crush the rich

Su Changhen seldom wrote about factories or business-related subjects in the early days, and in fact, he didn't write much in the later period.But it may be that Yin Lian's intervention has brought changes to things. This edition of "Golden Jade Lock" has added a lot of factory information. From the perspective of the male protagonist, Su Changhen showed readers a magnificent industrial era. .

Su Changhen actually doesn't know much about industry, most of what he knows so far is the information that Yin Lian showed him.In fact, he was not unaware of the increasing industrialization and capitalization of the world in the past, but only when it was implemented on paper did he truly realize the changes brought about by these wonderful industrial equipment in this era.

Although she never told anyone in this era, because Yin Lian is actually a playwright herself, she knows very well what kind of stimulation and inspiration Su Changhen, Yue Ke and others need in the writing process, so when Su Changhen When Changhen made the request, she also consciously took him to understand the information she thought the other party might need.

However, Yin Lian's own industrial development is not enough to be the subject of material, so she asked other partners for their opinions.The one who bears the brunt must be Shen Lu. Among the factory owners that Yin Lian contacts, he has the largest business and the most extensive contacts.

However, with the development of another project, Yin Lian's current network has actually been greatly expanded, and it is no longer limited to the relationship introduced by Shen Lu.Water-cooling systems are widely used in factory production, and soon attracted the attention of many people, most of whom are factory owners.

Not all factory owners are willing to introduce a novel author's visit and materials, but there are always some who are willing.There are also very big differences between factories. Some people will care about some secrets in the industry being revealed, while others will regard the whole thing as a way of publicity.

There is also a big difference from factory to factory.Today's Xiaguo factory industry has only just emerged for not many years, so many places have not yet been standardized.Even so, due to the fact that the overall social environment is relatively affluent, the factories dare not squeeze the workers so hard, but there are always some people with difficult families or homeless people who have to accept the squeeze in order to survive.

The Xia Kingdom, like the Song Dynasty, did not allow population trading or slavery. Although some people would try to save the country, it was only limited to a small area.Such large-scale factory workers generally follow the employment system honestly.

While inspecting the strength of the partners, if there is time, Yin Lian will take the time to explain the current situation of the domestic industry to Su Changhen: "...As far as I know, the current domestic steel production is about 300 million tons. More than 44% of them are produced by [-] large steel factories, which are the main source of domestic weapons and steel utensils. The steel produced by the factory is cheap because of its good equipment, large output and low cost..."

"...At present, only seven provinces, including South, Yue, Qin, and Guangxi, use artificial fertilizers, and their grain yields per mu are much higher than those of regions that do not use chemical fertilizers. I heard that at the end of last year, someone specifically raised the price of grain We have discussed the issue, but failed to attract attention... Now the domestic granary storage problem is basically in name only..."

"There is a lot of food, and many people will not be able to afford it... This is also a mockery..."

Su Changhen said: "The problem of low grain prices can be solved by the righteous warehouse system. This matter can only be blamed on political corruption, and the court has not acted."

Yin Lian said: "It is the imperial court's responsibility to stabilize food prices, but many people blame the chemical fertilizer factories for this. Increased food production is a good thing, but the surplus of manpower is also a reality, so many farmers have begun to move to the city in order to make a living. work."

Su Changhen was lost in thought.

He is not the kind of person who worries about the country and the people, so he has only been an author of popular novels all his life, not a great writer or sociologist.

But Yin Lian's words did trigger some thoughts in him.During the visit, he carefully learned all kinds of information about the factory, and he knew that workers are a very hard job, but compared with farmers, the advantage is that they are relatively stable, but the disadvantage is that their work intensity is too high. Big, very hard.

In order to boast of themselves, some factory owners also revealed some inside information to Su Changhen, such as some unscrupulous behaviors of colleagues. In addition to using this to set off themselves, they also hinted that they wanted to use the influence of time magazines and serials to condemn The meaning of the other party.

Su Changhen didn't understand the black-hearted operations of some capitalists at first, but he just heard what they said was sensational, so he took a chance to find out.He himself has been a social reporter for several years, and he still has some experience in private interviews on micro-services, but because he is not familiar enough with the capital, the content he can visit is still relatively limited.

But even this limited knowledge is sensational enough.According to the situation he learned from Yin Lian, opening a factory already has a lot of profit, but even so, some factory owners are still very dissatisfied, and must squeeze the labor force of the workers to the limit, deduct their wages, and punish them. Personal humiliation by workers.

