Shanghai Terminal Company, as the earliest and typical local government-run enterprise, although the management power is in the hands of the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises, and the management model is similar to other enterprises under the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises in the empire, in the final analysis, it is still a local government-run enterprise, funded by the local government
was established, so the shares are not in the hands of the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises, but in the hands of the Songjiang Prefecture and Shanghai Special County Finance. The profits also belong to the Songjiang Prefecture and Shanghai County Finance.
And this means that the company's management is somewhat chaotic. With chaos, there is a soil for corruption. So when Zhou Lide fell, more than a dozen core management members of the company were also wiped out, and none of them were left.
The rest were all killed by the Inspectorate!
So when Chen Lifu saw the dock that had been suspended, the details of this company that had a pivotal position in Shanghai could not help but emerge in his mind.
It doesn't matter how many assets this company has, or whether it makes money or not. Chen Lifu doesn't care at all. When this government-run company was originally established, no one thought about making this company profitable. Its core purpose was to develop a trade zone.
and industrial areas, especially the construction of docks and dock ancillary facilities.
The development of this company almost represents the development of Shanghai, no carelessness is allowed!
With the current situation of this company, Chen Lifu feels that it is necessary to carry out reforms!
Perhaps, after coming to Shanghai, I can use this company as an entry point to realize my ambitions!
The biggest asset of this company is the land on both sides of the Huangpu River. From the industrial zone to the commercial zone, it is more than ten kilometers long, and the total land along the river on both sides of the river is more than thirty square kilometers, all of which belongs to this company!
Although nominally, the company only has management rights, and the official can take back the management rights at any time, this kind of thing can only exist in theory. After all, Shanghai Terminal Company is a government-run enterprise. As long as there are no changes in the equity, basically
It will not be taken back.
Therefore, it is correct to say that these lands belong to the Shanghai Terminal Company.
However, their land along the river is limited to about one thousand meters in width and seventeen kilometers in length on both sides of the river. The total area on both sides of the river is thirty-four kilometers.
The government did not hand over the land one thousand meters inland to them for management, but managed it separately.
At the beginning, the government did not expropriate large-scale land in the interior. It only expropriated land within the commercial and industrial zones. However, except for some of the land outside these two areas, which originally belonged to the government, most of it still belonged to the government.
Private land is mainly concentrated in the area between commercial and industrial zones. At the same time, most of the peripheral land in commercial and industrial zones is privately owned.
Therefore, in Shanghai currently, there are actually three government-owned enterprises that manage large areas of state-owned land, namely the terminal company, the business zone management company, and the industrial zone management company.
At the same time, the south bank of the Huangpu River has not been developed, and there is no valuable development for the time being. Therefore, the valuable land should belong to the north bank!
But this is enough. These coastal lands not only have ports, but are also important commercial areas.
Although there is only a small portion of the most prosperous area along the river in the business district, its management rights belong to the Shanghai Terminal Company.
The Shanghai Terminal Company, which owns a large amount of land, applies for a large amount of loans to build terminals and infrastructure, and then relies on terminal services to make profits by leasing land and construction along the river.
Its core business model is actually not port business, but using the port to drive commercial development, thereby increasing the value of land and buildings, and then leasing them for profit.
Originally, these profits were planned to be used for investment in reconstruction, but as Shanghai's industry and commerce became more and more developed, shipping became more and more prosperous, and the Shanghai Terminal Company became more and more profitable. In addition to continuing to invest the money,
In addition to infrastructure construction, you can also turn over part of the profits to the treasury!
The Shanghai Terminal Company has made money, and it has made a lot of money. At the same time, the management model is relatively chaotic, which naturally attracts the prying eyes of many people, including the former Shanghai County Magistrate Zhou Lide.
As a result, Zhou Lide was finished, and a group of officials from the Shanghai Terminal Company were also arrested.
Although Shanghai Terminal Company is a commercial company, like other enterprises of the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises, its management, especially the first and second-in-commands, are all high-level officials dispatched by the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises.
Rather than just a businessman.
So when they first arrested people, they were not ordinary patrol policemen, but censors from the anti-corruption department of the Supervisory Council.
At that time, the management of the Shanghai Terminal Company was almost taken over, and it also triggered a debate within the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises, that is, whether the corporate management of the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises must be held by officials, or whether private professional managers can be hired for management. The Ministry of State-owned Enterprises only
Take control of the board.
However, it is basically impossible to expect any results from this debate in the short term. Even if a reform plan is actually formulated, so many enterprises under the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises must be reformed into pure commercial companies. The Ministry of State-owned Enterprises only controls but
If you don't participate in management, it will be difficult to take shape.
The biggest resistance comes from the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises!
The greatest power of the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises is to have the management power over government-run enterprises. Without this power, the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises would have no value at all.
At the same time, not participating in management, but simply holding a controlling stake, would also be contrary to some of the current industrial development plans of the empire.
After all, the purpose of government-run enterprises under the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises is not to make profits at all. The purpose is to establish a complete work system and consolidate national defense. In fact, many of these things are not profitable or even lose money.
For example, today's three major arms companies, with the end of the domestic unification war and the significant reduction in demand for various weapons, actually do not make much money. However, in order to maintain the production capacity of mass production of weapons during wartime, they cannot
Just shut down the production line. Otherwise, what will happen when a war breaks out and mass production of weapons is needed?
