Chapter 218 Socialist Transformation

Cha Kuiyuan looked a little worried, no longer the high-spirited man he was a few days ago.

You know, ever since the beverage factory's Siwu Tang drinks were all exported to the Warsaw Pact countries led by the Soviet Union, it wasn't just Alexei who walked with the wind, but also the smell of money all around him.

Cha Kuiyuan also enjoyed great success, and even more than Alexei, he was often received by leaders and became a big figure in the CPPCC.

In just one month, many bigwigs came to visit the beverage factory for guidance and to solve problems on site, including the solution of raw materials, special railway branch line support, etc.

The hot temperature in mid-September made Cha Kuiyuan constantly wipe his sweat with a handkerchief. Sweat stains appeared on the front and back of his vertical striped short-sleeved shirt. Even though there were several large basins of ice in the room, he couldn't cool down.

Wang Deming, who was rarely at leisure, was wearing a cool sweater made of gray summer cloth. The wooden box in the north room was broadcasting the news. He slowly scooped a bowl of snow yogurt from the thermos bucket for Cha Kuiyuan and said, "Second brother-in-law, eat the snow yogurt first to cool down."

"Deming, how can I eat now?" Cha Kuiyuan took it and put it on the square table, and said anxiously: "Everything I eat now tastes bitter, and my mouth is full of bubbles!"

"Deming, did you know that this day would come?"

Wang Deming lay on the Luohan bed, stretched out his arms and fanned Cha Kuiyuan a few times with the palm-leaf fan in his hand, and asked in confusion: "What?" He noticed that Cha Kuiyuan's eyes were bloodshot and there were big blisters on his lips.

"Second brother-in-law, what happened to you? You are so angry that your triple burner is burning! Take two Niuhuang Shangqing pills immediately to reduce the heat."

"Alas!" Cha Kuiyuan stared at Wang Deming's face. Seeing his innocent look, he really knew nothing. He sighed deeply, collapsed suddenly, and said weakly: "The government held a meeting with all of us in the business community today to talk to us about socialist transformation."

"Socialist transformation?" This was the first time Wang Deming had heard the term. Could it be public-private partnership? A glimmer of enlightenment came to his mind. No wonder the real boss had come to him in June to discuss his views on share donations.
"Second brother-in-law, can you tell me in detail?"

"Deming," Cha Kuiyuan had just started talking when Zhang Shouchong strode in with a red face and said, "Second brother-in-law, I guessed you were here too."

"Oh, snow yogurt? Second brother-in-law, let me have a bowl first. We don't have an ice cellar at home now, so we can't eat it whenever we want." Zhang Shouchong took a sip of the slightly melted ice mixed with various dried fruits and cheeses. The cool air emanated from his body, and he couldn't help but hum, "It's so comfortable."

He glanced at Cha Kuiyuan and asked in confusion, "Second brother-in-law, why do you seem to be in poor health? You look pale."

"No, nothing?" Cha Kuiyuan was a little bit evasive at first, but then he thought that Zhang Shouchong probably knew about it, so he just opened up and said, "Today, the government is calling people from our business community to hold a meeting to explain socialist transformation. I was just about to have a good chat with Deming."

"Haha, brother-in-law, I know, this is a good thing!" Zhang Shouchong slurped up a bowl of snow yogurt with a spoon and said, "Ha!" "The government held a meeting to discuss this a long time ago. After the Spring Festival this year, Chief Li went to Northeast China, Shanghai, Nanjing, and our Beijing to investigate for half a year."

"I also participated in the investigation in the capital."

Cha Kuiyuan was stunned when he heard this, and asked in a daze: "Why didn't you say it before?"

"Hey!" Zhang Shouchong took the palm-leaf fan from Wang Deming, fanned himself a few times, and replied nonchalantly: "Second brother-in-law, before a policy is released, it must be kept confidential. Wouldn't it be a mistake to tell others casually?" "Besides, we are just investigating the situation of handicrafts and shops. How much work can be done in a day? How much money can be earned in a day? How many people are employed? As for the factories, we directly contact the union."

"I don't know what the higher-ups are up to!"

"." Cha Kuiyuan looked at him blankly as if he had just met Zhang Shouchong for the first time. It took him a long while to finally utter a word: "What about now?"

"You must know it now, don't you, brother-in-law?" Zhang Shouchong fanned himself with the palm-leaf fan a few more times, looking very excited. He said earnestly, "Brother-in-law, when the government proposed the general line for the transition period, it mentioned socialist transformation."

"Now that we have won the Korean War, the country is more stable both at home and abroad. It is a good time to start socialist transformation."

Zhang Shouchong waved a palm-leaf fan and pointed out the situation, repeating the content of the general line of the transition period: "We need 10 to 15 years to basically complete the industrialization of the country and the transformation of agriculture, handicrafts, and capitalist industry and commerce. From New Democracy to Socialism."

Cha Kuiyuan twisted his neck stiffly and looked at Wang Deming, wondering if he had known about this matter before? He found that Wang Deming was also staring blankly at Zhang Shouchong, and he felt better and asked again: "Shouchong, what did the government say?"

Zhang Shouchong spoke eloquently: "The government has actually fully protected the interests of people like us! This makes me very ashamed!" Regardless of whether someone took the lead in raising the tone, he is really becoming more and more like a qualified bureaucrat.

"On the one hand, the government will invest in equity participation and carry out public-private partnerships to expand scale and production; on the other hand, the interests of shareholders are also well protected, and dividends are guaranteed for 10 years."

"Alas, compared to the land reform carried out in the countryside, which completely confiscated the landlords' land and then redistributed it, the government really did its best for people like us, second brother-in-law."

Cha Kuiyuan nodded slowly and stiffly, moving his upper body with him. His lips moved, but he didn't say a word.

The reason why Wang Deming stared at Zhang Shouchong blankly was because he was puzzled by his attitude. Whether he was a feudal remnant or a capitalist, he was an object to be reformed, so why was he so excited?
Cha Kuiyuan's attitude is normal, right?

Socialist transformation is actually cutting flesh from their bodies. Just as Zhang Shouchong said, if it were not for the leadership of the Party, would rural land reform have been so smooth? Wang Deming experienced it personally.

The rural landlords were reluctant to hand over the land in their hands, and many of them were executed for their heinous crimes.

Suddenly he asked, "Third brother, what position are you in now?"

"Hey, where?" Zhang Shouchong looked proud, but still kept a low profile. "I'm just a deputy director of the Civil Affairs Department. What difference does it make to serve the people?"

Wang Deming said with a smile: "Third brother, in the Qing Dynasty, you were a Beijing official. If you were demoted to the lower levels, you would at least be a Hundred Miles Marquis."

"Haha, no, no." Zhang Shouchong laughed for a while and then went back to his work of checking Kuiyuan, "Second brother-in-law, are you still a little reluctant?"

(End of this chapter)