Chapter 1641: Three-Party Trial

"Comrade Li Xuewu, hello, my name is Fang Yuan."

The female cadre saw him enter the door, stood up and took the initiative to reach out to greet him; she was still considered polite, after all, this was Steel City.

"Team Leader Fang, hello." Li Xuewu also gave the other party enough respect, shook hands lightly, and sat on the chair under the other party's gesture.

"If you are already prepared, shall we start now?"

Fang Yuan looked at him and said straight to the point: "I am now talking to you on behalf of the Joint Investigation Team; you must explain the questions I raise truthfully, and cannot have any concealment or deception, understand?"

She narrowed her right eye slightly and reminded: "The result of this talk will directly affect our judgment on the investigation results."

"Of course, I fully cooperate." Li Xuewu nodded very seriously under the other party's gaze and said: "You can ask."

There wasn't just them two in the conference room; that didn't conform to organizational regulations. Besides Joint Investigation Team leader Fang Yuan, there were other comrades.

Don't know if it was limited by rules, or if they were deliberately hiding their identities; when Li Xuewu took the initiative to shake hands with them, they didn't introduce themselves either.

Actually, thinking about it, there was no need; these people weren't from the same unit, and perhaps they weren't very familiar with each other, or even just met.

Beijing Industry, the First Ministry of Machine-Building, Steel City Industry, and Liaodong Industry all arranged relevant personnel to intervene in this joint investigation.

Whether it was Su Weide waiting for the result in Beijing, or the competent leaders who participated in this investigation, they all had to ensure that the results of this investigation had sufficient credibility to convince everyone.

"Good, then let's start."

Fang Yuan looked at him again, opened her notebook and asked: "When did you come to Steel City to take office?"

"February of '69, I officially received the notice from the group management committee; the organizational talk was in January."

Li Xuewu answered in an unhurried tone: "The talker was Group General Manager Comrade Li Huai De."

"Good, then can you introduce the personal relationship between you and Comrade Dong Wenxue?" Fang Yuan looked into his eyes and emphasized: "The more detailed, the better."

"Hmm, no problem." Li Xuewu nodded slowly and explained: "At the end of '65, I was demobilized and returned home; through the coordination of the neighborhood office, I was placed in the security section of the then Red Star Rolling Mill to serve as a security officer."

"Comrade Dong Wenxue was the Deputy Director of the Security Department at the time."

He paused here, looked at the few people who were taking notes, and continued to explain: "At the end of '65, introduced by Comrade Dong Wenxue, I met my spouse, and we got married in May of '66."

"Comrade Dong Wenxue was our marriage introducer; that's all."

"Are there any other personal relationships?"

Fang Yuan looked up, looked into his eyes and asked: "For example, teacher-student relationship, or kinship."

"No, I have never called him teacher." Li Xuewu denied decisively: "And as far as I know, he hasn't taken any students either."

"But we learned that you were introduced by his spouse, Comrade Han Shu, to enter the Beijing Steel Institute for study, right?"

Fang Yuan obviously didn't agree with his explanation, pointed out the part he concealed straightforwardly, and even the tone was a bit sharp.

"Yes, Han Shu is a teacher at the Steel Institute, and also my teacher." Li Xuewu nodded very frankly, looked at her and asked: "Are you asking about the relationship between me and Comrade Dong Wenxue, or the relationship between me and him and all his relatives?"

Fang Yuan put down the steel pen in her hand, sat up straight and looked at him, her gaze slightly dissatisfied, aimed at his counter-questioning.

These cadres who belonged to the inspection system but were from different units all had a common problem, which was that they didn't like "guests" who were too strong.

"I said, the more detailed, the better."

"Good, I understand now."

Li Xuewu wasn't intimidated by her aura, but said slowly: "At the end of '65, I went to Comrade Dong Wenxue's home, and saw Han Laoshi there."

"Your private friendship is very good?"

Fang Yuan seemed to have grasped the key point in his words, frowned and asked: "Did he invite you, or did you go on your own initiative?"

"Don't remember, it's been five years."

