industrial overlord

Chapter 374
After answering Lan Wufeng's call, the group office meeting had to start again. This time, the topic of discussion was no longer who would attend the ignition ceremony, but who would handle the hostage-taking crisis.

"I can only go." Lin Zhenhua said calmly.Today's him is no longer the youthful appearance he was when he just crossed over. After so many years of being on the cusp of the storm, his mind is already very mature.In such an emergency, he even acted calmer than veteran cadres like Xie Chunyan and Zhu Tiejun.

There is another reason for Lin Zhenhua's calmness. In the 80s, such incidents of overseas personnel being hijacked were rare, so everyone was a little helpless about it, and they didn't know what the final result would be.In the 21st century, due to the continuous increase of Chinese enterprises and labor cooperation projects overseas, this kind of thing has happened many times.Lin Zhenhua remembers that such hijacking incidents can usually be resolved peacefully, especially in the African continent, where the image of the Chinese is far better than that of Western powers, and it is rare for hostages to be harmed.

With such an understanding, Lin Zhenhua's mentality is naturally more peaceful than others.However, the things he heard in the past were all from newspapers, TV or the Internet, but this time, this thing actually happened around him. The workers who were hijacked were his own employees. This made him unable to be very calm.

"Zhenhua, didn't we agree? Yang Xin is about to give birth too..." Xiang Zhe still wanted to insist.

Lin Zhenhua waved his hand and said, "The situation is different now. When something like this happens, I can only deal with it. First, I am familiar with the people of the Siya tribe, and it will be easier to communicate after we go. It is inseparable from the participation of local Africans. Second, I am also familiar with Lan Wufeng. If you want to coordinate the armed forces in Myanmar, I have more say than you. Third, the project of the Siya tribe is my responsibility. It was pushed forcibly, but now that something happened, I should be responsible. If the higher authorities want to deal with the person concerned, I will bear the brunt."

Xiang Zhe said: "But, the situation in your family..."

Lin Zhenhua said: "Yang Xin is a reasonable person. Our workers have been hijacked by gangsters, and their lives are in danger now. If I ignore them and stay at home to take care of my wife's confinement, what will others think?"

Xiang Zhe was speechless, he is a scholar, and he really has no experience in such things.He thought that if he went there by himself, he might be able to come up with some ideas, but if he wanted to kill decisively, or even meet the opponent with swords, he might not be able to do it.Lin Zhenhua came from the army no matter what, and he has seen blood on the battlefield, so he can handle this kind of thing better than himself.

As an MBA, Xiang Zhe is used to analyzing all things rationally rather than emotionally.Acting emotionally at this time is irresponsible for the lives of workers, and Xiang Zhe will not do this.The management atmosphere of Hanhua Heavy Industry is very good, and there is no barrier between them, so there is no need for politeness. Whether it is true or not, as long as everyone understands it, they will stop entangled.

"Xiao Lin, you may really have to go in person for this matter." Zhu Tiejun thought for a while, and felt that what Lin Zhenhua said was reasonable, so he said, "Well, I'll go with you."

"Director Zhu, you don't have to go, I think I should be able to handle this well." Lin Zhenhua said.

Zhu Tiejun said: "Xiao Lin, don't be unconvinced. I have more experience than you in dealing with crises. I will go with you and I can give you some advice. If you want to use force with the other party, how can you deal with the battlefield command?" Is it stronger than me?"

Don't bring such a bully, right?Lin Zhenhua muttered to himself.

Xie Chunyan also interjected: "Old Zhu is right. After all, Xiao Lin is still too young, and some things may not be considered as carefully as the old comrades. Let's do this, Lao Zhu will work hard and accompany Xiao Lin to the past. However, Lao Zhu Zhu, let me remind you in advance, you just need to sit in the back and take command, and don’t do things like rushing into battle.”

"Or, I'll go." Cen Youjun said, "Director Zhu is getting old, so he can't stand running around like this. As for fighting, I also have experience."

Lin Zhenhua looked at Cen Youjun, shook his head and said, "Old Cen, your legs are bad, how can I let you go?"

