Chapter 283 Business and charity go hand in hand
“It feels really possible.” Lin Haoyu thought for a while and said, “Brother Dong, your company has almost hired 10,000 squatters, and there are other companies. , In the past two years, Hong Kong's industry has developed rapidly, and real estate also needs people. "
The number of employees of Changxing Industrial has exceeded 15,000, plus the employees of many suppliers, the total number is 30,000. That's about right. Almost 10,000 of them were specially recruited to take care of the squatter groups.
Yang Wendong said with a smile: "You are quite concerned about this area? The number of squatters in Hong Kong is indeed getting smaller and smaller. I hope that one day they will really disappear."
In fact, Even without Yang Wendong, most of the squatter groups would have disappeared by the 1970s. The fundamental reason is that the economy has become better, and too many jobs are needed. Coupled with the expansion of urbanization, young people in squatters have also disappeared. He went out gradually.
Of course, even if most people go out, they are still living a hard life. It is just because of the improvement of the overall economy that things have become much better than before.
The "cage living" in Hong Kong promoted on the Internet in previous lives is also a portrayal of poor people, but in reality, at least there are electricity, fans, and mosquito protection measures, and they will not be starved of food. Much better than squatters.
Lin Haoyu said: "I have paid some attention. In the past, rodent control companies mainly recruited people from squatters and talked to them;
There is a new problem. Now there are many more refugees in Hong Kong. , the lives of these people are worse than those we once lived in squatters.”
“I know, I also sent some food and water, but I can’t do much else.” Yang Wendong nodded and said: "In the future, Changxing Charity Foundation can also buy some food and send it there."
When doing charity, financial resources are always limited, so Yang Wendong’s first principle is to protect the most basic survival needs; after this problem is solved, he will then consider education, environmental protection, medical care, etc.
"Okay." Lin Haoyu agreed.
Yang Wendong said again: "Then go back and tell the person in charge here to pay attention to safety issues and don't let the people queuing here get heatstroke. It's far from the hospital. If you're not careful, you may get injured. Life."
Lin Haoyu added: "A few days ago, we arranged for everyone to bring a fan."
"Okay." After Yang Wendong finished speaking, he got in the car. .
Then the car started and returned to the city.
The drought in Hong Kong will continue for more than a year, and it was slightly relieved in 1964. It was not until the water from the Dongjiang River came in 1965 that the problem was completely solved.
He will spend some time and energy on these things, but he will not only do this thing all the time. After all, if things are arranged, then just go ahead and do it. If there are any problems, let’s talk about it.
Although the drought is a natural disaster, the reason why ordinary people live so hard is because of the economic problem. Only when the economy develops can everyone get rid of poverty. Otherwise, neither the government nor individual big capital can do it. to this point.
After returning to Changxing Building, Yang Wendong called Zheng Zhijie, who was in charge of real estate business.
"Old Zheng." Yang Wendong said after they both sat down: "Do you know about the Changxing water storage base station?"
Zheng Zhijie said with a smile: "Of course I know, every newspaper has mentioned it these days. It’s being reported on a large scale. It’s hard not to know.”
Nowadays, drought has become a big problem in Hong Kong society. Even the wealthy areas of Hong Kong Island are affected, and the running water is often cut off. dropped, or the water pressure is very low.
Of course, the wealthy group will definitely have little influence. Nowadays, many villas have begun to buy large water storage barrels to store water. Some even continue to use swimming pools, but after all, they are a minority.
In this case, Yang Wendong's various operations were immediately promoted to the altar as soon as they were exposed by the media. From the early purchase of freighters to buy water to the construction of water storage stations in various parts of Kowloon, they were all just running To solve the drought problem.
Not only our own media, but also many other companies, including water companies, have come out to express their views that they will quickly complete the pipeline laying.
"The popularity is indeed beyond my expectation." Yang Wendong smiled. .
Originally, I just wanted to build momentum to force the water company not to take advantage of the situation. Unexpectedly, various media were reporting crazily. Maybe the words "drought" and "water supply" were already hot news.
Zheng Zhijie said: "Yang Sheng, these publicity is not an exaggeration. You are well-deserved."
"With great fame, you have a burden." Yang Wendong shook his head. , and then said: "Originally, I just wanted to build some water stations near the squatter area, but now taking this opportunity, I want to do something bigger."
Zheng Zhijie asked: "Yang Sheng means to build water storage stations in other places?"
"Yes." Yang Wendong nodded and said: "I plan to build water storage stations near many towns in Kowloon and in parts of Hong Kong Island. , build similar sites like this.”
When Hong Kong was experiencing serious water shortages, water was scarce everywhere, not just in squatters.
Zheng Zhijie thought for a while and said: "Sheng Yang, let's not talk about whether the Hong Kong government agrees or not. If we do this, our cost investment will be very high, and water will also be a problem,
< br>Supplying ten stations is not a big problem based on the number of ships we have at Changxing Shipping, but if there are dozens or even hundreds, it will be very troublesome. ”
"Don't worry about it." Yang Wendong paused and said, "Zheng Yuhua is going to take over a few old, large oil tankers, 50,000-ton class. This water-carrying capacity is much stronger. A few of them can surpass what I have now. 20 ships.”
“Second-hand oil tankers? In this case, it will be difficult to take over the oil transportation business after the drought, right?” Although Zheng Zhijie is not proficient in shipping, he also knows something about it.
