Chapter 335: Defend yourself like a thief
"Mr. Renne," replied Fakin with a smile, "our requests were not just conveyed to you. These requests were notified to everyone by our strike declaration two days ago. And the official documents we brought today have not changed from those two days ago. If you still need us to spend time repeating these contents again, I think it is either a waste of time or you have no sincerity."
"We...we have seen it, of course... But, Brother Neilde, you must understand us. It is not easy for us now. We are also facing great external pressure now. You workers don't know that it is really difficult to make money now. Those damn Dutch people, damn Americans, damn Spanish and Italians are all fighting for business with us. If we can't rob them, our factories will be yellow. If our factories are yellow, then everyone will have no food to eat.
Therefore, Brothers Neilder, we factory owners, and you workers are actually in a relationship of dependence on each other and coexistence and prosperity. We are not enemies, but comrades in a queue. We must understand each other and be united in one queue. Although there are a little bit of difficulties at present, the difficulties are only temporary. As long as we work together and overcome the small difficulties at present, my brother, believe me, difficulties are only temporary, and we will definitely live a good life in the future. As long as we..."
Renne poured poisonous chicken soup at the workers' representatives. Fei Jin just watched him talk nonsense coldly, as if watching a drama.
Renn turned the car over and over again for a long time, finally stopped, then looked at Fei Jin and other workers' representatives sincerely and asked, "What do you think I'm saying?"
"Haha...hehe..." Fei Jin and other worker representatives laughed together.
"Mr. Renne, do you know? Before I entered the city, I farmed in the countryside. Several families in our village raised a horse for ploughing together. One day, I drove it to work. The horse suddenly said to me, 'Nilde, you haven't let me eat grass yet, how can I work when I'm hungry?' I said, 'Ah, be patient, after the autumn harvest, the oats have grown and the harvest is good, I will let you eat oats, what kind of food should I eat now?' Then the horse said very angrily: 'When your oats have a good harvest, I'll starve to death! I've picked up all my skins for you and sold them to the leather factory, and you took my meat to a big pot to stew the broth!' Haha... Mr. Renne, do you think we are stupider than that horse?"
The worker representatives around him laughed. Renn was stunned at first, and then laughed, "Brother Nilde, you misunderstood me. How could I have tried to let the horse run and let the horse not eat grass? But now I have encountered some small difficulties and we need everyone to support each other and overcome them together. We also see your difficulties and are anxious in our hearts. I know that at the beginning, we ignored your difficulties. This new contract is a little problem, but we are all friends and we have something to discuss, right? Well, we must also discuss them together. Everyone takes a step back and see if we can get a result that will satisfy everyone."
This discipline that is so strict that it is unfamiliar to everyone and makes everyone particularly inconvenient was not understood by everyone at the beginning. Some representatives even said: "Isn't this treating one's own people as a thief? How can such a thing be done?"
But Fei Jin was very persistent. He asked the other representatives directly: "If someone comes to you with a thousand pounds or even more money when you are alone, tell you that as long as you turn to them, you can get the money. Then this money is enough for you to go to America, buy a large piece of land, and even buy a few black slaves to help you farm, and live a good life without worrying about food and clothing. Tell me honestly, aren't you moved?"
"Of course I won't be moved!" a representative said immediately, but his voice gradually lowered.
"Bill, then do you believe that other representatives can resist such temptation?"
So Bill stopped talking.
So Fagin continued: "Jesus once entered the desert alone, where he accepted the temptation of the devil for seven days. In the end, he defeated the devil and the Spirit of God filled him. But are we Jesus? Who among us dares to say that when I walked into the desert, I could accept the temptation of the devil for seven days like Jesus without any wavering? I don't know how you are, at least, I don't have that much faith in myself. I really put me in the situation of Jesus back then, I'm afraid that I will become the prey of the devil on the first day. You should also know that you are not Jesus.
Since we are not Jesus, how can we face the devil alone? So, my proposal seems to be treating everyone as a thief, but it is indeed treating everyone as a thief. But this is out of love for everyone and reducing the chances of being tempted, making mistakes and even sins. I hope that on this issue, everyone can understand me and support me."
Everyone was silent. After a while, Bill spoke first: "Boss Fei Jin said, "I really don't know if there is a thousand pounds in front of me... There is no such thing in front of me at all. As long as I think about it, I feel that I can't believe you. What's more, if it's true? So, if we want to be worthy of these tens of thousands of brothers, we really have to treat ourselves and you guys as thieves!"
"That's right, I thought about it carefully and immediately felt that I couldn't believe in myself. I think Boss Fei Jin was right. Just do it! Think about it, no matter how inconvenient it is, it will only last for a few days. Besides, there is no hardship in this way. Compared with the hardships we have suffered, what is this?"
So such a discipline was passed.
Chapter completed!