"Hi!" Cen Youjun patted his artificial leg heavily and sighed.He lost a leg on the battlefield, and now he can use his artificial leg to cope with daily work without any problem, but if he really wants to fight or march, this leg will not work well.Everyone knows that he is a disabled person, and he will definitely not be allowed to deal with this kind of incident. If he insists, it will be meaningless other than wasting everyone's time.

"The words of the platoon leader reminded me." Lin Zhenhua said, "Let's organize the veterans in the company, build an emergency commando team, and take them to Africa together. If we really have to do something, these people can fight of."

Speaking of these veterans, they really have something to do with Cen Youjun.When Cen Youjun moved Yonghe Agricultural Machinery Factory to Xunyang and established Hanhua Machine Tool Company, he asked Lin Zhenhua if he could recruit veterans from the army to work in the company, because some veterans retired After the village, life is more difficult.Of course, Lin Zhenhua would not refuse such a request. As a result, Cen Youjun recruited dozens of veterans from the former reconnaissance company. These people, like Lin Zhenhua, had been on the battlefield and seen blood.

In addition to these veterans recruited by Cen Youjun, Hanhua Company has also received some veterans and demobilized soldiers over the years, including elite soldiers with good military qualities. Their situation is under the control of Cen Youjun.

In Africa, there is now a Burmese mercenary army led by Lan Wufeng. Except for the officers who are Chinese educated youths, the soldiers are all Burmese locals.According to Lan Wufeng, the combat effectiveness of this army is still acceptable, but from Lin Zhenhua's point of view, the combat effectiveness of this mercenary army is incomparable anyway.In case of a critical moment, these guys who used money to fight the war would lose their chains, and it would be troublesome.

Lin Zhenhua has the confidence to bring a team that he can control and will not lose the chain at critical times.

"Okay, bring some people, if they want to fight, we'll subdue them." Zhu Tiejun said affirmatively.The old man is a little bit excited now, and finally seized an opportunity to lead troops to fight.Although he knew that this battle would never be won in all likelihood, but taking a group of iron-blooded men to Africa for a stroll was also a very exciting thing.

"There is no problem with weapons. Lan Wufeng and the others have weapons, and we can arm them as soon as we go." Lin Zhenhua added.

"Let's use both soft and hard tactics. Political solutions should be the main focus, and military threats should be the second." said Su Baocheng, the general manager from the Provincial Economic and Economic Commission. He is also a demobilized soldier. .

"If you can fight, try not to fight." Xie Chunyan reminded, "Once there is a fight, we will have casualties, and the international impact will be very bad. These all need to be considered."

After everyone gradually calmed down from the initial shock, their minds gradually became clearer.They began to realize that maybe things are not so bad. Since the other party is still willing to negotiate, there is room for maneuver. At worst, they will lose money and avoid disaster, pay the other party some money, and redeem the person, that's all.

The major policy was decided in this way, and there were still many details to be dealt with, so everyone split up and got busy.

The first thing to do is to write a briefing to the Department of Light and Chemical Industry.The hijacking of overseas workers is such a major event that the Department of Light and Chemical Affairs can't handle it. It has to report it level by level, and finally this matter must be submitted to the central government.Hanhua Heavy Industry is the unit that dispatches workers, and must participate in the whole process of handling the incident.Hanhua Heavy Industries can put forward its own solution, but in the end whether to deal with it according to this plan, the decision-making power does not lie with Hanhua, but with the central government.

The families of the kidnapped workers also need to be appeased, and Xie Chunyan is in charge of this matter.She took the cadres of the trade union to visit the families of the seven workers door by door, sent them condolences, and promised them that the company would do whatever it takes to ensure the safety of their relatives.

When the family members heard the news, they were all like five thunderbolts, crying to death, which is also inevitable.However, Xie Chunyan told them that there was news from Africa that the hijackers had expressed that they would not make things difficult for the Chinese and that the hostages were still safe, which gave everyone some hope.

When they heard that Zhu Tiejun and Lin Zhenhua were going to Africa to deal with the matter, the family members were a little moved.Lin Zhenhua's wife is going to give birth soon, and Zhu Tiejun is a member of six people. They rushed to Africa in person, which shows that the leaders are very concerned about the workers.As for saying that my relatives were in danger, this can only be regarded as an accident. When I went to Africa, didn't the company also say that there would be risks?

