Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 2560: Oppression? No, it's thriftiness

After a moment of silence, Li Hongfeng coughed and took the lead in expressing his opinion, "Regarding measures for direct financial control, strengthening local management, and coordinating resources."

"I agree."

Then Liu Huaimin looked up and said, "This matter concerns the future development of our nine departments. I agree with it."

“Yes.”

The seven people spoke one after another, all agreeing.

Yang Xiaotao took everyone's opinions into consideration and nodded, saying, "Since everyone agrees, my opinion is that since this year has just begun, we should start from this month."

"Old Liu, you still need to come up with the rules for this matter."

"Old Li, please help supervise the execution."

"Lao Hong, from now on, the revenue and expenditure of each factory will need to be handled by you. Lao Chen, please help coordinate."

"Lao Yang, Lao Wang, you take care of the publicity and implementation."

Yang Xiaotao made arrangements casually, with the main focus on being decisive and efficient without procrastination.

"No problem. I have the help of the Internal Audit Department. They already have the function of auditing accounts, and now it is more formal."

Li Hongfeng spoke in support, and Liu Huaimin nodded and said, "We have last year's salary and benefits information. We just need to find a balance point."

Others also expressed their opinions. Finally, Yang Xiaotao looked at Liang Zuoxin and said, "Old Liang, you security department should take precautions. Complaints are fine, but those who attempt to incite public opinion and defame the revolution will be severely punished."

Liang Zuoxin just nodded. This was the responsibility of their security department.

Soon, before the end of the get off work day, the decision of the Ninth Department was made.

The next morning, the directors, secretaries, and deputy directors of all the factories under the Nine Departments in the old city were summoned to the headquarters for a meeting.

For those who live far away, there won’t be any problems as the meeting minutes will be sent to them after the meeting.

Before the conference, everyone was guessing what its purpose was.

Some people also heard rumors and knew some things.

However, no one discussed it and just waited for the meeting to be held.

At the beginning of the meeting, Yang Xiaotao spoke first. Without elaborating too much, he directly stated the core content.

In an instant, the leaders of more than a dozen factories present were in an uproar.

However, everyone quickly regained their composure and looked at Yang Xiaotao who was sitting in the middle seat.

Everyone then realized that this meeting was not about reorganizing opinions, but about making a notification.

This must be done.

Among the crowd, Bai Jingshu was the one who felt the most uncomfortable.

After all, their pharmaceutical factory has the largest profit, and even if they hand over a large portion of it, the remaining amount will be much more than other large factories.

But now, there will never be such a good thing again.

As for the objection?

Forget it. How did the pharmaceutical factory get started? Even if others don’t know, doesn’t she know?

Not to mention her, even if the workers in the pharmaceutical factory were replaced, the business would still be able to continue.

In Yang Xiaotao's eyes, no one is irreplaceable.

So, this decision must be obeyed whether you like it or not.

Yang Xiaotao looked calm. He was not afraid of these people causing trouble.

Moreover, he has confidence in the people below him, and they will not fail to see the intention behind this.

At the very least, old men like Xu Yuanshan and Ding Xiangjun nodded in agreement in their seats.

"Comrades, let me say a few words."

After Yang Xiaotao announced the decision, Li Hongfeng spoke.

"We have indeed achieved some results and contributed to the revolution."

"But isn't it our duty to contribute to the revolution?"

"Since when do we need to be rewarded for our contributions? This is wrong, and we need to correct it and be vigilant."

"Comrades, there is still a long way to go in the construction of the revolution. Now is not the time for us to enjoy ourselves."

"Be frugal and live a simple life. This is the instruction given to us by the leader."

"He used the same quilt for ten years and patched up his clothes."

"What about now? Some of our comrades have forgotten what it means to be frugal and to live a simple and hard life."

After saying this, no one knew what the others were thinking, but Yang Xiaotao felt a little hot on his back.

Thinking about the 'New Year's greetings' during the Chinese New Year, the amount of money I spent is indeed a bit high.

