Sprinkle coins every day

Because in essence, Zhang Shuo is here to show his favor.

In any case, the contact between the two was considered successful this time. Zhang Shuo extended an olive branch, and the second master was no longer arrogant, and took advantage of the situation, giving a positive signal.

Chapter 329 Plan ahead for a rainy day, serve the country with industry, and sprout improperly as a sweatshop!

Monday, September 7

Xu Maocai, the general manager of Maili Electronics, returned from an inspection in Jiangcheng. He was going to report to Gu Mingzhang, his immediate supervisor, but Gu Mingzhang took him directly to Zhang Shuo's office.

"What was the result of the investigation?

Zhang Shuo is indeed very concerned about this matter. Although it is the second factory of Maili Electronics, seeing that Maili x1 will be released soon, it is necessary to determine the site of the factory as soon as possible and start construction as soon as possible.

"How should I put it, Jiangcheng has advantages, but also has obvious shortcomings."

Xu Maocai was as objective as possible,

"Then tell me in detail." Zhang Shuo was very patient.

"Jiangcheng has obvious advantages. The land is cheap, the labor force is relatively cheap, and there is strong support from local policies. Project approval must be given a green light all the way.

Compared to Binhai City, where every inch of land is expensive, the price of land in Jiangcheng can be regarded as the price of cabbage.

Not to mention, Jiangcheng also promised that after signing the contract, half of the land transfer price will be resubsidized to Maili Electronics, which is almost tantamount to prostitution.

"Of course, the shortcomings of Jiangcheng are also obvious. One is that there are no supporting industries around Jiangcheng, and all spare parts have to be imported from other provinces. The second is the lack of skilled workers; the third is the shortcoming of logistics.'

Industrial support, skilled workers, logistics, the short board of the central region is the long board of the coastal cities, it is no wonder that the coastal cities can take the lead in developing, the chosen one belongs to the

"Skilled workers, can they be trained on site?"

Although Zhang Shuo doesn't know much about manufacturing, he also knows the importance of skilled workers to factories.

"Training can be trained, but there are also many uncertainties."

Unlike Zhang Shuo, Xu Maocai is a veteran of the manufacturing industry, but he is very knowledgeable about the inside. He explained: "First of all, there is a big premise. The wages in Jiangcheng must be lower than those in Binhai and Guancheng."

If the wages remain the same, then Jiangcheng will not have any competitiveness.

"Under this major premise, those who are willing to come to work in the factory are basically Jiangcheng locals, and most of them have no fixed jobs. Except for a small number of laid-off workers, there are grandparents around 50 years old who want to take care of their children. For young women who have just married, the latter basically have to take care of their children.

China's unique Confucian culture and the not-so-perfect childcare system are destined to increase the cost of family childcare, and basically require a full-time childcare at home.

Either the grandparents helped to take care of it, or the young parents were self-reliant.

Even if it is said that when the little beast at home goes to kindergarten or even elementary school, the daily pick-up and drop-off is not mentioned, the key is how many people's work strictly implements "two days off a week"?

As soon as the weekend comes, there must be an adult at home to accompany the beast.

This also limits the work of many adults. In order to take care of their children, many parents have no choice but to give up stable, more decent jobs and become temporary workers, just for more flexible working hours.

This is helpless, but also very realistic.

When it comes to Maili Electronics Factory, it will definitely encounter the same problem.

"When recruiting local workers, it is impossible to implement a strict schedule and attendance system like in Binhai City and Guancheng. Some have to leave work early to pick up their children, and some have to take care of their children at home on weekends. The children at home have a headache. Then you have to ask for leave? In addition, those who live locally have more contacts than those outside, and they have to be absent for a day and a half from time to time.'

This is unavoidable.

People are willing to accept lower wages than those along the coast, isn’t it just to find a place close to home, which is convenient? If semi-military management is implemented like the coast, then who is willing to come?

"If the production task is not heavy, it is acceptable. But once the production capacity is to be concentrated in a certain period of time, and some people ask for leave every two days, it will be fatal."

Xu Maocai obviously understood the crux of this.

After listening to it, Zhang Shuo also understood better why few companies are willing to relocate to the inland despite the continuous rise in coastal land and labor prices recently, including in the next few years.

