Chapter 772: The Previous Era (Please Vote for This Big Chapter)

"Save the city?"

He Ao took a sip of milk tea and looked at Old Jieco with some confusion.

United Industries is the largest employer in Winter City and controls almost most of the mining and industry in Winter City. The entire city is under this huge curtain.

Although the reputation of United Industries is not that bad, it cannot be called a savior.

"Our generation has a unique feeling for joint industries,"

Old Jacko lifted the stove and placed it closer to He Ao. He held the tea cup and looked at the cheering scene on the TV with deep eyes.

"Many young people now feel that the United Industry is an oppressive, huge monster that eats people but does not spit out bones, but in our time, when it was first established, it placed our expectations and the expectations of the entire city."

"expect?"

He Ao held the teacup and stared at Old Jieco quietly, waiting for Old Jieco's next words.

"It's a long story,"

Old Jacko glanced at the electric kettle on the stove, "Where should I start?"

He pressed the button on the stove and turned on the keep-warm button of the kettle. Then he paused, seeming to be lost in distant memories, "Do you know the reason why United Industries was established?"

“The scattered small mining companies in Winter City were not fully competitive in the federal market and needed a large company with sufficient bargaining power, so these small companies joined forces to form the current joint industry.”

He Ao looked at the old man and replied softly.

After leaving Weili, he also roughly searched for the history of United Industries. This is the description of its establishment background on the official website of United Industries.

But there is only such a simple sentence, and there is no mention of what happened in that era, or even the people who participated in that era.

"Is this from the official website of United Industries?"

The old man glanced at He Ao in surprise, and then moved his sight to the TV, "Few people care about this now. In fact, I think this sentence summarizes it very well. When I made this definition, I was Next, all of us are satisfied with this statement.”

He paused, his voice a little wistful,

"In the era when I was born, there was actually no clear 'super-large enterprise' in Winter City. Countless small mining companies were panning for gold around the 'gold mine' of the Sea of ​​Storms. At that time, there were three largest enterprises in the entire city.

“One is the Skorn Mining of the Skorn family, the other is the Storm Sea Mining, and the last one is the Frost and Snow Mining.

“Although these three companies claim to be the three largest companies in Winter City, in fact, the combined output of the three companies is less than 20% of the total energy and mineral production in Winter City.

“There are various reasons for this;

"Winter City is one of the oldest cities in the Federation that mines energy minerals. It has a very developed history of energy mining. At that time, any mining company you could find could be a 'time-honored brand' that had been passed down for hundreds of years. At the same time, each mineral company Companies also often have grudges between each other, making it difficult to cooperate, and so on.

"However, the core reason for maintaining the disorganized state of Winter City is not these, but comes from a powerful external force."

Old Jacko looked at the man in a suit and tie sitting in the corner on the TV, the only man without a smile.

He Ao followed his gaze and looked at the man.

"That guy sitting in the corner is a representative of Rockville Energy Group."

Old Jacko slowly introduced,

“Rockville Energy Group has been the City of Winter’s largest partner in the energy mining industry.

“More than 80% of the energy ore in Winter City is sold to Rockville Energy Group.

"Previously, because Winter City was located in a relatively remote location and was not within the core sphere of influence of Rockville Energy Group, they did not try to forcibly control the mining industry in Winter City. Instead, they used the 'divide and conquer' method. The mining company in Winter City has always been in a state of disunity.

“For nearly a century, due to the interference of Rockville Energy Group, the number of mining companies in Winter City has increased and become more and more detailed.

“Under the guidance of Rockville Energy Group, all mining companies have started vicious competition and have to sell ore to Rockville Energy Group at a price far lower than the market price.

“On the other hand, because Winter City lacks basic industries and only has mining industry, a large amount of food, industrial products, and daily necessities need to be transported through other cities in the federation.

“The Rockville Energy Group, together with several other industrial consortiums, controls this trade route and controls most of the shopping malls and wholesale markets in Winter City.

“Through its control of trade routes and sales channels, Rockville Energy Group has significantly increased the selling prices of these items. The prices of industrial products and grain in Winter City are much higher than the federal average price.

"At the same time, Rockville Energy Group also spent money on city councilors and mayors, supported the city government and city council that were pro-them, and controlled the public opinion media to promote the group. For a long time, we didn't know what happened. ”

"But you eventually discovered the problem."

He Ao took a sip of milk tea and then placed the teacup next to the stove to warm it up.

"Yes,"

Old Jacko looked at the figure on the TV,

"Because we gradually found that no matter how hard we worked to mine, run and work, we were getting poorer and poorer, and our debts were getting higher and higher."

"Because we made less money and spent more."

He Ao replied softly.

Old Jack raised his head and looked at He Ao in surprise, as if he was amazed at He Ao's sharpness. He smiled and said, "The summary is very accurate."

He picked up the electric kettle and looked at the half cup of milk tea left in He Ao's hand, "Would you like some more?"

"Thank you."

He Ao nodded gently.

"Once this principle is explained, it is very simple and clear," Old Jake poured the milk tea into He Ao's teacup and said slowly, "But for us who were in the midst of various complicated public opinion propaganda at that time, it was difficult to judge." After filling He Ao's teacup, he poured the milk tea into his own teacup, "In the early days of the Federation, when information was not well developed, the main difficulty for us to obtain information was how to obtain it, "But now, as soon as we open our eyes every day, a large amount of information appears in front of us. How to find the correct and effective information in this sea of ​​information has become a difficulty." When the teacup was full, he put down the teapot, picked up the teacup, and continued, "In the era when I grew up, the news and newspapers only told us that the prices of items in supermarkets were reasonable because their purchase prices were so high, and the low wages of mining employees were reasonable because mining companies themselves did not make money. "And the reason why mining companies do not make money is that there are too many mining companies and their competition is too fierce. "It is difficult for us to know the prices of daily necessities in other cities. Almost no media will pay attention to these. Even if there are scattered news, people will only be amazed and then laugh it off. "The rampant entertainment industry occupies all our free time, so we don't have to think about those complicated problems.

