Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

It was the first, and perhaps the last, of this civil war, and there was an inescapable face-to-face dialogue, or confrontation, between the capitalists and the poor.

History seemed to be endlessly in a cycle of reincarnation. Before the earliest capitalist revolution, who among the feudal aristocracy would care about some smelly merchants' Chen Qing? Contradictions always accumulate to the brink of revolution before they are forced to be resolved.

Then after a hundred years, these successful capitalists would occupy the imperial court, and their actions would be no different from the feudal aristocracy back in the day.

From the beginning to the end, these capital forces didn't want to listen to the demands of these workers. Dream on!

You want a disability pension? Impossible!

You want to shorten your working hours? Then I'll fire you!

If you don't want to do it, there are many people in this world who want to work. What does it have to do with me if you can't live on?

It was precisely this kind of attitude of refusal that caused the workers, who could not survive the conflict, to choose to stick together and keep warm. This was the main reason why Blanqui and the others started to expand.

The conflict grew more and more intense, and in the end there were demonstrations and acts of violence, but even that did not win a sincere dialogue between the capitalists and the workers.

In the later stages of Napoleon's rule, he had basically spent half of his energy on suppressing the flames of revolution in the country.

Until the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War, even when the Empire fell, the capitalists had never considered directly negotiating with the Workers' Movement.

Even Thiers forbade these representatives to participate in the elections of the National Assembly of Bordeaux.

When the gate of communication was just closed, the fences of war began to slowly open!

However, today, with such a bizarre fate, they actually threw two highly respected Paris capitalists into the refugee camp, while Raoult Rigo stirred up the group's emotions.

This was the first time that a capitalist had nowhere to run to. They had to face the anger of the people face to face. If they were not careful, someone might even lose their head.

If not for the Chinese Army controlling the situation, Eugene and Andrew would have been scared to the point that they couldn't say a single word. But it was precisely because of Xiao Letian's close cooperation that the two misers changed their temperament and dared to face the retort of hundreds and thousands of citizens.

"Ten francs?" Are you crazy? Do you know what ten francs is? " Andrew roared.

How could Raoult Rigo allow him to refute his words? Ten francs is nothing to you, of course. A dinner in the Ninth Street district costs you a hundred francs for a bottle of red wine. "

"But ten francs might be a week's rations for these suffering people!"

"Yes!" That's right... Ten francs is enough for my kids to go to school for the first half of the year, enough to buy a lot of pencils and notebooks... "

"Bullshit!" Eugene flew into a rage, "Did you see us eating meat? Who saw us when we were beaten? Do we eat in high-end restaurants every day? "

"Indeed... "As you say, the monthly living expenses of our merchants may be as high as seven or eight hundred francs or more!"

"But we can't afford the ten francs you want!"

"My God! "Please lend me a good mouth, why can't I understand it?" Eugene was anxious for his stupidity, he was so angry that he directly slapped himself.

Andrew took a deep breath to control his excitement. "I don't know if you understand, but there are some things I have to say..." Doing business is not as simple as you think. It's not that easy to get a higher salary! "

"That's right, the two of us do have a medium-sized Steel plant, but in terms of scale, it's only considered medium-sized in France. In Prussia, our scale can only be considered small …"

"Steel plant, Machinery Processing Plant... "I can tell you that at the peak, I employed close to three thousand workers!"

"Gentlemen! Ladies! Do you know how much pressure it is to pay three thousand people? Everyone will get a salary increase of ten francs. Three thousand people is thirty thousand! "

"How much can I earn in a month? If I pay 30,000 yuan extra, will I be able to survive? "You guys didn't account for it …"

"Pah …" Liar, quibble! " The crowd began to angrily retort, "You're the most profitable people in the world, otherwise you would have bought a farmhouse in the countryside? Do you eat steak every day? "

"Did your eye see me buy a villa? Did that eye see me eating a big meal every day? I have to deal with customers and suppliers every day, and I have to coordinate interest rates on usury... "

"Can't you all see how difficult it is for me to take down the east wall and repair the west wall?"

Xiao Letian laughed bitterly in his heart, Isn't this nonsense? They would definitely not be able to see what you're doing, because you are simply not a person from the same world.

The leader suddenly stretched out his hand and pressed it down in midair. The result was that it was like a mage brandishing a magical staff. The chaotic masses suddenly quietened down.

"Eugene, Andrew... Could the steel industry not even afford to spend 30,000 francs a month on profits? Don't lie to me, because I know the data in this industry... "

When the two of them heard the leader speak, they cried out in grievance, "Leader, didn't you say we can't afford thirty thousand? I said everything would be fine once we give it to you?"

"Today, it's 30,000. Next month, will it be 60,000?" "It's hard to fill the gaps …"

"I'll be honest with the Head of State, we won't lose any money if we really increase the expenditure by 30,000 yuan. At the very least, we'll be able to keep the balance of the account. But for business, this is very dangerous!"

"Without profits or sufficient profits, our ability to withstand risks will become very low!"

"Last but not least, our current business is not easy to do. The risks we face are getting bigger and bigger …"

"We don't know what's going on either. For the past few years, Prussian manufacturers have been crazily selling their goods at reduced prices. For example, railway tracks, the price has plummeted by 30% in the past four years …"

"Chief, 30% of the price has plummeted. How much do you think our profits will be left?"

"To tell you the truth, in the past four years, our peers have already failed at least fifteen times … "Right now, my debt is way too high. If it wasn't for your business saving us, I'm afraid we would have already gone bankrupt and become beggars after the war!"

Eugene and Andrew burst into tears. "Citizens! Gentlemen! "It's not that we're greedy, it's that we really don't have any extra money to give to you …"

"All of your requests, all of your requests, all of your requests, all of your requests, all of your requests, all of your requests, all of your requests, all of your requests, all of your requests, They all need to spend money, but we don't have that much of a profit for you! "

"Raoult Rigo! "If you're so capable, why don't you invest in a big factory and raise all these citizens you're carrying around with you?"

"Do you think you can afford the benefits that you are advocating?"