Chapter 127: Fight over Cement
Chapter 127: Fighting over Cement (6 chapters)
The next day, Li Kailang arrived at the transport team.
"Xiao Li, this is your mission."
As soon as he arrived, Zhang Jinwu handed the task list to Li Kailang.
Li Kailang looked down and found that it was actually transporting steel bars and the destination was the cement factory.
“Why does this cement plant need to transport steel bars so early?”
It’s only the second day of the month and I have a mission.
"Indeed, you came so early! The quantity you need is quite a lot. There must be something going on. You may need to transport it for a few more days." Zhang Jinwu guessed.
"Okay, with the brake tank and seat belts, the transport mission is not dangerous! Go ahead and relax!"
Li Kailang nodded and suddenly thought of something.
"By the way, Master, do you think we should let other masters give it a try?" Li Kailang suggested.
With the brake water tank and seat belt, safety is greatly improved, and other technicians can also try to do it.
"This" Zhang Jinwu thought about this idea.
It would not be a good thing for the steel mill or the drivers to just let Li Kailang go.
"That's a good idea, but let's deliver the steel bars first and talk about this when we come back!"
Zhang Jinwu temporarily shelved the proposal.
"Okay, I'll go first." Li Kailang said, turned and left.
First, I carefully checked each component of the vehicle and after confirming that there were no problems, I filled the brake tank with water.
After preparing everything, Li Kailang drove to the warehouse to load the steel bars.
I stepped onto the hillside road again, but this time I was no longer as scared as before.
Li Kailang drove steadily through the bend and steep slope towards the cement factory.
After driving into the cement factory's warehouse, Li Kailang got out of the car and walked towards Jiang Yinsheng, the warehouse attendant.
Coming in front of Jiang Yinsheng, Li Kailang handed him a cigarette.
Jiang Yinsheng took it and exhaled deeply.
"Great! I didn't expect you to be the first to arrive." Jiang Yinsheng said in surprise.
"What? You still don't believe it?" Li Kailang asked.
"That's not the case. The rules have changed this time. It's no longer about who comes first, but how much cement you can take." Jiang Yinsheng explained.
"Oh! What are the rules now?" Li Kailang asked curiously.
"Let's talk about it when everyone is here." Jiang Yinsheng replied.
"Okay! But can the cement be installed first?" Li Kailang couldn't just wait for them in vain.
"Okay, the rules haven't changed today. Let's wait until they finish talking about the rules before we leave," Jiang Yinsheng said.
Hearing this, Li Kailang nodded.
Soon, Zheng Xiang from the First Steel Rolling Mill and Bai Weiguo from the Second Steel Rolling Mill arrived one after another.
Seeing that Li Kailang's car was loaded with cement, Bai Weiguo said regretfully:
"It seems like we won't be able to compete for first place anymore!"
The two of them came to Jiang Yinsheng together.
"Now that everyone is here, I will tell you the current rules." Jiang Yinsheng said seriously.
“This time, how much cement you can transport no longer depends on who arrives first, but on how many tons of steel bars you can transport.”
"Oh!" Upon hearing the news, their eyes suddenly lit up.
They were not faster than Li Kailang to begin with, and now they were no longer following the first-come-first-served rule. This was good news for them.
"Then what do you rely on?" Bai Weiguo asked hurriedly.
Jiang Yinsheng went on to explain:
"The cement plant is in urgent need of a large amount of steel bars this month. The amount of steel bars you delivered before could not meet our needs."
"Old Jiang, stop keeping us in suspense and get to the point," Bai Weiguo interrupted.
"Seeing that you are in a hurry, okay, I'll explain it briefly." Jiang Yinsheng smiled slightly.
"Starting tomorrow, how much cement you can carry away will depend on how many tons of steel bars you bring in. Each ton of steel bars will be exchanged for 1 bags of cement."
Hearing this condition, the three of them frowned.
