"I want to know how the organization plans to arrange for my uncle after he returns to China." Feng Xiaochen said.

Mr. Dong asked back: "What is his own thought?"

Feng Xiaochen smiled bitterly and said, "What else can his idea be? Of course, he will go back to Dongxiang Factory to be his engineer, and then wait for retirement."

Mr. Dong shook his head and said, "He will definitely not continue to be an engineer when he returns to Dongxiang Factory. The Science and Technology Commission has submitted a report and plans to appoint Comrade Feng Fei as the deputy director of Dongxiang Factory and enjoy the treatment of a regular teacher."

"But my cousin is in the capital, and my brother and sister are about to have a baby," said Feng Xiaochen.

Mr. Dong smiled: "You little Feng, you are still going around in circles here. Do you have any ideas? Can't you just say it out?"

Feng Xiaochen said: "My idea is that when my uncle was young, he responded to the call of the country and went to work in the third-tier factory in the west. Later, he volunteered to stay in Africa to work, which was considered to be a contribution to the country. Now he and my aunt are old and it is time to enjoy their old age. Why can't the organization arrange for him to return to the east to work?"

Mr. Dong's face sank and said, "What do you mean is that because your uncle has made contributions to the country, he should ask the country for enjoyment?"

Feng Xiaochen said: "He didn't say that, but I think the country should think so. We call on everyone to contribute to the country, and the country should also treat those heroes who contribute to the country well as rewards for their dedication. This is reasonable."

"Dedication also requires rewards. What is this a fallacy?" Mr. Dong continued to say with a stern face.

"This view is Xiao Feng's usual view." Meng Fanze interrupted, "I remember it was more than ten years ago. Xiao Feng told me the first time he talked about Dongxiang Machinery Factory, and he expressed this view, saying that the heroes cannot shed blood and cry again. I think what he said still makes some sense, so after that, I strongly advocated introducing a series of policies in our system to better treat those workers who have made important contributions, and the various welfare in the ministry should also be tilted towards units in difficult areas."

"This is far from enough." Feng Xiaochen criticized bluntly. He and Meng Fanze never met from the beginning. Even after knowing that Meng Fanze was the deputy minister, he always spoke out in front of Meng Fanze. This is one of the reasons why Meng Fanze appreciated him. He said: "A few days ago, a newspaper published a deed of a model worker, saying that a senior technician in our key equipment company resisted the temptation of five times the salary of a private enterprise and stayed at his post. His family of five still lives in a small house of 40 square meters. Such things can be said to be everywhere in the system. I wonder why private enterprises can pay five times the salary, but we regard such talents as carrots and cabbage, and just find a cellar and throw them there without paying them."

"What kind of complaints are these?" Old Dong scolded, and he laughed first. Feng Xiaochen's metaphor was really a bit too spoof. After laughing, he nodded and said, "Xiao Feng, the problem you mentioned is indeed worthy of attention. In the past few years, the country's financial difficulties were in financial difficulties, and the treatment of various units was poor. For our military scientific research units, the situation was even worse. There were countless backbone talents poached by private enterprises and foreign enterprises in each unit. The following complaints almost flooded me."

Feng Xiaochen took over Mr. Dong and said, "Indeed, the financial situation in the past few years was not good, and the same was true for our industrial equipment system. However, we actively coordinated various enterprises to carry out diversified operations and required enterprises to change their distribution methods and give high salaries to technical personnel and technical workers with real talents. Therefore, the loss of talent is not particularly serious."

"You have done a good job in this. The central leaders have praised your system at the meeting, and they also mentioned your name." Mr. Dong said with a smile.

Feng Xiaochen waved his hand to seek humility, and then said: "Since this year, the country's fiscal situation has improved greatly, the losses of state-owned enterprises have decreased significantly, and many enterprises have begun to make more profits. At this time, the country should introduce relevant policies and adjust the system's salary and welfare systems, and dare to implement heavy rewards to contribute talents. We should also be able to do what private enterprises can do."

Mr. Dong looked at Meng Fanze and asked, "Lao Meng, what do you think of Xiao Feng's proposal?"

Meng Fanze said: "I think it is reasonable. It is natural to reward merits. However, when it comes to how to operate it, it still needs to be carefully considered. If the operation is not done properly, it will leave a lot of room for power to seek personal gain. The leaders of state-owned enterprises can claim that they have made the most contributions and give themselves the most bonuses, which will result in greater unfairness."

