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Chapter 585: Food that comes (Third update, please subscribe)

In the early morning, after getting up from his room, the first thing Sun Dechang did was to light a cigarette. While smoking, he came to the restaurant, where porridge and pickles were placed on the table.

At nine o'clock in the morning, my wife has gone to work and the children have gone to school. He is the only one who is still at home. Even the community is quiet. There are only some pregnant women or women who have just given birth. There are almost no people in the community at this hour. There may be adult men who are idle.

However, there are exceptions to everything. Sun Dechang, who has been unemployed for a month, is an exception. But he didn't care about this. He was a person with big things in mind. When he picked up the newspaper on the table and looked at the news, a sudden piece of news caught his attention.

"Be in the future world"

"It's Li Jie's article. You should read it carefully."

When I saw my friend's article, of course I had to appreciate it, but after just a few glances, Sun Dechang sneered.

"Humph, I haven't seen you for a few months. I never thought that Li Jie would become a royal scholar and speak out for the capitalists. Do you still have ordinary people in your heart?"

The reason for this is because what is described in the article is all bragging, about how Yangfeng Chemical takes care of its employees, and how happy their employees and their families are in the resort. In short, life is beautiful and full of hope.

The boastful words in the article made Sun Dechang look down on his former friend.

While sneering, when I was about to write an article to refute it, my face was filled with helplessness. We cannot publish articles at will here. So what if I wrote it?
Even if I write it, I can't send it out, and no one will read it.

Ordinary companies do not have many requirements for handymen. They just collect documents and materials in the office. The work is simple and it is just a part-time job. Of course the income is also low. Usually this kind of work is done by middle school students who work part-time. There are few middle-aged people like him.

Because the typewriter used by the staff does not type in English, but in Chinese characters.

After all, Sun Dechang still turned his attention to newspapers, trying to find a part-time job in the job advertisements. There are two types of jobs in Nanyang, one is the long-term job type introduced by the employment agency, and the other is the job posted by the employer in newspapers and bulletin boards. Temporary or part-time workers may become permanent employees, but only by chance, and many are handymen.

To a certain extent, for Sun Dechang, this kind of factory that produces toys is even a bit unprofessional. But the business of such factories is still very good. There are factories in Nanyang that produce toys, children's clothing, and infant products. Their business is generally very good, and their products are not only sold abroad, but also very popular in Nanyang. After all, more and more children are born in Nanyang every year in recent years.

"You have no character at all, but you are so shameless for a few taels of silver. How can we eat for a few taels of silver?"

"Is this a typewriter?"

While sighing, Sun Dechang knew that he had no room to refuse at all. As early as two years ago, Nanyang passed relevant laws - those who have been unemployed for two consecutive months and have not found a job will be forced to find a job by the government. This is because Nanyang's labor force is limited. In order to maximize the utilization of labor force, it is also based on the principle "those who do not work shall not eat."

But what is the use of such a factory anyway?
Sun Dechang, who was full of confusion, continued to walk forward. As he walked, he placed stacks of letters in various office areas. When he passed a desk, the clerk was typing and he just glanced at it. Sun Dechang was stunned for a moment.

Although he was quite dissatisfied with this kind of forced labor, Sun Dechang didn't have many choices here.

Even some rich ladies have to work in their own or friends' businesses, or work part-time in nursery-level institutions.

Although it is a part-time job, it is somewhat respectable.

The office seemed very busy. Some people were busy designing, some were answering phone calls, and some were busy with desk work.

While pushing the cart in the office area, Sun Dechang looked at the people around him. Most of these people were young. They probably received junior high school and high school education in Tangshan and graduated from vocational schools in Nanyang. In Nanyang, they were professional There are many schools, because there is a huge talent gap, and they will enter the enterprise just after graduation.

"It's just a production of children's toys, but it can actually employ so many people? Are children's toys really that profitable?"

"That's it..."

"Hey, I thought that my dignified iron pen would actually end up like this. It's really..."

While pushing the cart to deliver the incoming letters to various offices, Sun Dechang looked at this company with an appraising look - this is a company that produces toys. It seems that there are only more than a hundred employees here, but in the industrial area there are There are thousands of employees producing various toys. The toys they produce are not only best-selling domestically, but also exported to Europe and the United States.

Although it seems a bit extreme, for Nanyang, it guarantees one thing to the greatest extent-all people of working age have jobs, and of course, there are corresponding social security-pension insurance, medical insurance and unemployment insurance.

