Chapter 108 Chapter 108 Plus

On Friday afternoon, Jiao Yang, deputy director of the Department of Industry, had no meetings scheduled and was looking over documents sorted out by his secretary in his office when he suddenly received a call from Vice Governor Hong of the province.

After hanging up the phone, Jiao Yang and his secretary hurried to the provincial government building. Vice Governor Hong's secretary met them at the stairs and said with a smile, "Vice Governor Hong and his colleagues are already in the conference room. Director Jiao, you can just go over there."

Jiao Yang paused slightly. They?

He laughed and asked casually, "Secretary Luo, I wonder why Vice Governor Hong asked me to come here?"

Secretary Luo smiled and said, "The subordinate enterprises came here to report their work. Vice Governor Hong should have asked you to come and listen together. I don't know the details, but you may know after you meet the person."

Secretary to leaders are all shrewd people. Vice Governor Hong called Jiao Yang personally. Since the leader did not say why he called someone over, he must have his considerations. Secretary Luo naturally would not say anything more.

But if he said nothing, it would be easy to offend Deputy Director Jiao, who was rumored to be narrow-minded, so Secretary Luo responded vaguely.

Jiao Yang frowned secretly, thinking that none of the people around the provincial leaders were easy to deal with.

Secretary Luo's words seemed to reveal some information to him, but if he thought about it carefully, he actually said nothing.

Subsidiary enterprise, which subordinate enterprise is it? Why would the enterprise come to the vice governor to report on its work?

As for the fact that it would become clear once you meet the person...so it should be someone you know, but their Industry Department is in charge of enterprises in the entire province, and as the deputy director, Jiao Yang is known to many enterprise leaders.

Jiao Yang's first reaction was that some large state-owned factory in the provincial capital had come to Vice Governor Hong to complain.

Production targets, production materials, special funds... There are many things that enterprises have to argue with the Department of Industry. I don't know who is so shameless as to bring the matter to the provincial leaders.

Thinking so, Jiao Yang quickly walked into the meeting room. When he saw the people sitting in the meeting clearly, he was stunned. Except for Vice Governor Hong who was sitting at the top, he didn't recognize the other people.

But when Jiao Yang saw the particularly young and beautiful female comrade among them, his heart still skipped a beat.

There are not many female leaders in larger enterprises in Southern Province, and even fewer such young female leaders.

It is impossible that he is not a company leader. If he is not a leader, how can he be qualified to sit here?

Jiao Yang thought of a person, and then four words popped up in his mind: He comes with ill intentions.

"Lao Jiao, Director Shen said she had never seen you. I was a little surprised. But she came from the South Province Embroidery Garment Factory. At that time, you were still the director of the South Province Embroidery Garment Factory, right?" Deputy Governor Hong said with a gentle smile.

Shen Moer stood up and took the initiative to greet Jiao Yang, saying with a smile: "I was just a small soldier at that time, and I was not qualified to meet the factory leaders. Today, I have the honor of meeting Deputy Director Jiao, which can be regarded as a long-cherished wish."

She introduced the people next to her: "This is our Lingjiang City's Guyang Bogu County Magistrate, and this is our Second Embroidery Factory's Deputy Director Feng Wei, who is in charge of personnel and logistics."

Gu Yangbo and Feng Wei took the opportunity to greet Jiao Yang.

Jiao Yang glanced at Gu Yangbo, and his heart sank again.

Lingjiang City is not an outstanding region in the province. It is not bad, but not very good either. It is just average. However, after Gu Yangbo was promoted to mayor, he continuously implemented many innovative policies. Whether in the economic or agricultural fields, Lingjiang City has performed well in the past two years.

Given the current domestic situation, those who engage in class struggle and ideological movements are bound to be abandoned by the times, while practical people like Gu Yangbo are in the right time to rise to prominence.

No one dares to say that this young and capable mayor will not reach a height that even they will find difficult to reach in the future.

To be honest, Jiao Yang really didn't want to confront such a person unless it was necessary.

Gu Yangbo was the first to speak up. As soon as Jiao Yang sat down, Gu Yangbo smiled and said, "Deputy Director Jiao, I heard that the Provincial Department of Industry issued a document requiring the relocation of the Second Embroidery Factory of Southern Province. I don't know why this document was not copied to Lingjiang City. When the people from Jiangbei County found me with the document, I almost thought it was a fake."

Jiao Yang also smiled: "The Second Embroidery Factory of Southern Province is a company directly under the Provincial Department of Industry. Moving back to the provincial capital is also something that can be decided by the Department of Industry. The reason for sending a letter to Jiangbei County is that the factory is in Jiangbei, so we should give the local government a heads-up."

Gu Yangbo smiled: "That's fine, but the situation at the Second Embroidery Factory is quite special. The workers in the factory are all from Jiangbei County. Relocating the factory requires not only moving the equipment, but also the workers. Such a large-scale population migration is very complicated and involves many issues. The relevant leaders of Jiangbei County came to complain to me, saying that many workers find it hard to leave their hometown and don't want to move to the provincial capital. I wonder what the Department of Industry thinks about this group of people?"

Jiao Yang maintained a smile: "We understand this, so it is also stated in the issued documents that some equipment and projects will be reserved for accommodating these people."

He glanced at Shen Moer and Feng Wei and said, "The employees are better off. If the leaders of the factory want to stay, they will suffer a little. Even if they retain their rank, their positions will still change. So my suggestion is that I hope Director Shen can bring the entire team to the provincial capital."