Originally they were supposed to transport 2 tons of steel bars, and even though they were late, they still had 200 bags of cement, but now the price has been greatly reduced, which makes them feel a little dissatisfied.
Seeing that Bai Weiguo was about to raise an objection, Jiang Yinsheng quickly spoke:
"This is the decision made by the factory director. It's useless for you to tell me. I just follow the decision from above."
When Bai Weiguo heard this, he knew that it would be useless to continue talking.
After all, steel mills are the demand side in this regard and rely on cement plants for supply.
There is only this one cement factory in the old city, and there is no other choice.
If they want to oppose the decision, it is likely to cause unnecessary trouble.
"Of course, after this rule change, the supply of cement has also increased, by 1 bags, a total of 2 bags of cement."
“The weight of the rebar you deliver determines how much cement you get.”
Hearing this, the three of them exchanged glances and nodded.
Apparently, the additional 1 bags of cement were intended to appease their discontent.
In this way, if it is not a comparison of speed, but a comparison of the weight of the transported steel bars, Li Kailang’s advantage is gone.
However, Li Kailang didn't care. Their factory was always the first to arrive, and they could get a lot of cement thanks to their speed.
Li Kailang was still thinking about seeking some benefits for himself, but I thought that since the decision had been made, there was no point in saying anything.
Jiang Yinsheng suddenly thought of a question: "Oh, by the way, there are only two workers transporting the steel bars at most each time."
He was also afraid that the three of them would directly call all the masters in the factory, and then they would not be able to complete the tasks of other factories!
No matter how powerful a cement factory is, it is afraid of being attacked by other factories!
Hearing this, the three people's eyes suddenly flickered and they thought to themselves, "What a pity!" This was exactly what they were thinking.
Jiang Yinsheng continued to explain: "The specific rules are as follows, and they will be implemented starting tomorrow. Today's cement will not be included in the total amount."
"Oh, and one more thing. There are only 500 bags of cement available every day. First come, first served. The deadline is when all the bags are gone!"
This is to avoid the three plants delivering only cement throughout the day.
But this also has a disadvantage, that is, the last person to arrive can only get 2 tons of cement.
Assuming that two people in a factory transport 2 tons of steel bars, there will be 4 bags. The first two people can get 200 bags, and the last one can only get 2 bags, which is 400 tons of steel bars.
The extra 2 tons cannot be transported back to the factory and can only be placed in the cement plant.
After hearing these rules, the three of them thought to themselves, "The cement factory is really calculating!"
After 4 days, the cement plant was able to get 8 tons of steel bars for free, and that was without any accidents.
After listening to the rules, the three took the cement and the transport fleet and returned to their respective factories.
Return to the transport team.
Li Kailang and Zhang Jinwu explain the new rule changes.
"The cement factory is really calculating, but it's not that bad. They only deliver the goods once a day, and at worst they deliver the goods on the second day. 200 bags of cement are indispensable."
By the way, who do you want to go with you?" Zhang Jinwu asked.
The proposal that had been shelved before can now be brought up. Li Kailang said bluntly: "Master, anyway, the fastest delivery will take 4 days, so why not have one master per day?"
"This way, every master can carry it once and overcome the mountain road again."
When testing the brake tank before, they only loaded 1 ton of weight, and other masters had never tried to transport 2 tons of steel bars to test the mountain road.
Hearing this, Zhang Jinwu pondered for a while.
"That's fine. With your two inventions, it's not that dangerous. However, this way, you won't be that important to Li Huaide!"
Scarcity makes things valuable, and so do people!
Once other masters can pass the mountain road, Li Kailang will have a substitute, and he will no longer be so important in Li Huaide's heart!
Hearing this, Li Kailang didn't care at all: "Isn't this good? If Li Huaide really wants to do this, then I can have some free time."
"Okay, if you think so, it's a good thing. Our drivers' jobs are not bad either, so we don't have to worry about Li Huaide." Zhang Jinwu didn't care either.
