Rebirth 78: Hunting for Treasure in the Mountains, Spoiling My Wife and Daughter to the Heavens

The county town, the paper mill.

Dozens of workers gathered inside.

Under the loudspeaker, Zhao Kaishan's figure stood alone.

The scene behind the workers, with Qian Yunshan beaming with smiles, presented a stark contrast.

The Qian family has a son, that's their source of confidence.

Regardless of whether the son is successful or not, at least the family will have a legacy.

The Zhao family only has two daughters, and their son-in-law is still a murderer and has disappeared somewhere.

He had no idea why Zhao Kaishan was going against them like this.

Is it because the money wasn't distributed enough?

The interests were not clearly defined.

"County Chief Zhao, you are an official, so you can't just spout empty words like this!"

We don't understand any of this reform or change. All we know is that we're about to lose our jobs.

In our lives, we have made so many contributions to the country and society.

"When I get old, there will be no one to take care of me. My child is still in school. Oh dear, this is such a tragedy!"

"Yeah, we won't do it. Why should we be laid off? That soy sauce factory doesn't seem to be doing a very good job either, why don't they reform it?"

"Are you bullying us honest people? I heard your Zhao family's son-in-law is a murderer. The elders are crooked, and the younger ones are crooked too!"

Several older workers, under Qian Yunshan's instructions,

He shouted at the top of his lungs.

A few words were enough to ignite the workers' emotions.

They angrily denounced Zhao Kaishan for his inaction.

This directly categorized him as a capitalist.

"Stop arguing. We're here to resolve the issue. What good will your arguing do?"

Police officer Lao Liu, along with his trusted associates, helped maintain public order.

However, he didn't dare to look up at this moment, since Qian Yunshan was still standing not far away.

Even Zhao Kaishan dared not approach.

"What's with all the noise? Go ahead and arrest me! I'm starving anyway, if you take me away I'll treat you to the best food and drink!"

"you!"

Upon hearing this, the young police officer was furious and wanted to step forward.

However, Lao Liu stopped him immediately.

He knew that arresting people at this point would only escalate the conflict.

To move to Qianyun Mountain, catching more money is one aspect.

For their new backer, Zhao Kaishan, to gain a firm foothold is undoubtedly the more important thing.

Everyone knows that even if Qian Duolai is caught, as long as Qian Yunshan is still sitting in that position...

Arresting them would be pointless.

His little apprentice died in vain.

"You guys, you've been making paper mills for so many years, what good stuff have you come up with?"

"The toilet paper is unusable, and the grid notebooks tear as soon as you write on them. If it weren't for internal restructuring, you would have been laid off long ago, didn't you know that!"

"Yeah, that lousy toilet paper, you get poop all over your hands after wiping your butt, tell me, would you even use it yourselves?"

The young police officers didn't dare to step forward, so they could only join in the cursing.

"So what? If we don't need it, you can use it. We did the work, and whether the paper is good or not is because you can't get the advanced equipment."

What does this have to do with us workers? What's it to you?

You get all the benefits, and we take the blame when things go wrong. You think you're the emperor? How can you be so smug?!

Upon hearing this, the workers immediately refused to continue.

What does it matter to them if the quality of the products is poor? They're getting paid and doing the work.

The process fully complies with the standards, so poor quality has nothing to do with them.

"Have you argued enough? If arguing can solve problems, then keep arguing."

Seeing that the argument had subsided and the men Qian Yunshan had planted had fallen silent, Zhao Kaishan realized that the argument was over.

Only then did he pick up the megaphone and start shouting all by himself.

"You think you're so great just because you have a megaphone?"

"Whoever shouts the loudest is right, so in that case, we'll use loudspeakers too!"

When the workers shouted, Zhao Kaishan fell silent again.

He just stared straight at the people who were shouting.

He only sighed and shook his head when those people finally dared not look up and disappeared into the crowd.

The problems at the soy sauce factory and the machinery factory can be addressed temporarily.

In Lu Weiguo's words, let the workers get through this winter first.

Seeking a way out.

The problem with those factories was simply that the county lacked foreign exchange and couldn't attract advanced technology.

The existing equipment can be improved; we can use the old equipment first, which won't cost much foreign exchange.

The state-owned factories could not survive because of technological obsolescence.

But the paper mill is the most difficult problem.

It has not been very profitable since the paper mill was built.

Moreover, this was originally a factory that Qian Yunshan was in charge of, and it was all for his personal gain.

Let alone importing equipment.

If we want to improve, we have to make a complete overhaul.

The foreign exchange required is so large that even the provincial capital, let alone their county, cannot come up with that much.

When all the workers finally quieted down.

Zhao Kaishan then continued, "I don't want to see workers being laid off either, but the facts are there, and there's nothing anyone can do about it."

Under the overarching policy, eliminating substandard state-owned factories and cutting losses to survive is the only path for our county's development.

Upon hearing this official statement, the workers became agitated once again.

Zhao Kaishan sighed and waved his hand, signaling the workers to continue listening to him.

"Close the door, we're all family. To be honest, the compensation will definitely be the highest possible, no problem."

If you don't want compensation, you can keep your job, but there's a certain risk involved in when you'll get paid and be able to return to work.

We must stand with the factory through thick and thin.

For the workers, this was the best way he could think of to use his power.

But for people from Northeast China, the word "risk" is the last thing they want to hear.

People from Northeast China have always sought comfort since childhood, as have workers in this era.

In later generations, civil servants will only need a stable job; it doesn't matter how much money they make.

Their status at home is much higher than that of those who run businesses.

So when he said that, the workers started rioting again.

"That won't do! We'll start working!"

"Exactly, why didn't they say that when they hired us?"

"We all paid to get here, how can we just disappear like that? We need stability!"

"Why should we bear the risk? Besides, no matter how high your compensation is, it will eventually run out. It's not as good as receiving a monthly salary with a guaranteed income regardless of circumstances!"

Upon seeing this, Qian Yunshan laughed wildly.

He waved his hand, signaling his men to leave.

He knew that as long as the paper mill's problems couldn't be solved...

No one can move his position.

But something went wrong at the paper mill, and a thorough internal investigation began.

His buttocks weren't wiped very clean.

He racked his brains but couldn't come up with a solution to the issue of layoffs and buyouts at the paper mill.

How could Zhao Kaishan, an outsider, possibly solve this?

After seeing my son off, I finally sat down comfortably.

The exhaustion from several days left him unable to keep his eyes open.

Reassured, I went home and went to sleep without thinking about anything else.

There were no documents in the study regarding the expansion of the new factory or the relocation of the site.

After Qian Yunshan left, the police officers dared to go in and maintain order at the factory.

(This is a true story. Does anyone still remember those red toilet paper rolls that were even worse than newspapers for wiping your bottom?)