Chapter 216 What Did You See! (Part 2)

"I think it's okay for people from the lower class to live here."

A food store owner said happily. It was already past 3 p.m. and the store was already preparing for the afternoon meal. In the past, the business of this small store in District 113 was very bad, and only regular customers would come every day, but now the store is crowded with people every day at mealtime.

In order to make more money, the boss would ask his wife to look after the store in the afternoon, and then set up a stall opposite the newly built highway. He could make three or four hundred yuan a night with a little snack. With the current income of the small store, he could make thousands a day, which was simply unimaginable in the past.

In the past, the boss would be happy if he could make a maximum of 100 yuan a day in this small store, but now the income has increased tenfold.

"Indeed, my wife and others now go there to sell some daily necessities at night, and they can basically sell out."

A worker who helps in the store said that his salary is now 3,000 yuan a month. Both parties are very satisfied with the current situation. If people from the barrier area come in, the economy of the lower class can increase a lot.

Section 7 did not over-issue currency, because the wages settled to the people in the Barrier Area were paid by the Agricultural Section, so even if all the people in the Barrier Area came in, as long as they were engaged in some agricultural work arranged by Section 12, there would be no inflation.

Several members of Section 5 who were patrolling along the street entered the store. They were also regular customers of the store.

"What do you want to eat? There are jelly and tofu brain."

Several people looked dusty. They all asked for something. The boss gave them a lot of portions. In the past, when they were patrolling, they would come here to eat something at noon. It would look very relaxing. They would sit for two or three hours, but now the situation is different.

"Hurry up, Lao Luo, we have to finish eating and continue patrolling. There are too many people on the street now. I'm afraid something will happen."

"Okay, wait a moment."

The boss and the workers started to work. Several people in Section 5 were miserable. Especially in recent times, a lot of things have happened. After all, there are too many people, especially at night. The order given by the superiors is to persuade and educate as much as possible, and arrest them if it doesn't work.

Most of the people in Section 5 had never been so busy since they entered the Acting Department. Many of them had not rested for more than two months. Soon, the things they wanted came up. After a few people quickly finished eating, they added some hot water and left.

Occasionally, you can see some clerks who have just graduated from school and been assigned to the department. Most of them don’t want to join Section 5, but there is no way they can’t join other departments at all. They can only work in Section 5 first. They didn’t expect to encounter such a severe situation as soon as they came.

"Please take a good look at the internal management regulations of the Acting Department."

On a street, a team leader looked at the 29 team members under him. They were all assigned after graduating from the Acting Academy. Many of them were dissatisfied, including 20 men and 9 women.

"Everyone remembers the area we patrol. We will patrol in these 5 areas in a group of 5 people. You are not allowed to slack off during the patrol. If you are hungry or thirsty, you can buy something to eat, but you are not allowed to sit for a long time. Any other questions?"

"Captain, what time will it end?"

The team leader smiled helplessly.

"Recently, we can't finish early. We have to patrol until 0:00 p.m., and we can go back to the canteen to eat at 6:00 p.m., and then rest until 8:00 p.m."

The team leader smiled helplessly. He could see that these new staff members were a little dissatisfied. These 29 people just arrived yesterday and had to start patrolling today.

"I will lead you every day these few days, and we will rotate in groups until you are completely familiar with it. I hope you can take your work seriously."

The team began to leave according to the divided groups. At this time, one of the four newcomers who followed the team leader seemed a little uncomfortable. He was born in the middle level and basically never came to the lower level. He only came to the lower level for an internship in the company when he was about to graduate from school, but in the end, at the request of his parents, he still applied for the operation department.

"Captain, I want to ask, what is the use of such patrols? You can just watch in the monitoring room."

"Why are you talking so much nonsense? This is only the first day. Didn't we teach in the course that patrols are to prevent crimes and effectively curb potential criminals? Okay, you will understand it slowly in the future."

Looking at the newcomers behind him, they looked a little nervous. Along the way, the captain explained to them what they needed to pay attention to during the patrol. The captain certainly knew that this kind of patrol was very tiring, especially patrolling day after day, but it was precisely because of this kind of patrol that there were very few criminal cases in society in recent years.

Along the way, the captain listened to them talking about some news in the Barrier District today, and felt quite surprised. The captain did not interrupt because he could hear a lot of very one-sided views from their words.

"I don't think it's necessary to let them in. Wouldn't that increase our workload?"

"Yes, and the city can't provide so much food to the market. Resources will be consumed drastically."

The team leader has been working in the area for nearly 20 years. He has heard too many discussions about the barrier area all day today. Most people's opinions are probably the same as these newcomers.

The squad leader has seen many people who were taken away and deported, and he has also dealt with some people. Most of them have completely lost hope. The one that stands out most in his memory is an alcoholic neighbor who lived near him eighteen years ago.

At that time, their family also helped a little to pay their taxes, but their family still couldn't pay the taxes every month, even the minimum income of 50 yuan.

This 50 yuan seems to many people to be just one or two days' salary, and it can be paid easily. But what many people don't know is that this 50 yuan is extremely difficult for many people whose citizen level has become 1. of.

These people no longer have any competitiveness in society, because many of them did not receive any decent education in the early years and could only do some physical work. They will always have physical problems for a long time. the future.

This is the case with the alcoholic neighbor of the squad leader's family. The woman is also trying her best to save money and do some odd jobs, but the overall economy at the bottom is very bad. It may be difficult for their family to earn even 20 yuan a day, and even more so I owe some foreign debts, and my two children are not in school, so they can only play near home every day.

The squad leader still clearly remembers that when he and the captain went over to announce the deportation that day, the man roared angrily about why they had to suffer such misery. They had worked very hard, but in the end their family was still deported. .

