A Moving Tribute

If the Nagaril People had known that Lin Qi's statement at this moment would have moved them to tears.

From the outside, the United Development Company appears to be a single entity, a massive behemoth composed of so many Federal enterprises and conglomerates, which should be invincible.

While they are indeed invincible, they are not a cohesive unit internally. To put it simply, the United Development Company is mainly divided into two camps.

The first camp consisted of people like Lin Qi, who advocated a relatively moderate "rule process," avoiding a high-intensity independence confrontation with the Nagaril natives, and profiting through other means, such as cultivating markets.

This mainly refers to their attitude towards the Nagaril people, which is mild, and they do not want the situation to escalate, no matter what they ultimately do.

However, another group of people hold a different view. These people are often in resource-based businesses and do not need the recognition of Nagaril society, such as Patu.

Their goal is to recklessly and unplannedly exploit the natural resources beneath Nagaril, then turn those resources into money and pocket it.

The attitude of the indigenous people towards them did not affect their specific profits. In fact, they advocated treating the indigenous people with a hardline and oppressive approach, so that they could secretly capture slaves in the area and throw them into the mines to generate wealth for them.

Those natives are all expendable to them. People don't care whether expendables are obedient or easy to use, because when you think they are disobedient or inconvenient, you can just give them 15 points and send them to meet their gods—bullets are quite cheap when purchased in large quantities.

Discard the unruly consumables and replace them with a batch of obedient ones, doing the most with the least amount of money.

In the Federal, a mining accident can cripple a resource company to the brink of bankruptcy. The various compensations, damages, and fines for safety incidents can make them wish they were dead.

But here, no one cares how many indigenous people die.

People's attitudes toward the indigenous people were divided into two camps, and the latter seemed more eager to be opposed. As long as they were opposed, they could quickly begin to suppress those indigenous people who did not obey their control, turning them into slaves through "punishment".

Some people have suggested that we spread rumors in private and not give the indigenous people a friendly look, forcing them to break off relations first.

If no one steps forward to stop it, the resolution could be passed at the first Board of Directors of the new year.

Therefore, Lin Qi needs someone to stand up for him and say something. Even if they can't clearly stand on his side, they should at least remain neutral and stall for time.

When the time is right for labor export and people see the profits, they will realize that the lives of natives are actually more valuable than those of Federal citizens.

Hiring a Federal citizen might result in a loss, but hiring a Nagaril People wouldn't. Nagaril cheap labor, free from various insurances, Labor Union constraints, and labor laws, is what truly makes money.

Lin Qi was really worried about not changing the United Development Company's attitude. If the Nagaril People found out, they would probably award him a medal or something to thank him for everything he had done for the Nagaril People.

Wo Delike thought for a moment and felt that Lin Qi had convinced him that he and the conglomerate behind him would do anything as long as it made money.

So why not do a more lucrative job? As Lin Qi said, sell your labor for a good price, cultivate the market, and then drain people's savings. That's a good idea, and those old men on the Board of Directors would love it too.

"I will try my best to stand by you in this matter, but you don't have much time. If you can't produce impressive results within a year, it means there's still a problem with your ideas."

Wo Delike made what he considered the most appropriate decision: if Lin Qi couldn't handle these things within a year, the Board of Directors wouldn't continue to watch others make money while they themselves got nothing.

"A year is enough!" Actually, six months would have been enough, but Lin Qi didn't say it out loud; he needed more time to prepare.

At this point, the biggest problem was solved, and Wo Delike's curiosity was piqued again. "If you could export the Nagaril People as you say, how would you plan to do it?"

The basis of labor export lies in the fact that these people are willing to work, and at the same time, they are all honest and obedient to Lin Qi's company. They must be docile and willing to accept oppression and exploitation, which is not easy to achieve.

If the exported labor force is not docile, they are likely to rebel or run away once they arrive abroad, which will cause Lin Qi a lot of trouble. Managing these people or capturing those who escape will waste his time, energy, money and connections.

The regimes in the countries of origin would certainly not want to see a group of undocumented, dangerous illegal immigrants running around everywhere.

