Chapter 1399: World No. 1

From the time he returned to the capital in April until late August, Du Fei made no further moves.

Work and life are done step by step. Everything you have done before will take time to develop, and the results of many things are not immediate.

What Du Fei didn't expect was that with the development of industry and abundant capital, unexpected changes would occur in agriculture.

After many years, someone once again proposed to break away from the big pot and implement household responsibility.

In fact, household-based production quotas are not new. There were similar proposals in the early days of the establishment of Guo, but they were shelved at that time.

The reason is also very simple. To put it bluntly, it can be said in two words - no money.

At that time, if Huaguo wanted to industrialize, it was necessary to carry out large-scale investment. There was no domestic capital accumulation and no colonial plunder. Instead, everything was in dire need. The only way was to use agriculture to feed industry.

Once household quotas are implemented, there will be no way to retain agricultural surplus value, and it will be impossible to develop industry.

It is simply impossible to establish a comprehensive industrial system.

But now, the situation is different. First of all, the huge treasure of nearly 20 billion US dollars was obtained in India. With this capital injection, industrial development and continued investment are guaranteed.

Then there is Du Fei's fire equipment company, which has started exporting weapons and equipment in advance. Annual sales of more than one billion US dollars are high value-added products, especially transport aircraft and bombers, which are even more profitable.

Coupled with the development of Kuching Industrial Zone and docking with domestic parts manufacturers, various electrical products have occupied the Nanyang market, starting a manufacturing cycle.

With the domestic economy visibly improving, there is no need to beg for nothing and rely on agricultural output if you have extra money.

In addition, the rice from Borneo is fed back to the country, and the conditions for household production quotas have been met.

In fact, in the world before Du Fei's time travel, the implementation of household responsibility system in a few years would not be a casual decision, but similar economic conditions would be met.

However, this step was completed not with the help of its own industrial growth, but with the help of foreign investment.

As for the price paid, it can only be mentioned without mentioning it.

Despite this, we are very cautious about this policy. We will pilot it in individual places first and implement it for one year. If there are no problems, we will then implement it on a large scale.

However, just when everything was going well, Du Fei encountered a headache.

In Du Fei's office, Shen Jianing looked helpless: "...This is the situation, what do you think we should do?"

Du Fei frowned slightly, rested his elbow on the desk, and rubbed his chin.

The request made by Shen Jianing just now made him a little embarrassed.

To be more precise, it was not Shen Jianing's request, but her godmother who wanted to build a great building in the capital that would be the first in the world.

According to the current situation, it is not technically difficult to build the tallest building in the world. It is nothing more than throwing money into it.

But in Du Fei's view, there is no point in spending this kind of money.

Because this kind of thing without technical barriers will soon be surpassed by others and become a thing of the past.

Even being number one in the world won't last long.

But this request cannot be refused casually, as it contains great symbolic meaning.

Seeing Du Fei's hesitation, Shen Jianing had nothing to do. She tried to persuade him all the time, but to no avail.

Du Fei vaguely guessed that Director Jiang's request was not that simple, and asked, "Is there any other special request?"

Shen Jianing pursed her lips and indeed made some 'requests'.

Du Fei frowned even deeper after hearing this.

Shen Jianing was also in a dilemma: "I'm sorry, I don't know where my godmother heard that she insists on building the world's largest skyscraper."

Du Fei waved his hand and said: "That's not surprising, after all... forget it, since she wants it, let's just build a building."

Shen Jianing didn't expect Du Fei to agree so easily. You must know that building the world's tallest skyscraper is no joke. When the height of a skyscraper reaches a certain level, the funds required to increase the height will not be increased proportionally, but by the cost. Multiply.

And so far, there is no technical accumulation and design team in this area in China.

Du Fei saw her worry and said with a smile: "Sister Jianing, don't worry, we don't have to worry about this kind of thing. We should set up the project team first, select the land, and then go from design to construction. It's not It’s a matter of one or two days.”

Shen Jianing was surprised: "You want to hold it off first!"

Du Fei said: "Why are you delaying? Even if we follow normal procedures, the world's largest skyscraper will not be built in three to five years~"

Shen Jianing has been focusing on building a construction company in the past few years and is no longer a layman. He knows that Du Fei is right.

