Chapter 317 He Yuzhu's Reform
After He Daqing finished speaking, the white widow next to him also said,

"Zhu Zi, it's not just the chefs at Fengze Garden who do this. Even the chefs at our steel mill cafeteria who cook big pot dishes do this.
There is even a small canteen that serves the Russian experts, and the chefs have their own private accounts.

The leaders of the factory have also been eating and drinking at the experts' expense.

It's no big deal.

The lives of ordinary people are different from those of the police and the army. It is not black and white. Don’t take it too seriously.”

I know that the White Widow said this for my own good, because she was afraid that I would not be able to think straight after staying in the army for too long.

He Yuzhu naturally knew what to do.
"I know Aunt Bai,

As the saying goes, if the water is too clear, there will be no fish; if the person is too cautious, there will be no followers.
We are just ordinary people who are floating around in this society where personal relationships are important. We just need to protect ourselves.

Besides, the people who can eat at our Fengze Garden are not ordinary people.

They don't lack food.

As long as the accounts are done well and no one can find any problems, I will definitely not go against all the employees of Fengze Garden just because of them. This will not do any good."

As for the White Widow's mention of the leaders of the steel mill eating and drinking with the Russian experts,

He Yuzhu didn't want to mention it.

After all, the wages of those old Russians are too high.

The salary plus subsidies of an ordinary engineer is about the same as that of a senior official of the State Council, and the salary of a top expert is more than seven or eight times higher.
What does it matter if I take a little from their mouths?
When White Widow heard what He Yuzhu said, she also nodded with a smile.

"That's right. Zhuzi was able to be promoted to battalion commander in such a short time. He must be smart. I'm just overthinking it."

He Daqing saw that He Yuzhu was not going to take care of the chef's operation.

I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
He really didn't want his son to go against his colleagues, because then he would be caught in the middle and be in a difficult position.
"Okay, as long as you know the limits!

By the way, Xiao Ma and his friends have borrowed money from the savings association for more than a year and haven’t paid it back yet. What are you going to do this time?”

After hearing He Daqing asking about the bad debts of the savings association, he asked about the specific situation.
"Dad, even if you don't tell me, I have to ask you.
What exactly is the situation with the bad debts of the savings association?
Logically speaking, the wages of our Fengzeyuan workers are quite high, and the chance of borrowing money is small, so how can there be bad debts? "

"Hey, wasn't it in 1952 when the State Council began to implement the 8-level wage system?

The salary level changes with each level.
The apprentice chefs below want to become regular chefs, and the formal chefs want to be promoted, so everyone is trying every means to hone their cooking skills.

Then some people borrowed money from the savings association to buy all kinds of food.
Those with better talents like Xiao Wang naturally make faster progress, while those with less talent like Xiao Ma have not yet been promoted to regular employees.

Salaries have not increased, and after paying for daily expenses, the remaining money is naturally not enough to pay back the money borrowed from the savings association.
Gradually it became a bad debt and has been delayed until now.”

After listening to He Daqing's explanation of the reasons for the bad debts, He Yuzhu nodded somewhat understandingly, but he did not intend to collect the debts.
Since they haven't returned it yet, I guess the chefs at Fengzeyuan don't really care.

There was no need for him to step forward and be the bad guy.

More importantly, he hadn't paid any money into the savings club in the past few years, so he hadn't suffered any losses, so there was no need for him to offend anyone.

But He Yuzhu also had to be prepared to nip the problem in the bud.

This is to prevent others from imitating them and making a bigger hole, wasting their money.

"I think it's better to do this in the future.

If someone's family is in trouble in the future and needs help from the savings association, we can directly exchange the money for physical objects.
For example, food, cloth, clothes, shoes, etc.

We buy whatever is missing.
We should really use the money that everyone has contributed to the best use of it. We should prevent people from borrowing the money from the savings association to do things that are not urgent, or even just use it for eating, drinking and having fun, and then they will not be able to get it back even if they want to. "

Hearing He Yuzhu's idea, He Daqing thought about it carefully and nodded in agreement.

“I think this is OK.

Just take the matter of the savings association as the first step.

Anyway, your idea is good for everyone, I believe they will not refuse it. "

"Okay, then I'll announce it to everyone at the regular meeting tomorrow morning. If Master Mou and Master Wang agree, then we'll do it accordingly from now on."

Sure enough, the next morning, at the regular meeting at Fengze Garden,

When He Yuzhu finished talking about his reforms to the mutual savings association, Mou Changxun, Wang Shizhen and others all agreed very much.

"Zhu's suggestion is a good one.

The money in the savings association is not much, just 1% to 2% of the salary every month, which is not much, and you can get it back after a year.
But everyone's money didn't come from the wind, so naturally, we can't let others take advantage of it at will.

In the future, only help those who really need help.

For example, when you need help at a wedding or funeral, or when someone in your family has a serious illness and needs money urgently,

Don't do things like practicing cooking in the past anymore.
It’s not like anyone will die if we can’t turn things around this year.”

"Yes, life is full of ups and downs, and we must help when we need to.
But it doesn't mean to be a good person without any bottom line.

We will do what Zhuzi said about targeted assistance in the future. We will help with whatever is needed instead of giving money directly. "

……

As the saying goes, "money suppresses slaves, and skills suppress professionals".
Mou Changxun and Wang Shizhen, the two chefs, as well as He Daqing and other chefs all agreed with He Yuzhu's idea.

Young chefs and apprentices like Wang Yijun, Li Jian, and Gao Fengwen naturally did not dare to object.
That's how the matter was settled.

After finishing the business, He Yuzhu just announced the end of the meeting, and then he heard Mou Changxun smiling and asking,

"How about Zhuzi, do you have anything else to do today?

If not, come to the kitchen at noon to practice, and we will see how you cook other dishes besides stir-fried pork slices."

After hearing Mou Changxun's invitation, He Yuzhu thought about it and realized that he really had nothing to do.

Even if Ma Yongqiu from the militia knew that he had sorted out the affairs of Fengze Garden, it would take at least until tomorrow to convene a meeting of the militia leaders and important members.

So I agreed to Mou Changxun's request.

"Okay, Master Mou, I'll be down in a moment, and I'll need your and Master Wang's guidance then."

Seeing He Yuzhu agreed, Mou Changxun and Wang Shizhen both nodded with a smile.
"Zhu Zi, you are so modest.
If you can make every dish to the same standard as the tenderloin you made yesterday, then we really can’t say who is instructing whom.”

He Yuzhu's cooking skills have already reached the top.

Cooking is not difficult for him, and the taste is not much different from that of Mou Changxun and Wang Shizhen.
Naturally, it won everyone's unanimous recognition.

(End of this chapter)