Chapter 173: Connect (Part 1)

As dusk approached, many people in the Barrier District walked towards a small sales area in twos and threes. Many people took the money they earned today and planned to buy some things and then return to the Barrier District.

The market was very lively, and there were many people from Section 5 patrolling. Most of the things they sold were daily necessities, and some ointments. Many things were eliminated in the Brilliant City, but now many people at the bottom took these things out to sell. Many vendors were elderly people, and most of the things were just after work.

More than ten meters away from the small market was District 116. Many people in the city were watching this small market, but they could not enter this market. Many people in the city were watching, and near the market, there was a management office jointly established by the Action Department, and many people lined up in a long queue.

The people in the queue were registering in various aspects, because now the Action Department has decided to open multiple small markets like this for people in the Barrier District in the outer areas, and many people want to enter the market to sell some things.

The current situation is much better than before, and many people feel more at ease, because people in the barrier area will not enter the city, and the gully area is still undergoing various demolitions and constructions. Some people in the barrier area live in some temporary sheds, all for the convenience of soil cultivation the next day.

Most people in the lower class do not have much opposition to the fact that people in the barrier area enter the city, because seeing is believing, they have not caused any major disturbances, and now the public security in the lower class is better than ever.

What makes many people headache is that many daily necessities are often out of stock, and the shelves of many stores are empty, but there will still be goods every few days, but they will soon be sold out.

Many people can feel that the intermittent supply cycle of goods has been getting longer and longer in the past few days. Some goods may not be available for a week, and food prices have also increased. However, now the income of many people in the lower class has increased rapidly. Many people are very happy every day, and the activities organized by the lower class affairs department are still continuing.

Many people at the bottom have never experienced such a lively business scene. Now more people at the bottom are concerned about the establishment of the agricultural base in the fortress area, because many people believe that once the agricultural base is established, the current prosperity of the bottom can continue.

The sky gradually darkened. After 6 o'clock, only a hint of red remained in an instant. In the blink of an eye, the city fell into darkness, but soon the lights came on.

In stark contrast to the past, the lights at the bottom were unusually bright, while only the residential area in the middle was lit, and only sporadic lights were on in many places.

For many people, the current life is what they want to see. Although the bottom was once lively because of construction, it is nothing compared to this period.

Especially near the end of the year, when the year 2278 is about to come, many people have already prepared for the New Year.

It's just that many materials are in short supply, and many people hope that Congress can solve this problem as soon as possible, especially now that some small workshops and factories at the bottom have started again, but most of these factory equipment is relatively old, and the output is very low when it meets the standards, and the staff is insufficient. After all, the salary is relatively low, and it is even worse than working on the construction site.

Now, many small workshops and factories with a few people or more than ten people are in urgent need of some investment, and the investment enthusiasm of businessmen is also very high, but now the investment of the bottom is controlled by one person, Le Xiao, the secretary of Section 13.

However, Le Xiao did not agree with the investment of many businessmen. Now only a small number of bottom-level businessmen are investing in various aspects in the region, but these investments are far from enough for the huge bottom.

Many people hope that the middle and upper-level businessmen will invest as soon as possible, so that these small workshops and factories can quickly produce goods, and the current shortage situation can be alleviated.

The temperature began to drop in just half an hour. Many people in the barrier area who lived in the city returned to the sheds, while those who still lived in the barrier area got on nearby trucks.

The debate in the city about the entry of people from the barrier area into the city is still going on. Many reporters wanted to enter the gully area where the people in the barrier area were located for interviews, but they were indeed stopped by the Operations Department.

But some reporters were still filming outside the cordon, and some people were thinking about sneaking in, but soon several reporters who entered were caught by people from Section 5 and were directly handcuffed and taken back to the local public security management office.

Ma Tao was also nearby. When he saw several reporters being brought over, he gave them a serious education and then directly punished them by requiring them to participate in punitive street cleaning work in the future.

Since the large-scale protests in the middle and upper classes of the city yesterday, an order from Niya has been issued, absolutely not allowing anyone in the city to enter the living area of ​​the people in the Barrier District, especially reporters.

In order to achieve this, Ma Tao has strictly ordered his men to keep a close eye on the nearby surveillance cameras and immediately arrest anyone who crosses the line.

"If this drags on, big problems will arise sooner or later."

Ma Tao knows very well what the middle and upper class businessmen are doing these days, and he also knows that if the businessmen invest, the current prosperous situation at the bottom will make them earn a lot of money, and in the end the money will return to the middle and upper classes, while the bottom will return to the old way. This is probably the reason why Le Xiao doesn't want the businessmen to invest in large amounts.

Seeing that many people at the bottom were really anxious now, Ma Tao had nothing to do. Several businessmen who came from the middle and upper levels at noon had no choice but to go back after Le Xiao left.

The businessmen's protests will become more intense unless they can be allowed to invest at the bottom. Ma Tao has experienced this countless times, and every time he sees Congress compromise, and the businessmen's investment has indeed brought a good economy to the bottom. But when the too-rapid economic flow passes, only chicken feathers are left at the bottom, and the businessmen will leave at this time.

The middle and upper classes are getting better and better, while the bottom class has become worse and worse after being exploited again and again. Finally, it has become a completely different group from the middle and upper class, and everyone wants to escape from here.

Over the years, Ma Tao has seen many young people leave the bottom class, some come back, and some can only continue to struggle in the middle class.

"When will this end?"

Ma Tao really couldn't bear to see this situation again and again. Once the construction of this bustling scene in front of him was completed, the bottom layer would return to the same state, and it would be heated up due to the rapid economic flow. At the bottom, consumption has exceeded the consumption at the bottom many times in the past. This situation will only have one result in the end.

