blackstone code

Chapter 1795 News and Telephone

At 09:30 in the evening, Lynch had just turned off the TV.

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

The programs broadcast by Commonwealth TV have always been known as "bold". 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 beginning of the war, and the Federation has experienced many bad things during these three years.

According to unofficial statistics, there are about 20 soldiers whose military registration has been cancelled, and these people may have died on the battlefield.

People don't discuss these very often.

They don't always talk about these issues like the Gefla people, compared to the crowded living space and more complicated living environment of Gefla Island.

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

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

People's desires and ideas are always very simple, working alone and ten people working together, the benefits that can be obtained every month are completely different!

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

So most federal families, especially the middle and lower classes, are willing to have more!
The content of the TV program that Lynch watched just reflected such a thing.

The person interviewed was a 57-year-old native federal aborigine. The federal aboriginal refers to the federal people, and the aborigines are the aborigines.

The Federal old man had seven children, his first wife gave him three, and then the poor woman died in childbirth.

He married his second wife, and then the second wife 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 be on the show was not because the federal TV station wanted him to tell the federal people the secret to having more children, although some people would definitely be interested in this secret.

More, I hope he will talk about his three sons who have been killed in battle.

He had a total of five boys and two girls. Three of the boys had died on the Nagalil battlefield, and the federal military pension was also sent to him.

At the same time, his youngest surviving son, said to be a boy, is actually 21 years old, and he just completed his enlistment experience not long ago.

The federal military wanted to portray him as the father of an unknown hero who contributed to the federation, but it was clear that the media viewed him from a different perspective.

There is such a program.

The original intention of the TV station was not necessarily to sing against the federal military. It might have wanted to highlight the cruelty of war, or tend to other purposes, but obviously, they failed to do so.

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

"Why do you still send your fourth child to the battlefield? Is it because of your sense of responsibility in your heart, or your 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 enlisting in the army, I will 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 very simple, "If he can survive, this will be a great change for our family."

"You know, sometimes you're going to get into some trouble, and if he can pull it off, we've got a way out of it."

"And officers can be exempted from taxes, and there are 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, trying to mobilize some emotions, but there was no way.

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

The old man smiled, a little indifferent, "You must have never seen my eldest son."

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

The old man seemed to lose face to the host at this time. He shook his head and said, "It's not that you don't know much, you never knew. People can only see what they care about."

"My eldest son is now lying on the bed and can't move. His lower body is paralyzed. What caused his serious injury is the fight between the two gangs!"

"He was just a porter, but he was shot through the lumbar spine by a bullet because of gang fights. He was innocent, but he was injured, and we only got 200 yuan in compensation!"

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

"For me, having them crammed into my house at any point in time risked being pulled by a gang to join them, and then die in a fight without ever seeing the last of them."

"It's 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 better."

His tone was very ordinary, as if he was talking about 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 reason, so he simply sent them all to the battlefield...

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

After a short silence, the host asked again, "Will you be sad when you hear bad news from the front line?"

Now he can only think of ways to stir up some sad emotions to make the old man look somewhat humane, but obviously, he failed again.

The old man shook his head straightforwardly, "No, if you have so many children and a disabled person to take care of, and you have to f*cking find ways to earn money to support your family..."

He said he laughed first, and then sighed after laughing for a while, "I'm old, I'm past retirement age, but I'm still working."

"Because I know very well that if I stop, me and the cripple will die, the girls are unreliable, they don't come back often, 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 20 seconds, he pursed his lips and sighed again, "I still have their photos. For people like us, leaving with honor is a better destination than living in embarrassment. .”

Poverty, unable to struggle, the more developed and stable the society, the more it looks like a big net that cannot be contested.

Those at the bottom, the more they struggle, the tighter they are strangled until they finally suffocate.

In fact, this kind of situation is not uncommon in the Federation. The main groups of enlisted soldiers in several large conscriptions are from the bottom of society.

Some people may raise some opinions, such as why these people don't look for jobs. There are so many labor forces. If they all go to work, they can always live a good life, right?

This kind of problem is the same as the initial thought of many people who have been giving birth. As long as there is a lot left, go to work, and the future will not be too bitter.

But in fact, many times it is not the case!

The first thing to face is the education of the children, and they have to finish middle school.

Although the Federation has compulsory education from elementary school to high school, it does not mean that there is no need to spend a penny.

The more you save, the heavier the burden, and the parents are busy working, otherwise they cannot support so many children.

Most of the children in bottom-class families with many children are generally less educated.

They just finished free compulsory education, which doesn't mean they really completed the content of compulsory education.

Then these people can't find good jobs, some people start thinking about going out, gangs, crime, surround them.

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

When someone says something like "why didn't you work hard", these people often haven't tried hard themselves.

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

Of course, this is not to say that hard work is not good, but that we should stand on a higher standpoint and educate others with a superior tone.

Who doesn't want to live decently?

It's just that some people are not qualified to be decent from the very beginning, and they are not even qualified to live!

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

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

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

And the people at the bottom... They won't sympathize, they just think it's hypocritical!
because……

Who the hell isn't living a life like this?
But this is the most simple way of life, there will always be something that makes people feel stuck, and nothing can always be as one wishes.

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

"Is that count what card what is your friend?"

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

It is unbelievable to say that since Mr. Truman became president, his married life with his wife has almost completely stopped in the past three years!

Because there is no time!

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

At first they still tried, but after the war broke out, there was no more.

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

He really doesn't want to go to the study, he will rest after this call.

(End of this chapter)