Act 110 The Workers' Children's School
Oliver Winchester, after listening to Doug's words, immediately wanted to go to the old gunslinger.
"Oliver, let's talk a little more. Like the true owner of the factory, Doug walked ahead of Oliver and into Oliver's office.
However, he didn't go too far to make the boss's chair, but sat on the sofa to entertain the guests, and said slowly, "What I just said is actually not very useful for government procurement."
Oliver, in fact, the main reason for your failure before was not because of the design of the weapon.
Otherwise, if you think that there is so much equipment in the army that is more difficult to use than your previous weapons, why is it still being procured and put into service on a large scale?
Because - you didn't do enough good for the military officials in charge of procurement. ”
Doug pulled the silver coin from his bosom, his fingers moving deftly, and the silver coin moved smoothly like flowing water on his fingertips.
"The vast majority of people in this world are in it for money.
Purchasing equipment, even if yours is cheaper, but what is saved is also public money.
But when you eat kickbacks, you gain personal wealth.
Oliver, do you understand what I mean?"
Oliver was halfway through hearing this, and wanted to speak, but he was patient enough for Doug to let him speak, and then he hurriedly opened his mouth and said, "I...... I've tried to send money! but...... But...... They don't take it!"
Doug tossed the silver coin from his fingertips, "That's the wrong way you sent it." If a person suddenly appears in front of me and wants to give me money, I won't take it.
Because, there is no basis of trust between me and this person who suddenly appeared.
Why don't you try to treat a guest to dinner first?
After eating, you might be able to go to a strip club to admire the women for a while, or even have fun with the same woman.
In this way, we can deepen our understanding step by step, and deepen the degree from diving into the depths to do hidden things. Only then will people really trust you.
Moreover, I think giving money directly is too public.
It is better to set up a charitable foundation and invite his wife to take up important positions in the foundation.
Then, donate the cash you intended to send directly to the entire foundation.
After these amounts enter the foundation, they can be used as activity funds.
In this way, although they still use the money, they still have a good reputation on the surface, don't they?
A embezzler, a philanthropist.
Oliver, which one do you think is better?"
"Philanthropist!" Oliver replied.
"That's right! it's a philanthropist!" Doug stood up, the winter sun was slanting, and most of the floor in the room was bright. The dust particles in the bright light look like elves dancing.
"People who don't have money may not care where the money comes from.
However, people who have money, especially those who have too much money to spend.
They still crave more money, but they also have new demands. For example – fame.
Charitable foundations are clearly a good fit for their needs, aren't they?
Therefore, every 'celebrity' who can help with arms sales can invite him or his relatives to join a charitable foundation.
In this way, Winchester has a sustainable network.
So...... Optimize your personal weapons and leave it to the people below. Oliver, go and form such a charitable foundation, and invite someone who can help Winchester 1859 get on the military's procurement list. ”
"Yes!" Oliver listened to Doug's plan, without the slightest rebuttal.
Before this, he never thought that he could send money like this.
looked at Doug under the sun, and with a very sunny expression, he said that this is not a sunny money delivery strategy at all.
Oliver admired Doug once again.
These days, for various reasons, he regrets a little bit about Doug's investment.
However, hearing Doug's words today, he no longer regretted it.
Because, he has seen the direction in which the company continues to move forward.
The Winchester 1859, which incorporated new technology, was bound to improve ergonomics, become easy to use, and be loved by the low-level soldiers who actually used the guns.
The new way of playing the charitable foundation will meet the needs of the middle and upper classes.
With such a two-handed, two-handed approach, Oliver felt that he had learned something new.
Doug chatted casually with Oliver before leaving Winchester Arms.
Although he gave Oliver Winchester some ways to do things, he was in no hurry to succeed in Winchester 1859 at once.
He acquired a stake in Winchester Arms, aiming at the vast battlefield of the future Civil War.
Compared with the sales at that time, even if the military orders are obtained now, how much can they sell?
Doug is more of a simple interlacing exercise that will now be interlaced.
In this way, when it really comes to the eve of the Civil War, there will be no rush.
What he's been more interested in lately is "Monopoly," synthetic dyes, and the New Haven Times.
The New Haven Times has begun to blow the issue of child labor.
Who hasn't been a child?
Who doesn't have a child?
There are questions about children, which are undoubtedly sensitive in any era.
And the topic of child labor, although the middle and upper class who read the newspaper may not be very sympathetic.
However, it is possible to use skill to arouse their emotions, perhaps to make them shed a few crocodile tears, and thus consider themselves a kind person.
However, the most important thing is to make the workers think that Doug is a good man.
So, Doug made an argument for Blair to write in the newspaper.
That is, "adult workers are paid low precisely because of child labor".
The basis for this argument is that there are many jobs in the factory that even a child can do.
Adults who do the same work as these children, even if the workload is several times higher, but because of child labor, the salary is only two or three times at most.
Since the wages of adult workers in this position are already so low, can workers in other positions get higher wages?
What do you think?
That doesn't exist!
As a result, child laborers are not able to do much work, so wages are low.
That's all the pay for child labor, why do you adult workers take so much?
If you look at his salary, why do you still dislike his low salary?
In this way, a self-consistent chain of reasoning is formed.
This chain, some factory owners are really useful, while others are not.
However, those factories that did not save this part of the cost are becoming more and more difficult to survive the competition.
As for Doug, he made this argument not enough.
He also wants to set up a school for the children of workers!