Chapter 170
Ye Manzhi spoke into the microphone and first introduced the specific content of the "Angang Constitution" in detail.
After ensuring everyone understood, she continued, "The Angang Constitution was drafted by the Chairman himself. Its core content is 'two participations, one reform, and three combinations.' I'm sure everyone here is familiar with the Angang Constitution."
Even if you are not familiar with it, you can get a general understanding of the situation after listening to her previous introduction.
"The Anshan Constitution is a set of enterprise management practices. Those who haven't tried it may be skeptical of what I'm saying. Given the arduous production tasks and severe shortage of production equipment, can simply implementing the Anshan Constitution really create miracles?"
Some business leaders in the audience nodded secretly.
Management experience is relatively subjective, and the results of implementing the "Angang Constitution" in each factory are different.
The biggest problem facing the food factory is insufficient equipment, which cannot be solved by simply changing the management style.
"When I proposed implementing the 'Anshan Constitution' at the factory, many colleagues were skeptical, myself included. In fact, I wasn't entirely sure. After all, this new approach had never been used before, and no one could guarantee its effectiveness."
"But what a difficult situation we faced at the time! The equipment was insufficient, the task was arduous, and most importantly, morale was low. Many people felt that the canning factory was hopeless and that the task could not be completed at all!"
"Faced with the difficulties faced by canning shops, many business leaders resort to working overtime to boost production and maximize the utilization of their three semi-finished canning equipment. Our factory is no exception. Our canning shop workers work in three eight-hour shifts, and except for routine maintenance, all equipment operates 24 hours a day."
"However, after a month of continuous operation, we regretfully discovered that, given the labor productivity at the time, even if we worked overtime to catch up, it would be difficult to complete the 2,650-ton production target by the end of the year. Canned food production is seasonal, and after November each year, there is a shortage of fruits and vegetables. Even if the workshop was willing to work overtime, there wouldn't be enough raw materials."
"If we want to complete the 2,650-ton production target, we must make good use of the six months from May to October and maximize output value during the peak production season to share the pressure in the last two months of the year."
Ye Manzhi sighed and said, "As I said earlier, the canning workshop operates 24 hours a day, and the equipment has been used to its limit. How can we increase the output value further?"
Many comrades in the audience listened attentively and could not help but nod their heads.
Yes, the hardware conditions are there, and it is useless even if we urge workers to work overtime.
Ye Manzhi smiled and said, "Comrade Chairman taught us that in all practical work of our Party, all correct leadership must come from the masses and go to the masses. And what is the greatest feature of the Anshan Constitution? It combines "two participations, one reform, and three elements"—it can fully mobilize the enthusiasm of the masses and encourage them to make subjective efforts! Therefore, after discussion and decision by the factory Party Committee, we will first use the canning workshop as a pilot to implement the Anshan Constitution there!"
"So, back to the original question, is the Anshan Constitution really effective?" Ye Manyi said firmly, "The answer is yes. The Anshan Constitution has been very effective!"
"Canned food production is a labor-intensive industry, employing a large number of workers and involving numerous production stages. Our factory has one empty can workshop and four filled can workshops. From the arrival of raw materials to the storage of finished products, there are a total of 37 production stages, involving 58 teams of all sizes!"
"So many people and so many production links form a huge machine that operates continuously. If there is a problem in any link, the entire machine will be affected."
"The use of the Anshan Iron and Steel Constitution to deal with this complex production operation is very effective!"
"Let me give you a typical example. The vacuum canning machine in our filling workshop is imported from abroad and is currently the most advanced production equipment in the food industry. However, a major problem with this canning machine is that it malfunctions whenever it encounters a substandard can lid. When a malfunction occurs, disassembling and reassembling the machine takes over 20 minutes. While waiting for repairs, all subsequent production processes must be halted, resulting in a significant waste of production time."
"The workshop's previous approach was to treat the problem as it arose, fixing it as it broke down. After all, this was imported equipment from abroad, and it was state-of-the-art. Although everyone complained, they didn't dare touch the machine."
"However, after the implementation of the Anshan Iron and Steel Constitution, all workers in the workshop participated in enterprise management, with each person assigned specific responsibilities. The workshop director assigned two maintenance workers to this can seamer, responsible for disassembling and repairing the machine when it malfunctioned. After only two days on the job, one of the workers boldly suggested that if the factory could completely resolve the can seamer's malfunction, the can seaming team could save at least 40 minutes a day in production!"