Du Fei continued: "Besides, with our current development speed, building a skyscraper in the capital may not be a bad thing. Since ancient times, great buildings have been the most inspiring."

Shen Jianing was a little worried: "But, the number one in the world..."

Before she could finish speaking, Du Fei interrupted: "If you dare to be the first in the world, there is nothing wrong with being the best in the world."

…

In the end, Du Fei breathed a sigh of relief after sending Shen Jianing away.

In fact, facing Director Jiang's request, Du Fei was not qualified to refuse, no matter whether he was willing or unwilling.

Especially this is not a matter of principle.

And Du Fei can also guess the reason why Director Jiang did this.

Thinking of this, he reached out and picked up the phone and dialed: "Hello, Lao Lei... I, Du Fei, come to my place... Yes, come now..."

About half an hour later, Lei Laoliu came running over: "Leader, you are looking for me~"

Du Fei asked him to sit down, and smiled and stood up and came to the sofa for the reception.

Lei Laoliu is no longer the same as before. As the manager of a construction company, he wears frog glasses, holds a briefcase, and rides a car to go out. He is not an ordinary person at first glance.

But in front of Du Fei, he is still the same, smiling and nodding.

Du Fei asked him to pour himself some water and asked by the way: "Is Sister-in-law Xiao Cui doing well?"

Lei Laoliu smiled and replied that everything is fine, because their eldest son is in Kuching and has now become a colonel.

Although he seems to have no contact with Du Fei in the past two years, in fact, the relationship is not alienated at all.

After a simple greeting, Du Fei asked about the construction of the skyscraper.

Lei Laoliu subconsciously glanced out the window and said in a low voice: "Leader, even if you don't call me, I plan to find an opportunity to report to you in the next two days."

Du Fei nodded, knowing that this was not Lei Laoliu's perfunctory words, and motioned him to continue.

Lei Laoliu said: "Leader, Director Jiang came to me in person last month. At that time, there was another person with her, surnamed Wang..."

"Surname Wang?" Du Fei raised his eyebrows.

Lei Laoliu nodded and whispered: "Our Lei family is a family specializing in construction in the Qing Dynasty. There was also a family similar to my family in the Ming Dynasty..."

"Is it Wang Changhai?" Du Fei frowned slightly.

Lei Laoliu was stunned. He didn't expect Du Fei to know this person. He didn't know that Du Fei had fought against the descendants of the Wang family who were aliased as Master Wang in Nanyang.

But that didn't matter. Lei Laoliu nodded: "That's right. The Wang family was originally a big construction family, and some of their abilities are even better than my Lei family."

Du Fei understood that what Lei Laoliu meant by "some abilities" was something in metaphysics.

It was just speculation before that Director Jiang was suddenly interested in building a building. There must be other reasons. Now with Lei Laoliu's words, it can basically be confirmed.

Du Fei did not let Lei Laoliu continue, and said directly: "Okay, I know, it's just building a building, there is no need to be so particular."

Lei Laoliu was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what Du Fei meant, and said solemnly: "Leader, I understand."

Du Fei said again: "Since you want to build the world's tallest building, then get the design plan first. You should keep a close eye on it and don't delay it."

Lei Laoliu didn't know what Du Fei was thinking, so he just nodded his head and promised.

Du Fei reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "Old Lei, don't think too much, everything should be done according to normal procedures."

Lei Laoliu was very smart, blinking quickly, trying to figure out what Du Fei meant.

Until he was sent away, Du Fei was the only one left in the office, and he couldn't help but sigh.

The Wang family really appeared again, but he didn't want to get involved.

Four days ago, Zhu Ting went to Europe with the delegation.

Du Fei didn't go back to the government compound after get off work, but went directly to Mianhua Hutong.

In a few months, it will be 1975. It has been almost ten years since Du Fei traveled to this world.

Qin Huairou still looks the same as before. Time has not left a mark on her. On the contrary, because of her good living conditions, she dresses more fashionably and looks younger.

Because of her improved relationship with America, more and more women on the street have permed their hair. Qin Huairou has a big wave on her long hair.

