Chapter 531 The other side of the world
The world is big, the universe is vast, and it is destined that many joys and sorrows are not shared.
As the core area of the Federation, the Central Star Region is prosperous and wealthy. Because of the economic surplus, people are willing to show some kindness and help those in need. This kindness generated by wealth is like lubricating oil, reducing friction and conflict.
"Unfortunately, this star region we are in does not have such conditions." A young man with short silver-gray hair stood in front of the background board and explained the current situation to his friend in front of him.
Behind him, on the wall of the background board, various statistical data were listed, and there were also various explanatory texts and analyses. Judging from the annotations, it should be a comparison between the northwest star regions and the central star region.
"As you can see, if the current economic trend continues, the economy of the Yongliu Star Region will only be increasingly different from that of the central star region, and the population will continue to decline."
"This is a slow decline."
"So, what do you want to do?" Another young man in the room sat on a chair and looked at his friend in front of him coldly.
"You know what I mean, Yade. We grew up together, have similar family backgrounds, and have many common experiences. You know how I feel." The short-haired young man pushed his glasses.
"I hope to change this situation." He put his hand on the table.
"Mo Xun, how are you going to change it? Just protest and slogans? Those are just tools for politicians to show off. They can't touch the core interests at all." He called out the other party's name.
"Of course I have some clues before I open my mouth to you." Mo Xun lightly pressed his glasses, his eyes confident.
"As you know, after I graduated, I went to work for the top giant enterprise 'Echo Valley' Asset Management Consulting Company. In the past few years, I have learned a lot about the logic of capital operation, and I also understand the weaknesses of the current Federal Central Council."
"The public believes that the federal economic policies are formulated based on the poverty of each region or with lofty purposes."
"But the truth is that many economic policies are formulated only to satisfy and balance the interests of all parties."
"Today, as technological development is gradually slowing down, there have been no new industries, new sectors, or new fields that have brought about impact and changes for a long time. The old industries have gradually entered a stock environment. Simply put, if he eats more, you will eat less."
"The most common suspension car industry, if the federal demand for suspension cars is about 10 billion vehicles per year, and Company A sells 6 billion vehicles, the sales of other companies must be reduced by 6 billion vehicles."
"Now, two companies, A and B, are competing at the same time. At first, their strength and production capacity are equal, but Company A is in the central star field, while Company B is in a remote star field. Even if their costs are equal, Company A in the central star field can obtain more policy support and publicity resources because it is close to the political and commercial center."
"Except for the other star fields where Company A and Company B are located, they are often hundreds or thousands of light years apart. The residents of these star fields have limited channels to understand the information of other star fields. Most people are not highly immersed Internet users, and they don't have that much time to search for various news and information that are not related to their lives and work in the vast sea of information."
"Whoever can push their own brand information to the eyes of the residents of these star fields can gain the market share of these residents."
"And the central star field, which is home to the cultural center and the political center, is naturally advantageous in publicity in this regard."
"If this continues for a long time, you probably guessed the result. Company A must win the competition step by step, and they can also use the central location of the central star field to spread their influence to other blank market star fields more quickly."
"With the market and more profits, they can also have more abundant funds to improve and continue to expand their scale to reduce costs."
"If this continues, Company A will inevitably gradually devour the market of Company B."
"This is the environment we are in now. Looking at the star regions in the northwest, they are all cheap and low-end industrial clusters. All high-end and high-value-added industries will slowly move to the central star region and eventually abandon this land."
"If the salaries of employees in the core industries of society are not high, then the salaries of employees in various industries that provide catering, entertainment, and services to these core industry personnel will not be high."
"This is the source of poverty in many star regions in the northwest."
"Then why is it that other star regions have not seen such an obvious situation? Although the economy is not as good as the central star region, poverty is not so widespread." Yade asked.
"Why, Yade, don't you know it very well? Think back to the past of our grandfather's grandfather's grandfather." Mo Xun swiped the panel in front of him, and the background wall behind him changed, showing a new picture with the names of companies that disappeared in the past.
