Chapter 668: Employment Diversion

Lin Qiangsheng also made a temporary decision, he found that Wisconsin is really a good place to be rich, especially its forest resources and dairy industry, maybe now is an opportunity, he invested in these two industries locally, maybe he can solve the negative impact of the closure of the Kenosha car plant.

He continued: "In addition to the development of local forestry resources, the paper mill I envisioned also involves sheet metal processing and waste paper recycling, I estimate that the business of this piece is very large, and other large paper companies in the United States do not pay attention to the waste paper recycling project, I think it is very marketable, maybe it can absorb more workers!" ”

Derek was surprised, he nodded very approvingly and said, "That's the best, if you really have plans to invest, Kenosha welcomes you!" In addition, if you are planning to invest in the paper industry, then you need to buy forest land in the state, and there are many forest farms in Kenosha County, which are always welcome to visit! ”

"Buying land?" Lin Qiangsheng looked at the large area of forest on the side of the highway that could not be seen, and he nodded, maybe it is not bad to have a large area of woodland in the United States.

He then said to Derek, "The good news is that I can invest in a dairy company, a slaughterhouse, and maybe some of the remaining people in Kenosha, and any other resources you have here that you can use, so feel free to suggest to me!" ”

Derek thought for a moment and immediately said, "Kenosha is very rich, our animal husbandry is very developed, and we have a large area of high-quality pasture!" Also, I've heard that you Chinese eat river fish, and we have a lot of pike in the Pike River here, maybe you'll need it? ”

"Pike?" Lin Qiangsheng looked at Derek, patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said, "Okay, then let's try to absorb the workers of the automobile factory as much as possible." Think about it! ”

He looked at the excited Derek and said, "However, you still have to find a way to help me calm the emotions of the auto workers, this is not going to work!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng pointed to the front of the car, and Derek looked forward, and the car was already approaching Kenosha City. Signs can be seen everywhere at the intersection into the city, and on a straight street that crosses the whole of Kenosha, there are gathered crowds of protesters everywhere, they wander aimlessly in the streets, as if the whole town has been paralyzed, as if the whole city is on this street, like the end of the world.

Paul White said, "Sir, I advise you not to enter the town, it is very, very dangerous in this situation. Angry crowds can easily get out of control! ”

The car slowed down, Lin Qiangsheng looked at the situation in front of him, and said, "Then stop here, don't move forward!" ”

He didn't want to be killed by the angry and excited crowd, Lin Qiangsheng turned to Derek and said, "Mr. County Magistrate, I think it's time for you to go out!" If you can calm the workers down and accept the layoffs, I think investing in Kenosha will be easy to do, otherwise it would be hard for me to decide! ”

Derek asked, "Suppose the workers accept the layoffs. Can you guarantee that they all have other jobs, like the investments you mentioned? ”

Lin Qiangsheng nodded and said, "I promise." But the workers have to accept the arrangement! ”

"Okay, let me get out of the car, I'll talk to the workers' representatives, but you'd better make sure to keep investing in Kenosha and not abandon the workers here!" Derek said heavily, and then he got out of the car and strode towards the city.

Lin Johnson looked at Derek's back. muttered: "This is the county magistrate of the United States!" ”

Derek soon found the representative of the auto workers, the union leader of the Kenosha Automobile Plant, the leader of the workers, Bard Max, who had worked as an assembly worker at the Kenosha plant for more than 20 years and had high prestige among the workers.

Bard was very opposed to the new chairman, Pierre's layoff policy. When Renault owned the AMC, the French wanted to close the Kenosha car factory, and it was he who led the workers to resist Renault's actions.

And now that the new investor has acquired AMC, a new closure storm has struck again, and this time the capital's position is very tough, and the Kenosha depot must be closed, Bard is very painful, and he doesn't know if he can survive this time, he is too tired.

"Bard, County Governor Derek is here, he's bringing news!" A worker burst into the workshop room, his shouting caught everyone's attention, and Derek pushed the worker in front of him and walked in.

