Chapter 1285: Zhou Wang Yamei's Home

A poet once wrote about the April day:

I say you are the human April day; the laughter lights up the four winds; the lightness dances and changes in the bright light of spring.

You are the cloud and smoke in the early April sky, the softness of the wind blowing at dusk, the stars flashing unintentionally, the drizzle sprinkling before the flowers...

The April day in Beijing is indeed as charming as described in the poem; clouds, smoke, dusk, and drizzle all make people intoxicated and lingering.

But time passes easily, and youth is hard to keep.

Wang Lu felt that time was as ruthless as a cheating lover, rolling away your belongings, then stepping on the scumbag's car, leaving a mess behind.

Perhaps it was because the wedding date was approaching, the big things were settled, and under the sweet relationship with Zhao Yajun, she actually had a bit of sentimentality.

Especially listening to the trivial matters of the big sisters in the agency office, and thinking that she would become such a person in the future, her eyelids jumped.

"Secretary-General, you are looking for me."

She came to the door of Li Xuewu's office, knocked gently and greeted.

Since Second Brother finished speaking that day, she had decisively made a choice.

Even if she wasn't a real full-time secretary, she didn't have to run back and forth, and neither side was satisfied. Now that the relationship was clarified, it was actually much more relaxed.

Actually, there wasn't that much work in Li Xuewu's office, or rather, there wasn't that much that could be handed over to her.

Li Xuewu's writing and work ability didn't need to be said. The relevant documents were handled by the old pen-pushers of the Commission Office, so she didn't need to go out.

It was just some document sorting, sending and receiving, filing, as well as telephone duty, schedule management, and communication between leaders and lower-level units.

It sounds very troublesome, but it's actually very simple, at least for her. She had been familiar with it for a long time after working in the Security Group's Comprehensive Office.

As for being teased by colleagues for becoming the Secretary-General's full-time secretary, Wang Lu performed very naturally, ever since she heard Watching Li Xue's analysis.

Of course, she was still the cheerful and lively her, but Watching Li Xue's words left some marks in her heart.

However, from the beginning, she had some indescribable fear of Li Xuewu. On the surface, he was naturally a respected leader.

Perhaps it was also influenced by Zhao Yajun's respect for him. Since that day, she had become more mature and steady in front of Li Xuewu.

She put away some ignorance and carelessness, and became serious.

This was also a good thing. Her uncle praised her, saying that working in the Commission Office really cultivates people, but she knew in her heart that this was a change in mentality towards Li Xuewu.

Fear and alienation of complex characters?

But that was Second Brother in Zhao Yajun's mouth, and an advanced person that her parents mentioned with approval. What reason did she have to alienate him?

Therefore, in a relatively complex mood, she appeared slightly cautious and a bit deliberate in front of Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu didn't feel anything bad. Even if everyone knew he was taking care of Wang Lu, he should pay attention to the influence.

Just like what Xia Zhongquan emphasized, address by position in the unit.

"Come, distribute this," Li Xuewu greeted when he saw Wang Lu appear at the door, and pushed the documents on the desk to her.

"I received the invitation, but I might not go."

Li Xuewu wasn't saying this to Wang Lu; Gu Cheng was standing opposite his desk at this moment.

Gu Cheng turned his head and grinned at Wang Lu who came in, saying: "Our dates crashed, right?"

"What? Oh—" Wang Lu didn't react at first, but saw the red invitation on the leader's desk and realized this was talking about the wedding date.

"Are you getting married?"

"Hmm, May Day Labor Day," Gu Cheng nodded and said: "Glorious and healthy, good day, right?"

After finishing speaking with Wang Lu, he looked at Li Xuewu again and joked: "You don't have to come, but don't forget the gift money—"

"Hehe—" Li Xuewu chuckled and teased: "That's hard to say. Once I get busy, I might forget."

"Then I'll have to invite you alone—" Gu Cheng was still that playful look, very relaxed in front of Li Xuewu, "Alright, you go ahead and be busy. While I have time now, I have to hurry up and deliver the invitations."

He raised the stack of invitations left in his hand and left the office with a smile.

