Four large ore trucks slowly drove into the town of Santa Ana, stopping in the middle of a large open field fenced by ropes. A group of porters surrounded the truck, knocked down the baffle of the truck, and removed a large pile of cardboard boxes of various sizes from the truck, piled them up in the middle of the empty field, and in an instant a small mountain was piled up.

Countless residents of Santa Ana gathered around the outside of the rope loop, staring intently at the goods in the empty field. The crowd began to boil as the staff began to disassemble the carton and take out a variety of goods from inside:

"It's Chinese!"

"My God, so many Chinese goods!"

"Ino, did you see that scarf? When you got married, you promised me to give me a Chinese scarf! ”

"Daddy, I want that toy bulldozer......"

It was only during a visit to Guzmán that Mr. Lin heard that Chinese goods are considered luxury goods in Bolivia, only available in big cities like Sucre, and that locals are proud to own a Chinese commodity. This information inspired Lin Zhenhua that as a Chinese-funded enterprise, the most important thing is Chinese goods!

After Lin Zhenhua returned to the mine, he immediately called various related households in China to learn about the supply of goods. It is definitely too late to temporarily mobilize goods from China, and Lin Zhenhua's idea is to ship those goods to other countries in South America.

Chinese merchants are everywhere, and in South America, there are already countless Chinese supermarkets and China Trade Cities. Lin Zhenhua's old friend Qi Zhongmou opened a Chinese commodity wholesale market in Peru, and when he received a call from Lin Zhenhua, he didn't say a word, and directly transferred dozens of containers of daily commodities and sent them directly to Mutong Iron Mine.

In addition, Jiankang Home Appliances and Daxiong Home Appliances also have several branches in South America. For Lin Zhenhua's matter. An Yan and Xiong Lijun naturally took it as their own business, not only transferred a large number of household appliances to Mutong Iron Mine, but also dispatched a large number of salesmen from various branches to Mutong Iron Mine. Help make sales.

Iron ore mines have a large fleet of transporters whose mission was to transport iron ore from the mine to the railway line. Because the railway has not yet been fully completed. Therefore, it is also necessary to use a car for transshipment in the middle. Whether it is a train wagon or a truck, it is transported in one direction, and when you return, you can only let it go, so that they can bring these Chinese goods back, and even the freight can be saved.

After securing the supply of goods, Lin Zhenhua began to arrange for people to let off air around the mining area, threatening that in order to improve the lives of miners, the mining company specially transported a large number of Chinese goods to the towns where the miners lived for sale, and the price was only the CIF price of the goods in Peru. No additional profit will be charged. In addition, all miners can enjoy a 20% discount with their work permits, and there is no limit to buying more......

This last provision. At first glance, it sounds like a superfluous move. These small towns around the mine. More than half of the young adults are miners, since there is no limit to the number of 20% off each work permit. So who can't borrow a work permit to buy Chinese goods to get a miner's perks?

But this is what Lin Zhenhua wants, he wants to make the miners feel the connection between themselves and the mine, and generate a "I am a miner, I am proud" mentality. During the strike, take your work card to buy 20% off the mine's special discounts, and I'm afraid everyone can taste one or two.

If you are stubborn, you are unwilling to cooperate with the mine, and regard welfare as dung, then it doesn't matter, your wife, children, parents, and neighbors will probably brainwash you and tell you how good the Chinese miners are and how close to the people. If you are still ignorant, then someone will put a label on your head with s on the left and b on the right, which is said to be a curse word in the Chinese dialect. ..., since there is no large enough store in the local area, all Chinese goods sales activities are carried out outdoors. A few ropes are pulled, and a circle of shelves welded out of iron bars is placed around, and then the goods are placed, which is the supermarket with Mutong characteristics. The residents of Santa Ana don't mind this, it doesn't matter if the site is shabby, the key is the quality of the goods, as well as the price.

"Such a beautiful T-shirt, it only costs 15 bolivianos!"

