The layoffs at the Huaqiang plant began the next day, and the process went much smoother than expected.

In fact, from the day the soda factory became a private Huaqiang factory, the workers felt in their hearts that the matter of being laid off was inevitable sooner or later.

The transformation of state-owned enterprises, laid-off has become a common practice, no enterprise can avoid it, even if it is still a state-owned enterprise, there will be a large number of layoffs, not to mention that it has become a private enterprise?

When the day came, the workers were more confused and nervous about the future, not shocked.

There are also some key reasons.

For example, a group of middle-level cadres on the post of Huaqiang Factory were extremely cooperative this time, and the leaders of the propaganda department, the security department, finance, workshop, and market, and a number of departments personally did ideological work one by one.

For example, the rest of the people can get a salary increase.

Although there was a lot of uproar, the laid-off notice was issued from the factory, and so far, after three days, there has been no incident of workers gathering together to make trouble.

But not everyone cooperates.

"Xiao Li, you have to come out to speak!" Liu Decai, the director of the second production line, found Li Minghao, and denounced Liang Yifei a few words in a righteous and strict manner, and then blew his beard and glared, and said: "What do you do as the chairman of the guild, you don't say a word about such a big thing, are you worthy of everyone's trust in you?!Are you worthy of the organization's cultivation of you?!"

There were several workers in the area, all of whom were Liu Decai's apprentices, and they also spoke indignantly on the side.

"Brother Li, look at what kind of face that Liang Yifei is? My master is so old, he is a twenty-year-old hairy young man, and he actually scolds people to his face, isn't this a hooligan?!"

"If the guild doesn't speak for the workers, then what kind of guild is it!"

"So many people are laid off at once, what do you eat and drink?!"

"Master Li, you have to speak! You take the lead, and we all respond!"

Li Minghao listened to their speeches with a calm face, waved his hand, and said, "You don't make a fuss there, I know this matter in my heart!"

Before the layoff notice was issued, Liu Decai told him about the situation on the night of the meeting of the middle-level cadres in the factory.

His first instinct was that he couldn't do that!

It's not that you can't be laid off.

Like most workers, Li Minghao also knew that being laid off would happen sooner or later, but he didn't expect that this time it would be so big!

More than 200 retired workers have all been disconnected, and 30 percent of those who are on the job will be laid off, which is tantamount to depriving more than 60 percent of workers of their jobs and sources of income at once.

That's almost 300 people, more than 200 families, and thousands of people eating, drinking, and Lazar!

Although the efficiency of the soda factory is not good, it can be maintained to this day, relying on these people, without these people, where is the soda factory?

It's good now, a capitalist bought a factory without spending a penny, and he thinks these people are cumbersome, so he doesn't want a word?!

Isn't this crossing the river and demolishing the bridge!

Li Minghao also admitted that there are indeed bad habits in the factory, but everyone is a class brother, a revolutionary comrade-in-arms, and a comrade!

Can't you criticize education and punish it?

Must smash other people's jobs?!

After chatting with Liu Decai that day, Li Minghao didn't sleep all night.

He couldn't figure it out.

Liu Decai is right, this is still not a world where the working class is the master of the house, a small capitalist, what power does a single sentence make hundreds of workers unable to eat? !

Anyway, he believes in one thing, no matter what the reason, whether it is to develop the economy or revitalize the old factories, it can't let the workers starve to death, right?!

Early the next morning, he went to the factory and the factory to talk to the old acquaintances and cadres in the factory one by one, wanting to mobilize all departments together and jointly find Liang Yifei to ask for an explanation, so that he could dispel his thoughts.

Before going, he was very sure, and his idea was not to say that he could not be laid off, it was indeed necessary to break the iron bowl of rice, and it was completely possible to implement the current popular employment system, or conduct assessments, and those who did not meet the requirements were educated and transferred, and in the end they could not be laid off again;

As for retired workers, it is even more difficult to treat them like this, but the retirement salary or something can be paid a little less as appropriate.

He felt that the proposal was reasonable.

Who knows, overnight, the attitudes of those cadres and backbones in the factory have changed, and they are obviously unfamiliar with him, like the deputy director of the security department, finance, and warehouse, and even look respectful.

Even the propaganda department Yu Heping, who has always been very iron with him, rejected him this time with a clear banner!

The middle-level cadres have changed collectively, and even the backbone employees in the factory have a very ambiguous attitude this time.

Most people don't want to come out!

The reason is very simple, after all, 70% of the on-the-job workers can still be retained, and the 70% can be raised!

There are even many employees who are not only reluctant to come forward, but also very much in favor of this layoff!

If they are not laid off, they want to increase their wages, then they have to wait until the Year of the Monkey?!

The notice is very clear, laid-off is to let those who are willing to work take more money, those who are not willing to work take less money, and those who do not work do not take money!

As for the laid-off people, there are also compensation and resettlement, what to do yet, it has not yet been announced, no one dares to make trouble at this time, what if the original compensation conditions are not bad, but as a result, there is less to give?

After running for two days, his mouth was worn out, and Li Minghao was stunned to find that his prestige in the factory was not as good as before, and in the end, there were only a handful of irons left who were willing to come out to support him!

There is no support, there is no mass base, how can you negotiate with the factory director?!

Li Minghao also made an appointment to realize a bigger problem: if everyone doesn't support it, does it mean that he is wrong?

