Chapter 458: 461. Chapter 454: Casual Laborers, Commissioner, and a Vain Beating

461. Chapter 454: Casual Laborers, Commissioner, and a Vain Beating

Ten minutes later, the manager of the pier management company drove over.

The pier is very large, and if you walk, it might take twenty minutes or so.

There was an awkward look on his face. After getting out of the car, he took the initiative to walk over and shake hands with the general manager, "I came over to see what exactly happened."

The general manager of the Liji Group looked behind him, his emotions clearly fluctuating as he raised his hands, "Where are the workers?"

"Our goods are waiting to be loaded onto the ship, can we let them load these things onto the ship first before we discuss these?"

These orders also have liquidated damages. The compensation ratio for liquidated damages is not large, many are 50%, but this kind is just needing to pay money!

The embarrassment on the manager's face did not diminish, "I tried, but failed."

The general manager's expression became even more wrong, "What do you mean?"

"I don't know how to say it!", the pier management company manager's gaze was a bit chaotic, constantly looking at the things around him, "They said... they refuse to provide services for all of Liji Group's businesses because you look down on them."

"They said that working here makes them feel insulted in terms of personality, and they refuse to continue working for you, even if we deduct their wages."

"Fuck!", the general manager cursed, "I didn't look down on them, and you have to help me handle these things, we have signed a contract!"

Renting a warehouse at the pier and using the workers of the pier management company, these all have formal contracts.

To be precise, after they rent the warehouse, the pier management company will provide corresponding labor to help them complete these tasks that require labor.

Listening to the offensive vocabulary in the other party's mouth, the manager of the pier management company was not so polite either, "We have signed a contract, but it doesn't say you can insult our workers!"

"If you think we breached the contract, you can sue us!"

This trick, which the Liji Group most commonly uses to deal with things, was thrown in their faces at this time. The general manager took a deep breath and suppressed his temper.

What is most important now is to transport these goods out.

"Sorry, I was too nervous. Our goods have to be loaded onto the ship before 2:00 PM, but there is no one here who can provide us with help."

"I apologize for my inappropriate remarks just now, can you see if we can coordinate and solve it through some other methods?"

He hated his employees and the workers here to the bone, but he still had to pretend to be "it's my fault," his lungs were about to explode!

"Can you find those workers?"

"I will talk to them again, I can compensate them for some things, economically, or in other aspects."

The manager at the pier shook his head, "I accept your apology, but they said they won't see you."

Seeing that the other party is a big customer of the pier and will continue to cooperate in the future, he lowered his voice a little and reminded, "There are many casual laborers outside the pier, you can hire them to work for you."

"Anyway, it's just for one day, daily settlement is fine, one or two dollars per person, many of them are also very familiar with the work on the pier."

"One or two hundred dollars is enough for you to solve today's trouble."

"But don't tell anyone, this is what I told you!"

These casual laborers are actually the pier workers who lost their jobs before. Companies or individuals who rent warehouses at the pier or need other services can use the labor provided free of charge by the port according to the contract.

That is the pier workers wearing blue work clothes now.

You can also find a group of workers to work yourself, which is allowed. However, even if they find workers to work themselves, there will be no reduction in fees for the use of equipment, etc.

These are a whole set of service plans. Whether you use them or not, you have to pay.

The general manager nodded, said thank you, and watched the other party leave.

He looked back at the employees who already knew they had caused trouble and drove to the outside of the pier gate.

There has been a casual labor market outside the pier for a long time. In the past, there were mostly illegal immigrants here, squatting or standing together, listless.

When someone who looked like they were going to hire workers passed by here, they would stand up.

Seeing these bottom-level casual laborers who clearly exuded a strange smell coming over, the general manager who had just gotten out of the car almost shrank back in fright!

The obvious disgust in his eyes made those casual laborers know better than to get too close to him.

"I need some people who can do pier warehouse loading and unloading work, today's work must be finished today, two dollars."

He reported a little more money. In fact, some people would be willing to do it for one dollar, but for the sake of insurance, he gave an extra dollar.

Along with it, he added, "Strong ones, preferably those who have done this work."

In an instant, the crowd seemed to be boiling, and people kept raising their hands and squeezing over here!

He took two steps back and took a fancy to a bearded man, "You, have you done this before?"

The bearded man nodded repeatedly, "I used to be a worker at the pier, and I was also a worker representative."

This made the general manager feel a moment of confusion. Of course, he knew what a worker representative meant, but he also couldn't understand how a worker representative became a casual laborer.

But now he didn't have time to think about these things, he pointed to the bearded man and said, "Help me recruit one hundred workers, I need you to go to work immediately."

The bearded man's face was full of joy, and a considerable part of the crowd surrounding him sighed and began to leave actively.