Feng Xiaochen was speechless. He had to admit that Meng Fanze's words were right. Sometimes it is really difficult to judge whether the size of the contribution is. It is of course a contribution for technicians to invent new technologies. Sales personnel sign new orders, which is also a contribution. These are relatively easy to determine. But a manager works diligently and the scope under his jurisdiction is in order. Is this considered a contribution?

There was a joke in a scene drama in later generations. A headmaster lamented that he had made no achievements in his life. The inn shopkeeper comforted him and said, "You are diligent in patrolling the streets every day, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. This is your credit." No big case in your jurisdiction has ever happened, which just means that you have done your work well. Isn't this a achievements?"

There are similar statements in military tactics: Therefore, those who are good at fighting will win, without wisdom and reputation, and without courage. Those famous generals who often fight against the trend are actually mediocre people, because if they are really famous generals, they will not get themselves into a difficult situation.

If such a thing is in a private enterprise, it will not be a problem, because the boss can determine how much you have made to the company by himself. If the boss thinks that your contribution is great, he will give you a reward and others have nothing to say. However, the most taboo thing in the system is to prove this kind of free mind. If rewards and punishments are based entirely on the likes and dislikes of leaders, then the company will have no rules at all and will eventually lead to corruption.

Of course, this situation is not just a problem with state-owned enterprises. Many large foreign multinational companies also have the same so-called "state-owned enterprise disease". The internal system is rigid, and the employee's creed is "not seeking success but seeking no mistakes." In addition, many domestic private enterprises are full of vitality at the beginning of their business, but when the scale expands to a certain level, such things will also occur.

After all, this is actually a matter of management scale. In a small-scale organization, leaders can directly govern each member, and management efficiency will be relatively high. When the scale expands and the management level increases, and leaders can only understand the situation based on the reports, management costs will inevitably increase and efficiency will drop sharply. Mr. Coase used the concept of "transaction cost" to discuss this issue, and his theory was quite exciting.

Seeing Feng Xiaochen stopping, Mr. Dong smiled and said, "Xiao Feng, you are very open-minded and can raise some questions that others cannot see or dare not ask even if you see it. This is your advantage. However, governing a big country is like cooking small fresh food. Sometimes it involves policy matters and cannot be used purely with impulse. At this point, you still need to continue to hone your temper."

Meng Fanze gave up Feng Xiaochen and said, "Xiao Feng's progress over the years is still very obvious. Since he served as the general manager of the Equipment Industry Company, he has handled various things very properly and has not made the simple and crude problem of the past."

"Uh..." Feng Xiaochen was speechless again. Is Meng Fanze praising himself? Why does it sound like he was revealing his own scars? Think about it, he has done many simple and rough things in the past, but it is not because he is young and frivolous, but because he is a slight person and cannot achieve his goal without taking a wrong path. Over the years, he has become the general manager, and has also made some notorious reputations in the system. It is easier to do things than before, so he rarely does such extraordinary things.

"Okay, I understand what you mean." Seeing that the beating of Feng Xiaochen was almost done, Mr. Dong turned over this article and said: "As for your uncle Feng Fei's position after he returned to China, the organization has already made arrangements. Comrade Feng Fei has worked in Africa for 11 years, and has established close relations with the military and political circles of many African countries. He also has a very good understanding of the situation in Africa. Letting such a comrade return to Dongxiang Factory to be a deputy factory director is a waste of talent."

Feng Xiaochen quickly climbed along the rod and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I mean that too. I think my uncle should be able to play a greater role."

Mr. Dong said: "The central government has a leading group for work on non-isolation, composed of personnel from various functional departments, including military personnel. The headquarters decided to appoint Comrade Feng Fei as a senior consultant of the leading group office and enjoy deputy military-level treatment. The work location is in Beijing. How about it, are you satisfied this time?"

"Haha, I'm satisfied, very satisfied!" Feng Xiaochen smiled and said. This arrangement was unexpected and reasonable. As Mr. Dong said, Feng Fei could be considered a person who could shake down a lot of people by stomping his feet on the ground of Africa. Returning to Dongxiang Factory to be a deputy factory director was really useless. Entering the national decision-making department and leveraging his advantages in understanding the situation in Africa is his best destination.
Chapter completed!