Twenty Seven Years

  Chapter 328 Visit

  May 19, early morning

  Nack Weaving Mill

  In front of the newly built dormitory for family members next to the workers’ dormitory, there stood a total of 66 children under the age of 16 in the factory and in the workers’ homes. After about ten days of coordination and docking, their schooling problems have finally been settled, and they will formally enter school for education today.

   In this matter, Benedict actually spent a lot of effort and exhausted various means.

Originally, he hoped to give these children better educational conditions, so he contacted the nearest public school, but the school learned about the family background of these children and believed that the poor family background would affect the school spirit, so despite Benny Dick's proposal for a suitable tuition fee failed to accommodate the children.

Thinking that the public school in the past was a place to provide education for the poor and the common people, and that it would turn out to exclude the poor in turn, Benedict was very angry, and finally contacted another private school with acceptable conditions. , negotiated tuition fees, arranged these children into different grades, and received education that meets the current level.

   Little Jacob and little Zachary, who were still working hard in the factory ten days ago, were naturally among them.

  The factory specially ordered new fit clothes for them, making each of them clean and full of vigor.

   "Listen to the class carefully! Cherish the opportunity!" Little Zachary's father urged him before leaving.

   "Father, don't worry." Little Zachary's eyes were full of brilliance, and he was full of expectations for the school life he had never experienced.

  Little Jacob stood by and smiled.

Ten days ago, they were always ashamed, and they got up before dawn to peel potatoes and cook. They never dared to think that they would be able to wear clean clothes in the future, not worry about food and lodging, and be able to live with those who were born into families. People who are countless times better off than them, go to school to read, read and receive education.

  Everything in the factory is changing so fast that they often feel like they are in a dream.

"You must be literate, don't go lazy! If you let me know that you didn't study hard and wasted such a good opportunity, I will definitely let you stay and work with me!" Little Zachary's father was worried Klee will lose himself because of the factory's current welfare treatment, and feel that he can survive no matter what, so he gave up the opportunity to go higher, "I am old and have no chance, otherwise I really want to go to school. Same life."

   "Don't worry, I will definitely study hard! And you don't have to regret it, isn't there an evening school for workers?" Little Zachary said.

"My brain is failing, and I can't hold the pen with my hands. I really can't learn anything." Little Zachary's father smiled wryly and touched the little Zachary's head, "That's why you should cherish opportunities, cherish Younger self."

"clear!"

   "Okay, let's go!" At the gate of the factory, the staff responsible for taking the children to and from school took the children outside after counting the number of children.

  Even though he could come back tomorrow night, little Zachary felt a little bit reluctant to his father: "I'm leaving, father."

   "Go." Little Zachary's father saw that his child actually had a little fear of the unknown school, "That's where you should be staying now."

  Little Jacob is used to being alone, and has no worries about living in a new environment like school: "Zachary, let's go."

   "Hmm..." Little Zachary took a few steps backwards, turned around, and left the factory with little Jacob and other children, big and small.

   "Look at how happy the children are." A worker standing next to little Zachary's father, smoking a cigarette, looked at the children's backs and said.

"Yeah, I can finally live the same life as others. I don't have to wake up early and work hard at night at a young age. Anyone will be happy." Little Zachary's father grinned, this was the first time he felt so Willing to let the child leave their side.

"Okay, let's get ready to go to work too. Only if we work hard can they continue to live this kind of life with peace of mind." The worker patted little Zachary's father on the shoulder, exhaled a puff of smoke, and moved towards Go to the factory.

  Little Zachary’s father didn’t move. He stood until he couldn’t see the backs of the children, and then he caught up with the worker with a smile.

  Outside the factory, the children walking towards the school attracted the attention of other factory workers.

  At first, when they saw this group of children wearing bright clothes, they thought they were nobles somewhere, but it didn't take long for them to recognize that they were people from the recently known Nak Weaving Factory.

   "It turned out to be true. The new owner of the Nak Weaving Factory really didn't let these children work. They should be sent to study, right?"

   "How much money do so many children have to study, can't they?"

   "How is it impossible? The wages in the factory are so high, and all kinds of treatment are so good that it's like throwing money. What's the point of sending children to study?"

   "Yes, when I went to that factory to apply for a job, I saw it on the public notice board at the door. Their new system includes helping children receive education."

   "It's a pity to talk about this. Their factory would rather guard the old, weak, sick and disabled, and give them such good treatment, and don't consider us young and strong, otherwise I will definitely be the first to go in."

"Aren't you talking nonsense? Who doesn't want to go in, but the problem is that they can't get in. Even if they want to expand their scale and recruit some people after a while, we don't necessarily have hope for how many people apply for the job. To put it bluntly, if we really If we want to be like them, we can only hope that our factory owners will also implement a set of reforms like them."

   "Dream, unless the money is too much to use, otherwise, which factory owner will give the workers such a good treatment like the new factory owner of the Nak Weaving Factory? Would you like to change it to you?"

"As long as they can make money, other factories will definitely follow suit, right? But I feel that it is impossible to make money, and within half a month, either the new factory owner finds it boring to leave, or finds that it doesn't work and changes. go back..."

  —

"Yesterday, our output reached seven times the original! We are only one step away from our final goal!" In the Nak weaving factory, Andre excitedly shared yesterday's "record" with the workers, "Today is the The third day of our resumption of production! I believe that as long as we stick together and work together towards the ultimate goal, we will be successful and run the Nak Weaving Factory in a glorious manner!"

"it is good!"

   "It will definitely be done!"

   "Brothers, work harder!"

  The workers were overjoyed and burst into cheers.

