Chapter 412: Tacit Understanding

"I think it's better this way.
Rather than us all suffering from the cold in winter,
It would be better to collect all the bricks from the city walls, the bricks on the sidewalks on both sides of the road, and even everything that can be pried up from other places, and use them to build this small blast furnace.

In this way, the small blast furnace in Maoer Hutong was built, and everyone's kangs did not need to be dismantled.

What do you think? "

Hearing He Yuzhu instigating everyone to pry up the bricks of the city wall and the floor tiles on both sides of the road, the neighbors in the courtyard all looked at each other in confusion.

Even Liu Haizhong, who wanted to build a small blast furnace to win the appreciation of his superiors, hesitated.

"It's not a good idea to do this, Zhu.
Whether it is the bricks of the city wall or the bricks on the sidewalks on both sides of the road, they are all public property.
If we pry it open, we are just stealing the public's wool.

If the higher-ups investigate, we will be in big trouble.”

Seeing that Liu Haizhong wanted to make achievements but was a little timid, He Yuzhu thought to himself that it was no wonder that this guy had been noticed by the superiors and was intended to be promoted, but in the end he was replaced by someone else.

As he is afraid of taking responsibility, who would dare to use him?

"Uncle, I am just giving you a suggestion. It is up to you whether to adopt it or not. Since you are afraid of being blamed by your superiors, you should continue to persuade the neighbors to remove the kang!

But I must remind you,
Now, all the people in Beiping City need to build small blast furnaces.
If the wall tiles and floor tiles outside are removed by someone else, it will be too late for you to regret and remove them again.

Besides, everyone else has already dismantled their own kangs, but you are forcing them to dismantle their own kangs. You will have something to say about it later.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Bugui asked curiously,

"Zhu Zi, do you mean that even if we don't tear them down, the city wall bricks and floor tiles outside will be torn down by other people in the city to build small blast furnaces?"

"Yes, yes, yes, Zhuzi, have you heard something? The wall tiles and floor tiles can really be pried open."

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, He Yuzhu naturally couldn't admit that he had inside information, otherwise these guys would definitely act lawless.
So he smiled and shook his head to deny it.

"I didn't say I heard any rumors. I just said if it was possible, I didn't say someone would definitely tear down the wall bricks and floor tiles.
Of course, if you are willing to dismantle your own kang, I have no objection.
Anyway, the minority will obey the majority, and as long as the majority of neighbors agree to demolish our house, we will definitely demolish it as well."

The neighbors in the Siheyuan are not good people.
Judge others by your own standards.

They naturally thought that someone would definitely dismantle those floor tiles and wall tiles to build a small blast furnace, and if others could do it, why couldn't I?

Then Yan Bugui and Jia Zhangshi suggested almost at the same time:
"So, let's do an anonymous vote like we did before to see whether more people agree to remove the kang or disagree with it.
The minority obeys the majority.

This is how we decide whether to remove the outside wall tiles or our own kang.”

Since someone took the lead, the neighbors naturally did not say anything and followed Yi Zhonghai, the old man in the courtyard, to organize this secret voting activity.

And Yi Zhonghai did not shirk his responsibility.
After all, he was a man who valued his life, and he did not want to dismantle his own kang.
What if they freeze to death in the winter because they have removed the kang? Who can they turn to for justice then?

The original purpose of the secret ballot was to hide themselves, but in the end, everyone disagreed with removing the kang.

Since everyone was unwilling to dismantle the kang and wanted to build a small blast furnace, they all agreed to pry open the floor tiles and city bricks outside.

The neighbors in the courtyard were more or less embarrassed, and then they all began to urge Yi Zhonghai to organize everyone to go and pry the bricks together in the evening.

When everyone went out to pry bricks at night with baskets, backpacks and crowbars,
Sure enough, I saw that many ordinary people had the same idea as them.

Seeing so many people, the neighbors began to worry and felt more and more that this was tacitly approved by the higher-ups, otherwise He Yuzhu would never have said it out loud.

But they also knew that what they did was not honorable, so they all kept silent and pretended not to see each other.
Then they started working with the tools tacitly.

When He Yuzhu rode his bicycle to the militia base the next morning, he saw that the floor tiles on the streets along the way had been pried up and were full of potholes.

Some pedestrians on the roadside cursed at the wicked guy who pried the bricks, and expressed their deep regret why they didn't think of this idea.

Of course, some ordinary people expressed deep sorrow that this was wrong.
It's just that not many people pay attention to them.

By noon, all districts in Beijing began to send professionals to help the people in the streets and neighborhood committees build small blast furnaces.

He Yuzhu, who was receiving weapons and equipment, also received an order from the municipal government.

They were asked to send militia personnel to guard the small blast furnaces in each district to prevent hidden spies from causing sabotage and hindering the activities.

At the same time, in order to solve everyone's worries and focus on steel production, the public canteens, nurseries, and nursing homes of various neighborhood committees also officially began preparations.
The common people of Peiping began to live a life of militarized organization, combat-oriented actions, and collectivized life.

Militia Meeting Room,
He Yuzhu was convening a meeting with Zhou Yiming, Han Chengxiang and others.
"Comrades, I believe you all already know the tasks assigned by your superiors.
We, the militia, have to prepare for the National Day military parade on October 10.

One is to arrange personnel to stand guard at so many small blast furnaces in the city to prevent hidden spies from causing sabotage.

At the same time, our militia has just expanded in size, and most of the new comrades have been away from the army for several years. They need to undergo adaptive training again in order to quickly form combat effectiveness.

In recent times, our militia has had a very heavy task.

I hope that you can overcome difficulties, complete all tasks assigned by your superiors, and demonstrate the style of our militia.

......"

After assigning the tasks, He Yuzhu announced the adjournment of the meeting, and Zhou Yiming, Han Chengxiang and others immediately arranged people to carry out the tasks.

At night, the people of Beijing did not go out to enjoy the cool air after dinner as they did in the past.
Instead, he devoted himself to the cause of building small blast furnaces and producing steel on a large scale.

Holding a brick cutter and bricks, He Yuzhu stood on a tall small blast furnace, capping the small blast furnace while looking at the flames all over the city, feeling the simple enthusiasm of the people of this era.

At this time, Director Zhang brought several staff members from the street office to Maoer Hutong and asked He Yuzhu to borrow the militia's truck.

(End of this chapter)