"We spend more than we earn, start to borrow money, and then the debt is getting higher and higher.

"Although Winter City has not been included in the control area of ​​Rockville Energy Group in name, it has actually been completely controlled by Rockville Energy Group.

"All mining companies are working for Rockville Energy Group, and everyone has to buy items from Rockville Energy Group and their allies.

"The whole city can't make a profit, but Rockville Energy Group makes a profit from us."

"Of course, many people have discovered the problem behind this, but in fact, most people who have discovered this problem will be more painful than others who have not discovered this problem, because they can't do anything about it.

"However, among all people, Scone is a special one,"

Old Jacko held a teacup in his hand, and his deep eyes seemed to reflect some long-lost memories.

"He is an excellent manager. As the heir to the Scone Mining Group, he showed amazing management and communication talents before he inherited the industry.

"When I first met him, he was still very young. He showed keen insight and could easily detect the deep truth of things through a few words."

Speaking of this, he turned around and glanced at He Ao, "Just like you."

Then he paused and continued, "Of course, he was much older than you are now.

"At that time, I was the owner of a small mining company. When I was still confused and felt that business was getting harder and harder, he pointed out the key to the problem to me keenly.

"He always believed that the reason why Winter City was controlled by others and became poorer despite guarding the mines was very simple, that is, the people of this city did not have the right to speak in this city.

"Although Winter City nominally belongs to Winter City people, it actually belongs to Rockville Energy Group. The companies controlled by Rockville Energy Group control most of the mining industry and suppress Winter City's own mining and industrial enterprises.

"He thinks that the key to solving Winter City's problems lies in two points. One is to unite the mining industry and have independent decision-making power. The other is to build Winter City's own industrial production line to eliminate dependence on external supply chains."

"So he rebelled against Rockville Energy Group?"

He Ao picked up the milk tea, took a sip, and asked softly, "Is his method different from others?"

After recognizing the core of the problem, the process of solving the problem is equally difficult.

Schon must have his advantages to succeed.

"Yes,"

Old Jacko also took a sip of milk tea. He looked at He Ao, as if he had evoked some long-lost memories. He sighed softly, "You are really similar."

Then he continued,

"In fact, some people tried to unite other mining industries at that time, but every time they didn't start, they were strangled by the companies supported by Rockville Energy Group.

"At that time, many people felt that with such a huge disparity in power, it was almost a fantasy to complete the joint mining initiative. "

"Schon is very clear about the problem, but he also gave another opinion.

"He believes that compared with other cities controlled by Rockville Energy Group, Winter City has a certain degree of "independence" and is naturally easier to break free from control than cities that are completely controlled.

"He believes that only cities that are completely controlled by large conglomerates are almost impossible to break free from the control of large conglomerates, while cities like Winter City have a chance. "

Speaking of this, Old Jack suddenly smiled and said,

"Of course, facts have proven that his original judgment was not entirely correct."

He looked at He Ao, "Do you know the city of St. John?"

"Um?"

He Ao looked at old Jieco.

"It's normal not to know. It's a city in the eastern part of the Federation, very far away from Winter City,"

Old Jacko thought about it and said,

"I saw the news before, saying that the large consortium that controls the city of St. John, the Capjet Group, went bankrupt due to various reasons. The city of St. Jon has actually regained its autonomy to a certain extent, and it seems that the people in St. Jon are... It plays a big role.”

He turned back to look at He Ao, and suddenly asked in a low voice,

"Willie should have told you about a person named 'K'?"

"Um."

He Ao nodded slightly.

"I knew that girl should tell you about this person. Willy mentioned the St. John City matter to me before. She said it was promoted by 'K',"

Old Jacko smiled and said,

"This little girl often talks about this in my ears, telling me how powerful this 'K' is, and she pours out all kinds of stories that are either made up or not."

The old man leaned on the bamboo chair with a faint look in his eyes.

"So I went to carefully check the affairs of St. John City.

"Although there are many reasons that led to the bankruptcy of the Kjet Group, they are very complicated, but when I put this series of reasons like dominoes, standing up one by one, I found that in fact, the initial push for this series of dominoes was only All it takes is a gentle push at the beginning.

“I don’t know if it was a coincidence or some kind of necessity, but it turns out that ‘K’ did something that both Scone and I thought was impossible before.

“Perhaps he has gone further on some roads than me and Skone.

"If Skone is still alive now, I should be able to become friends with him."

Speaking of this, he smiled, seeming to think of Willy, "Of course, it is also possible to become a 'follower' of 'K'."

"cough,"

Then he shook his head and coughed, "It's a bit too far around."

Then, he said in a slightly emotional tone,

"We didn't know at the time that our judgment was not accurate. In fact, we became more and more convinced of our judgment because we had successive successes.

“After confirming that Winter City has the potential to be independent, Scone carefully analyzed the situation. He believed that Rockville Energy Group is constantly expanding, and its sphere of influence under direct control will soon truly approach Winter City, rather than like It was far away from Winter City in the past.

“At that time, it was the time for Winter City to ‘stand on its own’.”

He looked at the TV. A man in a neat formal suit walked up to Skone on the TV amidst cheers and stood side by side with him.

"Before the time comes, we need to make some preparations."

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