Chapter 97
The loudspeaker in the village started to sound, and the sound traveled far away. Even people working outside the village could hear it clearly if they concentrated a little.
This time, Zhang Baosheng was quite polite in his broadcast. He did not directly curse on the street with a loud speaker. Instead, he suppressed his anger and tactfully reminded that if anyone took it or if any child took it out to play mischievously, they should immediately return it to the processing workshop.
After broadcasting three times in a row, Zhang Baosheng turned off the power and reached for the microphone, wanting to report to the commune. He hesitated, lit his pipe and took two puffs, then thought, "Let's wait and see. If there's no news at noon, I'll broadcast again. Once I'm sure it's really been stolen, I'll report to the leadership."
Zhou Jiani and the others hadn't left yet, still writing up rules and regulations and self-criticisms. She looked up and said, "Captain, whether that basket was taken by a mischievous child or stolen by someone with ulterior motives, we must add a digital code to prevent theft. When reporting to the commune, we can leave out the incident and just mention the standard anti-theft sign."
"We don't have to wait until noon for the broadcast. Once the self-criticism is finished, we'll have to hold another one, write down the names of all the leading cadres, and then announce the punishment notice for this incident."
"Don't you have to wait for the results to come out before announcing it?" Liu Tong scratched his head. He thought that the most likely possibility was that a child was naughty. He would then cook some stir-fried pork on a bamboo board and teach the naughty child a lesson first.
"Why wait for the results? The results are irrelevant now," Zhou Jiani said seriously. "This is a dereliction of duty from top to bottom, and it's only targeting the issue of leaving the door unlocked. As the scale grows, management will have to become increasingly strict. So, we should start enforcing the rules from now on."
Zhang Baosheng nodded: "Comrade Xiao Zhou is right, he must be punished!"
If there were no regulations, it would be considered dereliction of duty. But if the workers obeyed the regulations for two days and then stopped taking them seriously, it would be like working in the fields. If no one took the instructions seriously, how could they continue their work? They would also be punished by having their work points deducted.
After Zhou Jiani wrote her self-criticism, all the leading cadres signed it, acknowledging their dereliction of duty.
But the secretary didn't have to sign, and Zhou Jiani wasn't crazy enough to ask Director Zhai of the commune to take the responsibility as well.
Now I'm just hoping someone will return the basket, preferably it's some naughty kid who's causing trouble, otherwise this will be a lot more trouble.
When the loudspeaker was first announced, the members were discussing it, but no one took it seriously. They were still laughing and chatting privately, saying, "Which kid is so naughty?"
"Who knows which naughty boy is going to get beaten up."
"Ha ha!"
When the loudspeaker sounded again, the leading cadres made self-criticisms and read out the names of all the people who made self-criticisms, the expressions of the members and educated youth became solemn.
"Oh, that's serious!"
"Isn't it just a basket? Why do we need a collective self-criticism?"
"Didn't the loudspeaker say this? The cadres weren't managing the place properly and weren't supervising them locking the door."
"Well, just a basket..."
There are still some people who think "it's just one basket" and "it's just one basket", is it worth it?
Liu Ailing was working. When the loudspeaker first started broadcasting, she was surprised at first, then she laughed along with the others and said, "Who knows, some troublemaker is going to have fried pork on bamboo board."
The others laughed good-naturedly.
But when the loudspeaker sounded again and the self-criticism began to be read, she almost threw away the bucket she was using to spread the fertilizer.
Why is it still going on and on?
Is it really necessary to cause such a fuss over just one basket?
Sun Ping worked with Yu Wanxia, and she exclaimed, "Why is Jiani's name also on the list... Oh, she's a cadre."
I always forget that Jiani is a cadre.
Then he whispered, "But this has nothing to do with Jiani, right? Isn't she on business?"
Yu Wanxia also whispered: "Who knows? Come back with me for lunch and we'll ask Jiani."
Sun Ping nodded: "Okay, I'll take some rations and put them over there so I can take them from them when I go to eat."
The others were fine, but those working in the processing workshop were all worried after listening to the cadres' self-criticism, thinking that they were in trouble and there was no way to escape a beating.
As a result, when Zhang Laosi came back and told the other leaders, they didn't bother to scold them at all and just fined them to teach them a lesson.
Everyone's face suddenly looked a little ugly, and they felt a little dissatisfied in their hearts.
Some people wondered why they should be fined since they weren't at the end. If they were at the back, the door would have been locked!
He completely forgot that they had also passed the end and even forgot to lock the door.
The three people at the end felt even more nauseous, thinking angrily in their hearts that they would be the first to rush out at the appointed time, and whoever wanted to be left behind would be left behind.
Zhang Laosi snorted heavily and said, "What? Are you feeling bad now? You all think it's just a small accident, a basket isn't worth it, right? A small accident should sound a big alarm. What if the person who came in didn't steal the basket, but was trying to light a fire?"
"Uncle Si, it's not that serious..."
Zhang Laosi said angrily, "Just tell me, when we were watering the fields, did we ever get into a bloody fight? Now that we're famous, you dare say some bastards aren't jealous and looking for a chance to stab us? Be more careful!"
Zhang Laosi is usually not a talkative person, but his position now is different from when he was working at home. In addition, what happened today was really annoying, so he has a lot of ways to deal with people when he gets angry.
The dissatisfaction of others also gradually subsided as they were beaten by the bear.
In particular, Zhang Laosi mentioned that the side business is getting bigger and bigger, and they will soon absorb talents from other brigades. If they don’t abide by the rules and regulations, how can they be managed in the future? They will be punished!
Zhang Qianjin asked, "Dad, how much will the fine be?"
Just now his father only mentioned a fine, but didn't say how much.
