281 Look with admiration (the twelfth update of Debt Repayment)
Mrs. Nyasaland didn’t care about the gold mine. During this time, Phyllis had a new job. After knowing that she was the owner of the wool textile factory, Phyllis burst out with unparalleled enthusiasm for the wool textile factory. Every day
I spend most of my time in the woolen textile mill.
Of course, Phyllis does not stay in the factory, but spends most of her time in the office, studying how to improve the profits of the wool textile mill with Richard Hudson, the manager of the wool textile mill, and Leanne Nelson, the head of the technical department.
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Most of the local sheep in Johannesburg are Merino sheep. The hair on sheep, no matter how fine it is, is wool, not cashmere. Cashmere is the hair produced by goats, which is not the same thing as wool.
Therefore, the profits of textile mills are not too high. In order to increase farmers' enthusiasm for raising sheep, Rock purchases wool from farmers at a relatively high price, which further reduces the profit margins of textile mills.
The textile factory is a labor-intensive enterprise. There are more than two thousand workers in the factory. On average, the salary of the workers is about three pounds. This salary level is not high, but considering that most of the workers in the factory are female workers, this salary level
not bad.
"Currently we can only weave wool into yarn and then sell it to Europe. Although the quality of our yarn is very good, the cost itself is very high. Plus the freight, the competitiveness of the yarn after it arrives in Europe is very low, so for now it remains
At the level of no profit or loss." The situation introduced by Richard Hudson surprised Rock. Rock thought that the textile factory had been making profits, but he did not expect that it was actually half-dead.
Phyllis is coming to the textile factory, and Roark will accompany Phyllis as long as there is nothing wrong. Speaking of which, Roark is basically on semi-vacation now, and accompanying Phyllis is Roark's most important job.
This was specially approved by the mayor.
In theory, colonial products should have lower costs and be more competitive.
However, due to Johannesburg's special circumstances, Johannesburg's textiles are not very competitive in the European market.
Don’t forget that Europe is still a sweatshop, and the wages paid to workers may be lower than those paid to workers in the Johannesburg textile factory, so if you want to increase profits, you still have to find other ways.
Of course, there are still ways. Rock started to use his brain and immediately came up with an idea: "If we process it on the basis of wool, it should further enhance the competitiveness of products, such as ready-made garments, carpets, blankets, tapestries, etc., etc.
They all belong to the wool textile industry, so can’t we think of a way to do this?”
That's great. Richard Hudson is also a veteran in the textile industry, otherwise he wouldn't be qualified to be the director of a textile factory. The poor performance of the textile factory does not mean that Richard Hudson has nothing to do.
He just didn't have the authority, so he was restrained.
"Yes, but we need to add equipment and train skilled workers." Richard Hudson also has many difficulties. Adding new product lines means increasing investment. In the past, Rock couldn't take care of the textile factory.
Even if Richard Hudson wanted to do it, he didn't have the resources.
"You are the boss, you make the decision." Roark gave the power to Phyllis. No matter what Phyllis wanted to do, Roark just had to prepare the check. Making his wife feel comfortable was much more important than the check.
By the way, Rock really wants to know whether Phyllis has a boy or a girl in her belly. Unfortunately, there is no color ultrasound these days. If Rock wants to know, he can only go to Frank to find out.
No, Frank is a priest, and people don’t rely on this for their livelihood.
"It's okay, Mr. Hudson. If you need to add more equipment, you'd better make a list with Mr. Nelson, and I'll send someone to London to purchase it." Phyllis was very polite, Richard Hudson and Leanne Nelson
Their expressions were a little excited.
Phyllis is now Mrs. Nyasaland, and it is not easy for her to be so respectful to others. Of course, this is also related to Phyllis's character. Even if she is a stranger, Phyllis will give her due respect.
Rock was not polite here, and while Phyllis was resting, Rock made demands on Richard Hudson and Ryan Nelson.
"Please take the initiative and report to Ziwei Town every other day from now on, and try to keep Madam from coming to the factory as little as possible." Luo Ke was still a little worried. The pollution in the textile factory was actually very serious. There was no sewage treatment process these days, so Feili
No matter how little silk comes, if something goes wrong, you will regret it.
"Yes, Lord, we will go to Ziwei Town to report to Madam every other day." Richard Hudson knew what Rock was worried about, but there was nothing Richard Hudson and Ryan Nelson could do about it.
, the level of technology these days is such that economic development and environmental protection are always irreconcilable issues.
