State of Zhao, Handan, Prime Minister's Mansion.

"The prime minister, we have to pay attention to this matter. At present, a large number of factories are constantly processing and producing. Overtime work often occurs. However, they have done too much. There have been a lot of things. I will take it here. There have been so many reports." The Minister of Industry said anxiously.

"What's the matter? Just say it?" Guo Kai said disapprovingly.

"Oh. That's the case. They often work overtime and many workers are exhausted, and some are overwhelmed and sick. However, the remuneration given by the factory has not been greatly improved. I wonder if we take it seriously. "The Minister of Industry said. He felt very anxious about the behavior of the factory directors, because the factory owners kept doing such things purely for profit. They were doing too much, and it was difficult to have a chance to correct them.

"This matter. I don't think it's necessary. Think about it. This is such a big deal." The other party said disapprovingly.

"But, this thing is very life-threatening." The other party said anxiously.

"Oh. I know about this. You don't need to be too anxious." The other party said disapprovingly.

"This." The Minister of Industry thinks this matter is very big, because it may seriously affect Zhao's industrial production in the future, which is extremely unfavorable to Zhao's opinion. However, Guo Kai believes that this is not a major event. It is indeed not a major event to increase the wages of workers, because he is busy with Qi Guo on financial cooperation related matters. Zhao Guo plans to invest in the construction of factories in Qi, and also on railways. It will be further developed. If it is completed, this will be a large order, and the Zhao Guo factory will once again rise to a brand new level.

"Okay. I already know about this. Don't report it again. It's not just some salary matters, there is no problem, there is no problem, that's it." Guo Kai said disapprovingly.

A civilian area on the outskirts of Zhao State.

"It's impossible for us to process this way. We work overtime once in a while, and we understand it, and the factory pays us wages, we didn't say anything, but if you look at the current salary of the factory manager, we really don't know how to say it. "Some workers gathered around the fire and said.

"I saw that many large factories and some small factories gathered at the door. Many people were exhausted and accidents occurred. Although I don't know why, I think that this incident is related to overtime work. Problem." a worker said.

"We can't do this. This factory provides us with work, pay, and overtime pay. If we make a fuss and the factory fires us, what can we do? If there is no source of salary, we have to starve to death. . In such a cold day, people must freeze to death.” A middle-aged worker said worriedly.

"Even if you work overtime, you can't exhaust people to death." Some workers objected. Working overtime does make their rhythm very fast, fast to death. Many people don't even know that they are tired because they are already tired and paralyzed. I don't know what can make them easier.

"I think we should be more cautious about this matter. It's not good for anyone to mess up. Think about it, if this mess goes on, we don't have a job, this." The middle-aged worker shook his head and said.

"The new newspaper is here." A young worker ran over with a newspaper.

"What news? Tell everyone." The middle-aged worker greeted him.

"The news in this newspaper is about the gate. Their analysis still makes sense." The other party said.

"Quickly talk about it, tell everyone, is this newspaper fair?" Many people said. The news media cannot be suppressed. Qin State adopted freedom of the press, and Zhao State must do the same. Zhao State’s news media is still good. Newspapers can ridicule the government and correct some unreasonable things the government has done. I can’t do anything about this, because Qin’s newspaper is also here. In that case, it will have a great impact on people’s tongue. For a while, the prestige of the newspaper is still great. At the very least, the newspaper can read what people want to say and read. The arrivals are published.

"It's said in the newspaper. It's not a common phenomenon that people gather at the entrance of this factory to make trouble, and there are also a series of factories that have overtime processing and exhausting people." The young worker said.

"The development situation of the factory now is very good. Zhao Guo’s factory operating rate is very high, but it can’t meet the needs of a large number of orders. Orders from Qin Guo Dawan, parts orders from South Korea, in addition There are also a series of factory processing and so on. These have allowed Zhao Guo’s factory to reach an unprecedented level of development. There are only two solutions, one is to expand the scale and the other is to expand the manpower. However, the manpower is generally insufficient, and in terms of scale, The cold winter cannot be further expanded, so their solution is to process and work overtime. This has caused many workers to be exhausted." The young worker said.

