Chapter 148: A New Year 2

Some discordant factors began to appear in the world situation. Some big countries tried to divert the attention of the domestic people. However, after decades of development, the opponents worth fighting have become Big Macs. It is still "not advisable" to be provocative. Therefore, politicians from various countries began to have frequent contact. The economic crisis 100 years ago caused World War II, and countries suffered heavy casualties. Now this lesson is still firmly remembered by people, "Don't forget the past, the teacher of the future." War should be avoided as much as possible! What's more, the domestic people are still in deep trouble. Nowadays, it is becoming more and more difficult for people to fool, and it is not easy to fight a war. Except for some countries with serious nationalism, most countries can still be at peace and try to suppress the right-wing forces in China. The plan to save the economy was quickly put forward, rectified, developed, reformed and appeased. All countries competed to formulate corresponding countermeasures according to national conditions!

But the world economy has been hit hard. By the beginning of 1936, world trade had fallen by more than 40%, the gross national product of various countries had fallen by more than 35% on average, and workers' unemployment had soared. According to statistics, the number of unemployed workers in North America has reached 13 million, Japan has reached 8 million, some major countries in the European Union have reached 12 million, the number of unemployed workers have reached 11 million in India, the number has reached 4 million in Brazil, and the number of registered unemployed workers in China has reached 17 million, living in the world. The first. A large number of workers are unemployed, and the prices of raw products have risen, which makes people's lives difficult, and the pressure of government relief is very heavy. By the beginning of 1937, world trade continued to shrink, only 30% before the outbreak of the crisis. The gross national product fell to about 60% before the outbreak. Years of construction achievements have been wiped out, production has regressed for at least 20 years, and social development has regressed for at least 30 years... Major countries in the world dare not neglect, since no one eats No one, then we have to cooperate with each other. The interests of small countries are exchanged by big countries, and even the sacrifice of some traditional allies can't be taken care of. In May 36, 10 months after the outbreak of the economic crisis, the leaders of the world announced a declaration to save the world economy at the initiative of the United Nations. The leaders of the United States, Japan, China, Russia and the European Union signed it one after another. These world powers found what they deserved in the economic crisis. The "gift".

From the beginning of the economic crisis, countries have taken targeted measures according to their own situation. On the one hand, they will expand domestic demand, and on the other hand, they will expand foreign trade, especially regional trade. This is the old way of economic development, and it depends on the effect of implementation. China has a large population, unbalanced regional development, and an increasing number of unemployed workers, which has not given the central government any face because of the convening of the World Congress. As a country with a large population and rapid economic development, although the situation is better than that of similar countries such as India and Brazil, it is far from reaching the level of developed countries. Although the whole world said that "China is already a developed country" before the crisis, the crisis really came, and everyone found the fundamental It's not that bad. The situation is much more complicated than expected! By June 1936, large-scale companies laid off one after another, and the number of direct unemployed people had risen to 23 million, and the momentum of layoffs from factories and enterprises was increasing... The pressure on companies was so great that they could not withstand this heavy pressure, so they had to transfer them to society, and companies took jobs one after another. People are pushed to society, and the state department will appease them.

But on the other hand, East Asian countries, especially although unemployment is serious, there will be no social turmoil. First of all, Chinese people are relatively conservative and do not like to take risks. As long as they can get by, they don't like to make trouble, especially when the situation in this country is extremely serious. As long as social relief can keep up, people with deep-rooted Confucianism are more content with the status quo. Second, decades of rapid development have also enabled the country to accumulate a large amount of funds that can be used for social relief. At the same time, macro-control is still play a role. Although the currency has devaluation and the price of gold has risen unreasonably, the price of basic daily necessities has stabilized, and the administrative intervention measures have led to Rising prices will fall again. For example, prices in early 1936 were basically the same as before the crisis! Third, Chinese people have always had the habit of saving. The investment in the stock market is only a small part of their property, especially the money deposited in big banks has not disappeared, so the basic life can still be maintained. Most of the middle class is relatively good, and most of the changes are rich at the poles of society. People and poor people, poor people are poorer, and rich people are relatively richer. Although the poor have nothing to lose, the rich also become nothing in an instant and even their families are ruined! By the end of the year, the number of unemployed people was still rising to 28 million, while semi-unemployed workers were said to have reached 30 million. According to statistics, during the whole economic crisis, there were 30 million unemployed workers and 34 million semi-unemployed workers in China. The gross national product of the whole country fell to 60% before the crisis, and social development has regressed for nearly 20 years.

