Siheyuan: Five mouths waiting for food at the beginning

Zhao Shanhai was the first to speak, "Brother, why don't we give each child a sum of money and let them start their own business. Then we can choose the successor of the company based on how much money they make. This is fair."

Zhao Shanhe shook his head and said, "Shanhai, to be honest, I don't really agree with this idea. I'm not afraid of the second generation of rich people squandering their wealth, but I'm afraid of them starting their own business. Starting a business is not something you can just talk about.

Another thing is that our company is already a behemoth. Whether it is Huameng Clothing, Huanyu Construction, or Electronics Company, any one of them would be a giant. There is no need to occupy all industries. We just need to do a good job in the existing company.

My idea is that no matter how much money other industries make in the future, we will not participate in it. We cannot eat all the meat, as it is easy to choke ourselves to death. You should understand this, right?

There are also too many stalls, which are too big to take care of, and problems may arise easily.

Giving money to children is just transferring wealth from the left hand to the right hand, which still stays in your own family. It doesn’t make much sense.”

Zhao Shanhu said, "Brother, who said that we are not afraid of the second generation of rich people squandering money, but we are afraid of the second generation of rich people starting their own businesses? It feels very interesting. It is true that squandering money can lead to squandering money, but starting a business is a bottomless pit.

The third child said that we should let the children start businesses, but that is really not necessary. Not everyone is suitable for starting a business. If it weren’t for the planning of the eldest brother, the third child and I would never have been able to do it. Giving money to the children is really like transferring money from one hand to the other. It is better to donate it. I also agree with the eldest brother’s idea.”

Zhao Shanhe said, "Listen to my thoughts. Since the national policy is that the rich first help the poor, now that we are rich, we should help more people get rich. Let's make our own employees rich first, increase their wages and benefits. What do you think?"

Zhao Shanhu said without thinking, "Brother, we can't increase it anymore. The salary of our Zhao Group is already the best in the industry, and other companies have complaints."

Zhao Shanhe said, "If you have opinions, you have opinions. If you don't agree, you can add them. They exploit workers. We can't do this. Without these people, there is no future for the company."

Zhao Shanhu replied directly, "Brother, it doesn't matter what other companies say, we just do our own thing, but Brother Li also told me about the company's salary issue."

"Of course, Brother Li's intention is not to affect his dividends, but the salary of a waiter is higher than that of a college student, and the salary of a cook is better than that of a national leader.

Brother Li joked that he would rather be a waiter at the Zhao Group than a college student. The superiority of college students is gone. Although the country is improving the treatment of college students every year, the financial support is not enough to support a substantial increase. What is the point of studying if it continues like this? "

"The government originally set a policy that technical secondary school and university graduates would receive higher wages than ordinary workers when they enter factories in order to encourage people to study more. If we continue like this, it will not be in line with national policy."

“If it is raised again, not to mention college students, even your top scientific researchers’ salaries will not be as high as that of a waiter, which will easily disrupt social order.

"Also, this is our personal dividend, so it's not a good idea to use it for the company. The company has already kept the operating money every year. Even if we increase the welfare benefits, it is also the money planned for the company's operations."

It was the first time that Zhao Shanhe heard this statement. Salaries that are too high will affect national policies. In the future, college students have no status at all. It is difficult to find migrant workers who are worth 3,000 yuan, but there are a lot of college students who are worth 3,000 yuan. After graduation, most of them work as couriers or takeout deliverymen.

However, what Shanhu said does make sense. Even if the salary is increased, the money will be used to operate the company. By then, it won't matter to his brothers as it will affect the dividends of others.

"Okay, what you said makes sense. Then we can increase the operating funds of the company and improve the benefits for employees. We can also increase the education level accordingly. Since the country values ​​education, we value it as well."

"The company has been doing this. The welfare benefits are constantly improving at the end of each year. We have also been working on the issue of academic qualifications. People with different academic qualifications are paid differently when they enter the company. Vocational school students receive higher salaries than ordinary people, and college students receive higher salaries than vocational school students. We have also made detailed plans for salaries. Currently, the salary is the highest in the entire industry, and more and more college graduates are willing to come to our company every year."

Zhao Shanhe nodded in approval. "Okay, in that case, I won't say anything. Just follow your plan."

"Then let me say one more thing. Let's see if it works. Since we value education, why don't we set up a foundation specifically for donating to build schools? Schools in cities are doing OK now. You saw it when you went back to your hometown two years ago. Schools in rural areas are still far behind."

"My hometown is in the east, so it's better. In the northwest, many people have trouble getting white flour, not to mention going to school. The schools are even more rudimentary. In some places, there are no schools at all.

I heard that children have to walk dozens of miles of mountain roads to go to school. The road to education is too bumpy. I think how about building schools for free in these places? The money is taken from the people and used for the people. "

Zhao Shanhai said, "Brother, this is a good idea. I have also heard that the poorer the place, the more difficult it is to go to school. It is indeed difficult over there. I think this method will work."

Zhao Shanhu said, "Brother, this is a good idea, but there is still a problem. Where will the teachers come from? The more backward the place, the fewer people will go there. Even if the school is well built, what will we do if there are no teachers?"

Zhao Shanhe thought about it and felt that what the second brother said was indeed a good idea. Unlike in later generations when people had to fight for a teaching position, there is still a shortage of teachers and doctors now.

"How about this, you can represent us to negotiate with technical secondary schools and universities, and we will provide subsidies to those who are willing to teach in these places. The school will sign a contract with the students, and we will cover the tuition fees and provide a part of the subsidy. But the condition is that they must teach for a certain number of years, such as at least five years. What do you think?"

In 1989, the country began to implement a tuition fee system for colleges and universities, with the initial tuition fee being 200 yuan per year, and both public and private funding being available.

By 1996, some colleges and universities began to integrate enrollment, and tuition fees rose to more than 2000 yuan, attracting widespread attention from society.

In 1997, all colleges and universities were unified, public funding was abolished, and tuition fees were stabilized at around 3000 yuan per year.

Unlike before when Zhao Shanhe went to college for free and even received certain subsidies, many students today still cannot afford the huge tuition fees.

What Zhao Shanhe proposed was the free teacher training program that was later proposed in 2007, which waived tuition fees, subsidized living expenses, and allowed students to teach in remote areas for a few years.

The two of them thought about Zhao Shanhe's idea. Zhao Shanhu said, "Brother, I think this idea is good, but it is not realistic on a large scale. We don't have the funds to support it. We can only start on a small scale. We can build a school and recruit teachers at the same time."