Chapter 171 Welfare Protection
It was obviously impossible to imitate the Haihan people in the production process. Although Li Nai felt a little depressed, he quickly accepted this fact. After all, the strength of "Furuifeng" is trafficking, not production. The profit generated during the circulation of goods is the most important part of "Furuifeng". As for organizing production, which is a relatively troublesome matter, it is better to leave it to more professionals. Just do it.
After visiting the production process of the salt farm, Li Nai asked to visit the homes of the salt households here, or to be precise, the "salt farm members". Anxi readily agreed to this request and took them to the dormitory at the foot of the inland mountain.
Because a large amount of labor was used in the production and renovation projects of the saltworks, the places where commune members lived were still mainly boat-shaped houses built in the early stage, and there was no time to build more solid brick houses. Currently there are more than 300 members and managers in Yanchang Commune, and a group of about 100 new immigrants will be assigned here in the near future. The distribution of boat-shaped houses is basically based on the rule of one household per household. If the household consists of two or even three generations, the commune will make other arrangements as appropriate.
Although the accommodation conditions were relatively simple, Li Nai did not see the depressed and desperate expressions of the salt households in the Daming Salt Farm from the faces of these commune members. These people, like the farm commune members he met yesterday, had rosy faces and had a certain affection for the Haihan people. A visceral sense of awe. Whenever they see Anxi and others arriving, they will stop what they are doing, stand up straight and bow. Moreover, the clothing styles and colors of these commune members are very consistent, which is obviously distributed to them uniformly by the Haihan people. There are hundreds of people on this farm, and this alone is not a small number.
Li Nai couldn't help but ask: "Look, the people in this farm and salt field are all dressed in the same uniform. Why do you spend so much time buying clothes for them?"
Tao Donglai responded: "We do this for two reasons. One is to facilitate management. I think Mr. Li must have noticed that workers in farms, saltworks and other places wear clothes of different colors, so that they look different at a glance. They can know the unit to which the workers belong. The second is to give them a sense of identity with the collective they belong to. For them, this outfit is actually like the military uniform worn by soldiers. Wearing this outfit every day, they feel You will realize that you are a member of the Salt Farm Commune.”
Li Nai was doubtful and said: "Is this really useful?"
Tao Dong came to wave and called a member who was working nearby: "Member, tell me your identity!"
Seeing Anxi standing behind the person asking the question, the man knew that he was probably a big shot among the Haihan people. According to the usual teaching method, he responded with fear and fear: "Report to the leader, villain Jiang San, junior laborer of the third brigade of the Saltworks Commune."< br>
Tao Donglai pointed at Li Nai and said, "Whatever question Mr. Li asks you, you answer him honestly. Do you understand?"
Jiang nodded three times: "Yes, yes, I understand, I understand."
Li Nai didn't expect Tao Donglai to do this, so he asked casually: "Jiang San, how did you get here? How long have you been here?"
Jiang San responded: "Back to Mr. Li, I came to Shengli Port from Yazhou by boat on the fifth day of last month."
"Then why do you come here from Yazhou to work?" Li Nai continued to ask.
Jiang San's face darkened and he said: "Back to Mr. Li, the villain's father was seriously ill and bedridden last year. His family was poor, so he could only mortgage a few acres of land to borrow money for medical treatment. In the end, he was unable to save his life. The villain was temporarily Unable to repay the loan, the creditor became desperate and the family's land and house were taken away by others. The villain knew nothing but farming and could not find a living in Yazhou. Later he learned about the leaders of Haihan. They were recruiting people, taking care of their food, housing, and paying them, so they signed up. If it hadn’t been for the leaders to take them in, I would have died of starvation in Yazhou City.”
"What do you think of this place?" Li Nai continued to ask. He was really curious about how the local people viewed the existence of the Haihan people. It was a rare opportunity to ask him face to face, and Li Nai would not let it go. He just didn't know if Jiang San had the courage to answer this question.
Sure enough, Jiang San's face became a little hesitant, and he turned slightly to look at Tao Donglai's expression. Tao Donglai didn't care, waved his hand and said: "You can say whatever you think!"
Jiang San gritted his teeth and said: "Back to Mr. Li, the villain feels it is very unfair after coming here!"
As soon as these words came out, Tao Donglai's face did not change, but Anxi's brows frowned, thinking that if you dare to talk nonsense, I will send you to a labor camp later to be reformed, and then you can Know why a new life is so valuable!
