The pattering spring rain has been falling for two days in a row, but God is still gloomy and has no intention of stopping. For farmers, especially those on the Loess Plateau, "spring rain is as valuable as oil" is by no means as simple as a proverb. Those villagers who were occupied by Yangliufang did not have to express this emotion. According to the agreement with the village committee, their harvests were guaranteed during droughts and floods, and they would be compensated according to the highest income amount after the harvest season. For Yang Liufang, it is not so beautiful, and even a little anxious. On rainy days, the road in front of the factory is not blocked, so workers cannot work. After the original spray paint room in the factory was relocated, there was no space to install equipment to spray paint furniture. Now, except for the canteen, there is not even a place to set foot in the factory. No. The factory is not running, and there is a dead silence on this rainy day.
Yang Liufang simply gave the workers a holiday. For the four apprentices, it didn't matter whether they took a holiday or not, because they received a fixed monthly salary. But the four temporary workers stopped working. If they don't work for a day, they will have no income, and they are rotated by the whole village. From time to time, when the rain stops, they come to the factory gate to see if work is starting. Yang Liufang woke up and was bored, so he sat under the glass window of the cafeteria and read a book. He could see the workers coming to the factory with umbrellas or covered with thin films from fertilizer bags, but there was nothing he could do without the space. For those workers who were not occupied and were called to patrol, Yang Liufang had arranged to set up two temporary tents with plastic sheets before it rained and lived in them, except that the canteen was not in charge of food.
There was only one master in the canteen. On the first day of the workers' holiday, he took the initiative to let his mother-in-law have a rest. He didn't want to drag down the boss. In addition to cooking a meal for Yang Liufang on time, he also wipes the kitchen clean in his free time. The tables and chairs in the canteen are also cleaned and arranged neatly, including the windows. When he was about to go home to see his mother, he would boil a pot of boiling water for Yang Liufang and put it on the dining table where he was.
On the recommendation of an old teacher in the city, Yang Liufang recently started reading "The Pursuit of Prosperity" by another famous Japanese entrepreneur, Konosuke Matsushita, a management book just published last year. Yang Liufang likes many of the views of this man who is called the "God of Management" by the Japanese very much. Like Kazuo Inamori, the Japanese saint of management who he read "Qianfa" last year, many of them have summarized business practices and My own reflections and reflections often have a great impact on Yang Liufang inadvertently. For example, Konosuke Matsushita believes: "Enterprises are 'people' businesses, and any operation and management cannot be separated from people. Therefore, business concepts and management methods must be based on human nature."
Yang Liufang thought that this time he would carry out large-scale construction work to build a canteen and expand bathrooms for workers, although this was not the original purpose, because "making money is the mission of a company, and the purpose of a businessman is to make profits." And his unintentional move was now exactly the same. Is it based on factory workers? Let workers eat well and have a place to take a shower after work. Consider in advance that there will be female staff in the factory and build a women's restroom. Thinking of this, he was still a little proud.
What touched Yang Liufang the most were Mr. Matsushita’s two views: “Taking responsibility for contributing to society is the first requirement for running a business.” and “Obtaining reasonable profits is not only the purpose of business operations, but also the cornerstone of social prosperity. ." He ignorantly felt that in addition to letting the villagers make money and learn crafts in the factory, he should also fulfill some social responsibilities. In order to introduce him to set up the factory, the whole village, men, women, old and young, came together to build a road without any payment. Main road. Even if we don't talk about social responsibility, he should do something for the village in return.
It was still raining lightly outside. When he saw a worker coming again, Yang Liufang opened the window to stop him and asked him to invite the village chief Shitou. After a while, Village Chief Shitou came to the factory, and Yang Liufang invited him to sit down in the cafeteria. Because there was no result in approving land to build a factory, Yangliu Fang was unable to work on rainy days, and workers' wages had to be paid every day. No one's money came from the strong wind, so the head of Shitou Village looked embarrassed and sat down. Just apologize to Yang Liufang.
"Brother Xiao Yang, I'm so sorry. Look at what happened."
"Hey! Brother Shitou, this is a matter from above. Why are you apologizing? I invited you here because I have something to discuss with you. I want to donate a well to the village and install a water pump. Take a look. Is it appropriate? Will it affect your income?"
"Haha, what a good thing! Ouch, I thought you asked me to come here and asked me about the land grant!" He said, scratching his head.
"Aren't the leaders going to attend the two sessions? It won't work if I press you about land approval. Just wait. Will digging wells and installing water pumps have a big impact on you?"
"What impact will it have on me? Do you think I charge the villagers a penny for water?"
"Yeah!" Yang Liufang looked at him sincerely.
After hearing this, the village chief Shitou stood up.
"That's collected by the state, and not a penny reaches my hands. If you read the People's Daily, you don't know that in 1985, the State Council of Mongolia (ours) issued the "Appointment, Calculation, Collection and Management of Water Fees for Water Conservancy Projects" "Method", when Eda (my dad) was the village chief, there was still a little surplus, which was Emeng's (our) family's hard-earned money, but since the regulations were promulgated, all the money collected has been paid to the state for water bills. The villagers’ efforts to collect water are all in vain!”
