roccoschili Chapter 169 Experiment
Chapter 169 Experiment
Lou Zhenhua played with his youngest daughter in his office for a while, then checked the time.
He entrusted his daughter to the care of the staff in the nearby office, and then went to the factory gate ahead of time with two office workers to wait for her.
Sha Zhu looked at the beef he had brought and thought for a while.
Two portions of braising liquid were made in iron pots on the two stoves in the small kitchen.
A small pot of spices is used specifically for making braised beef.
It's a pity there's only one piece of beef here, no beef tendon. I'm thinking of the braised beef tendon I have in the storage space...
Cut into small pieces, add some braising liquid, and sprinkle with chopped green onions or sesame seeds to enhance color and aroma.
It has a soft and chewy texture, is rich in collagen, and has a strong flavor. It's just that they're too unlucky to have it.
While preparing pork and beef, Sha Zhu taught his disciple Zhang Long.
I never imagined that someone who had taught three apprentices several times at a small restaurant in Nanluoguxiang would still have to patiently teach them in the factory kitchen.
"I just taught you how to process pork. If you can't remember it, just write it down in your notebook."
If you still can't learn it, and you want to learn, go to Nanluoguxiang and find your three fellow apprentices to learn from.
After all, our cafeteria can't serve braised food every day. We want you to study every day.
The canteen already had very little meat, and the little that was available was used to entertain distinguished guests.
Nowadays, factory workers may not be able to eat meat for a whole month, except for those working in high-temperature environments who may receive some meat allowance.
The country is in the stage of economic recovery and the gradual establishment of a planned economy.
Although the use of ration coupons for grain and meat has not yet been implemented, the overall supply of meat is relatively tight.
Otherwise, why would the workers rush to the canteen whenever they could smell the aroma of meat in the factory, forgetting about their get off work hours?
At nine o'clock in the morning, at the factory gate, government officials, leaders from the Ministry of Industry, and several office staff members, riding in jeeps and Volga sedans, slowly drove into the steel rolling mill.
After shaking hands with Lou Zhenhua, the leaders who got out of the car at the factory gate walked towards the factory workshop under the leadership of Director Lou.
Smelling the aroma of meat filling the air, a government official said with a smile.
"Director Lou, besides our group coming to visit and inspect, is there any other activity at the factory today?"
Lou Zhenhua responded with a smile, "It's not like the Spring Festival holiday just ended, and the factory has already started working overtime to complete the production tasks within the stipulated time."
I was worried that the workers in the workshop wouldn't be able to handle it, so I bought some meat to improve their meals.
"Director Lou's behavior is quite good; he is considerate of the factory workers."
In addition to inspecting the factory's production tasks, we also examined the workers' living conditions during our visit.
Furthermore, we need to establish a workers' oversight committee in our factory to protect the legitimate rights of employees.
The Production Increase and Conservation Committee, ensuring the rational use of national resources, etc., will be discussed after we tour the factory's production operations.
Lou Zhenhua broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this.
The government is still not at ease with or trusts these private enterprises!
Since 1950, the government has imposed restrictions on private capital, including controls on raw materials and the determination of production scale.
These restrictions aim to prevent capitalists from excessively exploiting workers while ensuring the state's dominance over the economy.
Some members of the exploiting class were even sent to the guillotine by the state.
Although I haven't done these things myself, I've been cooperating with the country to complete production tasks.
However, their own factory is, after all, an important part of the steel industry.
It's normal for the government to be wary of a private business owner. Especially considering that many private companies have already been nationalized.
Now they want to establish a workers' oversight committee in their own factory? Doesn't that mean they don't trust themselves?
Lou Zhenhua, feeling awkward, led the government officials on a tour of the factory.
But in his heart, he wondered whether it was good or bad for the factory, and what the future held for his steel plant.
Among the visitors, some government officials randomly pulled aside a worker to learn about the factory or ask about the workers' living conditions.
Some staff members from the Ministry of Industry were also there, writing and drawing with paper and pen.
The government official, seeing that Director Lou seemed somewhat dazed, comforted him.
"Don't worry, Director Lou. The government only came to our factory to conduct the experiment because they knew that our steel rolling mill is a conscientious enterprise and was cooperating with the government's work."
We have learned that since last year, many private enterprises in the city have experienced numerous labor disputes.
The problem had remained unresolved for so long, harming the interests of many workers and businesses, which is why they came to our factory to conduct an initial experiment to see if they could solve it.
Although the leader spoke in a comforting tone, Lou Zhenhua wasn't stupid.
Establishing a workers' oversight committee in their own factory—doesn't that give workers rights?
In the end, did the factory itself still have a say? But then I think about those private enterprises that were nationalized...
Considering that its own steel rolling mill also belongs to the steel industry, it's normal for the government to be wary of private ownership.
Lou Zhenhua then sighed inwardly, perhaps relieved of some burden.
In the morning, led by Lou Zhenhua and the factory leaders, we visited the steelmaking, rolling, and steel processing workshops.
When it was lunchtime, Lou Zhenhua led the group to the small canteen for lunch.
Seeing the group approaching from afar, Director Zhang of the canteen immediately went to the kitchen to inform Squad Leader Zhao and Sha Zhu to serve the food at any time.
Workers from the workshop were already flocking to the canteen outside, despite having received instructions from their workshop leaders.
When government officials come to visit, be mindful of your image.
But the aroma of meat in the air made him completely ignore his boss's instructions; this was meat he hadn't been able to eat in a long time.
If it weren't for the management arranging for each workshop to eat in the canteen in chronological order, the canteen hall would probably have been packed with factory workers long ago.
Squad Leader Zhao had prepared a boiled fish dish and stir-fried a few of his signature dishes. Upon hearing Director Zhang's instructions, he first brought over the dishes he had prepared.
Sha Zhu is still slicing and plating the food.
Upon hearing Director Zhang say that the dishes could be served, Sha Zhu instructed his disciples to bring over several plates of braised meat that had been laid out.
There is braised beef, thinly sliced and neatly arranged on a plate.
Braised pig ears, cut into thin strips and slices and mixed together, are served with some cilantro, minced garlic and homemade chili oil to make a cold pig ear salad.
The braised pig's trotters, cut into small pieces, are neatly arranged on a plate, accompanied by some braising sauce and chopped green onions.
After his disciple Zhang Long took the plates away, Sha Zhu started slicing the braised pork belly again. Speaking of braised pork belly, it was truly...
It's fatty but not greasy, lean but not dry, with tender meat and a rich flavor.