Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1545, I don't know if it's good or bad

"Sell newspaper~sell newspaper~"

"The imperial court promulgated the "Law on the Protection of Labor Rights and Interests", which strictly ordered all employers across the country to pay laborers wages in full on a monthly basis, and not to delay payment for any reason. Local governments must strictly supervise to ensure the legitimate rights and interests of laborers!"

In the early morning, as the newsboy's voice rang through the streets and alleys, the originally silent and sleeping city seemed to wake up all of a sudden, and a large number of people emerged from every corner around the newsboy, and soon bought the newspapers in the newsboy's hand. the light.

The shops on the street opened up one after another in a blink of an eye, and a large number of pedestrians appeared on the road. With the sound of bells ringing from the clock tower, the street began to become lively, prosperous, and noisy.

The teahouse is a favorite place for young and old in Beijing. Order a pot of tea, have a few plates of breakfast, read the newspaper, drink morning tea, and chat with people. This is the morning for young and old in Beijing.

"It's over, it's over~"

"The workers' wages have to be paid once a month, and they must be paid in full. I have just invested the funds on hand in Nanyang to grow rubber. How can I have extra money to pay workers' wages?"

Li Liangyou looked at the latest Daming Morning Post, and immediately couldn't help shouting out.

He has a large textile factory, employs thousands of workers, and has several plantations in Nanyang.

"Isn't it? It's just the first month, and everyone has withdrawn funds to make new investments and transactions, and there is only some circulating funds on hand. Where will there be funds for workers' wages?"

Next to him, Pan Yucheng also nodded straightly. He also runs a medium-sized textile factory with several thousand employees. If you calculate the monthly wages, you need to prepare at least tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Tens of thousands of taels of silver, this is not a small sum, and it cannot be taken out casually.

"This imperial court is also true. It's not that we don't pay the workers, but the money will be distributed at the end of the year. Everyone will have more money and can do more things."

"Now, once a month is issued, we will all face a tight financial situation. I originally thought about buying another boat to go to Huangjinzhou, but now it seems that I can't buy it this year. The money has to be reserved for the workers. pay wages."

"Calculated, this year, hundreds of thousands of taels of silver will be issued, and there will be tens of thousands of taels of interest left in the bank."

The friend of the two, Ma Yong, also said helplessly that he runs a large cement factory, and at the same time, he also has a sea trade company. There are several ships walking on the sea, benefiting from the rapid development of overseas trade and overseas in recent years. In the colonization, the business is quite good. There are more and more ships every year, and the more they buy, the more they buy.

"Speaking of this matter, in fact, you can't blame the imperial court. If you want to blame, you have to blame the Nanjing people. Isn't it because of the incident at the end of last year, when the wages of hundreds of thousands of workers were deliberately not paid at the end of the year, so that it almost caused a disaster. into a catastrophe."

"The higher authorities must have wanted to prevent such things from happening, so they issued a law requiring everyone to pay wages on a monthly basis."

Li Liangyou looked at his two friends, and also connected this matter with what happened last year.

"Needless to say, we all know that it must be related to this matter."

"If you say that the business is not doing well and you haven't made any money, you really have no money. Tell everyone well, and everyone will understand, and maybe they will make you owe it. When you make money next year, we will make it up together."

"But those people, they obviously made money, but they deliberately didn't pay the workers wages, and even hired local hooligans to beat the workers who asked for wages. You said they were hateful, how could these hundreds of thousands of workers be so willing to let go?"

Pan Yucheng also followed suit, looking extremely angry.

"Everyone has worked hard for us for a year. We must act with conscience in our conduct and actions. We must give others a lot of the money we should give. Even if we don't make any money, I sell houses and properties I also want to distribute the silver to the workers."

"Whether we are doing business or being a human being, we must pay attention to reputation. Reputation is worth a thousand dollars. Now because of the incident in Nanjing, everyone can no longer be the same as before. The salary is paid every month, and our funds are much tighter. "

Ma Yong also nodded solemnly and said.

"Oh, it's all dragged down by them."

"Now that I have no money on hand, I will be paid next month. Where can I get these tens of thousands of taels of silver?"

"I can't help it. I'm planning to go to the bank for a loan. I will mortgage my real estate in Beijing and Tianjin to see if I can get a loan of tens of thousands of taels for turnover."

"I'm also planning to go to the bank for a loan. I'm sure I won't be able to borrow money. I guess everyone is worrying about paying wages, and I don't know how much I can borrow from several plantations in Nanyang."