At that time, the economy at the bottom was very bad, and it was basically the same as before. Recently, the team leader often wondered why the middle and upper classes were not willing to give the bottom some resources, but instead repeatedly exploited the bottom in various ways. and squeeze.

"That's enough, let's patrol well. These things will be known after the official notification from above."

"Captain, do you agree to let those people in?"

The squad leader took off his hat and laughed.

"We can never feel the same way, because we are a little lucky and did not fall behind in such cruel and fierce competition."

Several newcomers laughed. The team leader knew very well that they could not understand the situation at the bottom. Most young people were like this. Only people around his age would understand what kind of society the bottom was, but it was much better now. , at least it can give people hope.

4pm

Le Xiao rubbed her frozen hands. There were more than two hundred family patriarchs in the room. It was crowded now, but fortunately they could all stand.

This room was previously used as a warehouse for stocking some materials, but now the materials have been moved out.

The family members have just been asked to discuss whether to rent the planting land to Section 12. Le Xiao also knows that there are still many people in the big family who are unwilling.

"What do you think?"

Le Xiao asked. At this time, people from several big families looked at each other, and Honghong sighed and walked out.

"Let me explain it on behalf of everyone."

Le Xiao hummed.

"First of all, there is really no guarantee in this plan. Secondly, the food that our entire family area can produce now is supported by a high-end market with relatively high profits. If we do this, many of our families will lose this income. After all, this income can amount to tens of millions a month. Although the rent is good, it is far from being comparable to this income. Another point is..."

"Does that mean we won't rent?"

Le Xiao suddenly spoke. Just as Honghong was about to speak, Le Xiao sighed.

"Okay, okay, rent or not, just one sentence."

"Your Excellency Le Xiao, this is not a question of renting or not renting. First you have to consider us..."

Lexiao sighed, shook his head and said.

"I actually envied your family when I was a kid. It's great to have land. As long as you have land, you won't go hungry. There are still many people starving in the city, and the same goes for people here. They only need to eat. The same food as everyone else can save many hungry people from starvation. Why does such a simple thing seem so complicated to everyone? We are all people living in this land, and everyone outside is also a human being. In the past, it was true that your family had worked hard to get these lands. But now that the city is in trouble, can't you all help? If the problem of the barrier zone is solved, the problem of our city can be solved. "

Le Xiao's words silenced everyone present. Even Chen Qiao, who always liked to refute, stopped speaking. Honghong looked slightly embarrassed.

"Okay, okay, anyway, if you don't plan to rent, forget it. We, the Su family, the Angus family, and Mr. Charles, what do you think?"

Many people looked at Charles, and he said slightly embarrassed.

"Leave a part of the land for us, just enough to support the entire Eberron family. The rest can be rented."

Le Xiao nodded.

"As for the other people, if you don't want to rent, forget it. You can do whatever you like. I'll send you back after dinner later, or do you want to go back now? I'll make arrangements immediately if you want to go back."

Gu Ningning smiled awkwardly at the side. Le Xiao was directly at odds with the family members. She had already seen that many members of the family were a little angry. Niya, who was leaning against the door, laughed.

"Do you hear me clearly? If you don't plan to rent, I will send someone to take you back right away."

Le Xiao was almost driven crazy all day today. This is not good, that is not good, this is not right, that is not right. Anyway, in the eyes of most family members, this plan will definitely fail. Many people are pouring cold water on it. It is such an exciting scene, but in the eyes of many older generations of the family, it is worthless.

This is what made Le Xiao angry. They can't see how much the people in these barrier areas are eager for light, and how much the people in the whole city are eager for a better future. They can't see all this, so Le Xiao doesn't plan to entangle with them anymore.

"Wait, Mr. Le Xiao, it's not that we don't want to rent, but there are some problems to solve."

Honghong said, and Jiang Hao hurriedly said.

"Yes, don't worry, little girl."

Wang Degui also hurried over.

"Yes, we are not wooden, of course we know, but today we have a problem and want to discuss it with you."

Gu Ningning immediately realized that the family members were going to put forward conditions.

"We all agree to rent the land to Section 12."

Le Xiao exclaimed, completely dumbfounded.

"Really? Aren't you dissatisfied with this or that?"

Niya looked at her parents. Her parents had talked about a lot of things with people from several major families before, but Niya didn't know what they were.

Gu Ningning hurriedly came behind Le Xiao and gave her a finger as a reminder. Le Xiao immediately realized that something was wrong.

"If you want to put forward excessive conditions, we will not rent it."

Honghong said with a smile. She looked back at the Angus couple. It was the couple who persuaded the family members. Honghong said with a smile.

"There is one thing I hope the Action Department can guarantee."

"What is it?"

Le Xiao scratched his head and asked.

"Each of our families only needs to keep the food needed within our family. The rest of the land can be rented to the 12 departments, and we don't need any land in the barrier area."

Le Xiao was stunned and had no idea what Honghong was thinking.

"What we need is to give the construction rights in the north to our entire family."

Le Xiao exclaimed. He was completely confused and looked at the people in each family smiling.

"Is there any construction in the north?"

Many areas in the north are already deserted, with many elderly people and many places very old, but the city has no construction plans.

"We say this for the future of the city. We certainly hope to see a brighter city. You want to let the people in these barrier areas live in the city. Where should we arrange for more than 7 million people? Isn't it just in the north?"

Le Xiao swallowed.

"It seems so, but you...how do you know?"

Hong Hong smiled and walked up to Le Xiao and stretched out her hand.

"Let's have dinner here first, and then please gather the section chiefs and councillors as soon as possible so that we can discuss this matter properly."