Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

The carriage moved slowly along the road, the scenery along the way gradually becoming unfamiliar.

Zhou Maoxue lifted the curtain of the car window and looked out.

He felt a little lost in his heart.

The development of things is getting weirder and weirder... It is a world of difference from the scene he imagined.

He agreed to Tang Bohu's application to enter the factory that day in a moment of impulsiveness.

Now it is not regret, after all, he still admires Tang Bohu's character.

Moreover, finding the black material of Dongjiao University can indeed accomplish great things.

It's just that I don't know why, I feel strangely strange in my heart, and at the same time, I feel a little scared.

There were also three scholars traveling with him, and the four of them were assigned to a factory.

It is said that this factory is quite famous, and it is a large factory specializing in manufacturing parts for trains and railways.

In the first half of the journey, the four people were still discussing the life after entering the factory.

Several people speculated that the factory must be full of darkness, enslavement and abuse.

Everyone is locked in a small dark room and constantly working, eating two meals of porridge a day...

Although they all know that the common people go to the factory to work, but after all, they are all scholars of fine clothes and jade food, and no one has specifically understood the life of the factory workers. Everyone is more and more afraid, so that they finally fall into silence.

The atmosphere in the carriage was a little dull, and there were many more mounds of earth in the scenery outside...

Zhou Maoxue gradually turned pale. Is this the place where the workers who were enslaved and exhausted were thrown away?

He couldn't help but get up.

He bent down and leaned close to the coachman, and asked uneasily: "Where are we now? Why is this factory so far away? Why are there so many mounds of earth on the road over there? Isn't it a grave?"

The coachman said without looking back: "It's almost there! This place we are in now is called Sujiabaozi. Later, when the railway was built, many people came here to set up factories, and the earthen walls outside the fort were demolished. That's not a grave, it's a mound of earth. Sujiabaozi has also been renamed now."

"What's it renamed?" Zhou Maoxue asked nervously.

Could it be a blood and sweat village or a labor village or something?

"Those new factories are all behind Sujiabaozi. Because many people poured in, it was verbally renamed Houchang Village." The coachman pointed his hand, "Look at the fork in the road ahead, the famous Houchang Village Road, and you can see many college students if you go further in."

"I can tell at a glance that you are all top students who have been invited here to work, right?"

Zhou Maoxue did not answer, but felt a lot more at ease in his heart, and sat back in the carriage.

It's good if it's not a graveyard.

College students, college students are good!

Although they are from Dongjiao University, at least they are literate and can communicate smoothly.

I'm just afraid that there will be a group of rough people inside...

After driving for about two quarters of an hour, the carriage slowly stopped.

Zhou Maoxue and the other three jumped out of the carriage, looked up at the building in front of them, and swallowed at the same time.

This... is completely different from what I imagined!

It is not a small dark room as imagined, but a huge and wide factory building with several large characters on the door.

[Wangcai Parts Factory]

Zhou Maoxue came back to his senses and took out his purse from his waist to pay the fare.

When the coachman saw this, he said: "You gentlemen don't need to pay, Young Master Tang has already paid."

Brother Tang is still so thoughtful and considerate.

Zhou Maoxue retracted his hand and nodded to show his understanding.

Seeing the coachman driving away, the four stood in front of the factory building a little at a loss.

But at this moment, a person at the entrance of the factory ran enthusiastically towards Zhou Maoxue and others.

"Are you here to work in the factory? The owner specially asked me to pick you up inside."

Zhou Maoxue was startled and stabilized his mind before he could see the person coming.

This person was thin, dark-skinned, but dressed very cleanly, looking like he was in his sixties, with a warm smile on his face.

The other three did not dare to speak, Zhou Maoxue mustered up his courage and said: "That's right, we are here to work in the factory, may I ask your name."

"Oh, you speak in a very refined way, it seems that you have studied, our factory likes people who have studied!" After sighing, the man introduced himself, "My name is Su Tian, from Sujiabaozi, will those few follow me?"

Zhou Maoxue nodded and followed Su Tian to the factory.

Su Tian walked and said: "Our Wangcai Parts Factory is also good among so many factories in Houchang Village. It is usually difficult to get in. How did you get in? Are you college students?"

Zhou Maoxue said: "No, we were introduced by a friend."

"Is it a relative?"

"No, just a friend I haven't known for long."

Su Tian grinned: "Then he is a very good person!"

"He is indeed a rare good person," Zhou Maoxue said.

While speaking, the group had already entered the factory.

Zhou Maoxue and others suddenly showed shocked expressions.

From the outside, the factory looks unremarkable, only the single area is large.

But once inside, the vast space immediately brings a visual shock.

It's not to say how good it is, and the height is not too high.

But for these scholars who have lived in houses for a long time, it is really the first time to see such a large space in a single building.

This has nothing to do with a small dark room...

At this moment, a group of workers in the factory were constantly busy, vaguely divided into several areas, doing different jobs.

And there are iron hooks hanging in the air.

Zhou Maoxue followed the hooks and looked at the roof, only to find that there were pulleys, slides and other devices on the roof.

Seeing that a few people were shocked, Su Tian smiled and explained: "Is this the first time you've seen it? There are many magical things inside. You see those wheels on the roof, they are very convenient for lifting and transporting things. That was designed by people from Dongjiao University invited by the owner."

"Our factory specializes in providing components for trains. You have just entered the factory and will not be assigned too difficult work. Many newly poured workpieces need to be polished. You only need to polish them according to the standard, and I will send someone to teach you."

Zhou Maoxue took a deep breath, calmed down, and asked: "You arrange work for me, may I ask if you are..."

Su Tian puffed out his chest: "I am the leader of the second group of this factory, specializing in polishing. You will work with me now. There are four other brothers in my group."

"But they are busy, so don't worry about seeing them first. I will take you around this area first, get a basic understanding, arrange your work clothes and accommodation, and then go to work tomorrow."

Zhou Maoxue nodded, and then followed Su Tian to visit the factory.

During the tour, there were naturally many workers doing hard labor.

They looked sweaty and looked extremely difficult.

The four scholars nodded secretly in their hearts and silently remembered this scene.

It already has the taste of a sweatshop...

"Our process is the last step. After polishing, someone will come to receive and inspect it. It is considered complete after passing the acceptance. Your monthly salary is two taels. If the polished finished products consistently fail to meet the standards, your salary will be deducted." Su Tian introduced as he walked to the end of the factory.

Zhou Maoxue couldn't help but ask: "Then how long do we have to work a day? Seven hours or eight hours?"

The other three scholars looked at Su Tian nervously.

Everyone is ready to desperately collect evidence!

Su Tian was stunned and said: "Seven or eight hours? You are doing hard work, don't you want your life?"

"Our factory works five days and rests two days, and only works four hours a day, including half an hour for lunch and dinner. Look at that clock."

Zhou Maoxue and the other three followed the direction of Su Tian's finger and saw a large clock hanging on the factory building at the end.

Su Tian continued: "You can all read the clock, right? We go to work at eight o'clock every morning and rest at twelve o'clock. We work at one o'clock in the afternoon and can get off work at five o'clock in the afternoon. There are also two days of paid sick leave every month. We have a doctor in the factory, so just go to him if you are sick."

"You can do whatever you want after get off work. There are plenty of places to eat and play in Houchang Village."

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