Wang Lu turned her head to look at him, pursed her lips and muttered: "Quite ostentatious, holding a big banquet?"

"Why? You also want to be high-profile?"

Li Xuewu looked at her amusedly and said: "Don't learn from him, it's not the same path."

"I know, I don't want to be high-profile," Wang Lu turned her head back, signaled the reply in her hand, and said: "Leader, are you—really not seeing them?"

The letter was to the Beijing Office of Sanhe Stock Company, an invitation for a consultation meeting to contact Red Star Factory for further cooperation on the electronics industry.

Li Xuewu gave sufficient reasons in the reply, but the result was a bit ruthless, rejecting the other party's request to conduct negotiations.

"Hmm, stretch them out."

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "At least wait until returning from Hong Kong before talking. You contact the Foreign Affairs Office and do a good job of reception and appeasement."

"Okay, I mean—" Wang Lu reminded hesitantly: "Will the other party not talk anymore?"

"If we continue to shelve the negotiations, will they feel that we lack the necessary sincerity and willingness, and end this round of cooperation?"

"Hmm, what you said is also possible."

Li Xuewu raised his head and looked at her with encouraging eyes. Secretaries are not only for working for leaders, but also for learning from leaders.

And leaders also have the obligation to cultivate and educate secretaries, teaching them ways and methods of work, especially the ability to think about doing things.

A poor secretary means the leader's level is also average.

"But commercial negotiation is a kind of pulling and game, not purely like a tug-of-war, whoever has strength wins."

He explained patiently: "Need to consider questions from multiple aspects and specifically, such as both sides are seeking a suitable negotiation timing."

"For another example, as commercial travel groups, others' negotiation progress is advancing very fast, and their progress is relatively slow, which is also a kind of psychological pressure."

"Oh—then, does it also have a relationship with you going to Liaodong?"

Wang Lu asked curiously: "If your trip to Liaodong this time promotes a series of negotiation results within expectations, can it also cause psychological pressure on Sanhe Stock Company in negotiations?"

"This is inevitable, regardless of business cooperation."

Li Xuewu explained seriously: "Red Star Factory's scale is getting larger and larger. Sanhe Stock Company played a quite important role in the growth process of Red Star Factory, and played a key role in the field of technology development and learning."

"It can be said that Red Star Factory's electronics business grew up under the cultivation of Sanhe Stock Company. They are not willing to see this small sapling bloom and bear fruit and be picked by others."

He knocked on the table and emphasized: "Even if it's not picked from the tree they are on, these monkeys will be anxious and jumping up and down."

"Is this psychology?"

Wang Lu seemed to understand, but it was also purely understanding. At this moment, she thought of something she had been caring about.

Expressed the feeling of Li Xuewu's complex speech to Watching Li Xue, and later thought of the book "Criminal Psychology" that Li Xuewu wrote.

These all prove that Li Xuewu is more mature and shrewd than others, at least in terms of psychology and IQ crushing.

Don't know why, this sentence blurted out, and she regretted it a bit after saying it.

Li Xuewu didn't care much, smiled and said: "If you are willing, you can read that book of mine, it's quite fun."

"Okay, I will read it seriously."

Wang Lu seemed to have received equally important work, nodded seriously, and decided to buy that book at the bookstore after work.

Li Xuewu couldn't help laughing at her appearance. Peng Xiaoli, who was knocking at the door, was slightly stunned and said: "Leader, hello."

"Xiaoli, come."

"I heard that Comrade Wang Lu is serving you," Peng Xiaoli walked in with a smile and said to Wang Lu: "If there is anything you need my help with, don't be polite, calling is fine, and finding me opposite is also fine."

"Thank you, Deputy Director Peng—"

Wang Lu also responded with a smile, and said politely: "If there is really something I don't understand, I will definitely disturb you."

"We are all comrades, there is no disturbance," Peng Xiaoli put the box in his hand on the coffee table and introduced: "Some of the leader's personal items."

"This is—" Wang Lu looked at the box with some surprise, and looked at Peng Xiaoli and Li Xuewu with confusion, "Is this handing over already?"

"Hasn't it been handing over for a long time."

