Chapter 1997

"Feng, Li, you should understand that the reason why we will give in this time and allow you to invest in our port is that we need to provide more jobs for us Americans."

"Port reconstruction needs workers, port loading and unloading also need workers, but if you use a large number of intelligent mechanical equipment, then this port reconstruction will not provide more employment opportunities, but you also need to lay off workers, right?"

Feng Yu looked at Li zeju, who nodded his head in acknowledgement.

Higher mechanical efficiency and higher efficiency can ensure that their port can have a higher transfer rate, so more freighters can be loaded and unloaded at the same time. No freighter will be willing to stop at the port empty to pay money, and they will leave at the first time after loading and unloading, so more money can be made from the same number of berths.

And because of the high efficiency, more carriers will choose to dock in their berths, especially for some fresh goods, which requires a high time. Once upon a time, there was a jam in the port, and it was difficult for the cargo ship to stop. As a result, the fresh cargo was damaged and the carrier and the cargo owner suffered huge losses.

Therefore, the higher the loading and unloading efficiency of the port, the more favored by those cargo owners and carriers. If the supporting stacking yard is large and there are enough warehouses, there will be no lack of business in China, the country with the largest import and export trade volume in the world.

Even because of the high efficiency, they can raise the price a little. Many shippers will choose to park here, so their profit margin will be higher.

But there is a big problem involved in it, at least for oba, which is the problem of employees.

Trade union organizations in Europe and America are very strong, even to a certain extent, can affect the economy of the United States. If it is not for the Union's incessant demands for salary increase and various welfare benefits, the same use car will never be able to apply for bankruptcy protection and eventually fall into the shrine.

There are too many cases in the United States and Europe. For example, Thomson company, once one of the top electronic and electrical manufacturers in Europe, is not in a bad mood now.

The main reason is that the cost is rising too fast and the profit can't keep up with it. The biggest part of the cost is the labor cost.

In Asia and Europe, ports are developing towards modernization. All kinds of mechanical equipment need very little manpower. But the ports of the United States are very backward.

It's not that the U.S. can't buy advanced equipment, or that they can't design and develop similar equipment, but that they are sniped by the labor union, so that they can't use too many automatic equipment.

Digital revolution first appeared in Seattle and San Francisco, which is one of the most technologically advanced regions in the United States and an important port city on the west coast.

A receipt study shows that the automation and robotics technology of the ports in the United States lags behind those in Asia and Europe for more than 15 years. Is it ironic that the United States is still the country with the largest import and export trade and the most developed technology in the world?

There is a dock Union on the East and west coasts of the United States. They all feel that digitalization will pose a serious threat to their employment, because most of the workers here have only a high school degree or below.

The admission rate of college entrance examination in the United States is close to 100%, because it is mainly recommended for admission here. Most schools are not satisfied with the source of students. Besides those famous schools, there are many private schools in the United States.

Therefore, the United States will recruit students internationally to fill the shortage of students in their schools. By the way, it can also publicize that they are the best country in science and culture in the world, and attract some foreign talents to become its citizens and create wealth for the United States.

At present, only 60% of senior high school students in the United States choose to go on to university, while in China, it is more than 95%. However, the admission rate in China is only 75%, including three table undergraduate and junior college.

However, the graduation rate of Chinese university students is far lower than that of Chinese university students. In developed countries, it is also the last one. Many people will choose to drop out of school, and many others may graduate in more than ten years or even decades.

But on the whole, China is more willing to go to university. In fact, the proportion of the illiterate population in the United States is higher.

You say such people can't find the office jobs. What can they do? We can only choose those manual workers. Fortunately, the industry of the United States is relatively developed and requires a large number of workers.

For example, cars, docks, railway stations and so on all need a lot of workers. And the income of these workers, in fact, is not low, and the benefits are very good.

In fact, the welfare benefits were not very high, but under the guidance of these trade unions, wages, medical treatment, pension and other welfare benefits have all been increased by a large part and become very heavy.

The east coast of the United States is undergoing technological innovation, hoping to introduce modern equipment and improve efficiency. But as a result, a large number of dock workers have lost their jobs, and the west coast is more vigilant.

There is also a saying that the reason why universal port of Dubai was said to be dangerous to national security at the beginning is that universal port needs to transform the port and introduce fully automatic operation, even if the crane is unmanned, so that the workers at that wharf will be laid off more than 95%.So if Feng Yu and his colleagues want to introduce the port into high automation machinery and equipment, then obaniu will never agree. This will increase the unemployment rate of workers on the west coast. It may cause the whole dock workers to strike and protest, causing immeasurable losses and a heavy blow to his political life.

Feng Yu didn't expect this, and Li zeju felt very embarrassed. If the large berths are to be rebuilt to accommodate larger freighters, then when the large freighters arrive, the mode of semi-automatic + worker loading and unloading is still very low in efficiency and low in profit, so the investment is not so cost-effective.

In particular, Feng Yu has the lowest profit because he is required to register a subsidiary in the United States and pay local taxes. Port is very important, but there is no profitable investment. Why does Feng Yu have to do it?

"Reed, in the future, we will hire more computer operators to supervise the loading and unloading of equipment in the control center that is not exposed to the sun and wind. There will be no higher safety risk."

"This is the future development trend of ports all over the world. Do you want to let ports fall behind? Think about the car Union in your country, because they, together with cars and Rolls Royce, what are they like now? Even if it's Fute, it can survive only after half of its business has been sold. Will your port and wharf repeat the same mistakes? "

Feng Yu uses the automobile trade union as an example. He always gives in to that trade union, and finally only drags the original enterprise into the abyss. How to choose is very important.

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