Anyone who dares to use second-hand oil tankers to transport oil is taking a big gamble.
Yang Wendong smiled and said: "Of course I know this. What I bought was a few very old oil tankers. They were bought at a price close to scrap iron. I bought them to prepare for water transportation. After the water transportation is completed, they will be sent Scrap;
This transaction only It can be said that it is not as profitable as other freighters, but it will definitely not be a loss. It is just a small profit. There is also a small profit in transporting water. "Zheng Zhijie nodded and said, "But even so, water is a small profit. The cost is also a huge sum of money.”
Yang Wendong shook his head and said: "I am going to provide water for free in the squatter area, but in other towns or Hong Kong Island, there is a charge."
"Charge?" Zheng Zhijie quickly reminded: "Yang Sheng, this tap water is exclusively owned by the Hong Kong government, and outsiders are not eligible to charge."
"I know." Yang Wendong said, "So I am ready to cooperate with the water company. They can I will earn some property fees from the fees; and all the money will go to the Changxing Charity Foundation, and I won’t take any of it.
In this way, this is a charity, and the money earned will You can also reinvest it to buy water, otherwise it won’t last long if I keep paying.”
The best way to do charity is not to donate money without limit, but to do good deeds while still receiving rewards, and then use this reward to continue investing.
People in Hong Kong Island or Kowloon towns are basically rich people. They spend some money to buy water, and then invest the money to buy water or help the poorer people.
Just like the student loans of some mainland universities in previous lives, they first helped poor college students to go to school, and then worked to repay the money after they graduated, with low interest. This can form a cycle and keep the money flowing, so that no one can Stop by to benefit new students.
Zheng Zhijie said: ‘This needs to be discussed carefully with the water company, or you can make an agreement with the Hong Kong Governor? '
"I won't bother the Governor of Hong Kong with this little matter." Yang Wendong shook his head and said: "The Changxing Charity Foundation has just been established and has insufficient experience. You will be responsible for this matter. The land purchased during the process also belongs to your real estate company.”
With the status of the Governor of Hong Kong, even if he has a good relationship with me now, it is impossible to go to him for every small matter;
Things that can be completed by normal business methods or go through the government application process should be done through formal procedures. Good.
"Okay." Zheng Zhijie agreed.
Yang Wendong added: "In this matter, land hoarding is just incidental. The core thing is to solve the local water supply problem."
"Understood." Zheng Zhijie nodded and said: "In fact, these land It will also be industrial land, and the profit may not be huge.”
"Yeah." Yang Wendong smiled.
If you want to develop industrial land for commercial use, you need to pay the "industrial-to-commercial" fee, so many people think it is of little significance.
But in fact, the most important thing is to occupy a place first. The place is yours, and only then will you have the opportunity to "transfer".
As a time traveler, you can completely "convert industry to business" during the real estate crisis or the stage when the bull market is just rising, and then develop it after a few years, and you can make a lot of money.
Of course, these are just for the sake of convenience. The core of my business is to provide water supply. If I really want to make money, there are many ways.
Lin Haoyu next to him asked: "Brother Dong, if we do this, then the water company has the right to speak, so why do we have to do it? Won't the water company also provide water to the town?"
"You are wrong." Yang Wendong shook his head and said: "A government will certainly care about people's livelihood, but some things are more important than people's livelihood, such as the economy?"
"The economy is more important than people's livelihood?" Lin Haoyu was a little dissatisfied. Understanding: "If people's livelihood is gone, where will the economy come from?"
Yang Wendong replied: "The importance here is not to say which one will lose more if one is cut off. If two save one, then it must be People's livelihood is important, and people's livelihood is the foundation of all economies;
But what if the Hong Kong government needs to face a sharp economic decline, and some people are short of water but still thirsty? What do you think the Hong Kong government will choose? ?”
"This" Lin Haoyu didn't know how to answer for a moment.
At this time, Zheng Zhijie said: "I will choose the latter to protect the economy. As long as people do not die of thirst and slowly hang with a little water, then the matter will be over after it is over, and even the people themselves will be over it in the future. You may forget this;
But if the economy plummets, the impact will be long-term, and the economic collapse will also affect unemployment, fiscal revenue, etc. The problem will be infinitely complicated. It is better to keep some people thirsty. ,opposite It is a natural disaster in itself, so long as no one is killed."
Yang Wendong nodded and said: "Yes, this is the perspective of those in power, and Lao Zheng was polite enough without mentioning the merits of government officials. "
"Yes." Zheng Zhijie also said: "When future generations evaluate an official, they will only look at some of his economic achievements, how much economic growth he has during his tenure, etc.;
Even if this kind of large-scale drought is not handled well, not many people will remember it. "
Lin Haoyu said: "So that's what happened. I didn't think much about it. "
Yang Wendong added: "The Hong Kong government may think about the problem from a different perspective than us, and we cannot be wrong. After all, if water shortage causes power plants to reduce production and factories to shut down, it may lead to more serious social problems. Problem, the losses to society as a whole will be even greater.
So I will not interfere with the way the Hong Kong government does things. I am doing my own thing here, but because I don’t have the right to sell water, I can only cooperate with the water company;
From now on we will On the other hand, we only need to provide water for the common people. On the industrial and commercial level, if we have enough ships, we can also help the Hong Kong government transport some water, but the core purpose is still our own. ”
"Okay." The two agreed.
PS: Please give me monthly tickets
(End of this chapter)