When the heat wave recedes, only a piece of scorched earth will be left, and nothing will be left at the bottom. This has happened again and again. Many people will find it difficult to achieve prosperity at the bottom and then move up to the middle class throughout their lives.

Because the bottom level, as the most basic of everything, will be constantly squeezed, Ma Tao pressed his hat and closed his eyes. In his mind, it was the first time he patrolled the streets on the bottom level. Ma Tao had been there a long time ago. He came from the middle level. As a first-generation city manager, he was able to enter the management because his parents were servants of the family.

When Ma Tao came to the ground floor for the first time, he deeply felt what it meant to be dilapidated. However, half a century later, the ground floor was still like this.

Ma Tao doesn't know why the businessmen are unwilling to leave a little at the bottom. If only a little is needed, the city will become much better, but the reality is that it is impossible.

Ma Tao turned on the news. Protests and demonstrations had broken out all over the country. Many people in the middle and upper classes also joined the wave of protests at the instigation of businessmen.

The situation would become the same as before. Ma Tao really couldn't do anything to stop it. Just when Ma Tao was secretly feeling sad, his cell phone rang. He hurriedly opened it and immediately determined Le Xiao's location.

Sure enough, Le Xiao came over in a short while, accompanied by people from the Su family, the Angus family, the Ablon family and the Phoebes family. The surrounding reporters hurriedly rushed over. Go up, Ma Tao immediately gave the order.

After a while, a large number of people from Section 3 and Section 5 poured out of the streets and alleys, and many reporters were blocked out.

Ma Tao ran over, accompanied by more than a dozen scientific officers. He saw the smile on Le Xiao's face. When he was confused, a scientific officer pulled Ma Tao and said.

"Lao Ma, the bottom group will soon receive investment from the three major families."

Ma Tao was shocked. He could indeed see that in the face of the current shortage of living materials at the bottom level, investment and construction were necessary.

The group of people directly crossed the cordon and entered the stinky area that had been completely demolished. The smell wafting in the wind was very unpleasant. Charles pressed his nose slightly.

"It doesn't smell very good."

Locke said with a smile, and Charles smiled helplessly. Ma Tao immediately handed over a bunch of protective masks, but the group refused. The reporters were all filming. Although Charles wanted to take one, he held back in the end.

Charles is happy now. The problem of risk control in the construction of agricultural bases in the barrier area has always been a problem that troubled Charles, but now this problem has been solved.

Regarding the current good business forms at the bottom, investing in some industries at the bottom is guaranteed to make a profit, but there is only one thing that makes Charles feel helpless, but this is understandable. Every penny earned by the bottom must be retained. At the bottom level, it cannot be transferred to the middle and upper-level industries.

"It's pretty empty here, isn't it?"

Le Xiao said with a smile that at the investment consultation meeting just now, many people had disagreements on the investment in some small workshops, because to invest in a large number of small workshops and factories on such a messy ground floor requires various supporting facilities. For investment, demolition and construction are indispensable, and the investment is bound to be a lot more.

At this time, Le Xiao directly suggested that all such small workshops be moved to the stinking area, and the problem would be solved. Le Xiao's proposal was recognized by everyone.

Because it does require a large amount of money to be renovated within the area, and various problems will affect such reconstruction. If you move outside, you only need to simply build some flat-floor factories for production. That’s it.

With proper planning, a new type of factory area for the people at the bottom can be born. If more and more of this happens, daily necessities should soon be able to meet the demand, and it can also effectively reduce the price of goods that are still continuing to rise. They stabilize and return to the original price.

Le Xiao planned to write a report when he went back tonight, and then tomorrow he would gather all the businessmen from the small workshops on the ground floor that could produce materials, and then hold a symposium. The investment from the three major families could be in place quickly.

This simple factory can be built in one day at the earliest and can be put into production the next day. The key is whether the Huosen family will make any strange noises.

"I think it's better for you to talk to him about this matter, Su Li."

As Violet said this, Su Li laughed helplessly.

"I'll go talk to him tomorrow."

The Huosen family actually controls more than 70% of the city's mechanical products, and the production equipment requires them to provide a certain degree of help.

Many people in the barrier area came out to wait and see. Once these small factories start working, they will inevitably need a large number of laborers, and the people in the barrier area can solve this problem to a large extent, and their salaries will not be too high, which can create a lot of profits for these businessmen.

In Ma Tao's view, this is also an attempt. In this way, the relationship between the people in the barrier area and the lower class people will be gradually narrowed, and the people in the barrier area will be gradually integrated into the life of the city. Everything will become bright in the future.

However, what Ma Tao is most worried about now is that the other major families, including the big businessmen in the city, may protest more seriously, because this is equivalent to excluding them, and some of the goods they produce, the final profits all go to the several major families that invested.

The remaining merchants would never allow this. Ma Tao looked at Le Xiao who was talking about something happily, and the others were smiling. Ma Tao took off his hat. He felt that Le Xiao was really strange.

Ma Tao couldn't tell this feeling now, but it was certain that once it was really as Le Xiao said, the bottom layer would not need to be subject to those big capitals. These factories in the stinking area could meet all the needs of the bottom layer.

Some reporters who were allowed to follow and report on the side had already begun to report this shocking news. The three major families would directly announce this matter tomorrow and set up a joint investment company at the bottom layer to invest in all aspects of the bottom layer.

Just as Le Xiao was explaining happily, a phone call came in. Le Xiao was startled and hurried to the side.

"Mr. Secretary-General."

"Come to the General Affairs Department later. The general manager and the heads of several other departments are here."

The phone was hung up, and Le Xiao swallowed. She didn't know whether she was right or wrong to do this, but Le Xiao felt very comfortable, so it should be right.