Chapter 1860: Kill the chicken to scare the monkey
Things here are not complicated. In fact, the previous report sent from the salt field site to the Datong River base has already explained the general situation. There was indeed a situation of slowdown on the construction site, and then the North Korean supervisor pulled out the leader among them and tortured him. The whipping was intended to scare the monkeys, but the person who was being whipped was unable to withstand the whipping and even lost his life.
It should be noted that the Haihan garrison here is not responsible for directly commanding the work of migrant workers, but is only responsible for maintaining security. The labor tasks of the migrant workers were arranged by Haihan engineering personnel, while the task of supervising the progress of the project was shared between Haihan and North Korean supervisors.
Since the number of engineering personnel Haihan sent to North Korea was limited and they had to be assigned to multiple construction sites, more than half of the daily supervision tasks were performed by North Korean supervisors, and their role was even indispensable. Fu Li's earlier idea of driving away all the North Korean supervisors could only be considered under this current situation. Although these supervisors caused a lot of trouble, without these people watching, the construction progress on the construction site would be very difficult. It will only be slower.
If you want to look at this matter from a legal perspective, it is that the supervisor's unauthorized lynching led to the consequences of manslaughter. It is reasonable for the migrant workers to demand that the supervisor who caused death be dealt with. But from Fu Li's point of view, this matter cannot be handled simply like this. Not to mention the background of this supervisor, if he is really punished, then these supervisors will have many more taboos to carry out their work in the future. It is beneficial to the management of the construction site, but it may even be counterproductive. Fu Li also didn't want to calm down the anger of the migrant workers, but also arouse the dissatisfaction of the supervisors. Doing so would most likely push the gourd to the bottom and trigger a new situation.
What Fu Li wants is not just to calm down the current disputes on the construction site, but also to resolve the conflicts between the two groups of migrant workers and supervisors as much as possible. Although this is actually an internal matter of North Korea, it should have been dealt with Park Beixiu, who was responsible for this, let go, and Fu Li had no choice but to bite the bullet.
Fu Li had basically made a clear judgment on which one was more serious, and ordered the migrant workers who had stopped work to nominate a few representatives to come forward to discuss how to deal with the matter. Since he had made up his mind to kill the chickens to scare the monkeys, Fu Li naturally wanted to deal with the leaders of the migrant workers first. Without the leader, these migrant workers would soon become a mess, which would be much easier to deal with.
"We will report the manslaughter supervisor to the North Korean officials to deal with it impartially. However, this incident is just an accident in the final analysis. No one should use this as an excuse to incite a work stoppage." Fu Li paused and said in a more serious tone: "You guys It’s probably not my first day working here. I think you all know what the shutdown means. I hope you all have a clear understanding of whether you can afford the consequences.”
Facing several migrant workers, Fu Li's words were quite rude. He didn't plan to spend too much time bargaining with these people. If the foremen wanted to negotiate terms with him about the suspension of work, then he would take action. Move these people.
These foremen did not know Fu Li's identity, but seeing the respectful appearance of the officers stationed in the local area standing beside him, they could imagine that this person had a high status.
One of them responded: "Sir, we have no choice but to stop work. Now there is a shortage of food on the construction site, and we have to work for seven or eight hours a day. How can we bear it? The man who was whipped to death by the supervisor was hungry. For several days, my body and bones were really weak.”
Fu Li listened to him complaining about the shortage of food, and thought to himself that the food allocated here was calculated on a per-capita basis, and this should not be the case. There should be only two possibilities for this. One is that the foreman deliberately lied to mislead himself, and the other is that someone deducted the rations from the migrant workers to enrich their own pockets.
The first scenario is unlikely. Just ask a few North Korean migrant workers at the construction site to find out. If you try to lie to explain the reason for the shutdown, you will only be punished with a higher penalty. The second scenario is very likely to occur. After all, depriving North Korean workers of their rations is not a new operation. Park Bek-soo has been using this simple and crude method to seek personal gain since he took office. What goes up leads to imitation. Since Park Beixiu, an official, behaves this way, then these people below will definitely follow suit without restraint.
