"Suppress the public outrage. Don't let those ignorant fools control the narrative!"
"What do those idiots who never use their brains to think about anything know?"
"They believe whatever the media tells them. Were their brains eaten by dogs?"
"I don't care. This is our most difficult time, and I don't want to waste any extra energy dealing with these problems!"
"The conglomerate pays you an annual salary of three hundred and fifty thousand. It's not paying you to call me every day and say, 'Sir, we can't fucking control the public opinion!'"
"If you can't handle it, then get the hell out!"
With a sharp slap, the exquisite receiver was slammed onto the telephone. A short, fat man tore open his tie, carried his drink, and paced around the room several times before downing it in one gulp.
After a large group of exiled criminals arrived in the Federation, they didn't discover any large-scale mineral deposits along the southern coast. During their dealings with the natives,
they discovered that the Federation's mineral deposits were mainly concentrated in the northwest and north, where there were extremely abundant mineral resources.
When industry began to develop, transportation capabilities were limited. Even though railways and trains already existed,
long-distance transportation still greatly increased costs. To lower those costs, most industrial enterprises that required metal resources concentrated in the northern regions.
There were all kinds of metal deposits here, meeting the needs of the Federation's industrial development at the time.
Once industrial development reached a certain scale, it would continue growing and become extremely difficult to relocate.
As industry became increasingly concentrated, and as early monopolistic operations flourished,
the "North" became the most distinctive force in the capital market! You couldn't get around them. As long as anything you did involved industry—especially heavy industry—you