Reborn Brazil as a Plutocrat

Seeing Yuan Dashuan's actions, Fang Lang also smiled. Although Mayor Ewald Dursley beside him did not understand what the two were talking about, he also laughed when he looked at their expressions.< /p>

Just when Fang Lang was about to chat a few more words with this simple man, Chen Hongqing's voice came from behind.

"Boss, you finally came to our factory to take a look."

Hearing Chen Hongqing's bitter and resentful voice, Fang Lang turned his head and saw that Chen Hongqing was very different from the first time he saw him.

I still remember that when I first met him, I thought he was an old man in his fifties or sixties and kept calling him Mr. Chen.

But after these few months of cultivation, the other party looks more than ten years younger, and his whole person is somewhat radiant.

Fang Lang stretched out his right hand to Chen Hongqing, smiled and said:

"Haha... As long as Manager Chen is here, it doesn't matter whether I come or not!

I haven’t seen you in the past few months, isn’t the factory already up and running?”

Chen Hongqing was very excited to see Fang Lang again. When he saw Fang Lang extending his hand, he quickly stepped forward and held it tightly.

It seems that there are thousands of words to express to Fang Lang.

But he noticed that Mayor Ewald Dursley beside Fang Lang quickly nodded to the mayor and said a few polite words.

Fang Lang saw Chen Hongqing greeting the mayor in Portuguese with a heavy accent and nodded secretly.

It seems that everyone is making good progress in learning Portuguese!

"Boss, this is all thanks to your support and the help of Mr. Mayor.

Only our Daqing yarn mill was able to operate in such a short period of time."

Chen Hongqing's traditional courtesy from his hometown still seemed particularly cordial to Fang Lang.

"How is the output of our factory now?"

Fang Lang still wants to express concern about the situation in the factory.

"Boss, our Daqing Cotton Mill now has 50,000 spindles of spinning yarn. In the early stage, because the workers were not very skilled, we could only produce less than 15 tons of cotton yarn every day.

But please rest assured, as workers become more and more skilled we can produce 18 tons of cotton yarn per day."

In fact, Fang Lang was not familiar with the production scale and output of this kind of cotton spinning mill, and he didn't even understand the so-called tens of thousands of spindles.

I heard that fifteen tons of cotton yarn can be produced every day, and I calculated in my mind that the monthly output seems to be only about 450 tons.

I don’t know how many pieces of cloth can be woven.

But seeing Chen Hongqing's expression, I knew that the output was definitely not low.

Fang Lang nodded and asked:

"Are the product sales okay?"

"Of course, boss.

We use the most advanced machines in the United States, and the yarn we spin is fast and good.

We have signed a supply contract with Global Trading. The United States will receive whatever we produce, and we don’t have to worry about not being able to sell it.”

Chen Hongqing said with a smile on his face.

Fang Lang frowned and said:

"We are exporting cotton yarn directly now, haven't we started weaving?"

Noticing Fang Lang's frown, Chen Hongqing's smile quickly faded and he whispered:

"Boss, our textile factory is still under construction, and the factory is not expected to be put into production until the end of next month.

The equipment for the printing and dyeing factory is still being purchased.

It is expected that complete production of the cloth in Natal will take until the end of September."

Fang Lang also knew that he was still too hasty, and nodded apologetically to Chen Hongqing.

Looking at Mayor Ewald Dursley beside him, he asked:

"Mr. Mayor, how high was our average annual cotton trading volume in Natal in previous years?"

Mayor Ewald Dursley didn't understand why Fang Lang suddenly asked himself this question. Fortunately, cotton is an important export commodity in Natal, and the mayor is still aware of this quantity.

He said directly:

"Our average annual cotton trading volume in Natal is 160,000 tons!"

Fang Lang turned to Chen Hongqing and said:

"Did you hear that? Your production capacity cannot handle such a high cotton output! Our production scale will continue to expand.

Strive to turn most of Natal's cotton into finished cotton cloth or ready-made garments for export in Natal, so as to maximize our interests."

Chen Hongqing obviously didn't expect Fang Lang's appetite to be so big, but he felt very encouraged after hearing this.

He nodded quickly and said yes.

Then Fang Lang pointed to the workers in the workshop and said:

"I saw workers in our factory working in such an environment without even masks. This is not okay.

We are not a sweatshop. Every skilled worker is the wealth of our factory. We must protect the health of our workers.

By the way, has the group company issued a notice to establish a trade union within the factory?"

Fang Lang and Mayor Ewald Dursley, accompanied by Chen Hongqing, walked into the production workshop. The floating objects in the air made Fang Lang's nostrils itchy and he had the urge to sneeze.

"It's the boss, I'll arrange for someone to purchase masks right away.

We have received the notice from the group.

And the implementation has already started."

"Yeah! Very good. The textile industry is a labor-intensive industry with a large number of workers, and the role of trade unions is very huge.

You should not be directly involved in the purchase of masks.

Let the trade union submit applications, purchase and distribute them, and improve the cohesion of our own trade union among our workers."

Chen Hongqing didn't quite understand what Fang Lang meant, why this kind of thing was not done directly in the name of the company, but instead had to go around and leave it to the labor union.

Isn't this equivalent to giving up the opportunity to win people's hearts?

"But...why is this?"

