bookrandom Chapter 693 They're about to kill someone; things need to be settled at home first.
Chapter 693 They're about to kill someone; things need to be settled at home first.
As the excitement subsided, Jiang Xia skillfully slipped into Yang Youning's office. He used the clause in the execution order that "has the right to call upon necessary auxiliary personnel and resources according to work needs" to stir up the emotions and get Yang, the factory director, excited and fired up.
After all, our Director Yang, whose brain seems to have "missed a portion of its sap," seems to have only boundless loyalty and dedication to the organization left in his mind.
He showed unprecedented enthusiasm for auditing projects and uncovering the "bad guys" he suspected were lurking in the shadows.
Despite Jiang Xia's repeated explanations and emphasis that this was not about identifying "bad guys," but rather about errors and optimizations in the project's route selection, Yang Youning clearly did not listen, or rather, he selectively filtered out the part about "no bad guys."
Before Jiang Xia could reveal his entire plan, Yang Youning jumped up excitedly, patting his chest and strongly requesting to join the investigation team.
He didn't even have the patience to listen to Jiang Xia's next arrangements. He grabbed the copy of the execution order's attachment, rushed out of the office, and headed straight to the Ministry of Machinery to consult with the relevant leaders—his urgency was as if the "bad guys" would escape if he was late.
The room fell silent instantly, leaving only Jiang Xia and Secretary Liu.
Secretary Liu slowly rubbed his chin, his gaze falling on Jiang Xia, who was sitting ostentatiously on the factory director's throne.
Jiang Xia, holding the phone, was asking the switchboard operator for a dedicated line number for a distant military unit, his voice sounding somewhat tired.
Secretary Liu walked to the desk and pointed to the mountain of documents piled up on Yang Youning's desk, almost crumbling over:
"I'm saying, why do you insist on dragging Factory Director Yang and that Li Huaide into your project team? This factory is so big, look at all the things they've got to do, they probably can't leave, can they?"
Jiang Xia temporarily removed the microphone from his ear and set it aside, waiting for the long call to be transferred. He casually picked up the top document, glanced at it quickly, and then tossed it back carelessly.
"Busy? Just busy doing nothing!" Jiang Xia sighed, with a hint of helplessness. "I think half of this 'busy doing nothing' is what he took on himself, and the other half is what the factory forced him to do! The Hongxing Factory of today is no longer the factory that only produced rolled steel. Why can't they change their mindset?"
Secretary Liu raised an eyebrow, waiting for him to continue.
Jiang Xia picked up his teacup and took several large sips, preparing to unleash his ultimate move.
This is a must-do move. Just look at how disheveled Yang Youning has been lately; he probably hasn't been home for a while. The neatly folded, sweat-smelling quilt on the sofa in the corner of the office is a clear indication of what kind of life its owner has been living lately.
Jiang Xia stood up, walked to the window, pointed to the vast factory area outside, and said in a clear voice, "Xiao Liu, take a good look. Hongxing Machinery Factory, now with a new name, is doing extremely important work. Look at those new workshops and new factory buildings with 'Hongxing' signs scattered around the factory area..."
“Nominally, they are still under the jurisdiction of Hongxing Factory, called branch factories or workshops, but in reality, they each have their own tasks, production targets, technical problems, and some even operate independently! They are like small satellites, revolving around the central Hongxing Factory, but each has its own orbit!”
Yes, this independent accounting refers to the pressure cooker production workshop that is still extremely busy. Oh no, now it's called the cookware branch of Hongxing Machinery Factory.
Due to current domestic regulations, this factory is nominally still part of Hongxing Machinery Factory, but its accounting system is managed by the Ministry of Foreign Trade, making various statistical settlements extremely troublesome.
At least one-fifth of the documents on Yang Youning's desk are about this branch factory.
“Being this busy is just a facade!” Jiang Xia walked back to his desk and slammed his hand on the pile of documents. “The key issue is that he’s still using the old methods he used to manage that single factory to manage this… this ‘head office-branch factory system’!”
"In the past, the factory had only one main line, with Uncle Yang in charge, and the workshops below just followed the established procedures. But now? The cold rolling mill needs special steel, the precision machine tools at the small cannon factory are stuck, the engine factory needs to assess funding for a new project, and the pressure cooker factory is running out of raw materials... All these loose ends end up tangled up on Uncle Yang's desk!"
He alone had to act as the 'dispatcher,' 'technician,' 'accountant,' and even the 'purchasing agent' for all the branch factories! He considered himself the sole 'brain' of the entire system, requiring his approval for everything, big or small. How could he not be 'brainless'? His energy was completely consumed by these specific tasks; how could he possibly have time to think about how to improve the overall system's operation?
That's true. A factory manager responsibility system places all the major and minor affairs of the factory on the factory manager's shoulders. This gives the factory manager corresponding power, but also brings complicated work processes.
Looking at the mountain of documents symbolizing countless specific matters, Secretary Liu gradually understood Jiang Xia's meaning: "You mean... Hongxing Factory is now actually a large conglomerate with the main factory at its core, and a bunch of branch factories and workshops with division of labor and cooperation... It's just that everyone hasn't realized it yet, and the management is still the old way?"
“Exactly!” Jiang Xia affirmed, his eyes gleaming. “This ‘grand alliance’ already has its own framework and bloodline; all parts are functioning and interconnected. But it lacks an efficient ‘nervous system’ and ‘command system’ to ensure smooth information transmission and appropriate decision-making. What Uncle Yang is doing now is using his own ‘nerves’ to try and handle the signal transmission of the entire ‘body.’ He can’t keep going like this even if he works himself to death!”
“So,” Jiang Xia sat back in his chair, picked up the receiver, and prepared to continue waiting for his call.
"I wanted to bring Uncle Yang and Deputy Factory Director Li into the audit project team, not because I expected them to have a clear overall perspective or 'mind' right now. On the contrary, I wanted to use the audit as an excuse to temporarily pull them out of these specific and trivial 'signals'! To let them stand on higher ground and see the whole picture of production."
“Let them get involved, let them figure out the connections themselves, and understand this ‘factory’ that they are in every day but may not be able to see the whole picture.”
"This process itself is about giving them, and the future 'Red Star' as a whole, a new way of thinking, and establishing a system more suited to its current scale and complexity... well, you can understand it as a prototype of a 'large-scale production command system.' It's about making them understand that the core role of the main plant is not to do everything personally, but to coordinate and establish rules so that all parts can operate efficiently under a unified command, achieving a '1+1>2' effect. This is the deeper purpose, and the reason why I had to bring them on board."
After listening, Secretary Liu remained silent for a long time, looking at the pile of documents with a strange expression.
He slowly nodded: "I understand a little... You want to put a more suitable 'rudder' on them, and on the ever-growing ship that is the Red Star Factory?"
Jiang Xia laughed: "That's right! That's exactly what I mean. One person can't row a 10,000-ton ship. You have to learn how to use the engine, the helm, and you also need nautical charts!"
"So, I won't be including you this time. Your battlefield is here!"
"Assemble a secretarial team and see if you can manage the situation when the factory manager is away?"
"What!" Secretary Liu exclaimed in astonishment.
"Don't worry, I'll get some young guys from the Standardization Association to help you. I doubt the elites at IDCPC would be afraid of something like this!"
Ignoring Secretary Liu's exclamation, Jiang Xia picked up the already connected phone and smiled brightly: "Uncle Li, are you done with your work? I'll take you to Northeast China for some stir-fried potatoes, eggplant, and green peppers!"
"No problem! The support mission is over, and Uncle Li has prepared some good stuff for you!"