"Look, I'll just say it, it's all said in this newspaper." said the young man.

"Everyone is right about this matter." The workers said one after another. They support the views in the newspaper.

"I said. Why did so many things happen all of a sudden, and as a result, just like this, when such things happen, they are naturally greatly affected." Many people said with dissatisfaction.

"I think we should unite and resist such unreasonable overtime requirements. Otherwise, we will be exhausted from life sooner or later. In that case, death would be too unworthy." Many people said.

"Yes, that's right, that's it, otherwise we would be too wronged. If this continues, if many people are exhausted from their lives, we won't be able to work. I don't think we can buy the coffin for the money given. Get a good piece." Many people objected.

With the development of Zhao's industry, the strength of the working class has developed extremely rapidly. The number of workers in Zhao's country has grown from less than 10,000 in the past to more than one million. If you calculate it in detail, plus female labor and child labor, And for some elderly workers, the number may reach three million. What kind of concept is this? More than half of the Zhao people became workers, and the workers spontaneously formed some small groups. Although they were not a political party, Zhao learned from the Qin people, and they managed very loosely because they were not a political party. The government should not interfere with the right to express their political demands. The workers' association is such an organization, but they are not a real political party, but a workers' organization.

"Strike, we demand a strike, we must reasonably express our workers' rights, and we cannot let these factory owners oppress us like this. The wages they give are not enough for us to live. Our lives are not exhausted from living to death." The young man spoke the voice of the workers.

The next day, a large number of workers gathered at the gates of major factories. Some workers who wanted to enter the factory were stopped. They were persuaded to join the strike team. All their banners were typed out.

"Strike. We oppose unreasonable overtime." Many workers said.

"I oppose unreasonable overtime. Protect the interests of our workers from being violated." Many workers shouted loudly. They held banners made of their own sheets, and some slogans were very simple, and the workers' crooked words were written on some very thin ones. On the paper, some former workers have also spontaneously joined them.

"It's not good. It's not good. The workers went on strike." Handan Iron & Steel's assistant ran to the manager.

"What are you nervous about? Let them go on strike. They have no wages for a day, so they can't do such a thing. In such cold weather, if they don't work overtime, they will be frozen to death." The manager said fiercely.

"This." The assistant looked at the manager. It seems that the factory directors have already determined the other side. Workers’ strikes will not be held for a long time. In their view, there is no need for such a thing to go on.

But the incident gradually changed a lot. First, the workers' associations began to connect with each other. They all felt the same. They felt that the workers' power should unite and strive for a political appeal, so they gradually united.

Secondly, the scale of their strikes began to gather gradually from the original series of small workers' strikes, and they gradually gathered into large-scale strikes from childhood. Finally, the workers feel that their overtime is illegal, and they demand the correct protection of their rights. This way. Workers can be regarded as having their own political needs. Under such a situation, workers have their own interests.

"Strongly protest against illegal overtime and safeguard the interests of workers." The workers gathered, and they began to gather at the Congress, the Prime Minister's Office and other government agencies. They no longer gather at the door of the factory, and the number of workers is increasing. Wait until the afternoon. , The scale of workers’ protests has reached as many as 100,000.

"I just said that something will happen if this continues." The Minister of Industry said nervously after receiving the report of the workers' strike. I don't know if his office is too warm, or he is too anxious and nervous personally. His sweat kept staying.

"This, Minister, we must quickly resolve such things, in this case, the loss of the factory will become more and more. This." The assistant said worriedly.

"I know, I know, but the prime minister doesn't care about such things at all. He is in a meeting." The Minister of Industry said anxiously.

"This." The assistant looked at the minister.