Soul of the Siheyuan: Zhuzi, I can still give birth

The eyes of the master chefs, who have been working for nearly twenty years, are all smiling like crescents.

These master chefs are all level seven or eight, and the worst are level six.

In other words, when you retire, you will receive at least 40 yuan a month as pension.

It is higher than the income of many workers who are still working, and they can also get compensation of thousands of yuan immediately.

This is a windfall.

So these master chefs all chose to resign directly.

However, those who have worked for a short time, or for a medium to long period of time, are feeling uncomfortable now.

These people’s salaries are not high to begin with, and most of them are level three or level four workers.

Even if you get compensation, it may not be enough to buy back your years of service.

Do you want to stay here?

But even if I stay, life will definitely not be as easy as before.

Judging from the tone Director Yang just displayed, there must be something else going on.

Bang Geng also said to Qin Huairu in embarrassment.

"Mom, how do we choose? I'm still an apprentice and have only been working for less than a month. How do I choose?"

Qin Huairu was also in trouble.

I started working normally in 1962.

Up to now, I have eighteen years of working experience.

A first-class worker with 18 years of work experience is not afraid of being laughed at if he tells others about it.

"My mother has 594 years of work experience. If she chooses to resign now, she can get about... yuan in compensation."

Qin Huairu just asked Banggeng to calculate for her how much money she could get.

"After deducting the 198 yuan for the seniority payment, there would be less than yuan left."

"If you buy years of service, you can only get 13 yuan a month when you retire."

Qin Huairu looked down on this amount of money. It was only a dozen yuan a month, not much better than what the five-guarantee households earned.

"So mom decided not to buy the years of service and use the money to start a small business. It's definitely more than the ten-dollar pension!"

Qin Huairu has decided to just take the compensation and then resign.

"As for you, Banggeng, you should stay and work in the steel mill. You are still young and this is a stable job. You have to stay."

Qin Huairu analyzed the situation and made a choice for Banggeng.

After hearing what Qin Huairu said, Banggeng nodded in agreement.

Am I going to just take the 22 yuan compensation and leave this stable job?

That's definitely impossible. I have to stay. Even if I die, I will die in the steel mill.

Soon, almost everyone made their choice.

However, the vast majority of people still choose to stay.

Most of these people are in their thirties or forties. After leaving the steel mill, they really don’t know what they will do next.

Besides, I have elderly parents and young children to take care of. If I leave here and fail to find a job, what will I do in the future?

In less than an hour, the workers were back in the square.

He Yuzhu, Lou Xiao'e and others were drinking tea in the office building at that time. Seeing that all the workers had come out, they had no choice but to go out again.

When Director Yang saw that everyone was looking at him expectantly, he picked up the microphone again and spoke.

"Hey... Hey... Hey, fellow workers, have you all made your choices?"

“All chosen!!”

All the workers answered loudly, and Director Yang nodded and continued speaking.

"Then the workers who chose to get compensation and then resigned are all on my left hand side."

"All those who choose to stay, please stand at my right hand side."

Soon, tens of thousands of workers, like ants moving, began to move towards the locations they chose.

'Thirty percent left, and about 70 percent stayed. For those who stayed, I hope you won't regret your choice!'

He Yuzhu roughly estimated the number of people and couldn't help but feel sad for those who chose to stay.

Lou Xiao'e wants to carry out major reforms.

Elimination is carried out through the survival of the fittest.

And this kind of elimination left everyone speechless.

"Okay, those who choose to resign, please go to Workshop 5 to register. Remember, once you register and put your fingerprints on it, you won't regret it!"

"Also, this is Chairman Lou's daughter, Lou Xiao'e. She will be the new chairman of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. All the related compensation this time will be borne by Chairman Lou herself. Now everyone applaud and welcome her."

Finally, Director Yang did not forget to give a reminder, for fear that some people would get carried away and blindly follow others, then regret it and come to the factory to cause trouble.

Lou Xiao'e also stood up and waved to all the workers.

"Dear workers, rest assured, no matter what decision I make, I will not let you down. Okay, employees who choose to resign, please go to Workshop 5 to register. You will be notified to collect your compensation in a few days."

Those workers who wanted to resign nodded one after another. They had enough years of service and were just waiting to retire when they turned 55.

Wouldn't it be great to go home and wait for a year or two, then get a pension directly?

Besides, isn’t it great enough to be proud of receiving thousands of dollars in compensation? Just wait for two years.

This one-third of the workers are grateful to Lou Xiao'e and her colleagues.

Soon, half of the people were gone from the square.

Lou Xiao'e looked at these people. Most of them were middle-aged people, but there were also quite a few young people. She guessed that these were apprentices.

"Okay, the rest of you have chosen to stay. On behalf of the steel mill, I thank you all for staying, but...!"

Lou Xiao'e paused and looked at the workers below, each of whom was looking at her expectantly.

"If we want to stay here, we have to take it seriously. From now on, there will be no more job grades in my Red Star Steel Mill."

When Lou Xiao'e finished speaking, everyone was shocked.

Especially those workers whose work level is not high, those at the first and second levels.

Doing the same job, the salary and benefits are very different.

But there is no way, your work grade is stuck there. If you have the ability, you can also take the exam to upgrade!

If you don’t have the ability, stop talking!

Now, without the constraints of work grade, I no longer have to worry about income.

But those with higher levels, such as level six or seven, but whose length of service and age have not reached the retirement age, will not do this.

They expressed their dissatisfaction.

But there were too many of them, less than a thousand people, and in front of the other thousands of people, their dissatisfaction was drowned out by the accusations of everyone else.

Due to their small number, these high-level senior workers could only keep their mouths shut. It was difficult to offend the public anger. If they were really provoked, this group of people would definitely beat them up.

