in2ebook Chapter 747 We are all one family
Chapter 747 We are all one family
When Wang Meng heard that there was a fire in the backyard, he quickly called Shangguan Jieci and Shen Zui to take him to see.
When the group reached the east end of Chanda, they saw a large group of people gathered together, as if they were divided into two groups, each standing on one side. Two women pushing carts stood in the middle of the road, with their hands on their hips, pointing at each other's noses, jumping up and down and cursing.
Shangguan Jieci and Shen Zui looked at each other, and they immediately stepped forward and grabbed one each.
"What are you arguing about? You two are so grown up, and you're still cursing at me. You two have no shame. How can the man in your own family have no shame? If you have anything to say, talk it over nicely!"
Since Shangguan Jieci became the director of the Women's Federation, he has been decisive and resolute in his actions and has great authority. After just a few words, the two women shut up.
"Hey, sisters-in-law, if you have anything to say, let's talk it over. How about you come first?"
Shen Zui was much gentler than Shangguan Jieci. The two of them, one tough and one gentle, managed the women of Zenda very well. But now there were more and more family members, and it was becoming more and more difficult to manage them, so this happened.
"Director Shangguan, Director Shen, I was selling roasted corn here and it was going well, but this shrew insisted that this was the Tiger Regiment's territory and wouldn't let us sell here. How could she be so unreasonable? I've never heard of any such thing as territory or no territory before!"
"Bah, it was obviously you who started the trouble first, and you are the bad guy who complained first! Directors, this stinky woman didn't go anywhere else, but chose to sell it across from me, and she was one cent cheaper than me. Isn't this going against me?"
"Hey, how much I'm willing to sell it for is my business, it has nothing to do with you!"
"You stinky bitch, I'm going to tear your mouth apart!"
As the two men were talking, they became ready to fight.
Shangguan Jieci roared:
"Everyone stop it!"
Shangguan Jieci pulled them apart with both hands.
"It's just a small matter, is it necessary to fight here? I wonder if you are still forming gangs. Are the people behind you all family members of the Sichuan Army and the Tiger Regiment? What are you doing? Are you all preparing for a rebellion?
Director Shen, write down their names and show them to their husbands that they are training hard and killing the devils at the front, while their wives and families are making trouble behind them!"
Shen Zui took out a notebook and a pen, stood on tiptoe to look at the crowd, pretending to write down all their names.
The frightened family members either covered their faces or lowered their heads, for fear of being noted down.
"Ahem, Director Shangguan, Director Xiaozui, can I say a few words?"
Wang Meng walked up from behind and stood in the middle of the crowd.
"Of course you can! Everyone, listen up. This is the leader of the Independent Column, Chief of Staff Wang, who is as important as Political Commissar Zhao who previously directed women's work. Everyone, applaud!"
The atmosphere in the crowd changed instantly, and they began to look at the determined man with interest.
"Everyone, I'm Wang Meng. I'm similar to what Director Shangguan said. I'm a man whose words carry some weight. I have a general understanding of what happened just now. It all comes down to the issue of getting some change out of my pocket.
Don't feel embarrassed, everyone wants to live a good life. Including me, who doesn't want to eat half a catty of meat and drink two taels of wine every day? "
Wang Meng's simple and direct way of speaking quickly brought him closer to the masses.
"Chief of Staff, you have no meat to eat and no wine to drink?"
"Yeah, don't scare us!"
Wang Meng pressed his hands downward, signaling everyone to be quiet.
"To be honest, our independent column requires officers and soldiers to eat the same food and drink. That is, we cadres eat the same thing as the ordinary soldiers! This includes Commander Li Yunlong and Political Commissar Zhao Gang. They all eat the same thing!
Of course, officers definitely get more monthly pay than soldiers, but every year there are exams for soldiers to be promoted to officers, so you can let your men and sons work hard, and they all have a chance.
Having said that, it's fine if you want to make some money, that's a good thing, but you must not pit the Sichuan Army against the Tiger Army. Anyone who creates division and opposition within us is a spy and an enemy and will be shot!"
Every word I, Wang Meng, said was like stones hitting the ground. They all fell silent and cursed, saying that they had not expected the problem to be so serious.
Give a slap in the face and then a sweet date.
“The problem our families are facing right now is that they don’t have the opportunity to make money?”
Shangguan Jieci nodded. The so-called grabbing of territory and business was because there were no more opportunities to make money.
When there are too many monks and too little porridge, there will naturally be conflicts.
"Chief of Staff, Zenda is so small that it can only do these small businesses, so there are seven or eight carts roasting corn in one alley!"
Wang Meng nodded. To put it simply, there are too few jobs and there is no work to be done.
"Everyone, I promise you that in the next six months, I will ask the independent column's factory to open branches in Zenda, Heshun and even Kunming, and the dependents of our independent column will be given priority to enter the factory!"
For most of the family members, they had no idea what it meant to enter the factory, so the applause that Wang Meng expected did not break out at the scene.
Wang Meng touched his nose awkwardly and glanced at Shangguan Jieci.
Shangguan Jieci understood what he meant. After all, she was an educated overseas Chinese and naturally knew what a factory meant.
"Dear military dependents, the Chief of Staff means that you can go to the factory to work, just do your hard work, and then you will be paid monthly! Right, Chief of Staff?"
"Yes, Pingshun has cotton mills, fabric mills, clothing factories, shoe factories, etc. These factories need a large number of workers. If you are willing to work in the factories, your monthly income can buy several hundred kilograms of rice!"
The crowd was in an uproar as if it had exploded. Hundreds of kilograms of rice would be enough for them to eat for several months. How could such a good thing happen?
"Chief of Staff, you are not lying, are you?"
"Yes, I have never encountered such a good thing!"
Wang Meng pressed his palm into the air again.
"Everyone, I am here to make it clear today that as long as you work diligently, if you cannot earn enough to sell a few hundred kilograms of rice, come to me, Wang Meng!
But I have one request, you are not allowed to quarrel anymore, you must stay united! Even after you enter the factory, you must be more united! "
"Chief of Staff, if I can make money, why are we arguing? I will become sisters with her!"
"Yes, Chief of Staff, let's kowtow now!"
Shangguan Jieci saw that these people were becoming more and more outrageous, so he quickly sent them away.
After the crowd dispersed, Shangguan Jieci asked Wang Meng:
"Chief of Staff, are you serious about what you just said? Are you really going to open factories in Zenda, Heshun and Kunming?"
"Of course, but Zenda's transportation is inconvenient, so we may have to produce some more expensive products, otherwise the cost will be too high!"
"Okay, thank you on behalf of the military families!"
"Don't be polite, we are all family!"
Wang Meng was about to continue shopping when a soldier from the Yu Division wearing an American military uniform came over...