Putting down the phone, Professor Zheng Pingzheng of Tianyang Institute of Metallurgy was silent on the sofa in the living room. He looked at the advertisement in the newspaper again, curious and doubtful.
As a former university professor, Zheng Ping, in his sixties, enjoys the treatment of a retired cadre. He has a house allocated by the school, a generous pension, and a variety of benefits. Regardless of food, clothing, housing and transportation, he is the best group of people in Tianyang City.
But...
Just be afraid of a'but' in everything.
Professor Zheng re-employed after retiring and was still teaching at the school. Yesterday, a student came with a newspaper and excitedly asked him to refer to this year's graduation internship whether he can go to this township enterprise "Shengguang Machinery".
It's one thing whether this company is bad or not. The key is that the 200 yuan a month's salary is really touching. Work for a month, and you will get your living expenses for a year.
The student's idea was naturally rejected by Professor Zheng. Now college students still pay for the assignment, and the internship unit is usually the job unit in the future. This can't just go to an obscure township enterprise and affect the future.
It's just that the circle of mechanical manufacturing is very small in Tianyang City. Upon asking casually, Professor Zheng knew that technical staff from several companies were already tempted by this advertisement. But no one set an example, no one dared to eat this first crab.
Two hundred yuan a month, this is an irresistible temptation for many people. Many companies in the city pay wages with loans, and in the end even the loans are gone, and some companies start to owe wages. The management can support it, but ordinary skilled workers can't support it.
Professor Zheng bet that someone will try the water in this small township factory in a few days. In particular, the advertising requirements for working hours are particularly flexible, and you can go to work on weekends.
Put down the "Tianyang TV Weekly", and then pick up the "Tianyang Daily", this is Tianyang's big newspaper. Not to say how powerful it is, but it is the mouthpiece of the party and government. The above article is not written randomly.
Several pieces of news from Nantou Township have been serialized in the daily newspaper recently. The grassroots people spontaneously use natural waterways as transportation lines to connect the rural and urban economies. It’s not that there are similar reports in the past, but these few entry points are very interesting.
Talking about logistics, management, and planning is an article that can only be written with practical experience. Many people thought that this was the handwriting of a cadre of the subordinates, but they did not expect that the author was a private teacher in an elementary school, or a young girl.
Now the "spring story" has not yet begun, but the economic problem brooks no delay. If Nantou Township can come up with a famous hall, everyone in the city will be happy to see it. When the eyes gather, other things in this township will naturally be reported.
The Nantou Township Machinery Repair Factory was insolvent and had to suspend production for rectification. Its plant and equipment are leased to the newly established private enterprise "Shengguang Machinery". The workers in this collective enterprise run by the township were also diverted and rehired by private owners.
The township hoped to treat this as an attempt to shed burdens and political achievements, and cautiously reported it to the outside world. So without Zhou Qingfeng's knowledge, his own name has appeared in the newspaper.
Looking at the two newspapers together, there are more people concerned about "Shengguang Machinery" than about commercial logistics in Nantou Township. After all, one is really providing job opportunities and high salaries, and the other seems to have nothing to do with ordinary people.
Professor Zheng called to ask, but it was a tentative gesture. He didn't want to apply for the job, but the more he thought about it, the more interesting it became. It made him more curious. He wanted to see it on the ground. Even the retired professor was tempted by the salary of two thousand a month.
After waiting for another day, the retired old professor couldn't hold back. He was idle at home as well. He didn't notify anyone, but only let two students accompany him, planning to visit Nantou Township. Even if'Shengguang Machinery' disappointed, he should go to the countryside to relax.
When I went out, I had to arrange a car. As a result, the school driver was reluctant to go to Nantou Township. The driver recommends taking a boat to let the old professor go to the Caishi Wharf. Just ask for a boat from Nantou Township.
"By boat?"
Professor Zheng is a novelty. He has never experienced sailing to the countryside. Rafting all the way is also a good thing, he thought it was a good idea, and took the students to the market wharf to find a boat.
Professors and students have lived in the ivory tower for a long time, and have long been separated from the lives of ordinary people. When they arrived at the Caishi Wharf, they both hated the mess at the wharf and were surprised by the vigorous business activities here.
Because of Zhou Qingfeng's move, the wharf management office has no staff, and the market is in self-management. A large number of goods from the countryside are transported around the clock, and a large number of primary industrial products are also transported away by means of the wharf.
Upon seeing this situation, Professor Zheng realized the problem. The city verbally says that it pays attention to it, I'm afraid that the brains are just looking at reports at all levels, and no one has come to investigate on the spot. He immediately said to his students, "Have you brought a camera? Take pictures of the situation here."
The students grabbed the camera and took photos of the noise, chaos, and vitality of the entire market pier. Professor Zheng even went to the citizens and vendors who bought and sold vegetables in the market to directly inquire about the situation and learned many details of commercial circulation.
When asked about these details, they corresponded to all the articles written by Ma Jing. For a moment, Professor Zheng was amazed in his heart—the female teacher in Nantou Township was really amazing. Her observations of society penetrated and she wrote down the crux of the problem and the pain points.
"It's rare, a few simple articles, there is no empty rhetoric, the pros and cons of urban and rural areas and the difficulties are undoubtedly revealed. The article not only writes the phenomenon, but also writes the internal reasons, and also gives solutions. This teacher Ma Jing is waiting It's really buried in a rural elementary school."
Professor Zheng went out to the Caishi Wharf at noon and spent the afternoon in this flooded market. He thought that as soon as it got dark, the market would be closed, and he could only wait until tomorrow before going to Nantou Township. But who knows it's dark and the dock is not quiet.
Ships bring in agricultural products during the day and industrial products at night. Enterprises in the city have a tacit understanding. After dark, they drove the squeezed primary products from various vendors to choose from. The two parties paid the money in one hand and delivered the goods in the other hand.
On this day, at least 30 small boats docked and traded at the wharf, and ships left at night, and the trade network was not just a certain town. Professor Zheng gritted his teeth and ignored the students' persuasion that it was not safe to sail at night, and asked one of the ship bosses if he could send him to Nantou Township
The boss of the boat saw that Professor Zheng was old and the students he brought with him were gentle and elegant, and he laughed and agreed. When I got on the boat, the motor suddenly rang, the lights from the bow illuminates the water, and the cool breeze blows, and the night is enveloped in a different taste.
Professor Zheng was very curious about the boat trip at night, and repeatedly asked the boss of the boat some details, "Where did your boat come from?"
"This is a fishing boat before, and the engine is newly installed."
"The newly installed engine, did you buy it in the city?"
"There are hundreds of engines in the city. We can't afford it. This is a second-hand diesel engine repaired by the'Shengguang' factory in Nantou Township. They now collect second-hand machinery everywhere and sell them to us after repairs. The price is less than a new machine. 30%, equally easy to use."
The old professor was eager, and while on the way of the boat, he asked: "Master, tell me about the Shengguang Machinery Factory. I'm just thinking about where to go and see."
The boss of the ship laughed loudly: "The factory's affairs can really be said to be non-stop along the way."