The sky in the early morning is a little dark, and the dark clouds that have not been seen for many days seem to have come to join in the fun today. The humid air makes many people feel depressed. There was still no movement in the city that was supposed to be noisy. On the contrary, there were more and more pedestrians on the road.
Many businessmen gathered in Dulin's office. They were a little worried and a little anxious. No one here would like a strike, which meant that the construction period would be delayed and the expenses would become larger.
This is not a good thing.
More and more people gathered on the street, but there were definitely not as many as Bujo imagined. Some people will follow the opinions of the workers' union. They have become accustomed to obeying the suggestions and demands of the workers' union. There are also some people who should show up but do not show up. Not everyone will be at the mercy of the workers' union.
For example, Simon should have appeared on the street with his own people, and then walked on the street holding a placard made by the workers' union overnight and shouting a unified slogan. But just last night, he suddenly changed his mind and decided to go on strike but not participate in the demonstration.
"Not as many people came as expected!" Buqiao was a little unhappy. He didn't know how many people came, but they were definitely not as many as expected. At least they didn't crowd the streets. There were still streets in the distance. A lot of space was left open. I don't know who he said this to, maybe he said it to himself. He didn't like these disobedient workers, who didn't even understand that he wasn't doing it for himself, but for them.
Without the existence of workers' unions, capitalists will do their best to exploit their labor force, give them meager wages, squeeze out their blood and sweat, and then kick them out. Doesn't this happen too often? If it weren't for the help of workers' unions, why would the injured and disabled workers receive a large sum of compensation from the capitalists? If there are no workers' unions, how can their welfare benefits be guaranteed
madness!
This was the definition Bucho gave to these people. He calmed down his mood, then looked at the more than thirty contractors, nodded his head slightly, and the parade began.
Strikes and demonstrations seem to be two brothers that are always inseparable. As long as there is a strike, there must be a demonstration. The foreman led the workers walking down the street holding various signs and shouting deafening slogans. They all seemed to be family members of the injured worker, or envoys of justice who hated evil.
"Look, there are reporters over there!"
Dulin, who was standing on the fourth floor of the city hall, pointed to some reporters holding cameras and lighting spotlights on the street. There was no nervous expression on his face. It seemed that his calm demeanor affected the investors in the room and made them feel a little relaxed.
"Mayor Dulin, how do you plan to deal with this massive strike demonstration?" The person who spoke was called Lyon. He invested in a shopping mall in Otis City, covering an area of more than 4,000 square meters and a total of ten floors. , after completion, it can be regarded as one of the three largest shopping malls in Otis City, with a total investment of more than 15 million.
There was a worried look on his face. One more day of delay in the construction period meant that he had to pay one more day for these workers who had no work. This was not the first time he had dealt with the workers' union, and he was deeply touched by their tyranny. Even though he was on strike and marching, they still calculated his salary based on ten hours of working time every day.
Du Lin showed a relaxed smile, "Don't worry, Mr. Lyon, I guarantee that within three days at most, there will be workers working on all of your construction sites. They are more hard-working and will not have too many unreasonable demands." "
Du Lin's words reminded the investors in the room of something. Leon couldn't wait to ask: "You mean you mobilized a group of workers from other places?" He shook his head sadly, "It's useless. Yes, no matter where the workers come from, most of them will join the workers' union. In the end, we still have to face the unreasonable demands of the workers' union." He hesitated and then said hesitantly: "Actually, we have. Why not give the money to the injured worker and things will settle down."
"wrong!"
Du Lin's sonorous and powerful words shocked the hearts of everyone in the room, "When a child needs a toy and you refuse it, he will cry or roll on the ground. If you compromise at this time, he will realize When his demands are not met in the future, he will frequently use this method to force you to compromise. "
"In my case, I will choose to beat him up and let him know who is his father!"
"I have absolute control over this group of workers I transferred, and there is no need to worry about them defecting to the workers' union. I can assure each of you here. I can make a promise that if they arrive, the construction period will be longer than expected. If it is more than one week late, I will compensate you for your losses. Likewise, if it is completed early, are you willing to pay more commission?”
Some investors lowered their heads and thought for a moment, feeling that there would be no losses in reaching such an agreement with Dulin, and the earlier the construction period was completed, the greater the potential benefits would be. Investors who dare to invest here have a minimum investment project of two million. While they have great courage, they also have outstanding business vision. At the same time, they can also understand that if the project is completed earlier, it will become people's choice earlier and cultivate an inertial consumer group earlier.