Ye Manzhi smiled and said, "In the past, if a workshop wanted to apply for repairs or modifications to imported equipment, they had to submit a report! From the workshop to the department, and then to the factory leadership, it had to be approved at every level! Without the leadership's signature, engineers wouldn't dare to touch the equipment. This phenomenon is not uncommon in factories, right?"
All the factory managers nodded silently.
Imported equipment is expensive, so it is definitely not possible without approval.
"But after the implementation of the Anshan Iron and Steel Constitution, cadres, technicians, and workers were integrated. I went to the canning workshop every week to work. When the workers had a good idea, they reported it directly to the factory leadership. The factory leadership quickly mobilized all the resources in the factory and organized engineers and technicians to diagnose this imported machine."
"In just one week, equipment engineers and workshop workers developed an automatic controller. After installing it on the canning machine, the machine automatically stops when it encounters unqualified can lids. Workers can simply remove the unqualified can lids and continue production!"
Bi Cuihua in the audience was originally quite nervous, but after hearing this, she couldn't help but applaud with the comrades around her.
"After our success with the canning machine, everyone's spirits are high, and the momentum for reform is particularly high!" Ye Manzhi stretched out his hands and counted carefully. "In just two weeks, we established eight systems in the workshop: job responsibility system, quality inspection system, equipment maintenance system, canning industry hygiene system, production safety system, economic accounting system, and warehouse material collection and delivery system!"
"Under the guidance of the factory leaders and workshop directors, everyone conscientiously abides by the workshop rules and regulations, takes the initiative to make suggestions for production, and solves problems in various production links."
Ye Manzhi glanced in the audience toward Niu Enjiu and said with a smile, "To support the implementation of the Anshan Iron and Steel Constitution, our factory Party Committee organized workers in the workshop to study Chairman Mao's works and mobilize their minds. The power of the masses, under the leadership of politics, is immeasurable! The workers then searched for loopholes in every production link and quickly discovered that empty can production was the key. The speed of the empty can workshop's work affects the labor productivity of all workshops."
"The soldering team in the empty can workshop originally only soldered an average of 470 empty cans per person per hour. After researching with experienced technicians, they found several improvements. Now this figure has been raised to 650, ensuring a timely supply of empty cans."
Ye Manzhi also cited several examples of workshop and department reforms.
She paused for a moment and then spoke loudly, "Binjiang No. 1 Food Factory is one of the research bases of the Industrial Economics Department of the Provincial University. After the canning workshop implemented the 'Anshan Constitution,' it became the subject of research by the provincial experts. This year, despite extremely difficult production conditions and arduous tasks, our canning workshop completed the production tasks assigned by the state on time. After long-term research, the provincial experts believe that the 'Anshan Constitution' is quite effective for labor-intensive enterprises with complex production processes!"
"The Anshan Constitution can fully stimulate the subjective initiative of the masses. Its core content, the 'three-in-one' approach, is an extremely superior collective research method! The combination of cadres, technicians, and workers embodies both the Party's leadership and the mass line, and conforms to the spirit of 'walking on two legs'..."
She quickly listed several advantages of the Anshan Constitution.
Finally, she picked up the certificate of honor and award she had just received and said, "The city awarded me the honor of model cadre, but in my heart, this is actually a collective award. Without the leadership and strong support of the factory Party Committee, and without the 637 employees in the canning workshop who worked day and night and gave their all, we would not have been able to complete this arduous task. This also fully demonstrates that as long as we rely on the Party and the masses, there will be no mountains that cannot be climbed, no sesame stalks that cannot be broken, and no..."
As usual, Ye Manzhi raised his voice a little at the end, then walked down the podium to the applause of the audience and returned to the audience seats.
"Director Ye, you said it very well!" Bi Cuihua applauded Director Ye.
She is an accountant in the Finance Department. The reason she was awarded the title of municipal innovation expert this time was because she cooperated with the canning workshop to reform the financial work process.
The "Angang Constitution" has not yet been implemented throughout the factory, but the reform of the Finance Department has been implemented.
She has been following up on the financial work of the workshop, and she knows only too well how difficult it is to complete this year's production tasks!
In order to work overtime to catch up with production, she even worked the night shift in the workshop with Director Ye and slept on the same small bed!
“Haha, it’s all thanks to everyone’s joint efforts!”
Ye Manzhi was so excited that she couldn't help but hug Bi Cuihua, with whom she had struggled together.
This speech included sharing of experience and her true feelings.
Thinking of the difficulties she had gone through over the past six months, she choked up several times on the stage.
Sitting back in the audience, her eyes and nose were still red.
Director Xiaoye wiped the corners of her eyes, and when she looked up, she unexpectedly met Niu Enjiu's gaze.
