Siheyuan: Security Office of Wude

But the security department had to patrol, train, and fight against enemy agents. How could it work without additional money? As a result, during that period, every head of the security department cried poor to the head of the department above, hoping that the department would give some money to the security guards to supplement their salary.

After crying poor many times, people got used to it. In addition, the three-year natural disaster had just ended, and the fear in the hearts of the people had not disappeared. Guo Shanfeng used the same trick he used on the old director on Bai Wanli.

But Guo Shanfeng cried poor before, but that was over the phone, and the old director couldn't see Guo Shanfeng's face. But now he was crying directly in front of Bai Wanli. It was too inappropriate for Old Guo to cry when he looked like a bandit who could be reported for going out for a stroll at night. If he had a bad heart, he would be reported for murder.

"Okay, stop howling!"

Bai Wanli couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted Guo Shanfeng, then he tore off a page from the notebook on his desk and wrote a bunch of things.

“That’s all there is for the end of the year, there’s nothing more!”

Guo Shanfeng took it and looked at it, his eyes widened.

They are really rich. The prices of tobacco, alcohol, cloth and other materials are more than 50% higher than the best years in previous years, not to mention the previous two years. The price of meat has doubled.

Guo Shanfeng was so excited that he gritted his teeth. Well, well, this year we can really have a prosperous new year!

Bai Wanli raised his hand and interrupted Guo Shanfeng who wanted to express his gratitude.

"Don't say anything extra. I don't like to hear those nonsense. You just need to work hard and stand guard for the country. And don't be a grown man and wipe your tears for me all day long. Don't you know how ugly you are?"

puff!

Wang Guoqiang couldn't help laughing when he heard the last complaint, and Guo Shanfeng's dark complexion also showed a rare blush.

Oh, what a shame.

------

After chatting for a while in the security department, Bai Wanli was ready to leave. Guo Shanfeng, who was going to get a batch of rich supplies at the end of the year to have a good year, came out to see him off enthusiastically.

Bai Wanli happened to see a person jumping and running not far away, and his movements were quite... lively?

Looking closely, isn’t that Nan Yi?

"That's Nan Yi, the chef for lunch today, right? Is he hysterical?"

Guo Shanfeng thought for a moment and explained, "It shouldn't be. It looks like he came from the infirmary. I heard that he seems to be dating Ding Qiunan, the factory doctor in the infirmary. Maybe the two of them just whispered something to each other and he was so happy."

Bai Wanli then remembered that there was such a thing. Before being ruined by Cui Dake, Nan Yi and Ding Qiunan did date.

Ding Qiunan... He doesn't have any serious problems, he's just a little arrogant and cold.

This matter would not be a big deal at other times, but in this era where the concept of collectivism is particularly emphasized, it can be a big deal or a small deal.

In a small sense, it is just a personal character. As long as it does not affect others, it is nothing. But in a big sense, it is a break from the collective and the masses. This is no small matter. It would not be surprising if she was really screwed because of this after the wind started.

Bai Wanli had a neutral impression of Ding Qiunan. He had no relationship with her, so he was too lazy to get involved in the affairs of outsiders. He shook his head and said:

"Young people nowadays really have no self-control. Once they have a partner, they become so happy."

As Guo Shanfeng was complaining in his heart, "Nan Yi seems to be older than you," Bai Wanli got on the truck he came in and went back to the Security Department.

Chapter 277 Steel Mill Year-End Meeting

As the Chinese New Year approaches, people are beginning to stock up on New Year goods in preparation for the festival, and each unit is also doing the same thing.

Meeting!

The New Year is coming soon. I always have to summarize the work results of the unit in the past year, say something nice, give some rewards, etc. At the same time, I have to arrange the work after the new year, so as not to be caught off guard when I go back to work after the New Year holiday.

The Security Department is mainly responsible for the discipline and security of the steel mill, so Bai Wanli also has to attend the year-end meeting of the steel mill.

Although Bai Wanli didn't like it, he would not break the rules for no reason and make himself stand out. Anyway, he didn't need to say anything during most of the meeting. He would just lower his head and read comic books secretly. When others finished speaking and people applauded, he would just clap his hands and say 666. It was almost the same as playing with his phone in school.

The two factory directors, Lao Yang and Lao Li, represented the two factions in the factory and spoke the longest. By the time they finished speaking, the meeting had lasted four hours.

After Lao Li sat down, Secretary Zhao, who was in charge of presiding over the meeting, said to Bai Wanli:

"Director Bai, does the Security Department have anything to add?"

