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1979 My Life in the Era

Chapter 303: Extraordinary Performance

Chapter 303 Extraordinary Performance Just when Director Li decided to give up, the news that the Handong Dongyi Electronic Equipment Factory was recruiting workers had spread along with flyers to the three surrounding cities and more than a dozen counties. Suddenly, many farmers became agitated. A monthly salary of thirty yuan and the ability to transfer to an urban hukou are fatal attractions for most farmers of this era. Director Li didn't expect Ning Weidong to react so quickly and with such courage. Judging from the situation, they need to recruit at least 10,000 people. If they are paid 30 yuan a month, their annual salary will be more than 3 million yuan. This means that the money Ning Weidong brought from Shanghai was just enough to pay salaries. The factory hasn't been built yet, so even if we recruit people early we won't be able to start work. At least half a year will be wasted. Thinking of this, Director Li smiled. If he had encountered this situation before, he would have been extremely troubled. But it doesn't matter now. On the contrary, I feel secretly happy. Didn't you push me out to take the blame? Let's see what you will do to me when the time comes.

On the other side, Ning Weidong didn't know that Director Li was already lying down. The organizational structure is still being built in full swing. Organization is of utmost importance. If we recruit people but there is no organization, they will just be a group of mobs, which will be meaningless. We must organize ourselves to unleash real power. Ning Weidong looked around the office at the construction site. At this time, more than 20 people were crowded in the not-so-large room, both men and women, all holding notebooks, taking notes of the meeting in a serious manner. Ning Weidong coughed lightly and said, "Comrades, you were all the militia captains or women's directors of various production teams. You are the advanced elements and backbone forces at the grassroots level..." How can we organize thousands or tens of thousands of recruited workers in a short period of time? It is simply impossible to completely rebuild the organizational structure, and the other party will not give Ning Weidong enough time. In order to save time, it is necessary to make full use of the existing organization, that is, those people who already have positions in various production teams. As long as we can gather these twenty or so people in the room, we can control thousands of people through them. As more and more people are recruited, there will be more and more militia captains and women's directors, and they will naturally become middle-level cadres in the factory in the future. These people are also very happy. Unlike the team leader and party secretary of the production team, the team leader and party secretary are full-time cadres and have a fixed salary. The militia captain and the women's director had to work in the fields and earn work points just like ordinary members. When you come here, you will be directly employed as a cadre, and your monthly salary will be ten yuan more than that of an ordinary worker. These ten yuan are real money. A few years ago, even if you worked hard in the production team for a year, the work points you accumulated might not be enough to exchange for ten yuan. Ning Weidong's meetings were not long. He just talked briefly about the key points. The other thing he did was to meet with these people and get to know them better.

Don’t let yourself be confused about who is the boss in the factory. After the meeting, everyone left one after another, and An Ning came over with the registration book. Ning Weidong smiled and said, "How many people came today?" An Ning had a rare smile on her face for the past few days: "There are already 1,700 people registered, and there are probably 500 to 600 people queuing outside." Ning Weidong was surprised. He didn't expect that more than 2,000 people would come on the first day. He still underestimated the appeal of thirty yuan a month to people in this era. But he was overjoyed: "So many!" An Ning handed over the registration book: "At this rate, I estimate that we can recruit 10,000 people in less than a week." Ning Weidong nodded and glanced at the registration book without looking at it carefully. There's nothing much to see in this thing, just information like name and home address. An Ning asked again: "After the number of people reaches 10,000, will you continue to recruit people?" Ning Weidong pursed his lips and thought for a moment before saying, "Ten thousand people is enough. Any more won't make much difference." An Ning nodded and understood. The rush to recruit people this time was actually a disguised way of taking advantage of the factory and securing these people's jobs in advance. If the other side really doesn't care, there is actually not much difference between 10,000 people and 20,000 people. "I see." An Ning took out another plan: "We can't just keep recruiting so many people. I thought we should first let them build a workers' residential area in the north." Ning Weidong waved his hand: "You are the factory director, you can handle these details yourself, just make sure the accounts are clear." An Ning's eyes lit up, even though Ning Weidong had said before that he would let her be in charge of the factory in the future. But An Ning didn't take it seriously. How could she be in charge of a large factory with tens of thousands of employees? Until this moment, Ning Weidong's attitude made her think more about it. It seemed that Ning Weidong was not just talking casually. After saying this, Ning Weidong walked outside. There were so many people in the meeting just now, and the stove was lit in the room, so it was full of smoke. But just as he went out, a man in his thirties came quickly towards him with a smile on his face. Ning Weidong saw this man as soon as he came out from about ten meters away. He was in a meeting in the room just now. The other party came closer and called out "Leader". Ning Weidong said with a smile: "Wu Sikuai from Xiaohe Brigade!" The man was flattered and nodded quickly: "It's me, it's me, you really are a literary star descended from the earth, you have a photographic memory, you can remember so many people." Ning Weidong waved his hand and said, "Comrade Lao Wu, you don't have to be polite. What do you want to talk to me about?" Wu Sikuai looked around and lowered his voice: "Yes, there is something..." Ning Weidong understood what he meant and said sideways, "Let's talk inside."

