Chapter 274 Becoming a Subordinate The winery is different from when Ning Weidong came last time. Ning Weidong had just gotten off the car and the first thing he saw was the carport next to the factory gate, which was full of bicycles. There weren't so many bicycles before. Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan knew he was coming, and they were waiting at the door, especially Wang Kaixuan. After all, it had only been a few days since Hu Bayi separated from Ning Weidong. “Leader~” Wang Kaixuan laughed, “I heard from Lao Hu about your heroic deeds in Sulian. They are so fucking awesome…” Ning Weidong smiled and enjoyed Wang Kaixuan's flattery, giving him a chance to perform, and then asked about the specific situation of the factory. Wang Kaixuan said seriously: "Leader, according to your instructions, the second and third workshops have already started construction..." Blah blah blah, he knows them all like the back of his hand. Ning Weidong listened, and although he wanted to increase the output of the winery immediately, he knew in his heart that Wang Kaixuan had done a good job.
According to the current progress, workshops 2 and 3 will be put into production in the early spring of next year, and the output of the entire winery will increase. After a tour of the winery, Ning Weidong returned to the company. During the days I was away, nothing went wrong at Dongyi Company and everything was running as planned. Anyway, it's just some approval documents, and the company is already familiar with it. Having said that, Ning Weidong still had a lot of trivial matters to deal with after he came back. After finishing all this, I was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but at this moment the phone suddenly rang. When I picked up the phone, it turned out to be Li Peihang calling. Ning Weidong was stunned: "Brother Li, you are well-informed. You know I'm back?" "Come back?" Li Peihang on the other end of the phone was also stunned: "Brother, where have you been?" Ning Weidong finally realized that after all the fuss, Li Peihang had no idea that he was not in Beijing these days. Ning Weidong laughed and asked, "Brother Li, why are you calling me?" Li Peihang didn't bother about Ning Weidong's future and said directly: "It's about the factory. I just received news this morning that the one in our family will officially retire at the end of the year..." Ning Weidong's heart moved. Li Weibing retired so soon? Logically, he should have another one or two years. It seems that the previous changes at the Red Star Factory had a significant impact. He asked, "The old factory manager has retired. Who will take over?" Li Peihang sighed and said, "Who else could it be? Wang Guoqiang~ Lao Chu would be the deputy director..." Ning Weidong sighed. It seemed that Wang Guoqiang’s plan to transfer to Baosteel had failed. Li Peihang continued: "You said, I heard a few days ago that Wang Guoqiang was going to be transferred to the south, and I was quite happy..." Ning Weidong smiled. From Li Peihang's perspective, he certainly hoped that Wang Guoqiang would get out, and the farther the better.
However, he didn't know that the reason why Wang Guoqiang failed to leave this time was because Ning Weidong secretly tripped him up. Before going to Sulian, Ning Weidong told Zhao's father that it would be best not to let Wang Guoqiang go to Baosteel. Of course, Ning Weidong would not be so arrogant as to think that his words could decide Wang Guoqiang's fate. But it is undeniable that his words played a very important role. After chatting for a few more words, Ning Weidong hung up the phone. The situation at the Red Star Factory no longer had any impact on him. Ning Weidong stretched lazily and leaned back in the chair, thinking about going down to see Bai Fengyu and Shi Xiaonan. But at this moment, Duan Ming knocked on the door and came in: "Leader, there is a comrade from the army outside." "From the military?" Ning Weidong was slightly surprised: "What unit?" Duan Mingdao: "I didn't say that. I said I can only tell you." Ning Weidong frowned and wanted to ask Duan Ming to bring people in, but then he changed his mind and stood up and said, "Let's go and take a look." When they arrived at the first floor, there was a soldier in his thirties sitting in the reception room. When he saw Ning Weidong and the others come in, he immediately stood up and asked, "Are you Comrade Ning Weidong?" Ning Weidong stepped forward and extended his hand: "It's me, hello comrade." After shaking hands, the soldier took out a notebook from his pocket without waiting for Ning Weidong to ask: "This is my ID." Ning Weidong opened it and his eyes couldn't help but focus. It turned out to be from the Security Bureau! The other party continued: "I am ordered to ask you to go." Ning Weidong frowned: "Are you alone?" The soldier said, "My comrade is in the car outside. If you have any doubts about my identity, you can call Comrade Zhao Yushan to confirm." After hearing this, Ning Weidong believed it mostly. Zhao Yushan is the name of Zhao's father. However, Ning Weidong did not take it lightly. Since the other party asked him to call to confirm, he did not mind the trouble and really made the call. It's better to be careful about this kind of thing. "Hello, Brother Li, this is Weidong... I'm in a meeting... This is what I'm talking about..." He called Secretary Li, who was in a meeting. "Someone just came and said someone wants to see me... Yes... I saw the ID... Remember the number... OK..." After some negotiations, Secretary Li put down the phone and waited for about five or six minutes before coming back. Ning Weidong received a reply and confirmed the other party's identity. Then he went out with the soldier and got on a 212 jeep. Sitting in the back seat, Ning Weidong had no expression on his face, but his heart was not at peace. Just now, Ning Weidong learned from the phone call that the ID number was reported and who the person holding this ID serves. Although he expected to be taken seriously when he came back from Speed Link early in the morning, he did not expect to be called directly by the old man.
