Red Alert 1895

Following the decision made by the Governor's Office, the news about the establishment of the Labor Department was very announced. Many newspapers began to publish it, and various current affairs propagandists under the Propaganda Department also began to publicize it through methods from all walks of life. In the end, many people were very excited after hearing it. Because of the existence of current affairs propagandists, Wang Guorui has the power to propagandize policies, so that he will not have to preach layer by layer through landlords or certain classes as in the past. And that kind of preaching by the landlord class will inevitably make them distort the policies that are not conducive to them. And with these institutions that directly hold the power of propaganda, it is equivalent to directly propagating government orders to the hearts of every grassroots people. The benefits obtained in this way are absolutely huge, so that the people can also support them, and there will be no rebellion things like that.

"Dear workers, our Governor Wang said that now our Taiwan Governor's Mansion has opened a place called the Labor Office, which is a place dedicated to our workers. If you have any grievances or unfairness, you can go to this place The Labor Department will report, and then the Labor Department will make decisions for us. In addition, in the future, Mr. Wang also stipulated that those employers cannot beat and scold us workers, and they cannot arbitrarily deduct wages owed to us. Even, if If there are owners who dare to bully us, then we can sue them and let the court punish them."

"Also, our Lord Wang said that if we are willing to sue our employers, the Labor Department can provide free legal aid to help us go to court. We were bullied in the past and dared not sue these employers, but now we are not afraid. We have Mr. Wang to decide for us, we are not afraid of these masters anymore. We can work hard in the future, and Mr. Wang is here to help us!"

but. Even if it is so publicized, some people still don't believe it.

"It's really such a good thing. Will the imperial court set up a special place for us to make decisions for us?"

The propagandist immediately replied: "Yes. This is Mr. Wang's love for our laborers. He can appreciate the hard work of our laborers. Coupled with the unscrupulous exploitation of our employers, we cannot obtain a stable income. And reasonable rest time. Mr. Wang said that we can only work nine hours a day, that is, four and a half hours, and we have to give workers one day off every week, that is, seven days. Anyone who exceeds this time will be paid overtime , and you have to pay 1.5 times the overtime pay! And, if you work overtime on a rest day, you have to pay twice the overtime pay. If you work overtime on holidays, you have to pay twice the overtime pay. This is Lord Wang's kindness to us!"

"Master Wang realized our sufferings, so he set up this yamen to be the master for us. This is a good thing that has never happened in the past dynasties. Master Wang really didn't tell us. We must do well in the future. Repay Lord Wang, otherwise how could we get such precious favors?"

When many people heard this, they couldn't help kneeling in the direction of the Governor's Mansion.

"I've lived half my life, and I finally met such good officials. It's really great that they can make decisions for us workers." Someone said with emotion.

And many people also cried, because these workers were the most marginalized members of society in the past feudal era. Although these workers used to rank third among scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen, they seem to be one place ahead of businessmen. But in fact they are the lowest. Because scholars are all officials or plan to be officials, and their status is noble. The interests of farmers are the most valued, and there are still many people who pay attention to the interests of farmers. The emperor also had to perform the so-called pro-cultivation ceremony to show that he valued the interests of farmers. Although the merchants who ranked last may not have any rights, they are rich! They have money, and they can get the right to enjoy life through collusion between officials and businessmen or even if they are rich, and they have great social influence.

But the most miserable ones are the workers. Many of them do not have their own land and cannot be cultivated. They can only make a living by working for others, so they will inevitably face that once they are fired, they will have no income, and they may have to beg on the street. At that time, I am afraid that they will all face a very miserable result. Such is the fate of their workers. But they were not taken seriously because their population in ancient times was too small. The ancient agricultural society. Their workers account for too little of the population, and they don't have much wealth to affect society. In this way they are completely marginalized people in society. Once the interests of such marginalized people are violated, they will inevitably face a situation where they have nowhere to turn.

