Chapter 162 Lu Li Lecture Hall

"is that so?"

The cadres present discussed with each other and frowned, because although they had seen many countries, they only visited them as pirates and did not care about the economic status and national strength of that country.

In the end, Jhin thought deeply and said his answer, "It seems to be true. Countries with slavery are often underdeveloped, but what does this have to do with the cost of use?"

Everyone else also shut up and looked at Lu Li, waiting for the answer.

"To illustrate that this issue is a bit complicated, I will briefly mention a few points."

Lu Li said that it was actually because he didn't understand in-depth economic theory and could only tell people about things in history books. Now he really hoped that he had a mind like Sosuke and a mouth that was good at deception.

Under the gaze of everyone, Lu Li continued: "First of all, the slavery system lacks an economic incentive mechanism, and slaves lack motivation to work. They often only work under forced circumstances. This model is inefficient. We can compare this through the production capacity of the new and old factories. , you should have understood it, so let’s analyze the costs of the new and old factories.”

"Does this still need analysis? Your salary is obviously higher than that of the old factory. Isn't the cost high?"

Maria interjected.

Lu Li frowned slightly, but still explained: "If you read the report carefully, you will find that the basic salary in the new factory is not much higher than that in the old factory. Currently, Wano still uses the currency of its own system. The old factory The salary offered is 5 silver per month, and the salary offered by the new factory is 7 silver per month.”

Maria didn't realize the core of the problem, but just noticed the high and low numbers, "Isn't this higher than the cost of the old factory?"

Lu Li was a little disappointed with the intelligence of people in this world, because Maria should already be considered a smart person in the Beast Pirates, but she actually prioritized the comparison of amounts instead of discovering more critical issues.

He could only patiently explain to a group of illiterate people, "The cost issue needs to be analyzed step by step. Aren't you surprised why I only paid a slightly higher salary than in the old factory, but the workers were satisfied with their hard work?"

This time the cadres started to think and realized something was wrong.

Yes, they remember that five silver coins is only enough to feed an adult for a month. If it is a family of three, it will definitely not have enough to eat and will starve to death.

Even if 5 silvers are exchanged for 7 silvers, the difference should be about the same. Why are the workers in Luli factory so happy to have enough to eat?

"Because food prices have changed, Mr. Lu has also carried out market controls during this period, right?"

Jhin, who had been paying attention to Lu Li and the internal changes in Wano Country, was the first to think it over, "So Wano Country's currency has appreciated in disguise, and the wages given by our previous factory have also been increased."

"There is such a thing!?"

Kaido's voice increased significantly, "Then wouldn't I have lost money?"

Lu Lixin said that it would make a capitalist cry after hearing this, but he could probably understand Kaido's brain circuit. Most likely Kaido only understood that he paid more to the craftsmen.

But in fact, Kaido never understood that the actual cost he paid was the same, because he didn't take the money when he gave Kuotan Orochi or Yamato food.

The wages he paid to the craftsmen were not the world's common currency, Pele, but the local currency of Wano. In fact, only the grain he imported from outside was the real asset cost, but he did not charge for this part. .

"Governor, I know you are in a hurry, but please don't be anxious yet."

Lu Li comforted him, "Listen to me."

Kaido looked at Lu Li suspiciously, but thinking that his factory's output was increasing, he still managed to endure it and prepared to continue listening.

"Continuing to talk about the cost issue, if I did not control food prices, then the workers in the new and old factories would not have enough to eat. And as Miss Maria said, I raised more wages, so how low is the cost? Where is it?"

Lu Li said in a persuasive manner, but none of the cadres could come up with the answer on their own, and Jin was also racking his brains to think.

Seeing this, Lu Li could only continue: "Then let me change the question. Do you think it is quite cheap to acquire workers from an old factory and let them work there?"

"Of course."

Maria said.

"Miss Maria, you know the recruitment process of the factory very well, so let me ask you, what do we need to do from when the factory finds a worker to when he is qualified to perform the work?"

Lu Li asked.

Maria frowned slightly, not knowing what Lu Li meant, but she still thought about it, "The devil fruit factory is more troublesome. Taking the weapons factory as an example, we will let the old craftsmen train and guide the new craftsmen for three months to make them familiar with it. After going through various operating procedures, they then enter the factory to work.”

Lu Li clapped his hands and said, "That's right."

The cadres present looked at each other, wondering what the problem was.

But then, Lu Li's words caused them to think deeply, "Miss Maria, don't you think that training workers is not a cost in itself?"

Maria was stunned for a moment, and she realized this time. The factory was a technical position, and it was definitely not comparable to Tudon Prison Mining. To take up the job, craftsmen naturally had to be trained.

During the training period, the elite old craftsman will naturally not be able to work, and the production equipment occupied during the training period will not be able to produce. During this period, in order to prevent the preliminary craftsmen they are educating from starving to death, they also have to pay wages to Wouldn't it be a great loss for them to starve to death before they even take up their posts?

