Blackstone Code

In December, the atmosphere of the election was overwhelming.

Old John's face finally became more relaxed, but the sorrow still did not completely leave.

He watched the candidates' defenses on TV, and watched Mr. Trueman maintain his good demeanor and straight spine when facing those who made things difficult for him. Old John liked this kind of person.

From Mr. Trueman, he saw a kind of strength, a kind of responsibility, and a kind of spirit that will not be bent!

It’s like they are workers!

Old John took out a loan and became the owner of the factory together with others.

At first, everyone was very happy. It was finally their turn to become the owners of this factory, but soon they encountered the first problem.

Do you think it's an order problem?

No, it’s a matter of people’s mentality changes!

When everyone raises funds to buy the factory, everyone regards themselves as part of the factory, or they think that part of the factory belongs to them.

There is actually nothing wrong with this view. The problem is that you cannot bring these attitudes into your work, otherwise big things will happen.

But everyone had no experience, so they continued to work as before, and soon ran into trouble.

When a worker was slacking off, he was discovered by the supervisor of the workshop.

The supervisor scolded him as before and threatened to fire him if he was caught slacking off again!

But soon the lazy worker got into trouble and demanded to withdraw his shares!

He felt that he was being exploited and treated harshly. He was one of the shareholders of this factory, and even if he might have been a little lazy, he was also a shareholder!

He should be treated like a shareholder, not like he was in the past!

Even if he did something wrong, the supervisor should talk to him about it as an equal and not as if he was superior to others.

No one is nobler than anyone else now. We are all shareholders of the factory. They cannot treat themselves like this!

In an environment like a factory, what you are most afraid of encountering are such thorns.

If he can make trouble, if he dares to make trouble, some usually accumulated conflicts will explode immediately. Amidst this guy's noise, some people will stand up to support his decision.

In fact, among so many workers who raise funds, many of them make impulsive decisions in the heat of the moment and under the collective consciousness.

Take Old John, he is that kind of person. On impulse, he took out a loan to buy shares in the factory, raised funds and worked with everyone...

In fact, once he calmed down, he began to regret it.

Losing your job is scary, but having such a large loan is even scarier!

It's just that Old John has a dull personality. Even if he is dissatisfied with his choice, he will not show it.

But some people are different. They took advantage of this opportunity to make a fuss together and insisted on withdrawing their shares!

If someone makes trouble, someone has to solve it. After the final meeting, the factory made some decisions.

First, the people who took the lead were given the decision to withdraw their shares, and the money for the withdrawal would be paid by the entire factory management.

After they share it evenly, it’s not too difficult and everyone can afford it.

Secondly, new regulations have also been made on work management style, requiring cadres not to manage the workshop situation as roughly and brutally as in the past, and to resolve problems through communication instead of intimidation and threats.

These were all approved by the conference and seemed very suitable. Everyone was working in a gentle atmosphere.

But it actually got worse, because next, there was a problem of not enough orders.

In the past, people from the Duncan family were in charge. Although they exploited and squeezed the workers as much as possible and required them to work overtime on their own initiative throughout the day, when it came to orders, there would only be more, not less.

This is also the reason why workers always work overtime. There are too many orders and they have to be completed on time. The best solution is to work overtime.

People didn't like the previous management, and they didn't like the people in the Duncan family. With them around, everyone was working very hard.

But now, without these people, everyone has an indescribable feeling.

In the past, there was no need for them to run orders, and someone would take the initiative to deliver them to the table in the factory director's office.

Now even if they call around and are willing to provide goods at a lower price, those people are not willing to give them orders.

If we can't get the order, we can't start work, so everyone can only wait.

The entire factory turned from busy to silent and lifeless, and a huge stone weighed on everyone's heart.

Recently, someone has talked about the issue of withdrawing shares, and Old John also wants to withdraw his shares. So far, in a few months, they have not placed any orders at all except for some last orders.

The city hall said verbally that it would provide them with some help and support, but so far it has not seen anything practical.

These days without a future make people feel more and more panicked and have no bottom.

Not only did this factory have problems, but another factory also had problems.

