Reborn in Brazil As a Plutocrat

  Chapter 282 Visiting the spinning mill

   Seeing Yuan Dashuan's movements, Fang Lang also smiled. Although Mayor Ewald Dursley beside him couldn't understand what the two were talking about, he also laughed when he saw their expressions.

   Just when Fang Lang was about to chat with this simple man, Chen Hongqing's voice came from behind him.

   "Boss, you finally came to our factory to have a look."

   Hearing Chen Hongqing's bitter and bitter voice, Fang Lang turned his head and saw that Chen Hongqing was very different from the first time he saw it.

  I still remember the first time I saw him, I thought he was an old man in his fifties or sixties, and I kept calling him old man Chen.

  But after several months of cultivation, the other party looked more than ten years younger, and his whole person seemed to be radiant.

  Fang Lang stretched out his right hand to Chen Hongqing, smiled and said:

   "Haha. With Manager Chen here, it doesn't matter if I come or not!

   I haven’t seen you for a few months, isn’t the factory already up and running? "

  Chen Hongqing was very excited when he saw Fang Lang again. Seeing Fang Lang stretching out his hand, he hurried forward and held it tightly.

   It seems that there are thousands of words to confide to Fang Lang.

   But I noticed Mayor Ewald Dursley next to Fang Lang, and hurriedly nodded to Mr. Mayor, saying a few polite words.

   Fang Lang nodded secretly when he saw Chen Hongqing greeting the mayor in Portuguese with a strong accent.

   It seems that everyone is making good progress in learning Portuguese!

   "Boss, this is all thanks to your support and the help of Mr. Mayor.

  Our Daqing Spinning Mill was able to operate in such a short period of time. "

  Chen Hongqing's traditional politeness in his hometown still seemed very kind to Fang Lang's ears.

   "What is the output of our factory now?"

  Fang Lang still wanted to express his concern about the situation of the factory.

   "Boss, now we have 50,000 spinning spindles in our Daqing spinning mill. In the early stage, because the workers were not very skilled, we could only produce less than 15 tons of cotton yarn every day.

  But please rest assured, as workers become more and more proficient in technology, we will be able to produce 18 tons of cotton yarn per day. "

  In fact, Fang Lang is not familiar with the production scale and output of this cotton spinning mill at all, and he doesn't even understand the so-called tens of thousands of spindles.

  Hearing that 15 tons of cotton yarn can be produced every day, it seems that the monthly output is about 450 tons.

   I don't know how many pieces of cloth can be spun.

   But seeing Chen Hongqing's expression, he knew that the output must not be low.

   Fang Lang nodded and asked:

   "Are the sales of the product okay?"

   "Of course, boss.

  We use the most advanced machines in the United States, and the yarn spun is fast and good.

   We have already signed a supply contract with Global Trade. The United States will receive as much as we produce, and we don’t have to worry about not being able to sell it. "

  Chen Hongqing said with a smile on his face.

  Fang Lang frowned and said:

   "We are exporting cotton yarn directly now, haven't we started weaving?"

   Noticing Fang Lang's frown, Chen Hongqing quickly restrained his smile, and said in a low voice:

   "Boss, our textile factory is still under construction, and the factory is expected to be put into production at the end of next month.

  The equipment of the printing and dyeing factory is still being purchased.

   It is expected that the complete cloth will be produced in Natal until the end of September. "

   Fang Lang also knew that he was still too anxious, so he nodded apologetically to Chen Hongqing.

  Looking at Mayor Ewald Dursley beside him, he asked:

   "Mr. Mayor, how much can our average annual cotton trading volume in Natal go to in previous years!"

  Mayor Ewald Dursley didn't understand why Fang Lang suddenly asked himself this question. Fortunately, cotton is an important export commodity in Natal, and the mayor can still know this quantity.

   directly opened the mouth and said:

   "Our average annual cotton trading volume in Natal is 160,000 tons!"

  Fang Lang turned his head to Chen Hongqing and said:

   "Did you hear that? Such a high cotton output, your production capacity can't absorb it at all! Our production scale will continue to expand.

  Strive to export most of the cotton in Natal into finished cotton cloth or garments in Natal, so as to maximize our benefits. "

  Chen Hongqing obviously didn't expect Fang Lang's appetite to be so big, but he felt very refreshed after hearing this.

   Hastily nodded yes.

   Then Fang Lang pointed to the workers in the workshop and said:

  “I saw the workers in our factory working in such an environment without even masks, which is not acceptable.

  We are not a sweatshop. Every skilled worker is the wealth of our factory. We must protect the health of our workers.

  By the way, has the group company issued a notice to form a trade union inside the factory? "

  Fang Lang and Mayor Ewald Dursley, accompanied by Chen Hongqing, walked into the production workshop. The floating objects in the air made Fang Lang's nostrils itchy, and he had the urge to sneeze.

   "It's the boss, I'll arrange for people to purchase masks immediately.

We have received the notice from the   Group.

   and has already started to execute. "

   "Well! Very good, the textile industry is a labor-intensive industry with a large number of workers, and the role of trade unions is very huge.

  You should not directly participate in the purchase of masks.

  Let the trade unions submit applications, purchase and distribute, and enhance the cohesion of our own trade unions among our workers. "

  Chen Hongqing didn't quite understand what Fang Lang meant. Why didn't this kind of thing be done directly in the name of the company, but instead had to go around and hand it over to the trade union.

   Isn't this equivalent to voluntarily giving up the opportunity to buy people's hearts?

   "But why is that?"

