Rebirth 1983

Chapter 248 The Factory Needs Reform
Hearing the intention of the county magistrate, Chen Song could only shake his head slowly in his heart.

Although we are only a small county, and there are only three or four state-owned factories, the total number of workers is not small, plus retirement, sickness, and medical expenses.

In the accounts of many state-owned factories, there is actually not much money.

The most important thing is that because these state-owned factories do not know how to be flexible in their operations, they follow the rules of production, and they have their superiors to solve the product sales. They have never felt a sense of crisis, and naturally they will not have the idea of ​​​​developing new products.

Since the spring breeze policy, countless factories have sprung up in the south, and a large number of products have been transported to all parts of the country through the national railway network, which directly caused a huge impact on the local business form.

For example, in Jiajiale supermarket, a bottle of local soy sauce costs 8 cents, and it is the old bottle, old style and old packaging, and the taste has not changed for more than ten years.But the other kinds of soy sauce from the south are not only cheaper, the lowest one may only cost 6 cents, but also have new packaging and new styles, and the taste may become more pleasing.

Under the impact of so many cheap and high-quality products in the south, many products produced by local factories are not very competitive at all. Now it is almost difficult to sell them, and they can only become unsalable products in supermarkets.

Maybe when it's time to expire, these things will be piled up in the place where the promotion is discounted, and let others take it away at a discount.

In this way, the supermarket's repayment to the factory will also be reduced by several levels. After a few times, this product may not continue to be placed on the supermarket shelf and be discarded by the supermarket's operators.

Because no one buys this product, or people who buy it do not need supermarkets to replenish it at all, then the profit of this product will be reduced to appalling, so naturally there is no value in continuing to sell it.

Even if the county magistrate finds Chen Song's relationship and goes to Uncle Zhou, there are too many factories like this in a province, and they are all in the same situation. You ask Uncle Zhou to allocate funds to that factory for transformation?
It is not good to give to any one, unless it is a particularly important factory, the province will not hesitate to allocate funds to save the factory and switch production.

If all of them were small state-run factories in the county, the province would have to face hundreds or even more applications for funding. As long as one was allocated to save the factory, all those small factories would have to riot.

That's why it was difficult for Chen Song to speak in the face of the county magistrate's complaints.

"County magistrate, let me tell you straight, even if you go to Uncle Zhou through me. There will be no appropriation for our factories. Recently, Uncle Zhou has been very busy. Many big companies in the province have had a lot of problems. How can we take care of small factories like us."

Chen Song had no choice but to explain to the county magistrate, even though the county magistrate's face was not very good-looking, he still had to speak.

"All the factories in the province..." The county magistrate was surprised, his face full of shock.

The county magistrate thought that only small counties like them would have such troubles. He didn't expect that the factories in the province were also facing the same troubles. They were all facing the competition and impact of countless products from the south, and they were in danger.

"I think the county magistrate should have already sent a report to the city and the province, right? What did the higher-ups say?" After all, Chen Song just knew about the problem in the nearby factory, and he didn't know the specific situation yet, so he wanted to know what the higher-ups were planning.

"The above only gave four words, and you can solve it yourself." The county magistrate sighed, and finally understood why the above gave such a reply.

Big factories are too busy to take care of themselves, how can they have time to save you small factories?

"I see, this matter, it is actually a good thing to say."

Chen Song looked at the county magistrate's frowning face, and thought about it, after all, it was a major event in the county, and it was related to so many livelihoods.

If you can help, I still want to help.

"A good thing? It's almost a mess now, how can this be considered a good thing?" The county magistrate was puzzled and looked at Chen Song with a frown, trying to see something in Chen Song's eyes.

"The above said that we can solve it by ourselves, so there is a lot of room for manipulation. Originally, our factories were all state-owned assets, and they were profitable. Now, in this situation, not only are they not profitable, but they also need money from the county to support them. If the above let us solve it by ourselves, then we can make drastic moves. Isn't that a good thing?"

Chen Song planned to discuss his thoughts with the county magistrate.

"How can that be done? A drastic move, wouldn't it affect the interests of many people, the leaders of the factory, and those employees, would you be happy?" Hearing Chen Song's words, the county magistrate immediately frowned and shook his head in fright, obviously a little scared and afraid to take risks.

