Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

Chapter 232

"Hey! Dude, what are you doing here?"

After slamming on the brakes and stopping the vehicle on the side of the road, Jim took the two bottles of water he bought on the way and walked into the construction site.

Because he didn't have a hard hat, Jim didn't enter the construction site either. Just outside the construction site, he found a middle-aged white man who was supposed to be the gatekeeper and said hello.

"Where did it come from?"

After receiving the water from Jim, the janitor seemed to be in a good mood. Before answering the question, he laughed and teased Jim:
"The newly built residential area here, I saw the picture, hey~ it's so beautiful, and the housing price is cheap! But unfortunately, you came late, the houses here are only for sale to citizens, and if you want to become a new citizen, Three years from now"

"New citizens? You were originally."

Naturalized Douglas, unless he is full of food.

Catching the blind spot in the janitor's words, Jim narrowed his eyes slightly.With the entry of new citizens, it is reasonable to stimulate the increase in demand for real estate
"Yes, I am from Alma, Theophile Madison! Where are you?"

After exchanging names and shaking hands, the janitor Madison looked at Jim's reaction in confusion.Since June [-]st, whenever new faces come in, after listening to what I said above, normal people should not be full of remorse and blame themselves for why they hesitated and why they didn't come earlier.
It was the first time Madison saw someone like Jim with a flat expression and a slight surprise after listening to it.

"I came from New York to find someone. I want to ask, are there many people like you who come from Alma? Is it because there are jobs here?"

"Alma isn't too many. Our place is close to Waycross. Many people have gone there. Mainly there are many people from Argyll, Lenox and Omega. Of course it is because of work, although not It’s very satisfying, but at least I have a fairly stable job and don’t have to worry about food and clothing.”

After taking out two stools from the concierge and handing one to Jim, the two sat on the edge of the construction site and chatted.

"However, I feel that my job is too idle. When there is no delivery car coming, I don't know what to do all day."

"Isn't it better to be a little more relaxed? Did you build it yourself, or is it a company?"

"Of course it's a company, but it can be regarded as building our own house. After all, we are all workers of Mr. Black's DOG construction company. It's just that the company's first project is our future house."

"Then why do you want me to say that if a commercial company intervenes, it will increase a lot of costs!"

Jim is a little confused. If he builds a house by himself, the only cost that needs to be paid is building materials.In terms of labor, what is paid is only the cost of time, and for ordinary people, time is not valuable.

So it is obviously the most economical to do it yourself, why.
"Hey, we're not stupid. Don't forget, we built this house bit by bit, and we know how much it cost. But you haven't thought about a problem. If we build the house ourselves, the price we purchase will not be paid by the company. Centralized procurement is so low, the final economic cost is actually about the same. In addition, if the company makes money, our future will be guaranteed, right?"

Madison sighed, took out a pack of cheap cigarettes from his pocket with a bit of bitterness, and lit it:

"Although there is no guarantee that we will not be fired again, at least we have signed a formal labor contract. Even if we are fired, we can still get a liquidated damages, right? At least we don't have to be too embarrassed, or we need to give our lives Add a little bit of error tolerance."

"Joining Mr. Black's company is definitely the best option in this regard. You see, the cost of buying a house is about the same as if we do it ourselves, but if we do it ourselves, no one will pay for our time. But now, every month We basically have an income of 500 US dollars. After the house is built, it is best if there is still work to do. If there is no work and the company cannot continue, we can also get a liquidated damages, which can relieve some embarrassment. Then start over."

Madison's survival wisdom is difficult for Jim to understand, but very easy to understand.Just outside of this:
"This construction company should be newly established. When you first came here, it must not be the job that attracted you?"

"It wasn't true at the beginning. At that time, it was HT Company, which was also owned by Mr. Black. But when we arrived, HT Company was already fully recruited, so we had no choice but to come here. My original plan was actually to go to HT Company , I'm pretty good at cooking, maybe after working for a while, if I have money, I can join them and be my own boss!"

"Although the current life is a bit different from what I expected, I am also very satisfied. Our place is different from New York State. An Atlanta has almost sucked up the blood of the entire state. Farmers like me who have no skills can't find it in Atlanta. I can’t support my wife and children without a job.”

"A person's future is not as important as the rations of his wife and children, right?"

Behind Madison's free and easy smile, Jim heard a deep sadness.

Growing up and growing up in Alabama, Jim is no stranger to Atlanta, the center of the American southeast.Not to mention the impact on Georgia, the radiation range of an Atlanta siphon completely covers several states such as Alabama, Mississippi, and North and South Carolina.

A large amount of funds and talents have gathered in Atlanta.And the direct result of this is that the richer Atlanta is, the poorer the rest of the world.
Don't say that the development of Georgia and Florida has not yet started at this time, even Georgia after the development in the 80s in the future. In 2010, or around 2011, the state’s chicken farts were about [-] billion U.S. dollars, and one Atlanta made [-] billion dollars.
The remaining 159 billion US dollars will be borne by [-] counties and about [-] cities in the state.Among them, Macon, Savannah, Columbus and other second-tier cities in the state are divided into a large part.

In the end, the output value of small towns like Douglas and Alma may not reach 8000 million US dollars throughout the year.And this is the data thirty years later.

Today, the gap will only be bigger!
A small town with a population of tens of thousands can produce a total output value of 1000 million a year, which is incredible.And behind this low output value, it also shows that the productivity of the region, or the extreme lack of production efficiency.

Many populations cannot be transformed into high-value labor force at all.A large number of people can only engage in low-end jobs that are easily replaced.So when the crisis comes, they are the first to suffer
And Jim can obviously discover what he has seen and heard on this journey southward.In Ohio and New York, where the industry is developed or the financial industry is developed, people's living conditions are generally much better.

The sad looks on people's faces gradually increased after passing through Iowa, that is, Iowa.
(End of this chapter)