"This used to be a big vegetable field, I remember it very clearly."

Lu Qiming stood on the side of the street and signaled to Li Huaide and others: "We came to survey the site when it was first built, and the memory is still fresh in our memory."

"May 1st, it should be May 1st."

He nodded with his hands behind his back and said firmly: "At that time, there were three carriage roads here just to transport vegetables to the city."

"I was poor at that time and had no money."

Lu Qiming said with a smile: "Fengcheng City spent a lot of money to come up with 12 million yuan to build this workers' village."

"Preparations, planning and construction began in 1951, occupancy arrangements began in 1952, and everything was completed in 1957, six years, a full six years."

"Yes, Yu Han, I remember it was five years."

"That's right, Deputy Director Lu."

Yu Han stood on one side and introduced with a smile: "I still remember that you brought the agency team to the construction site to work voluntarily."

"Hahaha--"

Lu Qiming smiled and waved his hand, saying: "It was okay before, but now I can't do it anymore."

"Are they all three floors?"

Li Xuewu stood on the street and observed carefully. There were many people coming in and out, even though it was working time.

The distance between buildings is also very large, which is something that later generations of communities would not even dare to think of.

The architectural style of the houses in Workers' Village is basically the same, which is Mao Zifeng. After all, it is a group of buildings from the last ten years.

Red bricks and red tiles, and various living facilities are scattered throughout the residential area in a well-proportioned manner.

We stopped and walked along the way, looking at cinemas, grain stations, post offices, schools and other construction facilities.

“They are all three-storey, and the houses are relatively high, so they don’t stand up to your head.”

Yu Han said: "However, the area inside the house is not very large. It is planned and constructed according to the standards of workers' dormitories."

"The workers' village now built covers an overall area of ​​730,000 square meters, with a construction area of ​​400,000 square meters, and a total of 5 building groups."

He was quite familiar with data. After receiving what Lu Qiming said, he gave a detailed introduction to the Red Star Factory team.

Li Huaide has been listening and watching without expressing any opinions.

Li Xuewu, on the other hand, followed Yu Han and walked beside Li Huaide and Lu Qiming, chatting more.

"The workers' village was originally established in accordance with the spirit of the Communist Party's directive of 'improving workers' lives on the basis of increasing production.'"

Lu Qiming strolled on the street, looked at the passers-by, and said with a smile: "At first, the city used money to build dormitories, and later other companies also built employee dormitories nearby."

"Well, there are advantages to centralized living and management of employees."

Li Huaide nodded, glanced at the dormitory building, and asked: "How many dormitories are there in the workers' village built by the city?"

"The figure for the year it was built was over 20,000."

Yu Han said: "Three thousand dormitories were allocated in the first year, and the construction speed is quite fast."

"After all, the engineering construction at that time was not as good as it is now."

Li Xuewu stood aside and said with certainty: "Especially the degree of application of construction machinery has limited the progress of the project."

"That's true." Lu Qiming raised his head and looked at the buildings in the distance, and said with a smile: "At that time, I still carried it on my shoulders and on my hands."

"Or else it's a brick and tile structure."

Li Xuewu walked downstairs to the dormitory and looked at the foundation and walls. They all had the structural characteristics of a brick house.

This is not the slab building of later generations, but solid red bricks and cement, a real solid project.

"What about you?" Lu Qiming looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "I heard that your factory is also preparing to build a workers' village?"

"Well, that's true, but it doesn't occupy such a large area."

Li Xuewu introduced with a smile: "The dormitory building we plan is to have six floors, and the spacing between the buildings should be more careful."

"Including residential gardens and supporting facilities, it needs to be more detailed."

"After all, it's the capital, we can't compare."

Lu Qiming said with a smile: "Even if we want to do greening and a park, we can plant trees and grass. If the scenery lasts a year, it will basically freeze to death in winter."

"Furthermore, funds are limited, and you can see the living environment here."

He stamped his feet and said, "The floor tiles above the curb were laid three years ago. It's impossible to get them right in one step."

"Our financial situation is not very rich either."

Li Huaide gestured to the door of the building in front and asked, "Is it convenient to go in and have a look?"

"Of course, I'll make arrangements."

Yu Han responded, turned around and said a few words to the secretary, and a staff member entered the corridor in advance.

"It is still very difficult to carry out such a large project, especially to accommodate 20,000 workers."

Lu Qiming said: "When the planning drawings were taken out, we all saw them. To be honest, we were shocked."

"35 nurseries, 2 kindergartens, 10 primary schools, and 1 junior high school."

He shook his hands and said, "I don't know how much I have invested in just the education foundation."

"This is still necessary, and it is worth investing in education."

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Li Huaide saw Yu Han standing at the door signaling, so he took the lead and walked over.

Lu Qiming invited Li Xuewu to join him, and they entered the corridor.

The building looks very spacious from the outside, and the corridors are not narrow.

The secretary has coordinated with a worker's family, and the door is open.

"Sorry to bother you."

Li Huaide entered the house at Yu Han's invitation and first gave the hostess a polite word.

The hostess was wearing a plaid cardigan and holding a child less than one year old in her arms.

A secretary must have made it clear to the other party in advance, knowing that this was a leadership investigation, so he seemed very reserved.

Li Xuewu followed Lu Qiming into the house and looked around.

The traces of habitation are very obvious, and the white plaster on the walls has become mottled.

There was a stove in the corner of the room as soon as you entered, and the smoke from the walls to the roof was pitch black.

On the left is the kitchen, and walking straight in is the 20-square-meter main room.

Without the design concept of the living room, bedroom and dining room of later generations, it is just an ordinary dormitory.

The bedroom functions as both a living room and a dining room. There is no kang, but there is a bunk bed, a mahogany cabinet in the corner, and photo frames hanging on the wall.

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Under the photo frame is a cabinet with exquisite tea cups and thermos bottles placed on the cabinet. A radio is covered with white gauze on the top.

The teacups all come with saucers, but there is only one pair, obviously they were bought for the wedding.

"You do it and I'll pour you some water."

The hostess held the children in her arms and didn't know how to entertain them.

After the workers' village was built, many leaders indeed came to see it.

However, those who have never been to their homes have always been to advanced worker families or families with organized connections.

This is the first time I have seen a leader come to this building.

She also heard that the visitors were from the province and the guests were from the capital, saying they wanted to see the house and life.

"Thank you, don't work too hard, we just have a look."

Li Huaide smiled and waved his hand, saying: "I'm sorry to bother you."

He observed the environment of the house and secretly thought about the residential planning drawings of Hongxing Factory that Li Xuewu showed him.

There is still a fundamental difference, at least judging from the drawings given by Li Xuewu, it is much more regular than what is actually seen here.

Whether it is functional area design or house area planning.

After looking around, they sat on the chairs at the hostess's invitation.

Li Xuewu smiled and teased the child who looked at them curiously with wide eyes.

Unexpectedly, the child turned his back on himself and ran towards him with open arms, wanting to be hugged.

"Hahaha--"

Yu Han smiled and joked: "It seems that Deputy Director Li Mian Shan is destined to have children."

"In that case, the child is not afraid of me."
To be continued...