Siheyuan: Start with a big car

Chapter 828: Cunning Director Zhou
All the managers in the workshop were promoted by Li Weidong.
Li Weidong knew their personalities very well.

I trust them very much
After hearing these words, Li Weidong decided to return to the laboratory and continue to study women's motorcycles.
At this time, the fat man in charge of material supply suddenly came in hurriedly. As soon as he walked into the door, he shouted

"Qin Jingru, something happened to Assistant Qin. Something happened."

It was the first time that Li Weidong saw Fatty so panicked. He frowned and waved at Fatty and said, "Brother Yu, what happened?"

The fat man only saw Li Weidong here at this time, and he stopped immediately.
"Director Li, our workshop was supposed to receive a carload of coal today, but when I went to pick it up just now, I didn't wait for the train.

Later, I learned from a friend who worked on the railway that the train that was originally sent to our motorcycle workshop had its dispatch order changed by the coal plant.

Now I don't know where it was sent.
"

Hearing what the fat man said, Li Weidong didn't care too much at this time.

"Brother Yu, there may be other urgent customers at the coal factory.

As you know, winter is coming soon, so our coal supply is very tight.
We in the motorcycle workshop should also understand the comrades in the coal factory."

Fatty Yu frowned when he heard this and said, "Director Li, you may not know that I am a good friend of the railway people. He secretly told me something, that is, the three cars of coal we originally had this month have all been changed.

Also, the six cars of coal that were supposed to be delivered next month have also been changed, which means we won’t get any coal in the next two months.”

Hearing this, Li Weidong immediately became alert.

If the coal plant changed a car because of the tight coal supply, then this matter is excusable.

But changing several trucks of coal in a row and interrupting the coal supply for the next month is not a simple matter.
Li Weidong frowned and asked: "Have you found out the reason?"

The fat man shook his head and said, "Director Li, I'm at the coal factory and I don't have any friends there, so I made a few phone calls but couldn't get any information."

After realizing the seriousness of the problem, Li Weidong did not get nervous, but called Qin Jingru
"Qin Jingru, how long can the coal in our workshop last?"

Qin Jingru looked at the materials and said: "Director Li, our workshop needs a furnace for casting steel.
So the amount of coal used is still quite large. There are only a few dozen tons of coal in storage now, which means it can only be used for four or five days."

Hearing this, Li Weidong immediately went to the office and picked up the phone to contact Director Yang.
"Director Yang, I don't know what happened, but the coal plant changed the coal supply to our motorcycle workshop, so I hope you can allocate some coal to our motorcycle workshop from the steel rolling mill first."

The steel mill also needs to use a lot of coal. If it is allocated to the motorcycle workshop, it will definitely affect the normal operation of the steel mill.
But the motorcycle workshop is particularly important.

Director Yang agreed without hesitation: "Don't worry, Director Li, I will ask the logistics department to arrange the transportation of coal. However, our turnover can only solve the problem temporarily.

Your motorcycle workshop should find out as soon as possible why the coal plant interrupted its supply."

After Li Weidong hung up the phone, his brows were furrowed. He knew very well that this matter was of great importance.

Relying solely on temporary deployment of steel mills can only solve the immediate problem. The reason for the interruption of coal supply must be found out as soon as possible.

After thinking for a while, Li Weidong decided to contact some old friends who worked in ministries.

He sat at his desk, picked up the phone receiver, and dialed numbers skillfully. Every time he waited for the call to be connected, he became anxious.

The call was finally connected, and Li Weidong's tone was a little anxious: "Old Chen, this is Weidong. I have an urgent matter to ask you. The coal supply to our motorcycle workshop has been cut off by the coal factory. You work in a ministry and are well-informed. Do you know what's going on?"

When Lao Chen on the other end of the phone heard this question, he was also confused: "Weidong, I really haven't heard of this. It shouldn't be

Your workshop is so important, how could the coal supply be suddenly interrupted? I really don’t know the situation here, let me find out for you.”

Li Weidong called several other old friends one after another, but the answers he got were all that they didn't know the reason.

