In his office, Guo Yongkun met with the director of the Gaoshan Milk Factory.

"Thank you Xiao Zhao. ”

"Mr. Guo is serious, you talk. Xiao Zhao, the secretary of the factory office, said goodbye with a smile and left, and closed the door.

Guo Yongkun glanced at the ...... next to the sofa Uncle, maybe it's more appropriate to call him like this, the other party should be close to sixty years old, and it doesn't feel appropriate to call grandpa.

He wears black cloth pants, an old-fashioned blue jacket, and an old cadre hat of the same color, and his face is thin and resolute, and he can be seen to be a straightforward person with perseverance.

When Guo Yongkun entered the door, he had already stood up, and he also looked at Guo Yongkun at this moment, with some surprise in his eyes, feeling that the other party was younger than the photo published in the newspaper.

is so young, with such an act, the future is terrifying. Probably, he is really old......

Guo Chang...... Hello always. ”

The other party was about to bow, Guo Yongkun was startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to support him, he couldn't afford it.

"Uncle, this can't be helped, come, sit down, don't engage in those vain heads, we have something to talk about. ”

The uncle smiled, feeling that this young man has a good appetite for himself, and he doesn't like the popular set in society now, one word - fake!

After the two sat down on the sofa, Guo Yongkun picked up the teapot and filled the tea for each other, and asked, "You are the director of the Gaoshan Milk Factory?"

"Yes. My name is Liu Yonglai. ”

"Then I'll call you Uncle Lai. Guo Yongkun said with a smile, I don't know why the other party hasn't retired yet, but since he is in a position, then nominally speaking, the next is his subordinates, who are also his own people.

"Good. Liu Yonglai grinned, revealing his yellowish teeth.

"Uncle Lai, are you coming here today?"

Speaking of this, Liu Yonglai restrained his smile again, and said seriously: "I want to invite Mr. Guo to the factory and say a few words to everyone." ”

That's it?

Guo Yongkun didn't believe it, there was obviously something inside to this matter.

"Uncle Lai, is the factory okay now?" he asked with a smile.

"Alas......" Liu Yonglai sighed, shook his head and said: "It's really not good, don't they all advocate the market economy now, the milk factories outside are all coming in, the competition is very great, the sales in the factory are getting worse and worse, the money earned is not enough for the feed of the cows, the workers have not paid bonuses for two years, it is the salary, and now it has been delayed for more than half a year......"

"Doesn't care about finances?" Guo Yongkun frowned.

Liu Yonglai smiled bitterly, "They also have their difficulties, in fact, our factory has been losing money for several years, and it has always been the financial subsidy, and now they have difficulties, we ...... I don't have the face to ask for it. ”

It seems that the economic environment in the city is worse than I imagined...... Guo Yongkun thought to himself.

The rise of the market economy has undoubtedly caught many state-owned factories off guard, and those that have been quickly adapted may still be able to survive, while those who have been a little slower to react may already be dying.

That's the price.

The number and scale of state-owned factories in the 80s may be unimaginable to the children of later generations, and it is they that feed 40,000 Chinese children.

Many years later, when we look at state-owned enterprises, we are familiar with them, but there are actually only a few.

More than ninety percent of state-owned factories will disappear into the long river of history.

"If you don't pay wages for more than half a year, how can the workers live?" asked Guo Yongkun with a frown.

"What can I do, tighten my pants and get by. In the past, many people dared to go to the vegetable market to pick vegetables, but now many people can only wait for the door to close, run over to pick up some rotten leaves, and have to prevent encountering acquaintances......"

So grim?

Guo Yongkun was silent, he didn't expect that the city he lived in, under the prosperous appearance, a part of the working class, life has been so down.

Something like this has only been heard of since the wave of layoffs in the 90s.

"But now it's fine. Liu Yonglai suddenly smiled and said: "The leader has talked to us, saying that our factory has been contracted by you, you are a capable person, we often see reports about you in the newspaper, you will definitely make our factory better and better, so ......"

So I can't pay my salary at the end of the year, not to mention the bonus, I want to ask me to go over and send some spiritual comfort, so that everyone can grit their teeth and spend this difficult Spring Festival?

Guo Yongkun instantly understood Uncle Lai's thoughts.

"It is said that there are many families of martyrs and heroes in the Gaoshan Milk Factory?"

"Well, there are some, some of them are the families of martyrs such as flood relief, and some of them are the families of those brothers who died on the battlefield......"

Liu Yonglai didn't finish his sentence, Guo Yongkun captured two words very well - brother.

In this way, isn't this person in front of him a veteran brother?

Seeing Guo Yongkun looking over with a surprised expression, Liu Yonglai knew what he wanted to ask, and said with a smile: "I used to be a soldier and fought Lao Mei across the Yalu River. ”

This sentence made Guo Yongkun awe-inspired!

"Uncle Lai, you are also a hero!" he said sincerely.

Liu Yonglai shook his head with a wry smile, "What kind of hero am I, when I was fighting, because I was still young, I was always arranged in the rear, and I didn't encounter any frontal danger, the real heroes are those big brothers who are charging forward......"

When he said this, his voice suddenly became a little more suffocated, "It's a pity that I'm useless, I can't even take care of their families!

