"The Gunsmiths' Association? Duncan, what's wrong with you? "This is ridiculous! The Association of Gunsmiths? Qin Lang would never allow it to appear in the factory; There must not be an "association" that is not under his control. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"This kind of thing is absolutely not okay! Duncan, absolutely not! "Rachel is tougher than he is. She fears that the workers, organized by the Gunsmiths' Association, will threaten to stop production and demand that the company raise their wages and benefits. If something like this happens, how else can she make money?

"There must be no gunsmiths' associations." Again, she made an emphasis.

Duncan sat in the chair in front of them, looking down at his shoes like a prisoner being interrogated; O'Connor and Yi Shui stood behind him on the left and right, giving the impression that they were two police officers guarding the prisoners.

And Qin Lang and Rachel are the interrogators.

Now that they've made their mark clear, it's Duncan's turn to speak.

"Qin, Rachel, there's nothing wrong with me." He exclaimed, "Don't you think the workers' situation is too bad? They work nine hours a day and earn a pittance of twenty-two cents an hour — and that's just adult men, and the rest of the population earns less. Sooner or later, they will rise up and protest. ”

"So you're going to fight for better treatment for them?" Qin Lang shook his head, "Hell, I thought you were just half Robert. Followers of Owen. ”

"It has nothing to do with my beliefs, Qin. I just think that you have to have a conscience to be a human being. ”

"Two months ago we had a robbery, and we were going to do more, and now you're telling me 'you have to have a conscience'...... Duncan, it's really ridiculous. "He thought it was really ridiculous. If robbers can talk about their conscience, then arms dealers can also say that they are peace-loving.

But Duncan doesn't think it's ridiculous. "At least I never rob the poor, Qin."

"That doesn't mean you can talk about conscience, Duncan. And, please note that our goal is to make money, not to open a charity. ”

"Haven't we made money yet? What's wrong with Rachel selling a pistol that cost $3.5 for $19 and giving a portion of the profits to the workers? "And it's also helping us—"

"But I feel like you're causing trouble for all of us." Rachel interrupted him. She said unhappily: "Duncan, organizing the Gunsmiths' Association is tantamount to digging into our corners. ”

"Hear me out, Rachel." Duncan called. He knew that no one could understand his intentions, so now he had to say what he meant. "You must know that there is no way you can avoid this, and sooner or later someone will set up an association of gunsmiths in the factory-"

"Then I'll fire them all." Rachel interrupted him again.

Duncan was angry. "Rachel, can you be quiet for a while while I'm done? God, I'm also one of the majority shareholders of the company, and I have more of your share than you. ”

He mentions a Rachel. The fact that McBride has been reluctant to mention. It is true that her shares in the company are only ranked fourth, only higher than Yi Shui, but in her heart, she still remembers that the eighty-seven thousand she invested at the beginning was actually her property. Of course, if Qin Lang and O'Connor mentioned this issue, she would never be dissatisfied, but Duncan was different, that robbery and the later battle with Machete's men, he was just a miscellaneous person, and the role he played may not be as big as Yi Shui.

So she immediately retorted. "Oh, really? Mr. Duncan, I hope you'll remember that the eighty-seven thousand dollars were taken from the safe in my house. ”

"You're accusing me of robbery—"

Things were getting worse and worse, and Qin Lang had no choice but to stand up and stabilize the situation. "Quiet! Can you forget about that for a moment? He glared at Duncan, then turned to Rachel, "Let him finish, Rachel." ”

"As you wish, Qin." She replied coldly, and nodded mechanically.

"Thank you." Qin Lang sat down again and made a gesture to O'Connor and Yi Shui, who were still standing. "You two, sit down too. We are holding a board meeting, not interrogating prisoners. ”

Knowing that it was best not to hesitate, O'Connor and Yi Shui immediately pulled over a chair and sat down. Then Qin Lang motioned for Duncan to continue.

Taking a deep breath, he started again. "You must know that there are some things that you simply cannot stop, and sooner or later someone will set up an association of gunsmiths in the factories and lead the workers to fight for their rights. Rachel, you can't fire them all, the factory can't afford to lose skilled workers. And there's no point in firing the workers, they'll gather outside the factory—"

"We all know that, but what do you mean by 'help ourselves'?" Qin Lang only wanted to know the key.

"Quite simply, since the Gunsmiths' Association is bound to emerge, why not keep it in our own hands?" Duncan explains, "This allows us to minimize our losses while meeting the reasonable demands of the workers." Then he stopped and looked at Qin Lang seriously.

"That's it?"

"That's it."

Qin Lang sighed reluctantly. "Duncan, all bad ideas have one thing in common: they all look like good ideas until people find out they're bad ideas." He had said that to O'Connor, and now to Duncan again, "That's what you think." ”

Duncan didn't understand. "What do you mean?"

"Duncan, you're one of the majority shareholders of the company, and everybody knows that." Qin Lang pointed out the crux of the problem to the point. As the majority shareholder of the company, no matter what Duncan himself thinks, in the eyes of others, he represents the interests of the company, not the interests of the workers. Therefore, it cannot be said that it is illegal for him to come forward to organize the gunsmiths' association, but at least it is completely unreasonable. Once there is a conflict of interest between the company and the workers, Duncan becomes a wretched worm caught in the middle.

"If you negotiate with the board on behalf of the workers, the workers will not be reassured, and they will involuntarily think that you are colluding with the board and creating a conspiracy because you are doing something that harms their interests. And the rest of the board, we, will also be very unhappy with your behavior. The end result is that you're doing everything you can to do something that doesn't please either side. ”

"But—"

"No but, Duncan. You can play the role of a board member who listens to the workers and provides them with assistance, but you can never be their leader unless your goal is to overthrow the company's original leadership system. Qin Lang's eyes flickered, "Specifically, Duncan, do you want to overthrow us?" ”

The speculation startled everyone, especially Duncan. Overthrowing Qin Lang's leadership position, he had never thought about such a thing at all. It's not that he's loyal enough, it's smart enough. Duncan knew very well that he was not as good as Qin Lang in terms of intelligence or strength, and he was not as crazy as him.

Qin Lang is a very dangerous person, and it is absolutely unwise to challenge his authority. And the company's leadership also includes Rachel. McBride, she's not much less dangerous than Qin Lang - because she's crazy enough.

"Qin, you know I didn't mean that." "I just want to get something for the workers," he argued. ”

"Then you don't have to think about starting a gunsmiths' association or anything like that." Qin Lang reminded, "Also, you are a shareholder, and you should stand in the company's perspective when considering problems, rather than the exact opposite." ”

"But the important question is, what about workers fighting for their rights?"

"Don't worry, there's a way to fix it." In fact, Qin Lang's idea is even simpler, all he needs to care about is senior skilled workers and skilled workers in specific positions, these people can give them high salaries and generous benefits, as for ordinary workers in other positions, they don't need to care at all.

After all, it was the end of the nineteenth century, a time when American factories were using cheap women and children for production and competing with European countries for markets, and the power of the workers was unusually weak compared to the capitalists, and by no means as "terrifying" as it was later.

If they don't like it, just change the batch of workers and the matter is settled.

This concludes the conversation.