In the nineteenth century, the workers' movement was not just a "strike", because the relevant laws were not perfect, and the labor status of workers was almost insecure, in the case of mines in the Great Lakes region, for example, mine owners could arbitrarily require workers to work overtime without paying any overtime pay, in order to save as much money as possible, mine owners were stingy with any penny invested in ensuring the safety of workers, and in the event of an accident, regardless of the cause of death of the workers, the families of the workers could only get a pitiful pension. The amount of the pension is basically the same as a month's salary for a worker.

For these reasons, mine owners tend to build up a certain amount of armed force to squeeze workers out of their labor and maintain a "normal" working order, and workers often choose extreme ways to defend their rights and interests when they can't bear it anymore, as is the case with this riot.

So you can imagine how much impact Andrew Carnegie's request may seem excessive, but it is not completely impossible to realize, after all, compared with those Mexicans and Irish, the management of Chinese workers is relatively much easier.

But it is not so simple to resume work, on the night when Andrew Carnegie bought the fifth mine, the Allegheny iron ore mine had another accident, a group of thugs took advantage of the night to pry open the door of the Allegheny iron mine, opened the room where the explosives were stored, and carried out a second blasting of the mine that had been blown up, this time the damage was very complete, the entire mine was blown up, and the four temporary workers sent by Andrew Carnegie to the Allegheny iron mine were all killed, and the way the rioters used was extremely bloody, and the same way Nil Gay died, The makeshift workers were stuffed into the mines, and then the mob blew up the pits, and the poor workers were buried alive.

If Neil Gay's death was self-inflicted, then there is no justification for the death of the four temporary staff members this time, they were former managers of Carnegirim Steel and had not even been to Newcastle before, so there is no such thing as "revenge", it can only be that someone deliberately did it.

The day after the accident, Andrew Carnegie immediately traveled to Cleveland, Ohio, to find his old friend Ignatz.

"My friend, is there anything you want to say to me?" Andrew Carnegie has been to Ignac's house many times, and most of the time he is not in a good mood, but this time, Andrew Carnegie has almost no anger, probably because he has mourned more than his heart is dead, and has reached a state of no joy and no sorrow.

"I've already said that, if you have an opinion about the price of ore, then we can sit down and have a good talk, if you must go into mining, then you have to face the boycott of all the members of the Great Lakes Mining Federation, you know, most of those mine owners are rough people, they are very short-tempered, we are not going to be in high society." Ignatz's emotions are still agitated, and his words are obviously hostile, but this does not mean that Ignatz has anything to do with the violence at the Allegheny iron ore mine.

Cleveland is a standard immigrant city, coal and iron made Cleveland's status in the United States, during the Civil War, Cleveland developed very rapidly, according to statistics, there are about 36 languages here, so for communication, this is simply a disaster, Cleveland's status in the hearts of Americans and the strength of the city do not match, I don't know why, all Americans mention the city of "Cleveland", the evaluation is mostly negative, which is similar to the 21st century republic black a large central province.

"Don't stress it to me, my friend, I've warned you, but unfortunately you don't seem to be sure to take the reminder to heart." Andrew Carnegie is not prepared to talk nonsense, it seems that Ignatz is not going to admit it, but what does it matter, Andrew Carnegie is ready to face any hardships and hardships, and this little twist and turn is trivial.

"What are you talking about?" Ignatz is still playing dumb.

"Listen to my friend, maybe this is the last time I call you that, someone broke into the Allegheny iron ore mine last night, not only killed the temporary guards, but also carried out a second sabotage, I don't care if this has anything to do with you" Andrew Carnegie stopped Ignatz who wanted to speak with a firm gesture, and said so viciously: "I took this as an accident, you heard it right, this is the last time, if there is a next time, I don't mind using the same means on some people, I want to remind you, The upper class you see is not just polite, a gentleman becomes a warrior when provoked, and he is no less courageous than you mud-legged. ”

Andrew Carnegie is not a good person, or rather, it is not easy to be able to get out of the ground in these years, there is no good stubble, if you go through normal business channels, Andrew Carnegie is confident to face any challenges, if you want to make an off-board move, Andrew Carnegie is also mentally prepared.

"What are you talking about, I don't understand" Ignatz probably didn't expect the usually mild-mannered Andrew Carnegie to be so tough, and hesitated for a minute before Ignatz defended Ai.

At this time and at that time, every time Andrew Carnegie came to Ignatz, it was for the rising price of ore, at that time, people were swordsman, I was fish, and the meat had to bow its head on the sticky board, and now that they have all met each other in close hand-to-hand combat, it is no longer necessary to maintain those fake demeanors, and it is still necessary to be tough when it is time to be tough.

"You know, I know you're going to have a meeting after I'm gone, and we're going to have a meeting to discuss what to do with our Pittsburgh Steel, and I suggest you get to know the shareholders of our Pittsburgh Steel Company before that, they're not lambs to be slaughtered, and I want to remind you that in our Pittsburgh Steel Company, workers' lives are very valuable, and I know that you used to pay only a few dozen dollars for a dead worker, but in our Pittsburgh Steel Company, life can't be measured in money. So the matter of the four staff members is not over yet, and we will see in the next few days. Andrew Carnegie took his leave, and now that he has said this, let's show his powers.

