Siheyuan: Enemy spies are captured every time

The second week of December 1962.

On Monday, the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill was filled with the sound of gongs and drums and the blast of firecrackers as the biennial workers' rating conference officially began. First, the secretary delivered an enthusiastic speech.

First, he reviewed the history of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, from a private capital enterprise to a people's enterprise run by proletarian workers.

Among them, the production capacity of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill has been gradually improved. It has become one of the largest steel rolling mills in the city and one of the key factories of the ministry, making great contributions to the development of the country.

Secondly, we highly praised the 1,125 workers who participated in the worker rating, and hoped that they would achieve excellent results in the upcoming rating conference.

Then Lou Bancheng, as a shareholder and director of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, gave a speech.

He also first reviewed the history of the Red Star Steel Mill. He said that at that time the Red Star Steel Mill was not called the Red Star Steel Mill, but the Lou's Steel Mill.

At that time, production was low and technology was backward.

Then, he reviewed his exploitation of his worker comrades as a capitalist, made a deep self-examination, and walked off the stage amid shouts of "Down with capitalism".

Lou Bancheng's speech made Hua Chengyu frown. In the eyes of later generations, Lou Bancheng could be regarded as a national capitalist no matter what.

According to his understanding, Lou Bancheng is still a man of conscience. Not to mention that he has solved the livelihood problems of tens of thousands of people, even most of the equipment of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill was purchased by Lou Bancheng.

It can always be converted into something worth hundreds of thousands. Hundreds of thousands in this era are equivalent to billions in 2023, plus other assets such as land.

Hundreds of billions are definitely there. In this way, Lou Bancheng donated most of his assets for public-private partnerships. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a patriotic businessman.

But he has to be pulled out and criticized every time there is a meeting?

It seems that the plan to let the Lou family go to incense has to be brought forward. When the wind blows hard, Hua Chengyu cannot protect the Lou family.

Next came Factory Director Yang. In his speech, he first highly praised the achievements made by the workers in the past two years. Then he changed the topic and began to talk about the problems existing in the workshop.

Although a workshop perfectly completed the task assigned by its superiors, it was achieved at the expense of the working class. In this era when the workers are in charge, this situation is absolutely not allowed.

Although a few workers responded enthusiastically to his speech, the majority of the workers had a lukewarm reaction.

In a workshop, as long as you work diligently and hard, you can get corresponding rewards, whether it is salary or benefits.

Workers don't care about exploitation or oppression. It is better than working without any reward.

Director Tie, who was sitting in the audience, couldn't hear anything. He jumped onto the podium in two or three steps and snatched the words from Director Yang: "Director Yang, without investigation, you have no right to speak. As the director of a workshop, I want to ask you, how has my workshop exploited and oppressed the workers?"

Yang Weimin was extremely embarrassed. He did not expect Director Tie to rush to the podium.

"We received a report from a worker saying that you were monopolizing the work in one workshop and forcibly assigning production tasks. Those who failed to complete the tasks were fined and their bonuses were deducted. Is this true? This is oppression and suppression of the workers. It is discouraging their enthusiasm for production!"

Since the relationship had already been torn apart, Yang Weimin didn't care anymore. He stood up and questioned loudly.

"Director Yang, you're such a big hat. I can't bear it." Director Tie sneered, "You forcefully assign production tasks, and if you can't complete them, you'll be fined and have your bonuses deducted?"

"That's not true!"

"First of all, I did not force the assignment of tasks. The tasks I assigned to workers at the same level were the same, and this can be verified in the production records."

"Secondly, according to the new management system, if the task is not completed, there will be a fine and bonus will be deducted. This new management system has been agreed by the union of my workshop. What's the problem?"

"Do those who are lazy and slack off during work hours get the same salary and benefits as the workers who work diligently and exceed production targets?"

"What's the point of this?"

Director Tie's words resonated with many workers. In every workshop there are people who are lazy and slack off during working hours.

They get the same salary as workers of the same grade.

Even if the task was not completed, most of the criticism was just verbal. No other workshop took it as seriously as the first workshop.

"Director Tie, I remember that your new management system for Workshop 1 has not been approved by the factory office and the factory union, right?" Yang Weimin sneered, "A management system without the approval of the factory office and the factory union is invalid."

"Yang Weimin, you are so bold that you actually dare to directly deny the department's decision." Director Tie shouted, and Director Yang stopped shouting.

Just call Yang Weimin!

"Director Tie, when did I ever deny the department's decision? Don't slander me!" Yang Weimin was so angry that he stood up.

At this time, the eight leaders on the rostrum were in chaos. They really couldn't imagine that Director Tie would dare to directly confront Director Yang at the meeting. Only Li Huaide had the expression of a spectator.

I wanted to shout: Fight, fight!

"Yang Weimin, the reform of Workshop 1 was a decision made by the department. The department agreed that Workshop 1 could make a pilot reform without affecting production, is that right?" Director Tie shouted.

"This..." Yang Weimin was a little embarrassed.

His original intention was just to embarrass Director Tie a little, but he didn't expect Director Tie to rush to the podium to confront him face to face. Now he was in a difficult situation.

But he forgot that Director Tie did not receive any salary from the steel mill.

His organizational relationship is not with the steel mill, so would he be afraid of you, Yang Weimin? Even the secretary can't control him, so what is Yang Weimin?

"Dear workers, my workshop has achieved great success after less than one to one month of reform. Not only has the output increased three times without adding more staff, but the qualified rate has reached 3%. We have received many thanks from our brother units and awards from the department."

