Uncle Yi nodded: "Is this independent workshop of yours temporary or long-term?"
"Of course it's long-term." Cao Zhiqiang said, "If I don't do it, of course I have to do long-term business. Temporary is not enough."
"But what if I can't make a rifle?" Uncle Yi frowned, "It's not that I don't have confidence in myself, but after all, I have been retired for many years, and many of my skills are unfamiliar. Military requirements are strict, and I'm afraid that I If the things you make don’t meet people’s requirements, your money will be wasted.”
Cao Zhiqiang chuckled: "Don't worry about this. If you really can't make ordnance-type things, we can still do other jobs, such as producing new bicycles, new radiators and new reverse-fired boilers. If that doesn't work, we can still You can continue to make shaped steel.
Anyway, these days, as long as it's something close to steel, you don't have to worry about selling it. It's just a matter of selling more and selling less. "
Indeed, there was an acute shortage of steel in the country at this time. In this regard, it was still a planned unified purchase and sales system, and it was not easily available in the market.
This is why Hongguang Machinery Factory is so poor even though they are engaged in steel processing, because no matter how much they produce, they can't make much money. After all, they all produce according to plan and there is no profit.
It was later that a dual-track system was implemented, allowing manufacturing companies to complete their tasks and at the same time sell a batch of over-produced products to the market at market prices, thereby earning additional income.
Originally, this dual-track price system should not be implemented until the second year, but due to various reasons in this time and space, it is actually planned to be implemented now.
According to the information Cao Zhiqiang received, the factory's dual-track price system has been planned to be officially implemented starting from October 1 this year.
However, when this is officially implemented, not all factories will implement it, but some factories will be selected as pilots to see the situation first, and then decide whether to roll it out to all factories based on feedback from the pilots.
That is to say, after October this year, all factories on the pilot list can implement the dual-track pricing model of planning and market, and Hongguang Machinery Factory happens to be on this pilot list.
It was precisely because he knew this that Cao Zhiqiang dared to contract the workshop for production, because the workshop he contracted was not included in the plan. There was no so-called production plan. All the products produced went to the market, and he had absolute freedom. It can be said that Do whatever you want.
But no matter what you do, thanks to the shortage of production materials such as steel in the country, the products produced are nothing more than making ordinary profits and making serious profits, and it is impossible to lose money.
Even, he can go out directly, as long as foreign businessmen are willing to ask for it.
In short, this independent workshop contracted by Cao Zhiqiang is said to be a workshop, but in fact, strictly speaking, it can be regarded as a factory within a factory, and it is definitely not the treatment that ordinary people can get.
Naturally, there are actually more secrets involved, which are not accessible to outsiders.
Anyway, to the outside world, the workshop contracted by Cao Zhiqiang is just an innovation pilot, a bold innovation, and a perfectly normal economic behavior. As for other nonsense, they are all rumors.
"Uncle One." Cao Zhiqiang smiled and said, "Anyway, my contracting workshop is a trial transformation of our unit. Even if there is no military product trial production contract this time, we will have to do other things.
Nowadays, reforms are being carried out everywhere, and our factory will have to take this step sooner or later. "
"That's true." Uncle Yi nodded, "Traditional factories have many rules and regulations, and it is really troublesome to change them. It is better to get a contractor, so that you can break out of the original rules and paint again. It is indeed a good idea."
Cao Zhiqiang chuckled: "Uncle Yi, you are knowledgeable. That's the truth."
Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang deliberately sighed: "To be honest, the current enterprise reform is really difficult, and the difficulty lies in the people.
You can tell that today's employees follow the rules of the older generation. After entering the factory, as long as there are no major mistakes, they will work for the rest of their lives.
But in fact, due to various reasons, the factory actually has too many unnecessary people.
If you were like Western countries, you could lay off people at any time to reduce your burden, but we can't.
But if you don’t lay off people and continue to carry the burden of so many redundant employees, the burden will only become heavier and heavier, and eventually the entire factory will be destroyed.
Therefore, I contracted the workshop as an attempt. The model is to raise funds by myself, recruit personnel by myself, and use production materials for a fee.
I've thought about it. I plan to single out all the young people in our factory who have just entered the factory and still have some fighting spirit and are not willing to just hang around and wait to die, put them into my workshop, and then re-employ a group of people like you. Really skilled senior technicians will be appointed as leaders, and a model of clear rewards and punishments and distribution according to work will be implemented.
Of course, you are the workshop director and general technical consultant, and you are responsible for everything, so how to change it and how to implement the reward and punishment system will be planned by you at that time. What do you think? "
Uncle Yi frowned and said: "Zhiqiang, I'm just a fitter and only know how to do things. Isn't it appropriate for you to ask me to be the workshop director who knows everything?"
Cao Zhiqiang laughed: "What's inappropriate about this? Although you have never been a workshop director before, it doesn't mean you don't have leadership skills.
