Chapter 2516: Unable to bear it, retreat
On the same day, the Monkey Kingdom high-speed rail project, which had finally entered the construction stage after a long period of hard work, caused trouble again!
More than 5,000 workers raised the strike flag. They sat in a makeshift tent near the factory and told their demands: higher wages and reduced working hours.
Regarding salary, there are various opinions, but all of them require a doubling of the increase.
Although Sakura Country has given them a salary increase before, and the salary is about three times the local average, the three brothers are still not satisfied.
However, the wage fight is just the tip of the strike iceberg.
Workers are also demanding reductions in working hours.
They demanded that the working week be reduced from 48 hours to 35 hours, that is, 7 hours a day, 5 days a week.
This requirement is undoubtedly unacceptable to Sakura Country, which pursues efficiency.
After all, even if Sakura Country is developing a high-speed rail project in its own country, workers still have to work 40 hours a week, while the advantage of workers in Monkey Country lies in its cheap labor force.
Shigeru Honda, the person in charge of the high-speed rail project in Sakura Country, couldn't stand the workers making such a fuss.
"It's noisy, it's fucking noisy!!! How come these Asans are like locusts, they just want to take advantage and don't do any work at all! How much money has been put in now?"
The progress is almost non-existent! ! !
Phew~~~~”
Honda Shigeru's whole body became red and warm, and he fanned himself hard with his hands to cool down.
But he knew now was not the time to confront these Asans head-on.
The exchange rate market in Sakura Country has been very unstable recently. Once the high-speed rail project is suspended, it will inevitably be a negative for Sakura coins.
So Honda Shigeru could only lick his face, laugh along, and come to negotiate with Asan's strike organizers in person.
This strike was not organized spontaneously by the workers, but was guided by the trade union.
This so-called "Monkey High-Speed Rail Project Union" was established suddenly and claims to be an anti-exploitation organization.
But Honda Shigeru himself is a capitalist, and his own company also has a labor union. He even held an important position in the labor union. He knows very well what this sanctimonious labor union is.
Whether in the Overlord Country, the Cherry Blossom Country, or the Monkey Kingdom, this kind of union increases its visibility and influence by inciting workers to go on strike, while collecting workers' dues and seeking benefits from the construction company.
After listening to the demands of the workers, Shigeru Honda said with a smile: "Dear brothers from the Monkey Kingdom, there is a little room for negotiation on the salary increase, but the salary was doubled before, and now we are asking for a double increase. It’s really a bit too much.”
"And you only work 35 hours a week. Not to mention that it is not in line with the national conditions of the Monkey Kingdom. Even Hegemony, the country with the best welfare in the world, does not have this kind of treatment!!!"
“The salary package we offer is definitely the highest in the industry, and safety and benefits are also part of the salary package. Have you ever seen any projects that are safer than ours?
We have an army of divine monkeys who directly take over the guard work! "
“Who said we only ask for wages and working hours?”
"That's right! Where is this going?"
"Increase wages and reduce working hours. Those are just basic requirements. Our most important requirements haven't been stated yet!"
"..."
Honda Shigeru is numb!
Any more requests?
Damn, isn’t it enough to raise your salary and reduce your working hours?
"What else do you want?"
Honda Shigeru asked.
But the request made by the third brother surprised Honda Shigeru.
“We demand that our positions be hereditary!”
"Yes, for example, if I get old and retire, I can designate my family members to inherit my position. Or if I die in an accident, other family members must be allowed to take my position, regardless of whether they die in the line of duty or not!"
"Only in this way can we be given a real guarantee! Otherwise, you can shoot whoever you want. What kind of guarantee is that?"
"That's right!"
"If you want to guarantee it, then guarantee it to the end!"
"..."
Listening to the speeches of the Monkey God workers, Shigeru Honda felt red and warm again.
This appeal is undoubtedly challenging the employment system of modern enterprises, making people feel like they have traveled back to ancient times.
A "hereditary" position?
What a joke! ! !
A bunch of untouchables, do they really think they have a throne in their own family?
But the things that make Honda Shige red and warm are far more than that.
The workers also demand that Sakura Country provide subsidies or full reimbursement for their children to attend private schools! ! !
This request made Shigeru Honda even more unbelievable.
In the Monkey Kingdom, there are very few families that can afford to attend private schools, and it is unheard of for companies to pay for the expensive tuition of private schools! ! !
Even Pingguo Company or Guge Company, which has the best welfare benefits, cannot reimburse even a penny for the education of employees’ children.
It was impossible and impossible for Shigeru Honda to agree, so he could only grit his teeth and report the matter to his superiors.
Fumio Abe's office.
At this time, Fumio Abe was conducting intense currency hedging operations with Chen Mo.
The exchange rate of Sakura Coin has just stabilized.
Abe Fumio just breathed a sigh of relief.
Shigeru Honda made a phone call and Fumio Abe was stunned.
Shigeru Honda: "Your Majesty, those workers in the Monkey Kingdom are on strike again!!!"
Fumio Abe said irritably: "What do they want to do?! From the beginning to now, they have been making trouble for three days and one big thing for five days on this broken project, and they have never stopped!"
Shigeru Honda: "They asked for a doubling of wages and a reduction in working hours to 35 hours a week."
Fumio Abe became angry when he heard this: "What do you want? You want to increase wages but also reduce working hours. Do they think we invite them to go on vacation?!"
At this moment, Fumio Abe felt that even the workers from the hegemonic country, who were very difficult to offend, looked very cute when compared with the monkey workers.
