If the governor wanted to seek re-election, the simplest way was to satisfy the demands of the people.
So what were the demands of the people now?
The answer was very simple, that was to have a job. Even if the benefits did not meet the minimum requirements of various labor-related legal provisions, as long as there was a job, it was enough.
With a job, people would have confidence in their hearts and would not be as hesitant as they were now.
With a job, people would be full of hope for the future and be full of enthusiasm!
As long as this problem could be solved, even if it showed an attitude of "we are on the way", it could gain the support of the people. If there were more effective results, there was no doubt that the governor would be re-elected.
But the problem was, how to solve these problems?
Everyone knew how to solve one problem. It was like the homeless on the roadside using money donated by others every day — why not beg?
Because begging was illegal in the Federation, the homeless had to change the way they worked. They would find a project that people cared about or did not care about and then set up a donation box to persuade some passersby to help their project.
Mainly financial help, but if some feminists were willing to warm them up, the homeless would be happy to do so.
The advantage of doing this was that the Federation could proudly say that there were no beggars.
These vagabonds, after drinking up the spirits bought with the benefactors' money, would often lie down among boxes and papers and think that they would only have to sleep, and at the first light of day they would look for a job.
Even if it was a physical job, they would complete it seriously and then change themselves. They would work hard to become a valuable person, a living person.
However … this was always wishful thinking. The poor knew that making money could change their lives, just like the governor knew that increasing the employment rate could save the state of York and help him seek re-election.
Everyone knew the truth, but they could never reach out and touch the truth.
He was a politician, not a businessman. He could only use the tone of a ruling class from a higher point of view and order the city governors below him. "Hey, I said, we need to increase the employment rate, do you understand?"
Other than emphasizing these issues and giving orders, there was nothing else he could do.
Of course, this was only a manifestation of the nature of the situation. This did not mean that everyone was like this. For example, the governor had met with Lynch, and he had also met with many other people. It was all for the sake of change, a more direct push for change.
He looked at Lynch seriously. The miracles that Lynch had created had already shaken the entire Federation. Perhaps he could create another miracle this time?
Lynch thought for a while. He did not expect that the governor would ask such a profound question as soon as he arrived. He needed time to sort out his thoughts.
About seven or eight minutes later, Lynch had a rough idea of what was going on, and the smile on his face became brighter.
"We need an industry trust, we need a monopoly giant!"
The earth-shattering words made the governor raise his eyebrows.
Ever since the earliest Federation people had taught the natives what love and peace was with their flower-studded weapons and brightly colored knives, monopolism had prevailed.
If a business was done by one person, the profits would far surpass if everyone worked together. Everyone would get rich together? That was just a hypocritical reason for the weak to band together to fight against the strong.
As long as someone had the strength and foundation to monopolize, they would not say something as stupid as "everyone gets rich together".
At that time, the business atmosphere of the Federation was very chaotic. Businessmen were often equated with violence. Take the railroad tycoon of the past for example. He used all kinds of violent means to destroy other people's railroad tracks, smash and even assassinate his competitors. As a result, more than half of the Federation's railroads directly or indirectly belonged to him.
Every industry was so chaotic. The newly born Federation government could not fight against these capitalists who had hundreds and thousands of armed forces. They could only allow monopolism to prevail.
The birth of oligarchs cast the Federation in the shadows for at least forty years. It was only when the Federation government decided to completely eliminate these monopolistic capitalists who harmed society and the safety of the people's lives and property that the Federation embraced the sunshine of the free market.
Since then, the Federation had pushed dozens of laws to prevent the emergence of commercial monopolies and strictly monitored all capitalists in the country.
Anyone who was involved in the issue of monopolies would avoid it. There was even an organization called the "Anti-Monopoly Committee" in the Senate of Congress. There was also a corresponding organization in the National Security Council to investigate monopolistic enterprises.
Anti-monopoly had long been deeply rooted in the people's hearts. However, at this time, Lynch actually proposed that "monopolistic enterprises can save York". This made the governor think that Lynch might have lost his mind and did not know what he was talking about.
