Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

With about a month and a half left until the Chinese New Year, the price for a workstation at the steel rolling mill is changing every day without anyone knowing.

Many leaders have given away their quotas, starting at 700 yuan, because all the quotas in the factory need to be filled before the Chinese New Year.

At this time, efficiency is key. If the new factory is to be built this year, then the new factory must be put into use immediately after the New Year.

They said they would fill all the positions this year, and that's exactly what they're going to do. The factory leaders have made a solemn promise to their superiors.

The higher-ups are giving steel rolling mills whatever they need to expand recruitment; if you don't perform well, it won't do.

So now that the factory building is completed, the machines are in operation, and the personnel must also be secured.

By the end of December, the steel rolling mill had completed its recruitment expansion, bringing the total number of employees to over 12.

This caused Li Huaide some trouble, because he had to give employees benefits during the Chinese New Year.

A large factory with more than 10,000 employees needs a lot of supplies.

Li Huaide wasn't reluctant to invest in supplies, but there were simply too many. The amount of money spent was enormous, and they couldn't continue like this. After all, the new factory wasn't even in production yet, and they couldn't afford to only spend without generating income.

Li Huaide wasn't the only one worried; the other leaders were too.

So a meeting was held to discuss year-end employee benefits.

Welfare benefits should definitely be provided, but it's unreasonable to give benefits to people who have only been working at the factory for a few months or even just a few days.

But if they don't pay, they're afraid the workers will resent it.

Everyone else has things they don't, which can cause conflict, and the atmosphere in the meeting room became very tense for a moment.

Li Jiuzhou was also thinking about this matter. After all, he was also a leader, and it was perfectly reasonable for him to put himself in others' shoes.

Li Jiuzhou quickly realized that it was better to just give out welfare benefits rather than let the workers be dissatisfied. He figured he could just give them a smaller amount, and besides, the factory had expanded this year, which had cost a lot of money, so the workers would understand.

So Li Jiuzhou raised his hand to speak.

Secretary Nie was puffing on his cigarette, also looking worried. He glanced up and saw Li Jiuzhou raise his hand; his eyes lit up, and he quickly said:

"Jiuzhou, you're young, so feel free to offer any advice you may have."

The other leaders all looked at Li Jiuzhou, wondering what good idea he could come up with.

Li Jiuzhou slowly stood up: "Distinguished leaders and colleagues, I believe that New Year's benefits must be distributed."

"Whether it's new or old employees, they should all receive the payment, but the amount can be reduced, and there are specific guidelines for how it's distributed."

"No one says that factories have to give workers pork during the Lunar New Year. They can use other things instead."

"Can't the mountains of grain piled up in the warehouse be taken out and distributed?"

"After all, the expansion of the new factory requires money everywhere, so every penny saved is a penny earned."

"At the same time, the factory's broadcasting station should announce that there will be changes to the New Year's benefits this year, and remind both new and old workers to be prepared."

"We also need to tell the workers about the difficulties in the factory. We should all work together to overcome the difficulties, and we will make up for what we have to do when the factory's performance improves."

Everyone present agreed that it made perfect sense; small expenses can be spared, but large expenses must be saved.

Secretary Nie immediately decided to follow Li Jiuzhou's method.

The announcement was first broadcast over the loudspeaker, and the workers who heard the news were somewhat unhappy.

In the past, there was pork distribution every year, but not this year, so it's understandable that people are upset.

Some people even said, "Don't you raise pigs in your own factory? Why don't you take them out and distribute them?"

These words sparked even more discontent, with some even suspecting that the factory's pigs had been distributed among the management.

The factory may or may not provide welfare benefits.

Giving is a token of my appreciation; not giving is perfectly normal.

The leaders weren't happy either. Who would be happy to be labeled like this for no reason? They figured everyone should just stop playing the game.

Another meeting was held, and it was announced that there would be no benefits this year, not even flour. If anyone was upset, they should just quit.

At the same time, the broadcasting station announced that none of the pigs raised in the factory would be slaughtered this year, and that the workers would not receive any benefits, nor would the factory leaders; everyone would be treated the same.

Now no one is complaining anymore. If the leaders aren't upset, it's normal that the workers aren't either. Everyone is equal, and everyone's mood has improved.

Little did they know that the leaders had already received their share of benefits when the steel rolling mill was expanded.

They really don't care about the New Year's benefits; if they have them, it's just for good luck, but if they don't, it doesn't matter.

Besides, do steel mill workers who didn't receive year-end bonuses not buy pork for the Spring Festival?

Of course not, they will definitely have to buy more. The little bit of meat the factory provides is hardly enough for the New Year.

You can save money anytime, but you have to have a good meal during the Lunar New Year!

Frugality is a virtue, but it should be done in moderation; excessive frugality is not advisable.

This move pleased the leaders, as it saved them a lot of money, which could be used for many other things.

The funds allocated to the factory by the higher authorities will stop in May next year, at which point the steel mill will have to be responsible for its own profits and losses.

With tight deadlines and heavy workloads, the factory must tighten its belt and make ends meet until it turns a profit in the next few months.

Everyone is confident that the products produced by the steel rolling mill will sell well, with orders coming in batch after batch.

However, having confidence is one thing, but the factory leaders also want to deposit more operating funds into the factory so as not to be constrained by money in the future.

This is a self-preservation strategy, a long-term plan, and a very clever one.

Many large companies are not necessarily able to achieve self-sufficiency and need funding from higher levels of government.

The steel rolling mill is already favored by the higher-ups, and if it continues to receive endless support, other sister mills will be unhappy.

Moreover, the factory has just completed its expansion, so it's not appropriate to continue playing the victim to ask for benefits. Knowing when to stop is the right thing to do.

The best response to the higher-ups is to achieve results, and at the same time, let the leaders know that their decision was correct and that the steel mill is a company that can be helped to recover.

Their painstaking and dedicated assistance was not in vain.

Therefore, there is no such thing as a free lunch. If you take the benefits, you have to work hard, and you have to work your life away.

To appease the workers, factory leaders went to the workshop every day to talk to them, offer words of comfort, and ease tensions.

Li Jiuzhou doesn't need to do this; he's in charge of the canteen and the farm.

The work in these two places didn't put him under pressure; on the contrary, it was quite relaxing.

The canteen only needs to prepare good food and maintain good hygiene.

Livestock farms are no exception; just clean up manure promptly and take good care of the livestock.

You should know that livestock manure can also be exchanged for resources. It is a resource that can be allocated as fertilizer, and good things should not be wasted.

For farmers in the countryside, animal manure is a valuable resource, and they don't mind getting as much as they can.

They want them all, as long as they can come.

You should know that in the past, there were latrine bullies in Beiping (Beijing), who would occupy a whole area of ​​latrines and sell the overflowing latrines for money.

Never heard of this, right? It's a true story. Back then, a lot of people fought tooth and nail over territory in the cesspool area. That was all money!