In a community in Xincheng, South District of Beijing, a group of old men are looking after their grandchildren and chatting with each other.
"Old Li Tou, did you install electric lights in your house yesterday?"
Old Wangtou looked at Old Litou next to him and asked.
"Yes, yes~"
"My son went to apply for installation more than a month ago. He waited for more than a month to install it. Good guy, just a few people came and took less than an hour. In addition to the 10 taels of silver installation fee collected at the beginning,
In addition, the light bulbs cost 2 taels of silver each, plus wires, switches, meter boxes, etc., and finally I charged dozens of taels of silver."
"This money is so profitable."
When Lao Li heard this, he couldn't help complaining.
It's really not cheap to use this electric light. It's too expensive.
"Isn't this too expensive?"
"A few dozen taels of silver, this is really expensive."
The old men next to him also nodded their heads when they heard this.
"Old Li Tou's son has a lot of potential. He only earns a few dozen taels of silver. It's just drizzle. I heard that Old Li Tou's son can earn hundreds of taels of silver a year."
"Yes, a few dozen taels of silver is a small amount of money to the old Li family. They have already bought several sets of this house."
"Those who can afford to install electric lights now are all wealthy people, and they are all wealthy families."
Listening to the words of the people next to him, Lao Litou also had a face and was very happy, but he still said: "It's too expensive and a waste of money. In fact, that's what it is. Why spend the unjust money."
"That is to say, my son said that with electric lights, he can do things at night, do design and so on, and earn more money, and my grandson can also do homework at night, otherwise I would not agree to spend the money.
It’s such a waste of money to install electric lights.”
"Lao Litou, how about this electric light? Does it work?"
Someone asked quickly.
"It's easy to use. The switch lights up with a click. It is much brighter than the previous candles and oil lamps. When it is turned off, it goes out as soon as the switch is turned off. It is very convenient, especially when I want to go to bed at night.
They come in different sizes, so they are very convenient. You don’t need to fumble around to find the fire breakers like you used to do with candles, which is troublesome.”
"Also, after installing this electric light, it will be much more convenient to study at night. Let me tell you, it is very important for children to study. If you always use candles, they are not bright enough and will affect your vision. If possible, you should still use candles.
Go install this electric light."
Old Li Tou said seriously.
"But the installation fee is too expensive. You also have to buy wires, light bulbs and meter boxes, which cost dozens of taels of silver at a time. It's too expensive."
"Yes, yes, dozens of taels of silver, not just a few taels of silver. My son is no more promising than your old Li Tou's son."
"Where, Lao Wangtou, everyone still doesn't know about your son. I heard that your family's stocks are worth tens of thousands of taels of silver, and they often buy more than a dozen houses."
"Your family is very rich, but you have always been diligent and frugal, but you still have to spend the money you should."
"That's right. If your son, Lao Wangtou, doesn't need that little money, he might have already applied for installation, but it's just not his turn yet."
"My son is not good anymore. He is a working man and his income is only more than 100 taels of silver a year. It is only enough to support the family's expenses. There is not much money left. I really can't bear to spend dozens of taels of silver at this time.
"
"Yeah, it's too expensive and I can't afford it. I have a relative who installed electric lights last month. This month's electricity bill is several hundred dollars."
"A few hundred coins a month and the electricity bill?"
"Isn't that right? It costs almost 1 tael of silver. I just use it at night. The electricity bill is not cheap at all."
"Here... how much does the electricity bill for those wealthy families cost per month? I heard that the lights in many wealthy families are left on all night. Doesn't the electricity bill cost a lot of money?"
"For those wealthy families, this little money is nothing. It doesn't matter at all. Nowadays, the main installation of electric lights is for wealthy families. If you can't even afford electric lights, then you are a small household."
"That's right. Nowadays, it's always a question of whether you have electric lights in your home. If you don't have electric lights, you will be looked down upon."
"Yes, now the princes, nobles, and wealthy families are all installing electric lights. Those who can use electricity are rich people. Old Wangtou, your family is very rich. Hurry up and install electric lights, otherwise they will fall off.
Identity."
"Hey, we are all ordinary people, regardless of status. I think this electric light is too expensive. It's better to save some money."
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In a workshop of the Beijing-Benz automobile manufacturing plant, it was almost time to get off work. The workers were rushing to finish the work at hand so that they could get off work early. At the same time, they were also discussing the factory.
There are electric lights installed on the side.