Bai Wanli put away the comic book, stood up and said:

"I don't have anything to add. This is only my first year in the Security Department. I have received a lot of help from all of you in my work. I hope that we can work together next year to strive for national construction."

Bai Wanli's words are just polite words. If you change the words a little bit, they can be used in any occasion.

But this is exactly what most people think. Speaking of which, the Security Department has done a lot of big things this year, catching thieves (Sha Zhu), gamblers (Jia Dongxu), and enemy agents (Yi Zhonghai). Bai Wanli, the director, has made outstanding achievements in less than a year.

But these achievements were basically all done at the expense of Lao Yang's faction. If they were to speak out about it, Lao Yang and his people would inevitably be dragged into the past, or at least be ridiculed. But Lao Yang and his people could not get angry. After all, what Bai Wanli did was indeed good for the country and the people. If they got angry about this, then it would be a sign of incorrect thinking.

Bai Wanli cleared up the matter with a few polite words, and everyone on Lao Yang's side breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Huaide was a little disappointed, but there was nothing he could do.

"It's still very difficult to win over Director Bai and get him to stand on my side."

He and Lao Yang had a fierce struggle, to put it bluntly, in order to climb to a higher position. However, in theory, the dispute between the director and deputy director had no great interest relationship with Bai Wanli. Whether Lao Yang or Lao Li was the director, Bai Wanli would not get much benefit, but there would be no harm either.

After all, Bai Wanli's status and achievements are all there, and even the backers behind Lao Yang and Lao Li can't touch him.

Lao Li wants to win over Bai Wanli, but it is very difficult to get Bai Wanli's full support.

Old Yang had no hope that Bai Wanli would support him, but he still hoped that Bai Wanli would not support Li Huaide, otherwise he would be unable to cope with the siege of these two people at the same time.

Bai Wanli's attitude of not being too close to everyone is actually good for Lao Yang.

After the work summary of this year, the work plan for next year came. In addition to the production tasks in charge of Lao Yang and the logistics and procurement tasks in charge of Lao Li, the meeting also quickly talked about the exchange and learning tasks of the subordinate factories.

"This year, the number of workers who applied to come to the steel mill for exchange and study has almost tripled compared to previous years. In the past, the number of workers who came to study was limited, resulting in a large number of aspiring young people not being able to get the opportunity to study, which greatly dampened the enthusiasm of the workers. So I proposed to relax the number of people who can come to study this time."

Old Li narrowed his eyes and thought: "Most of those who come to learn are workers. By then, most of them will be lured to your side. You will definitely be happy. Why are you saying such nice things?"

Li Huaide was right. The purchasing officers of the branch factory would not come to the steel mill to learn how to purchase materials. They should go to the Second Commercial Bureau to learn. Most of the people who came here were workers and cadres in the technical field.

As Lao Yang is in charge of production, he is naturally more attractive to these people and can attract more people to expand his power.

Although the steel mill is very short of workstations, Lao Yang, the factory director, has some workstations reserved for his own people.

But Lao Li's refusal was not so firm.

"It's just that the factory director, Lao Yang, is obsessed with production, and the people around him are almost all his diehards, so it's hard to win them over. On the contrary, those who come from the branch factories lack backers. It would be much easier for me to win them over. If Lao Yang can pay a price, then it's not impossible to increase the number of workers who learn."

Li Huaide knocked on the table, and Lao Yang looked at Lao Li.

"Deputy Director Li, what do you think?"

The current situation of the steel mill is an internal struggle between Lao Yang and Lao Li. Lao Yang cannot accomplish what he wants to do if Lao Li fights back to the death. However, neither side has reached the point of showing their true colors yet, so they are basically giving up some of their interests to each other and discussing the matter.

Li Huaide rolled his eyes and did not answer directly, but kicked the ball to Bai Wanli.

"It is certainly a good thing to allow more workers to participate in the study, but many workers are not clear about the rules of the steel mill. The security department needs to maintain order, otherwise accidents are likely to happen. This has happened before. If the number of workers coming to study doubles, I wonder if the security department can handle the workload?"

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Bai Wanli replied, "The weather is cold now, and the security department's daily patrols consume a lot of physical strength. If there are too many workers coming to study, I'm afraid we won't be able to handle it."

Bai Wanli's words seemed to be a refusal, but in fact, they were the same as Master Zhu's reply when Fang Qiang asked him to accept Yu Li as his apprentice.