Compared with China, developed countries in Europe and the United States are not much better. The economic crisis in North America swept across various industries in August 35. By the beginning of 1936, the number of unemployed workers had reached 13 million, and by the end of the year, it had risen to 18 million. It was not until July 37 that the number of unemployed workers did not increase significantly. It is said that it had reached 20 million by this time. More than 30 million semi-unemployed workers; the gross national product is only 58% before the crisis, among which the United States, the world's largest economy, has fallen to 55%, almost half. The development of the whole society has regressed for more than 25 years, which is much more serious than other world powers. It is not easy to come to Japan. In this country, which is mainly engaged in foreign trade, when the number of unemployed workers did not increase significantly in August 36, a total of 16 million people were unemployed and 26 million people were half unemployed. The overall gross national product fell to 65% before the crisis, and international trade fell by about 75%, with extreme losses. It's terrible. The difference between European countries is relatively large, and the economic span between Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe is relatively large. In particular, the social development of Western European countries is relatively mature, and the market in the region is huge, and the damage is lighter than that in other regions. However, the number of unemployed workers has also reached 18 million, and nearly 30 million semi-unemployed workers in the whole region. The economy of the region (excluding Russia) has declined by 32%, but the losses of individual countries in the region are also extremely serious! Russia's years of hard work have also been wiped out. The total economic volume has dropped to 66% before the crisis, with more than 10 million unemployed workers and more than twice as many semi-unemployed workers. Brazil, a major South American country, is naturally not spared. This country, which has always wanted to be a world power, has to accept the relief responsibility of 8 million unemployed workers. Although its gross national product has only fallen by 35%, the social contradictions have deteriorated sharply, and the national situation is extremely serious. Southeast Asian countries are not spared from China and Japan. They are not as good as Japan and can't catch up with China's "increasingly loose" alliance. They have no ability to cope with the economic crisis. Countries have long had different dreams. Now they are looking for great powers outside the region as partners. Some are looking for Japan. There are those who rely on China, who shelter in the United States, and those who are optimistic about India. Of course, there are also some centrists. No matter what, the economy has regressed for more than 20 years...

The most seriously damaged economic crisis is India in South Asia, which is the strongest in South Asia and has been trying to become a world power. It has been unable to catch up with China economically. This South Asian country, whose scientific and technological development has been strange, has many internal contradictions but is unwilling to become a second-rate country. In the world's number one country, unemployed workers appeared at the beginning of the economic crisis. By the beginning of 1936, it was almost similar to China, reaching 15 million people. By July, it had exceeded 20 million people and reached 24 million people at the end of the year. It continued to follow China. What's more serious is Until the second half of 1937, the number of unemployed workers was still increasing significantly. Semi-unemployed workers even surpassed China, reaching a maximum of 36 million people. Its GDP fell to 56% before the crisis in early 38, and the economic development has regressed for at least 30 years. Its recovery process is the longest among the major countries. One! According to statistics, by the end of 1936, there were 124 million unemployed workers in the world's major major countries, and the number of semi-unemployed workers reached more than 176 million. The gross national product fell by more than 40% on average, and international trade fell by more than 69%...

China's domestic economic situation is extremely serious, and the statistics are constantly counted to make people unbelievable, and the large number of unemployed people around them and the reality of the withering market make everyone have to admit that this is indeed an economic disaster! The wealth people have accumulated over the years has disappeared in an instant. Stocks have depreciated, workers have lost their jobs, real estate has depreciated, and the wealth they have shrunk sharply... Although the government tries its best to maintain the normal operation of society and find ways to eliminate the adverse consequences of the economic crisis, the overall situation is already chaotic, and it can it be saved in a short time! In the first few days of the economic crisis, the US dollar depreciated sharply, and then the RMB and other currencies also depreciated. Gold prices in the international market continued to rise. By the end of the year, international gold prices rose by more than 25%. After the efforts of all parties, they fell back to 15%, but a few months later, in June 36 It rose to 30% again, and at this time when the situation of various countries was grim, and after the joint efforts of all parties, the "low price" of 10% was maintained until the end of the year, and then it rose to 15%. While stabilizing the money market, we began to replan the economy. Some enterprises went bankrupt or were merged. Some engineering projects were urgently launched. The state launched emergency "exordinary means" to strictly limit the number of start-ups in all walks of life to maintain the balance of domestic economic growth. On the other hand, it expanded domestic demand and carried out some projects. In order to increase the employment population, although there are still unemployed workers, it was not until the end of 1937 that the market situation improved in an all-round way, the social productivity gradually recovered, and the gross national product began to gradually rise. During this period, Fairy Company, as the most powerful private enterprise in China, has shown its due demeanor and made great contributions to the production development of society and the welfare and relief of society. Of course, she has also made enough benefits!

