I'm in Terra, governing a weird little country.

"Come on! Yeragond will definitely support you! I will go back and pray for you now! He will definitely hear it! He will definitely be very happy!"

No, He is happy. Why are you so excited?

There is a saint girl and a saint son here. You are so excited, it seems that neither of us is very pious.

Ernst and Enya smiled knowingly at each other.

PS: The school had a power outage at night. It was a school-wide power outage. For some reason, the Internet was also cut off.The problem is, the Internet came later, and I don’t know why my Rotten Apple still didn’t have Internet access. In the end, I borrowed my roommate’s hotspot to post this chapter.This should have been posted a long time ago.

I'm furious.

Chapter 76 The Price of Modernization

Kjerag, Tukarim, Tukarim railway station.

Kjerag's first railway station has now been put into operation. Although there is only one train, it has really facilitated Kjerag's import and export trade.

What makes Ernst feel a little regretful is that even though the most troublesome and dangerous way out of the mountain has been opened, most people in Kjerag still have no desire to go out.So much so that this railway has now almost become an exclusive railway for Kalan trade, and its transportation capacity is far from the limit when it was designed.

Today, the usually deserted station finally ushered in a bustling scene that has rarely been seen since the opening ceremony.

Even at five o'clock in the morning in the freezing Kjerag winter, when Ernst arrived at the train station, there were already many Kjerag people waiting on the platform.

Most of them are residents of the Shivaash family's territory, especially the residents of Tukarim, but Ernst can still see the faces of many young Ursans among them.

These people came from the territory of the Perroche family and were workers who came to Tukarim to work.

This is not uncommon in today's Kjerag. The Perrochi family's territory is mainly in the plains and lake areas, which are the most suitable areas for farming. They are also the supply areas for 80.00% of Kjerag's food. However, after thousands of years, , no matter how vast the land is, there will be times when it will be divided up.By the generation of Actos Perrochi, the refugees in the Perrochi family territory had become a serious social problem.

In order to prevent these energetic young people who had no land to farm from causing any unrest in the territory, the Perrochi family chose the simplest and most traditional method-conscription.

Pull all these young people into the Perrochi family's militia, find them a job, and kill their excess energy.In a few years, we will help them find a matchmaker and assign a wife, and use their family as a tie to prevent these young people in their prime from acting rashly.

At this point, some people may have realized that this fundamental contradiction has not been resolved at all.Even if they were drawn into the army in their most passionate years, and even if they were tied to the family chain later, there would still be no land if there was no land. Kjerag was only so big, and Perrochi could still conjure up a farm. Tian Lai failed.

The answer is of course not.

Of course, the Perrochi family couldn't help it.

The contradiction between man and land was originally the fundamental contradiction of feudal society. In the world and countries before Ernst, feudal emperors and their think tanks have been studying for more than 700 years but have not come up with a solution to the problem. Is it possible that Perrochi Can anyone have this ability?

The leader of the Perrochi family could only start to mess with them after doing all this, and finally put them in the territory.

To put it nicely, it means trusting in the wisdom of future generations. To put it harshly, it means that it is out of control and you can fend for yourself!

Those who are more obedient and submissive will consciously wander to the territories of other families, or work as tenants under the landlords of their own territories, working for the landlords in exchange for a mouthful of food to support their families.

As for those who want to cause trouble, haha, don’t forget what the youngest, most energetic, and most passionate citizens of Perrochi are doing!

More than ten years later, when the group of Perrochi citizens had no choice but to raise their sickles and hoes to their noble lord because of lack of food and clothing, they were greeted by the Perrochi militia. During the merciless and bloody suppression, they would definitely think of that day more than ten years ago, when they had done exactly the same thing to people with the same eyes.

Then the next day, their corpses would be spread throughout the Perrochi territory.As a traitor, he ended his miserable life as a citizen of Perroche.

But now, this story that has remained unchanged for thousands of years has finally seen some twists and changes.