When Su Changhen saw it, he couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.

As an author, his best way to vent his emotions is undoubtedly to write them into the story.But he thought about the plot of the story, adjusted the outline halfway, and suddenly cringed again.

It is said that literati write like knives, but not everyone has the courage to kill with a knife.Su Chang hated the love affairs he wrote more on weekdays, and he was not a person with great ambitions. Although he was a little angry when he saw this social phenomenon, he was a little timid when he wanted to do something.

It stands to reason that novels should be free to write whatever they want.However, no matter which era there is a certain control over speech, even writers cannot obtain complete freedom.Sometimes it is indeed to prevent content that is harmful to society, and sometimes it is to suppress different voices by those in power.

In an era when the legal system was sound, this matter would be banned at most, but in this era of powerful warlords and chaotic systems, it may lead to disasters.Even so, there are still many people in the current newspaper industry who commit crimes against the wind and openly compete with the warlords at the risk of being chased and killed-of course, Su Changhen is not included among them.

Offending a capitalist may not be as terrible as offending a warlord, but based on what Su Changhen has seen of the black-hearted style of those capitalists, he feels that human life is probably not precious to the other party.And if he offends these people, he will definitely not be able to prevent the other party from taking revenge... Thinking of this, his anger was extinguished, replaced by strong fear...

…and guilt.

If his mentality is unstable, it's Calvin.

If I write it, I am afraid of offending criminals.If you don't write, think about those harsh and oppressed workers, some of whom are even just children, and his conscience will inevitably be harsh.

Yin Lian only learned about the cause and effect from the editor later in the meeting.

After she knew about it, she asked him out for tea, and then chatted with him about it.

She opened her mouth and said: "... When visiting the factory, Mr. Li provoked you with words. Although part of it was because he really didn't like Xingsheng's way of doing things, there was also a part of it that he wanted to take advantage of you. He himself is unwilling to offend others, so you don't have to worry about what he says."

Su Changhen listened, and was silent for a while, then said, "What if I want to write?"

Yin Lian took a sip of tea and said indifferently, "Then write."

Su Changhen said: "Although I want to write, I am afraid. I don't know if writing such content will bring trouble to the publisher and myself, and I don't know if what I write will spoil the interest of readers. Can you get their attention?"

Yin Lian gave him a surprised look, as if a little surprised that he worried so much.

But when I think about it carefully, I don't think it's surprising.

As a male, Su Changhen's writing style is delicate but not extensive, so he is very popular among female readers.From this point of view, his way of thinking itself is relatively delicate. Although the content and ideas of his writing are still more male-oriented, they are also within the range that ordinary women can understand and accept.

In this case, it is not surprising that he is delicate, sensitive and foresight in this matter.

Yin Lian felt very deeply at this moment... This great writer of later generations is only a young man at this moment.

This kind of feeling is not felt when communicating with Yue Ke, because although Yue Ke's writing style is not mature now, she definitely does not look like a jerky young woman.She is the kind of born with a transparent mind, and because she is too transparent, she appears selfish and slack.

To borrow a Buddhist verse, that is, everything is empty, why bother to work hard?

Yin Lian actually has a clear mind, but since she was a child, she couldn't get rid of her emotions and desires, so she didn't understand Yue Ke's style at all.

Facing Su Changhen's hesitation, she thought for a while before replying: "If Mr. Su wants to write about black-hearted factories, I have no objection. But if he wants to yell at the top of his voice until everyone is alarmed, I think It's not necessary."

Su Changhen: "!"

He said: "I think that if this matter is not written deeply, the ladies and ladies may not really pay attention to it."

Yin Lian smiled and said, "Mr. Su, if that's the case, why don't you write an article for the Beijing News?"

Su Changhen was stunned.

Yin Lian continued: "In other words, isn't there any gentleman who pays attention to similar issues and then contributes related issues in major newspapers? Have these articles attracted the attention of the society?"

Su Changhen thought for a while, and replied with some hesitation: "Compared to political comments, I am better at writing novels. But the articles of major newspapers... I think they are still useful to some extent, at least they can arouse discussions among people from all walks of life. "

Yin Lian nodded and said, "However, the discussions caused are often limited. Mr. Su, the functions of articles and articles are also very different. You are good at writing novels, and many people think that novels are actually romances. In fact, it is wrong. Because the novel has its own customs and customs, which is the epitome of the world. It is different from political admonitions, and often does not require too much warning, but more often serves as an informant.”

