Chapter 417 You Are Lin Wen (First Update)
Since Yaojing was put into operation, it has become a huge treasure trove.
Countless capitalists and wealthy individuals rushed here to make money, but they soon discovered two problems.
First, Yaojing actually has a minimum wage.
Second, there is actually someone in Yaojing who is trying to sabotage things.
Especially the one who was trying to sabotage us, he was so disgusting, claiming that there were workers in Changshan County who were paid 800 yuan a month for food and accommodation.
If they asked their employees to work a little overtime or contribute a little bit of labor, they would be extremely reluctant. If they were pushed too hard, they would simply resign and go to the recruitment center in Changshan County.
This made the powerful and wealthy feel as sick as if they had eaten a fly.
Especially the boss from Shizhou, he was extremely furious.
With his help, these bosses formed a loose union alliance called "Residents", or "Minhuilian" for short.
The Federation of Democratic Associations gathered a large number of gangsters and ruffians to harass the recruitment center in Changshan County. They also set up roadblocks, stopped people on the road and beat them, and prohibited civilians from going there.
The recruitment center in Changshan County was forced to seek help from the authorities.
Changsheng sent security guards several times to maintain order.
The Alliance would lie dormant for a few days before making a comeback each time, and later bribed the grassroots security guards to turn a blind eye to what happened near the recruitment points.
The recruitment point in Changshan County was in vain, and in the end, they had no choice but to withdraw in disgrace.
This is why Lin Wen’s recruitment number was later fixed at 530,000.
As soon as the troublemaker left, the boss of Yaojing immediately started cutting wages, extending working hours, and canceling holidays.
In order to circumvent the minimum wage, they even charge employees for the company's electricity, water, food, garbage, etc.
At the same time, the Federation of Civil Associations will use its members to set up a blacklist and refuse to hire anyone with a bad record.
So, the disaster began.
The disposable wages of low-level staff have been greatly reduced, and all businesses in Yaojing are in trouble.
Restaurants, beverages, retail, wholesale, accommodation, entertainment, and tourism, spreading from the low end to the top, all industries are gradually heading towards depression.
From this time on, the economy has been in decline.
But it won't be obvious for a while.
What got really bad was that loans in the financial sector started to default.
Yaojing is built on the background of highly open financial sector. In Yaojing, anyone with a proper job has a loan.
The major stores that have sprung up like mushrooms also have loans.
When loans start to default, the financial company's first thought is to raise the threshold to avoid risks.
The subprime mortgage companies that accepted the non-performing assets would use violent debt collection methods and quickly go to the debtor's house to take away all his property, because if he was a step slower, it would be snatched away by other companies.
Worse still, when Yaojing's powerful bosses saw profits decline, they responded by further oppressing their employees.
Changsheng's response to this is to do his utmost to maintain Yaojing's high prices and high quality, to maintain Yaojing's face, and to maintain Yaojing's huge advertising fees.
The low-price buffer zone originally set up by Lin Wen was considered worthless garbage. After it was completely razed, the developer built a new high-end community on the site.
This series of stupid reverse operations turned Yaojing into a pressure cooker.
The crisis is approaching.
At this time, Changsheng made the most wrong decision. When his confidants reported to him that the violent practices of subprime mortgage companies had caused public dissatisfaction, in order to reduce the occurrence of subprime mortgages, he raised the threshold for official large loans.
This is the last straw for Yaojing's survival, which is equivalent to tightening the money supply when the financial bubble intensifies.
This mind-boggling operation triggered all the conflicts.
General strikes and resistance broke out, and sharp conflicts broke out between angry workers and dissatisfied democratic associations.
Work has almost ceased at all major construction sites, real estate projects worth as much as gold have stopped being built, all industries have come to a standstill, and ports are filled with ships that cannot unload their cargo.
Changsheng tried every possible means but failed to stop the unrest.
He put all his energy into maintaining housing prices, but the foundation of the castle in the air had collapsed and it was impossible to sustain it by relying on people to support it.
But it has to be done, as the real estate in Yaojing has absorbed a large amount of money printed by the empire.
The total value of the three new districts, which are still just on paper, exceeds 3 trillion yuan.
If this super reservoir explodes, the entire empire's economy will be severely hit.
Chang Sheng has visited the imperial capital twelve times for this matter. The empire's economic experts, scholars, and ministers have all gathered to offer advice to Yaojing.
But there was no improvement.
There was even a huge physical conflict involving hundreds of thousands of people at the port.
Thousands of people fell into the water, hundreds were missing, and more than 2,000 were seriously injured or died.
The three armies of the Central Army have already been dispatched to Lingzhou. In order to avoid causing panic, they are temporarily stationed in an area 300 kilometers away from Yaojing.
