socalfunplaces Chapter 467
Chapter 467
"What do you think of the people of Zaun?" Holder glanced at the young man who suddenly came up to him and asked him what he thought of the people of Zaun.
To be honest, he was the son of a councillor. If the Demacian in front of him had not been personally welcomed in by Councillor Cassandra, he would not have wanted to pay attention to him.
Just a little Demacian.
Jincheng nodded and asked his own question:
"Yes, I am a Demacia scholar. What I have seen and heard in Piltover during this period of time has made me see the huge difference between the people of Zaun and Piltover."
"For the same work, the people of Zaun need to spend more effort, even without rest, but they get less money. If possible, if the people of Zaun do the work as well as the people of Piltover, can they get the same income?"
For the industrialized city-state, Jincheng felt that his question was not difficult to answer.
But he still underestimated the degree of exploitation of workers by the industrialized city-state.
Hearing Jin Cheng's question, Holder smiled, and then said in a proud tone:
"How is this possible? The work efficiency and quality of Zaun people are far inferior to our Piltover people, and they can only accept low wages."
"If we give them the same income, wouldn't it be a waste of resources? What about our theory? Moreover, they are not qualified to enjoy the same treatment as others. They are just inferior people."
Jin Cheng was stunned when he heard this.
He originally thought that Piltover would be more advanced and fairer than Demacia.
But now it seems that other racial discriminations have long been popular here.
Jin Cheng asked some more questions about the twin cities.
Holder sneered and pulled Jin Chen aside to tell the greatness of the people of Piltover:
"The guys in Zaun should be thankful to us for having job opportunities. How can they have so many requirements! Not asking them to pay me for work is a bargain for them!"
"Ah?" Jin Cheng's CPU didn't react to understand the other party's words, and was slightly stunned.
At this time, another pot-bellied businessman came over after hearing this interesting topic. He had his own factory in the city:
"Yeah! Well said, do we have to give Zaun people holidays like we do to Piltover citizens? Give overtime pay, or deal with pollution?"
"Don't joke, how much of our profits will be eaten up by this? What's the point of building my factory in Zaun?"
Jincheng's smile became less. He felt that there were some problems in the words of these people, and the problems were obvious.
People in Zaun need respect and fair treatment
Piltover felt: They are just a group of low-level workers, what qualifications do they have to ask for respect?
Jincheng realized that these businessmen had serious prejudices against Zaun.
It's nothing more than oppression of the working class.
Once Jincheng mentioned words like equality.
He would immediately receive the kind eyes of other businessmen who treated Demacia nobles, and they all shook their heads to show that Jincheng didn't understand.
"They just work to make money. We provide them with job opportunities, which is enough." A businessman said.
"That's right. If it weren't for us, they might not even have food to eat." Another businessman echoed.
Jincheng was shocked. He knew that these businessmen only cared about their own interests and completely ignored the rights of workers.
Jincheng didn't know what would happen if this continued, but he knew that such oppression would eventually lead to conflict and resistance.
He had always thought that Piltover was a city of progress and civilization.
Now it seems that the problems between Piltover and Zaun have become increasingly acute, and they would have erupted even without him.
When the topic was opened, the guys who had a deep understanding of the cheap labor in Zaun began to share their own operations.
Some of them used the means of withholding wages, holding back several months' wages in their hands, in order to curb the resistance of Zaun workers.
Others used the Alchemy Baron to control Zaun workers. This strategy of "one's own people against one's own people" was indeed cruel enough. Through piecework, they forced Zaun workers to work hard.
These people's methods were varied, and Jincheng was stunned.
Jin Cheng couldn't help but sigh inwardly:
"Good fellow, no wonder you are so rich!"
At the same time, he also realized that it might not be easy to peacefully resolve the issue between Zaun and Piltover.
After all, the interests involved are too huge, and conflicts of interest can only be resolved through concessions, but never compromise easily.
As time went on, Jin Cheng gradually learned more about Zaun andThe real situation in Piltover made him speechless.