Finally, in the corner of the newspaper, Sun Dechang found a part-time job in an office building.

"Forced labor...is really unreasonable!"

Sun Dechang, who once worked in a newspaper office, has certainly seen typewriters. The kind of typewriter relies on characters on a type plate that is half the size of a desk. But the typewriter used by this employee seems to be similar to an English typewriter. Use the same keys to type.

"Yes, the Mingkwai typewriter produced by Yangguang Company. As long as you type two keys, you will see eight similar upper and lower characters appear on the window pane, and then select the character you want to type..."

The clerk who was typing on the typewriter said proudly. "There are only two in the whole company. They are the latest products of Yangguang Company. They used to specialize in producing English typewriters. The Mingkuai typewriter was put into production last month. It is the latest invention. Apart from being a little more expensive, it has almost no defects."

As if remembering something, the clerk emphasized it again.

"I heard it was invented by Dr. Lin Yutang."

Sun Dechang was stunned by the clerk's explanation. Of course he had heard of Lin Yutang, but he had never thought that Lin Yutang, a scholar, actually invented the typewriter.

"This, is this really Mr. Lin's invention?"

The answer is yes.

For many years, Lin Yutang dreamed of inventing a Chinese typewriter that could type like an English typewriter without any training. To this end, he invested 16 years of hard work and almost all his savings to create a three-stage roller structure and The mechanical typewriter based on the up-and-down character detection method perfectly solves the problem of a large number of Chinese characters that are not suitable for storage and retrieval, improves the typing speed of Chinese characters, and lowers the learning threshold.

Three years ago, after the prototype of this typewriter was built, Lin Yutang, who was in the United States, contacted, promoted and promoted his invention in many ways. What was slightly different from the other world was that the manufacturer he preferred to display was not Remington. , but Zhenhua Company, conducted a demonstration in the Manhattan office. Although the demonstration was somewhat unsatisfactory, the office manager still saw the potential, so he took the initiative to invite him to perform repairs before performing a demonstration.

The second demonstration was successful, so Zhenhua Company negotiated to buy the permanent patent rights of the "Mingkuai Typewriter" for US$13. For Lin Yutang's investment of about US$12, although it was only a small profit, but in the Historically, the Morgensola Typesetter Company purchased the permanent patent rights to the "Mingkwai Typewriter" for a mere $20000.

“Once a typist becomes familiar with the keyboard, he or she can type without looking at it and without referring to the words displayed in the pane…”

Seeing the staff quickly typing out Chinese characters without looking at the window pane, and staring at the Chinese characters on the paper, Sun Dechang even felt as if he was in a dream. After all, as a writer, for many years, he has also longed to own a Chinese character typewriter that is as convenient as an English typewriter. However, Chinese characters are different from English. Chinese characters with tens of thousands of strokes and different structures are destined to be different from just a few dozen letters. English that can be easily typed on a typewriter.

But now?

Someone actually invented a real Chinese character typewriter!
Surprised, Sun Dechang asked.

“How many Chinese characters can it type?”

"Supports the input of 9 Chinese characters, and can also type English, numbers, punctuation marks and special characters."

Sun Dechang, who was staring at the typewriter, asked again

"How much does it cost to buy this typewriter?"

Then the clerk's answer made Sun Dechang instantly stunned.

"346 yuan!"

This typewriter is so expensive!

But looking at the Chinese characters printed on the typewriter, Sun Dechang was really moved. He thought that he was also a literati. Since he was a literati, he should naturally have a typewriter like this.

Like those foreign writers, they all have their own typewriter.

But...a typewriter costs more than 300 yuan, and 50 yuan is too expensive.

But when he looked at it, Sun Dechang's heart was moved, and he really couldn't hold back his yearning for this typewriter.

How many more articles would I have to write if I had him... With him...

Almost instantly, Sun Dechang found what he should work hard for - a typewriter.

Ever since, Sun Dechang subconsciously wanted to find a long-term job. After all, only a long-term and decent job would allow him to have money to buy his own typewriter.

After completing the registration at the employment agency registration office a few hours later, Sun Dechang still emphasized to himself repeatedly.

"I'm not eating what I asked for. I'm just enduring the humiliation temporarily for a greater goal. Yes, that's right. That's it..."

Thinking of this, Sun Dechang suddenly felt relieved. After all, he now had something he longed for. This kind of thing could be bought with money...it was just a typewriter.

(End of this chapter)