Chapter Thirty-Three The situation has changed, and it is impossible not to fight
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"What? Strike? What do those supervisors do for food?"
"Yes, we spent so much money to support them, don't these bastards know how to work?"
"No, the situation this time is quite complicated. According to Jack's misunderstanding, the workers who went on strike did not do anything to damage. They just went on strike, so if you fire a rashly, it would become serious."
In a hotel in Santa Fe, several white men wearing tuxedoes, white shirts, bow tie and polite white men gathered at a table. They were discussing the strike led by Li Mengyang. Judging from their clothes, they were all gentlemen and rich people, that is, they should be the owners of this silver mine.
"No destruction?" At this time, one of the relatively young white men spoke. Obviously, this undestruction strike attracted his attention.
"Yes, they just held some signs with various slogans on it, and walked around there." The person who reported the matter just now mentioned the situation, but there was an unconcealed smile on his face.
"Hahaha... Are you playing monkeys? Hahaha..." Obviously, the boss was much more unscrupulous, and one of the "gentlemen" smiled very exaggeratedly.
"Hahaha... are those critters gone? Do they really think that doing so will make us submit?"
"I've met some workers before, who would at least burn goods or dump tea like they did decades ago, and they would have to smash something to behave like they did?"
Obviously, these bosses are all long-standing, and the workers have caused trouble once or twice.
"Gentlemen!" But at this time, the young man's face became serious, "Have you ever thought that the workers now have not carried out any damage, so from a legal point of view, do we have no reason to whip them or shoot them?"
"this……"
"So what?"
Some gentlemen thought about the seriousness of this problem, but some were still so stubborn.
The young gentleman smiled helplessly, "What can we do? We need more money now, so we need more silver ore. If they all strike, what should we do? Gentlemen! Can't you still see the seriousness of this?"
"..." The gentlemen who laughed loudly just now shut up. Only then did they realize the power of the strike.
"Damn it, that bastard Bill! It was because of him that we were in such a dilemma!"
"Yes! That bastard, he cheated us for money! DAMM-HIM!"
Being cheated of money? So, it seems that it is because of this that these miners have treated the miners with harsh treatment?
"I've checked it before." The young man said, "That Bill should be his pseudonym, and his real name should be Rockefeller! He is a habitual fraud. He usually travels in the east as a medicinal merchant, but he didn't expect that he will come to the west this time. Alas, but we have insufficient evidence."
Rockefeller?
If Li Mengyang heard this surname, it would definitely be shocked. It would be too subversive, right?
But next, there are more interesting things.
"That bastard, if you catch him, he must look good!" A group of mine owners were extremely angry.
The young man brought back the topic, "We can't be anxious about the liar's affairs. It's not easy to catch him. That guy is very cunning. What we need to be wary of now is the strike at the mine. If it is not handled well, our debt will become even greater."
Debt? This should involve financial issues, but at this time the person who reported this matter spoke.
"Mr. Lilan, we don't need to worry too much, because the mine is still working. Hehehe, don't forget that we still have a lot of Chinese workers, and these guys are very obedient."
"Ahhh! That's great!"
"This, the ore produced..."
Yes, maybe it's still under construction, but this output...
"There are almost 100 Chinese workers, and their output has indeed been affected, but I think the Irish people can't afford it."
"Do those Irish people really not afford to spend it?" Mr. Leland asked again.
"What do you think you should do?" Now all the older gentlemen want to hear the methods of their younger generations.
"I think we should take the initiative!"
"Hmm? This..."
Yes, what kind of initiative is it?
"It's very simple." Mr. Lilan said with a smile: "Since Chinese workers are willing to continue working, the best way for us now is to buy more Chinese workers!"
Alas, this idea is really...
"marvelous!"
"Good solution, if that happens, those bastards will be useless even if they strike!"
The businessmen's minds are fast. They have found a solution to the strike. However, there is a problem here, that is, how can Chinese workers get it?
"Gentlemen! We need some more financing, and we have to borrow some more money, but I promise, Lelan Stanford, swears to God! I will go to California in person and send a large number of Chinese workers to you!"
Lelan Stanford?
If Li Mengyang could witness this silver mine shareholder meeting, he would definitely be shocked. Maybe the Rockefeller before was probably not the oil tycoon later, but this Lelan Stanford definitely didn't run away, right? This guy is the railway tycoon in the future!
Of course, Li Mengyang couldn't see it. He was considering another issue now, which was also very important. That is, what did Jack's performance reveal?
