Yan Shao set up the factory in order to tie the workers to himself, so that when the time came, they and their families would follow Yan Shao, the 'boss', to carry out the revolution together.

But if Yan Shao has always been like a vampire, thinking only about how to exploit the workers, then when the time comes, I am afraid that when they betray Yan Shao—————— who will be born and die for a person who exploits him.

Moreover, most of the members of the patrol team are locals, and some are even related to the employees in the textile factory, and if you don't find a way to change, even the patrol team itself will become a hidden danger.

In history, when Zhang Zhidong was dying, he once told Puyi's father Zaifeng to soothe the people, but Zaifeng said something that was both smart and stupid. "Don't be afraid, there are soldiers!"

This clever sentence recognizes the importance of the barrel of the gun, but the stupid thing is that he does not understand who holds the gun. At that time, almost everyone in the new army was anti-Qing, and the more soldiers, the faster the Qing Dynasty died, and the same is true for Yan Shao now.

As once said, most of the people on the patrol were locals, more or less related to the employees in the textile mills. If Yan Shao can't treat the employees of the factory well, how can he get their loyalty? If it continues like this, it is extremely dangerous to use them to take care of the home, not to mention that if there is a rebellion, I am afraid that they will be tied up directly to the government.

For Yan Shao, the main role of the factory is to tie him to the workers, and making money can only be ranked second. If you make everyone an enemy in order to make money, isn't it because of a small loss?

Therefore, reform has become an urgent matter...

Fortunately, the matter was discovered early, and Yan Shao still has a chance to redeem it...

"Reform?" In the conference room, Ke Fu and the others frowned, some of them couldn't understand the word.

Coughing lightly, Yan Shao explained. "To put it simply, it is to treat the workers well and improve the treatment of the workers, so that the workers will become loyal to the company..."

In the opinion of Yan Shao and Elainor, who were sitting next to them, this is the most important point.

However, the fact that they want to rebel is still a secret after all, so for now they can only use the company as an excuse.

Because of what happened in the workshop, Yan Shao and Eleno specially learned about the situation in the factory, and found that the situation was even more serious than they imagined.

Unlike yarn mills such as Dasheng, there is no child labor in textile mills. However, in this era, female workers are also a group that is looked down upon, "young man, marry a lady, don't marry a factory girl, the factory girl is rotten, and the factory girl is not fragrant." Marrying a girl from the factory, don't be sleepy until dawn, suck Luo three times, only recognize the mother's uncle, don't recognize Lang. It is a song often sung by the workers in the Dasheng Yarn Factory.

Female workers have special worries and pains when they enter the factory compared to male workers. The special circumstances of female workers during their menstrual period, pregnancy and childbirth do not receive sympathy from the foremen, and a large proportion of female workers suffer from gynecological diseases due to excessive working hours and excessive intensity, and they are not treated and are in danger of being fired due to illness.

In addition, when they entered the factory to work, their bodies were sold to the management, and they were no longer at their own disposal. In the event of a work-related accident, the factory will subsidize a little medical expenses, but most of them are a drop in the bucket, and the factory basically does not pay wages during the treatment period of the workers. Therefore, in the absence of funds to see a doctor, workers often "carry a minor illness and die of a major illness". After getting well, if you can still work, you are lucky, if you can't work, you may be fired by the factory. On the fast-rotating machine, the probability of hand injury is relatively high. Once a worker has injured his hand and become disabled, he has completely lost the possibility of working, and the factory will not let them continue to work.

Seeing all this, even though Wuhu was very hot in summer, Yan Shao could still feel a deep chill. He felt like he was sitting on a time bomb that would send him to the west when the time came.

What scared him even more was that he actually used the bomb detonator as a champagne opener for celebration.

He could even imagine that when he declared his intention for revolution, the first thing the workers had to do was to send themselves, the bosses who exploited and oppressed them, to the government first, rather than obey the national righteousness.

That's right, in their eyes, the government is indeed not a good thing, but their own 'vampire' is probably a hundred times more hateful than the government...

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"Improve the salary..."Ke Fu, they couldn't understand Yan Shao's thoughts.

This is not surprising, after all, they look at the problem from the perspective of the capitalists, for whom the workers are just a tool to earn profits.

So after thinking about it, Ding Mao, who was in charge of finance, spoke. "What do you mean?"

Touching his chin, Yan Shao did not answer Ding Mao's question, but asked him. "What is the monthly expenditure on workers' wages right now?"

In terms of finance, Ding Mao is quite competent, so he replied without thinking about it. "At present, most of the workers in the factory are new, the number of skilled hands is not very many, the raw hands are five cents a day, the skilled hands are eight cents, excluding the members of the patrol team, there are a total of 1,371 people in the factory, counting the British technicians from Shanghai, the monthly salary expenditure is about 3,000 yuan..."

"3,000 yuan, that's 36,000 yuan in a year..."Yan Shao silently calculated in his heart. So what is the monthly profit now? ”

"Now the efficiency of the factory is very good, because the machines are new, there is no need to consider the depreciation of equipment, so after removing the purchase of raw materials and employee wages, the monthly profit is about 30,000 yuan, and at the end of the year, after all the machines are put into use, the monthly profit is likely to reach 150,000 yuan or more..."