Looking at Andrew Carnegie's back, Ignac raised his hand but did not open his mouth to keep Andrew Carnegie, it is useless to say anything now, since he has chosen this step, he can only fight to the end, and now the feud has been settled, and it is still a mortal feud.

That night, the Army's 1st Cavalry Division, which was quelling the rebellion in Pennsylvania, declared a state of emergency in Pennsylvania again, under the pretext that the situation had deteriorated again, and this time the cavalry did not deal with the already miserable workers, but instead took aim at the pampered mine owners who had been the object of their protection.

In just one night, more than 20 iron ore mine owners were invited into the barracks to be investigated by the military for "humanitarian" violations in previous production management.

There is almost no need to investigate this problem, in the era when there is no labor law to provide labor protection for workers, it is already very conscientious to be able to pay wages to workers on time, and do not want to try to deduct it, as for "humanitarianism", there was no such thing before, all mine owners have one count, as long as they carefully check that none of their butts are clean, otherwise the workers will not choose the extreme way of rioting to fight for their own interests.

In other words, people in the East and the West are the same on this issue, as long as they can still have something to eat, as long as they can survive, few people are willing to take risks.

Although outsiders do not know what happened to the mine owners who were arrested into the barracks, one thing is certain, the cavalry will not be able to investigate whether the workers have been mistreated in their work, and the cavalrymen are not good at talking with their tongues, but talking with their whips, so it is conceivable that those mine owners must not be very comfortable now.

The military's actions were unexpected, in a country where capital is supreme, the capitalists are the masters of the country, and now the masters of the country are being arrested into the barracks by the servants of those masters, and for a time public opinion is in an uproar, and even Joseph Cromwell, the governor of Pennsylvania, took the initiative to visit Will, trying to find out some information from Will.

Sadly, in Will's office, Joseph Cromwell met not only Will, but also John Rockefeller, who visited Will temporarily.

Oh, Pennsylvania is Rockefeller's lair, Standard Oil's headquarters is in Pennsylvania, and the one in New York is strictly Rockefeller's office, so Joseph Cromwell is an old acquaintance of Rockefeller, without Rockefeller's support, Joseph Cromwell would not even be the governor of Pennsylvania, and their relationship is probably similar to the relationship between Li Mu and Arthur.

Before Joseph Cromwell could ask Will why he had taken the mine owners into the barracks, Rockefeller was the first to take the lead, first expressing concern about the Allegheny Iron Ore Mine and then identifying himself as a shareholder of the Pittsburgh Steel Company.

Joseph Cromwell almost forgot his intentions, and immediately promised Rockefeller that he would thoroughly investigate the Allegheny iron ore mine incident, and said that he would send state police to protect the Pittsburgh Iron and Steel Company's mine.

With the cooperation of the Pennsylvania State Police, the Alleghenny Iron Mine Incident was soon revealed, and the mastermind behind this incident was Steve Jerome, the secretary general of the Great Lakes Mining Federation, who and three irascible mine owners said that they wanted to give some people who did not know what to do, so they hired a group of homeless people to storm the Allegheny Iron Mine.

After a brief exchange of fire, the police and the military jointly killed more than 20 homeless people, two heroic state police officers died in the operation, more than 10 military police officers were injured, the police immediately interrogated the surviving homeless, and after receiving a brief but effective confession, all three surviving homeless people died of their injuries.

Looks a little ridiculous, isn't it?

But that's what the state police and the 1st Cavalry Division did, and strangely no one questioned it, including Ignatz, the president of the Great Lakes Mining Federation, who acquiesced in the result, and the Great Lakes Mining Federation had to pay Pittsburgh Steel $200,000 in compensation as a pension for the four workers who died at the Allegheny iron ore mine.

The next thing is logical, when the military and the police provide protection for the Pittsburgh Steel Company at the same time, even if the reaction is slow, Ignatz has already understood that they are the head snakes this time they have encountered a complete cross-river dragon, this is the big bullying shop, although the Great Lakes Mining Federation is also a big business, but in the face of the Pittsburgh Steel Company rising like a comet, the mine owners are helpless, and their usual seemingly effective methods will not have any effect on the Pittsburgh Steel Company. If the tactics are too shady, they can even have a "damage rebound" effect, forcing mine owners to find a different way to deal with Pittsburgh Steel in the usual way.

But the tricks don't work, will the conventional way be effective?

The answer is no, Pittsburgh Steel has deep pockets, and in the face of green dollars, the mine owners who have seen Pittsburgh Steel's thunderous methods have little choice, on the one hand, to take money to settle the situation, and on the other hand, there is no hope for the end of the strike, and the choice does not seem to be as difficult as imagined.

In just one month, Pittsburgh Steel Company in the Great Lakes region has made a continuous move, buying more than 30 mines, and some of the mines may face closure in the future because of their small scale, but the five largest iron mines in the entire Great Lakes region have all been under the control of Pittsburgh Iron and Steel Company, in May, several iron mines, including the Allegheny Iron Mine, have resumed work, and after receiving assurances from Pittsburgh Iron and Steel Company, the striking workers have also returned to the mines, compared with the previous mine owners, Pittsburgh Steel's management system is much more humane, and workers are not only protected by labor, but also have holidays and overtime pay that they never had

All of a sudden, the future is bright.