"Comrade county magistrate, we great men all say that we should cross the river by feeling the stones. Under the spring breeze policy, if we don't change, we can only wait to be shot to death on the coast." Chen Song looked at the county magistrate and replied seriously: "You should think about it carefully. Is this the reason? When the time comes, it is better for several factories to close down and go bankrupt, or seek change and only affect the interests of certain people. Which one is easier to deal with?"

What Chen Song said made the county magistrate suddenly fall into deep thought.

In many cases, the transformation of state-owned factories is not that they cannot be moved, but that they do not want to.

Because the state-owned factory has been operating for more than ten years, it has already had its own set of rules in operation.

Normally, the factory is running well, and everyone can pay wages. Naturally, it’s okay for you and me. Naturally, when encountering something, no one will be overwhelmed and go to do something.

But now that the factory is out of work, if it is forced to restructure and change production, it will definitely affect the interests of the original crew.

Don't look at what the county magistrate told Chen Song about the transition from the very beginning, but he still had no idea.

Chen Song has long seen the county magistrate's concerns, but now he is pushing him, can he let him take this step forward and get to the front of the enterprise reform.

In this case, maybe the employees in several factories in the county will suffer less, succeed in the transformation earlier, and welcome the arrival of the new era earlier.

"I'm going to think about it."

The county magistrate thought about it, but still couldn't make up his mind.Chen Song's words are too tempting, but as the county magistrate, he has to consider everyone's opinions.

This is not what he said.

Although the old secretary in the county has reached the age of retirement and said that he will retire soon, he may have to take over and move up.

But after all, he is only the county magistrate, and he hasn't made any progress yet. If at this critical moment, the enterprise reform and the factory transformation fail, then his official career may be...

Chen Song didn't urge him, he just waited for the county magistrate to think it over.He turned around and chatted with Wang Yao about the little girl's study during this period. Although the voice was relatively soft, some county leaders brought by the county magistrate still watched them.

Wang Yao was a little embarrassed, pushed Chen Song, and stopped talking.

After a while, the county magistrate sighed softly.

Chen Song knew that he had already made a choice, and he saw the firmness after helplessness in the eyes of the county magistrate.

"I want to ask, about the idea of ​​factory reform, I don't know what colleagues Chen Song thinks. I think you manage the supermarket very well, and I want to learn from experience."

After the county magistrate sighed, his spirit shook, as if he had changed into a different person.

"Before, didn't I go to the south? I saw a different scenery in the special zone, and I also discovered many changes in state-owned enterprises in Yangcheng. I learned from several aspects of enterprise reform in Yangcheng. I classified them into three directions."

"First, government and enterprise must be separated. At first, adjustments should be made in terms of responsibilities and rights, such as decentralization and transfer of profits, contracting and leasing operations, dual-track system, etc. Then enterprises must realize independent management, self-responsibility for profits and losses, self-discipline, self-development, and break away from the direct jurisdiction of superior leaders."

After hearing this, the county magistrate frowned and wanted to say something, but he tried his best to hold back and didn't speak.

"Second, property rights must be clear. Those state-owned small and medium-sized enterprises and factories that are in trouble must implement asset transfers through mergers and sales. They can also be restructured to allow enterprises to adopt a joint-stock system and transfer part of their property rights. In order to prevent the situation where the state-owned assets dominate, the shares of state-owned assets will be gradually transferred, or controlled within a range that does not hinder the development of the market economy."

The second article made the county magistrate almost unable to sit still, but Chen Song talked so eloquently that the county magistrate had no choice but to endure it.

"What about the third one?" The county magistrate thought for a while before continuing to ask.

"The third article is actually the implementation of scientific management. It mainly revolves around the establishment of a modern enterprise system. The governance structure uses the mechanism of checks and balances between the board of directors, the board of supervisors and the management. The implementation of democratic management. The introduction of modern management theories and methods. The use of modern technology for production. In terms of distribution, adhering to the principle of efficiency and fairness."

After Chen Song finished speaking, the meeting room fell silent.

These three directions are indeed timeless, and have directly changed the model and system of the factory.

When the county magistrate thinks of the enterprises in the south, there is a high probability that such changes will have such a strong vitality, directly suppressing the products of local enterprises.

With a heartbreak, he decided to do it.

"Okay, let's do it like this." The county magistrate made a vicious decision, and patted the table with his palm: "Chen Song, thank you for clarifying my doubts this time. You are indeed a well-known entrepreneur in the country in our county. I will definitely ask you for advice in the future."

"Don't dare to be, magistrate, I am also a citizen under your rule, this is what I should do."

(End of this chapter)