After all, the slogan “Holding the steering wheel, even the county magistrate won’t give it back” is not just talk!
"Okay, go ask which chefs are willing to do it. Just three will be enough. Let Xiao Lu go first tomorrow, and then arrange for other chefs to go later."
Li Kailang responded and went to find Lu Wenjiang.
"Okay, I got it. I'll go with you tomorrow." Lu Wenjiang agreed.
"By the way, we are still short of three masters. Do you have anyone in mind?"
Hearing this, Li Kailang said, "I plan to find Masters Zhao and Lin. They shouldn't refuse, but I haven't asked yet?"
"It happens that I have time now, so I'll go with you to ask." Lu Wenjiang said.
The two found Masters Zhao and Lin, explained the situation, and they accepted Li Kailang's invitation.
"Who are you going to look for for the remaining one?" Lu Wenjiang asked.
The last one was a bit difficult, as three experienced masters were found, but the other masters lacked skills.
Although there is a brake water tank, they are still a little hesitant and have not changed their mindset.
As for Zhang Jinwu, ever since his car broke down, he has completely retired behind the scenes and has not driven again.
At the same time, his car has not been equipped yet, and it is impossible for him to use other masters' cars.
"Let's talk about it when the time comes." Li Kailang said.
Hearing this, Lu Wenjiang nodded but said nothing.
After finding the person, Li Kailang had to complete other tasks and did not stay in the steel mill for long.
As for telling Li Huaide about this, Li Kailang felt it was unnecessary.
Li Huaide has given him full authority over the cement matter. If Li Huaide is responsible for everything, how can he be worthy of being a newcomer.
The next day, Li Kailang and Lu Wenjiang went to the warehouse to load steel bars.
Because the competition was about the weight of steel bars, Li Kailang loaded half a ton more steel bars this time, for a total of 2.5 tons.
In fact, it is 2.8 tons, and the extra 0.3 tons is the weight of the brake tank.
"Xiao Li, will there be any problems if you load an extra half ton? If it really doesn't work, forget it." Lu Wenjiang said worriedly.
It's obviously not worth risking your life to complete the mission!
"Don't worry, brother, I know what I'm doing!" Li Kailang assured.
Lu Wenjiang looked at Li Kailang deeply and didn't understand why he did this, but he didn't say much!
"Just keep in mind, drive slowly and be careful!" Lu Wenjiang advised.
The two set out for the cement factory.
When passing the steep slope, Li Kailang could feel the car was slightly out of control, but fortunately, he could still control it.
"I can try 3 tons tomorrow." Li Kailang said to himself.
Seeing that Li Kailang was calm, Lu Wenjiang felt relieved.
We drove smoothly all the way to the cement factory, and Li Kailang was still the first to arrive.
Not long after the two men unloaded the steel bars, Zheng Xiang and Bai Weiguo arrived shortly after.
Seeing that he was in third place, Bai Weino couldn't help but feel a sense of crisis.
Zheng Xiang looked at the newcomer next to Li Kailang and couldn't help feeling curious, as he had never seen him before.
This newcomer dared to drive over the steep slope, but he definitely couldn't carry the heavy steel bars.
Zheng Xiang asked, "I wonder how much steel bars Comrade Li transported this time?"
"It's not that heavy, about the same as everyone else." Li Kailang replied.
"It seems that Comrade Li doesn't want to transport less steel bars!"
"Comrade Zheng, you have a lot!" Li Kailang replied.
In order to deal with this matter, the three of them obviously pretended a lot.
While the three were chatting, Jiang Yinsheng took the three people's shipping lists, weighed their respective weights, and then returned to the three people.
"You won't know until you compare. You were holding back before! The amount of steel bars you transported this time is a lot more than before!" Jiang Yinsheng said.
"Really? It's okay. It's because your cement factory didn't ask for much before." Bai Weiguo replied indifferently.