"Our car factory is still willing to install this light as soon as it comes out. We don't have to worry about seeing clearly when we go to work."
"Isn't that right? It's dark in the winter and it's hard to see clearly. Last time, Lao Zhang made a mistake because he couldn't see clearly. As a result, more than a dozen cars had to be reworked."
"Now that we have electric lights, we can see more clearly, and we won't make this mistake anymore."
"Yeah, it's much more convenient with electric lights."
"I heard that electric lights have been installed in the director's house."
"I've heard that too. Do any of you have electric lights in your house?"
"No, it's too expensive. I really can't bear to install this electric light."
"Yeah, if it's more than a dozen taels of silver, I'd just bite the bullet and pretend. But all these various expenses add up to dozens of taels of silver. It's too expensive and I can't bear to part with it."
"I can't bear to do it either. I just want to use it at night. It's not necessary."
"..."
Everyone was busy while discussing.
As employees of the Mercedes-Benz automobile factory, their income, benefits, etc. are still very good. They are very motivated to work. If they work hard, they basically earn more than ten taels of silver a month, which is several times the income of ordinary people. Plus at the end of the year
At that time, there was also a year-end bonus and so on. After all, the total income for the year was more than 200 taels of silver.
This income can allow them to live a good life even in the capital.
While everyone was waiting to get off work, the workshop director came in with a notice, picked up the tin trumpet and said to the many workers in the workshop: "Everyone, please be quiet and stop what you are doing. I have something to announce here.
"
After hearing the workshop director's words, everyone stopped what they were doing and gathered around the workshop director.
"The factory has just conducted a study and decided that from now on our factory will work an additional three hours at night."
"That is to say, after everyone gets off work at five o'clock, they will eat in the factory cafeteria, take a rest, and then work overtime from 6 o'clock until 9 o'clock before officially getting off work."
"Of course, the factory will not let you work overtime in vain. For three hours of overtime work, the overtime pay is twice the usual wage. In other words, if you work three hours of overtime in the evening, it is equivalent to six hours of work.
It’s almost like a day.”
"After this, everyone's income can be increased by about 70% or almost 80%. Taking 10 taels of silver as an example, if you work overtime for three hours at night, you can get about 18 taels of silver in the next month, and the year-end bonus is
When the time comes, our performance will be better, and everyone will get more year-end bonuses."
"I will post the detailed overtime notice later, so everyone can take a closer look."
After the owner finished speaking, he handed the notice to a worker and asked him to post the notice.
"Can I still work overtime at night from now on?"
When the workers heard this, they immediately became excited.
For people in the Ming Dynasty during this period, overtime work was acceptable. As long as there was overtime pay, everything was fine. Anyway, everyone wanted to make more money and live a better life.
Now that I heard that working overtime for 3 hours at night can increase income by about 80%, many people silently calculated it and immediately felt that this overtime work was okay.
"Of course, otherwise, why do you think the factory spends so much money to install electric lights?"
"Of course it is so that everyone can work overtime, do things, and produce more cars."
"Does everyone have any objections?"
"If you don't want to work overtime, or if it's inconvenient to work overtime, you can tell us. In principle, the factory is voluntary. If you want to work overtime, you can do it. If you don't want to, there is no requirement."
The director looked at everyone's excitement and said with a smile.
Judging by everyone's appearance, they are not opposed to working overtime.
The salary package at Mercedes-Benz Bicycles is very good, and there are many various benefits. The overtime income can increase a lot, which is something that no one dared to think about before.
As for whether working overtime will be too tiring, whether there will be no time to spend with family, etc., in everyone's opinion, these are not the most important. The important thing is to have money on hand, be able to buy a house, and afford the money.
With monthly payments, you can still have money to eat, drink, and wear well.
"No objection~"
"I wish I could work overtime so I can earn more money."
"Yes, yes, three hours of work is equivalent to six hours of wages. How can you have any objections to such a good thing?"
"Director, do you want to start today?"
Many workers responded unanimously.
"Starting tomorrow, everyone will go back and have a good rest today, discuss things with the family, and then arrange things at home. Starting tomorrow, everyone will work the night shift."
The director looked at everyone's excitement and nodded with satisfaction.
Most people in Daming today have come from hard times and have a hard-working spirit. What’s more, people in Daming have always emphasized diligence and hard work. What’s more, this class is totally worth joining, and the income has increased greatly. Why?
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PS: The evil capitalists have begun the era of depriving the night~