Besides offering sheer numbers, this labor force also has the advantage of being made up of people hungry to become well-off and willing to work hard for "wages so low that it is hard to imagine."
馬凱指出。數量龐大之外，這波勞工還有力求翻身致富、工作意願高昂的優點，尤其工資更是「廉價到我們難以想像的地步」。