Blackstone Code

On the morning of the new week, many people gathered outside the Congress to demonstrate spontaneously.

Congress announced that it would build approximately 7,000 kilometers of additional railways within the federal territory, triggering public opposition.

It is not that the construction of these railways will demolish their houses, so they stand up and strongly oppose it in order to protect their rights and interests.

They came out against it purely from the perspective of taxpayers and on the grounds that the federal government was "spending money indiscriminately".

These people believe that the current federal transportation capacity is far from reaching saturation, and with the emergence of air transportation, the pressure on land transportation will be even less.

Sea transportation, trains, and transport aircraft are enough to meet the current logistics needs of the federation. There is no need to build such a long railway!

According to the current cost of federal railway construction, the cost of railway construction per kilometer is approximately between RMB 45,000 and RMB 55,000.

Cost fluctuations mainly lie in issues such as labor wages and benefits. For example, if a large number of immigrants are hired, labor costs will decrease.

But if more federal indigenous people are hired, labor costs will increase.

And the changes in qualified costs are not just in terms of wages. The federal indigenous people also have very strict requirements for various benefits. For example, they require meat and eggs for lunch.

But as long as the immigrants can ensure that they have enough to eat, they can still eat even if they grab a handful of grass from the roadside and boil it with wheat kernels.

The federal natives also require a one-hour lunch break, but the immigrants only need thirty minutes, and sometimes they can accept fifteen minutes.

Therefore, the cost of hiring immigrants will be lower, but the federal indigenous protests will become stronger. Therefore, a bill that must reserve certain positions for indigenous people has been introduced to appease the resistance of local indigenous people.

The cost of building 7,000 kilometers of railway is approximately between 320 million and 370 million, which is another heavy expense for the federal government.

People don’t understand why more than 300 million yuan of fiscal expenditure should be used for completely unnecessary railway construction. Moreover, in the new railway plan announced, the new railway route is completely incomprehensible!

It is actually a "circle" built around several areas that are not industrially developed at all. People have not seen the details yet, but they can already feel that this is a circle!

Federalists have a strong sense of participation in politics, and they also have a strong sense of ownership, so they spontaneously gathered here to protest against Congress's waste of taxpayers' money.

The federal government couldn't withstand the pressure brought by their demonstrations and canceled the high-end coffee machines and coffee beans in the tea room. There is no reason why Congress can stand firm.

Many media were also filming live here, and people liked watching these programs very much.

They like to see "one of their own" bravely defying power and fighting against the rulers, as if it were them standing in front of the camera!

The person who launched the protest this time was a fifty-seven-year-old worker. He was standing in front of several media cameras. “Since I was fifteen years old, I have been working with my father and grandfather, Working on the railroad together.”

"We are not conductors or anything like that, we are the ones who repair the railways."

“We’ve spent our lives building railroads, so I know better than the average person that we don’t need more railroads to serve our still abundant capacity.”

"This is a way for the federal government to steal taxpayer money, and they think we won't notice, and then they can tell us next year that hundreds of millions have been spent."

"This is a shameful crime!"

"I have every confidence that some of them are involved in this ugly scheme and are collecting enough benefits."

“What I want now is to stop this meaningless project and spend the money where it should go!”

A reporter handed the microphone forward and almost inserted it into the mouth of the old worker, "Where do you think this money should be used?"

"Of course it will be used for medical security reform. I have to say that Connor is doing a good job. We urgently need to carry out comprehensive reforms faster. We can't wait..."

At this time, a reporter said, "I noticed that the public document stated that this new proposal was not proposed by the Industrial Committee and the Transportation Committee, but came from the newly established 'Federal Emergency Committee.'"

"Do you think there's anything here that we don't know about, such as behind-the-scenes dealings or something?"

The reporter's question was obviously misleading. If a mature politician faced this question, he would carefully state that he did not know these things and would need to conduct an investigation before he could give the answer.

But this old worker is not a politician. He went out to work without even finishing high school. He only knows how to answer questions.

Even with this issue, there is obviously something wrong.

"I don't know what you're talking about, but if that's really the case, I'm afraid there will be big problems with this new committee."

