Chapter 59: On the Storm of Strikes
After the party, Xie Yan returned to Xie's house a little late, but after all, passing the qualification exam was good news, and he had to share it with Xie's father, so he still knocked on Xie's father's door.
Hearing the knock on the door, the maid at home came out of the maid's room and saw that it was Xie Cheng knocking on Xie's father's door, so he said to Xie Yuan: "Mr. Xie received a communication at dinner, and then hurried to Tucheng. β
As he spoke, the servant looked at Xie Yuan's face and added, "Because today is not the weekend, the master didn't expect the young master to come back, so he didn't explain anything." β
Hearing the servant's words, Xie Yan waved his hand, "Okay, I see." Then, thoughtfully, he returned to his room.
Although Father Xie usually looks good-tempered towards Xie Yuan, he is calm, decisive and neat in the shopping mall, Xie Yuan has not seen Father Xie be so anxious when something happens.
Moreover, although Father Xie usually seems to be lax in discipline with Xie Yuan, everything follows Xie Yuan's opinion, especially after Xie Yuan learned the technique of soil cutting, but in fact, the previous communication between the father and son was not lacking, but very close, basically everything would tell each other about each other, like this situation of leaving without a word, Xie Yuan encountered it for the first time.
Xie Yuan, who returned to the room, thought about it, but was still not very relieved, so he dialed Xie's father's communicator, but found that no one answered all the time.
He finally couldn't help it, took out his backpack and packed a few clothes and daily necessities, sent a message to Father Xie to find him by himself, and hurriedly drove the aircraft away.
Here in Tucheng, after Xie's father finally finished an emergency meeting with the senior employees and understood the situation, he saw a message from his son who came to find him.
Thinking that this was his son's concern for him, he smiled with relief. Although he didn't want Xie Cheng to be so tired from rushing over overnight, but seeing the time when the message was sent, he estimated that Xie Cheng was about to arrive in Tucheng, so he didn't stop it and sent his hotel address directly to Xie Cheng.
Xie Yan saw the address sent by Xie's father, sped up his speed, and went directly to the hotel.
Seeing Xie Cheng coming in from the dust, there was still an anxious look on his face, and Father Xie hugged him comfortingly and said, "Actually, it's not a big deal." β
After speaking, he pulled Xie Cheng to the sofa and sat down, handed over tea and snacks, "It's so late, and I'm still here, I'm tired, hurry up and rest!" β
"You left in a hurry without leaving a word, of course I'm in a hurry." Xie Yan took the teacup and took two sips, and said, "What is the matter?" Let you rush over in such a hurry. β
"It's the re-engineering of the machine factory here, I'm afraid of causing another riot, so I'll hurry over and have a look." Father Xie explained.
"Strike! What's going on? Xie Yan asked in surprise.
"Actually, it's not primarily our Xie problem. It was a local machinery manufacturing company here, because of the excessive exploitation of the reinvented employees, not only extended working hours, deducted wages, but also lowered the food standards and accommodation conditions, making these reinvented people miserable, so they had to go on a collective strike. β
Father Xie sighed as he spoke, "With the reinventors of this company taking the lead in the strike, although several other companies are not so harsh on the reinventors, they also follow the strike. You also know that the living conditions of these re-created people have always been relatively low, in fact, they have long been dissatisfied, but they are forced to do so. The same is true of Hsieh's machine shop. β
"So what now?" Xie Yan said with concern.
"The industry here in Tucheng has always been taken care of by your aunt's family, and I usually don't want to interfere. This time, they were scared when they saw the strike, and remembered that I had experience in dealing with re-creation riots before, so they begged me to come. Father Xie's tone also sounded a little helpless, "The advice I gave is to improve the benefits of reinventing employees, which is the same as that in the border city." β
"You're saying they're not treated as well as the reinvented employees in the border city?" Xie Yan was a little surprised, "But when I went to the border city to investigate before, I found that their living conditions were already very bad." β
"Compared to ordinary people, yes! But this is the market of society all along, not what we have created today. β
"Did they agree with your suggestion?"
"Not yet!" Father Xie was helpless, thought about it, and added: "But don't worry! I'm going to push it hard. After all, I am not only the manager of the border city industry, but also the vice president of the Xie Group, and I have a certain say in some decisions. β
When Xie Yan heard this, he nodded reassuringly, "By the way, you just said that you have experience in dealing with re-creation riots, what's going on?" How I've never heard of it. β
"Because I hadn't adopted you yet, and I hadn't even met your mother yet." Hearing Xie Yuan's question, Father Xie slowly recalled.
