In a big city like Shanghai, the main job of our party is to mobilize workers and students. If workers cannot strike, they will not be able to participate in the activities of underground party organizations.

The order given to Hu Xiaomin by the organization is to work for the party on the premise of ensuring his own safety. Hu Xiaomin knew that this was the organization's care for him. But how could he put the party's work in a passive way for personal safety?

Feng Wu went to Hu Xiaomin's office and said: "Recently, workers from the French tram company made a request to the French investors in order to improve their living benefits, but the French investors ignored it. The Social Bureau also disagreed with the strike, and the superiors are studying countermeasures."

Hu Xiaomin said disapprovingly: "If the French guy doesn't agree, I'll find a way."

Feng Wu shook his head: "You can't come forward in this matter, nor can the dock intelligence team come forward. The superior said that after the Kuomintang took over Shanghai, Beijing, and Tianjin, the troops were directly aimed at the Northeast. It has captured Shanhaiguan, Jinzhou and other places, and is preparing to occupy Chenyang and attack Siping. Our mission is to obtain intelligence on the tactical and strategic aspects of the Kuomintang."

Hu Xiaomin's current position is so important. In order to cooperate with his work, his superiors are preparing to strengthen the dock intelligence team. At this time, Hu Xiaomin must be very firm and devote himself to loyalty to the party and the country.

If he intervenes, once he is known, it may affect Hu Xiaomin's future. Hu Xiaomin is already the district mayor of the Shanghai New District of the Military Control Commission and the highest person in charge of the Military Control Commission in Shanghai. The Military Control Commission can monitor the garrison officers at the regiment level and below in Shanghai, and can also participate in military meetings of the division and even the front army.

Sometimes, in order to keep the military's combat plan confidential, the Military Control Commission will also participate in protection.

The importance of these information is far greater than that of workers who improve their living benefits this time. Besides, if Hu Xiaomin doesn't come forward, the party organization will have a way to deal with the French electricity investors.

Hu Xiaomin sighed and said, "Yes, the Northeast has concentrated the heavy troops of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and the future war highlight will also be in the Northeast."

Feng Wu said: "So you can't have any trouble. The organization feels that if necessary, it can also crack our party's organization. Or, when the enemy discovers the party organization, there is no need to take the risk of reporting."

Hu Xiaomin pondered: "Since the workers in the tram company cannot strike, can they slacke off work? Or, their work will not only make money from the French, but will lose money."

Feng Wu sighed and said, "A month ago, the tram ticket price suddenly increased five times, and the workers' wages dropped by 10%. How could French bosses lose money?"

Hu Xiaomin suddenly asked: "Are the tram tickets sold by workers?"

Feng Wu immediately said, "Yes, but Han is so mean. The workers' wages cannot be deducted from the tickets, which is illegal."

With Hu Xiaomin's character, this kind of thing can be done.

Hu Xiaomin smiled and said, "Of course you can't do illegal things. Since workers sell tickets, can you use the 'invitation' method to take a bus and not sell tickets. Can the French bear it?"

Feng Wu hesitated and said, "Is this... OK?"

Hu Xiaomin said: "How is it impossible? The workers are neither greedy nor robbed. They just don't sell tickets when they go to work all day. It's not impossible to let the people of the city take a free tram for a few days. At that time, let the newspaper publicize, and the Frenchman will definitely not be able to sit still."

As early as the Japanese and puppet period, tram workers fought for their legitimate rights and interests many times. This is a very united group of workers. The Shanghai Party Working Committee has established a party organization among French electrician workers, and the workers' strength is very strong.

Sure enough, after the "big treat" struggle, the charity lord could no longer sit still. He mainly negotiated with the workers' representatives, and even allowed the police to surround the charity telephone. After the negotiations failed, the police seized six workers' representatives.

After hearing the news, workers from the tram company rushed into the company. The police did not shoot and were rescued by the workers.

In the end, the struggle was won, and the French promised to raise wages for workers.

This struggle broke through the ban on strike and set a good precedent for the struggle of workers in other municipal and service industries.

For this reason, Hu Xiaomin and the dock intelligence team were praised by superiors.

On January 22, more than 6,000 unemployed workers in Hudong District, Shanghai held a demonstration and march, petitioning the Kuomintang government, proposing to relieve unemployed workers and allow workers to organize trade unions, etc.

On the 23rd, more than 2,800 employees of Yangshupu Power Plant of the American Business Shanghai Electric Power Company went on strike due to opposition to the company's unauthorized cuts of workers and demanding an increase in wages and benefits.

On the 25th, in order to increase wages and improve lives, employees of Chinese and French pharmacies joined forces with Chinese and French enterprises to slacke in slacke in work. Afterwards, Yong'an, Xinxin, first, Daxin, domestic products, Dahu, Lihua, China, and Youxin nine department stores had thousands of employees, and they slacke in order to ask for a salary increase.

Slow down and not strike, which makes capitalists helpless. They don’t have to pay wages when they strike, and they have to pay wages when they slacking off. The only difference is that when they slacken off, workers are all on their posts, but they can’t stand it.

By late February, 130,000 employees of 47 textile factories in the city had launched a struggle to pursue wages according to the living expenses index and adjust basic salary as the main content. They proposed 18 requirements to adjust basic salary, working hours, improve living welfare, female workers enjoy maternity leave and recognize the legal status of the trade union, and all of them took a unanimous strike action.

Qian Heting called Hu Xiaomin and complained: "Xiaomin, 130,000 employees of 47 textile factories went on strike together. Do you think there was no incitement from the Communist Party after this, is it possible?"

Hu Xiaomin said: "Of course it's impossible, but now there's nothing we can do about them."

This is the wisdom of our party. Even though they know that they have done their work, they just can't catch the handle. Moreover, the Communist Party firmly stands behind workers, students and farmers, effectively safeguards their interests, and has won the strong support of the general public.

Qian Heting asked: "You can't catch it, but you can't kill it, but you can't kill it. Xiaomin, you are smart, can you think of any solution?"

Hu Xiaomin smiled bitterly and said, "Old lord, although I am known as an anti-communist expert, there is no good way at present. They are on strike and slacking off work in our territory. We can't go to their so-called liberated areas to strike markets, school strikes and strikes, right?"

Qian Heting said: "They are using our concessions to win people's hearts. If this continues, it will be fine. The Communist Party must fight and eliminate them earlier so that the country can be peaceful and truly move towards democracy and prosperity."

Hu Xiaomin said: "I heard that the New Sixth Army occupied the school building of Shanghai Jiaotong University and used their school production. The students of Jiaotong University are not easy to mess with. Can you persuade Commander Liao to pay attention to his image even if the New Sixth Army has made outstanding achievements in combat. If possible, please evacuate Jiaotong University to avoid destroying the image of the national army."
Chapter completed!