The bearded man is the representative of local casual laborers. He has many friends. If he chooses, those immigrant casual laborers, illegal immigrant casual laborers, and refugee casual laborers looking for opportunities have no chance at all.

Looking at those who dispersed, the general manager vaguely realized something, but he didn't care.

What he needs is someone to solve his troubles, not to solve social contradictions.

Soon, a team of white people was selected. The bearded man's face was filled with a smile, but in his heart, he had a different taste.

"Boss, the people have been selected, I guarantee they are all the best guys at the pier!"

The general manager's mouth twitched slightly. Why are the best guys outside the pier, not inside the pier?

He didn't dwell on these, just nodded and said, "Then go to work."

"After you finish work, my employees will settle the wages for you!"

"I have some other things to do, he will take you to the pier."

The commissioner is coming soon, he has to prepare.

After he let the staff take these people away, he went to the station.

Liji Group has many cooperative relationships with various railway companies in the Federation. Large-scale agricultural products choose cargo ships in ocean shipping, which is beyond reproach.

Then on land, train transportation becomes their only choice.

It's not that cars don't work, it's just that with current technology, the carrying capacity of trucks is much worse than trains, and transportation costs are also higher.

The Federation's railways and trains are owned by private companies, and Liji Group is their big customer, so these railway companies provide a "symbol of honor" for Liji Group—

Exclusive passenger rest carriages, or even more high-end exclusive carriages!

Just like the carriage the commissioner is taking now, it comes from more than forty years ago, it is a very luxuriously decorated carriage, it doesn't look like sitting on a train at all!

Exquisite furniture, furnishings, as well as offices and lounges, to ensure that even on the train, distinguished guests can get a good rest and work space.

To have such an exclusive carriage, besides the three major agricultural product channel providers, only those resource companies have them.

They are also heavyweight customers of railway companies.

After the train stopped steadily in a large burst of steam, a gentleman wearing a formal suit and a wide-brimmed felt hat who looked very exquisite got off the train.

He looked to be in his thirties, about the same age as the general manager, but the other party was already a commissioner of the company.

"Commissioner, I am the person in charge here."

The commissioner nodded arrogantly, "I've heard of you..."

After seeing a smile on the general manager's face, he continued, "But not good words!"

"In one year, the company has dispatched two commissioners here. Honestly, I have doubts about your ability. I hope the board of directors has not been blinded by anything."

He didn't give the general manager any face. This kind of person is very common in the company. They all belong to the vested interest group that "does things according to the rules."

More colloquially, they care more about the system and abide by the system than anyone else, and because they strictly abide by it, they were selected by the company and became middle management.

Even if their relatives made mistakes in company work, such as parents, or brothers and sisters, they would not hesitate to fire them, pursue responsibility, and be completely righteous.

This is their work criterion. Perhaps in life they will have a little human touch, but at work, they are more like a machine than a person!

The general manager's smile froze on his face, and several staff members followed him off the carriage, "Where is the car?"

The commissioner asked, "Our time is very tight, forget about the socializing, just tell me what needs to be handled."

The general manager took a deep breath, he thought of the previous commissioner, and his end.

Suddenly, he had a little expectation, expecting this commissioner to anger Lanse, and then arrange an "accident" for him.

Soon they returned to the company. Out of bad taste, the general manager put the "car accident toy" that someone gave him in the office temporarily prepared for the commissioner, and it was in a very conspicuous place.

The commissioner saw the model at a glance, he looked back at the general manager, and then threw it into the trash can.

"Get out, I'm going to work."

The general manager who closed the door hadn't returned to his office yet, his secretary ran over, "Something happened at the pier again..."

The bearded man took the workers to the pier to start work. Qiangni immediately called Lanse, "The bearded man took people to help them work, should we interfere?"

The bearded man stood directly on the opposite side of Lanse during the strike. Later, he was directly fired by the management company. He also made trouble and was beaten, and finally chose to compromise with reality.

Some people went to the industrial zone to try their luck, but some people were still looking for work opportunities at the pier.

Although the work of temporary workers is unstable, it can barely maintain their lives.

The pier management company did not kill them all, and whether to hire them is the customer's own business, and they won't care.

Lanse is a generous person in many cases, but in some cases, he is not so generous!

He was actually very good to these workers and had been helping them fight for their rights, but when they discovered that there was a greater benefit in front of them, and the price was to abandon or even damage Lanse's interests, these people threw Lanse away.

Lanse couldn't be generous to these people, not to mention that this also involved the conflict between him and Liji Group.

"You don't have to worry, I will arrange for people to go."

He hung up the phone, "Let Ailun come over."

Hailamu, sitting on the sofa, walked to the door, "Ailun, come over!"

Not long after, Ailun came to the room.

He is easy to use, obedient, and flexible, and most importantly, reliable.