"Yeah! Old Bai, I didn't expect you could carry so much!" But he was secretly happy in his heart, he didn't believe that anyone could carry more weight than him.
Jiang Yinsheng compared the delivery note with his own scale.
Li Kailang and Zheng Xiang have the same tonnage, both 4.5 tons.
The White Guards had the largest tonnage, at 6 tons.
"But Old White, you're out of luck. The first two people can get 450 bags of cement this time, and you can only get the remaining 50 bags."
"Huh? Old Jiang, did you say something wrong? I have the most, so why are there only 50 bags? Are you kidding me?" Bai Weiguo said angrily.
"I'm not kidding you, just see for yourself!"
Bai Weiguo took the list and took a look at it, still feeling a little dissatisfied. If he really only took 50 bags of cement, wouldn’t he be at a loss?
"Lao Jiang, I gave away the most, so I'll be the first one to distribute the powder."
"Well, I don't want more, just 250 bags, and the rest can be divided equally among you!" Bai Weiguo said generously.
As soon as these words came out, Li Kailang and Zheng Xiang immediately became angry. Before they could say anything, Jiang Yinsheng spoke first:
"Old White, have you forgotten what I said yesterday? First come, first served, and the deadline is when all the shares are filled. You haven't forgotten this, have you?"
Hearing this, Bai Weiguo looked confused. "Really? Did you have any yesterday? How come I didn't know? Do you know?"
When the three saw this, they all knew that Bai Weiguo was pretending not to know.
After all, if you really calculate it this way, he only got 50 bags of cement and had to pay for 5 tons of steel bars. This deal is not cost-effective at all.
"Comrade Bai, stop pretending. Don't go back on our word as we agreed yesterday." Li Kailang said bluntly.
Being directly exposed, Bai Weiguo had no intention of getting away with it and simply stopped pretending!
"Old Jiang, I think your rules are too complicated. Let's keep it simple. Let's have a fight, and whoever wins gets all the cement!"
Bai Weiguo decided to take the 500 bags of cement today.
He learned from his leader yesterday that the cadre building was almost completed and that as long as they had a little more cement, they would no longer need it.
Now, as long as we take these 500 bags of cement, there will be no shortage of cement for building the cadres’ building, and there will be no more trouble in the future.
If there is any cement-related business in the future, he doesn't want to get involved.
In short, Bai Weiguo had already figured it out. As long as he could take away these 500 bags of cement, everything would be fine.
Besides, I am a good fighter in the Second Steel Rolling Mill! Why should I be afraid of them?
"Bai Weiguo, are you looking for trouble?" Jiang Yinsheng said angrily.
"Is that so?" Bai Weiguo said disdainfully, no longer respecting Jiang Yinsheng.
"Okay, okay, you're really good!" Jiang Yinsheng was no longer angry.
"You two, what do you think about this?" Jiang Yinsheng directly asked the question to Li Kailang and Zheng Xiang.
Since it was their cement that was taken away, Jiang Yinsheng didn't intend to interfere.
The most important thing is that he was just a warehouse attendant and did not have as much strength as the driver, so he obviously could not beat Bai Weiguo.
As for asking the unloaders to come, that would be a different situation and the situation would escalate.
For the sake of his own career, Jiang Yinsheng doesn't want to care.
"Comrade Zheng, what do you think?" Li Kailang asked.
How could Li Kailang, a young man full of vigor and vitality, tolerate Bai Weiguo's disrespect for him?
Besides, after being transformed by the Dragon-Tiger Pill, Li Kailang is really not afraid of fighting.
Zheng Xiang shrugged and took a step back. "Me? I don't care! Comrade Li, what do you think?"
Zheng Xiang didn't intend to get involved. Bai Weiguo had already offended Jiang Yinsheng. He dared to do so, obviously he had the confidence!
"It seems that Comrade Zheng doesn't plan to take it? He's just going to give it up like that?" Li Kailang asked again.
