Indiana Jones

Chapter 329 Expansion of the Team (02)

It's not difficult for Si Xuanyi and Li Siming to adapt to the tedious clerical work, but they don't like that kind of work, and it takes a lot of brains. The pen barrel seems a bit awkward, although the work intensity is far lower than that of the battlefield.

Generally speaking, the team preparation work is progressing smoothly, and Si Xuanyi can finally breathe a sigh of relief. This job is not easy. After working as the section chief, he understood that it is much more complicated to be in the officialdom than in the battlefield. Although there is no life-threatening here, But it is quite complicated, and the relationship between superiors and subordinates is fine. When he was in the army, he handled it well. The most troublesome thing for him is dealing with various departments. Officials are not easy to mess with, even if it is his coat of military command There are also many people who don't buy it. There are many big institutions in this capital, and he, a small department-level official, is really not even a sesame mung bean. As a hair, although Mao Renfeng can turn to Mao Renfeng for some problems, after all, he has to solve most of the problems by himself, so it is inevitable to manage and win over interpersonal relationships, but he has not changed his integrity from the beginning to the end. He often gets dizzy from drinking because of entertainment, but he has never indulged in this drunkenness and cannot extricate himself.

"This kind of life is really..." Si Xuanyi covered his head and sat up from the sofa. This is his office, and he would spend the night here after every social event, but he rarely lived in the house allocated to him by the military commander, so Empty most of the time.

Last night, he went out with a few personnel from the personnel department again, for no other reason than the inefficiency of the personnel department in recruiting students. He was so anxious that he had no choice but to personally deal All the bastards in charge poured under the table.

"Wash your face and eat some porridge to warm your stomach." Liang Wei has already prepared everything, and now she is not only the manager of the entire department, but also serves as Si Xuanyi's life secretary. Si Xuanyi's most capable assistant, it can be said that he mainly relies on Li Siming and Lin Feng outside, and Liang Wei takes care of everything in the office.

"It's better to be in the army. Drinking is better than this." Si Xuanyi sat up and rubbed his temples.

"Eating, drinking, whoring, and gambling are the most effective means for officials to gain connections. Only by drawing in connections can they send money." Liang Rong said while helping him tidy up the scattered documents on the table, "If you want to climb up, you must You have to adapt to this kind of life, and you have to learn to be greedy for money, otherwise what would you use to give gifts and get promoted?"

"Forget it, it's better for a person like me who doesn't seek to make progress to do some practical work. I'm very satisfied if I can keep a piece of cultural relics from being lost. As for getting promoted and getting rich, it's not that I don't have any interest, but that I really don't want to live through it." I'm a worthless person who wants to live a good life but doesn't want to work hard." Si Xuanyi picked up a towel to wash his face.

"It means that you haven't been polluted by this officialdom, but it's good if you don't lose your job like you. Just because you don't harm others doesn't mean others will treat you well." Liang Rong said while helping him make tea, "Look at this Not everyone can afford to drink tea, if you were not the section chief, would someone give you such good tea?"

"This is a personal gift, not a bribe; is this tea expensive?" Si Xuanyi never considered how valuable this tea was, and he didn't really care about it.

"Of course, this tea seems to cost hundreds of pounds per catty." Liang Rong said, "This kind of tea is only produced in the whole country for three to five catties a year, not to mention that it is even rarer now in wartime."

"Hmm..." Si Xuanyi didn't say anything else, he knew that some things were inevitable in this position, and some things couldn't be stopped.

"Shandong sent an application to ask us to provide professional cultural relics protection personnel. Director Mao has already given instructions to leave this matter to you. Now the selected people are all undergoing training, not even newcomers. What are you going to do?" Liang Rong pulled out a document and put it on top.

Si Xuanyi sat down and ate porridge while reading the documents: "What can I do, I can't give Siming to them, can I?"

"That's your business, I don't care." Liang Rong tidied up the table, "If not, give it to two students, at least they are more professional than any spies in terms of archaeology and history."