In Jincheng's mind, the idea of the two cities compromising and developing technology together could only be implemented after both sides were completely defeated.
Soon, after Councillor Cassandra on the platform finished her speech with Jayce, she told everyone that they could continue to eat, and then took Jayce down the platform.
Seeing this, Jincheng quickly got out of the chat group of the rich businessmen and walked towards Jayce.
He saw Jayce and Cassandra still talking about the future of Piltover, especially the Hextech Flying Gate, so he raised the red wine glass in his hand and interrupted their conversation with interest:
"Jayce Talis! The shining pearl of Piltover! Hey! I heard your name when I was in Demacia!"
Hearing Jincheng's words, Jayce smiled slightly, but still nodded modestly and responded:
"Thank you for the compliment, Viscount Jincheng, hello!"
Obviously, Cassandra had introduced Jincheng to Jayce before.
Cassandra smiled at the two of them and said, "You two are both very outstanding young people. I believe you will have a lot of common topics. You can talk slowly..."
After that, she picked up the wine glass and turned away gracefully.
Jincheng did not hide his intentions and asked directly about what he was interested in:
"I heard about your Hextech Flying Gate's teleportation technology. I am very interested in it. Can you tell me about it?"
Jace's spirits lifted slightly when he heard the words, and his eyes, which were originally a little tired, suddenly became bright. He immediately sat up straight, with a hint of excitement on his face, and said:
"Hextech portal, this is definitely a technology that will subvert the whole world!"
For Jace, the Hextech portal is not only a technology, but also his ultimate dream.
An experience in his childhood made him deeply appreciate the charm of magic teleportation. At that time, he and his mother were saved by the teleportation magic of a great wizard. Since then, he has developed a fanatical pursuit of magic and teleportation.
However, this technology is like a bottomless pit. No matter how much wealth and energy are invested, there is no guarantee that it will succeed.
Despite this, Jace still persists in research.
It's just that now, he has to face reality, because he has used up all the funding given by those families, and the current research results are not satisfactory.
But in the face of Jincheng's problem, Jace still talked about it, and the pie was painted big, as if it might be successfully developed tomorrow.
Because Jace is no longer the same as he was five years ago, no longer a stray dog who was in a panic all day long after studying a little Hextech core.
His previous achievements gave him enough confidence to show his current attitude.
Then, he began to talk to Jincheng, trying to convince him to invest his wealth in himself and in the Hextech flying gate.
"So how do you solve the problem of magic energy balance during transmission?" Although Jincheng didn't understand most of what Jace said, he could still understand the problems related to magic.
"Magic balance?" Jace's endless chatter was suddenly interrupted by Jincheng.
"It's Hextech. I can see that your ideas are groundbreaking, but there seem to be many difficult to explain places!"
Jincheng expressed his confusion to Jace, and even pointed out several problems and possible solutions.
Hextech has many nodes similar to magic that Jincheng can talk about.
This question made Jace suddenly stunned, and he didn't know how to answer.
Because he had never encountered such a situation. The previous investors were all people who knew nothing about technology. He only needed to brag to them about his big projects and show his past brilliant achievements to easily get endless financial support.
But now facing Jincheng, he felt that he could not deceive the other party.
"Expert!" Jayce took a long time to say this. He really couldn't think of any other better way to respond.
But he quickly sorted out his emotions and mentality and invited Jincheng: "I want to invite you to join my team. Many of your questions are very constructive~"
Jincheng smiled and shook his head to express his refusal.
He knew that the technical challenges faced by Hextech Flying Gate were very huge, but he believed that with Jayce's ability, he should be able to solve these problems.
But he really didn't understand Hextech.
"But I think you can succeed, you can overcome these problems, right?" Jincheng said.
Jincheng has learned about the progress of Hextech Flying Gate, and it is not possible at this stage.The research can be completed immediately, so there is no need to communicate too much with Jace.
At present, the two sides have not yet reached the point where they need to work closely together. Keeping a certain distance is more conducive to subsequent development.