Chapter 346: Going It Alone

Speaking of this, we have already touched upon the core values of the Agricultural Machinery Factory.

These things can be said to carry some risk at present.

But Yang Qing doesn't like eating from the common pot; giving technical staff sufficient respect is the foundation for the Agricultural Machinery Factory to either continue making rapid progress or fade into obscurity.

He took a deep breath.

Next I will explain to everyone what irreplaceability means.

For example, cleaning—any random person can do it, so his value is low, and the value he can bring to the factory is low.

For example, worker grade—the lower the grade, the lower the cost to replace you; as an apprentice worker with zero replacement cost, what entitles you to the same treatment as a level‑8 worker?

As for R&D personnel, their irreplaceability is even higher.

No matter how high your worker grade, you cannot invent or create new products.

But R&D personnel can easily master production knowledge.

Director Ge Hongtao has mastered a wealth of machinery manufacturing experience.

Even the first‑generation tractors were made by their own hands.

Even without you, or even without me, it would be fine; but without Ge Hongtao and his team, there would be no Agricultural Machinery Factory.

When Yang Qing said this, Ge Hongtao and the others almost cried.

This evaluation is too high.

After Yang Qing's explanation, many also understood the gap.

Feelings of envy, jealousy, and hatred began to fade.

Finally, Yang Qing spoke the most important words of the day.

Therefore, our Agricultural Machinery Factory is a research‑led enterprise, not a production‑led one.

At the Agricultural Machinery Factory, research comes above all.

The duty of the leadership team is to sell more products, earn more money, and use it to serve research.

Such an idea is unprecedented.

It blew the worldviews of all factory personnel.

Nowadays, the technical departments of many factories have an embarrassingly low status within the plant, reduced to mere assistants for production.

The technical department has become a unit serving production, completely reversing priorities.

Here.

In Yang Qing's words, the technical department became sacred.

A fundamental change occurred in the mindset of the Agricultural Machinery Factory workers.

This isn't over yet; Yang Qing continued.

I know many people think in their hearts that I am challenging the workers' status.

Wrong, wrong, wrong, totally wrong.

Because R&D personnel are technical workers.

They are no different from you; you produce components, while they produce drawings.

They are just like you—both are producers.

Yang Qing threw out another bomb, blasting the worldviews of everyone.

The concept of technical workers was formally introduced by Yang Qing into this world. (manual labor and mental labor)

R&D is no longer lofty; it is merely a more valuable production worker.

(In my impression, our technical staff are on the cadre establishment, right?)

I know many people feel envy, jealousy, and hatred; let me tell you, don't indulge those feelings—the factory will give every ambitious person an opportunity.

Next year, the factory will establish a Vocational Training Center; welcome everyone to study enthusiastically, actively improve themselves, and strive to become irreplaceable individuals.

Yang Qing voiced what many people felt, leaving many unable to complain.

This is the explanation of the distribution plan; if you have opinions, we keep it this year and can discuss it in detail next year.

Next, let's continue talking about benefits.

The distribution principle for other things is the same.

Next I will focus on bonuses.

The factory's development is the result of everyone's joint effort, so everyone should share the benefits brought by the factory's growth.

Each person's base bonus is five yuan; for each additional month of service, add one yuan; for each promotion in worker grade and position, add two yuan—there is no upper limit.

Departments and individuals that make huge contributions, such as the R&D department, shall jointly receive half of the factory's annual profit, distributed according to contribution and weight.

This year our factory realized a net profit of 1,166,253 yuan.

That is the amount available for distribution as bonuses.

Boom…………

Yang Qing dropped this figure like an atomic bomb.

This number is too large; the dozens of people in the several R&D departments add up to over a hundred.

On average, each person would get several hundred; someone like Ge Hongtao might receive several thousand.

In this era, Yang Qing's move is nothing short of earth‑shattering.

Putting it bluntly, Yang Qing is suspected of misappropriating collective assets.

Yang Qing knows the risks involved, yet he did it anyway; he wants to set an example while he still has authority.

Truly giving talent spiritual respect and material security.

Yang Qing also had no choice; talent is extremely hard to find, and these people are the ones he begged his grandparents for.

Even though Xiao Lin already knew, hearing Yang Qing's words still made him tremble all over.

Too crazy.

Crazy, making it hard to restrain.

All the employees of the Agricultural Machinery Factory have gone dumb.

Their minds are filled with that crazy number.

Over ten thousand, each person's bonus is in the hundreds or thousands.

How enviable, drooling.

Those who always do dirty, lowly work actually have such a promising financial future.

Before, some people looked down on them, despising them because they were too troublesome and too stupid, not understanding worldly affairs.

Now they finally realize that they are the ones who were overly clever.

Yang Qing's words let many people see a future.

Liu Shumin, who does odd jobs in the cafeteria, has red eyes.

Cooking rice, making a mess of it, I want to be a researcher; grandma has at least attended high school.

Nan Yi looked at the dazed Liu Shumin and reminded her.

"Hey, Zhuzi's family, quickly clean up the sanitation; we won't need it in the cafeteria anymore, possibly not until before the Lantern Festival."

Liu Shumin gave him a glare.

Wait, you stinky cook; wait till I get promoted.

Hmph.

Many people share Liu Shumin's way of thinking; after all, the Agricultural Machinery Factory hires people, selecting the best from the best.

That is, Gu Ning came early; otherwise she wouldn't qualify.

Liu Hai Zhong listened to Yang Qing's words, with a buzzing in his head.

He regrets, regretting that he didn't study well back then.

If he had studied well, he would now have a chance to join the R&D staff.

Although he participated in some R&D work, they were only auxiliary.

I'm afraid the bonus can't be split among many.

Seniority, short seniority; position is just a team leader—seniority can earn two extra yuan, position can earn two extra yuan.

Only the worker grade is okay: a level‑7 worker gets an extra fourteen yuan, making eighteen in total.

Adding the base bonus of five yuan makes twenty‑three yuan.

In the contribution portion, there should be another part, but I'm afraid it won't be much more.

Envious.

With a mix of anticipation and nervousness, Liu Hai Zhong waited until the time to receive his salary and benefits.

Five catties of pork, three catties of mutton, and various other items.

Bonus 186.

186? Liu Hai Zhong almost doubted that they had given him the wrong amount.

"Is this mine? The bonus, wasn't it given wrong?"

The finance staff (from the Jiedao) gritted their teeth in envy and said sternly.

"That's right, every penny has a basis."

"If you have doubts, you can apply for a recheck, but you'll have to wait until next year."

Liu Hai Zhong was astonished and delighted, shaking his head repeatedly.

"No objections, no objections—I just didn't expect it; there's actually this much."

Including his salary, he actually received nearly three hundred this month, more than the director of the steel rolling mill.