Pursuing Profit

Lin Qi's words are somewhat illogical. If a teacher were here, they would point out that his words are disjointed, lack a central idea, and fail to provide a smooth transition between paragraphs.

He knew it, Provincial Governor Drag knew it too, but he didn't interrupt Lin Qi; instead, he listened quietly.

Someone like Lin Qi wouldn't spout incoherent nonsense; he was still waiting for Lin Qi to say what he was going to say next.

After a few seconds, Lin Qi turned to look at him and said, "Let's put aside aesthetics, art, and the role of various tools, and simply discuss building a Sandcastle."

"If you want it to not be washed away by the sea, you must make sure the base of the Sandcastle is solid. The more solid you make it, the more stable the Sandcastle will be."

"We realized from the beginning that a small, sturdy base wasn't enough; we needed more."

"With more bases that allow us to play freely, we no longer think about just building a small Sandcastle; we want to play big."

"Man is always greedy, Drag Mr., including children and play."

"So the Sandcastle grew bigger and bigger, and people got excited, but no one ever noticed the crucial point, Drag Mr.."

Lin Qi adjusted his posture slightly. "Can I ask you a question first?"

The Provincial Governor Drag nodded. "Of course!"

"We've all seen sand, I mean dry sand. If you hold it in your hand and then let go, it scatters all over the ground..." Lin Qi even made a gesture of letting go. "So how do we make it stick together and stay firmly in place?"

The Provincial Governor Drag replied almost without hesitation, "Give it some water."

Lin Qi smiled and pointed, "Yes, give it some water, but have you ever thought that what made the Sandcastle possible was water, and what destroyed Sandcastle... was also water, Drag Mr.?"

The saying "Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it" is simple, but the truth is profound. Unfortunately, no one in this world can understand this saying, and Lin Qi is unwilling to explain why one cannot swim after falling into the water.

He answered in a simpler way: Sandcastle.

Every year, the Federal holds a massive Sandcastle competition. In previous years, people with plenty of free time would gather at the beach to watch Sandcastle masters create some truly astonishing Sandcastle works.

Actually, it's not just the Federal; other countries also have similar competitions. Even in Nagaril, people living by the sea play in the sand.

It's almost an indescribable instinct from segments of the human genome, and most people in the human population share roughly similar habits or preferences.

When Sandcastle allow water to gently surround them, they form a unified whole.

But when the Sandcastle starts to separate from the water, or when the water becomes more abundant and fiercer, the Sandcastle will be destroyed.

Lin Qi's simple words made the Provincial Governor Drag fall into deep thought. He had never considered this question before. Water turns sand into magnificent Sandcastle, but it is also water that turns Sandcastle into quicksand, eventually burying them under the sea.

The emergence of Nagaril Youth Party, regardless of whether anyone is controlling Youth Party, reflects the same issue: it's time for some change.

The high concentration of power and wealth forces people to confront a bloody reality. They can no longer deceive themselves with religion, faith, culture, or the idea that things will get better if they just endure it.

It will never get better, and there will be no future. The future is just lying in water soaked with garbage, barely surviving.

This is also a major sign of social progress. Without external intervention, this awakening could very well shake the foundations of all rulers' rule over the country. Then, a torrent of the times would shatter the steel-reinforced class barriers, crush the plump, white-haired rulers within these barriers, and begin a new cycle.

A social system better suited to this society emerges from the collapse, grows rapidly, and continues until the next cycle.

Without external force!

After a while, the car slowly came to a stop, and the Provincial Governor Drag asked with a somewhat solemn expression, "So what do we do next? Should we crack down on these people?"

Lin Qi pushed open the car door and stepped out. "The human body can't stop a rushing river, let alone the torrent of the times. But we can guide it!"

"Guide it?" the Provincial Governor Drag, somewhat bewildered. "Then what should we do?"

Instead of saying "what should I do" or "what do you plan to do," he used "we," indicating that he was aware of the danger.

If those people's goal is wealth and power, then he is the first one to be targeted.

Lin Qi shook his head. "You'll find out eventually, but not now."

After most of the day was filled with riots, the job postings resumed operation in the afternoon. This time, to avoid another riot, the Police Chief deployed more officers to the site.