It's about a few minutes' drive. Ning Weidong was first taken to a lounge to wait. After waiting for about half an hour, someone took him to an office. As soon as he entered the room, Ning Weidong was surprised to find that Zhao's father was also there! Before I came here just now, Zhao's father was still in a meeting. He probably rushed here immediately after the meeting. In addition to Zhao's father, there were two old men in military uniforms and an old man in plain clothes who Ning Weidong was very familiar with. The old man was not tall, sitting casually on the sofa, with his legs crossed and a cigarette in his hand. When he saw Ning Weidong coming in, he smiled and said, "Our little hero is here~" No matter how eloquent Ning Weidong was, he didn't know what to say at this moment. Even though he was a time traveler and had some advantages in mentality, facing someone of this level, this advantage was offset. Seeing that he was reserved, the old man waved his hand and said, "Don't be nervous. I called Xiao Zhao here because I was afraid you would be nervous. Come, sit here." Ning Weidong looked at Zhao's father and thought, "It's useless even if you ask him to come~" Among the four people in the room, Zhao's father was obviously a level inferior, and if he really said something wrong, it would be difficult for him to help make up for it. Ning Weidong thought about it while sitting down on the sofa next to the old man. The old man looked at him like this and said with a hint of ridicule: "You dare to talk freely in front of Qier Nian Ke, why do you become so silent when you return home?" Ning Weidong licked his lips, thinking that it couldn't be the same, but he also knew that he had to speak, so he laughed dryly and said, "Well, his aura is not as good as yours." The old man was stunned, and the people present did not expect Ning Weidong to say this. The plainclothes old man laughed and looked at Zhao's father: "Xiao Zhao, your son-in-law is really good at flattering me~" Father Zhao was a little embarrassed and glared at Ning Weidong: "Weidong, speak properly~" Ning Weidong didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore and quickly said "Oh". After this, the atmosphere in the room eased a lot. Ning Weidong was calm and knew it was time to get down to business. He recalled in his mind the experience of going to Sulian. However, to his surprise, the old man did not ask these questions. Instead, he took out a hardcover folder from the side and said, "This is the report you submitted last time." Ning Weidong was stunned. He took it and opened it. It was the report on military deployment in the Far East and Baikal region that he wrote when he first came back from Speed Union. He took a quick glance and found that there were many annotations on the report, but he didn't have time to read it carefully. He turned and looked at the old man again, wondering what the other party meant? The old man lighted up another cigarette: "Tell me about this~" Ning Weidong looked down at the document in his hand again, then looked up again and said, "This...are you questioning the credibility of this report?" The old man said, "Ever since the two sides became enemies, we have said that the enemy has deployed a million troops in the Far East, and that we have deployed 170 elite divisions in the north to counter them. Now you say that the total strength of the Speed Alliance in the Far East and the Baikal region does not exceed ..." Ning Weidong scratched his head. In fact, he knew that submitting this report would definitely cause controversy, and he had made preparations last time. To his surprise, the report he submitted seemed to have fallen on deaf ears, and he thought the matter was over. He quickly organized his words: "I have already explained this in my report. I think there is no problem with the logic. Although the conclusion is a bit shocking, this is the result." "Result? You are so arrogant." As soon as Ning Weidong finished speaking, an old man in military uniform couldn't help but said, "According to what you said, we have been scaring ourselves all these years. We are just worrying about nothing~"