Li Xuewu gave a sufficiently powerful reason, making Fang Yuan narrow her eyes, but she had nothing to say.

"Comrade Dong Wenxue introduced my situation; Han Laoshi learned that I had the experience of contributing to newspapers during my time in the army, so she tested me with several questions."

He paused, looking into Fang Yuan's eyes, as if waiting for the other party to take the initiative to ask what questions Han Shu had asked at the time.

Unfortunately, Fang Yuan didn't fall for it again, because she knew Li Xuewu could still use the excuse of a long time to play with her.

"Fortunately, at that time she had the qualification to recommend demobilized personnel with high school education to enter the institute for study, so—"

He nodded slowly and said: "Just like that, I entered the Steel Institute for study, and every time we met after that, I would call her Han Laoshi."

"You can meet often?" Fang Yuan frowned slightly: "Based on what kind of situation?"

"Asking for advice, she is the teacher."

Li Xuewu curled his lips and answered indifferently: "She had strict requirements for my study situation, and I graduated normally."

Fang Yuan knew that this young cadre was indeed very smart, with a meticulous mind and very strong language ability.

Going around in a circle, the answer to her questioning about whether there was a teacher-student relationship between Dong Wenxue and Li Xuewu had been given.

The one Li Xuewu called teacher wasn't Dong Wenxue, but Dong Wenxue's spouse, who wasn't a cadre of the Red Star Factory; asking for advice wasn't a mistake.

"Then can you explain why Comrade Dong Wenxue wanted to introduce your spouse to you?" Fang Yuan raised her eyebrows and said: "Is there a kinship between him and your spouse?"

"As far as I know, they have no kinship." Li Xuewu shook his head slightly, answering her second question first, and seeing the other party frown, he continued to explain: "As for why he acted as a matchmaker for us—"

He paused intentionally when he said this, as if it was the first time he was asked this, and also the first time he thought about the reason why Dong Wenxue did this.

"Hmm—" He thought for a long time, then explained hesitantly: "Perhaps because I am too excellent?"

"Pfft—"

Someone among the few people sitting on the side of the conference table almost laughed out loud; seeing Fang Yuan look over, they hurriedly lowered their heads to cover it up with note-taking.

"I can't find any other reason."

Li Xuewu spread his hands and said: "If you must ask clearly, I also like being a matchmaker very much; perhaps it's organizational responsibility."

Fang Yuan didn't intend to delve into this question, because Li Xuewu's answer was impeccable; leaders in this era would all do this.

The factory is a big family for workers, and the leader is the head of the family for workers; having an old bachelor in hand is a stain for the manager.

It's already such an advanced collective, how could an unadvanced individual in marriage appear; even if they have to abandon their own sister, they have to solve the problem.

It's not that there are no such examples, so she couldn't stump Li Xuewu on this question; instead, she would be led by the nose by the other party.

"Then let's talk about the work in Steel City."

Fang Yuan looked up, looked at Li Xuewu and asked: "You are Dong Wenxue's successor; how do you evaluate his work?"

"Actually, I can't be counted as his successor."

Li Xuewu pursed his lips and emphasized: "He served as the factory director of the Metallurgical Factory in Steel City, and was later promoted to Deputy Secretary of the Red Star Factory and concurrently Factory Director of the Metallurgical Factory."

"His position before leaving Steel City was Deputy Director of the Red Star Factory Management Committee and concurrently Factory Director of the Metallurgical Factory." He flipped his right hand and explained: "My position before coming to Liaodong to take office was Secretary-General of the Red Star Steel Group Management Committee."

"My current position is Secretary-General of the Red Star Steel Group and concurrently Group Leader of the Liaodong Industrial Leadership Group and Factory Director of the Metallurgical Factory."

Seeing the few people in the conference room looking at him in unison, Li Xuewu tilted his head and said very seriously: "To be precise, I took over all industrial enterprises of the group in Liaodong, not just the Metallurgical Factory."

"So?" Fang Yuan wasn't affected by his words, looked directly into his eyes and pursued: "How do you view his work in Steel City?"