In this economic crisis, a large number of companies go bankrupt every day, small companies can't operate one after another, and some large companies have also sought the "protection" of the legal department. The bankruptcy applications are one after another, many of which are very famous large companies in society, "Big waves, the fittests survive, and those who are not fit are eliminated. To be washed out, it is already haggard." This economic crisis is like a political purge. There is a slight stain, and it will not be let go, and the companies have taken out their own efforts to make up for the loopholes in the previous operation and the inconsiderateness of the past. The market is ruthless, and the market is even more ruthless during the economic crisis. The losses are huge every day, and small companies can't afford it at all. So everyone began to lay off employees one after another. Anyway, there is no market for products. The production industry has stopped, and the recovery is far away. As for cutting the wages of workers, it is a benevolent way! Few companies in the world are not laying off employees, and almost no company is not cutting workers' wages. For the owners of the company, it is good not to push the workers directly into society. Who knows how long this crisis can last, two years, three years or more? It is difficult for the company to protect itself. Can they still take care of these hired workers? Among the civil engineering companies in the world, there is almost no company whose profit does not decline, and almost no company does not lose money!

Naturally, China is no exception. In this industrial power known as the "world's factory", almost 80% of the companies are in a state of shutdown or semi-suspension. Even many clothing companies are in a difficult situation. The entire business network is at a state of stagnation, and the service industry is almost completely Paralysis... Fairy Company and Xixing Company naturally can't get rid of the fate of loss. Although Xixing Company's real estate companies have sold some "unsuitable" real estate, the economic crisis is really coming. Everyone feels that there is too much difference from the original estimate, and some hotels and hotels are completely at a standstill. The daily loss is tens of thousands, which makes the management cry with heartache. The company in charge of Xu Peng is also basically in a state of a standstill. The monthly subsidy of the whole Xixing Company reaches hundreds of millions of yuan. Of course, this is a net loss. The various departments of the fairy company are not much better. Textile and steel companies don't have to worry about it. In addition to Donglin Electronics, all the electronics companies have stopped production, which is called "company rectification", but the monthly loss is at least 1 billion. Of course, Donglin Electronics Company can still maintain the surplus. Speaking of the overall situation of the company is not bad. Wrong, but the loss of the machine is at least 3 billion yuan per month; the loss of Fairy New Materials Company is even more huge. According to statistics, the actual loss (excluding wages) per month is nearly 3 billion yuan; the basic parts company is basically empty, although the loss of 50 million yuan per month can be said to be "no big deal". Even if the energy company is included, "it's nothing." In addition to the wages of workers, the three major departments of Fairy Company have a monthly loss of more than 5 billion yuan, and with the loss of Xixing Company, it reaches 5.5 billion yuan every month! But even so, these companies are one of the companies with the relatively lightest losses in this economic crisis!

Thanks to a special boss, he has taken preventive measures before the economic crisis and has tried to minimize various losses. In the first few months, the actual losses of fairies were relatively minor. Generally speaking, in the first few months of the outbreak of the economic crisis, companies suffered the most serious losses. After months of suffering, everyone was almost the same and were "gritting their teeth and draining". Due to the unpredictability of the economic crisis, the production of the vast majority of companies has been suddenly braked. The huge advertising costs, a large number of production orders, and the operation of the company is running with all its strength... So when the economic crisis suddenly comes, the snowflakes-like return order makes the goods that are ready to be shipped and can only be returned. Warehouses, products that have been put on the production line are in a dilemma, or the raw materials that have just arrived cannot be produced... So production fees, freight fees, warehousing fees and bank loans... Especially a large amount of money is too late to recover. Usually, some money is not easy to recover, not to mention in this period when everyone is unprepared, but it owes to others. The family's money was forced to repay, and many large companies lost tens of billions of yuan in August alone. In the last few months of 35 years, companies with losses of tens of billions of yuan are everywhere! Even after passing this level, they have to pay the price for the initial rush. Many companies are forced to withdraw from the market early because they can't repay bank loans.

