Rebirth of Minister Qi

Chapter 215: Appeasing the Workers

Qi Tongwei then laughed.

“Hahaha, it seems that when you go out, you really can’t be careless at all. You have to dress more modestly in the future.

You two should be more careful in what you do, and listen to me, this is a loss suffered by the three of us together."

The atmosphere was full of joy. Secretary Jin also arranged a guesthouse for the few people and asked someone to bring back their luggage.

Qi Tongwei also called Director Huang's home and informed them that their hotel had been changed to the Provincial Party Committee Guesthouse, so that they would not hear any rumors from the hotel employees and delay the outcome of the negotiations.

Qi Tongwei had not expected that Director Huang and the employees had actually heard the rumors. Some people who knew them and lived in Jinyang Hotel said that Qi Tongwei and several others were arrested by the police station and might have been involved in fraud. Once these ignorant citizens spread the news, the whole thing became weird.

A lot of people gathered at Director Huang's house in the evening, listening to Director Huang's wife, Accountant Cheng, trying to comfort him. They all followed Accountant Cheng. At this time, Qi Tongwei called. Director Huang was on speakerphone, so everyone heard it.

However, it seems that some people still don't quite believe it. They are afraid that Qi Tongwei and his friends are really liars. Even if Director Huang has said it to their heart's content, they still have concerns.

Accountant Cheng spoke at this time.

"Since everyone has concerns, didn't District Chief Qi say so?

They are at the provincial party committee guesthouse. That must have been arranged by the provincial party committee leaders. Let's go over and take a look.

Just say that some details have not been discussed yet and ask the employees at the Provincial Party Committee Guesthouse. The employees there are all government employees.

You can't tell lies, right? "

The other people also thought it made sense. At heart, they were still ordinary citizens who earned little and had many concerns. Even when traveling, they had to consider whether their living expenses were sufficient and whether it would affect their work, so it was no wonder that they lacked confidence.

The truth is that their ability to take risks is too weak. This means traveling nearly 2,000 kilometers to set up a new factory in a southern city, a place they are completely unfamiliar with.

Even if others say something great, if things don't go well when they get there, they can't afford the subsequent losses. They have to bring their families to a completely unfamiliar city.

Accountant Cheng also understood everyone's emotions, so she proposed this plan and instructed her husband to call Qi Tongwei again and ask him to go to the Provincial Party Committee Guesthouse to discuss the details.

“Okay, no problem, I’ll talk to the people downstairs now, otherwise you won’t be able to come in.

When I arrived, I told them my name and room number. I was looking for District Chief Qi of Room 317.

I asked the guesthouse to prepare some wine and food and invite everyone to have a midnight snack here. It gets dark early in the Northeast and everyone eats early too, so everyone must be hungry at this time.

I will wait for you then."

Director Huang hung up the phone. Accountant Cheng and others also heard the voice on the speakerphone, so they agreed that everyone present should go over.

The group borrowed a small van from the factory and drove straight there.

When they arrived at the Provincial Party Committee Guesthouse, Director Huang, who was driving, was stopped by the security guard and felt nervous for a moment. However, after they reported Qi Tongwei's name and room number, they got a pass, and a temporary pass from the Provincial Party Committee Guesthouse was also affixed to the car's windshield wipers.

This has dispelled most people's concerns, and more joy has surged in their hearts. Some workers have also begun to imagine the future.

They are now facing layoffs in the factory. They have excellent skills and have worked diligently for so many years, but they are no match for the factory director's relatives. Even if the relatives have poor skills or are not dedicated to their work, they will not be laid off.

After working in the factory for a lifetime, the workers were not paid for several months starting from the past two years. Their wages were deducted here and there, until finally they were laid off. The anxiety in their hearts lasted for several years, and their living conditions continued to deteriorate.

In the 1980s, workers at the Jinyang Automobile Factory could earn more than 100 yuan a month, which was among the highest in the country, and they had no worries about food and drink.

In comparison, the monthly salary in state-owned units in Dong'ou City at that time was 15 yuan, and the grain and oil coupons were only one-third of those in Jinyang Automobile Factory. Simply put, it was just enough to make ends meet and nothing else could be done.

Farmers were even more miserable. The average per capita land allocation was only a pitiful 0.15 mu, commonly known as one and a half mu. In a good year, they could not get enough to eat, and in a bad year, they were even more starving.

There are very few state-owned enterprises in Dongou City, which is why there are so many businessmen in Dongou City. It is also the first region in the country to cancel the office to combat speculation and profiteering.

The municipal party committee and government at that time took a serious risk and issued the first business license for private individual businesses in the country to the people, and began to relax the control of the private economy, which brought vitality to the city.

In this wave, Jinyang City has obviously fallen behind. The grassroots workers of Jinyang Automobile do not understand the changes in policies and situations. They can only watch the situation in the factory getting worse and worse, and they don’t know what to do.

Qi Tongwei, Director Huang, and Accountant Cheng talked about the progress of reform and opening up over the past decade, and they were also filled with emotion.

"Sister Cheng, Brother Huang, the current Jinyang Automobile is still enjoying a good life until it reaches the point of no return.

That's why they made so many stupid moves.

Come with me, we will give you the best entrepreneurial environment. This era is the worst era, but it is also the era full of opportunities. "

Qi Tongwei raised his glass, and everyone was moved by his sincere words and raised their glasses together.

The last group of workers lived in the staff building next to the Provincial Party Committee Guesthouse, because the director of the guesthouse did not dare to let a group of drunk workers stay in the accommodation area of ​​the guesthouse. All the people living here were guests of the Provincial Party Committee leaders. If something happened, he could not take the responsibility.

Qi Tongwei also expressed his understanding and arranged for several people to go to the vacant staff dormitories and return early the next morning.

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Everyone agreed with Qi Tongwei that after receiving the layoff compensation, they would pack their bags and set off immediately. The new company would reimburse all the travel expenses and resettlement expenses. There was no need to worry about any problems happening at the Jinyang Automobile Factory, because all of them were confirmed to be laid off. The automobile factory would be thankful if they could find a new job and did not petition.

Qi Tongwei took a plane and left the next day. It was said that the local police chief would come over to apologize, but that didn't matter anymore. After leaving the rest of the matters to Secretary Jin, the three of them boarded the return flight.

Most people might leave one or two days free when on a business trip and not keep themselves too busy, but Qi Tongwei's situation is special now. He has just taken the position of executive director and has a lot of things to do. As a result, Li Wei's work almost got into trouble, and Qi Tongwei was making phone calls frantically even though he was in the Northeast.