Li Hongfeng swept his eyes across the audience, then said solemnly, "I want to reiterate to you all here. Diligence and thrift will be the key supervision and inspection items of our nine departments this year and even in the future."

"The headquarters will set up a special inspection team to conduct regular or irregular inspections. Once any waste of public funds, abuse of public power for personal gain, abuse of public power for personal gain, favoritism and corruption, or misuse of public facilities for personal gain is found, it will be severely punished."

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Yang Xiaotao was the first to applaud, and applause immediately broke out in the room.

After Li Hongfeng finished speaking, Liu Huaimin and Lao Hong gave their reports respectively.

Liu Huaimin mainly talked about the implementation charter. After all, this is a first draft and needs to be improved during use.

Lao Hong directly planned the logistics of each factory and required each department to submit accounts of inventory, income and expenditure.

These are not difficult for Lao Hong.

As for Liang Zuoxin, he only made a single statement at the meeting.

"The security departments of each branch factory are under the control of the security department of the main factory and are determined to carry out their tasks."

Just one sentence made many people below tremble in their hearts.

These days, the Security Department has a lot of power.

The meeting ended quickly and Yang Xiaotao escorted everyone out of the meeting room.

Before leaving, everyone came to Yang Xiaotao.

"That was the right thing to do. I wanted to mention it myself."

“We at the chemical plant fully support this.”

Xu Yuanshan said confidently, "As for the other things I can't figure out, I'll solve them myself."

Guan Zhiyong also echoed, "The men in the steel plant are all iron men. Don't worry, Chief Yang, as long as everyone has enough food to eat, we have no objection to the revolutionary construction."

“So do our pharmaceutical factories.”

Bai Jingshu also spoke up. Yang Xiaotao looked over and nodded. "It's good that you think this way. You should also go back and do a good job of propaganda with the workers."

"The reduction in welfare benefits is not because we have any objection to them, but because it is a necessity for revolutionary construction."

Bai Jingshu nodded, "Don't worry, Director Yang, our pharmaceutical factory will not lag behind."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

"When this matter is finished, I will treat everyone to a meal."

Yang Xiaotao smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm using my own salary to treat everyone to a meal, I won't use it for personal gain."

Sun Guo smiled and said, "Don't worry, we won't waste any of it. We guarantee that you will drink up all the soup."

Everyone laughed when they heard it.

After everyone left the headquarters, Yang Xiaotao looked at Liu Huaimin, Li Hongfeng and the others. "Well, I'll tell you, everyone's awareness is very high."

Li Hongfeng nodded seriously. He was already prepared for the on-site discussion.

But when Yang Xiaotao made the announcement, no one at the scene dared to say a word.

This kid can control the situation.

Great.

"Come on, do you think they don't know? They just want to exploit us and build satellites. Why are you still talking so righteously? How hypocritical."

Yang Youning and Wang Guodong lowered their heads, lit their cigarettes, and started to sabotage the show.

Wang Guodong just chuckled, and the others couldn't help laughing as well.

After hearing this, Yang Xiaotao took the cigarette out of Lao Yang's pocket, distributed it to a circle of people, and then put it directly into his own pocket. "Lao Yang, your awareness is far from that of our Secretary Li."

"Is this oppression? This is called frugality."

“Yes, it’s thriftiness.”

Yang Youning rolled his eyes and said, "Give me back my cigarette."

Shengjing.

Red Star Aircraft Factory.

Factory Director Yu Zimo was holding the red-headed document regarding the Ninth Department that had just been delivered to him, with a hint of melancholy on his face.

"Old Yu, you're looking for me?"

The voice of Deputy Factory Director Cai Ning came from the door. Yu Zimo came back to his senses and nodded with a smile.

Deputy Director Cai was originally an office director of the First Ministry of Machine Building.

Later, when the aircraft factory was restructured, he was transferred here to serve as deputy director.

Although his professional skills are not as good as his factory director, he is definitely an expert in handling daily administration and publicity.

The key is that this person has a decent style. He only says what he knows and never says more about what he doesn't understand.

During the time they had been at the aircraft factory, the two had worked together very well.

