Chapter 151: Garbage is just a resource in the wrong place On the other side, Ning Weidong came out of Nanluoguxiang, but did not go home directly, but went to the vicinity of Fuchengmen. I groped my way to the alley in front of a large compound in the dark. Zhang Dajun's home is right here. This is not his first time here, so he is familiar with the place. Push the car into the door. At this time, the slums were not as heavily guarded as they had been a decade ago, and the people in the city no longer had the enthusiasm to keep a close eye on the bad guys. But if a stranger comes in, he will still be questioned. As soon as Ning Weidong arrived at the front yard, he was stopped by someone: "Hey, man, who are you looking for?" Ning Weidong saw a man in his forties, with a cigarette in his mouth, squinting his eyes and a wary look on his face. Ning Weidong said with a smile: "Look for Zhang Dajun, our friend." The man was startled, his expression changed instantly, he quickly took the cigarette out of his mouth, and leaned down involuntarily: "Oh, it's Da Jun's friend! Come in quickly~"
Ning Weidong thanked him and didn't care about the other party's rudeness at first and then politeness. Most people are like this. I pushed the bicycle inside and arrived at the door of Zhang Dajun's house. As soon as I arrived, I heard two people arguing inside. Although he deliberately lowered his voice, Ning Weidong had extraordinary hearing and could hear it through the window. Ning Weidong smiled. Every family has its own problems, and it seems Zhang Dajun is no exception. I came to the door and knocked, and the quarreling inside stopped abruptly. Then Zhang Dajun asked, "Who is it?" Ning Weidong said: "Brother Zhang, it's me." Zhang Dajun immediately recognized it was Ning Weidong and hurried over to open the door. His wife followed behind. Ning Weidong had been here before and met Zhang Dajun's wife, calling her "sister-in-law". Zhang Dajun's wife quickly asked him to come into the house and enthusiastically made tea and poured water for him, without any sign that they had been arguing just a moment ago. Zhang Dajun sat in the room and talked to Ning Weidong. He knew that Ning Weidong must have something wrong as he suddenly came over so late, so he didn't say much nonsense. Ning Weidong didn't want to bother him any more, so he told him about the situation in the courtyard in Nanluoguxiang: "Old Zhang, can you help me find out what's going on in this courtyard?" Zhang Dajun immediately patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I'll write you a reply the day after tomorrow at the latest." Ning Weidong knew that Zhang Dajun was a man of integrity, so there was no need for him to waste time, and he didn't stay any longer. After he finished talking, he got up and left. After sending Ning Weidong out, Zhang Dajun came back from outside. Zhang Dajun's wife couldn't help asking, "Old Zhang, I just came here. Why didn't you tell me about your work at the station? How could people know what difficulties you have if you don't mention it?" Zhang Dajun lit a cigarette, clicked his tongue and said, "What do you know? How can you just say this? I finally got on Ning Weidong's boat from Chu Zhongxin, and I haven't done anything yet, but you're asking for this and that. What do you think?"
Zhang Dajun's wife was speechless for a moment, and sat down helplessly and said, "But~but we can't just leave it like this~If there is something wrong, come and tell me, and if there is nothing wrong, just keep silent." Zhang Dajun frowned, but didn't know what to say. The position of deputy chief of their police station became vacant some time ago, and Zhang Dajun wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to move up, but now it seems that there is not much hope. On the other side, Ning Weidong came out of Zhang Dajun's house and smiled. In fact, he had just heard Zhang Dajun and his wife arguing outside the door. Although he only heard a few words, he could guess what happened. He thought Zhang Dajun would take the opportunity to mention it, but he didn't expect Zhang Dajun to say anything. But even if Zhang Dajun didn't say it, Ning Weidong had already made plans in his mind. Zhang Dajun was the one he took over from Chu Zhongxin. He was like a signboard and he must develop it well. Only by putting up a sign will those who are in relatively marginal positions in the Wang family or Zhao family faction come closer. Otherwise, if things were worse than before, who would be willing to help him? Ning Weidong also considered Zhang Dajun's future development, but not as deputy director. …… The next morning, Ning Weidong's office. Zhao Ruyu couldn't help but frown when she heard Ning Weidong talk about the situation of Liu Yun's eldest brother and his family. Ning Weidong asked: "Is this difficult to do?" Zhao Ruyi said: "It's not difficult. My uncle is in Heilongjiang Province. He used to be in the Production and Construction Corps. It seems that it was changed to the Agricultural Reclamation Bureau two years ago." When Ning Weidong heard this, he thought, isn't this a coincidence? Although Zhao Ruyu's mother is no longer with us, her aunt is still around. What's more, given the Zhao family's situation, it is impossible for this relationship to be severed. As for Liu Yun's brother's matter, she doesn't even need to look for her uncle. Just saying hello to her cousins is enough. Zhao Ruyi's focus was not on this, but on the courtyard house: "Weidong, do you think that courtyard house is really that good?" Ning Weidong could guess what Zhao Ruyu was thinking. Her situation was different from Wang Yuzhen's. Zhao Ruyi had been spoiled since childhood, and in the past few years, Zhao's father's situation was more relaxed than that of the Wang family, so the impact on Zhao Ruyi's life was not particularly great. What's more, this girl is very good at martial arts and is very fierce and vicious in fighting, so no one dares to mess with her. Although Zhao Ruyu didn't say it when she and Ning Weidong went home last time, she actually felt a little scared about living in the slum. The neighborhood with no sense of boundaries and the various complicated neighbor relationships were things she had never experienced before. Now when Ning Weidong said that there was a courtyard with its own entrance, he immediately became excited. Ning Weidong smiled and said, "If you want to talk about quality, it's definitely better than my two rooms, but if you want to talk about convenience, it's actually not as good as the apartment."
