The times were progressing, and so were people.
At the Daker textile factory, ever since the management announced the company's decision, the workers who participated in the strike began to discuss.
An ordinary-looking young man sneered, "This again. Don't they know how to do something else?"
Obviously, the young man was still afraid and didn't dare to call him by his name. Everyone knew that there were spies from the boss among the workers. Some people were fired because they complained in private.
However, it was different now. If they were fired, they could just change to another factory. If they couldn't find a job, they could go to the colony. They wouldn't starve to death anyway.
With one more way out, everyone was more confident. If the Daker textile factory had a good salary, they probably wouldn't want to lose their jobs.
Unfortunately, perhaps the Daker textile factory had a good salary ten years ago, but it was definitely not the case now.
A middle-aged man next to him glared at him, "Shut up, Lake!"
It could be seen that the middle-aged man's eyes were full of worry. In this era, factory management was not harmonious. Fights and kicks were common.
Lan Nuo and his son had been in power for a long time. They had zero tolerance for anything that challenged their dignity.
Although Lake didn't directly mention names, if it was spread out, they might still be attacked and retaliated against.
Ordinary workers couldn't fight against the capitalists. A few years ago, there were people who had accidents because they spoke ill of the boss.
It was said to be an accident, but in fact, those who knew knew that it was arranged by someone. They created an accident to get rid of the unlucky worker as a warning to others.
The accident couldn't be traced back to the boss. The worker who caused the accident took the initiative to take full responsibility. The factory paid a pension, and the matter passed.
For a while, everyone was in danger. Everyone knew that there were spies from the boss around them. Unless it was a friend, the rest didn't trust each other.
In recent years, the Lombard Kingdom began to rectify the chaos in the factories. The factories that often had accidents couldn't pass the safety audit. Only then did Lan Nuo and his son restrain themselves.
They didn't dare to create accidents anymore, but deliberately making things difficult at work or firing people was a common thing.
A young man about 15 or 16 years old next to him said, "Don't worry, Uncle Raul. Lake will be fine. Such a big thing happened. Who would care about such a small thing! "
This was the truth. Now that more than 100,000 people were on strike, there were many people who were complaining. If they wanted to retaliate, they had to consider whether everyone would be in danger.
Right now, the management was still worrying about how to get everyone back to work. The snitching matter could be put aside for now!
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In the company's conference room, there was a gloomy atmosphere. The retrenchment method that had always been regarded as a treasure by Dacer Ranno suddenly became useless.
Usually, at this time, after two to three days, the workers would quickly compromise under the influence of the bribed spies.
It was different this time. It was already the fifth day, but less than one-tenth of the people had returned to work. The remaining workers seemed to be willing to be laid off rather than compromise, which was embarrassing.
Fire the rest of the workers. Just think about it. Every day the factory was shut down, the economic loss was not a small number.
If they were all fired, they wouldn't be able to find so many replacements in a short time, and the Daker textile factory might not be able to restore production for two or three years.
After such a long period of time, their competitors had already snatched away their market share. Old Ranno's face was terrifyingly gloomy. If he couldn't get the workers back to work in time, it would also be a blow to his prestige.
The rapid development of the Daker textile factory was naturally not achieved by the Daker family alone. During this period, there were many collaborators who participated.
Especially after the listing, the board of directors to a certain extent also restricted Old Ranno's power. Although he still dominated this enterprise, as the development of the Daker textile factory fell into a difficult situation, there were more voices of criticism.
Many people thought that Old Ranno was old and didn't have the ability to continue leading the Daker textile factory. Now that this happened, the situation became even more unfavorable.
The fragrant coffee on the table didn't arouse Old Ranno's interest at all. To "compromise" or not to "compromise", this was a headache-inducing question.
The shutdown of the factory brought far more than what was on the surface. It was more of an impact on the enterprise's brand and the market share.
The Daker textile factory was also a golden brand. Once the news of the strike spread, it would definitely impact the value of the brand and affect the sales market.
A middle-aged man dressed in luxurious clothes said, "Mr. Ranno, it's already the fifth day. If the strike doesn't end soon, we won't be able to suppress the media.
With the influence of the Daker textile factory, we still don't have the ability to block all the newspapers in the world. Now that the news has spread, maybe the reporters are already on their way. "
Big enterprises and newspapers were always inextricably linked. Capitalists already knew how to use capital to influence public opinion.
Unfortunately, there were too many newspapers and they couldn't be bribed. As long as one of them leaked the news, the lid would be opened.
When the news of the strike spread, the first to suffer would be the stock market. This meant that the wealth of everyone present would be greatly reduced.
In fact, if it wasn't for the strict management of the Securities Regulatory Bureau in Vienna, some of the board of directors would have already sold their shares.
In recent years, the development of the Daker textile factory was not smooth. It was already not a good investment project. Now that such a thing happened, it was a good choice to cash out while the stock price was still good.
Unfortunately, the Government of Austria strictly prohibited insider trading. Even if they wanted to cash out, they had to disclose the news first.
Since the Daker textile factory was listed in Vienna, it was naturally under the supervision of the Government of Austria. It wasn't that they couldn't hide the news, but if they were found out, their gains would be confiscated.
This "gain" was all the gains from the transaction. Franz thought that it was too difficult to distinguish between "illegal gains" and "legal gains." In order to not trouble the law enforcement officers, they might as well confiscate it together.
Punishing the criminals strictly was a good way to warn the latecomers not to test the law.