Ning Weidong did not act timidly this time. He had just shown a humble attitude, but there was no need to be timid when it came to the matter at hand. Ning Weidong looked at the old man in military uniform and had guessed his identity. He was also a remarkable person. He said calmly, "I didn't say that. I only said what I saw and heard, and the reasonable inferences I made based on that, and finally came to a conclusion. As for the rest, I don't understand and won't comment." The opponent choked and hit the cotton with his punch. Father Zhao didn't expect Ning Weidong to speak so directly. All the sweet words that usually came out of his mouth were gone. He wanted to smooth things over but didn't open his mouth. Instead, the old man in plain clothes laughed and said, "It's okay. I called you here today so that you can speak freely. In fact, we know that the statement of a million soldiers is an exaggeration, but according to what you said, their total strength in the Far East and even in Baikal is less than 300,000..." At this time, Ning Weidong had calmed down and was not as nervous as he appeared. He took a breath and said, "Actually, I think the number of 300,000 is too much." Several people present were stunned again. Father Zhao was even more speechless, with a complicated expression on his face. He looked at his son-in-law and didn't know what to say. Knowing there was a pit, why did you still step into it? Now you can’t pull it out. The old man in military uniform who had just expressed his dissatisfaction glared at me and said, "It seems you have kept it in the report." Ning Weidong was not in a hurry: "Especially this time, I met with Lieutenant General Taklamov of the Far East Military Region, which confirmed my previous judgment." When these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned. Although Ning Weidong reported his itinerary to Sulian, Wang Ye was not directly involved in his secret meeting with Taklamov, and compared with Chernenko, Taklamov seemed less important. The old man in casual clothes was more interested in Ning Weidong: "Oh? Tell me more about it." Ning Weidong scratched the back of his head, feeling a little embarrassed: "This... this matter is really hard to say." Father Zhao finally seized the opportunity and interrupted, "Weidong, everyone here is your elder, and you are the only one who is hiding your little thing. As long as you have a firm position and are doing it for the country and the people, there is nothing wrong with saying it." The old man in plain clothes glanced at Zhao's father and said, "Xiao Zhao, you are saying this to me." Ning Weidong also looked at Zhao's father, thinking that this father-in-law could be relied on at critical moments. This statement was equivalent to officially making clear what Ning Weidong had done at Sulian and putting it on the table. As long as the people present today do not explicitly oppose it, it will be considered as their tacit consent. If something happens in the future and someone wants to make a fuss about this, their attitude will have to be taken into consideration. It is equivalent to giving Ning Weidong a talisman. As expected, the old man in casual clothes shook his crossed legs and said to Ning Weidong, "As I said before, it doesn't matter if the cat is black or white, as long as it can catch mice, it is a good cat." This gave Ning Weidong some reassurance. Ning Weidong didn't keep the secret any longer and quickly revealed the secret agreement between him and Taklamov. Finally, he said, "Taklamov agreed to ration vodka for 20 people. There must be water in it. I estimate it should be between 30% and %. When the wine is shipped over later, we can see how much flows into the market and how much is consumed by the troops. The number will be more accurate." After hearing this, the people present were stunned for a moment. They didn't expect that the military strength in the Far East could be calculated in this way. Although these are approximate figures, their huge strategic value cannot be denied. The plainclothes old man took out a cigarette again, his expression extremely serious: "Have their troops been corrupted to this extent?"
Ning Weidong didn't expect the other party to focus here. The other two elderly men in military uniforms also had mixed emotions. Ning Weidong said: "You can't say that~" The old man in plain clothes motioned to him. Ning Weidong said, "As the saying goes, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. The most elite troops of the Speed Alliance have always been placed in the East, followed by those near Moscow and Leningrad, and then in the southwest Caucasus. Recently, because of the use of troops against Afhan, 100,000 troops have been concentrated in Central Asia, so those that can be deployed in the Far East are naturally not that elite." Several people could tell that the so-called not-so-elite troops were actually the third-line troops. Ning Weidong opened up the conversation and simply continued, "Besides, ever since the Gu B missile suffered a loss at the hands of the Navy, the Speed Alliance has been stubbornly fighting the Navy, and the Army has become a subordinate in terms of strategy." After these words were spoken, several people frowned. Speaking of military strategies, the elder ones, even Zhao's father, had actually been on the battlefield. Ning Weidong is simply showing off his sword in front of Guan Gong. (End of this chapter)