Someone once said — —
"Individuals or groups should not have any enemies, but our enemies are everywhere. It's not that someone is on the opposite side of us, but we need these enemies to create an environment for us."
It didn't really matter whether this statement was correct or not. It was hard to say that something so idealistic and philosophical was absolutely correct or absolutely wrong. It was more accurate to say that it was only effective in a specific time and environment.
Lynch now had such a feeling. In fact, whether it was the Al-Shabaab or the stubborn rulers who were unwilling to compromise with the Joint Development Company, the existence of these people was not completely harmful in a sense.
As long as the outcome could be controlled, the existence of these "hostile forces" was valuable.
At the very least, they could firmly attract a portion of the people who opposed the Joint Development Company to form a tight group with them. Who were the members of the Joint Development Company, who were these diehards, and who were on the opposite side? It was clear at a glance.
He actually knew that the simplest way for the Staff Sergeant to raise the issue was to support a group of local ambitious people, such as some of the privileged classes in the current society, and give them a staircase and bridge to the ruling class, so that they could cross the gap.
For this reason, they would be very willing to devote their loyalty. They would also become the sharpest weapons in the hands of the Joint Development Company. They would become the ruling class, seize real power, and slaughter the current ruling class crazily.
But Lynch did not tell the Staff Sergeant this simpler and more efficient method. He needed some people who could do the work independently without him.
He did not want to ask him for advice on everything. "Mr. Lynch, I don't know how to do this." "Mr. Lynch, what do you think of my idea?" and so on.
The Staff Sergeant had already noticed some of the essential phenomena that existed in this society. He still did not quite understand how to express it, nor did he see the real essence, but Lynch believed that he could do it.
Anyone who began to think seriously would not be blinded by the fog in the end. This had nothing to do with how much knowledge a person had. Knowledge only determined how much people could see, not whether they could see.
For the next period of time, everything was very normal. Lynch sat in the office every day, enjoying his leisurely work and life. But something big was happening in Najalil!
The short young man had just finished his day's work. There was no further news about the hot-tempered and impulsive cadre. It was said that he had already pleaded guilty, but he did not reveal any more names. In the end, with the help of the Federation's judge, he was sentenced to a hundred years in prison for "endangering national security".
In the face of this result, the short young man had no good ideas. He didn't even go to the court to see his partner for the last time. He was ashamed. There was nothing he could do. He could only silently endure everything that had happened.
But wasn't this exactly the price they had to pay in the process of trying to realize their great ideals?
After thinking about it from another perspective, he believed that if he was the one who was caught one day, he would definitely not reveal who his boss was. Even in the face of death, he would be calm.
Because of ideals and the pursuit of ideals, embarking on the road to the Kingdom of the Dead would not make him feel lonely and afraid. Ideals would become a candle to light up his path. Those who had the same pursuit would become his companions on the road. He would not be lonely, nor would he be afraid.
With this awareness, he began to seriously search for the way to realize his ideals in a trance.
At this time, the Joint Development Company announced to the entire United Kingdom of Najalil that in order to improve the literacy level of the workers and help Najalil achieve a higher level of basic education, the Joint Development Company would build a large number of adult literacy classes in every city to teach adults the most basic cultural and educational knowledge free of charge.
If the emergence of the literacy classes only made people think that the Joint Development Company's people were stupid and would not have more ideas, then the "advanced technical jobs" proposed by the Joint Development Company made people realize how big the gap between educated and uneducated employees was.
It was about … the difference of two times the salary!
Ordinary literacy classes could not make people voluntarily walk into literacy classes, but technical titles could. As long as they completed the basic literacy classes and got a qualified graduation certificate, they could learn professional skills.
From operating machinery to repairing machinery, the benefits and salary changes made every Najaril who was working hard excited.
Higher wages, better benefits, and even the opportunity to work abroad with higher subsidies, all of these made people excited.
The discussion trend of the whole society also began to shift from "working for foreigners" to "how to earn more money".
