0209 Capitalist thinking and justice
In Lorraine's concept, any problem that money can solve is not a difficult problem.
This sentence is not a declaration of evil capitalists, but a combination of the education he received from two lifetimes. He discovered that the concept of [money] originally appeared to solve problems.
Time cost, creative cost, execution cost, risk cost, data cost...
All the factors that humans need to solve problems can be converted into [money] at the end. Generally, the power of equivalents is so terrifying.
With this understanding, Lorraine's thinking inevitably tends to be the position of a conscientious capitalist.
The sailors were very tired, so they let go of the supply of coffee and tea, and distributed rum in a quantitative manner per capita to stimulate people's spirits with biostimulants.
When the lucky horseshoe is restrained, he gives up the small profits that are easy to obtain and choose a more optimized solution that increases risks and profits are also more suitable for rising increases.
This does not mean to equate money with priceless life, but there is nothing wrong with this era.
Priceless means that value is not constant, variables mean that there are peaks and valleys. In this era, the value of human life is undoubtedly at the bottom.
Human life is not worth a lot.
On the British Isle, children with infinite possibilities are regarded as consumables in the workshop, and in the vast non-white world, labor is priced at only five to fifteen pounds.
Sailors were regarded as the most valuable technical jobs of this era, so navies from various countries kidnapped them with whips and torture, while pirates tempted them with limited democracy and freedom.
The Chamber of Commerce is the most humane way of employment, but the average salary of sailors in the industry is only barely close to the middle class’s annual salary of 27-32 pounds. More than 70% of employment contracts will not contain relevant terms such as protection, promotion and pension.
In other words, the sailors are clearly risking their lives to earn salaries like soldiers, but not only are they not respected, but they cannot protect the future.
At this point, the Drake Chamber of Commerce stood in the forefront of the times in its early days.
Although Lorraine did not deliberately provide sailors with higher than the market level, she did not withhold the promised pension even in the stage of insufficient funds.
After the adventure of Hebasi, Lorraine, who had earned her first pot of gold, was no longer trapped by money and finally had the ability to practice her ideas.
This idea is the "Professional Talent Employment Contract" unique to the Drake Chamber of Commerce, referred to as the sailor's long contract.
This long-term contract is a sign of the formation of the corporate culture of the Drake Chamber of Commerce, which fundamentally widens the gap between them and their peers in the employment environment for sailors.
The Professional Talent Employment Contract is a comprehensive employment contract, and the main group they face is sailors, not only sailors.
In the first five years, in addition to a high annual salary of 60 pounds, he also enjoyed the privilege of renewing salary and transferring employment for 18 months and not being terminated.
In addition, the first appointment also enjoys two special benefits.
First, long-term sailors can introduce an adult family member to get a special family contract without the examination.
The annual salary of a family contract is only 12 pounds, but as a land position, the chamber of commerce will provide contractors with medium and low-level food and accommodation, relatively fixed get off work hours, one day off per week, and a three-year service period, and a maximum of fifteen-day free annual leave.
These treatments have created a stable source of income that focuses on the family, ensuring that even if the long-term sailor dies, his family can survive under the care of the Chamber of Commerce while providing pensions.
Secondly, long-term sailors can recommend a minor family member to receive free education from the Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber of Commerce has its own employee school in Southampton, and Kingston employee school is also being steadily established.
This is a junior college skill school with two years of class and the teaching content includes theology, mathematics, sales, accounting, reception, administration, etc. Women also need to learn dance, fashion and makeup, while men need to receive training in fighting, boat training and carpentry.
In addition, long-term employees can also recommend students to enroll at their own expense, no longer limited to direct family members. However, the school's full tuition fee is as high as 30 pounds. Unless you receive a full scholarship as the first in the subject, most employees' families still cannot afford this expensive educational expense.
