Blackstone Code

After a while, the old general smiled and said, "Don't be so depressed. I have almost lived. Even if I don't do that, I may not live too long."

"Being able to do something for you before dying is the best choice for me."

"I'm willing to do that too. No one is forcing me. You don't have to bear any psychological burden."

In the eyes of Peleus's father, the old man's smile seemed to turn back time to when he was still young. At that time, the old man was still very young, but his smile remained the same as it is today.

It can make you feel relaxed and feel safe!

It's as if no matter how difficult the problem is, as long as you see him smiling, everything will be solved.

Peleus's father rubbed his eyes, "When our methods fail to stop them, they will definitely demand an investigation into the top military officials. When the time comes... you can actively cooperate with their investigation and inquiry."

"They'll have a special place outside to do it, and they'll definitely invite you over."

"After we get to the place..."

"The way you leave may be slightly uncomfortable, but it will be over soon."

The old general nodded. There was no fear or uneasiness in his eyes, only a sense of comfort after being comforted.

"I see, they were supposed to leave me a tie that would help me with these problems."

Peleus's father walked over and hugged the old man sitting on the chair, "I'm sorry..."

The old man also hugged him and patted his back gently, "No, no one needs to apologize to me, not even you."

"This is our choice. I enjoy part of the rights and I also have the obligation to pay the price."

"This is the path we chose ourselves!"

Peleus's father's approach did work quickly. The investigation team now doesn't know who is better to operate on.

Although the federal military-industrial complex is not as scary as it used to be due to the end of the war and the coming of the end of the world.

But given their size, even if the world is different now, they can still leverage a lot of social resources!

After much deliberation, they finally settled on Shepu Industry.

Schepp Industries is a very well-known shipyard in the Federation. Its main business is the production of large freighters and warships, with the main focus being the production of warships.

About two-thirds of the warships currently in service with the Federation come from their production lines.

In fact, there is more than one shipyard in the Federation. There are many shipyards. Except for Schepp Industries, which builds ships and weapons for the navy, other shipbuilding companies can only share a small part of the remaining ones.

Each company produces one or two boats. Although there is profit, it is definitely not much.

The reason why Schepu Industrial was able to obtain these orders was not only because of their relatively outstanding R\u0026D capabilities and design capabilities, but most importantly, because they knew how to do business.

Doing business, to put it bluntly, means making money.

There is endless money to be made. In ancient times, people may still have some unclear understanding of the operation of society, so there is a saying of "constant wealth."

They believe that the total amount of wealth in the world is fixed and will not increase or decrease.

Later, when people learned more and more about the economy and society, they discovered that wealth was constantly increasing.

A worker produces a commodity through labor, and the profit after deducting the cost after the commodity is sold is the newly added wealth. This is the simplest truth.

As long as there are people and desires, wealth will continue to be born.

Since there will be more and more money, don't be so stingy and want to swallow all the money by yourself.

Approximately 15% to 20% of the profits from the warships and weapons produced by Shep Industries for the navy were transferred to the Peleus family through various methods.

The Peleus family, on the other hand, transfers 20% to 30% of this profit to the middle and upper-level officers of the entire army through various methods.

Schepp Industries gives money to the Navy, and the Navy has been buying and producing warships from them. A warship can cost at least several million, or as many as tens of millions, hundreds of millions, or even hundreds of millions!

The profits are also very amazing, and it's not just battleships, but also various supporting weapons and ammunition, which is also a huge profit.

These orders and profits have enriched the Shepp industry and the navy.

The investigation team targeted Schepp Industries mainly because its core industry was tied to the navy.

When investigating, they don't need to worry about too many people outside the navy obstructing their investigation, and the resistance is relatively small.

But...it's just a little smaller.

When the investigative team began looking into some of Schepp Industries' financial flows, they couldn't find much of value.

These people are very cunning. As an interest transfer relationship with a long history of two to three hundred years, the federal capitalists have mastered the secret that is difficult to discover!

They are no longer simply transferring money from one person to another, or transferring money from one account to another.

