Fang Lang certainly understood his father's concerns, and he even knew the power of the trade union better than his father.
However, after learning about the hard work of the workers during this period, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
Workers during this period were really not treated as human beings! Workers in most parts of the world still work a twelve-hour day, with only one day off per month.
Fang Lang had never paid attention to this issue before, so he didn't understand this situation.
But after learning about this from Mr. Tim Cotton's speech today, I couldn't help but be amazed.
How can one be a worker if he does this kind of high-intensity labor? This is treating people like slaves.
Everyone doesn’t even have time to rest, which is not conducive to improving work efficiency in the long run.
Fang Lang did not object to the ten-hour work system proposed by the Labor Party Union, which is why Fang Lang took the initiative to express his gratitude to Mr. Tim Cotton.
Fang Lang even wanted to adjust the one-day rest time per month to two days per month.
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It's not that Fang Lang is cruel and doesn't want to give workers more rest time. It's just that this is a common phenomenon in this era. If Fang Lang directly notified the factory to implement an eight-hour work system and two days of rest per week,
The bosses of other factories will hate Fang Lang to death, and then Fangyuan Group will become the target of public criticism, and capitalists all over the world will target them.
Perhaps the development of Fangyuan Group will be directly and seriously affected.
"Don't worry! I already have a rough idea of how to deal with the union. It shouldn't be difficult to solve."
Fang Xinshan saw that Fang Lang had a nonchalant expression on his face, so he didn't ask any further questions.
Based on his understanding of his son, he knew that the other party would definitely be able to understand the problems that he could think of.
So, just stop disturbing Fang Lang's meditation.
Soon, the car arrived at the door of the hotel where he had agreed to meet with Mayor Scalia. Fang Lang greeted his father and got out of the car and walked into the hotel.
Fang Xinshan did not attend this dinner as he was very busy with the company's business and was in a hurry to get back to the company to deal with it.
As soon as he entered the restaurant, Fang Lang saw his cousin Yang Gan walking towards him.
Fang Lang greeted the other party with a smile.
Under Yang Gan's guidance, they entered a private room with a very nice environment.
The private room is not very large. There is a long table in the middle and three stools on each side.
There was a large window on the wall facing the box door. Two people were sitting on the sofa under the window, drinking coffee and chatting.
When the two saw Fang Lang coming in, they quickly stood up to greet him.
Fang Lang and Mayor Scalia had met each other as early as the first time Fang Lang went home to visit his relatives, but the two sides established a relationship when Fang Lang was introduced by Police Chief Sebastiao Hodges, who expressed his desire to build a cigarette factory in São Paulo.
At the beginning, Fang Lang was just a small character in front of Mayor Scalia. If he wanted to meet the mayor, he had to be introduced by Chief Sebastiao Hodges.
Now the status between the two sides has changed. When Mayor Scalia heard that Fang Lang was returning to his hometown to visit his relatives, he immediately took the initiative to ask for a meeting.
This is certainly related to Fang Lang's identity as a naval colonel, but more importantly, it is the influence of Fang Lang's family business, Fangyuan Group.
In Western capitalist society, if government officials want to secure their positions, they must find powerful supporters in the business community. Only by finding powerful supporters can they have a chance to obtain sufficient campaign funds.
"Colonel Fang, welcome home."
Mayor Scalia walked to the door of the box very proactively and enthusiastically and stretched out his hands.
Fang Lang also stretched out his right hand and said with a smile:
"Mr. Mayor Scalia, it's great to see you again."
After that, the two of them gave each other a big hug.
After saying hello, Mayor Scalia pointed to the middle-aged man next to him and said:
"Colonel Fang, this is Mr. Carol Doji, the Speaker of the Sao Paulo City Council and also the Chairman of the National Alliance in Sao Paulo."
Fang Lang didn't expect that this person was the speaker of the city council. Normally, the two should be of equal status in São Paulo.
These are the two biggest giants in São Paulo.
Before Fang Lang could speak, Mr. Duoji had already stretched out his right hand and said:
"Mr. Fang, nice to meet you!"
The other party did not follow Mayor Scalia and call himself Colonel, but instead called himself Mr. Obviously, this was a private gathering and had nothing to do with anyone's government position.
After Fang Lang returned to Sao Paulo, he always wore a suit instead of a military uniform, just to make everyone ignore his identity as a soldier.
Including his guards, they all wore the same black suits and looked more like bodyguards than guards.
Fang Lang smiled and grabbed the other person's right hand, holding it tightly.
"Mr. Doggie, I'm glad to meet you too."
Mayor Scalia smiled when he heard the two people addressing each other. The reason why he called Fang Lang "Colonel" was actually to congratulate Fang Lang. After all, when the two met for the first time, Fang Lang's military rank was only a small lieutenant.
Mayor Scalia would of course congratulate Fang Lang on being promoted to colonel with real power in such a short period of time.
In fact, the relationship between government officials and the military in Brazil is still relatively distant.
This is because soldiers cannot join political parties. Of course, if you retire, you can join however you want.
After a round of greetings, the three of them sat down at the table.
Since they had made an appointment to have lunch together, it was impossible for them to start talking about business right away, so everyone started talking about all sorts of things and interesting things they had seen and heard.
