Two men were sitting in the office, talking about salvation.
As long as they could increase the employment rate, it would be the salvation of the entire society.
The governor lowered his head and pondered Lynch's words. The state of York needed a pillar of economic enterprises. He could understand the meaning of the words and the general idea.
Lynch did not change the concept. In fact, monopolies were very common in the new era and would be even more common in the future!
People used technical barriers to resolve the awkwardness of technical monopolies and used market access to avoid the truth of industry monopolies.
People deceived themselves by using various anti-monopoly laws to break up the so-called monopolies and tell people that the so-called monopoly was "uniqueness."
But as long as a company was broken up into two or more companies and investors were allowed to buy in, then the monopoly would no longer exist.
Even if these words were said to homeless people who had never gone to school and spent all day lying on the roadside thinking about what projects they could use to cheat the few banknotes in the pockets of passersby, they would know that this was fake and deceptive. Why did society still accept this situation?
In the end, monopolies hurt the capitalists. Now, the capitalists were asking the monopolies to let them buy in through legislation and other means. Through legislation, "everyone makes money." So why would they oppose themselves?
The Federation Oil Company was broken up into the Northern Petroleum Company, Eastern Petroleum Company, Western Petroleum Company, Southern Petroleum Company, and Federation Oil Company.
The people were still the same group of people, but there were more shareholders. However, they were still in the hands of a few people. Was this not a monopoly?
Perhaps they were no longer monopolies. At the very least, one privatized company had become five listed companies, and the number of quarterly and financial reports they had to read had increased from one to five.
But other than them becoming richer, there did not seem to be many changes. People who wanted to enter this industry were still unable to do so.
The owners of these companies were very competitive, and their role in the integration, restriction, and control of the industry was very obvious. In the new era, if the next region wanted to have obvious economic growth, there had to be a local pillar of economic enterprises born.
The entire region would operate around this enterprise. From the most basic raw materials, rough processing, precision processing, assembly, and then sales, this company would have unrivaled power.
Therefore, their main market was not in the region, but in other places. They had a stable backing and could go to other regions and even the whole world to fight!
The benefits they received would actually feed back to the entire region, creating a suitable economic and ecological environment for the region.
Such a situation was actually very common in the Federation and even the world. For example, a city formed around a resource company or a large corporation.
Almost everyone in the city was directly or indirectly serving this company. Wasn't this a monopoly?
At the very least, a regional monopoly was already established.
After a long time, the governor recovered from his deep thoughts. He rubbed his eyebrows and asked, "Do we have any good opportunities now?"
"Rebuild a new 'Christoan'?"
After thinking about what Lynch said, he came to a conclusion that he did not know if it was correct or not. He tried to expand on this idea. "If it's just to rebuild Ristoa, there are many things and steps that can be omitted. The state's economy can also adapt quickly …"
The Christoan Group was the "pillar economic enterprise" that Lynch mentioned. A few years ago, Christoan and Henghui contributed nearly one-third of the state's business tax. Although they had not developed to the extent that Lynch said, in the eyes of the governor, they were qualified to do so.
Recalling these problems, it was precisely because of the collapse of Henghui and the collapse of the Christoan Group that the employment rate of York State fell further and further than other states.
If these two large corporations did not collapse and received more support and development, would they be able to improve the current economic and ecological environment in the state?
That was what he thought, and he looked at Lin Qi enthusiastically, but what he expected didn't happen. Instead, Lin Qi shook his head.
"If we didn't encounter the previous storm, maybe we could. However, with this storm, whether it's the Christoan Group or the Henghui Group, these two companies can't hold up this banner.
No matter how big the light industry enterprises are, they can't achieve a monopoly. There is no access system, and the technical threshold is low. These will restrict the development of these two companies.
Under normal circumstances, there is no problem. However, even if there is no problem, they will eventually collapse.
What we need is another form of enterprise that is more aggressive, not … "Lynch spread out his hands." Light industry enterprises. "
The governor frowned. "Why do you say that?"
"Because we don't have that much time, Mr. Governor!"
