Resource Tycoon Reborn

It's rare that Fang Mingyuan is at home, and it's rare that all the girls have returned to Fengyuan. During the past few days on New Year's Day, the Fang family compound is bustling with traffic and traffic. Over the next few days, the three brothers Fang Sheng, Fang Ya, and Fang Bin plus Cong

Feng Wei, who had returned from Brazil, joined the battle together, and felt a little overwhelmed. Fortunately, after the 4th, the New Year's Day holiday was over, and the main guests were almost here, so the four of them had some leisure time.

Feng Wei is far away in South America and rarely comes back a few times a year. Fang Sheng, Fang Ya, and Fang Bin are all big bosses now. Naturally, they don't need to stay in the company all the time, so the four of them also

It was a break from the busy schedule, and they gathered together to listen to Feng Weizhi's experiences in South America. Moreover, they all heard that Fang Mingyuan intended to take over railway upgrading and reconstruction projects in Brazil. Although Longxing Construction Group has taken on many projects overseas in recent years,

But this is the first time they have to undertake a railway project in South America. So they also want to know more about the current situation in Brazil.

"Brazil is also a big country, and it is also known as a BRICS country. How bad is its infrastructure?" Fang Sheng couldn't believe it. He was not the kind of person who didn't pay attention to world news. Naturally, he knew that in the past few years,

It is said that Brazil's economy is developing very well. Among all countries in the world, the GDP growth rate can be ranked among the top. How can such a large country with such a large population not be so careless in infrastructure construction? Brazil

Isn’t it extremely inconvenient for citizens to travel?

"Brother, you will know if you have time to go to Brazil in the future. It is definitely worse than that!" Feng Weizhi said with some annoyance. He himself was about to turn fifty. As for what to say about this kind of thing, he was lying.

Words?

"The road from our farm to the city was rebuilt with our own money. Otherwise, even a car that doesn't get motion sickness would be prone to motion sickness if we took one trip!" Feng Weizhi said, "If you don't believe it, go back.

A trip to Brazil will tell you the truth. The road traffic level in Brazil is, in many places, the level of our rural roads. Not to mention their trains!”

"Brazil's economic growth has not been slow in the past few years. Where has the government spent so much tax?" Fang Bin said in surprise. If you want to get rich, build roads first. This has long been the consensus of the Chinese people.

Although it doesn’t necessarily mean who is rich.

"It's all spent on the welfare of the Chinese people." Feng Weizhi shrugged, "Brazil's recent presidents have been constantly improving the welfare benefits of Brazilians. We foreigners often say that Brazilians use development

The wages of Chinese people enjoy the benefits of developed countries. Since the beginning of the second millennium, Brazilians have begun to enjoy free medical care for all. Even regular maternal and child examinations and childbirth are free, and hospitalization and meals are free. Public kindergartens and primary and secondary schools are free of charge.

Tuition fees and a meal are provided. Those poor families will also receive government subsidies if they send their children to school. Domestic public universities also waive tuition fees and only charge some meal fees, but the money is just symbolic. Moreover, Brazil

For poor families, the government provides free milk for children from weaning to seven years old. Elderly people over 60 years old enjoy special treatment in Brazil and enjoy many privileges. For example, they can apply for free milk and receive it from the government.

A minimum wage, so in Brazil, the elderly are treasures in the family!"

"These benefits may indeed put some pressure on the Brazilian government's finances, but I think overall, the benefits should outweigh the disadvantages, right?" Fang Sheng frowned. These benefits are also the direction that China will pursue in the future, especially

In terms of education and medical care, everything done in the country can only be said to be far from enough.

"Yes, improving the education level of the people has an important role that cannot be ignored in developing the economy. Providing support for the elderly is also conducive to social stability. Although, earning the social minimum wage level, when medical care is free

Under the premise, whether it is a bit high depends on Brazil's own national conditions." Fang Ya also nodded.

"Big brother, second brother, you are right. If it is just these welfare benefits, then that's fine. After all, for those working-age workers, it relieves their worries and is conducive to social stability and economic development.

