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Introduce Japanese contract maids to take care of laborers' daily life!

At the beginning of 1866, this was a trivial matter.As for the so-called contract, the contract, the Immigration Department doesn't care at all.

This is legit business!
Yes, as long as there is no law prohibiting it, it is legal.As for human trafficking, it's nothing but a contract!

Explain what is a contract?

There are too many explanations in the legal provisions, but it is definitely not human trafficking.

Of course, this issue may have been involved in Japan, but that happened in Japan, and Japanese laws did not prohibit human trafficking. Otherwise, why would Japanese farmers sell their daughters?
It's just a business.

According to the official answer, "The laborers are exhausted every day. It would be nice if a maid takes care of their daily life when they return home."

"One hundred yuan is not expensive! That's a lifetime contract!"

"If it's calculated on a yearly basis, how much is it this year, it's cheap!"

Of course, in order to ensure the legality of the contract, the officials of the Immigration Department specifically requested a formatted contract, and stipulated in the contract that the maid should be paid no less than one yuan a month, and the employer should pay for the maid’s meals .

In a word, the officials of the Immigration Department are absolutely law-abiding, as for Liang Yi and the others, of course they are also law-abiding citizens.

At the beginning of 1866, this was a trivial matter!

At most, it is the blessings of the working people, but sometimes, the blessings will also bring double happiness.

February 2th, this day is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

This is a very extraordinary Lantern Festival.

Different from China, Nanhua, which is located in the southern hemisphere, is in midsummer in February. Like previous years, Lantern Festival Night is the most lively time in Nanhua. Immigrants from China have long brought the customs of lighting up lanterns and making Lantern Festival to Nanhua, in the park. , There are also folk entertainment activities such as "Guessing Lantern Fans" and "Dragon Lantern Dance" on the streets.

However, this Lantern Festival night seems to be different from the past. Thousands of people flock to Suzaku Street. These visitors come from all directions. Among these people are men and women, farmers, technicians, and company employees. And children—and, of course, some businessmen, scholars, professors, and foreign consuls.

They all stood under the street lamps curiously - as early as a few years ago, Nanhua already had street lamps, but they were oil lamps. In the past few months, the street lamps have been undergoing final transformation.

Laying of wires from the sewers, bringing them to the ground, installation of new electrical street lights, today is the day the lights come into use.

As usual, in the evening, the lamplighters turned on a street lamp, and Xu Haiyang, holding a camera, took some photos aside. This is a historic moment.

This will be the last time oil lamps are lit on Suzaku Street.

"Reporter Xu, what exactly is this electric light?"

"It's a lamp that uses electricity! I've seen it in the laboratory. When it's lit, it's brighter than 100 oil lamps!"

Xu Haiyang said with some pride.

In fact, as early as half a month ago, the "South China Daily" was allowed to publish a report on the invention of the electric light.In addition to occupying a full page, the article also occupies a column in the second edition, which can illustrate the importance of this article.In the article, the electric light is even described vividly and excitingly: passing an electric current to a carbon filament as thick as a hair produces a bright and beautiful light, like the soft light at sunset in autumn.

For the world, this is a very special day, on this day, mankind will defeat the darkness!

Standing on the balcony of the company's headquarters building, looking at the street lights that stretched for kilometers, and at the people under the dim light, Zhu Xianhai couldn't help sighing, looking at Elizabeth, Monica, and people who were either excited or excited. Looking curious, his mood is complicated.

Today is a big day!
It's not that human beings have defeated the darkness and conquered the night, but... after today, blessings will come!

Starting today, those greedy capitalists will be surprised to find that electric light has brought them unimaginable wealth, they can finally conquer nature, the darkness is conquered, and they can make workers work day and night!
Looking at the people under the street lamp, Zhu Xianhai thought silently.

"Ignorant people, enjoy the last happy hour! Starting tomorrow, blessings will come to you with electric lights. This is your blessing!"

Reward!

What a mockery!
What an irony!
One of the greatest inventions in the history of mankind is actually a reward for beating workers!
Work at sunrise and stop at sunset has become a thing of the past from today!

At 7 o'clock in the evening, the twilight was deep. Under the dim old-fashioned street lamps, besides the crowded passers-by, there was also a lamplighter standing. As the bell rang, they used lampshades to extinguish the street lamps. At the moment when the street lamps went out , the entire Suzaku Avenue was plunged into darkness.

The darkness lasted for as long as a minute. During this minute, everyone was waiting quietly. They were waiting for the miracle to come. As they stared up at the street lights, under the starlight, people felt a little excited. Anxiously waiting.

Looking at the crowded people on the street under the light of the stars and the moon, Zhu Xianhai pressed the switch with his hand, but he didn't turn on the electricity immediately.

Just let them enjoy a moment of peace!

Ignorant people!
When this power switch is pulled down, you...will get a blessing in the end!
According to the plan, one minute after the oil lamp was extinguished, the electric light was turned on immediately, and the electric switch pulled down by Zhu Xianhai himself opened the door and started it.

But Zhu Xianhai waited for three minutes!
He seems to want to use these three minutes of silence for people, and it is a heavy heart to personally deliver this blessing to migrant workers all over the world.

Everyone was watching him, and finally under the gaze of everyone, under the flash of the camera, Zhu Xianhai pulled the switch!
moment!

The night was lit up, thousands of incandescent bulbs were all lit up.The electric lights shone like golden flowers, illuminating the night brightly.

The crowded people under the street lights were stunned.Thousands of street lights on Suzaku Street fascinated and dazzled people, and people held their breath in amazement.What makes them unforgettable is not only the lights themselves, but also how bright these lights are.

"Is this the lamp?"

It was the most amazing thing they had ever seen, it was like another world - no, they didn't know it, it was another world, a whole new world!

When people were amazed and amazed by this great invention, they didn't know that the door to a new world was opened at this moment!
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