This was an obvious social hot topic change. Everything that had happened in the Federation was re-established here. The power of capital was so great that it could not only change the future, but also recreate history.
A young man of short stature, Akumali, also signed up for a technical class. Because he could drive, which was a technical job, and he was also literate, he could directly sign up for advanced technical training.
He chose to use construction vehicles, such as excavators, which were very sophisticated technology. Before the Federation came, there were less than a hundred large construction vehicles like excavators in the entire Najalil.
At that time, not to mention learning, he could not even see them.
But now, he could learn.
The school's coach told him that if he could complete the excavator driving training, his job would be changed from "ordinary worker" to "technical worker". His salary would also be greatly increased, and it was possible to double his income!
It had to be explained here. For capitalists, they would maximize the sensory stimulation of the workers, such as "doubling their income", and at the same time, they would do their best to pay as little as possible. So they came up with something called "wage structure". They had plenty of ways to "increase" instead of "doubling".
But overall, this was very exciting news. Akumali participated in the excavator driving training while saving money to buy some ideological books from the Federation.
For example, "The Theory of Legal Value", which was once regarded as the foundation of the Federation's legal system, and "Precision Instruments", which was more famous a few years ago.
The latter part of the book did not introduce the more famous and advanced instruments. In fact, the book described a country and society as a sophisticated "instrument", observing the operation of a country and the necessary factors to maintain the operation of a country from all aspects of society.
In this book, law and economics were the most important links. Of course, some people thought that including economics in this book was a symbol of capital's invasion of academia. Sometimes people simply could not understand the thinking of those scholars and experts.
In short, he was learning, and he thought that this might be the future path. While learning, he also got to know other Najalil people in the school.
After the hot-tempered cadre was arrested, he also reflected on why the Najalil Youth Party failed before they could get back on their feet. Finally, he came to a conclusion, and that was knowledge.
The lack of knowledge was the key factor in the failure of the Najalil Youth Party. Without people with high IQ and knowledge, the behavior of the youth party was more like "fighting and fooling around", rather than a real awakening.
What he needed to do now was to recruit more high-level intellectuals. These people should be able to understand some of his ideas.
In order to rope these people in, he also organized an interest study class. He would bring everyone together to read the advanced books from the Federation and find the cornerstone that could lay the foundation of a country's prosperity.
He came to his current residence. After opening the door, there were already many people in the dormitory. These people were all friends with similar ambitions as him. They were studying the advanced aspects of the Federation together, looking for the reason why Najalil was lagging behind, and trying to discuss how they would change all of this if they were in power one day.
Everything was silently moving according to an unknown script. At the end of February, Lynch received a call from Mr. Trumann. It was almost time for him to set sail.
There were two routes from Najalil to Gefra. The first route was to continue east, bypass the entire continent where Najalil was located, cross the central ocean, enter the Western Ocean, and finally reach Gefra.
However, normal people would not choose this route. Sailing at sea was not completely safe. The longer the route, the greater the possibility of problems, so Lynch could only choose the other route.
Go directly west, cross the Eastern Ocean, follow part of the coastline of the Amelia region, cross the Uperial Strait, enter the Western Ocean, then turn northwest and reach Gefra.
This route was a little shorter, and the route was more mature. Even if there were some problems, it would be easy to return directly to the Federation or find a port to dock at.
The sailing time of the whole route was about 10 to 20 days. According to the weather during the voyage, the specific sailing situation would also change.
Generally speaking, it was absolutely impossible to advance the sailing time. It would be very good if it was not delayed for too long.
After Lynch briefly explained the work here, he took his assistant, sergeant, and other bodyguards to Gefra. He would meet with the delegation at the largest port in the east of Gefra, and then "visit" the world's second strongest military power, Gefra.
This was Lynch's first time going to Gefra. His previous understanding of Gefra was limited to some written forms. He was looking forward to it. At the same time, he also arranged for some other people to embark on the road to Gefra. They would also meet in Gefra.