Chapter 805 Minister Niu’s Promotion Banquet
Compared to the panic of regular workers in the Power Bureau and other places, the people in the Pharmaceutical Association were much calmer. The first reason was that Jingshu, the vice president, had previously earned great reputation for Wucheng in the imperial capital. Wang Danai now led a group of people to open a factory in the imperial capital to make medicines. Because of this, the benefits of the Pharmaceutical Association increased significantly, and the wages were also higher. Although there was no white rice to eat, synthetic meat was eaten frequently.
By the way, I have to mention this quietly. Jingshu, the vice president, made great contributions last time and received the rewards, but the promotion has come to an end. After all, the next position up is the president. The president is the treasure of Wucheng, but if you can't be the president, the rank of the position can be promoted by one level, so Jingshu's position rank has risen by one level.
The welfare benefits have not increased much, but the honor has increased a lot, so we need to seriously discuss it. Jingshu's position is higher than Jingma's.
The second is that no matter where they are, the people of the Pharmaceutical Association are confident, especially on the road, where there are many people who need them, even if they are just a group of people who grow crops and medicine.
Although not as popular as doctors, a good cook cannot cook without rice. There is nothing a doctor can do if he has no medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine is so precious these days that people don't even want to throw away the dregs. Besides, when it comes to migration, the Wucheng Town Government must move the Medicine Association away. On the way, the people in the Medicine Association have to take care of the herbs and make medicine pills. There are so many things to do.
Just when rumors were flying around and the whole city was uneasy, Jingma's boss, Minister Niu, was promoted again.
It just so happened that it was Minister Niu's birthday, so this time, Minister Niu threw a big party! The venue was in Xishan Phase II, which was a conference room converted into a banquet hall, and many people were invited!
Since then, Minister Niu's position has been rising like a rocket, and Jing Ma has benefited a lot from following behind him. Now Jing Ma has become the number one general under Minister Niu.
Minister Niu was previously in charge of the entire agricultural and food affairs of Wucheng. Wucheng has 13 districts and a solar energy base. Jingma manages one of the districts and the output of the solar energy base.
Minister Niu has now been promoted and will be in charge of the entire food industry in Wucheng. After the new law was announced after the end of the world, there will be a new management system.
Now, anything related to food is under the jurisdiction of Minister Niu, including food processing, food production, planting industry, animal husbandry, breeding industry, and even important material salt and other industrial chains. This series of industries are all under the jurisdiction of Minister Niu.
This step was a big one. Now, he had truly entered the upper reaches of power in Wucheng and could have a say.
In this industry, there were a total of six people who held the same position as Minister Niu. Now, they have all become Minister Niu's subordinates.
This time, Minister Niu invited not only the entire Ministry of Agriculture's staff, but also six newly added staff. In Minister Niu's words, "From now on, we'll all be colleagues working together to help each other. It's easier to meet and interact with each other."
Of course, not everyone is invited, only those who are qualified. Positions like director are not enough. Even so, the entire system is still very large.
Minister Niu got a promotion, celebrated his birthday, and invited everyone to a banquet. How could anyone not come? How dare you not come?
Jing's mother was originally a general under Minister Niu, so she had to go. Jing's father was the deputy director of the farm, so he definitely had to go.
Although the Pharmaceutical Association is not under the jurisdiction of Minister Niu, as a friendly department, it also has one invitation quota. Okay, Jingshu will go too.
But what to give as a gift became the biggest worry for Jingshu's family.
Jing Ma has been through so many years and is very familiar with all the twists and turns. The more this happens, the harder it is to do. She is very melancholy:
"Minister Niu's promotion has vacated the previous position. The entire Ministry of Agriculture is in a state of panic. Other departments are also trying to appoint people to the position. The vinegar brewery next door is even threatening to move out."
At this point, Jing's mother also showed disdain: "Don't you see what position you are in? You want to interfere. Minister Niu has more than a dozen subordinates who are eager to climb up. But recently, I don't know who is doing bad things. Rumors say that I am the most trusted by Minister Niu, and he will be promoted.
The previous position will definitely be handed over to me, and many people have heard it."
A few years ago, Jing's mother might have been secretly proud of herself, but now, with her old tricks, she pointed her finger and cursed: "If you let me know who spread the rumor, I will definitely bring that person down! Especially in times like this, I really want to skin that person alive!"
Minister Niu trusts her. The good relationship between the two families is inseparable from Sister Niu. After all, all the gifts given by the Jing family during the holidays are sent to Sister Niu, who loves her so much.
Minister Niu is a good person and a good handler of affairs. He prefers Jing Ma, who is good at both handling affairs and being a good person. Therefore, Minister Niu actually secretly told Jing Ma that the position could be reserved for her.
"If I send something too good, it'll be too eye-catching. We're about to move, which isn't good, and it won't be good to draw attention to it either. If I send something ordinary... that's really not acceptable given our relationship, and it will make outsiders look down on me."
Regardless of how many people there are in China, whether it's a birthday party or a promotion banquet, the custom is to exchange gifts. Reciprocity is a habit. How can you bring a mouth when you go to a banquet? Even in this apocalyptic world, it's not allowed. Therefore, gift giving is very particular.
Jingshu frowned, but asked, "Mom, I feel that this banquet is not simple."
Jing's father laughed at the side. "My daughter, this banquet must be extraordinary. Who is Minister Niu? He hasn't had any evidence against him in all these years. How could he have held such a banquet normally? No one has held such a high-profile banquet since this year. Minister Niu is the first one to do so. Many people say that Minister Niu has become arrogant."
Is it possible that Minister Niu will become inflated?
Jing's mother shook her head: "So, this meeting may have been approved by the higher-ups."
Jingshu also found it odd. The higher-ups approved a grand banquet? Openly accepting gifts? This was something officials were forbidden to do.
"But even if it's approved by the higher-ups, I guess everyone's gifts won't be cheap. We're all in the same circle. If we don't give cheap gifts, we won't be able to embarrass them, and if we give too much, it will have a bad impact."
What a coincidence, during this turmoil just before the migration, Jingshu felt that the banquet hosted by Minister Niu must have other meanings, perhaps it was about the migration?
If this matter was left to Jun Bao, the man in power, what would he do with it? Jing Shu always felt that it was not that simple. There was a vague clue as to what they were plotting, but she could not grasp it.
"So this time when giving gifts, there must be no mistakes."
"It can't be something too good or too expensive, nor can it be something light and embarrassing. It has to touch the heart of Minister Niu."
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