Looking at Karaturi greeting him in front of him, Prime Minister Bretianu walked to the Minister of Industry with a smile on his face and said, "You don't have to be so polite. I wonder what your Excellency Karaturi wants from me this time?
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Facing the Prime Minister's inquiry, Karaturi stated the reason for his visit. "I came here this time to report to the Prime Minister on the recent industrial development in Romania."
The recent fierce war in Europe has made neutral Romania a procurement target for all parties. Romania's current industrial development situation is very good. This makes Karaturi, the minister in charge of industrial development, much more relaxed. He took advantage of the current good situation to
It is reasonable for the Prime Minister to report his achievements.
After hearing that Karaturi came to express his merits, Prime Minister Bretianu still said with a smile. "Then, could the Minister of Industry introduce the current situation?"
"So far, the total amount of Romanian industrial investment this year has reached 178 million lei. It is 54% higher than last year, of which private investment increased by 87%. This is the reason why the European war broke out. Among these private industrial investments
, 87% are in light industries with low investment and quick results, and only 13% are involved in it by investing in shares or providing loans."
Karaturi told Prime Minister Bretianu what he had learned about domestic industrial investment. Whether it was good or bad, he explained it one by one. He must let his boss know about Romania.
Only by understanding the true situation can the Prime Minister avoid mistakes when he considers stimulating the domestic economy.
After listening to Karaturi's speech, Prime Minister Bretianu said, "Your Excellency Karaturi, I have understood the industrial development situation you talked about. It seems that the outbreak of the war has had such a great impact on our economy. This is
Something I hadn’t thought of before.”
"I didn't expect that the industry would develop so much this year. According to my estimate, this year's economic growth will reach more than 20%. If everything goes well, 25% economic growth is not impossible."
The speaker was unintentional and the listener was intentional. Faced with Karaturi's words, Prime Minister Brutianu's heart moved. Knowing that this was a good opportunity, when Karaturi finished speaking, Prime Minister Brutianu seemed to have unintentional
Asked, "Now that the economic situation is so good, is the recruitment situation going smoothly?"
Karaturi, who didn't understand the meaning of the Prime Minister's words, still said, "The current economic outbreak has led to strong job recruitment information everywhere, especially in daily necessities, which is where the most investment is now."
"So how are workers treated now?"
"The increase is not big, mainly because there are many people in rural areas in China who are willing to be workers, and many young people are unwilling to work at home, so the increase in wages in China is not that big."
After asking Carituri, Prime Minister Bolesianu had an idea in mind. "This is not possible now. Romania's economy is so good now, and exported goods generally have an increase of 20-25% compared to before the war. These
Profits need to be enjoyed by all classes.”
Kalituri saw the suddenly selfless Prime Minister Bretianu, but he knew that someone from the Prime Minister's family also invested in the factory.
Looking at the Minister of Industry who looked at him a little strangely, Prime Minister Bretianu could not say that this was the king's instruction. He could only continue to pretend to be selfless and said. "I plan to legislate to protect the interests of these workers so that everyone can
Every Romanian feels the benefits of the kingdom’s development, and I don’t know if the Minister of Industry has any good suggestions.”
Hearing what the Prime Minister said, Karaturi was a little moved. But he knew that it was not easy to do this. At the same time, most of the people who invested in the factory were rich and powerful people in the country. It would be very harmful to him if they knew that it was his idea.
His future development will not be smooth. It is unlikely that these people will help him reach a high position, but it will be much easier to gather the power of these people to ruin his future.
Seeing Karaturi who was a little hesitant, Prime Minister Bretianu knew what he was worried about, so he said, "Don't worry, you are just saying it for my reference. I won't tell anyone else. This is all mine."
idea.”
As the most powerful political family in Romania, and Bretianu has reached the highest position of Prime Minister, he is not afraid of this. And he has calculated very clearly that if this labor protection bill succeeds, it can guarantee the future of his family.
position in Romania.
After receiving the Prime Minister's assurance, Karaturi made what he thought was a reasonable suggestion. "Now I think the most important thing and what workers are most concerned about is the labor contract. Because our current labor contract is not strictly enforced, most private companies have
Workers were not given this contract to sign. Moreover, the current labor laws do not provide enough protection for workers. Many workers did not receive adequate protection after accidents occurred in the factory. This is what workers are most dissatisfied with."
After hearing Karaturi's words, Prime Minister Bretianu continued to ask, "Is there anything else?"
"Then there is the issue of workers' salaries. Nowadays, many factories have the problem of withholding wages. On the recruitment notice, it is stated that the salary is 100 lei a month, but no matter what the workers do, they can only get 7 or 80 lei. All of this has been
Factory owners withheld wages for various reasons. What's more, January's salary was delayed until April, making the workers completely miserable."
"Anymore?"
"There is also the phenomenon of private corporal punishment of workers..."
In more than two hours of conversation with Karaturi, Prime Minister Bretianu fully understood the various situations that are happening to workers today. The phenomenon of insults, beatings, and even imprisonment of workers is hidden behind Romania's prosperous economy.
.Furthermore, Karaturi also told an example of defrauding workers from other places to work without paying a penny, and letting his own thugs supervise the work every day. If they failed to complete the task, they would be beaten or even killed.
Prime Minister Bretianu knows that the things Karaturi mentioned were discovered and dealt with by the government, but whether these black-hearted factories that were not discovered by the government would not exist, the Prime Minister already has the answer in his mind, of course.
No, it must not be an isolated case that can be grasped and handled by the government, so now he feels that this labor protection bill must be brought out as soon as possible. On the one hand, it is to protect those workers who are suffering, and on the other hand, it is to gain enough reputation and authority for himself
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It is sad to say that as the Prime Minister, Brutianu still has many powers that the Prime Minister should have controlled by the king. This makes Brutianu feel dissatisfied in his heart, but in the face of strong and powerful
The king has great prestige. He has no way to fight now. He plans to first accumulate enough prestige and then slowly take back these powers. The current labor protection bill is the first step in his preparation.