Father Xie, as Grandpa Xie's only son, has always stayed in the capital to deal with affairs, until fifteen years ago, a rebellion broke out in the border city, and Grandpa Xie fell ill in a hurry, so he could only send his only son to deal with this matter, which happened to be his experience.
At that time, the reinvention of people was much more serious than the strikes now.
At that time, the treatment of recreated people was even worse than now, meager salaries, high-intensity labor, and short life cycles, resulting in many recreated people not lasting the end of their life at all, and they were exhausted to death.
There is no enjoyment, no happiness, only endless pain waiting ahead, so these re-created people, especially low-level re-created people, are desperately losing the danger of losing their lives, but also to take revenge on society and the government.
They spontaneously formed a team, took all kinds of tools for their usual work, and went to the streets to smash houses, buildings, and public facilities, which not only made ordinary people panic, but also made the border city government and even the entire alliance government fearful.
Therefore, not only did the various merchant families send people to the border city to deal with the matter, but even the alliance government sent officials and troops.
At that time, the attitude of government officials was divided between those who supported a dΓ©tente and those who supported a radical approach.
The solution to the mitigation is for the government and the business families to negotiate with the reinvented people to reassure them and, if possible, to meet their demands and improve their treatment.
The radical solution was to send the army to suppress it by force, and at the same time to send people to find the inoculation paper of the recreated people who participated in the riot and destroy it, so as to destroy these recreateds.
"And what plan did you use?" Hearing this, Xie Yan couldn't help but get nervous, and hurriedly asked.
Father Xie smiled, and then said: "In the end, with a difference of one vote, the mitigation plan was passed. So, we, the representatives of the business families, and the officials of the moderation faction, came together to negotiate with the reinventors, understand their demands, and finally find a compromise solution. β
Seeing that Xie Yan was fascinated by what he heard, Father Xie finally said: "Since that riot, the treatment of recreated people has been greatly improved: they have rest days like ordinary people; Although the salary is still far from that of ordinary people, the recreated people are basically covered with food and shelter, so their salary is enough to spend. β
"Then there is a strike in Tucheng this time! Is it because that company has gone too far? β
Father Xie nodded, and said with emotion: "In fact, when the recreated humans first appeared, human beings were grateful, after all, they came to help everyone build a home. But with the development of society, people forgot their original aspirations and pursued more and more profits, so they began to constantly squeeze and recreate people, resulting in their lives being miserable and having to protect themselves through resistance. In fact, every once in a while, there will always be a reinvention of man. β
"Then why have I never seen it?" Xie Yan was very puzzled, "There is no record in history, and it has never appeared on the news, even the riot of re-creation of people in the border city that you experienced before, I have never heard of it. β
"The appearance of this news will only disturb people's hearts, and of course the government will suppress it, and anyway, only the people in the place where the riot will know, and after a few decades, everyone will forget about it." Xie's father explained, "And when the government deals with it, it also hopes that there will not be a next time." However, if people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants, there will always be people who will do things that harm and recreate people and harm society for the sake of profit. β
"Hasn't the government thought about introducing some policies? For example, the regulations on the protection of reinvented people, etc., clearly list the safeguards and penalties for violations. Xie Yan proposed.
Father Xie shook his head, "For the government, recreating people, especially low-level recreated people at the bottom, has a short life cycle, just like a tool for work, going batch after batch, anyway, it is endless; It is not as good as these business families, shopping mall upstarts, etc., they are the ones who have been creating the economy for the government. β
"Then let these re-creations continue to be persecuted?" Xie Yan's tone was very angry.
Father Xie pondered for a moment, and finally sighed helplessly, "This is the market situation in society all along, and we can't change it." β
After hearing this, Xie Yan was silent for a long time, and just as Father Xie was about to leave and let him be alone for a while, he suddenly spoke up: "Dad, tomorrow I want to go with you to see the re-creation of the strike." β
Looking at Xie Yan's persistent eyes, Father Xie nodded.
The next morning, before Xie Cheng set off with Xie's father, Fu Xin sent a message, asking where Xie Cheng had gone and why he hadn't arrived at school.
Xie Yan remembered that he had come to Tucheng temporarily, and he hadn't told Fu Xin yet, nor had he asked the academy for leave, so he explained his situation to Fu Xin in detail and asked her to help him ask for leave.
After hearing this, Fu Xin supported Xie Yuan's approach very much, and instructed him to assist Father Xie in dealing with this matter, and finally let him come back as soon as possible after dealing with it, after all, the end of the period is approaching.
Xie Yan listened to his girlfriend's intimate instructions, and his heart was warm. After Fu Xin finished speaking, he smiled, told her to review well, and followed Father Xie out to the striking factory.