In the tenth year of Wanli, at the initiative of Zhao Hao, the shareholders of Jiangnan Group jointly decided to provide operating funds outside the group and establish a foundation independent of Jiangnan Group - the Anti-Corruption Investigation Foundation!
The Foundation is also authorized to conduct an independent investigation into any person within the group who is accused or suspected of illegal activities such as embezzlement, bribery, extortion, fraud, etc., as well as all rules, regulations, department settings and work procedures within the group that may give rise to the above illegal activities, and submit an investigation report to the group's board of directors.
In order to enable the foundation to effectively perform its duties, shareholders authorize the foundation to search and seize physical evidence; summon and detain relevant personnel; and have the right to deal with other crimes revealed during the investigation of corruption.
Also, after submitting the report to the board of directors, the foundation has the right to follow up on the matter as scheduled and has the right to receive the relevant processing report as scheduled.
If the board of directors fails to handle the matter within the deadline, or the foundation believes that it has handled the matter improperly, it has the right to question it and request a hearing at the general meeting of shareholders.
As for the last two points, the shareholders... actually Wang Mengxiang, Wang Shimao and Hua Bozhen... didn't understand, because Zhao Hao and Jiang Xueying alone directly and indirectly controlled more than the absolute majority. Is there any difference between a board of directors and a shareholders' meeting? Why bother with this?
Zhao Hao explained to them that, as the group has grown to its current size, it is no longer possible for just a few of us to take care of such a large business, and our descendants will not be able to do so in the future.
Therefore, the separation of ownership and management rights is the general trend. In other words, in the future, major shareholders may not be on the board of directors, and then this article will naturally not be redundant.
Several shareholders knew that Zhao Hao had further plans that he had not told them, but he would not cheat anyone, and there was no point in objecting, so they all agreed readily.
Therefore, although the Anti-Corruption Investigation Foundation only has the power of investigation but not execution, at least in Zhao Hao's era, who would dare to underestimate them?
Even many middle-level managers of the group privately call this foundation the Young Master's Imperial Guard...
Because they not only conduct an all-pervasive investigation in public, but also have spies all over the group - the foundation also has a mission, which is to conduct a tour of integrity education for each department, company, and administrative district of the group. You can't punish without teaching.
It would be fine if they just took classes, but the problem is that they will use the opportunity of intensive training to develop suitable candidates through several psychological tests into secret investigators.
These people secretly returned to their original jobs and continued to do what they were supposed to do, but once they discovered a problem, they would secretly contact the foundation's local office to report it.
In order to prevent such revelations from expanding and degenerating into a group of informers, Zhao Hao instructed the foundation not to give any material rewards to informers... This is also to protect the whistleblowers, so as to prevent their identities from being exposed and retaliated against.
Zhao Hao believes that at least at this stage, the group's employees have a strong sense of ownership. Otherwise, the group would not have been able to grow to where it is today in such a short period of time!
The results also proved that Zhao Hao was right. In the 11th year of Wanli alone, secret investigators reported more than 4,000 cases of corruption, verified more than 2,000 cases, and severely punished 3,400 cadres and employees at all levels of the group.
Such a large-scale anti-corruption campaign did cause some turmoil in the group, but it did not lead to the collapse of the world as some people said. On the contrary, the group took the opportunity to get rid of the old and bring in the new, eliminating a large number of old-fashioned people who were stubborn and did not do anything, and replaced them with young cadres who had received a complete education from the group!
After a very short period of adaptation and adjustment, the young cadres burst out with unprecedented energy, the group's appearance was completely renewed, and its cohesion and combat effectiveness both reached a new level.
Moreover, after the foundation's three consecutive years of anti-corruption efforts, the group's corruption epidemic came to an abrupt end. Although there are still some people who are blinded by greed and do not know the consequences, they are individual cases rather than a widespread phenomenon.
Oh, by the way, the first president of the foundation was named Zhang, and she was very generous...
However, the group’s top management is actually more afraid of Teko.
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In short, under multiple deterrents, Sunda Customs demonstrated integrity and efficiency that were completely ahead of its time.
After a brief moment of shock, the merchants and captains found that although the group's regulations were particularly complicated and there were many inhumane aspects, there were no extra taxes or levies except for paying taxes and fees according to the regulations, and the subordinates never took bribes. As a result, although they paid more taxes, they saved the expenses of handling affairs, and they could spend less money!
Oh yes, public institutions in Nanyang do not accept gold and silver. You have to deposit your money into the local Nanyang Bank first and exchange it for silver notes before you can pay taxes and fees.
This was an extra hassle, but no one complained. Because in this age of drifting at sea for months, time is worthless, money is valuable. As long as it can save everyone money, wasting ten or eight days a little more is not a big deal.
As for the sufferings endured in the quarantine camp, they were nothing compared to the hardships endured at sea… The endurance of people in this era was much stronger than that of four hundred years later.
Of course, South African couriers delivering valuable goods to the group don’t have to follow such an orderly process; they have their own dedicated express lanes.