Back then, people were really easily moved.

An emergency response team to Africa was quickly set up. Apart from Zhu Tiejun and Lin Zhenhua, there were several other middle-level cadres and trade union representatives, and dozens of carefully selected veterans.Some veterans heard that their colleagues had been hijacked, so without further ado, they went to Cen Youjun to sign up for a fight.

When Cen Youjun and Lin Zhenhua recruited these veterans to work in the company, it was entirely out of a friendship among comrades-in-arms.After these veterans returned to their hometowns, their work units were sluggish, their personal income was very low, and their family circumstances were difficult.When they arrived at Hanhua Company, their wages were guaranteed and their lives improved. Many bachelors even married wives, which made them feel grateful to Cen Youjun and Lin Zhenhua.

They work in the factory, and they cannot compare with those skilled workers technically, so they always feel that they have not been able to play any role, and I am sorry for the care of their comrades.Now that the company is in crisis, someone needs to declare force. Isn't this the time for them to come forward?At this time, if I am greedy for life and afraid of death, and pretend to be deaf and dumb, will I have the face to claim to have been a soldier in the future?
When it was finally time to set off, Lin Zhenhua carried his luggage and said apologetically to Yang Xin, "Yang Xin, I'm sorry."

Yang Xin lowered his head, with tears in his eyes, and asked softly, "Xiaohua, do you really have to go?"

"It can only be me." Lin Zhenhua said, "Fengzi is in charge of the affairs over there, and I am familiar with Fengzi in the whole company."

"I heard that Africa is dangerous."

"It's okay, our people have been there for two years, isn't this just the first time something happened?" Lin Zhenhua said with a relaxed look, "The black uncle in Africa is very reasonable, we Chinese have never done anything in Africa. Bad thing, they won’t do anything to the Chinese. Besides, Fengzi and the others have talked with each other several times, and the attitude of the other party is also very friendly. I went to Africa just to negotiate, there is no danger.”

"But why did you take Han Zhiyong and the others?" Yang Xin asked back. The Han Zhiyong she was talking about was one of the veterans, and this time he served as the team leader of the veterans.

Lin Zhenhua said: "This is called ending a war with war. Only when we show them our force will they dare not act rashly. Don't worry, I am also a scout. If anything happens, I can at least protect myself. "

"Xiaoxin, let Xiaohua go." The father-in-law Yang Chunshan said, "He is the leader of the company now, and if such a big incident happened in the company, if he stays at home and doesn't come out, the workers will poke his back with their fingers in the future." Memorize it. This time even Director Zhu is going, so why not Xiaohua?"

"Dad, Xiaoxin, please take care of me and you." Lin Zhenhua said to Yang Chunshan.

"Don't worry, I've already given birth to two children, so I can't take care of Xiaoxin?" Mother-in-law Wei Suping said, "On the other hand, Xiaohua, you should be more careful and don't show off."

"Hey, no problem." Lin Zhenhua said, and after he finished speaking, he turned to Yang Xin and said, "Xiaoxin, I'll go there, and I'm sure I won't be able to come back in time to wait for the baby to be born. It's hard to go to Africa to deal with the hostage matter." After the incident, I may go to several other countries for a walk, just to take a look at our other projects in Africa."

"Go ahead, you don't have to worry about family matters." Yang Xin said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law and Jia Le said they would come to help me too."

The sister-in-law she was talking about was Cen Youjun's wife Tian Xiaolan, who was also taken care of by Tian Xiaolan when An Yan gave birth last time.With Tian Xiaolan coming to help at home, Lin Zhenhua can indeed feel much more at ease.

"Well, after the baby is born, let me know as soon as possible." Lin Zhenhua said with a smile.

"Why don't you give the child a name first?" Yang Xin asked.

"Name?" Lin Zhenhua was in a bit of a dilemma. He hadn't adapted to being a father yet, and he couldn't even imagine how to name his child. "Look, when this child is about to be born, his father will go to Africa. Or, let’s call it Lin Fei? African Fei. If it’s a girl, add a grass head and call it Lin Fei, what do you think?”

"This name is good, it sounds very foreign." Yang Chunshan made the decision for his daughter, "I think this is the name."

(End of this chapter)