I can't die

Since the opening of Shanghai to the outside world during the Opium War, the number of workers has reached more than 20 in the past 2 years. Due to the imbalance in the development of capitalism between China and foreign countries in the Qing Dynasty, more than 2 of these 1 people It is foreign factory to be employed.Because the Qing Dynasty did not allow foreigners to open in the country, these foreign factories are all Chinese in their names, but both the investors and the beneficiaries are foreigners, so they are also called foreign factories.

In the late Qing Dynasty, the Shanghai working class was under the triple oppression of imperialism, feudalism and capitalism. Workers often worked for more than 12 hours a day. The working conditions were very harsh, there was no labor protection, and the wages were extremely meager. It was difficult to maintain the minimum living of a family. At the bottom of society, there is no political power at all.Therefore, many workers have long been angry with this form of work, but because of the power of foreigners and the suppression of the imperial court, they have been suppressing their voices.

Therefore, this strike action became the first organized and purposeful protest against workers in Chinese history.

The French government fanned the flames behind them, and the Qing officials secretly planned on the sidelines. The Green Gang ran between the Qing Dynasty and France and formed a short-term chain of common interests. A splash of color.

The first thing that can't stand it is that the porters are all on strike. The goods are piled up on the cargo ship and cannot be unloaded. .

The next unlucky thing was the grain warehouse of the East India Company in the Shanghai port. First, it was smoked by the stench on the Bund, and the fragrant rice turned into stinky rice. Dude, the rotten rice can’t be sold, and it’s even rotten in this late summer. I’m afraid no one wants to feed the pigs.

Then there are various ocean textile factories and ocean printing and dyeing factories. . .For a time, the entire British Concession was in turmoil.

Brand, the chairman of the British Concession, had originally uttered harsh words to the chairman of the French Concession, planning to launch a major British-funded bank to launch a financial attack on Société Générale after returning home, but he did not wait for him to notify the bank under his command The executives were confused by this series of strikes.From this we can see Pan Ren's viciousness. First, the "Stink on the Bund" incident distracted Brand's attention, and then the "workers' strike" showed up and punched him with a combination of punches.

Ever since, this pressure not only comes from outside the UK, but also from within the UK.The backbone capitalists in the capitalist society began to put pressure on Brand, and asked Brand to send out a police station to suppress the labor movement.Think about it too, let these capitalist vampires make concessions to the Qing workers?It is impossible to think about it.

It is certain that the patrol room will be dispatched, but how many people do you think there are in the patrol room in the British Concession?Only a hundred or so, let these more than 100 people go against more than 1 people?Even with guns, the one hundred times difference in the number of people is really huge.What's more, except for a few executives in the patrol room who are British, most of them are Chinese. How can these Chinese be stupid? They don't know how powerful the Youth Gang is?Even if they were mobilized, it was nothing more than work and no effort. Occasionally, if they caught a few more violent people, they would respectfully invite them into the cell and offer them delicious food and drink, for fear of offending the Qing Gang and being retaliated against.

"Chairman, the British Hujiang Chamber of Commerce sent you an official document today, requesting you to transfer the two warships on the Huangpu River, otherwise, they will withdraw the silver and gold deposits of HSBC Bank within ten working days."

The little secretary held a letter and handed it to Brand with a worried expression.After reading this letter, Brand almost suffered a stroke from anger.What kind of request is this? It’s persecution!force!

As long as these capitalists hinder them from making money, the sky can poke a hole, let alone warships?

"The patrol room is useless, ask the army admiral De Foley to transfer the army!!!"

"This..." The little secretary showed embarrassment: "I'm afraid it won't work. The foreign gun team was blocked in Putuo at some point. If the army wants to come over by force, I'm afraid they will open fire..."

The foreign gun team was jointly established by the Qing Dynasty and the United States. Captain Charles is now a Qing nationality and has been awarded a third-rank official, which further heralds the further development of Sino-US relations.

Good guy, everyone pushes the wall down. .The Qing Dynasty, the United States, and France are all in collusion, and they want to take a bite of meat from Britain together.A heartfelt chill ran from Brand's spine to his forehead.

"Forget it, forget it, let the warship sail to Malacca." All the capitalists wrote a letter, and even the Congress could not bear the pressure.

"Chairman, what if the workers go on strike if the warship leaves?" the little secretary asked with a frown.Brand waved his hand: "No, the British will only compromise with the British, and the French know this very well."

Indeed, what Brand said was quite correct. The warship would be forced to leave, not because of the stinky Bund or the fanning of the French, but because of the pressure from the British capitalists.Although this workers' strike is nominally demanding workers' rights, everyone knows exactly what it is for.It really makes the capitalists spit out their own interests to make up for the workers, and that will really lead to war!

Sure enough, just one night after the British warship left.The tens of thousands of chamber pots on the Bund disappeared as if by magic, and the strike of tens of thousands of workers was also stopped.It was as if nothing had happened, and the Bund resumed its bustle of people coming and going.

Of course, is it really different?Obviously impossible.As long as someone with a heart leaves a message, you can find that there are many traditional wooden boats of the Qing Dynasty on the Huangpu River, and the people who come and go on the wooden boats are all members of the Qing Gang.As soon as the British warships at the mouth of the Yangtze River left, the main rivers from north to south, from east to west of the Qing Dynasty were finally opened up. Soon, the Qing Gang, which had been subdued for more than ten years, injected a lot of vitality.

And after Li Hongzhang got the news, he finally returned to the Shanghai station from Jiangning Mansion in a spirited manner. When Brand heard the news, he almost broke his teeth in anger.

This invisible war finally ended with the victory of the Qing Dynasty.During this battle, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty also fully realized Li Hongzhang's abilities and methods. Similarly, they had to face up to underworld organizations like the Green Gang.