After realizing the rapid development of Tukarim, many landless people in the Perrochi territory began to flee to Tukarim. Their education level was almost as low as prenatal education, but fortunately they had the ability to endure hardships and stand hard work. The labor force of young people is still available, and the most important thing is that they have almost no concept of "salary". As long as they can support themselves and their families, they will be satisfied. If the quality of life can be slightly improved, it will be more beneficial to the factory. Thank you Lord.

Needless to say, several factories introduced and invested by Enxiodis are also willing to hire such a group of cheap labor.

As for the Perrochi family, they have naturally noticed the situation in the territory, but until now, they are still in a state of "I won't forgive others in words, but I won't do anything in practice", and they like it no matter what. Use "Tukarim's machine monsters kidnapped and ate my people like mountain snow ghosts" to scare ordinary people in their own territory, or extort two amounts of silver.But there has never been any real sign of restrictions on the flow of refugees.

Obviously, they have been overloaded for hundreds of years and are still far from balanced.

They didn't stop him, and Ernst had no reason to stop him.

Even Ernst knew very well that this move was sending ordinary people into de facto sweatshops.

Boss Yin is not a philanthropist. In order to support his ambitions, his Kalan trade needs to make money, and several factories in Tukarim have his investment and shareholding. The reason why these factories are willing to accept those who have no skills is also Civilians without basic education are because they themselves are also labor-intensive enterprises.

The brick factory, the iron smelting factory, the farm tool factory, and the only higher-end Originium refinery are all "human-eating" factories in the literal sense.

12 hours of working hours, a two-shift work system, and almost non-stop life throughout the year except for big festivals like the Harvest Festival. To be honest, except for the black mines in Ursus and those who are willing to accept the infection on this land As a company with employees, he really couldn't think of a few factories with more stringent systems.

Ernst has also communicated with Enxiodis about this matter, hoping to at least implement a three-day rest period per month.

But Enxiodis’ answer was concise and firm.

"impossible."

"No matter how cruel it is, this is just Kjerag's factory. Although it sounds appalling, Kalan Trading at least strictly supervises their safety standards. So far, there have been only a few cases of ore disease infection in several factories in the early stages of operation. Except for exceptions, there have been no new cases.”

"Compared to Victoria's army, compared to the mines of Ursus, and compared to the pioneer lands of Colombia, this level of cruelty is less than one-tenth."

His extremely depressing words are still swirling in Ernst’s mind:

"Ernst, development is not just playing house."

Ernst, who had seen Yin Hui's expression at that time, knew very well that he was definitely not laughing at his naivety, nor was he trying to whitewash his behavior.He was just stating a fact, a fact that was a hundred times crueler than the "cannibal factory".

"The earth that eats people."

Ernst looked at the workers from the Perrochi territory who had tired faces and were obviously not fully awake yet but insisted on coming to the platform to watch the excitement.He showed a helpless and relieved smile.

At this moment, Ernst really couldn't regard the young people with simple smiles and expectant eyes as a series of numbers like the population in the game "Victoria 3" played in his previous life.With the noble thinking of "national will", they were thrown into factories one after another, and in the so-called "decision event", they chose the option of putting GDP first without hesitation.

But he sincerely hopes:

I hope that maybe a hundred years from now, the Kjerag people who are also standing here will issue a cold critique of today's sweatshops and capital accumulation.

Ernst would have been extremely approving of their actions.

Because they haven't accepted it as common sense.Because they remember where they came from and where they started.

And now, to put it in an overestimating way.

All directions are guilty, let me be the first to blame.

"Train, the train has arrived!"

Someone in the crowd let out an exclamation, and Ernst turned his head to look at the end of the track shrouded in the first morning snow.

The light from the front of the car first cut through the unlit mountain night, followed by the roar of rolling wheels. The modern mechanical monster was carrying Kjerag's first diplomat, and finally revealed its hazy face.

Chapter 77 Kjerag, don’t underestimate him!

The day before returning to Kjerag, Longmen, Inn.

Vina covered her cheeks in disbelief, as if she was about to perform the world-famous painting "The Scream" in another world in the next second.

