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Cen Ruohan was so anxious that seeing Chen Mingyuan rejecting the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, he wanted to speak out to persuade him, but seeing the old man's dark cloud-like expression, he could only hold back temporarily.

The old man was really angry. Today, he saw that his grandson changed his normal behavior. Not only was he respectful and polite, but he even came to visit him in sickness. This important task was entrusted to Yang Xiuning's mother and son, hoping that Chen Mingyuan could take this opportunity to get trained and gradually take over the family business, but he never expected that this unworthy descendant would fail his hard work after all!

Seeing the old man's face full of anger and disappointment, Chen Mingyuan hurriedly explained: "Grandpa, it's not that I don't want to take up this responsibility, but judging from the current situation, I personally think that our family should not rashly intervene in such a huge state-owned enterprise restructuring." plan."

"Mingyuan, what nonsense are you talking about, why don't you hurry up and apologize to Grandpa?" Chen Guoliang said in a deep voice, "If you don't want to do it, just say it, there's no need to make up excuses!"

Chen Mingyuan did not change his face and said: "Third Uncle, I understand your consideration. You hope to take this opportunity to respond to the country's call for economic reform and set an example. But the original intention is good, and it does not mean that the result will be good. There are always pros and cons, especially if we are going to do big things, we can't just see the good side, do you think this is the truth?"

Chen Guoliang was speechless for a while.

"What do you mean, tell me."

The old man suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, and took back the hand holding the booklet for the time being. If the answer he got was not satisfactory, he almost planned to give up this grandson. At most, the family raised one more dude. , still have to find another candidate!

Make it or break it!

Chen Mingyuan quickly sorted out his thoughts, and said in a calm manner: "Grandpa, I never mean to disobey you and third uncle, but I think that such a large-scale reform of state-owned enterprises Although it can optimize the economic structure, it also brings many disadvantages that cannot be ignored, and must be carefully considered.”

The old man laughed silently: "Disadvantages... you mean the large-scale layoffs of workers?"

Chen Mingyuan nodded and said: "That's right, this is also the most obvious disadvantage in the short term. If the livelihood of these laid-off workers is not properly handled, it will easily cause periodic social conflicts."

"On this point, the central government has already made a complete deployment arrangement. You are not yet at the point of worrying about the country and the people." Chen Guoliang laughed angrily. In front of the senior officials and the elders of the Republic, "Also, it's fine to say what you say at home, but don't say it casually outside. The central policy is not something you can question and oppose at will, and ordinary people can express their opinions." Opinion, but you absolutely can't do it!"

Now that the general trend of reform is unstoppable, if the Chen family wants to take off, they must follow the general trend. No matter what they do or think, they must not run counter to it. If Chen Mingyuan's words are spread, if they really want to go online, the whole family will become the target of public criticism. !

When he said this, Chen Guoliang's face turned cold, and he even took a warning tone, which made many people present shudder. Although the old man is the head of the family in name, he has already retreated behind the scenes. In terms of power, no one in the Chen family can match Chen Guoliang. In front of the whole family, he scolded his nephew like this. One can imagine that he was really angry.

Seeing Chen Guoliang's glaring eyes, Chen Mingyuan confirmed his guess. It seems that this third uncle is indeed very supportive of Zhou Qifeng's decision, and at the same time wants the family to take the opportunity to swallow the assets of Yuanda Heavy Industry, so as to fully intervene in this state-owned enterprise. In the tide of reform.

Presumably, the decision-making report he submitted to the central research team soon after was bound to put these ideas into practice. Unfortunately, things backfired. That report finally made Chen Guoliang go through major ups and downs. No one cared about it, and even the family's vitality was seriously injured. If it wasn't for relying on the old man's prestige to barely survive the catastrophe, they might be doomed!

Keeping his mind steady, Chen Mingyuan said neither humble nor overbearing: "I believe that the central leadership will not ignore this matter, third uncle, and I also understand that although this will bring short-term pain relief, it will have a great impact on the long-term development of the country's economy." There are benefits."

Seeing his calm demeanor, the old man was inexplicably impulsive, waved his hands and said: "As usual, Mingyuan is still young and nothing more, you and Xiu Ning should just teach them when they have time."

After a pause, he asked: "Mingyuan, you said this is a short-term disadvantage, so is there a long-term problem?"

Chen Mingyuan nodded, and under the gaze of everyone, he corrected his expression and said, "That's right, it seems that if state-owned assets continue to be annexed on a large scale, the most likely long-term disadvantage will be that a group of Chinese people will be born in the future. Oligarch!"

"Oligarch?!"

The old man was horrified, and unexpectedly remembered the oligarchs in the neighboring countries in the north!

You must know that the big oligarchs in the northern neighboring countries are big capitalists who got rich overnight by embezzling state assets in the process of privatizing the country!

Seeing that the old man was gradually getting together with him, Chen Mingyuan patiently explained: "Grandpa, you are well aware that after the great changes in the north, they started to move towards comprehensive privatization, but they gave birth to powerful oligarchs who not only controlled the country The lifeline of the economy and energy also influences the political situation of the country, and in the most serious cases, they can even replace the prime minister at will, and their power is so powerful that they override the state power!"

