My Prime Minister is so cute

Harvey and his acquaintances, the stall owner, were also among them.

“Why do we have to discuss compensation after an accident?”

Harvey wondered loudly, "Why couldn't the mayor force the factory owner to improve working conditions and prevent the accident in advance?"

"What are you thinking about?"

"Go to bed when you want to sleep, go to church when you want to make a wish, and don't go crazy here."

People around them all said it was impossible. It was absolutely impossible. After all, forcing the factory to improve working conditions was too difficult to implement. What if the factory ran away? Wouldn't they be out of work?

The sanctions imposed by the district chief caused the factory to close down, they lost their jobs, and no one benefited.

Harvey couldn't think of how to refute the argument that the factory running away would be a lose-lose situation.

But he instinctively knew there was something wrong with this statement, so he confidently shouted, "Then just wait and see! I believe the District Chief will definitely improve the working conditions in the factory! If you don't believe me, let's make a bet!"

When he heard about the bet, the familiar stall owner next to him touched his nose and looked a little unnatural.

Just when the debate was at its most intense.

A 1-meter-tall golden figure slowly walked onto the temporary elevated podium in front of him.

Although she seems to be just a cute little girl, no one would underestimate her. She is now the current district mayor of Fox District.

It was under his leadership that the economy of the Fox District developed rapidly, the social security environment changed, and even the streets were equipped with street lights, which were originally only financially available in the capital.

So in a short period of time, all the people arguing fell silent unconsciously, waiting quietly for this person to speak.

Although the effect of the head of state candy is no longer there, relying on the political prestige accumulated since taking office and the speaking ability that has been cultivated for a long time, Avril can make everyone calm down as soon as she appears.

Glancing at the silent crowd, Avril spoke slowly.

"My fellow countrymen."

"With the implementation of policies and the increase in the number of factories, the economy of the Fox District is developing rapidly, creating a large number of jobs and improving the living standards of the people in the entire district."

"This is an undeniable achievement and something I'm always proud of."

"But as time went on, a series of issues emerged that had not been considered."

"The factory's blind pursuit of profit has unintentionally, or even deliberately, neglected the workers' living environment. This has led to a recent 282.93% increase in the factory's accident rate! It's triple the previous rate!"

"Especially the recent Sean incident, which has caused me to reflect deeply."

"There's been too much unilateral focus on economic development, paying only attention to factory subsidies, while ignoring the public's working environment. And there's also an overestimation of the self-awareness of factory owners, which has led to increasingly poor working conditions for workers today."

"The small factory was crammed with machines. It was noisy, dim, and crowded. Not only was there no electric light, there wasn't even a candle. We could only rely on the little light coming in from the window to work."

"In a work environment like this, an accident is not an accident; the absence of an accident is an accident."

Avril's words resonated with many people.

Yes, it is normal for accidents to happen in such a harsh environment.

"Regrettably."

Avril continued her speech, "Faced with this man-made accident caused by the factory owner, outdated laws failed to make a fair ruling and instead ruled that Sean's fault was 50/50 on both sides."

"Let me ask you guys."

"If it weren't for the need to make a living, if it weren't for the need to support a family, who would be willing to work in the dark in a dangerous environment? Who would be willing to risk injury and 'voluntarily' stay in the factory to work overtime on a cold winter evening?"

Although the sound was not particularly loud, it was deafening to everyone's ears.

Yes.

If life doesn’t force them, who would be willing to “voluntarily work overtime”?

Therefore, the ruling is indeed unreasonable. What seems fair is the greatest unfairness!

The emotions of the audience had been fully aroused at this point, and all that remained was to announce the important decision in a smooth manner.

"I'm going to change all that!"

Avril raised her voice and said, "So, I declare this! I will amend the laws and regulations to make them more suitable for the current era, and require that the working environment of all factories must meet the requirements! Otherwise, they will not be allowed to resume operations!"

As her words fell.

Thunderous cheers echoed throughout the square.

"We love you, Lord District Chief!"

"Lady Avril! Lady Avril!"

"......"

At the same time, Bird, standing by the window on the upper floor of the government building, witnessed all this and smiled.

"Get ready," he said to the secretary beside him, "We'll be very busy for the next while."

"what?"

Phoebe was stunned for a moment and asked uncertainly, "Will it?"

"These factory owners are all prominent figures," Bird said. "If they protest en masse, don't you think we can just send the police to arrest them all and make them build the railroad like we do with gangs?"

"At most, we can catch one or two particularly bad ones to serve as a warning to others. If we catch them all, who would dare to open a factory in the Fox District in the future?"

Phoebe thought about it and felt it made sense. She asked, "So what should we do?"

"Easy, check them."

"Check...them?"

"Yes, check them."

Bird smiled faintly. "Checking bank statements, tax returns, qualification certificates, everything they can...even I might not be able to understand all the complicated policies accumulated over the years. They can't be completely flawless, right?"

Chapter 161: Raise the price first and then give a discount

The day after Avril's speech.

Sophia went door to door to sell her own electric lights.

"The newest and trendiest electric light bulb, originally priced at 4000 yuan, is now 8% off, only 3200 yuan each," Sophia said with a smile. "Factory owner, you heard the district chief's speech, right? Improving the working environment and lighting conditions are of paramount importance. Why not buy one?"

"Besides, buying electric lights not only makes the workers safer, but also increases their working hours. If you round it up, wouldn't that make back the money spent on the lights?"

