Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

Chapter 1051 If not handled properly...

Following the angry rebuke from the superior, the meeting room became eerily quiet.

Director Zou's heavy breathing seemed particularly obvious.

"Leader, I have my own difficulties, and there are so many factories that need help.

I helped the Central South Machinery Factory today, and I will help the Central North Machinery Factory tomorrow.

Later, the Zhongxi Machinery Factory came along, and the department stopped doing anything else and just helped these factories.

These factories have neither the equipment nor the skilled workers.

Apart from the workers and their families waiting for their wages, there is nothing they can show for it.

Even if I wanted to help, I couldn't. I can't just let the ministry pay for it, right? "

"You're just incompetent, and that's just an excuse. Then why didn't this kind of problem ever arise when Elder Nie was here?

Jialing Factory, 816 Factory and other factories have done a great job in converting military to civilian use.

Solutions are all thought up by people, and if there is really no other way, the workers cannot just give up.

No matter what, forcing an old comrade to hang himself, do you know how big an impact this will have?

Do you know how many old comrades called me to express their opinions just this evening?

If I don't take care of this matter, believe it or not, those old cadres will drown you with spit."

Director Zou immediately shut up. If all the retired cadres really came to him or blocked the door of his office, he would be finished.

Those retired cadres didn't have good tempers and slapped him a few times on the spot. Director Zou could only endure it and had no place to complain.

If his superiors really ignore him, he's finished.

"Let me put it this way. You didn't handle this matter properly, and Director Gao is no longer with us.

But the subsequent comforting work still needs to be done well. This matter was caused by you, and you must handle this comforting work well.

You lead a team to the Central South Machinery Factory and are responsible for the funeral arrangements for Director Gao, comforting the workers in the factory, and revitalizing the Central South Machinery Factory.

Once this matter is handled successfully and Director Gao's family, the factory workers, and some retired cadres are satisfied, you can return to your position as director.

If it’s not handled properly...”

The leader looked around the conference room before continuing.

"If you can't handle it well, you should step down and let someone better take over. I think Deputy Director Chen should be able to do a better job than you.

In addition, during your absence, all matters will be managed by Deputy Director Chen."

Director Zou slumped in his chair as if he had accepted his fate.

Director Gao died in Beijing because he, as the director, did not want to help the Central South Machinery Factory.

This time he went there, he had to face Director Gao's family, as well as those workers and their families who were driven crazy by poverty.

Forget about these. At most, he can just spend a little more money to settle it. Anyway, he doesn’t need to pay for it personally.

The most difficult part is to revitalize the Central South Machinery Factory, which is a big problem.

If he could revitalize the Central South Machinery Factory, he would have done it long ago. This would be a political achievement.

But what could be done with such a shabby factory? Was it really necessary to spend tens of millions of foreign exchange to move the TV production line to the Zhongnan Machinery Factory?

But those workers were all operating machines, and the TV was a delicate thing.

If he spends tens of millions of foreign currency, and the factory doesn't turn around, not to mention that tens of millions of foreign currency have been wasted, he's likely to be fired even faster."

"Let me warn you first, don't even think about spending a fortune to build a TV production line at the Central South Machinery Factory.

If you really do this, then in the future you will send me the production lines of all the factories with problems.

What I need you to do is to adapt to local conditions, just like Factory 816 and Jialing Factory.

We should make use of some of the existing equipment like the 816 factory did.

Like the Jialing Factory, use the existing equipment to produce motorcycles.

If you can't do these, I have every reason to doubt that you don't have the ability to sit in this position.

Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't. As far as I know, both Factory 816 and Jialing Factory had improvement suggestions put forward by Deputy Director Chen.

If you are not capable, you should step down and let capable young comrades take over."

As the superior leader finished speaking, Director Zou's face became even uglier.

I opened my mouth several times to retort, but I could see the look in my superior's eyes.

Director Zou shuddered at the thought of a large group of retired cadres running into his office, spitting at him, and then slapping him.

Finally, Director Zou could only say helplessly.

"Leader, I'm willing to go."

Seeing that Director Zou agreed to go to the Central South Machinery Factory, the superior's expression finally eased a little.

"Well, it's settled then, I hope you can handle this matter well.

In particular, we must pay attention to our attitude. It is inevitable that the workers and their families will be a little excited after hearing what happened to Director Gao.

You must remain calm and restrained, and at the same time, adapt to local conditions in the process of revitalizing the Central South Machinery Factory.

They have a machinery factory, and you assign them a textile factory. Is that okay?"

The superior leader paused and continued.

"During Director Zou's absence, Deputy Director Chen will be in charge.

Changan, you can't let me down."

"Don't worry, leader. During Director Zou's absence, I will take care of the entire department for him."

"I'm very confident in your work. That's it. I have to go back and deal with those retired cadres, so I won't stay here any longer."

As his superiors left, Director Zou remained slumped in his chair, gasping for breath.

Director Zou didn't speak until he and his secretary were the only ones left in the conference room.

"Where is the Zhongnan Machinery Factory?"

The secretary was stunned by this question, and he thought about it carefully and said.

"It seems to be in the Central Plains."

"Call Director Wu and ask him if he has anyone he trusts in the Central Plains.

We can't just go there like this. If thousands of workers rush over, we'll be in danger.

Let's say hello before we go, and also ask Director Wu to arrange some security personnel for us.

I don't trust the people in the Ministry's Security Department; they're all Director Jiao's subordinates."

"Yes. I'll be there soon."

"Let's go now, time waits for no one. And arrange for someone to buy the train tickets."

We need to go early and come back early. If we wait too long, Chen Changan will gain power in the department, and when we return, everything will have changed."

"Okay, leader. I'll go right away."

Watching the secretary leave, Director Zou no longer had any scruples. He picked up the water cup beside him and smashed it hard on the ground.

He really didn't expect that an insignificant factory director like Gao would force him into such a situation.

If this matter is not handled properly, I don’t know how many people will follow Director Gao’s example in the future.

Don’t even mention whether someone would actually hang themselves, just say it in front of you.

"Director Zou, do you want to force me to hang myself in front of you?"

Just because of this sentence, he didn't dare to gamble. If it happened again, his political career would be over.