   It seems that the increase in production makes them happier than the increase in wages.

  Because the former determines whether they can enjoy such good treatment for a long time, no matter how high the latter is raised, it will only be a flash in the pan if the factory cannot achieve profitability.

"We have seen everyone's new suggestions yesterday! We will make adjustments as soon as possible to some of the practical and feasible ones! Alright! Stop talking nonsense! Start working! Try to make further progress today! Realize our goal as soon as possible! "Andre raised his arms and shouted, leading the highly emotional workers into production.

   On the other side, in the workers' canteen, because he didn't have a good rest these days, Verac, who didn't wake up until eight o'clock today, had breakfast with Keating and Winston.

   "Why haven't Benedict and the others come back yet?" Verak said, holding a bowl of porridge.

"There was a lot of trouble yesterday. The members of the counterfeit gang were all killed on the spot by the angry people, but the money found is still far from enough to compensate all the losses of the deceived, so it is still being used up now, even if the government comes forward to coordinate There was a stalemate for a while." Keating has been grasping the latest information on the other side, and he is slowly peeling the eggshell.

   "Then we should come forward?" Verak asked.

   Keating took a sip of the egg: "Well, Benedict, Nord, and the others are appeasing the people. After the government people are dealt with and the situation is under control, we will carry out compensation work."

"We must be careful about this matter. If we let the government know that there is an equality society in Kip City, our efforts will be in vain." Express opinions on things.

"This matter cannot be concealed, and the mouths of so many people who have been deceived must not be sewn up." Keating didn't care, "What we are really worried about is that the government will find out that equality will take root in Kip City long ago. There are traces of development, and then there is a risk that factories and club schools will be exposed during the search. But if we don’t provide them with ideas in this regard, won’t the problem be solved?”

"So... you want to wait until Boyin and the others make a big deal out of it, and we pretend to be from Laizein to deal with the aftermath. Even if the government finds out, they won't conduct a blanket search." Verac understood Keating's train of thought.

Keating nodded, peeled off the last shell of the egg, and ate the remaining half of the egg in one bite: "When this incident becomes known to everyone, Boyin will publicly remind the public through various channels , our side can start working simultaneously. But it’s not just to pretend to be from Lezein, but also to make the government mistakenly think that we are here to do this, and we will leave after processing, not in Kip Only in this way can they avoid their vigilance."

   "Understood." Verak no longer worried about this matter.

   "So it's like this..." Winston didn't think so deeply.

"Then what are your specific plans for today? After dinner, I'll show you around the factory first. You must have seen how enthusiastic our workers were when you came last night." Verac thought of inviting Keating over a long time ago. Look at the results of his efforts with Winston, Andre et al.

Keating took a sip of water: "I came here for the purpose of visiting. I plan to stay here today until Nord, Catherine, and Benedict come back. I don't think they can get out with Murphy watching over the school. What matter, I will be responsible for the aftermath work first."

   "Okay." Verac finished his meal quickly, and couldn't wait to show Keating around the factory with Winston.

"You have already been to the canteen and office building. Let's start with the dormitory. Originally, this factory only had dilapidated and dirty staff dormitories. After the reform, we first repaired and expanded it, so that everyone A dormitory that was originally crammed with ten workers has become a maximum of four people. On the basis of the workers' dormitory, a dormitory for the workers' families has been divided for the workers' families to live in. The environment inside is not bad, with desks and… "Villac took Keating to check the construction situation, and explained in detail, "This is a worker's store. The daily necessities sold in it are the same as those in the market outside, but the price is much lower. At the beginning, some workers still I want to buy a lot at a low price, and then sell it at a high price outside to earn the difference. Fortunately, we introduced the purchase restriction in time to avoid this kind of chaos..."

  The group walked from the dormitory area to the worker's store, from the worker's store to the entertainment center, and from the entertainment center to the worker's night school.

"There was also a problem when the entertainment center was first opened. At that time, people rushed in and broke a lot of things inside. It was only after the relevant regulations were formulated that this situation was effectively curbed. In general In other words, we are also making continuous progress and improving our system... Okay, teacher, this is the night school for workers. Every night we will teach workers some knowledge here. There are quite a few people who come, but after the resumption of production, because After the incident with the counterfeit gang, I didn’t have time to continue the class, and I guess it will resume today.” Veraker, Keating, and Winston came to a classroom.

  The classroom is very empty, with dozens of tables and benches doubled.

Keating walked to the blackboard and looked at the words 'workers', 'unity', and 'class' that hadn't been erased on it: "Well done, I mean you didn't teach them about equality in the first place. of."

"In fact, the theory of equality is spreading all over the world, and everyone can basically say a few sentences in it, but considering that these things are still relatively sensitive, and it is easy for workers to think of something before they say it, we decided to delay it. Wait until you teach them how to read and write, and then teach them." Verak said.

  They reformed these new systems at the Nak Weaving Factory, and they were already at the cusp of the storm. If they wanted to introduce ideas such as the theory of equality, it would be easy for the government to target them.

  Anyway, their task is to test whether Winston’s theory can be promoted on a large scale, rather than introducing the theory of equality. This matter can be done later if you want to do it.

   "Teacher, let's go, let's go to the factory to have a look." Verac deliberately left the factory at the end, as a "heavy show" to suppress the scene, "I will show you the difference between the workers in our weaving factory."

   "Let's go." This is what Keating cares about the most, and what he wants to see with his own eyes.

A group of old, weak, sick and disabled people who are not seen by the factory owners of other factories, what kind of momentum they have shown, what kind of energy they have, can rush the output of Nak Weaving Factory to a level that they dare not even imagine the height of.

  (end of this chapter)