"Action is worse than thought. If you miss this opportunity, you will miss it forever!"

Listening to Sophia's sales pitch.

The factory owner being sold something saw the words "Nader Institute" blaring on the base of the bulb and immediately cursed internally, thinking, "Can't you just erase the logo before selling it? At least put on a show?"

First they announced they would improve the factory environment, and then turned around to promote their own light bulbs. How could they be so heartless?

Besides, the streetlights are supposed to be 3000, right? Don't think I don't know! Your % discount is even higher than the original price, it's a % discount! If you're trying to scam people, at least think twice before doing it! The district chief is incredible, but he's so blatantly scamming people???

The factory owner became angrier the more he thought about it.

However, although I really want to say that I don’t need it, if you have the ability, let the police arrest me.

However, when he thought about the previous campaign to crack down on gangsters and evil, the gangsters who are still working illegally, and his own thin body weighing 200 pounds, he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

The factory owner's mouth twitched, but he endured it and tried to bargain: "Can you make it cheaper? 3200 is too expensive! I can't afford it!"

“This is already a discounted price.”

Sophia frowned and said, "I sold it to the District Chief at the original price, 4000!"

"But I really can't afford it," the factory owner cried. "Ms. Sophia, I have an 80-year-old mother and a 10-year-old child. Please be kind..."

"Alright, alright."

Seeing this, Sophia curled her lips and said with a look of disgust, "2500 is fine, right? If it's any lower, I'll really lose money."

Alas, another poor guy.

I feel that Bird's strategy of raising the price first and then giving a discount is a bit unreasonable. None of these people agreed directly.

"Okay, okay, okay." The factory owner nodded immediately and said, "You can't go back on your word. 2500 each. I'll buy eight first..."

"Okay, eight, right?" Sophia nodded, took out a small notebook from her pocket, crossed out the factory owner's name, and muttered to herself, "Well, Bird doesn't need to check this..."

.......

Sales promotion is happening in many factories.

Some relatively honest people who did not want to be enemies with the government, or who were rich and didn't care, placed orders for electric lights with the Nader family's factory, as a way to spend money to avoid disaster.

Among the other factory owners, some smart ones had already replaced their lights with electric ones early on, so this matter naturally had nothing to do with them and there was no need for them to get involved.

But factory owners with different ideas gathered together and began to discuss countermeasures.

"Are you buying a light bulb?"

"I won't buy it. Whoever wants to buy it can buy it."

"That's right. 3200 per lamp. A workshop needs to install at least two. That's hundreds of thousands of dollars. Why don't they just rob it?"

"This is robbery, right? If we don't install lights, the police will probably arrest us... This is even worse than the old gangs. Even gangs don't collect protection money this way."

"Yeah, what about the police? I don't want to build a railway."

"What are you afraid of? The factory is in our hands. As long as everyone here unites and has the guts to lock us up, we can shut down the factory and make the workers unemployed. Let's see how she ends up."

A group of people were discussing enthusiastically.

"......Um, it's just a light bulb, it's nothing, right?"

However, some people raised objections: "I looked at it and the price is still affordable. Besides, the working time is increased, and the cost of the bulb can be recovered over time."

"Idiot, what do you know?"

One clever factory owner cursed outright, "This time it was the light bulb, but next time, who knows what it will be."

"What if they ask us to give workers two days off a week? What if they ask us to increase their wages? What if they ask us to limit working hours? Will we still be able to open the factory?"

"This is a bottom line issue, we absolutely cannot give in!"

"Besides, if it's really profitable, we can just install it ourselves. Why should she force us to do it?"

After heated discussions, all the factory owners present reached a consensus.

Everyone united and resolutely resisted the district chief's new policy and opposed the purchase of electric lights.

If anyone was arrested by the police sent by the district chief for not purchasing electric lights, they would declare the factory closed to protest against this illegal act.

After making this decision, everyone dispersed and returned to their own factories, waiting for time to pass in anxiety.

One day passed...

Two days passed...

A few days passed quickly, and since that public speech, the district chief seemed to have not taken any action, and not even a single person was arrested.

Several factory owners have already begun celebrating.

"I knew it, it was just talk," the clever factory owner said smugly. "Not installing electric lights isn't against the law. Would she dare arrest us? What would happen to our jobs? What about the workers? Can she afford the consequences?"

But this man's happiness didn't last long.

The next day, the tax officer and the police kicked open the door of his office.

"What are you doing?" The clever factory owner stood up from his seat, pretending to be calm and saying sternly, "I'm telling you, forcing you to install electric lights is illegal! Even the district chief can't do that!"

"It has nothing to do with the light."

The leading tax officer said sternly, "You are suspected of tax evasion. Come with us."

"Tax evasion?"

The factory owner's face suddenly changed. You know, in England, tax evasion is one of the most serious crimes, comparable to treason.

"I pay my taxes properly. I hire people to pay them. It's impossible for me to evade them!" His face turned pale, and then he suddenly thought of something and said, "I understand. This is a false accusation, a blatant false accusation. I am innocent! It's that damned district chief..."

"Whether it's a false accusation or not, tell me back at the police station."

The tax officer smiled coldly and said to the police: "Come, take this man away."

Chapter 162 If You Don’t Start Working, There Are Plenty of Others Who Will

police station.

The smart factory owner was sitting behind a wooden table. In front of him, a burly policeman was taking his statement.

"Name?"