Chapter 649 I also worked hard

   The first French engineers are already at work.

  Li Weidong was a little worried that French engineers could not adapt to the working environment in China, so he personally went to the mine to check the situation.

   "Old Zhang, these French engineers are not difficult to serve, right?" Li Weidong asked.

   "The work of French engineers is still very serious and responsible. I have met some technicians in large coal mines before, and I think their work attitude is better than our Chinese technicians." Lao Zhang replied.

   "What about life? Did the French complain?" Li Weidong asked again.

   "Neither. I thought at first that the French would think that our life in the mines was too hard and would be unbearable. But later I found out that these French people can also endure hardship."

Lao Zhang then replied: "We have a cauldron lid on our mine, which can receive foreign TV stations, so every day after get off work, these French people sit in front of the TV, serve mutton, drink a few glasses of rice wine, and get drunk. Just sleep and don't make a fuss!"

   "French people drink yellow wine?" Li Weidong was stunned, thinking that you must be red-yellow blind!

   "Isn't it rice wine! I thought the French would like to drink red wine, so I bought red wine. The French said that our red wine is not as good as it is authentic.

  I gave them baijiu, but they said the baijiu was too spicy for their taste. I gave them beer again, and they said our beer was too light, not malty, and not as good as French beer.

   At that time, I was still thinking, these foreigners are really hard to serve, and it happened that one of the French engineers saw my bottle of old yellow wine and insisted on tasting it. As a result, he became addicted to drinking it. The French think that rice wine tastes sweet, which is more to their appetite.

   However, although the degree of yellow wine is not high, you can drink it. These French people don't drink it in moderation.

  Yellow wine is easily intoxicating, but it is not as dizzy as white wine when you wake up. Although these foreigners are drunk, they will be fine after a sleep, and will not affect their work during the day. " Lao Zhang explained.

   "It's a good idea to get people drunk, so there will be no trouble." Li Weidong nodded, and then said, "Are the French still used to eating?"

   "They like to eat knife-sliced ​​noodles, and they are almost addicted to it." Lao Zhang went on to explain; "When I invited this group of foreigners to eat, drink, and have fun, I let them see our knife-cut noodles, and they were all shocked.

   As a result, they are now clamoring for knife-cut noodles every three days, and the master must cut them first in front of them. I simply hired a chef who made knife-cut noodles to cook knife-cut noodles for these French people every day. "

   "It's said that French cuisine is one of the three major cuisines in the world. It seems that these French guys haven't seen much of the world!" Li Weidong thought to himself.

   Li Weidong went to communicate with French engineers again, and he was fortunate that these French engineers were really not lazy, and their work attitude was very serious and responsible.

   In Li Weidong's impression, the French are known for being romantic, and their attitude towards work is relatively undisciplined. During the daily work, I take it slow, and I leave work when the time comes. From time to time, I have a small strike and ask for more benefits and so on.

   However, these French engineers are not what Li Weidong imagined, at least they are very dedicated.

  It is generally believed that French workers are relatively lazy, but in fact, French workers were also hardworking.

   In fact, the French workers in those days were not lazy, and their seriousness and rigorous attitude towards work were no less than that of the Germans.

  Looking at it from another angle, if French workers are lazy, France cannot become a world-class industrial country. Relying on colonization and plundering can indeed bring wealth, but it cannot bring about industrial development. If a country wants to become an industrial power, it still has to rely on labor to create.

  Many people think that Germany's industry is the strongest in Europe. In fact, the first industrial power in the European continent has always been France.

   In terms of purely industrial output value, Germany is indeed ahead, but in terms of comprehensive industrial strength, France is even better.

In terms of overall technology level, Britain, France, Germany and Japan are basically at the same level, but the population and resources of Britain, France, Germany and Japan do not support them to fill all the technology trees. Therefore, these countries are good at technology. Full bloom like America.

   But the advantage of France is that he has a more complete industrial system. In this respect, whether it is the United Kingdom, Germany or Japan, it is not as good as France.

  There are some things that France can do, but Germany and England can't do. Conversely, what Germany or the United Kingdom can do, France can do, but the performance may be lower.

   In terms of the integrity of the industrial system, only China and the United States can outperform France in the world.

  After the end of World War II, Europe has entered a period of recovery. Peace has brought rapid economic development, as well as a baby boom. An abundant labor force has fed back economic growth.

   Therefore, in the process of growing up, this generation of post-war baby boomers no longer enjoys the dividends of economic growth all the time. When they were young, it was a period of rapid economic recovery, and when they grew up, it was a matter of rapid economic growth.

   So for that generation, life is full of opportunities, as long as you work hard, you can get rich.

  Japan is also similar to Europe. The generation of post-war baby boomers can easily accumulate wealth as long as they are willing to work hard. But then the Japanese economic bubble burst, interrupting this process.

   China has had a similar situation. In the early days of reform and opening up, opportunities were everywhere. No matter what your background or education is, if you are willing to work hard, you will always be able to live a good life.

   Many post-50s and post-60s can easily complete the accumulation of wealth and complete the jump in class. But when the post-80s and post-90s grow up, it will be much more difficult to accumulate wealth. Many things are born with them, and if they are not born, they will probably never have them in their lifetime.

