Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

Zhang Renkang got into Li Huaide's car as soon as he came out of the Ministry of Industry. Liu Dong had just talked to him for more than an hour and explained to him the ideas they had discussed on the development of the domestic automobile industry.

Zhang Renkang finally understood that as early as the early 60s, China had already seen the importance of the automobile industry to the country and had begun to plan and study how to develop the local automobile industry.

I just don't know why it became a state-owned joint venture in later generations, and this joint venture has forced the national automobile industry to a point where it has no development or even regressed.

If we had not seized the new energy track and started to overtake others, we would not know how many more years we would have to wait for a complete and competitive automobile industry system in China.

Li Huaide smiled and looked at Zhang Renkang with a mocking expression on his face.

"Brother, I finally figured it out."

"These days, everyone has their own little calculations"

Zhang Renkang looked at Li Huaide in confusion, and Li Huaide smiled and said

"I mean my father-in-law."

"If this wasn't premeditated, I don't believe Secretary Liu made this sudden decision today."

"Do you know what my father-in-law said?"

Zhang Renkang shook his head, smiled and said

"I can't ask you to give up your position, can I?"

Li Huaide laughed and said

"I am willing to give way to the virtuous now. Will he agree?"

"Isn't it to pave the way for the Zhao family?"

"They said they were going to send Jianjun to the steel mill to hone his skills for a few years."

"Let me train Jianjun well."

Zhang Renkang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said

"No wonder, some things can be explained this way."

"I thought the rumor that the vehicle manufacturing plant would be separated from the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill system was just a rumor."

"Didn't you come back and say that Minister Zhao said that he would not do so for the time being?"

"So it seems that it was already decided before I went to Hong Kong Island."

Li Huaide nodded and said with a smile

"Well, it's not a loss for us two brothers to have the chance to work together."

"I can't stay in this position forever. I wonder where my father-in-law is going to place me in a few years."

"But no matter where I'm placed, it's better than Old Yang."

"I heard a while ago that Lao Yang was herding sheep in the north."

"Tell me, isn't this just mistreating people to death?"

"It's better to give it a quick fix"

Li Huaide and Yang Weiguo had been fighting overtly and covertly for six or seven years. Although he was always calculating against each other in his heart, it must be said that Li Huaide still admired Yang Weiguo. This person was principled and capable. Apart from being a little pedantic and stubborn, he didn't have any other problems.

When he heard that Yang Weiguo was sent to the north to raise sheep, Li Huaide felt sorry for a while.

Zhang Renkang smiled and said

"Brother Li, you are being unreasonable. Don't you know the story of Su Wu herding sheep?"

"If Su Wu doesn't come back, it's not easy for our Director Yang to come back."

"This country can't go on like this forever, right? There will always be an end."

"Can you predict what will happen then?"

The driver had asked Li Huaide to send him back in Zhang Renkang's jeep. Now it was Tang Qi who was driving. Zhang Renkang was not shy about Tang Qi.

Li Huaide glanced at Tang Qi who was driving and said in a low voice

"Brother, be careful with your words"

"You and I ask for nothing else but to land on our own"

"But it's fine this way, you go to Nova and I go to Red Star, hahahaha"

"Maybe one day I will have to go to you for help"

Li Huaide felt a little aggrieved today, not because of the separation of the New Star Automobile Manufacturing Plant from the Red Star Steel Rolling Plant, but because of Zhao Dingcheng's attitude. He had contributed to the Zhao family for so many years, but Zhao Dingcheng was playing tricks on him.

Zhang Renkang laughed and said

"Don't say there won't be such a day. If you come to the Xinxing Automobile Factory that day, I will immediately make room for you to manage my logistics."

“This saves me a lot of effort.”

Li Huaide smiled and continued

"Go back and think carefully about what kind of support you need from Red Star. I'll approve it for you when the time comes."

"It's not ours anymore, so let's eat our fill first."

Li Huaide was about to give up, but Zhang Renkang had to remind him.

"Brother Li, it's not time yet."

"Some accounts should be sorted out carefully to avoid being made into a big deal."

“Sometimes, it never hurts to think a little more.”

Li Huaide exhaled deeply and nodded.

"Um"

"Don't worry, I, your brother, am not that easy to be caught."

"I'll celebrate with you after a few days of work."

"You've been promoted again, kid."

Zhang Renkang said with a wry smile

"I had been planning to stay calm for a while, but now I have to be put under the spotlight again."

"The higher-ups asked us to research and develop a new automobile industry outside of Shouqi, especially a civilian automobile manufacturing system."

"I am really worried that the car market will be promoted without considering the national conditions. We are still an oil-poor country."

"Let alone whether ordinary people have the purchasing power, even the road conditions in China are not suitable for the large-scale popularization of cars, right?"

Li Huaide said with a chuckle

"Brother, this is your lack of knowledge, isn't it?"

"You still lack sufficient precipitation, otherwise you can't see the current situation clearly."

Seeing Zhang Renkang's curious gaze, Li Huaide said complacently

"First of all, if you ask your new star to develop a new car series, it will take at least one to two years. Not to mention large-scale production, it will take at least three years to get it off the production line, right?"

"Do you know how much we lack cars in our country?"

"Except for the GAZ cars we got from the north, most of the counties and cities below don't even have a few jeeps."

"The demand for official and production vehicles nationwide alone, I estimate, would be at least 200,000 vehicles, not to mention the losses."

"Just talking about this demand, you can't solve it in at least five years, right?"

"The products that the domestic automobile industry can produce now are only transport trucks and some political tasks that can only be accomplished by specialized public relations."

“Is there any civilian series that can be put on the market on a large scale?”

"Why else do you think the Red Star tricycle has suddenly received so much attention from the Ministry of Industry?"

“This is a new hope for them.”

"In fact, I am not surprised at all why we have to make you a separate new subordinate unit. We will start big development sooner or later."

"By then, in the vast country, besides rail transportation, cars will be the fastest means of transportation to connect two places."

"The road problem you're talking about will have to be solved sooner or later."

"We have such a large territory. If we don't open up transportation, how can we manage it effectively?"

"We are now mainly planning and building railway lines to complete the east-west, north-south and south-north connection. This is the main artery."

"Once the railway line is completed, it will be used as a branch of blood vessels and capillaries, large and small, long and short roads."

"At least, there is no problem in increasing the domestic demand for civilian cars between 5 million and 10 million vehicles."

Zhang Renkang had a new respect for Li Huaide. This was the first time he discovered that Li Huaide had such a sharp and long-term vision.

Li Huaide saw Zhang Renkang's incredible expression and laughed

"Why, do you really think your brother is a freeloader?"

Zhang Renkang shook his head and smiled

"I don't think so. I'm just a little curious about how you know so much about the development trends in our country."

Li Huaide hummed and laughed

"I have seen through it. I have seen through it since Yang Weiguo left."

"I used to think that I was the son-in-law of the Zhao family. Even though the Zhao family's resources would not fully support me, at least I was better than his sons."

"Later, I came to terms with it. Outsiders are just outsiders."

"Some things should just be left to nature. Life is short, so why not enjoy it while you can."