The political commissar of the shoe factory was like a loach on a rainy day, slippery and slippery any longer, and he wanted to come to the head of the logistics department of the military region with the purpose of filing a complaint, but seeing that the chief was busy in the office, he had been waiting outside the door.

'Yo, isn't this the political commissar of the shoe factory, there's something to do with the minister!' The minister's secretary saw the commissar of the shoe factory walking back and forth outside the door, so he opened the door and greeted him.

'Nothing, is the minister free?' ’

'I should be done with it, why don't I help you out?' ’

'It's fine. ’

After waiting for about ten minutes, the minister's secretary came out and said, 'The chief asked you to come in,'

'Good! ’

As soon as the military region's logistics director saw the arrival of the political commissar of the shoe factory, he guessed a few points, and after the political commissar of the shoe factory reported to the minister that Guo Kaishan wanted to pay the officers' salaries to the workers, there was no difference in the expression on the minister's face.

'Well, Vice Minister Hu told me that now the shoe factory is in trouble with its funds, and there is no way to do it,'

"Oh, it turns out that the chief knows, I thought you didn't know, chief, look, I haven't encountered this military enterprise reform, where is this going to change, chief, can you tell me about it, I can go back to calm people's hearts!" Sitting on the sofa in the minister's office, the commissar of the shoe factory was very good at speaking, and he wanted to hear from the minister's mouth the views of the superior leaders on the reform of the shoe factory.

'Come, drink some water, get on fire, I'll tell you the truth, I don't know how to reform! ’

'Don't know? Chief, don't scare me, if you don't even know, then reform is still necessary, our military industry is not as good as local enterprises, we are to protect the army, the jobs of thousands of people in the whole factory can't be smashed all at once. This month, I can go back to do work for the officers, but next month, next month, the officers also have wives and children to support, and they can't pay their salaries for a long time, so let them drink the northwest wind! ’

"Don't worry, I can watch this matter and ignore it, let's not cross the river by touching the stones, then you can talk to me." Do you have any views on the reform of shoe factories? As the head of the logistics department of the military region, he has a lot of opportunities, and he really can't be distracted by one of his military enterprises.

"I don't understand the reform, but I want to think about the livelihood of the whole factory, minister, see if you can do this, the military region will first pay the shoes for the second half of the year to our factory's account." Reform is not a one-time thing, what do you think of allowing us to explore a right path? ’

'Well, you shouldn't be looking for me. The military industry is in charge of Vice Minister Hu, you should go to him! ’

"Chief, now the newly transferred No. 1 Guo Kaishan in the factory is his hand-picked general, you say that I am useful to him." I'm coming back, but I'm recommended by the officers of the whole factory to find a way to live for you! ’

'Don't worry. In this way, I will make a phone call and bring Vice Minister Hu here, I will let him tell you in person, don't be afraid, you are an old comrade in the military region, the relationship between us still needs to be said, I will call the shots for you! ’

With a phone call, Vice Minister Hu put down the work at hand and came to the office of the logistics minister of the military region.

'Minister, you're looking for me!' ’

'Come, Lao Hu, it's not me looking for you, it's him looking for you! ’

'Hello Chief! ’

'Why are you here?' ’

'Ah, I'm here to talk to the minister about the month-end salary payment in our factory!' ’

'Oh, you say this, that's right, tell me about it!' In the face of the person who complained behind his back, Vice Minister Hu was still a little restrained, and he sat on the sofa side by side with the political commissar of the shoe factory.

"Minister Hu, our factory is really in difficulty with funds now, can you put the second half of the year's shoe payment, first allocated to our factory's account, and pay wages at the end of the month!" ’

'Shoes for the second half of the year?' I dialed it yesterday, you don't know! Vice Minister Hu didn't even fight, and said it casually.

'Hit yesterday?' Then why does Guo Kaishan still have to deduct the salaries of the officers, chief, it was my previous investigation that was not thorough, and I was wrong! As the chief, of course, Vice Minister Hu could not lie in front of people, and the political commissar of the shoe factory hurriedly apologized to Vice Minister Hu for his own recklessness.

"It's been beaten, but this money, I have already promised Guo Kaishan, it is used for the reform of the factory, not for the salary of officers!" Vice Minister Hu continued.

'Old Hu, what are you talking about? The logistics minister of the military region did not listen to Vice Minister Hu and himself about the appropriation.

