Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

But Deputy Director Li had no reason to refuse. Faced with the overwhelming pressure from Director Yang, he could only settle for the second best and postpone the matter for the time being.

He frowned and replied, "Comrade Factory Director..."

"I agree to replace the two Level 10 chefs who serve as canteen squad leaders in the kitchen, but we still need to discuss who will be replaced."

"We have indeed seen the changes that Comrade He Yuzhu has made in the kitchen."

"As the factory manager said, he does have the qualifications and ability to be the kitchen canteen supervisor."

"But as far as I know..."

"In this assessment, a total of five people passed the ninth-level chef exam, and two former ninth-level chefs passed the eighth-level chef exam."

"Our deputy kitchen director, Wang Dong, has passed the seventh-level chef exam."

"In the entire kitchen, there are at least five chefs who are qualified to be kitchen supervisors."

"Although Comrade He Yuzhu is qualified to be the canteen monitor, he may not be the best candidate for the position."

"Seeking truth from facts is our most basic principle as factory leaders."

"I suggest that we consult the kitchen first..."

"The kitchen staff will recommend the best candidates for the two squad leaders, and we will then vote to decide on the final candidates."

"I wonder what you think, Director?"

Director Yang was very angry.

Although the kitchen team leader is in charge of dozens of people, he is not a cadre after all. The factory leaders present hardly take the position of canteen team leader seriously.

I thought that if I proposed that He Yuzhu be the canteen monitor, Deputy Director Li would definitely give me face and nod in agreement.

In the end, he refused.

And the reason for the rejection left him with nothing to find fault with.

If he insisted on letting He Yuzhu be the canteen monitor, Deputy Director Li would definitely accuse him of being unrealistic, disrespectful of the ideas of grassroots comrades, and having the final say in the steel rolling mill. That would be a big loss for him.

I felt very upset, but I had to nod and agree: "Comrade Deputy Factory Director has considered the issue carefully."

"As factory leaders, we really can't make decisions based on our own ideas on everything. We should listen more to the opinions of our colleagues at the grassroots level."

In his last two sentences, Director Yang even addressed the deputy director as "Comrade Deputy Director", which shows how bad his mood was at the moment and how tense the tension was between the two.

The other factory leaders were afraid of bringing disaster to the fish pond, so they all lowered their heads and said nothing.

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Director Yang's office.

As soon as the secretary closed the door, he began to complain: "This Mr. Li is getting more and more excessive..."

"He even wants to compete with me for a lowly position like kitchen supervisor. He simply doesn't take me, the factory manager, seriously."

"We must speed up the process of collecting evidence of his embezzlement in the logistics system. Otherwise, with Lao Li's current expansion speed, it won't be long before the steel mill becomes his one-man show, and I, the factory director, will have no choice but to leave in disgrace."

The secretary hesitated and replied, "But Deputy Director Li runs the logistics system like an iron barrel. We can't even get a needle in, let alone investigate and collect evidence." "I also heard that every time the logistics department sends a convoy to the Northeast to purchase wild vegetables and food, they also purchase some prey."

"Supplies are in short supply in the city, and the price of meat has increased dozens of times compared to before."

"A pound of wild boar meat brought back by the team is worth dozens of yuan."

"Even if a transport truck brings back 50 kilograms of prey, more than ten trucks combined would only bring back 500 to 600 kilograms of meat, with a total value of more than 10,000 yuan."

"Deputy Director Li gets the lion's share, and other cadres in the logistics system can get different dividends depending on the size of their positions."

"I heard that Wang Dong, who was just promoted in the kitchen, gets ten kilograms of meat every time, which is worth more than two hundred yuan."

"Faced with these tangible benefits, these people will definitely not let us interfere with logistics easily."

"If something happens to Deputy Director Li, the channel for purchasing prey from the Northeast will be cut off, and the profits they make every month will be gone."

"Director..."

"Since we can't get involved in the logistics department, can we start with the fleet and use this to deal with Deputy Director Li?"

Although Director Yang was very angry, it didn't mean he was stupid.

He refused without hesitation: "No..."

"Even if we find out the truth about this matter, we can only punish Deputy Director Li, but we will definitely not be able to kick him out of the steel mill."

"They asked the transport team to help transport the prey. At most, Deputy Director Li and his men took advantage of the steel mill by taking advantage of their positions. They did not take the money from the steel mill or embezzle the grain and pork that belonged to the steel mill."

"More importantly, if we investigate this matter, we will offend all the leaders of the steel mill and make them completely turn to Deputy Director Li."

"What you said is no longer a secret among the factory leaders."

"When the fleet was carrying out transportation tasks before, many factory leaders asked drivers to help buy and transport some materials that were difficult to buy in the city, and their drivers would also buy some things to take home."

"According to my understanding, the several hundred kilograms of prey that Deputy Director Li sends back via the motorcade every month include not only those from the logistics system but also those from several factory leaders."

"The city is now facing a shortage of supplies. Not only is the supply of pork for ordinary people decreasing, with people not being able to eat pork for several months, but the supply of pork for officials is also much less than before."

"After learning that the purchasing department could buy some unplanned game in the Northeast, many factory leaders approached Deputy Director Li and asked him to help the purchasing department and the transportation team purchase pork and other game from the Northeast."

"Including me, every factory leader can get more than 10 to 20 kilograms of game and pork every month. All we have to pay is the cost price of pork before the price increase. For the current city, it's like getting it for free."

"If you investigate now that Deputy Director Li used the purchasing department and the transport team to purchase pork and game, it would be tantamount to going against all the leaders of the steel mill."

The secretary was stunned. He didn't expect that this matter involved such a wide range of people. Even Director Yang was the direct beneficiary of this matter.

If he really continued the investigation, not only would Deputy Director Li be punished, but Director Yang, his immediate superior who had also accepted the bribe, would also be punished. This would be tantamount to killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred of his own.

An embarrassed expression immediately flashed across his face.

Director Yang spoke at the right time: "Your proposal just now ends with me. You must not interfere in this matter in the future. Otherwise, even if I, the director, come forward, I can't protect you..."

"Well... starting from next month, when the pork and game the transport team brings back arrives, you can take two kilograms of meat from me and take it back to nourish your wife and children." (End of this chapter)