Rebirth of the Industrial Tycoon

  Chapter 61 Wage Increase

  King brother Li Weimin fiddled with the TV outside, while Li Weidong went back to his room, closed the door, and hid the 25 million yen cashier's check.

  Although the yen is not the US dollar, it is also foreign exchange. In that era of foreign exchange shortage, as long as it is foreign exchange from developed countries, it is a good thing.

  25 million yen, which is equivalent to 100,000 U.S. dollars, is enough to exchange 1 million renminbi in the black market, but Li Weidong is a little worried about whether the black market merchants this year can get 1 million renminbi.

  With 1 million RMB in 1985, he should be regarded as the top rich man in China at that time!

  With this 25 million yen, Li Weidong will also have funds when he goes to sea in the future to do business. At the very least, it is more than enough to acquire a few township collective enterprises that are about to go bankrupt.

  However, Li Weidong does not intend to move here for the time being. It is only 1985, and the country’s policies and attitudes towards private enterprises are still unclear. It is still too early to go to the sea to engage in industry.

  The second reason is that the "Plaza Agreement" is about to be signed.

  After the "Plaza Agreement" was signed, the yen appreciated by 20% in just three months. That is to say, if Li Weidong waited three months, the 25 million yen could be exchanged for an additional 20,000 US dollars.

  Don’t do anything for three months, and earn 20% of the profit.

  How can it be possible to get 20% of profits in three months if you do business with peace of mind, do not speculate, and do not play finance?

   Therefore, Li Weidong’s best choice is to take the 25 million yen promissory note and wait for the yen to appreciate.

  It is also because of the "Plaza Accord" that Li Weidong took the initiative to propose not to 100,000 US dollars, but 25 million yen.

  Tianfeng Company may feel that paying in yen is a profit on its own, but in fact, with the appreciation of the yen, holding yen in the next few years will be more cost-effective than holding dollars.

  ……

  Early the next morning, Li Weidong returned to the freight department and reported to the director Zhao Guodong about the translation.

After listening to Li Weidong’s report, Zhao Guodong nodded happily and said: “We are engaged in freight forwarding from north to south, and we have to establish a good relationship with various agencies, not only our Qinghe local agencies, such as those in the province, but also Organizations in other places also have to establish a good relationship, so that if our car encounters trouble in another place, we can also find someone to solve the problem.

Xiao Li, it’s a good thing that you can connect with Jinmen’s foreign trade department this time. Jinmen has a port. If there is a port, cargo transportation is indispensable. If we do business with Jinmen port in the future, we have to Counting on you to go out! By the way, when did you learn Japanese? I remember that we don’t teach this in our company’s children’s school. "

Li Weidong had already guessed that Zhao Guodong would ask about this. He had already thought about it: "When my dad was studying, didn’t he just catch up with the devils to fight over. At that time, North China was an occupied area, and many schools were forced to Teach Japanese."

   "That's it." Zhao Guodong nodded, but he didn't ask in detail.

  Lord Li Dengke was not born as a poor peasant, and Zhao Guodong was also slightly aware of it. In that era, it was always a very disgraceful thing to not be a poor peasant. Zhao Guodong felt that if he asked in detail, it would be more like revealing scars, so he was like a master of tricks, and he was very ethical. .

  Li Weidong got up and planned to leave: "Director Zhao, there is nothing else to do, I will go back to the dispatch room first."

   "Okay, you go back first! Oh, yes, one more thing, we are about to raise wages soon!" Zhao Guodong added.

   "The salary increase should have nothing to do with me. I have already worked on behalf of workers." Li Weidong said.

  Li Weidong originally took the salary of the cadres, plus the dispatcher can get a bonus of 35 yuan, so Li Weidong's salary has reached the ceiling level, basically no increase.

  Zhao Guodong said: "This time the increase in wages also has your share. Not only you, but our entire company, the wages will change."

   "So much noise?" Li Weidong was slightly surprised. The salary changes of thousands of people are quite complicated.

