Chapter 35: Work stoppage

"One hour of rest! One hour of rest!" Looking at the huge clock on the wall with a little volume, a little supervisor reluctantly carried the report and drew a big "x" on it that vented his emotions.

Every shutdown means that production must stop and things become a mess. Similarly, every shutdown also means that the income of all employees in the entire production workshop will be reduced.

"Oh..." Sure enough, a worker who was rubbing his sore shoulder sighed and complained loudly: "Why is it shutting down again! Let people live? Those guys in the power room, deliberately look for it. Is it something?"

"Use production safety to fool people..." The other worker was also full of upset, as if he had swallowed a live mouse.

Originally, there was always a roar of machines here, so everyone's voice also revealed a sense of heroism. Now the machine stopped abruptly, but everyone was still talking with their voices, and it sounded a bit deafening.

Some workers walked out from behind the machine, some took out the towels from their waists, and wiped their greasy faces. They looked at the little supervisor who was standing on the stairs at the door with a pair of dissatisfied eyes, as if they were waiting for an answer.

They work hard to make the lives of their families better? You know, beautiful is an expensive word, and it is piled up with countless money.

Where does the money come from? Don't you have to rely on hard work to earn it? Now I stop to give birth at every turn, and all I lose is my own happiness! Where is the reason to go here?

In order to save money that was not sufficient, Chris and Desaier played a whole set of "vouchers" process. In fact, many wages and bonuses in the factory are issued with white paper "vouchers" instead of gold coins. Workers take these white papers to exchange for soap, matches, clothes, and even some food.

Similarly, other factories that produce these materials can only receive such vouchers, and then continue to expand production to purchase raw materials. The raw material production factory took these vouchers and continued to issue them to workers, completing a roughly closed loop.

Of course, this closed loop is unhealthy and impossible to justify. But as long as real money is used to make up for the overflow holes, all the factories will be able to function well.

The rice blessing coupons used by Germany before World War II are such things. They can help a poor country to expand its own strength by converting ten times the funds in one go.

But doing so is not without its shortcomings, that is, the cycle will become bigger and bigger. Once the state is required to repay the white paper, it is time for the economy to collapse. Unless you can slowly fill this loophole with production or plunder, the entire country will fall into disaster.

Whether Chris or Desai, they all have this consciousness. One person is a traverser who has summed up thousands of years of economic experience on the earth, and the other is a businessman who has been engaged in the economy for almost ten years. Of course, they know the huge risks of creating a substitute currency in a vacuum.

However, in the short term, the benefits of doing so are too tempting, and they can't help but hope to see the "illusion" that everything is thriving in prosperity brought about by the economic outbreak.

Of course, as a worker, Ailan Hill also provides many preferential policies: all workers who work in the factory and are proficient in production techniques can apply for living allowances from the factory in advance.

These subsidies are all living supplies, everything from quilts and sheets to soap and mirrors. As long as the workers open their mouths, they can use the conveniences that these things bring to life in advance. However, once these things are used, a portion of the subsidy must be repaid every month and deducted from the salary.

There is no difference between Ailan Hill, which has just begun industrialization, and Europe during the industrial revolution. There are no labor laws and no worker protections. Workers have to work more than ten hours a day, and some departments even have to work 12-hour shifts.

If the working hours are not satisfied, the factory will extend the working hours. This took up everyone's rest time. Therefore, as soon as a work stoppage occurred, the workers complained.

"Is the power room okay?" The little supervisor in charge of production couldn't stand it any longer, and shouted loudly at the door on the other side.

Of course he couldn't get the answer, because in the factory next door, a group of workers were dismantling a huge steam engine with the help of a simple sliding rail crane erected on the roof of the shed. Their faces are already covered with sweat, because this job is not a light job.

"One, two, three! One, two, three!" With the slogans one after another, these workers strenuously opened a closed cabin, and the huge cast steel parts were lifted by the crane, and the reciprocating motion was rubbed brightly. The internal structure is presented before everyone's eyes.