"What! The small stove is broken!"

"Why didn't you tell me in advance?"

The employees of Kalan Trading also looked innocent:

"We, we also want to come. But these days in Longmen, you are either at the Governor's Mansion or on the way to the Governor's Mansion. We really can't find any good opportunities..."

"I...Hey!" Wei Na wanted to say something, but looking at the apologetic look on the employee's face, her complaints eventually turned into a sigh.

No wonder they.

I did visit Governor Wei Yanwu almost every day, and he went there very early.

Because Wei Na once heard the etiquette teacher tell them some of the rules of the Great Yan Palace. If you want to show kindness and respect to an elder, the easiest and most cost-effective way is to go to him early every morning to say "peace" to him.

Although Wei Na doesn't quite understand that this kind of behavior, which feels like "checking whether you died last night early in the morning", is not considered provocative and insulting.But since it is something taught by the etiquette teacher, then if she follows it, there will be nothing wrong with it.

And Wei Yanwu's attitude towards himself is indeed getting better and better, isn't it?

No matter what she said, she agreed with a smile, and then helped her make arrangements. If she said that her good mornings every morning had no effect, Wei Na herself would not believe it!

The Kalan Trading caravan also had to go out early in the morning to go to the warehouse to count the goods and go to the distribution point to sell them.They were extremely busy all day long, not to mention that they got into trouble with the Guards Bureau for no apparent reason and were investigated several times.

In Victoria, when an organization like the Mounted Police comes to investigate you, it is likely that they have not received your protection money. This is the experience that Vina has gained from living in the slums for several years.

Being targeted by those greedy hyenas, it was not surprising that Kalan Trading had no time to contact him.

But this is not the most troublesome thing.

The most troublesome thing is, what to do with what I promised Ernst?

Ernst has always wanted to put a small stove in his office. This matter is no longer a secret, but due to Kjerag's situation and the caravan's trading hours, this wish has never been satisfied.Wei Na specifically mentioned this matter before leaving. When she arrived at Longmen, she didn't even see Wei Yanwu. She immediately bought a small stove and put it in the warehouse of Kalan Trading, just to avoid forgetting it when she got busy. this matter.

Now it's good, it's so foolproof, even things that seem impossible can happen.

"The National Guard Bureau has promised to compensate us, but because we are on holiday for the Chinese New Year, it will take at least 20 days for the compensation to be implemented."

The employees of Kalan Trading said truthfully,

"We all have family members at home and must go back to attend the Harvest Festival, but Foreign Minister, you have no family. If possible, how about you just stay here and wait for compensation?"

Wei Na frowned, looking awkward.

Although she knew that this employee of Kalan Trading probably meant no harm, her words still meant a bit of a personal attack on Wei Na.

What do you mean I don’t have a family? Of course I do!What, do you want to go meet them?

All you have to do is agree. They are very approachable people and won't object anyway.

Putting aside some hellish topics, Wei Na seriously thought about this proposal and nodded.

"Well, it's not impossible. It's really rude of me to go back like this."

"However, you must protect these things that Ernst asked me to buy, and make sure nothing happens again!"

Vina warned.The Kalan Trading employee immediately nodded, patted his chest, which was far inferior to Vina's, and assured:

"Don't worry, it was an accident before, there will definitely be no problems this time!"

"Then leave it to you."

Wei Na let out a long sigh, took out a pen, sat down at the desk, took out the letter and said,

"I also wrote a letter to Ernst, apologizing, and you can send it back with me. I'm very sorry that I couldn't spend the festival with him this time. But we will definitely spend countless harvest festivals in the future together. Passed!"

The Kalan trading employee nodded.

............

Longmen, Longmen Governor's Mansion.

Wei Yanwu looked at the clock on the wall. It was already pointing to ten o'clock. Then he glanced at the "departure application" submitted by Kalan Trading with a confirmation look. He breathed a long sigh of relief and showed a cheerful smile:

"Huh - you can consider sending that little ancestor away!"