Chapter 125 Never be able to stand up again Jiang Qi was born into a working-class family in Taiyang. His father used to be a foreman, but because he was unwilling to withhold the wages of illegal workers like other foremen, he was ostracized and eventually died in the factory under unclear circumstances. Later, his mother raised him alone. Before she died of exhaustion, she gave all the family savings to him and sent him to college. Hong Lili's hometown is in a rural village below Zhulan. Originally, her family was planning to send only her brother to school, but that year, due to the heavy snowstorm caused by Qi Zicheng, her brother first fell ill and died, and then the whole family died one after another. Because she was born after her family was sold to Zhulan, she did not have a contract of sale. Finally, after all her family members had died, she came to the college with the travel expenses that her parents had rather starved to death than spend. Levi had learned about the backgrounds of these two people from Zhu Long, and the news in the academy was not closed, so they already knew what happened to Taiyang and Zhulan. After hearing Li Wei talk about this topic, Jiang Qi's eyes clearly had a different look than before. "A week after the workers in Yuguang rebelled, the news reached the college. At first I was excited about this, but soon I became worried about their situation." He said seriously. "The workers were very smart. They first occupied most of the barrier area that supported the entire Sun's production, and also seized an intercity tunnel that could be used for trade with the outside world. In this way, they prevented the situation where other underground cities were short of raw materials because the Sun's ore, iron blocks and coal could not be sold, and were forced to turn to the Yaoguang Military Government."
"After the workers took control of the factory, they could sell directly to the outside world, saving the layers of exploitation in the middle. As a result, the price of raw materials sold to the outside world dropped significantly. This made many underground cities take a bystander attitude towards the war that is happening in the sun. Because this matter has no impact on them, but is beneficial to them, they are even willing to watch the war continue and secretly sell weapons to Yu Guang workers." "The central government's attitude is the same. After announcing their rebellion against the Sun government, the workers also declared that they recognized the rule of the central royal cabinet and still took the central government as the main authority. This is why a large number of nobles in the central government are very unhappy that the workers dared to rebel and become masters. However, because the geographical location of the Sun is too remote, the impact on them is minimal. Therefore, the central government only issued a decree to condemn the Yu Guang workers, asking them to lay down their arms as soon as possible and accept the rule of the Yao Guang government again, and then negotiate terms." "The situation of the workers seems very good now. The military government only wants to make money in Yaoguang, so many people have fled Yaoguang. There are no soldiers, no support, and they are losing ground in direct confrontation. But in fact, if the workers really break into Yaoguang, drive the military government out of power, and establish a government that is completely decided by the workers themselves, then they will be very close to death." When Jiang Qi talked about these things, his logic was very clear, and it was obvious that he had been paying close attention to the development of the situation in the Sun. He knew everything that was happening there, but it could also be said that he had collected all the news circulating outside, otherwise it would have been impossible for him to analyze it so thoroughly. This made Levi a little surprised, and he asked following his words. "Why do you say that?" "The other underground cities and the central government are not intervening now because the workers have not yet taken control of the actual political power. It is not a big deal to just control a factory and a trade line. The entire Sun is still in the hands of the military government, that is, those upper-class nobles, and it can also bring them considerable benefits. But once the workers successfully occupy the entire Sun, the nature of everything will be different." "This goes against the underground world order that the central government has built in the new century since the end of the chaotic old century! This must not be allowed. By that time, they don't even have to spend much effort. Those laborers who seized the solar regime only relied on gunpowder and firearms, and there were no scientists who mastered the rules at all." "As long as the central government orders the Institute of Atmospheric Research to stop maintaining the solar weather, the sun will be turned into a chaotic place. Then, without much trouble, they can transfer a third-level scientist from any nearby place to the sun to carry out the decapitation operation. The fruits of the laborers' countless lives and blood will be taken away again!" When Jiang Qi said this, his tone had turned cold. He had obviously put himself completely into the perspective of those workers, anxious and resentful. "By that time, all the powerful people before Yaoguang will have been cleared out, and the upper echelons of the central government can redistribute the pie of the sun! All the benefits that the workers thought they had won will be redistributed! After this, the lives of the workers will be even more miserable than before! More desperate!" After listening to his story, Levi's eyes became even more different, and he asked. "The academy probably doesn't teach these things, right? Where did you learn them from?" The conversation had already gone so deep that Jiang Qi certainly had no need to hide anything. He finished the water in the cup and spoke in a muffled voice. "Some things in geology require consulting a lot of literature. The teachers threw these tedious and meaningless tasks on me to do. In the central library of the college, I used this permission to read a lot of sociology and political science books that were forbidden to special students and had never been taught publicly." This made Levi look at him with a new respect. There were many special recruits in the academy who were indignant and confused about why the world had become like this, but very few of them had the opportunity and courage to truly gain access to relevant knowledge. Jiang Qi is obviously one of the most different ones. Then, Li Wei's eyes turned to Hong Lili. This girl seemed more simple. When Jiang Qi was talking, she had been eating, and she ate very seriously. Even if a drop of soup fell on the table, she would tear off a small piece of skin from the steamed bun, then wipe it clean and eat it seriously. "What about Zhulan? Mr. Hong, do you think the farmers in Zhulan have a chance to be like the workers in the sun?" Hong Lili tried hard to swallow the food in her mouth that she had still been chewing. She looked simple and unpretentious, like someone from a wheat field.
