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Chapter 282 Wealth Even Has Distant Relatives in the Mountains (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Because of his factory in mainland China, Wu Feng has never lost contact with his hometown.

Using the factory's name, in cooperation with the local government in their hometown, they recruit about 400 to 800 workers every year.

As a result, my mother received some preferential treatment and became a minor official in the county's labor bureau.

He was specifically responsible for contacting the factory in Pengcheng.

The main task is to encourage the factory to increase its recruitment efforts, the more workers the better.

According to my third uncle, back in our hometown, people were practically fighting tooth and nail for a single job opening.

If it weren't for the factory's requirements, there would be quite a few openings in my hometown's township each time they recruit workers, and I'm afraid not a single opening would be available to the townships below.

There's no way around it, the treatment and benefits at the factory are just too good.

The basic salary is at least 200 yuan a month, and with various overtime pay and subsidies, you can earn at least 350 yuan a month.

The dormitories and canteens at the factory are quite cheap, and the various entertainment facilities are becoming more and more complete.

They've even started building kindergartens and primary schools, and hospitals are also on the way.

You could say the factory is like a fully-equipped residential community!

As long as you don't envy the glamorous world outside, you can save at least three thousand dollars a year.

Three thousand yuan is a lot of money in a small county in a central province!
When I called to wish him a Happy New Year, my third uncle said with a smile that most of the families of the factory workers in our village were planning to build new houses for the New Year.

The living conditions of the employees in the county town have improved significantly, and they can also help their younger siblings with their education or buy job opportunities in local factories. The changes are quite remarkable.

Currently, my hometown county places great importance on the number of factory openings available.

Even some newly assigned young people wanted to take a leave of absence without pay to work at the Pengcheng factory.

"Third Uncle, you must keep a close eye on things and not let any trashy bastards come in!"

On the phone, Wu Feng was very blunt: "This kind of guy is like a rotten apple; he has a lot of problems himself and can easily corrupt the factory's atmosphere!"

"If anything goes wrong, they might blame the factory back home!"

Wu Feng didn't care about those who got in through connections; the key was that the workers recruited in this way had to abide by the factory's production and living rules.

"Don't worry, I've already explained this to the county government back home!"

Uncle San said confidently, "If it doesn't meet the requirements, we'll just send it back!"

"At that time, the vacant recruitment positions will no longer be subject to government restrictions!"

"Dafeng, you don't need to worry about the county government in your hometown being dissatisfied. There are quite a few surrounding counties that are envious of the county government in your hometown having legitimate labor dispatch cooperation with them!"

Wu Feng laughed along. It seemed that his third uncle was quite resourceful in handling recruitment matters in their hometown county. That was just right.

Regardless, he opened a factory in the mainland and immediately reached a labor dispatch cooperation agreement with the local county government, with the aim of helping his fellow villagers.

He didn't want to end up with a lot of trouble instead of doing good deeds to repay his hometown.

It can only be said that at that time, the people in the mainland were still relatively simple and honest, and their moral standards were not as low as they would later become.

At that time, there were more than 1,200 workers from his hometown at the Pengcheng factory, not including veterans.

If the factory hadn't been constantly expanding, and if these workers from their hometowns hadn't been scattered and resettled, they probably would have banded together to form small cliques, causing a lot of unnecessary trouble.

The factory's big boss was from the same hometown as them, and the factory's sales manager was also from the same hometown.

With this kind of relationship, it's sometimes really difficult to manage it forcefully.
My third uncle is busy with work and can't keep an eye on these workers from our hometown all the time.

Fortunately, the current situation is not too bad; at least there hasn't been any situation where someone is using someone else's name to make a big fuss.

"By the way, Dafeng, more and more workers from our hometowns are leaving the factory!"

After chatting for a while, my third uncle brought up a new situation: "They all want to try their luck in Shenzhen!"

"What do you mean by 'take a chance'?"

Wu Feng sneered, "I guess you think there's no future in working in a factory?"

"Also, don't think I don't know, they're very unhappy about the county government taking a cut from their salaries, aren't they?"

My third uncle gave an awkward smile, which was taken as tacit agreement with his statement.

"Since they have such ambitions, there's no need for us to stop them!"

Wu Feng said calmly, "Third Uncle, you should have the factory clarify this matter with the resident representative from our hometown and reallocate the recruitment slots for these resigned employees back to our hometown!"

At this point, for labor export cooperation such as between factories in the mainland and hometown counties, the hometown county government will definitely send officials to the factory to keep an eye on things.

The first resident cadre was my third uncle, and the current resident cadre is the second one.

"Isn't it a bit inappropriate to do this?"

After a moment's hesitation, my third uncle finally spoke up: "You've probably heard about the environment outside; it's not very friendly to outsiders!"

"Third Uncle, we just need to do our own thing!"

Wu Feng said slowly, "Interfering too much will not only annoy people, but they might also feel that we are hindering their path to wealth, and in the end, it could even lead to enmity!"

