Chapter 23: The down-and-out nobles

Zhao Guodong did not expect that he would encounter such a difficult problem when he attended the mayor's office meeting for the second time.

Nearly a hundred people outside the municipal government surrounded the gate, which looked neat and orderly. At a rough look, most of them were middle-aged men in their thirties to fifties. The thick canvas work clothes seemed a little less coordinated in this colorful era. Their attitude was calm and firm, which was enough to show the organizational discipline and perseverance of the working class. They were also a well-founded dialogue for the security guards at the municipal government gate. They did not speak ill of each other. At a glance, they knew that they were old acquaintances who had been here countless times.

He Zhaocheng had a deep brow, his eyes were a little irritated, but his expression was not displeased. Obviously, he was helpless with these people.

"Lao Kong, why are the employees of the metallurgical machinery factory coming again? Didn't they persuade them to go back last week? The municipal government is still studying and has not made a decision yet, why are they coming again?"

The man sitting on He Zhaocheng's left flipped through the notebook in his hand and said expressionlessly: "Mayor He, our city did not give a clear reply to the metallurgical machinery factory last time. Just dragging it over and over again is never a solution. The New Year is coming soon, and the old employees in these factories are used to it. How can the government know their strength if they don't put some pressure on the government at this time? This is a reminder that we should consider their New Year's money."

He Zhaocheng had a headache, money, money, and these three sentences cannot escape the word money

Metallurgical machinery factories have long been listed as pilot enterprises for reform, but there have been many different opinions on how to reform. From the previous government to this one, they have been clamoring to pilot the metallurgical machinery factories, but they have never found a suitable reform method. The employees of the enterprise have a considerable resistance to the reform, believing that reform is privatization, which may cause the loss of state-owned assets. More importantly, the government will never interfere with their birth, old age, sickness and death after the reform, so a considerable number of employees in the enterprise are opposed to this.

However, some employees have certain expectations for the reform and believe that it is not a solution to drag down the current situation. They rely entirely on bank loans to pay basic wages. Not to mention the low income, and year by year, young and middle-aged people will be dragged into old cows, and the situation will only be worse at that time.

"Old Confucius, I have to speed up the research on the reform issue. It is a big question for the metallurgical machinery factory to take more than 1,000 workers. Since you are in charge of the industry, you may have to worry more and figure out a practical way to avoid causing large-scale social turmoil, and to reasonably and legally allow metallurgical machinery factory to enter the market. The government is not a nanny, so it is impossible to hold this burden all your life. In addition, you must also consider the acceptance of the bank." He Zhaocheng thought about it and said.

"Mayor He, this requires both of these three things, so how can such a good thing be like that? Although this metallurgical machinery factory is not yet insolvent, its debt ratio is already astonishingly high. It can be said that there are not many companies that have the ability to take over this stall now, and those who have the ability to take over are not interested in carrying this burden. Moreover, the conditions proposed by our government are so high, how can we reform it? I think this is difficult to do."

Zhao Guodong paid attention to the deputy mayor Kong Jingyuan diagonally opposite him. It is said that this guy had worked hard before he came to Huaiqing to become the executive vice mayor, but he lost in the end. This guy was the secretary of Guining County Party Committee. It is said that he has a good time to operate economic development enterprises, and his social relations are also quite complicated.

But he is still a newcomer and doesn't understand the situation of Huaiqing. The metallurgical machinery factory is one of the five golden flowers in Huaiqing's former industrial industry. Among the five golden flowers, it is the smallest, but the benefits are the best. However, with the ups and downs of the market economy, the metallurgical machinery factory gradually lost in the market tide. It has been in trouble since three or four years ago, and its operating conditions have deteriorated. The once quite prosperous enterprises are now no one cares about them. The government also tried every means to plan for them, but it has never found a way to resurrect the dead. Every year, either it puts pressure on the bank to raise some loans, or the government finances have distributed some life-saving money to allow the company to survive. Day after day, year after year, it has been dragged down.

"Reform has been the general direction determined by the central government and cannot be shaken. Reform must suffer pain. Do more work and try to convince employees to understand and take the overall situation into consideration. I think the reform of the metallurgical machinery factory is now urgent. Lao Kong, you must come up with a reasonable plan as soon as possible. My opinion is to take care of the interests of employees as much as possible, but the pace of reform cannot be delayed. Even if our government pays more, it is worth it."

