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Chapter 2033 Respecting B&Bs and Promoting People's Livelihood

"In addition, people with fever, cough, or persistent high fever must report it. We will not allow anyone to conceal it. If we find out, we will take away their cattle."

It’s right to start work, but protection must also be in place.

Ji Donglai replaced almost all the workshop managers with Tajiks or Russians. These people were better educated than the locals and were easier to manage.

Just like that, hundreds of factories in the industrial zone began to start operations one after another, trucks from all over the country began to enter the factories, European buyers saw hope again, and Hu Xinyu's sales staff in Europe also began to go out to look for orders.

According to standard domestic procedures, all drivers have their body temperatures monitored, are not allowed to get off the vehicle, and the entire loading process is recorded.

This time, Ji Donglai used completely unmanned equipment for loading the goods, even the counting was done in the same way. After completion, he sent the video to the cargo owner and the driver. In this way, one industrial zone after another began to work with difficulty.

"We want to see Mr. Ji, we want to work, we want naan..."

As the factories in the industrial zone started operations, many problems arose. Ji Donglai and Hu Xinyu were having a meeting when noise started to arise outside.

Ji Donglai opened the window and saw a large group of people trying to rush in through the door.

"what happened?"

Ji Donglai could see the anger of these people from a distance, and he immediately called the door.

"Boss Ji, they are here to look for a job!"

The security guard at the door has called the police and the army is on the way. There are not many factories that can start operations at the moment, and the local authorities are taking it very seriously. The security guards have taken the keys to take out the guns from the factory. If any problem occurs, the other party has the right to shoot. This is a privilege given to them by the local authorities.

"We'll let them line up to find jobs. It's not that we won't give them jobs, but they must follow the order. If they don't follow our requirements, we can just not use any of them and ask their leaders to come out."

Facing this group of people, Ji Donglai was not at all panicked.

Ji Donglai has seen too many things like this in Central Asia. Since he opened a factory here in the early 2000s, Ji Donglai has seen too many people with good intentions ending up with bad results.

This does not mean that the locals are barbaric, it just means that their way of expression is different.

Just as Ji Donglai had expected, several very old people were taken upstairs by security guards. Ji Donglai went to see their appearances clearly and saw that several people were forced to wear masks.

"We need jobs. We have been working here since the establishment of this industrial zone. Now you have started the factory but you don't employ us. We have five children at home and the youngest is still on formula milk."

"I need this job. I have worked very hard while I was here. I have not been absent from work. You can't do this to me. I came back from Europe for this job. Many of you know me."

The first person to speak was an old man with a slightly hunchbacked back. Ji Donglai had some impression of him. When the old man first came to look for a job, his back was not so bad.

Ji Dong came to see Hu Xinyu, and Hassan looked at Hu Xinyu.

"Don't say that. You came back from Europe to take care of your family, not because the factory called you back. We provide job opportunities, but the factories were closed in the previous stage and have just reopened. You can't ask everyone to come back to work."

"We are not producing at full capacity right now, so you can't ask for such high standards. Otherwise, if we produce a lot of goods and no one wants them, not only will you be out of work, but the workers in the workshop will also be out of work."

"When you were working here, we paid you wages and asked you to save money, but you spent all your money on meat. Is this our fault..."

As Ji Donglai's most trusted translator, Hassan is now the deputy manager of the industrial zone.

The other party had made a lot of money in Jidonglai in recent years, and now the factory needed people, so he came back. In this way, Hassan translated for Jidonglai and his men while exchanging sharp words with the locals.

Originally this group of people were aggressive, but Hassan, who shared the same culture and could understand the locals, was defeated after just over 20 minutes.

“But we really need this job. There are no jobs in Europe. God asked you to start a business here. You should help us!”

There was hardly any change, and finally the gang brought out their usual gods, and now Hassan was helpless.

Hu Xinyu was about to say something when Ji Donglai pressed her arm and took off his mask.

"Does anyone among you know me?"

Looking at the group of people in front of him, Ji Donglai spoke in a very calm tone.

The old man who spoke first immediately raised his hand, and two others followed suit.

"I remember you guys too. We moved rocks, spread cement, planted trees, and built factories in the mud here. We experienced all of this. I originally wanted to close this industrial zone and move all the factories away."

Ji Donglai said as he drank a sip of water, while Hassan translated. Ji Donglai put on a mask this time.

"Later, my manager told me that people here were in a difficult situation and they needed food and work, so I decided to come out and take a look. Later, I decided to continue running the factory, even though I couldn't make any money here anymore."

"Since I'm not making any money, I don't mind losing a little, but you can't let me spend more than I earn! If I do, I'll go bankrupt and none of you will have a job. You are the elders, you have to consider everyone. When the workshop workers get off work, you have to organize them and discuss whether you can split into two groups. Each person will come for fifteen days to ensure that no one goes hungry."

"For now, I can only do this much. If the benefits are good and our factory is fully operational, I will ensure that you all come to work. Are you satisfied with this?"

You have done things that offend people, so don't mind continuing to offend more people.

According to your tradition, let's not delay each other.

Sure enough, after hearing Ji Donglai's words, several old men were a little embarrassed, and then went to the door to discuss with the group of people they brought with them. In this way, in the afternoon, the workers of the entire industrial zone gathered together.

Facts have proved that respecting local customs is half the battle. These old people are all respected people in the village, and it is easy to get their response when you speak.

Excluding the old, weak, sick and disabled, and those unfamiliar faces, the workers began to work in shifts, and efficiency actually increased because everyone wanted the factory's orders to resume as soon as possible.

“What about the factory in Nukus? It’s the poorest place in the country. Right now…”

The paper mill has always been in the west, which is also the farthest place where Chinese people have invested locally. Since Qian Xue disappeared, Ji Donglai took over. The difference is that the equipment there still has a small output.

The demand for toilet paper is currently huge around the world, especially in Europe.

"Is our engineer still here?"

Ji Donglai looked at the map of Uzbekistan. As a late-developing country, it was the most complicated place in the entire country. As expected, this place was unstable.

Long-term poverty has made the local people's thinking very extreme, and laziness is also the main habit of the locals.

"They have already returned home, but I have a few candidates here. They are engineers from two other paper mills. Their bosses returned home and left them here. Now they are living off their bosses. We will provide them with assistance for a few days. If needed, they should be able to do it."

(End of this chapter)