"He made important contributions to the integration and relocation of the group's light and heavy industry, and also contributed huge strength to the technical innovation of the Metallurgical Factory."

Li Xuewu gave an evaluation that made everyone in the conference room stunned; they perhaps didn't expect Li Xuewu to state his position so straightforwardly.

Fang Yuan seemed to have found a key point that could be dug deeper, and continued to pursue relentlessly: "Then how do you view the connection between Comrade Dong Wenxue and the safety production accident of the No. 4 furnace during his tenure at the Metallurgical Factory?"

"He has inescapable management responsibility."

Li Xuewu nodded slowly and said very frankly: "Not just him, including me, the comrades in the group's management team responsible for safety production management all need to bear management responsibility for this safety production accident."

Fang Yuan was surprised by his answer, her eyes widening. She was surprised at Li Xuewu's frankness, didn't expect Li Xuewu to so frankly believe that Dong Wenxue needed to be responsible for this accident, and also admitted that he himself needed to bear management responsibility for this accident, but she was equally surprised at Li Xuewu's ability to talk nonsense.

If according to Li Xuewu's statement, the safety production accident occurred at the No. 4 furnace of the Metallurgical Factory, from the former factory director to the current factory director, and then to the group leaders responsible for safety production management, all needed to bear management responsibility for the accident?

"Cough—" Li Xuewu coughed lightly, sat up straight, took out a document from the bag he brought and pushed it over.

Seeing Fang Yuan look at the document in surprise, and then look at him, he signaled: "You might not be very familiar with our group."

"This clause is written in the 'Red Star Steel Group Safety Production Management Measures'; this is a decision passed by the worker representative assembly."

Fang Yuan was an excellent cadre in the inspection system, having handled countless review tasks, but had never encountered a cadre who was so well prepared.

Similarly, she was also very surprised that the Red Steel Group had such serious and powerful formal management measures for investigating safety production accidents.

"Don't flip back; the first clause of the second section is it."

Li Xuewu didn't even look at the material, pointed out very familiarly: "Explanation and description of the main body of responsibility and the basis of management measures."

Fang Yuan found the relevant terms according to his guidance, but the more she looked, the wider her eyes became.

The general manager is the first person responsible for enterprise safety production and is fully responsible for the enterprise's safety production management work.

The deputy in charge of safety bears the main responsibility, responsible for organizing the formulation and implementation of safety management systems.

Other deputies bear direct leadership responsibility for safety production work within their scope of business.

The safety director bears supervisory responsibility, independently supervising the implementation of safety systems, hidden danger rectification, and accident handling.

In the "Explanation and description of the main body of responsibility and the basis of management measures" mentioned by Li Xuewu, the division of responsibility was even precise to the parties involved in the accident.

From the workers who caused the accident all the way to the general manager of the Red Steel Group, all needed to bear corresponding responsibility for safety production accidents.

Fang Yuan looked up, surprised to the point of being unable to speak, because according to the provisions of the safety production management measures that Li Xuewu said had been passed by the group's worker representative assembly, Su Weide and Li Huai De both had to bear responsibility.

Really amazing—

She came to check if Li Xuewu and Dong Wenxue had problems; now Su Weide, who initiated this investigation, was also dragged into the water.

And Su Weide's responsibility was no smaller than Li Xuewu's; he was the safety director of the Red Steel Group and had the responsibility of supervision and implementation being in place.

Li Xuewu and Dong Wenxue were both the first persons responsible for the Metallurgical Factory.

Li Huai De was the first person responsible for the Red Steel Group.

Even the deputy in charge of production work, Cheng Kaiyuan, needed to bear direct leadership responsibility.

Just as Fang Yuan was thinking about how to continue this talk, Li Xuewu took out another piece of material from his bag.

"This is the review report on the design and construction of the No. 4 furnace of the Metallurgical Factory." He flipped the material to the last page, pointed to the signatures on it and introduced: "Here are the signatures of the leaders in charge of relevant business at the time."

Royal Bomb! ——

Fang Yuan widened her eyes again, and even the other cadres who were huddling together to look at the "Safety Law" material Li Xuewu took out looked up in unison, their expressions almost exactly the same as Fang Yuan's.