Compared with their peers who lost tens of billions or even tens of billions of yuan at the beginning, Fairy and Xixing are much luckier. Employees found that their work in the previous stage was completely prepared for the present. Production has been greatly reduced, the inventory has been reduced to the lowest point, and all or most of the arrears have been recovered for a long time. Doing "useless" advertising, some unsuitable industries have been abandoned. What should be sold is sold, and those who can be given away are given away. The two major system companies of Nuodai actually lost less than 10 billion yuan, which is an incredible number! The employees of Xixing Company are even more surprised that the general manager resolutely sold so much real estate. If those real estates are still in hand, it is unimaginable that the maintenance and maintenance costs are hundreds of millions every month! It is quite rare for a huge industrial body like Fairy and Xixing to lose only 32 billion yuan in the first five months of the economic crisis. Of course, in a hurry, no one has noticed these things except for the relevant personnel. The loans of various companies have become a nightmare for operators. As long as the bank does not go bankrupt for a day, they have to carry interest for a day, and they have to carry interest meaninglessly when production is no longer continuing. Although early repayment can reduce some interest, few companies will do so, because these loans are used for production. No, but it has become their working capital; but the loss of hundreds of millions or even billions of yuan every month (a considerable part of it is bank interest) is really "very unbearable". Most companies minimized their losses in March or April. At this time, those who can give up have already given up, "Whoever wants to go." Ways to reduce losses include laying off employees and cutting the wages of employees, which are of course fully utilized. Of all that, the most sad thing for large companies is that a large amount of arrears can't be recovered, because many responsible companies have even collapsed, and a large number of debts need to be repaid, which makes major companies live like years!

It's not easy for the fairy and Xixing to live. The economic crisis is "really not a thing, and the loss is too big." The tens of billions of yuan in arrears had not been recovered in the previous stage, but only 6 billion yuan had been recovered. If the rest really didn't come back, they signed an agreement to settle accounts after autumn. "Forget it". The fairy had to be generous, and they really couldn't pay it back. The money didn't come back. It cost more than 100 billion yuan in July. Of course, relatively speaking, the money is also worth it. The average price of each listed company is only 20 billion yuan. But before the end of September, some companies asked for a large amount of money from the fairy. At this point, the fairy has always been very talkative and has been prepared for a long time, and as long as the contract expires, it will be returned, and if it is not even expired, as long as someone opens the mouth, it will be returned together. The fairy's geneaggered in a flash. In October, all the arrears were taken away, and even "much more convenient than normal". The fairy not only didn't want any benefits, but also sent good blessings. This makes the fairy suddenly become a star company on the Internet. "Look, this is the attitude of the fairy's partner in the crisis!" Therefore, in October 1936, in addition to the salary expenses of the company's employees, Fairy and Xixing shared 790 billion yuan, and the company's book capital was less than 280 billion yuan. By the end of the year, the two major company systems still had more than 200 billion yuan!

If you live like a year, it is the company's responsibility for people's business. A total of 377,000 employees of fairies and Xixing are another image. With the arrival of the economic crisis, most people are also deeply affected by it. Many people's stocks have suddenly shrunk several times, and finally there is little money left. It has lost a pennip, and some bonds held have become a pile of waste paper. However, in the company, due to the deliberate rectification of the previous stage, everyone suddenly feels at ease and feels some kind of "foresight". Whether it's luck or foresight, anyway, many people have a "bottom-up" about the company. Everyone can see clearly the actual loss amount of each month of each branch and the head office. Some staff at the head office are shocked. The strength of the company is so great, but... so no one is in front of the company. Jing expressed concern. Of course, another measure of the company quickly penetrated into the grassroots.

