A thin, middle-aged man wearing glasses was sitting behind his desk, reviewing documents.

This is the director of Hongqi Steel Rolling Mill, Li Kaihe, a very clever leader.

Taking advantage of the turbulent times, he went from the head of the personnel department to the controller of the steel rolling mill in one fell swoop.

And, until now, the position is very stable.

"Hello!" Zhang Junping greeted politely as he entered the door.

"Hello, comrade, who are you looking for?" Li Kaihe raised his head and asked.

"Director Li, hello! I am from the XC District Materials Bureau!

I came here this time and I have a business that I want to report to Director Li." Zhang Junping said as he handed his work permit to Director Li.

"Oh! Comrades from the Materials Bureau, please take a seat!" Li Kaihe showed a friendly smile on his face and asked Zhang Junping to sit on the sofa.

Zhang Junping took advantage of the situation and sat down.

"Xiao Zhang, is there no problem with me calling him this?" Comrade Li Kaihe just looked at Zhang Junping's work permit and naturally knew his name.

He also knew that Zhang Junping was only a sixth-level clerk, but he did not look down upon him.

Anyone who dares to come to him directly is either stupid or confident.

"No problem, just call me Xiao Zhang!" Zhang Junping bowed and said.

"Xiao Zhang, you came to see me for something?"

"It's a small matter, I want to report it to Director Li.

I heard that our factory has a batch of tractors that have been idle.

No, Hongxing Farm is in urgent need of mechanical transportation capacity, so I came here to ask for instructions from the leader to see if these tractors can be resold to our Materials Bureau." Zhang Junping said the purpose directly.

For such a big leader, especially a very capable leader, it is best to talk about something and go straight to the topic.

Making detours and getting too close will only make the leader unhappy.

"Oh, you mean those tractors!

There is no problem with this! It is also our obligation to support local construction.

It’s just that we replaced these tractors with steel plates, and I still signed..."

"I can coordinate with Red Star Farm to send a few pigs and a few sheep to our steel rolling mill to express our gratitude.

Thank you, Director Li, for your great help in local production." Zhang Junping said quickly with a smile.

"Haha! You little comrade is quite interesting!

Come to discuss business with me, how many pigs and sheep want to bribe me?

Let me tell you, fifty pigs, one hundred sheep, even one less will not work." Li Kaihe pointed at Zhang Junping and said with a smile.

Faced with Li Kaihe's domineering attitude, Zhang Junping neither refused nor agreed, but instead asked: "Director Li, do you know if our rolling mill is short of coal?"

"Shortage! How come there is no shortage? How can there be no shortage of coal in the whole country?

What? Can you get coal?"

"Director Li, I am a buyer in the Procurement Section of the Materials Bureau, and I happen to be in charge of this year's coal procurement and supply." Zhang Junping boasted a little.

From being responsible for purchasing coal in Hegang, I have become responsible for purchasing and supplying coal this year.

This change has a completely different meaning.

Li Kaihe's eyes flickered and he stared at Zhang Junping for a long time.

I want to distinguish the authenticity from his face.

Zhang Junping had a slight smile on his face and responded to Li Kaihe's gaze calmly.

"What? Xiao Zhang, are you planning to give us an equal share from your Material Bureau's share?

Then I would like to thank you very much!

As long as you can distribute 50,000 tons of coal to the steel rolling mill every year, you will be the most distinguished guest of our steel rolling mill from now on, and you can take whatever you want from the warehouse of the steel rolling mill." Li Kaihe laughed and promised.

Li Kaihe's seemingly bold words dug a hole for Zhang Junping. As long as Zhang Junping dared to agree, Li Kaihe would immediately turn against him and drive him out.

How can Zhang Junping, a sixth-level clerk, touch the coal share of the Bureau of Materials?

Even the director of the Materials Bureau does not dare to touch the coal quota at will.

Therefore, once Zhang Junping agrees, it means that what he said before is all lies and bragging.

"Director Li, give the share of coal to the rolling mill evenly. Don't talk about me. Even our director would not dare to make this decision.

I'm just saying that if our steel rolling mill lacks coal.

Back when we were purchasing unplanned coal, he helped us purchase a batch.

I can't guarantee it, but there should be tens of thousands of tons." Zhang Junping said with a smile.

In addition to thermal power plants and steel mills, these two major energy-consuming units are steel rolling mills.

Steel rolling mill and steel making plant are two concepts.

The steel mill refines iron ore and turns it into steel ingots.

The steel rolling mill continues to recycle the steel ingots and process them into steel products such as steel plates, steel pipes, and steel bars.

We also process and manufacture some other steel components.

Is the rolling mill short of coal?

Missing, and the gap is not small.

In a game of chess across the country, although the steel rolling mill is a subordinate and gets preferential treatment in terms of material quotas, its energy consumption is also several times that of others.

On the contrary, the gap is even larger.

It can be said that what limits the production of steel rolling mills is coal.

Li Kaihe once went to the ministry to ask for coal quotas. He slapped the table and said that as long as he was given enough coal, he could guarantee that the output of the steel rolling mill would be doubled.

This may sound like bragging, but if it could be increased by 30 to 40%, it would still be very easy.

Li Kaihe dared to say this because he knew that the ministry would not be able to provide him with coal in full.

Although, the steel rolling mill has its own purchasing department, which goes all over the country to purchase production materials.

But even so, who would let go of the production materials delivered to their door?

"Okay! I believe what you said, ten tractors can be given to you now.

But this coal..."

"In three days, I will go to Hegang in person. I will notify you in advance, or you can arrange a meeting person for me."

"Xiao Yang, come to my office!" Li Kaihe made a phone call.

Not long after, a charming young woman in her thirties walked in.

Zhang Junping took a look and thought, holy shit! Isn’t this the Great Secret?

If Zhang Junping hadn't confirmed that this was not a fan world, he would have suspected that he had time-traveled into a TV series starring Da Mi Mi.

But I have never heard of Da Mi Mi acting in period dramas.

"Director, are you looking for me?" Da Mi Mi elegantly smoothed her hair and asked with a smile.

"This is Comrade Xiao Zhang from the Materials Bureau. He can help us contact a batch of coal.

You are responsible for connecting with him.

Xiao Zhang, this is Comrade Yang Ying, the deputy section chief of the purchasing department of our factory.

You can just contact me directly in the future.

If there is anything that cannot be resolved, come to me again." Li Kaihe briefly introduced both parties.

"Hello, Comrade Zhang!" Yang Ying extended her hand to Zhang Junping generously.

"Hello, Comrade Yang Ying! I hope we can have a happy cooperation in the future!" Zhang Junping stretched out his hand and shook it gently.

“A pleasure to work with!”

Zhang Junping followed Yang Ying to the Purchasing Department.

Yang Ying was naturally responsible for purchasing the tractor.

"Comrade Zhang..."

"You can just call me Xiao Zhang. Comrade Zhang, it sounds awkward to me.

Is it not rude if I call you Sister Yang?" Zhang Junping said with a smile.

"It's not rude, I wish I had a younger brother who is so handsome and capable!" Yang Ying covered her mouth and said with a sweet smile.

The young woman's charm is naturally revealed in her smile and frown, and she looks so much like Da Mi Mi that Zhang Junping is a little dizzy.

"Then let's settle it!"
To be continued...