Chapter 17: Labor Protection Act

The nobles were in action, and the capitalists were naturally not idle. They have always been reformists, and now they have suddenly changed roles. Many people are very uncomfortable.
A banquet is being held in a manor in Vienna. Most of the participants are Austrian capitalists, and of course there are a lot of experts and scholars.
"Mr. Veriz, the current public opinion is very unfavorable to us. Many people are attacking us for profit. If we don't take action, the enemy's conspiracy will be realized!"
"Yeah, they always stand and talk without back pain, without considering the actual situation. Now the competition is so fierce, our profits are already very thin!"
"That is, we have such a small profit, and the market is ever-changing. Maybe if we make money today, we will lose money tomorrow, and we will continue to invest in expanding production. It will be good to support the workers!
Where else is there money to improve their treatment, and if there is a labor protection law that gives all the benefits to the workers, wouldn't we just do it for nothing?
Who will invest in industry then? This group of nobles, lying down every day to make money, think about these crooked ways! "
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The respected Veriz said, "Well, sir, we are all clear about these issues. At this time we must unite and let the enemy see our strength!
Labor protection law is absolutely impossible. Once there is a first time, there will be a second time. If we give in, the enemy will press harder.
The nobles wanted to hang us, they didn't have the courage to start directly, so they came up with a gloomy idea.
Don't look at it. The current labor protection law only requires us to make a small concession, but once the enemy's ambitions succeed, they will continue to encourage the workers to oppose us.
Finally, using high labor costs, let us go downhill, so as to ensure that their high position is not shaken! "
"Mr. Veriz, what should we do now? To know that the government is controlled by the aristocracy, many of us may have used their influence to lobby the government, but it is still not optimistic!"
Verris sneered and said, "Mr. Trios, you're right. Nobles control the government. How could our complaint work?
Why did the aristocracy propose the Labor Protection Law, and did they really have an overflow of love? If so, why don't they liberate serfs? "
Right, why did the nobility suddenly become kind?
Everyone is an old fox. This question is clear at a glance. In a short period of time, everyone came up with several reasons.
For example: everyone's attention is diverted and the focus of reform is on the welfare of workers; or the aristocracy's revenge on the bourgeoisie for abolishing serfdom ...
"Mr. Veriz means, shall we continue to do us?" Trios asked uncertainly.
Veriz said indignantly: "Yes, we can't be led by the enemy with their noses. The main purpose of the aristocracy's" Labour Protection Law "is to make us compromise.
But can we give in?
One step back is the abyss!
Now our most important thing is to expose the enemy's wolf ambition and draw more people to our side to win the final victory! "
"But Mr. Veriz, the enemy suddenly hit us and caught us by surprise. Now public opinion is very bad for us. Many neutrals fall to them on this issue!" Han asked with a frown.
Veriz's face changed, and he knew that he was not convincing as a leader. Ham was one of his challenges. On the surface, his questioning was no problem, but secretly murderous.
"Mr. Ham, I think such a simple matter is not a problem for everyone at all. Is it not easy to convince them?
Buying out some of them, letting them speak for us, kill the die-hards and marry the secret police, this is not the first time for us to do such a thing! "
Black and white are no longer important, and public opinion can be manipulated. Everyone is fighting for the benefit. The capitalists do not want to give up the benefits they already have, even if the government uses other methods to make concessions.
It is the nature of the capitalists to only want to obtain, but not to give. They may be weak elsewhere. Once it involves their own interests, they can also erupt twelve points of fighting power.
Now that Veris has made things clear, everyone's gentlemanliness can be eliminated, and Austria will soon feel what the capitalist's mouth is.
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The fighting power of the capitalists is strong, at least in terms of their influence on public opinion, which is much stronger than that of the aristocracy. If there were no books and newspapers inspection system to pull the biases, public opinion has now been reversed.
Looking at the information in his hands, Franz was too lazy to confuse himself. In this wave of fighting, the conservative aristocracy could not help the wall.
It was the students who flickered the capitalists first. The University of Vienna was the first to be captured. Many people think that this is a scam compiled by the government.
Really think, or falsely think, this Franz does not know, anyway he knows that many people have been bought by the capitalists.
Franz commanded: "Tyron, hint to Archduke Louis that they should discover the conspiracy of the bourgeoisie and work out the Labor Protection Act as soon as possible!"
The best way now is to take advantage of the counterattacks of the capitalists to create the established facts.
Franz was too lazy to participate in the specific content of the Labor Protection Law. He knew that now the nobles wanted to avenge the bourgeoisie, so the provisions of this law would be very unfavorable to the capitalists.
Franz was too lazy to manage the connection between the intelligence organization and the nobles, and he had to admit that he had overestimated the rotten nobles.
Anyway, they also controlled the government, and a piece of bill, under the influence of the bourgeoisie, had not been implemented for months.
Time passed quickly, and after months of controversy and bullshit, on November 21, 1847, history finally opened a new page, and the Austrian Empire ’s first Labor Protection Law was shocked.
The labor protection law states:
1. From March 1, 1848, Austria began to implement the eight-hour work system. Workers can voluntarily choose whether or not to work overtime; (capitalists must not cut wages because of this, and must pay overtime for overtime)
2. Local governments will set minimum wage standards in the near future. Any factory operating in Austria must be implemented in accordance with regulations;
3. Implement the regulations on protection against work injuries, and the government will introduce specific measures in the near future;
4. It is forbidden to deduct wages and arrears of wages for no reason. Offenders will be paid more than ten times the compensation, and the industrial and commercial department will be fined according to the severity of the circumstances;
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