chapter five hundred and twenty six.
Qingzhou, Rizhao City!
It is really an industrial miracle created by Wang Hou. In the agricultural era, such a land was not fertile, and there was no desert island beach that produced any output. It could create such a big city. As the territory where Wang Hou started his business, when he stepped down, the population of this city had reached 300,000.
What does this mean? A large city like Xiangping, which has a population of only 200,000 in Liaodong, Yecheng reached a population of 500,000 in Yuan Shao's period, and now it is only about 300,000, and Sun Quan's Jianye only has only about 100,000.
What's even more miraculous is that the huge city with a population of 300,000 is only 50,000 or 60,000 grain crops, and most of them are farmed like chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep. Rizhao Iron House has more than 60,000 workers, more than 100,000 people who run cotton planting estates, more than 50,000 workers in cotton textile farms, and the remaining port transporters, merchants, etc. Wang Hou's Rizhao City transcends the agricultural era and can even be regarded as a city in the early industrial era.
But today, some changes have occurred in the steel workshop, one of the two hearts of Rizhao City.
"What? Is there a salary cut? How much is it!"
"It's impossible! The master only paid five hundred yuan a month, and he didn't even have rice! How could he live?"
"Master Xu, you are pretty good! We little workers are just paying for food! You are just a matter of life, and we can't live anymore!"
Those who made irons are all middle-aged men, who are used to working in front of the stove all year round. They don’t even wear their shirts in the morning. Looking at the complaints posted by Lianhekou, the big men with bare shirtless and muscles are full of disbelief, and they are talking in a mess. The sound of the scene is the same as the dwarf party in Western fantasy.
At this time, the night shift craftsman on duty last night also came out with a bare shirtless and carrying a hammer. The leader was Rizhao craftsman as the foreman, and Chen Fangtong, the lowest-level official in Rizhao yamen. He was the "official" who deals with these workers the most frequently. When he saw him come out, a large group of workers surrounded him and were like a group of tall dwarves. He started to ask questions with great excitement.
"Chen Jiangjian! Why did you need a salary cut? Everyone did nothing wrong!"
"Yes! Did everyone make Master Zhou unhappy? Even if the punishment cannot be reduced to this level, it will not allow people to live!"
"Enough!"
I was also full of anger. After being talked about by this, I finally got from Chen Fangtou to Chen Fangtong. The big and rough man who was a little bit erotic also burst out with anger.
"It would be fine if Master Zhou Mu was in charge! He was polite to the people! Master Zhou Mu was now sent to Liaodong, and he resigned from his post or not to be a member of our Qingzhou! The blacksmith in Rizhao was in charge of Mr. Cui Cheng and Cui from Yecheng, the aristocrat of the Cui clan of Qinghe, Sikong Cui Lin, and Lieutenant Cui Yan were his brothers! The salary of this blacksmith was determined by his scum. What's the use of yelling at me!"
"I'm still quitting! I had known that when the former craftsman, Suizhou Mu, went to Liaodong, I would go there. Who would have fucked to serve such a rooster!"
As he said that, Chen Fangtong really picked the little black gauze on his head and threw it on the ground. He turned around and left cursed. He watched his boss drop the rake on his head, and did not refute the monkey! For several days, the worker, blacksmith and apprentice were all stunned. However, a scene that added fuel to the fire happened again.
Behind his butt, another little official wearing a craftsman's robe but the workers didn't know was wearing two beards and harsh faces. He also brought about a dozen unrecognizable supervisors and spit hard in the direction Chen Fangtong was walking. Then he grinned and shouted at the dumbfounded worker.
"What are you doing when you are standing there? You are waiting for a whip if you don't work!"
"This master! The salary has been reduced by more than ten times at once. We can't live like this!"
The name of an official is two-word, after all, the county magistrate is not as good as the current management. Li Blacksmith, led by the craftsman group, has a bitter face and is embarrassed to mingle with the new foreman.
"You always feel compassionate, even if it's 50%!"
But before he finished speaking, a loud slap sounded. As the workers were stunned, he slapped him, and the foreman grinned and scolded again.
"Pick the cheap things! You can bargain with the rules set by the master? This world gives you lowly people the stuttering, so that you can survive. It is the master's grace! If you are willing to do it, do it, and if you don't do it, get out!"
"Damn it! You fucking thought I was interested in eating your pig, but I fucking quit! Brothers, Liaodong is the bitter cold, Liaodong is the bitter cold, I want to pack up my house and go to the Mu Master of our prefecture!"
This is the backbone of the working class. We rely on craftsmanship, not on those acres of land, who will do it for? When a few masters whistle, thousands of workers have scattered and more than half of them have disappeared in one go! I was stunned when the new foreman and the new official took office.
This guy probably was from a noble slave family and was used to being a dog. When he saw this scene, he was furious. However, before he could see who was shouting clearly, he saw the honest blacksmith Li wandering around there. He was really biting people madly. The sharp-mouthed monkey grinned and roared at him.
"I dare to incite the craftsmen to fight against the government. I'm going to rebel! I'm going to rebel! Come on! Capture this traitor for me!"
It was so frightened that Li Blacksmith was pressed down by several supervisors and thugs. He was so scared that he was sweating all over his head. He kept yelling.
"The little one is wronged! The little one is not fighting against the government!"
"What are you doing? Let Uncle Li go!"
Although honest people are honest, their popularity is generally good. He never hides his personalities in teaching his disciples! He has brought many great jobs. These days, the relationship between master and apprentice is much better than that of later generations. Seeing his master being held down, his group of apprentices quit immediately. He stood up with his tendons and returned anxiously.
Just as everyone was worried that everyone would vent their anger, the sharp-mouthed Haonu was really in his heart. Seeing the fluttering in front of him, he was even more ruthless.
"All of them are captured!"
I was used to being rampant in the countryside. Without saying a word, a bunch of dog legs beat the stick and the whip, knocking seven or eight workers overturned on the spot, and even seeing blood.
However, they made the wrong plan. These are not craft slaves who were in a low position and were bullied to the point of being bullied. They are highly respected blue-collar workers under Wang Hou! They are even considered the lowest middle class, and they are not bullied.
With a bang, I don’t know who had the iron hammer in his arms, the head of the Haonu was not as hard as the anvil. With a bang, a living person of 1.7 meters and lying down immediately, his head was blooming and his body was lying down. He died on the spot. The two groups of people who were still tearing him were all stunned and all retreated.
Seeing his seven uncles and eight uncles heading to the ground with their foreheads open, the sharp-mouthed monkey-glasses' eyes turned red, and they pointed at the workers' noses in an extremely angry manner and roared.
"The killing official rebelled! He killed them all!"
The workers at Rizhao Iron Farm were of quality and did not scold him. However, the big hammers that made the iron on their belts were quietly carried off. Even the little lieutenant had not noticed that behind him, the blacksmiths and apprentices who had worked all night were also quietly surrounded with hammers...
Chapter completed!