Chapter 225 Planning Ahead for the Construction Industry
Liu Zhiye knew very well that in order to develop and expand the Liu Group in the future, he must diversify his operations so that he could be more resistant to risks, and the construction industry was an indispensable part of it.

In addition, the construction industry was also the first industry to enter the market economy after the reform and opening up, and is also an industry with a high degree of marketization.

In addition, the construction industry is also a combination of art and technology, which requires continuous learning and accumulation of experience.

Therefore, Liu Zhiye intends to focus on the cultivation of talents, hoping to establish a high-quality and professional team in advance, so as to provide strong guarantees for entering the construction industry in the future.

There is another reason. The infrastructure industry is a pillar industry related to the national destiny and people's livelihood. In the current domestic and even in the early days of reform and opening up, the private market is blank.

This is a huge cake. Instead of letting some people take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune, earn a lot of money and eat fat and fat, he would rather see the entire industry develop in a healthy and orderly manner.

“A gentleman has things he should do and things he shouldn’t do!”

He felt deeply that it was obviously unreasonable to allow those unruly people to reap benefits at will without making any contribution to society.

He decided to step forward, formulate industry rules, improve industry standards, and raise the entry threshold so that more ordinary people can benefit.

This industry has a development cycle of at least several decades. If you operate in accordance with the law, plan ahead and have a forward-looking vision, you can make money almost without doing anything. There is no reason why you cannot succeed.

Over the past 40 years of reform and opening up, the development of China's construction industry has been remarkable.

The construction industry has continued to expand in scale and increase in strength, and has built a number of world-class projects.

China's construction industry has been moving from a large construction country to a strong construction country, which is inseparable from the hard work and unremitting efforts of countless construction workers.

The construction industry in later generations showed a trend of sustained growth. According to the statistics of the 40th anniversary of the reform and opening up, the added value of the construction industry reached 55689 billion yuan, an increase of 1978 billion yuan compared with 55550 before the reform and opening up, and the average annual growth rate reached an astonishing 16.6%.

In addition, the added value of the construction industry accounted for 6.7% of GDP, an increase of 1978 percentage points compared with 2.9.

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up, the number of various types of construction enterprises in the country has exceeded 30. Among them, there are 88074 general contracting and professional contracting construction enterprises with construction enterprise qualifications, which has increased by about 1980 times compared with 12.3.

The number of these construction companies increases by about 2202 per year. In terms of quantity, this industry has developed rapidly and continued to grow in the past few decades.

By the 5530th anniversary, the number of people employed in the construction industry reached 1980 million, an increase of 4882 million from 132, with an astonishing annual increase of 7.1 million. This made the proportion of people employed in the construction industry in the national employment reach 1980%, an increase of 5.6 percentage points from .

At the same time, the number of engineering and technical personnel in construction enterprises reached 713 million, with an average annual growth rate of 14.6%.

Over the past 40 years, the construction industry has provided a steady stream of jobs for society and has become an important area for absorbing more labor. Its role in stabilizing employment is very obvious and has made a huge contribution to social stability.

According to the list of the top 250 international contractors released by the Engineering News-Record (ENR) of the United States, there are 65 enterprises from mainland China on the list, including 9 private enterprises, accounting for 14% of the number of enterprises on the list, and the number has ranked first among all countries for three consecutive years. China Communications Construction ranks third among the world's international engineering contractors.

The business volume of these Chinese companies on the list remains the largest, accounting for 21.1%. Compared with last year, the strength of Chinese construction companies on the list has greatly increased. While the international turnover of other listed companies has declined year-on-year for three consecutive years, Chinese companies have risen against the trend.

In general, Chinese enterprises have performed very well in the international engineering contracting market. With their strong strength and keen market insight, they have successfully seized market opportunities and become the leaders in the industry.

The booming market development has also led to the creation of many wealth myths in the construction industry; most of the frequent guests on the rich list of later generations, except for those from the IT industry, come from the construction industry.

From the country's richest man to ordinary wealthy people in the county, almost all of them have construction businesses.

Liu Zhiye asked his brother-in-law to gather some farmers who had worked as bricklayers for many years to build the courtyard here.

As the captain of the militia and the battalion commander of the militia of several nearby villages, he has a high prestige and is able to manage these hundreds of people well.

Now that "Yangshi Lei" had joined him, a bold idea gradually emerged in his mind. With the ready-made construction technicians, plus the more than 100 bricklayers, carpenters, stonemasons and other construction workers in the village, he could definitely set up a village-run construction company.

