Office of the head of the logistics department of the steel rolling mill.
"Director Li, this is Xu Damao, the newly appointed head of the Transportation Department. He was previously the head of the Personnel Department of the First Branch Factory. He is a young and energetic comrade."
Today, Meng Jian, the head of the Cadre Section, brought Xu Damao to the Logistics Department to report for duty.
Coincidentally, the current head of the logistics department, Li Wenming, also shares the same surname, Li. He and Li Xuewu took office around the same time, leading others to say that the logistics department is a place where "Lis come and go." Of course, the two are not related at all, and in fact, they don't think much of each other.
“Comrade Xu Damao, I know him, no need for introductions. Xiao Meng, just send the person over, I'll handle the rest. You can go back now.”
Li Wenming speaks in a very interesting way, directly and without beating around the bush, which is probably because he is a former military officer.
"Xiao Xu, to be honest, I'm not satisfied with your position as section chief." Li Wenming said, and with his first words, he drew his knife.
“The drivers in our transportation section are all seasoned veterans, each one of them is self-righteous and disobedient, so the atmosphere isn’t very good. Before, I thought of finding someone who had served in the military to be the section chief so that he could properly discipline these people.”
However, since the organization has appointed you as section chief, I will resolutely obey. I hope you won't let me down and can properly rectify these bad practices in the transportation section. Let me make this clear in advance: if you don't perform well, I will talk to the factory leaders and have you fired. If you do well, I will also recommend you for commendation.
Before even taking office, his boss gave him a hard time.
Next, Ding Xiaoyu, the head of the Comprehensive Section of the Logistics Department, took Xu Damao to visit two deputy directors. One of the deputy directors was Xue Feixing, who was in charge of departments such as procurement, infrastructure, canteen, and guesthouse. He was lukewarm towards Xu Damao.
Another was Gao Jin, Xu Damao's former superior. After more than ten years as a section chief, Gao Jin had finally become a deputy director, and in the seemingly good logistics department at that. He should have been happy. However, the deputy director's power came from the departments he was in charge of. The better departments were all under Xue Feixing's jurisdiction, and Gao Jin could only manage the rest.
Gao Jin is currently in charge of the Property Management Department (equivalent to property management in later times), Housing Management Department, Transportation Department, etc., which are definitely departments that nobody wants. Property management is basically sweeping the streets, specifically managing the sanitation of the factory area, and doing repairs. There is no power, just a lot of work to do.
The Housing Management Department may seem to have the power to allocate housing, but for such a major item as housing, the allocation is always decided by the leadership. Moreover, the head of the Housing Management Department reports directly to the factory director, deputy factory director, and department head; Gao Jin simply informs them of the result.
The next one is the Transportation Department. The Transportation Department is where the most seasoned steel rolling workers are. Not to mention a deputy director, even the director's word doesn't carry weight.
As soon as Xu Damao returned, he and Wang Minzhi visited Gao Jin's home to get a preliminary understanding of the current situation of the Logistics Department, including the Transportation Section.
"Da Mao, I have faith in your abilities. Go ahead and do it. If you need anything, just tell me. I'll solve it for you right away if I can, and if I can't, find the director."
Gao Jin, who had just arrived as a deputy director, felt much more at ease after Xu Damao came over.
“Come on, I’ll take you to the transportation department to report for duty,” Gao Jin said.
Gao Jin was showing his support for Xu Damao. As the leader in charge, bringing Xu Damao along made it seem like he valued him.
The transportation department isn't in the administration building, but rather next to the parking lot on the west side of the factory area. All the factory's trucks are parked there, and a row of small bungalows next to it serves as the drivers' rest area and the transportation department's offices.
The transportation department currently has one section chief and one deputy section chief. It also has several subordinate departments.
These are the General Office and the Office of General Affairs, which are responsible for handling written materials and expense reimbursements; they are essentially the same as the General Office.
The dispatching room is the busiest department, responsible for rationally allocating vehicles based on the factory's production plan and product characteristics. It is also the brain of the transportation department.
The fleet is responsible for driver management and vehicle allocation. Drivers receive regular training and are dispatched according to the dispatch center's requirements.
The loading and unloading team is responsible for assembling vehicles. Due to the special nature of the steel rolling mill, loading many goods requires special tools and skilled workers, so there are more than a dozen loading and unloading workers here, responsible for the use of specialized tools, such as forklifts.
The auto repair team, as the name suggests, is responsible for repairing cars. They are all top-notch people of this era, able to keep even the cars with confiscated license plates still hauling goods.
"Let me introduce you. This is Xu Damao, our new head of the Transportation Department. I hope that under Comrade Xu Damao's leadership, everyone will do a better job in the Transportation Department and make the leaders and colleagues even more satisfied."
In the transportation department's parking lot, Gao Jin introduced Xu Damao to everyone in the transportation department who was at home.
"Hello everyone, I'm Xu Damao. Many of you are old acquaintances and good friends of mine. I won't say much else, just let's work together to do a good job and satisfy Director Gao." Xu Damao's speech was concise and to the point.
Whether Xu Damao was a projectionist before or later at the No. 1 factory, he frequently interacted with the drivers in the transportation department, and some of them he had quite good relationships with. Of course, back then there was no conflict of interest, and Xu Damao was mostly the one asking for favors. Now the relationships are reversed, and we'll have to see how things develop in the future.
"This is Deputy Section Chief Peng Shitou. He's a veteran driver. While you were away, Section Chief Peng managed the entire transportation section very well, rarely giving me any trouble," Gao Jin introduced, but his words carried a hidden meaning, as if to say, "You never report to me!"
Peng Shitou was previously a driver for a high-ranking leader. Before the leader retired, he was assigned to the transportation department as deputy head. He originally thought that after overseeing the work for quite some time, his superiors would give him a permanent position, but unexpectedly, at least Xu Damao was transferred to his position.
If it were anyone else, it would be one thing, but having Xu Damao as his superior made Peng Shitou very uncomfortable. Previously, every time Xu Damao drove Li Xuewu's car back to the main factory, he would have the factory's auto repair team perform maintenance.
Back then, Xu Damao addressed him as "brother," always offering cigarettes and small gifts, making Section Chief Peng very comfortable. But in the blink of an eye, that person became his superior. Most people couldn't adjust to that mindset, especially someone like Peng Shitou who had been fawned over since he was a driver for his superiors.
"Hello, Section Chief Xu. Don't worry, Director Gao, I'm already familiar with Section Chief Xu, and we'll have no problem cooperating now." Peng Shitou hadn't adjusted his mindset and directly used the same address he had used for Xu Damao before.
"Hello, Lao Peng," Xu Damao replied with a smile.
Gao Jin noticed something was off about the two men, but trusted Xu Damao to handle it. After getting to know the others, he left on his own.
"Clap clap clap," Xu Damao clapped his hands as he saw many people preparing to leave.
"Everyone else go back first. Team leaders and above, stay and have a meeting in my office." After saying that, Xu Damao went directly to the section chief's office.
This was the power of the section chief, and it marked the beginning of Xu Damao's true control over the transportation section.
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