Go to Annan to squeeze the young people of Annan, isn't it fragrant?

really!

Capital is all bloody, and it is only born to chase profits.

"What about logistics? The impact is not big.

After Xu Maocai explained the pain points of the labor force, Zhang Shuo did not express his opinion in a hurry.

"Logistics has a secondary impact compared to skilled labor.

Xu Maocai explained: "The capacity of the mobile phone is small, whether it is to transport spare parts from other provinces or send the whole machine product to the whole country by high-speed freight, it can basically be satisfied. When necessary, it can even be transported by air.

In terms of logistics, 3c products have a great advantage.

For example, the notebook computer production base established in Shancheng relies on the logistics advantages of 3C products, and transports them to the European market by land through transnational special trains.

What is dry is also flourishing.

"Compared to the discount on land and labor, the slight increase in logistics costs is still within an acceptable range. Moreover, Jiangcheng also promised that as long as it is a truck of Maili Electronics, the tolls incurred on the expressway sections in Jiangchuan Province , will be subsidized.'

It can be seen that in order to introduce Maili Electronics, Jiangcheng really spent a lot of money.

Of course, Jiang Cheng is not stupid.

What they really want to introduce is not only one factory of Maili Electronics, but also hopes to introduce and cultivate a batch of supporting manufacturers of mobile phone spare parts through the second factory of Maili Electronics as a link.

Then form an industrial cluster.

The overall driving effect on Jiangcheng's economic development will definitely exceed the current subsidy.

its internal logic.

In fact, it is the same as the original Space-Time Demon City's vigorous introduction of the Tehula Super Factory.

"Tell me your final conclusion.'

After understanding the situation clearly, Zhang Shuo was going to seek Xu Maocai's opinion first.

"From a purely commercial point of view, I personally don't recommend building a second factory in Jiangcheng. The reason is very simple. The second factory is just to prepare for the explosion of production capacity, and it hits Jiangcheng's shortcomings." Xu Maocai also said something.

"what is your opinion?'

Zhang Shuo was noncommittal, turned to look at Gu Mingzhang,

"I listen to you.'

Compared with Xu Maocai, Gu Mingzhang obviously has more insight, and he has already guessed Zhang Shuo's attitude on this matter.He pushed the bull once last time and expressed his concerns.

This time, he chose to obey unconditionally.

"Then it will be in Jiangcheng."

Sure enough, Zhang Shuo made up his mind. Facing the doubts of his two subordinates, he gave his reasons for his decision: "The group has already set a strategy to gradually sink its business line to the second and third tier cities."

Although Jiangcheng is only a third-tier city, it is still considered good among third-tier cities.

"Since the strategic adjustment has been made, it must be resolutely implemented. You can't just sing high-profile and engage in delaying tactics. You have to wait until the conditions are fully ripe before implementing it. The day lily will be cold.

original time and space

Tengda has allocated hundreds of billions of funds for public welfare, but in the eyes of outsiders, it is just a forced business.

No compliments were received.

Zhang Shuo can't forget the original intention of founding Budding just because some immediate interests are damaged.

"Yes Yes Yes!'

Although Gu Mingzhang and Xu Maocai nodded, they must still be unconvinced.

What's the reason?

But both of them also knew that the core driving force behind the big boss's decision was that Jiangcheng was his hometown, and more importantly, he should still be fulfilling the social responsibility of the company.

Compared with charitable donations, the construction of large-scale electronics factories in central cities like Jiangcheng, which will drive local employment and industrial development, is undoubtedly an even more remarkable "philanthropic"

On this point, there is really nothing to criticize.

"You all think that I made such a decision just out of fulfilling my social responsibilities and acting out of emotion?" Zhang Shuo is so smart, how can he not see through the little thoughts of the two of them.

"listen..

After all, Xu Maocai seldom met the big boss, so it was inevitable that he would be a little embarrassed to be picked on.

"Mr. Zhang must have other considerations, and I would like to hear the details."

Compared with Xu Maocai, Gu Mingzhang seemed to be more comfortable in front of Zhang Shuo. At his level, there was actually no embarrassment between him and the big boss.

"I ask a question.