The initial scale does not need to be too large, they can proceed step by step, after all, there are still more than ten years to come.

During this period, they can gradually develop and train the team and create a group of capable core members.

When the time is ripe, they will be able to rise quickly, seize market opportunities while other companies are still in their start-up stages and taking their first steps, become leaders in the industry, and gain the right to speak.

From a practical perspective, doing so has another benefit, which is that by establishing a construction team based on the ratio, we can solve the problem of surplus rural labor, continue to create value, and bring changes to some people's lives.

In addition, this is also beneficial to the development of the village and the building materials factory. After all, the village is so small, and the building materials such as tile lime that are continuously produced must have a market.

In today's society, although ordinary construction teams rarely have the opportunity to participate in large-scale national projects, there is still a lot of work to be done by the public.

They can build houses, repair houses, build reservoirs, canals, build roads, dig wells, dig ditches, build dams, etc. The tasks are countless.

In today's era, there is often no professional team to complete these tasks. Usually, a few people are hired temporarily when needed. These people may not be professional and their work efficiency is relatively low.

If there is a professional construction team that can take care of both the work and the materials, save time and effort, cooperate well and do an excellent job, then he believes that many people will choose to hire such a professional team to do the work.

So, after Liu Zhiye made up his mind, he invited Liu Yuanhai, Liu Fusheng, Lei Laoliu and others to discuss the matter together.

During the negotiations, I also helped Lei Laoliu solve the naturalization issue.

Liu Zhiye passed a round of cigarettes to the people, and while they were puffing away, he continued, "There is only so much work to do in the countryside. After two busy seasons, most people will be unemployed. There are many troubles when people are idle, so it is better to keep busy."

Uncle Liu Yuanhai nodded and said in agreement: "You are right. In the past few years, every winter, some idle men in the village would gather together to gamble. Some people would lose all the money they had worked hard for a year, causing their wives and children to starve and freeze. At that time, no one cared, and it really hurt people a lot."

Lei Laoliu said: "This is just being bored. Before liberation, some gamblers in the city were so frustrated by their losses that they even sold their wives and children. This is not uncommon."

Brother-in-law Liu Fusheng added: "I only know how to lead troops and do construction. I'm like a fool - I know nothing at all! Can I take on this responsibility?" he asked with some self-doubt.

Liu Zhiye patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "The ability to lead troops is the greatest ability. Management is more important than anything else. Leaders only need to manage people and use them well.

Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, was born as a village headman. He was neither good at literature nor martial arts, and he was almost forty years old when he started his career. Why was it that such a person eventually defeated Xiang Yu, the Overlord of Western Chu, and seized the world?
The reason for this is, on the one hand, because he has outstanding leadership skills, and on the other hand, it is inseparable from his ability to identify and employ people.

He once said a famous saying: "In terms of planning and winning battles thousands of miles away, I am not as good as Zifang; in terms of stabilizing the country, comforting the people, providing food and supplies, and ensuring that the food supply is not cut off, I am not as good as Xiao He; in terms of leading millions of troops, winning battles and taking cities, I am not as good as Han Xin. All three are outstanding people, and I can use them, which is why I can conquer the world. Xiang Yu had Fan Zeng but did not use him, which is why I captured him."

What he meant was: I am not as good as Zhang Liang in making plans in the big tent and in fighting battles thousands of miles away; I am not as good as Xiao He in pacifying the country, comforting the people, providing military pay, and keeping the roads for food transported; I am not as good as Han Xin in uniting a large number of soldiers and winning battles and conquering places. These three people are all heroes, and I was able to use them, which is why I conquered the world. Xiang Yu thought of Fan Zeng but did not use him, which is why I captured him. "

After giving his brother-in-law some time to think, he continued, "Although you don't know how to do construction, there are people who do. Lei Laoliu and his people are professionals.

Let professionals do professional things and just manage them well."

Lei Laoliu is a smart man. He understands that the newcomers cannot trust them too much and both sides need to get used to each other.

So he immediately expressed his position: "Captain Liu, don't worry, I will help you. Under your leadership, we will work together to make the construction team bigger and stronger."

Seeing that Lei Laoliu was quite tactful, Liu Zhiye was secretly satisfied and said with a smile, "That's great. The two of you working together will definitely help our business reach a higher level."

(End of this chapter)