Siheyuan: The prosperous era starting from being a doctor

Chapter 413 Welfare Arrangements and Amazing Prizes
April 1953, 4.

The state issued the "Instructions on Dissuading Farmers from Blindly Flowing into Cities".

For the first time, farmers who did not move to cities according to regulations and plans were defined as a "blind migrant" group, and local governments were required to dissuade farmers from moving to cities.

And mobilize those who have entered the city but have no legitimate jobs to return home.

This policy marked the beginning of the state's use of administrative means to manage the free movement of rural population.

As for why this instruction was issued, there are certain reasons.

After the country launched the First Five-Year Plan in 1953, urban industrial construction was in full swing, and a large number of workers were urgently needed.

Especially after the big brother in the north provided industrial support, various industrial projects were launched, which led to an acute shortage of workers in the cities.

As a result, a large number of rural people went to cities to find jobs.

In fact, land reform had been completed in most parts of the country at that time, and the rural economy had improved a lot.

However, the living standards in cities are still significantly higher than those in rural areas.

There is no comparison between material supplies and money earned.

Therefore, the knowledgeable farmers go to the city to make a living through recruitment and other means.

There are also some people who are more active and start small businesses.

At that time, the country had just been liberated and public-private partnership had not yet begun, and the state did not impose many restrictions on industry and commerce.

This resulted in a large number of farmers moving to cities, forming a large-scale migration wave.

Having a large population is actually a good thing. The country is carrying out the First Five-Year Plan and preparing to launch large-scale industrial production.

In addition to the scale of industry that has been taken over, there is also strong support from the big brother in the north.

This can arrange a lot of manpower.

But what even the country did not expect was that big problems would arise after this gap was opened.

At that time, the surplus rural population (reaching 1952 million in 4039) far exceeded the city's absorption capacity.

Moreover, these farmers who move to the city are not only able to endure hardships, but also demand low wages.

This created a competitive relationship with the original workers in the city.

Many private enterprises and factories saw the opportunity and had ideas, which led to an increase in urban unemployment.

At the same time, the rural population moved to the cities and earned very considerable wages.

Many people are no longer interested in farming.

Agricultural production has also been greatly impacted.

Agriculture at that time was extremely underdeveloped, with no mechanization to assist, and food production was entirely dependent on human labor.

There is not enough food to begin with, and if no one is willing to farm, the country will be unstable.

Therefore, since 53, the country has been using various means to adjust and deal with this issue.

Between 1953 and 1957, the state issued a series of documents (such as the 1956 "Instructions on Preventing Blind Outflow of Rural Population").

Gradually shift from "persuasion" to "forced repatriation", and prohibit unauthorized recruitment of workers in rural areas.

In addition, the implementation of various tickets such as flour coupons and grain coupons are all related.

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Because a large number of rural population poured into cities in those years, industry and commerce could not absorb so many people.

The city has become saturated, but there are still many people who use various methods to sneak into the city.

So in 58, the "Household Registration Regulations" appeared.

A dual urban-rural household registration system was formally established, dividing the population into "agricultural" and "non-agricultural" household registrations.

And through restrictions on grain and oil supply, employment, etc., the free movement of farmers is completely blocked.

It was from that time that the word "blind flow" began to have a new meaning.

The brothers of Widow Meng that Shazhu just mentioned have rural household registration.

Their elder sister Meng Li married a city man by chance because she was pretty.

I even moved my household registration here before the policy was tightened, and caught the last train to become a city dweller.

But her younger brothers were not so lucky.

In the past, because of my sister, I came to the city from Beijing to beg for money from my brother-in-law's family, and even the land allocated to me by my family was not cultivated well.

Later, communes and production teams were established in rural areas, but they also worked without putting in any effort.

Of course, the corresponding work points were less than those of other families, which led to not having enough food.

Going hungry for nine meals a day is a bit exaggerated. Going hungry for two and a half meals a day is more realistic.

Although Widow Meng was very aggressive with other people, she was very good to her family.

In the words of later generations, he was a complete Voldemort.

After several younger brothers became vagrants, they came to beg for money every now and then.

Today, Widow Meng and Xu Damao had another quarrel over some trivial matters, and they happened to see it.

