"The imperial court promulgated the "Law on the Protection of Workers' Rights and Interests" and strictly ordered all employment units across the country to pay workers' wages in full on a monthly basis and not to default on any reason. Governments in various places must strictly supervise and ensure the legitimate rights and interests of workers!"
In the early morning, with the sound of the newsboy ringing in the streets and alleys, the originally silent and sleeping city seemed to wake up all of a sudden. A large number of people emerged from every corner and surrounded the newsboy, and soon bought the newspapers in the hands of the newsboy.
of brilliance.
The shops on the street opened one after another in the blink of an eye, and a large number of pedestrians appeared on the road. Along with the sound of bells from the bell tower, the street began to become lively, prosperous, and noisy.
Teahouses are a favorite place for young and old men in Beijing. They order a pot of tea, order a few plates of breakfast, read the newspaper, drink morning tea, and chat with others. This is the morning for young and old men in Beijing.
"It's over, it's over~"
"The workers' wages must be paid once a month, and they must be paid in full. I have just invested the funds on hand to plant rubber in Nanyang. Where can I find the extra money to pay the workers?"
Li Liangyou looked at the latest Tomorrow Morning News and couldn't help shouting.
He had a large textile factory, employing thousands of workers, and also had several plantations in Nanyang.
"Isn't that right? The first month has just passed. Everyone has withdrawn their funds to make new investments and businesses. There is only some circulating funds on hand. How can there be funds left to pay wages to workers?"
Next to him, Pan Yucheng nodded. He also ran a medium-sized textile factory with a few thousand employees. If he calculated the monthly salary, he would have to prepare at least tens of thousands of taels of silver.
Tens of thousands of taels of silver is not a small amount of money, and it cannot be obtained casually.
"This is true of the imperial court. It's not that we don't pay workers. It's just that all the money will be distributed at the end of the year, so everyone will have more money and can do more things."
"Every month now, we will all face a situation of tight funds. Originally, I was thinking of buying another boat to go to the Golden Continent. But now it seems that I can't buy it this year. I have to keep the money for the workers.
Pay wages."
"After all, I will receive hundreds of thousands of taels of silver this year, and I will earn tens of thousands of taels of silver in interest if I leave it in the bank."
Their friend Ma Yong also said helplessly. He runs a large cement factory and also has a maritime trading firm with several ships traveling on the sea. Thanks to the rapid development of overseas trade and overseas trade in recent years,
During the colonial period, the business was quite good. The number of ships increased year by year, and more and more ships were purchased.
"Speaking of this matter, you can't actually blame the imperial court. If you want to blame it, you have to blame the people of Nanjing. It's not because of what happened at the end of last year. The wages of hundreds of thousands of workers were deliberately not paid at the end of the year, which almost caused trouble.
It will become a huge disaster."
"The higher authorities must be trying to prevent this kind of thing from happening again, so they introduced a law requiring everyone to pay wages on a monthly basis."
Li Liangyou looked at his two friends and connected this matter with what happened last year.
"Needless to say, everyone knows that it must be related to this matter."
"If the management is not good and you don't make any money, and you really have no money, tell everyone carefully and everyone will understand. Maybe they will let you owe something. When you make money next year, we can make up for it together."
"But those people, they are obviously making money, but they deliberately do not pay the workers, and hire gangsters to beat the workers who are asking for wages. You say they are hateful, how can these hundreds of thousands of workers give up so willingly?"
Pan Yucheng also said the same, looking extremely angry.
"Everyone has worked hard for us for a year. As human beings, we must act according to our conscience. We must give every cent of the money we should give to others. Even if we make no money, I sell houses and land.
I also want to distribute money to the workers."
"Whether we are doing business or being a human being, we must value credibility. Reputation is worth a thousand pieces of gold. Now because of the incident in Nanjing, we can no longer be the same as before. When wages are paid every month, our funds are much tighter.
"
Ma Yong also nodded solemnly and said.
"Oh, it's all because of them."
"I have no money now. I have to pay my wages next month. Where can I get these tens of thousands of taels of silver?"
"There is no other way. I am going to find a bank for a loan. I will mortgage my properties in Beijing and Tianjin to see if I can get a loan of tens of thousands of taels to turn over."
"I'm also planning to go to the bank for a loan. I'm sure I won't be able to borrow the money. I guess everyone is worried about salary, and I don't know how much money I can borrow from my several plantations in Nanyang."