   It is precisely because hard work can accumulate wealth that this group of European workers of the baby boomers are also more industrious than their younger generations.

   The situation is similar across Europe, the post-war baby boomers believe that hard work can change their destiny, so they are willing to work.

   Even the Italians who were mocked by the world as "lazy men" in the post-war generation are hard-working workers. Take a look at those well-known Italian brands, and they basically developed after World War II.

  The Italians of that era were willing to sit in front of the workbench all day long and make exquisite bags by hand. And now the Italians, who are still willing to work? The production of luxury goods is outsourced.

   These French engineers hired by Li Weidong are basically the post-war baby boom generation, and they are also the last batch of hard-working workers in France.

   Later, with the improvement of social welfare, French workers born in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s will not be as industrious as their parents, so modern people will think that the French are lazy.

   All this is mainly caused by two reasons, one is tax policy, and the other is social welfare.

   Since the end of the Cold War, the income gap of French workers has been narrowing. It is said that the reduction of the income gap means that the distribution of wealth is more even, so the gap between the rich and the poor should be narrowed.

   Yet the gap between the rich and the poor in France has been widening.

   Obviously, economics in theory is completely different from economics in real life. Therefore, most economists in the world are the kind of afterthought-type economists.

   In the process of economic development of any country, a large number of middle classes will emerge. When the middle class gradually becomes the mainstream of society, the country is not far from developed countries.

  The same is true in France. In the process of economic development, a large number of French families have entered the ranks of the middle class.

   These middle classes, however, are the main group of French taxpayers.

  When social welfare increases, the state must collect more taxes to maintain the normal operation of the social welfare system. These taxes mainly come from the middle class.

   In contrast, low-income families not only do not need to pay taxes, but also receive various subsidies and social benefits because you are a low-income person. The money for these subsidies and social benefits comes from taxes.

   As for the real high-income groups, they have a way to avoid taxes.

   is equivalent to taking the money of the middle class to subsidize low-income families.

   This is still different from robbing the rich to help the poor. Robbing the rich to help the poor is to use the money of the rich to help the poor. The rich and the poor are evenly divided, and everyone has become the middle class. It's like using a Wealth Card.

  The French way, instead of hurting the rich, made the middle class poorer, and the poor did not become the middle class. It is equivalent to using a poverty-stricken card.

   A billionaire divides his property equally among 100 proletarians, that is 100 millionaires. And a person with 10,000 savings, distributes his property to 100 proletarians, and ends up with 100 paupers!

  The middle class bears a lot of taxes, and the living standard is no better than that of low-income families, and many middle class even feel that their life is very difficult.

   As a result, when the "yellow vest movement" broke out in France in later generations, many middle-class people also participated in it.

   And all of this is reflected in the gap between the rich and the poor. The middle class spends all the money they earn because of paying taxes, making it difficult to accumulate wealth.

  Low-income families have always lived on social welfare. At most, these social welfares allow them to lie flat, but they are not enough to allow them to accumulate wealth.

   And the really rich, because they don't have to pay so much tax, it is easier to accumulate wealth.

   will eventually lead to the rich getting richer, while the middle class and low-income groups are at the same level, and the gap between the rich and the poor will naturally widen.

   And the middle class works hard, but in the end they can't accumulate wealth, not to mention that life is not much better than that of low-income families, so what's the point of the middle class?

   It’s better to lie down and be a lazy person, get benefits from the government, and the quality of life will not decrease. Instead, you can spend a lot of time in the sun, walking the dog, and outdoor BBQ, which is definitely more comfortable than working hard every day.

   So the French became lazy.

  …

   Zhao Jinshan called, his tone was a little happy.

   "Weidong, I just received news that Director Du of the National Work Safety Committee is coming to our company to inspect the safety production of coal mines!" Zhao Jinshan said.

   It is definitely a good thing for local enterprises to have superior leaders to inspect the work.

  The inspection of the leaders means that they are paying attention to you, and you may get more policy inclinations in the future.

   If it is placed in the future and there are big leaders inspecting it, then it is definitely an easy thing for the stock price of this company to reach the limit of four or five.

  Li Weidong was stunned, he asked, "The leader wants to come to us to inspect the work? In general, don't they go to some large state-owned enterprises? How can such a good thing come to a private enterprise like ours?

   In terms of scale, we are still inferior to those large state-owned coal enterprises. And we haven't been established for a long time. In terms of seniority, why can't it be our turn? "

"Because we are a private enterprise, the leaders came to inspect the work." Zhao Jinshan continued: "We have so many coal mines in our hands, and in the domestic coal industry, we are the largest private enterprise. Maybe The state wants to encourage the private economy to engage in the coal industry!"

   "Impossible!" Li Weidong immediately vetoed: "The coal industry is related to national energy security, and this industry is related to the basic people's livelihood. Private enterprises can always only stand in the auxiliary position. The big state-owned enterprises are the ones who really take the lead!"

   Zhao Jinshan thought about it carefully, and it seemed that this was the truth, so he asked, "Wei Dong, do you mean that there is something wrong with this leadership inspection?"

