Chapter 606: The Birth of the Social Security System (II)
There was silence in the conference hall, and everyone was digesting the suggestion that Yan Zhenzhi had just put forward about the endowment, including Zhu Yunwen.
I have to say that Yan Zhenzhi's article provides risk protection for the future of farmers through additional endowments, which not only slightly increases farmers' incomes, but also enhances the ability of farmers to resist risks.
And the reason why Zhu Yunwen is happy is entirely because Yan Zhenzhi's suggestion is completely a draft version of the social security mechanism.
High taxes and high benefits at the same time.
"It may be feasible for the peasants to pay more for this, but what about the workers?"
Zeng Wenji frowned: "The wages of workers are fixed, and if there is one percent more wage tax, there will be less when it arrives, so how can you explain it?" ”
"The wages of the workers are not determined by the workers, but by the factory owners."
Yan Zhen said the simplest and most understandable sentence: "As an employer, the factory owner certainly hopes that the wages of workers will be lower and lower, and even as they were a few decades ago, as they were in a few decades ago, as they were used as free labor."
Nowadays, the wages of workers in the Gyeonggi Belt are basically stable in the range of 50 to 60 wen a day, and if we levy a tax of 10%, the workers will naturally receive less, and the factory owners will not pay this tax for the workers, which seems to increase the exploitation of the workers.
With the acceleration of industrialization, there are more and more factories, and naturally the demand for workers will also increase.
Our state-owned factories raise the wages of workers to recruit workers, and the private private factories must keep up, otherwise they will not be able to recruit workers, without workers there will be no output, they will not be able to make money.
They will make the smartest choice compared to the negligible wages, and that is to raise the wages of their workers.
We set a fixed number for a worker's daily wage, 60 wen, and now our state-run factory has set it at 80 wen, deducting 10% of the tax, and the worker will get 72 wen. So let's say that the number of workers recruited is 50,000, and we only spend 12 more money, and 50,000 people are 600,000.
Assuming that there are 3 million workers in the whole country, and the wages of private factories are also raised to 80 yuan, then the tax of 8 yuan per person will have to pay 24 million yuan in wage tax.
I once watched a play in the Beijing opera troupe, and there was a very funny sentence in it, saying, 'The squire's money will be returned, and the people's money will be divided into three or seven accounts', and now, we are ensuring that the people's income is intact and adding a part to the people, and the money of the rich businessmen is taken out, not to engage in three or seven accounts, and all of it is taken out to protect the grassroots workers.
For work-related injuries, work-related deaths, and work-related disability, we have established a comprehensive level of protection, which should be provided for five years for five years, and for ten years for ten years, including a certain percentage of medical subsidies will be paid from this additional wage tax. ”
"Good way!"
Zhu Yunwen, who had been listening to the conference silently for several days, opened his mouth and cheered.
Yan Zhenzhi's idea has to be said to be really talented, this is to take out the head wealth in the social class and distribute it to the bottom, and the people at the bottom will also gather wealth to the head class through spending in their daily life, but the head class wants to put the money that belongs to them back into their pockets, and they have to go through a procedure, that is, to pay taxes.
To give a simple example, if a merchant gives 20 wen to the people, and the people buy something and return 20 wen to the merchant, the merchant may only get 15 wen, and 5 wen goes to the treasury.
What if the businessman does not want to continue to take it out later, the state treasury will take out the five cents and use it to improve the treatment of the people, which is the leading role of state-owned capital, and the businessman has to continue to process the money with tears in his pocket.
This is like the so-called minimum wage red line.
Every time the wages of the workers are increased, the merchant must obey this policy, and if he does not obey, then he will have to accept that he will not be able to recruit workers, and the factories that have invested so much money will not be able to function.
"But if wages increase, will the prices of commodities sold by merchants also increase, resulting in a certain price inflation, and if there is a price inflation, even if the wages of workers increase, but the purchasing power will decrease, then what's the point?"
"If the price of goods of state-owned capital is not raised, who will dare to raise the price of the people?"
A response, everyone laughed.
If wages are raised but commodity prices are not high, profit margins will be compressed, and state-owned enterprises will take the lead in making profits to the people, and leading businessmen from all over the country to benefit the people, which is to cut the flesh of merchants and feed the stomachs of the people, which is a means of equalizing wealth.
Of course, even if the wealth is equalized, the imperial court will ensure that the merchants can make profits, and it is impossible to engage in the business of drying up and fishing to destroy the healthy development of the economic market.
Just a modest compression part.
Let the gap between the rich and the poor in this country not widen too quickly and an unbridgeable gap will appear.
"The incomes of workers and peasants have increased, prices have remained stable and not skyrocketing, and the livelihood security system for the grassroots people has also been established and improved.
Below the stage, an official suddenly let out this kind of emotion, and soon the whole venue should be in harmony.
"The above is the humble opinion of the contemptible people, and I submit it to Your Majesty and the General Assembly for deliberation."
Yan Zhen turned straight to face Zhu Yunwen and bowed to the end, and then stepped off the stage.
Behind him, Zhu Yunwen stood up and took the lead in applauding, and the whole venue resounded with warm applause.
Walking down the steps, Zhu Yunwen stood behind the lectern, stretched out his hand, and the audience returned to silence.
"I am very pleased, because this policy was put forward by Yan Qing himself, and there is no intention of me in it, which shows that the future of this country and the livelihood of the people of the whole country are no longer just me worrying about."
Why did the quality of life of the people in ancient times progress so slowly, but the bureaucracy didn't worry about the people?
Too biased.
The ancient officials wanted to worry and didn't have the energy.
The bureaucratic class, which relies on the imperial power, has the first task of thinking about how to accompany the emperor well, because accompanying the emperor is like accompanying the tiger.
There are countless political tricks, partisan disputes, and attacks in the court, so most of their energy is busy with these things, and even the emperor may just say it casually.
"It's a nice day."
This group of officials can go back to their homes and think about an all-nighter.
If you want them to write their impressions, it is estimated that they can write tens of thousands of words.
The human emperor really praised the good weather, and they could all set off a wave of party disputes for this.
"We think that's what the Emperor meant when he said this."
"No, the emperor said that is obviously what he meant."
"What do you mean by that?"
"We don't mean anything else, that's what we mean."
It's boring!
When all political resources are used in this kind of ruffle, what official can do a good job in the development of people's livelihood.
Those who are often engaged in people's livelihood are not liked by their colleagues, and they are cited as outliers, and it is extremely difficult for them to be promoted.
This is the brutal reality of officialdom.
With the entry of the Xu cabinet in today's Ming political arena, this kind of thing cannot be said to be non-existent, it can only be said that it is very rare, and Zhu Yunwen took the initiative to reduce his sense of existence in the political field, did not participate in the court meeting, and did not show his face, which also greatly saved the effort of the world's officials to speculate about the sacred heart.
Work hard and diligently for the people.
How can such a country not be fast in its development?
Zhu Yunwen faced Yan Zhenzhi and said in a sincere tone: "Qingzhi's suggestion is very good, I am the people of the world, thank you Yan Qing." ”
Yan Zhen in the audience hurriedly got up.
"The ministers are officials and serve the people, and they don't dare to thank Your Majesty, let alone thank the people in the world, and the ministers are afraid."
The emperor's words of thanks also set the tone.
That is the Promise Conference, Yan Zhenzhi's suggestion, reviewed and passed!