After deliberation, Roland voted against Zinovi's proposal, and at the same time proposed another set of solutions to the labor conflict:

First, the Far East All-China Federation of Trade Unions was established, with a chairman and several directors, and the chairman of the board of directors was appointed by the cabinet.

Second, all commercial or non-profit trade unions and workers' associations, including the Kitland Labor Dispatch Company, are managed by the Federation of Trade Unions, and the directors of the Federation of Trade Unions are elected by the leadership of the major trade unions.

Thirdly, trade union cadres regularly come to Colasburg for training and study, and the central government, represented by the General Labor Union, provides travel expenses and allowances, and is listed as a reserve echelon of civil servants, and those who perform well in training will be given the opportunity to work in government agencies.

Finally, the membership fees collected by the trade unions are handed over to the general trade unions, and part of them is used to pay for the activities of the unions and the salaries of the union cadres, and the balance is deposited in a specific account, which is invested by the "Kolas Sovereign Wealth Investment Fund" to earn interest as pension savings for the workers.

Zinovi listened to Roland's proposal and was stunned for a while. The cabinet ministers were talking, but His Majesty Rudolph was at a loss, and couldn't help but ask Zinovi: "Roland is right...... What does that mean? ”

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince's proposal can be summed up in one sentence." The Minister of Industry sighed with mixed feelings, "That's ...... Nationalization of trade unions! ”

Rudolph was slightly stunned, then turned his head and gave his son a thumbs up, showing an approving smile.

The "old goat" summed it up very incisively, and Roland's aim was to use "trade unions within the system" to swallow up and digest "trade unions outside the system". Trade union cadres have become the reserve force of the state bureaucracy, regularly "going to Beijing" to receive administrative training similar to "party schools", and serving the trade unions has become a "stepping stone" to their careers as well as receiving higher education. Is it the interests of the bureaucracy with the government as its carrier, or the interests of the workers they serve?

In addition, the Federation of Trade Unions, an official non-profit organization, has also recovered the financial rights of the trade unions in the name of "acting as an agent to invest in pension funds", and the salaries of trade union cadres are uniformly allocated by the Federation of Trade Unions, and the payment of union dues by ordinary workers is equivalent to the payment of pensions. The CGTU has control over the promotions and salaries of trade union cadres and the pensions of ordinary workers.

"Roland, I'm really curious about how you have a brain to come up with a brilliant solution to this very difficult labor problem." Rudolph looked at his son and expressed the thoughts of the cabinet ministers.

"I just read a few more books and learned a little more...... Historical events," Roland said with a smile the famous words of the great Chancellor Bismarck after Germany first created the labor welfare system, "and it is an investment to avoid revolution in the hope that those who will receive a pension do not like to make trouble." ”

Another factor in the decline in industrial output is the old problem - the unstable supply of magic crystals.

Roland had hoped to find the Crystal Deposits in the Far East, but the results of the land survey had once again dashed his hopes - at least so far, the Far East was still a "Crystal Desert".

Industrial energy is not self-sufficient, and imports have become a last resort. At present, there are three main channels for the import of magic crystals in the Far East: the silver and air trading ports of the astral plane, Parnia in the south, and the New World across the meteorite ocean.

The most stable of the three supply channels is Yinkong, and the Magic Crystal smelter has a good development momentum, but there is not enough capacity to contract the industrial energy consumption of the Far East alone; As for the two import channels, the south and the sea, they have been in trouble recently, and the reasons are also very similar - the war over the magic crystal deposits, which in turn hinders the mining of the magic crystal deposits.

Conflict in the Twilight Dales is the norm, and over the years, Parnia and the Order of Naro have fought countless battles over the resources of magic crystals, and the two sides are in a tug-of-war. The recent conflict over a newly discovered mine has led to the destruction of adjacent mines, making them unable to produce normally, and the share of magic crystals available for export has been cut by one-third.

The situation in the New World is similar to that of the Twilight Valley, except that the conflict has escalated from two sides to three parties, the New World Colonial Company of the Assanian Empire and the colonial groups of Phizhen and Hailan, fighting over the Great Crystal Crystal of Jotunheim.

Although the colonial company bears the title of "company", it is not a simple commercial organization, most of the equity is controlled by the national government, and it has military and diplomatic privileges, and has a strong government agency color. As the conflict between the colonial companies of the three major powers escalated, the authorities of the three governments also intensified, sending more troops to the conflict zone and tightening the blockade of sea routes. In such a tense situation, it would be very difficult for the Kingdom of Kolas to import magic crystal ore from the New World through the agent of the Yangbo Chamber of Commerce as before.

Two of the three magic crystal import channels went wrong, and the supply of magic crystals in the Far East plummeted by 50% compared with normal times, and industrial development was inevitably affected, and it was forced to brake and slow down on the racing track.

The Minister of Industry, Zinovi, gave a poignant and vivid description of the predicament caused by the unstable supply of magic crystals:

"The growth momentum of Far East industry is like mountaineering, and the overall progress is good, but from time to time it is pulled back, and every three feet forward is forced to retreat a foot, and it is so convulsive and difficult to climb."

Stable energy supply is a necessary condition for the healthy growth of industry, and the high-end manufacturing industry that produces airships, mechanical armor, locomotives and various magic guides cannot start without magic crystals, and energy security is a big problem. Zinovi admits that the Ministry of Industry cannot solve this problem, so he can only ask His Royal Highness the Prince who has traveled extensively to come forward and personally communicate with the exporters of magic crystals in Parnia and the New World to ensure the establishment of an adequate and stable supply channel.

Facing the expectant gaze of His Majesty the King and the cabinet ministers, Roland pondered for a long time before nodding solemnly.

"I can try it, but it will take time."

"Your Highness, can you reveal it first, what are the specific plans?" Zinovi asked uneasily.

"I do have some ideas, but I haven't considered them yet, and I won't be able to determine if it works until His Excellency Kun Tiliang returns to China." Roland smiled and sold off.

Zinovi nodded thoughtfully, guessing that Roland wanted to seek a breakthrough in international relations, but the current relationship between the major monarchies in Varess is complicated, and it is difficult to distinguish between friend and foe, and only after the foreign minister who visited abroad, Kun Tiliang, can he sort out the context.