"We all know that the construction of railways is mainly the responsibility of the Industrial Commission and the Transportation Commission, and has nothing to do with that new status commission."

"There must be some kind of interest transaction here, there must be a shady secret!"

The reporter was very happy because the old worker said what the reporters wanted to say but dared not say.

The Federal Charter states that everyone has the right to express any opinion at any time and in any place.

There is actually no problem with this sentence at any time, because this is the free spirit of the Federation.

But at the same time, after you express your opinion, you are responsible for what you said.

Spread rumors, slander, frame up...

You can say it and others can't stop you, but before you say it, it's best to think about the cost.

Journalists know the cost, so they don’t speak out and let the veteran workers speak for them.

In this way, they successfully create focus and conflict, and they don't have to worry about anyone asking for trouble. TV stations and newspapers will only say that they have done a good job, rather than "What the hell are you doing?"

The old worker didn't know that he had been taken advantage of. He just felt that this was the most glorious moment in his life!

With so many TV stations interviewing him, he has never been so prosperous.

During the interview, someone shouted, "Congresswoman Catherine is here." The reporters suddenly threw away the old worker and rushed toward Catherine.

They blocked Catherine's way. Even if there were bodyguards to protect Catherine, it would be difficult to leave quickly among so many enthusiastic reporters.

Reporters kept asking all kinds of pointed questions, all of which were very difficult to answer. For example, "Some people say that the Federal Emergency Committee is a new agency used by Congress to cover up the transfer of interests. What do you think, Congresswoman Catherine?" some type of.

These questions are not only difficult to answer, but also impossible to answer. Whether you answer "don't know" or "no", reporters will continue to think divergently and over-interpret the answer.

But readers still like this very much!

It is strange, but not strange, that the viewers and readers of the federal media have no bottom line support and trust for the news media they trust.

Because the level of education in the Commonwealth is generally low - it does not mean that the level of education is very high if you go to high school.

Looking at the current federal education system, schools and the education system are encouraging the training of ordinary people into waste. It may sound unbelievable, but this is what the federal education system is doing.

The reason why they do this is so that these wastes can finally go to work in the factory honestly instead of thinking about sitting in an office.

Students from the elite education system will be managers and leaders in the future. With so many middle and upper classes, there must be more middle and lower classes.

And these middle and lower class students are responsible for those students who cannot even calculate two-digit multiplication and division in high school!

And as the federal education system becomes more and more "perfect", the level of waste among waste people will only get higher and higher!

A hundred years ago, schools were still places for learning knowledge. Happy education was only used in nurseries and kindergartens, and primary school students also had to deal with homework.

But now there are no homework assignments for the third grade of elementary school and below. Everyone is just asked to have fun and play happily.

The Ministry of Education, which has been separated and established separately, is discussing the idea of ​​​​abolishing homework at the primary school level so that primary school students in public schools can grow up without burden.

The lower the level of real education, the less one knows about the world and history, and the more superstitious one is about so-called "authority"!

Catherine's silence made the reporters' questions more and more aggressive, and some simply started throwing dirty water on the Emergency Committee. Anyway, at this time, no one knew which mouth the questions came from, and everyone was in a mess. of.

Catherine has a headache. The emergency committee has a very high authority, and coupled with some recent unusual decisions, this committee has begun to attract people's attention.

For example, last month they passed a proposal to establish a "World Species Vault" and "add dozens of extra large refrigerated warehouses", which would cost approximately 500 million to 700 million.

It has also triggered some discussions, but it is better than building railways because these things have not been built before, or reasonable reasons can be provided, and opponents cannot find a good excuse to oppose.

People feel strange and curious about the existence, work content, and purpose of this committee, and they are also full of desire to explore and attack.

Suddenly, someone outside the crowd rushed towards the crowd with something. The bodyguards noticed the situation immediately and controlled the guy.

He was holding a glass bottle filled with an unknown liquid in his hand. When he was pushed to the ground, the reporters' attention was drawn.

Catherine glanced at the man, quickened her pace, and walked into the Capitol.

She felt a lot of pressure and a little scared!

This is completely different from the "Congressman" she imagined!