NOVEL WEB Chapter 16: 16
Wen Jia quickly brought the good news that he had received the job back to his wife home with joy. He was shouting good news to everyone in the house to listen.
Wen Jia's wife glared in surprise.
"A story that's good like this is probably not a joke, right?"
Even though Wen Jia's wife was full of suspicion, she Does not believe what her husband said. The conditions provided by the authorities were things that no one had heard of before. There were even women to work and paid the same salary as men.
Early in the morning, Wen Jia quickly dragged his wife to register in the weaving factory and left his two Lao Er and Lao Da with his neighbors, then he reported himself to the steel mill.
There were a lot of people in front of the iron mill.
Wen Jia assumed that yesterday there would be quite a few people interested in working here.
"My name is Wen Jia."
The military officer opens the registered documents after confirming the identity clearly, hands over the identity card.
"Keep this thing well. This is a pass for entering the factory, do not get lost. Without this card, it will not be able to enter. Do you understand? "
Wen Jia nodded obediently as he kept the identification card very well. Passing through the factory, the military engineers brought all the workers to know how to use the factory tools.
In the morning, all workers go through a machine control process. The military engineers have strict safety instructions because a slight mistake can mean life or some organs' loss. There are stringent measures to work. All workers have to change their clothes to the clothes they have provided.
Fortunately, the operation of the machine is straightforward, with just a red, green button. Which most workers can learn quickly
The lunch break is the time everyone has been waiting for the most. The factory would provide them three meals every day. Today is the first day of work, and they want to know if the authorities will provide food for the contract.
According to the cabinet resolution, every factory must build a cafeteria to accommodate everyone who comes to work. For tidiness, easy to distribute food
A group of labor quickly rushed into the cafeteria.
"Priiiiii...!!"
The whistle sounded.
"Everyone returned to the line in order," the officer with a club chasing the unruly people ran up to pass the queue.
After the pain, the labor group began to learn to line up. Gradually walked in to get food.
Wen Jia could not believe his eyes. The food in front of him was strange. There is only one dish, which is rice topped with a side dish.
For speed, the authorities decided to use a single dish like curry rice for all workers.
"Delicious, very tasty."
Wen Jia ate so severely, and he could swear he had never eaten anything so delicious before. The surrounding people also showed the same attitude as Wen Chia.
"What is this? There is such a portion of delicious food on earth?" Said, one worker.
"Why is this thing so delicious? I've never been try before. This is precisely emperor food." Some workers even shed tears.
The secret to this flavor comes from seaweed extraction into what is known as MSG(seasoning powder). Of course, soon this product will start to be sold in Shenzhou. These workers were all among the first to experience MSG(seasoning powder).
Zhao Ling Xin had previously thought of searching for pepper spices but failed, so he realized that humans could synthesize delicious flavors. The MSG project was started.
Wen Jia ate all the food, there was nothing left and discovered that the cafeteria was kind enough to add more dishes.
Wen Jia didn't hesitate, and he hurried to eat more. Stuff as much of my stomach as possible. Because he had been through bad experiences before, Making them afraid that they will not have food to fill their bellies.
Moreover, for the rest of the day, each worker can take it home separately.
The cafeteria is also helpful, and every Friday even gives two eggs to take back. There was also a speaker at the factory to announce every lunchtime, mentioning the emperor's goodness. We ask everyone to work together to develop the country and build the Great Zhou Empire again. Wen Jia, tears flow.
Praise the emperor, who filled his stomach. Right now, if anyone had told him to give his life to the emperor, he would not hesitate at all. The image of Zhao Lingxin in his mind. Comparable to the imaginary god
The Hall of Dazhou, which is the current government officials, The Cabinet passes several laws every day. For example, the labor law, which has created a specific labor law.
Requiring everyone to work no more than 12 hours a day. In the past, people tend to work hard to rest each day, and their livelihoods are very cruel. The law also states that the 12 hours must allocate one hour of lunchtime to workers without wages.