Ye Manzhi let go of Bi Cuihua and shook hands with Niu Enjiu with red eyes. "Director, the train runs fast because of the locomotive. We have had a very difficult year. The canning workshop was able to complete its tasks thanks to the support of our Party Committee."
After saying that, she sniffed and wiped her tears with her sleeves.
Niu Enjiu: "..."
Looking at Deputy Director Ye who was crying with tears and snot, he was not sure for a moment whether the other party was young and reckless or shrewd and calculating.
When he heard the words "Angang Constitution" from the audience, he felt that he had fallen into a trap!
Of course, calling it a trap is not entirely accurate.
The content of Ye Manzhi's speech was consistent with her application materials for the award.
The city named her a model cadre probably because she vigorously promoted the "Angang Constitution."
Work was busy at the end of the year, and Ye Manzhi's application materials were ridiculously thick, so Niu Enjiu just flipped through them and handed them to the office director.
He had a general idea of the contents of the application materials, but the "Angang Constitution" was nothing new. Many enterprises in the province had implemented the "Angang Constitution", some successfully, and some failed.
Except for the first year, there was overwhelming publicity.
There hasn't been much splash in recent years.
At that time, Niu Enjiu didn't think there was anything special about promoting the "Angang Constitution" in a workshop.
However, after listening to Ye Manzhi's speech, he suddenly realized that the implementation of the "Angang Constitution" by other factories was just icing on the cake to fill management loopholes.
And what about the food factory?
They implemented the "Angang Constitution" under extremely difficult, even harsh, conditions.
Completing a task that everyone thought was difficult and making the impossible possible, doesn’t this reflect the superiority of the "Angang Constitution"?
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After the city-wide cadre meeting, the New Year's Day holiday began.
Niu Enjiu has been thinking about the canning workshop and the "Angang Constitution" these two days.
He also took Ye Manzhi's year-end work summary home and read it carefully.
"Dad, I heard that Deputy Director Ye from your factory made a big splash at the cadre meeting the day before yesterday?"
Niu Enjiu stared at the manuscript in front of him and hummed indifferently in response to his son's question.
Seeing that Lao Niu didn't respond, Comrade Xiao Niu approached him and asked, "So, is the food factory also going to implement the 'Anshan Constitution'?"
Although he doesn't work in the food factory, he is very clear about his father's position in the factory.
Just like at home, what you say is what you say.
If the "Angang Constitution" is really implemented throughout the factory, then Lao Niu's right to speak will be in jeopardy.
Everyone knows that the "Angang Constitution" follows the mass line and is the nemesis of one-man rule.
Niu Enjiu took off his glasses and said, "The canning workshop has implemented the Anshan Constitution, and it's certainly achieved results. However, the factory's decision to have her conduct a pilot program in the canning workshop was just a last-ditch effort. Other workshops are operating well under the current system and regulations, and their output value has increased by 15 percentage points this year. There's no need to force a change in management methods."
"They've already spoken at the city-wide cadre meeting. Given their success, it's absurd for your factory not to implement this approach, right?"
Niu Enjiu remained silent.
The First Food Factory is a provincial-level unit. So what if it shared its experience in front of all the city’s cadres?
After New Year’s Day comes the Spring Festival, and everyone’s attention will soon be diverted.
The "Angang Constitution" can continue to be implemented in the canning workshop, but it is still not mature enough to be promoted throughout the factory.
After the New Year's Day holiday, Niu Enjiu did not mention the topic of "Angang Constitution" in the factory.
Ye Manzhi didn't mention it either, but she privately informed Niu Enjiu in advance that the research team of the Industrial Economics Department of the Provincial University might be publishing a scientific research paper.
I also showed him the final draft of the paper.
After the city-wide cadre meeting, Niu Enjiu was reluctant to let the provincial university publish this kind of paper.
However, he was the director of a food factory, not the president of a provincial university, and he had no right to interfere in other people's work.
No matter how disgusted he was, the other person's paper was published successfully.
Not only was it published in a journal, it also appeared in a newspaper!
On January 10, a report titled "The Party Committee of Binjiang No. 1 Food Factory, in accordance with the spirit of the 'Anshan Constitution' and relying on the broad masses of workers, has effectively strengthened enterprise management" was published on the second page of the provincial newspaper.
An entire page was used to detail the pilot implementation of the "Angang Constitution" in the canning workshop of the food factory.
The provincial newspaper is the official newspaper of the provincial party committee and the propaganda mouthpiece of the party, and is distributed throughout the province.
