Invincible Copy System
Chapter Summary
I see a lot of young people going out to work now." Liu Ning noticed a hint of unease on Zhang Chu's face. Everyone should contribute to our gathering point." Liu Ning thought for a moment and said that he didn't take on too much responsibility for the gathering point back then because he didn't want the gathering point to become dependent on him. But now they all have jobs, and I think we should let them bear part of the cost." Zhang Chu had actually wanted to bring this up for a long time, but...
"Is the financial situation at our gathering point not good enough? I see a lot of young people going out to work now."
Liu Ning noticed a hint of unease on Zhang Chu's face. Could it be that the economy wasn't doing so well? In Liu Ning's opinion, things should be quite good.
"Well, it depends on how you look at it. If we're talking about when we first merged, it's definitely much better than that. Back then, there were only a few million left in the settlement, but now we have a surplus of over 100 million. Of course, it's better than that. But according to my calculations, we can't sustain this for long. At most, we can only last two or three years, since we still rely on an employment policy."
Speaking of this, Zhang Chu sighed. If the policy were changed now, he didn't know what the people below would think. After all, the policy had only been in effect for two months, but a lot of money had already been spent in those two months. People were dying outside every day, so they had to rehire people.
"If that's the case, then we should change our strategy. We have quite a few young people at our gathering point. After this period of training, they should be sent out on patrol. This will reduce the frequency of patrols by the hired personnel, which will lower the cost of hiring them. Everyone should contribute to our gathering point."
Liu Ning thought for a moment and said that he didn't take on too much responsibility for the gathering point back then because he didn't want the gathering point to become dependent on him. If he had become dependent, the development in the future would not have been as fast, and it was even very likely that it would not have developed at all.
"Who says otherwise? Actually, I've had this idea for the past few days: I want to call all of you back and have a private meeting to see what I think of it. If it works, we have to implement reforms within the entire gathering point, otherwise we won't be able to keep going. I think many of you are starting to get lazy."
Wei Xiong is now working as the security supervisor at the gun club. He's incredibly busy every day. Aside from giving the gathering point 5 million yuan a month, Zhang Chu basically manages everything else. Zhang Chu is also having a headache. The patrol line outside the city is where the two gathering points converge, so the number of deaths every day is not small.
“Just say what you’re thinking. As long as it’s good for our whole gathering point, I will definitely support you. I believe Brother Wei and the others will also support you.”
Liu Ning had only asked a few casual questions, but he didn't expect it to actually lead to trouble. Judging from the expression on Brother Zhang's face, something significant must have happened recently.
"Then let me share my immature idea. We need to end part of the employment policy now. The employment policy is suffocating us, so I plan to reform the entire policy. For the young people in our area, either you go out to patrol according to the old regulations, or if you don't want to go out to patrol, then you have to bear part of the cost. This way, our gathering point will be better off. Before, everyone was unemployed and their income was not very high, so we strong people had to bear the burden. But now they all have jobs, and I think we should let them bear part of the cost."
Zhang Chu had actually wanted to bring this up for a long time, but the resistance to its implementation was too great. Many people were vested interests, including the ordinary people in the gathering points. If he rashly proposed this idea, he was afraid that these people would not agree.
After hearing Zhang Chu's words, Liu Ning nodded. These people should be made to have a sense of crisis. The gathering point is for everyone, not just a group of strong individuals. Therefore, they must be put under some pressure to make them realize that their current life is hard-won, so that they can work harder instead of shifting all the pressure onto the strong.
"I don't have much of an opinion on this matter either. Why don't we call everyone back tonight? We haven't had a drink together in a long time. Let's have a drink together and discuss this. If everyone agrees, let's implement it as soon as possible. After all, the daily losses are not a small amount!"
Liu Ning was always decisive and efficient. After hearing Liu Ning's words, Zhang Chu agreed, and the two of them called Wei Xiong and Fang Qiang, asking them to come back that evening to see how to resolve the matter.
We decided to eat at the newly opened restaurant in our gathering place. Now that we have some money, we've also set up some businesses around here. After all, every little bit helps. We should treat ourselves to a nice meal tonight. Why would we go out to eat somewhere else?
"I never expected that our meeting point would actually have a restaurant?"
Liu Ning said with some surprise, and Brother Zhang led Liu Ning to the front of the restaurant. Although the storefront was not very big, you could smell the aroma coming from inside, similar to the kind of food stalls that used to be. This place was suitable for a restaurant of this level. If the price was too high, I'm afraid no one would dine here.
"The food here is pretty good. Let's have a good meal tonight. Brother Zhang, go and make arrangements to invite everyone who has contributed to our gathering point. Tonight it's on me, and we'll book the whole restaurant."
Liu Ning chuckled and said that he originally wanted to invite all the common people, but he didn't have that ability now. Even if Liu Ning wanted to treat everyone, the restaurant probably couldn't accommodate them. After all, it was just a small restaurant, and the matter being discussed was about reform. It wasn't appropriate to let too many people know before things were finalized.
This also shows that the people in the surrounding area are living a good life. If people can't afford to eat, why would they go out to eat at a restaurant? This restaurant was born out of this need, and it is said that business is pretty good every day. Although it can't be guaranteed to be good every day, it can at least keep going and bring some income to the gathering place.
"Hey Fatty, bring out your best dishes today. All the big shots at our gathering point are back, and we're having a dinner party here tonight."
In the restaurant's kitchen, Brother Zhang began to look after the head chef, who was as round as a ball. Actually, it's the same in any era; chefs are basically all chubby like that. Just tasting dishes all the time can make them fat.