Li Nai was surprised. He didn't expect that his question would actually make him famous. He subconsciously responded: "What's the injustice?" "After the villain came here, he found that everyone here has food, clothing, and Housing and housing don’t cost a penny at all. As long as you work hard, you will still be paid at the end of the month. Why doesn’t my Ming Dynasty have such a good place that doesn’t cost anything? I was so diligent when I was in Yazhou? The two places are only a hundred miles apart, so why are they so unfair?" Jiang San complained angrily, but did not notice the few listeners. Everyone was dumbfounded.
Li Nai really wanted to say that you could get the same treatment as me if you were a domestic servant, but when I thought about it, I felt it was wrong. The Haihan people did not use these people as domestic servants, but as long-term employees with food and accommodation included. The cost of use is slightly higher. He Qiang had already caught the loophole in Jiang's words and refuted: "When you come here, someone in your family will see a doctor and take medicine, which also costs money."
Jiang San shook his head and said: "The leaders have said that members will not be charged for medical treatment and medicine."
He Qiang was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Children always have to pay money to study and read."
Jiang San continued to shake his head and said: "The leaders have said that there is no charge for commune members and their children to study!"
"Weddings, funerals, weddings and funerals always need to be organized at your own expense!" He Qiang continued to give examples without giving up.
Jiang San looked at him as if he were a fool and said: "Sir, what you are talking about is the rules of the Ming Dynasty. There is a Red and White Council here, which is responsible for organizing weddings and weddings, and the money spent is given by the chiefs!"
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"This..." He Qiang was speechless for a moment, unable to think of anything else that could refute Jiang San's words.
During this process, Tao Donglai didn't speak, and just kept listening, but he was secretly amused in his heart - some of his original civil affairs management designs seem to be gradually being realized now. The treatment of low income and high welfare is very useful for bribing ordinary people. It has achieved very good results in improving people's hearts, and the public's recognition of these tangible welfare benefits is quite high.
From the very beginning when designing the treatment system for naturalized citizens, the Executive Committee decided to adopt a low-income, high-welfare approach. This is because the Ming Dynasty during this period was in a stage of continuous collapse of social order. Most of the people who actively or passively took refuge under the rule of the Time Travel Group were unable to survive normally in the original environment, but the Time Travel Group just happened to A comprehensive social security system can be provided to them. Even if there are not many opportunities to make a fortune in this system, it is already attractive enough for those who want to live in a stable environment.
As Jiang San said, after people enter the commune system and become naturalized citizens, almost all daily expenses will be replaced by collective arrangements. Eating, dressing, reading, seeing a doctor, even birth, old age, illness, and death are all the responsibility of the commune management committee and its subordinate grassroots agencies with detailed functions. Ordinary people do not even find the need to spend money in the commune environment.
The cost of such comprehensive employee benefits is naturally not small, but judging from the information feedback, the rewards are quite worthwhile. When the people realize that their current benefits can only be obtained under the governance of the Haihan Executive Committee, for The identity of the group you belong to will be higher. When one day they are required to promote it externally or take up arms to defend this social system, they may not even need to do any ideological mobilization work at all.
Of course, these huge welfare expenditures still come from the sheep. After all, they all come from the product value created by these people in communes and factories. The Executive Committee returned part of these values to the naturalized people in the form of social security benefits instead of wages. However, this is already an incredible move in the eyes of the naturalized people. Some people even regard these social benefits as Guarantee is regarded as "the kindness of Chief Haihan".
It is not that there are no objections. Some people think that doing so will lead to poor circulation of local goods in the future. Because the people are generally low-income, social consumption capacity will be very limited. A large number of industrially produced products can only be exported, and But local people cannot enjoy it.
However, economic experts headed by Schneider quickly refuted this view. The Chuanchuan Group, which is based on the planned economy, can completely avoid this situation by regulating the price of internal commodity circulation. Just because goods are expensive to export does not mean they will circulate internally at the same price.
For example, the ex-factory price of a set of glass stationery is ten yuan, which can be reduced to one-tenth or even lower when supplied internally to the academy. Through internal product price control, the public can even enjoy products that would be sold at high prices overseas at a price lower than cost. In this way, even low-income people can have the opportunity to live a middle-class life. The financial subsidies required for internal price reductions can be recovered by making up for losses within the embankment. Compared with the expected export volume of industrial products in the future, this internal digestion capacity is really nothing.
(End of chapter)