In the economic crisis, people are generally worried about unemployment and the payment of wages. At this extraordinary moment of economic crisis, once you are unemployed, it means the loss of what you have before, and life will lose basic security. If the salary is not paid, it will mean that life is difficult. In panic, a large number of information about companies laying off employees and cutting employees' salaries is overwhelming. Who knows if the boss will take himself down? The wage earners are all worried! Since June 1935, Fairy Company has quickly reduced production and issued orders. Under the pretext of the company's internal arrangement, it requires first-hand delivery and first-hand payment, and the ordered raw materials are also compressed or even no longer received... Fairy Company has entered a state of emergency ahead of society! In July, the salaries and bonuses of the companies were still paid as usual. In August, employees went to work in the company as usual. Production is impossible. What can be stopped has long been produced. Holiday counseling and work arrangements still need to be implemented. This has lasted for nearly a month. The salary is still paid as usual, but the bonus has been issued. At the beginning, it was strictly controlled. In September, the fairy headquarters formulated "emergency rules and regulations" on "emergency", which were issued to each subsidiary, and then some subsidiaries were sent to the branch, and the documents were urgently transmitted down one layer by layer. At the same time, all companies of Xixing Company also issued similar documents. The center of the document is Fairy Company's response to the crisis and its commitment to its employees. One of the most important points is to require employees to "strictly ask themselves" and "maintain social stability" during the economic crisis; and what most concerns employees is that "Fairy Company (Xixing Company) does not cut during the economic crisis. A worker (except for violating public security laws and regulations and being fired in accordance with the company's rules and regulations), the company will ensure that employees receive sufficient living funds. Fairy Company also adopted an economic policy of cutting employees' wages and reducing the company's daily expenses, but the company only made appropriate cuts to the high-income class in the company, and even issued some "economic crisis subsidies" to some low-income workers to make "everyone overcome the difficulties together". In the two major companies, there are about 16,000 people with an annual income of more than 500,000 yuan, about 60,000 people between 200,000 and 500,000 yuan, about 140,000 people between 100,000 and 200,000 yuan, and the remaining 160,000 people have an income of less than 100,000 yuan. In order to make everyone "overcome the crisis together" and also to "reduce the company's Financial burden", the fairy decided to cut 20% of their salary for employees with an annual income of more than 500,000 yuan, and cut their salary by 10% to 15% for employees with an annual income of more than 200,000 to 500,000 yuan, and the company will give appropriate subsidies to employees with special difficulties! This has greatly reduced the company's financial expenditure. For example, the company paid a total of 5.65 billion yuan in wages in August, 5.22 billion yuan in September, and nearly 30 billion yuan in employee wages by the end of the year. In this way, at the beginning of 1937, the two major systems of Fairy and West Bank still retained book funds of 240 billion yuan. Above.

Therefore, the real life of the two major system companies is only a few senior leaders of the company. Everyone knows the situation of the company. Xixing Company is losing money as a whole, and in addition to Donglin Electronics, all other companies have completely stopped production. Only in August, the public The company lost 13.7 billion yuan and 11 billion yuan in September, which is still far from the end of the economic crisis, and the company's funds are not much (of course, they deliberately ignored the large amount of funds taken away by someone), especially the production pause. Although the companies have tried their best to maintain the machines and train employees, but Under such circumstances, everyone is not sure what the company's various response effects are. "It's difficult"! Like many people, like most big companies, the senior leaders of Fairy are also counting their fingers to live, day after day, "difficult"! Most of the employees of Fairy Company have arranged leave. Except for the nursing of the factory and the personnel who regularly go to the company for training, most of them are on leave. It's not good to train all the time, as long as they are guaranteed to be "live" at any time!

However, there are a large number of left-behind personnel in each head office and the fairy headquarters, especially the fairy headquarters. The consulting department has even increased the number of staff and work funds, and does not let go of any dynamic information of society, from the situation of various countries to the living conditions of the people, from industry dynamics to the market situation. From real estate to finance, especially the financial market, is a focus of their attention. At the same time, there are also scientific researchers from various research institutes who continue to work. The production has stopped, but scientific research cannot be stopped. Although the scientific research funds have been reduced, they are still relatively sufficient. This is the fairy at the beginning of the economic crisis!