The rise of great powers: starting from military industry

Unconsciously, heavy snow fell 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 good quality, with almost no mutton smell.

Liu Hongying, Liu Honglei, Zhu Lin and others were feeding the children. The older children could eat by themselves, while the younger children had to be fed by adults.

Liu Zhenbang, Liu Tao, Qian Huaqiang, Liu Qi and others were eating mutton while drinking and chatting.

"Brother, I plan to buy a house. There is a property developed by Xiangjiang Real Estate in Beijing now, and it costs 1,300 yuan per square meter." Liu Qi said.

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

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

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

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

"Qian Huaqiang, what do you mean? What's wrong with Hongying living in her parents' home? Are you looking down on Hongying's parents' home now that you are rich?" Chen Fang glared at him with a very 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 mean." 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, I suggest you buy a Siheyuan."

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

Ordinary Siheyuans are those made of red bricks and are relatively messy.

And better Siheyuans are better and larger in area.

And if it is a Siheyuan like Liu Tao's, it will cost millions of RMB.

Now no one pays attention to Siheyuans. Some people with a solid foundation have been scared by the past, and they all want to sell their Siheyuans and take the money to Europe and the United States to enjoy a paradise-like life.

Zhu Lin bought four Siheyuans and prepared to give them to future children, one for each child.

"Siheyuan? It's so broken and how can it be as comfortable as commercial housing." Liu Qi said.

Liu Tao smiled faintly and said, "This courtyard is naturally much more comfortable to live in. If you buy a commercial house, it will cost 130,000 yuan for 100 square meters, but you can buy a larger courtyard with 130,000 yuan. When you live here, you can plant flowers or vegetables."

"Ask Xiaojuan, how about living here?" Liu Tao said, "and this courtyard is also an asset, and there will be a lot of room for appreciation in the future."

Liu Tao remembered that in thirty or forty years, a square meter of a courtyard would cost 150,000 to 300,000 yuan, which means that it will appreciate by 300 to 500 times!

There are always risks in doing business, but buying this courtyard is risk-free.

You can also keep it as a legacy for your children.

Chen Lijuan said, "I think the courtyard is good too, so we will listen to you."

"Xiaojuan, didn't you say that commercial houses are good yesterday?" Liu Qi said with an incredible look on his face.

Chen Lijuan rolled her eyes at Liu Qi: "Do you still doubt my vision? Just believe me."

Liu Qi and Qian Huaqiang were stunned, and then they understood.

They were able to make a fortune because of Liu Tao's guidance and help.

Now that Liu Tao said it was good to buy a courtyard house, then of course they would buy a courtyard house. Only when they had a hard time would they buy a commercial house.

After feeding the children, Chen Fang, Liu Hongying, Liu Honglei and others also came to the table, and the children could play by themselves.

"It's incredible to think about it. I didn't dare to think about the life I'm living now a few years ago, and I didn't dare to dream about it." Liu Zhenbang suddenly sighed: "I didn't dare to think 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, and we even have two cars."

"Yes, in the Great Northern Wilderness, we did a lot of work every year, and we just wanted 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 embarrassed he was when he started to cut the land, especially the soybeans, and he was in a hurry to fight wolves and carry sacks.

During the wheat and autumn harvests, while busy with briefings and going to the company to "seize food from the dragon's mouth", he also greeted the old company leaders to ask for wheat straw and bean straw.

At that time, if the weather was good and the crops were good, everyone's life would be much better. But if it was rainy or straw, life would be difficult.

Compared with the days in the Great Northern Wilderness, the days now are like the days of gods.

Liu Qi said: "I still have to go to sea. Although working in the unit can guarantee income regardless of drought or flood, life is tight. Although the salary has been increased now, it is a little higher than in the past, but the income is not as good as going to sea."

"Come on, if it weren't for my brother's guidance and lending you a year, could you go to sea?" Chen Lijuan said contemptuously: "Don't make a little money and lose your edge."

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

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

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

Chen Weimin is already very satisfied with his current life.

In Panshan Machinery Factory, there is no need to spend any money. The couple's salary is basically saved. They have a house, eat in the factory canteen, and their children receive a good education.

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

For this kind of thing, Liu Tao never forces it.

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

When the engine manufacturing plant is completed, Liu Tao will transfer him to the engine manufacturing plant as the director, and his level will be the regular department level, enjoying the treatment of the deputy department level.

After a few years, if he makes achievements, he will be the 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 government and at least be the head of a provincial industrial department. That means you are at least a department-level cadre, and you are already among the senior cadres.

Of course, Chen Weimin's talent can only reach this level at most, and he can't go any higher. It's not that his background is not good enough, but it would be a disaster rather than a blessing if he went up.

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 going into business, going into politics, or taking the technical route, there is a lot to be done.