Li Xuewu stood up from behind the desk, looked at the items in the box, and said to Peng Xiaoli: "Thank you for your hard work, I didn't have time to tidy up."

"You must not be polite, it's all what I should do."

Peng Xiaoli felt a bit guilty. For his own future, he couldn't follow Li Xuewu to the end.

Although this was Li Xuewu's arrangement, in the eyes of colleagues, this was a kind of selfish and betrayal behavior.

Of course, whoever encounters this kind of thing knows it. Under the circumstances at the time, the current decision was his best choice.

Staying in the Security Group, with Wang Xiaoqin's support, he served as the deputy director of the Comprehensive Office, continuing to be Wang Xiaoqin's secretary.

However, because it was a female leader, he had the same awkward situation as Wang Lu in his daily life. The difference was that he was more responsible for important business work.

But no matter what, it was Li Xuewu who cultivated him. Every time he heard colleagues discuss that the Secretary-General hadn't selected a new secretary for a long time, he couldn't help but blame himself and feel guilty. At that time, the Secretary-General said it, and he only cared about himself.

Now that Wang Lu is serving as the leader's daily work secretary, he breathed a sigh of relief, and his eyes still carried respect and trust when looking at Li Xuewu.

"Put it there, I'll tidy it up when I have time later."

Li Xuewu didn't care much about the items in the box. What should be tidied up had already been moved over. These days, he had been running back and forth, and brought them over.

"You don't have time, let me tidy it up," Wang Lu took the work over, looked through the items in the box and said: "I'll tidy it up first, and then remind you if there is anything you are not satisfied with."

"If you are not in a hurry, I will come to help you after work."

Peng Xiaoli also took the initiative to offer help, but was rejected by Wang Lu, "Not much, it will be sorted out in a while."

"Then, leader, your flowers?"

Peng Xiaoli looked at Li Xuewu and asked: "Should the green plants in the office be moved over now?"

"The place is too small, can't put it down."

Li Xuewu looked around the office, waved his hand with a smile, and said: "Besides, those are not flowers I raised, and I don't know how to raise flowers."

"Leave it to Comrade Wang Xiaoqin, can't move the office empty, it doesn't look good."

"Then I will tell Deputy Group Leader Wang," Peng Xiaoli reported: "I will find someone to move the things in the safe, do you have time this afternoon?"

"Just handle it with Wang Lu, she knows the password," Li Xuewu nodded casually, picked up the invitation on the desk and gestured, saying: "Gu Cheng is getting married, you have to hurry up."

"Leader, this is not something I can decide."

Peng Xiaoli didn't expect the leader to give him a heavy blow, poking his lung tube, "He just showed off to me, the look of a villain getting his way."

"Then tell the family, mention it to the organization, whether it's blind date or introduction, hurry up and implement the personal situation," Li Xuewu sat behind the desk, put away the invitation and said: "You don't have to worry about finding a partner like this."

"Yes, I will definitely work hard."

Peng Xiaoli didn't know what to say, so he could only respond under Wang Lu's teasing gaze.

Could he tell the leader clearly that his personal big matter is all tied to your sister?

The train headed towards the northeast.

In mid-April, Li Xuewu accompanied Gao Yaqing to Liaodong again to conduct detailed negotiations on industrial investment, mineral development, port area construction, and other issues.

Since Red Star Factory had its own commuter passenger ships, it was convenient for employees to travel between Beijing, Jinmen, Yingcheng, Steel City, and other places.

Everyone can fully wait for the two round-trip flights every month. With a passenger capacity of 1,000, it can almost meet the needs of employees commuting to visit relatives.

The choice of taking the train is less, the cost is greatly reduced, and this has also brought new opportunities for Red Star Factory to explore the way of commuting for United Industrial employees.

In the future, more passenger ships will join the round-trip flights, and the service scope will also be expanded to United Industrial enterprises.

After all, with the development of groupization, the scope of cooperation of United Industrial is getting wider and wider, and there are more and more business trips between multiple enterprises and multiple departments.

Li Xuewu is looking forward to having a flight departing from the riverside terminal every day, and a flight arriving at the port, which also symbolizes the glory of Red Star Factory.