Even the military has given certain subsidies, such as increasing the purchase price of weapons. If it is clear that there is no demand, it still continues to purchase certain weapons in small quantities to maintain the survival of the arsenals affiliated to the three major weapons companies. However,
This is still relatively difficult.
So now, the major arsenals affiliated to the three major domestic weapons companies, except for a few arsenals, such as arsenals that produce new weapons, such as flintlock muskets and artillery, can still maintain relatively good profits.
Most, especially some factories that specialize in the production of consumable materials, such as ammunition factories, can only maintain a low profit or even no profit.
Only government-owned enterprises can do this kind of work, which is not profitable and sometimes even requires repayment. If it were replaced by a private enterprise, they would simply close the factory and fire the workers to reduce costs.
If all companies are reformed into purely commercial companies, many things will no longer be possible.
For example, a steam engine!
The price is so expensive, and the operating cost is also very high. Nowadays, apart from being relatively practical in major mines, in fact, in ordinary factories, the price/performance ratio is far inferior to that of hydropower.
However, many enterprises under the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises still use these steam engines in large quantities. Why, not to support the development of steam engines.
Without procurement, there is no production, and there is no profit to support subsequent research and development. At the same time, without large-scale application, it is difficult to find some problems in actual use, and subsequent continuous improvements cannot be made.
But the empire's determination to develop steam engines is unquestionable, and the Holy Emperor is personally watching the development of steam engines!
Therefore, even if the prices and operating costs are high, those enterprises under the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises have to grit their teeth because this is a political task that cannot be shunned!
Otherwise, how could the Royal Institute of Technology have the funds to maintain subsequent research and development of steam engines?
How can Zhaoqing Machinery Company have the funds to carry out subsequent upgrades and improvements in manufacturing processes?
Fortunately, after several years, the performance of steam engines has become more and more advanced. Although the price of steam engines is still not cheap and the operating costs are still high, problems will not occur every day like before. This stability
After it comes up, even if it is slightly more expensive, it can still replace water power in certain situations.
For example, in places where there are no rivers and it is difficult to utilize water power on a large scale, and there is no water power available, steam engines are the best substitute.
Another example is that in mining areas, the role of steam engines has been fully realized and is irreplaceable.
In this case, people also saw the prospect of steam engines being completely used in industry!
As for military applications, the Navy has long tried to move steam engines to ships. In the early years, it built test ships, and then installed the latest steam engines on several exploration ships. Of course, the practical capabilities of steam engines are limited.
Performance, as a ship power, is still very insufficient.
The Navy installed steam engines on ships, the symbolic meaning is greater than the actual meaning!
The research and development, production and application of steam engines have always been dominated by the government. Enterprises affiliated to the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises have played a huge role in this. They have shouldered a large amount of funds and have also acted as guinea pigs for experiments.
If there were not these government-run enterprises under the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises, or if the government did not directly control the management of these government-run enterprises, they would not apply these steam engines that are far from mature on a large scale, let alone provide support for the research and development of steam engines.
A lot of money.
But now, the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises and even the top officials of the empire have shaken the management model of government-run enterprises of the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises because of the turmoil at the Shanghai Terminal Company. Let alone them, even Li Xuan is somewhat doubtful about whether this government-run model should be used.
Reform has been carried out, how to reform it?
Li Xuan knew that a large number of government-run enterprises in the late Qing Dynasty failed in the end. Similarly, a large number of government-run enterprises in later generations did not have a successful example. Even the three barrels of oil that monopolized the oil industry were shouting every day.
Loss!
But Li Xuan is even more aware that a group of government-run enterprises in the late Qing Dynasty gave China its first modern industry, such as Hanyang Arsenal, Shanghai Manufacturing Bureau, Fuzhou Shipping Bureau, Tianjin Manufacturing Bureau, etc. Although they were weak, they still held up
The sky of modern Chinese industry.
Not to mention those of later generations, the defense industry is all government-run enterprises!
From an economic perspective, many government-run enterprises in the Tang Empire failed, and those arsenals were typical examples!
From a political perspective, this stuff is also rubbish. The Shanghai Terminal Company is a typical example, and it is extremely easy to breed corruption!
However, from the perspective of the country's industrial system and national defense construction, Datang will need these government-run enterprises in a short period of time!
However, a government-run enterprise like Shanghai Terminal Company cannot continue like this. If there is such large-scale corruption this time, there will definitely be another one next time!
Because behind all this is not the greed of people, but a system problem. Without a perfect system, corruption cannot be eradicated.
Because greed is something that everyone has and is indelible. If you want to prevent a person from being greedy, you cannot talk to them about morality. You have to eliminate the possibility of him being greedy through the system!
Chen Lifu looked at the construction site of the Shanghai Terminal Company that had stopped working. Although he was still on the ship and had not yet reached the shore, he had already made up his mind. The first thing his new official would do when he took office was
Burn this Shanghai Terminal Company!
By burning down the Shanghai Terminal Company, Chen Lifu wanted Songjiang Prefecture officials, gentry businessmen and even ordinary people to know: Chen Lifu is here!