The currency of the world fluctuated freely. According to the current foreign exchange rate, one Flagg could be exchanged for 2.2 Federation Sol. The hourly wage of 68 Flagg could be converted to about $1.50 an hour.
Ten hours would be 15 dollars. If one could work for a full month, there would be no shortage of work opportunities in a place full of opportunities and development. If all the merchants followed this rule, then a hardworking worker in the Amelia region would be able to earn about 450 dollars a month. This amount of money was twice the average income of the working class in the Federation.
In fact, the gap between the two countries could be seen through the wage level. Some people in the Federation did not think that the Federation was necessarily worse than the Gafra, but looking at the wage level, the gap was obvious. At least in the economic aspect, there was still a gap.
The mayor nodded slightly. He did not speak but waited for Lynch to continue.
Lynch smiled. "Then let's turn it around. Do you know how much a worker in Najalil is paid a day?"
The mayor shook his head. He had never been to Najalil. Before this diplomatic event, he did not know much about the country.
Lynch said a number that made the mayor's pupils dilate slightly. "One dollar, one Federation Sol. With one Federation Sol, you can hire a worker from Najalil to work for you for twelve hours. If you give them some delicious lunch and dinner, they will work even harder."
"If we hire 10,000 workers from Najalil to work in the Amelia region, we will pay about 400,000 to 500,000 a month in wages and expenses, but we will earn at least 4,000,000. After deducting some of the expenses and additional expenses, we will have a net profit of about 3,500,000."
There was no change in Lin Qi's tone, but the mayor could still feel the hidden temptation. He might have heard it wrong, but he was tempted.
"Najalil has a population of 200 million. If we get these people out, we can earn 80 billion a month …"
Phew …
The mayor puffed up his chest, and his breathing became heavy and rapid. Eighty billion!
Although he knew that this was only an ideal situation and that it was absolutely impossible in reality, he was still shocked by this impossible number because in theory, Lynch's words did not have too many loopholes.
Actually, it could not be said that there were no loopholes. At the very least, the Amelia region did not need so many people to work. They only needed a part of it.
However, Amelia wasn't the only place in the world with markets and jobs. There were also jobs in other places.
About a minute later, the mayor finally calmed down and began to ask questions. "Since there is such a market, if we can do it, others can do it too!"
Lynch smiled and took out the golden Ke Lev that Mr. Vaudric had given him.
This kind of consumable could not be used up in one go. Any high-end Kaleve would have its own independent reusable outer packaging, and this one also had one.
Looking at the pale golden coat, the mayor found Lynch more and more pleasing to the eye.
The intoxicating fragrance made the mayor drool. Lynch magically took out another one and gave it to him. "This is Mr. Vaudric's private supply. I shamelessly asked him for it."
The mayor wanted to refuse, but he still took it. Sometimes, the value of such a pure-colored Ke Lev was not how much it was worth, but what kind of social class the person who sucked it could reach.
The mayor was not a graduate of the League of the Holy Peace, nor was he a member of the League of the Holy Peace. He needed this little cutie more than anyone else.
After tasting the top-notch Ke Lev, the mayor praised Mr. Vaudric from thousands of kilometers away, and they returned to the topic at hand.
"You are right. If we can do it, others can do it too. And this is precisely why we are promoting the establishment of diplomatic relations with Najalil, even at the risk of war …" Lynch took a breath and exhaled with some enjoyment. "… One of them!"
"As long as we can defeat the Royal Navy of Gaffra in a naval battle, no one will touch our cake."
After hearing this, the mayor sighed. Before this, he had never thought that there would be such a layer. This also showed that there were still many things that he did not know. This made him soften his tone and attitude even more.
"Then how do we solve the problem of public opinion? The sale and use of slaves is already illegal all over the world, even in Gaffra."
Most of the time, people thought that a monarchy must be backward and feudal, and there were all kinds of ugly and dark phenomena. But in fact, this was not the case. Although Guevra was a monarchy, it was not backward.
On the issue of slaves, Gaffra stood with the world, spontaneously resisting the capture, sale, and use of slaves.