"On this—" Fang Yuan carefully looked at the signatures on this material, starting from Li Huai De, Xue Zhifu, Cheng Kaiyuan, and Dong Wenxue were all there.

When the No. 4 furnace was built, the Management Committee was already in charge; Li Huai De was the Director of the Red Star Factory Management Committee and Factory Director, so naturally he was the first to sign.

Note, the first signatory shown on this document was Li Huai De, but actually everyone knew the first one should be Dong Wenxue.

Xue Zhifu was the leader in charge of the logistics group of the Red Star Factory at the time, in charge of logistics, service, and engineering work; design and construction couldn't be without his signature.

Cheng Kaiyuan was the leader in charge of the production group of the Red Star Factory at the time, in charge of technical and production work; production business engineering must have his signature.

Finally, Dong Wenxue, Factory Director of the Metallurgical Factory at the time, the first person responsible for the safety production of the No. 4 furnace design and construction.

Only Li Xuewu's name was missing here, because this project didn't have a management relationship with the Security Department; he would sign a hair.

"There is another piece of material here, you can take a look."

Li Xuewu seemed to be endless, took out another piece of material from the document bag and placed it in front of Fang Yuan, introducing: "This is the quality and safety investigation of all industrial enterprises and relevant departments of the group organized by the Group Quality, Safety, and Environmental Protection Department at the end of '68 to adapt to the group-wide transformation, and when relevant measures were readjusted and supplemented."

He pointed to the heading of the material and explained: "This is the safety hidden danger list and investigation directory of the centralized cleaning and investigation after the group's safety law was supplemented and adjusted and began to be implemented; you can find the record of the No. 4 furnace here."

Other investigators couldn't sit still anymore, surrounded Fang Yuan, and looked at the document content pointed out by Li Xuewu together with Fang Yuan.

"Here, the time, personnel, process, and results of the supervision and quality review during the design and construction process of the No. 4 furnace are clearly marked."

After signaling them to see clearly, Li Xuewu flipped the material to the very back, pointed to the leader's signature position; on it was impressively the name of Group Safety Director Su Weide, flying like a dragon and dancing like a phoenix, quite dashing.

"Pay attention to a paragraph here."

It wasn't convenient across the conference table; Li Xuewu also stood up, trying his best to place the material in front of them, his finger pointing to the upper half of Su Weide's signature.

Fang Yuan and others looked over following his finger, and on it was written in black and white:

After special inspection, the overall engineering quality of the inspected project meets relevant specifications and design requirements, the main structure is safe and stable, the construction technology meets the standard, and the building materials are qualified.

In terms of fire safety, fire facilities are fully configured and effectively operated, fire prevention zones are reasonably set, flammable materials are managed according to specifications, and evacuation plans are complete. No design defects, production safety hidden dangers, and major fire safety risks were found.

The overall project is in a safe and controllable state, meeting normal usage requirements. Subsequent constant supervision will be continuously strengthened.

The signatory is Group Management Committee Deputy Director, Safety Director Su Weide.

Fang Yuan was numb, and other review personnel were also a bit confused; looking at these materials, they didn't know how to define this investigation object.

What exactly was Su Weide thinking? Did he not remember after signing such a document? And he still dared to make a fuss about safety production accidents?

What is called lifting a rock only to drop it on one's own feet?

Fang Yuan flipped through the investigation report in her hand, followed the consistent results and saw the signature position; on it were not only Su Weide, but also the competent personnel responsible for this quality review, as well as members of the expert group.

In the design and construction report materials, the signatures on it were even more clear and distinct; all design personnel and construction engineering management personnel were listed.

What else is there to check; production problems determine the responsibility of production management personnel, design problems determine the responsibility of design personnel, construction problems determine the responsibility of construction personnel, and supervision problems determine the responsibility of supervision personnel.

"The materials I provided are not to absolve the responsibility I personally need to bear, but to explain that we have complete regulations for the division of responsibility."

