Mixed in the last days as a salted fish

"One Heart Meeting... One Heart Meeting may not be suitable."

Zhang Jiayi shook her head.

"why not?"

"Because the same mind will be a mixed bag, it is impossible to work together, let alone keep it secret.

Another point is that most of the members in it are of the same generation as your father, and some are even of the same generation as your grandfather. You, a junior, can't hold it down at all, unless your father personally takes action..."

Zhang Guoji shook his head on the spot: "Impossible, with my father's current status, it is impossible to do it himself."

"It's good for you to understand. To put it bluntly, the Tongxinhui is actually a loose alliance, and what you need here is a well-organized ally. The fewer people, the better."

"Second Aunt, you don't need to do anything, can you recommend some potential partners for me?"

"This second aunt can't help you. There are almost no suitable partners in the local area. You can ask your father. He has traveled all over the Federation in the past two years. Maybe there will be unexpected gains." Zhang Jiayi spread her hands.

Zhang Guoji nodded: "This matter is not urgent for now. After my father comes back, I will consult him in detail."

"I don't feel right."

Zhang Jiayi frowned immediately.

"What's wrong?"

"Don't you want to sell your shares? You can just use the shares of Suguang Company as a bargaining chip to win over allies. This will not only get twice the result with half the effort, but also appear more sincere." Zhang Jiayi suggested.

Zhang Guoji's eyes lit up immediately: "This is a good idea. It seems that I will reserve some shares."

"You can make up your own mind." Zhang Jiayi paused for a moment, then suddenly said earnestly: "Guo Ji, tell Second Aunt the truth, have you already made up your mind to form a consortium?"

"Uh, Second Aunt, do you disapprove of my doing this?" Zhang Guoji somewhat lacked confidence.

Zhang Jiayi nodded: "Yes, I believe you can also feel that business is not easy these days, and policies are often changing. As far as the current situation is concerned, it is better to focus on stability and wait and see the changes instead of taking risks and expanding."

"Isn't it? In the past two years, with the comprehensive advancement of the reform of state-owned enterprises, it has been very beneficial to the private economy. Many people are saying that the spring of private enterprises has arrived, and now is the time to show their talents."

Zhang Guoji questioned on the spot.

"You are still young, and all you see are appearances." Zhang Jiayi shook her head lightly, "According to my second aunt's observations over the past ten years, I found that the people above are getting more and more anxious and impatient, as if... "

"What does it seem? I don't quite understand?"

"Let me tell you this! Recently, I have talked with many people in the industry. Everyone feels that the reform of state-owned enterprises in the past two years has the illusion of going to the doctor for an emergency."

"Why do you see that?" Zhang Guoji couldn't help being taken aback.

Zhang Jiayi rubbed her temples, and then said eloquently: "There is the most intuitive evidence that the GDP growth rate in the past two years has only been a few tenths of a percent. In other words, the economy has almost stagnated in the past two years. It shows that the reform of state-owned enterprises has not achieved the desired effect.”

"Well, the reform of state-owned enterprises needs to pay a price. Maybe it will take two years to see the results of the reform?"

Zhang Guoji tried to explain.

Zhang Jiayi waved her hand: "I don't think it's possible. In fact, this wave of reforms is not without dividends. It's just that the dividends have been used to fill in holes, so there is such an illusion."

"Fill the hole? Fill what hole?"

"What other hole can there be? Of course it's a financial hole. Generally speaking, at the end of a dynasty, the financial system is often the first to collapse. If you don't have money, everything will stop."

Zhang Guoji couldn't help being taken aback: "Second Aunt, what do you mean by that? Could it be that the Federation is on the verge of disintegration? How is this possible?"

"Will the Federation disintegrate? I don't know. But one thing is obvious. The fiscal deficit is getting bigger and bigger every year, almost to the point of being unsustainable."

"It's really not good, can't you just print more money?"

"How can it be so easy? Go to the street now and see how many people are struggling to get enough food and clothing. Under the continuous quantitative easing policy for more than ten years, both the economic situation and the endurance of the people have reached a critical point. I can't stand the toss."

Zhang Guoji frowned: "Second Aunt, according to what you said, the Federation is hopeless?"

