Chapter 543 Proliferating Contracts

"Leonardo Adams did more than that.

The blacklist of workers jointly formulated by the "legal" companies in Yanan City Industrial Zone and Xiacheng District some time ago was something he took the lead in creating.

I don't mean that he was personally involved. The Adams family members are all very clean. They need a decent identity to engage in public affairs and cooperate with the House of Representatives.

People like them never participate in similar things with their own hands. The money in their hands and the wealth derived from money are enough to attract most people to do these things for them - usually, they only need a simple

A gesture or a drunken utterance can be enough to trigger something that changes the fate of countless people.

Do you understand what I mean?"

Chen Yan remained silent.

This "fish is about to take the bait" attitude allowed Cyborg Quinn to continue speaking.

"You must have never seen the Mining Contract of the Sparrow Group, but you have always heard of it.

When the contract comes into effect, the miners are effectively trapped underground forever - Sparrow Industries sells them [Snake Rock Mining Rights], and they get twenty to thirty years of work qualifications, which in itself is

Very nonsense.》

Chen Yan used his consciousness to control his mobile phone to send text messages and communicate with Cyborg Quinn.

"There is nothing more absurd in this world than spending money to go to work, let alone selling yourself to work."

Cyborg Quinn responded quickly.

"Haha, yes, they sell themselves to work, it's a shame they can come up with such a thing!"

But, having said that, the miners don't think so.

For the miners, they have received "precious" job opportunities.

If you live in Yanan City, you must know how hard it is to find a job, especially this year, well... this year is already a new year, and it stands to reason that jobs will be harder to find than last year.

Most factories in industrial zones - to say that factories are promoting them - are at most large handicraft workshops, the kind that don't even have a business license. People looking for jobs in such factories can only wait for the workers queuing up for interviews at the factory gate.

Go to Smokey Lake!》

Chen Yan has heard people use this metaphor more than once to describe the difficulty of finding a job in Yanan City.

"Job opportunities are hard to find. A single man can still survive by picking up garbage and eating relief food, but a man with a family cannot. If one person does not work, the whole family will starve.

Once you find a job, you have to work hard, otherwise if you lose your job, you will have to compete with strong young people in their teens and 20s. Oh, I have never experienced it, so I don’t know how difficult it is.”

Chen Yan asked:

"Have you ever experienced it?"

Cyborg Quinn replied:

"Of course, those in our line of work should try everything."

SMS pop-ups appear one after another:

"According to my investigation, more than half of the miners in Spyro Industry are new immigrants, and less than half are people who can't make it in Yanan City.

The former entered Smokey Lake mostly because they could not find a job, and because they had no skills that they could use, they were desperate and were expelled by the police station.

The latter entered Smokey Lake mostly because they did not seize the development opportunities in Yanan City when they were young. When they got older, they had no houses and insufficient labor, so they could no longer survive in the city, so they had no choice but to go to Smokey Lake to survive."

"For them, a job is very precious, which means they can guarantee their own livelihood, support their families, and even save some money for retirement."

"Another reason why they chose to sign a contract with Sparrow Industries was that the contract seemed "fair" on the surface."

"Under that contract, workers didn't have to pay all the money at once in exchange for permission to work underground.

You only need to pay a small amount of money when entering the underground - about 10% of all the money exchanged for work permissions, and you can get a formal certificate recognized by Yanan City and issued by the Yanan City Council.

Work visa work.

Yes, you heard it right, Sparrow Industries is a serious imperial company and a loyal taxpayer of the Northern Federation. Their corporate qualifications can help employees obtain legal visas."

Chen Yan:

"Grass"

Cyborg Quinn:

"After entering underground work, they only need to pay a certain amount of money every month. Once all the money is paid back, they can resume their qualifications to go to the surface.

The miners are not fools. They have calculated that although there is interest in the contract, based on the salary they can get, it will only take 20 or 30 years. Not only will they be able to pay back all the money, they will be free.

, he can also save a sum of money that is considered "a lot" for the surface of the earth, and use it to support himself and his family in old age——

Their algorithm is not wrong, and according to this calculation, it is a considerable amount of money, enough for them to live a more prosperous life than most civilians in Nan City after returning to the surface."

"What they ignore is the difficulty of mining, the dangers in the mines, and their own physical conditions."

"Because mining is too difficult and there are too many abnormal creatures underground, the initial development of the mine was completely at the cost of human lives to undermine progress.

Those who died in the mines, their contracts became meaningless."

"Even because so many people died later, Sparrow Industries had to add various safety measures - the more advanced-looking mining equipment you saw later, which reduced the death rate."

"You have your life to make money but not your life to spend it. This is something that Sparrow Industries did not tell the miners, but the miners clearly know it.

But they still signed contracts one after another, not only because they were desperate, but also because underground mines really made money. Even after Spyro Industries later adopted a special underground universal currency, it was still more expensive than most jobs on the surface.

Make a lot of money.》

Chen Yan knew this. The underground wages were paid in a special imperial pound, which was much cheaper than the imperial pound on the surface.

"I'm telling you now, this contract from Sparrow Industries is the William Adams Group's overseas colonial mining contract. It was localized and made into a piece of shit with minor changes."

"Ha! I didn't expect that! Sparrow Industries is actually a listed company, and one of its actual major shareholders is the William Adams Group!"

"Due to various reasons, the actual head of Sparrow Industries, James Parrett himself, is actually a very poor guy. Even though he already owns such a large company, he still has to stay underground and cannot see the light of day."

Chen Yan asked:

"Why Does James Parrett Do This?"

Cyborg Quinn:

"This is the price he paid in exchange for all the money, power and status he has now."

Chen Yan was not prepared to take this bait, so he did not respond.

Cyborg Quinn didn't mind, the pop-up windows continued to appear:

"According to my investigation, similar versions of this contract have begun to spread in Yanan City.

It’s not obvious yet, and most people can’t feel it yet, because Leonard Adams has not yet obtained actual control of Yharnam City.”

"When he wins this war without gunpowder, that's when hell really comes to Yanan City."

Chen Yan was thoughtful:

"Leonardo Adams is an executor, and he executes his own will and the will of the William Adams Group, because they themselves are a community of interests."

Cyborg Quinn:

"You're almost right."
Chapter completed!