Of course, it was impossible for Fu Li to be unaware of this. In fact, Liu Shang had already given him an overview of this situation before leaving his job. At that time, Haehan needed to rely on Park Buk-soo to persuade Kim Sang-heon to accept the immigration plan, so he turned a blind eye to it. As long as the order in the labor camp was not disordered, it was up to Park Buk-soo to take action.
"I will try to solve the problem of rations. You can resume work immediately without any mistakes!" Fu Li's answer was still tough, but he had actually made some concessions. Since there may be a reason for the shutdown, he has to try to solve the problem.
The foremen looked at me and I looked at you, but they still knelt on the ground and did not respond. It seemed that they were not very convinced by Fu Li's order.
Seeing this, Fu Li didn't bother to tell them more. He stood up and said, "Then kneel down and think it over clearly," and then walked away. Regardless of whether the reason why these foremen organized the work stoppage was to seek justice for their partners, or to negotiate terms with the superiors to obtain sufficient ration supplies, since they were directly responsible for the work stoppage at the salt farm site, Fu Li would definitely punish them. And these people didn't cherish their only chance to escape, so Fu Li would naturally no longer be polite to them.
The garrison company commander was called in for questioning, and it turned out that the situation of withholding rations mentioned by the foremen did indeed exist, and there were quite a few supervisors and supervisors involved.
Fu Li was not worried about the turmoil caused by dealing with a few foremen. There were thousands of Koreans here who made a living by working for Haihan. It was not difficult to promote a few people who were willing to follow orders to become foremen. After removing restless people from here, the security situation at the saltworks site may be effectively improved.
On the other hand, Fu Li felt a little embarrassed about how to deal with the supervisors and supervisors who made profits by deducting labor rations. No matter what, the grievances of North Korean migrant workers have reached a certain level. If you let it go, something will happen sooner or later. Just take care of it, and it will easily offend the powerful people behind these supervisors. If it affects the relations between the two countries and the projects in cooperation, it is in line with the law. It's not easy to exert strength upwards.
Cui Ren, who had been following behind silently, observed the words and asked proactively: "Director Fu, are you worried about how to stop the supervisors from deducting labor rations?"
"What's your idea?" Fu Li asked casually.
"These people regard labor rations as a source of income that they can use at will. Even if they deal with a few people, this problem will happen again sooner or later." Cui Ren analyzed: "In view of the humble position, we still have to try to change all these positions. You can do it yourself." Fu Li said: "Although what you say makes sense, it is not easy to implement in practice. These stewards and supervisors are sent by powerful people, and they also have more or less shares here. It is difficult for us to refuse their request to deploy personnel for supervision.”
"If there is no way to replace people, then we can only make a fuss about the system." Cui Ren has been under Haihan's rule for several months, and now he is becoming more and more familiar with Haihan's official method of handling things, so he continues Gai Fuli analyzed: "They can attack rations because the current system hands over labor rations to these people for distribution and management. So can this method be changed and the jurisdiction over the distribution of rations taken back. Now on the construction site The food distributed is all shipped from Haihan, so it is natural that Haihan should be responsible for distribution and distribution. ”
To be honest, this method sounds good, but in fact it is still difficult to implement. After all, this ration distribution power involves the actual interests of many people. If you want to take it back and control it yourself, you will inevitably attract a lot of opposition. To put it more seriously, maybe the next time there is a work stoppage, it will not be the foreman who is doing something wrong, but the supervisors who have joined forces to cause trouble.
From Cui Ren's position and height, he would think this is a way to solve the current dilemma, but Fu Li has far more information than Cui Ren at the level he is exposed to, and he is more aware of how difficult it is.
But Fu Li calmed down and thought about it. This might be a solution that could fundamentally solve the problem. However, given his authority, he could not make such a decision that might affect the overall situation. He had to ask his superiors for instructions first.
In any case, the top priority is to resume work at the saltworks site as soon as possible, and other things can be put on hold for now. Fu Li ordered to summon the local supervisors and announce his decisions and instructions to them.