Shen Moer smiled and said, "I appreciate Deputy Director Jiao's kindness, but my wife is in the brigade and my child is still young. Objective conditions do not allow it, so I really can't come to the provincial capital."

Jiao Yang said insincerely: "That's really a pity."

Gu Yangbo laughed, "Indeed, it's a pity for the Provincial Department of Industry, but it's good news for us in Lingjiang City. Deputy Director Jiao, we came here today to ask Deputy Governor Hong to be a middleman. It just so happens that your Department of Industry wants to move the Second Embroidery Factory back to the provincial capital, and it just so happens that our Lingjiang City wants to set up a local embroidery factory. It just so happens that a group of cadres and employees of the Second Embroidery Factory are unwilling to move, so we discussed it in the city. It's okay for the Second Embroidery Factory to move back to the provincial capital, and the people who stay don't need to trouble the Department of Industry to find a way to relocate them. Our Lingjiang City Embroidery Factory will directly relocate them."

Jiao Yang frowned: "How can this be possible?"

Gu Yangbo still smiled and said, "Why not? These people don't want to move and are planning to quit their jobs at the Second Embroidery Factory. It would be a pity if these skilled workers just go back to farming. It would be better to let them return to the workshop."

"To be honest, none of us can make the decision on personnel issues. I came here today to discuss equipment issues with Deputy Director Jiao."

Gu Yangbo spoke quickly: "From the establishment of the ninth workshop to the annual expansion of the second embroidery factory, our local government has provided financial, land and tax support. Strictly speaking, the province and Jiangbei County have a share in this factory. Now that the factory is moving away, the Industry Department is rich and will definitely not care about one more or one less machine. Jiangbei County is extremely poor, and it is difficult to buy new equipment."

After a pause, Gu Yangbo revealed his true intentions: "So we require that equipment that matches the personnel be left behind."

Jiao Yang: "How is this possible? These devices were purchased with money from the province!"

Gu Yangbo reminded: "Only the initial equipment was partially paid for by the province. The subsequent equipment was purchased in batches by the Second Embroidery Factory using the profit surplus funds, not the province's money."

Jiao Yang wanted to say that you are a rogue and are robbing openly, but he looked at Vice Governor Hong who was sitting calmly beside him and didn't say anything, so he held back the words that were on the tip of his tongue and said, "This is not something I can decide."

Gu Yangbo tapped the table lightly with his fingers. There were several documents on the table in front of him. He said meaningfully, "As far as I know, all matters concerning the relocation of the Second Embroidery Factory were personally led by Deputy Director Jiao, and the documents were also signed by Deputy Director Jiao. Deputy Director Jiao cannot make the decision on this matter. Who can make the decision? We don't ask to leave all the equipment behind, but only to leave as many people as needed, and the corresponding amount of equipment. This request is not excessive, right? Otherwise, if Jiangbei County does not release the people, it will be useless for the Industry Department to bring all the equipment back, right?"

Jiao Yang: “…”

This Gu Yangbo doesn't play by the rules at all.

Who in their right mind would hint in front of the vice governor that they might deliberately hold someone back in order to get the equipment?

But this threat is really effective.

As Gu Yangbo said, if they hold on to the household registration and refuse to release people, what is the point of simply moving the equipment back?

Jiao Yang frowned.

Deputy Factory Director Hong smiled and said, "Old Jiao, Lingjiang City wants to set up an embroidery factory. Our Factory Director Shen also wants to resign from the position of the Second Embroidery Factory Director and stay in Jiangbei. In this case, it is not too much to ask the province to provide certain equipment and financial support."

Jiao Yang instinctively felt that this matter could not be agreed to. There was obviously a trap here. For example, the number of equipment to be left would correspond to the number of people left... What if a lot of people were left?

But he felt it was unlikely.

Put yourself in his shoes. If he were a worker in a remote area and suddenly had the opportunity to leave the small county and go to the prosperous provincial capital, would he not seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?

Jiao Yang frowned tightly and hesitated for a moment.

Since Vice Governor Hong has spoken, he should give him face. However, Gu Yangbo, Chen Moli and others came all the way to the provincial capital and even went to see Vice Governor Hong. Could it be that they just wanted to fight for such a small thing from him?

Or do they think that it's better to get whatever they can get back?

There was a long silence in the conference room.

Jiao Yang was unsure of the other party's intentions, and remained silent for a long time. After thinking about it, he said, "I can't make the decision on this matter. I have to ask Director Qiu for instructions."

Vice Governor Hong waved his hand and said, "No need. Director Qiu has told me that this matter is hosted by you, so you can make the specific decision."

Jiao Yang was suddenly in a dilemma. After a while, he confirmed again: "How many people and equipment should be left?"

Gu Yangbo nodded: "Of course, if there are not enough people, it is useless to keep too much equipment. The same is true for the province. It is useless to carry all the equipment back. Isn't it enough to bring as many equipment as the number of people?"

With the equipment, we can naturally recruit new people at any time.

Of course, Jiao Yang also knew that it was meaningless to argue with Gu Yangbo now. He was in a dilemma. Finally, he made up his mind and thought that it would not be possible that half of the people would be unwilling to come to the provincial capital. As long as most of the people and equipment could be moved to the provincial capital, why would he be worried that the subsequent factory would not be able to develop?

Thinking of this, Jiao Yang gritted his teeth and finally said, "Okay."