Chapter 162: Visiting the Factory

Secretary Xiao Li pondered for a while and answered seriously:

"Comrade Qian has a factory on West Asia Island and a shop here, so he probably wouldn't want to choose a new factory in a faraway place.

I think the No. 2 Agricultural Machinery Factory in Xin'an County is very good. It has a large factory building and is close to here. Comrade Qian will probably like it."

Qian Xiaolan knew about this factory, and she was puzzled: "Isn't this factory still in operation?"

Mayor Zhao sighed: "This factory is not doing well and the workers haven't received their wages for half a year.

Whether Comrade Qian wants to buy or rent this factory, I can get it for you.

But I have one condition: the original workers in the factory must stay."

But this is exactly what Qian Xiaolan doesn't want to do. She said with difficulty:

"Mayor Zhao, it's not that I don't want to give you face, but there are all kinds of workers in this factory.

I set up the factory to make money, not to do charity.

If I want to do charity, there are many ways to do it, there is no need to joke about my factory."

Mayor Zhao was silent for a while, then said, "How about this, Comrade Qian, come with us to the Second Factory, and you can personally select the workers. If you are satisfied, you can keep them, and if you are not satisfied, forget it."

His tone was very good, and Qian Xiaolan knew that he was a good official who worked for the people. She didn't want to make things too difficult for him, so she nodded and agreed.

"Then I will go to the factory with Uncle Zhao to take a look, but I have to say this first. If I run into any troublemakers later, I will not show any mercy when I deal with them."

"Okay, as long as no one is killed or disabled."

Mayor Zhao agreed readily. Some people really needed to be dealt with, but unfortunately he was only the mayor of this newly established special economic zone.

He was fighting alone here, and there were some people he didn't even dare to touch.

He had not investigated Qian Xiaolan's background, but he knew that she was a relative of the Rong family, and that she was able to expand her business overseas, so her background must be good.

Mayor Zhao originally wanted Qian Xiaolan to ride in his old car to go to the second factory, but Qian Xiaolan went out for a while and drove over in a new Hongqi car.

His eyes were red with envy.

The purpose of doing business is to make money!

These public servants only get a fixed salary every month and cannot even afford to buy a tire.

Qian Xiaolan stopped the car and got out to ask Mayor Zhao:

"Uncle Zhao, I just went to borrow my cousin's car and will be back soon.

Please take this car with Secretary Li, and we can discuss some things on the way."

Mayor Zhao looked at the brand new car, then looked at his own old car that had been sold several times, and nodded in agreement.

Qian Xiaolan drove steadily along the way and chatted with Mayor Zhao and Secretary Li from time to time. The atmosphere was very relaxed.

The mayor's driver, who was driving next to her, saw the situation inside through the car window and finally felt relieved.

These days, there are very few women who can drive, and he was really worried that this woman might drive the car into a ditch.

After Qian Xiaolan and Mayor Zhao got to know each other better, she asked tentatively, "Uncle Zhao, if I buy the farm machinery factory, can I use the remaining parts to assemble two tractors?"

Mayor Zhao sighed when talking about this: "It's not that I don't want to, but there are not many good parts.

The former factory director colluded with other factory personnel to make the farm machinery factory a mess, causing all subsequent products to fail to meet standards. Now there are hundreds of unqualified tractors piled up in the warehouse. Eh!"

Secretary Li saw that Qian Xiaolan was still confused, and sighed: "Only a few of the parts of a tractor are qualified.

In order to earn more, the previous factory manager selected inferior products from other factories to produce tractors.

Now the tractors in the warehouse are so difficult to dismantle and reassemble.”

Qian Xiaolan really admires this greedy person. Is he a fool?

If you want to be greedy, you have to be greedy in a planned way!

With such a large batch of inferior products, wouldn't people be able to find the problem immediately?

No, that's not the point.

The point is that he is too greedy, too much!

This kind of person deserves to be shot!

There was silence for a while, and Qian Xiaolan asked Mayor Zhao how much he planned to offer for the factory.

Mayor Zhao did not give a precise answer, but only said that she would discuss the price after she had taken a look at it herself.

Qian Xiaolan nodded, said nothing more, and concentrated on driving.

The car soon arrived at the gate of the Second Agricultural Machinery Factory. Qian Xiaolan didn't even have to get out of the car to register. Secretary Li showed his face to the guard and let her continue driving inside.

When I entered the factory, I saw a desolate scene. Occasionally I saw one or two people walking outside, and they all had sad faces.

The three of them walked around the factory. After Qian Xiaolan and Mayor Zhao negotiated a minimum price, they stood at the factory gate. Only then did the manager come running over.

When they entered the factory, they saw everyone sitting together and sighing.

Qian Xiaolan knew that those who stayed behind had no other options. Anyone who had some connections would have left the factory long ago and found another job.

Those who have no connections and no spare money can only stay here and wait for someone to take over the factory so that they can take some wages home.

But knowing is one thing, and she is not a philanthropist. If someone is really a cunning and treacherous person, she would not be so merciful as to keep him and then cause trouble for herself.

Director Wang asked Mayor Zhao before entering: "Has Mayor Zhao found a way to deal with this factory?"

Mayor Zhao nodded slightly and said in a deep voice:

"Director Wang, gather all the workers together."

Director Wang was so happy that he shouted, "The mayor is here, everyone come and gather! Hurry up!"

When the workers heard his joyful voice, their numb expressions finally changed a little.

Everyone stumbled over and stood still.

"Mayor, can you pay us now?"

"Mayor, can this factory be saved?"

"Mayor, we don't have to lose our jobs, right?"

…

The workers were making so much noise that Qian Xiaolan's ears hurt.

She snatched the loudspeaker from Director Wang, reached out and clapped it. A noisy sound came out, and the scene suddenly became quiet.

Qian Xiaolan didn't say anything and handed the loudspeaker to Mayor Zhao.

Mayor Zhao took it, raised the loudspeaker and shouted: "Hello, comrades! Thank you for your hard work!

I know it has not been easy for you over the past six months, and our government has been trying its best to find solutions for you. Now someone is willing to buy this factory, and everyone’s salary will be settled.”

"But, they also need to make money when they open a factory, so those who used to cheat and act cunningly, after you get your wages, go back and find other ways out! Also, also..."

Upon hearing this, Qian Xiaolan immediately turned around and stared at Mayor Zhao, staring at him until he was stunned.

Qian Xiaolan glanced at Mayor Zhao with a half-smile, then turned to look at the workers below who were already showing anger.

"Mayor, this is unfair! How can that lower party decide which of us are cheating?

What if he just doesn't want people like us and just randomly named them?"

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