Wu Sikuai responded quickly. An Ning followed him in and poured him a glass of water. Wu Sikuai was so flattered that he could hardly speak clearly. Ning Weidong said: "Comrade Lao Wu, there are only three of us here." Wu Sikuai didn't dare to keep the secret, licked his lips and said: "Leader, um... I don't know if I understand it correctly. Um... I heard that the county is particularly opposed to our factory..." Ning Weidong raised his eyebrows and became somewhat interested in Wu Sikuai. Wu Sikuai was guarding the door just now. No matter what happened, as a leader he couldn't just chase him away. This is the trend of this era, and no matter how high-ranking the leader is, he is no exception. Ning Weidong didn't hide it and admitted openly: "That's what happened. What do you think?" Seeing Ning Weidong admit it, Wu Sikuai spoke more fluently: "I also heard that the local artillery group in Jinshan County has moved." Ning Weidong raised his eyebrows and said playfully, "You are surprisingly well-informed." Wu Sikuai quickly explained, "It was my second sister who married to Jinshan County. My brother-in-law works as an accountant in Chengguan Town. He said so." Ning Weidong didn't comment and let him continue. Wu Sikuai licked his lips which were dry from nervousness and said, "Leader, if they really come, can our factory withstand it?" Ning Weidong calmly asked, "From what I heard, do you have a solution?" Wu Sikuai laughed dryly: "What can I do? He is my second brother-in-law...the old man of his family was the director of the quarry. He hid a batch of explosives back then..." Ning Weidong's heart trembled, and he immediately understood the other party's intention, and asked: "A batch? How many?" Wu Sikuai's heartbeat quickened. He stretched out three fingers and said with a stutter: "Three...three..." An Ning, who was standing beside him, listened anxiously and asked, "Three hundred kilograms?" Wu Sikuai shook his head: "No~it's three tons!" When he reported this number, even Ning Weidong was shocked: "Three tons of explosives!" Although the control over such things is not so strict nowadays, three tons of explosives are scary enough wherever they are. At the same time, he also understood what Wu Sikuai meant. If these three tons of explosives were transported to the factory, anyone who wanted to come would have to be discussed carefully. However, this kind of deterrence is not without side effects. Once it gets out, it will have an impact on Ning Weidong and Zhao Lichun. Ning Weidong's mind raced as he weighed the pros and cons. He said calmly, "That's a bit scary! Three tons... Tsk~ What do you want? There's no such thing as pie in the sky." Wu Sikuai chuckled and said, "Well, leader, it's not me, it's my second brother-in-law. The eldest brother of his family wants to come to our factory." The factory is recruiting workers now. If you want to come, just come and sign up. As long as you have all the necessary skills, are not illiterate and can read, we will basically accept any job you come. But it was obvious that the son of Wu Sikuai's second brother-in-law was not coming to work as a worker. Moreover, three tons of explosives were used at once, which might not be enough for ordinary middle-level cadres to satisfy.