Zhang Shuo didn't rush to explain: "For coastal cities like Binhai City and Guancheng, will the land prices and labor costs in the next ten years show an upward trend or a downward trend?"

"That's definitely going up.

"Well, since it is rising, the Internet industry's demand for land and labor is not that great, and it may be acceptable. But for electronic assembly factories like Maili Electronics, their profits are very limited, and the demand for land and labor Profitability is also greatly affected by fluctuations in raw materials and labor. If you don’t plan ahead now, can Maili Electronics achieve sustainable development?” Zhang Shuo asked.

"Uh, this...

Xu Maocai's expression finally became serious, "About this point, there are similar discussions in the industry. The point of view is that after five years, we must consider industrial transfer.

Not only the industry, but Lingnan Province also proposed the strategy of "vacating the cage and changing the bird"?

It can be seen that this is not difficult to predict.

"The way out for the mid-to-low-end manufacturing industry in the future is either to move to the Midwest or to go overseas to find opportunities. Apart from that, I can hardly imagine that there is a third option."

As for the full completion of industrial upgrading, the complete elimination of low-end manufacturing.

It's hard to be honest, very hard.

One is that it is easy to cause the hollowing out of the manufacturing industry, such as the beautiful country, which makes the economy turn from the real to the virtual.

And combined with China's reality, with China's population and vast territory, coupled with the uneven development between regions, it is even more difficult to completely eliminate the low-end manufacturing industry.

It's not necessary at all,

Even if it develops to a certain level in the future, it is still very necessary to achieve self-sufficiency in certain areas.

Just like the natural disaster that swept the world in the original time and space, many so-called developed countries realized that they must have a certain degree of self-sufficiency and cannot allow the manufacturing industry to outflow.

Relying entirely on imports is likely to get stuck.

"It is stated in advance that no matter what decisions other companies make at that time, Germination must have a holistic view and will never easily transfer the industry overseas." Zhang Shuo also expressed his attitude at the right time.

Since we are not going to sea, the only option left to Maili Electronics is to move to the Midwest.

"From the current point of view, it may not be the best solution to build the second factory of Maili Electronics in Jiangcheng. But it can be regarded as an early layout, paving the way for the development of Maili Electronics in the next five years, or even the next ten years."

"The elders said that we should look at problems from the perspective of development and solve problems in the process of development.

"The current shortcomings of Jiangcheng, such as lack of facilities, lack of skilled workers, poor logistics, etc., will it not exist in the next five years? The problem is still there.

"It's not going to go away or resolve itself just because we're avoiding disadvantages."

"On the contrary, when Maili Electronics was still alive and well, and when Jiangcheng's sincerity was still very high, the industrial transfer was carried out in advance, and various ills were discovered in advance during the transfer, and the right way was found in the practice of operation and management. Effective solution. Isn't this a better solution in the long run?'

"That is to say, but in terms of labor force, it is indeed a deadlock."

Facing the enthusiasm of the big boss, Xu Maocai upheld the professional ethics of a professional manager, and did not fully agree with him, but insisted on pointing out the pain points.

Development can indeed solve some problems,

For example, in logistics, with the construction of infrastructure such as highways, high-speed rail, and airports, and the control of river dredging projects, there may be more convenient inland waterway transportation in the future

Another example is industrial support

As long as the second factory of Maili Electronics is established in Jiangcheng, with the influence of Maili Group in the mobile phone industry chain, as long as the production capacity is high enough, it will indeed attract a large number of suppliers to build factories nearby.

Then form a new industrial cluster.

However, the problem with the labor force is not that it is impossible to recruit people, but that there is an essential gap between the people recruited and the assembly line workers in coastal areas.

This is derived from the lifestyle and philosophy of life, and it is difficult to change over time.

There is also limited room for maneuver in management.

"You are wrong, or you have entered a misunderstanding in your thinking." Zhang Shuo's expression remained unchanged.

"???'

Xu Maocai said he didn't quite understand.

"Do you think it is good to engage in closed semi-military management like Fushikeng, where countless young people are trained to become assembly line workers without self-awareness, and to go to work on time every day?

"Uh, this...

Xu Maocai was not stupid, but he didn't dare to nod in response.