The weight of this report cannot be compared with Ye Manzhi's speech.
After the story was published in the newspaper, the food factory soon received calls from sister units, who wanted to come to the food factory to learn advanced experience!
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When Ye Manzhi went to the Industrial Bureau for a meeting, Xia Zhuyun left her alone.
"There's been quite a stir in your food factory lately?"
"Haha, it's about promoting the Anshan Constitution. Many companies want to come and visit and learn from it."
Ye Manzhi often came to the department to report on his work, and Xia Zhujun was quite clear about the developments of their factory.
She paused for a moment and said, "If you forcefully implement the Anshan Constitution, it might cause backlash from others."
Ye Manzhi knew she was talking about Niu Enjiu.
Although Niu Enjiu accepted the Anshan Constitution on the surface and even actively received representatives from sister units, he was definitely unwilling to make any big moves in the factory.
Ye Manzhi sometimes felt that he was just looking for trouble. If he was like the other deputy factory directors and followed Lao Niu's path, the food factory would probably develop very well.
However, the current illusion of unity was achieved through the concessions of several deputy factory directors.
When Ye Manzhi and Niu Enjiu are together, they have to always be careful about what they do, for fear that any action will break the current balance.
Moreover, the biggest harm of Niu Enjiu's one-man rule is that everyone usually listens to him, but when something goes wrong he is not the only one responsible.
The other deputy factory directors in charge will have to take the blame with him.
Chen Qian is the most typical victim. Because he was punished twice, he was not included in any of the awards this year.
Ye Manzhi really wants to get along well with the top leader, but there is no construction without destruction. The canning workshop has just achieved results, and she has been awarded the title of model cadre. If she misses this opportunity, she wonders when she will be able to break Niu Enjiu's one-man rule?
Xia Zhujun still admired Xiaoye's performance this time.
Be dormant when you should be dormant, and act when you should act.
Act decisively and without delay.
Many young cadres lack, or dare not, to have such decisiveness.
But she didn't praise him directly. Instead, she sternly reminded him, "Niu Enjiu is the Party Secretary and the factory director. You are his deputy. You must work closely with the top leader. Without his support, you can't do your job well."
Ye Manzhi agreed solemnly.
She has been able to clearly feel the sluggishness in her work these days. There are many tasks that she wants to push forward but cannot, and some departments are not listening to her calls.
Despite this, Director Xiaoye is still satisfied with the current situation.
She has no personal grudge against Lao Niu, just a disagreement at work, so she'll just deal with it accordingly.
After Ye Manzhi returned home, he took out his "Model Cadre" certificate and admired it again.
Under Wu Zhengrong's helpless gaze of "here we go again", the certificate was put into a second layer of plastic cover.
"How about I make a photo frame for you and hang it on the wall?" Wu Zhengrong suggested.
"It's not convenient for me to look at it every day if it's hung on the wall, and besides, our walls are already busy enough."
On the walls of her house are photos of their family of three, individual photos, certificates for her participation in dance competitions, certificates for studying Chairman Mao's works, certificates for the city race, the red flag for crossing the Binjiang River, the little red flower her daughter won in kindergarten, certificates for participating in art performances, and wooden guns for standing guard, etc.
It's quite crowded anyway, so Ye Manzhi doesn't want to hang the certificate of honor on the wall for the time being.
Wu Zhengrong was a little at a loss for words about why she had to laugh in front of the certificate every day. Just as he was about to suggest making a photo frame to put on the table, his accountant Wu lifted the door curtain and ran in like a ball.
"Dad, Mom, hurry up and get ready, our leader is coming to visit us!"
The couple: "::::::"
While Ye Manzhi was still searching for the right words, Wu Zhengrong had already started to mock her, "He's coming, so what do we need to prepare? Do we still need to pave the road with loess and sprinkle clean water on the streets?"
Wu Yuzhuo opened his eyes wide and asked doubtfully, "Shouldn't we treat guests well when they come? You prepared everything when you entertained them!"
"Yes, yes," Ye Manzhi said quickly, "The leader of the children's group is our Youyan's leader and also a good friend. Our family really needs to make some preparations."
Her daughter was only five years old, but Wu Zhengrong had already indiscriminately attacked any boy who appeared around her.
Especially the leader of the children's group named Tao Xueyi!
Captain Tao personally recruited Youyan into the children's group, and he was considered Youyan's mentor.
Ever since Youyan wrote a two-page work summary under the guidance of his great-grandfather, he has been highly valued by the team leader.
Whenever the children's group encountered any major or minor issues, they would call her accountant Wu to discuss them together.
