Xu Yi and New Flyer had to bear the consequences of cooperating with other races, and it wasn't just the sensational effect.
It was different from the sensational advertising effect that would increase the fame of the Frestech Chamber of Commerce. There were many other effects that could easily cause damage to the Frestech Chamber of Commerce.
For example, one of the problems that had always plagued New Flyer was that there were too many other races employed by the company. Even though this gave the company a huge advantage that other companies couldn't compare to, it also greatly increased the difficulty of management.
Even among humans, there were different groups, not to mention that even their races were not the same.
This problem wasn't obvious when New Flyer wasn't particularly large, but now that New Flyer had more than three hundred magic machine factories of various types under its control, the total number of employees under its name had exceeded a shocking hundred thousand. Both human and other race employees had increased substantially, and this problem was becoming more and more serious by the day.
Of the hundred thousand employees of New Flyer, humans still made up the absolute majority. There were more than eighty thousand people in total.
As for the other races, there were more than eight thousand dwarves, fifteen thousand orcs, and only three thousand elves. Moreover, most of them weren't actually under New Flyer's jurisdiction.
Therefore, in terms of numbers, the human employees completely crushed the other race employees.
However, only a small portion of the elven employees were directly employed by New Flyer, so it was negligible. The dwarven employees, on the other hand, occupied a large number of skilled workers and even mechanical engineers due to their talent in forging and smelting. Their status was much higher than most human employees.
Because of Xu Yi's high standards for skills, these dwarven employees had always been given preferential treatment in New Flyer.
Even though the dwarves were honest and easy to get along with, this special treatment made many human employees feel that it was unfair and dissatisfied.
Dissatisfaction would naturally erupt after a long time.
Thus, when Xu Yi returned to the Principality of Constantine from the Kingdom of Ruhr, he unexpectedly encountered something unexpected.
There was actually a worker strike within New Flyer!
Listening to Kennard's report, Xu Yi's expression was very strange.
He wasn't angry. Instead, he felt that this matter was truly too absurd. It was completely unexpected.
He was treating his workers much better than any other company in Sines, yet they still wanted to go on strike?
It had to be known that before the New Flyer appeared, the highest salary the other companies could get was just a few gold coins.
After the appearance of the New Flyer, with the push of Xu Yi, the wages of the various companies in Banta City kept rising. Now it was close to twenty gold coins on average.
Such a month's income was almost equivalent to an entire year's income of a commoner family that had helped him in the past!
How could they still be dissatisfied?
Do they still want to go on strike in the name of better treatment?
Xu Yi wasn't really angry. He just felt that it was a bit inconceivable. He didn't even have the thought of being angry.
Before this, Xu Yi had never heard of any company's workers going on a large scale strike, they didn't even dare cause trouble.
This was because it wasn't easy to get a job in a company, so everyone cherished it.
But now, perhaps it was because the magic machine industry driven by the New Flyer had given people too many jobs, allowing them to easily obtain good jobs, so they didn't cherish it like before.
Even if they didn't work in the New Flyer, there were many other companies in the magic machine industry that needed large amounts of workers.
The workers that came out of the New Flyer were all skilled and had rich work experience. They also had the skills from the New Flyer, so they were very welcomed by other companies. These workers didn't need to worry about going back at all.
So when Xu Yi calmed down to think about it, he felt that this matter was inevitable and there was nothing to be surprised about.
In the end, people's greed would never be satisfied.
When there was a chance, people would choose better conditions, this was understandable.
And as the president of the New Flyer, it was meaningless to discuss morals and conscience in front of tens of thousands of people.
Xu Yi couldn't help but chuckle when he took a look at the manifesto that claimed to be the leader of the strike from Kennard's hands.
This declaration claimed that the human employees of the Chamber of Commerce would be treated at the same level as the other alien races in the Chamber of Commerce, and that the Chamber of Commerce would treat humans and other alien races fairly. It seemed reasonable and reasonable, but in fact, it was just greed.
"Kennard, how do you plan to deal with this?" Xu Yi suddenly asked.
Kennard knew that Xu Yi was using this opportunity to test him. He pondered for a moment and replied, "I originally planned to meet this worker leader and have a talk with him. We'll discuss the conditions.
If we can reach an agreement, then it's fine. If we can't reach an agreement, then we'll consider the next step. "
Xu Yi shook his head, "That's not good."
Kennard wasn't surprised and asked in return, "What's not good?"
"First, our company doesn't have enough production capacity. If we negotiate with these workers, it will definitely drag on and affect production."
"I can do my best to reduce the negotiation time."