'White Curtain United', 'Ex Power', 'Volcano Heavy Industries', 'Rin Eagle Security Matrix', 'Snowbird', 'Emerald Wind'...
these were all giant companies that were active in the northwestern star regions at that time. They once controlled huge capital and power, and were once the mainstream force in the Federal Central Council. However, with the end of the civil war four hundred years ago, these companies were either split up, acquired, or had their patents confiscated, and then declined.
"During the civil war, the Federation was roughly divided into two parts, the East and the West, and the star field we are in is the core area of the defeated side."
"Because of the defeat, many powerful forces were liquidated, including these giant companies."
"Without the pillar of the core industry, the economy will naturally continue to decline. Because of the weak economy, it is difficult to get a voice in the central parliament. After all, those politicians only speak for those who give more sponsorship."
"Even if the economy of the southeastern star field was not good, because of the merits in the civil war, some new industries and large enterprises will be allocated to help maintain the local economy. The most typical example is the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Field. As the production base of the new fleet at that time, a large number of military enterprises were stationed there, which made the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Field develop rapidly during the war." "
Then, in order to thank the residents of these star fields for their dedication and sacrifice, the Federation will allocate funds every year to improve the local climate and environment and make up for the pollution and sequelae caused that year."
"But who would have thought that our star fields also paid a lot to support the war back then. Like the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Field, many places have been damaged and polluted."
"It's a pity that we are the losers, so we are not pitied and are not valued."
"No one wants to be born with sin, and no one wants to suffer poverty for such a long time. Even if it was a mistake back then, I think four hundred years of punishment is enough to pay it back. Those predecessors who made mistakes back then have also been judged and dealt with."
"What do those people in the Federal Central Council think of us?"
"Are we brothers from the same family, or children of former enemies? If they treat us as brothers, why do they turn a blind eye to our long-term suffering! If they treat us as children of their enemies, why do we have to accept them so respectfully? Are we born to be humble?" At the end, there was a slight tremor in the voice and long-suppressed emotions.
...
The room was silent for a few seconds.
"You have changed, Mo Xun." The black-haired young man looked at his friend on the stage.
"In the past, you were always very elegant and easy-going, but I had a bad temper."
"But now it's the other way around, right?" The short-haired young man on the stage picked up a beer beside him, opened it, took a big sip, and then let out a long sigh.
"Yes, I have changed." He squatted down and rubbed the beer can between his fingers.
"I don't know how to explain it specifically. You can think of it as a smart guy who feels good about himself and finds out that he is just a clown who can never stand up again after going to a brighter world."
Yade shook his head. "After all, you graduated from a prestigious university, and the company you work for now is also a well-known giant--" He was interrupted by the other party before he finished speaking.
"Enough, these things are just the crude and ignorant views of outsiders, just like the lie that 'if you get into college, your life will be happy'."
"The various problems in life cannot be solved by getting into college, and many cruelties in reality cannot be solved by being smart." After saying that, he drank the rest of the beer can, then threw away the can and sat on the steps.
"I thought that after spending a few years together in college, I could slowly integrate into them, but in the end I found that it was just wishful thinking. In fact, the more I try to please them, the more they look down on me, just like a dog."
"Ah..." In response, Yade stood up, walked to him and sat down, gently patting his vest.
"You didn't tell me this before. I always thought you were very happy studying in the Central Star Region these years. When I was training and studying in the military academy, I also encountered similar exclusion incidents. I didn't want to affect my friends' mood at the time, so I kept it to myself and didn't tell anyone."
"They are both very stubborn, haha." He said with a self-deprecating smile.
The two sat in this empty room, silently drinking the beer they brought, occasionally clinking glasses, and the empty cans on the ground gradually increased.
An hour later, Yade threw the last empty beer can into the trash can, and then returned to the chair and sat down.
"Now that you have come to this point, you are not just looking for me to complain and vent your emotions, right?" He looked at Mo Xun who was leaning against the wall.
"I am looking for you for more than just this." The young man with short silver-gray hair stood up, shook his dizzy head slightly, then walked to the podium and swiped the operation panel.
