At the end of the road was a row of red brick walls, with many slogans like "Long Live the Invincible Class Revolution" painted on them, and there were many slogans ten years ago, next to the factory was a small river, and there was a row of small bungalows not far away, which should be the staff dormitory. There were a few children squatting at the door, wearing very shabby clothes, and ran over when they heard the sound of the car, following Zhou Ming's car far away along the roadside, shouting and running.

Zhou Ming drove to the factory gate, and a wooden sign with the words "Xiling Canning Factory" was hung next to it. The iron door was open and there was a communication room next to it. The window was opened there, and the broken glass on the floor below seemed to be broken by the glass on the window.

This situation made Zhou Ming frown. Then Zhou Ming drove into the factory, and the situation inside was not much better. There was a straight cement road inside, and the roadside was covered with weeds. It was obvious that no one had taken care of it for a long time.

Zhou Ming drove the car to a two-story building along the road. Zhou Ming and Su Han got out of the car. Zhou Ming looked at the building and turned to Su Han and said, "Xiao Han, are you sure this is a canning factory? Why do I feel like I have reached a world after humans disappear?"

Zhou Ming said this with a touching feeling, because from the style, this two-story building is obviously an administrative building, but it is still as broken as the communication room at the door. The walls are painted with slogans of hard work to do a good job of production. However, including the door and all the office windows that Zhou Ming can see, there is almost no glass in that place that is good, and there are even many windows with paper paste.

I saw that the factory gate was closed not far away, and grass grew in the gaps between the door and the road at the door. You can imagine how long it has been since there was no one here.

The entire factory gave Zhou Ming a word, "dipped and depressed", as if it had been abandoned for ten years.

"I don't know why this is like this? I rarely go back to my hometown since I went to school at Factory 760. I have been to this canning factory several times when I was a child, but I have never been to it again. I just remember that the canning factory is still there, so I don't know how it turned out like this." Su Han said to Zhou Ming.

"Okay, I understand. It seems that this canning factory is really ragged. Let's go to the staff dormitory of the canning factory outside to ask."

Zhou Ming said to Su Han, and then they got into the car and drove out of the factory. At the entrance of the factory, they saw a few people walking towards this side. It seemed that they were cadres in the factory. When they heard that a car came over, they came to see the situation.

So Zhou Ming simply parked the car at the factory gate and waited. Soon these people came over. Zhou Ming was about to say hello, but the leader took two steps to hold Zhou Ming's hand and snot and tears, and said with emotion: "Hey leader, our Xiling Cannery Factory is looking forward to the stars and the moon, but finally we have come to the comrades in the county. I know that the county will not ignore us."

The leader spoke, and the few people following him also started to cry, which made Zhou Ming a little embarrassed. Zhou Ming said: "Comrade, I am not from the county."

Not from the county?

When they heard Zhou Ming's words, they were stunned. They looked at the small car that Zhou Ming drove, and then the clothes on Zhou Ming and the others. They were obviously confused. In this era, especially those from remote countryside, in their opinion, those who were wearing good clothes and could drive small cars were simply impossible for them to have anyone except the county leaders.

At this time, Su Han suddenly spoke, and she said to the leading man: "Uncle Wang, do you still recognize me? I am Xiaohan, from Diantou Village next to me. My third uncle also works in a canning factory. When I was a child, I came to the factory to play. Uncle Wang, you even took the canned food for me to eat!"

After hearing what Su Han said, Zhou Ming knew that the person in front of him was Wang Chen, the director of Xiling Canning Factory.

Wang Chen looked at Su Han carefully, then suddenly said, "You are Xiaohan, you are really Su Han! Oh, I didn't expect this to be a girl who is changing in her youth. You are getting more and more beautiful. Where are you developing now? I remember you and your dad went to Nanhui County with your dad? Did you go to work in the county there? You actually drove in a small car. It's amazing!"

Su Han said thank you shyly, and then explained to Wang Chen: "Uncle Wang, we really don't work in the county. I still work in Factory 760. This is Zhou Ming, the current leader of our Factory 760."

Wang Chen hurriedly shook Zhou Ming's hand and said, "Hello Director Zhou, I am the director of Xiling Canning Factory, my name is Wang Chen. I wonder what happened to Director Zhou this time?"

Zhou Ming did not make much of this title, because in Wang Chen's opinion, the top leader of a factory can only be the factory director. Zhou Ming nodded and said, "That's right. Because of Xiaohan, I know that the Xiling Canning Factory is not effective now. It just so happens that our factory has a project that requires the production equipment of the canning factory, so I want to talk about cooperation."