Jack spoke foul words as soon as he came up, and then he was swaying, but no matter how he looked, he felt that his harsh and weak appearance was fully exposed.
Let’s talk about the person Jack pointed at with a gun. In the strike group, that person was not an important person, and he was not a free person who could make wages. He was also a contract worker, that is, he had no wages, but he was about to end the contract soon.
This reflects a problem, that is, Jack is not stupid. He knows the value of these workers. Killing workers is equivalent to causing the mine to lose property. Maybe Jack can be greedy and cruel, but he cannot allow the mine to suffer losses, because his existence is to ensure the safety of property.
Therefore, Jack did not dare to directly threaten workers with higher value, such as those who were bought at high prices like Li Mengyang. His seemingly casual selection of people is actually very meaningful.
This is what it means to throw a mouse at snatching a weapon.
In addition, it can be seen that Jack, the contractor, has no experience in dealing with such incidents. All he thought of was fighting and killing, but this action did not threaten the strike at all, and would only make the workers more united.
Moreover, the workers did not destroy anything, they just didn't work, and the number of people was large, and they were quite united. The supervisors who usually showed off their power were not easy to do.
In this way, our strike should develop in a good direction, and Li Mengyang should have made the right move!
"Brother Zhou! I'll ask you again to join our strike!"
Li Mengyang came to Zhou Dashan again, hoping that their family could join the strike. Only when everyone stopped doing it was the best.
"Tou Li, Xiao Shanzi promised you before, that's because he is young and ignorant. I beg you, don't let our family get involved in this matter, okay? I beg you!" Zhou Dashan said and knelt down with a thud.
Zhou Dashan, such a man, actually knelt down for Li Mengyang because of this matter!
"Oh! Brother Zhou! Don't do this!" Li Mengyang was not able to bear this? Hurry up and support him.
"Tao Li, I beg you, I beg you, I beg..."
Not only did he kneel, but he also kowtowed like pounding garlic...
Li Mengyang felt a chill in his heart. This is the people under the feudal imperial power!
To be honest, Li Mengyang has a lot of truths, and he is really for the good of the Chinese workers and to win more for them, but now they are praying to the person who wants to save them, don’t save them!... Alas~
Ten days later, the situation changed.
"I'm fucking fucked up! We have to give those Chinese workers some colors!"
"No, I said no!"
"Bastard! It's because we listen to you that we are so hungry now!"
"Fake YOU! Chinese guy! **'s all the same as those bastards!"
"Damn it! We can't listen to you anymore!"
It was still in the mine, and a group of people were quarreling. Li Mengyang was simply talking about the scholars in the middle. Oh, no, these Irish people were all dirty.
The strike now encountered problems, that is, the mine owners and supervisors had no reaction at all, and the workers who had prepared some of the resources they had prepared were almost exhausted, that is, food, and the weather was getting colder and colder. Now it was already late winter, and the expected negotiations did not appear at all.
The Irish people have found the reason for all this, that is, the Chinese workers, yes, the bastards who don't participate in the strike.
"We cannot go to violence! In this way, we will give the supervisors the handle, and they can accuse us of destroying the mining area! The law will support them!" Li Mengyang said it right.
"NONONO, we won't listen to you anymore. We have to do those Chinese workers. Don't they want to go on strike? OK, we'll beat them until they can't work!"
"Hahaha! I can't help it anymore!"
"Yes, just do it!"
It turns out that the Irish people led by Brady wanted to deal with Chinese workers, and they were violent methods, but is this goal of these guys very strange?
Yes, fundamentally speaking, these workers are so hungry and cold, which should be caused by the mine owners and supervisors. Why don’t they deal with these people?
"Those Chinese workers are holding us back, and I think we should give them some good looks!" Even Matthew, who took the initiative to look for Li Mengyang, saw this, so what about the others?
"Brother Li, I understand what you mean, but..." Yang Guangren said to Li Mengyang first, then he stood up and said loudly: "Although I am also a Chinese worker, I want to cut off relations with them now! If I want to fight, I will also go!"
After so long, Yang Guangren's English is OK.
"Yes! We don't want to be with them!"
Not only Yang Guangren, but also other Chinese workers attending the strike meeting, also got up and spoke.
What a weird scene this is!
"Everyone! Gentlemen!" Li Mengyang used all his last strength, "Give me another chance, let me convince them, and give me another chance!" (A good activity of pie falling from the sky, a cool phone is waiting for you to get! Follow~ Click/Chinese website official account (Add friends on WeChat - add official account - enter qdread), participate immediately! Everyone has a prize, now follow the qdread WeChat official account now!)
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