   Fang Lang smiled and did not speak. Mayor Ewald Dursley on the side thought deeply after hearing Fang Lang's words.

  He is a member of the Social Democratic Party, and he recently heard about a trade union organization set up by the Labor Party, and he is telling the development.

  But listening to the conversation between Fang Lang and the two of them, the trade union of the Daqing Spinning Mill was obviously not organized by the Labor Party, but rather organized internally by the Fangyuan Group itself, which puzzled him very much.

   Fang Lang smiled, first patted Chen Hongqing on the shoulder and said:

   "Don't worry! We must have our own purpose in doing this. You just need to make sure that the chairman of the trade union is one of our own."

  Chen Hongqing nodded repeatedly and said:

   "Boss, don't worry, the chairman of the trade union in our factory is the brother who was rescued from the mine with me, and he is absolutely loyal to the company."

   I didn’t expect the chairman of the trade union of Daqing Spinning Mill to be a Chinese, but after thinking about it, I understand that the most trusted by the Chinese must be the Chinese.

   What's more, he is still an old brother who has endured hardships with him.

   Patted Chen Hongqing on the shoulder and smiled:

   "That's good, as long as we ensure that the trade union is decided by our own people, we won't be afraid of the high reputation of the trade union among the workers, understand?"

  Mayor Ewald Dursley, who had been with Fang Lang all the time, heard what the two said.

   asked with a little surprise:

   "General Fang, is the trade union organization in your factory established by your company?"

  Fang Lang remembered that there was an outsider beside him. If this guy was a member of the Labor Party, wouldn't he expose the Fangyuan Group's plan?

   But after carefully looking at the other person's expression, he only saw a curious expression, so he tentatively asked:

   "I don't know which party the mayor belongs to!"

  Mayor Ewald Dursley understood Fang Lang's meaning as soon as he heard Fang Lang's words, and quickly smiled:

   "Don't worry, General Fang, I am a member of the Social Democratic Party, not the Labor Party.

  I ask you because a few days ago, a labor union was established in our joint venture sugar factory, but this labor union was supported by the Labor Party behind the scenes.

   Now they are asking us to reduce the working hours to ten hours, and I am also having a headache! "

   Fang Lang just remembered that he and the mayor jointly established a sugar factory in Natal, but the major shareholder of this sugar factory is the other party, and the Fangyuan Group only sent financial personnel to the factory.

   Now it seems that Mayor Ewald Dursley has also realized that the purpose of the Labor Party's establishment of trade unions is not pure.

  After thinking about it, Fang Lang asked:

   "Which party is Jada Brooke?"

   "He is a member of the National League."

   After Fang Lang heard that neither of them was a member of the Labor Party, he pondered for a while and said:

  “I think the establishment of trade unions is irreversible.

   But we factory owners cannot be easily manipulated by the Labor Party. Therefore, our Fangyuan Group directly established a trade union organization of our own.

  I suggest that Mr. Mayor and Mr. Speaker can join in and go to the headquarters of our Fangyuan Group in Sao Paulo to participate in our company's own trade union organization training.

   Waiting for you people, understand how our own trade unions operate, and you will no longer regard trade unions as a scourge. "

  Although Mayor Ewald Dursley was a little skeptical, after considering Fang Lang's ability, he chose to nod in agreement.

   After receiving Mayor Ewald Dursley's question, Fang Lang turned his attention to Chen Hongqing again and said:

   "How many workers are there in our factory now?"

  Chen Hongqing was thinking about why Fang Lang asked Mr. Mayor and Mr. Speaker to arrange people to study in the trade union of the group, and what is the purpose of this trade union.

   Almost didn't realize Fang Lang's question, and it took a while before he said:

   "Ah! Our factory now has a total of 1,000 people working in two shifts."

  The number of workers is not many for a labor-intensive industry.

  According to Fang Lang's prediction, in the future, Natal will have at least 100,000 workers in the textile industry alone. With these 100,000 textile workers, it will drive many other surrounding industries.

  For example, in the downstream garment industry, it is impossible for Fang Lang to complete all the industries by himself. His goal is to control large enterprises by himself, and then support some small and medium-sized enterprises.

  The garment industry is the easiest to develop.

   Then there are other service industries. As long as there is enough population in a place, there will definitely be a huge market. Once the market is formed, capital will naturally move here.

  Once capital enters, the local economy will naturally become active.

  Of course, it’s not enough just to have people. These people must also have spending power, that is, have money to consume.

   "How much is the salary of the workers? Can they support themselves?"

  Fang Lang is still very concerned about whether the workers can earn money. Only when they earn money will they be able to consume, and only if they are able to consume can they revitalize the economy of a place.

  His purpose has never been to make himself a lot of money. His purpose is to cultivate enough Chinese middle class.

   "Boss, the monthly salary of each worker is about two hundred and eighty Cruzeiros. Of course, there is no problem in supporting oneself.

  In fact, most of our Chinese wages are deposited in the bank but not withdrawn. Everyone eats and lives in the factory, so there is no need for consumption at all.

  I learned that those local people can live very well if they can get so much wages every month.

  This salary standard is considered very high in the whole of Natal. "

  Chen Hongqing didn't know Fang Lang's purpose for asking the workers' wages, but he knew that Fang Lang was not a stingy person, and he would definitely not be angry because of the workers' wages.

  Note: Cruzeiro was the currency unit of Brazil from 1942 to 1967;

  The author found out that in 1948, 1 US dollar could be exchanged for about 18.5 Cruzeiros,

  The wages of workers in textile factories are about 15 US dollars per month.

  (end of this chapter)