"Let me think about it again. Sending them to the Japanese-occupied area is no different from sending them to death. The fighting over there is fierce. They have to fight the Japanese treasure hunting team. Inexperienced rookies... sending them there is no different from murder."

"The war has reached the point where people are dying every day or even every moment. No one can stay out of it. We can't be too indecisive. When the nation is in peril, no one can stay out of it. No one is destined to be what kind of person. It is also a test for those students." Liang Wei said.

"You don't seem to be much older than those students." Si Xuanyi raised his head and said.

"Me? I have received strict military training when I was in school in the United States, and now I am also a person who can go to the battlefield to kill the enemy at any time. Although I have no combat experience, my military quality is definitely not inferior to that of the regular army who just joined the army, or it can be said The military quality of the regular army of the national army still doesn't let me." Liang Weixiu flicked her hair, "How is it?"

"Excessive self-confidence is arrogant." Si Xuanyi finished the porridge in his hand, "Okay, what else should I do?"

Liang Wei took out her notepad and flipped through it: "Director Mao asked you to meet him at eleven o'clock, and there is a meeting in the afternoon. In the evening, I made an appointment with the staff officer of the garrison to discuss the transfer of two people from him..."

"There are still so many things; where did Siming go?" Si Xuanyi fumbled out a cigarette and lit it.

"I went to the special training office to see the performance of those newcomers. He wants to select a few people to use, but the manpower is too tight now." Liang Rong packed up her things and stood aside.

"Hmm..." Si Xuanyi nodded, "Well, let's draw two people from Zhao Chenggong's side to go to Shandong. The people we give can't be too bad."

"Don't patronize others. We are also suffering from severe shortages. What should we do if we give up our experience to others? How many newcomers are you willing to bring to fight against the little devils?"

"Then..." Si Xuanyi weighed it up and felt that what she said was reasonable, "Then give an old man a newcomer, what do you think?"

"You are the chief of the section, you can decide." Liang Rong said indifferently, Si Xuanyi could tell that she was not willing to give experienced staff to Shandong.

"That's it, you go ask Zhao Chenggong to prepare." Si Xuanyi waved his hand to signal that he was fine.

Liang Wei picked up the aforementioned good documents and went out, but was stopped by Si Xuanyi: "I saw the ginseng given by that guy yesterday. It is said that it is wild in Changbai Mountain. I don't need this thing. Take it back to your father." He took out a wooden box and put it on the table, "That kid was very arrogant to me before, but he changed his attitude immediately after knowing that it was Director Mao who supported me. All I can say is I got it."

"It's quite valuable." Liang Wei opened it and knew it was the real thing. His house was in good condition and he had a lot of knowledge, so he knew it was not cheap at a glance.

"It's useless to me, so take it away." Si Xuanyi waved his hand.

"Okay, then I'll keep it for now." Liang Wei was not polite, anyway, every time Si Xuanyi brought something to the meeting, it was either for him or for Li Siming.

Si Xuanyi began to carefully review the accumulated documents. He was delayed by running around a lot these days, but before he could enter the state, the door of the room was knocked open, and Zhao Chenggong rushed in aggressively.

"I said, Boss, you can't transfer my people away. I have worked hard to train them. You will give it to someone else when it is almost done. What do you mean?"

Si Xuanyi knew that this kid would definitely come looking for him because of this matter, but he didn't expect him to come so quickly. At this time, no one would be happy to transfer his subordinates away and replace them with others.

"Then who do you think I'll transfer? Why don't you see which one is suitable and recommend one for me?" This is a bit offensive, and even a fool can hear a little anger in it.

Zhao Chenggong also realized that he was a little aggressive, but there was no need to restrain himself when it came to this point. After all, they were brothers who were born and died together. If you can't bear this, what kind of brother are you?But in front of him was his immediate boss, and he had to give some face, so he had to take a breather: "Then I don't know, anyway, my people won't give it."

