Chapter 267: Merit High Enough to Shake the Master

Before Li Ye went to Hong Kong, he only planned to stay in Pengcheng for one night, but in the end, he stayed for two days.

And just these two days made Hao Jian feel like a year.

"Does the production process not consider employee safety? Unqualified, rectify immediately!"

"The canteen's operation room is full of flies. Isn't it disgusting to eat this food?"

"There isn't even a fire extinguisher in the workshop, the water pressure of the fire hydrant is so low, and the employees have no fire prevention and escape awareness? Weren't many retired veteran employees hired? Why is it still like a small workshop?"

When Li Ye saw the newly built employee dormitory, his face finally turned completely black.

He pulled Hao Jian into the office and said angrily, "There is no safety exit in the four-story dormitory building?"

"The windows are welded with iron bars, and the iron door at the stairwell is locked? Hao Jian, what are you thinking? We are business people, not slave owners."

"I didn't treat them as slaves," Hao Jian said aggrievedly. "God-father, I have no choice. Starting a few months ago, falling in love suddenly became a trend in the factory."

"If you don't lock the dormitory at night, who knows how many lives would have been created by now!"

"..."

Li Ye hadn't thought of this point. Could it be that someone in this day and age saw the advantages of factory girls being able to endure hardship and being easy to fool?

The bride price isn't expensive either! Why be in such a hurry?

"This problem should indeed be taken seriously, but safety cannot be sloppy," Li Ye said seriously. "Add two open-air stairs to the left and right of the dormitory building. The iron doors cannot be locked at night. Send special personnel to guard and register entries and exits."

"You must ensure that in any emergency, employees can evacuate smoothly. Don't think it's troublesome, and don't think it's a waste of money."

"Old Hao, you have to think about it. If there is a spark, how big a thing will happen with so many people crowded together? It's not impossible to lose your head."

"I understand. I will handle this matter tomorrow."

Hao Jian was also covered in cold sweat. When the factory was built, Li Ye had written him "16 Suggestions," but Hao Jian focused on improving the employees' living conditions, such as electric fans in the rooms, guaranteed hot water supply in the bathhouse, etc.

But regarding the oversight of the safety exit, those retired veteran employees didn't say anything, and instead felt it was quite good. After all, they lived in tube buildings before, where the building only had one stairwell in the middle. Now it was spacious and clean, which was very good!

But now hearing Li Ye say this, Hao Jian was truly covered in cold sweat.

A factory of nearly 20,000 people, with the staff basically all from out of town, and every dormitory packed full. Once something happened and they needed to evacuate urgently, one could imagine the consequences.

Seeing Hao Jian covered in cold sweat, Li Ye softened his tone and said, "Old Hao, I know it hasn't been easy for you to support this family business in the south alone for the past two years."

"Your merit is recognized by everyone, but a small mistake might mean you can never turn over for the rest of your life."

"I understand, I understand. God-father, please don't be embarrassed to criticize me. If I have mistakes, just say them. You must say them. Over the past two years, the plans you formulated have all been realized."

Hao Jian said sincerely, "But more importantly, those traps you mentioned, I have also avoided them. Last month, someone suddenly came to check our factory's tax payment situation, and a few days ago, I was almost cheated by a few scammers..."

Hao Jian told Li Ye about a few things. If the Pengcheng Seventh Factory had any problems with tax payments, then he, Hao Jian, would definitely be unlucky.

And those scammers were also very powerful, actually having fake introduction letters, coming to the door to ask for goods on credit, and their airs were even bigger than the sky.

If Hao Jian hadn't seen people like Wen Leyu and heard Li Ye talk about some scams, he would have really been bluffed by them.

So, the smooth development of the Pengcheng Seventh Factory over the past two years certainly had Hao Jian's hard work, but Li Ye's various plans and "early warnings" made Hao Jian have even more admiration and sigh that "everything was under Li Ye's control."

Li Ye smiled and said, "It's certain that a big tree catches the wind. You wouldn't be unable to handle this kind of thing, right?"

Hao Jian said with confidence, "If it were two years ago, I really wouldn't be able to handle it, but now... our brains aren't worse than others, so how could we be bluffed by a few words?"

"Hahahaha~"

Li Ye and Hao Jian laughed in unison, and then Li Ye said, "However, you should also be vigilant about the matter of employees falling in love that you just mentioned."

"Regularly conduct legal education for those male employees, let them know the severity of the hooliganism crime. Love cannot be blocked, but you absolutely cannot act like a hooligan. Don't regret it when something happens; there is no regret medicine for them to eat."

In another ten or twenty days, the Central Plains will "everything from strictness." Li Ye doesn't want the Pengcheng Seventh Factory to produce hooligan criminals.

The male-to-female ratio in the factory is more than 1:10. Every young man is energetic, and it is inevitable to have one foot in two boats while mixed in a nest of women.

In later generations, this might be considered a romantic affair, but in this day and age, a girl in Shanghai who talked to two boyfriends at the same time was sent away directly.

But after Li Ye finished speaking, Hao Jian said strangely, "God-father, you thought wrong. I locked the stairwell mainly to protect the male employees."

Li Ye: "..."

Hao Jian smiled sheepishly and said, "Our factory has more women than men, and the children from the mountains are fierce. They really grab and fight! Several male employees found me and cried like babies in the month..."

Li Ye swallowed his saliva and really wanted to laugh, but he still forcibly held it back.

"If a woman forces a man, it's not acting like a hooligan? That's also acting like a hooligan..."

Li Ye arranged decisively, "Next, you recruit more male employees, and specially build a life management section to strictly manage it."

"Tell all male and female employees, if you like someone, treat them well. If men and women see eye to eye, hurry home and get the certificate. After returning, arrange for a couple's dormitory. You can handle some care policies."

"In short, it must be reasonable and legal. Don't wait until you make a joke and get on the newspaper; then you'll be famous nationwide."

"It's fine, but..."

Hao Jian said with some entanglement, "God-father, we are already being gossiped about for improving the employees' living environment and increasing their wages, saying that I am exaggerating, showing off, buying people's hearts, and making the workers of brother units panic."

"Besides, we are affiliated now. You say, what if we make wedding clothes for others in the future..."

"Didn't I tell you long ago? As long as the workers follow us, we won't lose. When we first came to Yangcheng, how many people and how much money did we have in our hands?"

Li Ye said directly, "Not only do you have to make Fenghua Clothing a brand, but you also have to make your name, 'Hao Jian,' a golden signboard, understand?"

From the beginning, Li Ye was cultivating workers and management teams with the Pengcheng Seventh Factory as a military academy.

Doing business is a great learning. A large factory with tens of thousands of people wants efficient and smooth production operation, which cannot be solved by a student writing two PPTs.

It really requires a large number of skilled workers and experienced grassroots management personnel. Don't treat small group leaders as not cadres. An enterprise is organized by one small group leader after another, organizing all employees.

Besides, an enterprise like the Pengcheng Seventh Factory is not necessarily making wedding clothes for others.

Hao Jian looked at Li Ye in surprise, always feeling that his current appearance was somewhat like Zhao Kuangyin, who "released military power with a cup of wine" in the storytelling books.

If he really let the employees of the Pengcheng Seventh Factory recognize the signboard of "Hao Jian," then he... would he have merit high enough to shake the master?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 268 =====