He Zhaocheng took a deep breath and stared at Kong Jingyuan.

Kong Jingyuan nodded in understanding, "Mayor He, as long as the municipal party committee and government make up their minds, I will do my best to handle this matter. However, our municipal party committee and government must be mentally prepared, that is, the excessive demands of some employees will definitely not be met, and it will inevitably cause some turmoil. But I think if you drag on it like this because of fear of the pain, or compromise, it will also bring greater harm to the restructuring of other enterprises in the future."

He Zhaocheng waved his hand strongly and said no more, "This is the end of this matter. Lao Confucius, since the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government have entrusted you with full responsibility, you must take on your responsibilities. Don't be afraid of being criticized or someone stung the backbone. As long as you are upright, it is not for personal gain. The Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government will make the decision for you."

The meeting then discussed the various budget and final accounts reports of the upcoming Second Session of the Eleventh Municipal People's Congress.

Zhao Guodong stood behind the window and watched the workers gradually dispersing. Even when they dispersed, these workers still maintained quite good discipline.

It seems that Khon Kyung came forward to negotiate with the leading figures among the workers. Although he has determined to promote the reform of the metallurgical machinery factory as soon as possible, it is impossible to settle this matter before the New Year. Now, he still takes the coaxing method to settle the workers first. If he should find a bank, he should look for the bank. If the finance department is responsible for the bleeding, he must also bear the financial department.

Zhao Guodong is in charge of finance, but it does not mean that he can decide the financial funds. For example, he, the executive vice mayor, is actually a puppet to some extent. The secretary and mayor have made a decision on the matter, or the matter decided by the Standing Committee, can he still disobey? That is, he has a little discretionary power in fund allocation, and that's all.

What comforted Zhao Guodong a little was that although Huaiqing's finances were not as rich as ordinary industrial cities, they were definitely not as good as the level of the so-called three-horse broken car as he imagined. At least compared to Ningling's finances, this broken car was much better. The broken ship had three thousand nails probably to describe a down-and-out nobleman like Huaiqing.

Zhao Guodong's eyes looked into the distance through the cold sunshine. If Gu Yaohua had a little credit, it would probably be his big deal in Huaiqing's urban construction.

Of course, this big deal may not be entirely out of public interest. The more large-scale urban construction can give him resources at his disposable position, the more kickbacks he can get. However, objectively speaking, his big deals similar to squandering in recent years have indeed left a relatively good urban environment for Chen Yinglu and He Zhaocheng, and of course they also have a considerable financial burden.

Huaiqing City has advanced urban planning and a very good greening environment that can easily leave a very good impression on people who come to this city for the first time, especially the lake and wetlands of different sizes are located in the urban area, and are intertwined with large areas of woods everywhere and ancient trees of considerable age. It is hard to believe that this is the appearance of an old industrial city.

Zhao Guodong's eyes were a little distracted, and the metallurgical machinery factory left a deep impression on him.

He remembered that when he was working in the Jiangkou County Development Zone Management Committee, the first central and western investment and trade negotiation meeting was held, and Andu City signed a joint venture agreement between Daewoo Group and Andu Automobile Factory. This was the largest project signed by that year and the most successful project. Now the automobile industry dominated by Anqi Daewoo Automobile has become a pillar industry in Andu City. At that time, Zhao Guodong remembered that he also talked about another project with Cai Zhengyang, that is, the joint venture between Anyuan Engineering Machinery Factory and Daewoo Group on the construction machinery project. Although this project was not negotiated by Cai Zhengyang, it was a member of the Standing Committee of the Andu Municipal Party Committee and Deputy Mayor of Yao Wenzhi.

Andu Engineering Machinery Factory and Daewoo Group invested 51% and 49% respectively to establish Anyu Engineering Machinery Company. It has now become the leading engineering machinery manufacturer in the central and western regions. The scale and efficiency have increased several times within a few years, and the products involved have been continuously enriched and expanded. Zhao Guodong once studied the product varieties of Anyu Engineering Machinery Co., Ltd. and found that they were constantly expanding their product varieties and merged with Penn Mining Machinery Factory, which quickly turned losses into profits within two years. With such a typical case in front, Zhao Guodong was thinking whether the metallurgical machinery factory could also consider the possibility of marriage with Anyu Engineering Machinery Co., Ltd.
Chapter completed!