When Su Yetai and the others heard Li Tao's last few lines about drinking, a knowing smile appeared on their faces.
Li Tao saw that everyone was listening attentively to his story, so he excitedly continued, "At that time, I was the brigade commander's orderly. I was always by his side, so this story is something I saw with my own eyes. It's definitely not a lie. Once, a leader of the General Logistics Department came to our brigade to inspect the work. The leader wanted to build an auditorium, and the budget was about five million. Therefore, when the leader of the General Logistics Department came for an inspection, the brigade commander and the political commissar passed the application for the construction of the auditorium to him and asked the Party Committee of the General Logistics Department to study and approve.
"However, the leader of the General Logistics Department told our brigade commander that the central government had already issued a decree to restrict the construction of 'buildings'. In principle, they would not allow the local government to build new office buildings, auditoriums, hotels, and guest houses. The military also had to follow this document, so the General Logistics Department might not allow our brigade to build an auditorium. That night, our brigade commander and the political commissar held a banquet to entertain the leader of the General Logistics Department. There were a total of eight people at the banquet, and there were two sets of twelve bottles of Maotai wine. On average, each person drank one and a half bottles.
"The leader of the General Logistics Department also liked to drink, but his alcohol tolerance was not very high. After drinking about eight grams, he was very drunk. Our brigade commander and the political commissar took the opportunity to mention the matter of building an auditorium. The leader pointed at the remaining wine on the table and said to our brigade commander and the political commissar, 'You can build an auditorium, but you need to drink in exchange for money. I will set a rule for you. The two of you will drink with small wine glasses, and every glass you drink will be worth ten thousand. If you drink five hundred glasses of wine, I will give you five million to build an auditorium. I will not go back on my words.
"At that time, our brigade commander and the political commissar had already drunk more than a kilogram of wine. Although the small wine glasses in front of them were small, five hundred glasses of wine was three thousand milliliters. There were six bottles of wine, which meant that each of them had to drink three bottles. It was not a small challenge. However, the brigade commander and the political commissar did not hesitate. The two of them went to the toilet first. Before entering the private room, the brigade commander asked me to run to the travel hospital and call a few military doctors. He asked them to bring medicine and emergency equipment to treat drunkenness and wait in a hidden place outside the canteen. Once he and the political commissar fell, they had to be treated immediately.
"After that, the brigade commander and the political commissar entered the canteen and began to drink according to the rules set by the chief of staff. The two of them toasted each other. Other than occasionally toasting the Empress Dowager and his entourage, they spent the rest of the time drinking by themselves. The banquet lasted for more than three hours and only ended after nine o 'clock in the evening. In the end, the brigade commander and the political commissar drank a total of 508 glasses of wine during the 'drinking for money' phase. In other words, the two of them drank an average of nearly five kilograms of wine each. Although the two of them were drunk in the end, they were not very drunk. The rescue personnel prepared in advance were not of any use at all.
"After that, the chief also fulfilled his promise. After returning, he immediately allocated 5.08 million yuan to our brigade to build the auditorium. According to the calculation of ten thousand yuan per glass of wine, it was exactly the same as the 508 glasses of wine that our brigade commander and political commissar drank during the drinking competition. Later, this story was spread by the military doctor and all the soldiers in our brigade knew about it. After the hall was built, everyone joked in private that the hall was built by the brigade commander and the political commissar with five hundred glasses of wine, so it was jokingly called the 'Hall of Five Hundred Glasses'. "
When they heard the words' Hall of Five Hundred Glasses', the people in the private room all laughed out loud.
Su Yetai adjusted the glasses on the bridge of his nose and asked with interest, "Director Li, your brigade commander and political commissar can drink so much and perform so well in front of the chief. They must have been promoted very quickly in the future, right?"
"Yes, our brigade commander was later promoted to the position of a military commander and only retired two years ago. The political commissar was transferred to the General Logistics Department by the chief of staff and later retired as a military commander."
Xia Bingbing blinked her beautiful big eyes and stared at Fang Xin and Li Tao. She suddenly asked, "Director Fang, Director Li, today we came to the provincial office to fight for financial funds. It's similar to how your brigade commander and political commissar fought for the construction of the auditorium in your brigade. Can the two leaders give our county a chance? Please learn from the chief of the General Logistics Department and set up a rule for me and Yaling to drink for money. For example, for every glass of wine we drink, the provincial office will give us tens of thousands of yuan. I'm willing to accept this challenge. As long as the two leaders agree to my suggestion, I'm willing to drink until I collapse on the spot! "
The reason why Li Tao said that story was to provoke Xia Bingbing and Zhang Yaling to take the initiative to "drink for money". He wanted to see how much alcohol the two famous "golden flowers" of the Taolin County Finance Bureau could drink. At the same time, they had already seen that Chen Lu liked Lu Ze a lot. There was a high chance that the latter would become Deputy Secretary Chen's son-in-law in the future. Therefore, they had already discussed to give more subsidies to Taolin County. On one hand, it was to give Chen Lu Ze some face. On the other hand, it was to curry favor with Lu Tao in advance …
Therefore, when they saw Xia Bingbing take the initiative to "drink for money", Li Tao and Fang Xin looked at each other and smiled. They then turned to Zhang Yaling and asked, "Little Zhang, do you agree with Little Xia's suggestion? If you're also willing to play this' drink for money 'game, Director Fang and I will immediately discuss the rules. Let us see the heroine and alcohol tolerance of you two. "
Zhang Yaling looked troubled. She looked up at Su Yetai and Cai Zhangming and said hesitantly, "Director Fang, Director Li, I've been feeling a little unwell recently. Two days ago, I went to the hospital for a checkup. The doctor told me not to drink too much, especially not too much. "Although I agree with Bingbing's suggestion and want to fight for more financial subsidies for our county, but …"
Just as she said this, Xia Bingbing raised her eyebrows and interrupted her unhappily, "Yaling, don't talk about so many subjective and objective reasons. Whether you drink or not, it's just a decision. No one can force you. If you don't participate in this game, I'll drink alone. I'll do my best to fight for more money for our county. Even if I get drunk and make a fool of myself, I don't care! "
Su Yetai quickly said, "Bingbing, Director Cai and I understand your desire to fight for more financial funds for the county. We also appreciate it very much. However, you must estimate your alcohol tolerance well. Keep drinking if you can. If you feel that you can't drink anymore, you must stop in time. Don't risk your life. If anything happens, all of us at the table will have to bear the responsibility … "
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