“Northern?”

Hearing the name of Luo Xiangfei, Feng Zhichen frowned.

Yubei City, Linhe Province, a heavy industrial city with a population of one million in northern China, has been an important equipment and industrial base in China since the 1950s, and the "first" in many industrial equipment in New China comes from this city.In Yubei, there are more than a dozen large enterprises with tens of thousands of workers, as well as countless small and medium-sized enterprises.Into the factory is the most concentrated in the eastern part of the mountain, look, the skyline is all dense chimneys, production time smoke, covering the sun.In the early years, the poet Ao said that this is Birmingham, Ruhr, Detroit in China, in short, the symbol of industry.

In the 1980s, with the adjustment of the national industrial structure, the development of heavy industry slowed down, and Yubei gradually showed a decline.Especially in the introduction of foreign advanced technology in various places, many enterprises in Yubei can not keep up with the trend, some are not interested in the introduction of technology, and some of them are not interested in introducing technology, but in digestion and absorption, the original technical advantages are gradually replaced by some enterprises in the south, and there is a serious slow sales of products.

After that, things got worse.When a company loses money, it is even more unlikely to update the technology, so the competitiveness further declines, resulting in more serious losses.Yubei enterprises are accustomed to surviving in a planned economy and are at a loss in the face of the market economy.Once there is a loss, the leader first thought is not to follow the market to adjust production, but to wait for the superior department to rescue.But the state’s governance system has changed, executive order management has ceased to exist, and who can save them?

The business is difficult, and all kinds of demonic things have appeared.Business leaders began to corrupt, the workers below are complaining and passively slacking.In this way, the situation of enterprises is naturally even worse, by the beginning of 1993, according to the data seen by Feng Xiaochen, the industrial enterprises in Yubei City have been discontinued, and the other 30% are basically in a state of loss.Most of the workers in the stop-gover have been laid off to go home, and in the self-deprecating words of Yubei City officials, they have become the largest “workers’ resort” in the country.

"The situation in Yubei is very bad, the state put forward the requirements for the revitalization of the old industrial base, the Commission chose Yubei as the pilot city for the revitalization of the old industrial base, set up a Yubei revitalization working group, to appoint you as the deputy head of the group, what do you have to consider?"Luo Xiangfei stared at Feng Xiaochen and asked.

“Why me?”Feng Xiaochen asked in amazement.

“Because the leader of the group is Minister Meng.”Luo Xiangfei smiled and gave an answer.

"Minister Meng..." Feng Xiaochen felt some toothache, "Director Luo, if I remember correctly, Minister Meng has to have 80 this year?"The state cannot use people like that.”

Luo Xiangfei said, "Minister Meng took the initiative to please, and as for his purpose as the leader of this group, you should be able to guess."

“Not because of me, right?”Feng Xiaochen asked tentatively.

“It’s because of you.”

“That is so...”

Revitalizing Yubei is both a difficult task and a work that can brush achievements.Do smashed naturally is gray face, the road is afraid will also be affected, but if it is done well, it is a heavy achievement, so that the cadres responsible for this work can be flat.

Meng Fanze apparently wanted to win this opportunity for Feng Xiaochen, but also understood that with Feng Xiaochen's age and qualifications, when the leader of this working group was inappropriate, he hired Feng Xiaochen as the team leader at the age of eighty, and appointed Feng Zhichen as his deputy.In this way, Feng Xiaochen has a protective umbrella, encountering trouble, his own Meng Fanze to stand for him, if the future is not done, Meng Fanze will also share the main responsibility for him.But in turn, if there is an achievement, everyone knows that this must be Feng Xiaochen made it, after all, Meng Fanze is an old man, can not do much work, this is clear to everyone.

"Minister Meng said that Yubei is a heavy industry enterprises, you have worked in the industrial port for more than ten years, the country's heavy industry enterprises are well known, let you go to Yubei, can play your expertise."Luo Xiangfei explained.

Feng Xiaochen said: "I know that this is Minister Meng's desire to create opportunities for me, Minister Meng's cultivation and love for me, really let me do not know how to repay."

Luo Xiangfei shook his head and said, "Xiao Feng, Minister Meng and I are optimistic about your development, we have created opportunities for you, not for you to repay us, you have to repay, it is our country and people."This time to go to the North, you have to do a good job and make convincing results.I will retire next year anyway, and the position of this general manager is left for you.You are now capable of sufficient, but there is still some lack of qualifications, and if there is a score in Yubei, there is no problem with qualifications.”