"The current ladies really don't pay attention to the livelihood of the workers. Even if you write it into the story and shout at the top of your voice, most of them will just feel bored. But I have no objection to you bringing out the story related to the factory in the story, because it is at least Let people know that such a thing exists, and when they agree and resonate with the characters of the story, they will naturally choose sides in reality in the future."

"You don't have to care that these contents will lead to retaliation. You don't need to think too much about external factors when writing. Capitalists value interests. They are the propertied class, and they are not as courageous as you think. And most people in the world are bullying and fearing hard. If You act cowardly and easily intimidated, which makes it easier for them to attack you."

Su Changhen heard it, but he was quite enlightened, and said after a while: "Miss Zeng, thank you. Although you are young, you are much wiser than me. Listening to your words has solved many knots and doubts in my heart."

Yin Lian smiled and said, "You're welcome."

In the days that followed, Su Changhen really quickly found the sense of proportion of the plot, and inserted stories related to the factory into the story just right--the strong money power of the emerging capitalists and their impact on the economy, the benevolent factory owners and their relationship with each other. The struggle between the black-hearted factory owners, the attack and resistance encountered by the heroine when facing the black-hearted capitalists.

He not only wrote about the affluence and luxury of the life of the emerging bourgeoisie, but also about the acumen, intelligence and ability of young capitalists. Right hard work and a change of mind.

Unexpectedly, many plots about the factory part have aroused many people's attention and curiosity about emerging industries.Money and capital are naturally compelling in every sense of the word.In fact, many of the stories in the novel are also very close to the reality at this time - they are real scenes that may happen around nobles and commoners every month.

Some nouveau riche who were not popular with noble youths have recently attracted a lot of attention, and they will even be surrounded and questioned by the wives and ladies: "Can you really make so much money by running a factory?" "The employees in your factory How is the treatment?" "Can the machine really speed up the work?"

Although it was different from Su Changhen's expectations, due to the concern of rich women's families for factories, many factory owners really restrained a lot, at least temporarily restraining further oppression of workers.For these "upstarts", profit is important, but the reputation will obviously have a great impact on business.

Su Changhen didn't know whether Yin Lian had expected this, but he did attribute most of the credit to this young lady.

Because the subject matter of the factory is very popular, Su Changhen is also more keen to follow Yin Lian for further research.

His admiration for Yin Lian is obvious.If he hadn't seen Yin Lian's disfigured face, Shen Lu would even have thought that this great writer had a crush on Yin Lian.

In this era, the profession of writer is very popular with young girls.In the long history of the Xia Kingdom, writers have always been highly respected, and this phenomenon has been extremely obvious in the past hundred years-because of the significant increase in women's education, there have been countless romantic affairs with various literati.

Although there were not many such stories at this time, young girls' admiration for literati authors was already very common.

After the delivery of the goods that day, Su Changhen has been asking Yin Lian some business questions.The questions he asked were relatively simple, even a little amateurish, but Yin Lian answered them patiently.

Because she received a sum of money from Shen Lu this time, Yin Lian also booked a banquet for Shen Lu as usual.During the meal, Su Changhen clearly felt the hidden hostility of Shen Da businessman, at first he thought it was his own illusion.

Shen Lv seemed to be careless, but kept asking about Su Changhen's career, family situation, and assets.He didn't do it obviously, and whenever Su Changhen had doubts, he would talk about his affairs without any trace, saying: "...The situation is actually quite chaotic now, and war will break out at any time. .So I am also very concerned about this aspect, and have carried out a bit of scattered property purchases, and have bought several manors in the south, north and overseas countries that are relatively comfortable."

Seemingly inadvertently flaunting one's assets.

"Miss Zeng, do you like a hotter place or a cooler place?"

Ask about Yin Lian's preferences and even plans for the future.

In addition, he also commented on the setting and view of marriage in "Golden Jade Lock", belittling Su Changhen and improving his own character: "...the heroine in "Golden Jade Lock", if there is no A birthmark can be regarded as a peerless beauty. Let me tell you, how much beauty can be affected by a birthmark? But the world is narrow, and even the male protagonist values ​​beauty more than character and talent..."

Su Changhen couldn't help but retort: ​​"The hero has a good impression of Miss Ke. And he will grow up in the future. After all, he is just an ordinary person, and he will always be restricted by existing concepts at the beginning."

In the end, Yin Lian said, "What's wrong with being beautiful? Mr. Shen also has many beautiful concubines in his family. Could it be that every one of them has outstanding talents and noble character?"