So, a few people beat Xu Damao up and dragged him to the public toilet outside to make him drink feces.

If the neighbors hadn't stopped him, Xu Damao would have been filled with gold juice.

November is approaching.

Winter is about to come to the capital.

Many famous Chinese medicine experts at the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine are elderly people.

When people get older, they naturally become afraid of the cold.

As the vice president in charge of logistics, Wang Mengde had made arrangements early on.

Through connections, enough coal was delivered to the institute and Guang'anmen Hospital in advance to last through the winter.

Fortunately, this issue was considered when the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine was established.

So the heating equipment has already been perfected.

As for the coal needed in the family compound, Wang Mengde is contacting relevant units and has already made some progress.

Now the leaders of various units in Beijing all know one thing.

That is the business of the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Anything that can be handled as quickly as possible will be given priority.

This is a good opportunity to build relationships.

As the most powerful traditional Chinese medicine unit in the country and even in the world, the experts inside all have unique skills.

As long as people eat grains and cereals, no one can avoid getting sick.

And this unit exists to ensure life and save the dying and the wounded.

Wang Mengde, in particular, became more and more famous, and some people even turned him into a legend.

He said that as long as he was still alive, he would be able to come back to life and live a few more years after finding him.

This is of course a rumor.

But it is true that it is very easy to get things done in the capital.

"Director Feng, in addition to the coal for the winter at the Institute, Guang'anmen Hospital, and the family housing, please arrange for someone to do some statistics.

Communicate with relevant departments in a timely manner about how much coal all employees need for the winter.

I have already greeted the leaders of their department, so you can go directly to them and be polite when the time comes."

Wang Mengde was sitting in the office, writing and drawing on documents while speaking without raising his head.

"President Wang, don't worry, I'll arrange it right away.

Make sure all the needed coal is delivered by the beginning of next month."

Director Feng patted his chest and assured.

He has been dealing with the other party for a long time and is very familiar with them.

And now with Wang Mengde's greeting, it will definitely be safe.

"Oh, by the way, the cabbages will be coming down soon.

After you have arranged the coal, the next step is to store vegetables for the winter. You need to ensure that there are enough cabbages, radishes, etc. in the canteen to last the whole winter.

Of course, we also arranged for the employees’ winter food storage.”

Wang Mengde thought about it and gave another instruction.

Director Feng is very familiar with all these tasks, but he still needs to explain what he needs to say.

“Dean Wang, I have already contacted the staff of Qiucai’s command center in advance.

They heard it was the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and your name was mentioned.

They said that we just need to tell them the quantity we need, and they will arrange for staff to deliver it to us separately.”

Director Feng said with a smile.

Ever since Wang Mengde took charge of logistics, their work has become much easier.

The superiors above them only grasp the general direction and never ask about other matters, which makes them feel comfortable at work.

In addition, he has a wide network of contacts, so whether he is going to other units to do business or needs supplies, everything goes very smoothly.

"Director Zhang, you will be responsible for visiting the homes of all retired employees and employees with family difficulties together with the union members.

Ask them what difficulties they have, and if they need any, we should provide some help as much as possible.”

Wang Mengde turned around and said to another director of the logistics department:
"When we went, each family brought five pounds of flour, twenty pounds of cornmeal, four cans of meat, and three pounds of pork belly.

As for fruits, you can check what's in the warehouse and take a few kilograms."

Thanks to him, there are now a large amount of supplies stored in the logistics warehouse of the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

If it weren’t for the benefits distributed to all employees every now and then, the warehouse would probably not be able to hold all the space.

"Yes, President Wang, I will contact the comrades in the union later."

Director Zhang also replied hurriedly.

He knew that Wang Mengde attached great importance to this, so when he sat on the chair, he had already started thinking about what fruit to get.

As the director of logistics, he knew that there were many rare fruits stored in the warehouse, many of which were imported from foreign countries.

A few years ago, before those foreign patients came, he had never seen many of the fruits, and had not even heard of their names.

It was only in the last two or three years that I broadened my horizons and realized that there are so many delicious fruits in the world.

After arranging the work.

Wang Mengde had just signed the document. He looked up, glanced at the third logistics director, and said with a smile:

"Director Tang, your next task is also very heavy.