"I've said it before, I want to change the current situation. This is not just my idea, but the idea of more and more people who are gradually realizing the truth."
"Just like the public opinion storm that happened after the singer was assassinated not long ago, we played our part in it."
"Then you are really bold, aren't you afraid of being caught by the people of the Inquisition?"
"How can it be so crude, are you underestimating my brain?" Mo Xun expressed dissatisfaction.
"We certainly won't be so foolish as to start all kinds of protests. That would be too crude and easy to expose."
"Now it's like walking on a road full of firewood. We only need to ignite a tiny flame in the corner to cause a raging fire. It's not that we are strong, but that the foundation of the times has been built, waiting for someone brave to ignite it."
"It's not us rats in the gutter who made the choice, but the result of the common choice of many people who have the same encounters and experiences as us."
"That's right, it's not us who manipulated and triggered all this, but the times chose us, and it's up to us to complete this inevitable cause."
"We must make the Federal Central Government realize our importance, and we must break this unequal situation in order to appease our unwilling and angry hearts."
"Really?" Yad pressed his fingers lightly on his cheek, so that the other party could not see through his expression.
"What if I say that I am more radical and crazier than you?"
"You have too many childish fantasies about the struggle, and I think that since the struggle has begun, we must abandon any gentle fantasies, which will only make you hesitant and lose your deterrent power."
"In the past two years in the Central Third Fleet, I have seen far more truth than the information released by the outside world. Do you think that as long as you make things bigger, the Central Parliament will have to admit it with a pinch of nose?"
"Too childish and naive! With the fleet and combat power controlled by the Federal Parliament, even if one of the six fleets is dispatched, it will be easy to sweep across the entire northwestern star region."
"What you can't get on the battlefield, you can't get at the negotiating table either. Once someone issues a notice, someone will rush to sell you out in exchange for opportunities for promotion and surrender."
"In this case, your so-called threats and protests can only become a joke, and the Federation will never set this precedent." Yad shook his head.
"I know, Mo Xun, you must be representing an organization to win me over, after all, there are not many young people in the Northwest Star Region like me who can enter the Central Fleet."
"Coincidentally, I have the same idea as you. It is precisely because I stay in the army that I have met more young people who share the same ideals and aspirations as me. However, we are soldiers after all, and we are not good at business and government affairs."
After hearing what Yade said, Mo Xun was stunned, and then looked at Yade again with scrutiny.
"You saw my intention from the beginning? And you also have the same idea? How can this sound so coincidental that it is a bit-" "
It's a bit false, right? But as you said, it's not us who made the choice, but the times that chose us."
"The fire is sprouting in various places. Maybe they haven't met before, but sooner or later they will collide with each other."
"Should I believe you?" Mo Xun stretched out his hand.
"I think you must believe me." Yade also stretched out his hand, and then the two of them shook hands heavily, as if two children who grew up together got to know each other again after many years.
Taking a deep breath and clearing his mind full of surprise, Mo Xun leaned against the wall, looking at his childhood friend and good friend in front of him, and suddenly laughed.
"Yeah, if even we can't trust each other, then this world will be too sad."
"Let's play big together this time."
"How big?"
"Big enough to make the entire federation boil."
"Can you do it?"
"I definitely can't do it alone, but just like we are shaking hands here today, there will be many people silently supporting us."
...
"Yade."
"What?"
"The morning star has appeared."
"The key that everyone hopes and expects, the 'key' to open all restrictions has appeared a year ago."
"Because of her birth, many people's silent and repressed thoughts have slowly sprouted."
"Our common goal now is to catch this 'key', and then use 'her' to open the door to the future."
"However, the 'key' you mentioned is guarded by the most stringent forces in this country, just like a princess guarded by a dragon. It's not easy for us weak guys to get close."
"Yes, that's right, but we must get this crucial 'key', no matter what the cost."
"Yes, no matter what the price."
Yade sighed, and the two looked at the tables and pictures that flashed across the screen, until the last chestnut-blonde girl appeared in the projection.
(End of this chapter)
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