In the eyes of workers, their bosses were slave owners who had enslaved themselves, but in Li Junwei's eyes, those were the heroes who had followed him to expedition to the west and expand territory for the empire. If they were in other dynasties, these people would have to live with the country, but because of the reform of the foreign vassal state, they lost their slaves and power.

But this does not mean that Li Junwei is incompatible with the working class. In fact, moderates like Baghel are welcomed by the empire. The imperial government is willing to see workers unite to fight with capitalists, which not only safeguards their own interests but also suppresses the growing bourgeoisie in the country. However, the empire cannot accept the acts of radicals in the trade union that threaten the imperial rule.

Therefore, Li Junwei purchased a lot of bicycles and gave them to Bagher. As a confirmation of his work, in fact, it is not just bicycles. Xijin will also send some containers, including pens, watches, and lanterns, which are all favored by the working class of the Empire. These gifts will be stamped or metal labeled, which are given by Prince Yu of the Empire.

It is a gift rather than a gift. One word can reflect Li Junwei's attitude towards these people.

The two were chatting, and there was a riotous sound outside. Li Junwei stood up and saw that in the garden of the Office of the Ministers stationed in Xinjiang, several attendants were carrying guns and bayonets, chasing a man in a blue uniform, and soon pressing the man to the ground.

"That's...that's Qiansheng." Bagel exclaimed.

"You know?"

"It's Mr. Fu's student, my writing secretary." Bagel said.

"Come, bring that child up." Li Junwei ordered the attendant.

Soon, the young man was escorted up, his arm was tied behind him. When he got closer, he was indeed Bagher's written secretary, Chen Qiansheng.

"What's going on?" Li Junwei asked.

The attendant said, "Prince, just now, more than a dozen people went to the office compound to make trouble and said that we would let Mr. Bagel go. We told them that Mr. Bagel is here and is talking to you, so I ignored them. They pretended to leave and actually monitored the grocery store in front of the main entrance and the stall at the back door. Bei Yi did not provoke them, but just arranged for people to watch and not cause any trouble. But unexpectedly, this kid came over the wall and was caught by us."

"Is what he said true?" Li Junwei asked Chen Qiansheng.

Chen Qiansheng looked anxious and pointed at Li Junwei and Bagel. He said nothing but said nothing normal. Li Junwei asked Bagel: "Is he a mute?"

"No." Bagel went over and asked questions repeatedly, but Chen Qiansheng couldn't say anything decent. The attendant smiled and said, "This guy was full of silence. Bei Zhi was afraid that he would hit the prince, so he removed his chin."

Li Junwei glared at the attendant, and soon Chen Qiansheng's chin was loaded, and he said, "Mr. Bagel, we are all worried about you and think you have been taken away by the Security Bureau."

It turned out that Bagher came here because Li Junwei sent someone to invite him. Because it was a private meeting, Li Junwei didn't want people to know, so he only invited Bagher. The people in the United Trade Union Building saw a carriage without a license parked at the back door. Bagher got on the carriage with two men in black, and the two men in black seemed to be carrying weapons. He immediately imagined the plot of the secret arrest of the Security Bureau, and Chen Qiansheng even tracked the office.

So, more than a dozen people came to ask for people, but the people from the office blocked the situation and refused to let them in. In the end, Chen Gansheng jumped into the wall to search, but was caught.

"Unlock the rope and go out." Li Junwei waved his hand and signaled the attendants to go out.

The rope was untied, but the attendant stayed. Bagher explained to Chen Gansheng: "This is His Highness, His Highness, Mr. Fu and I are invited to come. You all misunderstood."

Chen Gansheng nodded slightly and said to Li Junwei: "Hello, Mr. Li, I'm sorry, it's my junior Meng Lang."

As soon as he said this, the attendant looked resentful, because this guy actually called King Yu as a gentleman, but the attendant did not have any attacks, because it was reasonable.

