State of Zhao, Handan.

"Our strike is over like this?" A worker asked another worker curiously.

"No, take a look. The announcements of the Workers’ Association have been posted. The factory has agreed to our working time limit. Ten hours a day, and the maximum cannot exceed twelve hours. If you work overtime, the salary will be normal. Double and triple the salary, and that is, we still have our own vacation, which is already very good." The worker explained to the other party.

The workers’ association, the government, and the factory owners have reached an agreement, and the factory owners will promise to effectively guarantee the satisfaction of workers’ rights. For the current conditions of workers, they will have to make great improvements.

The workers' association also got the right to establish a political party to enter the parliament. Especially in the upper parliament, the factory owners agree to each other's entry into the upper parliament, but this depends on the ability of the newly formed Labor Party to elect. In this regard, the leaders of the Labor Party reached a compromise. After all, entering Parliament means that they can express their political demands. This is a very big improvement, which is quite satisfying for them.

"But. But." The worker wanted to continue. He felt that although their wages had risen. But it is still not enough. Although the factory owners have promised to have a large increase, the increase for ordinary workers is not very large. On the contrary, the wages of those skilled workers have risen very sharply. Suddenly it doubled to more than doubled, which made many people envious. The explanation of the factory owner is that they should do this because they have the technical ability and their contribution to the factory is very large. Therefore, they should enjoy this kind of treatment. In this way, it will stimulate a considerable number of workers to carry out technological innovation, or to strive for greater technological accumulation. After all, this can bring a direct and substantial salary.

"Okay. Very good. Our wages are slowly rising. If you feel dissatisfied, you can find other things to do. I won't stop you." The worker said.

"Okay. I see." The worker nodded helplessly. After all, their wages have not risen very much. The explanation given by the factory is that there is not much money in the factory’s accounts. When they resume production and settle a batch of orders, they will quickly increase their wages. The factory owner Guaranteed again and again.

In this way, the handan strike, which came soon, was quickly quelled. Thirty-seven people were killed by local ruffians in this strike, and more than 700 people died indirectly during overtime work. This is a very large number, but such a number is extremely inaccurate, because it is still inaccurate. There are factories in many regions that do not carry out statistics. Under such circumstances, the factories cannot obtain accurate data. What they want is that the factories can bring great profits.

Within the Zhao State Industrial Association, this is a preliminary alliance of industrial associations. With the establishment of the Coal Power Association, it is a monopoly organization with alliances. They monopolize most of Zhao State’s coal production, transportation, and sales links. They may be the earliest monopolistic organization in the Zhao country. With the emergence of such a monopoly organization, such associations or organizations have also appeared in other places in the Zhao country.

"You have seen this strike," said a middle-aged factory owner. His nose is a hook nose. His eyes are extremely energetic. This is a ruthless character. It is said that he was the one who sent the gangsters to shoot and kill the workers on strike.

"Workers are demanding wage increases, and wages must also be increased significantly. This is still relatively large for us. As a result, the profit margin of our factory's products will become smaller and smaller. None of us Easy." The middle-aged man said to the Buddha.

"Yeah. It's not easy. Think about it. We finally make a little money. Sometimes we are all in vain. As a result, we have to increase the wages of the workers. They don't say that they work more, but they do more for the factory. Order products so that they can make a profit, but what they want is to get more wages, and the time should not exceed twelve hours. It is simply a **** action." Some workers complained. Factory owners are mean, but they have their own reasons. They think that they earn less and if they are paid, they will earn less. Perhaps in their opinion, they should not pay each other, and the other party should pay each other every day. They work for a long, long time.

"Okay. Such a thing has become a reality. We can no longer solve such a problem." The middle-aged man said.

"What we are facing now is how we can solve the current problems. We need to reduce our production of finished products. We must do this. Otherwise, if other prices rise, it will have a great impact on us. ." The middle-aged man said.

"I don't know what should we do next?" Some people asked curiously.

"Well. I heard about such things. The prime minister has already agreed to cooperate with Qi. During the strike, financial cooperation, of course. There are also matters related to the naval cooperation agreement. In this way, we will Focus on Qi Guo." The middle-aged man said.

"Everyone can see, Qi is very well located and close to the coastal area. What if we can build factories there?" the other party asked.

"Qiguo, the traffic there is not convenient, there is no train, but there are a lot of people. This is an advantage." A factory owner said.

"Although there are no trains, there are sea ships. I heard that the overseas market is much better than the domestic market. Now countries are actively building their own mechanical processing plants. The advantages of our factories are not very big." The factory owners have been talking about Austrian.

"Yes, what we value is the investment environment there, the population is large, and the shipping is convenient. Our future market will be placed in the overseas market. The domestic market will temporarily develop, but we must use high-tech products. Moreover, overseas More resources can be used, shipping is more convenient, and more raw materials can be provided to us. This is the best thing for us." The middle-aged man said.

"That's right. The situation in the foreign market in the future is far better than the situation in the domestic market. Moreover, this overseas resource is very large. The current prime minister's intention is to develop overseas. This navy ship needs what There are so many parts and components, so I think we should actively develop our overseas business at the moment.” said the owner of the factory.

The enthusiasm of the factory owners to discuss is very high. They believe that such a thing is the best result for them.

Zhao Guo successfully transferred their production goals. However, South Korea is also actively considering their issues.