"As I said, this is a labor export …" Lynch's posture was very relaxed. "We will recruit workers in the name of a labor service company from Najalil, and the rulers of Najalil will help us because they will have shares in our labor service company …"
At this point, the mayor basically did not have much of a problem, but he did not interrupt Lynch. This was the most basic courtesy.
"We promise to send these locals to work abroad. In addition to the high wages they will get, a part of the money will be used to subsidize the government. At the same time, the ruling class will also benefit. No one will object."
"As for slaves, that's even more nonsense. Everyone is free and has their own independent will. If they don't want to do it, they can go back or leave at any time. We are not evil slave merchants, we are just merchants."
The mayor nodded noncommittally. "Then how do we support our businesses and people here?"
His tone began to sound like he was asking for advice. "If we only make money ourselves, I believe that no matter who it is, no one will share their money with others for no reason. You won't either, right?"
"Of course, this is what I'm going to say next. Use the workers of Najalil to support the workers of the Federation."
In Lynch's plan, simply exporting the labor force of Najalil was not a long-term development plan because these laborers could only do the simplest and most basic physical work.
They were not well-educated, had not been exposed to some new production methods, and did not know how to use machinery to help reduce some of the necessary production burdens.
But the workers of the Federation knew how to use machinery and advanced production methods. The existence of the Federation's skilled workers could allow these Najalil workers to create more value.
Two Najalil workers could support one Federation worker. The entire city of Saibin had a population of less than 300,000, and only 30,000 to 50,000 people really needed to work. These people could easily be drowned in the countless Najalil labor force.
In addition to technical guidance abroad, a part of the Najalil labor force could also be imported to help restore the competitiveness of the Federation's factories.
Lower labor remuneration meant that more costs were cut, more profit margin was released, and the products became more competitive.
Many foreign products were now being dumped into the Federation, destroying the lifeline of the Federation's local factories.
But as long as the cost and price were reduced, it was easy to beat these foreign products. At least, there was a part of the cost that could not be saved, and that was the freight.
This was also the advantage of local enterprises. The products they produced could be sold directly on the shelves. After reducing the cost of labor, which was the biggest cost, less freight, lower prices, and moderate profits, some enterprises could easily be revived.
At that time, it would not be the foreign countries dumping their products into the Federation, but the Federation's products being dumped abroad.
This was also the most special thing about the light industry and processing industry – the wages of the workers accounted for a large part of the profits, and it could not be saved.
Once the labor cost could be reduced, the light industry and processing industry would erupt into a terrible boom.
Listening to Lynch's detailed plan, the mayor thought that it was definitely not something that could be thought out overnight. Lynch must have a comprehensive plan long ago, and even promoting the establishment of diplomatic relations with Najalil was his plan to realize his own plan.
This was not impossible. Before Lynch went to Najalil, did anyone mention this?
No, this was all the work of this young man.
The mayor hid his surprise and horror well. He put out the cigarette in his hand and put it back into his silver chimney. He looked at Lin Qi and asked, "What can I do?" "Yes, Lin Qi," Lin Qi said.
"Guide!"
Lynch said with certainty. "When conditions allow, people may not dare to be the first to step out of the country. We have to encourage people to do so."
"At the same time, we also have to let people accept a concept, from small workshops to small factories!"
As Lynch gradually spread the small workshop system in Saibin, some families rented Lynch's sewing machines and borrowed money from Lynch to buy raw materials and start production.
Every time they produced a designated product, they could get a reward ranging from ten to fifty cents.
At first, many people thought that this system would not work, and people were obviously not used to this production model. But the fact was that those who thought this system would not work were slapped in the face.
The family workshop model promoted by Lynch was very popular. Everyone knew how to calculate. As long as they were diligent, they could earn more money than before. So why wouldn't they do it?
Although the workers' union was collecting management fees and giving out orders, Lynch believed that one day, these small family workshops would kick the workers' union out of business.
The first step would be to hire Najalil's workers to produce for them!
A new wave of production against the trend was brewing!