Chapter 648 Go to France to shake people

The latest website: Do foreign monks recite sutras? Zhao Jinshan hesitated for a few seconds before asking, Are you planning to hire technicians from abroad?

If you can't find suitable talents in China, you can't find them from abroad! Besides, it's not just Chinese people who know how to mine coal. It's not that there are no coal mines in foreign countries, so foreigners can also mine coal! Li Weidong said. replied.

That's true, there are also coal mines in foreign countries. Zhao Jinshan then asked, Which country are you planning to hire people from?

I want to go to Europe to invite people, mainly France! Li Weidong replied.

Europe? Are wages higher there? Zhao Jinshan asked.

Even if the salary is high, tens of thousands of euros a year is enough. It's better than giving up 20% of our shares! Li Weidong said.

That's true. Zhao Jinshan pondered for a while, then said, But Europe is a developed country after all. Are European coal mine engineers willing to work in China?

I don't know about other countries, but the coal mine engineers in France are definitely willing. Li Weidong continued with a smile: Just wait for the good news from me! In addition, don't be idle these days, and then find someone in the country.

Are you planning to use smoke bombs to confuse others? Zhao Jinshan asked immediately.

Li Weidong nodded: Yes, lest someone interfere with it, we have to pretend to continue looking for people in the country. In fact, we are secretly crossing Chencang on the Mingxiu plank road!

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In a bar in the northern suburbs of Paris, Herbert was sitting at a small table with a depressed face, drinking alone.

A senior coal mine engineer, Hulbert had been out of a job for a year. During the day, he went to interview with another company, and the result was the same as before, and he failed again.

In France now, no company needs a coal mine engineer.

Although Helbert is unemployed, his life is still quite nourishing. The unemployment benefits in France are still very generous.

And as a former coal miner, in addition to the normal unemployment benefits, Helbert also has some extra subsidies, so even if he doesn't look for a job, he can still eat, drink, and have fun while lying flat at home every day.

After all, Hulbert was one of those slackers who waited for government relief money.

For a senior engineer, he is not used to a life of unearned income, and he is more willing to exchange his labor for compensation, and then live with dignity.

The world is like this. Earning for nothing is often inversely proportional to dignity. When a person is willing to give up more dignity, there are more opportunities for earning for nothing.

Do you really want to apply for retirement like everyone else? Helbert muttered to himself.

According to the French policy at the time, front-line workers in coal mines can apply for retirement when they reach the age of 45, and logistics managers can also apply for retirement at the age of 50, and the pension is higher than other occupations.

Just as Hulbert was considering whether to retire, his cell phone rang suddenly.

Helbert took out his cell phone and glanced at the caller ID. It was the person who worked in the coal mine who had called him.

The two briefly greeted each other, and the personnel director asked, Herbert, have you applied for retirement?

No, I'm still looking for a job. Helbert sighed and continued, But it's not going well. No company needs coal mine engineers.

Yeah, all the coal mines in France are closed, so naturally there is no need for coal mine engineers. The HR director paused, then asked, Then are you interested in going abroad for development?

Where? Eastern Europe? It's too cold there, I can't stand it, Herbert said.

It's not Eastern Europe, it's China! said the former head of personnel.

China? That's farther than Eastern Europe! Helbert shook his head: I don't even want to go to Eastern Europe, let alone China!

If it was the UK, or Spain, I would consider it. But China's words, it is too far! And it's still a third world country, maybe even a full meal, I don't want to die in a foreign country.

The other party offered you an annual salary of 50,000 euros, reimbursement of round-trip air tickets, and two months of vacation every year. So I suggest you think about it. The former HR director said.

Fifty thousand euros? Herbert suddenly showed a surprised expression.

In 2002, the annual per capita income in France was about 30,000 euros. As a high-income class, engineers earn about two to three times the per capita income, which is about 20,000 to 30,000 euros.

However, coal mine engineers are a profession that is not required by enterprises, and the salary is naturally not that high. With the current Herbert, if he can find a salary job in France, it is already very good.