Fang Lang smiled and said nothing. Mayor Ewald Dursley on the side was thoughtful after hearing Fang Lang's words.

He is a member of the Social Democratic Party, and he recently heard about a trade union organization established by the Labor Party and is telling the development.

But listening to the conversation between Fang Lang and Fang Lang, it was obvious that the labor union in Daqing Cotton Mill was not organized by the Labor Party, but rather seemed to be organized within Fangyuan Group itself, which puzzled him very much.

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Fang Lang smiled, first patted Chen Hongqing on the shoulder and said:

"Don't worry! We definitely have our own purpose in doing this. You just need to make sure that the chairman of the union is one of our own."

Chen Hongqing nodded repeatedly and said:

"Don't worry, boss, the chairman of our factory's union is a brother who was rescued from the mine together with me. He is absolutely loyal to the company."

I didn't expect that the chairman of the labor union of the Daqing Cotton Mill was actually a Chinese, but when I think about it, I understand that the Chinese people must trust the most.

What's more, he is an old brother who has gone through hardships with him.

He patted Chen Hongqing on the shoulder and smiled:

"That's good. As long as we make sure that the union is decided by our own people, we don't have to worry about the union's reputation among the workers. Do you understand?"

Mayor Ewald Dursley, who had been with Fang Lang, heard what the two said.

He asked slightly surprised:

"General Fang, was the trade union organization in your factory established by your company itself?"

Fang Lang then remembered that there was an outsider beside him. If this guy was a member of the Labor Party, wouldn't he have exposed Fangyuan Group's plan?

However, after carefully looking at the other person's expression, I saw only a curious expression, so I tentatively asked:

“I still don’t know which party Mr. Mayor is from!”

As soon as Mayor Ewald Dursley heard Fang Lang's words, he understood what he meant and quickly smiled:

"Don't worry, General Fang. I am a member of the Social Democratic Party, not the Labor Party.

I ask you because a few days ago, a labor union was established in our joint venture sugar factory, but this union was supported by the Labor Party behind the scenes.

Now we are being asked to reduce working hours to ten hours, and I am also getting a headache!"

Fang Lang then remembered that he and the mayor had jointly established a sugar factory in Natal, but the major shareholder of the sugar factory was the other party, and Fangyuan Group only sent financial personnel to the factory.

Now it seems that Mayor Ewald Dursley has also realized that the Labor Party’s purpose in establishing a union is not simple.

After thinking for a while, Fang Langyou asked:

"Which political party is Jada Brooke a member of?"

"He is a member of the National League for Democracy."

After Fang Lang heard that neither of them were members of the Labor Party, he pondered for a moment and said:

"I think the establishment of labor unions is irreversible.

But we factory owners cannot be easily manipulated by the Labor Party, so we at Fangyuan Group directly established a trade union organization of our own.

I suggest that Mr. Mayor and Mr. Speaker can join in and go to our Fangyuan Group’s Sao Paulo headquarters to participate in our company’s own trade union organization training.

When your people understand how our own trade unions operate, they will no longer regard trade unions as savage beasts."

Although Mayor Ewald Dursley was a little hesitant, he still chose to nod in agreement after considering Fang Lang's ability.

After receiving Mayor Ewald Dursley's questions, Fang Lang turned his attention to Chen Hongqing again:

"How many workers are there in our factory now?"

Chen Hongqing was thinking about why Fang Lang asked Mr. Mayor and Mr. Speaker to arrange for people to study in the group's labor union, and what is the purpose of this union.

I almost didn't respond to Fang Lang's question, and after a long while he said:

"Ah! There are a thousand people in our factory now, working in two shifts."

This number of workers is not many for a labor-intensive industry.

According to Fang Lang's estimate, Natal's textile industry alone will have at least 100,000 workers in the future. With these 100,000 textile workers, it will drive many other surrounding industries.

For example, in the downstream garment industry, it is impossible for Fang Lang to complete all industries by himself. His goal is to control large enterprises by himself and then support some small and medium-sized enterprises.

The garment industry is the easiest to develop.

Then there are other service industries. As long as a place has enough population, there will definitely be a huge market. Once the market is formed, capital will naturally move closer here.

Once capital enters, the local economy will naturally become active.

Of course, just having people is not enough. These people must also have spending power, that is, have money to spend.

"How much salary do workers earn? Can they support themselves?"

Fang Lang is still very concerned about whether workers can earn money. Only when they earn money can they have the ability to consume, and only the ability to consume can revive a local economy.

His purpose has never been to make a lot of money for himself, his purpose is to cultivate enough Chinese middle class.

"Boss, the current monthly salary of each worker is about 280 cruseiros. Of course, there is no problem in supporting yourself.

In fact, most of our Chinese wages are deposited in the bank and not withdrawn. Everyone has food and accommodation in the factory, so there is no need for consumption at all.

I learned that those local people can already live a very good life if they can get so much salary every month.

This salary standard is considered very high throughout Natal.”

Chen Hongqing didn't know what Fang Lang's purpose was in asking about the workers' wages, but he knew that Fang Lang was not a stingy person and would definitely not be angry about the workers' wages.

Note: The Cruzeiro was the currency unit of Brazil from 1942 to 1967;

The author found that in 1948, 1 US dollar could be exchanged for about 18.5 Cruzeiro.

The monthly salary of textile factory workers is about US$15.

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