Chapter 261 So satisfying! Absolutely so satisfying!
Textile factory reform? Should the canteen be reformed first?
Many people couldn't understand it, but Liu Manfu, the former deputy factory director, stiffened.
He thought to himself: I thought this female factory director would be easy to deal with, but who knew she would strike at his weak point and "kill the chicken to scare the monkey" right away, putting him in a difficult position.
The canteen at Shangpu Textile Factory was a microcosm of the entire factory's ecosystem. Ordinary employees ate simple, watery soup in the large kitchen, with boiled vegetables that were almost devoid of oil. Even the so-called "meat dish," stir-fried radish with pork slices, required careful selection to find even a trace of meat.
Meanwhile, some of the textile factory's "leaders" had special meals prepared for them every day in the canteen's private rooms, with all sorts of dishes fried, stir-fried, and braised, filling the air with their aroma.
One of the factory workers asked, "Why is the soup in the canteen so bland and watery?"
The reply was: "The factory is in bad shape right now, and we can't even pay wages. This is the most difficult time for the factory. Aren't you going to suffer with the factory? Do you want to be capitalist lords?"
In reality, most of the canteen staff were promoted through nepotism. Many were distant relatives of Liu Manfu and some of the leaders. The purchasing, inspection, and cooking staff were all their own people. They skimmed off the staff's food expenses and made a fortune in private.
As the saying goes, the factories and workers are impoverished, while the pockets of the producers are fat.
The canteen, a place brimming with lucrative opportunities, is a prime battleground for corruption.
In the final days of feudal dynasties, the imperial kitchen became extremely corrupt. It was said that the emperor ate 180 dishes per meal, but in reality, the imperial kitchen served 108 dishes, 88 of which were spoiled.
Yesterday it was the same dish, and today it's the same dish. As long as it doesn't smell awful, you can serve it every day.
But the accounts aren't calculated that way. Every day, new dishes are made and there are huge expenses. Who gets all of these expenses?
In places like the kitchen, unless there are surveillance cameras and photos in the future, it will be impossible to find anything when checking the accounts.
They say it's been consumed, that it's been eaten, how can I check?
"Reform the canteen?" Wang Youyou, the leader of the educated youth, was stunned for a moment. Then, noticing Liu Manfu's expression, his eyes suddenly lit up. What the young workers wanted was "welfare benefits".
The factory canteens nowadays are worse than pig swill!
Factory canteens should be a benefit for workers.
Wang Youyou now secretly looked forward to the results of the new factory director's reforms.
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Qin Xiangxiang didn't think that much. She was mainly concerned about her own appetite. She was picky and hated the unpalatable food in the workers' canteen. Food is the most important thing for people. How could she not eat well?
The first problem to be solved must be the cafeteria!
The sudden inspection created an incredibly tense atmosphere in the cafeteria at lunchtime. The usually pampered chefs, who prepared delicious braised pork, were surprisingly good in color, aroma, and taste. However, the vegetables served daily by the main kitchen, especially the greens, were incredibly greasy and yellowish.
Qin Xiangxiang: "Does the factory use this much oil to stir-fry vegetables on a regular basis?"
A worker in the crowd replied, "That's for the leaders to have special meals prepared for them!"
"The vegetables we ordinary workers eat are so clean you can't find a single drop of oil in them!"
Besides these two chefs who cook in the private kitchen, the main kitchen staff are people with connections, and the food they make is either too salty, burnt, or undercooked!
Qin Xiangxiang frowned. She didn't even want to taste it. "The workers at Shangpu Textile Factory have worked so hard. They used to live in dire straits."
As soon as she said that, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted:
"Director Qin is wise!"
"The food in the cafeteria is absolutely awful! It's worse than pig slop!"
"I never experienced such hardship when I was sent to the countryside!"
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"With cooking skills like this, they're not qualified to be cafeteria chefs. All of them should be reassigned. If they're not capable, they should become handymen, clean toilets, or unclog sewers!"
"The factory director is wise! The factory director is wise!"
Qin Xiangxiang: "..." She could feel the strong resentment of the employees. If it were her, eating these dishes every day while the leaders ate special meals, she would probably be full of resentment too.
Even if you're serving lots of meat, shouldn't you at least give the ordinary workers some soup?
At this moment, the workers' atmosphere was stirred up. Before, everyone thought that this new factory manager was young and beautiful, but probably not very capable. But as soon as she arrived, she started to take action! Every move was precise!
This is absolutely gratifying!
Even though the factory workers haven't received any benefits yet, it's really gratifying to see those pork butchers who used to line their own pockets and eat their fill of gluttony being dealt with!
Putting everything else aside, I feel great!
Factory Director Qin is brilliant!
Standing to the side, Liu Manfu's cheeks were burning hot, and he was truly furious. This Qin Xiangxiang, this woman... is poisonous! Nothing is more poisonous than a woman's heart!
With a slight smile, they'll stab you in the back.
Qin Xiangxiang's evaluation continued, and it was the turn of a man surnamed Ma, a master chef who was usually ostracized and only responsible for chopping vegetables. His cooking was simple - he only used oil and salt to stir-fry green vegetables, and his heat control was extremely precise, resulting in bright green and crisp vegetables.
His braised pork was bright in color, tender and not greasy, making it a feast for the eyes.