However, it is still in the primary stage of shipping development, and if you want to go to the Northeast stably and quickly, you still need to take the train.

With the status of Gao Yaqing and Li Xuewu, it is natural to get a soft sleeper, and even with the cooperative relationship between Red Star Factory and Beijing Railway Station, it is very easy to get a carriage.

It's just that this period is relatively tight, and everyone likes to keep a low profile. According to the railway's service requirements, Li Xuewu and Gao Yaqing are in a compartment.

"Put it there, don't be busy."

Gao Yaqing waved her hand, signaling the secretary Huang Li Wen not to tidy up the soft sleeper luggage, and instructed: "Take the meeting materials to me, and take another look."

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

Huang Li Wen responded, nodded to Li Xuewu, and went out.

Gao Yaqing took a sip of hot tea, looked at Li Xuewu sitting opposite and asked: "Is the handover on the Security Group side clear?"

"Almost, it's these few days."

Li Xuewu was looking at the materials in his hand, which were some mineral development materials prepared by the Commission Office, both domestic and foreign intelligence, very detailed.

"How is Comrade Xiao Huang?"

After answering Gao Yaqing's question, he threw the question back.

Gao Yaqing looked out the window and said: "Quite good, quite clever."

"Then I'm relieved," Li Xuewu said with a light smile: "Originally, Comrade Liang Zuodong also suggested that I recommend a university graduate who came last year to you."

"But later I thought about it, doesn't the Commission Office have ready-made seedlings."

He raised his head and looked opposite, saying: "Although Xiao Huang only has a junior high school diploma, her writing is okay, and she has been working in the agency for three years."

"Hmm, it's quite steady," Gao Yaqing put down the teacup, looked at Li Xuewu and asked: "Have you decided when the formal handover will be?"

"I'm listening to some wind and rain."

She said playfully: "Don't be careless, and be drilled by someone."

"Hehe, where is there so much carelessness—"

Li Xuewu chuckled, flipped through the materials in his hand and said: "Comrade Wang Xiaoqin has a firm political foundation, and her recent work has won unanimous recognition from the masses and comrades. I have confidence in her."

"As for the Commission Office side..."

He raised his head, raised his eyebrows and said: "What kind of state do you think is most in line with the development needs of Red Star Factory?"

"You still have to ask me this? You are our factory's big housekeeper!" Gao Yaqing's eyes narrowed slightly, the corners of her mouth slightly raised: "If even you don't know, then how can I know?"

"Hehe—"

Just as the two were chatting, Huang Li Wen walked in with materials.

She heard it, heard the hidden arrows and sword shadows in the soft package.

"How is the construction progress?"

Li Xuewu wore a safety helmet, stood on the construction site of the steel mill with his hands behind his back, watched various construction machinery being applied to the construction site, and turned to look at Kuang Yusheng who accompanied him to inspect.

Kuang Yusheng is an old qualification in the factory, walking up step by step from workshop director, all the way to the position of director of the production management division.

If it followed Red Star Factory's original development trajectory, he might have become a deputy factory director now.

It's a pity that his progress and growth speed didn't keep up with Red Star Factory's development speed, and his achievements and work ability were not enough to support him to go further.

However, the factory still attaches great importance to him, handing over the new steel mill located in Steel City to him. Kuang Yusheng is the director of the Steel City Steel Mill.

The process of groupization is accelerating, which can be seen from the positions of the heads of professional factories and branch companies newly established at present.

Branch companies only have general managers and deputy general managers, no Management Committee directors, and professional factories only have factory directors and deputy factory directors, also not called Management Committee directors.

The original branch factories have not carried out relevant system reforms, but in the process of groupization, sooner or later they will all be changed.

Of course, not being called Management Committee director doesn't mean that the factory and branch company's operations are not under the jurisdiction and management of the Management Committee, but a kind of emphasis and handling of business specialization.

The document to restore the Party organization life was issued last year, and I believe the document to restore the Party organization management structure is not far away.

Whether it is a branch company or a professional factory, the trade union organizational structure has been relatively weakened. Similarly, the Party organization structure has also been affected to a certain extent.

