People in Terra, governing a weird little country

"I will take this opportunity to promote this store, package it, shape it, and make it the signboard of this commercial street, a store that can sell goods worth 100 yuan for 50 yuan, a store that is popular with the public, and a store that can attract customers. At the same time, because of the increase in customer flow, those store owners whose interests are not directly affected will not only not oppose me, but will support me. Anyway, what does other people's suffering have to do with me?"

"At this point, pressure is put on other shopping streets."

"And the store manager who got my support was the one who had no choice."

Ernst smiled, and Hinterea understood what he meant.

Regardless, the store is losing money.

It would have been fine if he had been expelled and could no longer do his job. Ernst's approach was to put him on the spot.

The more people buy his products, the more he loses. But if he raises the price, his goal of disrupting the market order by low prices, thereby undermining the competitiveness of this shopping street, and thus affecting customer flow and the final election, will be defeated.

If this goes on for a long time, the store manager will have no choice.

Either you give up your reputation and plans, or you suffer huge losses and go bankrupt.

But Xinteleya still felt somewhat puzzled:

"But...but this won't be..."

“Won’t that lead to a lot of extra expenses or attract more and more imitators?” Ernst helped her express her doubts.

Whether it is encouraging a store that may disrupt the market order, supporting it, or eliminating gangsters, it requires a lot of money. Especially for the market order, after a store succeeds in doing so, it is hard to guarantee that store owners in other industries will not follow suit.

They can set the price at 70 or 80, so they might still be able to make a profit of 10 or 20 yuan.

But Ernst shook his head gently: "It doesn't matter. Because politicians under vote politics are like this. For the sake of public support, they can spend hundreds of millions of yuan to save a dog in a minefield. Even if the exchange rate between cost and support is 1 million: 1%, they are happy to do it!"

He paused and said meaningfully:

“Besides, as more imitators emerge, prices will be lowered. Isn’t that a good thing?”

Are there really many people willing to spend 100 to buy something that costs 10 yuan?

It's just that it has always been like this, it's a customary "rule".

It has always been like this, but it is not necessarily absolutely correct.

Just like the knightly competition that Xintlia was thinking about, she had actually vaguely realized this truth.

The rise of spectator knightly competitions did replace the bloody old competitions and pushed them to underground arenas, but does this mean that spectator knightly competitions are bad, and that the old knightly competitions that resulted in bloody fights are good?

Just look at which one the people support.

It is precisely because spectator knight competitions are popular among the people that they have become so developed. Therefore, only the Business Federation, which represents more advanced productive forces and understands and chooses this point, can have an absolute advantage over the Supervisory Commission, which represents conservative forces!

New things that conform to the inevitable trend of the development of things and have strong vitality and bright future will inevitably replace old things, no matter how "orderly" or "stable" they appear to be.

Looking at the thoughtful Xinteleya, Ernst finally concluded:

“Of course, this kind of electoral politics has its inevitable shortcomings.”

"The vote-based theory will lead to policy reversals, because many times, our minds are more inclined to maintain the existing rules. So when the opportunity for change arises, the leaders elected by such elections are likely to subconsciously wait and see or oppose this opportunity."

"Is there no solution?" asked Xinteleya.

Ernst affirmed: "Of course."

"As long as you don't care about votes, as long as you don't care about facing the people's current misunderstanding and the negative evaluations that may come from the conflict of interests in the long run, as long as you really insist on putting people first and putting the interests of the broadest masses first."

"Even if you are just the manager of a commercial street, even if you are driven out of office because of this, history will give you a fair evaluation."

This is true for commercial streets and also for peculiar small countries.

Ernst was deeply touched by this.

The Chileans who are singing "The United People Will Never Be Defeated" today are not necessarily descendants of those who opposed Allende. When modern people evaluate Qin Shi Huang, they also have some other more profound analyses than the stereotyped comments about him as a "tyrant" in the early years.

