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Chapter 55 Equality Act
  (Seeing the book friends here shows that everyone still recognizes this book.

This chapter was originally written to follow the republican line, and of course to liberate female civilians.

Later, due to practical reasons, it was changed to an imperial system. Many people criticized it in the book review area, so I want to say something in advance. )
  After Shi Jintang finished saying this, he stood up and said, "Today's incident is not a big one, but the problems it reflects are very profound, so I want to express my gratitude to Shi Ming and Wang Tianci!"

After speaking, Shi Jintang bowed in the direction of the two of them, "This bow is to thank you for waking me up, and it is also a gesture from me to everyone.

From now on, all members of Nanhua Company are equal.

The only difference between people is their jobs and positions, and there is no distinction between high and low.

Anyone who dares to oppose this system will be arrested for hard labor.

The detainees will be released when they transform their thoughts through hard labor and when they get rid of the concept of hierarchy in their thoughts.

In addition, starting from today, the title of "Master Shi" will be abolished. From now on, everyone can only call me Mr. Shi or Manager Shi. "

Wang Tie and others were all stunned. What on earth was going on?
  Shi Ming was shocked and said hesitantly: "Mr. Shi...? Wouldn't that be a mess? There are so many orphans named Shi in our company. If everyone calls him Mr. Shi..."

Shi Jintang was convinced when he heard that many orphans among the immigrants brought by the company chose the surname Shi.

"Well then, I am the general manager of Nanhua Company, you can just call me Mr. Shi.

No one is competing with me for this position for the time being, and everyone knows they are referring to me as soon as they say it. "

Everyone present hesitated and tried to call out "Mr. Shi."

"Well, it's settled. From now on, I will be Mr. Shi. You can call each other Mr., Mrs., Miss, and your job title, but you can no longer call me a servant.

Tomorrow I will instruct the company's administrative department to issue documents and be sure to notify everyone!

At the same time, the document will also indicate the penalties for violating this prohibition, such as being whipped, fined, or paraded through the streets. "

After listening to Mr. Shi's words, everyone felt strange in their hearts, but they were a little happy in their hearts.

There is no distinction between upper and lower classes and everyone is equal. This is a feat that the Chinese dynasty has not achieved for thousands of years.

If Mr. Shi succeeds in his leadership, Mr. Shi will be able to shine in the annals of history and be immortal through the ages!
  This ban is acceptable to Wang Tie. He hears white people preaching "everyone is equal" every day in the United States, but have they ever been truly equal?

Mr. Shi now also pursues "everyone is equal". To put it nicely, it means he is putting on a show, but to put it worse, it means he is establishing his personal authority.

Most of the previous immigrants were bought by him, and everyone was provided with food and clothing through his kindness. If they achieve the leap of equality of status, they will only be more grateful to Mr. Shi.

But almost all of them, Chinese Americans, have seen European and American democracy of “equality and freedom.”

These slogans are all politicians’ mantras. Which one they do in private is on the stage?
  It's just an appearance that promotes refinement and hypocrisy, and life remains as it should be.

Therefore, Wang Tie, who is well versed in human nature, announced in a very high-profile manner that he supported Mr. Shi’s call!

“Since Mr. Shi clearly wants to implement the law of ‘everyone is equal’ in our restaurant, starting from our Sihai Restaurant, everyone must keep Mr. Shi’s teachings in mind and truly practice ‘everyone is equal’.

Everyone here can understand, so now I will go to the kitchen to tell everyone about this.

I warn everyone to pay attention and agree from the heart that "everyone is equal".

At the same time, remember to fight against inequality. I hope everyone can supervise me so that I can always remember that "everyone is equal." "

When the staff of the restaurant saw that their boss had already said this, they naturally followed and replied in unison: "Yes!"

When Shi Jintang saw this, he didn't say anything else. There is a long way to go to promote the concept of equality.

The concept of democratic equality will soon become a universal concept. If he does it in advance, he can still be praised by people.

