1855 United States Tycoon

While Grey Stone was receiving training at the Associated Press, Scrooge and Dorothea also discussed the Socialist International meeting in Paris.

"Unfortunately, the claims of the Federation of Trade Unions were rejected by them." Dorothea sighed and said, "In fact, some of the claims of the Federation of Trade Unions are quite good. They are better than armed struggle."

"If it weren't for criticizing this proposition, why would Engels create a new socialist international?" Scrooge said with a smile, "However, Engels' opposition may not be of much use. Because this kind of proposition really has him. Incomparable allure. Some of these propositions can be implemented in the unions of the United States, especially our unions."

The so-called trade unionism is a reformist trend of thought in the international labor movement. Named because it first appeared in the British Workers' Federation. They advocated limiting the labor movement to the scope of economic struggles, and put forward the slogan "Do a fair day of work, get a fair wage", and regarded increasing wages, reducing working hours and improving working conditions as the sole purpose of the labor movement; Class cooperation and social reform are opposed to the proletariat’s struggle to overthrow capitalism and violent revolutions. Only trade unions are allowed to fight for universal suffrage and labor legislation. They believe that this can benefit both labor and capital and achieve the goal of fundamentally improving the conditions of the working class. Legal negotiations to resolve the contradictions between labor and capital, using negotiation as the fundamental means of the struggle of the working class; supporting the colonial aggression and expansion policy of the domestic government, believing that maintaining the source of excess foreign profits can strive to improve the life of the working class.

Although viewed from the perspective of political economy, the proposition of trade unionism does not actually solve the fundamental problem, but it does have a lot of temptation for ordinary workers. If nothing else, if there is no violent revolution, the danger of death will be much smaller. Moreover, compared to a violent revolution that has not seen the prospects for a long time, a little improvement seems more practical and reliable. After all, from the uprising of the silk weavers in Lyon in 1831 to the uprising of the textile workers in Silesia in 1844, to the uprising of the Paris Commune, the proletarian uprising ended in brutal suppression. The workers are bloody, but victory is far away. Even after each such struggle, the economic and social status of the workers not only has no obvious Ascension, but it will even be more difficult for a while than before.

Although those who insist on armed revolution insist that without repeated uprisings, the exploitation of workers by the bourgeoisie will inevitably be more unscrupulous, and many of the benefits gained by the trade union through negotiations are also dependent on the proletarian revolution. It puts pressure on the bourgeoisie and forces them to make compromises.

This argument is certainly reasonable, but who is willing to be the victim of the "power of the proletarian revolution" so that other workers can benefit from it? Besides, although the improvement brought about by the trade unionist compromise is not much, it is a real improvement after all. Their route is both safe and effective, which is naturally attractive.

"What do you mean by some of the claims?" Dorothea asked.

"Of course it is'we and the workers are a community of mutually beneficial interests','The America nation must unite with the outside world to ensure that our products can be sold all over the world and bring continuous benefits to us and our workers'." Scrooge He replied, "I have collected all the theoretical works of the Federation of Trade Unions, and they can be used when needed in the future.

Of course, the ‘we and the workers are a community of mutual benefit’ and ‘we must unite with the outside world’ can now be propagated in our union. Over the years, we have slowed down the pace of expansion. Although the wages of workers have not dropped significantly, considering the impact of inflation, in fact, the wages of the factories and enterprises under our control have fallen to the average level of the United States. NS. The reason why the trade unions we controlled in the past were able to expel the influence of the trade unions that specialize in troubles from the enterprise was due to the influence of our better methods and other factors, but more importantly, at that time, the wages of our workers were And working conditions are better than other companies. Workers are naturally unwilling to lose the opportunity to work in our company. In this way, they themselves are not willing to confront us.

But the current situation is a little different. Compared with other companies, we have neither wages nor labor intensity advantages. Therefore, the influence of those troublemakers began to gradually penetrate into our enterprises. Of course, we have also stepped up our crackdown on this, but this kind of thing can only be suppressed and its effect is limited. The hard stick is certainly indispensable, but related deception of public opinion is also necessary. Ah, recently our Dena got a job in a left-wing newspaper in Paris and did a good job. Judging from the reports she wrote, Dena's understanding of these theories is better than that of Greystone. If it weren't for her talent in science and engineering, I would have wanted her and Greystone to change positions. "

"If I can, I hope so." Dorothea also said. After all, the big laboratory is the core of the family. Of course, if Greystone is able to take over this position, then the electrical part will definitely belong to him. After all, he is Scrooge's son.

