Chapter 96: Trade Unions and Peasant Associations (7)
The plan to save himself from production did not go smoothly - first of all, although the prefect Yamen expressed his support for his black yarn hat, Yuxing did not have any square inch on how to support. This is not to blame him, the most popular economics of this era is the Khitan Adan Shimi's theory of minimal intervention, that is, the government that cares the least about the operation of enterprises is a good government. As a scholar, Yuxing memorized the theories of the previous generation of salt and iron masters, Mr. Adan Shimi, so from the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to get too involved in the production of Shouzhou Iron and Steel Plant.
Secondly, it is not easy to get those managers and managers back, they all seem to have agreed to the caliber, and they want to retreat and recuperate at home - Huang Yang heard it, as if there was a big man who passed down the word, to make Shouzhou mess up, to see who is responsible for this in the future.
Who this person is, in fact, everyone is a thousand-year-old fox, and they all understand it very well. It's just that Yuxing sticks to Adan Smith's classic theory: no matter what a person (enterprise) does, he must be responsible for himself in the end, even if he does something stupid, it is his own business - others have no right to ask unless they are related to their own interests.
For example, if someone wants to commit suicide, this is a very stupid thing, but Zhang San and Li Si who are passing by do not have a legal obligation to interrogate, nor do they have the right to drink and order him to prohibit suicide here. Unless Zhang San rents a house to his landlord, because considering that the house will be damaged to Zhang San's interests if it becomes a murderous house in the future, then Zhang San has the right to break the door and rescue the person who wants to commit suicide.
In the same theory, if a business operator does not manage well, he will be dizzy and dismiss all the skilled craftsmen, and deliberately sell goods worth thousands of dollars at a very low price. Again, unless a person can argue that it is in his own interest, he cannot be hindered from doing so because he is stupid.
But the paradox of the government is also here, according to the classic theory of Master Adan Shimi, if Fei Jianren goes crazy and breaches all his contracts, stops all the factories, and causes huge losses to himself, the government is not his creditor, and it will not prevent him from committing suicide in a frenzy.
However, the government is also responsible for defending the land, and it is incumbent on them to maintain social order. However, as soon as the workers lose their jobs, they immediately become a factor of social instability. That's the responsibility of the government.
Yuxing's headache is also a headache here-he can't arrest those managers, Xiangli, and engineers, and send officials to watch them go to work and work, right?
Fortunately, classmate Li Xi made a brilliant appearance and invited the chief of the Magistrate's Academy, Ai Fan, the magistrate of the fourth grade.
"In the name of public opinion." Ai Fan handed the Yuxing Prefect a warrant of the Magistrate's Court: "All our magistrates unanimously passed the order that the Prefect's Yamen immediately take over 73 enterprises including Shouzhou Iron and Steel Plant, Shouzhou Foundry, Shouzhou No. 1 Coal Mine, and No. 2 Coal Mine for the benefit of the public. And immediately develop a plan for the resumption of production. Those who obstruct or sabotage will be punished as disrupting social order. ”
Well, the People's Anti-Rebellion and Anti-Sabotage Committees are going to break out.
Don't think about it, this must be a good thing done by the pair of fanatical Mohist apprentices Ma Zhan and Yuan Xue. Yuxing took the writ, only to see that there were stirring words and phrases such as "Those who do not work cannot eat" and "Those who do not work have their fields, and those who live in them have their houses".
Looking closely, the entire writ is divided into three parts. In the first part, the writ reaffirmed the sacrosanct protection of private property rights in the 1884 Minutes of the Shaoxing Talks of Confucius, but at the same time emphasized the historical rule that the monarchy is granted by heaven, that heaven listens to the people, and that the people's will determines the change of dynasties. Under this rule, both the central and local governments, as the controllers of power in the real world, are obliged to guarantee the following rights of the people: the right to property, regardless of the size, the property rights of tenants and landlords should be equally protected by law; Personal rights - no person or organization may restrict the personal liberty of others without the writ of the magistrate; Political rights – Representatives of the people have the right to express their opinions on local and national politics without being held accountable.
On the basis of the above, the thirteen magistrates of the Magistrate's House unanimously held that it was a natural right for a worker to be remunerated for his labor, and that no one could deprive a person of the right to work without any reason. Fei Jianren's deliberate shutdown of the factory not only caused damage to the workers' property, but also created a risk to the Yamen's tax revenue. Accordingly, the Magistrate's Yuan presumed that Fei Jianren's actions were detrimental to the public good, and ordered the prefect's yamen to take effective measures to restore production and ensure social stability.
In the end, the magistrate's court gave a judicial suggestion: Fei Jianren's deposit in the ticket number of the Imperial Song Federation of Industry and Commerce is enough to pay the wages of the workers for more than ten years, and there are more than 100,000 acres of granges and real estate in Shouzhou alone, as long as they are slightly realized, the workers can be worry-free all year round.
Of course, this suggestion is very vicious, and to a certain extent, it infringes on Mr. Fei's property rights, but Judge Ai Fanai, who "bravely shoulders the heavy burden", boldly equates Mr. Fei's act of creating unemployment with a breach of contract.
After all, Ai Tuiguan is still a smart person, he has already keenly smelled some smells in the air and sensed those factors that are unfavorable to Master Fei. He forgot all the ideas that Master Fei had about him, and he hated that Master Fei couldn't die a little cleaner.
The prefect's yamen got the writ, and immediately his waist stiffened. Yuxing sent someone to gather all those managers, and the words were very clear: The yamen gave you face for the last time, don't give face and shame. If you don't return to the factory after today, then the law will escort you to work.
Who would have thought that in the end of the strike, it was the management who was suppressed.
Regarding the trend of this strike, Cheng Qi can only sigh: The general trend of the world is mighty, those who go along with it prosper, and those who go against it die.
Under the strict orders of the law, the chimneys of the factory finally emitted smoke that had not been seen for a long time, and the pumping machines in the mine finally began to roar.
Workers spontaneously organized unions and bargained with managers for more labor security measures, such as safe lights and more escape equipment in the mines, and free salt water and towels in the steelmaking workshops. More minimum wage, rest time without deductions.
The yamen had no obligation to intervene in the game between the unions and the managers, and they only needed to ensure that the workers had something to do, a salary to pay, and would not be displaced. As for how much to give, that's a business owner's business.
And the managers obviously didn't treat Master Fei's money bag as their own. After a series of intriguing meetings, the smart ones reached a happy deal with Cheng Qi and other union representatives: they agreed to almost all of the workers' demands for fixed wages and labor insurance measures, and the workers promised to work actively and obey management. Both sides were happy, and the only loser was Fei Jianren - but the Magistrate's House did not give him a chance to object, and immediately confirmed the validity of the settlement agreement in the name of a settlement witness.
After the two sides reconciled, the forwarding envoy also tore off the seal on the warehouse, and the freight company that came to Shouzhou to receive the order rumbled into operation, and everything seemed to be back to normal. Except for Master Fei himself.
According to the data calculated by the senior accounts of the transfer envoy department, in the past six years, the amount of various tax evasions and tax evasions of Master Fei has reached at least 10 million yuan, which is equivalent to 250,000 taels of silver (the Song State implemented a silver standard system, and one or two official silver combined banknotes were 40 yuan, which was always worth 1,000 mosquito money) This figure is enough to be sentenced, and then counting fines and late fees, Master Fei will lose a layer of skin even if he does not go bankrupt.