Being able to be called a professional factory or a branch company must be a business department. Under the professional management system, the trade union and Party organization structure must be weaker than the general company or group company. Pragmatism is stronger than emptiness, but it is not without it.

Kuang Yusheng, this factory director, is harder to be than the director of the production management division, and harder to be than the next-level Management Committee director.

Grabbing everything, on the basis of the existing steel mill agency, reconstruct a new steel mill agency, and also have to realize the agency and factory area construction, worker allocation, production planning, and other work as soon as possible.

The new steel mill and the existing steel mill agency are no longer overlapping. The existing steel mill agency will be split, merged, and form branch company and professional factory agencies. The remaining part will automatically become the group agency.

Li Xuewu just landed in Steel City, first of all to see the construction of the new steel mill, ask about progress, ask about the situation, ask about difficulties, this is the foundation industry.

Kuang Yusheng looked obviously older than when he was in Beijing, but his mental state was much better, and small flames could be seen jumping in his eyes.

"The construction period is no problem, absolutely guaranteed." He pointed to the construction site and introduced to Li Xuewu: "Starting from the second half of last year, after the engineering machinery transferred from Beijing and Yingkou participated in the construction, the construction progress accelerated significantly. Judging from the current situation, the construction period can be advanced by at least 4 months."

"That means there is room for compression."

Li Xuewu nodded, looked at the site and said: "You have to keep an eye on the construction progress and the installation and production structure layout of the production equipment!"

The site was very noisy, he raised his volume and instructed: "Don't do things like taking off your pants to fart, and don't have safety production accidents!"

"Understood, high standards, strict requirements."

Kuang Yusheng nodded seriously, and said: "We will definitely follow the requirements of the Management Committee, build a high-standard production environment, strictly require engineering quality, strictly grasp and guard the safety construction pass, and reduce the occurrence of safety accidents."

"Less of these set words, I'm tired of hearing them," Li Xuewu pointed to the simple construction room not far away and said: "Go, go see how the workers' living environment is."

Construction sites must have simple rooms, which are used and lived in by construction workers and engineering command cadres, and also include kitchens, medical rooms, and other facilities.

Li Xuewu cares not only about the construction period and quality, but also about the construction workers working hard on the construction site. Many people here are workers from the original workshops of Red Star Factory, who are about to face the division of worker categories.

The transformation from industrial workers to construction workers is not one or two people, but a collective transfer of tens of thousands of people.

Red Star Factory is engaged in large-scale construction, building ports and shipping in Yingcheng, building Liangma River Ecological Industrial Zone in Beijing, and building an integrated industrial zone in Steel City.

Three large construction sites ate up the vast majority of workers who did not meet the current production needs due to Red Star Factory's personnel system reform.

In the future, they will be collectively allocated to the United Engineering Construction Company, which is also a key negotiation project that Red Star Factory is currently promoting.

The workers of this era are lovely and responsible. Coming from the workshop to the construction site, you rarely hear complaints. Even if there are, they will silently digest them and complete their work seriously.

From industrial workers to construction workers, not only the identity has changed, but the mentality also needs further change.

Li Xuewu walked into the simple room work area, looked at the female comrades washing clothes by the well, and asked Kuang Yusheng: "Are these workers' families?"

"Yes, they are workers' families," Kuang Yusheng introduced: "Some are double-employee couples who came together, some came with their lovers, and some came to visit relatives."

He said helplessly: "The project progress is very tight, construction side basically won't give visiting holidays, unless waiting for the construction period to end."

Li Xuewu could understand this hardship and helplessness, but what could he say? He looked at the female comrade who stood up and looked over, and then looked at the children running out of the simple room in the muddy ground, and turned into the big canteen.

"How is the food standard?"

Li Xuewu entered the simple kitchen surrounded by mats, and frowned at the simple conditions and muddy environment.

This standard is absolutely not okay, but he also knows that the construction site is like this at present. It is impossible to reach the standard of later generations.

Kuang Yusheng also saw Li Xuewu's dissatisfaction, but the actual situation was placed here, and he was not blind.