Bai Wanli's words only have two key points, one is that the weather is cold, and the other is that the energy consumption is high. Lao Yang should spend some money, either to buy clothes for the security guards to keep warm, or to buy meat for the security guards to replenish their energy. Anyway, at least one of them will be solved, and this matter will be no problem.

Lao Yang nodded slightly. He could accept this.

Although he still had to pay, this time he could get the nod from the Security Department, so that more people could come to the steel mill to study, and he could attract more people to help him. The previous few times he paid the Security Department money was pure bleeding, but this time at least it was an equal exchange, and he could also benefit. Lao Yang certainly had no objection.

Old Li was a little hesitant about this matter, but now that Bai Wanli had agreed, he stopped struggling: "But if the number of comrades coming to study increases, their housing, food and clothing will also be a problem. The work pressure in our logistics department is a bit high."

Chapter 278: Security Department distributes New Year's goods, steel mill closes

Lao Li's words were the same as Bai Wanli's, he put forward conditions to Lao Yang, asking Lao Yang to give some benefits.

However, Li Huaide was not aimless, because during the period of workers' study, providing them with food and accommodation was indeed the job of the logistics department, which was all the responsibility of Lao Li.

Lao Yang wanted to use this incident to add more people to himself, but Li Huaide would have to increase his workload because of it. It was reasonable to give him some benefits in advance, otherwise Li Huaide would be regarded as a sucker.

Lao Yang proposed to hold a small meeting. The lineup of the meeting was also very simple: Lao Yang, Lao Li, Bai Wanli, and Secretary Zhao, the four kings of the steel rolling mill?

The meeting ended in less than ten minutes. The four people came back. Old Li was smiling, and the other three looked normal. It seemed that the conditions were acceptable to all parties.

Secretary Zhao continued to preside over the meeting after returning

"Regarding Comrade Yang Guoming's proposal to increase the number of workers participating in the study, let's vote by raising our hands now."

In fact, raising hands now is just a formality. After all, the four kings of the steel mill have already held a small meeting, and the subordinates will naturally not slap their boss in the face, so this proposal was passed smoothly.

After that, we chatted about some random things, and the year-end meeting of the steel mill ended.

Bai Wanli was the first to stand up:

"Comrades, the Security Department still has some work to do, so I'll go back first."

"After we start work, we will be ready to welcome workers from the machine repair factory and other factories to come and learn at any time." After saying this, he turned around and went back to the Security Department without caring how these people understood his words.

When I got back to the security department, what kind of work was it? Bai Wanli collapsed on the chair.

"I'm so tired..."

As soon as he sat down, Liu Neng, Fang Wei and Wang Guoqiang, the three big dipping sauces from the Security Department, came in. Fang Wei also attentively brought Bai Wanli a cup of strong tea.

"Director, you must have worked hard. Come and have some tea to relax."

Bai Wanli drank a sip of tea, his head still dizzy, and said helplessly:

"This morning's meeting has made my head explode. I don't know where some leaders get so much energy to hold meetings for ten hours at a time."

It is not easy to respond to Bai Wanli's complaints about the three major dipping sauces. After all, Bai Wanli is their leader. If they respond to this, it might be regarded as being sarcastic to Bai Wanli.

"Would the Director like to take a break this afternoon?"

The meeting at the steel mill is over, and there is another meeting in the security department this afternoon. It's a busy life.

"It would be bad for me, the director, not to show up at the end of the year meeting. Fang Wei, you can speak for me at the beginning, and I will just make a summary at the end."

"Okay, then the part of announcing this year's New Year's goods to the brothers will be handed over to the director?"

The fat man Fang Wei still knows how to behave. The leaders' meeting at the end of the year is long and boring, and even in this era, there are many people who don't like it, but everyone likes to receive New Year's goods. Fang Wei will leave the announcement of this year's New Year's goods to Bai Wanli. When the time comes, the brothers will be happy, Bai Wanli will be happy, Fang Wei has taken the "bad reputation" for Bai Wanli, so how can Bai Wanli not give him some rewards?

Liu Neng and Wang Guoqiang both looked at Fang Wei with squinted eyes: "This fat guy is really cunning!"

"Speaking of New Year's goods, have you prepared yours, brothers?"

"Everything is ready. Tobacco, alcohol and meat will be distributed at double the rate as per the norm before the famine. Sugar, oil and tea will be increased by 20%. This will ensure that the brothers can have a prosperous new year."