Chapter 179 Topics of Social Enterprises
Ziyi borrowed the phone at the supply and marketing cooperative office to call Tang Jianguo and asked him to bring some coarse grains over. In the evening, Ziyi gave the grain that the members had exchanged for money to the production team leader. Only then did the members of Beishan Village see the team leader distributing grain.
At the brigade headquarters, after Ziyi and other production team leaders went to distribute grain, they told the brigade leaders what the director of the supply and marketing cooperative had said today, asking them to use their connections to ask if they could start a collective enterprise.
As the name suggests, a collective enterprise is an enterprise run by the production brigade itself, and the attributes and profits of the enterprise belong to the village collective. This kind of social enterprise is essentially a way for the production team to save itself. It can not only alleviate the difficult life of the production team members, but also enrich the material needs of the residents.
Both the secretary and the team leader were surprised by the news. In the era of "cutting off the tail of capitalism", everyone was afraid of being labeled a capitalist. If the policy from above allowed it, they would not have to be so sneaky.
"I will call and ask one of my comrades tomorrow. He is in Beijing and must be well-informed," said the captain.
"Call now. You'll be at home in the evening. It's convenient to talk about this kind of thing at home." The secretary said anxiously.
"What do you say if I hit you?" the captain asked stupidly.
The secretary was so angry that he hit the captain on the head with the newspaper in his hand, and said angrily: "How can I have such a stupid nephew like you? Just tell the truth, are you still playing tricks?"
The captain made an awkward phone call while Ziyi and Yike followed the secretary out.
In this era, the telephones in rural areas were still hand-cranked telephones, commonly known as crank telephones, which were the first generation of telephones in the world. There are not many places in rural areas where telephones can be installed now. It is thanks to the team leader that Beishan Village was able to install a telephone. He asked his comrades for help to get a telephone and installed electric lights, but unfortunately they were only available at the brigade headquarters.
"Secretary, good news, come in and tell me." The team leader stuck his head out and shouted.
"Tell me, can it be done?" the secretary asked without waiting for him to sit down.
Ziyi and Yike also sat there silently. This was originally the team's business, and they should have avoided it. However, this news was also very important to them, so they shamelessly followed in to listen.
"It is said that the policy from above is to take grain as the key link and promote all-round development. Some places have put their brains into all-round development. A comrade-in-arms' friend's brigade in a small place set up a spice factory with six people. Someone reported it to the higher-ups, but they said that as long as it can alleviate the difficult life of the production team members and enrich the material needs of the residents, it is correct. People move and live, trees move and die, and the higher-ups can't just watch people starve to death. He meant for me to decide, and said that when there are more people, the output will be higher. My understanding is that he wanted us to bring everyone in the brigade together when we apply, and all the production team leaders and squad cadres must sign. Do you think this is what he meant?" The brigade leader looked at everyone eagerly.
"That's what I mean. For all-round development, there are no limitations. The team that runs the factory is full of talented people," the secretary praised.
The team leader received the secretary's affirmation and grinned happily.
"Should we open a bag factory as well?" the accountant asked excitedly.
The captain slammed the table, stood up and said, "Do it! Why not?"
The director of the women's department said, "Everyone is hungry, so who would buy a bag?"
The secretary looked at Ziyi and asked, "Ziyi, do you think it will be unsaleable?"
Ziyi said calmly: "There are still many rich people in big cities. We won't sell in small places, but go to the city to find department stores to sell. It just so happens that I have some good news to tell you, but I was busy distributing grain just now and didn't have time to tell you."
"What good news?"
"Today, the director of the supply and marketing cooperative said that if we can set up a factory, he can introduce us to the people in the textile factory. The condition is that our bags must be supplied to him first and one level lower than others. If we set up a factory, I think we can cooperate with him. It's a win-win situation. What do you think?"
Everyone in the office fell into deep thought. Ziyi and Yike remained silent. They knew that everyone was considering their own interests and believed that they would be able to figure it out soon.
Sure enough, within two minutes, the accountant was the first to speak, breaking the silence.
"Anyone can make bags, but not everyone can sell them. If Ziyi didn't go to take care of your uncle from time to time, you wouldn't have to worry about not being able to sell them. What a pity, so I think you should agree to their terms. We don't have to look for fabric anymore, and we don't have to worry about not being able to sell them. It's just that we can make less money, but it's better than having no profit at all before. Don't you think this makes sense?" The accountant's words reminded everyone.
"I agree. What the accountant said is right. We are all rough guys who work on the fields. We can't beat those who do business by using our brains. We just do our work and let the director sell it. We will give up the goods to each level and won't ask for priority supply. We will just sell all to him. We won't sell them anyway." The team leader had a simpler idea.
The secretary said, "I am old now, so you can do whatever you want with these matters, but I suggest you ask Ziyi for his opinion, after all, he is well-educated and has a wide range of experience."
Everyone looked over at once, and Ziyi waved his hands and said, "I don't really understand either, but I will tell you everything I know, without holding back."
"Then do you think what the captain said is feasible?" asked the secretary.
"Okay, just give him priority supply. Don't say we'll sell all of it to him. What if the price goes up in the future and he doesn't raise the price, we won't be able to sell it to others. So I think it's better to do as the director of the supply and marketing cooperative says. This way everyone will benefit. And we also need to go to other provinces to sell our products. As the old saying goes, 'You can't hang yourself on a tree.' After all, no one knows what will happen in the future." Ziyi analyzed.
"You see, I said Ziyi is knowledgeable. I personally suggest that Ziyi be the director of this factory. What are your opinions?" the secretary proposed again.
"I agree!"
"I agree!"
"I agree!"
All the brigade cadres present agreed with the secretary's proposal.
Ziyi wanted to refuse, but everyone looked at him eagerly, so he couldn't refuse. He had to put forward his own conditions, "I can't be in the village every day. If you don't mind, then I will do it."
"It doesn't matter, as long as you help to arrange it. You just need to handle the purchasing, shipping, and contract signing, etc. You can arrange the rest of the time yourself." The captain knew that Ziyi had something else to do in the mountains, so he said.
"Yes, we don't know how to run a factory, so you just take full responsibility for the arrangements. Yi Ke will be the deputy factory director, and you can let Yi Ke take charge when you are not at home." The secretary suggested again.
Yike laughed in her heart, whoever said that the secretary was not cunning, she would definitely scold him in the face. Isn't this a disguised way of keeping Ziyi? If the factory director leaves, then the deputy director must stay. We can't have both of them leave. If Yike can’t leave, will Ziyi still leave? Isn't this a disguised way of keeping Ziyi?
"No, Yike has to be a technical advisor and a technician. She is the only one who knows what kind of bags to make. Since we want to set up a factory, we cannot just have one kind of bag. We need more styles." Ziyi rejected the secretary's suggestion. He was joking. If Yike became the deputy factory director, then she wouldn't be able to work with him. He wouldn't do that. Besides, it is obvious that the secretary does not trust him and wants to use a trick to restrict him. He really thinks he is stupid.
"Our factory is small, so we can forget about having a deputy factory director. But we need a production section chief, a sales section chief (salesperson)", an accountant, and a logistics section chief. ”
Ziyi talked about the cadres that are necessary to run a factory, and everyone started discussing the cadres...
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