Chapter 651: Control
Zheng Guoyuan has been very irritable these days, and this irritability comes from Xu Guochu.
Originally, Zheng Guoyuan was unhappy about Xu Guochu coming to the factory to serve as the secretary , but he endured it for the sake of the overall situation.
As the saying goes, the arm cannot twist the thigh. If you insist on going against the order from above, there will be no benefit. Besides, Zheng Guoyuan is the director of a collective factory with no background, and there is no senior leader in a key position for him to confide in. Even if there is, it is only about education. They are basically two different lines.
Since Xu Guochu was arranged to come to Quanlin Factory, Zheng Guoyuan had no choice but to accept it.
Besides, he has worked in Quanlin Factory for so many years. The atmosphere in the factory has always been good, and everyone is united. Even if Xu Guochu comes, it shouldn't be a big deal.
What's more, Zheng Guoyuan has thought about it carefully. At most, he can worship Xu Guochu like a Buddha, and give him certain treatment, respect and care. Xu Guochu, who has benefited, will not target him because of this. Everyone will keep to themselves. Zheng Guoyuan will run his business, and Xu Guochu will reap his political achievements and interests, and everyone will be happy.
But the reality was completely different. The first few days after Xu Guochu arrived at Quanlin Factory were relatively peaceful, but things were different after a week.
Xu Guochu didn't understand business, and knew nothing about beverages, but he was quite capable of making things happen.
I won't go into details about the details, but anyway, Xu Guochu was a speculator from that era who was very good at stirring up trouble and messing with people. He talked about policies but kept silent about his awareness. Some of his words were high-sounding and could not be refuted. The work he arranged seemed normal from a general point of view. However, Xu Guochu's intentions were not right. He did these things not out of public interest, nor for the development of Quanlin Factory, but for himself.
They formed cliques, fought for the power of Quanlin Factory, and accused others of crimes at every turn, exaggerating matters...
For so many reasons, in just one month, many people came to Zheng Guoyuan to complain.
These have greatly affected everyone's enthusiasm and have even affected normal production and sales.
That’s not all. Xu Guochu suddenly raised an issue at today’s meeting, announcing the decision that the original supply and marketing staff of Youmin Factory who were working at Quanlin Factory would return to their original units, and that the staff stationed at Youmin Factory by Quanlin Factory would return to work at the original factory.
Xu Guochu said that Quanlin Factory and Youmin Factory are not the same company, and such cooperation between the two companies has violated the policy. The rumors that Quanlin Factory is going to merge with Youmin Factory are not groundless. It is precisely because of such real-time situations that these negative impacts occur.
As the secretary of Quanlin Factory, he has the responsibility to correct such mistakes, and the way to correct them is to start with the separation of the current personnel of the two factories.
After this issue was raised, Xiao Qiang, the head of the supply and marketing section, immediately expressed his opposition. The supply and marketing staff of Youmin Factory were now doing well in Quanlin Factory, and it was with the addition of this force that the strength of the supply and marketing section of Quanlin Factory was greatly enhanced.
Now, the supply and marketing personnel of the two factories are in full swing under the leadership of the supply and marketing department of Quanlin Factory. Once these people are directly sent back, who will do the work they are responsible for now? This is not just one or two people, but several people!
As the production of Quanlin Factory increased, the market also expanded a lot. Since last year, the supply and marketing personnel of Youmin Factory have been doing the same work as Quanlin Factory, and the division of their respective supply and marketing areas has been determined. With such an adjustment, the supply and marketing department will be in chaos.
In addition, the supply and marketing staff of Youmin Factory were in Quanlin Factory after the two factories communicated with each other. Although their positions were not in Quanlin Factory, their salaries and bonuses were actually paid by Quanlin Factory. If they were returned, what would Youmin Factory say? With so many more people's expenses at once, Youmin Factory would definitely not do it!
"I am the secretary of Quanlin Factory, so of course I must be responsible for Quanlin Factory first!" Xu Guochu said righteously, "This practice is against the policy. A factory does not use its own people, but instead uses people from outside, and also bears the expenses of these people's wages and bonuses. What kind of nature is this?"
"Comrades! To put it mildly, this is taking empty salaries, exploiting policy control, and violating regulations! To put it more seriously, this is digging into the country's corners, using public benefits to buy people's hearts and minds, and achieving personal goals!"
Xu Guochu slammed the table with great force, making a frighteningly loud sound: "Although I have not been at Quanlin Factory for a long time, I have discovered many serious problems in my recent work. These problems are shocking, comrades! The most serious one is that the entire factory is completely unorganized and undisciplined. People do things at will, including making decisions within the factory, and there are many violations of policies!"
"Comrades! You must understand that our factory is a collective factory! The collective system is a supplement to the state-owned system and is also part of the state-owned property. It is not a private factory. You are cadres of the collective factory, not employees of some capitalists! What does it mean to do this? I won't say anything too serious, please think carefully!"