In summer, she wears a light blue and white striped dress, revealing half of her calves, which makes her look quite beautiful.

The courtyard in Mianhua Hutong is still the same, but last year, in order to renovate the bathroom, the floor tiles were replaced while digging the sewer.

The original red bricks were replaced with gray cement bricks, which looks cleaner and neater.

Knowing that Du Fei would come after get off work, Qin Huairou came back early in the afternoon to prepare.

As soon as she entered the courtyard, she smelled the fragrance of cooking.

Qin Huairou leaned out of the kitchen and took a look. She was wearing an apron and said with a smile, "I'm here."

Du Fei said "hmm", closed the door with his backhand, and then went to take a look at the pot: "What delicious food are you making?"

He hugged her from behind and pinched the flesh on her waist.

Qin Huairou has never been thin, and she cried "Aiya" when she was tickled: "Don't make trouble, I'm cooking~"

Du Fei said shamelessly: "Do your thing."

Qin Huairou rolled her eyes in return, looked at the big aluminum pot on the gas stove next to her, and said hurriedly: "Don't make trouble, the water is boiling, put the noodles in, don't burn yourself."

The noodles for the stir-fried noodles made today were freshly rolled, and Qin Huairou bumped back.

Du Fei didn't bother her anymore, turned around to wash his hands, and took a bottle of beer from the refrigerator.

Since the first half of this year, with the introduction of American technology, there have been more and more refrigerators in China.

Qin Huairou is also a prominent figure in the steel rolling mill, and she equipped one early.

It has a freezer on the top and a refrigerator on the bottom. Although the space is not large, it is definitely a fashionable thing at this time.

Qin Huairou said while cooking noodles: "Give me a bottle too, it's too hot today."

Du Fei responded and took two bottles of beer and two large beer glasses to the yard.

There was a table under the persimmon tree, and the dishes and chopsticks had been set up before.

With a "pop", Du Fei did not take a bottle opener, but directly popped the bottle cap with his thumb, and poured a glass of beer. There was still a mouthful left in the bottle, so he simply blew into the bottle.

The cold beer went into his stomach, and his whole body was immediately cooled down.

"Meow~" Just at this moment, with a familiar cry, a black shadow suddenly jumped down from the roof and came to Du Fei's feet. It was Xiao Wu.

Usually when Du Fei was in Beijing, Xiao Wu was raised freely, sometimes at the water tower, sometimes in the original courtyard, and sometimes here.

Anyway, no matter where he was, he would not worry about food and drink.

Du Fei hadn't seen this guy for a while, and reached out to rub its furry head.

"Meow~~~" Xiao Wu was spinning around Du Fei's feet, squinting his eyes and looking very enjoyable.

At this time, Qin Huairou came out of the kitchen, holding a large bowl in one hand, with steaming noodles in it. She was not too surprised to see Xiao Wu, and put down the bowl and asked Du Fei if he wanted water?

Du Fei said no, and asked her to bring vinegar, and then ignored Xiao Wu, and got up to wash his hands again.

I just touched Xiao Wu, who knows if this guy just ate a dead mouse.

As if sensing Du Fei's thoughts, Xiao Wu "meowed" aggrievedly.

Du Fei was too lazy to pay attention to it. While mixing noodles with chopsticks, he shouted to the kitchen: "Bring two garlic cloves."

Qin Huairou responded, holding the vinegar bottle in one hand and the garlic cloves that had been peeled for a small bowl in the other hand: "If I had known you would eat garlic, I would have peeled them all."

Du Fei chuckled and reached out to take the garlic bowl. Qin Huairou turned back to the kitchen and soon took a chicken rack and threw it to Xiao Wu.

Seeing the delicious food, Xiao Wu immediately stopped pestering Du Fei.

Du Fei took off his shirt, drank beer and ate noodles and stir-fried vegetables, and chatted with Qin Huairou.

From the steel mill to the original courtyard.

Speaking of which, Du Fei hasn't been back for several years since Zhu Li moved away.

Things and people there have also changed.

The three uncles are gone. The first uncle went to the 8270 factory and is now in his prime. The second uncle left first and became the workshop director and moved into a building.

The third uncle's situation is the most complicated, and his home and outside are in a mess.

