People are all sympathetic, especially when the person who sympathizes and the person being sympathized with belong to the same class level, but have completely different status within the class level, then people will have sympathy.
A rich man's investment failed, his factory closed down, his company went bankrupt, and he became a homeless man. When a working-class person sees this news, he will never sympathize with the rich man's situation and experience. Instead, he may laugh. There is something called schadenfreude that quickly infects his emotions and may even make them vomit. A mouthful of spit and a word of deservedness.
The only people who really sympathize with the rich are those who are rich, or even a group of people who are richer than the rich. No matter what their emotions are at the beginning, they will eventually become sympathetic, and then say that this guy is really unlucky, or this guy is really pitiful.
This is compassion, an emotion that is compatible with social class from the top down, and will never come from the bottom up.
Now, the slave miners in the Andorra mining area began to have an emotion that they should not have - compassion, based on the complaints of the ten freed slave representatives.
They have seen hope, tangible hope, but there are still 300,000 slaves in this land living in the dark mines like they "used to", facing endless suffering, and finally died tragically in In a certain fork in the road.
Some of them came to the same conclusion as these representatives and even as Dühring did.
Since miracles can happen, why don't we do something to let miracles shine brightly again and save those "companions" who are still shrouded in darkness
This idea soon began to spread among the slave groups in the mining area, because Dulin's promise had begun to be fulfilled. They believed in Dulin, so they elected a representative to request Dulin in person under the recommendation of some slaves who were willing to be active. , hoping that Dulin can rescue more slaves.
Of course Du Lin agreed, and he thought so too.
At this time, something is changing the current calm in the West.
There are many mining areas in the west that have entered the countdown to closure. It is impossible to dig more and more mineral deposits, except for Yaojing. No one has been able to fully analyze the special properties and components of Yaojing until today. There will be new developments every year, thus promoting the rapid and vigorous development of another industry - chemical companies.
The catalyst formulas provided by each chemical company are not exactly the same. Some catalyst formulas are suitable for civilian use. The reaction of obsidian in these catalysts will be very stable and last for a long time, which is enough to deal with the power and heat energy of ordinary people. demand, and savings on Yao crystals. There are also some non-civilian formulas. The moment obsidian is mixed with a catalyst, a violent reaction can occur. Most of these catalysts are used in industry and the military.
There are currently no less than thirty kinds of catalysts on the market, but ordinary people don’t need to rack their brains about which catalyst to buy. Equipment that needs to use catalysts will have a certain catalyst formulated by the manufacturer, or even OEM. special catalyst.
Until now, the generation of obsidian crystals has always been a mystery. This self-healing mineral vein is completely in the hands of the empire. Except for obsidian crystals, after the other mineral deposits are mined, they are really gone.
Roel's bauxite mine is also facing this situation. When the bauxite mine was discovered, the exploration team gave a very good evaluation report, believing that the bauxite mine could continue to be excavated for at least fifteen years. But today is only the seventh year of excavation, and no more bauxite can be found. To put it simply, Roel Nonferrous Metal Mining Company is facing huge risks. If new deposits cannot be found on this privatized land, it means that Roel Nonferrous Metals Mining Company will soon go bankrupt.
The Reichsbank would freeze all their assets and take away everything they had, and those creditors would kill Mr. Roel and his family because they couldn't pay them back.
In order to seize this mineral vein, Mr. Roel paid a price of 3.3 million to snatch this mineral vein from Jindis Metal Mining Group and Orveli Mining Group. For this purpose, he mortgaged all his property to I went to the bank and got a large loan. I also borrowed a lot of money from relatives and friends to get enough capital to buy this bauxite mine. Because according to the exploration conclusions at that time, it would only take eight or nine years to recover the investment. After all mining is completed, the net profit after deducting costs will be no less than 4.5 million to 5 million!
This was without taking into account the rapid economic recovery of the empire. If that report were made again today, the final net profit would exceed eight million!
But this was actually a set-up, a scam, a scam to get Mr. Roel out of business.
