industrial overlord

Chapter 354
"Director Xiao, I heard that you will reduce our workers' wages by [-]% after you come here. Is there such a thing?"

"This is completely rumored by some people with ulterior motives, which is completely impossible."

"So our wages will stay the same?"

"Of course not. After we acquired Jiangshi Electric, the entire salary system will change. Work more, get more, work less, get less. It is no longer the old system of eating from the big pot. Everyone can rest assured that as long as they are active workers , the most conservative estimate is that wages in the future can be more than 50% higher than in the past. However, if you don’t work hard, it’s hard to say, socialism doesn’t support lazy people, right?”

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"Manager Lin, I heard that the boss of Sanhe Company is your friend. Is he reliable?"

"It's very reliable. He actually came from our mainland, and he is also a worker's son."

"Oh, that's great, it's our own people, so it's easy to talk."

"However, we can't completely rely on other people's charity to live our lives. We are all workers. We work hard and get paid according to our work. This is a matter of course."

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"Director Dai, I have a friend who is here. His name is Xu Xiaomao. He told me about you and said you are a good person. Can you tell us the truth about this Director Xiao, and Manager Lin, can what he says count? Will Jiang Shidian’s workers be bullied in the future?”

"Master Liu, I know Xu Xiaomao, and he has a good relationship with me. Since you know him, you can ask him. Since Manager Lin came to our Xunyang and annexed our Xunyang Bicycle Factory, our Xunzi workers Have you been bullied?"

"That's not true. Xiao Mao told me that they raise their wages every year now, and the year-end bonus has been paid to thousands of dollars. The benefits are really good."

"That's right. Our manager Lin often said that workers should benefit from the development of the enterprise. Don't worry, as long as the workers of Jiang Shidian work together, we will be able to run the factory well. Everyone's welfare will be the same as ours."

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Conversations like this are going on in the offices of every liaison office cadre.Jiang Shidian's workers have too many doubts in their hearts, and they need to confirm with future leaders. They are also using this method to test whether these foreign leaders will discriminate against them. .

Zhu Tiejun established the four-character principle of "neither humble nor arrogant" for the cadres of the liaison office.Not overbearing, naturally means not to put on airs to the workers, but to let the workers feel goodwill.Not humble means asking everyone not to promise too much, and not to leave a weak impression on the workers.You must know that management requires a certain amount of authority. If you blindly make concessions during the acquisition, it will be difficult to re-establish authority in the future.

Zhu Tiejun himself did not stay in the office like Lin Zhenhua and the others and waited for the workers to visit. Instead, accompanied by Feng Xu, he walked into Jiang Shidian's family area.Feng Xu was the former director of the container workshop of Hanhua Machinery Factory. He had many business contacts with petrochemical machinery back then, so he knew many old workers.Zhu Tiejun asked Feng Xu to take him to the homes of these old workers. This is a way of taking the initiative to interview.

"This is Master Guo Rongsheng's house. He is a fitter." Feng Xu pointed to a family and introduced it to Zhu Tiejun. As he spoke, he walked to the open door, looked inside the house with his head, and found that there was no one in the house.

He turned his head again, and saw that under the shade of a tree not far away, two workers in their early fifties were playing chess attentively, and there were a few people watching the game beside them.Feng Xu smiled and said to Zhu Tiejun: "Director Zhu, look, where are they? The one in blue is Master Guo. The master opposite him seems to be named Wu Dechang."

"Go, take a look." Zhu Tiejun said.

The two walked forward, only to see that the battle on the chessboard had reached a critical moment, and one of Guo Rongsheng's pawns had already forced into Wu Dechang's central palace, all the chariots, horses and guns were standing aside, just waiting for the next move to make a serial killing Recruited.Sweat dripped from Wu Dechang's forehead, and the few audience members beside him were also highly nervous. They gave Wu Dechang a bad move, but none of them got to the point.

"Sink the car, general." Zhu Tiejun glanced at the chessboard briefly, and then made a move for Wu Dechang.In the past two years, he worked as the manager of the equipment company in Hanhua Heavy Industries, and his daily affairs were supported by some young cadres. He spent more time playing chess than in the past, and his chess skills improved rapidly.

"I can't sink the car, his elephant will eat my car?" Wu Dechang said casually.

Zhu Tiejun analyzed: "If his bishop dares to walk away, your horse can jump over the general. His taxi dare not stand up, you have a shot at it."

"What if he removes the will?"

"Move the cannon, after the fact, he is dead."

"Hey, that's right!" Wu Dechang laughed out loud.After a while, everyone could see that Zhu Tiejun's initiative to send away a car was really brilliant, and Guo Rongsheng had no room for it.

"Teacher, there are two tricks." Guo Rongsheng looked up at Zhu Tiejun and said.When Jiangshidian was still called Petrochemical Machine, Zhu Tiejun had been here several times, but Guo Rongsheng didn't know him.However, he immediately saw Feng Xu standing next to Zhu Tiejun, and quickly stood up to greet him, "Oh, it's Director Feng. Why, are you and this old... together?"

