In fact, Jiangnan Building has made a bigger breakthrough in its interior than in its appearance. It completely abandoned the traditional brick, tile and wooden beam structure and was built with concrete, which is extremely solid. Moreover, it got rid of the restrictions of traditional materials on the building structure, so that it could create so many impactful geometric shapes, open so many large windows and glass ceilings, and make the interior of the building have epoch-making lighting and transparency.

If you look closely, you can see that the roof is not made of traditional tiles, because tiles are fragile and difficult to maintain, and they will look old over time. It is true that age is a kind of beauty, but Zhao Hao hopes that Jiangnan Building can remain in a timeless state, reminding employees to always maintain a vigorous spirit.

So, according to the idea he copied from Master Bei, Mr. Wenshui replaced tiles with black stone, which is not only particularly coordinated with Suzhou's pink walls and black tiles, but also can keep it in brand new condition for a long time.

In fact, for Mr. Wenshui, this project broke traditions everywhere, challenged his cognition, and made him feel so painful that he couldn't breathe. He wanted to quit several times, but Mr. Zhao gave him too much...

~~

The Jiangnan Building is based on the "axis building" structure commonly used in palace buildings during the Tang and Song dynasties, and is in the shape of a Chinese character "工". The two rows of buildings in front and behind are connected by a two-story long corridor.

Why is the building designed in the shape of the Chinese character "工"? Hua Bozhen, the tour guide, told the guests that this is because Mr. Zhao wants to remind all employees that industry and agriculture, which can create wealth for society, are the foundation of the group. They must not take the easy way out, blindly pursue commercial profits, indulge in the circulation field, and neglect industry and agriculture.

These words greatly improved Zhao Hao and Jiangnan Group's favorability.

Especially the officials present, they all read the books of sages, and the order of "scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans" is deeply rooted in their minds. Don't look at how they are fawning on Zhao Hao and Jiangnan Group now. That's because the commodity economy in Jiangnan is too developed, and there are too many people who are pursuing trivial matters instead of the fundamentals. Even for those who farm at home, more than 80% of them grow cash crops such as mulberry, cotton and linen. The people basically rely on buying Huguang rice to pay the emperor's grain, or even as food.

They were forced to bow to the Jiangnan Group, which controlled the raw silk business in the ten prefectures of Jiangnan and monopolized overseas trade.

In fact, many officials value the Jiangnan Gang's strong infiltration and influence on the officialdom, rather than the Jiangnan Group's strong financial resources. They can only look but not eat, and no matter how rich they are, it has nothing to do with them.

So no matter whether this declaration of "focusing on agriculture and industry" is true or false, it is at least a good fig leaf that can make you all feel more justified and at ease when you support Jiangnan Group in the future.

Moreover, looking at the farms, cement, glass, sugar and other industries operated by Jiangnan Group, it is indeed practicing this declaration.

"What a worker-peasant-based policy!"

"You are really great, young master."

"He is indeed a famous teacher, teaching invisibly..." Everyone started to praise him.

Zhao Hao humbly stated that increasing wealth for society is the social responsibility of entrepreneurs, and this was also the original intention of himself, the chairman, and several shareholders to establish Jiangnan Group.

Wang Mengxiang and others quickly agreed. They would never admit that they just wanted to repeat the miracle of Xishan Company and make some quick money with Zhao Hao.

Later, in the memoirs of several Jiangnan Group co-founders, they all said in unison that they followed the young master to explore a new path to save the country and the people...

And the reasons are pretty much the same - we already have plenty of money, so of course it's not for making money...

The great thinker Mr. Lizhou made some wonderful comments on this.

'Bah, shameless! Emperor Longqing had plenty of women, and that didn't stop him from starring in a live-action version of Jin Ping Mei!'

Of course, this is a later story.

~~

Back to Jiangnan Building, the reception center is located in the open hall on the first floor of the front building. There are dozens of smart and well-mannered reception staff who are ready to provide guidance services to guests at any time.

Mr. Zhao originally wanted to arrange a beautiful girl with fair skin, long legs and long legs to be the receptionist. Unfortunately, this proposal was rarely rejected by the obedient CEO Jiang. The reason put on the table was, of course, too shocking and would attract attacks on the group.

As for what President Jiang was thinking, it was unknown. Anyway, she would not admit that there was an iron curtain against her brother.

In addition, there are several VIP lounges, reception rooms, external meeting rooms, as well as security rooms and group planning exhibition rooms, etc.

In short, the first floor is mainly used for welcoming guests, and great attention is paid to the comfort of the environment so that every visitor can receive the best reception.

It can also better separate the inside and outside, making it easier for the security team to protect the building.

The second floor is where the functional departments of the group, such as the Human Resources Department, Finance Department, Audit Department, Development Department, General Affairs Department, Training Department, R&D Department, Purchasing Department, and Logistics Department, as well as the offices of the group's vice presidents and directors.

The third floor is the chairman's office, the huge president's office, the offices of the three major committees, as well as the archives room, R&D room, confidentiality room and other first-level security facilities.

And a huge office that occupies the best position and is the only one without a sign. Naturally, it was prepared by Miss Jiang for her brother...

There is a big bed in the inner room.