Calculated in this way, training, personnel expenses, equipment decommissioning, salary advance...etc., etc., are all costs!

Education itself is the biggest cost.

What's more, after Lu Li's previous analysis, she suddenly realized that their workers were not durable. After a few months of training, they might die of hunger and illness in just a few years. After doing a simple mathematical calculation, she found that Calculated based on a five-year lifespan, the cost of using an old factory worker within five years is several times higher than that of a free worker!

Even if this period is extended to ten years, it is obviously cheaper for free workers.

Just when everyone was calm and deep in thought, Lu Li said again: "And in order to ensure that the workers can produce normally, the old factory also set up a lot of supervisors? Some of those supervisors are members of our pirate group, and some are not. I We didn’t pay people, but did we use the combat power of our Beast Pirates? Did we pay wages to the supervisors of Wano?”

Lu Li's words were another blow to the soul, causing Maria to open her mouth slightly (it was just in proportion, it was actually quite large). She realized that what Lu Li said was right, the cost of supervising work was extremely high.

Because most of the people responsible for supervising work in the factory are members of the Beast Pirates. Although they have not fought in recent years, this is still the strength of the group, and of course it is the real cost.

As for the supervisors they hired in Wano, their wages were really not low.

"Then... how do you ensure that the craftsmen work well without supervision?"

Maria asked.

"There is no need for an overseer at all. There is one thing more terrifying than a whip in reality, and that is reality itself."

Lu Li said, "In order to have enough food for myself, for my wife and children, to get ahead, to buy a big house, and to live better, life is pressing behind everyone. Even if they have basic food and clothing, it is called desire. The devil will also drive people forward."

He pointed to the values ​​​​on the report and said: "This is the best proof. I told them that if the new factory's performance is not good, this plan will be cancelled. Then they will all have to go back to pick up garbage. As a result, they did a very poor job." good."

"But this is temporary pressure. Will they slack off in the long run?"

Jhin raised his doubts.

"Of course there will be some people who will slack off. This is inevitable, but because of the structure of the salary system, I believe most people will work hard."

Lu Li turned the page of the report, "I guess no one has read it carefully, so let me talk about the differences between the old and new factory wage systems."

The cadres present were a little ashamed, because they really didn't look at it, they only looked at the result numbers, and that was all they could understand.

To put it a bit too far, there are even real illiterate people on the scene who can't understand anything except their own reward orders. Illiterate people exist.

"Isn't it 7 silver?"

Maria was also a little embarrassed at this time, because she didn't look carefully. It wasn't that she was impatient and didn't have the skills to look closely, but that she was taken away and passed around by other cadres without even looking at it twice.

"Of course not. As I said, that is an estimate of the average salary. But in fact, the basic salary of the grassroots craftsmen working in the new factory is only 2 silver, and the rest of the salary depends on his performance."

Lu Li said, "Evaluation is based on his performance, that is, his performance on the production line and actual output. To put it simply, the better he does and the more he produces, the more wages he will get. Based on the average Generally speaking, in the end everyone can get almost 7 silvers, but in fact some people can’t get that much, and some people who perform well can get 8 silvers or even 10 silvers.”

He walked to the side and wrote on the blackboard that had not been used by the Beast Pirates for countless meetings. "This is the inspiration I got when I was working in Tudon Prison. The more you work, the more you gain." The governor is very clever at this."

Kaido nodded without changing his expression, "Well, this rule is good."

"On this basis, I also added a rule. Craftsmen whose performance is below the average for three consecutive months will be laid off, while craftsmen whose performance is above the average for one consecutive year will be promoted, which means their basic salary will be increased. According to this rule, craftsmen can reach the top level of the factory and serve as technical guidance and management. They do not need to perform heavy manual labor, and their wages and social status are also significantly improved. "

Lu Li drew a personnel structure diagram of the factory on the blackboard, "Do you think that if you were in this system, would you want to climb up? And what do you need to do if you want to climb up?"

The officers present looked at me and I looked at you. They completely understood now, because the Beasts Pirates also had a similar system.

The people below all want to increase their strength and achieve results and become cadres in the pirate group. Those who become real fighters want to be Lingkong Liuzi, and Lingkong Liuzi wants to be a big poster.

Therefore, even though there are many people in the Beast Pirates and they usually do not go out to sea to fight, there has not been any large-scale destruction. Everyone is working hard to make progress.

"Mr. Lu, it's such a simple and exquisite structure. Why didn't I think of this method before?"

Jin looked at Lu Li with more respect. The factory model was formulated after he and Maria discussed it. Now that Lu Li analyzed it like this, it only made him feel that the old factory model was simply garbage.

"Mr. Jin is overly complimentary. I haven't finished talking about the benefits of free workers."

Lu Li said with a smile, "Everyone has been paying attention to costs just now, so let's further analyze the costs of our own workers."

As he spoke, he drew a circle on the blackboard and wrote Wano Country in it. “Have you ever thought about what kind of wages we pay to the craftsmen in the factory? What kind of costs do we consume in essence?”