"That's exactly what the workers want. We'll definitely be forced to agree to some unreasonable conditions.
But if we don't agree, we can't afford to drag it out more than the workers, "Xu Yi said.
"Secondly, if there's a first negotiation with the workers, there will be a second. It'll only get harder and harder to deal with in the future."
"Then, Sir President, you don't want to negotiate with the workers?
But we can't afford to drag it out … "Kennard frowned.
Xu Yi knew very well that with Kennard's ability, he definitely had a way to deal with it. But his decision this time was completely different from Kennard's, so he directly rejected Kennard's plan.
"If we can't afford to drag it out, then let's not drag it out," Xu Yi looked at the declaration in his hand and smiled. He waved his hand and made a chopping gesture.
"All the workers who are participating in the strike are dismissed."
"Ah?" Kennard looked at Xu Yi in shock. He almost couldn't believe his ears.
"Sir … .Sir President, you … .there are more than eighteen thousand workers who are participating in the strike!
You want to dismiss them all?
Then our company's production won't just be affected, it might even be completely paralyzed!
If we do this, we will lose at least three million gold coins! "
Hearing the number three million gold coins, Xu Yi couldn't help but laugh.
"Hey, Kennard, you've actually considered this plan, right?
Otherwise, how could you come up with this number? "
Kennard was startled. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he said, "I just made an assessment out of caution. I never really thought of doing this."
Looking at the calm expression on Xu Yi's face, based on his many years of experience working with Xu Yi, Kennard judged that Xu Yi had clearly made up his mind.
But Xu Yi's method was too shocking. Even if Kennard never really opposed Xu Yi's decision, he still couldn't help but advise, "Sir President, I think … .we should be a little more careful, right?
We don't need to be so intense.
If you want to punish some of the workers who are participating in the strike as a warning to others, we can only target the workers who are leading the strike. Why do we need to target all the workers?
You have to know that many of the workers were simply bewitched to participate in the strike. They might not even know what they want to do. "
"They don't know what they want to do?" Xu Yi sneered.
"We're all adults, what kind of joke is this?
Okay, I've already made up my mind. We'll do this.
Kennard, you're the main person in charge of this. I'll leave the specifics to you. "
Kennard bitterly took the declaration from Xu Yi. He looked at the name of the worker leader and wanted to bite this guy to death.
Did this guy really think he was some sort of big shot?
He actually dares to anger the president!
Although the president rarely interfered with the internal affairs of the Chamber of Commerce in the past two years, he had absolute supreme authority in New Flyer. As long as he made a decision, even Kennard, the CEO, couldn't possibly oppose it.
However, at the thought of having to fire over 18,000 workers all at once, Kennard instantly felt an immense headache.
Seeing the pained expression on Kennard's face, Xu Yi revealed a faint smile. He patted Kennard's shoulder and pretended to comfort him.
"Okay, Kennard, don't worry, I'm not really angry.
I just think that it's better to deal with the pain quickly.
This strike reminded me that the various problems within the Chamber of Commerce have accumulated to a certain degree. We really do need a thorough reform.
The leader of the strike is right. The Chamber of Commerce has always treated different races differently. It's no wonder they feel it's unfair. "
Kennard frowned and thought for a bit before asking, "Then … … Sir President, what do you plan to do?"
"It's very simple. First, we'll kick out this group of people whose hearts have already flown away. Then, we'll reclassify the remaining employees.
Although we previously set some ranks between the Academy of Magic and the normal workers, it was very crude.
For example, the workers were ranked based on their years of service. This isn't fair.
Now I'm asking for a simultaneous evaluation of skills plus hours worked to separate the employees into different grades.
The better their skills, the longer they've worked for the Chamber of Commerce, the higher their rank, and the better the treatment they receive. "
Kennard thought for a bit before nodding, "I actually had this idea a long time ago. It's just that the Chamber of Commerce has been developing too quickly and the number of employees has been increasing too quickly. I haven't had the time to make a reform."
"That's why I said that it's good to take this opportunity to make a large-scale reform." Xu Yi smiled.
"If it wasn't for this, we wouldn't have had an excuse to make such a large-scale reform.
Didn't those workers say that the treatment of the dwarves is too good and unfair?
That's good. If you want to receive the same treatment as the dwarves, then you have to work as hard as the dwarves.
If you don't like it, then it's very simple. Just leave our New Flyer.
But if you want to come back after leaving … … Hehe, you'll have to start from scratch. "
Seeing Xu Yi's gloating smile, Kennard shook his head slightly.
The president kept saying that he wasn't angry, but from his expression, it was clear that he was angry.