The capitalist representatives had been carefully selected by certain people, and some of them were not even real capitalists!
Not all true capitalists were good at handling situations like this. Not everyone was like Lin Qi, capable of handling any occasion.
That was why there were several lawyers among the capitalists today.
These lawyers spoke more sharply than the actual capitalists—even more sharply than the people on the opposing side.
They could also find plenty of flaws and problems in their opponents' statements and strike back at them.
Even when they did not speak themselves, they could provide the speakers with ideas for how to respond.
This was an extremely important meeting, and no one was willing to admit defeat easily.
The capitalist representatives put forward many ideas that no one had mentioned before, beginning with food.
"We referred to York State's previous relief-food production plan. We will provide the workers with meals that are filling and nutritious, but there will be no meat, fresh vegetables, or other natural ingredients."
"Second, all work will be paid by the piece. We still have doubts about the market and its reliability in the shelters, so it will be difficult for us to determine whether our operations and production will yield positive results."
"Therefore, we will completely discontinue hourly wages..."
At that moment, a Trade Union Representative from the workers' camp raised his hand. The congressional representative and Presidential Palace representative responsible for maintaining order both suspended the capitalists' speech.
"What is your question?"
The Trade Union Representative stood up and protested directly. "This does not comply with the provisions of the Federal Hourly Wage Law. Employers must guarantee workers' income and interests!"
Piecework wages had flourished after Lin Qi's "Family Workshop," but overall, not many factories used this method to calculate wages.