"Hello, Secretary Liu, I'm Xiao Jiang from the Xiaojing Non-staple Food Processing Factory!"
Jiang Wanyue walked into the office with an enthusiastic look on her face, bent slightly, and shook hands with Secretary Liu.
Secretary Liu stood up from his chair, stretched out his hand and shook hers. "I didn't expect Director Jiang to be so young. Young people today are really amazing. They have accomplished such a big thing. Xiao Ji, you are really lucky to be able to be the secretary of Hongqi Commune."
Secretary Ji really felt that he had found a treasure.
Other secretaries may work hard for many years but may not be able to get electricity to the commune.
As for him, he was able to achieve this political achievement in his first year here, which can be said to be something he got for free.
Secretary Liu pushed a newspaper over and said, "Guangcheng Daily has specially reported on your factory, saying that your factory dares to be the first, is brave in innovation, and has accumulated a lot of experience... Let grassroots units across the country learn more from you. I guess our provincial newspaper will soon want to interview you."
Jiang Wanyue smiled and said, "It's my honor."
She knew that Secretary Liu would definitely have something else to say.
Sure enough, the other party sat up straight and said, "I heard that your factory is recruiting people recently. There should be two or three hundred employees. There are not many factories of this size in the county. The factory is big, and all aspects should be formalized, so that people outside will not always say that it is a makeshift team. Director Jiang, do you think this is the case?"
Jiang Wanyue smiled: "What Secretary Liu said is right. I will strengthen the management in this area. I wonder if Secretary Liu has any good suggestions?"
"Such a large factory has met the requirements for establishing a branch." Secretary Liu tapped the table with his finger. "Establishing a branch at the grassroots level requires complicated procedures and many documents. We still need professionals to do it. How about this, I will assign someone from the county to go to the grassroots to assist you. After the branch is established, we will decide who will be the secretary."
Jiang Wanyue's smile widened.
It turns out it was for this purpose.
The position of factory director sounds like the most powerful one. In fact, if there is a branch, the branch secretary has more power and even has the right to appoint and dismiss the factory director.
It is obvious that Secretary Liu wants to arrange his own people to be the secretary of the processing plant and then sideline her as the factory director, which is tantamount to seizing power.
Secretary Ji just wanted to take advantage of her, but Secretary Liu actually wanted to take the whole thing away.
She smiled and said, "I am really too young. I didn't expect to establish a branch. The establishment of a branch in our factory can be said to be a milestone event. The last time I went to the provincial capital, I met Secretary Qu. The secretary also asked me about the next arrangements for the factory. It's a good opportunity to tell Secretary Qu this good news."
Secretary Liu looked incredulous: "You also know Secretary Qu?"
He had only seen Secretary Qu, the top official of Hubei Province, on the news. Did this young woman even talk to Secretary Qu?
Secretary Qu is a busy man with a lot of things to do every day, but he actually cares about the development of a village-run factory?
Jiang Wanyue didn't feel guilty at all when she told lies. Anyway, it was impossible for Secretary Liu to confront Secretary Qu. Besides, she had already started a conversation with Secretary Qu.
She nodded. "After the hybrid rice project was successful, Secretary Qu came to inspect our brigade. We met by chance. Secretary Qu was very interested in the development of our processing plant, so he asked about it."
Secretary Ji was not a fool. He naturally understood the hidden meaning behind the conversation. He said at the right time, "A while ago, Secretary Qu's secretary called the commune and asked Director Jiang to answer the phone. We talked for a long time."
Secretary Liu was speechless.
Because the news about Secretary Qu going to the countryside was reported in the newspaper, he had read the report.
Director Jiang, this guy in front of him, can even get on a conversation with Secretary Qu. If he suddenly sets up a branch to sideline Director Jiang, what if Secretary Qu finds out... Director Jiang is young and may not understand the twists and turns, but Secretary Qu can see at a glance what he has done.
He shuddered, and instantly changed his mind, saying with a smile: "Director Jiang is really a talented person. I think it would be best for Director Jiang to be the branch secretary."
Jiang Wanyue finally understood what it meant that a higher-ranking official could crush someone to death.
The provincial party secretary is several levels higher than the county party secretary. Just by mentioning his name, she made Secretary Liu give up his plans.
She said, "I have only been a deputy branch secretary in the brigade, and I don't really know how to be a secretary. There are a lot of things to do in the factory right now. I think it would be more meaningful to set up a branch after the number of employees in the factory exceeds 1,000. Secretary, what do you think?"
Secretary Liu had a lot of plans in mind, but after hearing Secretary Qu's name, he didn't dare to have any ideas anymore and nodded, "I think it's okay."
"Oh, there's one more thing. I need to report it to the secretary in advance." Jiang Wanyue sighed. "This summer, Secretary Ji and I mentioned that by the end of the year our commune would have electricity, and our factory would pay for it. But... plans can't keep up with changes. Now that the factory is expanding, we need money everywhere, so the electricity issue can only be postponed..."
Secretary Liu was stunned for a moment: "Power on?"
He had been at the grassroots level before, and not a single brigade in the entire county had access to electricity. It could be said that there was no plan to provide electricity at all. At least within the five-year plan, the issue of electrification could not be put on the agenda because the cost was too high. The county could not afford it, the city would not pay, and the province was even less likely to spend money on the grassroots because the rate of return was too low.
"Yes, it's about electricity." Jiang Wanyue said, "Our factory needs to contact customers, and it's too troublesome to always go to the commune, so I want to provide electricity, but the cost is too high, 500,000 yuan, which is too much for our factory to afford. I discussed it with Secretary Ji and decided to wait until the end of 1976... oh no, let's talk about electricity in 1977 or 1978."
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