"You're miscalculated, you only need 12 promises to buy a miner's license."

"No, I have to buy 10 pieces, two pieces for each person in the family."

"You are stupid, there are not only T-shirts on the market, don't you see other clothes that are also beautiful?"

Conversations like this filled the sales floor, and the goods offered by the mining companies were so cheap that they could only be described as "outrageous." How could such a good thing come to me that the selling price of Chinese quality goods is not only lower than that of the same Chinese goods in the Sucre market, but even cheaper than those inferior goods produced in Bolivia?

Alone, not as good as everyone, who does not have a three-parent, four-year-old, so one by one the cheap town residents began to call relatives and friends living in other places: the goods are good, cheap, come quickly!

Countless cars and pickup trucks flew from all directions towards Santa Ana and other miners' towns. Immediately afterwards, the big trucks also appeared one after another, and a number of people of all kinds jumped out of the cars, each of whom did not look like a good citizen, carrying a bulging snakeskin bag on his shoulder, and when he opened it, he could find that it contained bundles of money.

"I want 200 jackets! 400 electric kettles! The owners of the snakeskin pockets squeezed through the crowd and shouted at the store staff.

"Phew! This is a damn businessman! "Someone discovered the mystery, and it turned out that it was the wholesalers around the neighborhood who smelled the smell and pounced on it.

Due to the traffic congestion in Bolivia, the quantity of Chinese goods is small, and the prices have always been relatively high. The mine sells this batch of Chinese goods, which is completely at cost price, which is nearly half lower than the market, and wholesalers will certainly not miss it. They want to buy the goods from here and resell them elsewhere to make the difference. But in this way, the vital interests of the residents around the mine are touched.

"Get out of here, this is the preferential treatment given to us by the mining company, do you want to be ashamed?"

"Are you from the company?"

"Who lent the miners' cards to these merchants? Confiscate this miner's license and fire him! ”

One by one, the miners and their families stood up and rightly condemned the outsiders. At this moment. In their hearts, they think of themselves as members of the mine, they are the same family with the mine, as for the others. Hmph, you're not qualified.

At any time, when external contradictions arise. Internal contradictions must be put aside. The emergence of foreign wholesalers made the miners aware of the difference between inside and outside, so they closely rallied around the company to prevent outsiders from prying the corners.

The antagonism between the union and the mining company completely collapsed, and the miners set up porcelain with the Chinese managers of the mine who were making guest appearances as salesmen, promising to resume work immediately, promising that they would never have trouble with the mine again, and promising that whoever was against the mine would be against me...... What's that. For the sake of my good attitude, can you help me pick out an oversized cotton T-shirt with the Great Wall of China printed on it from the stockpile?

It's all over the place!

Canelas stood a hundred meters from the store, so distressed that he was dripping blood. As a leader of a trade union. He used to carry out a lot of propaganda among the miners to discredit the Chinese miners. Describe the Chinese as demons who eat miners' flesh and drink miners' blood. After the words were spoken, let him grab and buy cheap Chinese goods like everyone else. He really couldn't pull his face. Although he has never felt that his face is an important organ, it is also a very painful thing to slap his face in public after all. After an unsuccessful attempt to ask Canelas for a miner's card, she decisively found her best friend and took her best friend's miner's card to buy something. In this world, there is nothing that can stop women from snapping up bargains, not to mention that Carnelas only insists on his so-called political beliefs. Political beliefs, have you ever seen a woman who cares about political beliefs?

"Teresa, isn't your husband also from the mines? Why don't you use his miner's card? The girlfriend knowingly teased Mrs. Carnelas.