Qin Huairou said that Yan Tiecheng and his wife are living a good life.

After drinking half a bottle of beer, Du Fei felt a little nostalgic and asked, "By the way, how are Zhuzi and Jia Liying?"

Speaking of which, Du Fei's relationship with Zhuzi was also good at the beginning, especially after marrying Jia Liying, the trajectory of life has completely changed.

Qin Huairou smiled and said, "You are talking about them~ The old He family has only one son for three generations, and it is considered a blessing in this generation."

Du Fei was slightly surprised.

Qin Huairou reached out and touched a clove of garlic and put it in her mouth. Du Fei saw it and immediately said, "Eat less garlic, or you won't be able to eat it later."

Qin Huairou rolled her eyes at him. They have been an old couple for many years. Although they still look very young because of Du Fei's portable space, their mentality is still different.

Qin Huairou was not afraid of him. Not only did she not obey him, she also reached out and grabbed another clove of garlic, wrinkling her nose: "I'll eat it, and you'll be suffocated to death."

Du Fei curled his lips: "Be careful of the spicy heart."

Qin Huairou "snorted" and continued what he said just now: "You don't know yet~ Jia Liying just gave birth to her fourth child on May Day this year..."

Du Fei really didn't know. In his impression, Jia Liying seemed to have just been pregnant with her second child not long ago, but she didn't expect that she was pregnant with her fourth child in a blink of an eye!

But with Zhuzi's craftsmanship, it shouldn't be a problem to feed four children.

In addition to his salary in the canteen of the steel mill, the economy has improved in recent years, people have more money, and more banquets are held. Zhuzi earns a lot every time he takes his apprentice out, and the work he takes in a month is not less than his official salary.

In addition, Jia Liying is a person who lives a life of ease, managing everything inside and outside, and her life is quite prosperous.

Du Fei listened and sighed that things have changed.

He just came here and appeared in that courtyard. In just ten years, everything has changed.

The house that he spent a lot of effort to decorate at the beginning emerged in his mind.

The floor was paved with gold bricks, the roof was added with a partition, a bathroom was built, there was a bathtub made of blue and white porcelain tiles, and the large cast iron fireplace...

That time can never go back.

"What's wrong? What are you thinking about?" Qin Huairou found Du Fei in a daze and asked.

Du Fei came back to his senses: "It's okay~" and then squinted his eyes and said, "Remember the time when we were in the cellar..."

Qin Huairou blushed and cursed in a low voice: "Rogue~"

Even though she had just eaten garlic, she still couldn't hide her natural charm.

Du Fei said: "Who of us is a rogue? You are the old cow eating young grass, right? I was only 19~ and you ruined me. You really have the heart to do it."

Qin Huairou's face turned red in an instant, staring with a pair of peach blossom eyes, her cheeks bulged, but she couldn't refute.

After a long time of anger, she slammed the big bowl of noodles on the table, picked up the beer that was still half a cup, gulped it down, and then glared at Du Fei, gritted her teeth and said: "I will fight you!"

Du Fei had almost finished eating, so he took the food that was delivered to his door, and went into the house after a struggle...

When the two of them finished, it was dark outside.

Qin Huairou was sweating all over, her hair was tangled, and she was panting.

Du Fei was lying on the mat, holding a cigarette in his mouth, watching Fang Bo puffing away smoke in an unusually relaxed manner.

Qin Huairou leaned on his shoulder and couldn't help burping.

Du Fei frowned and said, "I told you not to eat garlic."

Qin Huairou said indifferently, "If you don't eat garlic when eating noodles, the taste will be half less."

Du Fei also saw that this woman was starting to act badly.

It was probably when Banggan'er and Xia Xiaoxue's marriage was settled.

Before this, Qin Huairou was always cautious in front of Du Fei, with a flattering intention.

After that, although she still served well, she could feel that she was more relaxed in front of Du Fei.

"Still talking back~" Du Fei raised his hand and slapped her butt.

Qin Huairou said "Aiya", but arched her back indifferently, leaned close to Du Fei's ear, and whispered: "Is this all you can do?"

Du Fei glanced at her sideways, how could she tolerate this?

She must be severely whipped.