And there is a day off at the end of every month. This measure quickly bought the hearts of people at the lower levels. They hardly imagined that they would have a vacation with him. Moreover, this holiday has not deducted their wages—many who had heard that raise their hands to the sky, praising the emperor.
Establish a ban on child labor under 12 years of age. The first time, the Minister scheduled 18 years, but considering this era's surrounding factors, they could not do it. Children aged 12 are considered adults, must work, and get married. The Cabinet, therefore, prohibits children under 12 years of age from working in factories.
The minimum wage is two coins per month. The actual rate was 1.5 coins per month, which was almost insufficient for a living. The merchants in the city often forced hard labor in exchange for a small salary. When this Act came out, most merchants were extremely dissatisfied.
Merchants could not simply resist. Everyone knows the cruelty of the emperor. They saw that the emperor brutally murdered a noble, cut off roots.
Although unable to openly oppose it, they acted secretly by shutting down the business, relocating assets to the east of Great Da Zhou. That was Dongzhou City, where it was called a merchant's paradise; there was a kind third prince. Causing many merchants to move their businesses to Tongzhou Until the prosperity of Tongzhou many times
If it's a regular period, this will definitely be a significant compromise. But the Cabinet has launched many economic projects. Establish a state enterprise Hiring tens of thousands of workers. The crisis that merchants move out of the city almost sees no change.
This Labor Act on the Prince's side was thrown away. Even the graduates did not see the need for them to pay attention to the lower classes' well-being. They viewed the emperor and his Cabinet as insane, who enacted this complicated fantasizing law.
By the afternoon, Wen Jia actually started working. He then discovered that the smelting was much more comfortable than he had expected.
There's no need to sit in front of a fiery hearth with a hammer all day long.
Just press a button a few times. A large machine will press against iron with tremendous energy. His task is to turn the iron that is hot until it turns red. Let the machines break until they get that place.
And, surprisingly, the steel is of such excellent quality. Compared to when he was a craftsman in a steel mill, both the density and ductility were utterly incomparable. Also, the factory process is easier, more comfortable, and saves an incredible amount of time to produce steel. It also has the quality that it is hard to find anyone else.
Wen Chia did not know that modern iron smelting and metallurgy technology had been accumulated over a thousand years. Related to many parties, even chemistry is involved. To make the steel of quality enough that in the World War. That can use steel to build a large battleship.
Wen Jia went home to meet with his wife, excitedly sharing the experience. Wen Chia's wife shared his experience as well. Weaving mills can use one person to spin more than a hundred yards at the same time. It has benefits similar to Wen Jia, but the job is much more convenient.
They both cried with joy like never before.
"If we continue to work at the factory, our future will be better."
Wen Jia said.
"Yes, our two children will no longer be starving."
Said the wife.
Wen Jia suddenly recalled the past. Sometimes they have nothing to fill into their stomach for three days. Living with despair, But this time, he got up to work again.
"The Emperor has a prosperity"
Wen Jia spoke to his wife in hopes of seeing a bright future and watching his two children grow up happily.
The Cabinet's massive labor project saw rapid results. People have hope for life again.
The lonely city of Shenzhou began to bustle. On the road, people are rushing to work. And a lot of people walking in line to register with the authorities.
There was an enormous traffic movement within the city, and raw materials from outside the town were imported into the city. And the transfer of waste from the city to the outside Prime Minister Lieutenant Colonel Guo Ling has issued a Decree on Cleanliness and Hygiene.
Require everyone to prohibit littering and littering on the ground strictly. If violated, there will be severe punishment. Ordered everyone to dispose of their waste in the designated spot. And the construction of public toilets urgently.
Zhao Lingxin didn't want to see his city full of bad smell.
Many industrial factories, full of a large labor force, are working on producing goods. Construction teams and military engineers embarked on constructing buildings throughout the city and began the demolition of the city walls.
On the road, you will see road-building units paving the cement floor. With military engineers' presence to supervise the construction, the road was built so quickly that there was incredible progress that the modern generation had to shout with admiration. The noise from mass construction made the city buzz once again.