They must be tamed first, and then exported.

After a moment's consideration, Lin Qi decided to share his money-making methods with Wo Delike. He had already provided him with a great deal of assistance, so it was necessary to share some things appropriately.

"The Gefra will pay for these people!"

Wo Delike paused for a moment, then said, "You plan to take them to the Amelia Region?"

Wo Delike knew that Lin Qi had supported the Resistance Organization in Li Ya. He later supported two Resistance Organization as well. In fact, it is easier for people to do this than they imagine, and there is less of a sense of moral guilt involved.

Moreover, everyone believed that if the Federal were to face the same problem one day, the Gefra would not hesitate to support a large number of Resistance Organization against the Federal's rule, so no one had any psychological burden.

Of course, he also knew that Lin Qi had been advocating for resolving the conflict with Gefra and trying to wrest some orders from Gefra's businessmen.

What he never expected was that Lin Qi actually planned to send these Nagaril natives to the Amelia Region to work for the Gefra.

But it must be said, this idea is brilliant! The arrogant Gefra will not be good gentlemen who tolerate the Nagaril natives. External pressure is actually more conducive to the management of these natives. The Gefra Emperor is eager to solve the security and stability problems in the Amelia Region. A large number of honest, docile, and easy-to-manage Nagaril natives are filling this region, which is also beneficial for the Gefra to strengthen their control over the local area.

In one region there are ten Gefra and one hundred Amelia People, with the Amelia People being the majority. More than half of these people are rebelling against Gefra rule, and rebellion is the mainstream.

But if hundreds or even thousands of Nagaril People were to enter the region at this time, the resistance of only fifty people would no longer be the mainstream, and stability would be the mainstream of society! So without a doubt, the Gefra would agree to Lin Qi's idea and pay him a large commission for it. This kid is a fucking genius! Wo Delike's eyes began to light up. The old men on the Board of Directors would definitely like this kind of business that was both safe and profitable. Power would be more concentrated in his hands, and then no one would object to his proposal at the United Development Company meeting.

After they finished that topic, they naturally started talking about the recent State Election and the presidential election that was not far away.

It's impossible not to talk about this; people all over the Federal are discussing it. State Election, as an appetizer before the presidential election, have long been a bellwether for the presidential election.

This year's State Election are virtually a foregone conclusion; aside from the few states that are Conservative Party strongholds, Progressive Party candidates have a very high chance of winning.

This trend can be seen from the amount of money spent in this year's State Election. In the last State Election, both parties were spending money like crazy, willing to break the law and violate regulations in order to create enough influence. According to Federal law, the content, scope, duration, and method of advertising cannot exceed certain limits, and exceeding them will result in fines.

But nobody cared about this line; it was just a fine. Back then, the one thing that was never in short supply was nouveau riche.

A large number of nouveau riche are eager to find suitable political spokespeople to help them enter Upper Class, and funding gubernatorial elections is obviously a good way to do so. As long as the governor they support wins the election, they will have something to brag about.

For example, being a "successful State Election donor" can open doors to many circles, so both sides are throwing money around like crazy, which only highlights the economic downturn this year.

If a disheartened performance weren't so likely to jeopardize voter support, the Conservative Party might not even have considered participating in the election. Since they were bound to lose anyway, why waste time, money, and energy? "Our president is very likely to win the general election!" Wo Delike said with a hint of smugness.

In fact, whether it's the Conservative Party or the Progressive Party, it doesn't make much difference to these large corporations. However, the current president is clearly more ambitious, which aligns with the corporations' desire to expand overseas.

With the protection of warships, they could also try to grow wildly like the Gefra merchants; this was a good opportunity.

Lin Qi chimed in, talking at length about the wonderful prospects after the president's victory, but he deliberately concealed his true opinion so that Wo Delike wouldn't notice.

Ten years is quite a long term, and even if he does nothing, his power will reach its peak during his last term.

The next president may also strive in this direction, seeking a longer term, or even launching a war for it.

Of course, this is irrelevant to Lin Qi and Wo Delike, because they will benefit anyway!