"Comrade Li, please be considerate of me, an old comrade. I am not young anymore. You young people should handle yourselves. I'll just take a look!" Zheng Xiang said.
"It seems that Comrade Zheng doesn't want it anymore!" Li Kailang said in disbelief.
Looking at Li Kailang's determined eyes, Zheng Xiang also knew that as long as he refused again, what happened next would have nothing to do with him.
Among the three, Zheng Xiang is the oldest, Bai Weiguo is the second oldest, and Li Kailang is the youngest.
Bai Weiguo had such an idea because he was certain that the two men could not defeat him.
As for other people, Bai Weiguo looked down on them even more. Having good skills is one thing, but being able to fight is another.
"It seems that Comrade Zheng is planning to withdraw, but I do have some ideas. When I win, Comrade Zheng should not even think about getting any benefits!!" Li Kailang threatened.
Hearing this, Zheng Xiang also understood what Li Kailang meant.
"Don't worry, just pretend I wasn't here today!"
"Okay, Comrade Zheng is courageous!" Li Kailang praised, and looked at Bai Weiguo: "Let me tell you in advance, Comrade Bai, don't look for anyone if you lose!"
"Same to you, don't beg for help from everyone after you lose!"
Seeing that Li Kailang was so disrespectful to him, Bai Weiguo responded without any hesitation.
After the rules were set, the two of them didn't waste any time and just stretched their bodies to get ready for a good fight.
"Xiao Li, you are too impulsive!" Lu Wenjiang on the side said worriedly.
"Don't worry, senior brother. I know what I'm doing. He can't beat me." Li Kailang looked at Lu Wenjiang firmly.
Seeing this, Lu Wenjiang knew that Li Kailang had made up his mind and he knew that he could not persuade him.
"Be careful!"
Li Kailang nodded and walked towards Bai Weiguo.
The loaders and unloaders around saw such a lively scene and decided not to move any more supplies and ran over to watch.
Jiang Yinsheng saw this and did not stop it.
Bai Weiguo looked at Li Kailang and said disdainfully:
"Little kid, when I was your age, I wasn't as arrogant as you. Just admit defeat now and forget it!"
Li Kailang also said bluntly:
"Comrade Bai, if you don't want to fight, you can admit defeat now. I don't want to bully you. I also know a little bit of boxing."
The two were on the verge of a fight, and the atmosphere was extremely tense, like a taut string that could break at any time.
Bai Weiguo and Li Kailang confronted each other, their eyes full of hostility.
"Boy, you are looking for death!" Bai Weiguo roared and rushed towards Li Kailang.
Seeing this, Li Kailang went forward without fear.
In an instant, the two men's hands were clasped together, wrestling with each other, and neither of them was willing to let go first.
"Boy, it's not too late for you to admit defeat now!" Until now, Bai Weiguo was still trying to break Li Kailang's will with words.
Li Kailang smiled slightly, "Comrade Bai, I should be the one telling you this."
"If you admit defeat now, I can still give you 100 bags of cement. If it's too late, there won't be any left!"
Li Kailang still held Bai Weiguo's hand tightly, not letting go at all.
"Boy, you are so arrogant!" Bai Weiguo shouted and increased the strength in his hands.
Li Kailang smiled slightly and increased his strength.
Although Bai Weiguo is tall and muscular and looks very strong, Li Kailang is not weak either.
The struggle between the two became more and more intense, but neither side gave in.
As time went by, Li Kailang gradually became familiar with Bai Weiguo's strength.
He found that Bai Weiguo's strength was similar to Sha Zhu's, but still far inferior to him, and was not good enough in front of him.
Seeing Li Kailang calm, Bai Weiguo became anxious. He kept increasing his strength, trying to break free from Li Kailang's grasp.
But no matter how hard he tried, Li Kailang did not change at all, like an unshakable mountain.
Bai Weiguo's heart sank: "Something bad has happened!
He didn't expect Li Kailang to be so strong, but the matter was not over yet. Fighting does not rely on strength alone.