There will always be no shortage of speculators like Mr. Roel and Dulin's former friend Mr. Luke in the West. They have reached the end of their original industry and will no longer develop in steps. If the industrial structure is not adjusted as soon as possible, or the industry is changed, it is very likely that this will lead to decline, and bankruptcy will only be a matter of time. Therefore, some people with ambitions and gambling came to the West with money in their hands during that period, and frantically competed for resources here.
Those speculators with only a few hundred thousand to more than one million are not taken seriously by large companies, but speculators like Mr. Roel who hold millions are hated by all large companies. Because they don’t understand, because they have the talent, they want to fight for everything and want everything. This will unknowingly raise the transaction prices of many mining areas, allowing large companies to spend more money than originally planned to purchase premium mining areas, but for these speculators, they have nothing to lose.
The money is still in their pockets, and at the next auction or fair, they start causing trouble again unless they spend it all.
So Mr. Roel was deceived. In fact, he was not the only one who was deceived. In recent years, many mining areas have been closed due to exhaustion of ore veins and no production. Some people were lucky enough to earn back the money they originally invested and still have a slight surplus. But many others ended up bankrupt and disappeared into the wilderness of the West.
At this time in the mining area, 271 local miners took off all their clothes, including the "dog tags" around their necks. Although they are not soldiers, they also have a dog tag, which is an important document for counting the number of victims and identifying bodies after a mining accident. Local miners will have such a dog tag.
Mr. Roel had been standing aside with a sullen face, watching these people hand over everything, and then waiting for the report from the leader of the mine protection team—these people were put on the truck, and they would be sent north to continue digging. There are many mining areas in the north, but the scale is much smaller than that in the west. Mr. Roel gave these miners a compensation of fifteen hundred dollars each. They would stay in the north for three years and then come back after three years.
When everything was ready, Mr. Roel took out a cigarette, took a few puffs, and threw it to the ground. His eyes became a little grim, "Let's get started..."
As the ground shook violently, the entire camp was affected. Then several mine mouths spurted out large amounts of airflow that hit dust and stones like pipes. The ground also cracked. At this time, the ears There was a loud noise.
"Collapse!"
With a high-pitched scream, the entire camp was in chaos...
Three minutes later, the state government emergency response office received an alarm call. A large-scale landslide occurred in the mining area of Roel Mining Company. At least 300 people were trapped in the mine and were waiting for rescue.
This call made the operator break into a cold sweat. This may be the largest mining accident that has occurred in the past two years. Since the mine owners began to use slaves on a large scale, there have been no "human" casualties in the city where the mining accident occurred. There would be more than thirty people. An accident like this involving more than three hundred people would definitely shock the entire empire.
It was uncertain whether the empire would set its sights on the west because of this, but Memnon was shocked first.
The compensation from the accident involving more than 300 people would make his pocket a lot cleaner. He immediately called the governor's office to discuss how to handle the matter.
Soon word of the accident spread throughout the West, but the reaction of the mine owners was sobering. The first time they knew this, their expressions were very strange, half-smiling but not smiling, and with some thoughtful expressions.
The West Mining Association has connected most of the mine owners in the West, and they know each other's situation thoroughly. Roel's mining area has had problems since last year, with reserves. For this reason, he hired two very famous exploration teams to travel around his territory. Later, someone broke the news that Roel's mines had been exhausted and nothing could be dug out anymore. Although this news was finally determined to be a rumor, Roel also invited many people to his mines to see large numbers of people with their own eyes. Bauxite is transported from the mine.
But everyone knows that his mines and reserves may indeed be exhausted.
Whether a person has money or not can be seen from his usual behavior. In the past, although Mr. Roel did not dare to say that he was the kind of person who was extravagant and extravagant, spending dozens or hundreds of dollars was like a waste to him. It's as easy as drinking water. He often goes to places in the west that are designed for successful people to relax and find their faith and soul. He also often provides financial assistance to some poor women and warms them. But since the second half of last year, he has rarely appeared.
Now it is suddenly said that Mr. Roel's mine collapsed, and he actually hired so many local miners when everyone was using slaves to mine, then the things behind this news are worth pondering!
(End of chapter)