Chapter 195 The Exploitation Theory of the Exploiting Class
The next day, Li Guolou wanted to meet up with Yu Hanbing from Ge Laohui to visit the textile factory. Without returning to the capital first, Li Guolou sent Wu Defu to the Qing Dynasty's office in the French Concession, and then said goodbye to Wu Defu with peace of mind. They parted without words.
The scene, two people who like to pretend to be secretive, wave goodbye and want to vent their excitement when they succeed. Now they are as bored as ordinary people.
It was already past ten o'clock in the evening when Li Guolou returned to Victoria Apartment. As soon as he returned home, he was interrogated by three women, as if he had done something wrong to his daughter Lingling outside. Li Guolou promised God that the two lovers would be together in the future.
Then she spared him and stared at him lovingly. It turned out that the two lovers had been waiting for him to stay awake all night and did not want to let Li Guolou go.
Li Guolou shook his head and said, "No! Second grandma, third grandma, we have to get up early tomorrow, so I'd better sleep in the living room."
"Humph!" Xie Xiuzhu and Yelia were angry.
"I also want to exercise and boxing with Tarzan." Li Guolou also has a magic weapon for self-protection.
"It's early!" Jelia was even more dissatisfied.
"Xiaolou, I've put the hot water for you!" Xie Xiuzhu clearly told Li Guolou that he couldn't escape tonight.
"What about me?" Xie Liya, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up.
"Show me some sense and go sleep with Lingling!" Xie Xiuzhu rolled her eyes at the shameless British girl Xie Liya.
Li Guolou said meaningfully: "Xie Liya, I will accompany you tomorrow night."
Xie Liya hugged Li Guolou tightly and said, "Yeah! It will take three days."
"Hey!" Xie Xiuzhu and Yelia sighed, how should they divide up the popular Li Guolou?
"Two big darlings, let's go!" Li Guolou walked into the bathroom with his arms around him, and no longer had to use his brain. He was still young and had plenty of positive energy to spend.
At this time, textile factories were transitioning to large-scale mechanization, and many hand-woven techniques were replaced by machinery. The invention of the steam engine led to the industrial revolution. There were many strange-shaped steam engines emitting white smoke in the textile factories, and female workers were even more terrifying.
There are thousands of people, wearing uniform bellyband clothes, silently doing the work at hand.
Under the leadership of Yu Hanbing, Li Guolou and his eldest brother Li Guoyun, brother-in-law Tan Guoxi, Xie Xiuzhu, Yelia, Bao Quanzhong and others visited Weimin Textile Factory.
As for the specific business, Li Guolou was the shopkeeper, and it was his elder brother who was talking to Yu Hanbing. Li Guolou was just very interested in those steam engines, looking up at the bursts of white smoke above his head. Human strength cannot
Compared with machinery, the industrial revolution began with the invention of the steam engine. The Qing Empire failed to keep up with the pace of the steam engine, so it fell behind and was beaten. Now he stood under the tall steam engine, longing for the Qing Empire to start its revival from here.
road.
Standing here, Li Guolou feels that he is a shameful person. These same female workers work more than ten hours a day in exchange for twenty copper coins. Many of them are still child laborers of eleven or twelve years old, with their thin bodies.
With the same movements, people are as lifeless as machines.
The steam engine made a deafening sound. Xie Xiuzhu couldn't bear it and was the first to escape. Li Guolou was the last to leave the factory. He wanted to reward these hardworking female workers, but it seemed that it was against the rules and could only leave silently. Exploitation is reflected here.
It is vivid and vivid, but without exploitation, there will be no development, let alone survive in the cruel competition in the textile industry. Because the little Japan exploited people even more than the Qing Dynasty, the little Japanese women who are not afraid of hardship are enduring, and the women of the Qing Empire can only
Have to continue to endure. This is an industry that relies on human resources to enrich production. Western powers have never had an advantage. They once created miracles by relying on the development of large industries. But since the Qing Empire opened up to the outside world, the origin of the textile industry has returned to this land.
