Chapter 965

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 would 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 an additional path, everyone felt a lot 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 for people at work or firing them 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 complaining. If they wanted to retaliate, they had to consider if everyone would be in danger.

Now, the management was still worried about how to get everyone back to work. The snitching matter had to be put aside!

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In the company's conference room, it was now gloomy. The retrenchment method that had always been regarded as the most precious 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.

It was to think about firing the rest of the workers. 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 Lannor's face was gloomy. If he couldn't get the workers back to work in time, it would be a blow to his prestige.

The Dacre Textile Factory was able to develop rapidly. Naturally, it wasn't the Dacre Family's strength alone. During this period, there were many partners involved.

Especially after the listing, the board of directors also restricted Old Lannor's power to a certain extent. Although he still dominated the company, as the development of the Dacre Textile Factory fell into a difficult situation, there were more and more criticisms.

Many people thought that Old Lannor was old and didn't have the ability to continue leading the Dacre Textile Factory. Now that this happened, the situation became even more unfavorable.

The fragrant coffee on the table didn't arouse Old Lannor's interest. To "compromise" or not to "compromise", this was a headache-inducing question.

The factory shutdown brought far more than what was on the surface. It was more of an impact on the company's brand and the market share.

Dacre Textile Factory was also a golden brand. Once the news of the strike spread, it was bound to impact the value of the brand, which would affect the sales market.

A middle-aged man in luxurious clothes said, "Mr. Lannor, it's the fifth day now. If the strike doesn't end soon, we won't be able to suppress the media.

With the influence of the Dacre 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 companies and newspapers were always inextricably linked. Capitalists had long learned how to use capital to influence public opinion without a teacher.

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 stock market would be the first to suffer. 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 sold their shares.

In recent years, the development of the Dacre Textile Factory was not smooth. It was not a good investment project. Now that this 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 make the news public first.

Since the Dacre 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 warning to the latecomers not to test the law.

There was once a person who made a stock transaction with someone in private to pay less taxes and deliberately reduced the amount of the contract.

After being caught, because it was impossible to distinguish the illegal gains from the past wealth, all 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 successfully asked for a raise in wages. Tomorrow, they will ask for better meals. The day after that, they will ask for shorter working hours and more holidays …

The remuneration we paid is indeed low, 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 must 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 treatment of the Daker Textile Factory was not the lowest, it was almost at the bottom.

It was not that he didn't think of improving the treatment 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 would not 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, his loss would be the greatest.

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 necessary 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 combined, 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 would not 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 make 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 did not 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 do you think about this strike?"

"Mr. Lan Nuo, 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 could not say it!

"Suppress the strike?" Isn't this a joke? You are all here, who would dare to suppress the strike?

Moreover, they did not 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 and covering 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 would be willing to see an uncontrollable existence under their rule?

Ludwig II was no exception. On the surface, the king could not argue with them, but it did not mean that he could not 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 behind the scenes.

The Daker textile factory was not a small force. It had already established a solid interest group in the local area. Ordinary people could not afford to offend it.

The strike was the common enemy of the capitalists. Even the competitors would not support the workers' movement at this time because the strike was contagious.

Once the workers of the Daker textile factory succeeded in fighting for the rights and interests, it would also affect the surrounding factories. Whoever lifted the lid would become the public 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. In essence, they bullied the weak and feared the strong. If they met someone they could not afford to offend, they would decisively ignore it.

Little Ranno did not 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 and coerce them, but now he could not do that.

Otherwise, if he met a stubborn person who leaked the news to the reporters, he would not be able to bear the consequences.

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