Think about it, you have been the grand master of this courtyard for a long time, and you have the final say on almost everything in this courtyard..."
"I dare not say that." Uncle Yi quickly waved his hand, "In the past, decisions were made collectively. At best, I just stood on the stage. It was because of everyone's support that I reluctantly made it."
Cao Zhiqiang chuckled: "No matter what, if everyone loves you, it means that everyone trusts you. As a leader, the most important thing is to gain everyone's trust."
Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang tapped his fingers on the table, organized his words, and then said:
"To be honest, when Uncle Yi, the factory director of our unit, approached me and wanted me to help contract a workshop and help carry out reform pilots, the first thing I thought of was you.
As for me, I don’t have to worry about making money, and I have a lot of good ideas, but when it comes to serious production, I absolutely cannot do it.
You are different. You have been a real eighth-level fitter for a long time, and you are a truly skilled and capable person.
Of course, as you said, you have retired and have not been doing your job for a long time, so your hands will inevitably become rusty. I understand this too.
But what I really value is not your skills, but your organizational skills. You are born to be a leader. "
Seeing that Uncle Yi was about to speak, Cao Zhiqiang quickly waved his hand: "Uncle Yi, let me finish my words first."
Uncle Yi frowned, then nodded, signaling Cao Zhiqiang to continue.
Cao Zhiqiang smiled and said: "Uncle Yi, although I am not good at production, I am not a fool. I have eyes, I can see and think.
I don’t know about other factories, but in our Hongguang Machinery Factory, due to many historical reasons, there have long been a situation where there are too many managers and lay leaders are experts.
If you are like a production factory, it is best not to have too many administrative staff, and it is best not to have laymen who do not know the industry as management. You must have someone who truly understands technology as a leader.
Otherwise, if you are an outsider and an expert at leading, the people below you will find many ways to fool the leaders. I'm sure you are familiar with this, right? "
Uncle Yi glanced at Cao Zhiqiang and nodded lightly.
Cao Zhiqiang then continued: "But, you are an eighth-level fitter yourself. Even if your hands are no longer good, your eyesight is still there. Whether something is finished or not, you can see through it at a glance whether others are lazy and slippery, so I chose you to be the workshop director. , it is most appropriate to focus on production.
In addition, you have worked as an eighth-level fitter. As the saying goes, people are divided into groups, and you must have known many highly skilled colleagues.
Let's do this. You can call all your old friends and colleagues. Regardless of retirement or not, I will at least give you a formal employee position in a machinery factory, and as long as you approve, the salary and other benefits can be discussed.
Also, during your re-employment period, you can choose to live in the factory or continue to live here.
If you live in the factory, I will ask the factory to assign you the best dormitory.
If you still live here, I can arrange a special car for you to take you to and from get off work, and also ask the factory to send one or two people to be nannies. If nothing else, I will just serve the aunt, so that you have no worries.
As for if you get sick or something during your re-employment, your medical insurance will be 100% reimbursed, what do you think? "
After listening to Cao Zhiqiang's words, Uncle Yi pondered for a long time, and then said: "This is a serious matter, can you let me think about it?"
Cao Zhiqiang laughed: "Uncle Yi, I have given you such a good offer, do you still need to consider it?"
Uncle Yi said with a serious face: "The conditions are good, and what you said also makes me very tempted, but I know how much I weigh, so I still need to think about it and consider it, so as not to agree to you rashly. In the end, it was not done well, it was not helpful, and it made everyone uncomfortable.”
"That's it." Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "Okay, if that's the case, then you can go back and think about it carefully, but I hope you can give it to me as soon as possible, preferably within three days.
Because in a few days, I will go to Japan for a business trip again, and this time it is a long business trip and I won’t be able to come back for a while.
I like to do things quickly and resolutely, and I don't like procrastination, so I hope you can make decisions early so that I can make arrangements early. "
Uncle Yi nodded: "Okay, I will give you an answer within three days, but if you are not here, how can I find you?"
"You ask my sister." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "My sister is here. She has a phone at home and knows where I live. You can ask her to pass it on to you, or you can directly ask my sister for her phone number. Just call me. I will tell my sister when the time comes."
"Okay, I understand." Uncle Yi stood up and said, "Let's just leave it at that. I'll give you a letter within three days."
Cao Zhiqiang also stood up: "Okay, uncle, are you leaving? Don't you want to stay and eat with us? The food will be delivered soon."
"No." Uncle Yi waved his hand, "Qin Huairu left some food for me over there. I'll go there to eat. Besides, there's quite a big fuss over there right now. I have to go and take a look."
"Ah, that's right." Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "Then you go, I won't let you eat."
Uncle Yi turned around, waved to Cao Zhiqiang again, then put his hands behind his back and left slowly.
Seeing the bleak figure of Uncle Yi leaving, Cao Zhiqiang shook his head and didn't know what to say for a moment.
