Blackstone Code

Chapter 1798 News and Phone Calls

At 9:30 p.m., Lynch had just turned off the TV.

He doesn't like watching TV very much, but he won't refuse to watch TV.

The programs broadcast by federal television have always been known for their "boldness". Of course, this boldness is reserved, but this does not prevent Lynch from giving it the same comment.

It has been almost three years since the war began. During these three years, the Federation has experienced many bad things.

According to unofficial statistics, about 200,000 soldiers have had their military membership revoked, and these people may have died on the battlefield.

People don’t talk about these very often.

Unlike the Gaevra people who always talk about these issues, compared with the crowded living space and more complex living environment of the Gaevra island.

While the federal government encourages childbirth, people are also willing to have more children.

Children will grow up when they have more children. As long as they grow up, they can work to support the family.

People's wishes and ideas are always very simple. If one person works alone or ten people work together, the monthly income they can get is completely different!

This is why there are still many characters like mastheads in the federation. Their existence also reflects a phenomenon in federal society. In addition, the federal government only prohibits children under the age of ten from working, and does not impose restrictions on children over the age of ten. Make too many restrictions, just stipulate working hours.

Therefore, most federal families, especially the middle and lower classes, are willing to have more children!

The content of the TV program Lynch watched just now reflected such a thing.

The person being interviewed was a fifty-seven-year-old native federal aborigine. The federal aboriginal refers to the federal people, and the aborigines are the aboriginal people.

The federal old man had seven children, three of which were given to him by his first wife, and then the poor woman died in childbirth.

He married a second wife, who gave him four children, and later died of an infectious disease in the small garden in front of the hospital.

The reason why he was invited to appear on the show was not because the federal television station wanted him to tell the federal people the secret to having more children, although some people would definitely be interested in this secret.

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I wanted him to talk about his three sons who had been killed in battle.

He has a total of five boys and two girls. Three of the boys have died on the battlefield in Nagalir, and the federal military pension has also been sent to him.

At the same time, his youngest surviving son, said to be a boy, is actually twenty-one years old and had just completed the experience of enlisting in the army not long ago.

The federal military wanted to portray him as the father of an unknown hero who served the federation, but it was obvious that the media had a different perspective.

There is also such a program.

The original intention of the TV station was not necessarily to sing against the federal military. It may have been to highlight the cruelty of the war, or to achieve some other purpose, but obviously, they failed to do so.

The host asked the old man a question during the show, "You have sacrificed three children. I think you and your family have done more and done better than most families in the federation."

"Why didn't you send your fourth child to the battlefield? Is it because of your sense of responsibility or the sense of crisis?"

This question is very serious and has profound connotations, but the old man's answer messed up the question.

"They promised me... that after joining the army, I would be trained according to the standards of an officer. I hope there will be an officer in our family."

The old man's answer was simple, "If he survives, it will be a great change for our family."

"You know, sometimes you're going to get into some trouble, and if he can make it work, we have a way to avoid that trouble."

"And officers are tax-free and have many benefits..."

The answer was so real that the host didn’t even know how to answer it!

The host sat opposite him and watched him answer such cold-blooded words. He wanted to arouse some emotions, but there was no way.

In the end, the host could only follow his words and say, "Have you ever considered that your child will be harmed or even sacrificed?"

The old man smiled, somewhat indifferently, "You must have never seen my eldest son."

The host nodded, "I don't know much."

The old man seemed to have no face for the host at this time. He shook his head and said, "It's not that you don't understand much, you have never understood it. People can only and will only see those they care about."

"My eldest son is now lying in bed unable to move, and his lower body is paralyzed. What caused his serious injuries was the fight between two gangs!"

"He was just a porter, but a bullet penetrated his lumbar spine because of a gang fight. He was innocent, but he was injured, and we only received two hundred yuan in compensation!"

"Danger doesn't just come from the battlefield, there is danger around us every moment, and it's not necessarily any worse than on the battlefield!"

"For me, having them crowded in my house means they could be dragged away by a gang to join them at any time, and then die in a firefight without ever seeing them for the last time."