Guo Rongsheng wanted to say "this master", but seeing Feng Xu's humble attitude towards Zhu Tiejun, he also understood a little bit, knowing that Zhu Tiejun should have a higher position than Feng Xu, so he must not be a master.

"Let me introduce to you, this is Zhu Tiejun, the factory director of our Hanhua Machinery Factory. The Light Chemical Department has officially appointed him to Jiangshi Electric as the party secretary. He will be the leader of everyone in the future." Feng Xu introduced .

"Ah, it's Secretary Zhu, please sit down, please sit down." Wu Dechang also stood up in trepidation. Although the power of the party secretary is now under the factory manager responsibility system, he is still the factory leader and a high-ranking figure after all. ah.

Zhu Tiejun said with a smile: "Everyone, you are welcome. I am the secretary of the party committee. I am 57 years old this year. I will retire in 3 years. The Light Chemical Department sent me here to eat and die. .”

"What did Secretary Zhu say? You are an old leader. The Qinghua Department must have asked you to come here to preside over the work." Everyone complimented.

Zhu Tiejun pointed to the chessboard and said, "Hey, why don't you continue playing? Otherwise, this is Master Wu, please let me play a game with Master Guo."

After all, he took Wu Dechang's seat without further explanation, and began to set up the chess pieces.

Guo Rongsheng turned his head to look at Feng Xu, as if he wanted to ask for his opinion.Feng Xu said with a smile: "Master Guo, you don't know Secretary Zhu. He has no airs. When he was the factory manager in our factory, he got into the iron pot with our workers to do things. The old man likes to play chess the most. Yes, the chess game is going well."

"Oh, that's right, then I'm going to ask Secretary Zhu for advice." Guo Rongsheng nodded.He sat down again, arranged the chess pieces, and signaled to Zhu Tiejun, "Secretary Zhu, let's go first."

"Then I won't be polite." Zhu Tiejun said, he picked up a cannon, slapped it heavily, and said, "Be the first shot!"

Just this one action of slapping the chess pieces gave everyone a kind feeling.Jiang Shidian’s leaders also know how to play chess, but firstly, they would not sit with the workers under the outdoor tree to play chess, and secondly, it is impossible to slap the chess pieces so disregarding the gentleness.The workers immediately believed Feng Xu's introduction just now. This is indeed a leader who can drill iron cans with the workers.

"Secretary Zhu, Jiang Shidian will become a factory of American capitalists in the future. Do you still have power as the secretary of the party committee?"

While playing chess, Guo Rongsheng asked about the future of the factory.In the past few days, Lin Zhenhua's merger project team has been encouraging workers to go to the liaison office for interviews, but people like Guo Rongsheng are not active in this regard.They belong to the so-called "silent majority", they don't want to show up to talk to the leaders, and they don't know what to say.Now, the factory leaders are sitting beside them, playing chess and chatting with them, just like friends for many years, what else can Guo Rongsheng not ask?
Zhu Tiejun bowed his hand, and then said: "The factories of American capitalists are also opened in our China, and they have to obey our Chinese laws, don't you think?"

"However, I heard that in some foreign-funded enterprises, the boss fired the workers as soon as they said they would, without any discussion." Another worker who was watching said.

Zhu Tiejun said: "This matter needs to be looked at from both sides. Some workers are really outrageous. They don't work hard when they go to work, their skills are in a mess, and they often violate labor discipline. If such workers are not fired, it's okay to stay in the factory. The black sheep, everyone said, right?"

"There are such people." Everyone nodded together. Those who can watch chess here are middle-aged and elderly workers with some basic concepts of good and evil.

"As for workers who work honestly, whether they are American capitalists or Chinese capitalists, they are welcome. Capitalists also rely on workers to make money for them, right?" Zhu Tiejun continued.

"However, Secretary Zhu, capitalists now like young and skilled workers. General workers like me have no education, no skills, and are old. I'm afraid they won't keep me in the factory in the future. ?" Wu Dechang asked worriedly, this worry has actually been in his heart for a long time.

Zhu Tiejun said: "This matter also needs to be looked at from both sides. Some young people, who are obviously educated, do not learn skills because they are lazy. Such people must make them suffer, which is also good for them. As for Wu Master is like this, you are over 50 years old, and it is not your fault that you have a low level of education, and you have made contributions to the country, so the country cannot ignore you."

"But isn't this factory owned by American capitalists?" Wu Dechang asked.

Zhu Tiejun said: "When the light and chemical department signed the agreement with them, it made a special request. For workers over 40 years old, without education and skills, they must be properly arranged, and they cannot be dismissed with excuses. Of course, we workers themselves You should be self-conscious and work hard within your ability. If you are fired for not working hard, neither the Department of Lighting and Chemical Engineering nor me, the party secretary, can control you.”

"This is impossible." Wu Dechang said, "Secretary Zhu, ask them, I have always been very serious in doing things."

After this chat, everyone poured out all the words they had kept in their hearts, and one by one they came forward to consult:
"Secretary Zhu, I have an injury on my waist. Can the factory arrange an easier job for me then? I also have a work-related injury."

"Secretary Zhu, do you still need family workers? My family has a heavy burden, and I can't work alone."