Li Xuewu sat down again, spread his hands and looked at the people opposite and explained: "If you go to Beijing, you should be able to find the investigation report organized by the Metallurgical Factory after the accident last year from the group's material library; it already has a conclusion."

"Is it this one." Fang Yuan took out a copy from the pile of documents beside her and placed it in front of the two, tapping on it with her finger.

"Hmm, it's this one." Li Xuewu smiled and said: "It has my signature on it, as the first person responsible."

He reached out and flipped open the investigation report, pointed to the conclusion part, skipped the content of the investigation into design and construction quality, and his finger stopped at the handling suggestion; on it was clearly written the determination suggestion for relevant responsible persons.

Regarding the part about the leaders of the Metallurgical Factory at the time, no need to look, because these people had already accepted relevant handling.

Regarding Li Xuewu's part, it was determined as management responsibility, and Dong Wenxue was also determined as management responsibility; there was no phenomenon of shielding and shirking.

As the first person responsible for the enterprise, according to the management measures, no matter how Fang Yuan looked at it, this first investigation report was already serious enough.

And before she came, she learned from the talk with Red Steel Group General Manager Li Huai De that the design problem of the No. 4 furnace shouldn't be blamed on Dong Wenxue or certain comrades.

According to his statement, the Red Steel Group's technology introduction and innovation was crossing the river by feeling the stones, with no precedent to follow.

In this process, no one dared to guarantee that not a single mistake would appear; even the team responsible for the No. 4 furnace design frankly admitted when facing the review that they didn't know such a fatal problem would appear.

Because the materials they got were like this, and the results of the expert group's discussion were also like this; who could say Dong Wenxue did wrong.

Now looking at the first investigation report, Dong Wenxue and Li Xuewu both took the initiative to bear management responsibility; it seemed Li Xuewu was even more wronged.

"In the process of design and construction, did any violations appear?" Fang Yuan's balance in her heart had already tilted; one could hear it from the question she asked; was this something that should be asked directly to Li Xuewu?

Think about it if it were someone else; would Li Xuewu answer that there was a problem?

"Don't know, because I was working in the group at the time."

Li Xuewu's answer was still impeccable, but he nodded very seriously and pointed to the investigation report in front of him: "Compared to personal opinions, I believe more in the investigation report given by the expert group."

"The design defect of the No. 4 furnace is the expert group's problem; you still believe in the expert group so stubbornly?"

Fang Yuan's attitude had changed; at this moment, she even looked at him amusedly and said: "Is it a bit idealistic?"

"Hehe—" Li Xuewu shook his head with a light smile, looked at the other party and said seriously: "Everyone is long, individuals are short; everyone understands this truth."

"I don't deny that individual wisdom sometimes transcends collective wisdom, but I still firmly believe that individual opinions should follow the opinions of a more professional collective."

"I can't refute your point of view."

Fang Yuan looked at him, nodded and said: "Your rigorous attitude toward work, clear thinking, and firm belief make me admire you very much."

"Thank you, your performance and everyone else's performance are also professional enough."

Li Xuewu wouldn't be stingy with praise at this time, and even deliberately acted as if he couldn't bear the pressure, saying with a bitter smile: "I'm so nervous that my hands are sweating; if you don't believe me, touch them."

His action of reaching out looked a bit frivolous, but the sincerity and frankness expressed in his words made the few people opposite smile at each other.

"Thank you very much for being able to participate in our talk today."

Fang Yuan looked at the others, saw they had no opinions, and then stood up to shake hands with Li Xuewu, saying with a smile: "Thank you."

"You're welcome, it's what I should do."

Li Xuewu just shook hands shallowly, then looked at the others, and shook hands with them one by one to express his welcome for them coming to Steel City.

"I have another question I want to ask you."

Fang Yuan waited until he finished greeting the others, then looked at him and asked: "Does your former driver Yu Zhe have any problems?"

"Yes, I have to admit this." Very unexpectedly, the smiles on the faces of these few people turned into surprise; this Li Xuewu would actually admit it?

When Fang Yuan had clearly indicated that the talk was over, he could have muddled through, even if he said he didn't understand the situation.