After all, he is now in charge of the finances of one of China's largest yarn mills. Even if the money earned by the factory is Yan Shao's, managing such a large amount of income can still make him feel a sense of pride.

"More than 30,000 yuan, which is about the same as a worker's annual salary..."muttered, hearing this, Yan Shao already had his own plan in his heart. Minister Ke, the working hours of the workers should be twelve hours, right? ”

As if he understood something, Kefu nodded and replied. "That's right, basically every yarn mill is the standard..."Ke Fuzhi did not tell a lie, this is the era of rampant capitalism, and it is estimated that few capitalists will consider the welfare of workers, even Zhang Jian and other extremely famous people in later generations.

If Yan Shao did not come from later generations, and his purpose was not just to be quite a capitalist, I am afraid that he might not be able to care about the life and death of the workers. But since his goals are a little more ambitious, a change has to be made in this matter.

"Twelve hours..."After pondering carefully, Yan Shao looked at Eleno and Caterina on the side. What do you think, how about changing the 12-hour work to an eight-hour workday? ”

The eight-hour working day was first proposed by the socialist Robert Owen in August 1817, and in 1866, the Geneva Congress of the First International put forward the slogan "8 hours of work, 8 hours at your own disposal, 8 hours of rest", requiring countries to enact laws to confirm it.

In the United States at the time, however, many workers worked 14 to 16 hours a day, some as long as 18 hours, and the overseer of a shoe factory in Massachusetts once said, "I can make a strong and able-bodied 18-year-old man work next to any of the machines here, and I can make his hair gray by the time he is 22." ”

This was not until 1935, when Roosevelt took office, when the eight-hour day was enshrined in law.

Hearing Yan Shao's decision to change the working hours of the workers to an eight-hour working day, both Elaline and Caterina showed a hint of relief on their faces. But before they could respond to Yan Shao's words, Ke Fu on the side was already surprised.

"Eight hours, boss, this..."

"Yes, boss..."Ding Mao on the side also spoke. If we were to change to an eight-hour workday, we would need to work three shifts a day, and that would be an extra cost per year..."

Ding Mao's next words couldn't be said because Yan Shao had already raised his hand to stop him.

"In addition to changing the working hours to an eight-hour working day, we should also build a kindergarten and hospital in the factory, so that female workers can put their children in the kindergarten while they are working, and if they are sick, they can go to the hospital for treatment, and there are also schools where some teachers can come and teach the children to read..."

"Also, the maternity leave of female workers should be extended to three months, during which the salary will be paid, but..."Touching his chin, Yan Shao added. In the case of the second child, the salary will be halved, the third child will not, and so on..."Now there is no planning for childbirth, and it would be fun if a large group of female workers took maternity leave every year...

Even if Yan Shao wants to improve the treatment of employees, such as raising wages or something, but the factory is also to open, after all, the purpose of running a factory is to tie workers to him, if the factory can't be opened, then Yan Shao might as well simply close the factory, anyway, it is not only an industrial road that can buy people's hearts...

"In addition to that, there is food, I just looked at it, and the factory doesn't seem to be in charge of food. That's fine, but we can open a canteen in the factory and provide food to the workers at a low price, so that the workers can be fed and they don't have to carry a food basket when they go to work every day..."

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Every time Yan Shao mentioned something, the faces of Ke Fu and the others became a little weird.

They have lived for many years, and they have never seen a boss like Yan Shao who takes the initiative to benefit employees.

Originally, as a part-time worker, Yan Shao wanted to benefit the workers, and they didn't have any opinions, anyway, it wasn't their money that was spent the most. But now they are working in the factory, and if the factory fails, they will also lose their jobs. So after thinking about it, Ding Mao still spoke.

"But boss, if you do this, you will need a lot of money..."

"yes," agreed Kefu. Now that the mills are just beginning to make a profit, and the flour mills, cotton plantations, and the acquisition of shipping companies also need a lot of money, wouldn't it be a little bit to invest money in the workers at this time..."

Several other managers nodded approvingly, and even those who had returned from the United States, although they were sympathetic to the workers, felt that what they said was very reasonable.

Listening to the words of the two, Yan Shao also felt a little headache, he couldn't tell the two that he was buying people's hearts for the future revolution, right? If that's the case, I'm afraid these guys will be scared unconscious.

What makes Yan Shao feel troublesome now is that the real purpose in his heart can't be said to the people below for the time being, plus he has a lot of things to do every day, and it is impossible to put all his energy on the factory, and if he doesn't pay attention to it, the management in the factory may make a move that is contrary to his original intention.

Just when Yan Shao felt a headache, Elaline, who had been sitting on the side and biting his lip, suddenly pulled Caterina to Yan Shao and said seriously.

"Yan, leave the factory to the two of us..."

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Ask for collection, ask for recommendation~~~

In addition, the students who said kindergarten and elementary school are the same as I thought, and as for vocational training, there are other arrangements for this, but it should be a little later