Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

Director Yang talked about several ideas in succession before stopping, and then waited for everyone's response with an expectant look on his face.

Although these ideas are likely to hurt their own interests.

But in order to ensure the stability of the steel mill and to keep their own positions, all the deputy directors finally agreed to these proposals.

After seeing the final voting results, Director Yang was surprised and happy, and immediately made a decision: "Since no one has any objection..."

"I will sort out these policies and broadcast them to the whole factory in a moment..."

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A workshop in a steel rolling mill.

Banggeng is particularly happy during this period.

In another half a month he will be able to become a regular employee.

According to the agreement he had made with his family before, he had to pay 15 yuan of his 18 yuan monthly salary to his family before he became a regular employee. After all, his current job was kept by Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi, and it was reasonable for Bang Geng to contribute to the family. The 15 yuan he paid for was equivalent to the family's monthly living expenses.

In addition to the ten yuan that Kuihua gives to Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi every month, the five yuan that she gives to her family for living expenses, and the ten yuan that Yi Zhonghai gives to Qin Huairu every month for living expenses, Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu can still save seven or eight yuan every month without having to worry about living expenses.

After Banggeng becomes a regular employee, the 15 yuan living expenses he gives to his family every month will not need to increase, which means that the pocket money he keeps for himself every month will skyrocket from the original 3 yuan to 12 yuan.

Although it wasn't a lot, it was enough for him to have a good time drinking and partying outside for a while.

More importantly, Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang were trying every means to buy him a house and find him a wife.

He also said that he would help him find a wife once he got a permanent job at the steel mill.

With three good things happening at the same time, it's hard for Banggeng not to be happy.

He had already thought it through. As long as he was hired as a regular employee by the steel mill, he would use the money he had gotten from Jia Zhang to treat a bunch of brothers to a good celebration outside.

Today was the same as usual. Banggeng was slacking off in the workshop while chatting and bragging with a few of his good friends. He didn't look like he was going to work at all. The old employees around him kept shaking their heads and sighing, thinking that they were completely wasting the work positions that their elders had bought for them with great difficulty.

The workshop director was also very dissatisfied with Banggeng's behavior, but he did not make any mistakes, and there was really not much work for them to do in the workshop. He could only turn a blind eye and try not to look at these bastards.

"Notice... Notice... Now I will announce an important notice..."

At this moment, a familiar and pleasant broadcast voice suddenly sounded in the workshop.

Banggeng's face lit up with joy, thinking that it was the notice of his promotion to a regular employee.

Several young people nearby also knew that Banggeng would soon be promoted to a full-time employee. They had the same idea as Banggeng and immediately said respectfully to him, "Banggeng..."

"It must be the notification of your regularization that has come..."

"This is a great thing. Don't forget to treat us when the time comes..."

Bang Geng's face was full of smiles, and he patted his chest to assure everyone: "Don't worry, brothers..."

"We Banggeng have always been about sharing happiness and hardships together..."

"If I really am one of the candidates for regularization today... we brothers will definitely not go home until we are drunk tonight..."

"After research and decision by the factory leaders, starting today, the steel mill will no longer accept any applications for regularization from apprentices..."

"In principle, apprentices who have not yet been regularized will not be regularized..."

"If any employee thinks the apprenticeship salary is too low, they can take the initiative to apply for resignation from the factory, and the steel mill will compensate them with one month's apprenticeship salary."

"Regular workers who have been converted to regular employees will no longer undergo any attack assessments and will continue to work as apprentices in various workshops..."

The content of the broadcast was very long, but Banggeng was dumbfounded after hearing the first item in the broadcast. He was about to become a regular employee of the steel mill and was ready to receive a salary of 27 yuan per month in the future. However, the factory leader told him that the steel mill would no longer accept any regularization applications...

Doesn't that mean that my job transfer is completely ruined?

Moreover, he would have to work as an apprentice in a steel mill for the rest of his life, with absolutely no hope of becoming a regular employee.

The more he thought about it, the paler his face became, and he muttered to himself, "Why..."

“Why can’t this decision be announced after I become a regular employee…”

"I'm not convinced..."

"We have worked in the steel mill for so many years. Why can't the factory leaders let us become regular employees?"

Banggeng's words were echoed by many people.

After all, there are nearly forty apprentices in one workshop alone who have not been converted to regular employees.

If the steel mill really implements the new policy announced on the radio, they will all lose the hope of becoming regular employees.

Either be an apprentice in a steel mill for life, or resign and give up the job in the steel mill.

It is definitely impossible to be an apprentice for a lifetime.

The prices in the city are getting higher and higher, and are still rising. Now a salary of 18 yuan can allow two people to barely survive. Maybe it won’t be long before a salary of 18 yuan can only allow one person to barely survive. Then there is no point in continuing this apprenticeship job.

Therefore, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, they all want to fight for it in the steel mill.

Although the salary after becoming a regular employee was not very high, it was 27 yuan after all, which was half higher than the apprentice's salary of 18 yuan.

Soon the whole workshop was in an uproar over the new policy announced on the radio.

The workshop director looked at the increasingly chaotic situation and said decisively: "What are you arguing about? This is a steel mill production workshop, not a vegetable market."

"It's working time now, not off-get off work time..."

"If I find anyone making trouble in the workshop again, be careful or I will punish you for violating the rules, especially you apprentices."

"I've been annoyed with you for a long time. You don't work hard and just want to be lazy every day..."

"The factory is now giving you a chance to resign voluntarily, and you can get a one-month salary subsidy."

"When time passes, if you want to leave the steel mill, the subsidies will be gone."

"If you violate the rules of the steel mill in the future and are punished, as an apprentice, you will have no choice but to be fired..."

"Keep working for me..."

The apprentices who were shouting that it was unfair suddenly shut up.

They were apprentices and would be fired if they violated factory rules. So facing the threat from the workshop director, no one dared to stand up and provoke, while thinking about what the director had just said.

Judging from the policy just developed by the factory leaders, the steel mill obviously wants to force all apprentices away.

Rather than being fired by the steel mill without any compensation, it is better to resign on your own initiative.

Not only does it look good, but you can also get an extra month's salary.

Thinking of this, many people became excited. (End of this chapter)