Feng Weizhi spread his hands and said, "But the problem is that the retirement salary of Brazilians is quite high. According to Brazilian laws, Brazilians only need to pay for 15 years in total. Men can retire at the age of sixty-five and women at the age of 65."

You can receive a full pension at the age of sixty. Moreover, if a man has contributed for thirty years, he can retire after reaching the age of fifty-three. If a woman has contributed for twenty-five years, she can retire after reaching the age of forty-eight.

The average life span of Brazilians has reached seventy-two years!”

"Of course, if Brazil's financial support is low, this is not a problem. The problem is that they simply can't afford it!" Feng Weizhi didn't wait for Fang Sheng and the others to speak, and continued to complain, "Brazilians have a lot of holidays.

, thirty days of paid leave, more than a dozen public holidays, and other holidays stipulated by the local government, as well as religious holidays. The total of the messy holidays in a year is not considered a normal rest day, and it may be necessary to take two months of rest.

I can’t stop it! During holidays, only a few people are left in government agencies to maintain basic operations, and many shops on the streets are closed, making everything look deserted and depressing. The normal work and life order in the city can only be restored after the holidays. Moreover,

Brazil's domestic infrastructure is relatively dilapidated. Once a natural disaster occurs, such as a heavy rain, it is normal for roads to be flooded and power to be cut off, making it impossible to work. Moreover, Brazil's labor unions are quite strong and will go on strike at every turn, so there is no way to know what to do.

It’s been a few days of rest! And Brazilians are inefficient at work! Extremely inefficient!”

Fang Sheng and the three of them looked at each other. One year is not a normal day off, and there are still more than two months of vacation. That is indeed an exaggeration!

"You know that Carrefour Group has a subsidiary in Brazil. Now it is the largest retail chain in Brazil, occupying nearly half of the market share in the Brazilian retail market. Do you know why?" Feng Weizhi said, "

Not because it has many stores, or how cheap its products are, but because it is the most efficient, because it is open almost every day, 365 days a year! Let’s give the simplest example.

, when I first went shopping in Brazil, I took a pack of mineral water in the mall, usually six or twelve. When I was checking out at the checkout counter, the cashier scanned the code for me one by one, and

You don’t just scan one and enter the quantity directly! And you move so slowly that you don’t even care that there is already a long queue of more than 20 people behind me! I first thought that this was an isolated phenomenon, but later I found out that this is the case in Brazil.

It’s a common occurrence!”

"Does the boss of the supermarket have no objection to this?" Fang Sheng asked in astonishment. Although he now has very few opportunities to shop in supermarkets in person in shopping malls, he also knows that this obviously affects work efficiency.

We know that in China, once the queue in front of the checkout counter is too long, customers may give up shopping. Therefore, unless it is the peak shopping period, otherwise, there will generally not be a situation where the queue is already long and the cashier is still slow.

"I have opinions, but there is no way!" Feng Weizhi said with a wry smile, "You have not personally experienced the power of Brazil's labor unions. They are simply seizing every opportunity to strike for the benefit of the workers. The boss does not agree to a wage increase, so he goes on strike! It's a holiday! The employees were asked to work overtime and go on strike! The workers received a call from the company after get off work and said they were going on strike! Even if the office does not have a coffee machine or the chair does not have armrests, they have to go on strike. In other words, the workers there are the bosses and they don’t care at all. Pass!"

"What about our company and farm?" Fang Bin asked quickly. Although many people were sent from China, the main workers still had to be hired from the local area.

"This means that Mingyuan is far-sighted. The allies he has formed in Brazil are all well-known families in Brazil. They have great influence in the business and political circles. Many members of the family are directly

We hold important official positions in the local government, and with them at the forefront, we can save a lot of trouble. Moreover, when Mingyuan and the others went to the farm for the first time, didn't they cause a commotion? Now Brazilians are still

I have an impression, so when dealing with us, I am more polite, and I am more punctual in gatherings, negotiations, etc..."

