NFBE Chapter 1171 Cash Reservoir
Chapter 1171 Cash Reservoir
As construction progresses, the port site and its surroundings are no longer the busy yet somewhat chaotic place they once were.
Buildings rise one after another, especially the tall warehouses, which have a strong industrial aesthetic.
The paved road surface felt very advanced, and the drainage system was excellent; even after a heavy rain, there was no standing water on the ground.
All the old shacks have been demolished, and Yang Congxuan and his son have moved into temporary dormitories built by the construction site.
These temporary dormitories were affectionately called "Linze" building by everyone. The entrance led to a small hall of a few square meters, which could barely be used as a living room, and the bedroom was just inside.
The total area is only about 20 square meters, and the kitchen and bathroom are shared with the neighbors.
But to the workers, it was like paradise!
There's water and electricity here!
As for the newly built 60-square-meter two-bedroom apartments, Yang Congxuan dared not hope for them for the time being—to get such a house, one not only had to make outstanding contributions, but also had to pay a sum of money, enough to build three large brick houses in another residential area!
Anyone eligible to apply for this type of housing applies for a 60-square-meter apartment; no one applies for a three-room bungalow, even if the bungalow comes with a sizable yard.
Everyone believes that living in an apartment building is a sign of being advanced!
As construction progresses, the surrounding land is becoming increasingly valuable, and the construction site is intentionally controlling the expansion of the bungalow residential area in order to allow everyone to move into apartment buildings as much as possible.
Yang Congxuan doesn't cook at "home". In the morning, he takes his son out to the cafeteria for breakfast, then his son goes to school while he goes to work.
A few months ago, a small ice factory went into operation. Due to a shortage of manpower and the fact that the task of helping refugees adapt to life on the construction site had been completed, Yang Congxuan was transferred to the ice factory to serve as the resident discipline representative.
To be precise, he was the disciplinary representative stationed at the factory by the Port Branch of the Tianjin Municipal Administration for Market Regulation.
Lin Ze approved the retention of this practice of having representatives stationed at the factories by the violent authorities. The main reason was that although a tight-knit order had been established around the port, in this context, the existence of order was still a scarce commodity. The safety of the area around the port did not mean that the surrounding areas were also safe.
Therefore, setting up this representative serves two purposes: firstly, to protect the factory, and secondly, to supervise production management personnel.
The ice factory is located in the southwest of the dormitory area, about a 20-minute walk away.
Yang Congxuan has made up his mind to save money for another six months and then buy a bicycle!
He had already inquired and found out that a bicycle cost between forty and fifty silver dollars, but the Tianjin Bicycle Factory was about to start production, so it might be cheaper then. Nowadays, the government also issues some "circulation coupons" every month. These coupons are not banknotes, but they can be used to offset cash when purchasing certain industrial products!
These are the two measures Lin Ze introduced to prevent Tianjin's economy from overheating.
First, introduce the magical commodity of housing, transforming the high incomes of skilled workers and engineers into fixed assets, thus acting as a reservoir.
Of course, a reservoir can only be a reservoir; it cannot be turned into an asset with financial attributes.
Second, wages were recovered through industrial products.
These two measures immediately curbed the economic overheating that had previously occurred in Tianjin. With the stabilization of prices, people's living standards improved, achieving multiple benefits in one fell swoop.
Lin Ze's actions dazzled the businessmen and high-ranking officials of Tianjin. In reality, the current economic structure was relatively simple. The complexity of Tianjin's economy was probably not even comparable to that of a township in later years. The channels for capital inflow and outflow were relatively simple, and the social supply was also relatively simple, making it very easy to regulate.
When Yang Congxuan arrived at the factory gate, he was covered in sweat. The workers greeted him warmly.
"Team Leader Yang!"
"Captain Yang is here!"
Yang Congxuan wasn't the team leader, but everyone called him Team Leader Yang. It was probably because he was still in charge of the three-person factory security team. The so-called factory security team consisted of workers who didn't leave their jobs, all of whom were single and took turns staying at night to work the night shift.
Fan Daniu was one of them. He was among the last batch of refugees to arrive at the construction site and happened to be assigned to Yang Congxuan's group. He was honest and hardworking, both in training and in his work. Back in his hometown, he had apprenticed with an old blacksmith for a period of time before being assigned to make molds at an ice factory.
"Team Leader Yang, the factory manager is waiting for you. He says it's something important!"
Fan Daniu still called Yang Congxuan "Team Leader Yang" as he always did.
Upon hearing this, Yang Congxuan quickly took two steps and went to the few bungalows against the east wall of the factory.
The factory office is located here. In accordance with the requirements from above, we should try our best to reduce non-frontline personnel. Therefore, the factory office only has one factory director, one production director, one accountant, and one clerk. Including the leaders and the junior staff, there are a total of four people.
During the summer, the ice factory is very busy, and sometimes the factory manager has to change into his clothes and go to work in the ice-making workshop.
Yang Congxuan pushed open the door and entered the room. "Director Guo, you wanted to see me!"
Guo Xianqing's family used to run an ice cellar. Later, he attended a Western-style school and wanted to open an ice factory, but before the factory could open, the Japanese invaders came.
Their families were destroyed, their ice cellars were seized by traitors, and he was reduced to selling sour plum juice on the street to make a living.
Later, Lin Ze came to Tianjin and wiped out all the thugs. When the port construction site was recruiting workers, Guo Xianqing signed up. Last summer, he made ice with nitrate to cool down his coworkers. So when the construction site planned to build an ice factory, someone recommended him to the higher-ups!
After personally inspecting him, Zhou Xuejin surprisingly appointed him as the factory director!
From then on, Guo Xianqing devoted himself to the business of building the factory. In just a few months, he actually built the ice factory and put it into production smoothly!
Seeing Yang Congxuan enter, Guo Xianqing stood up. "Congxuan, quickly take some people and check the workshop. The higher-ups are coming to inspect!"
"They're here to inspect? Factory manager, we're not afraid of being inspected. Let them inspect us if they want. Every time they come to inspect, they come with a small entourage to check on the production situation. They won't make things difficult for us."
Guo Xianqing rubbed his hands vigorously, "No, no, it's true, Commander Lin might come over, we have to respect that!"
Old Guo's thinking was very simple. Cleaning and tidying up his appearance were not for flattery or to fabricate anything. Without Commander Lin, there would be no port construction site. Ordinary people would mop the floor and wipe the table before a guest comes. Now that they know Commander Lin is coming, they can't just wait like this!
Yang Congxuan quickly nodded, "Don't worry, Factory Director, I'll take Fan Daniu and the others to clean it up. Our factory is usually clean, so cleaning won't be a problem!"
Guo Xianqing agreed, "Okay, you take him there, I'll go down to the workshop and do his job!"
Yang Congxuan was both amused and exasperated. "My good factory director, you're right here. Think about how to report our factory's achievements to Commander Lin!"