Life in a siheyuan is, after all, an ancient model. If one wants to live comfortably in a siheyuan, one actually needs someone to serve him or her. Just like those officials and wealthy families in the past, who could live in a courtyard house with three entrances, all had a few servants to serve them. But now it is impossible. Therefore, before Ning Weidong traveled through time, although many courtyard houses in the capital were sold at sky-high prices, few people bought them to live in. Most of them were used as clubs. If you really want to live comfortably, you should choose a modern designed building with central heating, central gas supply, clean and convenient. After listening to Ning Weidong's words, Zhao Ruyu curled her lips and said, "You sound nice. The yard is ready, but the building is not even built yet." However, at that time, the buildings were all staff quarters built by various units and could not be bought or sold at all. On the contrary, old houses like Siheyuan are occasionally traded. If you want to live in an apartment, it is definitely impossible to buy it. For the time being, you can only hope that the Red Star Factory will build housing for the staff. Ning Weidong said, "Okay, you don't have to worry about the house. You should pay attention to Heilongjiang Province." Zhao Ruyi said, "Okay, I'll send a telegram later." Ning Weidong nodded, but did not ask for a direct phone call, as the matter was not that urgent. Zhao Ruyu added: "By the way, how should we deal with the Li family specifically?" After the last meeting, neither side had said anything definite, this was just an initial contact and test. After these days, it’s time to have a result. Ning Weidong said: "Ruyi, if you really want to go this route, there's no need to hold this job in the factory." When Zhao Ruyu heard this, she frowned subconsciously. In that era, working in a large state-owned factory was of great significance, and even someone from a family like Zhao Ruyu was no exception. Ning Weidong smiled and said, "Why, you can't bear to part with it?" Zhao Ruyi said: "That's not the case, it's just... it's not nice to say it out loud." Ning Weidong asked, "How much do you earn a month for your current job? When you make money from getting approval documents, how much will it be a month?" Zhao Ruyu was speechless. Ning Weidong added: "Besides, since we are going to do this, we should clear up some relationships in advance to avoid trouble in the future." Zhao Ruyu pursed her lips and thought, then nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you." Ning Weidong was not too surprised that Zhao Ruyu agreed so easily. It all comes down to cost. For most people, the job that Zhao Ruyu has now is probably something that they would never get in their lifetime. Getting people to give up is definitely as difficult as scraping bones and cutting flesh. But for Zhao Ruyu, such a job is just a question of dignity or not.