One of the old friends was particularly angry: "Weidong, this coal factory is too outrageous! Your workshop has made such a great contribution to the country, how can they just cut off the supply?

I will ask the relevant departments to find out what is going on.”

This old friend happened to be in charge of the coal port, and he made a call to Director Zhou of the coal plant.

"Hey, Lao Zhou, what's going on with your coal factory? Don't you know that the motorcycle workshop is the key workshop in our department? The motorcycles they produce are related to our department's plan to earn foreign exchange. What's the matter? You can't even deliver coal now?"

Hearing the roar from the other side, Director Zhou said calmly: "Old leader, you misunderstood. It's not that our coal factory doesn't want to send coal over, but now there is a shortage of coal in our capital. In addition, winter is coming soon, and we must first ensure the supply of coal needed by the residents. There is no extra coal to send over.

So I hope you can understand and explain this to the workshop director of the motorcycle workshop."

I have to say that Director Zhou is indeed very smart.

He knew that the motorcycle workshop, as a key national workshop, should be given priority in ensuring material supply, but there was a prerequisite, that is, no matter how important the production in the workshop was, it was not as important as the lives of the residents.

Now Director Zhou is claiming to be concerned about the residents, and even the old leader cannot blame him.

The old leader could only helplessly say on the phone: "I understand your difficulties, Lao Zhou, but the motorcycle workshop is indeed very important, so I hope you can do more work. If there is coal shipped here, you should first go to the Yunda motorcycle workshop."

Hearing this, Director Zhou knew that the old leader had given in. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, old leader. I have been the director of the coal factory for many years. I have never made any mistakes in all these years. Don't worry, as long as the coal in the coal mine is transported here, I will definitely deliver it to the motorcycle workshop as soon as possible."

Director Zhou chatted with the old leader for a few more words and said that he would visit the old leader at his home during the Spring Festival.

The old leader always felt that what Director Zhou did today seemed to be wrong, so he refused vigilantly.

After hanging up the phone, Director Zhou hummed a little tune.

Even though Li Weidong is so powerful, he still has you under his control.

As for the issue of restoring coal supply at that time, as long as Li Weidong came to him and expressed his willingness to send his son to the workshop to be a leader, he would forgive Liu Weidong for sending the coal this time.

But if Li Weidong still refuses to change his ways, then I’m sorry.

Winter has not yet arrived. When winter comes, the coal supply will be even more scarce. By then, he will have more reasons to reject Li Weidong.

Under such circumstances, if Li Weidong's motorcycle workshop wants to get coal, it can only wait until next spring.

Because there was no coal for production, production work was delayed for several months in a row, and Li Weidong would definitely be worried sick by then.

Director Zhou knew very well that the superiors would not care how your task was completed, they only wanted to see the final result.

However, Director Zhou is still a very cautious person, and he also made a strategy to deal with it.

Director Zhou made a phone call to the Planning Department.

"Hello, is this Lao Hu? I'm Lao Zhou. Please come to my office right now."

Deputy Chief Hu of the Planning Department has just taken control of the entire Planning Department and is acting like a leader in his office.

Now after hearing the phone call, his mood sank and the smile on his face disappeared without a trace.

You have to know that under normal circumstances Director Zhou would not invite him over, and nothing has happened recently, and the Planning Department has no work to do, so they have to ask Director Zhou for instructions.

So there was only one reason why Director Zhou called him today: this old guy wanted to make money from him again.

Deputy Section Chief Hu thought for a moment, took out ten yuan from the drawer and put it in his pocket.

Deputy Section Chief Hu stood up and said to the section members.

"Okay, let's start working seriously from today. Let me tell you, I'm different from the old section chief. The old section chief is soft-hearted and doesn't stop you guys from being lazy on weekdays. But I'm a serious person. If you guys slack off at work, don't blame me for being rude.

Of course you can't blame me. After all, our coal factory pays you so much salary so that you can work hard, not so that you can whisper to each other here."

Hearing what Deputy Section Chief Hu said, the section staff all curled their lips.

