Fang Lang certainly understands his father's concerns, and he even knows the power of the union better than his father.
However, after he learned about the hardships of the workers during this period, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
Workers during this period were really not treated as human beings! Workers in most parts of the world still practice a twelve-hour work day, with only one day off per month.
Fang Lang has not paid attention to this issue before, so he does not understand this situation.
But after learning about this situation from Mr. Tim Cotton’s speech today, I couldn’t help but sigh.
Where are the workers from this kind of high-intensity labor? This is using people as slaves.
Everyone doesn’t even have time to rest, which is actually not conducive to improving work efficiency in the long run.
Fang Lang did not object to the ten-hour work system proposed by the Labor Union, which is why Fang Lang took the initiative to express his gratitude to Mr. Tim Cotton.
Fang Lang even wanted to adjust the rest time from one day per month to two days per month.
It's not that Fang Lang has a bad heart and doesn't want to give workers more rest time. It's actually a common phenomenon in this era. If Fang Lang directly informs the factory that the factory will implement an eight-hour work system and two days of rest per week.
The bosses of other factories will hate Fang Lang to death. When the time comes, Fangyuan Group will become the target of public criticism, and capitalists all over the world will target them.
Perhaps the development of Fangyuan Group will be directly and seriously affected.
"Don't worry! I already have a rough idea in mind on how to deal with the union. It shouldn't be difficult to solve."
Fang Xinshan saw Fang Lang's indifferent expression and did not continue to ask.
Based on his understanding of his son, the other party will definitely be able to understand the problems he can think of.
Therefore, simply stop disturbing Fang Lang's meditation.
Soon, the vehicle arrived at the entrance of the hotel agreed with Mayor Scalia. Fang Lang said hello to his father, got out of the car and walked into the hotel.
Fang Xinshan did not attend this dinner party. The company's business was very busy and he was in a hurry to return to the company to handle it.
As soon as he entered the hotel, Fang Lang saw his cousin Yang Qian walking towards him.
Fang Lang smiled and greeted the other party.
Under Yang Gan's guidance, he entered a private room with a very nice environment.
The private room is not large, with a long table in the middle and three stools on each side.
There was a large window on the wall facing the box door, and two people were sitting on the sofa under the window, drinking coffee and chatting.
When the two saw Fang Lang coming in, they quickly stood up to greet him.
Fang Lang and Mayor Scalia had already met when Fang Lang went home to visit relatives for the first time, but Fang Lang was introduced to him through the police chief, Sebastian Hodges. They wanted to build a cigarette factory in Sao Paulo, so the two sides established a relationship.
At the beginning, Fang Lang only played a small role in front of Mayor Scalia. If he wanted to get to know the mayor, he had to be introduced by Director Sebastian Hodges.
Now the status between the two parties has changed. When Mayor Scalia heard that Fang Lang returned to his hometown to visit relatives, he hurriedly asked for an audience.
This is certainly related to Fang Lang's status as a naval colonel, but more importantly, the influence of Fang Lang's family company Fangyuan Group.
In Western capitalist societies, if government officials want to secure their positions, they must find strong supporters in the business community. Only by finding strong supporters can they have a chance to obtain sufficient campaign funds.
"Colonel Fang, welcome home."
Mayor Scalia walked quickly and enthusiastically to the door of the box and stretched out his hands.
Fang Lang also stretched out his right hand and said with a smile:
"Mr. Mayor Scalia, it's nice to see you again."
After saying that, the two gave a big hug.
After saying hello, Mayor Scalia pointed to the middle-aged man beside him and said:
"Colonel Fang, this is our Saint Paul
Mr. Carol Dorje, Speaker of Luo City, is also the party chairman of our National League in Sao Paulo. "
Fang Lang didn't expect that this was the speaker of the city council. Normally, the two of them should be on equal footing in Sao Paulo City.
That is, the two biggest giants in São Paulo.
Before Fang Lang could speak, Mr. Duoji had already stretched out his right hand and said:
"Mr. Fang, nice to meet you!"
The other party did not follow Mayor Scalia in calling himself colonel, but instead called himself sir. Obviously, this was a private gathering and had nothing to do with everyone's government positions.
After Fang Lang returned to Sao Paulo, he always wore a suit instead of a military uniform, just to make everyone ignore his military status.
Including his guards, they all wore uniform black suits and looked more like bodyguards than guards.
Fang Lang smiled and grabbed the other person's right hand and held it tightly.
"Mr. Dorje, I'm glad to meet you too."
Mayor Scalia smiled when he heard the names of the two. The reason why he called Fang Lang colonel was actually to congratulate Fang Lang. After all, when the two met for the first time, Fang Lang's military rank was just one. Little lieutenant.
Of course, Mayor Scalia would like to express his congratulations to Fang Lang for being promoted to colonel with real power in such a short period of time.
In fact, the relationship between government officials and the military in Brazil is still relatively distant.
Because soldiers cannot join political parties. Of course, if you retire, it doesn't matter how you want to join.
The three of them exchanged pleasantries for a while and then sat down at the table.
Since several people had an appointment to have lunch together, it was impossible to start talking about business directly. Therefore, everyone was chatting about their respective anecdotes.