An annual salary of 50,000 euros was definitely considered a high salary in France at the time. Even engineers in those popular fields could hardly get such a high salary.

Welfare in France is still very good. Generally, the better the welfare country, the smaller the income gap between workers. If you go to the Nordic countries, the construction workers who move bricks on the construction site make no less money than the bald programmers who program in front of the computer.

Therefore, the annual salary of 50,000 euros is indeed a shock to Herbert.

Herbert was instantly moved.

50,000 euros! It's higher than my previous salary! Anyway, I can't find a job now. Do you want to go to China to fight?

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At the same time, a number of French coal mine engineers have received invitations to work in China.

Before the 21st century, France had the best coal mine engineers in the world.

France was the first country to be affected by the Industrial Revolution and has a long history of coal mining. Moreover, as the once largest land power in Europe, France also has very rich coal resources, and its coal reserves are among the best in the entire Western Europe.

Before the First World War, France had always been the largest coal producer in Europe. At that time, although there were more coal reserves in Eastern Europe, the mining capacity was not as good as that of France. It was not until after the establishment of the Soviet Union that heavy industry was vigorously developed, and the amount of coal produced exceeded that of France.

Because it was the first country to start the industrial revolution, the few open-pit coal mines in France were quickly collected, and then they could only dig coal from the ground, and coal mine engineers were indispensable.

As early as the era of Louis XVIII, France established a special coal mine school, namely the Saint-Etienne Higher School of Mines, to train talents for coal mines.

That is to say, the training system for professional and technical personnel of coal mines in France has existed for two hundred years. So it's no surprise that France has some of the best coal mining engineers in the world.

However, by the 1980s, France's coal resources were almost exhausted, and coal was easily polluted, and France had the most advanced nuclear power technology in the world, so France began to gradually phase out coal.

It was a long process, starting in the 1980s, and it took more than 20 years for France to completely phase out coal.

According to French policy, since 1985, all coal mines will no longer recruit new employees, and coal mines in France will be gradually closed.

For the resettlement of coal miners, France has also given many preferential policies, such as more unemployment benefits, such as applying for retirement at the age of 45, and the pension will be relatively high, such as entrepreneurial subsidies of hundreds of thousands of francs.

According to these preferential policies, after the coal mines are closed, those unemployed coal miners can rely on unemployment benefits to survive until the age of 45, and then directly apply for retirement. This is equivalent to taking state benefits and raising these unemployed coal workers.

You don’t have to work hard to mine, and you can get money by sitting at home every day. Coal workers are naturally very happy, so the French coal workers at that time wished that the coal mine they worked in was shut down by the government as soon as possible. Every time the mine shuts down, the faces of the unemployed workers are full of smiles.

By 2002, only the last three coal mines remained in operation in France, and in April 2004, the last coal mine in France was shut down.

At the same time, France vigorously developed nuclear energy. When the coal mines were shut down, more than 80% of the electricity in France was supplied by nuclear energy.

And these nuclear power generation is not only used by France itself, but also sold to neighboring countries such as Germany.

Compared with Germany, which shouts about environmental protection every day, it is really not as good as France in reducing coal.

Germany’s welfare for coal miners is not as generous as France’s, so the resistance to closing coal mines will be much greater. It was not until 2018 that Germany closed its last coal mine, a full fourteen years later than France.

At that time, France had the best coal engineers in the world, but all the coal mines were closed, and these coal engineers became unemployed in an instant.

And it is not easy for these people to re-employ.

The coal mines in France are closed, and there is definitely no living space for coal mine engineers. The countries around France are also gradually phasing out coal and switching to nuclear energy and natural gas.

Eastern European countries such as Poland, Ukraine and Russia do have coal industries, but those places also have no shortage of coal mining engineers.

Although the economies of these countries are underdeveloped, they all have the heavy industry foundation left by the Soviet Union, and the technical level of coal mining is not bad.

