I became a poor little sophora japonica in the courtyard

More than three months after Director Yang took over the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, the quarterly production report came out. He looked at the report in his hand and his face turned grim.

Over the past three months, the output of the steel mill has been declining month by month. In the first month, it was still 90% of the previous month, but in the third month, the output was directly cut in half.

He called his secretary and asked him to notify the heads of various production departments to come to the factory conference room for a meeting.

Director Yang sat behind his desk, rubbing his forehead with a headache. He couldn't understand why the workers in the steel mill had lost their enthusiasm for production after only ten years.

Thinking back to the past, the older generation of workers endured hardships without regrets, worked hard regardless of pay, and did their part for the country.

But what is going on now? In the past ten years, Xu Yueling's tricks must have corrupted people's hearts. This Xu Yueling can no longer stay in the steel mill!

But he didn't know what the higher-ups were thinking! His investigation report had been submitted to the higher-ups three months ago, and he had also submitted reports requesting Xu Yueling's transfer twice. But the higher-ups didn't respond at all, which made him feel like a thorn in his back.

"Director, the heads of the production department and each workshop are already in the conference room." The secretary came over to report.

"Let them wait in the conference room." Director Yang replied angrily.

What should I do now? If I hand over this production report to my superiors, how can I save face? When the steel mill was in Xu Yueling's hands, the output was 100%. Now that it has just been handed over to me, I have only achieved half of her output.

The first quarter was fine, as it would take some time for him to adapt. But what about the next production volume? If he could not complete the task assigned by his superiors to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, he would not be able to stay in this position for long.

He stood up from behind his desk, picked up the production report on the desk, and quickly went to the factory meeting room.

In the factory meeting room, the director and deputy director of the production department, and the twenty-seven workshop directors of the rolling mill were sitting there, all whispering to each other. When they saw Director Yang striding in, they all fell silent.

Director Yang picked up the production report and threw it on the conference table, then shouted, "Can anyone explain to me why the production output of each workshop is so low?"

Everyone lowered their heads in silence. Only Director Nie of the Production Department, who had just come on stage, quickly smiled and said, "Director Yang, the output is actually not low. Compared to when we left ten years ago, the output has increased a lot."

"Did you feed pigs in the countryside and let the pigs eat your brain? With the same production equipment and the same skilled workers, why is the output so different from before?" Director Yang slammed the table and roared loudly.

"Director Yang, let me say a few words. The sharp drop in production is due to unfairness! Take our Steel Rolling Workshop No. 3 for example. The first team produces 10,000 tons of rebar per month, while the second team produces 6,000 tons per month. The difference between the two teams is 4,000 tons per month. However, the wages of the two teams are the same. Will the first team still work hard to produce?"

One of the directors of a steel rolling workshop couldn't help but stand up and speak.

These workshop directors are all grassroots cadres of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, and are basically the same people as when Xu Yueling was in charge. When Director Xu was in charge, the enthusiasm of the workers in each workshop was very high. Now if you go to the workshop again, you will see that everyone is listless.

"This is the superiority and inclusiveness of socialism! Comrades, we cannot take the dangerous bourgeois line. You must pay close attention to the ideological education of the workers, hold a mobilization meeting for the team before work every day, and boost the morale of the workers. No matter what, we must increase production."

Director Yang began to wave his arms and talk loudly at the meeting. The twenty-seven workshop directors below were all cursing in their hearts! If you don't come up with something practical and just rely on your words, how can the front-line workers in the workshop buy your words?

The production report for the first quarter was submitted to the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry. Minister Lu, who had just returned to his leadership position, stopped Director Yang and gave him a severe reprimand.

The production report of the Red Star Steel Mill in the past ten years is now on his desk. He didn't expect that the little girl in the steel mill had such a high level of production management.

"Your last investigation report said that Xu Yueling was following the bourgeois line. Can you tell me in detail what is going on?"

After Minister Lu had a tantrum, he was also curious about how the little girl had managed to increase production so drastically. He sat down and asked Director Yang!

"Minister Lu, Xu Yueling vigorously promoted unequal pay for equal work in the steel rolling mill. She exploited the workers' labor and gave them bonuses privately. These are all violations of the system," Director Yang took the opportunity to complain.

Seeing that Minister Lu was still hesitant, he made another suggestion: "She has messed up the Red Star Steel Mill in the past ten years. The workers' ideology and morality have been distorted by her. I propose that she be transferred out of the Red Star Steel Mill."

"She messed up the Red Star Steel Mill? Look at her production in the past ten years! Aren't you ashamed?"

Minister Lu was so angry when he heard him slandering his colleagues again! He grabbed the historical production records on the desk and threw them at Director Yang's head.

He hadn't seen Director Yang for ten years, and he didn't expect that this man had changed so much. His personality had become narrow-minded, and he didn't know what he had experienced in the countryside in the past ten years.

"You go back first! I will come to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill in a few days to inspect and discuss solutions to the problem of low production." Minister Lu waved his hand and drove Director Yang out of the office.

He wanted to meet Xu Yueling in person. They had met once more than a decade ago. At that time, she had just graduated from college and had just started working. She was still very young, but she left a deep impression on him.

Once Sha Zhu came to his house to cook. During the chat, he mentioned that Xu Yueling from the factory office lived in the same compound as him.

When Minister Lu thought of this, he quickly called his secretary and asked him to call the canteen office of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill and ask He Yuzhu to come to his house in the afternoon to cook dinner.

According to Sha Zhu's stubborn temper, he would not easily praise someone. Minister Lu wanted to hear about Xu Yueling from Sha Zhu's mouth first.

The canteen office of Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. When Sha Zhu received the call, he immediately became arrogant and proud.

Haha! The big boss is back! They had been gone for ten years, but the big boss hadn't forgotten me. He called me again and asked me to cook. This is friendship.

He counted on his fingers! Now Director Xu, Director Yang, and the big bosses. All these leaders are his backers. Who else in the steel mill is more awesome than him?

But he was most grateful to Director Xu. In the ten years since Director Xu took office, he had been a fourth-level cook and deputy director of the canteen. All these were given to him by Director Xu.

Unlike Director Yang, he had worked under him for so many years, but his salary had always been 37.5 yuan. Director Xu was the one who was willing to help him!

The rumor is that Director Xu has been deprived of his power by Director Yang. The mill has also returned to the rules and regulations of ten years ago, which has caused resentment among the mill workers.

Although the production in the workshop did not affect his canteen, he could clearly feel that the workers who came to the canteen to eat every day were starting to be stingy again.

In the past, the monthly bonus given by Director Xu included some meal tickets. When the workers couldn't finish their meals, they could come to the canteen to buy big meat buns and white flour buns to take home. Now, all of this has become a bubble.

Pah! This bunch of shit leaders, just after taking office, have returned to the days of extravagant eating and drinking. They are so full of themselves that they don’t consider the vast majority of employees at all.