It was not until lunch was over that Mayor Scalia took the initiative to change the topic to business.
“Mr. Fang, thank you for your family’s investment in Sao Paulo and for providing us with enough jobs in Sao Paulo.
Today I met with you, Mr. Speaker, mainly to know your opinion on our National Alliance? ”
Fang Lang didn't expect that the other party would bring up such a big topic. How should he respond?
"Mr. Scalia, you know I am a soldier and cannot participate in politics.
So, I dare not have any opinion on the National Alliance. ”
Luo Er Doji understood that Fang Lang had obviously misunderstood Scalia's meaning, and quickly said:
"That's right, Mr. Fang. As far as we know, during the process of Fangyuan Group introducing the automobile industry system from Germany, it became the major shareholder of Nice Company through stock swaps.
We all know that the Nice Company is actually the behind-the-scenes financier of the Social Democratic Party.
Now that Fangyuan Group has become the major shareholder of Nice Company, does this mean that Fangyuan Group will fully support the development of the Social Democratic Party in the future? ”
Luo Er Doji's words finally made Fang Lang understand the other party's main purpose for meeting him today.
This is because they are worried that the Fangyuan Group, which is now at its peak, will completely turn to its political opponent, the Social Democratic Party.
Fang Lang smiled at the two of them and said:
"You two are overthinking. Fangyuan Group is a commercial company, not a political family. We will not take sides. We will support whoever can safeguard the interests of our Fangyuan Group.
As of now, we have made huge investments in Sao Paulo, the base of the National Alliance.
Even my cousin Mr. Yang Gan has joined the National Alliance Party. So you two don’t have to worry about the position of our Fangyuan Group? ”
After hearing Fang Lang's statement, the two looked at each other, with satisfied smiles in their eyes, and they looked obviously relieved.
Mayor Scalia was the first to laugh and said:
“Fang, I told you that we are friends, and you will definitely not fail to support my work.
Although your Fangyuan Group has invested a lot in Sao Paulo, you rarely contact our local National Alliance members.
This is a matter of great concern to our party chairman. ”
As he said this, he indicated with his eyes that he was talking about Speaker Luo Er Doji.
After hearing Scalia's words, Fang Lang understood what he meant. Mr. Raul Doji, the chairman of the National Alliance Party, was worried that Fangyuan Group would completely turn to the Social Democratic Party.
Luo Erduoji did not mind Scalia's selling him out, and said to him with a smile:
"Mr. Fang, thank you for answering my question.
Please rest assured that our National Alliance will firmly safeguard the interests of the Fangyuan Group in Sao Paulo.
If Fangyuan Group has any suggestions for the construction of São Paulo, please contact me and I will actively promote it. ”
This is a direct statement. These foreigners are really not subtle when they speak.
However, Fang Lang likes people who speak their mind, because he has never worked in the officialdom or office in his two lives, and there are some things he cannot understand.
Fang Lang thought about it and said directly:
“As you two know, my hometown is in a state of chaos right now due to the war.
In addition, Brazil has a relatively scarce human resource situation, so our Fangyuan Group is currently immigrating from our hometown to Brazil.
Because the number of immigrants is relatively large, some disharmonious voices may arise.
I hope that Parliament will move forward with a bill that supports our immigration practices.
And facilitate new immigrants to obtain legal status in Brazil. ”
Luo Er Doji pondered for a while and said:
“Mr. Fang, I think your proposal is very meaningful. Population has always been an obstacle for Brazil to become a great power.
Personally, I fully support your proposal.
I think our National Alliance members also have both hands.
We will document your ideas as soon as possible and give them to you for review after internal discussion.
If you think it is feasible, we will submit it directly to the National Legislative Assembly for discussion.
Please believe that we, the National Alliance, will do our utmost to support our friends. ”
Fang Lang did not expect that the Speaker in front of him would be so decisive and resolute. He immediately said that he would submit his proposal directly to the National Legislative Assembly for discussion.
Once passed, it will become law in Brazil.
Then the interests of Chinese in Brazil will be directly recognized by law.
This is really awesome.
For the first time, Fang Lang realized that this is how politics is played.
Of course Fang Lang had to make a comment on the statement made by Mr. Luo Er Doji, Speaker of the Parliament.
“I really like Mr. Doji’s style of doing things. Please rest assured, Mr. Doji, Fangyuan Group never treats its friends unfairly.
Today I will ask the Chairman of Fangyuan Group to issue orders to all its subsidiaries. Each subsidiary will establish a friendly and trusting partnership with the local National Alliance organization. ”
Although Fang Lang did not express his full support for the National Alliance, Speaker Luo Er Doji also gained a lot today.
He understood that this friendly and trusting partnership had no practical significance.
However, he believed that once the bill on Chinese immigration that Fang Lang just mentioned could satisfy Fang Lang, the partnership would take a big step forward.
He is not worried at all about whether the bill will be passed. After all, there is the participation of the National Alliance and the influence of the Fangyuan Group on the Social Democratic Party.
It would be hell if this bill doesn't pass.
In Fang Lang's mind, he also wanted to pass this motion to test whether the influence of Fangyuan Group in the Social Democratic Party was really as huge as everyone said.
If it really has such a great influence, many of Fang Lang's plans can be accelerated.
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