Lanse sat behind the table, his hands together, "Liji's people found a group of casual laborers to load and unload for them, but I don't want to see them load things onto the ship on time, do you understand what I mean?"

Ailun nodded, "I'll go handle it."

Lanse nodded slightly and kindly reminded him to bring more people.

After Ailun went out of the room, he came to the lounge and pointed to several team leaders, "Take people and sticks and go with me, and bring weapons too."

These team leaders were overjoyed, they ran to the back to call their people, and then followed Ailun to get weapons and set off for the port.

Everyone actually knew very well that Ailun was very likely to be promoted to a cadre, so even if everyone was a team leader, but... they still listened to Ailun very much.

Not only because he is popular, but also because his future is bright!

This time, thirty or forty people came, and these young people were wearing roughly the same uniform.

As the weather gradually turned cold, windbreakers could be worn on the body again, and the red armbands made them look a bit out of place with the dark and gloomy pier at this time.

Ailun pinched a cigarette with his thumb and index finger and walked toward the warehouse in big strides. This was what he learned from Lanse, and he thought it was very cool!

Seeing the warehouse appear in front of him, some workers not wearing work clothes were loading and unloading goods. He took a baseball bat from his hand and pointed at the group of people, "Hit!"

He rushed to the first position. If you want other young people to obey you, you can't shrink behind. He understands this truth.

He saw a somewhat familiar bearded man in the crowd, and regardless of whether the other party was the target they were looking for, he swung the bat and hit him.

For a time, there were screams and curses around the warehouse. Although these casual laborers were actively resisting, compared to these more professional young people holding baseball bats, they seemed to lack something.

In less than ten minutes, many casual laborers who were beaten to the ground lay outside the warehouse, and more casual laborers ran away in the chaos, watching from afar.

Ailun handed the baseball bat in his hand to the person beside him, and he carefully organized his windbreaker. This set of clothes was specially customized.

When he saw an obvious bloodstain on his clothes, his heart was aching!

He kicked the casual laborer who fell beside him, "Son of a bitch, fuck!"

In the distance, the police cars were coming from far to near. Many onlookers had already stood around the warehouse. A few minutes later, the police cars arrived here.

When the police who came to the scene saw the attire of these social personnel standing outside the warehouse, their originally cold and indifferent expressions became soft.

"What happened?"

Ailun threw away the cigarette and crushed it with the toe of his brown leather shoe. He walked over and said, "There was a little conflict, officer."

The police at the port branch received "wages" from the Lanse family. They knew Ailun, but it was not convenient to show that kind of familiarity now.

"I have to take you and your people back for questioning."

Ailun didn't resist, but raised his hands, "Do I need handcuffs?"

The officer shook his head, "Before we determine that you have indeed committed a crime, we will not handcuff you."

Ailun smiled and nodded, "Okay, can I drive my own car?"

"Of course!", the officer still didn't make things difficult for him.

He expressed his gratitude, and when he turned around, he swept a cold look at those guys who fell to the ground and walked toward his car.

Soon, their group and the police left together. The police asked if they needed to call an ambulance for those who were beaten and injured—the cost had to be paid by themselves.

As a result, everyone refused the ambulance service. They had to climb up from the ground themselves, then go to the branch to report and explain the situation.

Among them, the one who was beaten the worst was the bearded man, his face was covered in blood.

He looked at the direction where the police cars and those social vehicles left, and a trace of regret finally appeared in his heart.

A moment later, Branch Chief Du Ke called Lanse, "Lanse, can you not do this kind of thing in front of so many people next time?"

"It's hard for me to handle!"

Thirty-something people, catch or release?

If no one saw it, they would catch the victims, intimidate them, and then mediate, and the matter would be over.

But so many people saw it, which is not easy to operate. After all, there are too many witnesses, and there will always be some people with a sense of justice.

"Handle it however you handle it, I will ask someone to pay the bail, tell them, if they want to sue, then sue, we accept it all."

In the Federation, fighting is a very vague "case," which often needs to be resolved through litigation, and also requires "witnesses."

If there are no witnesses, the judiciary can only handle it 50-50. Perhaps the clearly offending party will be detained in the process, but Lanse will pay the bail, so in a sense, the bearded man and the others are equal to a vain beating!

Even if the judge sentences, this kind of minor injury is at most some restrictions on movement or community service and compensation.

But do they dare to ask Ailun for compensation?

No, they don't dare!

With Lanse's instruction, the next things were much easier. In less than ten minutes, Lawyer Luo Ben paid the bail.

The people who beat others went home immediately, while those who were beaten had to be investigated at the police station.

Perhaps, this is the most psychedelic scene of the federal judiciary...

It's my birthday today, there's another chapter later. ===== CHAPTER 459 =====