Zhang Jiayi shook her head, solemnly said:

"It is true that the common people have no money, but there is still a last resort, which is what I am most worried about, and that is to fully publicize the entire federal economy."

"Second aunt, don't you scare me?"

Zhang Guoji's eyes widened.

"Hmph, this is not what I said. It is the latest research result of the company's think tank. Next, if the federal finances still cannot be fundamentally improved, then within ten years, the government will try to initiate public ownership reform."

"According to the current productivity, it is still far from meeting the conditions for full public ownership. Doing so is tantamount to killing the chicken and picking the eggs. The higher-ups will not be unaware of this."

These are the lessons of history.

Zhang Jiayi nodded: "Of course they are not fools, they are well aware of the disadvantages of public ownership, and this wave of state-owned enterprise reform is the last effort of the authorities.

And once the reform fails and the financial difficulties cannot be resolved, the only way out is to implement public ownership in an all-round way, otherwise the entire Federation will collapse, and the consequences will be even more unacceptable. "

In fact, apart from full privatization, there is another solution, but the method is too cruel, and no one dares to make a decision until the last step.

This unspoken plan can be applied to the name of a Hollywood movie:
The Human Reduction Plan.

The more Zhang Guoji thought about it, the more he felt that it made sense, and he immediately thought of retreating: "Second Aunt, if everything is really as you said, then there is really no need to form any consortium, lest the bamboo basket will be empty in the end."

"I just suggest that you'd better discuss it with your father about how to do it."

Zhang Jiayi reminded me.

"Well, I will." Zhang Guoji nodded, and then changed the topic: "However, if there is no merger and acquisition, what should I do with the money in my hand? It can't be put in the bank, right? It will be miserable if it is confiscated gone."

"The only way Second Gu can think of is to replace it with gold. Gold is relatively small and can be hidden by just digging a hole."

Zhang Jiayi suggested.

"Hoarding gold is against the law, and such a large amount cannot be concealed at all." Zhang Guoji said distressedly.

"Otherwise, it's okay to replace it with artwork. Apart from historical and artistic value, artwork has limited economic help, and the government should not be interested."

Zhang Jiayi thought of an idea again.

"Artwork? This..."

Zhang Guoji was a little reluctant.

His girlfriend's collection has already made his head big.

Zhang Guoxuan came over and suddenly suggested: "Brother, if you can't do it, why don't you just buy the land?"

It was obvious that he had just overheard part of the conversation, but in his heart he thought it unlikely.

"Buy land?" Zhang Guoji was thoughtful.

"Well, Australia is engaged in large-scale development. You can take the opportunity to buy a large piece of land. When everything returns to normal, you will not lose money whether you develop it yourself or sell it."

Zhang Jiayi thought for a while, and then echoed: "Guoji, buying land is also a good choice. Australia has a vast land and few people, and the most important thing is land. Besides, even if publicization is to be implemented in the future, it will be difficult to be affected. "

"That's it. My dad will have Australia in their next itinerary. Let him buy land for me." Zhang Guoji finally made a decision.

What kind of bullshit business war, go to hell!
At the same time, it was also the first time that he really felt how small and helpless his personal efforts were in the face of the tide of the times.

……

Time soon came to the end of May, and the delegation finally arrived in Sydney, the capital of Australia.

Although Australia has a huge area, its population is less than 3000 million, and its administrative level belongs to the state level.

But then again, in the last ten years.

With the influx of immigrants, the total population of Australia has quickly passed the 8000 million mark, and the call for withdrawing the state and establishing a large region is getting louder and louder.

In Zhang Hao's visit this time, apart from routine inspections, the most important task is to announce the decision to establish the Australia Region on behalf of the central government.

Originally, this was a great joy, and the delegation was warmly welcomed by the Australian government.

Perhaps it was because of extreme joy that gave birth to sorrow. On the day of the establishment ceremony of the Australian Region, a wave of strikes broke out in the whole of Australia. The main body of the strikes were miners in major mining areas, and the scope spread to the entire continent.

Faced with such an emergency, the establishment ceremony of the Australia Region had to be hastily ended.

As the consul, Zhang Hao naturally couldn't stay out of the matter, he led everyone back to the city hall in a hurry, and immediately held a response meeting.

"Consul, I'm going to do a self-criticism."

