Siheyuan: Revenge of the Stupid Pillar

He Yuzhu said with a bitter face, "Brother Li, you know that food is in short supply across the country right now. Our steel mill is considered good and can still hold on for a day or two. Other mills have already run out of food."

Li Huaide said softly, "Zhu Zi, I know you've tried your best, but you still have to work harder. If the workers in the factory don't have enough to eat, they will cause trouble."

He Yuzhu smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Li, how much more should I try?"

"I've already organized grain-collecting teams to go to the countryside, hunting teams to go hunting in the mountains, and fishing teams to go fishing in the lakes and seas. I'm really at my wit's end."

Li Huaide said with a pleasant face: "Zhu Zi, you can organize more grain-collecting teams, hunting teams, and fishing teams to go down!"

He Yuzhu said bitterly, "Brother Li, I've already sent out all the remaining people I can."

Li Huaide smiled and said, "Zhu Zi, use your brain. I know you can do it."

He Yuzhu was about to speak, but Li Huaide spoke first:

"Zhu Zi, I'll leave the food issue to you. I have something else to do, so please go down first!"

He Yuzhu had no choice but to leave the factory director's office.

He Yuzhu returned to his office with a depressed look on his face. He thought he could easily survive until the storm was over, but he didn't expect that the bastard Li Huaide would come to him whenever he had difficulties, and treat him like a workhorse, keeping him busy every day.

"Damn it, I'm the head of the logistics department now, but I'm not as free and easy as the canteen monitor back then. If I had known, I wouldn't have tried every possible way to climb up the ladder."

"Nima, I can't let a leader like me bear the burden. I must mobilize the people below and let them work together to find a way to solve the problem of food shortage."

"Especially the people in the purchasing department. This is their responsibility. Why should I, the director of the logistics department, have to worry about it?"

About twenty minutes later, the heads of all departments of the Logistics Department came to Conference Room No. 2.

He Yuzhu walked into the conference room and others stood up to greet him. He Yuzhu nodded slightly, walked straight to the main seat and motioned everyone to sit down.

After everyone sat down, He Yuzhu coughed twice and said loudly:

"We have gathered together today to solve the problem of food shortage. Let's work together to come up with a practical solution."

As soon as He Yuzhu finished speaking, the audience immediately started to discuss.

Feng Zhuangfei said cautiously, "Director, the food issue is the responsibility of the purchasing department. It seems to have nothing to do with us!"

As soon as Feng Zhuangfei said this, others echoed him. After all, everyone knew that there was a food shortage across the country and every unit was short of food. They didn't want to take on this hot potato.

He Yuzhu angrily said, "Asshole, what's the responsibility of the purchasing department? Don't you guys need to eat?"

"The food problem has become the top priority for the steel mills, and everyone is responsible."

"I didn't call you here to listen to you shirking responsibility and complaining. I need practical solutions."

When everyone saw He Yuzhu getting angry, they all fell silent. The meeting room suddenly became so silent that you could hear a pin drop.

He Yuzhu said dissatisfiedly: "Speak up, aren't you usually very talkative?"

"Qian Liexian, you are the director of the purchasing department, you go first."

Qian Liexian pondered for a long time before he stammered:

"Director, the only way to solve the food problem is to increase revenue and reduce expenditure."

"First, let's talk about saving money. The workers' food is already limited to the minimum standard and it can't be reduced any further."

"As for open source solutions, I've thought of everything I could think of, and I can't think of any other solutions."

He Yuzhu was furious when he heard this and shouted:

"What a bullshit idea you have! I was the one who came up with the plan to set up the grain collection team, hunting team, and fishing team."

"As the purchasing director, you only know how to eat and do nothing all day. You've never come up with any solutions. A dog in your position would do a better job than you."

"You must come up with a practical solution today, or you'll lose your position as purchasing director. I'll replace you with someone who's capable of getting things done."

"Qian Liexian, I'm not kidding you. This is a task assigned by Director Li himself. If I fail to complete the task, the director will punish me, and I will be the first to punish you."

When Qian Liexian heard this, his expression instantly became serious. If He Yuzhu was the only one who wanted to punish him, he wouldn't take it to heart. After all, he was also Li Huaide's man.

But if it was a task assigned by Li Huaide, he would have to take it seriously. After all, Li Huaide could take off his official hat with just one word, so he had no choice but to take it seriously.

Qian Liexian wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said respectfully:

"Director, please give me some time. I will definitely be able to find a solution."

He Yuzhu's face was as gloomy as water and he said, "Okay, I'll give you some time. Think about it now."

After scolding Qian Liexian, He Yuzhu glanced at the others and said in a deep voice:

"You all need to think of a solution. Don't act like you don't care. If the factory is really short of food, none of you will have a good life."

As soon as He Yuzhu said this, everyone pretended to think hard.

A moment later, Feng Zhuangfei spoke first:

"Director, we can form several more grain-collecting teams, hunting teams, and fishing teams."

Before He Yuzhu could say anything, Qian Liexian said sarcastically:

"I've thought of such a simple solution a long time ago, but conditions don't allow it. Forming these three teams has already exhausted all the manpower in our procurement department..."

Feng Zhuangfei smiled and said, "The manpower problem is easy to solve. As the saying goes, money makes the world go round. Our factory is short of manpower, so we can pay to hire outside!"

Qian Liexian's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he looked at He Yuzhu and said:

"Director, can the factory afford this?"

He Yuzhu said expressionlessly, "The factory shouldn't be short of money. I can report to Director Li and apply for some money."

Upon hearing this, Qian Liexian was overjoyed and said, "Great!"

He Yuzhu said coldly, "What's good about that? Did you come up with this idea?"

"Besides, is this a long-term solution? Keep thinking of other solutions for me."

After hearing this, everyone was silent for a moment, and then began to speak enthusiastically. Some of the methods were incredible and impossible to implement, but some were quite reliable and feasible.

An hour later, He Yuzhu said impatiently:

"Okay, shut up!"

"Some of the solutions you're talking about are pure nonsense, while others are feasible but only treat the symptoms and not the root cause. They can't fundamentally solve the problem."

Qian Liexian said indignantly, "Director He, you're asking too much. The whole country is short of food. Is there any way to address the symptoms and the root cause?"