"Cooperation? Is Director Zhou going to buy the production equipment of our canning factory?" Wang Chen asked.

"If Director Wang wants to sell it, I can also consider buying it, but it is best to have workers who can use these equipment skillfully," Zhou Ming said this and then said, "I just see that the factory is so dilapidated. Do I still have equipment?"

Wang Chen nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, the equipment of our Xiling Canning Factory has been well preserved here. I have always been in charge of the equipment and can be used at any time. There is definitely no problem. If Director Zhou doesn't believe me, I can swear to Director Zhou as a party member!"

Zhou Ming looked at Wang Chen deeply. If he had to put his words in twenty years, it would be a nonsense. However, in this era, especially in such remote countryside, such party members are really advanced in their thoughts and have real beliefs, so they will take this oath, which is really a sign of determination.

Zhou Ming thought for a while and patted Wang Chen on the shoulder and said, "Director Wang, I believe you. Since you said you can use it, it will definitely work. But how could this Xiling Cannon Factory become like this? I heard Xiaohan say that the canned food here is delicious? A few years ago, wasn't it still a good company in Xiling Township that is well-known far and wide? Why can't I see anyone here today?"

Faced with Zhou Ming's problem, Wang Chen and the few people behind him suddenly fell silent. After a while, Wang Chen sighed and said, "This is all because of my factory director's failure to do well. If you can't open the sales channels of products, the factory will get worse and worse. If you don't say it, you are not afraid of you, Director Zhou. Our canning factory has not paid wages normally for five consecutive years, and this year it has not paid wages for half a year."

As Wang Chen said, the leaders of several canning factories lowered their heads in shame. Wang Chen continued: "Director Zhou, you have just entered the factory. It was the result of the trouble of employees and family members of the factory. Because they could not pay their wages and no one came to work, the factory became increasingly broken."

Zhou Ming can understand this very well. The life of employees in the factory depends on this amount of salary. If they cannot be paid in time, there will definitely be problems in their lives. This is because they have not paid their wages normally for five consecutive years. In the past six months, it would be strange if the employees don’t make the factory in a mess.

"Director Wang, then haven't you sold the factory things to pay employees to solve the urgent problem?" Zhou Ming asked.

When Wang Chen and several others heard this question, their faces turned red. Wang Chen said, "To be honest, Director Zhou, you don't think there are so many houses in our canning factory, and the factory is still here. In fact, the things inside have been sold long ago."

"What about the production line?" Zhou Ming asked again.

"The production line is the lifeblood of our canning factory. How can we sell it? What's more, if the organization has any production tasks, we have to take the test of this production line to complete the tasks!" Wang Chen said.

Wang Chen's statement is the normal idea of ​​many workers in the past. In their opinion, working in the factory is just a task assigned by the organization and a very glorious revolutionary mission. This idea doesn't matter whether it is right or wrong, it is just a product of an era. However, in Zhou Ming's opinion, it is now very good to help him keep the canning factory production line. Otherwise, if Director Wang sold all the things in the factory to pay wages to employees, he would have gone to waste today.

"But now I just want this canned production line?" Zhou Ming asked.

Wang Chen was stunned at first, then gritted his teeth and said, "If Director Zhou can promise me to help me make up all the wages owed by the factory employees, I will sell this production line to you, and even the factory manager can sit for you! I have figured it out now. We can't hold this factory anymore. I must find a way out for the factory employees. If I have to criticize and fight and shoot them, I will take care of them!"

Zhou Ming raised his eyebrows. Wang Chen's actions may sound ridiculous in later generations, but for those who still think and think in the last era, it is natural. Otherwise, there would be no crime called "digging socialist corners". Wang Chen's behavior was the crime in that era.

But sympathy is sympathy, but what should be asked must be asked: "How much wages do you owe in total have you not paid?"

Wang Chen stammered for a while before answering: "There may be more than 100,000."

"More than 100,000? Uncle Wang, do you remember that your factory has only about 100 employees in total? Why do you owe so much? I haven't paid a salary for a year or two?" Su Han next to him said in surprise.

Wang Chen and the others blushed and lowered their heads, saying embarrassedly: "Yes, it's been more than a year in total."

"It's okay to take out this money, but the key is that you have been owing so long the salary, are all the employees in the factory still there? Can you guarantee that I can start work directly after I buy the production line?" Zhou Ming asked again.

Zhou Ming's words made Wang Chen's eyes lit up. He originally thought that more than 100,000 would be a lot of money, but the requests he made were too much, but he didn't expect that the young man in front of him agreed without thinking. It seemed that the benefits of the 760 Factory were really good.
Chapter completed!