"Maria, don't mention that bastard, he has to say that he is not willing to accept the bribes of the Chinese, he said that the Chinese use these goods to buy people's hearts." As she spoke, Mrs. Canelas put a small flower hat from Wenzhou on her head and showed it to her companions: "Maria, do you think this hat is suitable for me?" ”

"It's a perfect fit, you look at least 10 years younger in this hat...... By the way, Teresa, ask your husband, how long does the union plan to continue the strike? I don't want the Chinese to be squeezed out by the unions, and for the sake of this beautiful little pan, I don't want them to go. Teresa, you see, this pan has an anti-stick coating on it. ”

"Really, this pan is so cute, I'm going to buy one too. …… As for that bastard, don't worry, if he dares to squeeze the Chinese away, I will shoot him to death with a pan! ”

"It's a great idea to shoot people with a frying pan, I'll try it when I get home."

Yes, a group of Bolivian versions of red wolves have been freshly baked.

……

"Mr. Lin, you succeeded." Old man Guzman stood in the distance, wearing a Chinese-made peaked cap on his head and a Chinese cigarette in his hand, and said to Lin Zhenhua beside him.

"Improving the lives of miners and their families is what we should do." Lin Zhenhua said modestly and proudly.

Guzmán said: "Now that the entire town of Santa Ana has been moved by you, you can immediately ask everyone to return to work, I don't think many people will refuse." ”

Lin Zhenhua shook his head and said, "Mr. Guzman, do you think we should bypass the trade union to demand that the workers return to work?" ”

Guzman hesitated for a moment and said, "If you do this, it may lead to a split in the union, but the result is not good." People are now attracted by the benefits you offer, and may be willing to accept you for the time being, but as long as the union is still in the hands of the Canelas, they will organize new strikes in the future. ”

"That's what I'm worried about." Lin Zhenhua said frankly, "Mr. Guzman, I hope to use this opportunity to completely solve the problem of the trade union, what do you think?" ”

"Do you want to ban unions?" Guzmán asked, and he couldn't tell whether he should support the Chinese in banning the miners' unions, and although he didn't like unions very much, he always felt that a union was a solid one.

Lin Zhenhua said: "It's not a ban, it's a reorganization." ”

"You want to support a union that is subordinate to your leadership?"

"Not to obey our leadership, but to obey the mine and the miners themselves." Lin Zhenhua corrected with a smile, "Mr. Guzman, I am also a worker, I know that the interests of workers and the interests of enterprises are inseparable, and the existence of trade unions should be to coordinate the relationship between workers and enterprises, not to destroy this relationship." If the trade unions blindly believe that it is their responsibility to blackmail the enterprises, the end result will be the collapse of the enterprises and the welfare of workers will not be guaranteed. I hope to establish a new union that will protect the interests of both the mine and the miners. ”

Guzmán asked, "How, then, can I trust that you will not manipulate this new union?" ..., Lin Zhenhua asked rhetorically: "If I want to manipulate the trade union, do I still need to put so much effort into it?" Mr. Guzmán, you told me last time that the American and French miners are not afraid of the unions at all, but the unions are afraid of them and are at their mercy. ”

"Because...... Because the mine owners colluded with the local gangs. Guzmán replied.

Lin Zhenhua pointed to the lively business scene in front of him with his hand and said: "If the goods we sell to the miners this time are handed over to the gangsters and sold on the market, it will be enough for them to earn more than double the profit." Think about it, if we do that, will it be difficult for the gangsters to solve the union problems for us? ”

Guzman was speechless, he knew that what Lin Zhenhua said was right. Don't look at the superficial beauty of the trade unions, their power is insignificant in the face of real big business. Big business can buy off the gangsters, can afford to hire mercenaries, and can pay bribes to the leaders of the trade unions.

Lin Zhenhua would rather invest money to improve the welfare of workers than resort to all kinds of unpopular means, which has shown a kind of sincerity. What's more, Lin Zhenhua has promised that within next year, the construction of the miners' house in Santa Ana Town will be started, which is a great thing that no previous mine owner has done.

"Mr. Lin, I am willing to believe in your good intentions, so let's do it, I still have some prestige among the miners, I will propose to reorganize the trade union, and elect a trade union that is willing to develop together with the mine." Guzman said.

"Thank you." Lin Zhenhua held Guzman's hand tightly.