"Replace the gaskets! Hurry! Remove all the aging gaskets!" A group of workers carrying various tools, like soldiers rushing to the front, rushed to the machine and began to remove all the aging rubber gaskets and replace them with new ones. of.

The gasket itself should be made of rubber, but because it is located in the northeast, whether it is Seris or other places, there is no place in the Principality of Ailan Hill to grow rubber.

Because of this, when Chris built the steam engine, all the sealing gaskets were made of synthetic rubber, and they were all synthesized in a hand-crafted workshop. Although this method of preparation in the laboratory can quickly produce synthetic rubber, it is basically impossible to mass produce.

It is prepared by hand in the laboratory, which is a clumsy method used by Chris on many problems. Because there is not much demand, this stupid method actually met the production demand temporarily.

For example, the artificial rubber gaskets in front of us can't last longer than natural rubber products. However, because there is no way to obtain a large amount of rubber, most of Ailan Hill's factories can only use this kind of substitute that needs frequent replacement.

There are not no machines that use natural rubber to make sealing gaskets. Most of them are concentrated in important factories that produce munitions. Therefore, most civilian factories will stop work from time to time to replace rubber gaskets to ensure the operation of the machine.

In fact, from the aspect of rubber, it can be seen that Ailan Hill's industrialization is not so clever. Chris is just bluntly promoting the process of mechanical production, and many troubles have not been fundamentally solved.

For example, the most important artillery in the Allanhill military industry, the most advanced 75mm infantry light howitzer at present, has always used wooden artillery wheels. This is actually a very funny thing: the body of the artillery looks like a product around 1930, but the bracket and wheels of the artillery look like things around 1830.

At present, Ailan Hill's troops are still a long way from mechanization, otherwise, just a resource such as rubber may drag down the entire Ailan Hill's industrial production.

"No way! The steam engine parts are being replaced over there! Today is a must! Take a break, everyone! Take a break!" Holding the record book, the little supervisor was about to be scared and crying by the fierce workers. Although there is no strike or something, these violent older brothers beat him up, and he has no place to reason.

At Ailan Hill's industrial expansion speed, every worker is a scarce baby bump, and it is easy to be offended. As for the little supervisor... well, just find a pig to tie the door to the door, the effect is actually similar...

"Change again? Why are those steam engines so unreliable?" The workers complained for whatever reason. They also want to go home early, accompany their children and wife, and enjoy a better and better life.

"It's weird to be reliable. I heard that the customers who call at the steam engine factory every day are about to form a connection..." Another knowing worker snorted coldly, and sarcastically said to his companion: "Where are they? Have the craftsmanship of our first machinery factory?"

Compared to the first steam engine plant that has good quality and everything, the newly established second steam engine plant is not very reliable. There are more equipment failures. I heard that the rubber gasket used was produced in a new workshop, and the quality is not very good.

However, because everyone is now waiting to use the new power source, they can only pinch their noses to order the equipment from the second steam engine plant. Otherwise, we will have to wait for the production sequence of the first factory next year. After all, this is something that no one can accept.

Speaking of their craftsmanship, these craftsmen, who were originally blacksmiths or craftsmen, immediately filled their faces with a confident brilliance: "That is! Look at the products of our first factory, they are all good things used in the arsenal! "

"Isn't it? I heard that the third production line is set up there now, and all our parts are used!" When someone talked about their own products, everyone was excited. That is a kind of recognition from the times, but also a kind of strength from the heart.

Everyone, you said a word to me, and began to brag about their craftsmanship. Some people spread out the yellow drawings and began to study their crafts. The rest time always flies quickly, and soon in the next building. , There was a roar of machinery.

"The power is restored! Production continues! The machine is starting to start! Go back to your place! Go back to your place!" The production supervisor finally had three points of confidence and started to urge his workers to go back to production.

Everyone walked back to their machines in twos and threes, waiting for these machines to start turning. The busyness has begun. Parts one after another are cut out by the machine tool, completed by a series of procedures, and finally turned into qualified products, stacked at the feet of quality supervisors.