Chapter 179 New Job Changping Farm
Office politics is not something that a young person like Lin Sanqi can understand or handle.
However, Lin Sanqi was not afraid that someone in the unit would bully him because he had someone above him.
Those who bullied him were the deputy section chief and ordinary colleagues, but the section chief and the dean were his own people. They were the big guys who held the final say in the unit. What was there to be afraid of?
Lin Sanqi firmly remembered what his father taught him: As long as you are still useful to the leader, the leader will not abandon you.
Did they really think that Dean Shen and Section Chief Kong fell in love with Lin Sanqi at first sight? And that they wanted to treat him like their godson?
Come on, there's no such thing as sincerity in the workplace. The two bosses were attracted by his ability to provide food and scarce supplies, leaving a way out for their family.
Believe it or not, when Lin Sanqi was no longer of any use, people had already "given the suspicion of guilt" and kicked him to a special department for investigation to prevent themselves from being implicated.
So now Lin Sanqi just needs to maintain his "silly and sweet" persona and let a few big guys help him shelter from the wind and rain.
"Uncle Shen, Uncle Kong, you know I'm just a young man. I just follow the leader's instructions and do whatever you tell me to do."
Dean Shen laughed and nodded at Lin Sanqi:
"Don't worry, you little rascal. I won't let you suffer any loss. I've discussed this with your father before. It's not a good idea to have you out of town doing sourcing all day. You'll have trouble finding a wife, let alone a career."
What's the saddest thing for a man? You're away on a business trip for three years, and when you return, your child is celebrating his full moon...
But Lin Sanqi was unwilling to do so. He thought, no, I just like to go shopping. If I can't go out and have fun, how can I buy local specialties and how can I make a fortune?
"I object!"
Lin Sanqi stood up and said in a pretended angry tone:
"How can a man be afraid of rumors? How can he desert his post because he's afraid of going on business trips? Since I'm in this position as a buyer, I will do my job well and contribute my own part to socialist construction."
When Section Chief Kong heard this, he slammed the table:
"Okay, young people should be full of energy. I knew it, how could Xiao Qi be unwilling to work in the purchasing department just because he was afraid of traveling?"
Dean Shen rolled his eyes at Kong Shuihu and said mockingly:
"Do you think this guy is truly dedicated to serving the people? He's clearly using a business trip as a cover to earn extra cash. Besides the medicinal herbs his company provided him, I'm afraid he's also purchased a lot of local supplies and shipped them to the capital, right?"
Lin Sanqi was shocked and thought that his actions had been kept very secret, so where was the flaw?
"Uncle Shen, please don't wrongly accuse me. I only brought some fruits when I came back. Otherwise, I am alone. I am innocent and upright."
I won't admit it, even if you kill me.
Lin Sanqi did not reveal that he was making crazy purchases outside, but he was able to bring back a lot of local specialties on both business trips, either pork or fruits, which are foods that are "not easy to store."
The only way to bring it back to the capital before it spoils and rots is to be quick!
But the word "fast" will stump 99% of people, unless you have connections in the railway field, can pass customs quickly, and jump the queue early, which is not something that ordinary people can do.
The fact that Lin Sanqi was able to do this shows that he has his own network of connections.
With such a network of connections, he only brought back a little bit of stuff? No one would believe it.
Dean Shen therefore speculated that Lin Sanqi must have brought other things back to Beijing. Don't forget that Lin Sanqi has an unclear relationship with people in the black market. The black market makes money by reselling.
As I said, there is no benefit. It is impossible for someone like Lin Sanqi to be so active in traveling.
So Dean Shen also had some tentative intentions, but Lin Sanqi refused to admit it, so he just went along with it.
"Alright, alright, stop complaining. We can talk about some things behind closed doors, but if outsiders ask you, you have to grit your teeth. Otherwise, it will be troublesome if you get caught.
I haven't asked you to give up your work in the procurement department. You're still in charge of the Northwest Group. The procurement of medicinal materials in the Northwest is relatively small, so the workload is light. You only need to travel once or twice a year. I have other work I want to assign to you."
Lin Sanqi patted his chest and thought to himself, next time I will go to the Northeast instead of the Northwest.
"Uncle Shen, tell me, what do you want me to do next year?"
Dean Shen personally brewed some tea and placed it in front of Lin Sanqi:
"Well, Xiaoqi, you just started working this year, so you might not know this, but our Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine originally had a total of 412 employees.
The government is now requiring a number of employees to return to their hometowns, and our hospital has 132 positions, about one-third of the total. However, deciding who to reduce the number of positions has become a very difficult question.
Half of our hospital staff are from Beijing, and half are from other places. If we ask those from other places to go back to their hometowns, they will have no jobs, no food coupons, and no income. These employees are all intellectuals. They can use their pens and brains, but they definitely can't handle farming. What do you think?"
Lin Sanqi took the cup of water and thought that the leader must have something in mind for being so polite, and this cup of water didn't taste good.