"Do you think now is the time to get angry? Your small group is more important than the war of resistance? You have more people than Lin Feng, so why don't you let me transfer people from him? Only take you away I've already saved face for you." Si Xuanyi said patiently, "Now the whole country is short of people, and Japanese troops from all over the country are wantonly plundering our cultural relics. The numbers reported every day are shocking, can't you see it?"

Zhao Chenggong escaped from Si Xuanyi's office in 10 minutes. It wasn't that he was persuaded, but that he was persuaded by Si Xuanyi's earnest words and eloquence. Powerless to refute, since he couldn't find a reason to convince the immediate boss, he could only acquiesce in the result and hurriedly escaped from preaching.

It can be said that their department can be regarded as the headquarters of all similar departments across the country. Although Si Xuanyi has solved the shortage of people in the department through the unremitting efforts of the whole department, the problems in various places still exist, and now there is a special organization to take care of it. , these branches all pointed their finger at Si Xuanyi and the others all at once, asking for money, people, guns, equipment... In short, they wanted everything. I couldn't do it even if I was exhausted. The following is obviously trying to shirk responsibility for various reasons, so he finally learned to be smart, and provided as much as possible within a reasonable range, and returned all unreasonable ones for them to solve themselves. At the same time, he was held accountable for the recent work situation and achievements, he didn't pursue the empty pay and some idlers. It's not because he is willing to tolerate and connive, but because he lacks qualifications and strength, and doesn't know enough about the old foxes who have been around for many years. He didn't dare to force it until he figured it out. Anyway, there are plenty of opportunities, and it won't be too late to rectify after he has gained a firm foothold.

After the termination, everything began to be straightened out slowly, and the work began to enter a state of step-by-step, but Si Xuanyi was destined not to be the kind of person who would sink into a peaceful life, and even he himself knew that this kind of life would not last long , in his current situation, bloody storms are the eternal theme, and the current situation is only temporary. Under the premise of the War of Resistance, it is impossible for anyone to live a peaceful and comfortable life. got caught up in it.

The new team was almost formed, and Si Xuanyi was very annoyed by the constant important people below, but in general, he would give some explanations. Later, he simply sent some newcomers out to participate in the research of some cultural relics in the form of experts or consultants. In terms of protection work, whether these people can grow into people who are really needed everywhere depends on themselves.

"Shaanxi wants us to send more people there. The Japanese army's activities are rampant and there is a shortage of manpower." Liang Rong took out a report and put it in front of Si Xuanyi.

"The situation is the same everywhere. Although it is said to be a specially established department, in fact there are only one, two, or three people. There is no one from the professional side. They are all set up hastily. Many places have been wiped out because of the war against Japan. , the entire department is gone, and it needs to be rebuilt. Even if we are a school for training professionals, it is not enough for them to make such a fuss." Li Siming said angrily on the side, he just came back from visiting and investigating in several places, "Now it seems that the whole country Treasure protection teams have been established in various places, but the real effect is still very limited. This problem cannot be solved in a short time. In addition, the above does not pay enough attention to it. Days ago, we set up a name to ask us to provide such and such things. A while ago, I found out that a guy sold a batch of equipment we provided to bandits to pay back the money. At that time, I planned to kill that guy directly, but I found out later They really can't even eat, and there are many difficulties in various places, which is really not optimistic."

Si Xuanyi nodded: "The problem does exist, but what we can do is very limited. Let's do our job well first. Director Mao has already approached me and ordered us to go to Shaanxi at an appropriate time. The situation there is special. The Japanese army captured The treasure team has entered in large numbers, and seems to be searching for something."

"Let's go as soon as possible. We can't delay what Director Mao said." Li Siming said.

"Well, let's start early tomorrow morning, as usual, this time the woodcutter will go with us, Lin Feng and us are still in the team, their team has already gone to Yunnan and Guizhou, and the farmer and fisherman lead the team, I deliberately left them two." Si Sylphy said.

"This is the best." Li Siming nodded with satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)