Guarantee, education, and Lorraine used these two benefits to draw a big pie for outstanding employees loyal to the Chamber of Commerce, so that they no longer live in fear and began to be qualified to fantasize a stable and high-quality life on the ground.
What's more, the sailor's long appointment is much more than the first appointment.
Employees who have been performing their contract for five years or who have been recommended by the branch director or above during the performance process can obtain a lifetime renewal opportunity.
The contract renewal will no longer be stipulated, and will last until the age of fifty for men and forty-five for women.
During the performance period, the employee's guaranteed annual salary will be increased to 80 pounds, and the family contract will be increased to a long-term contract. At the same time, all direct family minors are allowed to receive free education.
After the renewal period expires, the Chamber of Commerce also prepares the most special re-employment contract for talents with special talents or special respect.
A guaranteed annual salary of 200 pounds, full medical and funeral guarantee, as long as it is loyal and useful to the Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber of Commerce is willing to make employees rich for a lifetime until they die.
With this three-public joint cooperation between the two parties, Lorraine successfully built the Drake Chamber of Commerce into the choice with the strongest centripetal force and the most favored by outstanding sailors among medium-sized chambers of commerce.
It’s not that he has considered the possibility of other chambers of commerce following the trend.
However, most of the truly top-level chambers of commerce have their own talent training systems, and few chambers of commerce with sufficient funds in the same level. The speed of information dissemination in this era is even more incomparable to later generations...
The contract has been launched for more than a year, and Drake is still a unique existence in the talent market.
Perhaps... this is the process of those top chambers of commerce establishing talent training systems?
Lorraine didn't know.
He only knew that even if he did not propose plans that would put huge pressure on the Chamber of Commerce's finances, even if the Chamber of Commerce actually signed less than 300 initial contracts and less than 20 renewals, he successfully won people's hearts.
Especially after the establishment of the Caribbean Score, the first group of long-term sailors represented by Leonard's father came ashore and were reused, and there was no problem of morale or willingness on his ship again.
The sailors supported him without any concealment and cooperated with him. Whether they were involved in smuggling activities with a treason or accepting extremely difficult combat missions, the sailors happily accepted the continuous battle day and night, and tried their best to contribute their strength to Lorraine's will.
Obviously, their cooperative relationship has been solidified, with money as a medium and ending with emotion.
Lorraine knew that he had the hope of countless sailors to settle down and build a career. He had no obligation to these expectations, but in the process of his success, he would definitely fulfill the expectations of countless people.
Just like the savior...
In the direction of the stern, the smoke columns floating on the sunken slave ship are fading.
In the direction of the bow of the ship, the sound of cannons rumbled. The blockade of the first and fifth channels had begun. In the fourth channel of the decisive battle, the huge Andes had already rushed out of the islands and reefs.
The time is just right...
Lorraine glanced at the battle flag floating on the mast tip. The main mast in the middle was the bright rice-shaped flag representing the background of the navy, the first mast was the pansy of the chamber of commerce representing the employment status, and the rear mast was the red and white guardian of St. George, representing the motherland of the Golden Deer.
The hint is obvious enough.
Compared with badgers and wasps who are prone to fighting to the death, armed merchant ships that generally lack the will and combat level are obviously more suitable for the sacrifice of flags.
For victory, come and sink me...
Lorraine looked at the gradually approaching Andes and her mind magically escaped from the state of combat.
What should we do next? Guide sailors to form a crew union?
Trade unions are inevitable products after the treatment of employees has developed to a certain level, because negotiations with capitalists are becoming increasingly difficult, and natural weak water gestures must be united to jointly pursue collective demands.
Lorraine covered her mouth and fell into deep thought.
"Since the emergence of trade unions has a historical necessity, I will guide the establishment of a lot of benefits, such as facilitating the leadership of trade unions, designing an electoral system that is favorable to capital, and allowing trade unions to deteriorate early...what else?"
Amid the murmuring, the decisive battle is about to begin...
Chapter completed!