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Chapter 1132 The Good Times of Nanyang People
This is the best place.

It’s also the best of times!

Sitting on the beach, looking at the children playing on the beach, Ye Naiyi had a comfortable smile on his face. When the children played football, he would cheer for them loudly.

There’s no better time than now!

Ye Naiyi felt so in his heart. As he enjoyed the sea breeze and sunshine, he was more satisfied with his current life. It was a satisfaction that came from the bottom of his heart.

Twelve years ago, he was still working at Toyota Motor Corporation. At that time, his name was Taiichi Ohno, and he was a middle-level manager of the company. Like everyone else, after the defeat, from Toyota's senior management to ordinary employees, everyone was waiting for punishment from the Allies. Then, the occupation forces entered the factory, without saying anything, and gave one order - to dismantle the machines.

Of course, the workers in the factory were resistant to this, and some even destroyed machines. However, the occupying forces ruthlessly executed those who destroyed the machines and fired those who were passive and lazy. Then, they distributed rice, cigarettes and other supplies to those who were active in their work. Although they successfully mobilized the enthusiasm of the workers, their demolition was somewhat chaotic and there was no speed at all.

Ohno Taiichi stepped forward and offered to complete the equipment removal more quickly. Under his command, the factory's equipment removal was completed in just two and a half months.

For this, the occupying forces not only commended his work, but even invited him to work in Nanyang, and promised that he could retain his original position as long as he could persuade the factory's engineers and skilled workers to go to Nanyang.

Faced with the reality that everyone would be unemployed after the factory was dismantled, Ohno Taiichi came to Nanyang to support his family. He was accompanied by 3000 skilled workers and engineers. They reinstalled equipment here and resumed production.

They originally thought they would be discriminated against and exploited here, but later they found that they only needed to work eight hours a day, and the income was enough for their families to live a life that they could never have imagined in the past.

Not only is there enough food, but it is also very abundant, and there is also enough time to spend with family and enjoy life.

They had never dared to imagine all this in the past. After all, during the war, they not only endured hunger, but also had to work more than 12 hours a day. But even so, the wages they received were still not enough to fill their stomachs.

For this reason, after arriving in Nanyang, they soon began to worry about whether the Nanyang people would send them back to Japan after their work was completed.

Their worries were soon dispelled. The Nanyang people not only gave them a job, but also accepted them and gave them the opportunity to become naturalized!
Later, like many people, Ohno Taiichi chose to naturalize and become a Nanyang citizen. Ten years ago, he became a Nanyang citizen and became Ye Naiichi.

Three years ago, he became a director of BMW!

Thinking of his experiences over the years, Ye Naiyi's face flashed with a slightly smug smile, this was exactly why he liked Nanyang, Nanyang did not discriminate against him because of his Japanese identity, because the suggestions he put forward to improve production showed results in production, no one in the company forgot his contribution, he rose from an ordinary company middle manager to a company director.

All of this is the breadth of mind that only Nanyang can possess. Is there any place better than Nanyang?
there is none left!
Suddenly, someone interrupted his thoughts.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Ye Naiyi?"

Looking up, Ye Naiyi saw a boy of about seventeen or eighteen years old, so he stood up as well.

"Yes, what can I do for you?"

"Oh, sorry to bother you. I'm Zheng Jie from Xinghe Industrial School. I'm currently studying the BMW Production Model. I saw you were here, so I'm sorry to bother you. I hope I can have a chance to learn from you in person."

Xinghe Vocational School is one of several vocational schools founded by BMW, and many of its students are children of company employees.

Nanyang's education system adopts the German style. After graduating from the compulsory education stage, children will enter different schools to continue their studies: general middle schools, industrial middle schools, and liberal arts middle schools.

The first two are vocational schools. Graduates of ordinary middle schools are basically ordinary workers in various industries, including construction workers. Industrial middle schools are more complex positions, such as nursing, secretarial, assembly line inspection, etc. As for liberal arts schools, they go straight to the college entrance examination.

Xinghe School is an industrial school. Some of the company's grassroots managers come from there. With more and more high school graduates in the future, they will definitely become the grassroots backbone of the company.

Although Nanyang Middle School is divided into three types, there is mobility between the various schools. Even if you are transferred to a vocational school, if you change your mind one day, you can still go back to take the college entrance examination.

In fact, there is not much difference between the three types of middle schools. The biggest difference is that the employment rate of ordinary middle schools and industrial middle schools is high. Unlike university graduates who enter companies through job fairs, students from industrial middle schools can generally enter companies.

This is also determined by Nanyang's unique vocational education system. Unlike compulsory education and university education, the funding for vocational education in Nanyang is mainly from enterprises, supplemented by the state. Enterprise investment accounts for about 65%-75%, and government investment accounts for 35%-25%.

Students who intern in enterprises receive subsidies, which average several dozen yuan per month. After graduation, they can stay in the factory to work if they pass the assessment of a third-party association.

Therefore, the company is spending money to train its own employees, and the factory masters will of course do their best to let them learn real solid skills.