Above. In the past, it was an exclusive monopoly of the Qing Empire, but now the entry of the Japanese has made competition in this industry even more brutal.
The machinery here all burns coal, and the tall chimneys send out bursts of black smoke into the air. This is a symbol of the Industrial Revolution. The huge black smoke surrounds the factory, making people dirty.
Li Guolou took off his mask only when he arrived at the office. His two lovers were already sitting inside sighing.
"Hey, Mike, why do you want to invest your money here? My second grandma and I don't agree. There is no industry that can make money. This industry is too dark. We will live under the black smoke forever. We don't want to come here again." Yeah.
Leah was extremely dissatisfied with Li Guolou for bringing the two of them here to see the factory. Textile factories were a lowly industry, and people with status and status would not bother to enter this industry.
Li Guolou spread his hands and said: "I can't help it. Good industrial industries like ship manufacturing and arsenals are monopolized by Westerners. Besides, the threshold of that industry is too high and without government support, it will collapse sooner or later. I was forced to
I have no choice but to work in the textile industry. This is the only industry where our Qing Empire has the upper hand. No country can compete with us. I didn’t call you here to be managers, but to see how the people at the bottom live.
, if we don’t let the people live a good life, they will rebel and blow us up."
"We are upper-class people. We can have good dealings with the people in the palace and continue to live a pampered life." Xie Xiuzhu was unwilling to be bewitched by Li Guolou and wanted to make a final resistance.
Li Guolou clenched his fists and said seriously: "Second Grandma, Third Grandma, I am a promising young man, how can I be a moth for the country? Of course I will continue to be a moth for the country, but I will also fulfill my responsibilities for the country.
"We have a weak foundation in heavy industry and cannot compete with Westerners. In light industry, the technology content is low. We have inherent advantages. From now on, our family will be the largest textile giant."
"But here they beat people with demonic plague, so we are not scolded to death." Jelia stamped her feet angrily, annoyed to see the most miserable scene in the world.
Li Guolou glanced at him and said, "Third Grandma, what's the matter? If Little Japan does something wrong, it won't move even if it's slapped twice. If there is a major accident, Little Japan's foreman will commit suicide by caesarean section to apologize. This is a cruel industry.
If you want to be merciful, don't step into this industry. Female workers also have choices, are they willing to work or not? Do you know how many industries in this society now recruit female workers, and how many families are supported here? We have been scolded a few times because people don't understand this industry.
Cruel competition. What we are doing now is to support the backbone of the Qing Empire. Only by supporting a big family can a few people enjoy themselves. If the big family cannot be fed, the people will still rise up in rebellion."
"How come there are people like you? You are clearly exploiting poor working people, but you talk as if you are a noble person and you are the most mean exploiting class." Xie Xiuzhu scolded Li Guolou. Now she is not afraid of Li Guolou at all.
Will dump her, but she likes to ride on Li Guolou and make a fool of herself.
"There is nothing wrong with being an exploiting class. The working people cannot live without us, the exploiting class. If someone scolds you, scold them. Aren't you willing to be a mistress and crawl on top of me?" Li Guolou explained the truth in a simple and easy-to-understand way. No one can
He can argue better than he can.
"Indecent!" The two lovers stood up angrily, hugged Li Guolou and kissed him.
Bao Quanzhong opened the door and happened to see this scene, and angrily shouted: "Little Li, it's broad daylight."
"We didn't do anything." Li Guolou said forcefully, hugging and hugging each other as a matter of course, which is the etiquette of Westerners.
Bao Quanzhong stood at the door and said, "Let's go! My time is precious and I don't want to waste it here. Your eldest brother has asked you to go. We need to sign a letter of intent and let each of you make preliminary opinions."
Li Guolou said: "Classmate Xiaobao, your father asked you to read it. You have no right to sign it. If you don't sign the letter of intent, it has no legal effect. Why are you working so hard?"
