In March of Yang Chun, Zhou Changning once again came to Zhoucheng Wharf to inspect and investigate work.
He came here mainly to take a look at the operation of the shipping company, and to do final exploration and research for the upcoming port area construction project.
"The passenger transport company has only been operating for a month. It has opened more than 20 routes and has set up more than 50 stations inside and outside the state. There are more than 100 passenger ships and about a thousand people are working on the passenger transport company or
It operates on passenger ships. And it has basically achieved revenue balance. It can be said that the first step has been taken." Zhou Changning proudly praised the work of the passenger transport company in front of Wang Qi at the dock.
With such good results and a slap in Wang Qi's face, how could Zhou Changning not show off? Who said that apart from writing memorials and making general suggestions, he couldn't use his own brain to solve problems. You see
I, without any delay, solved the problem of reemployment of river workers in the state!
The passenger transport company has been in operation for more than a month. In addition to directly providing employment for more than a thousand people, it has also begun to drive freight at the Zhoucheng wharf and commerce in the Zhoucheng. The latest statistics show that half of the original unemployed men in the state have
The above is working. In other words, the passenger transport company established with a loan of more than 3,000 taels of silver from the bank has already alleviated most of the most troublesome problems in the state. This investment is well spent.
Wang Qi stood beside him and looked livid. He was slapped in the face with the facts. What else could he say? It is said that officials after the New Deal were very capable. But now after experiencing it in real life, in addition to being bitter, he is just scared. I am afraid that I am an official.
In the end, the provincial government’s approval was to respect the decision of the State Administrative Council, which means respecting Zhou Changning’s decision to suspend him. I don’t know how long this suspension will last! I keep stopping, I’m afraid I will be dismissed from office.
Alright.
"Yucheng (Wang Qi's nickname is Yucheng), the Royal Bank has negotiated with the state government and is willing to loan 20,000 taels of silver dollars to support the construction of the Zhoucheng Wharf Port Area. To be honest, the loan approved this time is a bit small, but the construction of the port area
It must be done. We have to hold on to the two thousand taels of silver dollars to build the port area and make it a cardinal that drives the development of our state. I want you to take up this burden. I wonder if you are willing?" After the inspection
After the dock, Zhou Changning called Wang Qi to the office to talk.
"Zhoutai, can I shoulder this burden?" Wang Qi was a little uncomfortable and confused about Zhou Changning's sudden change of attitude.
"You'll get good at it if you do it. As long as you put down your arrogance and work down-to-earth, it won't be difficult. When I first started working as an official, I also had a lot of unrealistic ideas and considerations, but I can overcome them
If you have too many things to do, won't you grow up? The imperial court does not reject or deliberately attack old officials. No matter they are new officials or old officials, the imperial court only uses officials who can do things and can truly benefit the people.
The shortcomings of success are lack of pragmatism, lack of experience in doing things. As long as these shortcomings are corrected, he may not be a good official. Everything starts with a single step. I hope you can start by supervising the port area and grow up as soon as possible. If this is the case
The supervision of the sub-port area is progressing smoothly, and I can recommend that you be reinstated."
According to Zhou Changning's original intention, he had actually given up on Wang Qi. However, Zhang Fengxiang, the governor of Jiangnan, wrote him a private letter, saying that the court still hoped that some old officials could be transformed to adapt to their current work, so as to play a leading role.
There was no other way, Zhou Changning had to give Wang Qi another chance.
"I will definitely keep Zhoutai's teachings in mind, change my mind, and do a good job in the construction of the port area in a down-to-earth manner." People had to bow their heads under the roof, and the temptation of reinstatement made Wang Qi put all the grudges in his heart away. Who are you kidding?
, the state magistrate is not an ordinary petty official, who would dare to give up if he can continue to do so?
"Funds are limited, so we have to make good use of them. I thought about it and felt that there are two urgent tasks for the port area at the moment. One is to reorganize the Zhoucheng Wharf to improve the efficiency of docking ships and loading and unloading cargo at the wharf. The second is to use these first
Funds should be used to build some warehouses for collecting and storing cotton outside the dock to make it convenient for cotton merchants to collect and store cotton. Once these two things are completed, the first phase of the work in the port area will be completed. At least it can be solved
, the employment problem of the unemployed people in the state and city, and all industries in the state and city will be more prosperous than now.
In addition, we must also pay attention to attracting investment from private businesses. For example, the current shipping company must find wealthy businessmen to take over as soon as possible to get rid of the situation of state government agency. In this way, it can not only use the manpower of the agency
If it is freed up and used for more important undertakings, it can also serve as a model for wealthy businessmen to develop their businesses. Most of the commercial properties in our state are small businesses and cannot form economies of scale. The government must find ways to lead and create a group of big owners.
, with big owners, industrial development will accelerate."
What Wang Qi said to Zhou Changning, the first part is relatively understandable, but the latter part is a bit confusing. Find a wealthy businessman to take over the operation of the shipping company? How difficult is this? The shipping company now has profitability, and it is obvious to see
It's a profitable business. If you find someone to take over, you just give people money, and you don't have to worry about no one taking over. But you said that you are looking for someone to take over to become a big owner. What's the point? It's just a few more rich people.
It’s not like the state and people made more money.
Forget it, you are nothing now, just let your thoughts flow.
As soon as the news about the state government's search for shareholders for the shipping company got out, wealthy businessmen soon came to visit. After negotiations, it was finally determined that three businessmen would jointly fund and take over the operations of the Nantong Prefecture Passenger Transport Company. They invested 6,000 taels of silver dollars and subscribed
The passenger transport company owns 60% of the shares, and the remaining 40% is jointly held by each franchisee. In other words, with such a change of hands, the state not only paid off the loan it had previously invested, but also made a profit of several thousand taels of silver dollars.
Wang Qi looked at this result and admired nothing but Zhou Changning's ability to do business. If a person like him became a businessman, he would definitely become a wealthy businessman. Isn't this a waste of money?
What is a white wolf with empty gloves? If you look at it seriously, this operation is actually a loss-making business. If there is no government to come forward to build this platform, it will not be easy to set up such a large shipping company. The value of these joining ships alone
It’s not cheap. Coupled with the routes and operating models, as well as the land for setting up stations on the routes, the real value can’t be solved for less than tens of thousands of silver dollars. That is to say, some local governments cannot operate industries other than the leasing of land and attached buildings.
Otherwise, Zhou Changning would be reluctant to transfer the shares of the passenger transport company.
The remaining money from the transfer of the shares of the passenger transport company was naturally allocated by Zhou Changning to the port area construction project. The loan was too small, and the port area construction was a key project with high hopes. Zhou Changning now tried his best to raise more money.