Qin Xiangxiang tasted it and found that the braised pork made by this guy was even better than that made by the chef at Xiaozhao.
It seems that talent has been buried.
"You, Chef Ma, will stay. You'll be the head chef from now on."
Master Ma, who had been sidelined for many years, never expected the new factory manager to be so agreeable. His heart pounded; could it be that his day of reckoning had finally arrived?
"As for you—" Qin Xiangxiang pointed to the chefs and other people with connections, "You all go to the logistics department and be assigned to be general laborers, taking turns cleaning the toilets. I want to see the factory toilets cleaner than the canteen in the future!"
"If our old factory is to be revitalized, we must pay attention to hygiene!"
Qin Xiangxiang said, "Among the workers, who else has good cooking skills? They can volunteer. The canteen is short of cooks right now, so employees' families can actively sign up to work in the canteen. Everyone can taste the food together in the canteen, and those with good skills can stay and work in the canteen!"
"Factory manager, I... I'll give it a try!"
"Factory manager, Mrs. Zhou is good!"
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In just the time it takes to eat a meal, the canteen's management team was completely reshuffled, and the parasites who had been entrenched in the canteen for many years were uprooted and put to good use.
Qin Xiangxiang inexplicably won the first battle.
"I just wanted to eat well, but I didn't expect the workers to get so excited. They were working with such enthusiasm and energy, all shouting 'The factory manager is brilliant!' You didn't see that scene..."
Back home, Qin Xiangxiang whispered in her ear to her strategist Li Jianzhi, still stunned by what had happened that day.
It should be noted that even though the workers at Feiyan Textile Factory were blindly praising her, the atmosphere was still relatively normal.
The workers at the Shangpu Textile Factory, despite it being only their first day meeting her, were already in a frenzy.
It's a bit scary.
Li Jianzhi: "This is exactly like 'Kangxi's Private Visits.' Qin Xiangxiang, such an upright and just official, has come to the factory to stand up for the oppressed workers. Do you think they wouldn't be excited?"
Commander Li sat on the bed, looking at his wife, who seemed "out of sorts," "clueless," yet subtly enigmatic, and a subtle jealousy welled up within him.
What kind of "feel-good novel script" is his wife Qin Xiangxiang following?
Just like Emperor Kangxi's incognito visits, he could act as an upright official for the people, which was incredibly enjoyable and allowed him to punish corrupt officials and parasites.
Holy crap, this is so awesome!
Qin Xiangxiang said, "I only made some changes to the cafeteria. After all, my own meals are the most important thing. I didn't expect it to cause such a big reaction. Isn't this a textile factory?"
"Food is the first necessity of the people!"
Li Jianzhi held his wife's hand and said, "I don't know if you're faking it or if you're just being wise."
"Now that you've won the first game, you not only need to press your advantage, but also defend your core position. You can't let the corrupt forces in the factory make a comeback. They will definitely cause you trouble, so you have to be careful."
Li Jianzhi: "I'll call my old comrade-in-arms and ask him to transfer a few reliable veterans to your factory. Make sure the security patrols are done well. Also, you need to make sure they don't mix dirty things into the canteen."
"To gain the trust of the workers, it's best to ensure that the accounts are transparent."
Qin Xiangxiang: "The accounting data is public? That's easy."
Li Jianzhi: "?"
"Aunt Pan is a big mouth and a shrewd one. From now on, all the logistics and sales in the factory, all the purchase orders and sales receipts, should be reviewed by Aunt Pan, the big catfish. Make sure to get a copy for her so she can supervise and make a big fuss about it."
“If the accounts don’t match, let her make a scene. That’s what she loves to do.”
Li Jianzhi: "...You, you really know how to find talent and make the most of their strengths."
"I'll have Aunt Pan keep an eye on the kitchen and get all the gossip and connections for me. I'll sit in my office drinking tea and eating melon seeds while she explains the relationships."
"She knows all about these gossipy relatives and neighbors best. Others might get those family relationships wrong, but she never does."
The next day, Qin Xiangxiang called Assistant He: "Have Qian Meiying borrow a cargo ship and send pickles, seafood balls, pork sausages, dried fish... all at cost price to the branch factory."
Cheap seaweed, laver, dried fish, and other ingredients shipped from the islands will become essential for enhancing the flavor of soups in the Feiyan No. 2 Factory canteen.
Since the Shangpu Textile Factory is located in the city, it cannot grow its own vegetables. The problem of fresh vegetables also needs to be solved. Qin Xiangxiang asked Aunt Pan to introduce an old friend who is good at interpersonal relationships to establish contact with several communes in the suburbs of Shanghai and purchase fresh seasonal vegetables directly from the communes.
In addition, we should make use of the existing conditions of the second factory, such as the waste heat from the boiler, to sprout beans and make tofu.
"From now on, don't throw away pork bones; use them to make soup base."
"Every chef in the kitchen must learn to use bean sprouts to make soup."
"The radish peel is pickled using Qian Meiying's original pickling method, making it a refreshing side dish."
"The lack of pork is a problem. Try mixing a small amount of soybean pulp with minced meat and frying it into soybean pulp balls..."
In short, make use of everything available to provide the second factory canteen with the best possible quality at the lowest possible cost.
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