'Ah, it's such a thing, Guo Kaishan came to me before, saying that the funds in the factory are tight, I didn't mention this to you, this clever daughter-in-law is difficult to cook without rice, and there is no money to reform it, so I gave him half a year's order for shoes in advance! ’

'Chief, did you also know about Guo Kaishan's payment of workers' wages with officers' salaries in advance? The political commissar of the shoe factory relied on the minister to support him, so he asked again.

'Well, I know about this, Guo Kaishan told me, let me give him three months first, three months will definitely be effective, I promised him! ’

'Three months? The officers were not paid for three months? ’

Not only for three months, but if the efficiency of the factory is not good, it may be half a year, a year! ’

"Minister, listen, this is not going to let people live, and it seems that I, the political commissar of the shoe factory, can't stand it anymore," the political commissar of the shoe factory sat on the sofa, holding his head in his hands, pretending to be in pain.

The logistics chief of the military region was puzzled, "Lao Hu, what kind of Mingtang are you doing, the officers don't eat?" Who did you tell me! ’

"I was just about to tell you, isn't it not yet the end of the month, Guo Kaishan told me that as soon as there is money, the salaries of the officers will be made up immediately, and what I just said is the worst plan, 'Vice Minister Hu will be annoyed to fight behind his back' The person who reported the little report wanted to help the political commissar of the shoe factory solve the problem, but the more he looked at him, the more angry he became, so he added fuel and vinegar to it, because he knew that although some words were not said by Guo Kaishan, he could pull Guo Kaishan a hand, and Guo Kaishan's pressure would be reduced.

"Also, there are still a few days before the end of the month, so let's do it, if Guo Kaishan doesn't pay his salary at the end of the month, you come to me again, and I will help you solve the problem." Old comrade, we can't solve the problem, you and Guo Kaishan team up, you must communicate often, don't come to me at every turn to respond to the problem, Vice Minister Hu and I already know, let's wait and see the after-effects! The logistics chief of the military region looked at his watch, it was already time for him to go to the meeting, and he didn't want to waste his precious time because of this trivial matter.

A trip to the military region. Although the political commissar of the shoe factory did not win against Guo Kaishan, it also played a certain role, after all, the logistics minister of the military region had already learned about the current situation of the shoe factory, and he was ready to go back to the factory to ask Guo Kaishan about the order of shoes issued by the military region to see what he would say to him.

The next morning, Lu Shang still did not come to work, he called and said that there was still the last payment that had not been recovered, and it was only a day or two.

Guo Kaishan knew that Lu Shang was hiding from him. But he still sat next to the office without hurry, listening to the chief of finance and accounting talk about the working capital situation in the factory.

'No. 1, you don't let the people in the sales department send shoes back. How to digest this inventory? After reading the amount of funds, the chief of finance and accounting asked Guo Kaishan.

'Don't worry about this for now, I'm going to change the bad things I used to have, what kind of credit.' It's not easy to pay for it now, and it's not easy to do it at all. If you want to pick up the goods in the future, it is a hand of money, a hand of goods, no matter who he is, our factory is not credited! Now the shoe factory is processing the orders of the military region in the second half of the year, Guo Kaishan thinks very well, even if it is not sold out, these goods are enough to deal with the military region, in the end, as long as there is money in hand, everything is easy to say.

"Kaishan, I heard that the second half of the military region's shoe orders are in place, is there such a thing!" The political commissar of the shoe factory came to work, and outside Guo Kaishan's office, he heard it very clearly, and when he didn't speak inside, he pushed the door and entered.

'Yes, the money for the military region has arrived, but it is not much, is it not disarming now, it is almost a third of the reduction compared to previous years! There is no need for Guo Kaishan to deceive the political commissar of the shoe factory, among his "members of the Reform Committee", the political commissar of the shoe factory also has No. 1.

"Oh, that's good, I'm just asking," the political commissar of the shoe factory kept an eye on it, he didn't want to have an unpleasant quarrel with Guo Kaishan because of the salary payment at the end of the month, and wanted to see it.

After eating at noon, Guo Kaishan said hello to No. 3 of the shoe factory, and he rode his bicycle again and went to 'Nanhu Park', he wanted to find Lu Shang again, he could be the sales section chief of the shoe factory for many years, this Lu Shang must have his own strengths, otherwise the former No. 1 would not be able to trust him so much.

As before, he still didn't find Lu Shang, Guo Kaishan rode to Lu Shang's house, and Lu's father and old man still warmly received him.