In this atmosphere, and with Du Lin's explanation, everyone suddenly felt relaxed and reached agreements with Du Lin one after another. If the project is completed three days early, there will be an additional reward of 100,000 yuan, and if it is completed one week early, there will be an additional reward of 30,000 yuan. If it can be completed more than 15 days early, they are willing to provide a reward of 100,000 yuan.
"I would like to thank you gentlemen for your generosity for the coming workers. Let us continue to pay attention to the parade below!" Dulin's words drew everyone's attention back to the parade.
Bucho had been observing the flashing figures behind the windows of the city hall. He looked at his watch and found that it had been twenty minutes since the strike began, but until now no liaison or negotiator had come to contact him to express his views on the relationship between the city hall and the city hall. Capitalists’ willingness to compromise. He knew that these people were holding on or discussing countermeasures. He smiled confidently and watched the parade starting from the door of the city hall towards the city center. He also moved with the parade.
You will always give in!
The reporters invited by Bujo were filming the parade. Dulin even saw people carrying heavy video equipment filming. Those were his people, people from Empire Star Media Company. This parade would not only be in newspapers The report will also present real pictures to everyone among the mainstream middle and upper-class people, telling everyone what kind of "strike demonstration" this is.
As the team began to enter the center of the city, Dulin withdrew his gaze. He asked Dove to bring some wine and Paradise, and then there was a relaxing salon. Dulin wanted to discuss the future and development of Otis City with them.
At the same time, Savi in the parade was wearing shabby clothes, holding up signs and shouting slogans, but he looked at the surrounding streets from time to time. Just when he saw a jewelry store run by a local, he suddenly stood out from the crowd. Rushed out. While shouting to beat the capitalist, he picked up a wooden stick he got from nowhere and broke the window of the jewelry store.
The broken glass lay quietly on the ground, and the jewelry behind the glass was exposed to the free air. Savvy grabbed the jewelry with one hand, while glaring at the store owner who was stunned by the sudden change, and shouted viciously, "Hit these businessmen, ugly capitalists!"
There was a brief commotion in the parade. Some young people watched Savi stuffing a lot of valuable jewelry into his pockets. Some restless workers also strode out of the formation and quickly Stuff the jewelry into your pocket.
As if infected, more and more young people are attacking roadside shops, robbing the goods inside, and even beating up shop owners who are guarding their private finances.
The commotion alarmed the team. Some people even shouted slogans like "The law does not punish the public" and then rushed to the shops that had not been smashed. Finally, the team was completely in chaos.
Savvy filled his pockets with jewelry and squeezed out of the crowd. He took out a Molotov cocktail from his loose clothes, lit it and threw it towards the smashed jewelry store. In an instant, the flames soared into the sky, and the heat wave fiercely stimulated workers who joined the smashing team.
The front of the procession was in complete chaos, and this commotion spread quickly like a terrifying plague. The procession entering the city center was completely chaotic!
When the news came back to Bucho, his expression suddenly changed dramatically. The parade was officially allowed, and the time, route, slogans, and safety of marchers and non-marchers must be guaranteed first. If such a riot occurs, it is not a parade, it is a riot, a riot!
He immediately rushed towards the city center, not caring at all about the new pair of twenty-eight yuan leather shoes on his feet.
It's just that he ran too slowly, and the riot changed too quickly. It took him five minutes to finish the twenty-minute journey, but what he saw was people beating, smashing, looting and burning everywhere, as well as a lot of people kneeling on the ground. Crying innocent citizens.
His body began to tremble, and he knew that he was finished. Not only was he finished, but he might also have to face legal trial!
At this moment, he had the urge to turn around and flee from this place and the empire. But reason told him that he couldn't escape. He suddenly seemed to realize something and turned around to look in the direction he was coming from. Unfortunately, he couldn't see the building or the group of people talking and laughing in the window.
Colonel Gordon, who had already entered the city circle, stood on a higher ground with a telescope and looked at the city center with black smoke rising in the distance. He slowly put down the telescope and took it out of his jacket pocket. I got a pack of cigarettes that I couldn't usually afford, and lit one.
"Notify everyone, march urgently, suppress the riot!"
(End of chapter)