Bah, what are you thinking about? Give it to your brother for his lunch break.

~~

As for the rear buildings, they were prepared for the group's subsidiaries, including Jiangnan Financial Corporation, Jiangnan Development Corporation, Royal Shipping Corporation, and Jiangnan Textile Corporation, the four major companies of the group.

The group’s four cash cows are Jiangnan Building Materials, Jiangnan Ceramics, Jiangnan Sugar, and Jiangnan Pulp and Dyeing.

All the group's subsidiaries, including Jiangnan Mining, Jiangnan Steel, Jiangnan Machinery, Jiangnan Shipbuilding, Jiangnan Pharmaceutical, Jiangnan Logistics, Jiangnan Trade, Jiangnan Chemicals, Jiangnan Security, and the Mountain Resort, all have offices here.

In addition, some important subsidiaries, such as Jiangnan Bank and Kunkai, also have offices in the group. The vassal of a vassal is not my vassal. This kind of thing will not exist in the Jiangnan Group with clear property rights.

In fact, most of the group's companies have their own offices. For example, Kunkai Company and Jiangnan Pharmaceutical are in Kunshan, Jiangnan Bank and Jiangnan Textile are both in Suzhou City, and Jiangnan Building Materials and Jiangnan Security are located on Xishan Island.

The leaders of these companies would definitely prefer to stay in their own small piece of land. This is easy to understand. When they come to the headquarters, they have to be like a dragon coiled or a tiger lying down. How can it be more satisfying than being the king of their own territory?

However, the group stipulates that each subsidiary company must have a vice president or above executive working at the group at all times to ensure close communication between the upper and lower levels. And the head of each company rotates at least five days a month at the headquarters to keep up with the group's pace and avoid ideological problems.

As for the two-story corridor between the two rows of buildings, the first floor is where the group's functional departments provide one-stop services for its subsidiaries. Basically, any daily matters that each company needs to do can be handled here at one time.

The second floor is the lounge, entertainment room and health room for the group's employees. When the employees are tired from work, they can drink tea, chat, look at the scenery in the yard, and get a massage to relax. Of course, they don't do any heavy work.

~~

After visiting the main building, Zhao Hao and the guests came to the garden in the west courtyard. Since it is called "Jiangnan" Group, how can there be no garden in the headquarters?

The entire courtyard covers an area of ​​seven and a half acres and is a square enclosed space. It is not large compared to the scale of Suzhou gardens, but Mr. Wenshui borrowed the "perspective transformation" in Song Dynasty landscape paintings to combine a lotus pond covered with pebbles, a curved bridge combining two straight lines and polygons, a double-story sloping-roof tea pavilion standing on the water, rugged rockery, beautiful landscape trees, and clumps of green bamboo to carefully construct a grand and exquisite three-dimensional picture scroll. Whether you are in it or looking at it from the three-sided building, you can appreciate the beautiful scenery.

Now it was finally the guests' turn to their expertise. They appreciated the beauty of the garden from different angles, and dozens of poems were created in a blink of an eye.

"Mr. Zhao, in this situation, why don't you compose a poem?" A shiny bald head suddenly appeared, drawing everyone's attention to Mr. Zhao.

"Oh, we were so proud of ourselves that we almost forgot that the fig leaf of Ming poetry was here!"

"You are showing off your skills in front of an expert, you are showing off your skills in front of an expert..." The guests laughed uncomfortably, then looked at Zhao Hao expectantly and said, "Sir, you should indeed compose a poem to commemorate this special day today."

"..." Zhao Hao stared at the bald donkey in frustration. He didn't remember leaving a message for Xuelang.

Although he had a special feeling for monks, this guy was an exception. Especially at a time like this, inviting him would simply be making things difficult for himself.

"Donor Zhao, just follow my lead. Everyone is waiting." With Xuelang's ability as a socialite, why would Zhao Hao need to send out invitations? There are plenty of people on the board who would invite him.

"Yes, Mr. Zhao, you don't write poetry after coming to Suzhou. Aren't you too partial to Jinling?" Everyone also followed suit.

Hua Bozhen even asked people to prepare the writing brush and ink...

Seeing that he really couldn't refuse, Mr. Zhao could only smile and nod as he paced back and forth. This poem had to be appropriate to the occasion and fit the high-spirited tone of today's opening. Unfortunately, the sad and bitter poems of the Ming and Qing dynasties lacked this tone the most, which really worried me.

Everyone looked at him quietly, afraid of disturbing Mr. Zhao's thoughts.

After a while, he finally stood still, picked up the wolf-hair brush, dipped it in thick ink, and wrote on the snow-white wall:

"The Creator is silent but full of affection. Every time the cold ends, I feel the coming of spring. Thousands of red and purple are arranged, just waiting for the first sound of the new thunder!"

"Good!" Everyone cheered loudly.

"What a wonderful saying, 'A myriad of colors are arranged, just waiting for the first sound of the new thunder'! Your current vision has already surpassed the scope of a scholar!" Xuelang said contentedly, "I am satisfied. I will not bother you again before the New Year."

"Haha..." Young Master Zhao smiled with a forced smile. He will send you to Jeju Island after the New Year and ask you to write poetry to Fatty Tang.