Not to mention the hard-working Daxia workers.
Abe Fumio is now very sure that he has been fooled by Chen Mo.
This high-speed rail project in the Monkey Kingdom is a fucking sinkhole! ! !
After cooperating with the Monkey Man, Fumio Abe realized that the Monkey Country was a robber!
If you dare to invest a lot of money, you will not withdraw easily if you lose a small amount of money. He has recognized this and will test your bottom line again and again. If you reluctantly withdraw, well, the factory and The equipment is mine. I will amend the law before you retreat and I will fine you a big sum!
But Fumio Abe thought about it again, sighed and compromised: "Let's raise the salary a little and lower the working hours a little. Let's stabilize this bunch of rubbish first and don't let the project stop."
The exchange rate of Sakura Coin is so unstable now. Once the high-speed rail project is suspended, it will definitely be a negative for Sakura Coin! !
At this time, the most important thing is to lose a little money and stabilize the overall situation.
"But Lord Emperor... they not only ask for a salary increase and a reduction in working hours, but... they also ask for..."
Honda Shigeru stammered, not daring to continue.
"What else are you asking for? Hurry up and finish it in one breath!!! I'm busy here!!!"
Fumio Abe roared.
"They also demand that jobs be hereditary and that we reimburse their children for the cost of attending private schools..."
Honda Shigeru said cautiously.
"Bastards!!! A group of locusts, vampires, pigs who don't know how to be satisfied and repay their gratitude!!!"
Fumio Abe smashed a computer in front of him with a bang!
Raising wages and reducing working hours are all negotiable, but they are nothing more than bargaining. But inheriting the position and reimbursing the children's private school expenses...isn't this too ridiculous?
Fumio Abe doesn’t even understand what the brain circuits of these three brothers are!
Who gave them the courage to make such unreasonable demands?
Abe Fumio finally knows that a large population does not necessarily mean high work efficiency. How can a group of stinky mud-legged people who don’t wash their hands or take a shower work hard?
"Why is it at this time..."
Fumio Abe said with a headache.
To agree or not to agree?
If you don't agree, there will definitely be a negative impact on Sakura Coin, and people all over the world will know that Sakura Country's GDP will definitely plummet this year.
But if you agree...that would be too weird!
In the future, all enterprises in Sakura Country will probably face unreasonable threats like Ah San. How will they continue to work in the future?
Fumio Abe regretted winning this high-speed rail project at this time.
After a long time, Fumio Abe gritted his teeth and said:
"Withdraw, don't waste any more time on this project."
He finally saw that if he was still dragged down by the high-speed rail project, the losses would only increase.
Anyway, it is impossible to agree to the unreasonable demands of those Asans. The conflicts between the two parties are no longer possible to reconcile, so we might as well take this opportunity to leave!
Shigeru Honda was overjoyed when he heard this: "Okay! I'll make arrangements right away!"
No one is happier than Shigeru Honda.
Staying in the Monkey Kingdom for one more day is a kind of torture for Shigeru Honda!
Not long after, an international news broke!
"Sakura Country announced that it will withdraw from the Monkey Country high-speed rail project, with total losses expected to reach 1.6 trillion yuan."
As soon as this news came out, the world financial market was in an uproar! ! !
"Why are you canceling the project at this time?"
"That's right. Doesn't this affect the exchange rate of Sakura coins?"
"What does Sakura Country think?"
"What do you think? You must have been tricked by the third brother, and you can't bear it anymore!"
"I think so. People's patience has its limits. It must be the third brother who made a request that Sakura Country couldn't agree to, so he just walked away and ran away."
"Shouldn't Sakura Coin plummet?"
"..."
at the same time.
When everyone in the world is watching the Sakura Coin market.
The gold market suddenly experienced huge changes! ! !
Massive amounts of spot gold suddenly swept into markets all over the world! ! !
The price of gold dropped from a high of more than 2,000 national coins per ounce to 1,800 national coins per ounce in an instant! ! !
Huang Huangrong called Chen Mohui to report: "Mr. Chen, the goods are gradually being released, and the price of gold is steadily declining."
Chen Mo nodded: "Keep shipping, don't stop. Anyway, the price of gold is now at its highest point in the past few years. I'm afraid the gold price won't be the same in the next five years. Sell it first, and then buy it back when it reaches a low price." Earn a lot of money from the price difference! ”
Huang Huangrong hesitated and asked: "Mr. Chen, how do you know that the price of gold will not increase? The foundation's funds can afford this batch of goods."
Chen Mo smiled and shook his head: "You can eat as much as you want, but the price of gold will still fall.
Because its demand has peaked, even if I do nothing, the price of gold will naturally fall, let alone ship in such large quantities. "
In the previous life, without the intervention of Chen Mo and the Foundation, the price of gold peaked at 1,080 Ba Guo coins per ounce in 2008, and then fell all the way to more than 600 Ba Guo coins per ounce.
The reason for the decline is entirely because the demand for gold has peaked, the gold reserves of various countries are too much, and the advancement of gold mining technology has caused the price of gold to fall continuously.
The gold price in the past few days was completely raised by the Foundation with a huge amount of funds, and the price is extremely inflated.
Even the aunties on the street think that the price of gold has risen a bit too much and don't want to buy it at all.
"Give me the money from selling gold. They want to raise the price of gold and mortgage the gold mine reserves to shoot me, but I can also short the price of gold and sell gold directly for money to fight them!"
