CHAPTER 4 MANAGEMENT RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES

Duke Macaroth still hadn't made up his mind in the end. n∈,

However, he didn't decide to buy farmland magic machinery, but it didn't affect his idea of ​​buying some household magic machinery.

After all, after coming to the private estate of Marquis Southgate and seeing the miraculous effects of the various household magic machines brought by Xu Yi this time, no matter how stubborn he is, he must admit that these things are indeed very useful.

Since you can bring so much convenience to your life with just a little money, why not do it?

Of course, this so-called "a little money" is only for Duke Macaroth.

In fact, this time he bought seven sets of all kinds of household magic machines from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in one go, but he spent a total of 3,600 gold coins.

For the commoners of the Maro Empire, this figure is probably still a huge amount that they will find it difficult to earn in their entire lives.

"Lord Marquis, may I ask what the average annual income of the people in your territory is?" After Duke Macaroth left, Xu Yi suddenly asked Marquis Southgate.

"Why do you ask this question?" Marquis Southgate was a little strange.

"I just want to use this to estimate the approximate consumption level here."

Marquis Southgate looked at Xu Yi with a strange look in his eyes.

"President Xu, I'm afraid I will disappoint you. To be honest, although the people in my territory are already a group of people living well in the empire, compared to those under the name of your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce , but it is still far behind. I am ashamed to say that, as their lord, I can barely guarantee that they can live normally every year. But it can’t make their lives get a real improvement.”

Xu Yi smiled and shook his head: "Lord Marquis, it's not your fault. Besides, you brought our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce here this time, so they will definitely be able to live a better life in the future."

"Sure?" Marquis Southgate took a deep look at Xu Yi. "President Xu, you are very confident."

"Of course, if I don't even have this little confidence, I won't come at all, right?" Xu Yi smiled and continued to ask: "Master Marquis, I know that the average income of the people in your territory is about If it is how much, it will be of great help to my future planning. Please also tell me."

"Really?" Marquis Southgate frowned and thought for a while, sighed, shook his head and said, "Actually, your question...is really difficult to answer. As I said just now, these people on the territory also Just barely able to live on, if you talk about income...they don’t actually have any income at all.”

"That's it... Then I probably know what to do." Xu Yi nodded, and suddenly stared straight at Marquis Southgate, and said seriously: "Master Marquis, now we can talk about the various companies in this magic industrial base. The issue of factory employees was discussed."

"The people in our territory must be the main force. There is no room for negotiation." Marquis Southgate replied almost without thinking.

"Of course, this is what we have agreed on before. I have no intention of changing it. The issue I want to discuss now is the salary paid to these employees. How do you plan to deal with it, Lord Marquis?"

Marquis Southgate was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

"What I mean is, as a lord, you have the right to order the people under your name to work in the factory, just like they are cultivating the farmland on your territory. Then our chamber of commerce does not need to pay them additional salaries, and You only need to pay you, the lord, the cost of hiring them. What do you think?" Xu Yidao.

Marquis Southgate frowned and pondered for a moment, then asked back: "President Xu, I remember that whether it is your employees under the name of Xinfei Chamber of Commerce or other magic interest-bearing chambers of commerce, all the chambers of commerce pay their salaries by themselves. ?”

"Yes. But before that, there were still many magic machinery guilds founded by noble lords from various countries themselves, and then adopted the method of ordering the people in the territory to work in factories, thus saving the salaries paid to employees .”

"Then why is it gone now?"

"Because all these chambers of commerce have been eliminated." Xu Yi replied with a smile. "Facts have proved that such a model is difficult to inspire employees' enthusiasm for work, resulting in some gaps in the quality and performance of the produced magic machinery, so it was eventually eliminated by our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and other magic machinery chambers of commerce. the industry.”

"Are you enthusiastic about your work..." Marquis Southgate thought for a while while pinching his chin, then nodded and said, "I understand what you mean. President Xu, if I allow the people under my name to enter these factories in their personal capacity What would you do if you accepted the offer?"

"That's very simple. It's the same as we do in the Kingdom of Lampari and the Principality of Standing. Treat them as our ordinary employees, pay them corresponding salaries, and provide them with some necessary welfare measures. But... ..."

Having said that, Xu Yi paused.

"If they accept our employment in this way, they should be regarded as workers under the name of our various chambers of commerce. As long as the management power is in the hands of our various chambers of commerce, even if you are their lord, you cannot directly treat them. Interference, anything needs to be approved by our chambers of commerce."

