Seven or eight young men were crammed in a small room. At first, they were emotional, but it didn't take long for them to become listless in the cold winter. These young men were the workers of the provincial machinery factory. The factory had been shut down for the past few months. Their salaries and pensions weren't paid. They didn't have any income, and there was no sign of them starting work. The pain in their hearts was indescribable.
As the negative emotions accumulated, many of the workers wanted to block the factory door and cause trouble before the New Year. At first, everyone thought it was a good idea, but it didn't seem right after some thought. It wasn't that they were afraid of blocking the factory door, but there weren't many people in the factory, so what was the point of blocking the door?
The next suggestion was to block the factory director's door. But the factory director and the people in charge had received unprecedented attention these past few months. Everyone's house was "crowded" with people begging and asking for money. There was an endless stream of people coming in and out of their houses. Recently, there wasn't much activity in these houses at all. The door was locked, and it was even locked from the outside. They didn't know where they went.
They couldn't find the person in charge, so these young men felt helpless. They didn't expect to go back to work. What they wanted now was to quickly get back their owed salaries. No matter what, they had to wait until the New Year. After the New Year, they would find their own jobs. If they couldn't find the person in charge, were they going to spend the New Year like this?
Yue Jiefang bit his lips. Facing the group of people who couldn't think of a solution, he said with a trembling voice, "Our factory has the Hubei Province Machinery Factory sign, let's go to the province."
No one answered immediately. It wasn't because they thought it was feasible or not. It was because they never thought they had any relationship with the province. If the factory was in trouble, they would naturally find the person in charge of the factory. Going to the provincial government, they obviously didn't find the right person.
"Usually, the factory director would say that the factory is directly under the province, just like a state-owned enterprise is directly under the government. I remember the governor came to our factory a few times a few years ago. "Yue Jiefang tried to find the relationship between the province and the factory.
"You weren't even in the factory at that time. How dare you say the province and the factory must have a relationship?" A brother next to him said with a mocking tone.
But when there were opponents, there would always be supporters. Another brother said, "I remember that time. I didn't work in the factory either. At that time, my father was working in the factory. In order to welcome the provincial officials, he had to work overtime to clean the factory. At that time, I remember my dad and the rest saying that our Machinery Factory belongs to the province. Anything else? "
With support, there would naturally be people following suit. Another brother thought of something and quickly said, "There's a newspaper on the wall of my house. The higher-ups remember that it's this. At that time, there was a photo on it, and my father was in it as a representative of the workers. "
"Then hurry up and get the newspaper." Yue Jiefang said quickly. If there is a government newspaper to testify, it can't be wrong.
Finally, they found someone responsible. Even if it was someone they had never thought of provoking, it was as if a faint light had appeared in front of them. The atmosphere in the room finally became more lively.
The unit's house was very close, so it didn't take long for the person who went to get the newspaper to arrive. The newspaper was extremely yellow, and the paper had become rather brittle. There were quite a few irregular holes with neat edges, and the whole newspaper fell to the ground after being shredded. But when they looked at the newspaper under the light, there was a report on the front page. The headline was "Provincial Party Secretary Zhou Zhengxiong Inspects Our Province's Machinery Factory." This article was quite standard. It first introduced what was produced, and then wrote about the situation of Hubei Province's Machinery Factory. Lastly, it was about the market, and a few slogans were shouted. The relevant introduction clearly stated the direct relationship between Hubei Province's Machinery Factory and the provincial government.
So, the Machinery Factory was managed by the provincial government. The young workers suddenly understood. After they found the real owner, the rest of the direction became clear. But this clear relationship made these young workers afraid. Not to mention the high and mighty provincial government was already out of their imagination. Just look at the crackdown two years ago. Those who stole, robbed, and those who committed crimes on the streets were beaten to a pulp.