Fu Li announced four things. First, the supervisor who negligently caused death was escorted back to the Datongjiang base and handed over to North Korean officials for his release. Second, several foremen who organized the work stoppage at the construction site were detained on charges of leading the trouble; third, The family members of the deceased will receive official pensions from Haihan; fourth, the construction site is required to resume work immediately. Anyone who deliberately obstructs or delays the resumption of work will be treated as a troublemaker.
After Fu Li announced the decision to these managers, they would then pass it down separately. Fu Li did not give any further explanation for these decisions, but only asked these managers to comply with the decisions so as not to cause too much controversy and affect the execution efficiency.
In the eyes of these managers, Fu Li's several measures are slightly more biased towards their camp, on the basis of each having fifty majors. After all, the supervisor who had the accident was to be handed over to North Korean officials for disposal, and this actually provided him with a safe escape route, and he would certainly not be punished too severely.
The several foremen who organized the work stoppage in protest were all arrested. This was obviously an attempt to quell the farce by removing the backbone of the troublemakers and leaving the migrant workers with nothing to sustain. As for granting pensions to the deceased, it is obviously to silence the families of the parties concerned and avoid subsequent troubles.
These measures quickly took effect. The North Korean workers who had become a mess had no way to deal with the tough measures. In addition, their livelihood was still in the hands of Haihan, so they had no choice but to obey orders and resume work. The few diehards who were unwilling to submit were quickly arrested, making it impossible to organize another work stoppage.
"Director Fu works vigorously and resolutely. I really admire him for his humble position!" Cui Ren lost no time in flattering Fu Li after he handled the emergency at the salt field construction site. However, he was not entirely verbally impressed. Fu Li's several handling measures were considered very thoughtful, and he also learned something from them.
Fu Li was still a little dissatisfied with this result, because it actually only temporarily resolved the current situation and did not achieve his goal of fundamentally solving the problem. He decided to go to Qian Tiandun for instructions after returning to the base to see if certain adjustments could be made to the current North Korean labor management system to avoid being affected by moths and affecting Haihan's interests.
But since they came, Fu Li also took this opportunity to inspect the salt farm construction site. The salt farm planned by Haihan is quite large. The coastline at the mouth of the Datong River stretches for more than ten miles, and there is also a large bay in it.
Due to limited conditions, the salt fields here may not be able to use steam engines as power facilities to draw seawater in recent years, and can only use relatively primitive wind power facilities. However, the technology Haihan has mastered in sea salt production is far ahead of its peers in this era, and the production costs can be reduced to a level that is difficult for peers to achieve, thus ensuring that the salt farm can still make considerable profits.
Fu Li doesn't have much professional knowledge in this area, but when he was in Sanya, he also went to the Ironforumburg Salt Field and the Yinggehai Salt Field to visit the local production processes. He had some understanding of them, even better than most here. The foremen and supervisors also have a better understanding of how the salt works operate. They can also give pointers while visiting and show off their knowledge.
After enjoying some flattery, Fu Li basically confirmed that the salt field construction site had fully resumed work, and then he called Cui Ren and took the bus back to the base upstream.
After listening to Fu Li's report, Qian Tiandun asked noncommittally: "You want to change the existing management system, but have you ever thought about why we gave this authority to the North Koreans in the first place?"
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Regarding this matter, Fu Li heard Liu Shang mention it, and immediately responded: "The main reason is to allow the North Korean dignitaries to invest money with peace of mind. They sent people to supervise the work, hoping to understand the progress of the project and the operating status. These people If they benefit from it, they will naturally take the initiative to speak for us when reporting to the superiors, so that they can get long-term and stable benefits.”
Qian Tiandun nodded and said: "Since you understand the truth, you might as well think about it. If we take back all the opportunities to obtain gray income, these people will still be willing to stand for us from the standpoint of vested interests." Do you want to help? If you want to resolve the conflict of interest between the migrant workers and the supervisors, you must first straighten out the relationship between us and the supervisors.”
(End of chapter)