Therefore, in addition to changing careers, the only way for these eliminated coal mine engineers in France is to receive unemployment benefits.

For Li Weidong, this is of course a good opportunity to buy the bottom.

Although the salary of French engineers will be higher, the money will definitely be well spent.

France, a traditional industrial country, has not missed any industrial revolution. The talent training system they have spent two hundred years building will definitely not be inferior to China's coal mine engineers, or even better. .

Moreover, these engineers all have more than ten or twenty years of work experience. If they are introduced to China, they can work directly.

Li Weidong is also a good time to catch up. If he changed to a few years ago, even if he gave money, these French engineers might not be willing to go to China.

With the French character, even if the salary is slightly less, they are more willing to work in France.

If you play for a few years, when these French coal mine engineers are old and retired, they will not be willing to leave France.

At the beginning of the 21st century, the time is just right. All the coal mines in France have been shut down, and a number of French coal mine projects are still in their prime. If they want to find a job, they can only be abducted by Li Weidong to China.

Under the high salary of Li Weidong, there are indeed several French coal mine engineers who are unwilling to retire and are willing to work in China.

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Zhao Jinshan looked at several French engineers, and said with a satisfied expression: These engineers are quite reliable.

How did you see it? Li Weidong asked with a smile.

It depends on the age. It is said that there is no hair on the mouth, and it is difficult to do things well. Look at these engineers. The beards are so long, and some of them have white beards. They must have skills and experience! Zhao Jinshan replied. .

Li Weidong smiled slightly and replied: Foreigners are already old, maybe they have a beard at the age of eighteen or nineteen! But you are right, these engineers all need skills and experience. experience.

French coal mines have stopped recruiting new employees since 1985, so these engineers have at least ten years of work experience. Moreover, Western technology is indeed more developed than ours. The technical level of these French engineers is only slightly worse than the domestic level.

That's great, I don't have time to wait, I will arrange for these engineers to go to the mine now! Zhao Jinshan said.

Don't worry. Li Weidong shook his head and continued: If you want these French engineers to work for us, you must give them some sweetness first.

Didn't they have already paid them a salary in advance! Zhao Jinshan muttered.

European workers are different from our Chinese workers. Just giving money is not enough. They must pay attention to humanistic care! This way they can stay and work in China with peace of mind. Li Weidong said.

What is humanistic care? Zhao Jinshan asked puzzled.

It is to let them eat, drink and play well first, and then assign tasks to them when they feel that working in China will be a very happy thing. Li Weidong replied.

Then take them to the scenic spots and eat some delicious food first? Zhao Jinshan asked.

Well, you can also take them to a massage, be a horse and kill a chicken or something, to ease the hard work of the journey. Li Weidong whispered softly: The French are all old-fashioned embryos, and they should eat this set.

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In Huiyuan Industry, Sun Chongxin has not received a reply from Zhao Jinshan for many days, so he is inevitably anxious.

This Zhao Jinshan is also calm! I thought that after showing him the minutes of the meeting, he would soon compromise with me and sell 20% of the shares to us, but I didn't expect him to come to me now! Sun Chongxin said.

I have inquired about it, and Zhao Jinshan is still looking for coal mine engineers! Maybe he thought that he could find technicians in this field from other places! said a vice president next to him.

Naive! Sun Zhonghui snorted coldly, and then continued; It seems that we have to find a way to push him!

Chairman, do you have any good ideas? said another person next to him.

Sun Chongxin smiled slightly and said, I heard that Director Du of the State Work Safety Office is going to visit several major coal-producing provinces in the west to inspect work safety. Isn't Dongshan Mining a well-known private enterprise in the coal industry? A benchmarking company!

We can find a way to add fuel to the flames and let Director Du go to inspect the coal mines of Dongshan Mining. The leaders see that the production efficiency of Dongshan Mining is low, and they will definitely ask them to improve their production efficiency. At that time, it will be Zhao Jinshan's turn to beg me!