Spy Wars: I can get rewards by being a bully!

Chapter 1079 Establishing Role Models and Discussing Goals

Tianjin Port construction site.

In winter, dawn breaks late, and Yang Congxuan groped his way out of the makeshift shack in the dark.

The insulation of this simple wooden house was not very good. He breathed on it as he used an iron hook to pry open the stove that was being pressed down and put water on it.

Yang Zhenye was at the age where he loved to sleep. Hearing the noise, he hummed and groaned a couple of times, then turned over, wrapped himself tightly in the blanket, and went back to sleep.

Once the water boiled, Yang Congxuan woke his son, "Zhenye, Zhenye! Wash your face and brush your teeth, go to the cafeteria for breakfast, and go to school early to study. You need to review what I checked you memorized yesterday again this morning. As for the math..."

Yang Congxuan only had a rudimentary understanding of mathematics. He could do simple arithmetic, but when it came to graphs or equations, he was completely clueless.

"The master said you are good at numerology, so you must not slack off."

Yang Zhenye wiped his face, suddenly sat up in bed, and quickly put on his clothes.

After washing up, the father and son went out together.

The wind by the sea was already quite cold. The two of them hunched their necks, looking like two frozen quails, as they turned into the cafeteria.

Once you lift the curtain, it's another world altogether—warm, noisy, and steaming.

Breakfast is always the same: shredded radish and pickled vegetables, rice porridge, and steamed buns made from a mixture of wheat and vegetables.

After eating, Yang Zhenye went to school, and Yang Congxuan went to work.

Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer homeless people who are still without a place to stay. It's too cold. They either die on the road or have already found a place to stay.

The port construction site has received nearly two thousand refugees in total, which is a huge number. If they are not properly resettled and managed, it could cause trouble.

Before fleeing the famine, most of these people were farmers toiling in the fields, and their small-farmer mentality cannot be changed overnight. How to integrate them into industrial life remains a challenge.

Fortunately, the vast majority of Chinese people are hardworking and honest. As long as their basic needs for food and clothing are met, they will work hard without complaint, regardless of whether the work is something they are good at or not good at, or whether they want to do it or not.

Moreover, the vast majority of people are grateful to this place that took them in and provided such good conditions.

With his hands in his sleeves, Yang Zhenye quickly walked towards the refugee resettlement site.

This is an area of ​​wooden houses, which are even simpler than the wooden shacks where Yang Zhenye lived.

As temporary shelters, the refugees are grouped here and then assigned to different construction teams.

After they have settled in for a while, they will be relocated to the shantytown where Yang Zhenye currently lives.

The management of the wooden houses area is very strict. There are patrols day and night. Littering is not allowed. You must throw your trash into the garbage bins. Urinating or defecating anywhere is not allowed. No matter how cold it is, you must go to the public toilet. Gathering privately is not allowed. In particular, it is not allowed for multiple people to visit each other's homes.

In addition, they also have to receive a ten-minute lecture every morning before starting work.

Yang Congxuan performed very well at the construction site, and with his status as a member of the management bureau, he was appointed as the leader of the first group at the refugee resettlement site.

Although it was called a group, it was actually quite large, with more than two hundred people. Yang Congxuan attached great importance to it. Scholars may have an obsession with becoming officials. Even though Yang Congxuan had never participated in the imperial examinations and had previously made a living by growing vegetables and doing small business, when he came to the construction site, saw what industrial life looked like, joined the management bureau, and saw how a tight organization operated, he was eager to do something!

Being a team leader might just be the beginning; don't underestimate the importance of being a team leader!

The first group of prospective workers also came out one after another and stood in a row on one side of the small square at the resettlement site.

Yang Congxuan shouted, "Alright, now start lining up! Everyone, right face, with Fan Daniu as the reference point!"

These passwords were given from above, and initially caused quite a bit of trouble.

Later, through constant practice and the use of sticks, these trained prospective workers developed conditioned reflexes.

"Look forward!"

"stand at attention!"

Yang Congxuan tried his best to maintain his dignity while remaining kind.

"Tell me about it!"

"Yesterday, our group was assigned to collect soil. After work, I talked to the supervisor at the construction site and we did a great job! Whether it was speed or quality, we far surpassed other groups. In short, we did the work quickly and well, and we didn't let our group down!"

Everyone smiled.

In this environment, people need a sense of belonging. If they are not given a sense of belonging through groups, then the villagers will form groups again and cause trouble.

When they broke down regional barriers and worked hard and strived for honors in the "groups" assigned by their superiors, they gradually detached themselves from their previous identities.

"Today's work is still soil extraction. It's about to freeze, and the construction site needs a lot of soil, so we have to extract a large amount of soil in advance. Does everyone still have the confidence to get first place today?!"

"Have!"

"Do you have it!?"

"Have!"

"That's right! Fellow workers, I also fled famine and almost died on the way! It was Commander Lin's men who gave me a bowl of porridge and saved my life. It's the same for you. If it weren't for Commander Lin and the auxiliary management bureau, and if they hadn't brought us all to the construction site, we would probably have died by the roadside and been eaten by wild wolves and dogs! We can't go against our conscience. Commander Lin is so kind and compassionate. He sent people and spent money to save us. How can we not repay him properly? Let's not talk about anything else, just look at what we eat every day. In the morning, we eat hard grain. Back in our hometown, even landlords wouldn't dare to eat like this!"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

This is repeated every morning, but everyone never gets tired of hearing it.

When life gets better, especially when it gets drastically better, people will tirelessly recall and recount their past hardships, comparing them with today's reality.

"And let me tell you all, this work isn't for nothing! Remember Zhou Erwa? We used to work together, but now he's moved to a wooden shack. He's a full-fledged worker, getting paid. Maybe in a couple more years, he'll get land and bricks, build a row of three brick houses, get married, and have kids! Why? Because he's hardworking, diligent, and resourceful! He learned carpentry from the foremen on the construction site, and the higher-ups all praised him for being smart and hardworking! I dare say, as long as you all work diligently and use your brains to figure out how to work smarter and more efficiently, you too can become a full-fledged worker, get paid, get land, build a house, and get married, just like Zhou Erwa!"

This is about setting an example and setting goals.

With so many refugees, it's possible that some are lazy. Life is too good for them right now. Some might just be coasting along, since they can get food early in the morning, eat a decent meal at noon, and have a meal in the evening. They can even have meat every few days. With this kind of life, why would they want to be workers?

But people are afraid of comparison. It's like in a village, if one family builds a two-story house with white ceramic tiles on the exterior, within three years, the village will be full of two-story houses with white ceramic tiles.

If a family buys a car, within three years, the village will have many more cars. Even if they don't buy one, they'll have to rent one when they go home for the Chinese New Year.

Not all of people's competitive mentality is bad; it depends on how it is used.