At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 719: Romans in the Han Dynasty

The ambassador's answer gave Fabius a headache. It was impossible not to send international students to study in the Han Dynasty. The gap between Rome and the Han Dynasty was too big. Coming to the Han Dynasty to study was the best way to catch up with the gap.

But most of the talents they had worked so hard to cultivate were taken away by the Han Dynasty, which caused a lot of headaches for the Roman senators.

Some senators even proposed signing a contract, stating that these students were sent to study in the Han Dynasty at Rome's expense, and if they did not return to Rome, they would have to compensate Rome for its losses.

However, this proposal was rejected by Claudius and others. Firstly, it would sever the last ties of ties between the Romans who remained in the Han Dynasty. Secondly, the cost of studying abroad was relatively high in Rome, but it was nothing in the Han Dynasty.

Those who can go to study in Han Dynasty are all highly qualified talents. Their salary for working in Han Dynasty for one year is enough to repay the money. Instead of doing things to the extreme, it is better to leave a relationship so that it will be easier to deal with them in the future.

Fabius thought for a moment and said, "In the name of the embassy, ​​gather the international students, merchants and other Romans in Kuaiji County to hold an exchange meeting."

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March 63, 3rd year of the Han calendar, Kuaiji County, headquarters of the Global Alliance.

Fabius found Liu Ruyi and said in a somewhat blaming way: "My friend, what you Han did this time is not fair. Rome has always been an ally of Han. For so many years, it has been respectful to the emperor of Han and has never done anything to let Han down. In the past two years, it even sent troops to help Han repel the Huns. As a result, you cut off our Roman foreign trade. Even though our Roman treatment of craftsmen is indeed poor, this is also our internal affairs. You Han are too overbearing."

Liu Ruyi was a little disappointed and said: "What's the difference between what you are doing now and what those slave owners did back then?"

Then he said with deep sorrow: "Don't forget that you are members of the Datong Party. Do you think that the Datong in the world you understand is the Datong of the rich? Those low-level craftsmen are not worthy of being human beings."

"I also learned about the situation of Roman craftsmen. In the past, slaves were the property of slave owners, and they would cherish slaves. But craftsmen were not the property of factory owners, and they really didn't cherish them at all. Driving children under 10 years old into factories is no different from killing people. Children are the future of a country. Don't you Romans care about the future of your country?"

Fabius was a little jealous and envious and said, "Not all countries are like the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty is unique in the world. We backward countries have to do our best even if we want to follow the Han Dynasty. However, it is indeed our fault to drive children into factories. The Senate has passed the Child Protection Law. No underage children will enter factories anymore. We are also improving other requirements of the Han Dynasty. The eight-hour work system, pensions, and unemployment benefits are all being steadily implemented. Although we cannot do the same as the Han Dynasty for the time being, at least we have solved the problem of whether or not we have them."

Then he pleaded with Liu Ruyi: "The only problem now is the ban imposed by the Han Dynasty. If the ban is not lifted, my factory in Rome will go bankrupt."

“After this meeting, the allies will form a human rights monitoring group. If Rome is qualified, the ban will be lifted.”

Liu Ruyi also did not want to force the Roman Concordia Party to fall, as the ruling party that came to power after these people fell would probably be worse than the Roman Concordia Party.

Liu Ruyi thought for a moment and said, "I understand your determination to make your country progress, but haste makes waste. Rome is now trying to take shortcuts, and taking shortcuts comes at a price. This is also one of your costs. If you pay more attention to domestic demand and increase the salaries of craftsmen, your industry will not fall into the crisis of stagnation once the overseas market is cut off."

"You Roman Panagiotis should be like referees, standing impartially between the factory owners and the craftsmen, or even slightly leaning towards the craftsmen. This is the only way to maintain the balance between the two sides and the stability of the country."

"Now you are leaning towards the factory owners. It seems that you are developing fast, but the consequences will be very serious. The factory owners only seek profits and do not care about the development of your country or take responsibility. Their actions are damaging the foundation of your country. When all Roman citizens resent you, a new party will replace you."

Although he was taught a lesson by Liu Ruyi, Fabius relaxed after achieving his goal. As long as the ban was lifted, Rome's economy would recover.

March 6, inside the Rome Embassy.

The ambassador informed the Romans in Kuaiji County about the exchange meeting. The Romans in the Han Dynasty expressed their willingness to go. Even those who could not go due to urgent matters said that they would send representatives. So the embassy was very lively at this time, with hundreds of people gathered here. These people were the elites among the tens of thousands of Romans who stayed in the Han Dynasty.

Since the Han Dynasty arrived in Rome, Rome has also actively integrated into globalization. There are hundreds of thousands of Romans all over the world all year round, mainly distributed in three regions.

The largest population was in the New World, with about 300,000 people. The Romans worked as cowboys and farmers in the New World to solve the problem of labor shortage in the New World. The only difference was that the New World had a more urgent need for labor, and they were unwilling to ship back the labor that had been transported out with great effort. Instead, they gave them a naturalized status after observing them for a few years, allowing these people to become part of the vassal states.