According to the "Noble Law" revised several times by the Empire, there is nothing wrong with Chen Gansheng's title. Any civil servant who faces aristocrats needs to call him positions, and there is no title. However, the civilians in the Empire do not have this regulation, but they are only required to respect the nobles, and cannot call him directly, and they cannot be humiliated.

Because of this problem, aristocrats have fought lawsuits with civilians. In the empire, humiliating nobles is more than humiliating civilians. There are quarrels among civilians, and if they commit insults, apologize, and fines are fined. However, the fines for civilians to insult nobles must not only be at the highest standard, but may also be detained for several days.

The difference is that the status of a noble who was humiliated. If he was a hero, he had to be detained. For example, the first generation of nobles were all titles obtained by fighting on the battlefield. There were also Pei Yuanqi, who was a second generation of nobles, but he was also a hero of the imperial state. Only those nobles who had no public office and had no military service were insulted, and those who were insulted would generally not be detained.

Although Chen Gansheng is Bagher's written secretary, the United Trade Union is not the administrative system of the empire. The trade union is a special organization. It is recognized by the empire as legal, not a profit-making organization, but it is not considered a public office.

"Chen Gansheng, you don't know that when your master Liye sees me, he also wants to call him Your Highness." Li Junwei said with a smile.

Chen Gansheng did not change his words, but just lowered his head and stopped talking.

Li Junwei kept Bagher for dinner. The two were old acquaintances and had fun. In the evening, they arranged for a carriage and horse to take them back.

Back at the union building, Bagher saw that everyone had not left and was worried about his safety, and immediately said, "It's okay, I just went to meet an old friend and nothing happened."

"Your old friend won't arrange for you to do anything, right?" someone in the crowd said sarcastically.

"Just chatting for a few words." Bagel said dismissively.

After the crowd dispersed, Chen Gansheng accompanied Bagher to deal with some things, and the two walked home together. Chen Gansheng's parents were the first immigrants in Xijin. His father worked in a textile factory. He lost his security after being disabled. He was angry to death while asking for an explanation. His mother also died early. Chen Gansheng, at the age of thirteen, made a living and went to Xijin University of Technology through night school. During that period, Fu Liye came to Xijin from Shenjing to study, and Chen Gan became his student.

It was also during that period that Bagher and Fu Liye met, and the two fell in love with each other at first sight.

"Sir, is that really King Yu?"

"Why, do you think it doesn't look like it?" Bagel asked.

Chen Gansheng nodded: "Yes, it's different from what I imagined."

"The imperial nobles you imagine should wear gold and silver, eat and use fine food, behave in a decent day by day, and live a very luxurious life, right?" Bagel said.

Chen Gansheng hesitated a little but nodded: "You are right. Most of the imperial nobles are like that. Of course, there are exceptions, and the royal family is the exception. I have come into contact with the emperor and King Yu. Although their lives are not simple, they are by no means luxurious. They are just a little particular. Maybe some small nobles and rich people's lives are wasteful than them. Of course, I am talking about daily life. They are still very luxurious in diplomacy or other formal occasions."

"Why?" Chen Gansheng couldn't believe it.

Bagher thought for a while: "It should be a royal tradition. Only by understanding the people can we rule the people."

"What I didn't expect was that when talking about our work and the movement of workers, you can chat for so long." Chen Gansheng said.

"This is even simpler. The royal family needs us to balance the power of the bourgeoisie and we must use them to fight for legitimate rights and interests. However, we are essentially opposite, but the contradiction has not intensified to that level." Bagher said to Chen Gansheng earnestly.

"Sir, I mean, the royal family can cooperate, right?" Chen Gansheng asked.

Bagher shook his head: "I can't be sure anymore. I thought so in the past, but now, I think this is not so good for our career. Perhaps your teacher is right. Our current job is to explore in the darkness and do whatever we encounter. The world needs a light to guide us.

