Tie Zheng was relieved to see that Du Qi was willing to give him a chance. He quickly said, "Your Majesty, this lowly one's first point is that after the cement factory took root in Yizhou, it has generated a huge economic benefit in a short period of time. Especially the cement factory's business. Apart from satisfying Mr. Xia's needs, it has also started to sell cement to Tibet, Tianzhu, and other countries in the Western Region. The business is booming. "
"The shopkeepers of every workshop hold great power and have to handle the money in the competition."
"After all, each workshop is responsible for the construction of roads, so some of them have been corrupted by money and blinded by it, leading to the emergence of people like Wang Guangyao."
Tie Zheng said, "Wang Guangyao and the many people in charge of the 18th workshop have received the most painful lesson. Their cases are the biggest, but they are not the only ones."
Du Qi said, "What's wrong? Are there more people who have problems with money?"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Tie Zheng nodded.
With a solemn expression, Tie Zheng continued, "After a period of self-inspection, this lowly one found that the shopkeepers of the 3rd, 8th, 9th, and 12th workshops have received kickbacks. The roads they are responsible for repairing have no problems with them. However, some people didn't buy the cement directly from the sales department, but through their channels, causing the cement to be sold at a lower price. They also received a certain amount of money. "
"The shopkeepers of these four workshops have been directly relieved of their duties. In addition, these people also have some minor problems, which this lowly one has dealt with one by one. Everyone's punishment, including Wang Guangyao, has been publicized in the cement factory so that everyone knows about this and will remember this lesson well. "
Tie Zheng's first point was to elaborate on the self-inspection.
This was his declaration.
Du Qi nodded and didn't say anything. He lightly asked, "What's the second point?"
Tie Zheng pulled himself together and continued, "The second point is that the shopkeepers of the workshops and those in charge of the production line have a very weak concept of the law. They all think that although we are under Mr. Xia, we are not government officials. Thus, there is no problem with us taking some money. After all, we didn't harm Mr. Xia."
"This lowly one has already arranged for people to give repeated orders on this issue. We must let everyone know that although the people in charge of the cement factory are not government officials, they must be corrected when it comes to money issues. No one is allowed to cross the line."
"Corruption and bribery, as well as taking money from others, must not be allowed."
"This is this lowly one's second point," said Tie Zheng.
Du Qi was still noncommittal and asked, "What's the third point?"
"The third point is that the structure of the cement factory is not reasonable. Although there is no problem with the production line production line, "said Tie Zheng."
Du Qi's eyes lit up as he said, "Let's hear it!"
Tie Zheng said, "Let's take Wang Guangyao from the 18th workshop as an example. He's the clearest example. Because we considered that the construction of the road needed to be done quickly and in a short period of time, we delegated the authority to each workshop so that each workshop had a complete set of construction workers. Each workshop was responsible for a section of the road. "
"Not only am I in charge of the road section, but I've also delegated the final inspection authority."
"Guangyao's to Guangyao"
Tie Zheng spoke frankly and frankly, "Apart from that, there's also a problem with the sales arrangement. If ordinary businessmen come to our door, they will buy in bulk. Our cement factory no longer sells at retail. We only sell wholesale on a large scale and have a fixed price. It's just that ordinary businessmen come to buy at a higher price. If the shopkeepers of the internal workshops come forward, the price will be lower. This arrangement is still unreasonable. Why is there such a big difference in the price? Normal sales shouldn't be like this. "
Du Qi slightly leaned forward. His eyes were full of praise as he said, "Since you already understand this problem, tell me how you want to solve it."
"When it comes to road construction, this lowly one intends to give the right to be in charge of road construction to a separate department. It must be fair, just, and open to the public. When it comes to road construction, it must be delegated to the local people. The personnel in this department must be inspected for aptitude, strength, and so on. They must also supervise the contractors to see if they pay the people on time. "
"Secondly, the right to check and accept the road. After a road is built, our cement factory will be invited to check and accept it. Only when we sign the agreement can it be reported to the Ministry of Revenue. Otherwise, it won't pass. "
"The original arrangement was to delegate the authority to the workshops, making the shopkeepers of the workshops have a lot of authority. So now, we must take back this authority and set up a separate department for road inspection. This way, the businessmen who want to build the road won't dare to embezzle the materials and won't resort to fraud. Because if they resort to fraud, the department in charge won't pass. "
"Thirdly, all the sales of cement will be under the same department. Moreover, the sales will no longer be discounted just because they are internal staff. They will implement the same price. "
"Everything has restrictions, everything has constraints, then the operation of the cement plant will be much better."
Tie Zheng spoke at length and finally said, "In fact, after these problems are solved, the related problems will also be solved. At least at this stage, the factory should be able to operate normally and won't make the same mistakes as before. "
Du Qi began to applaud after listening.
Tie Zheng saw this and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
He passed!
He had been worried that he would be punished because of Wang Guangyao's matter. Now that he saw Du Qi applauding, he finally felt relieved.
Du Qi nodded and said, "General Manager Tie's consideration is very thorough. Such an arrangement is completely reasonable. This King is very relieved to have you in charge of the cement factory. "
Tie Zheng solemnly said, "This humble one failed to manage the cement factory well, which led to so many corruption cases. This humble one has failed in his duty, please punish me, Your Majesty. "
Du Qi said, "Learn from the mistakes of the past and learn from the future. Take this as a warning. Although you have a certain responsibility, I won't punish you this time. Pay more attention in the future. "
"Yes!"
Tie Zheng immediately complied.
At this moment, Tie Zheng finally heaved a sigh of relief.
In any case, the matter was resolved.
Shangguan Yi, who was sitting below, said, "Your Majesty, this humble one has an idea."
Du Qi said, "Speak!"
Shangguan Yi said with a straight face, "Although the cement factory is now a business, it is actually under the government of the Xia Dynasty and has a certain connection with the government. This humble one wants to give them official positions, but they won't hold any specific positions and will still do their work. After all, if they become officials, it will be different. I believe that their mentality will change to a certain extent. Moreover, this arrangement will also be beneficial for their hearts to be loyal to Your Majesty. "
In fact, Shangguan Yi's starting point was very simple. It was to let everyone become officials and give them a background.
It would strengthen the cohesion of the cement factory.
Tie Zheng's heart pounded when he heard Shangguan Yi's words. This was not fear, but excitement. It was so much so that his originally calm expression had an additional trace of excitement.
The reason was none other than that they could become officials.
Since the ancient Pre-Qin Dynasty, even in the era of the hundred schools of thought contending for supremacy, they were still officials. The scholars were always ranked first. In the Western Regions, although the influence of Confucianism was small, being an official was still the dream of countless people. Being an official not only meant standing out, but it also meant countless honors, bringing glory to one's ancestors, standing out, and not letting down one's life …
This was why Tie Zheng was so excited.
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