"I understand."Feng Xiaochen said, he asked again: "Director Luo, I go to Yubei, what about the equipment company on this side?"

Luo Xiangfei said: "Your position on the equipment company side is still retained, but the work you have at hand needs to be handed over to other comrades."Recently, the most important thing is that Haidong Province 600,000 tons of ethylene, now the petrochemical institute has submitted design drawings, the work of various equipment manufacturing enterprises have also been arranged, you can have no worries.However, if there is something unexpected during this time, I may still ask you to come back to the staff.In addition, if you want to make some achievements in Yubei, I am afraid that you can't do without the support of equipment companies, Yubei is an equipment manufacturing company, and we are the same system."

Feng Xiaochen said, “That’s it, I’ve already thought about it.To revitalize the Yubei, can not be separated from the national chess game, Yubei side of many enterprises in the past are the backbone of the country's enterprises, the quality of workers is very good, there are a lot of technical accumulation, as long as good use, turnaround should not be a problem, can produce profits, is the cause of people."

“Being able to turn around is a great achievement.”Luo Xiangfei said, "At present, the operation of state-owned enterprises in the country is not ideal, and the loss is very large, which is also a pain of reform."If you can achieve a turnaround in Yubei, you have made a useful exploration.This to Yubei, you should pay attention to the working methods, do not conflict with the local comrades.In addition, pay attention to the body, work and rest, do not rush."

Feng Xiaochen smiled and joked, “Director Luo, I think you have become a mother-in-law now, is it a habit to bring your grandchildren out at home?”

“If you say that, there’s such a thing.”Luo Xiangfei also smiled and said, "I really feel old now, there is no such momentum as young."When you return from Yubei, I will officially submit the report of the severation to the organization, and I will give you this burden, and I will also spend a few days of leisure."

After talking with Luo Xiangfei, the formal notice was issued, and Feng Xiaochen was appointed as the deputy head of the National Revitalization Yubei Working Group, with the level of the deputy bureau level, but with a good aura, it was enough to go to the place.After completing a series of preparations, he and Meng Fanze, together with Meng Fanze, set out from Beijing and sat on the soft bed and came to Yubei.

Because I know that Meng Fanze is coming, the party and government teams in Yubei have come out to greet them, and all kinds of compliments and guests need not be said.Meng Fanze retired before he was deputy minister, and although he was no longer in his place in the past few years, his influence was no less than that year, and even more respected because of his age.More than one national leader mentioned Meng Fanze on more than one occasion, saying that his experience in industrial construction is a valuable asset of the country, and China cannot build an industrial power without the advice of old comrades like him.This time, he mainly applied to serve as the leader of the Yubei revitalization working group, and the national leadership was only worried about whether his body could withstand it and was completely trusted in his ability.With such a background, Yubei's local officials can not respectfully.

“Little Feng, what do you think of the Yubei cadres?”

This is the morning after Yubei, Meng Fanze and Feng Xiaochen, accompanied by Liu Jinwen, director of the Yubei Municipal Government Office, came to the restaurant on the first floor of the Yubei Hotel for breakfast.While Liu Jinwen went to the waiter to deliver the meal, Meng Fanze casually asked Feng Xiaochen.

"It's very enthusiastic."Feng Xiaochen replied with a smile.

“What is that view?”Monfers is somewhat displeased.Last night, the Yubei city party and government team set up a dinner to welcome them, after eating and drinking has been very late, Meng Fanze is old, can not stay up at night, so there is no opportunity to communicate with Feng Xiaochen's impression of Yubei, can only use this time to chat a few words.In fact, it is quite possible to see some problems at the banquet, Meng Fanze himself has some feelings, he believes that Feng Xiaochen will also have some views, so I want to listen to Feng Xiaochen said.But who would have thought that Feng Xiaochen, who had always been unobstructed in front of him, actually said such a phrase.

Feng Xiaochen said: "Minister Meng, we just came, there are not many things to contact, to let me say what is particularly clear impression, I can not say."But they are very enthusiastic, and that is my deepest view.”

"What's strange about enthusiasm, after all, we're from Chicago, and we're here to help them get out of trouble."Monfer said disapprovingly.

Feng Xiaochen looked up, looked behind Meng Fanze, froze for a few seconds, and then smiled and said, "Minister Meng, you will see later, I said they are very enthusiastic, really right."

“What do you mean?”Meng Fanze was a little embarrassed, he looked back, only to see Liu Jinwen was coming to him in this direction with a group of waiters, those waiters had large plates on their hands, some holding cages, and two people carrying a group of insulation barrels, a huge swing, almost like an army.