"But Dena's character is really a bit harsh." Dorothea said again, "It's okay to let her take care of the laboratory, and other things will make many people feel uncomfortable. I really don't know about Carol and Catherine. How did you give birth to this girl? It doesn't look like the characters of their husband and wife at all. It's a bit like..."

"It's a bit like Morgan." Scrooge said with a grin. "This guy Morgan is like that. He speaks very sharply. Sometimes no matter how good things come out of his mouth, they will change the taste. Of course, It doesn't matter if Morgan is like this, because he has an unparalleled sense of smell for the capital market. But Dena has no such skills. On the contrary, Greystone has good interpersonal skills and can communicate with anyone, which is also a very important ability. I am. I hope that he can gradually cultivate his ability to coordinate various aspects of affairs, and in the future, the venture capital bank can be handed over to him."

With the gradual invisibility of the MacDonald Consortium’s equity control, the position of the McDonald Venture Capital Bank has become more and more important. So in a sense, the manager of the McDonald Venture Capital Bank can really be regarded as the true successor of the McDonald family.Scrooge's words clearly made Dorothea very happy. For a long time, Greystone did not stand out in comparison with his peers. Almost none of his homework, except sports, is better than Dena. Even compared with Donald, most of his homework is worse. Moreover, it may be that Dorothea spoils him too much, so this child has another obvious shortcoming, that is, the quality of will is not good enough. If there is a problem that cannot be solved, Dana and even Donald can study it without eating or sleeping (Dana is more because of hobbies, and Donald is more afraid of being laughed at by Big sis), but Grey Shi Dong would easily give up. He even plausibly said: "Dad taught us how much the scope of own power is and where the limit is." He even uses Donald as a negative example: "Look, Donald has studied for so long, it's best to pay It’s not that I can’t do it. It’s not that my father or the teacher has to explain to him before I understand it. Even after I have said it, it’s not as fast as I understand. Let me say, instead of spending time on this kind of difficult problem that can’t be done, It’s better to do something you can do."

I have to say that Greystone is more efficient than Donald in many cases, and most of the time, he is more rational than Donald when making choices. But when he really needs to bear pressure, his pressure resistance is indeed inferior to Donald. Moreover, he is also much more playful than Donald, so Dorothea has been worried that Greystone will eventually fall behind Donald. She knew that although Donald was just Scrooge's nephew, the second generation of the family was as important to the inheritance of the family as the first generation in a sense. In order to allow the family to gain a firm foothold, Scrooge did not favor Grey Stone too much when choosing his successor. Now that Scrooge has said this, it seems that he is still satisfied with Grey Stone overall.

"Donald is also good. It's just that he has a temperament. Sometimes he looks for the goal and he doesn't look back. Let him manage any aspect, his motivation is good, but to coordinate the overall situation, it may not be good. I can't think of it. In the event of an accident, I can live for a long time. When they really have to take on the family independently, there shouldn’t be any big problems in the family. Of course, if I suddenly get sick, I will go to see God. Then Donald will be in charge of the whole family." Scrooge said, "Ah, I don't know how Donald is at West Point now."

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When it was time to eat, Donald walked straight to the cafeteria along the path paved with white stone in the West Point Military Academy. His military uniform was straight, his shoes were polished sharply, and his eyes looked straight ahead. Let people know that this is a freshman recruit.

The rules of the West Point Military Academy have always been that the focus of first-year students is to obey orders, while the focus of second- and third-year learning is to issue orders. In order to train first-year rookies to obey orders, they have laid down various messy rules for these rookies. For example, they used white stone strips to pave a narrow path on the roads on campus, stipulating that first-year students can only walk on the white stone strips, and when walking, they must take a positive step. The first-year students must dress neatly and behave neatly at all times. There are many pickets in the school who are specifically responsible for finding these rookie's problems. If rookies have any problems, they will be reprimanded and punished, and they will be counted in this year's grades. In the first week after coming in, Donald saw that several guys with him were unlucky. Fortunately, Donald is careful enough that no one has caught anything yet.

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