I don't know what you can discuss with a five-year-old kid.
"Baby, when will your leader come?" Ye Manyi asked.
"They can come anytime. Our leader and deputy leader are waiting outside our yard." Wu Yuzhuo asked anxiously, "Mom, are you ready? Can we have the leader come as a guest?"
Hearing that there was a deputy head, Wu Zhengrong's expression softened slightly and he said, "Please come in, guests."
Accountant Xiao Wu hurried out the door and brought in a boy and a girl.
Judging from their height, they are all over 1.5 meters tall, half a body length taller than Accountant Wu.
Comrade Wu Yuzhuo looked like a little dumpling when standing next to others, and had to look up at people when talking.
Wu Zhengrong became more amiable, pushed the oranges on the table to the little guest and said nothing more.
Ye Manzhi always plays the role of a gentle, beautiful and kind classmate's mother, smiling and chatting enthusiastically with the two young group leaders.
However, the child didn't beat around the bush and quickly told her his purpose.
"Director Ye, I heard that you are the director of a food factory. Can our children's group purchase some candied haws from the food factory?"
Hearing him call her Director Ye, Ye Manzhi suppressed a smile and called him "Xueyi Tuanzhang" in return. "Our food factory doesn't produce candied haws. How many do you want to buy? If the quantity is small, you can go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy it."
"We want to buy 48 skewers!" Tao Xueyi answered loudly.
Accountant Wu added, "Mom, this is the New Year's gift from the Children's Group!"
Ye Manzhi and Wu Zhengrong: "::::::"
The children's group has New Year benefits???
The children didn't seem to notice the adults' shock. Their leader, Tao Xueyi, explained, "The commune allocated one mu of land to our children's group. Last year, everyone worked on the land, both planting and harvesting, earning work points. If you work in a rural production team, your work points can be converted into money. But we only sold a little over 40 yuan worth of Guangrong grain last year, and that money had to be saved for seeds, seedlings, and farm tools, so we're not distributing any money. We want to buy each member a string of candied haws before the Lunar New Year!"
The candied haws at the supply and marketing cooperative were not cheap. They heard that Wu Yuzhuo's mother was the director of a food factory, so they came to plead with the director. They wanted to buy some cheap candied haws at the factory price or wholesale price to save some money for the children's group.
Ye Manzhi asked: "Captain Xueyi, when will you distribute the New Year benefits?"
"The sooner the better, but no later than the Spring Festival."
Everyone is looking forward to eating candied haws. Some people even drool when they mention candied haws.
There's no way, the members of the children's group are all at the age of being greedy.
Ye Manzhi pondered for a moment and said, "Captain Xueyi, our factory does not produce candied haws. However, please wait a few days. I will contact them for you and give you a reply within a week."
She treated the young cadres of the children's group seriously, just as if she were communicating with adults.
The young cadres were very happy. They suppressed their smiles and nodded seriously in agreement. They even shook hands with Director Ye before leaving.
Ye Manzhi: “…”
Accountant Wu personally saw the little friend off, then came back skipping and jumping, saying, "Mom, you must help us get some candied haws! I've also participated in the labor, earned work points, and can eat candied haws, too!"
"knew."
Ye Manzhi attached great importance to Accountant Wu's instructions. The next day when she went to work, she strolled to the office of Director Lao Niu with a teacup.
Factory Director Lao Niu unilaterally went into a cold war with her and did not support her work, but Ye Manzhi seemed to be completely unaware of it. She continued to greet him with a smile and visit him every day.
"Director, I want to tell you about our canning factory."
Niu Enjiu nodded calmly without saying anything.
Ye Manzhi didn't need him to respond, and continued, "Before the Spring Festival, the provincial department leaders will come to our factory for research and want to visit the canning workshop, but now is the off-season for canning. We are short of raw materials, and we can't produce canned fruit. After the leaders come, we can't let them see an empty workshop, right?"
“…”
"I think our cannery could develop a sideline business. When there's no work, we can adapt to the season and produce something like candied haws. Candied haws don't require as many raw materials as canned goods, and it gives everyone something to do. Candied haws aren't a planned product, so the profits are also unplanned. The profits can be used as a reserve fund for future equipment purchases."
Niu Enjiu hummed and said businesslike, "Director Ye, your idea is good, but we need white sugar to make candied haws. Where will the extra white sugar come from?"
"Haha, didn't the soda workshop borrow sugar from the candy workshop last time? I remember never returning it. The amount of sugar used in candied haws isn't that large, so we might as well borrow some from the soda workshop this time."
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