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Chapter 184 Add Thirty More Spots

"Comrade Ji's ideas are as unexpected as ever. So, what is this?"

County Chief Wei then turned his attention to the beef jerky. The packaging bag was printed with "air-dried beef jerky," but inside were thin slices of meat. Although they were called slices of meat, they didn't look like meat.

Director Yan stood up and handed the beef jerky to County Chief Wei. "This is a new product from the factory, beef jerky? Right, Sisi?"

"Yes, mince the beef, roll it out, and bake it in the oven into thin slices. Brush both sides with honey water while baking, so the taste is on the sweeter side. County Chief Wei can give it a try."

When Ji Sisi introduced the process, she described the method and taste in one go.

As soon as County Chief Wei opened the bag, he smelled a sweet aroma. He picked up a small piece and put it in his mouth. His pupils contracted as he savored the beef jerky in his mouth.

While he was eating, he didn't forget his secretary Lin, who was standing next to him, and handed her a bag, saying, "You should try some too."

Secretary Lin took it and ate a small piece as well.

County Magistrate Wei asked, "How is it?"

"It tastes good, sweet and salty, and it's easy to eat. It's better than beef jerky, but both have their own advantages." Secretary Lin praised without reservation, "Comrade Ji, you're really smart."

"This morning, the comrades from the machinery factory delivered ovens. I took advantage of the time to quickly bake a box of honey-glazed ones. Once the staff is stable, we will gradually add new flavors. For now, we have cumin and spicy flavors planned."

Ji Sisi explained, and also mentioned the direction behind her.

County Chief Wei nodded. "Take Director Yan to get the documents I mentioned last time."

County Chief Wei wanted to talk to Ji Sisi alone. Director Yan glanced at Ji Sisi, but in the end, he got up and followed Secretary Lin out of the office.

"Comrade Ji, you must have heard from Director Yan about the recent situation in the other communes, right?"

Ji Sisi nodded, "I've heard about it, but I really haven't been able to get away lately..."

Before she could finish speaking, County Chief Wei interrupted her while drinking tea, saying, "I know that, don't worry. I didn't call you here today to talk about that."

"The Huaihua Food Factory is doing better and better, which is something that makes everyone happy. It's understandable that other communes want to follow suit. Don't worry too much about that; I'll handle it."

If it wasn't about the project plan or factory construction, then what could it be about? Ji Sisi felt even more nervous.

"Thank you for your help, County Chief Wei. What brings you here today?"

"I wanted to discuss with you about increasing the number of jobs. Your factory is now on the right track, but I see that your factory still has fewer employees than other factories. I also heard that you have started exporting to the provincial capital and several neighboring counties."

Ji Sisi's heart skipped a beat; an additional job opening was needed.

Will what she feared still happen?
"That's right, County Chief Wei. Our factory does intend to recruit more people. This time, we plan to recruit 15 to 20 more people at once, which will increase the number of jobs."

County Chief Wei was silent for a moment, then said, "Twenty, and if you include all of you now, can you manage forty?"

"What does the county magistrate mean?"

Seeing that County Chief Wei was not giving up, Ji Sisi had no choice but to take a step back and inquire how many more he wanted.

“Locust flowers are now considered a key project in the county. The higher-ups are very optimistic about Lu County’s specialty products and are also very satisfied with your development speed.”

The more County Chief Wei praised her, the more uneasy Ji Sisi felt.

“This is a good start. We need to keep up the good work and add another thirty. What do you think, Comrade Ji?” Ji Sisi: I can’t bear to look.

It is now 75, which means in five years, the government will open up to individual businesses. Along with the wave of people going into business, there will also be a wave of layoffs and bankruptcies.

The first to go bankrupt were the large factories. They couldn't make ends meet, their thinking was outdated, and they stuck to the old ways of doing business. They were easily swept away by individual businesses and never got back up.

One key factor is that there are too many employees and their salaries account for a large proportion of the total workforce, making it difficult for the factory to make a profit in the long run.

Ji Sisi's cautious approach to hiring is also due to this factor.

In her view, the factory currently has only three production lines, and with the current orders, it can only operate with a maximum of fifty employees.

“County Chief Wei, this is the current situation of the factory. Because of limited funds at the beginning, the staff dormitory was not built. There are even several other empty rooms that are still made of adobe and have not been renovated. There are also some areas that were allocated to the factory but have not been developed yet.”

"If we recruit another 30 people, plus the original 20, and include the 20 people already in the factory, then if we only have 70 people working on three production lines, we might not be able to fill that many positions."

Ji Sisi wanted to use her sob story to reject County Chief Wei.

She subconsciously concealed the fact that she originally intended to mention the beef sauce production line.

County Chief Wei also sensed the refusal. "In that case, it seems that recruiting so many people at once is indeed a bit overwhelming. Let's wait for Comrade Ji's arrangements."

Although County Chief Wei's expression didn't change, Ji Sisi felt that the atmosphere was starting to get strange.
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After leaving the county government compound, Director Yan inquired about the private conversation between Ji Sisi and County Chief Wei.

Ji Sisi told the truth, "Director, I don't want to hire so many people for the time being. My initial plan was to keep the number of employees under fifty this year. We'll consider expanding the factory and hiring more people once the business starts to grow steadily."

With business booming and the factory staff overwhelmed, Ji Sisi naturally hired more people.

But hiring so many people at once makes firing them much more difficult than in my previous workplace. It's not as simple as giving them a month's compensation or N+1 to long-term employees to get rid of them.

"County Chief Wei must have his reasons for doing this, but since he has already agreed to let you do it, the factory is still under your control now."

Director Yan couldn't help but worry that after Ji Sisi left, County Chief Wei might send someone to take over the management of the food factory.

Ji Sisi was also worried; she didn't want to have a child and cause a major upheaval at the food factory.

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. We'll talk about the future later. Director, I'm going to the printing factory first, do you want to come with me?"

The beef jerky is now ready, but we haven't had time to order the bags yet. Last time we weren't sure about the size, so we're tentatively ordering rectangular beef jerky about half the size of a palm.

"I'll go with you and take a look."

The two then went to the printing factory, where the packaging bags were not much different from those for beef jerky.

The printing factory made a sample bag, and after Ji Sisi confirmed it, they started printing more, this time ordering two thousand bags at once.

After leaving the printing factory, Ji Sisi took Director Yan to find Zhang Zhizhi, who had mentioned last time that her mother worked at a glass factory.

Before we know it, the beef sauce will be ready for production, and the glass jars should be put on the agenda.

Glass factory.

Zhang Zhizhi, along with Ji Sisi and Director Yan, successfully met with the head of the sales department.

"Manager Ji from Huaihua Food Factory, I've heard of you. Is it finally our turn to cooperate with your factory since you've come to the glass factory today?"