Wherever the two white clippers go, they are the most beautiful things on the whole street.
As soon as they entered the strait, the Coast Guard patrol ship approached immediately. After confirming that everything was normal through flag signals, a pilot boat guided the "Baihong" and "Baiju" to the small island of Batur, which is closer to Java Island.
This small island, with an area of less than two square kilometers, has pure white sand beaches, clear waters, and even waterfalls and canyons. It is as beautiful as the Garden of Eden.
They built the entire island into a sanatorium. All the ships of the group returning from overseas must dock here, and all personnel go ashore for half a month of recuperation. In Zhao Hao's words, this reflects the humanistic care for comrades and colleagues. At least it is more heartwarming than ordering people to be quarantined as soon as they return.
Although it’s actually a fucking quarantine…
When the two beautiful clippers docked at the beautiful pier, customs officers wearing full protective clothing boarded the ship. After checking the certificates and official documents presented by the captain, they checked that the seals and welding rods of all the safes were intact. Only then did they ask all crew members and passengers to gather on the deck.
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After a cup of tea.
On the White Rainbow, 38 crew members including the captain, and 40 passengers, a total of 78 people gathered on the deck.
In Africa, whether it is the coast guard, employees or the crew of the Western Ocean Shipping, they are all placed under militarized management. Therefore, there was no noisy scene on the deck. Seventy or eighty people stood there quietly, waiting for the staff's arrangements.
But the difference can still be seen. Those dozen men with straight postures and neat clothes are definitely coast guard officers.
The one standing in the front had four silver stars on his left chest. He was a rare special police inspector!
Among the staff was a mid-level police superintendent who was responsible for receiving visitors from the coast guard. Upon seeing this, he hurried forward and gave a standard salute.
"Welcome back, Chief!"
"At ease." The special police inspector looked to be in his early thirties, with neat short hair, bright eyes and a steady, powerful voice.
"Yes!" The middle police superintendent finished his greetings and then respectfully asked for your permission. "According to relevant regulations, please show your ID, leave or business documents."
"No problem." The special police inspector nodded, and the guard behind him took out the two people's documents from his briefcase.
While checking the documents, the intermediate superintendent quickly glanced at the medals of the special police inspector... This is a subconscious action for the marine officers and soldiers when they meet. By looking at the medals, the past experience and achievements of the other party are clear at a glance, and they know each other's weight.
Wow, full of five elements!
According to the regulations updated in the 10th year of the Wanli reign, when the marine officers and soldiers wear their summer uniforms, their medals should be arranged in rows, four in a row. If there are less than four, they should be filled with pure blue strips of the same size!
The first two rows are the personal and collective honors he has received: Medal of Outstanding Ship Commander, Medal of Combat Hero, Individual First Class Merit Medal, Medal of Glorious Wounding; Collective Special Class Merit Medal, Medal of Heroic Units, Collective Outstanding Service Medal, and Combat Victory Medal.
Several of the medals were decorated with varying numbers of bronze stars, which meant that he had won the medal many times!
For example, there are two bronze stars on the individual first-class merit medal, which means that he has won the individual first-class merit three times; there is a silver star on the collective outstanding service medal, which means that his unit has won the collective medal five times.
He actually had two silver stars on his most awarded medal for outstanding ship commander...
In addition, according to the regulations, the same type of honors can be higher or lower, for example, if he has already won the first-class honor, he will not wear the second-class or third-class honor. But this does not mean that he has not won the second-class or third-class honor.
Normally speaking, without dozens of second- and third-class medals of honor, it is impossible to obtain three precious first-class medals of honor.
Starting from the third row are his campaign medals -
The Luzon Liberation Medal, the Nanyang Anti-Piracy Medal, the Leyte Gulf Battle Medal, and the Nanyang War Victory Medal;
Indian Ocean Victory Medal, West African Campaign Victory Medal, Portuguese Liberation Medal, Atlantic Campaign Victory Medal.
The last line is his training and military service honors:
Police Officer Training Merit Medal, Police Officer Teaching Merit Medal, Long Service Medal, Long Overseas Service Medal.
In addition, below the medal, there is a glittering golden star anchor badge, which represents that he is a senior battleship commander.
According to the regulations, when a commander first obtains the qualification of a battleship commander, the five-pointed star on the command badge is silver. Only after serving as a battleship commander for more than five years and passing the assessment of teaching battleship commanders can the five-pointed star on the anchor be replaced with a gold one.
The young police officer saw that his superior's service period was only fifteen years in total, which meant that he had already become the commander of a battleship after only ten years at most.
I have been in service for almost eight years, but I haven't received the third bronze star yet. It really makes me feel ashamed.
"Are you ready, comrade?" Seeing him standing there in a daze, the guard with three thick red bars on his shoulders urged.
"Oh, all right." The mid-level police superintendent quickly calmed himself down, handed the certificate back with both hands, and saluted the special police inspector again:
"Captain Cai Yilin, welcome to the First Military and Civilian Sanatorium in Java!"