"I haven't read as many books as Jiang Qi, but the situation of the farmers in Zhulan will only get worse. Let alone sending scientists, even if all the landlords in that city have been killed by that good man named Zhao Wei, the farmers can't organize any resistance. Those landlords have all become families in the local area, and their control over the land is extremely strict. Some time ago, the farmers had to use all their efforts to seize a car from Zhulan and escape to Taiyang." Although she did not analyze Zhulan's future situation as clearly as Jiang Qi, she was certainly not wrong. In Zhulan, where all the farmers were divided and distinguished and could not unite or organize themselves, there was almost no possibility of a collective outbreak of workers against the upper class like the Sun. Zhulan can only start from the top and think of ways to weaken the landlords, only then can she really find a way out. But such a way out would ultimately be the same as what Jiang Qi said was the most likely outcome for the Sun now. The central royal family and the advisory cabinet would never allow such a situation to happen. And it is very simple to regain control of the city. The rules are the ditch that ordinary people cannot cross! Not to mention the third level, even if they sent a second level to carry out a decapitation operation against the government formed by the workers or farmers, the results they achieved at the cost of countless blood and lives would eventually come to naught. This is also why the central government is not worried about the situation in the Sun at all and has no intention of intervening prematurely. They even hoped that the workers would capture Yaoguang, so that they would have more cake and could divide it directly after the war. "In fact, the fundamental problem is that the most violent weapons in this world are no longer gunpowder, guns, cannons, etc. The privatization of rules makes the power of individuals completely surpass that of the group. As long as the channels for people to master the rules are completely controlled, no matter how much the oppressed people unite to resist, it will all be in vain." "That's why the academy has established the current special enrollment system. They need a lot of laboratory supplies, but they don't want people like us to really get in touch with the rules. As long as none of the descendants of farmers and laborers can grasp the original truth of the world, they will never be able to turn over a new leaf!" After Li Wei made this conclusion, Jiang Qi fell silent, and Hong Lili was still eating. Such a conclusion is indeed despairing. Just as they said at the beginning, the more you know, the more you want to end your life with this world. "But if you have the opportunity in the future and can get the key like those regular students, what will you do?" Levi was also eating, and he seemed to have casually put forward a hypothesis, a guess that had no basis at all. Jiang Qi's eyes became firm. "I'm going back to the sun. My home is there, and even if I die there in the end, it's enough. I don't want to be a mediocre beast. Only cattle and sheep don't know how to resist. Even if the price is death, humans will fight!" Hong Lili didn't say anything. She just stared at the wall in a daze, as if Levi's words were just an unrealistic dream. This dream has no other use except to paralyze them. Levi didn't ask any more questions. He pushed the dishes towards where Hong Lili and Jiang Qi were sitting. "It's nice to meet you. Today I'm treating you, so eat as much as you want. As for the future." he said softly. "Who can say for sure?" In this lively restaurant, Hong Lili and Jiang Qi met Li Wei for the first time, and were also invited to a sumptuous dinner for the first time. (End of this chapter)