Both factories are in trouble, and the city hall has recently intervened, but their intention is to wait until after the election and the new presidential cabinet comes out before deciding how to deal with it.

After all, next year's new policy may be somewhat different from the current one, which also makes the two factories a little calmer.

In fact, this situation is not uncommon. Similar situations have happened to many individuals who have escaped from the control of the Duncan family and purchased factories with funds raised by workers.

Internal management problems and lack of external market competitiveness are quickly driving some of them to death.

Old John was very anxious. He was burdened with a heavy loan and had no new income, which made him uncomfortable.

Fortunately, the city hall will intervene, as long as the election is over...

"... Mr. Trueman, we have heard a lot of your views and opinions, but we rarely find anything related to economic development in these contents. Have you done the corresponding work?"

"Or are you saying that you haven't considered this issue?"

The Conservative candidate went on the offensive. He and his team studied some of Mr. Trueman's campaign work and found that they had nothing to offer on the economy.

This gave the conservative team a great encouragement. They believed that this was a good opportunity and a good entry point.

The Federation is a capitalist society where everything revolves around wealth and people only care about wealth.

If Mr. Trueman has no plan in this regard, he will leave a bad impression on the capitalists, which will not be conducive to subsequent electoral work.

Mr. Trueman smiled reservedly. He glanced at his opponent and said, "Actually, I have a lot more plans than you think!"

"We all know that we cannot avoid the issue of war for the next four or even eight years."

"It's not that we want to actively invade other countries and infringe on the interests of other countries, but a small group of countries led by the Pengeo Empire are trying to subvert the order and peace of the world!"

"We must accept the challenge and win, both to protect peace and to protect our legitimate rights and interests."

"During the war, the federal society will enter a state of war, and we will send a large number of orders to civilian factories!"

Mr. Trueman said as he glanced at his opponent not far away, "From large military equipment, to a bullet, to a piece of clothing, a pair of leather boots, and even a biscuit!"

"We have made a calculation. After the war breaks out, we will take out at least 5 billion more orders every year than we do now and distribute them to private enterprises."

"Coupled with the war bonds we issued, whether it is an ordinary worker or some big capitalists in society, they can get what they want as long as they are willing."

The reaction of the conservative candidate was also quick. He then asked, "Wealth cannot be born for no reason, so can it be said that you plan to plunder wealth through war?"

"This is not plunder, this is an act of compensation from the invaders to us. If they want to destroy peace and destroy the order of the world, then they must compensate for their actions!"

Mr. Trueman's counterattack was also very swift. In the eyes of conservative people, his words were indeed a bit... too radical.

A few years ago, the Federation was still promoting not to interfere with changes in the international community. Now it not only needs to actively participate in wars, but also finds ways to plunder wealth.

This idea is certainly not easy for conservatives to accept, but centrists and radicals are very satisfied with Mr. Trueman's answer.

This is how it should be, looking for wealth from the outside to satisfy the internal needs for interests!

Old John's eyes also lit up. If Mr. Trueman is telling the truth, it means that their factory also has a chance to get a government order!

Coupled with some other influences, Old John has made a decision in his heart. He wants to vote for Mr. Trueman!

In fact, this is also the answer Lynch gave when Mr. Lynch and Mr. Trueman dealt with the estate issues left by the Duncan family.

Rather than letting those wolves who can never be fed break up these companies and factories, causing workers to lose their jobs and causing social unrest, it is better to directly activate their vitality!

In fact, this approach will not work in ordinary times, when there is no war, or when there are no special circumstances.

Because it is impossible for the government to have additional large orders to be completed by these private enterprises.

Even if there is, it cannot last for a long time.

But in a state of war, everything is possible!

You must know that once a war breaks out, a large amount of materials will be transported to the front line. It can be said that there will suddenly be millions more people in society to consume.

In addition to the natives of the Federation needing these things, the World Development Council and even all countries affected by the war and siding with the Federation need these things.

From aircraft, self-propelled artillery, battleships, to weapons, to bullets, to the simplest clothes, leather boots, medicine, food...

They all want it!