Their methods were more sophisticated and covert, and the investigation team could hardly find any valuable clues.

Even if there is a problem, it has nothing to do with the military.

For more than half a month, no substantial progress was made. Schepp Industries, which had been very "cooperative" with the investigation, also began to fight back.

They paid some lobbying groups to lobby in Congress and persuade those lawmakers to give up the idea of ​​taking action against Schepp Industries.

At the same time, they are also protesting and appealing through legal means, and are forming a team of lawyers to litigate against the "false accusers" and Congress.

What's even more troublesome is that Schepp Industries said that due to the "investigation", the original order for the navy has now been cancelled, which made the workers of Schepp Industries angry!

Schepp Industries' market value has been declining since last year.

In fact, it is not just Sheppu Industry, but almost all the shipbuilding industry in the world is shrinking.

Shipping is more developed than before, but the shipbuilding industry is shrinking. This is a very... magical phenomenon.

What caused this phenomenon was the approach of the Ice Age.

Some professionals say that after a brief shipping outbreak, shipping around the world will fall into a downturn.

More social resources will tend to prepare for disasters, such as building shelters and supporting facilities, and stocking up on various resources, parts, and materials to cope with the inconvenient production situation in the Ice Age.

In this case, the export and import of goods will be severely restricted. Now some countries have begun to ban the export of certain special supplies, such as food.

Therefore, before some countries can react, or before the social material adjustment is completed, shipping will be unprecedentedly prosperous.

But once the adjustment of the entire society's materials is over, shipping will immediately become depressed.

Buying a ship now takes two years to pay back and then start making a profit, but the problem now is that the shipping boom doesn't last that long before it busts.

Without people buying ships, the shipbuilding industry will definitely enter a state of depression early.

No orders means no work. Without work, the capitalists will not pay full wages to the workers, but will pay them according to the working hours——

The federal government has a minimum hourly wage law, but there is no monthly "minimum working hour guarantee law". If a worker only works one hour a month, the capitalists only need to pay him one hour's wages.

Now the workers heard that they had a chance to work, but now the Navy canceled the order because of the investigation. The angry workers immediately rushed to the place where the investigation team lived, and some rushed directly to the presidential palace.

The number of workers in heavy industry is calculated in tens of thousands. Even Connor couldn't handle the sudden explosion of so many people!

After all, Connor still cares about his own face.

He did not do this very well, because politicians should be shameless, and the more senior politicians are, the more shameless they are.

But this incident has indeed played a role in hindering the investigation. If everyone does not cooperate, the investigation cannot proceed normally. This is very troublesome!

Congress has made representations to Schepp Industries and also asked the Presidential Office for help, but they may have overestimated Connor's abilities.

He is not much different from those standard federal presidents. He is not good at dealing with capitalists!

"So, Lynch, this matter still has to be left to you!" Connor walked up to Lynch with the wine glass and handed the glass over, "Try, have a taste of the good wine I have treasured for many years. "

"My grandfather's grandfather brewed this personally, and now there are less than ten bottles in the entire federation!"

Lynch shook the wine glass, and the aroma in the wine glass gradually spread. It was indeed somewhat different from new wine.

In fact, these wines have nothing to do with Connor's grandfather's grandfather's grandfather. The old guy was a slave owner, and these wines were most likely brewed by those slaves.

They carefully prepare everything, brew it, and can it, with their participation and sweat in every process.

But they died without tasting any of them.

In fact, in a sense, slavery has not completely disappeared. Look at those people on the assembly line in the factory production workshop.

If slaves could see through time and see the present, perhaps they would not think about getting rid of their status as slaves.

At least they are leisurely most of the time, and they cannot pick cotton 365 days a year.

But workers on the assembly line in the factory only have a few days off a year!

Lynch took a sip and praised, "It is indeed a very good wine." Then he put the cup on the coffee table.

To be honest, it doesn’t taste that amazing, and not everything is better with age.

"Your problem is actually easy to solve. Just let them go bankrupt."

"While bankrupting them, it diverts the contradictions of the working class. Now, whatever is hindering our investigation will eventually become our help!"