Shadow Empire

Chapter 99 Miscellaneous matters, house and sense of security

"Call me Lance."

Lance gave Debbie's hand a gentle squeeze, "Nice to meet you, too, ma'am."

Ms. Debbie had a good impression of Lance and then took the initiative to invite them to sit down, "What would you like to drink?"

Vaughn looked at Lance, and Lance smiled and said, "We just had coffee before we got here, so I don't need any, thank you. Where's Mr. Vaughn?"

"Vaughn!" Vaughn repeated, and he was very concerned about this. "Me neither, thank you!"

Ms. Debbie then sat down opposite them and started the conversation, "So what are you gentlemen here for?"

Vaughn looked at Lance, who took the initiative to say, "I have rented a piece of land next to the industrial zone and plan to open a garment factory, but I have never done this before, so I want to find some skilled workers."

She was very interested when she heard this. "How many jobs does this factory have?"

"About a hundred and fifty or so."

"Do you process supplied materials, or do you provide all the materials and labor yourself?"

"In other words, do you take orders and produce for others, or do you manufacture for yourself?"

"For myself." Lance added, "The situation at the dock is a little complicated. Vaughn and I discussed it to avoid some situations that neither of us want to see."

"So I was going to provide some identifiable clothing for some of the ... you know, illegal immigrants and immigrants."

"I want to use this method to warn them to be careful in their work and life, and also to facilitate management at the dock."

Vaughan continued: "Yes, we looked into it and we all thought it might work wonders."

Ms. Debbie was also a little interested after hearing this. "Specialized work clothes, very interesting, are they free?"

Lance nodded. "Denim or industrial fabrics are not expensive. I will bear this part of the cost. I hope to do something for people."

Ms. Debbie commented seriously, "Lofty ideals!" She paused, "Are you from the Federation?"

Although this is a free country, and although the air and water here are damn sweet, whether you are a native or an immigrant is particularly important to some people!

“Yes, I have a social security number.”

Ms. Debbie's smile became more natural and gentler. "I can provide you with... about twenty skilled workers, but I don't recommend you hire so many at once."

"In a small factory, you only need five to ten skilled workers. Divide the workers into groups and let them be team leaders to help other workers become familiar with their jobs."

"Their main job is to teach other workers how to do things, rather than being responsible for production."

She thought for a while and said, "If you do all the work and materials yourself, you will need at least one master tailor who can help you turn the cloth into 'parts' of clothing. This is a key process."

"Then there are at least three seamstresses, a senior sample maker, and a shaping and ironing worker, about... about ten people."

"Sorry!" She stood up and walked to the desk, then came back with a pen and paper and did a simple calculation. "The monthly salary expenditure for these people is about 900 yuan. Can you accept that?"

It’s damn expensive. The salary of ten people is equivalent to that of twenty-five ordinary workers. But this is the status of skilled workers in the federal and even the global industrial system!
Their quality can determine the quality of a factory's products and is the most critical link.

"no problem."

Ms. Debbie exhaled lightly. "It seems that we have solved the most troublesome problem. So do you plan to have workers at every position on the assembly line?"

"If your production volume is not large, we can reduce the number of sewing workers by two, so that we will have about 50 people in total."

Lance interrupted her at this time, "Ma'am, I will arrange about fifty ordinary workers. You know I have a lot of workers on hand."

"But I can offer thirty ordinary jobs to the AFL."

The main body of the labor union is skilled workers, but it does not mean that they do not care about ordinary people, nor do they play with ordinary people. They also have very close ties with ordinary people, but they will not show it on the surface.

Ms. Debbie nodded slightly. Although she couldn't get all the jobs arranged, thirty jobs were definitely not a small number.

"On behalf of the workers who are about to take up their posts, I would like to thank you for your help!"

Vaughan was also very satisfied with the trip. In fact, there is no shortage of jobs for skilled workers. If they don't insist on too high a salary and are willing to move around, they will definitely not be out of work.

What really attracted Debbie were the 30 ordinary worker positions, which did not require any skilled work experience, or even no experience. These positions were the ones that could bring influence.

Soon the two parties reached a cooperation agreement, and Ms. Debbie even provided Lance with several suppliers of fabrics.

The AFL-CIO has in-depth cooperation with factories in almost all industries, including selling their products. She suggested that Lance not buy new sewing tools, but directly buy second-hand or even third-hand ones, as long as they can be used.