"At present, we have established a series of ship-related processing plants in Yan State. Yan State has preliminary ships that can be launched. However, the construction period is still relatively long. The average may exceed three months, but if we further invest. , It may be more than three months, and the construction speed may be compressed within two months." Zhang Liang said.

Zhao Guo invested in Qi, and South Korea invested in Yan, because of the advantages of Yan’s iron resources, not only that, they also have the Liaodong Peninsula. The development of the peninsula far exceeds people’s expectations, and there are advantages in the seaport. Coupled with their Goguryeo and the demand on the Korean Peninsula, a large amount of coal, iron ore, gold ore, and copper ore have been successively developed there. These minerals need to be transported by ships to Qi State, Yan State, Liaodong Peninsula, South Korea’s Qingcheng and other areas for further processing, and their foreign exchange reserves can get more materials and food from the south. These areas do not grow more crops. Because the economic crops of Qin and Chu will have a great impact, the price is very cheap, if they grow their own, not only the cost is high, the most important thing is that they need a lot of early investment, so the above areas will give up In contrast, these mineral resources can bring more economic news. This is the most urgent hope of the above regions.

"Well, these areas are not enough for our further investment. Rest in peace, the war in Shazhou is further in a stalemate. Our native soldiers cannot attack, they can only take on more defensive tasks." Han Shu said To. She is very clear that the only way for South Korea to change the current situation is to attack, but South Korea currently lacks such an offensive force. In terms of material reserves, South Korea’s situation is not very good, because the area they occupy does not have such an offensive force. ability.

"If we rely on Chu's military power, our situation will never be improved." Han Shu said.

"What does the king mean?" Zhang Liang asked Han Shu in confusion.

"My thought is this. Can we build factories in Bangla, or in some other colonies of ours, such as military factories or textile factories, where we can directly produce and provide some basic materials? Supply, in this way, we can avoid over-expansion in the local area." Han Shu said.

"Where to build the factory?" Zhang Liang asked.

"Yes, in this case, our materials can solve many shortages of materials. Our transportation is also convenient." Han Shu confirmed.

"But my lord, I am worried that if this is the case, the development of the colony may oppose some of the local factories. In that case, for us, some of the gains outweigh the losses." Zhang Liang said worriedly.

"No, I don’t think so. Think about it. The machines that we transferred to the past are all very energy-intensive, and they are all steam engines. Think about it. In the State of Qin, machines that use electricity have been popularized. In the State of Zhao , Zhao Guo is popularizing such machines on a large scale. The future will be the era of electricity, not the era of steam engines." Han Shu said. Han Shu knows that the era of electric power has arrived. Electricity is portable and machines are highly efficient. In contrast, steam engines lag far behind, and their demand for coal resources is particularly large.

"Well. That's the truth, but we still need a lot of time. The current situation of the Qin people is relatively stalemate. I think we are moving quickly now, and I am afraid that we cannot meet such needs quickly." Zhang Liang said To.

"Yeah. That's right, the Persians need a lot of weapons. We can set up an arsenal in Karachi to meet the needs of the Persians. In addition, for the war in Shazhou, we will end as much as possible." Han Shu said.

"In this way, we are unlikely to get the conditions met." Zhang Liang said.

"No, I don't think so. My view is that we need to concentrate our forces to solve the problem all the way. We don't fight too hard in the case of Shazhou. We just need to force the other party to sign a truce agreement and agree to our current conditions. "Han Shu said.

"Does it rely solely on defensive operations?" Zhang Liang asked.

"Yes, just relying on defensive operations, they can't afford it, and we can't afford it. Chu people will catch up later. In this case, we must speed up the time to expand in other regions." Han Shu said.

Zhang Liang nodded. He felt that Han Shu's idea was correct. Their main focus must be to expand temporarily. If Sazhou restrains their troops too much, then South Korea will encounter great difficulties in its expansion.

Chu State, Pengcheng.

Fan Zeng is watching about Zhao Guo's strike in Handan.

"Oh. Chen Ping. It just happened to be here. You read this newspaper, Zhao Guo's strike in Handan, I want to know if we have such a situation. If so, try to avoid such a situation as much as possible. Workers' It is better to take the initiative to increase wages. Such a mess, if it is not handled well, it will cause a lot of trouble." Fan Zeng said to Chen Ping.

"Well. Prime Minister, I have noticed such a thing. I have sent a telegram to Wu Yuegang. They will consider such a thing. After all, the strike in Handan of Zhao Guo will affect us," Chen Ping said.

"Yeah. Well done." Fan Zeng said.

"Not enough, I think we should pay attention to this next. One of our merchant ships ran to Aiji." Chen Ping said.

"Love? What place is this?" Fan Zeng asked puzzledly.

"Aji is a far away place, where there is a huge demand for silk. This is a telegram from a businessman named Huang Shan. However, Aji is too far away from us and we cannot support them yet." Chen Ping said. After speaking, he handed a telegram to Fan Zeng.

Fan Zeng still didn't know where Aiji was. What he knew was that this place was far away and the demand was great. As a result, it becomes unfavorable for them. This is a big market, but they can't reach it. This made Fan Zeng a little anxious.

"Is there any way you can do it?" Fan Zeng asked.

"We can only encourage them to do it there, or to mobilize the merchant ships of Bangla there, after all, there are more material reserves." Chen Ping said.