Chapter 356: On the Economy (II)
"Oh...... Oh God! How do I feel more and more complicated! First the cultural centripetal force, followed by the system, when will I get to the point? I just want to mix and pass, is it that difficult?" A short-haired girl covered her head and wailed after listening to the tirade. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ ο½ο½ο½ο½
Angela, who also felt a little headache, also echoed: "That's right, dear Lu, please try to be as simple as possible, we are not geniuses, let alone top students in college." β
Lu Li shrugged his shoulders with a smile: "Okay, then I'll go straight to the point." China's economic rise mainly depends on two aspects, the first is a solid industrial base, I believe you must have heard that the United States has always insisted on the technology blockade of China, but there are no restrictions on some other countries, do you know why?"
Emily lowered her head and pondered for a moment, and immediately replied, "I'm afraid of being cracked and copied!"
China has the most comprehensive industrial system, so once you get the real thing, you can reverse engineer it immediately, get the technology in a very short time, and then copy it with relatively cheap labor, often at a tenth of the price of the original commodity. Slowly, the original manufacturers will lose a lot of market share in the price competition, and finally be completely defeated, forming the world factory we currently see. β
Lu Li used the most concise language to summarize the road of China's industrial rise after the reform and opening up.
As we all know, manufacturing is the cornerstone and backbone of a country, and the United States is now swallowing the bitter fruit of its own brewing because of the loss of its local manufacturing industry, the most obvious of which is the mass bankruptcy of the steel industry, which has caused countless workers to lose their jobs and be displaced, and all kinds of violent crimes are constantly staged in dilapidated neighborhoods.
"And what about the second point?" asked Angela, holding her chin.
Lu Li smiled and stretched out two fingers and replied, "The second point is the quality of the people who are hard-working. Although the labor law stipulates two days off and an eight-hour workday, I can tell you clearly that there are very few companies that actually comply with this law, and most workers work more than ten hours a day, and there is no overtime pay, and it is not new to not take a break for a month. β
Emily was completely stunned by the amount of work, and exclaimed, "Oh my God!
"Hehe, strictly speaking, it's a crime. But the problem is that similar situations are too common, so common that everyone has become accustomed to it, and at the same time, it has greatly reduced labor costs, making Chinese manufacturing unrivaled in the world. The lack of technology and work efficiency with lower labor costs than ours, and the lack of price advantage with higher labor costs than ours, so ......"
In the end, Lu Li made a gesture of spreading his hands, and by the way, expressed his attitude towards this phenomenon, that is, helpless.
No one likes to live under heavy pressure all day long, and no one wants to work overtime endlessly, but in order to live, tens of millions of Chinese endure high-intensity, low-paying jobs, creating an economic miracle that attracts worldwide attention, but they get very little for themselves.
In fact, in terms of social welfare, the government is clearly wary of the phenomenon of laziness, non-working, and staying at home to receive benefits caused by the high welfare in developed countries in Europe and the United States.
The low welfare society has led to a general lack of security among the population, who are desperate to work and earn money, thereby improving the competitiveness of the entire country and nation.
"It's terrible! Won't they go to the unions for help? For example, they organize strikes and other activities to demand higher salaries and benefits. Angela's eyes widened in questioning.
"Union? Hahahaha! You're naΓ―ve. Lu Li laughed and shook his head. "China's labor unions are not as powerful as in the United States, they are almost a decoration, occasionally responsible for mediating conflicts between workers and enterprises, and other than that. β
Angela sighed rather disappointed: "Alas, well, according to what you just described, I roughly summarized that China's economic rise mainly comes from the following aspects, first of all, cultural centripetal force, followed by a comprehensive industrial system, and finally hard-working cheap labor, that's right?"
"You have forgotten the market! China is a huge market with a population of 1.4 billion! At the same time, it is the second largest economic entity after the United States, with huge spending power and a rapid increase every year. Lu reminded from the exit.
"OK! Add in the market and spending power. Angela quickly picked up her pen and jotted down everything she had just mentioned.
After doing all this, she pushed the glass of orange juice in front of her forward: "Thank you for your enthusiastic explanation, give, drink it and moisten your throat." β
Lu Li, who had been talking for a long time, happened to be a little thirsty, so without saying a word, he drank it all, smacked his mouth and asked, "Why do I feel that this orange juice tastes a little weird?
"How could it be! There must be something wrong with what you ate before. Angela retorted with a twinkle in her eyes.
"Forget it, it's just a day's worth of diarrhea anyway. Lu Li put down his cup and gave up his intention to pursue it.
With his current physique attributes, even if he really drank the expired drink, it wouldn't be a big deal, and it was likely that he wouldn't even react.
"By the way, you raised those puppies at the door?" Angela, who was confused, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, gave a look to the other girls next to her, and hurriedly pointed to the three dogs lying in the corridor to divert the topic.
Emily immediately stood up and picked up one of them, laughed and exclaimed, "Look, what a cute little one! What's its name? I've always wanted to have a dog, but unfortunately my parents don't agree." β
"They are all stray dogs that broke into the yard and rummaged through the garbage cans, and I felt a little pitiful, so I adopted them easily, and I haven't had time to name them yet. As he spoke, Lu Li raised his hand and snapped his fingers, and the three and a half dogs quickly ran to the front and sat on the floor honestly one by one.
Angela raised her eyebrows in surprise and let out a strange cry: "Wow! Good training! I really don't see that you still have the potential to be an animal trainer?"
Lu Li was just about to open his mouth to respond to the girl's ridicule, but suddenly felt an inexplicable fever all over his body, especially the lower half of his body was congested in just one or two seconds, and his heart was full of the most primitive desires of human beings, and even his breathing became rapid.
The girls sitting on the sofa noticed this change in an instant, got up and said goodbye, and walked away in the blink of an eye, and in the end there were only two people left in the huge living room, a man and a woman, as well as three dogs and a mouse hiding in the corner and gnawing nuts.
At this moment, no matter how idiotic Lu Li was, he could sense that there was a problem, and he resisted the impulse to ask, "What did you add to the orange juice?"
"Relax, dear Lu, it's just a little rejuvenating drug, in order to make you completely let go of your restraints and embrace your primal instincts. With that, Angela slowly leaned in and opened her mouth to give a deep kiss.
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Lu Li only felt that a string called reason in his brain broke on the spot, and he directly pushed the girl down on the sofa, and the whole person pounced on it, starting a fierce hand-to-hand fight......