The summer in the south of the Yangtze River is the most difficult, and walking outside is like putting on a brazier, up and down, like entering a sauna.

Even if you hide in the house, it doesn't work, the warm wind makes people almost suffocated.

Ye Hua hid in the mansion to enjoy the coolness, there was flowing water passing through the flower hall, taking away the heat, and the flowing water also pushed a waterwheel, and the waterwheel drove the fan, blowing constantly, and the temperature was at least six or seven degrees lower than outside.

Right next to Ye Hua, in front of a watermelon, he had just taken it out of the well water.

Li Xian hurried over, entered the flower hall, and immediately felt relaxed, he tore the clothes on his chest with his hand, and blew vigorously at the fan.

"I said junior brother, you will still enjoy it, my brother has suffered a lot."

Li Xian's body has been blessed in the past few years, his heart is wide and fat, not to mention in the south, even in the north, he can't bear it. When he saw the watermelon, he hurriedly took it over, and without using a knife, he broke it directly, picked up a petal, and gnawed it in a big gulp, so that he was covered with juice and had no image at all.

Li Xi also has a reason, in front of watermelons, no matter whether they are high or low, whether they are peddlers or pawns, or cabinet scholars, what they want is a heroic spirit!

After nibbling on more than half of the watermelon, Li Shi burped and finally felt comfortable.

"Senior brother, you are really good at this move!"

Ye Hua raised his eyebrows and motioned for him to continue.

"You don't know yet, do you? Let the trade unions and peasant unions enter the parliament, and the rich businessmen are out of luck! ”

Li Xian danced and told Ye Hua the story of the parliament...... Sister-in-law Liu is an ordinary woman, and her husband was pushed into a hot water pot by Ma Xiang's lackeys and scalded to death...... The workers felt that Sister-in-law Liu was a good person and worthy of their trust, so they decided to publicly nominate Sister-in-law Liu as a representative of the parliament.

Sister-in-law Liu didn't agree immediately, she spent ten days studying what the council was!

After ten days, Sister-in-law Liu finally had some insights...... The parliament can make recommendations to the imperial court, and it can also review the budget and question unreasonable projects. To put it simply, you can manage your money bag, which is a great power, even if you are a big official, you don't have resources in your hands, and no one will listen to you.

"No wonder the surnamed Ma can do whatever he wants, careless of human life!"

Sister-in-law Liu snorted, and she clenched her fists.

There is nothing wrong with the parliament, but it is those who hold power that are wrong, who use their power for personal gain, only care about filling their own pockets, and how many people really speak for the people!

My husband is dead, God has given me the opportunity, and I must not let a similar tragedy happen again!

After figuring it out, Sister-in-law Liu decided to agree to the worker's request.

She gave her noodle shop to the old woman and hired two more helpers to run the noodle shop.

Sister-in-law Liu took dry food and a gourd of water, and went to the factory and the workers' homes every day to ask their parents, wives and children what difficulties they had and what they wanted.

Sister-in-law Liu doesn't know how to write much, but she was stunned to memorize a thick one.

She eliminated those unreasonable demands, and brought the rest into the council.

There is only one woman in the parliament of hundreds of people!

Are you kidding?

The major affairs of the court are also something that women can discuss, with long hair and short knowledge, what does she know!

Many delegates, including academics, scoffed.

Some people even risked bad water and asked Sister-in-law Liu to be the first to speak on stage.

The big guy crossed Erlang's legs, similar to watching a monkey show.

A mere woman deserves to be on par with them? Look, if you make a fool of yourself today, you can't tell anything, you talk nonsense, and you will immediately become the laughing stock of everyone!

Many reporters, including reporters, stared at the small podium.

Sister-in-law Liu took a deep breath and walked up.

"Do you think the old lady has no knowledge? Am I afraid? Don't forget, when Ma Xiang was interrogated that day, Hou Ye sat in front of her, I haven't seen any scenes, you waste, are you still comparable to Hou Ye? ”

Sister-in-law Liu cleared her throat and began to talk.

"My husband died of burns in the factory...... When he died, he left me, an eight-year-old daughter, a three-year-old son, and a one-year-old son. It turned out that a family of five lived on my husband's salary, and I usually did some female embroidery to fill the household, sometimes more, sometimes less, and it was not very useful. When he was alive, we had a tight life, and when he was injured and bedridden, and spent a lot of money on medicine, our family collapsed. ”

Liu's tone was very calm when she recounted her situation, but those who listened, especially the representatives of the workers and peasants, including some representatives of the military and several representatives of the academic circles who were teachers, frequently nodded their heads in agreement.

What Sister-in-law Liu said is the general situation, every family has its own difficulties...... Coming out of the countryside, out of the familiar environment, without clan relatives to rely on, looking around, they are all strangers, encountering difficulties, no one is willing to reach out and pull, this is the urbanization that many people admire, it really is not so beautiful to say!

So many workers, their first thought is safety!

This security is really not directly related to more money and less money.

Sister-in-law Liu raised her head and said to everyone: "I propose to protect the workers, if they are injured or disabled at work, the factory workshop should compensate, and provide reasonable compensation, not to give a few taels of silver to send away, to bear the medical expenses!" ”

"You're crazy!"