Xiao Qiang opened his mouth to explain, but he swallowed the words back helplessly.
Xu Guochu commented on this matter from an absolutely correct perspective, and he was not wrong in essence. If he continued to argue, a big hat would be put on his head.
Liu De on the side coughed, attracting attention.
"Secretary Xu, what you said is true, but I think some situations still need to be considered from a practical perspective. If these people are returned to Youmin Factory, it will be difficult to arrange their work. In addition, the people we have stationed at Youmin Factory are mainly responsible for the production supervision of Youmin Factory. This decision was made in consideration of the current cooperation between the two factories, so..."
"No reason!" Without waiting for Liu De to finish his words, Xu Guochu waved his hand and said, "One is one, two is two! Principles are principles, not dinner invitations! If Deputy Director Liu feels that such a decision will affect Youmin Factory, then I suggest that you apply to the higher authorities to become the director of Youmin Factory."
"You..." Liu De's face turned red at this. What kind of words were these? He went to Youmin Factory to be the director? Wasn't this deliberately making fun of him?
Youmin Factory is a state-owned enterprise, and its rank is higher than Quanlin Factory. A lean camel is still bigger than a horse. No matter how good Jiang Youxing is now, his rank is there. Liu De is just the deputy director of a collective factory and does not even have a formal administrative rank.
Besides, even if he had the rank to do so, could he just go? Would Jiang Youxing give up his position obediently? Would his superiors agree? This was simply impossible.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not very good, Zheng Guoyuan thought about it and made a suggestion, saying whether the status quo should be maintained temporarily. A one-size-fits-all action would be too difficult, and the matter should be carried out after the two factories met privately and discussed it, so as to avoid putting both parties in a passive position.
Zheng Guoyuan said this to ease the atmosphere, and at the same time to use the tactic of procrastination to put the matter on hold for the time being.
But Xu Guochu was not willing to do that. He laughed and asked Zheng Guoyuan, "Why are you thinking about this when you haven't even cleaned up the shit behind your butt?" He did this for Zheng Guoyuan's sake. The investigation on Zheng Guoyuan has not yet ended, and the nature of the previous investigation has not yet been determined. What is the real reason for this investigation? Isn't it the so-called cooperation between Quanlin Factory and Youmin Factory?
Now he raised this issue in order to correct the previous decision-making mistakes and let all parties see their attitude of recognizing mistakes, so as to get the management and thinking of Quanlin Factory back on the right track.
Zheng Guoyuan, instead of recognizing your mistakes, you are still hoping for the best? Are you trying to fool your leaders in this way? If that is the case, then as the secretary, he has the responsibility and obligation to help the comrades who made mistakes and report the situation truthfully to the investigators.
"No, no, Secretary Xu, we are all family, why bother?" Liu De quickly tried to smooth things over, and said with a smile: "Old Zheng is indeed not as comprehensive as you in looking at the problem. What you said just now is right. This matter needs to be corrected. But Secretary Xu, if this happens, it may affect our cooperation with Youmin Factory. Although we look at the problem from the perspective of our factory, we can't ignore the feelings of our brother factory, right?"
"Old Liu, are you getting old and confused?" Xu Guochu glared at him unceremoniously and said seriously, "Cooperation? Cooperation on what? This kind of cooperation is abnormal in the first place. When the people retreat and our people withdraw, I think there is no need for further cooperation."
"This won't do! This will affect our factory's overall production and sales plan. Youmin Factory's current output accounts for one-third of our entire factory." Xiao Qiang couldn't help but object eagerly.
"Without Zhang the butcher, we're still eating hairy pigs? It's a joke!" Xu Guochu said with great momentum, "Hard work and self-reliance are our old traditions! Relying on borrowed production is not the right way after all. Stopping cooperation with Youmin Factory is the right decision and it is also a correction of previous mistakes. There is no doubt about that! In addition, we can find a way to reduce the production by ourselves. Can't we just add another production line ? Oh, by the way, I know a machinery factory. I heard that they have a beverage production line to sell. We can consider buying it."
"Will the output increase when the new assembly line is in place? With our own production capacity, won't it be better to rely on ourselves than on others? Comrades! We must take a long-term view and be down-to-earth. Don't take shortcuts or rely on luck. This won't work!"
After saying that, Xu Guochu did not give everyone a chance to continue to object. He raised his wrist and looked at his watch: "Let's end today's meeting. The work of stripping out personnel and returning and withdrawing them must be carried out as soon as possible. I will go to discuss the introduction of the new assembly line. The factory should prepare the funds first. After the discussion, we will pay for the installation and production immediately. What Section Chief Xiao said just now is also correct. No matter what, it cannot affect our full-year plan this year, right?"
"I will go to the district to give a detailed report to the leaders and see if they have any other opinions. If they don't, we will implement the decision of today's meeting. That's it, adjourn the meeting!"
After saying that, Xu Guochu stood up, patted his butt and left, leaving the others staring at each other in silence...