It is true that Cao Zhiqiang contracted the workshop, but as for the workshop director, it does not necessarily have to be the first uncle.
These days, there are many retired senior workers with no ambitions, and Yi Zhonghai is not the only retired eighth-level worker in the capital.
Moreover, the retirement benefits in these years are actually not high. Most retired senior workers have a similar living standard.
If Cao Zhiqiang is willing to rehire those retired senior workers with high salaries, he doesn't need to do anything. He just needs to let the wind out and ensure that a large number of people rush to apply for the job.
There is no other way. Why is it that re-employment is not popular now? There are few factories and few positions, and we are at a stage where talent is being wasted.
The reason for waste is simply that there are not enough jobs.
In short, these old workers have really good skills, but most of their skills are old. With the development of the times, they have gradually fallen behind the trend.
For example, CNC machine tools are very difficult for an eighth-level worker to operate.
However, this does not mean that those old mechanics are useless. On the contrary, their role is very important.
Although it is a joke for an eighth-level worker to rub an aircraft carrier with his hands, rubbing an aircraft cannon with his hands is no joke at all.
For example, the so-called Qi Ye, also known as the J-7 fighter jet, is mostly made by veteran technicians. Because most of them are hand-made, the tolerances of a large number of aircraft parts are too large, and many of them cannot be used universally.
The fighter jet that our country truly implements standardized production is actually the J-8 fighter jet. This fighter jet was an industrial upgrade completed with the help of the Americans. Of course, this process was also thoroughly studied by the Americans. .
In other words, if you ask the older generation of senior technicians to engage in mass production, it is indeed outdated, but if they are engaged in research and development, it is still very good.
For example, trial production of new firearms does require manual rubbing of parts, and some production machine tools also require manual rubbing.
As long as there are design drawings, materials, and basic equipment, as long as precision work is required, these old eighth-level workers can make it for you. Many of them can make it more precise than CNC machine tools.
Therefore, Cao Zhiqiang only needs to gather these old technicians together, and then let them produce high-precision weapon samples and replicate high-precision machine tools and other equipment, so that he can complete the industrial upgrading bit by bit.
The simplest example is that the so-called industrial master machines that can carry out large-scale production are basically made by hand. Once these old technicians are gone, many industrial master machines will be gone.
Later, the main reason why the American industry was hollowed out was not the lack of mechanical equipment and related technologies, but the lack of skilled old technicians.
Therefore, top technicians like level eight workers are real treasures, but they need to be used in the right place.
Letting them directly generate industrial products such as aircraft and cannons would be a waste of resources and talent.
Let them produce the most basic industrial machines and machine tools, or conduct trial production of new weapons and customize weapon standards. That is where they can truly exert their power.
Now is the best time. After this time, after entering the 1990s, those retired technicians will no longer be able to use it, or they won’t be able to use it even if they want to.
Because in the 1990s, not only would he be targeting those old technicians, but also private companies, joint ventures, and township and village enterprises would be targeting them. At that time, it would not be cost-effective to rob people.
To paraphrase the words from a later movie, "The Whip", the pigtails may be gone, but God will keep them.
Even though the current technology of these old technicians can no longer keep up with the international trend, they still have the spirit in their hearts.
What they lack is good treatment and good design, especially good design drawings.
As long as you have a good design, and as long as it is something that people can produce, they will be able to make the things in the design for you!
If scientists and designers are responsible for imagination, then these old technicians are the ones responsible for realizing the imagination, and their importance is self-evident.
Having said that, although Uncle Yi is a bit like his own little Jiujiu in some things, in terms of work and management, he really has nothing to say.
In fact, in the entire courtyard, the only person with the most leadership style is Yi Zhonghai.
A long time ago, Uncle Yi has been the top leader of the courtyard. This is an existence that everyone admires, which itself explains a lot of problems.
Not to mention, Uncle Yi is highly skilled and is an eighth-level worker.
He can not only adhere to principles, but also have a certain flexible bottom line. He doesn't talk much, but he can convince people. He is the perfect candidate to be the workshop director.
The most important thing is that he has no children to support him in old age, and his wife is ill and needs a lot of money, so if nothing unexpected happens, Uncle Yi will definitely agree to re-employ him.
The reason why he didn't agree directly was probably because of face issues, secondly because he wanted to slow down and be steady, and thirdly, he probably wanted to solve the problem of Silly Zhu first.
"Old man, I just love face." Cao Zhiqiang smiled and shook his head, "Forget it, I'm giving you this face. Why do I always respect the old, love the young, and cherish talents?"
Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang looked up at the gray sky at a 45-degree angle with his hands behind his back:
"Oh, sure enough, the sky in this courtyard only has so much sky. It does take some courage to jump out of here.
I hope that Uncle Yi and Uncle Sha can escape from this sky and not be bound here all their lives, wasting their years and wasting their talents. "
(End of chapter)