Those who can do high-level work are definitely not young, usually around 40 years old and above.

If we fight with a group of young people, we will definitely be the ones who suffer.

If a tooth falls out, you have no choice but to swallow it.

Everyone was waiting with different thoughts for Chairman Lou's next words.

And Lou Xiao'e didn't let them wait too long.

"We will introduce new uniforms for worker-level treatment."

"We will re-test the skill level. No matter what the previous level was, in the face of the new level of treatment, I will no longer recognize the previous level!"

After hearing this, the workers had different thoughts again.

Those who have real talents and skills are extremely happy at this time.

It’s just an exam. I have real talent and knowledge, so I’m not afraid of these things.

But those who slack off all day long make me want to cry.

Let’s not talk about whether you can pass the written test.

Even if you pass the written test, what about the practical test?

If you slack off during normal times and don't work, you won't be able to produce qualified workpieces when the exam comes.

Lou Xiao'e continued.

"After all people have passed the examination, those with level one, two and three are considered low-level workers, those with level four and five are considered mid-level workers, and those with level six, seven and eight are considered high-level workers."

"The salary packages for each level are different, and we now pay based on piecework instead of monthly salary as before."

Lou Xiao'e's words made the people below a little confused.

What is this... piecework!

"Chairman Lou, what does piecework mean? We don't understand!"

A worker asked loudly.

Director Yang then took the microphone and said.

"This so-called piecework rate is actually a pay-per-work system. In other words, the more qualified workpieces you process in the future, the more salary you will get."

"On the contrary, if you process fewer workpieces, your income will certainly be reduced accordingly. The more you work, the more you earn. The less you work, the less you earn. If you don't work, you get nothing!"

"This method will put an end to those who used to take advantage of the situation and fill in the gaps. Their days will be difficult in the future.

Those workers who originally had good skills became excited again.

In the past, when we ate from a big pot, no matter how much we cooked, we wouldn’t get a penny more.

Those who are lazy and slack off will not get a penny less, no matter how little they do. This is a very unfair distribution method.

Now, everyone does their own thing, and the more good ones the better, the higher the salary will be.

For a moment, all the workers were talking, some were cheering, and some were complaining.

Director Yang then took the microphone and said.

"Okay, now that everyone is clear, go home and prepare. The exam will start tomorrow. How much salary everyone can get depends on their own ability."

"Now, please allow the new director of the steel rolling mill, Director He Yuzhu, to speak."

He Yuzhu gave Director Yang a cold look.

I haven't agreed to be a factory manager. I'm not able to handle my own business.

But everyone was looking at him, so he had no choice but to stand up, take the microphone and put it to his mouth.

"I don't need to introduce myself. Now it's a new society, so we need to have a new life."

"Now that the factory has good policies, hardworking and capable people can get rich, then everyone should work hard and not let down Chairman Lou and Branch Secretary Yang. Okay, everyone, go home and remember to take the exam tomorrow."

He Yuzhu spoke simply and clearly, and everyone found it pleasing to the ear, but the choice had already been made.

If they don't keep going, what else can they do? They have already lost the opportunity to resign and get compensation.

"Zhu Zi, you really don't want to be the director of this steel mill?"

After the meeting, Lou Xiao'e asked He Yuzhu again.

He Yuzhu shook his head and said.

"I have worked here for more than 20 years. Everyone knows me. As the factory director, I am afraid that this reform will not be possible at all."

Branch Secretary Yang also nodded and said to Lou Xiao'e.

"Yes, Chairman Lou, we must find someone else to handle this matter, someone who is tougher, otherwise there will be no way to reform!"

Lou Xiao'e also sighed.

She really wanted He Yuzhu to manage the steel mill. With his knowledge, it was impossible that reforms could not be carried out, but he was unwilling to wade into this muddy water.

"Zhu Zi, then you can be an honorary factory director and just give advice when there is something to worry about. That should be fine, right?"

Lou Xiao'e made one final attempt, trying to get He Yuzhu to agree to her request.

He Yuzhu thought about it and decided that if he was just an honorary factory director and just offered some advice, then that would be fine and he could agree to it.

In this way, He Yuzhu became the honorary director of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill and officially began the reform of the steel rolling mill.

Lou Xiao'e quickly called her father Lou Zhenhua and asked him to send someone to the steel mill to serve as the factory director.

After returning home that day, all the workers in the steel mill returned home with mixed feelings.

The good news is that those workers who are about to retire will soon receive a large amount of compensation, and then retire with a good income.

What worries me is those people who try to take advantage of the situation. I don’t know what will happen to me in tomorrow’s exam.

Banggeng saw Qin Huairu humming a little tune and busy picking vegetables, but he felt extremely bitter in his heart.

Because he had been in prison, he was not welcome at the steel mill and no one was willing to teach him a skill.

Usually it is his mother who teaches him.

But with Qin Huairu's knife skills, what can Bang Geng learn?

How am I going to pass the exam tomorrow?

Banggeng once again felt confused about his future.

Sure enough, the exam on the second day was divided into different levels of work.

The examiners invited were all seconded from other places.

There will be absolutely no favoritism or cheating. The invigilators are truly impartial and no one can slack off.

This exam took a total of three days to complete.

At least half of the people are not qualified for their original job level and have at least dropped one or two levels.

Among the apprentices like Banggeng, a small number of them passed the exam and became regular employees.

Including stick terriers, of course.

However, Lou Xiao'e did not fire them. They were paid by piecework anyway, and if they had no ability, they would be left with nothing.

See how long they can hold out. If they can't, they can resign on their own initiative, and I don't have to pay them a penny.

Capitalists always put profit first and do not care about emotions.