The criminals who had run amok in the streets were paraded through the streets, thrown into prison, shot to death. The people were naturally happy. But this also showed the power of the judicial system. In this era, families were generally bigger. If there were 4 to 5 boys in the family, no one would dare to provoke them on the streets. But in the face of power, this kind of family was too weak. One of the more widely spread news was that four out of five brothers were executed. The only one who didn't die was not because the government couldn't sentence him to death. The verdict stated that if this brother was killed, it would be too unfair to his parents. So, this brother who committed a lesser crime was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve. If he didn't repent within two years, he would be killed after the deadline.
The gang of gangsters and their brothers were all killed. Those who dared to use knives during the fight were tied up with ropes and had a tall sign stuck on their backs. When the truck was paraded on the streets, everyone saw the fearful faces. There was no trace of the fierceness they had before they were caught.
Even these people were like dogs in front of the government. How would Yue Jiefang and the other ordinary citizens dare to go against the provincial government? Don't they know how to write the word 'death'?
After a moment of silence, the brother who brought the newspaper suddenly shouted: "Look at this!"
Ignoring everyone's listless look, the brother read loudly: "The emperor had given an order during the government meeting. After the transfer of the management of the enterprise, no one is allowed to delay the wages of the workers. The enterprise is managed by each province. The provincial government must be responsible for these matters. "
After reading it, everyone didn't understand what it meant. The brother shouted as if he had found a life-saving straw: "The emperor said that if the enterprises directly under the provincial government don't pay the wages, the provincial government must be responsible. This isn't what we said, this is what the emperor said! "
The room was silent again, but this time it wasn't the kind of silence of despair. Instead, it was the throbbing feeling of seeing a new backer. In the eyes of these ordinary citizens, everything the emperor said was something that the provincial government must listen to. What's more, the Emperor had clearly stated that he was supporting the commoners. This wasn't a rumor, it was clearly published by the provincial newspaper. Did the provincial government dare to forge an imperial decree? No one dared to believe this! Under the current situation, no one was willing to believe this.
The group of youths looked at each other. All the emotional preparations had been completed, but no one dared to break through this crucial step. Yue Jiefang gritted his teeth and said hatefully: "The factory manager has no conscience. We will go to the provincial government to plead. We will ask them to follow the emperor's order and pay us the wages they owe us. After taking the money, we will have nothing to do with the factory, and we will mind our own business. So if you want to get the money back, follow me. "
Some people were still afraid, and some were ready to risk it all. A brother named Zhou Liwen followed and said: "We are not going to cause trouble, we are just going to beg the provincial government to give us the work that the factory owes us. What's there to be afraid of, we didn't do anything bad. Do you think we are the bad guys just because we are owed money? Speaking of bad guys, the factory manager and the rest are the bad guys. "
After clearly distinguishing the good guys from the bad guys, the other brothers who didn't dare to go also gained courage. Yes, everyone was working honestly in the factory. If the factory didn't owe them their wages, who would dare to find trouble with the provincial government? Now that they really couldn't live anymore, everyone went to beg. This was completely different from the bad guys who were suppressed.
It was easy for the youths to form a group opinion, not to mention that everyone had the same idea at this time. So these few youths immediately went to contact the other workers who were going to the factory to block the entrance. They also took the newspaper to reason with everyone.
This night's torment was quite effective because it was related to the factory. This newspaper and many other newspapers were found. Anyway, everyone was at a stage where they couldn't take it anymore. The older people didn't want to participate, but the younger people weren't so "mature and prudent."
The next day, there were originally more than 300 people, but only about 100 people came. Seeing that there were fewer people, everyone felt discouraged. But Zhou Liwen shouted: "We have more people, people will definitely think that we are going to cause trouble. With fewer people, people won't think that we have any evil intentions. "
When the government was cracking down on criminal gangs, it was clearly stated in the newspaper. If it was an individual crime, it would be a normal sentence. If it was a gang crime, the punishment would be increased. After Zhou Liwen's explanation, having fewer people was actually a better choice for everyone to ask for wages.
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