Admiral in the Azure World

Chapter 352 Awakening Land
The government office of Iris Island is located in the southeast of the center of the island. It is a small three-story building.Next to it is a large auditorium, which is a place for workers to take evening classes to literacy.

Those who were able to give up their originally safe jobs in the inland sea and come to Jialan, almost none of them could just live there and wait for death. They were either forced by life, or unwilling to live their current lives. They were all people who were eager to change their future through their current efforts.Therefore, this group of workers in Jialan is particularly energetic. Even if they don't know what night school literacy is for, they are willing to devote themselves wholeheartedly, dragging their exhausted bodies to memorize boring vocabulary and incomprehensible articles.

The factory owners didn't know the significance of this. Although they were unwilling to do so, they still paid the tuition fees for the workers, treating them as taxes collected by the deacons.But soon, the improvement in the quality of workers made them change their minds. The improvement in efficiency soon benefited them, and they began to actively respond to Huangjiang's literacy work, just as they supported Huangjiang's eight-hour work system.

Originally, they didn't understand the purpose of working only eight hours a day, and some of them were even dissatisfied. If they hadn't gone bankrupt and had no better place to go, they might have turned around and left.But when it was actually implemented, these stingy factory owners unexpectedly discovered that the eight-hour working system gave workers a clear understanding of the fruits of their labor. For the first time, the fruits of their labor were related to overtime wages through the working system. With a clear explanation, the enthusiasm of the workers doubled, and the work efficiency far exceeded that of previous sweatshops. This was something that the factory owners never expected.

Of course Huang Jiang is self-aware. Some modern policies have not yet been implemented. It is already very difficult for him to implement literacy and the eight-hour work system. It is difficult to introduce more measures to protect workers at once. This is not only It is only because of the obstruction of capital, but the bigger reason is that the workers do not have complete determination and they do not yet know their own strength.

However, Huang Jiang believes that as long as this continues, workers will not be far away from awakening.

When the time comes, they will become a huge force, impacting the entire world like a torrent of steel.Huang Jiang is not that high-minded and doesn't know what this will bring, but he is happy to see it happen.

The new port is not far from the government office, and there are also cars for transportation.

Bismarck sat in the front and looked at the car. Tirpitz didn't like being in the front row, so he sat in the back row with Huang Jiang.

"Did you do all the reconstruction of the port area?" Huang Jiang suddenly asked, "I remember that Germany and the others were involved in it."

Tirpitz was not surprised that Huang Jiang didn't know anything about this. After all, this fishing admiral was also the one who disappeared every three days.

"No, we are mainly responsible for the drainage system."

"sewer?"

"part of it."

"That……"

"There is no grease-paper bag." Tirpitz said with deep hatred, "There really isn't one!"

Huang Jiang shrugged.

Feeling the girl's fragrance, Huang Jiang leaned on the seat and looked at the passing scenery outside the window.

The natural environment of Iris Island is as desolate as before.But it's much better than when we first occupied it.At that time, Iris Island was really bare. Except for a few tenacious trees, almost no living creatures survived.In just the past year, a number of lovely plants have emerged on this desolate land.It may not be as beautiful as Jialan, but it is full of tenacity and stubbornness.

Compared with natural changes, human influence has left a profound mark on Iris Island.Standardized and orderly roads, row upon row of living areas, neat and uniform factories, everything has injected unprecedented new blood into this island that has returned to the human world.Even the islands that have completely completed industrialization are not as full of industrial atmosphere as Iris Island today. The pulse of modern civilization can be easily touched here.

When Huang Jiang returned, it was when the workers were taking a lunch break.Some large factories have their own canteens, and workers flock to the canteens located in the factory area with their own bowls and chopsticks.The aroma of gravy overflowed from the open factory door. Huang Jiang hadn't smelled this kind of big pot rice for a long time, and he actually wanted to eat it.

"Let's go to the factory and have a meal." Huang Jiang became interested and said.

"It doesn't matter." Tirpitz said weakly, while she was playing the mobile phone.Bismarck didn't say anything. The car turned left and stopped quickly at the entrance of a factory.

Huang Jiang opened the car door and got out of the car.

Stretched.

Compared with Wutou Island, the air on Iris Island is not so fresh and has a slightly turbid smell. However, under the insistence of Huangjiang River, the environmental protection measures here have been designed at the beginning of the factory construction. Although there are no modern With the blessing of technology, it is an unprecedented operation in this world.

Environmental protection also ensures the health of workers.

This makes the workers in Jialan far healthier than those in other territories. Although some occupational diseases are unavoidable, the difference between the two can still be seen.

Huang Jiang stood beside the car for a while, and Tirpitz and Bismarck also got out of the car.

The weather is hot now. Although the factory has ventilation measures and even recently installed electric fans, it is still a bit stuffy.

This is a garment factory.Once at the factory gate, I saw neat rows of sewing machines.Most of the workers in the factory are female workers, but there are also some men. Most of the young and middle-aged people go to the steelmaking factory on Sutie Island. Most of the female workers' husbands and sons here are workers of Jiagang.There are countless men who are not young either, but still have some strength, and are mainly responsible for transporting raw materials in the factory.

When Huang Jiang walked in, some workers had already eaten and walked out.They were chatting and laughing, talking about their family's troubles. For them, the environment here is already like heaven, and even being able to work outside is beyond their imagination.

Seeing the happiness on the workers' faces, Huang Jiang suddenly felt that his persistence was worth it.

What could be happier than making more people happy?
The owner of the factory soon noticed three uninvited guests.

He knew two sea spirits, and the man who could be escorted by two sea spirits must be the lord of the Gloria Territory, Consul Mark, who had a strange mind but outstanding military exploits.

He came forward immediately.

The factory owner here is not the fat-headed and big-eared figure Huang Jiang imagined, but an ordinary middle-aged man.As Bismarck walked, he whispered to Huang Jiang about this man named Troy. He came from the Gypsophila Territory and had no special background, but he left a deep impression on Bismarck, who had always been strict. Because he was always the first to stand up and support Huang Jiang's policies.

The eight-hour work day is like this, and so is literacy work.

In terms of blood, Troy even has some noble blood, but this does not prevent him from becoming a sympathizer.The former sweatshop left an indelible shadow on young Troy. To this day, the bloated corpses of child laborers, the rotten skin of female workers, the miserable cries for mercy, and the stench of blood still appear in his mind.

As an adult, Joey started his own factory.

Soon, because of being too conscientious... it closed down.

He did not change his mind, and after many twists and turns, he came to Jialan Territory.

(End of this chapter)