The Courtyard House: He Yuzhu, Who Defied Fate

"That's right!"

He Yuzhu asked:

773 "Did Aunt Song and Qingqing go back?"

Chen Xueru nodded:

"I'm going back now. Oh, by the way, I need to go back in a few days. It's almost settlement time."

After this settlement, the entire silk shop will no longer be mine, and there will be no more dividends.

It will then belong entirely to the public!

He Yuzhu already knew about this situation:

"Okay, let me know when you go back. I'll go back with you. It's fine. The country's development cannot be separated from commerce."

Once the country opens up commerce, we can start from scratch; it's just a matter of opening a store.

The silk shop belongs to the state, but the storefront is still yours, isn't it? We'll pay you rent later.

If there's no dividend, there's no dividend. Our family isn't short of money now. Besides, the amount of cloth we've accumulated over the years is enough for our family to wear for three hundred years.

I don't care about that anymore!

Chen Xueru didn't hear what came after; what she heard before shocked her greatly:

"Are you serious? Will commercial activities really be allowed in the future?"

He Yuzhu nodded:

"It is important to understand that without agriculture there is no stability, without industry there is no wealth, and without commerce there is no vitality. The development of a country depends on all three: industry, agriculture, and commerce."

However, given the current shortage of national resources, this is also a national strategy to channel limited resources into unlimited development.

There was nothing that could be done about it!

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, Chen Xueru was taken aback, then muttered:

"No agriculture, no stability; no industry, no wealth; no commerce, no life. How well said, my husband! How did you come up with that?"

He Yuzhu was taken aback, knowing that this statement would not be made until seven or eight years later.

Then immediately come back to the point:

"Our ancestors said this before. The Book of Zhou records: If farmers do not work, there will be a shortage of food; if craftsmen do not work, there will be a shortage of work; if merchants do not work, the three treasures will be exhausted; if hunters do not hunt, there will be a shortage of wealth."

When resources are scarce, mountains and lakes are left undeveloped. These four things are the foundation of the people's clothing and food. A large foundation leads to abundance, while a small foundation leads to scarcity.

The superiors enrich the nation, and the inferiors enrich their families. The difference between rich and poor cannot be taken away or given away, but the skillful have more than enough, while the clumsy lack enough.

The relationship between agriculture, workers, merchants, and resources.

Sima Qian also said, "The world is bustling, all for profit; the world is chaotic, all for profit."

Therefore, commerce will never be outdated and will eventually open up; now our country's mushroom eggs have also emerged.

When our country has the strength to say no to the great powers, that will be the time when our country stands up again.

So don't worry, you'll get it back for that silk shop sooner or later!

Hearing He Yuzhu's words, Chen Xueru nodded excitedly:

"Okay, then I'll wait!"

Chapter 150: Facing Van Jinyou

Chen Xueru had blind trust in He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu said that business would take off in the future, and it definitely will.

Chen Xueru said:

"Okay, then come back with me in a few days!"

It's important to understand that in the first year of a public-private partnership, the manager was still the private party in charge, but afterwards it became public.

Three years later, it will all belong to the public and will have nothing to do with private entities.

This year is Chen Xueru's last year receiving dividends; there will be no more dividends after this year.

Starting this year, there are no more private businesses; they are all public.

Of course, other industries are excluded, such as bicycle repair, barbershops and other service industries, as well as many privately owned businesses.

However, they are all personal; they cannot hire people, but they can take on apprentices, but they cannot hire anyone.

If you hire people, that's capitalism; if you're an individual running the shop, such a store is still allowed.

He Yuzhu has been basically slacking off these past few days, spending his time at the research institute working on his own inventions.

Then he left. He Yuzhu provided enough technology; there are still many technologies that other countries haven't fully absorbed.

After all, the technology He Yuzhu provided was too advanced, surpassing that of Western countries by a large margin.

But what can we do when the country's foundation is weak and there aren't enough talented people?

Also, He Yuzhu has a cheat code, but the others don't.

He Yuzhu had taken leave the day before, because he planned to accompany Chen Xueru to Xueru Silk Shop to collect the last year's dividends.

Then Chen Xueru just needs to collect the rent for the house every year, and that's all she has to do.

If He Yuzhu hadn't come, Chen Xueru would still have been a worker at the silk shop, but after He Yuzhu came along, Chen Xueru wouldn't go anymore.

He Yuzhu drove quickly to the silk shop. Upon arrival, Fan Jinyou saw Chen Xueru and angrily pointed at her, berating her:

"Do you have any sense of organization or discipline? You've only come once a year for so many years. Do you even care about the silk shop anymore?"

Chen Xueru said calmly:

"Manager Fan, please watch your words. This silk shop is no longer mine. I was just the private manager before."

Moreover, it was clearly stated during the public-private partnership that I would hand over all business to you in the first year.

As the private manager, I only have the right to operate the business for the first year.

After that, as the private manager, I only had the right to share in the profits, which was clearly stated when the contract was signed.

After three years of profit sharing, the entire silk shop will belong to the government and will have nothing to do with me anymore.

If I want to be a worker here, I am a worker now. If I don't want to be, I'll find another job.

"What right do you have to yell at me? I'm here to settle my final year's dividends!"

Fan Jinyou already had designs on this female boss and originally wanted to put her in a difficult position.

However, to his surprise, Chen Xueru showed him no respect, and Fan Jinyou angrily rebuked her:

"no!"

Upon hearing Fan Jinyou's words, Chen Xueru didn't say a word and turned to leave. He Yuzhu, who had just parked his car, watched as Chen Xueru walked out with a dark face.

He asked Chen Xueru:

"Xueru, what's wrong?"

Chen Xueru angrily recounted what had just happened.

Upon hearing Chen Xueru's words, He Yuzhu said:

"That's easy. Come on, I'll take you to get justice for you!"

After saying that, He Yuzhu left with Chen Xueru, while Fan Jinyou was very angry, thinking that Chen Xueru didn't want this year's dividends.

You should know that although these dividends are not as much as those from the silk shop, they are still more than 20,000 a year.

Fan Jinyou couldn't believe that after all these years, Chen Xueru would abandon him!

At this moment, He Yuzhu took Chen Xueru to the subdistrict office and went directly to the director of the subdistrict office.

He Yuzhu knew Director Sun, the director of the Zhengyangmen Subdistrict Office, but he had only met him a few times and hadn't seen him much.

He Yuzhu said:

"Director Sun, hello, my name is He Yuzhu!"

Director Sun looked at He Yuzhu and asked him:

"Comrade He Yuzhu, is there anything I can help you with?"

He Yuzhu asked:

"Director Sun, I would like to ask whether the state follows the national policy and contracts regarding public-private partnerships."

Or is the state simply seeking to seize and plunder other people's ancestral property through trickery and force?

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, Director Sun dared not say anything more, for this was a very serious matter.

"Of course we act in accordance with the contract, and all public-private partnerships across the country are conducted in accordance with the contract!"

He Yuzhu asked:

"This is Chen Xueru, the former owner of Xueru Silk Shop. Wasn't Boss Chen among the first to voluntarily sign a public-private partnership agreement with the state?"

Director Sun also knew about Chen Xueru; indeed, Chen Xueru was among the first batch of people to participate in the joint public-private ownership.