But then, he felt that Lynch's words were a little interesting.
He did not show any joy or displeasure towards Lynch's words on his face. He just looked like he was listening seriously and nodded slightly. "Go on."
With this sentence, Lynch knew that the governor had started to explore the possibilities within.
He casually crossed his legs and took out a cigarette. With the governor's permission, he lit the cigarette and took a puff.
The cigarette was clamped between his fingers, and his hand was pressed on his raised knee. The smoke rose in spirals, and he also slowly exhaled. A sudden gust of smoke transformed between the two of them.
Through the constantly changing smoke, Lynch looked at the man opposite him. "We are always afraid of monopolies and are unwilling to touch them. However, the ultimate goal of most businessmen is to monopolize.
Because monopolies can bring huge profits. We can control an industry, set standards that belong only to us, and have the power to set prices.
Even if it's just a stone, as long as we monopolize it, we can sell it at the price of gold. Because other than us, no one can get it from anywhere else.
We always say that monopolies will bring destruction and instability. Our understanding of monopolies is still in the era of monopolism. We only see the bad things and ignore the things that can't be considered bad. "
The governor repeated, "Things that can't be considered bad?"
"Yes..." Lynch nodded. "Actually, it's also a good thing."
As he spoke, he changed the topic and his tone became slightly more forceful. "Mr. Governor, do you know what else the steel tycoon has brought when he monopolized 70% of the steel business in the Federation, other than causing some businessmen to go bankrupt?"
The governor shook his head. "I don't have much research in this area, but I believe you must know."
Lynch took another puff of the cigarette and flicked the ash. "Yes, he brought countless jobs."
"For ordinary people, whether it's a monopoly or a fair free market, these have no direct impact on them."
"Whether it's a capitalist who monopolizes the business above them, a small entrepreneur, or a factory owner, they all have to work."
"If the price of something is unreasonable, people won't buy it. Therefore, before the Anti-Monopoly Law came into effect, the people who were really hurt were the capitalists."
"Those small and medium-sized enterprises became the targets of exploitation by the monopoly giants. Although ordinary workers are also within their scope of exploitation, this doesn't mean that small and medium-sized enterprises don't exploit workers. In other words, only the monopoly giants exploit workers."
"If we get rid of the bad ones and only keep the good ones, what will happen?"
"Under the packaging of the existing worldview, values, morals, and sound laws, what will the newly born monopoly look like?"
Lynch put out the cigarette in the ashtray. "A local pillar enterprise!"
"In fact, monopoly has always been by our side. It has never left. It just changed its face to face the world!"
"The situation in some cities in York is more serious than other places. The real reason is that some of the pillars of the economy have gone bankrupt. The impact of these companies' bankruptcy is far greater than the impact of the economic tsunami."
"If we want to quickly restore the economic ecology of York, then we need a dominant monopoly enterprise!"
In a sense, the Christopher Group was a large group company with the embryonic form of a local monopoly enterprise. It was precisely because of its bankruptcy and the economic tsunami that it caused a series of chain problems.
If the Christopher Group hadn't gone bankrupt now, then after the Federation defeated Gaffra in the naval battle and gained more status, the Federation's products would have been sold all over the world, and the economy would have immediately improved.
There was no doubt about the dominance of a pillar enterprise. Combined with the power of a state, it could easily crush most of the non-pillar enterprises.
It also had enough dominance overseas. If the Federation government gave some benefits, such as tax rebates, or reached diplomatic cooperation to exempt goods from taxes, then the Federation's economy would begin to recover rapidly in three to five years.
But the problem now was that there was no such enterprise in York. There was a lack of dominance and cohesion. Large and small enterprises were like a sheet of loose sand, fighting for themselves and even competing with each other.
This kind of internal friction and competitiveness brought about by international trade would only cause more and more small enterprises to go bankrupt. It was almost foreseeable that large enterprises would find it difficult to survive.
They had never thought of uniting and twisting into a rope. After all, this involved a lot of interests. Of course, this also had something to do with their inability to sing.
How did that song go again?
Yes, unity is strength!