The remaining representatives of the wealthy businessmen could not stand it anymore, and immediately stood up and accused: "We have hired workers and have already paid them, and their lives have nothing to do with us!" ”

Sister-in-law Liu smiled, "It's okay? But as far as I know, if a soldier who joins the army to serve the country is injured or dies, he will be compensated! ”

"Workers are not soldiers!" Wealthy businessmen cut their teeth.

"The soldiers are fighting for the Great Zhou, and the workers are making money for you, what's the difference? The imperial court has to pay compensation, how can you be an exception? ”

"I, we don't have any money!" The rich merchant roared angrily: "Let's fill this bottomless pit, how much silver do we need?" Sorry, can't take it! ”

Sister-in-law Liu laughed, "I know that good money is hard to give up, and I don't ask you to pay the full amount, and the workers can also afford some!" ”

The wealthy businessmen were puzzled, "You, what do you mean?" ”

"It's simple, two words: insurance!"

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Don't really look down on the workers, there are a lot of them, the three stinkers are Zhuge Liang, and the big guys will always come up with a way.

The concept of insurance is not unfamiliar, as early as the opening of sea routes, there is ship insurance, and then there is the development of life insurance for the crew, if there is an accident during the voyage, the insurance company will pay.

Some workers suggested that they should refer to the seafaring crew and increase their insurance.

As for the amount of insurance, the workers and capitalists pay half each!

Grandma's, still let us bleed!

The rich businessmen were so angry that they categorically disagreed.

Only this time there was no one to speak for them. The representatives of those academic circles have shrunk their necks, these guys have always been like this, whichever side is hard, they will fall to which side!

In the past, businessmen were powerful, and no one dared to compete with them, so scholars naturally relied on the past, but now the trade unions, peasant associations, and the military have an absolute advantage, and then come out to help businessmen speak, not afraid of being poked in the back!

The literati flinched, and the merchants were alone, watching this passage become one of the recommendations made by the parliament to the imperial court. Don't look at it as just a suggestion, in fact, there is still a great possibility of implementation.

The officials are not stupid, there are casualties in the factory, and many times they find the imperial court, hoping that the imperial court will call the shots...... Something that had nothing to do with the imperial court had to fall on them.

If you manage it, the court will pay for it, and if you don't care about it, you will be scolded again.

Therefore, instead of being embarrassed inside and out, it is better to hand it over to the insurance company, and the official is very satisfied not only to adopt the proposal, but also to agree to contribute 20%.

In this way, the official is twenty percent, the workers are thirty percent, and the factory is fifty percent!

Those rich businessmen were so angry that they dared to stand with the workers in the court, and they became one!

Not only are literati unreliable, but even officials are too!

The merchants were driven to unprecedented loneliness, and were completely isolated and isolated.

If it's just a work-related injury insurance, Sister-in-law Liu raised a more fatal question!

The factory of Da Zhou was established not long ago, and the workers recruited were generally young, but people who had no foresight must have near-term worries, taking the champion workshop as an example, many of the old craftsmen in the early years had reached the age of retirement.

Depending on the artisan's contribution and the number of years of service, the Champions will provide a monthly pension, which is equivalent to a little more than half of the salary.

The salary of the champion workshop is already high, even if it is halved, it is enough for the old craftsmen who have worked hard for more than ten years to live a comfortable life.

But this is the Champions Square, not an ordinary factory!

"What does it have to do with raising children to prevent old age, workers are getting older, and they should let their children and grandchildren take care of the elderly?" Wealthy businessmen are even more strongly opposed, work-related injury insurance does not cost much, if you add an endowment insurance, then they will be miserable!

This time, more workers' representatives stood on the side of Liu's sister-in-law, filled with righteous indignation, and said their opinions...... "We have worked hard, worked for decades, and fell into a problem, to the point where we couldn't move, so we kicked us out, whether we live or die, and is there any human touch?" ”

"If you don't pay for it, then increase your salary, and we have to save our own pension money!"

"That's right, when you enter the city, you need money for everything, counting on your children and grandchildren? How much burden do you have to give them? ”

"If you can't agree, believe it or not, starting tomorrow, the workers will collectively resign and let your factories close down completely!"

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Talking about what happened in the council, Li Xi laughed so much that his stomach hurt.

In the past, the merchants were unscrupulous, now the workers are united, and the voice is louder than the merchants! Moreover, public opinion sympathized with the weak, and the newspaper offices after the reorganization decisively sided with the workers.

It is the businessman's turn to feel the pain...... Uh, no, it's feeling the pressure!

This taste is really uncomfortable!

Although they have a big family and a big business, they can't hold on...... And when is it a head? Workers have to inch in, and who knows what else they want?

"Master Hou, have mercy on us! If you don't save us, the textile workshops in Jinling will be closed. Several representatives of the business community directly found Ye Hua and came to cry poor.

"I really can't live this day, those people are too deceitful!"

Ye Hua looked at them, and suddenly smiled confidently: "In my opinion, these efforts may not be bad, after a while, you will understand!" ”