Darkstone Code

Chapter 578: 0576 There is no opposition in the world of capital


Mr. Wardrick looked at Lynch, still somewhat unaccustomed to Lynch's style. Even if Federation people aren't very humble, they wouldn't be this exaggerated.

But then again, Lynch's excellence is a different kind of excellence than others.

When we say someone is excellent, we generally mean their performance in various aspects exceeds the ordinary. Lynch's excellence is that he doesn't seem human at all.

Throughout the five-day meeting, apart from presenting his "Labor Value Profit Theory," Lynch proposed two ideas that made people unsure whether he was crazy or deserved applause.

The first was introducing feminist organizations into Nagariel, and the second was bringing the workers' union in a limited capacity into Nagariel.

At the shareholders' meeting, Lynch explained in a way that baffled people that female labor is an essential part of the overall labor exploitation process.

According to him, traditional women in Nagariel undertake more basic labor at home. They are physically stronger, and some are even fitter than men who suffer from long-term malnutrition and lack of exercise.

Yet, in traditional Nagariel society, women have no status at all, and aside from performing female-specific duties, ordinary jobs don't consider employing women, leading to a distorted culture that believes women aren't suitable for standing jobs.

A massive amount of labor is wasted, and Lynch expressed deep pain over this, advocating for the introduction of feminist organizations to contribute to the liberation of Nagariel women.

As a citizen from a civilized Federation, Lynch couldn't overlook this matter, thus actively established a public fundraising foundation and donated himself first. This foundation and the funds will be entirely devoted to the liberation of Nagariel women's rights!

Upon first hearing Lynch's proposal, most members of the presidium nearly couldn't hold their laughter, if it weren't for Lynch's young age preventing them from appearing "unstable" in front of a youth.

This shameless approach does not seem like how a young person from the Federation would think or act, rather akin to the methods of those older generations, yet reconsidering the issue makes Lynch's point compelling.

After all, if exploitation is inevitable, why not be more thorough?

The purpose of introducing the workers' union is similar, akin to the collusion between tobacco groups and anti-smoking organizations. Nagariel's workers' union is entirely different from the Federation's, standing firmly on the capitalists' side.

They more closely resemble institutions that help capitalists better exploit laborers, arranging suitable workers appropriately for exploitation.

Some might think... it's unnecessary, considering Lynch's idea overly "fantastic," saying Nagariel locals don't need their thoughts considered, merely provided with jobs.

But Lynch subsequently mentioned two significant events in Nagariel, the previous upheaval, and a recent massive strike.

"National consciousness is awakening!"

This was Lynch's original quote used at the shareholders' meeting to silence opposition, shaking every shareholder, including Mr. Wardrick, Mr. Jeruno, and Mr. Pato.

"Whenever I consider this problem, I hear your words echoing in my mind!" Mr. Wardrick found Lynch increasingly pleasing.

Unlike Mr. Pato and Mr. Jeruno, who are descendants of the first immigrant families, Mr. Wardrick belongs to the mid-era new capital power families, now considered old capital forces, since new capital powers are emerging, challenging the established class. They are the true new capital forces.

Mr. Wardrick, without "a glorious family" or "a dazzling family history," was much more tolerant towards Lynch's background compared to those truly old families.

He didn't consider Lynch's background as an essential factor for judging his excellence; he merely recognized Lynch's uniqueness.

However, finding him agreeable did not mean he supported Severa and Lynch having descendants; these are two separate matters.

"Sometimes I wonder, is there really a Lord, and did you perhaps do something remarkable, like saving the world..." He said, quickly amused, "so they put a wise old soul into a young body."

He said with a sigh, "I had previously considered this issue but had no good solutions. After all, it's another country and its people; our social forms are different, ruling systems disparate..."

"We have many differences; what's suitable for us may not be for Nagariel, yet you provided a stunning answer, Lynch!"

By dragging the workers' union to Nagariel, those awakening people now have a channel they see as reasonable, effective, and authoritative for communication.

They would express their thoughts through the workers' union to the ears of foreign capitalists, seeking a certain degree of overall unity.

The Federation's workers' union does such things, organizing workers to parade on weekends, neither hindering production needs of capitalists nor perfectly presenting workers' demands and determination to protect interests, a mastery they excel in.

Only by providing channels for communication, listening to labor discontent and demands, can extreme incidents be avoided.

Future massive-scale, unannounced, disruptive disturbances and parades won't erupt so easily; everything will become orderly and peaceful under union organizing.

Mr. Wardrick nearly guessed the answer, Lynch didn't mind; he realized it was merely a sentiment.

He placed a hand on the boat's railing, the sea breeze messing his hair as he gazed at the turbulent sea, exuding a calm and composed demeanor, "Humans have desires, Mr. Wardrick. Desire is the driving force for human progress and also a fatal flaw..."

Soon, Lynch returned to Nagariel, the city recovering vitality after a large march, construction sites actively ongoing. As more favorable news reached the Federation, daily ships brought a flood of Federation citizens seeking opportunities in Nagariel.

Everything here becomes prosperous, leading locals to confusion.

Not long after, the Nagariel United Development Company announced intentions to issue more shares and expand the board of directors, revealing finances too. Although not publicly listed, the massive company became "listed" in the three major exchanges.

This listing isn't as ordinary companies do, rather a non-public exchange listing, legal and regulatory compliant.

As long as each transaction's stock quantity doesn't exceed the Federal Financial Management Committee's "acquisition" definition value and remains within the company's internal sensitivity index requirements, it's deemed reasonable, appropriate, and lawful.

This is the market; there's demand, there's transaction.

Faced with stock scarcity, the heat of seeking opportunities in Nagariel officially surged within the Federation, leading Nagariel's steady climb to gain robust momentum again!

"Up by three percent again, gentlemen!"

Mr. Herbs raised the Golden Cup Holder, the Crystal Cup Wall of his expensive glass filled with uncontrollable joy!

When Lynch made a sensational impact, others marveled at his Creating Miracles, while Mr. Herbs and his peers watched coldly, even sneering, knowing the money wasn't Lynch's but theirs!

They are the genuine miracle creators; when June arrives, the money returns to them, fetching unparalleled rewards from the loan and betting contracts.

Just Garrick's value increase massively altered their wealth, with Mr. Herbs' fortune nearly doubling, others also seeing hefty returns—a widespread harvest.

If you add Gafura people refusing to redeem Lynch's bonds before June, these bonds too become their income, some potentially doubling or tripling personal assets from this transaction.

What reason wouldn't they have to celebrate heartily?

They had just convinced Gafura's Minister of Finance to delay bond redemption again—not targeting anyone, claiming all non-native war bond redemptions would be postponed, arguing Empire's finance must consistently maintain surplus wealth for emergencies.

In case Amelia Region turmoil demands military intervention, this reserved fund becomes immediate military expense rather than tightening belts spontaneously.

This reason gained Emperor Gafura's approval; after all, the Minister had a perfect explanation: if war occurs, Emperor Gafura wouldn't draw money from his account. That's royal, not national wealth.

With Emperor Gafura agreeing, this round assured their victory, securing Lynch's collateral at the third-party bank bonds!

Adding a growth point to Garrick expands their wealth slightly more, celebrating extravagantly becomes inevitable!

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