Chapter 81: Hero Inc. goes bankrupt
At about twelve o'clock in the afternoon, Carl, president of the Texas State Union, also rushed to the square where the memorial service was located.
Carl also extended his condolences to the families of several of the deceased.
At 3 p.m., the memorial service for the bombing in the Hero Factory area officially began.
Under the gaze of everyone, John Mueller, the president of Hero Company, took the podium first.
John's manuscript was prepared in advance, and it was nothing more than an apology for the "accident" and an indication that compensation would be provided to the families of the deceased.
The pension behavior of the hero company is very different from the treatment of the Yankee factory owners of the same era, and the Yankee of the same generation still adheres to the concept of "replacing the dead with a new one", what kind of work-related injury pension?
Don't even think about it.
He also stated to his "reporter" friends that the hero company will definitely build a factory as soon as possible, resume production, and compensate for the liquidated damages for delayed delivery.
The second to appear is the governor - James Srockmorton, the image of a sunny middle-aged decent white man, who attracted the attention of the Dixie "red necks" as soon as he appeared.
James Srockmorton was fiercely worded, directly blaming the Yankee for the cause of the accident, and directly scolding the Yankee many times in his speech!
In the end, James Srochmorton went off the field amid the cheers of "Long live Texas" from the "red necks".
The third was the president of the trade union, Carl, whose speech was to reassure people and encourage workers to help each other through difficulties and work hard to get a better tomorrow.
Unlike John and James, Carl did not sit very close to the podium, but in the midst of a group of workers.
Karl's actions and the wording of his speech encouraged the workers present.
That's why Tom chose Carl as president that year, Carl's voice and micro-expressions are fantastic, and he is a natural speaker.
The last time in front of the state government, this time at the mourning service, Tom didn't look at the wrong person.
The director - Tom Smith officially debuted.
With a heavy pace, Tom stepped up to the lecture with a slight tremble.
"It's all my fault for this bombing."
"I probably shouldn't have started Hero Company in the first place."
"If I hadn't established the Hero Company, maybe these people would still be working that field, waiting for the joy of the autumn harvest."
"Mousse, I remember him, he lived on a farm five miles away from my house, and when we were kids we used to see who could shoot well, and I remember, he killed a bird, and he won, but I still think he was lucky..."
"Clovis, as I remember, was a bastard boy in downtown Houston, and he fought me a few times."
"I ......"
Tom twitched the tip of his nose slightly, and a little tear flowed from the corner of his eye, and he took out a handkerchief and wiped his tears, the handkerchief was temporarily borrowed from Milia, and it smelled of some feminine sachet.
Tom, who was irritated by the smell, left more tears, and Tom cried directly.
"I'm sorry, I'm a little out of shape."
"I really wonder if it's a good thing to start a hero company sometimes?"
"When I heard about the bombing, I was confused."
"When I came, I saw the ruins behind me and was confused."
"When I heard the cries of the family members, I regretted it."
"But now that I have seen thousands of workers, I am even more determined in my original intention of establishing Hero Company!"
Tom sorted out his expression and body movements, and looked firmly at the tens of thousands of workers in front of him with tearful eyes.
"Back then, Texas was trampled by invaders, and my father died at the hands of the Yankees!"
"I started Hero Company to build a company that would make the people of Texas stand up!"
"Build a company that makes Texas strong!"
"Form a company so that Texas will not lose in any war because of lack of industry!"
"And every one of you workers is a hero of the Hero Company!"
"They are all real heroes of Texas!"
Some people in the audience cheered, some cried, and some were encouraged......
But no one knows the truth.
The audience was moved to cry by Tom's cry, or lifted by Tom's speech, or moved by Tom's ......
Finally, most of the workers, led by a few people, began to chant:
"Company Heroes is the Hero of Texas!"
Amid the shouts of the crowd, Tom stepped off the podium.
After a few more unimportant links, the memorial service ended perfectly.
Workers also returned to work with a variety of moods.
As if none of this had happened.
Ordinary people, who still have to eat, drink, and go to work to make money, and who can run to the front line of various sports every day, generally do not belong to the ordinary working public.
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The news of the 1868.4.1 explosion finally caused a sensation in the world.
The news quickly spread all over Europe and the United States, and no one cared about how many people died, everyone was concerned about whether the hero company could resume work on time.
The value of the "Hero Dollars" has also begun to fluctuate, and no one knows if these currencies will continue to buy Hero goods.
The news released by the hero company is still relatively positive, at least in the financial markets of countries around the world, the "hero dollar" is still a relatively stable foreign exchange.
The content of the memorial service speech on April 2 and the news of the normal operation of the new factory area of Hero Company also made most investors feel relieved.
Everyone thought it was just a coincidence, an "accident" in which an old factory area was abandoned and the original chemical materials were unsupervised, resulting in an explosion.
April 3,
A large number of companies found the Hero Company to claim compensation as soon as possible, and in order to reflect the company's heritage, the Hero Company paid the compensation according to the deferred compensation amount on the contract without exception, and promised to postpone the compensation again.
In terms of grain purchases, it is still "everyone who comes will receive it".
April 4,
The state government of Texas announced that the hero company could not be repaid due to debt problems and was forced to go bankrupt!
Begin to liquidate assets and pay compensation to all investors who hold cooperation contracts with Hero Company in order of the amount of compensation.