Bud sat down in the first place and quickly stood up and looked at Derek, and asked, "Derek, what news did you bring?" ”

Derek smiled heartily: "Bud, I have brought great news, you will not be unemployed, and I, Derrick County Magistrate, will never allow it!" ”

"Boom!" All of a sudden, the workers inside and outside the conference room were boiling, and they all gathered around Derek to ask about the situation.

"Guys, let him in!" Bard hurriedly shouted, and the group took a few steps back to make way for Derek.

Derek walked into the conference room and said, "That Monopoly man told me that he was going to build a brand new car factory in Kenosha, and it would take 1,000 workers!" ”

He boasted a little, and said that eight hundred became a thousand, and the workers were all at once excited, and shouting filled the whole workshop.

"That means the plant is going to be closed and the AMC is going to lay off 2,000 workers, isn't that right?" Bard said. ”

"We can't let AMC lay off employees, they shouldn't shut down the Kenosha plant, if they want to rebuild, they will rebuild here, and none of us will leave the factory!" Someone immediately shouted, but there were not many people who echoed him, and they knew that it would be impossible to build a new factory on top of the old factory, and the Kenosha Automobile Factory was really old and was about to lose its teeth.

The person who mixed the water had a ruffian face, and it seemed that he had drunk alcohol, and seeing that there were not many people supporting him, he reined in his voice and said: "I definitely don't want to be laid off, and I guess you don't want to either!" ”

Bard glanced around, then turned to Derek and continued, "What about the rest of our workers?" ”

A middle-aged woman, who was the lawyer representing the Kenosha Automobile Factory Workers' Union, stood up, and the woman asked Derek, "Mr. County Chief, has the management sent someone again?" ”

Derek looked at the woman, hesitated, but nodded and said, "Yes Sabina, this time the Chinese rich man is here in person!" ”

"What, the Chinese who bought AMC is here? Guys, let's go smash him flat! Someone immediately shouted, and the workers became excited, shouting and leaving.

Bard shouted again, "Give me all back, Hanst put down your board, you get back for me!" ”

Hanster, who screamed the most, turned his head and looked at Bard angrily, and said, "Bard, what are we waiting for?" Go and slap that guy, he's the one who made us unemployed! ”

"Stop, listen to me, I have another piece of good news!" Derek said hurriedly.

Bard scolded the excited workers and asked Derek: "County magistrate, if you have any news, just tell me as soon as possible, you see that these workers can't wait!" ”

Derek wiped the sweat from his forehead and hurriedly said: "That rich Chinese man promised to continue to invest in Kenosha, and he also wants to build a large paper mill, a milk company, and a slaughterhouse, and that person has promised to absorb as many remaining workers as possible from the automobile factory!" Don't be impulsive, Kenosha does need new investment, it will bring new economic growth to the local area, and it will also solve your work problems, don't do anything stupid! ”

Sabina also said to Bard: "At this time, it is best not to have a rigid relationship with the management, if the other party really intends to invest and absorb unemployed workers, this is undoubtedly a good way to solve everyone's employment!" ”

Bard also felt that he couldn't have a conflict with the other party, and if the Chinese billionaire agreed to invest and solve new jobs, it would be a good idea!

He calmed the crowd and then said to Derek, "Now let's go meet this rich man of Chinese descent and hope that he will be generous to the Kenosha Automobile Factory and its workers!" ”

"Miss Sabina, you come with me, and Wolffus, Joey, you come with me to meet this new boss!" Bard said quickly.

The few people next to him all nodded, except for Sabina, the other two were also old workers in their fifties, and they were all prestige and prestige among the auto workers, and they were candidates supported by everyone.

Walking out of the conference room, Hanst followed, and Bard looked over, and the tall German-American said, "I have to watch and protect you!" ”

Bard nodded noncommittally, he and Derek followed the others, and the lawyer Sabina reminded them: "We must follow the legal procedures, and we must not conflict with the management, then it will be easy to get caught and bad for us!" She looked at Hanster, and was very uneasy about the reckless man.

Hanst grinned, snorted heavily, and said, "If that yellow man dares to do it, I, Hanst, will definitely let him know that it is powerful!" ”

The group rode in two AMC Eagle cars, and under the watchful eyes of the car workers, they left the factory gate and headed out of the city. (To be continued.) )