Just as Fang Yuan frowned and looked over, Li Xuewu pursed his lips and explained: "This person, his work is nothing to say."

After this sentence was finished, the few people opposite knew he was being serious, because they had indeed mastered some situations when visiting and investigating.

But these situations were Yu Zhe's personal problems; even if they deliberately involved them, they couldn't be linked to Li Xuewu.

The reason was very simple: Yu Zhe was a driver; even if he was a driver serving Li Xuewu exclusively, his competent leader was the office director.

It could be said that Yu Zhe wasn't directly managed by Li Xuewu; when Li Xuewu didn't directly instruct him to do anything beyond the scope of work, whoever was responsible for this investigation couldn't involve Li Xuewu.

But Li Xuewu just said it, and it was the truth.

"But there is one point that is not good enough." He pointed with his finger, frowned and said: "This comrade's view of emotion is a bit blurred."

"What do you mean by this—"

Actually, they had asked about some situations, but hadn't mastered actual evidence; it was the kind that could only be understood but not expressed.

Could Li Xuewu still provide some evidence?

"Young people, after all; good with this one today, good with that one tomorrow."

Li Xuewu smiled, shook his head and said: "If it weren't for the rumors reaching my ears, I wouldn't have arranged for him to return to Beijing."

Fang Yuan raised her eyebrows slightly; this was saying nothing, but it did explain Yu Zhe's situation and cleared the relationship.

"Then do you know his source of income?"

She tapped the notebook on the table and said: "We investigated and found that he had seen you when he came to Steel City last time, and spent money lavishly."

"Hmm, I know about this situation."

Li Xuewu also frowned and said: "I arranged for him to return to Beijing because he was getting married; this is a good thing."

"But he spent quite a bit of money during that time in Steel City." Fang Yuan frowned and said: "According to the situation we learned, it was at least several hundred yuan."

"I heard about this situation, but don't understand it." Li Xuewu shook his head slightly and said: "However, his position is very special."

Seeing Fang Yuan and others puzzled, he explained patiently: "Driver is a special post, almost no time off, especially for small car team drivers."

"You can check the salary and subsidy situation of the Red Steel Group small car team drivers, and then ask about the consumption situation of other young drivers."

Li Xuewu pursed his lips and said: "He almost doesn't need to spend his own money while on duty; it's reasonable that he saved up his salary."

"I understand." Fang Yuan smiled and said: "I heard that the comrades of your group's inspection team have already learned his ability?"

She looked at the others and shook her head slightly, saying: "Forget it, even Deputy Director Su has determined he has no problems, so don't continue the investigation."

Others had the mentality of avoiding trouble, and after hearing Li Xuewu's explanation, they had no objections.

They had all understood the driver problem of the small car team; it was indeed a special post, and it was very normal to have some money.

Based on the situation of Yu Zhe they understood, spending all his savings in one go was something this kid could completely do.

It wasn't that they blamed Li Xuewu for "having eyes but not seeing" and using the wrong driver; such a strange driver really couldn't be used by ordinary people.

At this moment, they naturally wouldn't laugh at Li Xuewu's "blindness" in using the wrong driver, and could only nod and skip this matter.

"Then that's it; if there are any new discoveries, we will contact you again." Fang Yuan shook hands with Li Xuewu again, and personally sent him to the door.

Li Xuewu acted sufficiently frankly, waved goodbye and walked downstairs, where Qi Yan was already waiting for him.

"Talk over?"

Seeing Li Xuewu enter the room, Li Haiyang and Yang Zongfang, who were chatting on the sofa, stood up in unison and greeted him.

"Hmm, what a big battle." Li Xuewu waved his hand, took off his coat at the door and hung it on the wall.

"Almost caught up to a three-party trial, right?"

Li Haiyang asked with a smile: "They didn't intend to ask me; I couldn't feel this pressure, but Factory Director Yang should be able to experience it, right?"

Li Xuewu was the last cadre to accept the investigation team's talk; Yang Zongfang and other Metallurgical Factory heads were ranked before him.

"That Fang Yuan is indeed quite sharp."

