Chapter 557: Another Plan

"You said there were about a hundred troublemakers?" Philip said noncommittally, "If we deal with them all, can the factory still operate normally?"

"Uh..." Gore was a little stuck for a moment. He understood what the other party meant - if there were a hundred people willing to stand up, then there would probably be two hundred or three hundred people supporting them. Even if they were forced to work by threats, the factory would not be able to operate normally in the next few days.

This will take some time to calm down.

"Then we adopt differentiation measures?" He thought for a while and proposed a new idea, "The reason why that group of people want to control the shantytowns must be because many people are unwilling to make trouble with them. These people need food and wages. We may be able to use them to disintegrate the opponents from within."

"Well..." The manager nodded, "It's better than the previous method. If we can make them hostile to each other or even fight each other, the cloak of the troublemakers who are fighting for justice will be torn off a lot."

"I'll do it now!"

"Don't worry." Philip stopped him, "Although the first method is not smart enough, external pressure is also necessary. I will contact the managers of other factories now and transfer another group of people to you. Not to mention dispersing them, at least they can be guaranteed to dispel their impulse to bite back when they are desperate."

"Thank you, brother!" Gao Erxi said. As long as there are people in hand, the following things will obviously be much easier.

However, Philip's next words made him stunned.

"I'll give you six hours." The manager put down his teacup and said, "If you still can't get them to return to the factory by three o'clock in the afternoon, tell them about the negotiation and say that I will come to talk to them in person with the boss's authorization."

"This... absolutely not!" Gore hurriedly dissuaded, "Brother, you know how greedy those guys are. If we give in this step, what should we do if they make demands in the future? The employees can rebel if they want to, and we can't just fire them. How can I manage them in the future?"

"After today, the best intoxicating fruit will not be fresh anymore." Philip said lightly.

Gore opened his mouth, but couldn't speak for a long time.

In the final analysis, only the loss of profits is the boss's most concerned issue.

"Unless this matter can be nipped in the bud, once it breaks out, the factory will inevitably lose the initiative."

"But..."

"I know what you are worried about." Philip smiled, but his tone was like the cold wind, "Since we have lost the initiative, we have to plan our next move. You don't think that negotiation can help us understand this matter?"

Gore trembled all over, "Brother, do you mean..."

"Once the seeds in the heart are planted, it is difficult to eradicate them. The best way at this time is to replace all the soil." Philip stood up and patted him on the shoulder, "Don't worry, Mr. Azier will not allow himself to become a laughing stock in the eyes of his colleagues in Azure Castle."

...

"Sister Li, they ran away, they ran away!" On the other side, Momola happily grabbed Li's hand and shook it up and down, "Did you see how angry Gore was? His people can't beat us at all!"

The morale of the employees in the entire shantytown was also high. In the past, the supervisors always bullied them, but they didn't expect that one day they would be able to knock the supervisors to the ground.

Li stayed here mainly to prevent accidents. In case a spellcaster appears in the suppression party, she can at least create a chance for the leaders to escape.

Unexpectedly, this move greatly improved her reputation in the eyes of her co-workers. Momola has directly called Li a sister.

"Don't relax," the fox demon smiled and touched her head, "This is just the beginning."

"Yeah." Momola drooped her ears obediently and let her touch her, completely losing her initial alert look, "Whatever tricks they have, just use them, we will definitely be able to hold on to the end."

Li had more to think about.

According to the current comprehensive intelligence, although the big merchants represented by Azier are powerful and wealthy, the ruler of the city is still the Earl of Cleveland. Most of the main weapons of the West Pole, muskets and artillery, are in the hands of the nobles. Merchants can collect some guns sporadically, but they are not allowed to establish armed forces. That is to say, when armed conflicts break out, there will be no qualitative difference between the merchant overseers and shed workers. On the contrary, because there are a large number of half-beasts among the workers, cold weapon fighting is better.

The real trump card of the merchants is the hired air feelers.

If you want to counter this kind of power, the most reliable way in the long run is to train the workers' own air feelers. According to Jinxia's experience, the level of education can significantly increase the chance of air feeling, but now they can hardly make a living, so it is too difficult to let them study.

It is impossible for Xia Fan and his party to stay in the Azure Castle forever.

So in the short term, they have to rely on introducing other forces to curb the counterattack of the merchants.

As for how to do it specifically, Xia Fan has not yet come up with a safe method, so he can only let Li as a temporary trump card to mix in with the workers and take it one step at a time.

At noon, Las, who was responsible for monitoring the direction of the road, shouted, "There are people coming from the factory again!"

The workers guarding the entrances and exits of the shantytown immediately became alert.

Momola and Li climbed up a shed, tiptoed to the south, and saw a dark mass of people rushing towards the shantytown, more than ten times more than before!

Behind them, there were several horse-drawn carriages pulling large wooden barrels.

Li quickly found the trace of Gore in the crowd. What made her frown slightly was that there was a guy wearing a lavender robe beside Gore. Judging from the various patterns on the robe, this person is most likely a wizard from the West.

"One hundred and eighty people..." Momola's tone was a little solemn. This was already the same number of people they could pull out to fight against the factory. If the other party used the wizard to contain the main force of the transport team, and the rest of the people rushed into the shantytown from the side entrance, it would probably cause those who did not want to fight against the factory to flee. "Sister Li, if the horns can't stop the enemy's attack, can you help him?"

"Of course, this is also the purpose of my staying here."

However, the development of the situation did not develop as the two expected. Gore did not immediately order a fight with the transport team, but dispersed several carriages and stopped them at various intersections.

The wooden barrels on the car were actually filled with hot oatmeal porridge.

"Listen up, all of you—" At this time, Gore's voice, which was amplified several times, rolled over the shantytown like thunder, "I know that you were coerced by a few people and had to stand on the other side of the factory. Now, I will give you a chance to turn from darkness to light. If you take the initiative to leave the shack now, the factory will forgive you for your past mistakes!"