When will I have a long tassel?

The man showed off his cleverness and felt very accomplished. He threw down the chicken rack that had been chewed like a dog, rubbed his oil-stained hands on the old newspapers on the table, then took out a pack of cigarettes and motioned to Tang Zifeng.

Tang Zifeng waved his hand and said that he did not smoke. The man did not force himself, he took out a cigarette, lit it with a lighter, took a good puff, and puffed out the smoke far away. Tang Zifeng took a sneak peek at the young woman with pink makeup on the lower bunk next to her, and found that her face was dark green even through the pink.

Men don't care about other people's dissatisfaction. Smoking in this era is a matter of course and no one has the right to interfere.

He puffed on the cigarette twice, and then asked: "Brother, when you came to the machine, which department were you assigned to? Let me tell you, this department is different from other departments. Don't look at the fact that all workers in the factory are only paid three times a year. , some good departments can still be popular and popular."

"Oh, is there such a thing?" Tang Zifeng became interested, "Brother, tell me which departments are popular. I'll look for someone to see if I can be assigned there."

"Haha, it depends on whether your relationship is strong or not." The man laughed. He stretched out a finger and said: "First, the best department is of course the purchasing department. All the equipment, raw materials and accessories of the whole factory are , as well as packaging materials, building materials, etc., are all purchased by them. A little rebate slipping through someone's fingers is enough for the entire department to celebrate the New Year every day.

The head of the purchasing department, Lao Fan, built a villa in his hometown in the countryside last year and bought a 120-square-meter commercial house in the best area of ​​Linhe City. Think about it, where did the money come from? "

"I've heard people talk about this man. Hasn't he been arrested?" Tang Zifeng said.

He had been doing less homework these days, and he knew that this time around a dozen factory leaders and middle-level cadres had been arrested for corruption. The old fan the man was talking about was one of them, and the amount of money involved in the case was quite staggering. .

"He was caught." The man was a little embarrassed, but he still said bravely: "He was caught, but who in the purchasing department has not received kickbacks, and how can he arrest everyone? After Lao Fan went in, the purchasing department The welfare is not as good as in the past, but a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and it is still much better than other departments."

"Hmm, this is a department, is there any more?" Tang Zifeng asked.

"The second one is the Infrastructure Department, you know." The man gave Tang Zifeng a meaningful look.

Tang Zifeng nodded, even in later generations, infrastructure will be an area hardest hit by corruption, and it is natural that he will not be immune to this when an opportunity arises.

He also knew that Lin Yiji's infrastructure director had also been sacked this time, and the amount involved was enough to put him in jail.

"Third, it has to be the sales department. However, the situation in the sales department is a bit different. Basically, the bold ones are supported to death and the timid ones are starved to death." Hanzi said.

Tang Zifeng said: "How did I hear that the sales situation of Linyiji has been very bad in the past two years? How can the sales department still make money from such a bad sales situation?"

The man sneered: "The sales situation is bad, that's the whole factory's business. For the sales department, whether it's bad or not, they all have ways to make money. Let me tell you, when Linyiji is in the situation it is today, the sales department The responsibilities of those people are not small. Let me tell you the simplest one. For example, if you are a salesman and you hear that a manufacturer wants five horizontal lathes, what will you do? "

"Of course I sign the order and come back and let the factory produce it." Tang Zifeng said.

The man smiled and said: "You have no experience, right? I tell you, you should take two units back to the factory for production, and transfer the other three units to private bosses for production. You don't know, there are dozens of them in Linhe City Private machine tool factories, if you introduce your business to these private bosses, they will directly give you 5% as a kickback without saying a word. A machine tool for a young person costs five to six thousand yuan, right? 5% is 300, three It only costs 1,000 yuan, which is worth more than half a year's salary."

"Can it still be like this?" Tang Zifeng was a little shocked. He had seen a little bit of the world in his previous life. Things like this are intolerable to all units. How come it has become the norm in Linyiji? .

He thought for a while and asked: "In that case, why don't I give all five machine tools to private owners? Wouldn't that allow me to get more kickbacks?"

The man said: "This is because you have no experience, brother. You gave five machine tools to a private boss, and there is not one in the factory. How do you reimburse travel expenses? How do you apply for travel subsidies? You can get 600 yuan for 2 machine tools." For rebates, you can report travel expenses at the factory, and you can also find some invoices, saying it is money spent on giving gifts to customers, and it is easy to report a thousand or eight hundred yuan."

"I understand." Tang Zifeng nodded. This situation is very important to him and Zhou Heng. If the sales department is full of such white-eyed wolves, it will be strange for the company to be able to do business. It seems that after arriving at the factory, the first thing to do is to reorganize the sales department. But, how to rectify it?

Tang Zifeng thought for a few seconds and had a few vague ideas in his mind. There was no need to think deeply about it for the moment. He asked the man: "You just mentioned the purchasing department, infrastructure department and sales department. Which other departments are better?"

"As for other things, everyone is pretty much the same." The man said, "As long as you don't go to the workshop, your basic salary can still be guaranteed in the agency. Each department has a small treasury, and you can get some benefits every now and then. But It’s better to get over it.”

"What's going on in the workshop?" Tang Zifeng asked, following the man's words.

