Alice asked in amazement, "How can we help ourselves?"

"The power of a single maid is very small and insignificant in this cruel world. ”

Luna slowly parted her hands, a pure white hairspring appearing in her fingertips, "It's like this fragile thread that can be torn apart with easy tearing, isn't it?"

"yes, I think I can do that. ”

"If you use multiple thin wires to combine strands and twist them into a thick wire, will they still be pulled off casually?"

"Of course, it's not easy to break. ”

"A single filament does not form a thread, and a lone tree does not make a forest. Luna nodded in satisfaction, "Got it? ”

"Oh. Alice didn't look completely in agreement, "It seems to make sense to hear you say that." ”

Luna wondered, "Do you have any questions?"

"When many maids are together, it doesn't necessarily lead to unity. "For example, when you apply for an employer at the same time, you compete very hard and you will lower each other's prices. ”

"You're right, so there's a saying that peers are enemies. Luna sighed, "However, infighting will only make our situation worse, so we must use the right way to unite." ”

"So what is the right way to unite?"

Luna asked, "Why can't the bosses turn a blind eye to the workers' struggles?"

Alice thought for a moment, "They're men, and they're always stronger than us. ”

"No, at the beginning of this century, the mortality rate and the average life expectancy of those workers. It's not even as good as us. Luna said solemnly, "The reason why these workers are becoming more and more untame. It's because they have unions. ”

"Unions?"

"The so-called trade union is an organization that protects its own rights and interests. Luna said in an accentuated tone. "Alice, we have to be organized and unite all of us in order to fight against employers who don't take us seriously at all. ”

"Yes, yes," Alice understood, "we maids must have our own unions. ”

"It's like if you have a debt now, if we set up a rights protection body, the organization will come out for you. ”

Alice happily asked, "Will the organization help me pay off my debts?"

"No, the organization won't help you pay off your debts. ”

"Ahh Why?"

"Because your debt comes from an unfair judgment, we cannot afford to do so. "The right thing to do is to appeal for you and keep the lawsuit going." ”

"That's true. Alice agreed, and asked, "If I appeal, will my case be rehabilitated?"

"As long as any lawsuit goes on for a long time, it will give either party half a chance of winning. ”

"So said. I don't necessarily have to get the case overturned. Alice said sadly, "But I am obviously wronged, can I not get a just result in the end of the road of law?"

"Who told you the law is for justice?" Luna looked at her pityingly. "For you, who are burdened with the result of a misjudgment, how can you have such an idea?"

"You also said that it was a miscarriage of justice......

"The law is a tool for the rich, a luxury that is expensive to consume. Luna shook her head. "Theoretically, as long as one person has the resources to carry on the litigation indefinitely. Any miscarriage of justice has a chance to be corrected. ”

"yes. ”

"But for the poor, it is precisely the lack of necessary resources. So I was wrongly convicted at the beginning, and I could only bear it, and there was no chance of overturning the case. Luna sighed again, "That's why we need an organization like the union to defend our rights." ”

"Isn't it not necessary that trade unions will win their rights in the end?"

"As long as we stay the course, we will win. Luna explained, "When rich people find out that they are using legal tools to bully any maid, an organization will come forward and entangle them, making them greatly increase their costs and not succeed easily, and they will refrain from using this method in the future." ”

"Oh, I see, rights protection itself is a very meaningful thing. ”

Alice was still frowning, "But for me, if I can't be rehabilitated in the end, I won't have a chance to be a maid again." At that point, will I still be eligible to remain in a maid's organization?"

"You're too worried, as a rights organization, we also need some full-time agency personnel. ”

Luna smiled, "And the organization we're going to set up isn't just a union, it's a trade association." ”

"Huh?" Alice asked, "is there any difference between a union and a guild?"

"The union is mainly for everyone to defend their rights, and the guild is to lead and develop our entire industry. ”

"Miss Luna, I don't understand this again. ”

"Don't you know that since the Middle Ages, the various trades in the city have their own guilds?" said Luna, "and the work of these guilds is mainly to standardize technical standards, improve the quality of professions, and make it possible for all those who work to increase their incomes." ”

There is one thing she did not say, its implementation will also be a kind of monopoly organization, erecting barriers to entry and safeguarding the vested interests of existing practitioners.

Alice listened to this and couldn't help but feel very good, "Can you tell me more about it?"

"The market is very chaotic right now, there is no standard to measure the skills of a maid, the salary does not fully correspond to the ability, and the good maid is not well known, so the employer does not have the corresponding expectations, which affects our overall income. ”

"If we can develop a standardized professional skill system and display the skills of maids in clear levels, then the whole of London maids will have a clear direction of development, and when their service ability improves, they can increase the corresponding asking price in the market." Especially some of the best maids, their income may increase dozens of times. ”

Alice's eyes widened in disbelief. "Why?"

"You know, the richer you are. The more necessary it is to show identity. For example, you should have expensive jewelry and luxurious outfits. The grand pomp and circumstance are not about the price, not the things to be pursued. ”

"I know that. After all, Alice also served many nobles, so she naturally understood it when she heard it.