Zhang Laosi snorted, "You guys pay me 1 cent, and the cadres will be fined 50 cents."
Everyone's faces relaxed.
They could afford a fine of one cent per person, but for a few hours' wages, they thought they would be fined one day's wages or have a certain number of work points deducted.
Thinking about it again, the cadres were punished more severely and made self-criticisms on the loudspeaker. The last bit of discomfort in everyone's heart completely disappeared, and they felt a little guilty. They thought that if they had not been so careless and had abided by the rules, this would not have happened.
To be more specific, they do have responsibilities, and there can't be no punishment at all.
Finally, Zhang Laosi said again that the purpose of imposing fines is not to let everyone remember the lesson. We have rules and regulations and we must abide by them.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the workshop became lively again. They were still discussing whether it was the naughty kid who caused the trouble.
Sheng Manliang said with a smile: "If it's really some naughty monkey who caused the trouble, then we'll all go over there together. If we don't see that naughty monkey crying, it would be a shame for the money we paid."
"Uncle Sheng, this is a good suggestion. Let's go block his door when the time comes, haha——"
Everyone laughed and worked harder, always wanting to make up for something.
Zhou Jiani spent the whole morning in the village committee. As soon as she entered the door at noon, she met two pairs of concerned eyes.
Yu Wanxia said, "Jiani, are you okay?"
Zhou Jiani was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's okay."
"The captain even called out your name during the self-criticism, and you're still okay?" Sun Ping said.
Zhou Jiani smiled and said, "I'm really fine. I was the one who suggested the review."
Sun Ping's eyes widened: "Why?"
Why? Because she knew most people wouldn't care about the issue. While punishing the employees too harshly wouldn't be appropriate, she also wanted to make everyone aware of the seriousness of the matter and reinforce the perception of noncompliance with rules and regulations. So, she chose to target the cadres as a warning to others.
Besides, the people she wanted to punish the most were the cadres, especially the Fourth Uncle. Although the Fourth Uncle was the leader of the technical department, he was also in charge of the discipline in that small world, and that responsibility was included in his salary.
But she is not the biggest leader. To put it bluntly, she is just a salesperson and a junior. It is difficult for her to strike the right balance.
So I broke it down and analyzed it thoroughly, and in the end I got myself involved and punished the whole group.
Of course, he didn’t explain his desire to punish the cadres to Yu Wanxia and the others, but only told them to deepen their impression.
This alone surprised Yu Wanxia and Sun Ping: "Oh my god, there are so many twists and turns in managing people."
Zhang Baosheng had dinner with Li Jingdang in the processing workshop.
Well, you can only eat in the workshop now. After we move to the new factory, you are not allowed to bring food.
This is the new regulation Comrade Xiao Zhou wrote today, saying that we should follow it after the passage.
He was mainly waiting here to see if anyone would come to deliver the basket. When no one came after seven o'clock, he went back to the village committee and notified them again through the loudspeaker. However, no one came until the next morning.
Zhang Bao was so angry that when the phone rang suddenly, he picked it up and couldn't suppress his anger. He said in a very aggressive tone: "This is the Forward Brigade. Who is this?"
“…It’s me, Zhai Xiangqiang!”
Zhang Baosheng sat up straight in an instant and said with a smile, "Good morning, Director!"
Zhai Xiangqiang laughed on the phone, "Why is Director Zhang so angry so early in the morning?"
"Oh, don't mention it..." Zhang Baosheng said halfway, then realized that this was a small matter that didn't need to be reported to the leader. Instead, he mentioned the application and registration of the seal, and finally emphasized, "It's used to prevent theft."
I didn’t make that phone call to the commune yesterday.
Based on Zhang Baosheng's hesitation, Zhai Xiangqiang guessed, "What's going on? Someone stole the weaving baskets?"
Zhang Baosheng thought that even if he didn't say it, Director Zhai would know it sooner or later, just like the greenhouse in the village. Xiao Zhou's original arrangement was to find a suitable opportunity to reveal it to the leader after there were some results, which would surprise the leader and deepen his impression.
As a result, as soon as Comrade Xiao Li arrived, the matter could no longer be concealed. Not only could he not conceal it, but he was so surprised and excited that he reported it directly to Director Zhai.
Although Director Zhai was also very happy and not only praised them but also visited the experimental fields, since he didn't say it with his own words, it always felt lacking a sense of ceremony.
So after a moment's hesitation, he reported the loss of a weaving basket, and finally, he even explained how to deal with it.
Zhai Xiangqiang asked, "This approach was Section Chief Zhou's idea, right?"
Zhang Baosheng said, "Xiao Zhou brought it up. How did you know that, Director?"
Zhai Xiangqiang chuckled and didn't continue. Instead, he mentioned the purpose of this call and said, "Your application for planting raw materials was approved last time. I'll go over there later and we'll conduct an on-site inspection and discuss it in detail."
As for why he guessed it right every time, firstly, he was familiar with Li Jingdang's work style. Jingdang had just gone there and was working hard to achieve results. He hadn't even recognized all the people and couldn't manage freely. It was impossible for him to make such drastic changes. Secondly, he knew Zhang Baosheng's level. He didn't have that level.
The first thing that came to my mind was the young comrade who came to report on his work and had to fleece the commune.
After hanging up the phone, he glanced at his secretary Zhao Changhong who came in with documents and said with a smile: "Hongchang, are you interested in changing your position?"
Zhao Changhong sighed helplessly: "Boss, you want to change your secretary again?"
Oh, the pressure is so great!
Zhai Xiangqiang laughed heartily: "Hahaha, I'm just teasing you." He stood up and said, "Get ready, follow me to the Advance Brigade."
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