"There is no way to survive!" the man said categorically. "In the workshop, the workshop director, workshop accountant, etc. can count the votes for themselves and make up for the wages they owe. Ordinary workers have nothing and are paid three times a year. , can’t survive at all.”

"What should I do if I can't survive?" Tang Zifeng asked.

"Go out to find food by yourself!" said the man. "Didn't I just say that there are dozens of private machine tool factories in Linhe? Half of the workers in them are from Linyi Machinery. Some people even bring tools and materials from the factories. Working part-time. Leaders also know about such things and turn a blind eye. If you eat meat yourself, you can't let others not even have soup, right? "

"So, brother, which department are you in?" Tang Zifeng asked with a smile.

The man also smiled and said: "I am from the technical department. This department of mine is the most useless. Firstly, it has no power and secondly, it has no money. That's what the ancients said, saying that a useless person is a scholar. My name is Han Weichang, and I am Deputy Section Chief of the Technology Department of the Technology Department, if you have any trouble after you arrive at the factory, you can go to the Technology Department to see me. Anyway, I have a reputation, so I can help you solve some minor problems. Yes. Now, brother, what do you call me?"

"My name is Tang Zifeng, I graduated from Renmin University."

"Renmin University? Amazing, amazing!" Han Weichang raised his thumb and praised, then pointed his finger at Zhou Heng's bunk and asked in a low voice: "Is the one above your father?"

"No, no!" Tang Zifeng denied repeatedly, and he couldn't help but admire Han Weichang's imagination. Tang Zifeng and Zhou Heng were together, and Han Weichang had seen it just now.

Tang Zifeng said that he came to work at Linyiji. Han Weichang felt that it was impossible for Zhou Heng to work at Linyiji at his age. There was only one explanation, that is, Zhou Heng was Tang Zifeng's elder and he was accompanying him on this trip. The children went to report.

Of course, Tang Zifeng couldn't say that Zhou Heng was the incoming factory director of Linyiji. It is estimated that Han Weichang was so frightened that he did not dare to say anything. He found that Han Weichang was a talkative person who knew Linyiji's situation very well, and was planning to take more things out of his mouth. So, he replied lightly: "He is one of my elders... By the way, Section Chief Han, are you back from a business trip to the capital?"

Han Weichang shook his head: "What else can I do now? To be honest, Brother Tang, I also went to do some private work."

"Doing private work?"

"Yes." Han Weichang said confidently, "The factory doesn't provide any benefits. How can we live on just a few dead wages? I still have some friends outside who can introduce me to some things. The first two God, I just went to Huangyang Province and repaired a machine tool for a company there."

"Oh, I must have gained a lot, right?" Tang Zifeng asked.

"No, no!" Han Weichang denied, but the smile on his face revealed the truth.

"Really?" Tang Zifeng asked with a smile.

"It's just to earn a few packs of cigarettes." Han Weichang said modestly, and then he changed his face and said angrily: "How much prices have risen now, can this money still be called money? I have two people at home. The children, one 16 years old and the other 14 years old, are old enough to eat. How can I support them if I don’t go out and do some private work to make some money."

The next topic turned to content related to prices. Around 1994 were the years when prices rose the fastest since the reform. If just a few people got together, two out of three sentences would be about complaining about prices.

Zhou Heng lay on the bunk for an hour and then came down, sat on Han Weichang's bunk, and joined in the chat.

In fact, he didn't fall asleep up there just now. He heard the conversation between Tang Zifeng and Han Weichang. At this time, he followed the story made up by Tang Zifeng, claiming that he was Tang Zifeng's uncle and that he was sending his nephew to work. He also pretended to ask Han Weichang to take care of Tang Zifeng.

Han Weichang agreed repeatedly and beat his chest loudly. Zhou Heng deliberately brought the conversation back to Lin Yiji's situation. Seeing that Zhou Heng was older, Han Weichang felt that he and Zhou Heng should have more in common. However, he knew everything and exposed many dirty things in the factory. As expected, Zhou Heng felt depressed after hearing this.

The train arrived at Linhe Station early the next morning. Several people packed up their luggage and prepared to get off the bus. Han Weichang said enthusiastically: "Xiao Tang, Lao Zhou, don't rush to take the bus yet. I'll look for you at the station to see if there is any ride back to the factory. Let's Let’s take a ride back together.”

"Hey, look, that is the deputy director of the factory office of our factory, named Zhang Jianyang. He must be here to pick up some leader. However, we can't catch his car... Well, he seems to be on the way. The car is here, could it be that the leader he wants to pick up is also in our car?"

Sure enough, a short, extremely capable middle-aged man and two sturdy young men squeezed in through the car door against the passengers getting off the car, and walked towards them. The passengers who got off the bus glared at the three of them one by one, but the middle-aged man in the lead didn't care. He just stood on tiptoes and looked deep into the car as he walked.

When his eyes glanced at Zhou Heng, a smile instantly filled his face. He quickened his pace and squeezed over here. At the same time, he raised his hands and shouted loudly: "Director Zhou, just stand still and wait for me to come and pick you up!"

"Director Zhou?" Han Weichang followed Zhang Jianyang's gaze, turned his head to Zhou Heng, and opened his mouth:

"Old Zhou..., ah no no no, Director Zhou, are you the new factory director sent by the ministry?"