If Yaojing gets out of control, they will immediately impose martial law.
At that time, Changsheng had grown up and had achieved his goal.
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After listening to it, Lin Wen had only one feeling.
This world has never tasted the iron fist, and no one understands the power of the people.
In the minds of these powerful bureaucrats, the top priority way to make money is always to exploit workers.
If you don't make enough money, it means you're not squeezing it hard enough.
They are so greedy that they are almost unwilling to give up even a little bit of their profits to the common people.
In their view, that is cutting their own flesh.
The key is:
Most of this content was deduced by Lin Wen, and Chang Sheng's original words indicated that he seemed to be in a fog.
I don't know how I bumped into a power pole, I don't know how I tripped over a rock, and when I fell I didn't know how I swallowed some shit.
Chang Sheng looked at Lin Wen hopefully: "Chief Lin, do you know what the reason is?"
Lin Wen wrote a word on the table:
greedy.
Liu Shengcai didn't care about the reason and asked anxiously, "Chief Lin, do you have any solution?"
"Of course." Lin Wen replied.
In fact, the solution is not very difficult. I don’t know whether so many imperial elites can’t think of it or dare not think of it, but no one has proposed it.
"what to do?"
Lin Wen asked: "Is it okay to kill people?"
Chang Sheng nodded: "As long as it's not a massacre."
Lin Wen sighed: "I mean, can I kill the bureaucratic and powerful boss?"
Chang Sheng obviously hesitated: "You, what do you want to do?"
"I want to disband the Minsheng Alliance, rebuild the Changshan County recruitment center, strictly set minimum wage standards, and build a large number of low-rent housing. Subprime mortgage companies will bear the risks themselves. Violence and robbery are not allowed."
A confidant shouted, "But this won't solve the problem at hand."
Lin Wen smiled and said, "I also want to announce that all existing loans will be interest-free for three months. All accrued interest will be waived, and any unaccrued interest will be recalculated. All current repayments will be deferred for three months. All store rents will be calculated as loans, guaranteed by the government, and repaid in three months."
As soon as the words fell, the entire conference room fell silent.
A confidant's eyes widened: "Then we're at a huge loss? If there's no interest on the loan, then why would we borrow money?"
"These lowly people are making too much, aren't they? Our total loans alone exceed 900 billion, and the monthly interest alone is over 20 billion. How much would it cost if all of this was waived?"
"Without repayment for three months, our funding pool has dried up!"
Lin Wen smiled and said nothing.
He knew that Changsheng would definitely agree. This was just an obstacle. Smart people would think of it, but they just didn't want to think in that direction.
Sure enough, after a moment, Changsheng agreed.
"Okay, I can appoint you as a special advisor to handle this matter. If you are effective, I will report your achievements to the Supreme Council."
Lin Wen knew what he was thinking, but he didn't care.
He is best at taking the blame and taking the blame.
"Okay. First, give me the authority over the Public Security Guard, the Supervisory Guard, and the Military Guard."
Changsheng was also very decisive. Once he made up his mind, he did not drag his feet and immediately transferred power to him.
Yaojing is a megacity with a total population of about 30 million and a total number of guards of about 80,000.
Lin Wen directly mobilized all police forces... Instead of suppressing the protest, he used loud speakers and banners to read out Lin Wen's new policies all over the streets.
The core of this policy is to make concessions.
The most important point is to increase salary and pay back the money later.
The purpose is to reduce the burden and protect the rights and interests of workers.
Not only did the police go out on the streets to spread the word, but all the television and radio stations in Yaojing were broadcasting this news over and over again.
At the same time, Lin Wen met with worker representatives on behalf of Yaojing.
Not only did he agree to all their conditions, he also told them that Yaojing allowed them to form a workers' picket.
Then, the highlight came.
Representatives of the Democratic Alliance came to the Yaojingdu Government Hall excitedly to demand an explanation.
Lin Wen asked coldly, "Who's the leader?"
A man with triangular eyes stood up and said, "Your grandfather is called Chang Du, grow up, you little brat..."
Bang!
The bullet pierced his forehead and blood splattered on the face of the person behind him.
"Take away the spies sent by the Papal States to disrupt the empire's economy and investigate them thoroughly!"
With a loud bang, countless guards pushed open the door and rushed in to surround the group of people.
Several supervisory guards came up and dragged the body away.
This scene was seen by all the worker representatives brought by Lin Wen.
The representatives of capital were stunned and at a loss.
Lin Wen sneered, "Can you talk properly now?"
At this moment, someone suddenly shouted, "Lin, Lin Wen, you are the crazy governor of Changshan County, Lin Wen!"
(End of this chapter)
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