"Does the factory still take care of the children's jobs?"

"Secretary Zhu, it turns out that the medical expenses owed by the factory have not been reimbursed for more than a year. Can I still be reimbursed in the future?"

"Secretary Zhu..."

With a smile on his face, Zhu Tiejun answered everyone's questions one by one.There are some things that he can give an answer directly, and some things will suggest that you go to the relevant leader for detailed consultation.However, he has been emphasizing that the essence of this factory will not change. It is still the workers' own enterprise. As long as Zhu Tiejun is still in this position, he will take care of any violations of workers' rights to the end.

"At that time, dozens of old workers in our factory wanted to retire from illness and let their children replace them. Are you sick? I said, they beat tigers to death one by one. If it weren’t for you bureaucratic leaders who couldn’t arrange their children’s jobs, they would still be able to do it for another 20 years.”

Zhu Tiejun talked about his old past, which made the workers laugh out loud.A worker said: "Secretary Zhu, if you had come to our factory to be the secretary, our factory would not have failed like this."

Another worker retorted: "What do you know? At the beginning, our factory said we wanted to be educated and younger. The country only likes college students like Jin Jianbo. Although Secretary Zhu's level is high, I don't think his diploma is that high?"

Zhu Tiejun said: "I only went to a private school for two years, and then I went to a fast-track middle school when I was a soldier. Compared with college students, I am a big bastard. Last time a leader from the Light and Chemical Department went to our Hanhua Heavy Industry, I lectured him on what it means to be educated and young. I told him, what is educated? In our place, college students use dustpans and buy 11 of them for a penny.”

"What does it mean to buy 11 for a penny?" someone wondered.

Feng Xu knew Zhu Tiejun's witty words, and he explained: "Isn't a penny worth 10 Wen? If you buy 10 pieces for 11 Wen, each of them is worthless. In fact, Secretary Zhu is not looking down on college students. , one of his own daughters has graduated from college, and another daughter is in college, and his son-in-law is still a graduate student who has returned from studying in the United States."

The graduate student Feng Xu mentioned in the United States was referring to Hu Wei, who is now the son-in-law of Zhu Tiejun's family.

"I still admire college students who are really capable. But I don't pay attention to those who are ignorant and just use a diploma to scare people." Zhu Tiejun said coquettishly.

"Secretary Zhu, I heard that the person who presided over the acquisition of our Jiangshi Electric is the Manager Lin of your Hanhua. It seems that his diploma is not high, right?" Someone asked.

Zhu Tiejun said: "Xiao Lin is just a junior high school diploma, but when he was a soldier in the army, he was self-taught, and now his skills are no worse than ordinary college students. The most rare thing is that this young man has a good character and is selfless. Everyone treats him well." He can rest assured."

"Secretary Zhu said that, so we can rest assured." The workers replied in unison.During the short contact just now, everyone has already felt the awe-inspiring righteousness of Zhu Tiejun, which cannot be pretended no matter what.Everyone believed in this righteousness, so they accepted a new leader like Zhu Tiejun.

There used to be a saying that the working class is the most advanced and revolutionary class. Although this saying is somewhat left-leaning, it is not without reason.Large-scale industrial production requires workers to cooperate with each other. It is clear at a glance who has good technology and who works hard. In this kind of cooperation, it is clear at a glance. Stealing, cheating, grandstanding and other tricks are despised in factories.This is different from official circles or intellectual circles. In a place where politicians or literati are crowded, fighting minds, playing tricks, and showing off are all necessary survival skills, while concepts such as honesty and justice are out of date.

On the main road of the factory area, the demonstrations by Sun Xiangyun and others continued.After a rain, the banners they hung up looked a bit down and out.Due to many days of impassioned speeches, Sun Xiangyun's voice has become a little hoarse, and his breath has also weakened a lot.

The number of onlookers was much less than that of the previous few days. The work of the liaison office resolved the depression in the hearts of many workers, and everyone began to feel a little disgusted with the tossing of Sun Xiangyun and others.Sun Xiangyun's little brothers also seemed listless, and some of them had already been warned by their parents or wives not to hang out with Sun Xiangyun again, but should hurry back and cooperate with the future factory.

"Stand alone on this stage
heard the applause

there is infinity in my heart

Feeling..."

One of the most popular songs nowadays was played from the loudspeaker in the factory area, and the lyrics were quite appropriate for this situation.Sun Xiangyun suddenly felt a sense of loneliness, he didn't hear the applause, but loneliness is really lonely enough.

"Brother Sun, why don't Lin Zhenhua and the others come to talk to us after we've been arguing for so many days?" Wang Shuijin asked Sun Xiangyun.

"They should be afraid of us." Sun Xiangyun said.

"Oh..." Wang Shuijin fell silent, following Sun Xiangyun for such a long time, he had somewhat understood what Sun Xiangyun said.He didn't see the need for Lin Zhenhua and others to be afraid of people like himself at all, but he didn't dare to refute what Sun Xiangyun said, so he had no choice but to remain silent.

"No, we can't wait like this." Sun Xiangyun said, "We must take the initiative."

(End of this chapter)