Yang Zongfang smiled while holding his teacup and said: "Picking on your words and pursuing relentlessly, wishing to force you into a corner to question."

He looked at Li Xuewu who walked over and sat down and asked: "Didn't make things difficult for you?"

"No, quite normal."

Li Xuewu sat down, and Zhang En Yuan brought his teacup over; the temperature was just right.

"Did you work out the list?" He looked at the two and asked: "It's been several days; personnel work still can't be finalized?"

"Almost there, just waiting for your review and signature."

This was Li Haiyang's work, but also the work of Executive Deputy Factory Director Yang Zongfang, so it wasn't a problem for the two to come directly to report to Li Xuewu.

Of course, even if Li Xuewu was the group's Secretary-General, the organizational personnel problems of the Metallurgical Factory had to go through the office meeting.

However, when they were communicating and discussing the list, they could already deal with various problems that appeared at the meeting.

The current Metallurgical Factory didn't have any organizational ecological complexity, because with Li Xuewu sitting in town, no one could show aggressiveness.

Li Xuewu never talked about a one-man show, and even took the initiative to communicate with these people about relevant work, listening to their opinions and suggestions.

Especially since he never took advantage of these people; whose credit it was, it was whose credit, making the leadership team very united and combat-effective.

With Li Xuewu setting an example in the Metallurgical Factory, the management of other industrial enterprises didn't dare to make trouble either.

Many of the heads of these enterprises were section chiefs of the Red Star Factory at the beginning, old hands, capable, and had connections in the group; who dared to explode.

Li Haiyang and others like him were considered young cadres. He handed the prepared document to Li Xuewu's hand.

Li Xuewu took it and looked at it, asking casually: "What did the group say? Any questioning?"

"The personnel department asked, mainly about the placement work of those college students." Li Haiyang looked at him and answered: "Afraid we are pulling up seedlings to help them grow."

"Hmm, their worry is not unreasonable."

Li Xuewu put down the document in his hand, looked at him and emphasized: "Must do a good job of follow-up investigation; if the ability is not enough, pull them down quickly."

"Rest assured, I am not the kind of person who is superstitious about academic qualifications."

Li Haiyang smiled, looked at Yang Zongfang who was holding a teacup and drinking tea, and said: "This time it can be considered a complete removal of firewood from under the cauldron; is the next step to beat the grass to scare the snake?"

"Where is there a tiger in this mountain—" Yang Zongfang glanced at him amusedly, looked at Li Xuewu and said: "There are two or three kittens."

"Hahaha—" Li Haiyang laughed happily, and Li Xuewu also smiled, put down the teacup in his hand and didn't emphasize anything else.

Seeing the two's relaxed mentality, it was known that this work wasn't that difficult; it was good to be relaxed, always better than being difficult.

"A house can't be cleaned in a day; must do rectification and organization work regularly." Yang Zongfang was very able to keep up with his work rhythm, and emphasized at this moment: "Must insist on the dual system of inspection and assessment to strengthen grassroots management work."

"Hmm, but this time our factory's action poured a basin of cold water on other factories and rang a warning bell."

Li Haiyang looked at Li Xuewu and reported: "The Electronics Factory and Hardware Factory are already organizing grassroots management post assessment and review work."

He looked at Yang Zongfang and said: "It should be other enterprises' turn to execute this step soon; it can really be called a grand drill."

"Better to move." Yang Zongfang looked at Li Xuewu and said: "Best to mobilize across factories and departments."

"I have already thought about this; it's not appropriate to do it now."

Li Xuewu drank a mouthful of hot tea

Li Xuewu never acted like a dictator, and would even take the initiative to communicate relevant work with the cadres in charge, listening to their opinions and suggestions.

In particular, he never took advantage of these people; credit went where credit was due, and the team was very united and combat-ready.

With Li Xuewu setting an example at the Metallurgical Plant, the management of other industrial enterprises didn't dare to cause trouble.

Many of the people in charge of these enterprises were the original division chiefs of the Red Star Plant; they were veterans with ability and connections in the group, so who would dare to stir up trouble?

Someone like Li Haiyang was considered a young cadre. He handed the prepared documents to Li Xuewu's side.

