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Chapter 580 Daming's Private Worker (Fourth Update, please subscribe)
Although it is daytime, the workshop of Fuhua Spinning Mill is still lit with electric lights.

The work in the workshop was very tense, and the transmission shaft on the top of the workshop was rumbling. Driven by the belt, the yarn machine turned rapidly, and the sliver was pulled out from the mouth of the roller.

Under the light of electric lamps, female workers wearing white cloth caps and white cloth aprons walked among the spinning machines from time to time. They were generally not tall, and the female workers who were used to their ears by the noise of the spinning wheels , although he didn't notice the arrival of the visitors, he could hear the conversation among themselves.

From time to time, some Japanese will be heard among them. When speaking in Japanese, their faces are flushed, and they seem to be embarrassed for speaking Japanese.

"Are they Japanese?"

Obo Kutotsu said in surprise.

"Yes, Mr. Dabao, the female workers in this factory are all contract workers hired by the company from Japan."

Zhao Teng said loudly.

"Contract worker?"

Ito Hirobumi almost instinctively thought of those "contracted Chinese laborers" who were equivalent to slaves, so he immediately asked.

"Then how are they treated?"

As Japanese officials, they are of course concerned about the treatment of these female workers. After all, they are all Japanese.

"How about their treatment, I think it must be meaningless for me to say, wait..."

Zhao Teng rolled up his wrists, showing off his "Huacheng watch" in a particularly ostentatious way - this is a famous brand watch.Even emperors and empresses wear such watches.

"In half an hour, the factory will stop working. You can ask them at that time. I think you will definitely get the answer you want."

In fact, Zhao Teng was also a "contract worker", but he was born in a declining gentry. Because he can speak Chinese and English, he was quickly reused, and then he was naturalized two years ago.

He wasn't worried about what these female workers who had to work thirteen or four hours a day would say, after all, their lives here were more hopeful.

At twelve o'clock at noon, the whistle of the spinning mill rang through the whole mill again.The roaring machines stopped, and the voices of people in the workshop surged like a tide. The female workers walked out of the workshop one after another, and they walked out of the workshop with happy faces.

"this afternoon……"

As soon as Meizi walked out of the workshop, she saw dozens of gentlemen standing outside the workshop. When she nodded politely, one gentleman walked forward and said to her.

"Hello, miss, are you Japanese? I'm Iteng Hirobumi from Japan, and I want to ask you something."

"Ah, you are Japanese..."

When she was about to speak, Miko hurriedly said as if she had realized it.

"Ah, I'm really sorry, can you speak Chinese?"

"Hey!"

Ito and the others looked at the woman in confusion, what did she say?
"Sir, we can speak Chinese. Only those who have just come here can speak Japanese."

When Meizi mentioned that she can speak Chinese, her face is full of pride. It seems that to her, being able to speak Chinese is pride.

In fact, it is true. For contract workers like Meizi, what they dream of is to be naturalized as a Daming person. The easiest way to become a Daming person is of course to marry a Daming man. But in the textile factory Almost all of them are women. If they want to marry, they must have a man to marry. Even if the government-run agency will introduce men to them, they must be able to talk to men, right?

As a result, every female contract worker will take the initiative to learn Chinese, and even speaking Chinese will allow them to maintain a sense of superiority in front of their fellow villagers who have just arrived.Of course, it would be even better if she could marry someone from Daming.

Only the "country folks" who have just arrived can speak Japanese.Of course Miko won't say it.If it weren't for the fact that this gentleman was wearing a foreign dress, I'm afraid she wouldn't even pay attention to him.

After all, speaking Japanese is a very vulgar thing.

"Why can't you speak Japanese?"

Ito Hirobumi has some displeased questions.

"Isn't it impossible? I don't want to, sir, this is Daming, shouldn't we speak Chinese?"

Miko answered directly.

"You are Japanese!"

"So what, I couldn't even eat in Japan. My father even sold me to a brothel. Fortunately, some people went to my hometown to recruit workers. When I arrived in Daming, I can now earn 7 yuan a month. The best is the company’s dormitory, not only can you eat three meals a day, but you can also eat meat, and you can even take a hot bath every day, sir, is there a better place than here?”

Ito Hirobumi and the others were dumbfounded by the female worker's answer. They couldn't believe what they heard. She, how could she do this?

"It's hard to raise a woman and a villain!"

After Miko left, Dabao Jiulitong let out a dull snort. Although his voice was not loud, Zhao Teng on the side said,
"Mr. Dabao, in Japan, both men and women can only barely survive. Bankrupt samurai live like beggars, and women can only make a living by selling their bodies, but in Daming, they can live with dignity and happiness. !"

Faced with such an answer, Ito and the others fell silent. Of course they knew what life was like for ordinary people in Japan. It was a bit embarrassing to be told in person like this!
"Their income is different from that of Daming people!"

Suddenly, Iwakura asked directly as if he had discovered it.

"Of course not!"

Zhao Teng proudly puffed out his chest, and said without pride.

"The wages of Daming people must be higher than theirs, so they are eager to become naturalized as Daming people one day! Daming people...you don't understand the happiness of being a Daming person, even if it is working in a Daming factory" "Contract workers" are much happier than in Japan!"

Bonded workers, many textile factories use "bonded workers", that is, a salary of 7 yuan a month, three meals a day, and one day off a week. Although these female workers from Japan are the cheapest labor, but for As far as Daming is concerned, they are not only labor force, but also the capital of Daming's rise!

what are they
What kind of cheap labor is there? It's clearly the daughter-in-law of a Daming man, a fertility machine... well, it's one of the decisive factors for Daming to gain a foothold in this land.

It was the arrival of these Japanese women that made countless single men in Ming Dynasty find wives and get rid of being single.

After all, there are too many bachelors in China in this era, and among the people who immigrated to Daming, there are more bachelors.

In order to solve the problem of women, Daming not only directly gave wives to immigrants by introducing maids.

Moreover, a large number of female workers were hired from Japan, Vietnam and other places by way of hiring workers.Their arrival brought fresh blood into Daming.In the past few years.Hundreds of thousands of men have been married to Ming men, and they have given birth to hundreds of thousands of children.

This is what Daming cares most about.

Bodies?
But it's just a way of hiring.Of course, it is also extremely profitable for Ming's enterprises to employ these private workers.

Look at those smiling women.The expressions of Ito Hirobumi and others are complicated.They originally thought that they were very happy to meet their compatriots here, but they never thought that they had long forgotten their identities.

But at the same time, they also realized that this is an opportunity...

(End of this chapter)