1637 Asr’s New Life
At dawn, Asr walked to the market to see what work could be done.
He originally ran a huge farm, but due to the landing of Pengeo's army and their rapid advance, the central and eastern areas of Nagaril were quickly occupied.
Nagaril was also split into two parts.
Part of it is controlled by the New Federation of Nagaril, which is actually controlled by the federal government and the United Development Corporation.
The other part fell into the control of the Pengeo military group.
Because everything was developing so fast, Pengeo's mechanized division didn't stop at all after landing, and rushed farther away with all its strength. This is why the eastern part of Nagaril was lost so quickly!
They have a complete war system, and when the frontline play Pengeo military group has landed in the eastern region of Nagalir.
Their vanguard troops have already established outposts in the central and eastern regions.
By the time the federal government reacted, began to send troops to support, and mobilized local garrisons to gather, the central and eastern regions were basically lost!
The Pengeo Military Group has also begun to shift from offense to defense. They need to completely digest the areas they swallowed before they can continue to expand!
Land was lost too quickly. In order to prevent the farmland, mines, and factories that fell in the areas occupied by the Pengeo military group from becoming an act of capitalizing on the enemy, the federal government bombed these industries and facilities!
They dropped incendiary bombs to burn down large areas of wheat fields about to be harvested, and used aerial bombs to blow up large areas of mining areas and factories!
Unfortunately, Asr's farm was also in the occupied zone, and it was completely burned down.
He didn't even have time to grab something, so he took his family to the southern region.
Now, he needs to find some work, and he has put all his family resources on the farm.
In the past two years, he has tasted the benefits of operating the farm. The world is always short of food at any time, so there is no need to worry about selling the food!
Nagaril's great plains and fertile soil meant that even if you sow a handful of seeds in the wilderness, you would be able to harvest large tracts of wheat in the fall.
Not to mention the intervention of federal scientists, more scientific planting will lead to higher yields!
The cost invested by Aser was fully recovered in just two years!
Such terrible returns made him very excited. After discussing with his family, he decided to expand the area of the farm, reclaim more wasteland, and hire more workers!
He and his family put everything on the farm!
According to their plan, after this autumn harvest, they will be able to get back about 20% of the total investment.
Because a lot of wasteland has been reclaimed this year, labor costs are also higher.
Starting next year, as labor costs fall, returns will rise.
In four years at most, he will be able to recover all costs and start making profits, with an annual return rate of between 20% and 30%!
Even the financial tycoons on the Federal Bupen Financial Street who claim to be the "social elite" cannot achieve this terrible rate of return!
Their family is full of longing for the future and yearning for a prosperous life. Asr feels that coming back from the Federation is the best decision he has ever made in his life!
But just when this hope was about to come, the war broke out!
Everything he invested was lost during the war, so much so that he now needs to work just to make ends meet!
Of course, this does not mean that he has no money at all. He actually still has some money and some belongings.
But he had to keep that little money as a precaution. If the situation didn't allow it, he could still use the money to take his family to the Federation. This was somewhat of a retreat.
Once all this money is spent, they have no way out!
In addition, some gold and silver jewelry are not easy to deal with. The biggest shortage in Nagaril now is cash. The withdrawal of the six major federal banks also took away a large amount of cash.
This means that there is not enough cash in the Nagaril market to maintain daily circulation, and bartering has begun in some places, and all this indicates that it is becoming more difficult to obtain cash.
In the past, one ounce of gold could be exchanged for less than fifty yuan, but now, one ounce could only be exchanged for thirty-two yuan at most, and you had to find someone to exchange it for.
In fact, everyone knows that an ounce of gold bought by those people for thirty-two yuan can be immediately turned into fifty yuan as long as it is sent to the federal government.
But others can't do this. It's impossible for ordinary people to go to the Federation just to exchange for a few hundred dollars of gold. There are no cruise tickets that ordinary people can buy now.
And even if you can go and have the opportunity to go, the travel expenses are still a heavy expense.
So many people still gritted their teeth, lost money and converted their money into cash.
During the war, cash was the most powerful commodity in circulation!
Asir was not willing to lose so much to exchange for cash, so the best way was to find a job.