Zhao Guodong continued to explain: “This wage reform is nationwide. At the beginning of the year, the state issued documents. Now the implementation rules have been released. What Qinghe District Committee means is to start with the reforms of large enterprises. Then there are medium-sized companies, and finally small companies, so our transportation company is the first batch to be reformed."

  Li Weidong nodded suddenly, he finally remembered the state-owned enterprise wage reform.

  In the early days of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the state implemented a supply system. As employees of state-owned enterprises, all daily necessities were issued by the state.

For example, in East China, each person has two sets of single clothes, one set of cotton-padded clothes, two pairs of socks, one pair of cotton shoes, two towels, one coat for three years, one mosquito net for five years, one piece of soap a month, and haircuts twice a month. and many more.

  In the mid-1950s, the state carried out wage reforms, and enterprises adopted an eight-level wage system. Under this salary system, rank is more important than position.

  Position can only determine powers, responsibilities and tasks, and rank can determine status and remuneration. Therefore, there will be situations where the salary of the eighth-level workers is higher than that of the factory director.

This wage system has lasted for more than 20 years. After the reform and opening up, the wage system formulated in the 1950s could no longer adapt to the pace of economic development. Basic wages could no longer meet the needs of employees, and bonuses as incentives have gradually become the norm. change.

  In the 1950s, a good job is the right thing to do, and what bonuses are needed. At the end of the year, giving an advanced honor, giving a model worker, giving a certificate, and bringing a big red flower are the best incentives.

  In the early 1980s, the amount of bonuses was still limited, with a cap of 35 yuan a month. At that time, the principle of equal distribution was still adhered to. Even employees of different companies would not have a big gap between the rich and the poor.

The state also realized that equal distribution hindered economic development, so it began various reforms. The state allowed enterprises to have certain independent property and operating authority, allowing enterprises to combine production responsibilities with economic benefits, and then implement profit-tax reforms. The introduction of corporate income tax into the field of profit distribution of state-owned enterprises enables state-owned enterprises to embark on a road of independent operation and self-financing.

  In this series of reforms, the state-owned enterprise wage reform is a key point.

  The state hopes to break the shortcomings of egalitarianism and large-scale cooking, link the wages of state-owned enterprise employees with the economic benefits of state-owned enterprises, and thoroughly implement the principle of distribution according to work and more work. Only in this way can the enthusiasm of the workers be mobilized.

  So at the beginning of 1985, the state officially issued a notice to reform enterprise wages. The specific measures were to abolish the so-called grade wage standard and implement floating wages and floating bonuses.

  Simply put, as long as the company’s benefits are good enough, more money can be paid to employees. In the same way, the efficiency of the enterprise is very poor, and it loses money every year, so you deserve to be unable to pay wages.

  State-owned transportation companies are clearly those companies that are sufficiently profitable. In that era of "goods waiting for trucks", every truck was a money printing machine.

  At the time, truck drivers were originally highly paid jobs, but they were all earning dead wages. No matter how good the efficiency of the transportation company is, truck drivers also eat a big pot of rice, but they only have two spoons more than others.

  After the salary reform, the more truck drivers deliver the goods, the higher the bonus will be given by the company. Originally, the bonus of 35 yuan a month would increase to more than 100.

  The high bonuses in turn motivated the drivers, and the so-called "drag and run" transportation pattern was formally formed.

  The state-owned transportation industry has finally ushered in its most glorious era.

  　 The first chapter is delivered, ask for a recommendation ticket. I have read many years’ rebirth articles, but I don’t even mention policy issues. I take it for granted to write about starting a company to make money, making readers think that in the early and mid-1980s, it was easy to engage in business or manuscript speculation. It seems that you can make a fortune if you go to the ditch to make a bargain and sell it. In fact, I went to look at the many policies issued by the state at that time. I really crossed the river by feeling the stones, step by step.

  (End of this chapter)