"In addition, there was no suppression of the enthusiasm of the workers as Director Yang said. If you don't believe me, go ask the workers in my workshop and see what they say."

In less than a month, Director Tie established a strong prestige in the workshop.

In addition, he was a combat hero and a grassroots officer in the army. He was able to get along well with the soldiers. After his demobilization, he also thrived in military-industrial enterprises.

He has a magnanimous and open-minded character, does not care about personal gains and losses and is fair in his dealings.

He was loved by many worker comrades.

This is an era that attaches great importance to honor. A car full of thank-you letters and a certificate of merit from the department can make the workers feel extremely proud.

If it weren't for the three-shift system, some workers would have liked to live in the factory.

There is honor and money to be made, so why not do it?

"Okay, okay, Director Yang, Director Tie, today is a workers' evaluation meeting, not a criticism meeting. We can talk about it later if there is anything." When the secretary saw that Yang Weimin and Director Tie were arguing, he had to try to smooth things over.

"Hmph!" Director Tie threw down his words, stood on the stage, and looked at Yang Weimin coldly.

"Director Tie, what is the occasion today? Do you still respect the factory director? Do you still take the factory leaders seriously?" When Lu Youtie saw that Yang Weimin was defeated, he hurriedly spoke up.

"What? Are you in a hurry?" Director Tie sneered.

"Director Lu, you are wrong. Although I am not the deputy director in charge of production, I have heard that a workshop completed the task assigned by its superiors and brother units in just twelve days. What's wrong with Director Tie giving some rewards to the workers who exceeded the target? Don't you and the director think it's wrong?" Li Huaide tricked Yang Weimin and Lu Youtie.

"I have also heard about the fact that a workshop exceeded its production target, but we don't necessarily need material rewards. We can call on all employees in the factory to learn from the workshop. I think your piece-rate system is a capitalist style and a feudal remnant..."

"You're talking nonsense!" A worker in the first workshop couldn't stand it anymore. Yang Weimin and Lu Youtie were just good at making big promises but they didn't see any benefits at all.

"Yes, we worked hard to exceed the production target, so we can't give you some rewards?"

"That's right. Our workshop received a commendation from the ministry. Why?"

.......For a time, the workers in a workshop were indignant. They wanted spiritual rewards, but they wanted material rewards even more.

Well, because they exceeded the target, Director Tie obtained a batch of supplies from sister units and the ministry.

Moreover, Director Tie also guaranteed that as long as production continued to increase, they would get more, which would be much more delicious than the pie offered by Yang Weimin and Lu Youtiehua.

"Quiet, quiet, fellow workers, please be quiet!" The secretary said with a cold face, glaring at Yang Weimin fiercely.

Yang Weimin was arrogant at ordinary times, but what kind of occasion was this? He brought the matter of a workshop to the table and did not understand what Yang Weimin did.

He will be proud of the good work done in the workshop.

Moreover, he will retire in more than a year, less than two years, and his health is not very good, so he has already thought about retiring early.

Yang Weimin's performance today really disappointed him. How could he recommend him to the organization to take over as secretary?

If I don’t recommend Yang Weimin, how will I explain this to the top leaders?

Also, who can take over? Lu Youtie? Li Huaide? Not Chief Engineer Xu? At present, the only ones who have the opportunity to go further are these three.

First of all, Chief Engineer Xu must be ruled out. He is the kind of person who has no background and no connections. If his master had not strongly recommended him, he would not have been able to become the chief engineer.

Li Huaide relies on his father-in-law, but this man's reputation is not very good. Recommending Li Huaide is equivalent to offending the big boss, so this needs to be considered.

Lu Youtie? Don't consider it. It's just a Husky, a dog raised by Yang Weimin. It has no brains at all. It's better to directly recommend Yang Weimin.

"secretary....."

"Don't talk!" the secretary said coldly. He is an old revolutionary and has great prestige in the system. He usually looks like a cheerful and good guy.

When he was young, he was also like a killing god, but as he got older, he was used to fighting and no longer had the desire to fight.

"Comrades workers, comrades workers, please be quiet, please be quiet!" The secretary picked up the phone with one hand and pressed it down with the other. After a little silence, he slowly said: "I know that the workers in the first workshop wanted to reform and maintain production last month, and they also completed the production task three times."

"Cough cough......"

The secretary coughed several times, and a trace of blood came out.

The secretary's expression made everyone quiet down: "Comrades, as the secretary of the factory, I am proud and grateful for your achievements."

"Cough cough......"

"Secretary, you should take a rest!" Director Tie was also a cadre who was transferred to civilian jobs due to injury. He knew at a glance that this was a penetrating wound, the root cause of the disease left by the bullet piercing the lungs.

"Comrades workers, you must trust the organization and our factory leaders. We are currently discussing how to reward the workers in Workshop 1 and are calling on the entire factory to learn from them. Okay, I won't waste any more time. Now, the workers' evaluation meeting will officially begin."

The secretary ignored Director Tie and insisted on finishing what he was saying.

Originally, there was going to be a segment for Hua Chengyu to give a speech. After all, he was the deputy director of the research department of the ministry and the chief of the organization and cadre section of the factory.

It was his duty to say a few words on behalf of the department, but after the quarrel between Yang Weimin and Director Tie, he was afraid that something unexpected would happen again.

After all, Yang Weimin's words were not directed at Director Tie, but at Hua Chengyu, and he was very clear about this...