A layman in the courtyard

Chapter 34 Public-Private Partnership
1954/2/20

Several tables covered with red satin were set up at the gate of the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill early in the morning, and the gate was surrounded by workers.

At the gate, hundreds of security guards wearing green 50-type police uniforms and holding long guns were maintaining order.

Cao Zhihua and his fellow workers were among the crowd waiting for the official unveiling.

Not long after, a group of cadres in Chinese tunic suits came to the gate with Lou Bancheng and formally signed the public-private partnership agreement.

After the agreement was signed, the security guards lit the prepared firecrackers, and Lou Bancheng and Director Yang unveiled the red silk plaque on the plaque, which read, "Public-private partnership Red Star Steel Rolling Mill."

After unveiling the sign, these leaders probably saw too many people and were afraid of any group incidents, so they went straight into the office building without making any speeches.

When the workers saw their leader leaving, they started talking about everything.
"Look at this, are we going to change bosses in the future?"

"Hey, that's not true. From now on, the government will be our boss, and we people will work for the government."

"What nonsense are you talking about? From now on, our factory will be a socialist factory and we will no longer work for capitalists. We are members of socialism and we will all be the owners of the factory from now on."

"Hey, who did you hear this from?"

"My uncle is a clerk in the subdistrict office, you know. Did you see that it is a public-private partnership? In the future, our factory will be a socialist country and will cooperate with Lou Dong. From now on, it will be run by the state, and Lou Dong will get the dividends."

"Then will Director Lou still be our boss from now on?"

"Yes, Director Lou is a good boss. He never owed us wages."

"Then I don't know. I guess there will be a broadcast announcement today."

"Well, I don't know what will happen from now on. Director Lou will no longer be our boss. I don't know what to do."

Cao Zhihua listened to this group of workers talking about everything. He felt that these people were not paying attention to the key points and did not mix with them, so he hurriedly clocked in to work.

Going to the warehouse communication room, lighting the stove, boiling water, and making tea, all in one process, has become my habit after going to work these days.

Cao Zhihua held an enamel jar, drank tea, lit a fire, and let his mind wander.

For me, working in a factory is not just to support my family. Even if there are twice as many people in my family, I can easily support myself.

But if you were born in this era, you must have a job.

Otherwise, when food stamps are implemented next year and we enter the stamp era, we will have no visible job, have food to eat every day, and will be reported every minute.

I just need to have a job and be able to fish, without the pressure that most people in this era have to support their families.

Therefore, I am not too concerned about the personnel transfer after this public-private partnership.

All I know is that there are four giants in the factory this time, Director Yang, who is in charge of overall management, Deputy Director Nie, who is in charge of production, Deputy Director Wang, who is in charge of logistics, and Director Li, who is in charge of logistics and is the giant who Cao Zhihua himself joined.

As for other management positions, a group of people will definitely need to be replaced.

First, after the state took over, these management personnel who followed Lou Bancheng were definitely not suitable to continue in management positions, which would affect the state's overall takeover of the operation of the steel rolling mill.

Second, except for the Northeast, which is the eldest son of the Republic and is the base of heavy industry, the country is currently in short supply of large-scale enterprises, especially heavy industries such as steel rolling mills. It cannot be overstated how much the country attaches importance to it. What a great job it is. There are more monks than meat. If you have such a rare opportunity, you will definitely have as many pits as you can make.

Therefore, it is inevitable that the leadership of the steel rolling mill will be completely changed.

But no matter what happens, Lou Bancheng's face is still here, and it won't affect him as a small warehouse manager anyway, so Cao Zhihua can just live his fishing life in peace.

It’s just that what Cao Zhihua has been thinking about is when he can get started with Juntiquan. After learning the moves of Juntiquan, he will no longer be bored and can just practice it by himself in the warehouse area every day.

When the day comes when boxing becomes your own instinct, you will really be able to have a go anywhere.

Director Yang and his group still have real skills. In just a few days, the public opinion about the joint venture in the entire factory has subsided.Before everyone could react, after the government took over, the factory arranged a kindergarten and Hongxing Primary School for everyone, which solved the problem of some people having no one to take care of their children.

We have arranged a clinic for everyone, and if you are sick, you can go for free treatment.

We have solved the bathhouse problem for everyone. Many jobs in the steel rolling mill are physically demanding and prone to sweating, so we have solved the problem of bathing for everyone.

We will soon arrange to build employee dormitories to solve the housing problem for employees.

After several sets of combination punches, all the big workers felt the benefits of socialism.

Moreover, after the new leadership team came, they used the radio to broadcast news to everyone every day, explain national policies, and play music. I heard that night schools would soon be opened to educate everyone.

Everyone involuntarily regarded themselves as the masters of the country and involuntarily supported the new leadership team. The spiritual outlook of the entire factory changed greatly.

In fact, our Chinese people have never been stupid, but we are often accustomed to silence, because everyone knows that we can't change anything on our own, and there is no other way except silence.

Now that a new leadership team has arrived, it is a team that can be integrated with the people and a team that can benefit the people. It will naturally be accepted and supported by everyone.

Cao Zhihua watched all this in silence, counting the time and living his own little life. He went to work and off work every day, rested at home, and stayed with Lou Xiaoe on weekends.

Time came to March in a blink of an eye. Cao Zhihua saw that the factory was now operating in an orderly manner and that all matters that should be handled by various departments in the factory had been dealt with.

Unable to hold it any longer, he got up and went to the Security Section to find Section Chief Wang Yongdang.

Entering Section Chief Wang's office, I saw him working on patrols, security and training plans for the steel rolling mill.

Section Chief Wang saw Cao Zhihua and smiled happily.

"Come on, can't you bear it anymore?"

Cao Zhihua smiled sheepishly

"Yes, Section Chief Wang, I saw that you had just taken over the work, so I didn't bother you. I feel like you have nothing to do during this period, so I came to see you."

"Okay, I will definitely do what I promised you. I just happen to be making a training schedule and will notify you to participate when the time comes."

"Okay, thank you, Section Chief Wang."

"By the way, a militia will be set up in the factory soon. Do you want to sign up?"

Cao Zhihua thought for a while and refused.
"Chief Wang, you know, I am the only one who manages the warehouse now, and I can't get away. If I am often absent when someone picks up things, it will be a big trouble. You also know that this job is very important to me. I have to rely on it to support my younger brothers and sisters, so I’m sorry.”

Wang Yongdang thought for a while and realized that this was also the case, and continued to ask
"What about your training?"

Cao Zhihua said sincerely

"Chief Wang, that's what I think. I want to learn the moves of Military Boxing in the shortest possible time, and then practice it in the warehouse and at home, and come to the Security Department to check the progress at intervals. What do you think?"

Section Chief Wang thought for a while and thought that Cao Zhihua was not from the security department and would not join the army. This was fine, so:

"Okay, let's arrange it like this. I will give you a training schedule when the time comes, and you can just come and participate."

Cao Zhihua was so happy when he heard Section Chief Wang agreed. After all, he didn't want to participate in training and then fight, he just wanted to learn boxing to protect himself.

"Thank you, Section Chief Wang. I'm so happy. I'll wait for your notification."

Section Chief Wang waved his hand, "Okay, go ahead and do your work. These are all trivial matters."

"Okay, then you go about your business first and I'll leave first."

(End of this chapter)