If you do it too late, not only will you be prone to overturning, but you will also be called a feudal remnant and be trampled to death!
  In addition, Nanhua Company wanted to establish a legal basis for the liberation of women. In this era, most women were imprisoned in the family and their social status was not high.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the official slogan "Women hold up half the sky" greatly inspired the female group and allowed them to join the army of building a new country of China.

We have contributed a lot and can learn from effective experience.

If Nanhua Company wants to promote industrialization, it must win the support and support of women groups.

With this equality act as the foundation, it will be easier for factories to recruit female workers in the future.

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Now Nanhua Company has more than 1 people under its command. Most of these people are Chinese from the United States. They can easily accept the concept of equality.

But whether you can agree with Nanhua Company's philosophy still needs time. Today, Nanhua Company is not large in scale, and Shi Jintang also pays great attention to maintaining the integrity and efficiency of the company's administrative organization.

So far, no large-scale corruption or malfeasance by officials has been found. This is a good start and needs to be maintained!
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"Mr. Shi, I promise you that I will never hit anyone again. Please believe me!"

"Well, my warrior, I naturally believe it. Where are you, Wang Tianci?"

"Mr. Shi, I have also realized my shortcomings. I will work hard to implement the concept of 'everyone is equal' in the future. Please... everyone supervise me."

Seeing that both parties were calm, Shi Jintang pulled the two people together.

"That's good. You can't make a deal without fighting. You have to get along well in the future. Can you do that?"

Naturally, Wang Tianci did not dare to go against the big shot’s opinion, “If you can, I can definitely do it!”

Shi Ming was so excited that he didn't know what to say.

Mr. Shi... actually held my hand. What an honor it was.

"Mr. Shi, please rest assured that I will definitely treat Brother Wang as a relative from now on. Please supervise me and everyone else!"

"Both of you have promised me in front of me that if there is any disagreement again in the future..."

"No, absolutely not!"

After speaking, Wang Tianci took the initiative to hold Shi Ming's big hand and touch the calluses on his hand.

Only then did he realize how difficult it was for this soldier.

"Well, Brother Wang, please remember to come to me if you have anything to do in the future, as long as I can do it without any hesitation!"

"Okay, this matter is settled. Since you two are here to eat, Mr. Wang, you can open a private room for them downstairs. Order any food you like and charge it to my account. Make sure they eat well! "

Shi Ming burst into tears when he heard this, "Thank you, Mr. Shi. I, Shi Ming, am committed to following you for the rest of my life!"

Zheng Yuan also quickly came over and said a blessing to Shi Jintang, "Thank you, Mr. Shi!"

Shi Jintang waved his hand, and then waved to Jin Xiyue who was sitting aside making a vase, "This is my secretary Jin Xiyue. If you need anything in the future, you can go to her."

Zheng Yuan nodded gratefully: "Yes, I have written it down."

Jin Xiyue walked up to Zheng Yuan, took her hand, leaned closer and asked, "When will you get married?"

"We should attend a collective wedding with other military comrades during the Spring Festival."

Zheng Yuan couldn't let go of the elegant and beautiful Jin Xiyue, so Shi Ming took the initiative to answer for his girlfriend.

Jin Xiyue nodded, then pulled a gold ring off her finger, "This is my gift to you."

Zheng Yuan was startled, "How could this happen? I can't have it."

“Take it, but this matter must be kept secret.

Otherwise, other people would come to me for gifts when they get married, and I would have to go bankrupt. "

After everyone heard Mr. Shi's joke, they all burst out laughing.

Zheng Yuan's face almost froze with laughter. Her life was worth it, and it was an honor to receive the personal blessings from Mr. Shi and his concubine!
  This gold ring will become an heirloom of our family from now on. It will be passed down from generation to generation, and we will also tell our children and grandchildren the story of how our ancestors obtained this ring.

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The next day, Nanhua Company issued the important document "Several Opinions on Promoting the Concept of "Equality for All" and Punishment Regulations".

This document became the starting point for later generations of scholars to study the laws of South China.

It was from this document that South China truly embarked on the road to modern democracy.

As witnesses of this incident, Wang Tianci, Shi Ming and Zheng Yuan were all remembered in history because of this bill.

This incident is also called the "Equality Act Incident" by historians.

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