Alien world

Chapter 1177 99. Why

Work has never been a derogatory word for people.

It is the foundation of your survival in this world. People without jobs will not only be despised, but also shunned.

The good news is that almost half of the 80,000 unemployed residents are children and the elderly. Even if they don't look for work, they will have families and Liberty City to support them.

At the same time, the pioneering fever continued to spread. Hundreds of people went to the Ministry of Agriculture to sign up every day. Black smoke rose from the chimney of the blacksmith shop day and night, and thousands of sets of farm tools flowed into the hands of farmers.

This large-scale forging quickly exhausted the ore in Liberty City.

"We are short of ore!" Bronzebeard and Annan complained loudly.

"Why are you looking for me when you are short of ore? Can I charm out ore?"

"What if?"

"Can't do it!"

"If we can't do it, we'll have to dismantle the golem and put it back into the furnace!" Bronzebeard threatened, snatching a glass of distilled liquor.

ore……

Annan was thoughtful.

Excluding the limestone mining area, there are currently three mines in Liberty City: an iron mine, a coal mine, and a gem mine. The gold mine in the kingdom has been returned before. For this reason, Elimayas stood outside Annan's window all day and stared at him coldly.

Except for the coal mines which still have large reserves, the iron ore and gem mines have been almost mined out, and the quality is not good.

If Annan wants to advance in technology, mineral resources, especially iron ore, are indispensable.

He went to find Idyllia and asked her to send people to survey the Gem Bay, and then... asked the elves to help explore the forest and mountains.

As for the shortage of iron ore in the city... we will temporarily import ore from other cities.

……

“Does anyone know why we buy ore and smelt it ourselves instead of buying the finished product directly?”

Ingrid asked the students of the kingdom.

This is the suggestion provided by Annan. Question and answer session can make them feel more involved and remember it vividly - if you beat them up after the question and answer session, they will remember it for a lifetime.

"Because it's more convenient?" someone answered.

"Any more?"

"Let more people have jobs?" someone else said.

"That's right." Ingrid agreed. "It takes workers to transport the raw ore to the blacksmith shop, someone to look after it in the warehouse, a blacksmith to forge it, and someone to sell and mix it after it's made.

"This chain can provide a large number of jobs, and the taxes after sales belong to the local area. But if you buy finished products outside, there will be no jobs and no taxes."

When the students had some understanding, Sigma suddenly said, "Why are some countries rich and some poor? Is it related to this chain?"

Ingrid looked at him deeply and said, "You have touched the truth of civilization."

The students looked at him in surprise, but Sigma was puzzled: "What's the truth?"

"It's up to you to figure it out."

Ingrid continued to lead them without explanation.

Later, the classes ended and the students returned to their residences in the mansion in groups of two or three.

So…why?

At lunch time, Sigma sat alone in a corner, still thinking about that question.

He didn't notice that his companions were surrounding a dusty wizard.

It has been two months since they came to Liberty City. King Vitalig is eager to call back a group of outstanding students to review their learning results.

There were footsteps approaching, he looked up and saw Emma approaching with envy: "Sigma, you are on the list too!"

"I want to stay here." Sigma shook his head. Emma's smile froze on her face: "Why?"

"I'm thinking about a question..."

"What kind of question could make you... Lord Gru!"

The dusty wizard came over and nodded to Emma: "What happened?"

"Sigmar doesn't want to leave. He said he's thinking about a problem." Emma said dissatisfiedly: "What problem can be more important than going back to build the kingdom."

“It’s just very important.”

"you……"

"It seems that this young man is knocking on the door of truth." Lord Gru stopped Emma and said tolerantly: "Then stay and think about it carefully."

"thank you……"

In the end, Lord Gru sent twenty people, took ten away, and Sigma stayed here.

Emma was so excited to replace Sigma and go back. The first batch of students who returned would definitely hold important positions in the kingdom.

"Just think slowly! Maybe by the time you have figured it out, we will have already built the kingdom!" Emma deliberately ran to Sigma and said loudly.

"Then congratulations first."

"You...idiot!"

After they left, the learning of Sigma and other new students continued.

Ingrid would take two hours every day to take them to visit various places in Liberty City, and the rest of the time they were free to do as they pleased.

At this time, Sigma would run around, not only in Liberty City, but also in the walls, farmlands, and trade routes of Gem Bay, where he would stay for hours.

Farmers were busy plowing and turning the soil, turning the barren land into fertile soil. Caravans were traveling back and forth on the road.

Everyone is busy and fulfilled, with faces full of longing and expectation for the future.

Although what they did and the wealth they created were different, they were all building Liberty City...

wealth?

Sigma suddenly realized something and ran to ask a farmer carrying a pitchfork: "How much can you earn by farming here for a whole year?"

"I don't know." The sturdy farmer said, or the short farmer next to him said, "It can make about dozens of silver coins."

He then asked the caravan driver how much he could earn, and the driver said, "I can earn dozens of silver coins for one trip."

Sigma returned to the city and ran into a tool shop to ask the owner how much he could earn. The owner said, "I can earn dozens of silver coins a day."

Next, Sigmar went around Liberty City, asking everyone how much money he could make. When he finally stepped onto the dock, he met Ingrid.

"The guard said that a student from the Kingdom was running around." Ingrid held the list of goods at the dock and seemed to have just met him by chance: "It seems you thought of it."

"Hmm... Why is it that for the same job, some people have an easy life while others work hard, but the rewards they earn are completely different? Why is it that even among countries with similar policies, some countries are rich while others are poor?"

Sigmar's body is tired, but his spirit is full of vigor: "It depends on their production methods... Two small countries with a population of one million, nine-tenths of the population of one are farmers, and one-tenth of the population of the other are merchants, but the wealth of the latter is much greater than that of the former."

"anything else?"

"What else?" Sigma was stunned and murmured, "What's more... merchants are not producers. They just rely on the resources produced by others to exist..."

"Mercenaries earn more than farmers, and alchemists earn more than mercenaries...so we need to produce more valuable resources!"

Ingrid's expressionless face rarely showed a hint of appreciation: "Very good, you already know the problem."

"Now try to fix it."

Sigma was stunned again, but he quickly came to his senses.

The solution lies in Liberty City.

(End of this chapter)