But now Wang Guorui made decisions for them, and even set up a special department to make decisions for them, which made them feel that Wang Guorui's kindness was as deep as the sea. They are no longer marginalized members of society, and they all feel valued by their superiors. In this way, their identities have suddenly improved a lot, and they feel that their identities have begun to improve a lot, and they are no longer the people who were discriminated against in the past, so now they feel that they are different, and their identities are already the same as It's not the same in the past.

"By the way, they won't collude with officials and businessmen, will officials and officials protect each other?" someone asked immediately.

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help being silent, because if people from the labor department of any country colluded with officials, or the officials and officials were protecting each other, I am afraid that even if they really set up this yamen, it would be useless.

"No, no, this Labor Office will be managed and supervised by Mrs. Wang's wife in person, just to prevent this kind of mutual protection between officials and officials, and the collusion between officials and businessmen. Has the wife been bribed? Also, those officials are protecting each other. Could it be that Mr. Wang’s wife will not obey Mr. Wang’s orders, but will take care of those corrupt officials? Therefore, Mr. Wang’s wife came to supervise this yamen in person, that is absolutely No problem, please rest assured!"

Hearing this, everyone was completely relieved, because Wang Guorui asked his wife to manage the yamen, which meant that they could be completely relieved. They also don't have to worry about being protected by officials from above, colluding with officials and businessmen above. Wang Guorui and the others are trustworthy, and Wang Guorui's wife is also trustworthy. Could it be that Wang Guorui's wife and Wang Guorui are united in protecting the interests of the workers?

And at the Governor's Mansion in Taiwan, Wang Guorui invited several businessmen to discuss here.

"Everyone, after our investigation, you have also defaulted on workers' wages in the past, and there are many bad behaviors. I won't point them out here one by one, but I hope you can repay the workers' wages as soon as possible. And you have to pay some interest. Also, you can't just extend the working hours of workers in the future, do you understand? I will remember this time. If you dare to do it again in the future, don't blame me. Let's settle the old accounts together." Wang Guorui said.

"Yes, yes, Mr. Wang, we all know. We will never abuse workers in the future!" Someone immediately promised.

Wang Guorui is also going to set up a labor department now, that is, a department dedicated to protecting labor. How dare they mess around. This shows that Wang Guorui attaches great importance to the interests of workers. If they dare to abuse workers, they will definitely be punished. Even, Wang Guorui was not just a one-off instruction, but set up a Yamen to be in charge of this period, and this Yamen could also help laborers with public interest litigation, which would have killed businessmen like them. In the past, those workers were unable to sue their employers because they were alone. Or he was threatened by his boss and dared not sue at all. But now this yamen has the power of public interest litigation~www.readwn.com~ From now on, it will not be the laborers who will sue the Dong family, but businessmen and the government will sue. These businessmen have always been adhering to the principle that the rich do not fight with the government, so they are very afraid of going to court with the government. But if they bully the laborers now, they will face the result of a lawsuit with the officials, which is not what they want. After all, ordinary workers are easy to bully, but government officials are not easy to bully! This is the benefit of public prosecution. Public prosecution can allow the other party to directly bear the pressure of the entire government, and it is much better than private prosecution, because it can avoid various threatening factors. Otherwise, if the parties receive threats from a powerful party, they may not have the courage to sue. But now that there is a public prosecution, it means that they cannot threaten the suing party. After all, the suing party is also a government agency, so how can they threaten them!

"Okay, you guys should sign this convention on treating labor well. If you violate this convention in the future, you will be punished according to the terms of the convention. So, you have to think carefully about whether you want to violate this clause in the future." Wang Guorui said.

Those businessmen with a "black history" dare not not sign, because who knows if they don't sign this agreement, will Wang Guorui give them little shoes in the future! With the resources that Wang Guorui can mobilize, they can completely close down, and it is impossible for them to rise again. Therefore, out of fear of Wang Guorui, they could only sign the agreement, so as not to let them be dealt with by Wang Guorui. (to be continued)