"We can let the light industry incubate slowly. I have a home workshop project …"
When Lynch said this, the governor nodded. He stretched out his hand and tapped on the table. "I know about this project. It provides production tools and raw materials at a low price to the families in need so that they can produce some clothes. It eliminates the need for a factory."
He did have a good understanding of this. After all, there must be some special methods that could increase the unemployment rate in Saibin by a few points.
Since it was effective, the governor and the state government wanted to see if it could be replicated. However, it was a pity that they did not have any good ideas.
Until now, the income of these home workshops in Saibin had all come from Lynch's "free donations". These products were piled up in the warehouse. Lynch had not found any suitable sales channels, but he still continued to purchase these products.
Some people said that he was doing this to give back to society, while others said that Lynch was worthy of being called a youth leader. In any case, without a stable sales channel, even the state government could not do this, let alone other entrepreneurs.
Lynch nodded in agreement. "This kind of light industrial production can be done anywhere. There is no technological or other monopoly. We don't have an advantage in the competition in the market. We can only rely on the market's natural elimination mechanism to play a role. This will be a very long process."
"And we can't afford to wait for such a long time …" Lynch looked into the governor's eyes. "It's because we only have half a year before the Regional Selection."
These words easily won the governor's favor. The easiest way to make friends in this world was to let the other party understand that 'we're on the same side'. This was the only way for both parties to find a sense of identity and belonging.
The governor nodded with certainty. "Then what should we do now?"
Lynch changed the topic. "Mr. Governor, have you heard of the views I expressed in Bupain before? For example, trade wars or economic plunder?"
The governor nodded. "Yes, I've heard of them."
Lynch continued, "Previously, Mayor Langdon also asked me the same question. Where is our way out? The answer I gave him is also suitable for your question. Our way out is overseas!"
"Nagalil, Amelia … There are many opportunities and money everywhere. The only difference is whose money we want to earn, how much time we need, and how much money we can earn. This is the key."
The governor listened seriously and gave positive feedback. "I've understood your views on Nagalil through some channels, but I feel that Nagalil can't satisfy our current needs. It can't provide too many jobs to our people in one go."
This was for sure. Although there were many opportunities in Nagalil, there were more locals, and they were cheaper.
The people from the Federation played more of the roles of the middle and upper echelons in Nagalil, rather than the bottom rung of the labor force.
However, the problem in the country came from the labor force. The middle class and the upper class could still eat their fill. Only the bottom rung of the society were the ones who suffered the most.
Lynch agreed with the governor's view. "Indeed, Nagalil can't, but Amelia can."
"The focus of Gefra's development in the next ten years will be in Amelia. They will gather the strength of the country to develop this area. This is our opportunity!"
The governor nodded unconsciously after listening to Zhang Heng's words. Then, he realized something. "It's really enjoyable to chat with you. Not only can I think, but I can also have some experiences and gains that I have never had before. It's getting late. Why don't we talk while eating?"
Before they knew it, the sky had darkened. Lynch glanced at the time. It was obvious that they would not be able to finish their discussion in a short time. So, he agreed to the governor's invitation.
The dinner was not held at the governor's house, but in a restaurant next to the state government.
There were many people in the restaurant today, but the table around Lynch and the governor's table was empty. On the one hand, it was to protect the governor. On the other hand, it was also to protect the privacy of the conversation between the governor and Lynch.
As for whether it would affect the restaurant's profits, it certainly wouldn't. Mr. Adelaide would take care of everything.
The two of them chatted happily at the dining table. Some of Lynch's ideas made the governor feel enlightened, especially when he talked about some of the contents related to international relations.
For example, the relationship between the Federation and Gefra. No one expected that after the naval battle, not only did the two sides not intend to go to war, but they also deepened their cooperation in many aspects.
Some of the international cooperation that the two sides had not reached an agreement on previously ended the long tug-of-war with Gefra's concessions.
Correspondingly, the Federation could intervene in the Amelia region, which the Federation could not intervene in previously.
This was the Federation's opportunity!