Although there are still nearly two months until New Year's Day, we still need to prepare in advance.

Let’s think carefully about what benefits and how much benefits to give to all employees on New Year’s Day this year.

You need to make a plan as soon as possible, and I will report to the dean then.

After passing the test, we can stock up on the corresponding supplies in advance."

During festivals, Wang Mengde likes to give benefits to all employees.

Anyway, the supplies donated by foreign patients are countless, and what their units have left is just a drop in the bucket.

Of course, since the materials donated by those people are uncertain, we need to plan ahead.

If you encounter materials that you need and can be stored for a long time, you can reserve more in advance.

"Dean Wang, I have a suggestion.

Many of the supplies distributed in the past could not be stored for a long time.

In addition, too much food is distributed, which creates a problem: everyone needs to finish eating it in a short period of time.

I think we should send out more durable supplies this time, such as canned meat and canned fruit."

Director Tang had obviously made preparations in advance. When he saw Wang Mengde arranging the work, he quickly put forward his own suggestions.

“Well, the problem you mentioned does exist, so let’s do it according to your idea and also seek the opinions of some employees.

I think we could be more troublesome and make a list of the benefits that need to be distributed and combine it into three parts.

Then let the employees choose the one they want in advance, and you prepare the corresponding materials according to the counted quantity."

Wang Mengde thought of the operations of many units in his previous life, and then said.

If there is a shortage of supplies, then there is no choice in the benefits provided, so naturally we just give out whatever is available.

But the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Guang'anmen Hospital are different.

If it weren't for control, the supplies in the warehouse would be piled up into a mountain.

Many materials that could not be stored for a long time were all distributed by superiors.

For example, there were not enough cold storages to store beef and mutton. Before returning home, Alexander, who suffered from progeria, contacted his family and shipped a whole shipload of them from Australia.

These were all top-quality beef and mutton. In the end, Wang Mengde only took a small portion, and most of them were consumed by other units.

"Dean Wang, your idea is very good. You have increased the types of benefits to be distributed, so that everyone will have more choices."

Director Tang's eyes lit up.

He has distributed benefits many times during the Chinese New Year and other holidays.

Most employees had no opinions, but a few did make some suggestions.

After all, there are too many people and it is impossible to satisfy everyone.

Now with the idea proposed by Wang Mengde, he is confident that the New Year’s Day benefits will satisfy everyone.

"There is one more thing. On New Year's Day, we will add a lucky draw benefit.

There is one first prize, which is a nine-inch imported TV, and ten second prizes, which are either a sewing machine or a bicycle, the winners can choose.

There will be 50 third prizes, and the prizes will be watches, radios, etc. "

Wang Mengde thought of the lucky draw program that his company had in his previous life, so he said:

“For the remaining employees who didn’t win the prize, everyone will receive a participation prize, and the prize is decided by you.

By the way, leaders will not participate in the grand prize draw, they will all be arranged as participation prizes. "

It is customary for leaders not to participate!
Previously, there were some tickets for bicycles, sewing machines, etc. issued by commercial departments in the unit, and the ownership was determined by drawing lots.

It was stipulated at that time that all employees should draw first, and the leaders would wait until all employees had drawn before they would participate.

"Dean Wang, if everyone knew there was a lucky draw and the prizes were so good, they would definitely be overjoyed."

Director Tang said excitedly.

The unit now has more than a thousand employees, and there are more than sixty major awards.

That's a ratio of less than twenty to one.

Everyone has a very high chance of winning.

Once you win the prize, you can get a big and hot item.

Whether you use it yourself or transfer it privately, it is a good thing.

When everyone knows the news, they will definitely thank the logistics department.

really.

A few days later, Director Tang deliberately leaked this news.

In the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Qian Dayong and Zhu Tao happened to meet Wang Mengde, and the three of them chatted as they walked.

"Meng De, this lottery is yours, right?"

Qian Dayong guessed with a smile.

Although he was just guessing, his tone was very certain.

"Haha, I was thinking of giving everyone more benefits."

Wang Mengde smiled and said:

"There are many people in our unit who are married like Taozi but lack large items at home. This is a good opportunity to help some of them get them."

(End of this chapter)