Because of this, the Desert Eagle was able to be put into production smoothly, and its production capacity is increasing rapidly.

I believe that it won’t take long to complete the delivery task.

"Old Cai, take a look. This is the instruction document sent from headquarters."

Yu Zimo handed the document to Cai Ning and stood up to pour a cup of hot water for him.

Cai Ning took the document and immediately became serious when he heard that it was an instruction from the headquarters of the Ninth Department.

At first glance, it is a red-headed document.

Then the title is "Document No. 1969 of the Ninth Ministry of Machine Building Industry in 001".

Cai Ning has not been in the Ninth Department for a long time, but except for the time when he received the Desert Eagle mission last year, he has seen the official documents from the Ninth Department, but those were just production task instructions.

This is the first time I have seen such a formal document.

When Cai Ning turned to the first page and saw the subtitle, his pupils shrank.

Then he raised his head and looked at Yu Zimo, who also looked at him, but did not say anything, just nodded slightly.

Cai Ning could only continue watching.

Five minutes later, Cai Ning read it word by word and then let out a sigh of relief.

He picked up the jar on the table and drank a sip of water. After putting it down, he looked at Yu Zimo.

"Old Yu, there's going to be a big show at the beginning of the new year."

"From now on, our finances will have to be coordinated with the higher-ups. Wow, that's awesome."

Cai Ning understood that this move by the headquarters was directly targeting their weak spot.

In the future, the autonomy of branch factories will be greatly reduced, while the headquarters' control over their subordinates will be greatly enhanced.

However, this cannot be said to be a bad thing.

By concentrating power and financial resources, we can focus our efforts on doing more important things.

Of course, there is a hidden danger here, that is, after power is concentrated, people at the headquarters do nothing.

However, Cai Ning just thought about it for a moment and put the idea behind him.

At least for now, it seems that the leaders of the nine departments still maintain a high level of enthusiasm and are full of drive and motivation.

What you worry about should not happen.

Besides, this is not something he should consider. There are leaders and relevant departments watching over him. Why should he worry about it!

After coming back to his senses, Cai Ning placed the report on the table and said with a smile again, "Our Minister Yang is quite courageous!"

Hearing this, Yu Zimo nodded, and the scene of the last time he saw Yang Xiaotao emerged in his mind.

To be honest, I feel a little bit dissatisfied that Yang Xiaotao is sitting in that position at such a young age.

To get to this point, everyone has walked through bloody steps one by one. Why are you sitting in this seat at such a young age?
But now it seems that there is a reason why they can sit on it.

At least, I don't have the courage.

Being able to pass it successfully is not just a matter of courage.

You also need to have reputation and authority.

"Yes, the Yang Department always does things in an unexpected and eye-catching way!"

"I heard that all the factories in the city have already implemented it. We are a bit far away and are three days late."

Yu Zimo said softly that he still had some friends in the city, so it was okay to make a phone call and ask about something.

As a result, all the factories in the nine departments of the 49th city were harmonious, and there was not even a single complaint.

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This made him feel terrified.

"We are not the protagonists this time, but we still have to play the supporting role well."

Cai Ning nodded, "Don't worry, I have confidence in our comrades."

“When do you plan to announce it?”

Yu Zimo hesitated for a moment, then said, "Tomorrow. Let's go down and notify the heads and persons in charge of each department to come to the meeting today."

"Also, our subordinate factories must send people here as well. They are also from the ninth department and must obey the regulations here."

Cai Ning nodded, "Be frugal, good, good."

"The leaders at headquarters think long-term, practice thrift and avoid waste."

"Especially the widespread problem of public spending on food and drink, this evil behavior must be stopped."

Yu Zimo took a deep breath and nodded vigorously.

As Cai Ning left, Yu Zimo sat in the chair in a daze.

After a long time, he took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep puff, with a calm look on his face.

"Damn it, why do I think so much?"

"Do whatever you're told to do."

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He smashed the cigarette butt into the ashtray and stood up and walked out.

He has to go talk to Lao Bianzi, at least to ensure the backbone core is in order.