Li Xuewu took them, looked at them, and asked casually: "What did the group say? Did they raise any questions?"

"The Personnel Division asked, mainly about the placement of those college students." Li Haiyang looked at him and answered: "They're afraid we're pulling up seedlings to help them grow."

"Hmm, their concern is not without reason."

Li Xuewu put down the documents in his hand and looked at him, emphasizing: "You must do a good job of follow-up investigation; if they don't have the ability, pull them down quickly."

"Rest assured, I'm not the kind of person who is superstitious about academic qualifications."

Li Haiyang smiled, glanced at Yang Zongfang, who was holding a teacup and drinking tea, and said: "This time, it can be considered a complete removal of the firewood from under the cauldron; should the next step be to knock the mountain and shake the tiger?"

"Where would there be a tiger on this mountain—" Yang Zongfang gave him an amused glance and looked at Li Xuewu: "There are only two or three kittens."

"Hahaha—" Li Haiyang laughed, and Li Xuewu also smiled, putting down the teacup in his hand without emphasizing anything further.

Seeing that both of them were in a relaxed state of mind, it was clear that this work wasn't that difficult; it was better to be relaxed than difficult.

"A room cannot be cleaned in a single day; you have to do rectification and organization work regularly." Yang Zongfang was very capable of keeping up with his work rhythm, and emphasized at this moment: "You must insist on the dual system of inspection and assessment, and use multiple means to strengthen grassroots management work."

"Hmm, but this time our plant's actions have poured a basin of cold water on other plants and sounded an alarm."

Li Haiyang looked at Li Xuewu and reported: "The Electronics Plant and the Hardware Plant are already organizing assessment and review work for grassroots management positions."

He looked at Yang Zongfang again and said: "I believe other enterprises should be executing this step soon; by then, it will truly be a grand drill."

"It's better to move." Yang Zongfang looked at Li Xuewu and said: "It would be best to have cross-plant and cross-department transfers."

"I've already thought about this, but it's not very appropriate to do it now."

Li Xuewu took a sip of hot tea and replied: "Wait until the Northeast Company is established; we can have a grand drill within the scope of Liaodong industry."

He looked at Yang Zongfang and said: "Help me keep it in mind; when the investigation team finishes their investigation and leaves, represent the Metallurgical Plant to see them off."

"Aren't you going?" Yang Zongfang was stunned and asked: "Wouldn't that be inappropriate?"

"I might be going to Fengcheng in the next few days."

Li Xuewu waved his hand and said: "Beijing Chemical and Liaodong Industry are going to hold an industrial integration work meeting there, and they insisted that I attend."

"That's a good thing—" Li Haiyang said with a smile: "See if there are any resources our group can integrate; it wouldn't count as picking up a bargain."

"Heh—" Yang Zongfang chuckled lightly, looked at Li Xuewu and said: "I'm afraid Director Hu would be more than happy."

"Hey—he's also learned to be shrewd now."

Li Xuewu smiled and shook his finger: "Liaodong won't easily give out such opportunities anymore; they want to engage in group-oriented industrialization themselves."

"That's really possible." Li Haiyang said with a serious expression: "Liaodong has the best industrial foundation in the country; if the resources here are integrated, it could absolutely create dozens of Red Steel Groups."

"Impossible—" Yang Zongfang shook his head slightly to deny it: "Do you think group-oriented industrialization is just merging a few units?"

He raised his chin to remind him: "Think about how much money we spent in the process of our plant's group-oriented industrialization, and how much manpower and material resources we used."

"Just take the process of human resource integration; from over ten thousand people to over ninety thousand, and then to the current fifty thousand plus, who can do that?"

Placing forty thousand employees in three years was indeed not something an ordinary enterprise could do; without the right direction and positions, who would be willing to be integrated?

"However, if you concentrate your strength to create a model, there are great opportunities." He looked at Li Xuewu and raised his eyebrows: "The United Savings Bank must be well prepared."

"Hmm—" Li Xuewu thought for a moment and looked at him: "Do you have any thoughts about working at the United Savings Bank?"