In fact, Rome did not like such behavior either. Not only would they lose a source of foreign exchange, but the country's population would also decrease.

The second largest group was Yanzhou, with more than 100,000 people. These Romans mainly carried out infrastructure construction, grazing, farming, and management of indigenous peoples in various vassal states and colonies of the Han Dynasty. They were the best helpers of the local Han people.

But because it was too close to Daqinzhou, the policy implemented by the colonies of the various vassal states of the Han Dynasty was to let these people stay for a few years, then send them back to their country and replace them with a new batch of people. This resulted in even though Yanzhou was closer to Daqinzhou, there were fewer Romans.

The third is the Han homeland. Compared with the New World and Yanzhou, what is needed is labor, and the labor skills of the Romans meet this characteristic, so they are welcomed in both places.

But the Romans' farming and grazing skills were a joke to the Han people.

The Han Dynasty did not have too much demand for overseas labor. After all, there was India next to it, as well as people from the south and the Liaodong Desert. The tens of thousands of people in the Han Dynasty were basically high-skilled and high-quality talents.

More than half of them were students. They were born into aristocratic families and had at least citizenship, belonging to the upper-middle class in Rome. The rest were merchants and technical talents. With their skills, they could not only survive in the Han Dynasty, but also live better than in Rome.

These people lived and worked in the Han Dynasty all year round, and actively tried to obtain Han household registration to stay in the Han Dynasty. These Roman citizens had the highest quality and the best skills, and they also had a lot of wealth in the Han Dynasty. They were the people the Senate most wanted to bring back.

The ambassador led Fabius to a middle-aged man with a big belly and said, "This Mr. Serge Koch is the pride of us Romans. He developed a new technology that combines the radio and the phonograph. Not only did he obtain a patent from the Han Dynasty, he was also awarded the bronze medal of the Mozi Award that year.

Now he has opened a radio factory in Dahan. This is a high-tech factory in Dahan. He is the only billionaire among the Romans in Dahan. Mr. Searle has proved that we Romans can also do high-tech. "

When she said the last sentence, the Roman ambassador emphasized her tone, and she also felt very proud.

Fabius smiled and said, "Mr. Searle is truly a hero to the Romans. Are you interested in setting up a radio factory in Rome? I guarantee you the most favorable tax rates in the name of the nursing home."

Searle shook his head and said, "The premise of using a radio is that there must be a radio station. The Han Dynasty has dozens of radio stations, which has driven the market for civilian use of radios."

"If I have the chance, I will go back to Rome to build a factory." The elders had to be given face, and Sale also had complaints against the big man.

After the two exchanged a few words, Sayre confided his inner distress to Senator Fabius.

The Han people said that the rules here are too strict and that they don't allow the employment of teenagers under the age of 16, saying that this is child labor. "At the age of 16, in Rome, you can already hold a sword and fight, but in the Han Dynasty, you are still a child."

"It's fine to not hire child labor, but the work of craftsmen must also be regulated. The working hours per week must not exceed 40 hours, and overtime must not exceed 12 hours."

"This is not hiring a craftsman, it's hiring a boss. I myself often go to the factory to work on the assembly line. As the employer, I work overtime for more than 60 hours a month."

Sail himself was a technical expert. The crystal radios he sold were assembled using his own technology and he applied for a patent. He was the best technician in the entire factory.

He was the one who was most responsible for the bugs. The big man did not allow the craftsmen to work overtime for too long, but as the boss, there was no restriction on overtime. He lived and ate in the factory, and spent more time on the assembly line than in his own office.

There was no other way. Crystal radios were too profitable. He could earn 1200 yuan for each unit sold. He felt extremely satisfied mentally when he counted these numbers on the production line every day.

Factory managers would often be kicked by him to work on the assembly line to cover for them. In order to save money, he also hired a large number of international students from Rome, Carthage, Greece and other places. These students had low salaries but high quality, and the key was that they could work the middle shift after school, allowing his assembly line to operate until 10 o'clock in the evening.

This is also what makes him most resentful. The production can be operated in three shifts, but it can only be operated in two shifts. The production line is idle for 8 hours, and that is all my money.

Saier continued to complain: "The power of the Han Mohists is too strong. Under their protection, the craftsmen have become masters. It's ok that they don't work as long as me, the boss, but I still have to provide them with labor protection supplies, pay for work injury, labor, unemployment and other insurance, and hire doctors to check the workers' health every six months. Although the Han craftsmen are valuable, they are too valuable. The Roman nobles are no more than that."

After hearing these complaints, Fabius felt a little embarrassed. These words seemed to slap him in the face. Compared with the Han craftsmen, the Roman craftsmen were really not much different from slaves.

Fabius said, "Since the business environment in the Han Dynasty is so bad, why don't you return? Rome is also developing rapidly and needs talents like you. If we also build a radio station in Rome, would you be willing to open a radio factory in Rome? The salary of Roman workers is only 1/10 of that in the Han Dynasty. As long as you pay, working overtime is not a problem. The amount of work injury, pension, and unemployment insurance is also much lower than that in the Han Dynasty."