Confucius, who was extremely revered in the old days, has now become a target of criticism. Who would have thought that less than a hundred years ago, criticizing Confucius would still be condemned by the orthodox teachings?

Those who represented the advanced productive forces and stood on the side of the interests of the vast majority of the people may not realize the significance of their actions. But as long as they insist on standing on this side, they are truly standing in the future.

PS: Although I think everyone should know it, I will still post it.

Chapter 116 You are a person who only thinks about yourself

Before Anmer stepped into the room tremblingly, she had already witnessed a large group of big men, who at first glance looked like masters and doctors, walking into the room confidently and walking out with different expressions.

She didn't know why those big guys had those weird expressions. Maybe it was because they didn't get the job?

But if even they don’t get the job, do I still have a chance?

Anmaier had never been so nervous before. Although she was very tough, she was indeed a female college student with almost zero work experience and knew nothing except civil engineering. Compared with those PhDs and Masters, she had no academic advantage, and compared with those old hands in the workplace, she had no experience advantage.

He doesn't even know how to please his superiors. Apart from being a dustman, his only function is to be a tour guide in Xiosta.

Why reluctantly?

Because she had never actually been to Xiosta, the Xiosta she knew was the one her grandfather had described more than ten years ago, or even dozens of years ago.

Highlight a hip pull.

But what can I do? Seeing that the line is about to reach me, and I have been waiting here for more than three hours, can I just go back like this?

"No way, absolutely impossible."

Anmer took a deep breath and encouraged himself.

"Think about yourself, Anmer. Even if you don't have any merits, you still have a reason to find a job!"

"Put aside the idea of ​​building a historic building and look at the student loan repayments you have to make every month. If you can't find a job here, you'll have to work on the construction site!"

Anmer clenched his fists, feeling full of energy for a few seconds, then became listless again.

No, why does the more I cheer myself up, the more depressed I become?

Before she could mend her broken heart, the loudspeaker in the corridor sounded:

"Next person."

The door opened, and another young talent who had been carried away slowly walked out, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

His weird expression, dull eyes, and mumbling scared away Anmaier who wanted to ask about the interview questions. After wandering at the door of the room for a while, Anmaier mustered up his courage and stepped inside.

Rhine Life's minimalist green and white office has four tables in the middle, with two interviewers sitting at the tables.

To Anmer's surprise, the interviewers were not as ferocious as she had imagined at first. Not only that, both the film interviewer and the Kuranta interviewer were definitely handsome and beautiful. Their suits and formal postures gave them a bit of the calmness and confidence of business people.

Temperament, temperament is very powerful!

It's like two red bricks suddenly appearing from a pile of rotten stones, unique and very eye-catching!

Moreover, they looked quite friendly with a smile on their faces, and didn't seem like the type to make things difficult for others.

Anmer felt a little relieved. She was really afraid of meeting the kind of interviewer with a gloomy face who gave her a stress test.

She took small steps to Ernst, pulled out a chair and sat down, staring at Ernst until she saw confusion in the interviewer's eyes. Then she suddenly realized and reached out her hand and handed over her resume.

As the deputy, Xinteleya stepped forward to take the resume. When she came back to her senses and handed it to Ernst, she whispered:

“It doesn’t look very reliable.”

Ernst shrugged:

"At least it's not another female doctor."

He glanced over the resume and paused for a few seconds on the column "Major: Civil Engineering". Then he put the resume down, raised his head, and asked as softly as possible:

"So, Miss Anmer, what position do you want to apply for?"

Anmer was like a frightened little bird. Although he felt guilty, he still answered seriously:

"I...I want to apply for the position of secretary in the engineering department!"

She paused, and before Ernst could speak, she mustered up the courage to recommend herself:

"Dear interviewer, although I am still a college student, my GPA is excellent, and my professional knowledge in various subjects is also very solid. Moreover, my teacher often takes me to the construction site, and I also have practical experience. I... although I am not as educated as those doctors, I will study hard and improve myself!"