Even if it is not a vocational school run by an enterprise, it is no problem. Students can choose an enterprise according to their interests and then sign a training contract with the enterprise. This can be done through the official employment introduction center.

Then, they will find a relevant vocational school to register and obtain the qualification to study. In this way, the students will have a dual identity: a student in the school and an apprentice in the enterprise.

Students learn knowledge in school while working in real enterprises. After graduation, they directly enter related enterprises. For this reason, Nanyang Vocational School has always been very popular. After all, working a few years earlier means more income. In addition, Nanyang workers have higher incomes and good benefits. Coupled with the long-term employment system, many children are willing to receive vocational education.

The boy's compliment made Ye Nai smile. He looked at the children and said, "I have nothing to do since I am on vacation."
"I have nothing to do anyway, so why don't we just chat together."

what's the topic?

Of course it is the "BMW production model". As we all know, this production model originated in Nanyang and was created by Ye Naiyi. It is also the production model currently promoted by the Nanyang business community.

"…At that time, Nanyang's automobile manufacturing industry had just started, and our productivity was far behind that of the United States. In the face of such a grim reality, Your Excellency proposed during your visit to BMW: reduce costs and eliminate unnecessary waste. Catch up with the United States in three years! Otherwise, Nanyang's automobile industry will be difficult to sustain!"

When mentioning "Your Excellency", Ye Naiyi's tone was extremely respectful, even with a certain admiration. This was admiration for the strong that came from the bottom of his heart.

Of course, it is more of a heartfelt respect. After all, the best times in his life were created by you. If it weren't for the Nanyang you created, there would be no such beautiful time for him now.

Only those who have experienced turmoil know how precious life is now. That is why their admiration and respect for you are always from the bottom of their hearts.

“‘Overtake the United States in three years’! Your ambition and imminent goal have put unprecedented pressure on me and my colleagues in the company. But how can we change and surpass the United States?”

"So, Mr. Ye, you will keep your eyes fixed on on-site management from now on, right?"

Zheng Jie asked curiously.

"Yes."

Ye Nai nodded and said:

"What I was thinking about day and night was why the productivity of the United States was several times higher than that of Southeast Asia? There must be a lot of waste in Southeast Asia! So how can we find a better way of production?"

"Regarding the elimination of waste, Your Excellency has had such an idea. He once said: "For a comprehensive industry like automobile production, the best production model is to punctually bring all necessary parts to the assembly line, and workers only make the necessary quantity every day." I applied Your Excellency's idea to the automobile production site and formed a rigorous and mature "just-in-time production" system. What is this system?..."

In the following time, the two of them chatted there for a long time, until dusk was approaching, looking at the sky, Ye Naiyi spoke.

"Haha, we've been chatting for such a long time without realizing it. I hope I didn't waste your time."

"I'm sorry for wasting your time."

Zheng Jie bowed and said:
"It is a great honor to receive your teachings. Sorry to bother you."

"Oh, look at what you said. If it weren't for you, today would probably be very boring, kid, you know what? For a workaholic like me, the most annoying thing is vacation!"

After saying that, Ye Nai laughed out loud, and then he looked into the distance. There were people on vacation everywhere. According to the company's system, every employee must take a vacation, which is mandatory. The company also built resorts in Zhongxing and Yongding for company employees to take vacations, and they are also open to the public at other times. Later, these company resorts were acquired by the government to provide cheaper prices to the public, so as to encourage people to take vacations and travel.

Thanks to the intervention of the government, workers now only need 20 to 50 Nanyang dollars to take their families on a week-long vacation, including transportation, all meals and accommodation, and various group activities - only equivalent to 15%-30% of their monthly income. Cheap travel expenses have made the people of Nanyang, especially ordinary workers, feel unprecedented happiness and satisfaction, which is also the ultimate goal of "strength comes from joy".

"Strength comes from joy", although this view comes from the Nazis, it is well known that since the day Nanyang was established, it has been deeply influenced by them. They stubbornly believe that people should have entertainment and holidays, which is also beneficial to the people. Naturally, it is beneficial, so it should be implemented.

And the vacation in Nanyang is not just a "holiday", it allows you to go out.

Many years ago, the official in charge of this work told reporters: "We often hear someone say: "I want to take eight days off; give me the money; but I don't want to go out for entertainment, I want to stay at home." No, this is not right, it is a waste of money, because people can't find entertainment at home.

The fact is that a man is occasionally dragged from his bedroom, where he constantly sees nothing but misery and want, and sent on a journey to the sea, or to the mountains, or to an island, where he learns to forget the world of everyday work.

One thing we have to do at the festival is to get out there and travel around the country!"

This is Nanyang. Through compulsory vacations, people get entertainment and holidays to balance the pace of work, which expresses a positive attitude towards life.

In Nanyang, company directors can take vacations and dine together with the company's most ordinary employees in the same resort, instead of having separate restaurants for ordinary employees, middle-level leaders, and senior leaders. To some extent, these are remnants of the Third Reich.

These seemingly remnants of the Third Reich were carried forward in Southeast Asia and even became a way of life in Southeast Asia. And this way of life has changed not only the people of Southeast Asia, but also the entire country...

(End of this chapter)