The children themselves had some problems. The Bailey Federation had a child protection law that prohibited the use of children under the age of 14. Children under the age of 18 were prohibited from engaging in work that involved heavy physical labor, including work that involved touching dangerous goods.
These paperboys were about 12 or 14 years old, and basically belonged to the illegal type of child labor.
In the past, they were sent to the masthead by the welfare institute to be "lodging". They were not adopted, but "lodging". They would leave the welfare institute when they were about 16 years old, so they needed to come into contact with society in advance and learn some skills to make a living.
Then the masthead would give the welfare institute some financial rewards. Many people knew about this, but no one was willing to expose these social problems.
When not exposed, the child labor users and the welfare institute could rely on each other to have a win-win situation. Although the children had a hard time, they were still laying the foundation for their future.
But once these things were exposed, the entire illegal child labor industry would stop. The first to fall would be the major welfare institutes. Once the welfare institute's finances went bankrupt, a large number of elderly and children would be left unattended. In the end, the local city hall would have to clean up the mess.
Sometimes, turning a blind eye to certain situations in society was not inaction, but the current method was already the best choice.
But Lynch was different from the masthead. People could tolerate the masthead using child labor, but they would not tolerate a "big capitalist" using child labor. This was probably because in the eyes of most people, the masthead was doing worse than the average person, and the capitalist's life was better than the average person's.
People instinctively pitied the group that was weaker than them, and at the same time hated the group that was stronger than them. In the past, they did not have any good way to do anything for themselves, but now they could at least speak up for so-called justice in the media.
Because of this, two problems arose.
The first problem was that he used child labor illegally. If no one reported him, he would not have any problems. But once someone reported him for using child labor illegally, he might face an extremely troublesome lawsuit. Such a lawsuit would not only take a long time, but it would also have a terrible negative effect on society.
There was no doubt that as he expanded faster and faster, more and more forces would focus their attention on him.
Some came from the spontaneous actions of the people, such as the reporters with a strong sense of justice.
Some came from the spying of their peers. In this world, no one wanted their peers to die more than their peers.
There were also some who came from various departments of the Federation government. He was already a person with a name, so there would be people who wanted to find some flaws in him.
The second problem was that these children did not have the qualifications to work, but they were very contradictory. If they really created profits, then how should Lynch pay their salaries?
If he gave the money to the children, he would be committing the crime of using child labor. If he didn't give it to them, he couldn't transfer the money to the children for no reason. Even if the account book was done perfectly, there might still be some problems.
Because the basis of the employment relationship itself was wrong and problematic. No matter how hard they tried to cover it up, they couldn't change the nature of this matter.
But if he adopted these children, it would be different. He could pay taxes for the children and then give the money to the children in the name of pocket money.
Even if someone came to accuse him of abusing child labor or to investigate, he would not be afraid.
He only let the 14-year-old children work, such as distributing leaflets or collecting information. This kind of work was allowed. The younger children could go back to school to learn something or simply do some logistics work. As long as they didn't show up in public, there would be no problem.
Combining many factors, he also needed a team of his own. Therefore, adopting these children was obviously a very cost-effective transaction. After three to five years, they could become his most important arms.
When he came out of the VIP room, Lynch glanced at Wood, who was sitting in the distance, with some surprise. He still had a deep impression of Wood. This was a very lucky young man. The people sitting on his side frequently raised their cards in today's auction, which brought him a great advantage.
If it weren't for the 200 seats on the newsboys' side, which obviously suppressed Richard and Wood in number, Wood would definitely be the first today, and the second would be Richard.
He had a good impression of Wood. This was a young man who could suffer losses. There were many middle-aged people and old people who could suffer losses, because they had long passed the age of being hot-blooded, but there were not many young people.
This was the age when they questioned authority and respected themselves, but Wood could calm down. Lynch felt that as long as he didn't mess around in the future, he would definitely become a role.
Seeing that he sat alone on the side and didn't seem to have any intention of participating, Lynch thought that he might be too inexperienced.
As the boss of these people, he had the obligation to make these people as happy as possible. So he picked up the microphone, pointed at Wood, and then took out a handful of money and waved it.
The swooshing sound produced by the waving of the banknotes attracted many people. He said with a faint smile, "The money in my hand belongs to whoever can make him relax for a while!"
The eyes of the girls who didn't have male companions suddenly lit up. The money in Lynch's hand was in denominations of 20 yuan, which was at least hundreds or thousands of yuan. It was much more than the business commission given to them by the company, and it was an "extra" personal income.
Immediately, the girls rushed over enthusiastically. Lynch sat on the chair beside the stage with a smile and looked at Wood with a smile. He was a little embarrassed and helpless to deal with those girls.
In less than a minute, with a sizzling sound, his sleeve was torn. After a short pause, the girls were no longer reserved. Soon, Lynch looked at Wood with a smile and shouted for help.
Finally, his voice gradually disappeared, and he was completely integrated into the whole environment.
When it was time to work hard, he worked hard, and when it was time to relax, he relaxed. He must have fun so that he could put all his energy into his work again.
After an hour or so, whether it was Lin Qi's men or the girls sent by the management company, all of them were lying on the ground in all directions.
Money, alcohol, and happiness, which were the most stimulating things for human beings, were in unlimited supply tonight. Except for Lynch, everyone was exhausted.
He asked the front desk to call the management company. Soon, people from the management company appeared at the scene. After Lin Qi paid the fees, the management company's staff put the girls on a cart and sent them out of the door in an orderly manner.
Such agencies were all over the Federation. They provided performance services instead of answering calls. As for what happened during the performance, it had nothing to do with the agency. It was all personal behavior.
Sometimes the law of the Federation was so ridiculous. On the one hand, it prohibited answering calls, and on the other hand, it allowed these people to take advantage of the loopholes in the law.
Looking at the boys lying on the ground, Lynch got up and left the small conference hall. The staff would wake them up at nine o 'clock tomorrow morning.
Standing outside the door, he took a last look at the ugly young people in the room and reached out to turn off the light. The light slowly disappeared in the gradually closing gap of the door.
Finally, the room was dark!