"Double-sided steamed buns are enough. Vegetables are a bit worse at this time, mainly the three-piece set of cabbage, potatoes, and radishes."

The cook didn't know Li Xuewu's identity, but seeing the factory leader accompanying him, it must be a big leader.

He was also realistic, Li Xuewu asked what he said.

The office staff from the engineering division and the Commission Office who followed behind raised their eyebrows, and their eyes looked at Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu bent down to look at the food prepared on the spot, and it was indeed the three-piece set of potatoes, cabbage, and radishes as the cook monitor said.

This thing is also delicious when stewed together, as long as there is oil and water.

"Just eating the three-piece set won't work."

He turned to look at Kuang Yusheng and asked: "Heavy physical labor, without oil and water, people will be exhausted."

"Living conditions can be worse, after all, the construction period is shortening, but the food standard cannot be worse. This is something to eat every day."

The cook looked at the leader with some surprise, full of incomprehension in his eyes.

In this season of green and yellow, it is not easy to eat the three-piece set. What, still want to eat meat?

"I am also coordinating, to see if I can get some subsidies from the factory..."

Kuang Yusheng's face was full of difficulty. This financial work is not his strength, but he also knows that the construction project is a big vortex. No matter how much money is not enough, the budget given by the factory is stuck to death, including construction projects.

"I haven't heard of this matter. It seems your coordination ability is not good."

Li Xuewu glanced at him, turned to the accompanying Commission Office personnel and instructed: "Go, make a call, contact the Steel Mill, let the Trade Management Center's distribution unit in Steel City send 1 ton of pork over, do it now."

"Yes," the secretary responded very briskly, carrying a black leather bag, turned and ran towards the vehicle team direction.

There is a wireless walkie-talkie in the security car that follows, which can directly contact the Steel Mill, and can also contact the distribution unit by turning a corner.

With the secretary's departure, the news spread like wildfire. When Li Xuewu came out of the simple canteen, the workers and workers' families who didn't know when they gathered around applauded one after another, and simple smiles bloomed on their faces.

"Not welcoming me because I want to eat meat, right?"

Li Xuewu waved his hand with a smile, and said to the laughing crowd: "Just told your Factory Director Kuang, an extra 1 ton of pork will be allocated every week..."

"Wow—thank you leader—"

Before Li Xuewu finished speaking, more enthusiastic and sincere applause and cheers came from the scene.

"Hehehe—" Li Xuewu chuckled and turned back to Kuang Yusheng, who had a bitter smile on his face, and said in a serious tone: "I won't carry this pot for you. If you have difficulties, you don't know how to call me. Where did you coordinate to?"

Kuang Yusheng had unspeakable bitterness. There were many cadres at the division level like him who were sent down to professional factories and branch companies to serve as heads. Li Xuewu could receive calls for help and support every day, so he was embarrassed to trouble Li Xuewu.

"Alright, work hard."

Li Xuewu ignored Kuang Yusheng's bitter expression, waved to the crowd and said: "Take care of yourself, take care of your lover, and also take care of your children."

Several children standing barefoot in the muddy water hid behind the adults when they heard this, but still couldn't help looking at him curiously.

This is only April. Even if the weather warms up, it is still cold. Barefoot in the muddy ground, Li Xuewu felt cold just looking at it.

But in this era, at this time, people seem to be made of iron, don't know how to get sick, and don't know how to be cold.

It is impossible for Li Xuewu to solve all problems once he comes down, but he can solve whatever he sees, and solve whatever he can.

Looked at the canteen, looked at the construction shed and temporary medical room, asked about the living conditions of workers and families working here, and also asked about the safety accidents and management situation of the station doctor here.

Finally, at the worker's temporary residence, Li Xuewu held a simple administrative meeting with the accompanying cadres.

"I only have four requirements today."

Li Xuewu's face no longer had the smile towards the masses just now, and he said seriously to the cadres in a circle: "Seek truth from facts, work hard, and effectively solve all problems encountered in construction projects."

"One ton of meat per week, strictly guarantee that the meat is in the workers' bowls. Whoever dares to move the workers' meat, I will cut their meat."

"Labor protection, labor protection supplies must be issued to people on time, supervise and monitor workers to strictly use relevant supplies according to labor management requirements."

