People often say that the most valuable thing in the 21st century is talent, and the same is true in the 19th century.

In 1836, Samuel Colt established his first weapons manufacturing plant in Paderson, New Jersey. In the past 40 years, Colt has accumulated a large number of skilled workers. These workers are Colt's greatest wealth. As long as these workers are there, Colt has the opportunity to make a comeback.

Just as Wayne Henry said, Li Mu did not care about the machines in the Colt factory because the machines in the Junma Weapon Factory were more efficient and more precise; Li Mu did not care about the patents of Colt, because the patents owned by the Junma Group were more advanced; what Li Mu wanted was the old workers of the Colt company, and for the Junma Weapon Factory, they were priceless treasures.

In fact, those workers are quite pitiful. Many of them have worked for Colt all their lives, and some families have worked for Colt for two or even three generations. Their feelings for Colt are actually no less than those of Mrs. Colt. Now that they are watching Colt for the end, you can imagine their inner depression.

Fortunately, there is no retirement system these days. If Colt Company goes bankrupt, those workers will lose their jobs at most, and there is no "pension" to make them lose. Otherwise, large-scale mass incidents may have occurred now.

Don’t think that this is not the case in the United States. The United States cannot help but guns. Colt is a weapon company. The proportion of employees holding guns is very high, similar to the Junma Weapon Factory. If anyone doesn’t have three or five guns at home, he will be embarrassed to say that he is Colt’s employee. Such employees will cause trouble even more.

Of course, the lives of the employees are not within Mrs. Colt's consideration. Although Mrs. Colt also feels sorry for the old workers who have followed Colt for decades, Mrs. Colt's attitude is firm in this matter: "If the workers are willing to follow us to the UK, we can even improve their treatment and still treat them as Colt's heroes; but if they are not willing, they have to follow the contract. Although Colt has left the United States, Colt's lawyer team is still there. If anyone dares to violate the contract, we will definitely pursue it to the end."

Military-industrial enterprises are different from other enterprises. They involve too many core secrets and many patent projects involved in the production process. Therefore, Colt's employees signed contracts with Colt when they joined the company. If employees resign from Colt, they will not be allowed to work in other military-industrial enterprises within five years.

This is not a tyrant clause, because all companies are the same at this time, and Junma Group is even more excessive. The prescribed period is ten years, but Junma Group's treatment is really good. Since the establishment of Junma Weapon Factory, there has been no employee resignation. Instead, employees try every means to bring their relatives and friends into Junma Weapon Factory.

With this clause, it can be said that the last way for these workers in Colt factory was cut off. The best of them were also the ones who worked for Colt for the longest time. These people worked for Colt all their lives and now they can do nothing but build guns. Now the only thing in front of them is to follow the Colt family to the UK. Otherwise, these workers would definitely be unemployed, and the whole family would be unemployed.

Wayne Henry probably didn't expect that even though she reached this point, Mrs. Colt was still stubbornly following this clause. After hearing Mrs. Colt's words, Wayne Henry struggled and hesitated for a while. Wayne Henry suggested again: "Madam, Colt's workers have worked for Colt all their lives. Many of them were born in Hartford and have never left yet. Let them follow Colt to the UK. I guess many people will be very sad. For the sake of their working for Colt for so long--"

"Wayne - is it the lawyer from Junma Group looking for you?" Mrs. Colt was harsh and very sensitive in such matters.

"Yes, madam-" Wayne Henry admitted without hesitation.

There is nothing to hesitate about in this kind of thing. Hartford is the territory of the Colt family. Although the Colt family lost to the Junma Group in commercial competition, in Hartford, the Colt family still has enough influence. It is useless to deny this kind of thing. Mrs. Colt only needs to speak and want to know the truth.

"Okay - Very good, Wayne, I remember you worked at Colt twenty years ago, so now, are you going to betray Colt?" Lady Colt said unscrupulously. Women are always extreme in this kind of thing. In their understanding, the interpersonal relationships in the world are either black or white, and no other color has ever existed.

"It's twenty-six years - Madam, I was just thirteen when I threw Colt." Wayne Henry's expression remained unchanged, and the sadness in his eyes became stronger and stronger.

There was no such thing as "child labor" in the 19th century, nor "compulsory education". It is normal for teenagers to come out to work. They are paid the same salary as child labor, but they do the same job as adults. Everyone thinks this is natural.