It was not until after lunch that Mayor Scalia took the initiative to change the topic to business.
"Mr. Fang, thank you for your family's investment in Sao Paulo and providing enough jobs for us in Sao Paulo.
Today I have an appointment with you, Mr. Speaker, mainly to know your views on our National League? "
Fang Lang didn't expect that the other party would bring up such a big topic. How could he answer it?
"Mr. Scalia, you know that I am a soldier and cannot participate in politics.
Therefore, I dare not have any opinion on the National League. "
Roel Dorje understood that Fang Lang had obviously misunderstood Scalia's meaning, and quickly said:
"That's it, Mr. Fang. As far as we know, Fangyuan Group became the major shareholder of Nice Company through a share exchange during the process of introducing the automobile industry system from Germany.
We all know that the Nice Company is actually the financial backer behind the Social Democratic Party.
Now that Fangyuan Group has become the major shareholder of Nice Company, does this mean that Fangyuan Group will fully support the development of the Social Democratic Party in the future? "
Luo Erduoji's words finally made Fang Lang understand the main purpose of the other party's meeting with him today.
This is because they are worried that the now flourishing Fangyuan Group will completely fall in line with its political rival, the Social Democratic Party.
Fang Lang smiled at the two of them and said:
"You two are worrying too much. Fangyuan Group is a commercial company, not a political family. We will not choose sides. We will support whoever can safeguard the interests of our Fangyuan Group.
For now, São Paulo is the stronghold of the National League, but we have invested heavily here.
Even my cousin, Mr. Yang Qian, has joined the Kuomintang Party. You two don’t have to worry about the stance of our Fangyuan Group? "
After hearing Fang Lang's statement, the two looked at each other, with satisfied smiles in their eyes, and they looked obviously relieved.
Mayor Scalia was the first to laugh and said:
"Fang, let me just say that we are friends and you will never fail to support my work.
However, although your Fangyuan Group has invested a lot in Sao Paulo, you rarely communicate with our local National League members.
connect.
This worries our party chairman very much. "
As he spoke, he also indicated with his eyes that he was talking about Speaker Roul Dorje.
Hearing Scalia's words, Fang Lang understood what the other party meant. This was that Mr. Roel Dorje, as the chairman of the National League Party, was worried about whether the Fangyuan Group would completely fall to the Social Democratic Party.
Roel Dorje also didn’t mind Scalia’s act of selling himself, he smiled and said to the other party:
"Mr. Fang, thank you for answering my confusion.
Please rest assured that we, the National League, will resolutely safeguard the interests of the Fangyuan Group in Sao Paulo.
If Fangyuan Group has any suggestions for the construction of Sao Paulo, you can contact me and I will definitely actively promote it. "
Even if this is a direct statement, these foreigners are really not subtle at all.
However, Fang Lang likes people who speak directly, because he has never been in an officialdom or office in his two lifetimes, and there are some things that he cannot understand.
Fang Lang thought for a while and said directly:
"You two also know that my hometown is in chaos right now due to the war.
In addition, Brazil’s human resources are relatively scarce, so we at Fangyuan Group are emigrating from our hometown to Brazil.
Because the number of immigrants is relatively large, there may be some unharmonious voices.
I hope Parliament will move forward with a bill that supports our immigration practices.
and facilitate new immigrants to obtain legal status in Brazil. "
Luo Erduoji pondered for a while and then said:
"Mr. Fang, I think your proposal is very meaningful. Population has always been an obstacle that restricts Brazil from becoming a big country.
I personally support your proposal with both hands.
I think our National League members are also very capable.
We will formulate your idea into a document as soon as possible. After internal discussion, it will be handed over to you for review.
If you think it is feasible, we will directly submit it to the National Legislative Assembly for discussion.
Please believe that our National League for Friends will do our best to support you. "
Fang Lang didn't expect that the speaker in front of him would act so resolutely. For one of his proposals, the other party immediately said that he would submit it directly to the National Legislative Assembly for discussion.
Once passed, it will become a legal provision in Brazil.
Then the interests of the Chinese in Brazil will be directly recognized legally.
This is really awesome.
Fang Lang knew for the first time that this was how politics was played.
Of course, Fang Lang has to express something about Mr. Speaker Roel Dorje’s statement.
"I like Mr. Duoji's behavior very much. Please rest assured Mr. Duoji that Fangyuan Group never treats its friends badly.
Today I will ask Mr. Chairman of Fangyuan Group to issue orders to each of its subsidiaries. Each subsidiary will establish a friendly and trustworthy partnership with the local National League organization. "
Although Fang Lang did not express his full support for the National League, Speaker Luol Dorji gained a lot today.
He understood that this partnership of friendship and mutual trust had no practical significance.
However, he believed that once Fang Lang was satisfied with the Chinese immigration bill mentioned just now, the partnership would take a big step forward.
He is not worried at all whether this bill will be passed. After all, with the participation of the National League and the influence of the Square Group on the Social Democratic Party.
It would be damned if this bill does not pass.
In Fang Lang's mind, he also wanted to pass this motion to test whether the influence of the Fangyuan Group in the Social Democratic Party was really as huge as everyone said.
If it really has such a big influence, many of Fang Lang's plans can be accelerated.