Li Xuewu glanced at the workers and workers' families gathered not far away. Some families were still wearing labor protection supplies. What did the workers on the construction site wear?

"Medical security, strictly supervise the temporary medical station and medical room to ensure sufficient medicine, and the professional ability and medical level of medical rescue personnel."

"The last point," he required the comrades from the steel mill agency who followed: "Since we cannot guarantee the workers' holidays, we will provide necessary entertainment life. The literary propaganda team and the film projection team must regularly serve the construction site."

"Remember, if you have any difficulties, tell me."

Li Xuewu patted Kuang Yusheng's arm before leaving, everything was in this sentence.

On the morning of the day the Red Star Factory group arrived in Steel City, Li Xuewu inspected and investigated the construction of the new steel mill area. In the afternoon, he accompanied Gao Yaqing to attend the symposium of the Liaodong Industrial Leadership Group.

The meeting lasted for more than four hours. When coming out of the venue, everyone's faces were tired.

This year, Red Star Factory's work focus shifted overall, heavy industry migrated to the northeast, and emerging industrial projects also relied on the integrated development of heavy industrial zones.

Liaodong has become Red Star Factory's largest asset layout area, and its internal management and administrative status have also been fully improved.

Dong Wenwen, as the deputy director of the factory Management Committee, also serves as the person in charge of the Red Star Factory Liaodong Industrial Management Leadership Group.

The organizational management scope includes Red Star Factory's business in Fengcheng, Steel City, and Yingcheng. Xu Sinian and Xiao Zihong also came to today's symposium.

At the symposium, Li Xuewu conveyed the Management Committee's affirmation and support for the work of the Liaodong Industrial Leadership Group on behalf of Li Huai De.

At the same time, he emphasized the specific requirements for industrial development, enterprise management, and engineering management, and publicized the construction key goals and core ideas of the new Red Star Steel Group to the participants.

After discussion and research, the meeting determined the work direction and development progress of the Liaodong Industrial Leadership Group next.

Dong Wenwen made a work report.

Gao Yaqing and Li Xuewu were not here for the Liaodong Industrial Leadership Group, nor for Red Star Factory's industry in Steel City.

The industry to be seen was already seen during the investigation and research last month, more carefully than those foreign businessmen and the persons in charge of joint units.

The time left for Red Star Factory's Liaodong Industrial Leadership Group was only more than half a day.

Li Xuewu rested at the Steel Mill Reception Center that night and didn't go to trouble Zhou Wang Yamei, because he had an itinerary early the next morning.

Busy, really busy, very busy.

The first stop was led by Gao Yaqing and Dong Wenwen, accompanied by Li Xuewu. The group visited Steel City, and the director of the City Management Committee received and met.

Next, he held symposiums and communication with Ge Ping, who is in charge of industrial development in Steel City, and the Industrial Bureau, mainly for the communication and docking of relevant business.

Then it was a walk-through, accompanied by Ge Ping to visit and investigate steel, machinery processing, coal enterprises, and mineral enterprises.

Gao Yaqing and Li Xuewu's time was very tight, but they looked very carefully at every place they went, and verified and compared with the materials they saw on the train when they came.

Steel City followed the policies issued by the system, the arrangements and requirements of the province, and carried out centralized governance and rectification of small coal mines and backward coal mine resources.

Li Xuewu and the others truly saw the current production and operation status of small coal mines, which can be described as frightening.

The utilization rate of mining machinery is very low, relying more on manpower for production and construction. Whether it is the production environment or the business environment, under the comparison of cost and safety, they are far behind large mining industries.

It has indeed reached the point where it must be changed, and it must be closed. Just in the first quarter of this year, the city's mining safety production accidents used up the whole year's indicators, which really slapped the relevant persons in charge in the face.

Starting from the second half of this century, in coal mining work, the need for manpower has become smaller

Just as Li Xuewu and the others saw, the sight of coal miners covered in soot carrying coal out of the mines has already become rare.

Reform is definitely necessary; the opinion of the Municipal Industrial Bureau is consistent with that of the province, but as for how to reform, they still need to listen to the opinions of the city.