Seeing the serious expression on Xu Yi's face, Marquis Southgate frowned deeply.

What Xu Yi said was quite straightforward, which means that if the plan proposed by Xu Yi is followed, then these employees who enter the factory will belong to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and other chambers of commerce. Time doesn't interfere.

To put it simply, Xu Yi is fighting for a certain degree of dominance for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and other chambers of commerce that come here to invest.

And if the Marquis of Southgate refuses to agree, Xu Yi also gave the consequences, that is, the enthusiasm of the employees may be affected, which will affect the work efficiency and the quality of the magic machines produced.

Under Xu Yi's gaze, Marquis Southgate pondered for a while, then shook his head slowly.

"President Xu. I'm afraid I can't agree to your request. It is my duty as the lord to manage the people in the territory. At the same time, I also have the responsibility to guide them. So no matter at any time, I can't put my people Leave it to someone else to manage."

Xu Yi remained calm on the surface, but he sighed deeply in his heart.

He was very disappointed with this answer.

Originally thought that the Marquis of Southgate was very enlightened, so it is very likely that he would be more enlightened in this kind of matter, but he did not expect that he would be like most noble lords in this world, and he would not easily give up on his own territory. Control over everything.

Of course, Xu Yi was not surprised by this answer.

During the development of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce over the years, Xu Yi had contacted many noble lords. I have a deep understanding of the thoughts of the noble lords on this continent, and know that they will never change their thoughts easily if they have not received tangible benefits.

With the vigorous development and standardization of the magic industry driven by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in recent years, this point has slightly improved in the Lampari Kingdom and neighboring countries, but for the Maro Empire, one of the two major empires in the mainland, For the nobles, it is not so easy to change.

Xu Yi pondered for a while, and replied: "If you choose this way, Mr. Marquis, that's fine. In the future, our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and other chambers of commerce will be equivalent to directly hiring people from you, and the commission will be directly handed over to you. But not Need to go and sign private employment agreements with those hired workers. What do you think?"

Marquis Southgate nodded lightly: "Well, that's it. But commissions are not necessary. As long as you can guarantee the lives of these people, it's fine. Anyway, your factories have to pay me corresponding taxes, don't you?"

Xu Yi smiled slightly, thinking that the Marquis Southgate might ask for no commission because he rejected his proposal just now, but this was not in line with Xu Yi's plan.

"No, Lord Marquis. Taxes are taxes, and commissions are commissions. They cannot be confused. You have already reduced a lot of taxes for building a factory on your private land. If you cancel the commissions, you will suffer too much. "

The Marquis of Southgate laughed: "It's okay even if I suffer some losses. The most important thing is that you can cooperate with me to improve the environment on the territory. If you can build this place like Bangta City or even the headquarters of your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce If you look there, then it’s nothing if I exempt you from all taxes.”

"You can't make this a joke, Lord Marquis. If I'm serious, your losses every year will definitely make you regret it." Xu Yi laughed. "In short, from the perspective of me as a businessman, any transaction and cooperation should be established on a fair basis, otherwise this transaction and cooperation cannot last for a long time. In order for us to cooperate for a long time in the future, so at the very beginning When the time comes, it’s best to make the next fair deal, aren’t you right?”

Marquis Southgate smiled wryly and shook his head: "Okay, since you insist, President Xu, I'll still charge some commission. Well...it's the first time I've done this kind of thing, so I really don't know how to ask the price. President Xu, what do you say? , as long as you give me a decent price."

"Well, every employee every year..." Xu Yi stretched out three fingers. "Thirty gold coins, what do you think?"

The Marquis of Southgate has visited the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce twice and stayed for nearly a month in total. He is very clear that the minimum salary that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will offer its employees is more than one hundred gold coins per year.

In comparison, the one-year commission of thirty gold coins is obviously too bad.

But the two have made it very clear just now that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and other chambers of commerce only hired people from the Marquis of Southgate this time, and did not have the right to manage these employees. Much worse.

Although the price difference is a bit large, it is reasonable.

Marquis Southgate pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

"Okay, that's the price. But there is another question, Chairman Xu, according to your estimate, how many people do you need to hire?"

A slightly sly smile appeared on Xu Yi's face, and he stretched out a finger.

"Not many, about 10,000 people are enough in the initial stage."

"Ten thousand people?!"

Marquis Southgate stared at Xu Yi with wide eyes, and was too surprised to speak for a while. (To be continued..)