Such high-tech talents who understand management and have money are even more scarce in Rome, and he also wants to persuade Seer to change his mind.

Searle said awkwardly, "The business environment is not just about the workers' salaries. The radio factory needs electricity, a convenient transportation system, a supporting industrial chain, and most importantly, a sufficient market. The lowest price of the radios I produce is 3000 coins, and the price of high-end customized radios ranges from tens of thousands of coins."

The salary of craftsmen in Kuaiji County generally exceeded 1 yuan. A low-end radio only cost 3/2000 of their salary, and almost every family in the Han Dynasty could afford it. Calculated by household, this is a huge market of more than million people, and calculated by population, this is a huge market of hundreds of millions.

In Rome, except for a few nobles, other families could not afford to buy radios, so naturally there was no market for them.

"Moreover, radio is a market-oriented market. There are more than a dozen brands born in Dahan every year. If I go to Rome, the radios I produce will be quickly eliminated by the Dahan market, and it will be difficult for me to survive."

After hearing this, Fabius understood that it was impossible for Seer to return to Rome. Only a wealthy market like the Han Dynasty could cultivate a technology giant like Seer.

Looking at the disappointed Fabius, Sayre thought for a moment and said, "I am willing to donate 300 million yuan. I also ask the elders to use this money to build an electrical school. The future world will definitely be an electrified world. Rome has fallen behind in the steam age, and we cannot continue to fall behind in the electrification age."

Fabius said happily: "Mr. Serre, you are a noble patriot. On behalf of Rome, I thank you for your donation."

After talking with Sayer, the master brought Fabius to a blond and blue-eyed burly man and said, "This is Mr. Dave Adams. He is a professional player in the Han Football League A and the main striker of the Clippers. The reason why the Clippers became the league champion last year was that Mr. Adams scored the winning goal in the final."

Then he approached Fabius and whispered, "Although Adams cannot compare to Sayre in terms of wealth, in terms of the influence of the Han people, Adams is stronger than 10 Sayres."

The Han Dynasty has always been a military country with abundant martial virtues, and joining the army has always been the best way for the Han people to achieve class advancement, which has also led to extremely abundant military power among the Han people.

After learning from the lessons of later generations, Xu Fan vigorously developed various sports events in the Han territory in order to maintain this martial virtue.

The most successful of these is football, which has become a national event. In the Han Dynasty, there are primary school leagues, middle school leagues, university leagues, and the highest level of professional leagues. Even villages have leagues. Football leagues have become the best alternative to war.

Naturally, football players became the most dazzling stars in the Han Dynasty's peacetime era. The lowest income of a first-class league football player was several hundred thousand a year, and star players like Adams earned more than three million a year.

Of course, the money earned is secondary. What is more important is that in peacetime, the football teams in various counties win honor for the local area. These people are not only loved by the local people, but local officials also regard the results of the game as one of their political achievements. Therefore, the star players of the Han Dynasty also have a very high political status and can easily enter the upper class of the Han Dynasty.

After hearing this, Fabius smiled and said, "Mr. Dave Adams, your achievements in the Han Dynasty are also winning glory for the Romans. Come back home someday and accept the Romans' cheers for you."

Adams shook his head and said, "I am very disappointed with the current situation in Rome. I don't want to go back home now."

"Why?" Fabius asked in surprise.

Adams then explained the reason. Adams could be said to be both a Roman and a Gaul. His hometown was originally a remote wilderness on the grassland. When Claudius conquered the province of Gaul, he learned the policies of the Han Dynasty and accepted the Gauls as part of the Roman citizens, which greatly eased the ethnic conflicts.

Adams was a beneficiary of this. After he became a Roman, his hometown became prosperous due to the development of the Romans. He had an extraordinary physique since he was a child, with great strength, endurance, and fast running. If slavery had not been abolished, Adams would definitely have become the best gladiator.

Although slavery had been abolished, Rome followed the example of the Han Dynasty and also gave rise to the sport of football, which replaced gladiatorial performances.

Adams was spotted by the coach of a small football club in Rome, who brought him to Rome to become a football player.

Soon he showed his extraordinary talent for football. He almost dominated his peers on the football field. After he became an adult at the age of 18, his coach brought him to Dahan. Finally, he was noticed by the Clippers football team of Dahan and was bought for 100 million yuan.

This was also a move that changed his life. With the training of the Clippers, he quickly gained a foothold in the team, became stronger and stronger, and became more and more popular among local fans.

He became a wild man, became a member of the upper class of the Han Dynasty, and lived a wealthy life. Adams was extremely grateful. On the one hand, he gave back to his former football team and used his salary and bonus from playing football to help the former football team build a stadium.

At the same time, he also wanted to help the children in his hometown to get out of their small world and into the bigger world. He donated money to build a primary school and a football stadium in his hometown, hoping that someone could succeed by playing football like him.

But his ideal was soon shattered. The land where Adams built the school and football field was spotted by a Roman nobleman who wanted to convert it into a vineyard. As a result, he used his connections to demolish the elementary school and football field he had just built.

(End of this chapter)