She really seemed to have nothing to say, and even pursed her lips and said:

"Besides, I just want a basic salary..."

Ernst's eyes lit up, but he immediately calmed down a bit, coughed lightly, and looked at Anmer righteously:

"Ms. Anmer, you may have some misunderstandings about Kjerag. Kjerag is definitely not a sweatshop that exploits its employees. We are the legal political system of Kjerag. The officers recruited by our engineering department also have big projects to be responsible for, and there is a promising future! We will give you enough salary no matter what!"

"I'm just a little worried. If we admit you, will it affect your studies?"

Anmer immediately shook his head:

"No, I won't! My student loans are about to expire, and if I can't find a job, I won't be able to go to school!"

Ernst was stunned.

Girl, you really tell everything to others.

The reason why our admission will not affect your studies is that if we don’t admit you, you will not be able to study, right?

Since I didn't go to school, it won't affect my studies. Your logic...although I always feel that something is wrong, it seems to make sense?

However, Ernst still had to remind Anmer:

"Ms. Anmer, please stop saying these things. It may become a handle for others."

This is also fortunate that Ernst is a healthy person. If it were any other black-hearted company, once Anmer said this, Ernst would not have to think about what would happen next that Japanese netizens would love to see.

Miss Anmer, you don't wish you hadn't gone to school, do you?

Miss Anmer, I helped you pay off your student loan, shouldn't you repay me?

Miss Anmer, don't just stand there. Do you still want me to teach you how to move?

Yes, pick up a pen and sign your name on this letter of commitment from the project manager!

Miss Anmer, are you feeling well?

The prison cells in Colombia are very big, so enjoy your life in there. I’m going to have barbecue tonight!

Ernst felt a pity when he thought of how Anmer might have had to lie on the bars of the cell with his eyes blank, his heart dead, regret streaming from the corners of his eyes, his body able to move only by pure instinct, like a useless person.

So this story tells us all that trouble comes from the mouth, and we must never speak ill of others casually.

Fortunately, it was himself that Anmaier met. After conscientiously reminding Anmaier, Ernst returned to the normal process:

"I want to apply for the position of Engineering Officer. What can you do?"

Finally, he talked about his strengths, and Anmer's spirits rose immediately:

"From construction site operations such as steel bars and cement, plastering and bricklaying to surveying and drawing, and design integration of project plans, I can do it all!"

"How soon?" Ernst asked.

Anmaier shrank again: "Every little bit..."

Ernst continued, "If you were asked to cooperate with the director of Rhine Life Engineering, do you think you could do it?"

Anmer was stunned.

The director of Rhein Life Engineering? Is the interviewer talking about Ms. Nastie?

As the director of a department that rarely goes out in Rhine's life, Nasti's overall popularity is far lower than that of the other department directors.

There is nothing that can be done about it. Ferdinand from the Energy Department has always been high-profile, Parvis from the Structural Department has been famous for a long time, and Director Muirseth from the Ecology Department is very cute. Even if we put aside her identity as a scientist, her popularity in Tremont is among the best. Not to mention Yara, the former actress of Lankawood. Many talents and channels of Rhine Life come from her connections.

As for Saria and Christen, the reputation of this pair of legendary alumni is beyond words - whenever Rhine Life attends a press conference, they have to make their presence felt.

The only person who might be less famous than Nastie is probably Director Mariam of the Koko Department.

But Director Mariam also has something to say, what kind of work do I usually do? I am usually either on the ice field or in the desert, either in the cave or in the soil. I can't compare with you in popularity, that's because those who are familiar with me are generally not human!

The above cases fully illustrate that civil engineering and history majors are simply pitfalls.

Closer to home.

Apart from Mariam, who has no known existence, there is only Nasti, a civil engineer whose popularity in Tremont can only be described as mediocre.

People admire great architectural wonders, and a few people will learn where their architectural inspiration came from, but few people know who specifically built these impressive architectural wonders.

The people who build the buildings are often not the ones who live in them.