That is to say, Rock's requirements are so demanding that in any other area, even London and Paris, people would not pay attention to environmental issues.
On the way home, Phyllis was still in high spirits.
"The current salary of factory workers is still too low, only 36 pounds per person per year, which is simply unable to support a family's life. In your words, insufficient salary will affect the workers' enthusiasm for labor, so I have to find ways to improve it.
"Worker's salary." When Phyllis spoke, she also paid attention to Roark's expression.
The wage gap among workers these days is still huge.
The best workers in Europe, such as jewelers, watchmakers, precision instrument workers and other technical occupations, earn about 90 pounds per year.
Lower-skilled jobs, such as printers, blacksmiths, and bakers, earn only about sixty or seventy pounds per year.
The wages for labor-intensive jobs are even lower, such as railway workers, postmen, and dock coolies, whose annual salary is only forty or fifty pounds.
According to British standards, anyone whose annual family income does not exceed 60 pounds is considered poor, and this group of people accounts for more than 60% of the total population.
The situation in Johannesburg should be better than that in the UK because workers in Johannesburg have more choices. Most of the female workers in the textile factories are family members of the farms around Johannesburg. They actually work in the textile factories to subsidize their families. Even if they are
Without this job, the income from the farm would be enough to sustain their lives.
If it were an English or a Boer, they would have hired some Zulu people and started living as a farmer comfortably.
The Chinese are not so negative. Even those hostesses with hundreds of acres of farms will do everything they can to increase their family income. This is taken for granted by the Chinese.
In this case, of course Roque would not object to Phyllis's idea: "Okay, you can do whatever you want, don't be afraid of losing money, we are the ones who have mines at home."
Roque was very confident. If it didn't work out, he would borrow money in the name of the textile factory and increase business for Rand Bank.
With Rock's support, the development of the textile factory suddenly accelerated, but this did not increase Rock's income. On the contrary, Rock invested another 20,000 pounds in the textile factory to purchase new equipment and build new buildings.
Factory building.
Adding new product lines definitely requires a process, so don't expect the textile factory to make money within three or two years. As long as it doesn't lose money and can increase income for the farms around Johannesburg, Rock doesn't rely on this to make money.
On September 15th, the Johannesburg City Council voted on whether to include Chinese as the official language of Johannesburg.
Roque came to the parliament on time to observe. Although Roque was not a member of the parliament, no one dared not to let Roque come.
On the contrary, because of Roark's status as a baron, Owen also gave Roark a special position next to the rostrum, which is also part of the privileges of the nobility.
Of course there is a purpose for Rock to come to listen, so Rock is dressed in military uniform, and the meaning is self-evident.
At nine o'clock in the morning, the parliament officially entered the voting process. After successfully passing two insignificant votes, Owen announced that he would soon start voting on whether to include Chinese as an official language.
"I object!" Arnold stood up and objected despite Rock's murderous look.
"If you object, please abide by parliamentary procedures." Irving was blunt and ignored Arnold's objection.
"Okay, Mr. Speaker, I request the floor." Arnold was trying his best to get the floor.
"Ask permission, you have two minutes." Irving followed the procedure and gave Arnold a chance to speak.
"it is known"
"Stop, please abide by parliamentary procedures and speak in the speaker's box." Arnold had just started when he was interrupted by Irving.
This request was very reasonable. There was anger in Arnold's eyes, but he still obeyed Owen's request and left his seat obediently to the speaker's seat on the side of the parliament hall.
"We all know that the official languages of the Transvaal are English and Boer. Except for the Qing Dynasty, it is estimated that no country in the world has included Chinese as an official language. Although there are many Chinese in Johannesburg, if Chinese is included"
"Stop, your time is up." Irving lowered his head and sorted the documents without even looking at Arnold.
"Asshole, I haven't finished speaking yet!" Arnold finally went crazy and was interrupted by Owen again and again. Even the Clay Buddha was quite angry, not to mention Arnold's fiery personality.
"Bang bang bang" Irving banged the table with his gavel and said without giving up an inch: "You only have two minutes, and now your time has been used up. If you still want to speak, then you must apply according to parliamentary procedures.
, and organize your words before speaking, don’t waste all of our time!”
"Asshole, you didn't even give me a chance to speak!" Arnold had probably never been so aggrieved before. This parliament in Arnold's imagination was completely different.
"If you continue to be unscrupulous, Senator Arnold Matilda, I will ask security to ask you out!" Owen's face was gloomy. If Arnold still didn't understand, Owen would really do this.