Moreover, even if she regretted it later, the Zhao family would be able to help her find a similar unit with their ability. Ning Weidong knew clearly that such a situation would definitely not occur. Ning Weidong added: "Then you can also follow Li Yuanchao's example and set up a collective trading company, temporarily affiliated with the Machinery Bureau..." Zhao Ruyu nodded, understanding what Ning Weidong meant. The Wang family has a strong control over the Machinery Bureau. With Ning Weiguo being there, it makes things easier and they also get a share of the pie. Although Ning Weidong's surname is not Wang, his marriage to Zhao Ruyu this time represents the interests of the Wang family. Therefore, the Wang family must be involved, otherwise it would be asking for trouble. By registering the relationship with the Machinery Bureau, the Wang family would be given an opportunity to make some money. Ning Weidong added: "Besides, there are quite a few people who are unemployed at home right now~" Zhao Ruyu was stunned for a moment, not understanding why Ning Weidong's thoughts suddenly jumped here. The current situation in Beijing is that not only is it difficult for ordinary children to find jobs, but families like Zhao Ruyu's also have many unemployed people. The resources of any family are limited. In order to ensure the continuation of the family, it is necessary to concentrate resources and cultivate seed players. Such as the eldest brother of the Wang family and Zhao Lichun. The rest, like Zhao Ruyu, were abandoned. Zhao Ruyi was relatively lucky because the Zhao family had few children, only three brothers and sisters. But for some families with six, seven, or even seven or eight children, those who don’t get any resources are almost left to their own devices. In addition, there are many people who were affected in the past few years and are idle all day long, and some even don’t have a job. Ning Weidong said: "Find a few people like this, some who are reliable and have corresponding relationships with you, call them over and work together." Zhao Ruyi asked in surprise: "Looking for them?" Ning Weidong said: "No one wants to abandon themselves. Garbage is just a resource placed in the wrong place. However, it is just a cooperative relationship. We must maintain a good scale and not get stuck." Zhao Ru nodded thoughtfully: "I understand. I have more experience dealing with them than you do. If anyone dares to disobey me, I will beat the shit out of him." Ning Weidong's mouth twitched: "Well... forget it, whatever you want~" …… The next day, at noon, Zhang Dajun came over on his bike. After talking about the situation in the yard, Liu Yun and his wife did not hide anything. Ning Weidong nodded. Since Liu Yun needed help, there should be no problem with this yard. Then he asked, "By the way, Lao Zhang, I heard that a deputy director of your institute retired due to illness recently?" Zhang Dajun was stunned, his eyes flashed with anticipation, but he calmed down and said, "It is true. Old Fu was injured when he was young. Now he is over 50 years old and his health is getting worse. He can only retire early due to illness."
Ning Weidong nodded and said with a smile: "Do you have any ideas?" Zhang Dajun's heartbeat accelerated, and he said quickly: "I~I'll follow your arrangements." Ning Weidong patted his shoulder. He had guessed what Zhang Dajun would say: "If you want to listen to my arrangements, then wait a while." Zhang Dajun was stunned for a moment. He thought Ning Weidong took the initiative to bring it up today because he wanted to help him take down the deputy director, but he didn't expect this result. But in just a moment, Zhang Dajun adjusted himself and said "Okay" firmly. Ning Weidong smiled and said, "Why don't you ask why?" Zhang Dajun chuckled and said honestly, "No need to ask, you must have your own arrangements. Since I have said so, just wait patiently." Ning Weidong said: "You are quite patient, but I'm afraid your sister-in-law must have complained about you a lot~" Zhang Dajun let out a "hmm" and immediately realized that Ning Weidong must have heard something outside the door when he went to his house that day. I couldn't help but laugh awkwardly: "I'm just an old woman, I don't know anything, please don't mind." Ning Weidong said, "What kind of talk is that? Women hold up half the sky! Lao Zhang, I have to criticize you for this idea." Zhang Dajun quickly said yes and breathed a sigh of relief. It was obvious from Ning Weidong's tone that he didn't care. Ning Weidong continued, "Besides, we have to take care of family affairs while we work hard. What are we fighting for? We are fighting for logistics. What is logistics? It is the family. Only when the family is stable can the team be combat-ready. Don't you agree, Lao Zhang?" Zhang Dajun gave a dry laugh and quickly said yes. Ning Weidong patted him on the shoulder and said, "I didn't consider your family situation before. This is my problem." Zhang Dajun opened his mouth to speak, but Ning Weidong raised his hand to stop him: "You don't need to explain, it's all human nature, go back and give your sister-in-law some reassurance. Lao Zhang, I have plans for you, and I won't let you stay in the police station forever." Zhang Dajun's eyes lit up. Ning Weidong's words made him overjoyed. Although he said he would follow the arrangements, he was still worried in his heart. After all, it concerns his career and future development. Ning Weidong continued, "I think it's better not to be the deputy director. I will find a way to transfer you to the district branch in the second half of the year..." Although Ning Weidong did not say the specific position, being transferred from the police station to the branch is already a qualitative leap. How many veteran police officers have worked their entire lives in grassroots police stations. It would be fine if Zhang Dajun had no ambition, but when he resolutely chose to leave Chu Zhongxin and join Ning Weidong, it was clear that he was not willing to live like this for the rest of his life. (End of this chapter)