"Okay, twenty-six years, then in these twenty-six years, Wayne, did Colt feel sorry for you?" Mrs. Colt was angry and did not pay attention to Wayne Henry's abnormality.

"Not-Madam, what I want to say is that I have never done anything to sorry Colt." Wayne Henry was still explaining that more than 20 years of love will not be dissipated in a short time.

"So you are going to do that now, are you?" Mrs. Colt asked, with a very stance that the facts are certain and undeniable.

"Okay, whatever you think-" Wayne Henry finally gave up, and the couple was still the same as the same forest, not to mention the employment relationship. In the past few years, he was in the name of the general manager of Colt, but he had no actual power. After being a mascot for so many years, he still had to take the blame for the collapse of Colt. Wayne Henry was exhausted: "I will ask the lawyer to take the resignation, and I won't go to the UK. I fled from England back then, and now I don't want to go back and make people laugh, so - goodbye."

Wayne Henry was disheartened. Grover Cleveland did find Wayne Henry and offered a large sum of money to invite Wayne Henry to serve as the general manager of the New Haven Weapons Factory.

This general manager is different from Wayne Henry's current general manager. He really has real power. In fact, all the executives of Junma Group have great freedom. As long as the performance is not a problem, the head office will not interfere with the operation of subordinate branches, which is a world of difference from being the general manager of Colt.

Hartford is very close to New Haven, only more than 40 kilometers away. There is a railway between the two cities. If you work in New Haven, there is no problem returning to Hartford on weekends. Grover even promised that Li Mu could use his personal relationship to build a special train for Hartford people working in New Haven to travel between the two cities.

As for Wayne Henry's contract, Grover Cleveland, as the chief lawyer of Junma Group, said that there is no problem at all. Wayne Henry can work at Junma Group. If the Colt family sues Wayne Henry, then Junma Group's lawyer team will respond. As long as Junma Group is willing, it will delay the lawsuit for five or six years. By then, the so-called time limit will automatically expire.

The same is true for other workers in Colt. As long as they are willing to work at Junma Group, Junma Group can provide them with legal support.

This condition is very tempting. Wayne Henry didn't know if the Horse Group had contacted him and also contacted other Colt operatives. Wayne Henry could guarantee his loyalty to Colt, so others would not be able to control it.

Unfortunately, this loyalty seems so cheap now.

After leaving Colt's factory and looking back at the familiar onion roof and the familiar bronze pony, Wayne Henry's eyes were a little red. The relationship for so many years was not so easy to let go, but life had to continue. Wayne Henry did not intend to join the Horse Group, which was considered his last loyalty to Colt.

To be honest, the reason why Wayne Henry was loyal to Colt was because Samuel Colt's kindness had nothing to do with Mrs. Colt. If when Wayne Henry arrived at Colt, the head of Colt was Mrs. Colt, then Wayne Henry would not have stayed with Colt for twenty-six years.

When he turned around and left, Wayne Henry looked determined. From then on, Wayne Henry and Colt had no relationship. They should have been relaxed, but Wayne Henry was extremely confused at this time.

From the age of thirteen to now, Wayne Henry has been working at Colt. Although he has been the general manager for so many years, Wayne Henry considers himself an excellent gunmaker. Although he has been away from the front-line job for many years, all the work steps are in Wayne Henry's mind. Now, giving Wayne Henry a lathe and a billet, Wayne Henry can still make a pistol, which is even better than what most workers make.

But so what?

According to the agreement with Colt, Wayne Henry could not work in an arms company, and he couldn't do it by going home to build a gun and selling it himself. His only skill has now become a shackle. Wayne Henry didn't know what else he could do.

"Wayne, Wayne-" Wayne suddenly heard someone calling him on the side of the road.

Looking back, it turned out to be Old Willie.

Old Willie is an old guy. In Colt, Old Willie is a very respected person. Since the first day of the opening of the Colt factory, Old Willie has worked in Colt. No one is older than Old Willie, so Old Willie can call Wayne Henry the general manager name without restraint.

The old Willie family worked for Colt, his two sons, five grandchildren, and even son-in-law, currently working for Colt.

"Wayne, is there any good news?" Old Willie looked expectant.
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