The crowds that had been dispersed in the morning have returned and are once again forming long queues.

The awakening of consciousness is only a spiritual and spiritual elevation for a minority, but for most people, filling their stomachs is the most important thing.

A little later, Asier came to report back.

"We've already recruited nearly two hundred people. Should we continue recruiting?" Asier stood respectfully beside the table. After not seeing Lin Qi for several months, the unfamiliarity between them filled him with awe for the young man in the room.

Lin Qi nodded slightly. He was looking at a business plan and casually replied, "Of course, close to two hundred people, but that's still less than two hundred people. What can that many people do?"

As he spoke, he looked up and saw that Asier had knocked on the door earlier, was still standing. He smiled and pointed to the chair across the table, "You can sit down and talk."

Lin Qi's attention didn't return to the plan in his hand, but continued to look at Asier. "I just noticed that you've gained some weight since I left."

Asier scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly. He hadn't expected to gain weight in this remote and impoverished place. Perhaps it was because it was too comfortable here? Lin Qi put the project proposal on the table and pushed it over. "You can take a look at our first phase plan. It involves four factories, and two hundred people aren't even enough to fill one of them. So you should expand the order a bit more, for example... ten thousand people."

"Ten thousand people?!" Asier looked up as soon as he lowered his head. He looked at Lin Qi, and the features on his face seemed to be thinking their own thoughts, unable to cooperate with each other at all.

But he quickly realized his lapse in composure. "Sorry, boss, are you sure it's 10,000 people? Even if we give each of them one yuan a day, that's still 10,000 yuan!"

Lin Qi looked at him without speaking. Asier thought that his explanation was insufficient or unclear, so he continued, "What I mean is that we can't have 10,000 people start working all at once. Wouldn't it be more appropriate to hire fewer people first and then gradually increase the number?"

Lin Qi remained silent, still staring at him. He felt a chill run down his spine, as if there was something else he could add, "If we don't let them do anything now and just pay them wages, it will encourage bad habits in them."

"You may only see some things on the surface. In reality, the people here are not as hardworking as we imagine. They will never let themselves get tired when they can slack off..."

"Besides..."

"Oh, right..."

Asier added a lot of information intermittently, but eventually ran out of things to say and looked at Lin Qi somewhat awkwardly.

This time, Lin Qi spoke up, "You know what? I'm not interested in what you're talking about. What I need is a direction, which you may not understand, but that's okay, you don't need to understand."

"What I find interesting is your attitude, Asier."

"Just a few months ago you were clenching your fists and saying you wanted to change everything here, but now you're thinking about saving money and even mentioned the laziness and cunning of the locals to me."

"I find it very interesting and also amazed that the power of power and wealth is so great, that it can change a person so easily and quickly!"

"From the inside out!"

Asier was somewhat stunned. He seemed not to have expected Lin Qi to say these words. After a moment of silence, he pursed his lips, his expression somewhat strange, and said, "I'm sorry, boss, I've disappointed you."

"Disappointed?" Lin Qi smiled. He opened the drawer and looked around, but there was nothing inside.

This is Drag's house; he's staying here temporarily and will be moving out soon.

He took out his cigarette case, picked out a cigarette, and tossed it over. He had originally intended to give Asier a Kolef cigarette, but there weren't any available, so he could only give him a regular cigarette.

"There's nothing to be disappointed about, Asier ..." Asier took the cigarette, walked around the table, and lit it for Lin Qi with a match. Lin Qi took a puff, held the cigarette between two fingers, and looked at Asier, who was bowing his head beside him, with a smile. "If pursuing power and wealth, and enjoying the changes that power and wealth bring to life is a mistake..."

"Then almost everyone in this world is guilty, and their guilt will only deepen."

"Wanting a better life isn't wrong; it's a driving force that allows you to maximize your potential, which is a good thing..."

He then steered the conversation back on track, saying, "First, recruit people. I don't expect you to recruit 10,000 workers immediately. You can recruit some every day, but don't recruit in the same region or city. Recruit some from all over the place, and focus more on spreading the message."

"I don't care what methods you use or how you accomplish it. I have only one requirement: I want all the locals in the province to know that I am indeed here to make money, but I am different from those foreigners before."

"Those people are leeching off us, but this time, I'll make money with them!"