"That's fine. I'll pay my wages every month. At the end of the year, I'll feel relaxed. I won't have to raise hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to pay my wages like before."
"That's right~"
"But when I think about it, I still feel that it is a loss. With the wages of hundreds of thousands of taels a year in our hands, we can almost add a few more ships in a year and earn a lot more money."
"It's all those Nanjing people's fault. I will never do business with them in the future."
"Me too, I won't do business with them no matter how much money they make, they are people with no credibility!"
"..."
The three factory owners frowned and discussed raising funds to pay workers.
On the other side, in factories across Beijing and Tianjin, many workers who had learned the latest news were also busy discussing the matter.
"The Emperor is still thinking about us ordinary people. You see, from now on, wages will be paid monthly."
The maniac told the workers around him excitedly, and he was busy all the time.
"It doesn't matter if you pay it monthly. This money is safe only if it falls into your own pocket. Last year, hundreds of thousands of people in Nanjing couldn't get their wages during the Chinese New Year."
Wang Laosan also nodded and said.
"Not only were they unable to get wages, but those employers also hired gangsters to beat workers who were asking for wages. It is said that many people died and thousands of others were beaten and maimed."
Zhao Dalang also followed suit.
"This is too lawless. Even if they don't pay wages, they still beat people to death or maim them. Who will do anything for them in the future?"
When Wang Laosan heard this, he was immediately shocked and said.
"Isn't that right? Now the newspapers have not reported that no one in Nanjing will go to work this year. There are suddenly millions of people missing. Those factories in Nanjing, visits, construction sites and other large-scale shutdowns, this order
Ah, they have all come to our factory in the Beijing-Tianjin area. Our factory’s business this year is much better than last year, and we can’t finish the work.”
"They deserve it. We work hard in the factory as cows and horses, but at the end of the year we are unwilling to pay. It's weird if we don't make trouble. If we want to leave them here, the factory will have to be destroyed."
"That's right. So at the end of last year, there was a lot of trouble in Nanjing. The imperial court had to send Mr. Liu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, to Nanjing to deal with the matter. In the end, the houses of all the owners who owed wages were ransacked and their heads were beheaded.
Then the wages were paid in full, and the matter settled down."
"But it is also because of this incident that it hurts everyone's heart, so no one is willing to go to Nanjing to work. Everyone says that Nanjing people have no credibility and are unwilling to do work for them."
"If I meet such a boss, I will definitely not work for him again. Now it is no better than before. Life is very easy now. I can do whatever I want without worrying about food and drink. Who would want to suffer from that birdiness?"
"That's right, that's right."
"The newspaper also said that in order to prevent someone from not paying wages to us people, the emperor has introduced such a policy to pay wages on a monthly basis. If it is released, it will only be a few taels of silver a month.
, and nothing too big will happen.”
"If you can't get the dozens of taels of silver you've worked hard for this year, you guys will have to be jealous."
"The emperor is still kind to us and cares about us people!"
"That's of course. Today's emperor is the most sage emperor since ancient times, and he loves his people the most."
"It's good to be paid monthly. Once you have money, you can play everywhere. In the past, it was only given once a year. I was usually very poor. I didn't have much money in my bag and couldn't go anywhere I wanted to go."
"Scabby head, don't think that I don't know your little thoughts. Once you have the money, you should save what you should. Don't spend it all on food, drinking, whoring, and gambling. When you go home at the end of the year, if you can't get the money, look
Your wife won’t tear you apart.”
"He can't fly even if he has money. Casinos and brothels will definitely be indispensable. They will be built in a few days."
"When wages were paid at the end of last year, he lost more than ten taels of silver in just two days. If I hadn't dragged him out in the end, he would have lost everything."
"Gambling is harmful to people, you scoundrel. You should go to the casino less. It's not easy for us to make money. We only have a few taels of silver after working hard for a month. Your wife is taking care of the second elder and six children. If you don't take the money back,
,Are they drinking from the northwest wind?"
"I know, I know, I will light the flowers."
"You won't be able to change it until you die, and I don't know when you got into the bad habit of gambling."
"Actually, it's not just leprous. Many people in our factory can gamble. In the past, life was difficult, everyone had no money, and they were worried about food every day. Now that life is getting better, many people have contracted the bad habit of gambling again.
Because of this habit, some people lose all the money they earned in a year overnight and dare not go back for years."
"Now it's issued once a month. I don't know how many people will have no money left during the Chinese New Year. Gambling is harmful to people!"