After rebirth, dominate the courtyard

"That's it. I'll take my leave first." Sha Zhu bowed to Yi Zhonghai and said goodbye, his words revealing the etiquette of the ancients.

"Good, just do as I say and there will be no mistakes. If you need anything, you can find me in the workshop." Yi Zhonghai smiled and then turned and left.

……

At this moment, in the office building!

Li Aimin is looking through the production records of the ironworks to understand the factory's conditions.

"I didn't expect that the Red Star Iron and Steel Plant was so bad!" Li Aimin browsed the information and couldn't help but feel deeply moved.

With records like these, which are like the life story of an ironworks, it is no wonder that other ironworks want to merge with Red Star.

Its annual output is so low that it is quite rare, and the workshop equipment sometimes malfunctions.

Every time it was repaired, it would cost a lot of money. Even if one had a lot of money, it would be difficult to afford such a waste.

"It seems that there is still a long way to go in the future!" Li Aimin closed the file in his hand, sighed lightly, and then glanced at the time.

"It's time to see how everyone is doing at work." Li Aimin whispered. He had already instructed Deputy Director Li to report back after the next round of iron smelting plants had a list of ten.

There has been no report so far, which means that there are less than ten iron smelters. Li Aimin speculated that this may be related to the beginning of the year, when most iron smelters have not yet started operations, while those that have started operations are eager to produce.

After tidying up the office, Li Aimin took a car to the ironworks that was being renovated and upgraded, and took a look at how many new employees there were today. After the new employees adapted, he planned to let half of the old workers lead the new employees to work in other ironworks, and then he would have to rely on these craftsmen to speed up the progress.

……

"This is the reward you deserve. I didn't expect that you have just arrived and have modified so many instruments. You are really an extraordinary person!"

Hu Xijie smiled and praised Xu Yamin highly.

Xu Yamin was very excited when he received the fifty taels of silver. Although he knew that the salary was generous, it was the first time he received such a huge sum of money. Fifty taels of silver was enough to improve the lives of the whole family.

Other workers in the courtyard who worked in state-owned factories only earned 30 taels a month, but he earned 50 taels in just one day. Especially those old workers, each of them earned more than 100 taels, which made him envious. However, he firmly believed that he would be able to achieve this level soon!

Although the other newcomers did not get as much as Xu Yamin, they also got more than ten taels. Since beginners were slow to learn, they naturally got less, but this amount of money surprised them greatly, as they had never thought that one day they would get so much.

"Among everyone today, you are the one who got started the fastest. You have a bright future ahead of you. Come on, let's go to the door to meet the person in charge." Hu Xijie looked at the excited Xu Yamin with a smile on his face.

"Yes!" Xu Yamin nodded like pecking at rice, and he was full of respect for the person behind the scenes.

Who exactly is responsible for such a high-paying position?

Soon, in front of the ironworks.

It has become a routine for Hu Xijie and the other workers to stand in front of the door. Li Aimin will come to inspect at this time to make sure everyone has received their salary before they can feel at ease.

Soon, a black carriage drove over from a distance. Hu Xijie was delighted when he saw it. The protagonist had finally arrived.

Xu Yamin was quite excited when he saw the carriage approaching. Only the rich or the noble could ride in such a carriage. How could ordinary people have one?

The carriage stopped not far away. Li Aimin got off and saw Hu Xijie waiting. Hu Xijie hurried forward to greet him.

"You're finally here." Hu Xijie said with a smile.

Li Aimin nodded, looked around, and found ten new faces. Without thinking too much, Li Aimin guessed that these ten people were the newly recruited craftsmen.

Hu Xijie noticed Li Aimin's reaction and immediately explained: "I went to the neighborhood to recruit people this morning. After much trouble, I only found these ten people!"

"They suspect this is fake news and no one is willing to believe it, so..." Hu Xijie's voice gradually became lower and his meaning was clear.

"I know about this. Once they earn money, they will flock to us. Then, we must seize the critical opportunity!" Li Aimin said with a smile.

"That's true. Once they make money, more people will come and the conditions will definitely be improved!" Hu Xijie understood Li Aimin's intention. Once they make money and go home, the rumors will naturally be dispelled.

At that time, there will be a large number of people who want to come here to work, but this matter is no longer simple.

"What else? If nothing else, I'll leave first." Hu Xijie was impatient and wanted to use the silver to buy goods and go home to embrace his wife.

"There is indeed something to discuss." Li Aimin said, leading Hu Xijie aside. This matter involved confidential information and he did not want others to know about it. It was related to the future of the iron and steel plant.

Li Aimin quickly informed Hu Xijie of the matter: "I'll leave this matter to you. Please find a few people to go to the Red Star Ironworks tomorrow to handle this matter."

Hu Xijie readily agreed, saying that the matter was nothing to him. After receiving Hu Xijie's reply, Li Aimin nodded in approval.

At this moment, the Red Star Iron and Steel Plant was of vital importance to him. Otherwise, if the production capacity was not increased, it would be a big blow to him.

After a brief conversation and confirming that everyone had received the money, Li Aimin left in a car.

"Let's go, don't just stand there, go home quickly and use the money to buy some things." Hu Xijie teased Xu Yamin beside him.

"Oh, you can go now. You lost your composure." Xu Yamin came to his senses and realized his loss of composure.

Soon, the craftsmen in front of the ironworks dispersed, including Xu Yamin. With silver in hand, he went straight to the nearby market, bought some pork and flour with the silver and receipt, and returned home excitedly.

You know, he was a poor man yesterday, but now he is different. In just one day, he earned fifty taels, which is twice the monthly salary of an ordinary worker in the courtyard.

As soon as I returned to the yard, someone was already waiting there, wanting to see Xu Yamin make a fool of himself.

"Fool Xu Yamin really went to work there. I wonder how badly he was cheated this time!"

"Haha, that's right. I want to see if Xu Yamin will be fooled again next time after being deceived this time."

Inside the courtyard, several of Xu Yamin’s sworn enemies were discussing the tragic situation he was about to face.

After a while, Xu Yamin, carrying pork and humming a tune, walked into the courtyard and headed straight for his house...