"Wait, wait, did I hear you right? Being polite to us means that you are partying, and you are more punctual in negotiations and so on?" Fang Bin interrupted Feng Weizhi and asked.

"Well, this is a sign of their respect for our habits!" Feng Weizhi said with a smile, "Brazilians are notorious for not sticking to time. They often go to parties and are half an hour to an hour late for appointments. That is normal.

I'm afraid they will only start on time for festival celebrations and football games. When we first arrived there, we made a joke. We went according to the agreed time, but the host's banquet was not prepared at all.

The chefs were still busy. Later, these Brazilians also learned about our habits, and they would be more punctual at any gathering where we attended."

Fang Ya frowned and said: "Brazil is still a developing country, so why does it sound like some countries in Europe?"

"So, I think that in the long run, the Brazilian economy will definitely have problems. They are too dependent on the export of crops and mineral resources. This time, with the outbreak of the global economic crisis, Brazil is now in chaos, and its foreign exchange income has dropped significantly. This is also

The reason why Brazilians hope to use goods instead of US dollars to pay Longxing Construction Group." Feng Weizhi said, "But to be honest, I think Mingyuan's doing this is a bit risky. The Brazilians can currently take advantage of it.

, that is, commodities such as iron ore and soybeans, and the global economic crisis has caused a significant decline in demand for these commodities, both overseas and domestically. Mingyuan has obtained these goods, and if it cannot be successfully digested

If you transform it into other products and sell them, wouldn’t you be playing into your own hands?”

"Let's put it aside for now. You haven't finished the question you just asked." Fang Bin asked, "Those Brazilians employed by the company and the farm will not cause trouble because of our cooperation with local forces in Brazil?"

"Of course not, I can only say that with these local forces in Brazil, they cannot do whatever they want." Feng Weizhi said with a wry smile, "But in many cases, these families in Brazil also face the threat of local strikes.

.It’s just that we have taken some measures. One is to try to improve the work efficiency of workers. In this way, even if something happens, it will be within our tolerance range. The work efficiency of Brazilians is very low, not only

Government agencies are common in industry and commerce. Some Brazilian experts have made statistics and said that of the eight hours of work of Brazilians, only five to six hours are spent on work. The remaining two to three hours are actually spent on work.

A grinder."

"Well, isn't that the same as many of our state-owned enterprises?" Fang Ya laughed and said, "No wonder Brazil's industrial products are not very competitive in the international market." The benefits are so high, the government's taxes are harsh, and the workers have no jobs.

Efficiency, logistics are not smooth, and the population is still large. Apart from its vast land and rich resources, Brazil seems to have few advantages.

"This is not entirely true. Brazil's aircraft industry is pretty good and is well-known around the world. But its industrial system is incomplete, which limits its development in many industries." Feng Weizhi said, "Its railway system

That's it. In recent years, Brazil has been relatively more focused on roads. As a result, even the original railway network cannot be maintained. And the Brazilian government has now realized that ignoring railway transportation will have a negative impact on Brazil's economic development and people's mobility.

This is a huge disadvantage, so we have introduced a series of policies to change the current situation of the railway system. But for this kind of thing, it is easy to introduce policies, but it is very difficult to actually implement them, so we have put our minds on it.

Longxing Construction Group. Now, the global economic crisis has severely hit Brazil's exports. A large number of goods are backlogged in the country, and financial pressure is great. It has become more and more active in this plan. In recent times, including senior Brazilian officials, some

Many people want to hear from me and want to know the attitude of our Fang family and the Chinese government on this matter."

"Hmph, they made a good plan. They replaced the unsold goods from us with upgraded railways, killing two birds with one stone!" Fang Bin said coldly.

"When I come back this time, I also want to talk to Mingyuan face to face to understand his true attitude towards this matter, so that I can better deal with those Brazilians." Feng Weizhi spread his hands and said, "I can't always do this

Let’s get rid of those people by saying that it’s not my business, some of them are our Fang family’s allies in Brazil.” (~^~)

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