They couldn't be more clear.
When the old section chief was still in the department, Deputy Section Chief Hu was the one who liked to gossip the most. Every day when Deputy Section Chief Hu came to work, he never did his work and just wandered around staring at a teacup.

He went around each department again and again until it was time to get off work. At this time, he did not leave work immediately, but waited for another half an hour.

The reason is very simple. As long as you stay in the office after get off work, you can get an overtime bonus even if you work overtime until the end of the month, and you can also have a work meal in the canteen of the coal factory in the evening.

At this time, Deputy Section Chief Hu stood up, opened the door and left the department.

The clerks started talking behind his back.

"This bastard has no ability at all. He only became the leader of our factory because of Director Zhou. Now he is going too far with us, No. 3 and No. 4."

"That's right. Although the old section chief was a bit strict, he was not a bad person and was very serious about his work. If we asked for leave for something, he would definitely agree. But Deputy Section Chief Hu is different. This guy wants to show that he is very strict. Yesterday, my wife suddenly fell ill and I wanted to ask for leave to visit her, but he refused."

"Don't worry, people like Deputy Section Chief Hu will suffer a great loss sooner or later. By then, we won't have to do anything, he might be kicked out of our coal factory."

All the clerks thought so, but they knew very well that as long as Director Zhou was still in the coal industry, Deputy Section Chief Hu would not be driven out.

On the other side, Deputy Section Chief Hu trotted to the door of Director Zhou's office. He stopped and nervously straightened his slightly wrinkled clothes, and then quickly and carefully smoothed his hair with his hands to ensure that he looked neat and decent. Then, he took a deep breath, trying to calm his breath, which was a little rapid due to running. At the same time, his face was instantly filled with a flattering smile, which was like a sunflower blooming on his face, brilliant and flattering. He knocked gently on the door, put his ear close to the door, and listened carefully to the movement inside.

After hearing Director Zhou's voice coming from inside, Deputy Section Chief Hu pushed the door open cautiously, bending slightly like a servile servant.

He said with a big smile on his face: "Director Zhou, you are looking for me."
The tone of his voice was full of respect and flattery, and the voice was like melted honey, so sweet that it made people sick.

As Deputy Section Chief Hu spoke, he walked quickly to Director Zhou's desk and lowered his head slightly, his posture so low that he was humble.

"Old Hu, you know the recent situation in the factory. We have to pay more attention to it." Director Zhou said slowly.

Deputy Section Chief Hu nodded and bowed quickly, saying, "Director Zhou, don't worry, I will do my best to serve the factory. If you have any instructions, just tell me. I promise to complete the task without any compromise."

His eyes revealed determination and loyalty, as if he was showing his determination to Director Zhou. His body leaned forward slightly, as if he was ready to charge into battle for Director Zhou at any time.

"Yeah, that's good." Director Zhou nodded slightly, "Old Hu, you must always remember that we are a family and we must work together for the development of the factory."

Deputy Section Chief Hu quickly said, "Director Zhou, you are right. I have always regarded the factory as my home and you as my dear leader. I will definitely sacrifice my life for the future of our factory."

His words were full of flattery and fawning, and one could tell at once that he was trying his best to please Director Zhou.

Director Zhou was delighted to see that Deputy Section Chief Hu was so sensible.

Only then did he explain clearly why he had called Deputy Section Chief Hu over.

"Old Hu, I just received a call from the Ministry. That bastard Li Weidong really did report me to the Ministry.

He said that our coal plant deliberately withheld coal from their motorcycle workshop.

My boss just asked me about this matter on the phone.

I fooled him by saying that the coal supply is tight now.

I know my old leader very well. Although he holds a very high position, he is too naive and too easy to trust others. So he will definitely believe what I say.

The most important thing is that Li Weidong will definitely investigate this matter, so I hope you can be prepared. If Li Weidong asks you, don't reveal the truth."

Deputy Section Chief Hu was shocked when he heard what Director Zhou said.

He originally didn't want to get involved in these matters. You know, he just wanted to be a section chief.

I don't want to argue with those leaders at all.