He knew that the unit was reducing its staff. It was simply because there was not enough food in the city, so a group of people had to be laid off. To put it bluntly, they were fired and not even given the N+1 subsidy.
The unfairness of this policy is that those with urban household registration in Beijing are spared, while those who are laid off are employees from other places or suburbs of Beijing, especially those from rural areas.
In those chaotic times, those who could go to school, read and write, or even study medicine in the countryside had to work several times harder than ordinary people and had special opportunities to leave the countryside and come to the capital to work.
To let these people go back now would actually mean that all the efforts of these rural workers would be in vain, and their wives and children would also become farmers.
Who is willing to do it?
So this group of employees, who were originally from other places and were all farmers, of course started to make trouble with their entire families. After all, there had been several cases of employees hanging themselves in front of Dean Shen's house.
This put enormous pressure on President Shen and the hospital leadership.
The downsizing policy was formulated by superiors, and the quotas were given by superiors, but when an accident occurs, the superiors will hold the hospital leaders accountable.
The hospital leaders will become unpopular with both the staff and the superiors will doubt their leadership abilities.
Lin Sanqi asked with some doubt:
"Director Shen, it's up to your hospital leadership to decide who should be laid off and who shouldn't be laid off. I'm just a small employee, hehe...you don't want to lay me off, do you? I've only been here for a few months!"
Section Chief Kong quickly explained: "No one will be laid off, don't worry."
Lin Sanqi thought it was okay; even with the layoffs, he certainly wouldn't starve to death. But now he had one less opportunity to use the company's name to run private affairs while out and about.
Now he deeply understands how useful the reputation of Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine is in other places, and it has played a huge role in "credibility endorsement" for his private purchases.
Whether it was a group or an individual, once they heard that Lin Sanqi was from the capital and was a doctor at a big hospital, they all let down their guard, opened the door wide, and gave him whatever he asked for.
If it weren't for this layer of skin, Lin Sanqi would have been arrested as an enemy spy even if he had gone to other places, let alone Beijing.
"I'm so scared, Uncle Shen, do you have to talk to me so seriously?"
Lin Sanqi patted his chest, looking simple and easy to fool, but he knew that the dean must have something else in his words.
Sure enough, Dean Shen said earnestly:
"Xiao Qi, the truth is, after careful discussion and research, and after reporting to our superiors for approval, our hospital has secured a policy that provides a new path forward for these 132 employees, preventing the tragedy of them being sent back to their hometowns."
Lin Sanqi thought, a sex scene is coming, and it must be related to him.
"After consultation, our superiors are planning to allocate a piece of land in Changping specifically for our hospital to establish a farm. This is mainly to allow the staff of our hospital to be self-reliant and not burden the government.
We will also leverage the expertise of our Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. While operating the farm, we will also establish a branch to carry out clinical treatment, in order to facilitate access to medical care for residents north of the capital."
Changping, which had just been transferred from Hebei to the capital's jurisdiction, is located north of the capital. The Ming Tombs are located here. In 1959, it was a relatively remote mountainous area.
Lin Sanqi's eyes suddenly lit up, and he thought that his superior's decision was absolutely wise.
There are so many benefits to doing this.
One is to give you a piece of land and let you cultivate it yourself. In this way, the state will no longer have to pay wages and food coupons to these 132 employees. This will not only solve the financial difficulties, but also temporarily prevent the employees from being laid off and sent back to their hometowns.
The second is to give full play to the technical expertise of hospital staff and make the best use of their talents.
By establishing a branch hospital, doctors can treat the people while working. Since medical treatment costs money, this will indirectly create cash flow for the hospital and support its employees.
Don't underestimate the hospital's ability to generate revenue. Compared with other units, Chinese medicine hospitals are actually very wealthy.
After all, there were few hospitals in 1959, and Kuanjie Chinese Medicine Hospital was the only Chinese medicine hospital in the capital, so there was no shortage of patients.
The hospital has money, but the problem is that money cannot buy food, and the hospital does not have the power to distribute money and food to employees privately. Everything must be done according to the rules, and it is very strict.
Just like a Chinese medicine hospital can obviously support more than 400 employees, but the state has a task that requires you to reduce a certain number of positions, and you have no way to resist.
Therefore, in order to prevent the staff from being laid off, Dean Shen specially applied for a farm and a branch, and found a name to accommodate the staff. It can be said that he took great pains.
Lin Sanqi also admired Dean Shen. He was truly a good dean who served the people wholeheartedly and took the employees' needs into consideration.
"Uncle Shen, this is a good idea, but what does it have to do with me? Do you want me to go to the branch too?"
Lin Sanqi thought, "Oh my goodness! I've been flattering you for so long and ended up hitting you wrongly! You're killing the donkey before the mill has even started?"
Dean Shen laughed and said, "Yes, I want you to go to Changping. I have a secret mission for you..."
(End of this chapter)
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