"Well, we can't just abandon them, can we?" Uncle San hesitated. "After all, we're the ones who raised them!"

"Then let's sign a supplementary agreement with them!"

Wu Feng said directly, "Make them, and their families, sign!"

"Well, that's the only way!"

Third Uncle wasn't stupid. Although he had the connection with Wu Feng, his abilities were recognized by the entire mainland factory group. Otherwise, how could he have been the head of such an important department as the sales department?

The factory's sales department was primarily responsible for dealing with state-owned department stores in various regions.

Anyone familiar with mainland China in the early 1990s knows that state-owned department stores were not easy to deal with; they were all incredibly arrogant and domineering.

At this time, the products of the factories in the mainland are indeed not worried about sales, but they still need to do some business dealings.

Having traveled extensively throughout the country, my knowledge and experience have broadened.

This is why he was quite worried about the workers from his hometown who wanted to leave the factory and develop their careers independently.

All I can say is that my third uncle's generation has an exceptionally strong sense of responsibility.

At the same time, he is quite kind-hearted, empathetic, and cannot bear to see human suffering.

Having witnessed the restlessness and indifference of people's hearts in later generations, Wu Feng also saw his fair share of shady dealings and shady activities in Hong Kong. Although he still had a conscience, he couldn't bring himself to be overly compassionate.

"Third Uncle, you need to make things clear with those workers from our hometown who voluntarily resigned and left!"

After thinking for a moment, Wu Feng reminded them, "After they go out to make their way in the world, they shouldn't use the factory group's name, or if something goes wrong, don't blame the factory for turning its back on them!"

"Dafeng, it doesn't have to be this bad, does it?"

Uncle San was a little confused and asked curiously, "Did you hear something?"

"Just in case!"

Wu Feng smiled faintly, "The reputation of our mainland factories in Shenzhen needs no introduction; they're absolutely top-notch!"

"If things develop well, our factory group could even support the entire economy of Shekou in the future, which is not an exaggeration at all!"

"At the same time, we have also spent a lot of effort and resources to protect the reputation of the factory group!"

"I don't want the reputation I've worked so hard to build to be ruined by the misbehavior of some resigning workers; that would be a huge loss!"

Seeing that his third uncle remained silent, he clearly did not agree with his statement.

Wu Feng smiled and patiently explained, "Third Uncle, you probably know the situation in Pengcheng better than I do. It's no exaggeration to describe it as a mixed bag!"

"There are many people who are willing to work honestly and lawfully, but there are also quite a few who take crooked paths and make illicit gains!"

"Think about it again. Aren't those rural workers who want to resign and try their luck elsewhere the law-abiding ones? I'm just taking precautions!"

In mainland China during the 1990s, the general moral standards were relatively high.

If a criminal comes out of the family, it's a terrible disaster.

Not to mention the immense public pressure their family would face, the local village committee and township authorities are all nominally involved. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they've lost all face.

"Alright then, I'll follow up!"

My third uncle remained silent for a long time before finally speaking slowly.

Hanging up the slightly hot microphone, Wu Feng smiled wryly and didn't take it to heart.

If my third uncle weren't such a person, I really wouldn't dare to give him a big job!
In fact, his two maternal uncles, who were also from his hometown, had already used various connections, especially his mother's, to convey to Wu Feng that they also wanted to go to the factory in Pengcheng!
They're all relatives, so it's more reassuring to have them help keep an eye on things.

Wu Feng completely ignored them. As for what his two uncles were saying about him back in their hometown, he couldn't be bothered to care, since he couldn't hear them anyway.

As the factory group in the mainland grew in influence and the third uncle's status rose accordingly, the two uncles changed their tune: "With such a large operation, if we don't have a few of our own people, it's easy for outsiders to take advantage of us!"

This time, Wu Feng didn't even bother to pay attention.

Neither of my eldest nor second uncles were easy to deal with; they showed their profit-driven nature early on.

They all have legitimate jobs and are a glorious working group of this era.

He wasn't close to his mother or the rest of the family; otherwise, when Wu Feng sent his mother back to her hometown, he wouldn't have called his third uncle to pick her up at the provincial capital's train station.

If they wanted to advance further in the factory back home, or even become cadres, it wouldn't be difficult for Wu Feng, with his current influence, to help them achieve that.

But their desire to come to the factory group in Shenzhen is, needless to say, impossible.

In fact, after Wu Feng's factory group in mainland China became popular, his mother called him and said that he had received many more calls from relatives asking for help.

My mom has some good relationships with people, and she helps out whenever she can.

For other relatives who are difficult to refuse, the third uncle is responsible for handling them.

Other than that, they are just relatives in name only.

They didn't know how many layers were between them, or if there were any major problems or flaws in the product itself. How could Mom and Uncle dare to let them disturb Wu Feng?
(End of this chapter)