Is it really a good thing to be laid off?

"That's a good thing!" Liu Decai slapped the table and said bitterly: "Xiao Li, you are confused! If this is allowed to succeed, what status will we workers have in the future? The factory has become his hall of words, there is a first time, there is a second and third time, and then the workers will become his money-making machines, and he will be able to squeeze the workers unscrupulously; yes, we are taking the market economy line, but don't forget, there are still the four big words 'socialism' in front of us! It is absolutely not to let the capitalists be the masters of the country!"

"Master Li, besides, there are more than 200 retired workers! They are all old comrades, and without this income, how can they be willing?

He Qiang's parents are retired workers in the factory, a family of three, one person goes to work, three people get money, although the wages of the workers are not high, but three people add a piece, there are almost 900 a month, and life is quite good!

How much money can the elderly spend? The retirement salary of his parents is all He Qiang's in the end.

But if he is laid off, even if He Qiang can stay at his post, the income of the entire family will be reduced by more than half all of a sudden!

There are some people in the factory like He Qiang, whose parents are retired workers on both sides or one of them, and most of these people are also opposed to layoffs like He Qiang.

"That's right, these old comrades have worked in the factory all their lives, and they can't go unsettled!" Li Minghao snorted.

Liu Decai said: "I went to them, and when these people heard that they were going to be laid off, some of them burst into tears. It's not just for money, it's aggrieved, they've worked in the factory all their lives, and the factory is their home, so what's the matter now? Just a hairy boy came and drove them away from their home! Isn't this a robber!"

He Qiang also fanned the flames on the side and continued: "At the beginning, I said that it was good to have only one child, and the country would come to support the elderly, and I responded to the call of the country, but when I was old, no one cared about them!

He Qiang's words are a bit strong.

Family planning was only implemented in 82 years, and it has only been 10 years so far.

However, there is still a certain amount of scendiary motivation for this reason.

"Master Liu, I definitely want to speak about this matter, but now the situation is not optimistic, let's change our strategic thinking. Li Minghao said.

"What do you say, I'll listen to you!" Liu Decai said.

"It's definitely not enough for me to come out, you always have prestige in the factory, you have to mobilize people, not only those who are on the job, those retired old comrades, you also have to launch, I will also contact some comrades, we can make the momentum as big as possible!"

"You don't need to say this, since I came to you, I didn't think about being a shrunken turtle!"

"Okay!" Li Minghao nodded and continued: "Now it seems that layoffs are inevitable, so what we can do for the workers is to strive for the best conditions for layoffs!"

"Xiao Li, why did your stance change so quickly? Can you believe the capitalist's speech after fighting for the conditions? What should I do if he doesn't give money when he is laid off?!" Is this kind of thing still rare?" Liu Decai said.

"We just want to make sure that the money is in place when we are laid off! If we don't give enough money, then we will resolutely not agree, and we won't be able to go to the city!" Li Minghao said.

"Then how much money are you talking about?" asked Liu Decai.

Li Minghao thought about it, and suddenly showed an unfathomable smile and said, "How much money is not appropriate!"

"Hmm, what do you say?!" Liu Decai was puzzled.

"Old Master Liu, do you think, how much money can make people eat for a lifetime? If it is less, give a few thousand, it will definitely not work, if it is more, give twenty or thirty thousand, three hundred people will be laid off, that is five or six million, Liang Yifei will definitely not be able to take it out!"

"Of course, if he takes out five or six million, plus the money he spent before, it will be equivalent to spending 10 million to buy our factory, then he won't make any money. And I heard that the factory has no money now, and in order to buy raw materials, he still squeezed money out from other places, and he definitely doesn't have so much money on hand. Liu Decai said.

"That's right, if you don't have money, you can't be laid off for the time being. If you don't off, then follow the method I proposed before, use the employment system, and reformulate various rules and regulations. Li Minghao said.

Liu Decai thought about it for a while, and patted his thigh: "This is a method, if it can't be done this time, he won't be able to do it in the future, as long as we talk about layoffs, we will drag it out, and if we drag it a few times, we will get yellow! Just do it, we have to let these capitalists know who is the one who counts as a speech, don't think that it's a bit stinky money, it's a bullshit factory director, and you can do whatever you want!"

"Okay, let's go to contact now!" Mr. Lee said.

"Master, Master Li, I came from the factory just now and saw someone from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Bureau of the Provincial Department driving and picking up the factory director. Could it be that the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Bureau knew that our factory was going to be laid off and took care of it?" asked a worker.

Li Minghao and Liu Decai glanced at each other, the level of the two of them was far from the level of dialogue with the leaders of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Bureau, and it was not clear at all.

If he does not agree to our conditions, then we will not be polite, and take people with us to find the leaders! I still don't believe it, the state doesn't care about the life or death of the workers? Help the capitalists?" Liu Decai blew his beard and glared.

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"Comrades, bosses, I stress once again that the purpose of carrying out reform is to improve the lives of the people, and we must not put the cart before the horse, regardless of whether the people live or die, especially the reform of our province, we will never take such a path!"

Outside another large workers' area in Binhai City, Deputy Director Liang of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Bureau, dressed in ordinary civilian clothes, spoke earnestly to seven or eight bosses from all over the province who had bought state-owned enterprises.

Among them is Liang Yifei.