"Hey hey hey, it is precisely because there is no legal effect that I want to sign. I have never been in front of so many people. Today I want to sing a song to praise Little Plum." What Bao Quanzhong said makes sense.
, he is quite clever.
Li Guoyun made the decision on the spot to buy four textile factories that were on the verge of bankruptcy and would stay in Tianjin for a long time.
Yu Hanbing admired Li Guoyun's heroic actions and told Li Guolou on the spot that he would wash his hands in a golden basin and sell the remaining six Le Piaopiao opium dens in the capital. In the future, he would follow his elder brother Li Guoyun and do something promising.
national industrialist.
Li Guolou was startled and glanced at his elder brother Li Guoyun. Where did the money come from? His elder brother Li Guoyun must have bet all his fortune on the boxing match between him and Robinson. It was definitely not the 20,000 taels of silver mentioned in front of him. No wonder the one-eyed dragon
Jack is willing to pay a huge price to invite him to another boxing match. It turns out that he has such great appeal. The brothers still want to hide it from him. It seems that they will be more aggressive when they ask for money to decorate the house later.
Li Guolou asked secretly: "Mr. Yu, are you going to the Cherry Blossom Building where the Black Dragon Club is held tomorrow? Qiao Benlong will treat you."
Yu Hanbing whispered: "Then will your eldest brother go?"
"My eldest brother is being serious and ignores him. My brother-in-law is going with us. Xiaobao is a follower. Remember to keep it a secret."
Yu Hanbing chuckled and said: "I still have two brothers, they are all on your shoulders. In the evening, the main focus is on public entertainment, just pretend to be good people."
The two of them snickered secretly, pretending to be serious businessmen, and watched the three textile factory owners sell the factory they had worked hard for all their lives.
"Xianren Banban, little plum, I'm so confused by you. If I don't get better in two years, I'm going to jump into the Haihe River. Remember not to pull my pigtails then." Yu Hanbing said with emotion.
It's like I have lost my soul.
"Remember, before you jump, fish out my brother and brother-in-law first. They are betting bigger than you, so don't pretend to be aggrieved." Li Guolou rolled his eyes at Yu Hanbing, what is there to be afraid of? It's a big deal and a small one.
Japan is fighting to the death, and even the textile industry bosses in Japan have committed suicide by caesarean section.
Li Guolou chatted with Yu Hanbing for a few words, then went to negotiate the price with the two lovers. He was a kind of person with nothing to gain. In addition to getting some small bits and pieces from the family business, he still had to rely on his two lovers to give him
Support the field.
Li Guolou asked softly: "Second Grandma, Third Grandma, have you discussed it? Once you're done, go and sign. I'll tell my elder brother how much to invest."
"Huh! Little rascal, I know we can't do without you, so I'll give you face and let you sign, and it'll all be on you. My second grandma and I paid a total of 150,000 taels of silver, now you're satisfied.
"Jelia said proudly, waiting for Li Guolou's praise.
Li Guolou remained calm and sighed: "Third Grandma, don't be so stingy. Your worth is already more than this. Just make your home on me honestly. In the past two years, we can raise a child while we are young.
Spend a lifetime together."
"You are such a little scoundrel! You have calculated my sister's money. If your investment fails, I will also become a chicken." Yelia was slightly angry and beat Li Guolou's chest.
"Okay, okay, after I go back to marry my eldest grandma, I will have a grand wedding for you right away, so that you can marry me in a glorious way." Li Guolou promised, patting his chest, and said hurriedly: "Second grandma, please do not hesitate to marry me."
Don't cry, if you really can't wait, can we hold a grand wedding in the French Concession in Tianjin?"
"Yeah!" Xie Xiuzhu laughed out of tears, laughing shamelessly.
Li Guolou felt proud that he was young and strong, so he first made a few grandmas pregnant so that they would not be interested in cheating, so that the family would be harmonious in the future!
As a person with a detective mind, Li Guolou's strengths are definitely not only spying on the whereabouts of murderers. He is also good at scheming women. The prototype of a big family has been formed. Li Guolou enjoys it.