"If the maids are divided into clear grades according to their abilities, then the top maids are naturally the standard for the top rich people. ”

"Ah, that's really the case!" exclaimed Alice, "those who think they are great nobles don't use first-class maids. Isn't it just shameless!"

Luna smiled, "The ability of the maid is mainly proved by the employer's letter of introduction, but this method has great arbitrariness and personal opinions, is very unscientific and unreasonable, and does not have wide credibility, and it is time to reform." ”

"You're right. Alice said respectfully.

"Moreover, in the past, it was employers who made character recommendations to us, and the power of judgment was completely in their hands. This is also an important means for them to oppress the maids. "So we have to have our own authoritative evaluation system so that we don't have to be controlled by others." ”

"Miss Luna," Alice almost threw herself to the ground. "You can think of such a profound meaning!"

"Not only that, but in the past it was the employers who scored us, and then it was the employers who scored it. Luna said confidently. "Within our organization, we regularly compile information about our employers. Those who treat maids harshly, cruelly, and inferiorly, we will give negative evaluations, and even be blacklisted. ”

"What does blacklisting mean?"

"It is to refuse to serve him. Don't be a maid for him. "We can't stop him from being able to recruit a maid at all, but at least we can keep a good maid from coming to his door." And if a person can't recruit a high-grade maid, his reputation will naturally be even worse. ”

"God, you're a genius! Sure enough, there's an organization, it's amazing! It's so important!"

After a moment of excitement, Alice's mood suddenly fell again, "However, I may not be able to be a maid anymore, and I feel too sad to think that our industry has such a good prospect." ”

"Why do you think that you have to go directly to a certain family to be a successful maid?"

Luna said gently, "If we want to set professional standards and become an authority in the industry, first of all, we need to be able to come up with corresponding role models, provide corresponding training, and be able to really help people improve their professional abilities, which is convincing." ”

Alice seemed to realize something, "Training?"

"Yes, we need teachers who are very capable to teach sisters who are interested in progress. Luna nodded, "Alice, your bartending skills are excellent, as long as you provide guidance wholeheartedly, there will be many excellent maids who will be your students in the future, even if you can no longer come to the door to be a maid, you also have an authoritative position in this industry." ”

"This—"

"Besides, you can also participate in the maid's ability rating in our own organization. Luna laughed meaningfully, "Think about it, wouldn't it be interesting if you were recognized as a good maid, wouldn't it be interesting for the nobles who wanted to recruit you to have no way to get you?"

"Haha. Alice couldn't help but laugh too, "I suddenly felt that it would not be a bad thing if I could no longer go to the door to be a maid." ”

"Alice, you're in this tavern, and you can only tune those inferior drinks, what a waste of your talent. Luna said earnestly, "Those top-notch wines that cost at least ten pounds or more should be the best weapon for you to display your talents." ”

"Actually, I'm not that good. Alice said movingly, "Miss Luna, you think too highly of me." ”

"Nope. Luna patted her notebook, "There are only two people I like to be a master here, and one of them is you." ”

"Who else is there?"

"Well, it's Becky, who has seventeen pages of records. ”

"Ah, I see!" Alice reacted immediately, "is it the Becky who is known as the 'Princess of Fish and Chips'? ”

"That's right, the fish and chips she makes are a must, from the queen to the commoners, men and women, young and old, and maybe they will make it the national dish of the United Kingdom." ”

"I think it's likely. ”

Alice asked again, "What about the master level you just mentioned?"

"In our guild's maid ranks, there are thirty-three ranks, and there are titles such as maid apprentice, junior maid, intermediate maid, senior maid, etc., and each title has several ranks. Luna explains, "The highest rank is the Master Maid. ”

"Wouldn't we?" said Alice, a little uneasy, "Miss Luna, we're just maids after all, can we use the title of master?"

"You don't have to worry about that at all. Luna waved her hand, "I borrowed from the Masonic hierarchy, they can use master, and of course we can use it." ”

"Freemasonry, what kind of organization is that?"

Luna explained, "It's a guild of stonemasons, similar to our maids' guild. ”

"Oh, do these stonemasons really call themselves masters?"

"Speaking of which, the beliefs of these stonemasons are very profound. "They believe that the entire universe is a great work of architecture, and that stonemasons can enter the realm of the gods by perfecting their skills and abilities through their own efforts to create perfect buildings and sculptures." ”

Alice was frightened, "Their faith is so great. ”

"There's also a story about stonemasons that says that if you build a house the same way, you'll be a builder for the rest of your life. If you manage your house as a work of art, you will eventually become a master builder. "This tells us that people in every industry should think that they are engaged in the greatest business in the world, so that they can have unlimited room for development and truly become a great person." ”

"I don't think it's ...... this kind of realm"

"Quite simply, when we are cooking for our masters, our goal is to be a first-class chef. When we sew clothes for our clients, our goal is to be a designer who is ahead of the fashion trends. When we're arranging plants for our masters, our goal is to be gardeners who will never want to leave. So, when we're bartending for our master—"

Luna looked at her, "Alice, do you simply mix when you mix, do you often have your own ideas for making something extraordinary, unprecedented, and unforgettable?"

"I see. Alice nodded solemnly, "Miss Luna, I will definitely try to become a master maid." (To be continued......)