The one who spoke was the newly appointed regional chairman Liu Jun. He was the governor of Australia before, so he had outstanding political achievements and successfully won the post of regional chairman.

However, on the first day the new official took office, there was such a big mistake. Whether he can secure his position, at present, it seems that there is a big question mark.

"Chairman Liu, this is obviously a long-planned action. What are you doing in Australia, and you haven't heard any news?"

Zhang Hao couldn't help yelling.

Once this kind of thing is not handled well, it will deal a huge blow to his prestige, and he can't even get out of it, it's too disgusting.

Liu Jun explained with a bitter face: "Consul, we never expected this kind of thing to happen. It stands to reason that Australia has developed fairly well. Although the salary level is not the highest, it is more than enough. This is the first strike..."

"What about your trade union? Is it useless?"

Zhang Hao asked loudly.

"Consul... this..."

Liu Jun hesitated.

Zhang Hao knocked on the table hard: "When is this, what can't you say? Stop hampering, and speak directly."

Liu Jun swallowed his saliva, bit the bullet and said:

"Consul, I believe you also know that there are many local workers in Australia. They have their own trade unions and do not recognize the official trade unions at all."

"You just look at it like this? Won't illegal unions be banned?"

"We have taken actions, but the results are not very good. In the end, in order to ensure that the production tasks are completed on time, we can only turn a blind eye and close one eye."

"It's ridiculous. Since you don't accept the management, you should fire everyone. Now that the unemployment rate is so high, why are you afraid you won't be able to find workers?" Zhang Hao exclaimed angrily.

"Consul, it's not that easy. When the state government took over the mining area, the state signed an agreement with the local residents to guarantee job opportunities for the locals, so..."

Liu Jun put on a look of embarrassment.

"Stop talking." Zhang Hao waved his hand, not wanting to waste any more time: "Why did those miners go on strike? Have you found out the reason?"

"I have already found out that they have three main demands for this strike."

Liu Jun took out a note from his pocket.

"Which four demands?" Zhang Hao hurriedly asked.

"The first is to increase wages, and they demand a 50.00% increase in wages; the second is to implement the eight-hour work system, changing from two shifts to three shifts; the third is to improve housing conditions and increase the supply of public rental housing; the last is Strictly limit the number of foreign immigrants."

As soon as Liu Jun finished speaking, heated discussions erupted in the conference room.

Zhang Hao patted the table again to calm everyone down, and then said: "Their conditions are too high, let's talk about the first one, it is absolutely impossible to raise half the salary all at once.

You should be clear that if you agree to them, miners in other regions and even employees in other industries will follow suit, and the consequences will be disastrous. "

"Consul, 50.00% is indeed a bit inappropriate, and I am sure to lower it to 20.00%."

Liu Jun quickly promised.

"20.00% is not enough. You should be content with yourself. The salary in your Australian region is considered to be at the upper-middle level in the entire Federation." Zhang Hao waved his hand.

Liu Jun's face was full of bitterness immediately: "Consul, if you don't back down half a step, based on past experience, those miners will definitely not let it go, and it will seriously damage the economy, especially affect the normal energy supply."

"From what you said, there are frequent strikes in Australia?"

Zhang Hao finally realized the root of the problem.

"Not often, about once a year. There was already a strike at the beginning of this year. The city also made concessions and gave them a [-]% wage increase. I didn't expect them to be greedy enough and make trouble again."

Liu Jun replied truthfully.

Seriously speaking, the average salary increase of [-]% per year is not too exaggerated, because the depreciation of the currency must also be taken into account.

Hearing this, Zhang Hao couldn't help sighing:

"I can see it. They are here for me, the consul, and want to force the palace."

Liu Jun hurriedly argued: "Consul, you are too serious. Give them ten courages. Those miners don't dare to force the palace. They just want to improve their living conditions."

"Hmph, it's easy to say?" Zhang Hao shook his head, and then set the tone with a straight face: "In any case, these conditions cannot be agreed, especially the last one restricting the number of immigrants. What do they want? They want to openly confront the central government." ? Or are you planning to set up your own business?"

"Consul, I guarantee my reputation, they have no such intention." Liu Jun shook his head again and again, "Objectively speaking, the reason why the miners raised this point is that the local infrastructure construction can't keep up, and they can't accommodate too much. Add more people."

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