Nowadays, work is paid on a daily basis, and one day's salary is basically included in the salary. From morning to evening, capitalists avoid breakfast and dinner.
Without losing too much labor force, they perfectly demonstrated the cruel and ugly face of the capitalists.
Asr originally wanted to contact Lynch, but he couldn't.
Originally he was an employee of Lynch and had Lynch's contact information, but later as Nel started working here, he transitioned from working under Lynch to working under Nel.
Before the war broke out, he was in Nel's service.
If Nel had no accident, then naturally his life would not be too difficult.
But Nel had an accident and was killed, and Asr couldn't contact Lynch. He had no choice but to go to work.
Early in the morning, he ate some local specialty, a food called "milk noodles" by the locals.
Very choking.
This kind of milk noodles is one of the main meals for ordinary people in Nagaril. It is made from the fruit of a plant called "milk fruit".
This kind of fruit is high in starch and protein, but the plant fiber is also very thick and long.
The general method of processing is to dry it in the sun, then grind it into powder, and mix it with water while heating it.
Stir it until it turns into something like a large dough.
This thing is "milk noodles"!
It has a slightly fruity aroma, but it's definitely not tasty.
The broken coarse fiber will scratch the throat very much, and many federal people will show pain when they are curious to try this "delicious food"!
It will get stuck in people's throats, making them unable to swallow or spit it out. There have even been incidents of tourists choking while eating milk noodles!
The locals are more experienced in eating this food. They will roll the milk noodles into a ball, soak it in oil, and then stuff it into their mouths and swallow it all at once.
Although it has no flavor and is a bit greasy, at least it can fill your stomach.
And the crude fiber in it is very resistant to hunger. A normal laborer can eat one to two pounds of milk noodles and barely feel hungry after a day's work!
This food was once just a fond reminder of Asr's poor past life, but now it has become his life again, and that's painful.
At this time, the entire market is already crowded with people looking for work. Many people think that when the war breaks out, there should be a market for migrant workers.
For example, building fortifications or something like that.
But in fact that is not entirely the case.
After the outbreak of the war, the number of jobs decreased significantly. The labor force employed by the military was less than one percent of the labor force employed in the capital market.
If there were originally 10 million people working for the capitalists, then after the war broke out and the capitalists began to evacuate, and 8 million out of 10 million people lost their jobs, there would be some fear of death.
The federal military does not need eight million people to work for itself. They need at most two to three hundred thousand people, or three to five million people.
This means that Nagaril, who has been accustomed to being exploited and oppressed, suddenly finds that the vampire capitalists they often complain about no longer continue to oppress and exploit them.
Not only did they not get any happiness and comfort, but they became afraid because of it!
They do not need to work and have no jobs. They have no income to meet family expenses. They are indeed free, but they have also lost their direction!
At this time, they are eager to find some new capitalists to oppress and exploit them. Even if the exploitation is more ruthless, at least they will not be as afraid as they are now!
Once people get used to a certain pattern, especially a comfortable pattern, it is difficult for them to go back to the past!
At this time, the people of Nagaril have adapted to returning to their homes with walls and roofs after a day's work, eating some fresh and delicious food, and then lying on the sofa watching TV and having fun.
You let them spend the day lying in the stinky ditch on the side of the road like they used to?
They can't do it anymore!
They would rather be exploited, oppressed, and enslaved than go back to the past!
Many people with the same idea gathered together, and the labor market in every city was crowded with people looking for jobs.
Maybe the lucky ones who can get a job are only a few after all.
What’s interesting is that although the war affected many industries, Nagaril’s adult erotic industry developed completely explosively!
Almost everywhere you can see those cheap girls trying to exchange their bodies for a little money, ten yuan, eight yuan, or even five yuan, or three or two yuan!
For girls, it only takes up a short moment of their time, and they can complete a few or a dozen orders of work in a day.
And those men obviously can't make any money anymore, but they always find a way to find another two or three yuan from somewhere. After being hungry for a day, they walk into the half-covered door on the roadside, in fear and uneasiness. , seeking a moment of peace!
They are like a haven from the wind, like mellow spirits, which can make people forget their worries for a moment...