These old machines are cheap, and he will consider replacing them with new ones when he has more ideas and plans in the future.

Ms. Debbie also said that if Lance was willing to take orders after completing his own production plan, she could help introduce some orders to him.

Vaughan hinted that such orders would require kickbacks, or a kind of "introduction fee."

Lance had no objection to this. Being able to get orders was a skill in itself. No matter how many orders Ms. Debbie could get, he would pay her according to the market price.

This also made Ms. Debbie very happy. After all, who would object to having extra income?

After discussing the general matters, Ms. Debbie gave Lance a simple investment calculation.

First of all, let's talk about the workers' wages. The general worker is paid 32 yuan and the subsidy is 3 yuan. Fifty workers plus skilled workers are paid 2,650 yuan per month.

Then there are the various production machines. A second-hand sewing machine costs about fifteen yuan each, and plus the others, the total cost is about one thousand two hundred yuan.

She heard that the factory was just a simple workshop. If other things were to be taken into account, the total investment would be about 4,000 yuan, plus at least 2,000 yuan for raw materials and various consumables. From investment to the start of production, at least 7,000 to 8,000 yuan would be needed...

Then it would cost about three thousand yuan a month to maintain. She looked at Lance with a smile, but did not see any nervousness or other emotions on Lance's face, which also gave her a rough assessment of Lance's financial resources.

After discussing the details, it was already dark. Lansben wanted to invite Ms. Debbie to dinner to thank her for her help, but Ms. Debbie said she had other things to do in the evening, so he had to give up.

Lance then went back to the dock with Vaughn. Vaughn had something else to do that night, but before he left, he handed Lance a list and said, "Don't let anyone else know about this. Also, if you can't handle them, don't do anything."

"You know, very few people know about this!"

Lance nodded and assured him that nothing would happen to him, and Vaughn then gave him the list with confidence.

The day passed like this, fulfilling and busy.

When we got home in the evening, everyone was already looking at some of the materials Ennio had brought back.

When they saw Lance, they offered him a seat.

Sitting on the sofa, he picked up the brochure in front of him and read it carefully. Ennio introduced it on the side, "These are all townhouses with front, back and side views. We only need to make a simple modification to connect several of them together."

“I asked the manager, and these houses are all suitable for growing super tall plants.”

Some communities prohibit the planting of plants that exceed a certain height, for example, more than 1.2 meters or more than 1.5 meters. They do not allow it.

If someone is able to plant it, they will be required to trim it to a specified height or remove it.

If you refuse to comply, you may be asked to move out of the community. This will be written in the contract and must be complied with.

It is normal for different communities to have different requirements. For example, some communities require that the grass must be light green, even in the middle of winter, otherwise they will face penalties.

This is why some people paint their lawns.

Compared to expensive lawn care, painting a yellowing lawn is the cheapest solution!
When it comes to looking at houses, it’s no use just looking at the brochure, you still have to go and see it in person.

The next morning, Erwin banged on Lance's bedroom door.

When Lance came out of the room, everyone in the house who didn't have to go to work today was already ready!

For them, this is their first real "home" since coming to the Federation, and they are even more excited!
Seeing these people so enthusiastic, Lance got into the car while eating a sandwich.

After visiting four communities in the morning, we finally decided on a community with high privacy. The sales manager said that if you want, you can even connect an electricity grid to your house!
What they sell is the land, but they will give away construction drawings and construction materials.

If Lance and his family don't want to build the house themselves, the community can also provide construction services, which is one of the reasons why Lance chose this place.

He needs some space outside the drawing board!
The area of ​​each plot of land is between 300 and 350 square meters, and the selling price is between 4,500 and 5,000 yuan. The price is not cheap, but it is not particularly expensive either.

Lance bought five connected house foundations in one go. For such a generous boss, the community manager said that he would waive the management fee for three years.

Originally, he wanted to find someone to help Lance and the others build the house, but was rejected by others. They wanted to build it themselves, as if only in this way would they feel safe!
Everyone wants to feel more secure, compared to those who have not yet obtained legal immigration status but are beginning to feel secure.

Others who are obviously wealthier and are legal immigrants have no sense of security.

For example, Mr. Jobaf at this moment.

(End of this chapter)