"That's good too. The salary is paid every month. It will be easier at the end of the year. It will not be like before to raise hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to pay the salary."

"Yes~"

"But when I think about it, I still feel that it is a loss. With a salary of hundreds of thousands of taels a year, if we put it in our hands, we can almost buy a few more ships in a year, and earn a lot of money."

"It's all the Nanjing people's fault. I will never do business with them in the future."

"Me too, no matter how much money they have, I won't do business with them, people with no credibility!"

"..."

The three factory owners frowned and discussed raising funds to pay the workers.

On the other side, in factories all over Beijing and Tianjin, many workers who learned the latest news were also busy discussing this matter.

"The emperor is still thinking about us ordinary people. You see, from now on, wages will be paid on a monthly basis."

Lai Zitou excitedly told the workers around him that he was busy all the time.

"It doesn't matter if it's paid out monthly. It's safe to put the money in your own pocket. Last year, there were hundreds of thousands of people in Nanjing who couldn't get their wages during the Chinese New Year."

Wang Laosan also nodded and said.

"It's not just that they can't get wages, those employers even hire local hooligans to beat workers who ask for wages. It is said that many people died, and thousands of people were beaten and disabled."

Zhao Dalang also followed suit.

"This is too lawless. It's fine if you don't pay them, and you beat people, kill them, and maim them. Who will work for them after this?"

When Wang Laosan heard this, he said in shock.

"Isn't that right? It's not reported in the newspapers now that no one in Nanjing has gone to work this year, and millions of people have been lost all of a sudden. Those factories, visits, construction sites, etc. in Nanjing have been shut down on a large scale. This order Ah, they have all come to our factory in the Beijing-Tianjin area, the business of our factory this year is much better than last year, and we can’t finish it.”

"They deserve it. We worked so hard in the factory. We worked hard, but at the end of the year, we didn't want to pay. It's no wonder that we don't make trouble. If we want to leave us here, we have to smash the factory."

"That's right, so at the end of last year, there was a lot of trouble in Nanjing. The imperial court had to send Mr. Liu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, to Nanjing to deal with the matter. In the end, all the owners who owed wages were ransacked and their heads were beheaded. Then the wages were paid in full, and the matter subsided."

"But it was also because of this incident that it hurt everyone's hearts, so no one is willing to go to Nanjing to do things anymore. Everyone said that Nanjing people have no credibility and are unwilling to do things for them."

"If I met such a boss, I would definitely not work for him again. Now it's not as good as before. Life is very easy now. I can do whatever I want without worrying about food and drink. Who wants to suffer from that bird?"

"Yes, yes."

"It was also said in the newspapers that in order to prevent some people from not paying wages to our common people, the Son of Heaven has introduced such a policy that wages are paid on a monthly basis. If it is released, it will only be a few taels of silver a month. , and as for anything too big to happen.”

"If you can't get the dozens of taels of silver that you have worked so hard this year, the big guy will have to be red-eyed."

"It's still the emperor who treats us well and cares about us common people!"

"Of course, today's emperor is the most holy emperor since ancient times, and he loves the people the most."

"It's good to pay monthly. If you have money, you can play everywhere. In the past, it was paid once a year. I'm usually very poor. I don't have much money in the bag. I can't play anywhere I want to play."

"Scorpion, don't think I don't know your little thoughts. Once you get the money, you should save what you need. Don't spend it all on eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. When you go home at the end of the year, if you can't get the money, look at it." Your wife won't tear you up."

"He, he can't fly when he has money. Casinos and brothels are definitely indispensable, and they have to be built in a few days."

"At the end of last year, when the wages were paid, he lost more than a dozen taels of silver in just two days. If I hadn't dragged him out in the end, I guess he would have lost all."

"Gambling is harmful, lame head. We should avoid going to casinos. It's not easy for us to make money. We only need a few taels of silver for a month of hard work. Your wife takes care of the second elder and six children. If you don't take the money back , they drink northwest wind?"

"I know, I know, I will hurry up and order some flowers."

"You, you can't change until you die, and I don't know when you got into the bad habit of gambling."

"Actually, it's not just a lame head. Many people in our factory can gamble. In the past, life was difficult, everyone had no money, and was worried about eating every day. Now life is better, and many people have contracted the bad habit of gambling. Some people lose all the money they earned in a year overnight, and dare not go back for years."

"Now it's issued once a month. I don't know how many people will have no money left during the Chinese New Year. Gambling is harmful!"

Wang Laosan sighed and shook his head.

(End of this chapter)