Ning Weidong waved his hand and said, "Comrade Lao Wu, go back and tell your second brother-in-law that if he can really bring these three tons of explosives, I will give his son a deputy factory director position as soon as he arrives, with department-level treatment and a monthly salary of 100 yuan." Wu Sikuai's eyes lit up. He didn't expect Ning Weidong to be so open-minded and give him the position of deputy factory director without any effort. Ning Weidong smiled and said, "How is it? Are you satisfied?" Wu Sikuai nodded and bowed quickly: "Satisfied, satisfied~" Ning Weidong said: "Since you are satisfied, go back and discuss it with your brother-in-law. I will wait for your news." Wu Sikuai said "Ah", bowed to An Ning, and then walked out of the room. After he left, An Ning looked solemn. Wu Sikuai was there just now, so she didn't speak rashly. Now there were only her and Ning Weidong in the room. An Ning said, "Weidong, this matter..." Ning Weidong smiled and squeezed her hand: "Are you worried that there's something fishy going on?" An Ning said, "How can I not worry? There are no such coincidences in the world. We just dozed off and someone sent us a pillow. That's three tons of explosives. If they were really transported here, if there was any mistake, the consequences would be disastrous." Ning Weidong's eyes were sinister, and he said in a deep voice: "Of course it's unthinkable, someone wants to put us to death!" An Ning was stunned. She was just worried that this matter was too strange, but she was not as sure as Ning Weidong. Hearing this, he became even more frightened and hurriedly said, "Then why did you agree to it?" Ning Weidong said: "If we don't agree, how can we let them show their true colors?" …… After leaving Ning Weidong, Wu Sikuai rode his bike straight to his brother-in-law's house in Jinshan County. When he came back at night, he did not go home, but sneaked to Nanping County at night. It was past ten o'clock at night, and the two-story building opposite the county government office was brightly lit. Wu Sikuai pedaled his bicycle hard, sweating profusely in the middle of winter, and went to the second floor to meet Li Xiaoming. "Si Kuai is here!" Li Xiaoming saw it was him and immediately went to greet him with a big smile on his face: "How is it?" Wu Sikuai chuckled and said, "Captain Li, it's done..." Li Xiaoming is the deputy captain of the public security team in the county bureau. "Tell me more carefully~" Li Xiaoming became excited and said to the man in the room, "Quick, pour a glass of water." Wu Sikuai said no, and hurriedly recounted what happened during the day. After hearing this, Li Xiaoming curled his lips and said, "That's pretty generous. A deputy factory director can get a hundred yuan." Wu Sikuai nodded in agreement and asked, "Captain Li, what shall I do next..." Li Xiaoming said: "Follow the plan. Don't worry, you won't lose anything after the success. It just so happens that I am in need of a section chief." Wu Sikuai's eyes lit up and he immediately expressed his gratitude profusely. Li Xiaoming gave a few more instructions and personally sent Wu Sikuai downstairs. He watched him ride away on his bicycle and then rushed straight to Director Li's house.

"Aunt, where is my uncle!" Li Xiaoming started shouting as soon as he entered the door. Director Li was soaking his feet in the room, his red underpants rolled up to his knees, listening to the radio with a calm mind. When he heard Li Xiaoming's movement, he frowned immediately: "What time is it? Why are you shouting!" Li Xiaoming laughed and said, "Uncle, I'm here to report some good news to you." Director Li raised his eyebrows: "Good news? What good news can you have? I'd be lucky if you don't cause trouble for me." Li Xiaoming quickly told Wu Sikuai about the trick he had discussed, and finally said, "Uncle, as long as those tons of explosives are delivered to their factory, we will immediately send someone to check, and we will definitely find out the truth. What do they want to do by hoarding so much explosives privately? We don't have to worry about what means they use when the time comes." Director Li understood Li Xiaoming's idea as soon as he heard it. To put it bluntly, the three tons of explosives were like a basin of dirty water poured on Ning Weidong. As long as they find out, they will have the initiative. But Director Li got angry. He stamped his feet, splashing the water all over the floor, and cursed: "You are just kidding! Three tons of explosives, you think it's a joke! If something goes wrong, there will be so many people on the construction site over there, you will lose your life!" Li Xiaoming laughed and said, "Uncle, don't worry, I promise nothing will happen." Director Li frowned, seeing that he was confident: "What guarantee do you have?" Li Xiaoming said: "Those three tons of explosives, with only explosives but no detonators, can't explode at all." Director Li finally breathed a sigh of relief and said calmly, "Tell me about it in detail." Li Xiaoming said: "Uncle, this is what I thought. Let someone transport the explosives first, and let Detonator find an excuse to be slow. Once the explosives arrive, you will go out immediately and let the bureau investigate the theft of the explosives..." As soon as he said this, Director Li immediately interrupted: "No, that would be making something out of nothing and framing someone. Just say that the masses reported that there was a large amount of explosives. Seek truth from facts~" Li Xiaoming was stunned for a moment before he reacted: "As the saying goes, old people are more experienced! If we do as you said, there will definitely be conflicts when our people go in. Then... hehe~" Director Li understood what he meant and knew that it was time to send out the artillery corps. Although the means are somewhat despicable, they are indeed well-founded and beyond reproach. Li Xiaoming said: "Uncle, how is it, my performance this time is not bad~" Director Li glanced at him and curled his lips. He has barely even started to show off his abilities, but he is still a hopeless case. He nodded perfunctorily. It must be said that Li Xiaoming's performance this time was indeed exceptional. But when the shadows of Ning Weidong and Zhao Lichun appeared in his mind, Director Li couldn't help but frown. These two were real little foxes. How could they fall into their trap so easily? - The update is late. I blocked four chapters during the day and revised them for half a day. (End of this chapter)