Ge Ping spoke very bluntly to Li Xuewu in the car; he cannot abandon the city's fiscal interests, and even less can he ignore the interests of the coal miners.

Hmm, the conditions have already been put forward.

Two points: locally organize or merge existing enterprises, with fiscal tax revenue remaining in Steel City; mineral development must prioritize hiring local workers, including during the process of merging enterprises, without affecting the work and lives of the mining workers.

Li Xuewu did not give a direct reply, but he very bluntly explained the basic situation of the Red Star Factory's Capital Bureau.

First is management; it must be reformed according to the Red Star Factory's operating model and management system. Once mergers and acquisitions are implemented, comprehensive reorganization and rectification must be carried out regarding relevant finance, cadres, business, and so on.

This is to give Steel City a preventative shot, so they don't feel later that the Red Star Factory's reorganization and rectification is too ruthless, too clean, and unbearable.

Secondly is technology; relevant technology and equipment will be supplemented by adopting currently more advanced mining development and production equipment. Requirements for manpower will increase, and skills are inversely proportional to the number of people.

Wanting better workers and wanting fewer workers—this is the actual situation.

The Falanxi Saint-Taya Group will provide advanced coal production equipment, and workers carrying pickaxes may not necessarily all know how to operate this machinery.

Furthermore, currently taking the route of acquisition and merger, the asset value of existing mineral enterprises will shrink severely in front of the Red Star Factory.

It's a very simple logic: the machinery and equipment they possess are not within the Red Star Factory's scope of use, their workers mostly do not meet the Red Star Factory's technical requirements, and even the mines they produce from are not within the Red Star Factory's scope of consideration.

Therefore, what is being said in advance is not just that the management system must change; in the process of asset and resource reorganization, there will definitely be disputes.

The Red Star Factory will absolutely not lose money just to make a name for itself; the party being merged and acquired will definitely pay a price they consider painful.

The last point, and also the most important point, is that the Capital Bureau mainly includes investment-type capital such as the Dongcheng Credit Union, the Industrial and Commercial Bank, and the Construction Bank, which value comprehensive strength and a stable operating environment more.

Added to the intervention of the Saint-Taya Group, there will definitely be many contradictions with local management in the future, and how to coordinate is a big problem.

So Li Xuewu's attitude is very clear: the Red Star Factory will not consider acquisitions and mergers at present; it is more likely to organize new enterprises.

That is to say, of the two conditions Ge Ping proposed, he can at most agree to half—half of one point.

That is, local fiscal tax collection, to fully guarantee the interests of Steel City.

Regarding this point, Li Xuewu's opinion is to consider it comprehensively; the Red Star Factory building a factory and organizing a company can absolutely not be managed by Steel City.

A group enterprise is qualified to manage and operate independently; it is impossible to find a mother-in-law to manage oneself, restrain oneself, and cause trouble for oneself.

But regarding fiscal tax, the Red Star Factory does not mind where the tax is paid; it is also normal for a mining company to pay taxes locally, but as for the wealth, don't even think about it.

The Red Star Factory has an independent fiscal system; it is impossible to use profits to support local finance. This is the responsibility of local enterprises and has nothing to do with them.

As for the interests of existing coal miners, he doesn't want to touch such a bottomless pit at all. The Red Star Factory's own worker placement problem was barely solved; they still have to place so many temporary workers?

So of Steel City's two opinions, he only agreed to the tax.

If it can be negotiated, negotiate; if it can't, leave.

Commercial negotiations cannot be tainted by personal emotions. He sympathizes immensely with the coal miners' working environment, but this is not charity.

If these workers are to be used, wait until the enterprise is built and then recruit them; there is no need to throw money into city-owned enterprises to fill a big hole.

For several days in a row, the negotiations seemed to have reached a stalemate. Li Xuewu's work pressure decreased, so he came to Zhou Wang Yamei's home.

What are you looking at! I've been tired for so many days, can't I just rest for a while?

I changed the book title following the editor's advice to see if I can trick some new readers into coming in. Please don't misunderstand or panic, everyone; continue to support Old Wu, hee hee.

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