"Of course, I'm not claiming that our country will repeat the same mistakes, but we have to guard against it. Once the oligarchy appears in the country's economic system reform process, the most obvious problem is that the gap between rich and poor is rapidly widening, and resources and wealth are concentrated in a few people. This has led to constant social conflicts, which is not only detrimental to the long-term stability of the country, but also runs counter to the original intention of the reform!"

The old man looked uncertain, raised his finger, and signaled him to continue talking.

Chen Mingyuan said with eloquence: "As we all know, those oligarchs in the north have one thing in common, they all rely on cannibalizing state-owned assets to make a fortune quickly. The northern authorities obviously realize that if this continues, the country will fall into chaos sooner or later. The action against oligarchs is evidenced by those who have recently fallen and fled.”

"Our country has been reforming and opening up for several years. Due to proper policies and regulation, the main industries and energy lifelines are still in the hands of the state. It is unlikely that a similar situation will happen. However, due to different local conditions and many difficulties, many places In order to get rid of some state-owned enterprises with poor returns, the government mostly adopts the means of contracting and leasing. Some simply use the "one size fits all" method like Yuanda Heavy Industry. Some speculators are coveting, this will not only hurt the feelings of many state-owned enterprise employees and people, but also easily cause the invisible loss of state-owned assets..."

Chen Mingyuan has a deep understanding of this point. Since the country established economic development as the primary goal, many local leaders have gradually become popular in selling state-owned enterprises at a low price in order to quickly accumulate achievements in promotion, so as to quickly improve the local economic index. But there is a saying Well, if there is management, there is power, and if there is power, it is easy to breed corruption. In this way, the power-money transaction will intensify after a few years, almost to the point where it is hard to return!

"Mingyuan, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Zhang Zili finally couldn't hold back anymore, and retorted: "According to what you said, could it be that you think our family is using power for personal gain, and wants to take the opportunity to embezzle state-owned assets? Poaching the corner of socialism?!"

"You took it out of context, cousin."

Chen Mingyuan chuckled: "But you've got the point. Our family is rich and powerful, but after all, we don't run philanthropy. Even if we want to save those state-owned enterprises that are on the verge of bankruptcy, we have to do what we can. To drag the family into the quagmire, maybe, you have to give someone a handle. Haven’t you heard a saying? Mu Xiuyu will be destroyed by the forest wind. If you are the leader of the central government, you see our family annexed so many in one go. State-owned industry, how do you feel? Do you think our family wants to save the country and save the people, or take the opportunity to make money from the country’s calamity?”

"Don't tell me how selfless and great our family's purpose is. Even if I believe it, you believe it and everyone in the family believes it. Whether outsiders believe it or not is another matter, unless you can issue a military order in advance, without laying off a single employee. , put Yuanda Heavy Industry on the right track, and finally return it to the country with both hands, and at the same time, it will not cause our family to suffer any losses!"

With just a few words, Zhang Zili's mouth was sealed tightly, and his face turned red, as if his mouth was full of pickles!

When did this kid become so eloquent?

Chen Mingyuan turned around with a sincere expression on his face: "Grandpa, I know that you are concerned about the survival of state-owned enterprises such as Yuanda Heavy Industry, and tens of thousands of employees, but this mode of merging state-owned enterprises still has a lot of loopholes. , the consequences are immeasurable, you have to think twice!"

The old man looked at the grandson fixedly, as if he wanted to see him thoroughly, and after a while, he said in a low voice: "According to your opinion, our family should stay out of this matter?"

Chen Mingyuan said slowly: "At least at this stage, it is not the time to be strong. Now that the neighboring countries in the north are attacking oligarchs with heavy blows, it is hard to guarantee that our country will not be affected by it. After all, all this has been learned from the past ten years ago. !"

A word to wake up the dreamer!

His tone was even and steady, but it pierced into the hearts of Chen Guoliang, Yang Xiuning and the others like a steel needle. Thinking of the possible horrific consequences, he couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat!

The political storm ten years ago is still fresh in everyone's memory!

The old man leaned on the back of the chair, closed his eyes and said nothing. He tapped the armrest slowly with his fingers, and no one dared to disturb him.

This is what the old man always does when faced with big and difficult problems.

Chen Mingyuan's palms were already sweating, and he almost forgot that he was seriously ill.

After about a cup of tea, when the old man opened his eyes again, a ray of sharpness flew by, and he looked at his next grandson again, and said with a silent smile: "You kid, you have been studying outside for a few years, and your ink is getting wet." There are quite a few, and they have pointed out the country in front of me, your mother, and uncle."

Chen Mingyuan was overjoyed. Although the old man seemed to be joking, it was obvious that he recognized his idea!

"However, we have made some progress. It's a good thing. We must maintain it." The old man praised a few words for the first time, with a gratified smile on his thin cheeks.

The Chen family has a son who has just grown up!

Chen Mingyuan said a few words modestly, then turned around and walked back to his seat. He caught a glimpse of the smile on his mother's face by chance, and couldn't help being startled.

It seems that it has been a long time since I saw my mother smiling at me...

However, it does feel good!