The reason I appeared in front of King Yu is because I am a moderate and established party, but is this really good for our career?"

In the past decade, the union led by Bagel has indeed won the right rights and interests he deserves, but this is completely different from what he wants. The cause he advocated and dedicated to was to create a fair and reasonable society without exploitation. But the facts are getting further and further away from what he thought.

For example, the group of people who were as passionate as him were now the leadership of the union and were also managers in the factory where they were located. Their enterprising spirit was getting weaker and weaker. Bagel felt that most of the people around him hated not exploitation, but hated being exploited. When they entered the upper class, progressiveness would gradually disappear.

Moreover, most people are easily satisfied. Their pursuit is not to be exempt from exploitation, but to reduce exploitation. The imperial government has taken advantage of this mentality to continuously strengthen the welfare of workers. The legal working hours range from no regulations to twelve hours, eleven hours, ten hours, and nine hours, from overtime without overtime pay to overtime pay, twice as much overtime pay, as long as the benefits are increased, the workers will be satisfied.

Some people also use trade unions to seek improper benefits. For example, a big news appeared last year, which seriously undermined the workers' movement and seriously reduced the people's perception of trade unions.

That is, the Shenjing Silk Weaving Industry Union was banned. In the past decade, this union has used imperial laws to completely monopolize the workers in the silk industry in the Yangtze River Delta region and demanded that each silk spinning mill increase its salary or benefits, otherwise it would go on strike, resulting in the profits of the local silk spinning industry being greatly compressed and forced to raise sales prices.

The trade union also used the law to increase import tariffs on silk, which made the entire industry weak, and many companies went bankrupt, and made more than 20 million empires in the Yangtze River Delta afford the high prices of silk fabrics. It is really undesirable to harm the interests of the whole society because of one industry.

(This case refers to the American Auto Union)

Because of these factors, there are more and more establishment and moderates in the trade unions across the empire, which is beneficial to the empire's rule, but in the long run, it is a loss for workers.

"I originally thought that the greatest strength of workers lies in unity. Now I realize that what we need is thought, faith, and the light. Without light, all unity is a castle in the air." Bagel said a little deflated.

"I think you talked with King Yu today quite well, why are you sentimental now?"

Bagher said: "Gansheng, an exploited person and an exploiter have a great conversation, is ironic. What is important is King Yu's satisfaction with our work. Who is King Yu, the ruler, the object of our struggle, and the enemy of our class. His satisfaction can only indicate that there is a problem with our work."

"Perhaps, we should be more proactive." Chen Gansheng said. There is indeed such a voice in the United Trade Union in Zhenbeicheng.

Bagher shook his head: "That's just a different way and it doesn't help solve the problem at all. What we want to fight for workers is legitimate rights and interests, so that they can get rewards for their efforts, rather than helping them revenge on their original enemies, nor is it challenging the laws of this country.

I said, what we need now is a light, direction, thought, and faith. I hope your teacher will find that light more."

In the office.

Chen Changhe returned to the office. After hearing the secretary talk about the day, he took the initiative to find Li Junwei and asked, "Your Highness, Mr. Bagel hasn't hit you."

"What's the point of collision with me? You may not know that I'm a person who can be open to everything." Li Junwei said.

"The bicycles you ordered, and the goods delivered from the train station were all given to Mr. Bagher?"

Li Junwei said: "Of course it's not him alone, but for the workers of the empire. Those diligent, serious, and law-abiding workers should receive the reward from the empire, right? And it's not just for Zhenbeicheng, but most of them are still for Wucheng."

Chen Changhe nodded gently. Just as the empire has attached importance to farming for thousands of years in the history of the empire, the empire now attaches importance to industry. Chen Changhe asked: "Where do you want to go tomorrow?"

"The weather is good these two days. Go to the suburbs to see the farm and take a look around. The light car is simple and don't make it too big." Li Junwei said.
Chapter completed!