"No. 1, you said before that you would let this kid go to work, I told him, but he said that the task you gave him was to ask for money, and if he didn't come back, he was embarrassed to see you, you see, I didn't eat breakfast early in the morning, so I ran away! ’

'Oh, when did Section Chief Lu come back yesterday?' After hearing this, Guo Kaishan felt that Lu Shang was okay, and he really took what he said seriously.

'Seven o'clock in the evening, it seems to be this point, number one, come, sit in the house, my house is too small, and there is a dead ghost paralyzed in that room, go up to this house! Father Lu shook his head and said.

Then let me look at the eldest brother, he's in that house! Guo Kaishan didn't let the Lu family let him, he pushed open the door of a hut, and as soon as he pushed the door open, a foul smell rushed to his face, which was a very strong smell, and Guo Kaishan almost suffocated.

I saw a man of about his own age lying on a small bed, and his eyes were full of tears at this time, as if Guo Kaishan was talking to his parents outside, and he heard it.

"Hey, Xiao Er, the leader of the shoe factory has come to see you!" Mother Lu stepped forward and wanted to help her little son who fell on the bed, but the man pushed him away with his hands.

Guo Kaishan saw that this paralyzed man was not very welcoming to him, so he retreated, "Ah, then let's go to that house!" ’

Father Lu hurriedly apologized and said, "No. 1, don't mind, this kid is like this, otherwise he can't become a cripple, let's go to that house!" ’

After waiting for dinner time, Lu's mother's dinner was almost ready, Guo Kaishan still took the initiative to leave, stepped on his bicycle, and went home.

After not visiting Lu Shang for two days, Guo Kaishan felt more and more that this old Lu was very mysterious, and when he asked the director of the factory office and the situation of his family, the face of the director of the factory office was very bad.

'Hey, isn't this all the trouble caused by the turbulent era, his brothers, everyone is very good, but I didn't think about it, this small one, in the factory with people to do sports, in a martial arts fight, it became like this, originally looking for a good daughter-in-law, didn't wait to start a family, met a paralyzed person, didn't he run away with people, Lu Shang and his father is an old military worker, during the Anti-Japanese War, in our factory, at that time to make shoes for the little devil, and then the turmoil began, a semi-illiterate, and was beaten into a traitor counter-revolutionary, after the turmoil was released, you say, If it weren't for Lu Shang, his family wouldn't have survived! ’

'What about Lao Lu's lover?' ’

She is an aunt who can endure hardships, but she is a housewife, and she used to be in our factory, but then she didn't reform and open up, she went to be a hawker, just to make more money, and there are two daughters at home, his family, don't mention, difficult households! ’

After asking the reason for Lu Shang's house, Guo Kaishan visited for the third time, this time he brought good wine and food, and talked to his wife Guan Yue on the phone before leaving, saying that he would come back later.

Seeing Guo Kaishan coming again, no matter how stupid Father Lu and Mother Lu were, they knew why, after letting Guo Kaishan into the house, Father Lu said with a ashamed face, "My stinky boy, that is, Strong, No. 1, you are the leader, don't blame him!" ’

Guo Kaishan shook the food in his hand a few times, "I came prepared today, I won't leave until he gets off work!" ’

Seeing Guo Kaishan's sincerity, Father Lu was also very happy, "Okay, then let's drink two cups!" ’

"It should be our grandfather, I want to invite the people in the house to drink together, do you think it's okay?" ’

'Don't you dislike him?' ’

Guo Kaishan shook his head, "I'm from a medical background, I haven't seen anyone, I think he should be fine drinking!" ’

'It's okay, it's okay, of course it's okay, I've been lying in the house all day, just listening to his radio, I also know he's upset, but what to do, he's such a big lump, I can't carry it, I can only wait until Sunday, his brother is at home, he has energy, and he will bask in the sun outside! ’

'I'll hold him, let's come to this big house, this place is big!' Guo Kaishan entered the hut and carried the paralyzed man to the big house without saying anything, although the body odor of the paralyzed man was very terrible, but Guo Kaishan still survived.

At six o'clock, seven o'clock, eight o'clock, when Lu Shang accompanied his wife, who was a peddler, and pushed the 'upside-down donkey' back to his home, the night had already fallen.

Push the door, only to see that the big room is full of laughter, Lu Shang's two daughters, at this time are cleaning the second uncle's body hygiene, the paralyzed man is also talking and laughing, and from time to time chatting with Guo Kaishan, in the middle of the room, a large round table occupies all the positions, the table is even more messy, wine bottles, cooked food, meat dishes, vegetarian dishes, as well as steamed buns and big and large. (To be continued......)