Blackstone Code - Chapter 1799 News and calls

Chapter 1798 News and phone calls

At half past nine in the evening, Lynch had just turned off the TV.

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

Federal TV shows 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's been almost three years from the start of the war to the outbreak, and the Federation has experienced a lot of bad things in those three years.

According to unofficial statistics, about 200,000 soldiers have been cancelled, and these people may have died on the battlefield.

People don't discuss these very often.

It's not like the Gefra people always talk about these problems, compared to the crowded living space and more complicated living environment on the island of Gefra.

While the federal government is encouraging fertility, people are also willing to have more.

The more children there are, the more they will grow up. As long as they grow up, they will be able to work and support the family.

People's wishes and ideas are always very simple. One person works and ten people work together, and the income that can be obtained every month is completely different!

This is why the federal government still has many roles similar to mastheads. 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. Make too many restrictions, just stipulate working hours.

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

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

The interviewee was a fifty-seven-year-old native Commonwealth native. The Commonwealth natives were referring to the Commonwealth, and the natives were the natives.

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

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

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

More, I want him to talk about his three sons who have been killed.

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

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

The federal military wants to portray him as a father similar to the unknown heroes who paid for the federation, but it is obvious that the media's observation angle is different.

There is such a program.

The original intention of the TV station is not necessarily to contradict the federal military, it may be to highlight the cruelty of the war, or to tend to other purposes, but obviously, they did not do it.

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

"Why did you send your fourth child to the battlefield, is it because of your sense of responsibility or a sense of crisis?"

The question is serious and profound, but the old man's answer messed up the question.

"They promised me that ... after enlisting, I will be trained according to the standards of an officer. I hope that an officer will appear in our family."

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

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

"And officers can be exempted from tax, and there are many benefits..."

The answer is so real that the host doesn't even know how to pick it up!

The host sat opposite him and watched him answer such cold-blooded words, trying to mobilize some emotions, but there was always no way.

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

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

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

The old man didn't seem to give any face to the host at this time. He shook his head and said, "You don't know much, you never know. People can only see those they care about."

"My eldest son is now lying on the bed, unable to move, his lower body is paralyzed, and what caused him such a serious injury was the rivalry between the two gangs!"

"He was just a porter, but he was hit by a bullet in the lumbar spine because of the gang's fire. 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 all the time around us, and it's not necessarily worse than on the battlefield!"

"For me, having them crowded into my house at any time and anywhere risked being dragged away by the gang to join them, and then dying in a certain firefight, never seeing the last face."

"It's better to send them to the battlefield, at least someone will remember their death and there will be a pension so we can live better."

His tone was very ordinary, as if he was talking about a very trivial thing, or a very ordinary thing that happened in everyday life.

The host couldn't be beaten completely, because he was afraid that the children would be dragged into the gang to die, 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 too much support and great ideals. They just want to be better or to live easily.

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

Now he can only try to stir up some sad emotions to make the old man look more or less human, but obviously, he has failed again.

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

He said that he laughed first, 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 as long as I stop, me and the crippled will die, the girls are unreliable, they often don't come back, the ghost knows where they are fooling around."

"I can't keep an eye on the boys, they sneak out every now and then..."

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

After more than 20 seconds, he pursed his lips and sighed again, "I still keep their photos, for people like us, it is better to leave in honor than to live in embarrassment. home."

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

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

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

Maybe some people will put forward some opinions, such as why these people do not look for jobs, there are so many laborers, 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 to children. As long as there is more left, they will all work, and the future will not be too hard.

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

The first thing to face is the problem of children's education, and they must be allowed to finish high school.

Although the federal government has compulsory education from elementary to high school, it does not mean that a penny does not need to be spent.

The more you save, the heavier the burden, while the parents are busy working, otherwise they wouldn't be able to feed so many children.

Most children from lower-class families with many children are generally less educated.

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

And then these people can't find good jobs, and some people start thinking about running outside, gangs, crime, surrounding them.

Coupled with the neglect of family management, many people will go down the wrong road.

When someone says something like "why aren't you working hard", these people often haven't worked hard themselves.

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

Of course, this does not mean that hard work is not good, but it does not mean that you should stand on a higher stand and educate someone with a high tone.

Who doesn't want to live decently?

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

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

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

The middle class will think it's just a show in a sense, and his purpose is still social concern and benefit.

And the people at the bottom...they don't have sympathy, they just think this is hypocritical!

because……

Who the **** doesn't live like this?

But this is the most simple way of life. There are always some things that make people feel uncomfortable. Nothing can always go as expected~www.novelbuddy.com~ After turning off the TV, Lynch was just about to rest. Mr. Truman's The phone came.

"Is the count of what card a friend of yours?"

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

It's a bit incredible to say that since Mr. Truman 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 returned to the bedroom every day, he was always too tired to do anything.

At first they would try, but after the outbreak of the war, there was no more.

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

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