"Ah! Then you didn't tell me earlier. I'm sorry, I misunderstood you." Yang Liufang stood up and bowed hurriedly to apologize.
"No, no, it seems that not only you, but others also have misunderstandings. Let me make it public by writing out the water bills I have collected from the villagers in the past four years."
"Brother Shitou, now that I understand, I want to donate a well to the village, install a water pump, and build a water tower so that the villagers can easily get water. What do you think?"
"Oh, I agree with both hands. On behalf of the whole village, men, women, and children, I (me) would like to express my gratitude to you for your great kindness. Last time Secretary Lu came to inspect and asked me to write a report and ask the township to solve the water problem for the villagers. It seems that I There is no need to go to the trouble of asking the village for money to dig a well. Well, just write the donation from your factory in the report and apply for a monument to commend your donation."
"Oh my God, Brother Shitou, that won't work. The factory is in the village, and it is the factory's responsibility to contribute to the village. How can it establish a monument for me? If so, I won't donate." Yang Liufang learned and used it flexibly, and wrote "The Pursuit of Prosperity" "I transformed the sentences I learned into my own opinions and spoke them out." And threatened Secretary Stone.
"Okay, I won't erect a monument. Well (I) will listen to you. But I still need to report to the village for commendation. You can see if it works."
"You can have this, it can be regarded as an honor for the factory!"
"Okay, I'll write it when I get back, and I'll report it to the village tomorrow."
Secretary Shitou's report has not yet been handed over to the township, but the township office has come to the village committee to find him first, asking him to prepare for the reception of 20 people from the provinces and cities who returned from Beijing to attend the two sessions on March 20, the day after tomorrow. Deputies to the National People's Congress came to the village to conduct research. He also named the furniture factory to participate in the reception and prepare working meals in the canteen. Secretary Shitou told the director of the township office about corporate donations, saying that last time Secretary Lu came to inspect, he asked him to write a report to the township to solve the water problem of village residents. After hearing about it, the furniture factory took the initiative to donate. He wanted to apply for a commendation and gave the application report he had written to the office director, asking him to forward it to Secretary Lu.
After the office director made the notification, he returned to the village with the report. Head Shitou quickly came to the factory to inform Yang Liufang. Yang Liufang was surprised. He didn't expect that the representatives of the two sessions knew about his factory. This was an opportunity to show his face. He read the People's Daily and said that among the representatives there were many leaders of large enterprises such as Xizhou Steel and Oilfield. Maybe through everyone's investigation and research, the products of this furniture factory can be favored by these company leaders and purchase some of them. He had to seize this opportunity.
Yang Liufang first came to the cafeteria to discuss the standards for working meals with the master chef. The master chef used to make working meals for representatives of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at the Xizhou Hotel, but it was a self-service model. Yang Liufang had never seen a buffet, and the cafeteria in his factory did not have self-service utensils, so he asked the master chef to cook stir-fries for the delegates. Like eating at a banquet.
"The 20 deputies, plus the staff, and our accompanying receptionists, let's open three tables for them. What do you think?"
"Boss, the country has standards and cannot exceed them. It's better to ask Shitou to ask the villagers for advice on what the standards should be, and then we can do it."
"Okay, I'll call the village and ask."
Secretary Shitou called the township office from the factory.
"Hello, I am Shitou from Shige Village..."
"Oh, Secretary Shitou, I'm about to go back to your village to find you. Oops, your village committee doesn't even have a phone number. To notify you of anything, I have to ride a motorcycle and run there. Listen, I'll ask you Can the wells donated by the furniture factory be dug tomorrow? Our township is going to add a meaningful itinerary to all the representatives and hold a ceremony to open the wells and collect water for your wells."
"It's a bit difficult because of the rain. There's only one day..."
"You ask first. If it's okay, give me a reply as soon as possible. I'll also ask the relevant engineering team."
"Their boss is next to me. This is the factory phone number. Brother Xiao Yang, the leader asked if the well can be drilled tomorrow?"
"Secretary Shi, I haven't dug a well before. I have to ask Wang Shan if he didn't dig a well in the sand factory." Yang Liufang knew that the person on the other end of the phone was a township leader, so he called him Secretary Shi.
"Ask the person in charge of the furniture factory to answer the phone. His surname is Yang, right?" The other end of the phone spoke to the head of Shitou Village commandingly.
"Yes, please wait a moment." Secretary Shitou handed the phone to Yang Liufang.
"Hello, leader." Yang Liufang took the phone and said hello to the leader first.
"Xiao Yang, right? You must do your best to handle this well-drilling and water-drawing ceremony. I will also help you find a way. You can reply to me as soon as possible to ensure that the provincial leaders and representatives can participate in this event on the day of the visit. This is important to It is a supreme honor for you and can be recorded in history.”