"It is better to send them to the battlefield. At least someone will remember their death, and there will be a pension so that we can live a better life."

His tone was very normal, as if he was describing a very trivial thing, or a very common thing that happened in daily life.

The host was completely screwed. Because he was afraid that the children would be dragged into gangs and fight to death for no apparent reason, he simply sent them all to the battlefield...

In fact, this is the most simple portrayal of the people at the bottom. Many times they may not have great ambitions or great ideals. They just want to live better or live easily.

After a brief silence, the host asked again, "When you hear bad news from the front line, will you be sad?"

Now he could only think of ways to incite some sad emotions to make the old man look more or less humane, but obviously, he failed again.

The old man shook his head directly, "No, if you have so many children, a disabled person to take care of, and you have to find a fucking way to make money to support the family..."

He laughed first as he said it, and then sighed after laughing for a while, "I am old and I have passed the retirement age long ago, but I am still working."

"Because I know very well that as long as I stop, the cripple and I will die. The girls are unreliable. They often don't come back. Who knows where they are fooling around."

"I can't keep an eye on the boys. They sneak out from time to time..."

After what sounded like a complaint, he fell into silence.

After more than twenty seconds, he pursed his lips and sighed again, "I still have their photos. For people like us, leaving gloriously is better than living in embarrassment. Home.”

Poverty and the inability to struggle. The more developed and stable a society is, the more it becomes like a big net that cannot be competed for.

Those at the bottom, the more they struggled, the tighter they were squeezed, until they finally suffocated.

In fact, this situation is not uncommon in the Federation. The main groups who enlisted in the several major conscriptions came from the lowest level of society.

Maybe someone will raise some opinions, such as why these people don't look for jobs. There is so much labor force. If they all go to work, they can always live a good life, right?

This kind of problem is the same as the initial thoughts of many people who have been giving birth to children. As long as they have more leftover, they can work, and the future will not be too difficult.

But in fact, this is not the case in many cases!

The first thing we face is the education of our children. We must let them finish middle school.

Although the federal government has compulsory education from primary school to high school, this does not mean that it does not require spending a penny.

The more you save, the heavier the burden becomes, and parents are busy working, otherwise they would not be able to feed so many children.

Most children from lower-class families with many children generally have lower levels of education.

They just finished free compulsory education, which does not mean that they have really completed the content of compulsory education.

And then these people can't find good jobs, and some of them start thinking about making a living outside, and gangs, and crime, surround them.

Coupled with the lack of family management, many people will go astray.

When someone says something like "Why don't you try hard?" these people often haven't tried hard themselves.

If they work hard, they will understand that there are many things that cannot be changed by hard work.

Of course, this does not mean that hard work is not good, but it does not mean that we should educate others from a higher standpoint and in a condescending tone.

Who doesn't want to live a decent life?

It's just that some people are not qualified to be decent or even qualified to live from the beginning!

After the show ended, the image of a cold and helpless father was engraved in people's hearts, but this is not a flattering character or topic.

The upper class will think these people are too cold and lack warmth.

The middle class will think that this is just a show in a sense, and his purpose is still social attention and benefits.

And the people at the bottom... they won't sympathize, they will just think this is hypocritical!

because……

Who the hell doesn’t live like this?

But this is the simplest way of life, there will always be some things that make people feel heartbroken, and nothing can always go as one wishes. uuread a book

After turning off the TV, Lynch was just about to take a rest when Mr. Trueman called.

"Is that Earl of Kasbaka your friend?"

At this time, Mr. Trueman was also lying on the bed. He had just finished his work. His wife was beside him, sleeping deeply.

It is somewhat incredible to say that since Mr. Trueman became president, his married life with his wife has almost completely stopped for more than three years!

Because there is no time!

He was always busy from morning to night, and when he came back to the bedroom every day, he was always too tired to do anything.

They would try it at first, but after the war broke out, it never happened again.

He knew he owed his wife, so he lowered his voice.

He really didn't want to go to the study. After making this call, he would rest.