Chapter 258 Deputy Factory Manager Rudy
Chapter 258 Deputy Factory Manager Rudy
Chen Yan and his dog rode for more than four hours all the way to Lanqiao Village.
About 5 kilometers away from Lanqiao Village, the two men dismounted and walked.
Two months ago, Chen Yan came to Lanqiao Village once. At that time, he ordered Wu Dazhi to build defensive fortifications starting from here within a month.
But there was not even a guard here at this time, and Chen Yan couldn't help but feel angry.
"Damn it, what did Wu Dazhi promise me in the first place? He can't even do such a simple thing."
Then Chen Yan stepped onto the horse, his heart flashing with coldness, and rode away towards Lanqiao Village, with Gouwazi following closely behind.
It was not until they were 2 kilometers away from Lanqiao Village that they discovered the guards of the column.
"Okay, Commander."
"Where is Wu Dazhi?" Chen Yan looked at the guard angrily.
"Captain Wu should be in the cave at this time. He has been busy transporting military equipment into the cave these days, and Director Lu is leading people to install and debug it."
After listening to the guard's words, Chen Yan rode away on his horse.
As soon as he entered the village, Chen Yan saw Wu Dazhi, shirtless and sweating profusely, directing people to organize the transportation.
"Comrades, please handle these treasures with care. They are very valuable."
Chen Yan rode on his horse and roared towards Wu Dazhi.
"Wu Dazhi, come here."
Wu Dazhi looked back in confusion, and when he saw Chen Yan's expression, he knew that something bad was bound to happen.
He trotted all the way to Chen Yan and saluted:
"Commander, Wu Dazhi reports to you."
Unexpectedly, Chen Yan went up to him and whipped him hard with the whip without saying a word.
"Mr. Wu, what's going on with the defensive fortifications outside the village? It was agreed to take a month, so why is there no sign of construction now?"
Wu Dazhi suddenly realized it, and said with an embarrassed look:
"Report to the commander, since I went to Shanghai on business some time ago, the progress of the project has fallen behind."
"Damn, you're so polite.
This is how you manage. Without you, your camp is just a decoration."
Wu Dazhi felt bad, but he couldn't argue because that was the fact.
"Reporting to the commander, it was my mismanagement. I know I was wrong and I will rectify it immediately."
"Wu Dazhi, I gave you this position of battalion commander. If you can't do it, go back to your special forces regiment and be a company commander."
"Thank you Commander for giving me another chance. I will definitely not let you down."
Chen Yan had a stern face and didn't look kind to him:
"Where's Rudy?".
"Deputy Director Lu is always installing equipment in the cave."
"Come on, take me to see you."
"Yes, Commander."
The entire Lanqiao Village is not large in area, and the equipment and personnel are all gathered together, making the scene particularly chaotic.
"Hey, move aside, I'm in a hurry"
"Which class are you from over there? Come over and help us lift the engine."
......
Although everyone was busy, there seemed to be no order at all.
Chen Yan frowned and continued walking inside without saying anything.
When we arrived at the cave, we found that a small path had been opened at the entrance for transportation, and it was also reinforced with wooden boards.
"The natural conditions of this cave are good, but transportation is too inconvenient."
Then Rudy came out of the cave and shouted, "Where is the main engine of Line 3? Hurry up, they are waiting for your use anxiously."
Seeing Rudy, Chen Yan smiled a little.
Rudy has grown a lot at this time, and he no longer seems to be the rich young man who ate, slept and did nothing.
"Dizi!" Chen Yan shouted loudly.
Rudy's eyes lit up: "Brother, how come you have time to come here today?"
"Gouwazi, you're back on the team," Rudy's warm hug made Gouwazi feel a lot warmer, but he still didn't say a word.
Looking at Rudy's somewhat thin body, Chen Yan felt very proud:
"Boy, you're thinner but stronger! This is the soldier of our Eighth Route Army."
"Then I have to thank you for being my mentor."
After a few jokes between the two, Rudy immediately took the initiative to report his work to Chen Yan in an orderly manner.
“This cave covers an area of more than 100 acres, which is actually quite large.
However, I plan to make partitions inside and place each production equipment separately to create workshops with different functions.
I took a look and found that each production line requires about 40-60 operators to operate.
In addition, a special maintenance team, warehouse custodians and security personnel must be set up.
Including equipment and personnel, this cave can only accommodate 6 production lines.
The rest can only build factories outside.”
Chen Yan listened to Rudy's introduction and nodded continuously.
"You've been very thoughtful, comprehensive, and attentive."
Hearing Chen Yan's evaluation of Rudy, Wu Dazhi lowered his head quietly.
Rudy continued: "Brother, we have been working hard during this period, but the overall progress is not satisfactory."
"Are you having any trouble?"
"Is it still difficult?" Rudy said in a hoarse voice, with a face full of complaints, "It's simply too difficult."
“In Shanghai, we used mechanical lifting to do the lifting, but here we can only rely on manual labor.
This broken thing is too heavy. Each component weighs several hundred kilograms. The entrance and exit space of the cave is limited. After working for so long, I still haven't finished moving all three production lines.
Another problem is that there are not enough people. There are only 200 people in the column. As you can see, it's a chaotic situation outside.
Another thing is that the soldiers were doing physical work, and this was deep in the mountains. Not to mention meat, even basic rations were not enough. The daily ration for each person was 3 taels of staple food, and most of it was coarse grains.
This is not even a little bit worse than Black Cloud Village, you are the boss, you have to treat everyone equally."
After hearing this, Chen Yan knew what was going on. Since the number of people in the column increased sharply, the quality of life in the team has indeed declined a lot, and housekeeper Zhao Gang has really been unable to take care of it during this period.
But Chen Yan never expected that the food ration in Lanqiao was only 3 taels.
This is not even enough to feed the dogs!
Thinking of this, Chen Yan felt very uncomfortable.
My brothers are working hard but they can’t even get enough to eat. This is because I, as the commander, am incompetent.
After thinking it over again and again, Chen Yan slowly said:
"I have asked the political commissar to transfer 2000 soldiers to you. The manpower problem will be solved soon.
As for the issue of rations, the column's resources should be tilted towards the arsenal. No soldier here needs more than 7 taels of staple food per day.
I will take care of how to solve this problem.
The first batch of food will arrive tomorrow, so you should focus on building the military factory."
After hearing this, Rudy stamped his feet excitedly:
"Boss, it's all settled with your words. I will lead my brothers to get to work.
According to the way you said, my 2000 people will have to eat nearly a ton of food a day, so don't feel bad when the time comes."
"I don't feel sorry for anything. We are brothers. I would feel sorry if you don't have enough to eat."
The two of them walked outside, talking and laughing, and Wu Dazhi stood behind them with a look of envy on his face.
"Oh, Deputy Director Lu holds a very special place in the commander's heart. Just by opening his mouth, the food ration will be doubled."
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