When Li Kailang saw Bai Weiguo move slightly, he knew that he was trying to break free from his grasp.
"Comrade Bai, your idea is not a good one!" Li Kailang smiled slightly.
He grabbed Bai Weiguo's palms with both hands and suddenly turned them outwards.
In an instant, Bai Weiguo's arm was flipped by Li Kailang to an upward position.
He grasped Bai Weiguo's palms with both hands and suddenly turned them outwards, and in an instant Bai Weiguo's arms were facing upwards.
Li Kailang retracted his arms while pushing upwards with his hands.
Bai Weiguo only felt that his arm seemed to be pushed upwards by a huge force.
"what!"
Bai Weiguo cried out in pain, feeling as if his palm was about to be broken and the bones in his arm were about to be broken!
This move is very simple, but very practical and pure. It's all about strength!
Looking at Bai Weiguo's painful expression and his twitching feet, it was obvious that this move made him very uncomfortable.
"Comrade Bai, do you admit defeat?" Li Kailang said with a faint smile, his tone very calm.
"Boy, you wish. If you have the guts, let go of my hand!" Although Bai Weiguo was in pain, he still refused to surrender.
"Okay!" Li Kailang instantly let go of his hand, as if the previous confrontation had never happened.
Bai Weiguo was just about to take a breath and readjust himself.
However, Li Kailang was faster. He grabbed Bai Weiguo's collar with one hand and his arm with the other, and lowered his shoulders hard.
Then he threw him over the shoulder with great force, fearing that he would not be able to kill Bai Weiguo.
Just like what Sha Zhu did back then, Li Kailang directly threw Bai Weiguo to the ground!
“Bang!!!” There was a loud noise.
Bai Weiguo's whole body drew a graceful arc in the air and then slammed into the ground.
The fall was so hard that everyone around was shocked.
"Ow~"
Bai Weiguo screamed in pain and rolled over and over to try to relieve the severe pain in his back.
The fall was quite severe this time and Bai Weiguo groaned in pain.
Li Kailang used more strength this time than he did against Sha Zhu, but not too much.
The main reason is Bai Weiguo's huge body. If you don't use some strength, you really can't hurt Bai Weiguo.
Looking at Bai Weiguo's painful expression, the result of the "competition" was already obvious.
Li Kailang did not forget to walk up to Bai Weiguo and said sarcastically: "Comrade Bai, I will not be polite with these 500 bags of cement!"
"You!" Bai Weiguo wanted to say something, but Li Kailang interrupted, "Comrade Bai, it seems you still don't accept it. You still need to fall a few more times!"
After saying that, Li Kailang grabbed Bai Weiguo's collar again.
"I give up, I give up!" Bai Weiguo said hurriedly.
"It seems that Comrade Bai is very self-aware!" After saying that, Li Kailang patted Bai Weiguo on the face.
This mocking action made Bai Weiguo very humiliated, but he could not beat Li Kailang.
"In the future, you should still do things in an orderly manner and behave yourself properly. Don't always think about using your fists to get things done!"
Finally, Li Kailang did not forget to teach Bai Weiguo a lesson.
Standing up, Li Kailang looked at Zheng Xiang:
"Comrade Zheng, I will accept these 500 bags of cement without hesitation! Do you have any objections?"
"No! No!" Zheng Xiang laughed.
He couldn't even beat Bai Weiguo, let alone Li Kailang, so how could he have any objection?
"Okay, since you have no objection, I will have to accept it. If you are not satisfied, you can come again tomorrow. I will bear it!"
It’s so easy to get cement, Li Kailang would rather do it this way.
"Comrade Jiang, what do you think?" Li Kailang asked Jiang Yinsheng again.
Jiang Yinsheng turned around and looked at the stevedores who were standing by and watching. "Alright, stop watching and load the cargo!"
Jiang Yinsheng showed his attitude through his actions.
(End of this chapter)