. The Party Committee meeting will last a total of days.

After New Year's Day, all the companies and departments under it have been holding summary meetings.

In January, the most important thing for Panshan Group is the year-end meeting.

For the entire group, the most important thing is the year-end party committee meeting.

This is a summary of the second half of the year, a comprehensive summary of the past year, and also a start of work for the coming year.

The general direction of what to do in 1993 will be determined at this Party Committee meeting.

Taking advantage of the fact that there was still some time before the Party Committee meeting, Liu Tao drove to visit Wang Tiezhu and Wang Baoguo, bringing tea, cigarettes and alcohol.

After retiring, Wang Baoguo did not stay in Beijing, but returned to Kunming City. According to him, he had worked in Yunnan Province for most of his life and was not used to retiring in other places.

The two retired and lived in the same place. After retirement, Wang Tiezhu and Wang Baoguo lived a peaceful life, ignoring other things. Even if someone asked them for help, they refused.

Living peacefully in a nursing home.

Both of them are very old now. Having lived through the war years, it is inevitable that they were in poor health in the past, and their health has not been good in recent years.

Liu Tao would come to visit them several times every year, but he would not bring anything expensive, and they would not accept expensive gifts.

Over the years, the only thing they still do after retirement is writing, and with the help of their children and grandchildren, they organize them into articles.

It mainly writes about the bits and pieces of the past, including the fighting during the war years.

The first person Liu Tao saw was Wang Tiezhu. Wang Tiezhu could no longer walk on his own and was sitting in a wheelchair. His daughter pushed him outside to bask in the sun. His wife had passed away a few years ago. Liu Tao had originally arranged for a caregiver to take care of Wang Tiezhu, but Wang Tiezhu refused. It was Wang Tiezhu's youngest daughter who took care of him.

"Director!" Wang Hong took the initiative to greet Liu Tao when she saw him. "Dad, Comrade Liu Tao is here to visit you."

Not only was Wang Tiezhu unable to walk on his own, his eyesight was blurry and he could not see clearly. His ears had also degenerated so badly that he could only hear when someone spoke loudly into his ears.

"Comrade Liu Tao is here. Why are you here? Work is important!" Wang Tiezhu's voice was not bad and was very clear.

"Old factory director, come over and wish you a happy new year!" Liu Tao squatted down and held Wang Tiezhu's old hands.

Liu Tao admired the founder and first director of Panshan Machinery Factory very much. This old revolutionary set an example for Liu Tao.

In the past few years, if I was still in good health, I would go to Panshan Group and tell everyone stories, but I haven’t been to Panshan Group in recent years.

He has been contributing to China throughout his life.

The first half of his life was spent fighting, and the second half was spent on construction.

Wang Tiezhu dedicated his entire life to the motherland, practicing the phrase "serve the people".

Wang Tiezhu refused the villa arranged for him by Liu Tao, and even did not allow his children to accept it.

These old revolutionaries have suffered the hardships of several generations before we have the China we have today.

Over the years, Liu Tao has dealt with many old employees of the Panshan Machinery Factory. Many people have come to Wang Tiezhu, hoping that Wang Tiezhu will plead with Liu Tao for mercy, but Wang Tiezhu has never personally asked Liu Tao to show mercy. He has even publicly stated many times that if it were him, he would shoot them himself.

Liu Tao is very grateful to Wang Tiezhu.

Without Wang Tiezhu's support, he wouldn't be who he is today.

Without Wang Tiezhu's strong support, how could he have developed so many products.

Even if he has a golden finger, sometimes a penny can make a hero fall.

It’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice!
Liu Tao held Wang Tiezhu's hand, chatted with him, and listened to his chatter.

He even pushed Wang Tiezhu's wheelchair and walked with him.

Wang Tiezhu's memory has seriously declined and he can't remember many things.

But there are some things he still remembers clearly.

When he talked about the war, his face was full of joy, as if as long as the motherland gave a call, he would rush to the battlefield and die on the battlefield.

But when talking about the old leader, he looked regretful and said that the old leader died young and he was gone before he could enjoy his happiness.

He also said that he would still be a soldier under his old leader in his next life.

Liu Tao listened to Wang Tiezhu's nagging. There were many things he would never say before, and only in recent years did he say some words about that.

(End of this chapter)