Guo Yongkun probably understands why Uncle Lai, who has already reached the retirement age, did not go home to enjoy his happiness and still stay at work.

He had mixed feelings in his heart for a while.

"Uncle Lai, don't worry, I understand what you mean, I'll go over tomorrow morning. ”

"Okay, okay, then I'll trouble you......" The corners of Liu Yonglai's eyes were a little moist, and he deliberately didn't look at him, and thanked him again and again. Mobile:

Guo Yongkun felt ashamed.

......

After Uncle Lai left, Guo Yongkun left the factory, but instead of going home directly, he went to the city government.

Only then did he realize that he had too much understanding of the three factories he was about to take over.

After staying in the city government all morning and chatting with Vice Mayor Lei and others, Guo Yongkun not only had a deeper understanding of the three factories, but also had a real understanding of the city's economic situation.

The reform is still continuing, and it is a way to cross the river by feeling the stones, and the dual-track price system implemented in 1985 has shown considerable drawbacks.

As the saying goes, "one billion people are 900 million, and there are still 100 million to seek", the supply and marketing departments of major factories have become the departments with the most abundant oil and water.

Under some informal operations, many goods that are too cheap have disrupted the market and brought many impacts, including the interests of the factory itself.

It is said that Shenhai is about to pilot it, and Hedong may be the second batch.

But Guo Yongkun knew that it would not succeed.

This kind of thinking has gone into a misunderstanding, and it is still necessary to use the method of planning to regulate and control the market economy, which cannot solve the problem in essence.

The price of failure was painful, inflation continued to intensify, commodities changed from best-selling to unsalable, and triangular debts between major factories continued to accumulate, which eventually led to a serious spring cold in 1989.

What's more helpless is that even if he knows this, he can't change anything.

He felt that he was insignificant, and the only thing he could take care of was his own factory and the workers below.

After leaving the city government, Guo Yongkun drove Xiao Alto to Yongnian Commercial Bank.

Probably because of the afternoon, there was no business in the store, Guo Yongnian and Brother Tietou were squatting outside the door and spitting fog, and they noticed him for the first time.

"I said Yongkun, you are such a big boss, and you drive a 'little donkey', it's time to change cars. Iron Head quipped.

The title of boss is very new, and it is said that it came from the south.

"You don't even have a donkey. Guo Yongnian next to him mocked mercilessly.

"That's right, so I urged him to change the car quickly, and then this little donkey made it for me. ”

Guo Yongnian's nose was almost out of breath, "It's your turn?"

"Didn't your aunt tell your fortune and say that you can't drive?"

"That's a motorcycle, you can't drive!"

"If you let my aunt calculate the car, eighty percent of them won't be able to drive. ”

The two of them didn't say a word, and they were also idle.

Guo Yongkun smiled, but it is also a great blessing in life to have a friend who can often chat and fart. He has less and less such friends, including Xiaoguang and Lao Wang, these people are not very open to him now, as if he has reached a certain level and can no longer be teased casually as in the past.

"Brother, bring business to you. ”

"Oh, what kind of business, big deal?" Guo Yongnian threw away his cigarette butt and stood up.

"10,000 people's business, do you say it's big?"

"Damn!" Tietou was instantly excited, and jumped up, "Yongkun, what do you want, you say it, deliver it to your door, and return it for exchange!"

......

The next morning.

Alpine Milk Factory.

The factory is located in the northern suburbs of the city, which is a real suburb, built on the slopes of a hill, hence the name.

The factory is still not small, divided into two areas, one should be a processing plant, and the other is a feedlot.

Three green-skinned liberation vehicles loaded with goods climbed hard halfway up the mountainside along the gravel and cinder surfaced road.

"Huh, there's a car coming. "In the guard room on this side of the processing plant, two little old men were playing chess, and when they heard the movement, they got up one after another, and looked out of the window.

"Three, it seems that the goods are still towed. Shall we buy feed again?"

"Take it on credit. ”

How can the factory have the money to buy feed, and buy three cars at once. However, it is always a good thing, and it is also a skill to be able to get credit.

The two walked out of the small room, one went to open the iron gate, and the other walked outside from the small side door first.

The lead car came to a slow stop. The little old man outside was a little surprised, as if he was not the one who sent the feed before.

"Which unit are you from?"

"Yongnian Commercial Bank!" Before Guo Yongkun could speak, the iron head next to him poked his head out and said.

He is in charge of delivering goods to large customers today, and Guo Yongnian is stationed in the store.

"......" The little old man became more and more confused, what kind of unit is this?

"What for?"

That's what he asked. Tietou smiled and said, "Uncle, let's send you warmth." ”

"Send ...... Warm. ”

"Look at it yourself. The iron head reached out and gestured to the back bucket.

The little old man looked at the things pulled up in the car, and his eyes lit up in an instant, and then he actually picked it up directly, which was amazing, the car body was full of yards, and all kinds of playful shops.

Like sesame flatbread, malt milk essence, fruit dan peel, golden monkey milk candy, hemp crisp...... There are too many varieties to count. Well, there are boxes and boxes, a lot of Jianlibao.

"These are all delivered to our factory?" he asked, jumping off the railing, running to the front window, and looking at the people inside.

"Yes, I'll send you New Year's goods, what's the matter, I don't want it?"

There is no mistake