There was once a person who made a stock transaction with someone in private in order to pay less taxes and deliberately reduced the contract amount.
After being caught, because it was impossible to distinguish the illegal gains from the past wealth, all of their assets were confiscated.
Everyone had a big family business and had passed the era of being barefooted. It wasn't easy for them to come ashore. Naturally, they weren't willing to take the risk of losing their assets.
Old Ranno nodded, indicating that he understood. This was expected. It was impossible to keep a secret when hundreds of thousands of people went on strike.
Except for the fact that it wasn't published in the newspaper, this was already an open secret in Milan. Perhaps the entire Lombard Kingdom knew about it.
"As for the newspaper, continue to do a good job in public relations. We need time.
If we make concessions now, it will undoubtedly encourage the arrogance of those ingrates, and the factory will not be able to be managed normally in the future.
Today, they succeeded in asking for a raise in wages. Tomorrow, they will ask for better meals. The day after, they will ask for shorter working hours and more holidays …
The remuneration we paid is indeed on the low side, but it's not the lowest. Since the market has accepted this price, it proves that this price is reasonable.
It's fine if they want to increase their wages, but they have to wait until the company's performance improves. If the company is not making money, how are we going to pay them?
Little Ranno, send someone to persuade the workers. Tell them that the factory is in trouble now. As long as they can get through this, I will give them a raise in the future. "
Old Ranno was aware of the crisis. Although the remuneration of the Daker textile factory was not the lowest, it was almost at the bottom.
It wasn't that he didn't think of increasing the remuneration of the workers, but the efficiency of the Daker textile factory had been declining continuously. If they increased the labor cost, the company's profits would further decline.
A bad performance report would undoubtedly affect the stock market. It wouldn't be easy to get through the board of directors.
The most important thing was that Old Ranno was the biggest shareholder of the Daker textile factory. If the company's profits declined, he would also suffer the greatest loss.
For a large company, it was very abnormal to have to be cautious even if they wanted to increase the wages.
Little Ranno was clearer than his father. He knew that it was imperative to increase the wages. There was no other reason. The main reason was that the workers could no longer support their families.
Austria had been developing rapidly in recent years. Every year, there would be a large number of new jobs. Not long ago, the Government of Vienna announced the Great Immigration Plan.
When all these factors were added together, it would definitely affect the supply and demand relationship in the labor market. From her own standpoint, Lan Nuo was naturally against large-scale immigration. This would increase the cost of labor in the country.
Unfortunately, no matter how much the capitalists opposed it, it wouldn't affect the decision of the Government of Vienna.
Moreover, not all the capitalists opposed it. There was no lack of supporters. For some capitalists, this was also an opportunity.
When the labor cost increased, the enterprises that were stuck in the old ways would definitely be slowly eliminated by the market. On the other hand, the enterprises that were brave enough to innovate could go further.
On one hand, there would be fewer competitors. On the other hand, the purchasing power of the market would increase.
After the wages of the workers increased, they would also need to spend. With the increase of the hot money in the market, it would be easier for everyone to earn money. After a round in the market, the money would eventually return to the hands of the capitalists.
This was a virtuous economic cycle. It didn't mean that when the labor cost increased, everyone's profits would definitely decrease.
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The telegraph was a good thing. It sped up the spread of the news. When Little Ranno took action, it was already too late.
As soon as he entered the workers' district, Little Ranno was surrounded by a group of reporters. Even the official reporters appeared.
"Mr. Ranno, what's your opinion on this strike?"
"Mr. Ranno, will you suppress this strike?"
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Looking at the cameras that were set up not far away, Little Ranno wanted to cry.
Of course, he had his "opinion", but he couldn't say it!
"Suppress the strike?" Isn't this a joke? You are all here, who dares to suppress the strike?
Moreover, they didn't have the ability to suppress the strike. There were hundreds of thousands of people. Even if they were just a motley crew, once they caused trouble, it would be earth-shattering.
Now, the workers were on a legal strike. They were just resting at home or wandering around. Whoever dared to aggravate the conflict would be sacrificed by the Lombard government.
Bribing the newspaper office to cover up the news. It seemed to be a good job, but they ignored the feelings of the king in the palace.
Which person in power was willing to see an uncontrollable existence under their rule?
Ludwig II was no exception. On the surface, the king couldn't argue with them, but it didn't mean that he couldn't make things difficult for them.
Now that there were so many reporters, it was enough to explain a lot of problems.
Under normal circumstances, it was impossible for these newspaper reporters that were distributed all over the country to arrive at the same time, unless someone was manipulating behind the scenes.
The Daker textile factory had a lot of power. It had already established a solid interest group in the local area. Ordinary people couldn't afford to offend them.
The strike was the common enemy of the capitalists. Even the competitors wouldn't support the workers' movement at this time because the strike was contagious.
Once the Daker textile factory's workers succeeded in fighting for their rights, it would also affect the surrounding factories. Whoever lifted this lid would become the common enemy of the capitalists.
However, this did not include the Lombard royal family. To put it bluntly, the bourgeoisie was in a state of disunity. They bullied the weak and feared the strong. If they met someone they couldn't afford to offend, they would just ignore it.
Little Ranno didn't know who was targeting them, but he knew that this time, the Daker textile factory was in big trouble. Once the news was exposed, the possibility of the workers compromising would be even smaller.
Originally, he planned to let the management talk to the workers alone to coerce them, but now he couldn't do that anymore.
Otherwise, if he met a stubborn person and leaked the news to the reporters, he would be in big trouble.
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