"I'm afraid that someone will take this opportunity to praise us!" Li Weidong sighed and continued: "The leader came to inspect the work, and if everything goes well, if the leader finds a problem during the inspection, then do we Did you eat melons?"

"What's the problem?" Zhao Jinshan snorted coldly, and continued: "We are buying new coal mining equipment, and now we have invited French coal mine engineers. The layout and design of the coal mine are based on European ones. Standards. European standards are always higher than our domestic standards! If we all have problems, then other coal mines have problems too!”

   "That's true." Li Weidong smiled and continued; "Maybe we can take this opportunity to promote the improvement of safety standards in domestic coal mines!"

  …

   There was a knock on the door, and Professor Han subconsciously shouted "Please come in".

  A man in a suit with a shiny face walked in and asked, "Is it Han Qing and Professor Han?"

  Han Qing raised his head and looked at the other party, then nodded: "Yes, I am Han Qing, do you have anything to do with me?"

   Han Qing, who is in his forties, is actually only an associate professor at the University of Mining and Technology, but the word "associate" is added to his title, which is not very pleasant, so everyone still calls him "Professor Han".

   And Han Qing also acquiesced to this title. After all, the extra word "vice" really doesn't sound good.

   I saw the other party took out a business card, handed it over with both hands, and then introduced himself: "Hello, Professor Han, I am the representative of Huiyuan Industrial Group in Beijing. My surname is Liu."

  Han Qing took the business card, glanced at it, and said, "It's Manager Liu, please take a seat."

  Han Qing pointed to the chair in front of him and motioned for him to sit down. He didn't pour tea, but asked directly, "Mr. Liu has something to do with me?"

   "Is that so, I heard that Professor Han is applying for a scientific research project on coal mine inspection recently?" Manager Liu asked.

  Han Qing nodded: "Yes, the application has been submitted to the school, and the project can start after waiting for the school's approval."

   "Our Huiyuan Industrial Group is more interested in this project and can provide some financial sponsorship for Professor Han!" Manager Liu said with a smile.

   The model of "industry-university-research" has been shouted for so many years, and it is nothing new that companies sponsor university professors to conduct scientific research.

  In the case of scientific research, the more money the better, there are companies willing to sponsor, and scientific researchers are naturally unable to ask for it.

In the next second, a bright smile appeared on Han Qing's face. He stood up, walked directly to the water dispenser, and said at the same time, "The water has just boiled, Manager Liu, I'll make you a cup of tea first. Let's talk slowly!"

   Manager Liu, a passer-by, is naturally treated differently from the gold owner's father, Manager Liu!

  Manager Liu thanked him for the tea, and then asked: "Professor Han, Director Du of the National Work Safety Committee is going to inspect the work in the local area recently. I heard that you are invited to be a consultant?"

  Han Qing is also a smart person. He knows that Manager Liu deliberately mentioned this matter, so he must do something himself, and the sponsorship of scientific research projects is probably related to this matter.

So Han Qing nodded and said, "The safety production committee originally invited Director Cai from our department, but Director Cai happened to have an academic conference to attend, so he asked me to replace him as the consultant and accompany him. Director Du inspects the work."

   "Then this inspection, we should know the production efficiency of coal enterprises?" Manager Liu asked again.

   "Of course, when we go to a coal production company for inspection, we mainly inspect two points, one is safety, and the other is production. These are all items that leaders must see during inspections." Han Qing replied.

   Manager Liu went on to say: "As far as I know, the production efficiency of some coal production enterprises is not high, and the recovery rate is also very low, which causes a lot of waste of resources in the production process, which is also a loss for our country!"

   "I don't know which company Manager Liu is referring to?" Han Qing asked following Manager Liu's words.

"There is a Dongshan Mining Company, which is also one of the units inspected this time. It is a private enterprise with a lot of coal mines, but the mining technology is very low, and the recovery rate is about 30%. Such a low recovery rate The daily production rate is a waste of the country's precious coal resources!" Manager Liu said.

  Han Qing instantly understood Manager Liu's intention.

   "It seems that Huiyuan Industry has a competitive relationship with Dongshan Mining, so Huiyuan Industry hopes to use my hand to suppress Dongshan Mining.

  If the recovery rate of Dongshan Mining is really so low, then for me, telling the truth in front of the leaders is just a hands-on effort. A large amount of scientific research funding can be exchanged for a little effort, this is a good deal!

  I am still an associate professor, and the research funds given by the school are not that abundant. If there is social funding, the scientific research project will be much smoother.

   And if this project is completed, when I evaluate the title of full professor in the future, it will be much smoother. Maybe I can be promoted to the title of full professor a few years earlier! "

  Thinking of this, Han Qing nodded with a smile, and said, "Coal is non-renewable. It is a shameful act to waste the country's precious coal resources. If I encounter this kind of thing, I will never sit back and ignore it!"

Seeing that Han Qing agreed, Manager Liu let out a sigh of relief, and he immediately said, "Professor Han really has a sense of justice! Just for your sense of justice, our Huiyuan Industry will definitely sponsor your scientific research project! "

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