Chapter 49 Yang Weiguo



The Party Committee meeting was chaired by Li Jianguo, member of the county party committee and secretary of the Honghua Township Party Committee, and the meeting included two items.

"Today is the 27th day of the 12th lunar month. According to the requirements of our superiors, the 29th day of the 12th lunar month is the Spring Festival holiday. We will hold a Party Committee meeting to discuss the relevant work. First, Sun Zongyuan will report on the situation of Zhenxing Road and related matters."

"Based on the annual work plan determined by the previous People's Congress, I took the lead in making preliminary planning, design, calculations and division of labor preparations for the planned Zhenxing Road. The first phase of Zhenxing Road is 7,156 meters long and has a designed width of 18 meters. After the ground is leveled, potato stones are laid on it, and then the joints are filled with river sand. Finally, 15-centimeter concrete is poured on the road surface. The estimated cost is 1.54 million yuan." Sun Zongyuan took a sip of water and continued his report.

"The construction was divided into two phases. The first phase involved leveling the road surface and laying the potato stones. This phase was assigned to each village and household according to the workload, and was completed using ten voluntary workers stipulated by the higher authorities. To motivate the masses, a subsidy of 2 yuan per day was distributed by the village to the masses. This phase cost approximately 500,000 yuan. The second phase involved filling and compacting river sand until the cement concrete was paved. This phase was divided into six work areas, and the project payment was settled based on the actual workload and quality. The budget for this phase was 900,000 yuan. As for the bridge and culvert work, the township engineering team was responsible for the construction, with a budget of approximately 100,000 yuan."

"The second topic of my report is the plan to distribute work tasks to the work areas and villages at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. Since the area through which Zhenxing Road passes is relatively flat and there is a lot of limestone on both sides, some people may take advantage of the favorable Spring Festival period to start construction early. Therefore, on-site supervision and guidance by supervisors and technical personnel are necessary. Therefore, it is proposed that township cadres willing to work overtime during the holidays be given a subsidy of 3 yuan each. After the eighth day of the first lunar month, no subsidy will be given for normal work. Another issue is that our township still has some funds left over from last year's fiscal year. We plan to fully subsidize our township cadres and teachers who did not receive township subsidies from 1984 and 1985. The Finance Office has calculated that the expenditure will be RMB 10,000. Temporary personnel will receive an additional subsidy of 5 yuan per month. Police stations, courts, tax offices, hospitals and other departments will receive subsidies of 1,000-5,000 yuan depending on the number of staff. My report is complete. Please consider it!"

"Party committee members, please express your opinions."

"I fully agree with Zong Yuan's two suggestions. We can assign tasks to Zhenxing Road and let the masses do the construction on their own initiative so that they can have a meaningful Spring Festival. They can earn 20 yuan after working for ten days, which can be regarded as a New Year's red envelope given to the masses by our Party Committee and government. Township cadres can also get some subsidies if they voluntarily work overtime, so they can buy some meat and drink some wine when they are tired. Regarding the issue of distributing two years of township subsidies, the township did not collect the education surcharges from the masses last year, and we still have some surplus funds to distribute to cadres and teachers. We also want the majority of cadres and teachers to enjoy the dividends brought by development. If the work is good in 1986, our finances will definitely grow, and we can also make up for the subjects that have not been distributed. In this way, the cadres at all levels will be more motivated and the work will be better and better!" Township head Zhao usually speaks last, but he was the first to speak today and brought the tone of the entire meeting.

"agree!"

“Completely agree on both topics!”

"agree!"

"I also agree with Zong Yuan's two proposals. The meeting unanimously passed two agenda items. The Finance Office, Zong Yuan and Mayor Zhao are requested to distribute the subsidies to the comrades as soon as possible according to the opinions studied by the Party Committee. As for the division of tasks for Zhenxing Road, we will divide it on the spot at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. The Party and Government Office will notify the work area to issue a notice. Cadres who want to work overtime will be responsible for voluntary registration by section-level cadres and the work will be summarized by Sun Zongyuan to be distributed to each village. The deadline is 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon!" Li Jianguo said finally.

"Village Chief Zhao will arrange the work related to the Spring Festival."

Township Head Zhao:

“Safety production work...

Institutional fertility...

Social security...

Integrity...

..."

The meeting ended at five o'clock. It was getting dark when the meeting ended, and everyone hurried home on their bicycles after work.

After dinner at 6:30, Li Ning came to inform him that his father wanted to see him.

The middle school had been on vacation for a long time, and these past two days, the brother and sister came to him for tutoring in the evenings when they had problems with their homework.

When we arrived at Secretary Li Jianguo's home, we found another guest. Li Jianguo introduced:

"This is my comrade Yang Weiguo, who used to be my soldier. This is Sun Zongyuan, who is now my soldier!"

The three of them sat down to talk. Aunt Song made a pot of jasmine tea and poured a cup in front of each of them. The fragrance of the tea filled the air, especially drinking a cup of hot tea in the cold winter, which made every pore of the body feel comfortable and warm.

Sun Zongyuan briefly introduced the situation of his meat processing plant, and Yang Weiguo also introduced his own situation.

After Yang Weiguo won two third-class merits on the front line, he was admitted to the command major of the Army Command College. After graduation, he was assigned to a company and gradually promoted to deputy battalion commander. Due to disarmament, he was transferred to a meat processing plant in a county in Lin Province as the director. With the unyielding spirit of a soldier cultivated in the army, after three years of hard study and training, he became very familiar with the production technology and management of the meat processing plant. Because he found out that the brother-in-law of a county leader was colluding with others to sell the factory's products privately, he resolutely fired him. Unexpectedly, the leader continued to retaliate against him and the meat processing plant in the county. Although he struggled, it was of no avail. A good factory was basically on the verge of bankruptcy. He also wanted to escape from this sad place and return to his hometown to work. After all, his wife and children were still living separately in his hometown in the past few years.

"Brother Yang, if you don't mind, come to my processing plant. You'll continue to be at the helm, with a monthly salary of 300 yuan and a year-end bonus calculated at 0.5% of the profits. Construction will be completed in the first half of this year, and production will begin in the second half!"

"Weiguo, I'm very familiar with both of you. You're both ambitious and open-minded. Come and help Zongyuan. I have a feeling your career will be very big in the future! I'm optimistic about you!"

"Since you have recognized me, Zong Yuan, then I will give myself to you, Zong Yuan. I will follow your lead and build something great together!"

The two people held hands tightly, and their career connected them together.

Secretary Li Jianguo asked Aunt Song to prepare a few more dishes, and the three of them set up the wine table again. They reminisced about the past and imagined the future together, and each of them drank seven or eight taels of wine.

Before leaving, Sun Zongyuan asked Yang Weiguo to complete the formalities after the Spring Festival and come to Sun Zongyuan to report to work before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Yang Weiguo readily agreed.

The heads of Qianhe Food Factory, feed factory, pig farm, Yuanda Food Factory and Yuanda Meat Products Factory are all in place, and all work is being actively promoted. Sun Zongyuan can sleep well this year.

At night, Yang Weiguo slept at Secretary Li Jianguo's house. The two of them hadn't seen each other for many years, and they chatted until midnight. If Li Jianguo didn't have to go to work tomorrow, he probably wouldn't have fallen asleep tonight.

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