Military industrial hegemony

Chapter 923 Cost pressure brought about by rising prices

"Haha, it's nothing, everyone is here, sit down, sit down!" Chen Guorong stood up and said with a smile.

"You old Chen, don't tell us anything happy." Xu Shijie turned his head to look at Jiang Chen and said, "You boy, you are willing to come back to see us old people."

"How can it be, Uncle Xu, don't you think I'm back?" Jiang Chen said with a smile.

"Okay, just come back. We were still talking a few days ago, saying that if you don't come back, we will send someone to invite you." Xu Shijie sat down on the sofa next to him while talking. Several people also talked and sat down with a smile.Immediately, Chen Guorong's secretary came in, offered Xu Shijie and the others a cup of tea, refilled Jiang Chen's and Chen Guorong's teacups, and backed out.

As for Chen Guorong, he immediately lit a cigarette for everyone, and then said with a smile: "Today, this kid just came back, and we are all together. Let's have a meeting first, and discuss some recent things and some future plans. discuss."

"Well, I think it's okay." Xu Shijie also expressed his opinion immediately.

Next to him, Zheng Hongfei, deputy factory director Zhang, also nodded and said, "We should have a meeting to get some fresh air. We haven't had one for a long time."

Naturally, Qiu Jiayan and Ma Guoliang on the side had no objections, so Chen Guorong nodded and said, "That's fine, let's start our meeting now. Let's talk about everything, so that we all have an idea in mind."

Seeing that everyone was silent, Ma Guoliang on the side took the lead and said: "That's it, I'll take the lead. That's right, with the current economic development, the price of goods has also increased a lot. Many people below are Response, the current wages are really not enough, so I want to ask us to increase their wages to protect their lives. I am thinking, the price has risen too fast this year, let alone the following employees, Even my daughter-in-law has complained that the price of goods has risen a lot this year. I think we have achieved good results in this exhibition. After deducting the profits and taxes paid, we still have a lot of money left. Can we make appropriate adjustments to our current wages? salary."

"Are you going to adjust again? How many times has this been adjusted? Now the level of workers in our factory is much higher than that of other factories and enterprises. Why are they clamoring for a salary increase? I don't think we should pay attention to them this time , otherwise this matter will never end." Qiu Jiayan frowned dissatisfied.

"You can't say that. The wages of the workers in our factory are indeed much higher than those in other factories. But the work intensity of the workers in our factory is very high, and the requirements are also very high. In order for the workers to be serious and responsible, we It was only on the salary that it was adjusted. On the one hand, it is an incentive, and on the other hand, it is also a kind of compensation." Zhang Hongfei shook his head.

"You are talking about why prices are always rising. Two years ago, a box of matches was only two cents, but now it is ten cents." Chen Guorong also complained, frowning.

Hehe, Jiang Chen smiled and said, "This has something to do with the country's macro-control. With the deepening of our opening up, our ties with foreign countries have become closer. This requires us to have some relevant economic models in terms of finance. In line with foreign countries. In order to allow our domestic economy to have a more relaxed development environment, it is necessary for the above to carry out appropriate regulation within the entire market system. A certain degree of inflation is conducive to economic growth and product quality. Export. From this point of view, this phenomenon is beneficial to the development of our country's economy. Of course, it also has its side effects, that is, rising prices and a decline in the purchasing power of our currency. From the current general environment, I am afraid that this phenomenon cannot be changed in a short time, so we must make relevant preparations.”

Hearing what Jiang Chen said, the few people sitting there frowned and their faces became serious.On the other hand, Xu Shijie said worriedly to Jiang Chen: "Xiao Jiang, according to your opinion, the price may continue to rise, and it will not change in a short time."

Jiang Chen shook his head and said, "It's not a possibility, but a certainty. As long as we open up to the outside world, as long as we develop the economy, inflation will continue, which will inevitably lead to a further increase in our prices."

"So in this way, our workers' wages will continue to be adjusted upward?" Qiu Jiayan asked with a frown.

Zhang Hongfei next to him said worriedly: "Not only wages, but also the cost of our various raw materials and a series of other things related to survival will rise. This means that in the future, we will further increase the cost of this product. rising, and our profit margins will be further squeezed."

Hearing what Deputy Factory Manager Zhang said, Jiang Chen shook his head with a smile and said, "This is not necessarily the case, it depends on who our customers are. If it is domestic, then our profits will definitely decrease. But if we are targeting In foreign countries, we can take advantage of the interest rate to continue to make profits, and the profit margin will gradually expand with the change of the interest rate. Of course, we don’t need to worry too much, because the increase in prices is common, and Our products will naturally increase with the price. Except that the signed contracts cannot be changed, we can completely re-adjust the prices of products in the future according to the level of rising prices, which is also allowed by the market. "

"Well, Xiao Jiang's analysis is right. I think we have to deal with this matter quickly. Let the marketing department come up with a specific adjustment plan later, so that we can avoid unnecessary losses." Xu Shijie nodded.

"Okay, I'll give orders when I turn around." Zheng Hongfei nodded in response.

"Okay, let's leave this matter as it is. Let's talk about wages. Xiao Jiang, what do you think of the workers asking for wage adjustments?" Chen Guorong asked Jiang Chen.

Feeling the gazes of the crowd, Jiang Chen thought for a while and then said to the crowd: "I think so, the salary still needs to be adjusted. However, we can't make frequent adjustments, as this will cause confusion and affect our leadership. The authority of the higher-ups. If this is the case, it will be difficult to manage in the future.”

Seeing everyone nodding, Jiang Chen continued: "In the future, prices and jobs will continue to rise for a long time, and we must be prepared for long-term adjustments. Let's ask the HR department to set up a salary adjustment research team. Calculate the price increase level, get a reasonable increase ratio, and then announce it once a year. Of course, this increase ratio should not be too high, nor can it be directly linked to the price level of the year, as long as it remains within a reasonable increase range. Otherwise, if you raise so much at one time, how can you increase it in the second year?"

"Well, I think Xiaojiang's method is good, I agree." Xu Shijie nodded in approval.

"I also agree." Then Zhang Hongfei also nodded.

As for Ma Guoliang, he recorded all Jiang Chen's words and said, "I think Xiao Jiang's plan is good, and I have written it down. After I go back, I will organize some things and let them come up with a reasonable implementation plan as soon as possible."

"That's fine, this matter is settled like this. Ma, this matter will trouble you." Chen Guorong said with a final word.

(End of this chapter)